2007 Acura MDX ignition

You operate the disc changer with
the same controls used for the radio.
To select the disc changer, press the
DISC button. You will see ‘‘DISC’’ in
the display. The disc and track
numbers, and the elapsed time are
showninthedisplay.Youcanalso
select the displayed information with
the DISP button (see page ). The
system will continuously play a disc
until you change modes. This audio system can also play CD-
RsandCD-RWscompressedinMP3
or WMA f ormats. When playing a
disc in MP3, you will see ‘‘MP3’’ in
the display. In WMA f ormat, ‘‘WMA’’
will appear in the display. The disc,
f older and track numbers are
displayed. You can select up to 255
folders or tracks.
To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
Video CDs and DVD discs do not
work in this unit.
The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
(MPEG1)
16/22.05/24 kHz (MPEG2)
Bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160/192/224/256/320 kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layersThe specif ications of the compatible
WMA f ile are:
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers Sampling f requency:
22.051/32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate:
48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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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
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D-SCAN
To Stop Playing a Disc
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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.
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Protecting Discs
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Press the AUDIO button to
view the audio control display. Turn
the system on by pressing the
power/volume knob or the AM/FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the power/volume knob. The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are shown on
the display. To change bands, press
the AM/FM button. You can also
change bands by pushing the
interf ace selector up. Each time you
push it up, the band will change to
FM1, FM2, or AM. On the FM bands,
STEREO will be shown on the
navigation screen and ST on the
audio display, if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
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. To tune with the
interf ace dial, push the selector
down, and turn the knob to TUNE.
Then press ENTER on the selector,
andturntheknobtothedesired
f requency. To exit the TUNE mode,
press ENTER on the selector.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: the
preset buttons, and .
To Play the AM/FM Radio TUNE
To Select a Station
TUNE,SEEK,SCAN, AUTO SELECT
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STEREO ICON
TUNE ICON
BAND
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To listen to XM Satellite Radio, turn
the ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Push the power/volume
knob to turn on the audio system,
and press the button. The
last channel you listened to will show
in the display. Adjust the volume by
turning the power/volume knob.Push the AUDIO button to display
XM in f ormation on the screen. You
can operate XM Satellite Radio
system with the interf ace selector.
Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM Satellite Radio anywhere in the
United States, and Canada, except
Hawaii and Alaska. XM is a
registered trade mark of XM
Satellite Radio, Inc.
XM 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,
XM Satellite Radio also allows you to
view channel and category selections
in the audio display.
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Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interf erence can be caused by any of
these conditions:Driving on the north side of a
large commercial truck on an
east/west road.
Driving in tunnels.
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep clif f , or hill to the south
of you.
Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.
There may be other geographic
situations that could af f ect satellite
radio reception. If you decide to purchase XM
satellite radio service, contact XM
Radio at , or at
1-800-852-9696. You will need to give
them your radio I.D. number and
your credit card number. To get yourradio I.D. number, turn the TUNE
knob until ‘‘0’’ appears in the display.
Your I.D. will appear in the display.
If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle f rom
a previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Satellite Radio. With the
ignition switch in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position, push the
power/volume knob to turn on the
audio system, and press the button. A variety of music
types and styles will play. While waiting f or activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated, ‘‘category’’
or ‘‘CH’’ will appear in the display,
andyou’llbeabletolistentoXM
Radio broadcasts. XM Radio will
continue to send an activation signal
to your vehicle for at least 12 hours
from the activation request. If the
service has not been activated after
36 hours, contact XM Radio. After you’ve registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
Satellite Radio mode while you wait
f or activation. This should take about
30 minutes.
Driving on the north side of an
east/west mountain road.As required by the FCC:
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
www.xmradio.com
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Receiving XM Satellite Radio
Service
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Your vehicle’s audio system has an
in-dash disc changer with the same
controls used for the radio. To
operate the disc changer, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position.
The disc changer can play these disc
formats: DVD-A
discs not meeting DVD
verification standards may not be
playable.
Some CD-DA and CD-ROM mixed
discs are not playable.
‘‘DTS’’ and ‘‘DTS Digital Surround’’
are registered trademarks of Digital
Theater Systems, Inc.
The changer can also play MP3 or
WMA format (see page ).
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
The disc packages or jackets should
have one of these marks. CD (CD-DA)
CD-R/RW
DVD-A
DVD-R/RW
MP3/WMA
The changer cannot play DVD-V
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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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.
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