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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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 inf ormation, 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 interf ace dial, then press ENTER
on the interf ace 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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While a disc is playing you can use
the SEEK/SKIP bar to select
passages and change tracks (f iles in
MP3/WMA mode).
In MP3/WMA mode, use the
TUNE/FOLDER bar to select
f olders in the disc, and use the
SEEK/SKIP bar to change f iles. Each time you
press and release the side of
the SEEK/SKIP bar, the system
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track (f ile in MP3/WMA mode).
Press and release the side of
the bar to skip backward to the
beginning of the current track/f ile.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous track/f ile.
You can also change tracks/files on
the audio control display. Press the
AUDIO button to view the display,
then push the selector on the
interf ace dial to the right to skip
f orward to the beginning of the next
track/f ile. Push the selector lef t to
skip backward to the beginning of
the current track/file. Press it again
to skip to the beginning of the
previous track/f ile.
To move rapidly within a track/f ile,
press and hold the or side
of the SEEK/SKIP bar.
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If you don’t, the system advances to
the next disc, plays about 10 seconds
of it, and continues through the rest
of thediscsthesameway.Whenthe
system f inishes scanning all the
discs, disc scan is canceled and the
system begins to play the f irst track/
f ile of that disc normally. You will see ‘‘RANDOM’’ next to the
TRACK/FILE icon on the audio
display. To turn of f this f eature,
select random, then press ENTER
again.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
f rom scan to f older scan, disc scan
then to normal playing.
This f eature plays the
tracks (all f iles in each f older in
MP3/WMA mode) within a disc in
random order. To activate random
play, press the AUDIO button to
view the audio control display, then
push down the selector on the
interface dial. Rotate the interface
dial to select random. Press ENTER
on the selector to enter your
selection.
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If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the CD will begin playing where it
left off.If you do not remove the disc f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
disc af ter 10 seconds and put the CD
changer in pause mode. To begin
playing the disc, press the DISC/
AUX button.
To remove a dif f erent CD f rom the
changer, select it with the
appropriate preset button, or icon on
the audio control display. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button.Press and hold the eject button until
you hear a beep to remove all the
discs from the changer.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is of f by pressing the
eject button. The disc that was last
selected is ejected f irst. You can
eject the rest of the discs one at a
time.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
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For inf ormation, see page .
For inf ormation, see page .
To take the system out of CD mode,
press the AM/FM, or DISC/AUX, or
button to switch to the radio,
or satellite radio, or auxiliary input
while a CD is playing. When you
return to CD mode by pressing the
DISC/AUX button, play will continue
at the same point that it left off. To remove the disc that is currently
playing, press and release the eject
( ) button. You will see
‘‘EJECT’’ on the upper display. When
you remove the disc f rom the slot,
the system begins the load sequence
so you can load another disc in that
position. If you do not load another
disc within 10 seconds, the system
selects the previous mode (AM, FM1,
FM2, or XM Radio).
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Protecting Discs
Adjusting the Sound
CD Changer Error Messages
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µ To set your AcuraLink pref erences
(thetypesof messagesyouwantto
receive, if any), visit the Owner Link
website at
www.owners.acura.com,
and choose what you would like to
receive. If you do not have internet
access, call Acura Client Services at
(800) 382-2238; they can set your
message pref erences f or you.
Select this button to
delete the current message.
Select this button to hear a
voice read the entire message. This
gives you more inf ormation than the
screen can display at one time. When
you select the Voice button, it
changes to a Stop Reading button.
Select the button again to stop the
voice.
Select this button to call a
phone number embedded in the
message. When you select , the
Bluetooth
HandsFreeLink(HFL)
dials the number f or you. Select this button to f ind the nearest
Acura dealer using the navigation
system.
Select
this button to call the Acura dealer
you purchased your vehicle f rom.
AcuraLink also directs you to this
dealer so you can schedule a
maintenance appointment or receive
inf ormation about a message. If you
visit another dealer f or service two
times within a 14-month period,
AcuraLink will reset to call that
dealer.
Select this
button to get more inf ormation about
the current diagnostic message. To
use this option, your cell phone must
be linked to the HFL and have a
compatible data service available.
Access the Owner Link website to
f ind out which data services are
currently compatible with AcuraLink.
To make a call, your Bluetooth
compatible phone must be paired to
your vehicle’s HandsFreeLink
system, have its power on, and be
inside the vehicle (see page ).
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Delete
Voice
Call
CallFind Nearest Acura Dealer
Call Your A cura Dealer
Diagnostic Inf o
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AcuraLink: Quick Tips, Feature
Guides, Maintenance Minders,
Recalls/Campaigns, Diagnostic Inf o,
and Dealer Appointment Reminders.
The system can store up to 256
messages.
Message categories can be added,
revised, or deleted through
broadcast messages f rom Acura.
For the Phone Data
Connection button to be active, you
need a Bluetooth
compatible and
enabled cellphone paired to the
Bluetooth
HandsFreeLink(HFL).
To complete the data connection
setup, the paired phone must have a
compatible data service. The def ault setting is prompt. When
a diagnostic inf o message appears,
and you select the Check Now
button, the system will prompt you
bef ore connecting to the Acura
server. If you do not wish to connect
at that time, select No at the prompt,
and you will see the inf ormation
from the onboard database. The
‘‘Auto’’ setting will remove the
prompt when you select the Check
Now button and will automatically
connect to the Acura server. This
setting only applies when you have a
Bluetooth
enabled phone that is
paired with the HFL and you have
completed the Phone-Data
Connection setup. Message Categories
Connect to the Acura Server
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To go back one step in a command
process, say, ‘‘Go back,’’ or press
the Back button.When you f inish a command
sequence, the HFL goes back to
its main menu. For example, when
you store the name, ‘‘Eric,’’ the
HFL response is, ‘‘Eric has been
stored.’’ The next time you press
the Talk button, you will be at the
main menu.
If nothing is said while the HFL is
listening f or a command, the HFL
will time out and stop its voice
recognition. The next time you
press the Talk button, the HFL
begins listening f rom the point at
which it timed out.
To end a command sequence at
any time, press and hold the Back
button, or press and release the
Talk button, wait f or the beep, and
say, ‘‘Cancel.’’ The next time you
press the Talk button, the HFL
begins f rom its main menu. Thevoiceof theHFLcanbesetto
male or f emale (U.S. models only).
Also, the incoming notif ication can
be set to a ring tone, a prompt, or no
notification.
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘System.’’ The
HFL response is, ‘‘System options
are setup and clear.’’ Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Setup.’’ The
HFL response is ‘‘Would you like
male or f emale prompts?’’
Press and release the Talk button.
Af ter the beep, say ‘‘Male’’ or
‘‘Female,’’ depending on the
system voice you want. The HFL
response is, ‘‘Male (Female)
prompts have been selected.
Would you like an audible
notif ication of an incoming call?’’
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Setting Up the System
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