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The cassette player picks up dirt and
oxides f rom the tape. This contami-
nation builds up over time and
causes the sound quality to degrade.
To prevent this, you should clean the
player af ter every 30 hours of use.
Your dealer has a cleaning kit
available.
If you do not clean the cassette
player regularly, it may eventually
become impossible to remove the
contamination with a normal
cleaning kit.Use 100-minute or shorter cassettes.
Cassettes longer than that use
thinner tape that may break or jam
the drive.
Look at the cassette before you
insert it. If the tape is loose, tighten
it by turning a hub with a pencil or
your f inger.
When they are not in use, store
cassettes in their cases to protect
them f rom dust and moisture. Never
place cassettes where they will be
exposed to direct sunlight, high heat,
or high humidity. If a cassette is
exposed to extreme heat or cold, let
it reach a moderate temperature
bef ore inserting it in the player.
Never try to insert f oreign objects
into the cassette player.
If the label is peeling of f , remove it
from the cassette or it could cause
the cassette to jam in the player.
Never try to insert a warped or
damaged cassette in the player. If you see the error indication
‘‘ ’’ on the display, press
the TAPE EJECT button to remove
the cassette from the unit. Make
sure the tape is not damaged. If the
cassette will not eject or the error
indication stays on after the cassette
ejects, take the vehicle to your Acura
dealer.
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To load a single CD:Press and release the LOAD
button.
The CD Loaded indicator f or an
empty position will start to blink
the green disc indicator will come
on, and LOAD will appear in the
display. Insert the disc into the CD
slot about halfway, the drive will
pull it in the rest of the way.
The system will load the CD, and
begin playing it.
When LOAD appears again in the
display, insert the next disc into
the CD slot. Do no try to insert a
disc until LOAD appears. You
could damage the audio unit.
Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. The system will then
begin playing the last CD loaded.
If you are not loading CDs into all six
positions, press the LOAD button
again after the last CD has loaded.
The system will begin playing the
last CD loaded.
If you stop loading CDs bef ore all six
positions are f illed, and you do not
press the LOAD button, the system
will wait f or ten seconds, then stop
the load operation and begin playing
the last CD loaded.
Insert the disc into the CD slot
about half way, the drive will pull it
in the rest of the way. The disc
indicator turns red and blinks as
the CD is loaded. On the right side of the display,
the CD Loaded indicator f or an
empty position will begin blinking
and the green disc indicator will
come on. Press and hold the LOAD button
until you hear a beep and see
‘‘LOAD’’ in the display, then
release the button.
To load multiple CDs in one
operation: For best results use only high quality
CD-R discs labeled f or audio use.
TheCDplayercanonlyplayclosed
CD-R recordings. CD-RW discs will
not work in this unit.
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When that disc ends, the next disc in
the CD changer is loaded and played.
Af ter the last disc f inishes, the
system returns to disc 1.
To select a dif f erent disc, press the
appropriate Preset button (1 6). If
youselectanemptypositioninthe
CD changer, the system will go into
the loading sequence (see page ).
You can use the SKIP buttons while
a disc is playing to select passages
and change tracks. To activate the Repeat
f eature, press and release the RPT
button. You will see RPT in the
display as a reminder. The system
continuously replays the current
track. Press the RPT button again to
turn it off. Pressing either of the
SKIP buttons also turns off the
repeat feature.
This feature,
when activated, plays the tracks
within a CD in random order, rather
than in the order they are recorded
on the CD. To activate Random Play,
press the RDM button. You will see
RDM in the display. The system will
then select and play tracks randomly.
This continues until you deactivate
RandomPlaybypressingtheRDM
button again, or you select a
dif f erent CD with a preset button.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold the appropriate SKIP
button. You will hear a beep and the
system will continue to move. Press
the button to move forward, or
the button to move backward.
Release the button when the system
reaches the point you want.
Each time you press the button
and release it, the system skips
f orward to the beginning of the next
track. Press and release the
buttontoskipbackwardtothe
beginning of the current track. Press
and release it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous track.
Select the CD changer by pressing
the CD/TAPE button. You will see
‘‘CD’’ in the display. The system will
begin playing the last selected disc in
theCDchanger.Youwillseethe
disc and track numbers displayed.
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If you do not remove the disc f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
disc af ter ten seconds and begin
playing it. To remove the disc that is currently
playing, press the CD eject button.
You will see ‘‘EJCT’’ in the display.
When you remove the disc f rom the
slot, the system automatically begins
the Load sequence so you can load
another CD in that position. If you do
not load another CD, af ter ten
seconds the system begins playing
the next disc in the changer. If the
changer is empty, the system selects
the previous mode (AM, FM, or
Tape).
To remove a different CD from the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset button. When that
CD begins playing, press the CD
eject button.
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CD EJECT BUTTON CD SLOTCD/TAPE BUTTON

If you see an error indication in the
display while operating the CD
changer, f ind the cause in the chart
to the right. If you cannot clear the
error indication, take the vehicle to
your Acura dealer.Indication
Solution
Cause
Press the CD eject button and pull out the CDs,
check f or error indication, Insert the CD again.
If the code does not disappear or the CD cannot
be pulled out, consult your Acura dealer.
Will disappear when the temperature returns to
normal.
Mechanical Error.
High temperature.
CD Changer Error Indications
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Only on U.S. Cars
Your Acura is capable of receiving
XM
Satellite Radio anywhere in the
United States except Hawaii and
Alaska.
XM
is a registered trademark of
XM Satellite Radio Inc.
XM Satellite radio receives signals
f rom two satellites, enhanced by
ground-based repeaters, to produce
clear, high-quality digital reception.
It of f ers many channels in several
categories. Along with a large
selection of dif f erent types of music,
satellite radio also allows you to view
channel name, artist, song titles, and
category selections in the audio
display.
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PWR/VOL
KNOB TUNE KNOB
PRESET BUTTONS
SCAN
BUTTON CATEGORY
MORE CATEGORY MODE
INDICATOR
CHANNEL MODE
INDICATOR
DISP
BUTTON
SAT RADIO
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The display allows you to
see up to ten characters in an artist’s
name or song title. XM’s system is
setuptotransmitupto16characters.
Press the MORE button to see
additional characters.
To listen to satellite radio, turn the
ignition switch to ACCESSORY (I)
or ON (II). Push the PWR/VOL
knob to turn on the audio system,
and press the SAT Radio button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
volume knob. The last channel you
listened to will show in the display.
To change bands (XM1 or XM2),
press the SAT button again. To
return to the AM and FM radio,
press the AM/FM button. Each time you press and release the
DISP button, the display changes in
the f ollowing sequence: channel
name, channel number, category,
artist name, and music title.
You may experience periods when
XM Radio does not transmit the
artist’s name and the song title
inf ormation. If this happens, there is
nothing wrong with your system.
To switch between the
channelmodeandthecategory
mode, press the DISP button until
themodechanges.
In the channel mode, you can receive
all of the available channels. In the
category mode, such as Jazz, Rock,
Classical, etc., you can receive only
the channels within that category. Turn the Tune knob lef t or
right to select channels. In the
category mode, you can only select
channels within that category.
In the
category mode, press either button
to select another category.
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DISP TUNE
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The SCAN f unction gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the stations within that
category are scanned. To activate
SCAN, press the SCAN button. The
system plays each channel in
numerical order f or a f ew seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press the
button again. Pick the preset button you want
f or that channel. Press and hold
the button until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 2 to 3 to store the
f irst six channels.
Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel f rom the XM1 band and one
channel f rom the XM2 band. To store a channel:
To store a channel: Press the SAT Radio button until
XM1 or XM2 appears in the
display.
Once a channel is stored, simply
press and release the proper preset
button to tune to it.Press the SAT Radio button again.
The available XM band will show.
Store the next six channels using
steps 2 through 3.
The presets will be lost if your car’s
battery goes dead, is disconnected,
or the radio f use is removed.
In the category mode, only channels
within that category can be selected.
In the channel mode, all channels
can be selected. Use the TUNE knob, or the
CATEGORY or SCAN buttons to
tune to a desired channel.
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