2007 Acura RL Owner's Manual

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Audio System
Operating the Disc Changer
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UPPER DISPLAY
INTERFACE DIAL INTERFACE DIAL
SKIP
BUTTONS
AUDIO
DISPLAY
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SKIP
BUTTONS
DISC
BUTTON
LOAD
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON POWER/
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KNOB TUNE
BUTTONSDISC
BUTTON LOAD
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
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DISPLAY
BUTTON TUNE
BUTTONS
POWER/
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KNOB
U.S. models (Technology package model is shown)
Canadian and Hawaiian models
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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
verification 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. The changer can also play MP3 or
WMA format (see page ).
You cannot load and play 3-inch
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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: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. Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
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
disc is loaded.
When the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears on the
upper display again, insert the
next disc 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 disc has loaded.
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
theway.Youwillseethedisc
number blinking on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red again and blinks as the
disc is loaded.
Youwillsee‘‘DISCREAD’’onthe
upper display, then the system
begins to play the disc.
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.
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L oading Discs in the Changer
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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.
You can load a disc into an empty
position while a disc 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 disc stops playing and
starts the loading sequence. The disc
just loaded will play.
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EMPTY POSITION
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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.You can also choose a track directly
f rom a track list. Press ENTER on
the interf ace selector, and the track
list screen will be shown. If there are
no track names, track numbers are
displayed. You will see the current
track is highlighted. Turn the
interf ace knob to select the desired
track, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
Select the changer by pressing the
DISC/AUX button. The system will
begin playing the last selected disc in
the disc changer. You will see the
current disc position highlighted. When playing a CD (CD-DA) with
CD-TEXT, the audio control display
shows the disc number, album name,
track number, and elapsed time.
When playing a CD without this
inf ormation, the number of the disc
and track playing and the elapsed
time are shown on the audio control
display.
Each time you press and release the
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 button or push the interface
selector to the left to skip backward
to the beginning of the current track.
Press the button or push the
interface selector to the left again to
skip to the previous track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdthe / or / button.
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To Play a Disc To Choose a Track
To Change Tracks
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CURRENT DISC CURRENT TRACK
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To exit the track list display, press
the AUDIO button, or push the
interf ace selector to the lef t.
When you press the SCAN button or
scroll down and push the interf ace
selector to the left, the next track of
the current track plays f or about 10
seconds. You will see SCAN next to
TRACKonthescreenandSCANon
the upper display. To hear the rest of
the track, press the SCAN button orpush the interface selector to the left
again within 10 seconds.
If you don’t, the system advances to
the next disc, plays about 10 seconds
of it, and continues through the rest
of the discs the same way. When the
system reaches the last disc, DISC
SCAN is canceled, and the disc plays
normally.
WhenyoupressandholdtheSCAN
button until you hear a beep or scroll
down and push the interf ace selector
to the right, the first track of the current disc plays f or about 10
seconds. You will see SCAN next to
DISC on the screen and SCAN on
the upper display. To hear the rest of
the disc, press the SCAN button or
push the interface selector to the
right again within 10 seconds.
If you don’t, the system advances to
the next track, plays about 10
seconds of it, and continues through
the rest of the tracks the same way.
Track Scan
Disc Scan
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SCAN ICON
SCAN ICON
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To replay the current track
continuously, use the interf ace
selector to scroll down, select
TRACK REPEAT, and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector. As a
reminder, you will see REPEAT next
to TRACK on the screen. To turn
this feature off, highlight TRACK
REPEAT (if not already highlighted),
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector again.To replay the current disc
continuously, use the interf ace
selector to scroll down, select DISC
REPEAT, and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. As a reminder,
you will see REPEAT next to DISC
on the screen. To turn this f eature
of f , highlight DISC REPEAT (if not
already highlighted), and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector
again.To play the tracks of the current disc
in random order, use the interf ace
selector to scroll down, select
TRACK RANDOM, and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector. As
a reminder, you will see RANDOM
next to TRACK on the screen. To
turn this feature off, highlight
TRACK RANDOM (if not already
highlighted), and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector again.
T rack Repeat
Disc Repeat Random Play
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REPEAT ICON REPEAT ICON
RANDOM ICON
TRACK REPEAT ICON DISC REPEAT ICON
TRACK RANDOM ICON
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To take the system out of disc mode,
press the AM/FM (AM or FM on
Canadian, and Hawaiian models), or
DISC/AUX, or button to
switch to the radio, or satellite radio
(U.S. models only), or auxiliary input
while a disc is playing. When you
return to disc mode by pressing the
DISC/AUX button, play will continue
at the same point that it left off.The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
You can play a DVD-A disc in the
disc changer. The disc controls are
same as previously described.
The changer plays MP3/WMA discs
in recorded order. Maximum
playable file layers are 8, and total
playable tracks are 255. If your disc
has a complex structure, the changer
takessometimetoreadthedisc
bef ore beginning play. Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session 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) Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
(MPEG1)
24/22.05/16 kHz (MPEG2)
To play an MP3/WMA disc, use the
disc controls previously described,
along with the f ollowing inf ormation. Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session Bit rate: 48/64/80/96/128/160/192
kbps Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
The specif ications of the compatible
WMA f ile are:
To pause a disc, press the
corresponding number of the
current disc on the preset buttons.
To play the disc again, press the
preset button again.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the
power/volume knob or by turning
of f the ignition switch, the disc will
stay in the drive. When you turn the
system back on, the disc will begin
playing where it lef t of f . You can also pause a disc on the
audio control display. Press the
AUDIO button to view the display,
select the corresponding number of
the current disc on the preset icons
by turning the interf ace knob, then
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. To play the disc again,
select the preset icon, then press
ENTER again. To Pause a Disc
Playing an MP3/WMA Disc Playing a DVD-A Disc
To Stop Playing a Disc
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