2007 Acura RDX Owner's Manual

µTo
activate AUTO SELECT, press
the AUDIO button to view the audio
control display. Push the interface
selector down to scroll down the
display, turn the dial to A. SEL, then
press ENTER on the interface
selector. You will see ‘‘AUTO SEL’’
fl ashing in the audio control display,
and ‘‘A. SEL’’ on the upper display.
Then, the system goes into scan
mode for several seconds.
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. If
you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other frequencies on the preset
buttons (icons) as previously
described.
To turn off auto select, press
ENTER on the interface selector
(press the A.SEL button) again. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
For information on AM/FM radio
frequencies and reception, see page
.
For information, see page .
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button. 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. 227
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On Canadian models
Audio System
AUTO SELECT
Radio Frequencies and Reception
Adjusting the Sound
Features
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AUTO SEL INDICATOR
A.SEL ICON
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On RDX with Technology Package model
Audio System
Operating the CD Changer
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Normal modeMP3/WMA mode
SCAN INDICATOR FOLDER NUMBER
WMA MODE INDICATOR
MP3 MODE INDICATOR
U.S. model is shown. DISC NUMBER
TRACK NUMBER
SCAN INDICATOR
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Audio System
Features
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INTERFACE DIAL
AUDIO BUTTON
LOAD BUTTON SCAN BUTTON DISP/MODE BUTTON
EJECT BUTTON
TUNE/FOLDER BAR
DISC/AUX BUTTON
DISC LOAD INDICATOR
PRESET BUTTONS
DISC SLOT
PWR/VOL KNOB
U.S. model is shown.
SEEK/SKIP BAR
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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: CD (CD-DA)
CD-R/RW
DVD-A
DTS
The disc packages or jackets should
have one of these marks. DVD-A
discs not meeting DVD
verifica tion standards may not be
playable.
The changer cannot play DVD-V or
DVD-R/RW formats.
Some CD-DA and CD-ROM mixed
discs are not playable.
‘‘DTS’’ and ‘‘DTS Digital Surround’’
are registered trademarks of Digital
Theater Systems, Inc.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem. The changer can also play MP3 or
WMA format (see page ). 212
Audio System
208
TM
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:Press and hold the LOAD button
on the changer unit until you hear
a beep. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ on
the upper display, and the disc
load indicator turns red and starts
blinking.
Insert the disc into the disc slot
when the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears in the
upper display at the same time.
Insert it only half way; the drive
will pull it in the rest of the way.
You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red again and blinks as the
CD is loaded.
When the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears on the
upper display again, insert the
next CD in the slot. Repeat steps 1 through 3 until all
six positions are loaded. If you are
not loading all six positions, press
the LOAD button again after the
last CD has loaded. ‘‘DISC READ’’
appears on the upper display, then
the system begins playing the last
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: Press and release the LOAD
button on the changer unit. You
will see ‘‘BUSY’’ on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red and starts blinking. Insert a disc into the disc slot
when the disc load indicator turns
green, and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears on
the upper display at the same time.
Insert the disc only about half way;
the drive will pull it in the rest of
the way. You will see the disc
number blinking on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red again and blinks as the
CD is loaded.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
Youwillsee‘‘DISCREAD’’onthe
upper display, then the system
begins to play the CD. Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
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L oading CDs in the Changer
Audio System
Features
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You can load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing. Press
the AUDIO button to view the audio
control display. Select the empty
position (‘‘No Disc’’ is shown on the
audio control display) by rotating the
interf ace dial. Then press ENTER on
the selector to enter your selection.
The current CD stops playing and
starts the loading sequence. The CD
just loaded will play.You can also select the empty
position by pressing the appropriate
preset button.
You can load a disc(s) in any mode
(AM,FM,XMradio,orAUX)if you
do not select an empty position.
You cannot select the empty position
if there is no disc in the changer.
Audio System
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EMPTY POSITION
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When
playing a CD (CD-DA), the
audio control display shows disc
number, album name, track number,
and elapsed time. When playing a
CD without this information, the
number of the disc and track playing
andtheelapsedtimeareshownon
the audio control display.
If you want to see the list of the discs
in the CD changer, press the AUDIO
button to view the audio control
display. You will see the current disc
position highlighted.
Select
the changer by pressing the
DISC/AUX button. You will see the
‘‘CD’’ on the upper display. The
system will begin playing the last
selected CD in the CD changer. To
select a disc, press an appropriate
preset button (1 6), or select an
appropriate preset icon by rotating
the interface dial, then press ENTER
on the interface selector. If you
select an empty position (‘‘No Disc’’
is shown) in the CD changer, the
system will load a CD into the empty
slot (see page ).
When the system reaches the end of
the disc, it will advance to the
beginning of the f irst track/f ile (in
MP3/WMA mode) in the next disc,
then play that track/file.
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To Play a Disc
Audio System
Features
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CURRENT DISC
EMPTY POSITION
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The CD changer can also play CD-Rs
andCD-RWscompressedinMP3
and WMA format. When playing a
disc in MP3 or WMA, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ or ‘‘WMA’’ on the upper
display. A disc can support more
than 99 folders, and each folder can
hold up to 255 playable f iles.The specif ications of the compatible
WMA f ile are:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate: 48/64/80/96/128/160/192
kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers (including ROOT):
8 layers
If the disc has a complex structure, it
will be a while to read the disc bef ore
the system begins to play it.
When there are more than 99 f olders
in a disc, the upper display only
shows two digits.
WhenplayingaCDcompressedin
MP3/WMA format, the audio
control display shows disc number,
f older name, f ile number, and
elapsed time. When playing a CD
without this inf ormation, the disc
number, track number, and the
elapsedtimeareshownontheaudio
control display. The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
(MPEG1), 24, 22.05, 16 kHz
(MPEG2)
Bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1), 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/
64/80/96/112/128/160 kbps
(MPEG2)
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
Playing an MP3/WMA Disc
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