2007 Acura MDX ECO mode

µ
CONT INUED
This f eature, when
activated, samples the first track in
each disc in order (the f irst f ile in
themainfolderoneachdiscinMP3
or WMA mode). To activate the disc
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button repeatedly until D-
SCAN shows in the display. The
system will then play the f irst track/
f ile in the f irst main f older in the f irst
disc f or about 10 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then play
the f ollowing f irst tracks/f iles f or 10
seconds each. When it plays a track/
file that you want to continue
listening to, press and hold the
SCAN button again. When the f irst track in the last disc,
or the f irst f ile in the last main f older
in the last disc begins to play, the
disc scan mode will be canceled.
Pressing either seek button or
selecting a dif f erent f older with the
TUNE knob also turns off the scan
feature.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from scan, disc scan, then to normal
playing.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
f rom f ile scan, f older scan, disc scan,
then to normal playing.Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the disc. If you eject the disc,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the disc af ter 10 seconds. To begin
playing, press the DISC button.
You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f .
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM or FM button.
Press the DISC button again to
switch back to the disc changer.
In MP3 or WMA mode
Playing Discs (Models without navigation system)
D-SCAN
To Stop Playing a Disc
Features
195
——y
y
()-yy

If you turn the system off while a
disc is playing, either with the
power/volume knob or by turning
off the ignition switch, the disc will
stay in the drive. When you turn the
system back on, the disc will begin
playing where it left off.
To remove the disc currently in play,
press the eject button. When a disc is
removed from a slot, the system
automati cally begins the load
sequence so you can load anoth er
disc in that position. If you do not
remove the disc from the changer
within 10 seconds, the disc will
reload into the slot. Then the system
returns to the previous mode (AM,
FM, or XM). To
remove a different disc from the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset button. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button. Continue pressing the eject
button to remove all the discs from
the changer.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page .
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is of f . The disc that
was last selected is ejected f irst.
227
Protecting Discs
Playing Discs (Models without navigation system)
Removing Discs f rom t he In-dash
Disc Changer
196
——y
y
()-y
y

µµ´
µTo scan with the interf ace dial, push
the selector down, and then push it
to the right. You will see SCAN
f lashing on the screen.
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 10 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
f or the next strong station and play it
f or 10 seconds. When it plays a
station that you want to listen to,
press the scan button again, or push
the interface selector to the right
again.
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 the or SEEK button, then
release it. You can also activate
SEEK by pushing the interf ace
selector to the right or lef t.
The SCAN f unction
samples all stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it.
CONT INUED
SEEK
SCAN
Playing the A M/FM Radio (Models with navigation system)
Features
201
SCAN ICON
——y

y
()-yy

µ
µ
You can also press the A.SEL button.
You will see AUTO SEL on the
screen, and the system goes into
scan mode f or several seconds. The
system stores the f requencies of six
AM and twelve FM stations in the
preset buttons.
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons (icons) as previously
described.
To turn of f auto select, press
ENTER on the interf ace selector or
press the A.SEL button again. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
Push the interf ace selector down to
scroll down the screen, highlight
A.SEL, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will see
AUTO SEL on the screen, and the
system goes into scan mode f or
several seconds.
Each preset button or
preset icon 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
twosetsof FMfrequencieswith
the preset buttons (on-screen
icons).
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Press the preset button, and hold
it until you hear a beep. You can
also store f requencies with the
interf ace dial. Select the preset
icon you want to store the
f requency on, then press ENTER
on the interf ace selector, and hold
it f or more than 2 seconds.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
1.
2.
3.
4.
To store a preset memory location:
AUTO SELECT
Preset
Playing the A M/FM Radio (Models with navigation system)
202
AUTO SEL ICON
——y

y
()-yy

µDolby
PL (ProLogic) II signal processing
creates multi-channel surround
sound f rom 2 channel stereo audio
sources. Dolby ProLogic II can only
activate when listening to DISC (CD-
DA, MP3/WMA), XM radio, and
AUX. When ProLogic II is active,
‘‘PL II’’ is shown in the audio display. To set this f eature on or of f , select
Dolby PL II, and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. Rotate the
interf ace dial to ON or OFF, and
press ENTER.
Manuf actured under license f rom
Dolby Laboratories. ‘‘Dolby’’,
‘‘ProLogic’’, and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
The SVC has f our modes; SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. The def ault setting is MID.
To change the SVC mode, select
SVC, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. The current
setting is shown on the screen. Turn
the interf ace knob to desired level,
and enter your selection by pressing
ENTER on the interf ace selector. If
you f eel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you f eel the sound is
too quiet, choose high.
ProLogic ON/OFF settings are
independently controlled f or DISC,
XM and AUX sources.
Playing the A M/FM Radio (Models with navigation system)
Dolby PL (ProL ogic) IISpeed-sensit ive Volume
Compensat ion (SVC)
Features
207
——y
y
()-y
y

µ´µµ
CONT INUED
Press
either button to select another
category. You can also change by
pushing the interf ace selector lef t or
right. The scan f unction gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the channels within that
category are scanned. To activate
SCAN, press the SCAN button. To
scan with the interface dial, scroll
down, and push interf ace selector to
the right. You will see SCAN on the
screen and audio display. 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, push the
interf ace selector to the right again
or press the SCAN button to cancel.
Playing the XMSatellite Radio (Models with navigation system)
CAT EGORY ( or )
SCAN
Features
211
——y
y
()-y
y

To load multiple discs in one
operation:Insert a disc into the slot. Insert it
only about half way; the drive will
pull it in the rest of the way. You
will see the ‘‘BUSY’’ in audio
display. When you insert the f irst
disc, the changer will start to play
the disc.
When ‘‘LOAD’’ appears in the
audio display again, insert the next
disc into the slot.
Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. If you are not loading
all six positions, the system will then begin playing the last disc
loaded.
If you stop loading discs bef ore all
six positions are f illed, the system
will wait f or 10 seconds, stop the load
operation, and begin playing the last
disc loaded.
To load a single disc:
With the ignition in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position, press and hold the LOAD
button until you hear a beep and
see ‘‘LOAD’’ in the upper display,
then release the button.
Press and release the LOAD
button.
‘‘NO DISC’’ is shown on the screen
foranemptypositioninthe
changer. When the green load
indicator comes on and you see
the ‘‘LOAD’’ in the audio display,
insert the disc into the slot. Insert
it only about half way; the drive will
pull it in the rest of the way.You can select the position to load a
disc. Turn the interf ace knob or
press a preset button to select the
position, then press ENTER on the
selector. This starts the loading
sequence. If you do not select the
position, the system loads the disc to
the f irst empty position in numerical
order.
If you press the LOAD button while
a disc is playing, the system will stop
playing that disc and start the
loading sequence. It will then play
the disc just loaded.
1.
1.
2.
3.
4. 2.
Playing Discs (Models with navigation system)
L oading Discs in the Changer
218
——y
y
()-yy

´µ
µ µ´
Select the changer by pressing the
DISC button. The system will begin
playing the last selected disc in the
disc changer. You will see the
current disc position highlighted. When you play CD-TEXT, you will
see the track name, artist name, and
album name on the screen. When
you play MP3/WMA discs, you will
see the track name and folder name
on the screen. If the disc was not
recorded with this inf ormation, it will
not be displayed.
Each time you press the DISP button,
the audio display changes f rom
album name, to track name, to artist
name, and then to normal display
that shows the track number and the
current time. When playing a disc in
MP3/WMA, the display mode
changes f rom f older name, to f ile
name, to artist tag, to album tag, to
track tag, and then to normal display.
To select a dif f erent disc, press the
corresponding number on the preset
buttons, or turn the interf ace knob to
highlight the desired disc, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector. The player can play CD-TEXT, MP3,
and WMA formats.
If the disc does not carry album,
track, or artist name, pressing the
DISP button changes the display
f rom normal display to ‘‘NO INFO’’.
Each time you press and release the
SEEK ( ) button or push the
interface selector to the right, the
player skips f orward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release the SEEK ( ) button or
push the interface selector to the left
to skip backward to the beginning of
the current track. Press the SEEK
( ) button or push the interface
selector to the left again to skip to
the previous track. To move rapidly
within a track, press and hold the
SEEK ( ) or SEEK ( ) button.
Playing Discs (Models with navigation system)
To Play a Disc
To Change Tracks
Features
219
CURRENT DISC
——y
y
()-yy