2004 Acura TL navigation

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On models with Navigation System
Bass, Treble, Lef t/Right Balance,
and Front/Rear Fader are each
adjustable. In addition, you can
adjust the strength of the sound
coming from the center and the
subwoof er speakers.
To adjust them, enter the sound grid
by touching the SOUND icon on the
display or pressing the TUNE/
SOUND knob.
To adjust the
sound f rom the subwoof er or center
speaker, touch or icon on
each side of the Subwoof er or
Center adjustment bar. Then
continue pressing or , or turn the TUNE/SOUND knob. The
adjustment bar shows you the
current setting.
To adjust the treble
and bass, touch or on each
side of the Treble or Bass
adjustment bar. Then continue
pressing or , or turn the
TUNE/SOUND knob. The
adjustment bar shows you the
current setting. These modes adjust
the strength of the sound coming
f rom each speaker. Lef t/Right
balance adjust the side-to-side
strength, while Front/Rear f ader
adjust the f ront-to-back strength. To
adjust the left/right balance, touch
the lef t or right icon on the sound grid. When you touch an icon, the
yellow bars on the grid turn orange
and move toward the icon, changing
the balance left or right. At this point,
you can also use the TUNE/SOUND
knob to adjust the balance. To
equalize the balance, touch the lef t
or right icon until each side has an
orange bar at the center of the sound
grid.
To adjust the Front/Rear f ader,
touchthefrontorrearicononthe
sound grid. When you touch an icon,
the yellow bars on the grid turn
orange and move toward the icon,
changing the f ader to the f ront or
rear. At this point, you can also use
the TUNE/SOUND knob to adjust
the balance. To equalize the f ader,
touch the f ront or rear icon until
each side has an orange bar at the
center of the sound grid.
To see the audio screen when you
are f inished adjusting the sound,
touch the RETURN icon, or wait 5
seconds.
Playing the Radio
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Subwoof er/Center Treble/Bass
L ef t/Right Balance, and Front/
Rear Fader
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FADER ADJUST ICON
CENTER ADJUST ICON SUBWOOFER
ADJUST ICONBALANCE
ADJUST
ICON
TREBLE
ADJUST
ICON
BASS ADJUST
ICON

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Playing t he XMSatellite Radio (U.S. Models)
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TUNE KNOB
Without navigation system
With navigation system
SATELLITE
RADIO
BUTTON AUDIO
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON PWR/VOL KNOB PRESET BUTTONS SCAN
ICON
MODE
ICON DISPLAY/
MODE
BUTTON
CATEGORY
BUTTONS
PRESET BUTTONS TUNE KNOB
SCAN
BUTTON SATELLITE
RADIO
BUTTON
DISPLAY/
MODE
BUTTON
CATEGORY
BUTTONS
PWR/VOL KNOB

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Your Acura is capable of receiving
XM
Satellite Radio anywhere in the
United States, except Hawaii and
Alaska.
XM
is registered trade mark of XM
Satellite Radio Inc.
Satellite radio receives signals f rom
two satellites 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
and category selections in the audio
display.
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 button. Adjust the
volume by turning the PWR/VOL
knob. The last channel you listened
to will show in the display. To switch between the
channel mode and the category
mode,pressandholdtheDISP/
MODE button until the mode
changes. On models with navigation
system, touch the MODE icon on the
audio display.
In the channel mode, you can select
all of the available channels. In the
category mode, such as Jazz, Rock,
Classical, etc., you can select all of
the channels within that category.
Each time you press and release the
DISP/MODE 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. On models with navigation system,
push the AUDIO button to display
XM inf ormation on the screen.
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.
Playing t he XMSatellite Radio (U.S. Models)
Comf ort and Convenience Feat ures
Operating Satellite Radio MODE
TUNE
CAT EGORY ( or )
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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 or
touch the SCAN icon on the audio
display (models with navigation
system). 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 or touch the icon
again. To store a channel:
Youcanstoreupto12
preset channel using the six preset
buttons or preset icons (models with
navigation system). Each button
stores one channel f rom the XM1
band and one channel f rom the XM2
band.
To store a channel: Press the button. Either
XM1 or XM2 will show in the
display.
Use the TUNE knob, or the
CATEGORY or SCAN buttons to
tune to a desired channel.
In the category mode, only channels
within that category can be selected.
In the channel mode, all channels
can be selected. Pick the preset button (icon) you
want f or that channel. Press and
hold the button (icon) until you
hear a beep.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
f irst six channels.
Press the button again.
The other XM band will show.
Store the next six channels using
steps 2 and 3.
Once a channel is stored, simply
press and release the proper preset
button (icon) to tune to it.
The presets will be lost if your
vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed.
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Playing t he XMSatellite Radio (U.S. Models)
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SCAN
Preset
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Playing Discs
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LOAD
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON DISC
BUTTON
AM/FM
BUTTON
EJECT
BUTTONLOAD
BUTTON SEEK
BUTTONS EJECT
BUTTON
FM
BUTTON AM
BUTTON
SEEK
BUTTONS DISC
SLOT
DISC/TAPE
BUTTON
DISC BUTTON
DISC BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON
DISC BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON REPEAT BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON DISC
SLOT
CD/DVD BUTTON
U.S. Models (with Navigation system)
Canadian Models (without Navigation system)

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Select the disc changer by pressing
the DISC/TAPE button (U.S.
models) or CD/DVD button
(Canadian models). The system will
begin playing the last selected disc in
the disc changer. You will see the
disc and track numbers displayed.
To select a dif f erent disc when all six
positions are loaded, use the preset 5
(DISC ) or preset 6 (DISC )
button. Otherwise, press the
corresponding number on the preset
buttons or icons. On models with
navigation system, you can also
touch the appropriate disc icon (1
6) to select a dif f erent disc. Each time you press and release the
SEEK button, the player skips
f orward to the beginning of the next
track. Press and release the SEEK
buttontoskipbackwardtothe
beginning of the current track.
When you press the SCAN button or
touchtheTRACKSCANicononthe
audio display (models with
navigation system), the f irst track of
the current disc plays f or about 10
seconds. You will see SCAN
(TRACK SCAN) highlighted in the
display. To hear the rest of the track,
press the SCAN button or touch
TRACK SCAN again within 10
seconds. If you don’t, the system
advances to the next track, plays
about 10 seconds of it, and continues
through the rest of the tracks the
same way.WhenyoupressandholdtheSCAN
button until you see D-Scan in the
display, or when you touch the DISC
SCAN icon on the audio display
(models with navigation system), the
f irst track of the current disc plays
f or about 10 seconds. You will see D-
Scan (DISC SCAN) in the display. To
hear the rest of the disc, press the
SCAN button or touch DISC SCAN
again, within 10 seconds. If you don’t,
the system advances to the next disc,
plays about 10 seconds of it, and
continues throughout the rest of the
discs the same way. When the
system reaches the last disc, DISC
SCAN is cancelled, and the disc you
originally had on plays normally.
CONT INUED
Playing Discs
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To Play a Disc
To Change Tracks
Track Scan Disc Scan
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To take the system out of disc mode,
press the AM/FM button (AM or
FMbuttononCanadianmodels),
press the button (U.S.
models), or insert a tape in the tape
player. To return to disc mode, press
the DISC/TAPE button (CD/DVD
buttononCanadianmodels).
If you turn the system of f while a
disc 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.
When you press the RPT button or
touch the TRACK RPT icon on the
audio display (models with
navigation system), the system
continuously replays the current
track. As a reminder, you will see
REPEAT (TRACK REPEAT) in the
display. To turn this feature off,
press the RPT button, or touch
TRACK REPEAT again.
WhenyoupressandholdtheRPT
button until REPEAT is in the
display, or when you touch the DISC
RPTiconontheaudiodisplay
(models with navigation system), the
system continuously replays the
current disc. As a reminder, D-RPT
(DISC RPT) is highlighted in the
display. To turn this feature off,
press the RPT button or touch DISC
RPT again. When you press the RDM button or
touch the TRACK RDM icon
(models with navigation system), the
system plays the tracks of the
current disc in random order. You
will see RANDOM (TRACK
RANDOM) in the display. To turn
this feature off, press the RDM
button (touch the TRACK RDM
icon) again.
You can also play DVD-As in your
audio system the same way as
playing discs.
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Playing Discs
T rack Repeat
Random PlayT o Stop Playing a Disc
Disc Repeat Playing a DVD
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To remove the disc that is currently
playing, press the eject button. You
will see ‘‘EJECT’’ in the display.
When you remove the disc f rom the
slot, the system automatically begins
the load sequence so you can load
another disc in that position. If you
do not load another disc, within 15
seconds, the system selects the
previous mode [AM, FM1, FM2,
tape, or Satellite Radio (U.S.
models)].
If you do not remove the disc f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
disc af ter 15 seconds and put the
disc changer in pause mode. To
begin playing the disc, press the disc
button.To remove a dif f erent disc f rom the
changer,firstselectitbypressing
the corresponding number on the
preset button (touching the
appropriate disc icon on models with
navigation system). When that disc
begins playing, press the eject button.
When you press the eject button
while listening to the radio, or with
the audio system turned of f , the disc
that was last selected is ejected.
Af ter that disc is ejected, pressing
the eject button again will eject the
next disc in numerical order. By
doing this six times, you can remove
all the discs f rom the changer.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is of f :
To eject one disc, press and release
the eject button.
To eject all discs, press and hold the
eject button until the system beeps.
Playing Discs
Removing Discs f rom the
Changer
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