2000 Acura RL reset

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3.5 RL with Navigation System

Operatin g th e Radi oThe ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) to
operate the audio system. Turn the
system on by pushing the PWR/
VOL knob or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the knob.
The band and frequency that the ra-
dio was last tuned to is displayed. To
change bands, press the AM/FM but-
ton. On the FM band, ST will be dis-
played if the station is broadcastingin stereo. ST will flash if you are driv-
ing in an area where the radio signal
is weak. Stereo reproduction on AM
is not available. You can use any of three methods to
find radio stations on the selectedband: TUNE, SEEK, or the Preset
buttons.
TUN E — Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired frequency.
Push and release the appropriate side of the bar quickly. The
frequency numbers will change in small increments.
SEE K — The SEEK function
searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, push either of the SEEK bar ( — or +)
until you hear a beep. Push the bar on the + side to scan up from the
current frequency, and on the —
side to scan down. It stops when it
finds a station with a strong signal. Prese
t — You can store the
frequencies of your favorite radio stations in the six preset buttons.
Each button will store one frequency
on the AM band, and two

frequencies on the FM band.
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To store a frequency: 1. Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two frequencies with each Preset
button.

2. Use the TUNE or SEEK function

to tune the radio to a desired
station.

3. Pick the Preset button you want

for that station. Press the button
and hold it until you hear a beep.

4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to store a total

of six stations on AM and twelve
on FM.

Once a station's frequency is stored,

simply press and release the proper

Preset button to tune to it.
The preset frequencies will be lost if
your car's battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio fuse is

removed.

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PRESE
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PWR/VO
L KNO B

TUNE/SEE K BA R

AM/F M BUTTO N

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AUTO SELECT — If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive the stations you
preset, you can use the Auto Select
feature to find stations in the local
area.

To activate Auto Select, press the
A. SELECT button. A. SELECT will appear in the display, and the system
will go into scan mode for several seconds. It automatically scans both
bands, looking for stations with strong signals. It stores the frequen-
cies of six AM stations and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons.
You can then use the preset buttons to select those stations.
If you are in a remote area, Auto
Select may not find six strong AMstations or twelve strong FM stations.
If this happens, you will see a "0" displayed when you press any preset
button that does not have a station

stored.
With Auto Select on, you cannot
manually store any frequencies in
the preset buttons. If you do not like
the stations found by Auto Select,
you can use the TUNE and SEEK
functions to find other stations. Auto Select does not erase the
frequencies that you preset pre-
viously. When you return home, turn off Auto Select by pressing the
A. SELECT button. The preset buttons will then select the fre-quencies you originally set.

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PRESE
T BUTTON S
AUT O SELEC T
INDICATO R TUNE/SEE
K BA R
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AM/F M BUTTO N

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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.
You can use the SEEK bar to select tracks within a disc. If you push and
release either of the SEEK bar (— or + ), the system will move to the be-
ginning of a track. Push the + but-
ton to move to the beginning of the
next track, and push the — button to
move to the beginning of the current
track. If you push and hold the SEEK bar
(— or +), you will hear a beep and
the system will continue to move across tracks. Release the button
when you think it has reached the desired place on the disc.
REPEA T — When you activate the
Repeat feature by pressing the REPEAT button, the system
continuously replays the current
track. You will see REPEAT in the display as a reminder. Press the
REPEAT button again to turn it off.
RANDOM PLAY — This feature,when activated, plays the tracks on a
CD in random order, rather than in
the order they are recorded on the
CD. To activate Random Play, press
the A. SELECT button. You will see
A. SELECT in the display. The sys- tem will then select and play tracks
randomly on the current disc. Whenall tracks on that disc have been
played, the next disc is loaded and
played randomly. This continues un-

til you deactivate Random Play by

pressing A. SELECT again.

To take the system out of CD mode, press the AM/FM button or insert acassette in the player. If a tape is
already in the cassette player, press
the CD/TAPE button. When you return to CD mode, play will contin-
ue at the same point that it left off.
If you turn the system off while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or the ignition switch, play will
continue at the same point when you
turn it back on.

Protecting Compact Discs

For information on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page

159.

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Remot e Audi o Control s
AUDIO/C H
BUTTO N
Two controls for the audio system are mounted in the steering wheel
hub. These let you control basic
functions without removing your
hand from the wheel. The top and bottom buttons adjust the volume up or down
Press the proper button and hold it
until the desired volume is reached,
then release it.
The AUDIO/CH button has three functions, depending on whether you are listening to the radio, or playing a
cassette or CD.
If you are listening to the radio, use
the AUDIO/CH button to change stations. Each time you press this
button, the system advances to the next preset station on the band you
are listening to. You will see the
number of the selected Preset button
in the display. To change bands,
press the AM/FM button on the audio system's front panel. If you are playing a cassette, use the
AUDIO/CH button to advance to the next selection. You will see "FF"
blinking in the display when you press the AUDIO/CH button. Thesystem fast forwards until it senses a
silent period, then goes back to
PLAY.
If you are playing a CD, the system skips to the beginning of the next
track each time you push the
AUDIO/CH button. You will see the disc and track number in the display.
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Thef t Protectio n
Your car's audio system will disable itself if it is disconnected fromelectrical power for any reason. To
make it work again, the user must
enter a specific five-digit code in the
Preset buttons. Because there are
hundreds of number combinations possible from five digits, making thesystem work without knowing the
exact code is nearly impossible.
You should have received a card that lists your audio system's code
number and serial number. It is bestto store this card in a safe place at
home. In addition, you should write
the audio system's serial number in this Owner's Manual. If you should
happen to lose the card, you must obtain the code number from your
Acura dealer. To do this, you will need the system's serial number. If your car's battery is disconnected
or goes dead, or the radio fuse is
removed, the audio system will disable itself. If this happens, you
will see "Code" in the frequency display the next time you turn on the
system. Use the Preset buttons to
enter the five-digit code. If it is
entered correctly, the radio will start

playing.

If you make a mistake entering the
code, do not start over or try to correct your mistake. Complete the
five-digit sequence, then enter the correct code. You have three tries to
enter the correct code. If you are
unsuccessful in three attempts, you
must then leave the system on for one hour before trying again. You will have to store your favorite
stations in the Preset buttons after
the system begins working. Your original settings were lost when
power was disconnected.
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Securit
y Syste m

The security system helps to protect your car and valuables from theft.
The horn sounds and a combination of headlights, parking lights, side
marker lights and taillights flashes if
someone attempts to break into your
car or remove the radio. This alarm continues for two minutes, then the
system resets. To reset an alarming
system before the two minutes have
elapsed, unlock either front door
with the key or the remote
transmitter.
The security system sets auto- matically fifteen seconds after you
lock the doors, hood, and trunk. For
the system to activate, you must lock
the doors from the outside with the key, lock tab, door lock switch, or
remote transmitter. The security
system light next to the driver's door
lock starts blinking immediately to show you the system is setting itself. SECURIT
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Once the security system is set,
opening any door (without using the
key or the remote transmitter), or the hood, will cause it to alarm. It
also alarms if the radio is removed
from the dashboard or the wiring is
cut.
With the system set, you can still
open the trunk with the master key
or the remote transmitter without
triggering the alarm. The alarm will sound if the trunk lock is forced, or
the trunk is opened with the trunk
release button on the driver's door.
The security system will not set if the hood, trunk, or any door is not
fully closed. If the system will not set,check the Door and Brake Lamp
Monitor on the instrument panel (see page 57 ), to see if the doors
and trunk are fully closed. Since it is
not part of the monitor display,
manually check the hood.
Do not attempt to alter this system
or add other devices to it.
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Vehicl
e Stabilit y Assis t (VSA ) Syste m

VSA System Indicator
The VSA system indicator (see page 56 ) comes on and stays on when
there is a problem with the VSA

system.
If the VSA indicator comes on while
driving, pull to the side of the road
when it is safe and turn off the engine. Reset the system by
restarting the engine, and watch the
VSA system indicator. If the indicator remains on, or comes back
on while driving, have the VSA
system inspected by your Acura

dealer.

If the indicator does not come on
when the ignition switch is turned ON (II), there may be a problem
with the VSA system. Have your dealer inspect your car as soon as

possible.

Without VSA, your car will have normal braking and cornering ability,
but it will not have VSA traction andstability enhancement. VS
A Of f Switc h
This switch is under the left vent. Press it to turn the Vehicle Stability
Assist system on and off.
When VSA is off, the VSA Activation Indicator light comes on as a
reminder. Pressing the switch again
turns the system back on.

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