Honda Ridgeline Owner's Manual page 142

Playing the AM/FM Radio
To Play the AM/FM Radio
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR button or the AM/FM button
(AM or FM button on Canadian
models). Adjust the volume by
turning the volume knob.
On vehicles with navigation system
Pushing the AUDIO button will also
turn on the system (see page
The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button (AM or FM button). On the
FM band, ST will be displayed if the
station is broadcasting in stereo.
Stereo reproduction in AM is not
available.
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To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN, the
preset bars, and AUTO SELECT.
Use the TUNE bar to tune
TUNE
the radio to a desired frequency.
Press the side of the bar to tune
to a higher frequency, and press the
side to tune to a lower
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SEEK The SEEK function
searches up and down from the
current frequency to find a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the or
bar, then release it.
SCAN The scan function samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN button, then release it.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan for a station
with a strong signal. When it finds
one, it will stop and play that station
for about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan for the next strong station and
play it for 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
PRESET
(1 6) can store one station on AM,
and two stations on FM.
1. Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
twelve stations.
2. Use the tune, seek, or scan
side of the function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
3. Pick a preset number (1 6), and
hold it until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
Each side of the bars