2005 Acura RSX CD changer

Your vehicle has an anti-theft audio
system that requires a code number
to enable it.
The security system helps to dis-
courage vandalism and thef t of your
Honda.
The heating and air conditioning
systems in your vehicle provide a
comf ortable driving environment in
all weather conditions.
The standard audio system has
many f eatures. This section de-
scribes those f eatures and how to
use them................
Vents, Heating, and A/C . 88
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Playing the Radio .92
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Radio Reception .96
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Playing a Tape .98
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Playing a CD .101
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CD Player .102
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CD Changer .103
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Protecting Your CDs .108
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CD Player Error Messages . 109
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CD Changer Error Messages . 110
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Radio Thef t Protection . 112
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Setting the Clock .113
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Security System .114
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Cruise Control .115
Features
Features
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Make sure the open side of the tape
is facing right, then insert the tape
most of the way into the slot. The
system will pull the tape in the rest
of the way, and begin to play it.
The tape direction indicator will
come on to show you which side of
the tape is playing. The indicates
the side you inserted upward is now
playing. If you want to play the other
side, press the PLAY/PROG button.
When the player reaches the end of
the tape, it will automatically reverse
direction and play the other side.Dolby noise reduction turns on
when you insert a tape. The
indicator will come on in the
display. If the tape was not recorded
in Dolby, turn it of f by pressing the
NR ( ) button. Dolby remains
of f until you press the NR ( )
button again.
To remove the tape, press the
EJECT button. If you want to turn
the player of f , press the PWR/VOL
knob or turn of f the ignition. The
tape will remain in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,the
tape will begin playing where it lef t
off. To switch to the radio or CD player
while a tape is playing, press the
AM/FM or CD/TAPE button. To
change back to the tape player, press
the CD/TAPE button.
To switch to the radio or CD
changer while listening to a tape,
press the AM, FM, or CD button. To
change back to the tape player, press
the TAPE button.
To rewind the tape,
push the REW button. You will see
REW in the display. To fast forward
the tape, push the FF button. You
will see FF displayed. Press the FF,
REW, PLAY, or PLAY/PROG button
to take the system out of rewind or
fast forward.
Dolby noise reduction manuf actured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation. ‘‘DOLBY’’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
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Optional on all models except Type-S
Type-S
Playing a T ape
To Play a Tape
To Stop Playing a TapeT ape Search Functions
FF/REW
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To load multiple CDs in one
operation:Press and hold the Load button
until you see ‘‘LOAd’’ in the
display, then release the button.
Ontheupperleftsideof the
display, the CD number f or an
empty position will begin blinking
and the green CD Loaded
indicator will come on.
Insert the CD into the CD slot.
Insert it only about halfway; the
drive will pull it in the rest of the
way. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ in the
display. The CD Loaded indicator
turns red and blinks as the CD is
loaded.
When LOAd appears again in the
display, insert the next CD into the
CD slot. 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 10 seconds, then stop
the load operation and begin playing
the last CD loaded.
To load CDs or operate the CD
changer, the ignition switch must be
in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position. Your vehicle’s audio system has an
in-dash CD changer that holds up to
six CDs, providing several hours of
continuous entertainment. You
operate this CD changer with the
same controls used f or the radio and
tape player.
Load and play only standard round
CDs. Odd-shaped CDs may jam in
the drive or cause other problems.
You cannot load and play 3-inch (8
cm) CDs in this system. 1.
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Type-S
Operating the CD ChangerL oading CDs in t he Changer
CD Changer
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Avoid using discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.

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To load a single CD:
Press and release the Load button.
When the CD number f or an
empty position starts to blink and
the green CD Loaded indicator
comeson,youwillseeLOAdin
the display. Insert the CD into the
CD slot. Insert it only about
half way, the drive will pull it in the
rest of the way.
The system will load the CD, and
begin playing it. If you press the Load button while a
CD is playing, the system will stop
playing that CD and start the loading
sequence. It will then play the CD
just loaded.
You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing by
pressing the appropriate preset
button. Select an empty position (the
CD Loaded indicator is of f ), and
press the preset button f or that
position (1 to 6). The system will
stop playing the current CD and start
the loading sequence. It will then
play the CD just loaded. Select the CD changer by pressing
the CD button. You will see ‘‘Cd’’ in
the display. The system will begin
playing the last selected CD in the
CD changer. You will see the CD and
track numbers displayed.
When that CD ends, the next CD in
the CD changer is loaded and played.
Af ter the last CD f inishes, the
system returns to CD 1.
To select a dif f erent CD, 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 CD is playing to select passages
and change tracks.
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CD Changer
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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. 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 take the system out of CD mode,
press the AM or FM button, or insert
a tape in the player. If a tape is
already in the tape player, press the
TAPE button. When you return to
CD mode by pressing the CD button,
play will continue at the same point
that it lef t of f .
If you turn the system of f 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.
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REPEAT
RANDOM PLAY
CD Changer
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To remove the CD that is currently
playing, press the eject button. You
will see ‘‘EJEC’’ in the display. When
you remove the CD 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 10
seconds the system begins playing
the next CD in the changer. If the
changer is empty, the system selects
the previous mode (AM, FM, or
Tape).
If you do not remove the CD f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
CD af ter 15 seconds and put the CD
changer in pause mode. To begin
playing the CD, press the CD button.
To remove a different CD from the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset button. When that
CD begins playing, press the eject
button.If you press the Eject button while
listening to the radio or tape, or with
the audio system turned of f , the CD
that was last selected is ejected.
After that CD is ejected, pressing the
Eject button again will eject the next
CD in the numerical order. By doing
this six times, you can remove all the
CDs f rom the changer.
In any mode, if you press the eject
button and hold it until you hear a
beep, the system will eject all of the
CDs in the changer.
You can also eject CDs when the
ignition switch is of f . The CD that
was last selected is ejected f irst. You
can eject up to six CDs, one at a time.
Removing CDs f rom t he Changer
CD Changer
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To select the CD changer, press the
CD button. The CD and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a dif f erent CD, use the preset 5
(DISC ) or preset 6 (DISC )
button. If you select an empty slot in
the magazine, the changer will, af ter
f inding that slot empty, try to load
the CD in the next slot.
Load the desired CDs in the
magazine, and load the magazine in
the changer according to the
instructions that came with the unit. A CD changer is available f or your
vehicle. It holds up to six CDs. You
operate the CD changer with the
same controls used f or the in-dash
CD player.
Optional on all models except Type-S
Operating the Optional CD
Changer
CD Changer
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When using CD-R discs, use only
high quality CDs labeled f or audio
use.
When recording a CD-R, the
recording must be closed f or it to
be used by the CD player or
changer.
CD-RW discs will not work in this
unit.
Play only standard round CDs.
Odd-shaped CDs may jam in the
driveorcauseotherproblems.When a CD is not being played, store
it in its case to protect it f rom dust
and other contamination. To prevent
warpage, keep CDs out of direct
sunlight and extreme heat.
To clean a CD, use a clean sof t cloth.
Wipe across the CD f rom the center
to the outside edge.
AnewCDmayberoughonthe
inner and outer edges. The small
plastic pieces causing this roughness
can f lake of f and f all on the re-
cording surf ace of the CD, 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 f oreign objects in
the CD player or the magazine.
Handle a CD by its edges; never
touch either surf ace. Do not place
stabilizer rings or labels on the CD.
These, along with contamination
f rom f ingerprints, liquids, and f elt-tip
pens, can cause the CD to not play
properly, or possibly jam in the drive.
Handle your CDs properly to
prevent damage and skipping.
Protecting Your CDs
General Inf ormation
Protecting CDs
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