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Adjustin g th e Soun d
Bass, Treble, Balance, and Fader are
each adjustable. You select which of
these you want to adjust by pressing
the MODE button several times. The selected mode, BAS, TRE, FAD, or
BAL is shown in the display.
Balance/Fade r — These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming from each speaker. BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
while FAD adjusts the front-to-back
strength.
Select BAL or FAD by pressing the
MODE button. Adjust the Balance or
Fader to your liking by turning the
PWR/VOL knob. The number in the
display (from — 9 to 9) shows you the
current setting. Treble/Bas
s — Use these modes to
adjust the tone to your liking. Select
TRE or BAS by pressing the MODE
button. Adjust the desired mode by
turning the PWR/VOL knob. The
displayed number (from — 5 to 5)
shows you the current setting. The system will automatically return
the display to normal mode about
seven seconds after you stop
adjusting a mode with the PWR/
VOL knob. You can also continue
pressing the MODE button until the
frequency is displayed.
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Radi o Frequencie s
Your Acura'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." Radi
o Receptio n
How well your Acura's radio receives
stations is dependent on many
factors, such as the distance from
the station's transmitter, nearby
large objects, and atmospheric
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 thestation 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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Radio signals, especially on the FM
band, are deflected by large objects such as buildings and hills. Your
radio then receives both the direct signal from the station's transmitter,
and the deflected signal. This causes
the sound to distort or flutter. This is
a main cause of poor radio reception
in city driving. Radio reception can be affected by
atmospheric conditions such as
thunderstorms, high humidity, and
even sunspots. You may be able to receive a distant radio station one
day and not receive it the next day because of a change in conditions. Electrical interference from passing
vehicles and stationary sources can cause temporary reception problems.
As required by the FCC:Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible forcompliance could void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.
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Operatin g th e C D Playe r
You operate the CD player with the same controls used for the radio.
With the system on, insert the disc into the CD slot. Push the disc in
halfway, the drive will pull it in the
rest of the way and begin to play.
The number of the track that is playing is shown in the display.
You can also play 3-inch (8-cm) discs
without using an adapter ring. In allcases, play only standard round discs. Odd-shaped CDs may jam in the
drive or cause other problems.
When the system reaches the end of
the disc, it will return to the begin-
ning and play that disc again.
You can switch to the radio while a CD is playing by pressing the AM/
FM1-2 button. Press the CD button
to return to playing the CD. The CD
will begin playing where it left off.
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AM/FM1-
2
BUTTO NC
D BUTTO N CD SLO T
CD INDICATO R
PWR/VO L
KNO B
EJEC
T BUTTO N REPEAT/RANDOM
PLA Y BUTTO N
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If you turn the system off while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition,
the disc will stay in the drive. When
you turn the system back on, the CD
will begin playing where it left off.
Press the eject button to remove the
disc from the drive.
If you eject the disc, but do not
remove it from the slot, the system
will automatically reload the disc
after 15 seconds and put the CD
player in pause mode. To begin
playing the disc, press the CD button.
You can use the TUNE and SEEK
bars while a disc is playing to select
passages and change tracks.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold the TUNE bar. Press the
side to move forward, or the
side to move backward.
Release the bar when the system
reaches the point you want.
Each time you press the side of
the SEEK bar, the system skips
forward to the beginning of the next track. Press the side to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous track.
REPEA T — To activate the Repeat
feature, press and release the Repeat
button. You will see RPT in the
display. The system continuously
replays the current track. Press the
Repeat button again to turn it off. RANDO
M PLA Y — This feature,
when activated, plays the tracks on the CD in random order, rather than
in the order they are recorded on the
CD. To activate Random Play, press and hold the A. SEL/RPT button
until you see A. SEL in the display.
The system will then select and play tracks randomly. This continuesuntil you deactivate Random Play by
pressing A. SEL/RPT again.
If the system is in Repeat mode, you
must turn it off by pressing A. SEL/
RPT before you can select Random
Play. Then press and hold the button
again until you see A. SEL displayed.
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Operatin g th e Optiona l C D
Change r
A trunk-mounted Compact Disc changer is available for your vehicle.
It holds up to six discs, providing
several hours of continuous entertainment. You operate this CD
changer with the same controls used
for the in-dash CD player.
Load the desired CDs in the
magazine and load the magazine in the changer according to theinstructions that came with the unit.
Play only standard round discs. Odd-
shaped CDs may jam in the drive or
cause other problems.
To select the CD changer, press the
CD button. The disc and track
numbers will be displayed. A "0" will flash for the track number as the CD
is loaded, then it will change to a
non-flashing "1".
To select a different disc, press the
appropriate preset button (1 — 6). If
you select an empty slot in the
magazine, the changer will, after
finding that slot empty, try to load the CD in the next slot. This
continues until it finds a CD to load
and play.
If you load a CD in the in-dash player
while the changer is playing a CD, the system will stop the changer and
begin playing the in-dash CD. To select the changer again, press the
CD button. Play will begin where it
left off. Use the CD button to switch
between the player and the changer.
If you eject the in-dash CD while it is
playing, the system will automatically
switch to the CD changer and begin
play where it left off. If there are no
CDs in the changer, the display will
flash. You will have to select another mode (AM or FM) with the button. When you switch back to CD mode,
the system selects the same unit (in-
dash or changer) that was playing
when you switched out of CD mode.
To use the SKIP, REPEAT, and
RANDOM functions, refer to the in-
dash player operating instructions.
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Protectin g Compac t Disc s
Handle a CD by its edges; never
touch either surface. Contamination
from fingerprints, liquids, felt-tip pens, and labels can cause the CD to
not play properly, or possibly jam in
the drive.
When a CD is not being played, store it in its case to protect it from dust
and other contamination. To prevent
warpage, keep CDs out of direct sunlight and extreme heat. To clean a disc, use a clean soft cloth.
Wipe across the disc from the center
to the outside edge.
A new CD may be rough on the
inner and outer edges. The small
plastic pieces causing this roughness
can flake off and fall on the re-
cording surface of the disc, causing
skipping or other problems. Remove these pieces by rubbing the inner
and outer edges with the side of a pencil or pen.
Never try to insert foreign objects in
the CD player or the magazine.
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C D Playe r Erro r Indication s
If you see an error indication in the
display while operating the CD
player, find the cause in the chart to the right. If you cannot clear the
error indication, take the car to your
Acura dealer.
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