2006 Acura RSX radio

The heating and air conditioning
system in your vehicle provides 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.
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
vehicle................
Vents, Heating, and A/C .88
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Audio System .92
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Playing the Radio .93,106
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Playing a Disc .97,113
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Disc Changer .99,115
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Disc Player Error Messages .100
Disc Changer
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Error Messages .101,119
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Playing a Tape .102,110
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Setting the Clock .105,120
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Protecting Your Discs .121
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Caring f or the Tape and Player .122
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Radio Reception .123
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Radio Thef t Protection .125
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Security System .126
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Cruise Control .127
Features
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Some models may have one of the
audio systems described in this
section. Read the appropriate pages
in this section f or operation of the
audio systems installed in your
vehicle.
If your vehicle has a dif f erent audio
system f rom these two types, read
the radio manuf acturer’s manual that
came with your vehicle f or its
operation.page to f or all models
except Type-S
page to f or Type-S
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Audio System
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All models except Type-S
Type-S model

Playing the Radio
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AM/FM BUTTONPRESET BUTTONS
STEREO INDICATOR
SCAN INDICATOR
SCAN BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR
POWER/VOLUME KNOB TUNE/MODE KNOBAUTO SELECT
BUTTON
All models except Type-S

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You can use these five methods to
f ind radio stations on a selected
band: the
preset buttons, and .Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency. The SCAN function
samples all the stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. You will see SCAN in
the display. The system will scan f or
a station with a strong signal. When
it f inds one, it will stop and play that
station f or about 5 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
f or the next strong station and play it
for 5 seconds. When it plays a station
that you want to listen to, press the
SCAN button again.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is broadcast-
ing in stereo. Stereo reproduction on
AM is not available. The SEEK f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press either ( or ), then
release it.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pressing the
PWR/VOL knob, or the AM/FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the knob. To Play the Radio
To Select a Station
TUNE,SEEK,SCAN, AUTO SELECT TUNE
SCAN
SEEK
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µµEach preset button can
store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
The preset f requencies will be lost if
your vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed. 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.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A.SEL’’
will f lash in the display, and the
system will go into scan mode f or
several seconds. It stores the
f requencies of six AM stations and
twelve FM stations in the preset
buttons. If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN f unction to f ind stations, then
store them in the preset buttons as
described previously.
press the
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button.
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2.
3.
4.
To turn of f auto select,
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Preset
A UT O SEL ECT
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Press the MODE (TUNE) knob
repeatedly to display the Bass (BAS),
Treble (TRE), Balance (BAL), and
Fader (FAD) setting.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the MODE (TUNE)
knob to adjust the setting to your
liking. When the level reaches the
center, you will see ‘‘C’’ in the display.
The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audio
mode about 5 seconds af ter you stop
adjusting a mode.
Use the TRE/BAS
modes to adjust the tone to your
liking. These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
while FAD adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength.
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is of f . For inf ormation, see page .
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Adjusting the Sound
Treble/Bass Balance/Fader
A udio System L ighting
Radio Frequencies and Reception
Playing the Radio
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With the ignition in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position,
insert a CD into the CD slot. The
drive will pull the CD in the rest of
the way and begin to play it. You
operate the CD player with the same
controls used f or the radio. The
number of the track playing is shown
in the display. The system will
continuously play a CD until you
change modes.
Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the CD. If you eject the CD,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the CD af ter 15 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD button.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition,
the CD will stay in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,theCD
will begin playing where it lef t of f . Press the AM/FM button to switch
to the radio while a CD is playing.
Press the CD button to play the CD.
Each time you press and release
, the player skips f orward to
the beginning of the next track.
Press and release to skip
backward to the beginning of the
previous track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold the or . You will
see CUE or REW in the display.
To continuously replay
a track, press and release the RPT
button. You will see RPT in the
display. Press the RPT button again
to turn it off.
This f eature plays the
tracks in random order. To activate
random play, press and release the
RDM button. You will see RDM in
the display. This continues until you
press the RDM button again. For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect discs, see page .
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CD Player
T o Stop Playing a CD
To Change Tracks (SKIP)
REPEAT
RANDOM
Protecting Discs
Playing a Disc
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Do not use CDs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the CD
to jam in the unit.

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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Make sure the open side of
thetapeisfacingright,theninsert
thetapemostof thewayintotheslot.
Thesystemwillpullthetapeinthe
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 rewind the tape,
push the REW button. You will see
REW in the display. To f ast f orward
the tape, push the FF button. You
will see FF displayed. Press the FF,
REW, or PLAY/PROG button to
take the system out of rewind or fast
forward.
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Dolby noise reduction is manufactured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation. ‘‘DOLBY’’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Playing a T ape
To Play a Tape
To Stop Playing a Tape
(Optional)
T ape Search Functions
FF/REW
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