2012 Honda Accord Owner's Manual - Page 148

Playing the FM/AM Radio (Models without navigation system) Radio Data System (RDS) Category RDS CATEGORY COUNTRY: Country music SOFT: Adult hits and soft music TOP 40: Top 40 hits OLDIES: Nostalgia music and oldies R & B: Rhythm and blues, and soft rhythm and blues RELIGION: Programs concerned with religion CLASSIC: Classical music JAZZ: Jazz INFO: News, information, sports, talk shows, foreign language, personality, public, college, and weather TRAFFIC: Traffic information Press either side of the CATEGORY bar (FOLDER bar on models without XM Radio) to select a RDS category. The display shows the selected RDS category name for about 10 seconds. You can use the search or scan function to find radio stations in the selected RDS category. If you do nothing while the RDS category name is displayed, the selected category is canceled. RDS Program Search Features On the FM band selected, you can select the program category provided by the RDS. Press either side ( or ) of the CATEGORY bar (FOLDER bar on models without XM Radio) to display and select an RDS category. The principal RDS categories are shown as follows: ALL: All RDS category stations ROCK: Rock, classic rock and soft rock music This function searches up and down a frequency for the strongest signal from the frequencies that carry the selected RDS category information. This can help you to find a station in your favorite category. To activate it, press and release either side ( or ) of the SKIP bar. You will see the selected RDS category name blinking while searching it. When the system finds a station, the selected RDS category name will be displayed again for about 5 seconds. If the system does not find a station, ''NOTHING'' blinks for about five seconds, then the system goes back to the last selected station. CONTINUED 2012 Accord Sedan 145