2006 Acura TSX Owner's Manual

Your audio system will accept
auxiliary inputs f rom a portable
cassette player, MP3 player, etc.To use the jack, turn down the
volume of the portable unit, and
pivot the cover up, then plug in a
mini-jack cable between the portable
unit and the jack. You will see AUX
in the display and the system
automatically switches to AUX mode.
To adjust the volume, turn the PWR/
VOL knob.
To take the system out of AUX mode,
press the AM/FM, or CD/AUX or
CD/AUX/XM (U.S. models only)
button. To return to AUX mode
while the jack is connected, press the
CD/AUX or CD/AUX/XM button.
Auxiliary Input Jack
Auxiliary Input Jack
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CD LOAD INDICATORLOAD BUTTONCD SLOTEJECT BUTTON RANDOM BUTTON
REPEAT BUTTON
DISC NUMBER
Without navigation system
AM/FM BUTTON
CD BUTTON TRACK NUMBER
SEEK/SKIP BAR
PRESET BUTTONS
U.S. model is shown.
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CD SLOT
CD LOAD INDICATOR
LOAD BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BARSCAN BUTTON
CD/AUX BUTTON CH DISC BAR
AUDIO DISPLAY BUTTON
UPPER DISPLAY
DISC SCAN ICON TRACK REPEAT ICON
TRACK SCAN ICON CH DISC ICONS
SOUND ICON
TRACK RANDOM ICON
DISC REPEAT ICON
With navigation system
TRACK ICON DISC ICON
U.S. model is shown.
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To load multiple discs in one
operation:Press the LOAD button until you
hear a beep and see ‘‘LOAD’’ in
the display.
To load only one CD, press and
release the LOAD button.
The disc number f or an empty
position is highlighted and the red
light starts blinking.
Insert the disc into the CD slot
when the green CD load indicator
comes on. Insert it only about
half way; the drive will pull it in the
rest of the way. You will see
‘‘BUSY’’ in the display as the CD
load indicator turns red and blinks
as the CD is loaded. You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
When the CD load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears in the
display again, insert the next CD
in the slot.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 until all
six positions are loaded. If you are
not loading all six positions, the
system begins playing the last CD
loaded.
Your 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.
To load CDs or operate the CD
changer, the ignition switch must be
in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position.
For best results when using CD-R or
CD-RW discs, use only high quality
discs labeled f or audio use. When
recording a CD-R or CD-RW, the
recordingmustbeclosedinorder
f or the disc to be used by CD player. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
L oading CDs in the Changer
Operating the CD Changer
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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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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 discs bef ore all
six positions are f illed, the system
will wait f or 15 seconds, stop the load
operation, and begin playing the last
disc loaded.
You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing. Select
the empty position (the disc number
indicator is not highlighted) and
press the appropriate preset bar or
touch a disc icon. The current CD
stops playing and starts the loading
sequence. The CD just loaded will
play. 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 disc
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 the f irst CD.
To select a dif f erent disc, press an
appropriate preset button (1 6) or
use the Preset 5 (DISC ) to select
the previous disc or Preset 6 (DISC
) to select the next disc in
sequence. On vehicles with
navigation system, touch the
appropriate disc icon or press the
or side of the CH/DISC bar. If
youselectanemptypositioninthe
CD changer, the system will try to
load the CD in the next available slot.
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Press and hold
the RPT button to continuously
replay the current CD. You will see
D-RPT in the display as a reminder.
Press the button again to turn it off.
The RANDOM
function plays the tracks within a CD
in random order, rather than in the
order they are recorded on the CD.
To activate it, press the RDM button.
You will see RDM in the display as a
reminder. The system will then
select and play tracks randomly.
This continues until you deactivate RANDOM by pressing the RDM
button again.
The SCAN f unction
samples all the tracks on the
selected disc in the order they are
recorded on the CD. To activate it,
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see SCAN in the display as a
reminder. The system will then play
the f irst track f or approximately 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the f ollowing
tracks f or 10 seconds each. When it
plays a track that you want to
continue listening to, press the
SCAN button again.
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.
Each time you
press and release side of the
SEEK/SKIP bar, the system skips
f orward to the beginning of the next
track. Press and release side
of the bar to skip backward to the
beginning of the current track. Press
it again to skip to the beginning of
the previous track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold the or side of the
SEEK/SKIP bar.
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DISC REPEAT
RANDOM SCAN
REPEAT
SEEK /SK IP
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This f eature, when
activated, samples each first track of
all the discs in the CD changer in the
order they are stored. To activate
the DISC SCAN feature, press and
hold the SCAN button. You will see
D-SCAN in the display as a reminder.
The system will then play the first
track of the first CD for
approximately 10 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then play
the next CD’s first track. When it
plays a disc that you want to
continue listening to, press the
SCAN button again. To use the f unctions described as
f ollows, press the AUDIO DISPLAY
button to view the CD control icons
in the display.
This f unction
samples all the tracks on the
selected disc in the order they are
recorded on the CD. To activate it,
touch the TRACK SCAN icon or
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see SCAN on the lef t side of
TRACKicononthedisplayasa
reminder. Also, it appears on the
upper display. The system will then
play the f irst track f or approximately
10 seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the f ollowing
tracks f or 10 seconds each. When it
plays a track that you want to
continue listening to, touch the
TRACK SCAN icon or press the
SCAN button again.On vehicles with navigation system
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This f unction
samples each f irst track of all the
discs in the CD changer in the order
they are stored. To activate it, touch
the DISC SCAN icon or press and
hold the SCAN button. You will see
SCANontheleftsideof theDISC
icon on the display as a reminder.
Also, D-SCAN appears on the upper
display. The system will then play
the first track of the first CD for
approximately 10 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then play
the next CD’s first track. When it
plays a disc that you want to
continue listening to, touch the DISC
SCAN icon or press the SCAN
button again. Touch the
TRACK REPEAT icon to
continuously replay a track. You will
see REPEAT on the lef t side of the
TRACKicononthedisplayasa
reminder. Also, RPT appears on the
upper display. Press the icon again to
turn it off.
Touch the DISC
REPEAT icon to continuously replay
the current CD. You will see
REPEATontheleftsideof theDISC
icon. Also, D-RPT appears on the
upper display. Press the icon again to
turn it off. The TRACK
RANDOM f unction plays the tracks
within a CD in random order, rather
than in the order they are recorded
on the CD. To activate it, press the
TRACK RANDOM icon. You will see
RANDOM on the lef t side of the
TRACKicononthedisplayasa
reminder. The system will then
select and play tracks randomly.
This continues until you deactivate
TRACK RANDOM by touching the
TRACK RANDOM icon again.
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DISC SCA N T RA CK REPEA T
DISC REPEAT TRACK RANDOM
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