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Audio System

Audio System Lighting

You can use the instrument panel

brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page

67

). The audio system

illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is turned off.

Radio Frequencies

Your Honda's radio can receive the

complete AM and FM bands.

Those bands cover these frequen-

cies:

AM band:

530 to 1,710 kilohertz
FM band:

87.7 to 107.9 megahertz

Radio stations on the AM band are

assigned frequencies at least ten

kilohertz apart (530, 540, 550).

Stations on the FM band are
assigned frequencies at least 0.2
megahertz apart (87.9, 88.1, 88.3).

Stations must use these exact

frequencies. It is fairly common for

stations to round-off the frequency in

their advertising, so your radio could

display a frequency of 100.9 even

though the announcer may identify
the station as "FM101."

Radio Reception

How well your Honda's radio

receives stations is dependent on

many factors, such as the distance

from the station's transmitter,
nearby large objects, and atmos-
pheric conditions.

A radio station's signal gets weaker

as you get farther away from its

transmitter. If you are listening to an

AM station, you will notice the sound
volume becoming weaker, and the

station drifting in and out. If you are

listening to an FM station, you will

see the stereo indicator flickering off

and on as the signal weakens.
Eventually, the stereo indicator will

go off and the sound will fade

completely as you get out of range of

the station's signal.

Driving very near the transmitter of
a station that is broadcasting on a

frequency close to the frequency of
the station you are listening to can

also affect your radio's reception.

You may temporarily hear both

stations, or hear only the station you
are close to.

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