2008 Acura TSX Owner's Manual

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, satellite
radio also allows you to view channel
and category selections in the audio
display.
TheXMsatellitesareinorbitover
the equator; therefore, objects south
of the vehicle may cause satellite
reception interruptions. To help
compensate f or this, ground-based
repeaters are placed in major
metropolitan areas. Satellite signals
aremorelikelytobeblockedbytall
buildings and mountains the f arther
north you travel f rom the equator.
Satellite Radio Signals
Playing the XMSatellite Radio (U.S. Models)
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SATELLITESignal weaker in
these areas.
Signal may be blocked
by mountains or large
obstacles to the south.
GROUND REPEATER
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Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interf erence can be caused by any of
these conditions: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.Turn the TUNE knob until ‘‘0’’
appears in the display. Your I.D. will
appear in the display.
Af ter you have registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
SAT Radio mode while you await
activation. This should take about 30
minutes.
While awaiting activation, make sure
your vehicle remains in an open area
with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated, ‘‘category’’
or ‘‘CH’’ will appear on the display
and you will be able to listen to XM
Radio broadcasts. XM Radio will
continue to send an activation signal
to your vehicle for at least 12 hours
from activation request. If the
service has not been activated after
36 hours, contact XM Radio.
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 ON (II) position, push the
VOL/PWR knob to turn on the audio
system and press the CD/AUX XM
button. A variety of music types and
styles will play.
Driving on the north side of an
east/west mountain road.
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.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
Playing the XMSatellite Radio (U.S. Models)
Receiving Satellite Radio Service To get your XM Satellite radio ID
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Your audio system will accept
auxiliary inputs f rom a portable
cassette player, MP3 player, etc.To take the system out of AUX mode,
press the AM/FM, or CD/AUX or
CD/AUX/XM (U.S. models only)
button. To return to AUX mode
while the jack is connected, press the
CD/AUX or CD/AUX/XM button.
To use the jack, turn down the
volume of the portable unit, and
pivot the input jack cover up, then
plug in a mini-jack cable between the
portable unit and the jack. You will
seeAUXinthedisplayandthe
system automatically switches to
AUX mode. To adjust the volume,
turn the VOL/PWR knob.
Auxiliary Input Jack
Auxiliary Input Jack
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Playing Discs
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CD LOAD INDICATORLOAD BUTTONCD SLOTEJECT BUTTON RANDOM BUTTON
REPEAT BUTTON
DISC NUMBER
Without navigation system
AM/FM BUTTON
CD BUTTON TRACK NUMBER
SEEK/SKIP BAR
U.S. model is shown. PRESET BUTTONS
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CD SLOT
CD LOAD INDICATOR
LOAD BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BARSCAN BUTTON
CD/AUX BUTTON CH DISC BAR
UPPER DISPLAY
DISC SCAN ICON TRACK REPEAT ICON
TRACK SCAN ICON CH DISC ICONS
SOUND ICON
TRACK RANDOM ICON
DISC REPEAT ICON
With navigation system
TRACK ICON
DISC ICON
U.S. model is shown. AUDIO BUTTON
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To load multiple discs in one
operation:Press the LOAD button until you
hear a beep and see ‘‘LOAD’’ on
the display.
To load only one CD, press and
release the LOAD button.
The disc number f or an empty
position is highlighted and the red
light starts blinking.
Insert the disc into the CD slot
when the green CD load indicator
comes on. Insert it only about
half way; the drive will pull it in the
rest of the way. You will see
‘‘BUSY’’ on the display as the CD
load indicator turns red and blinks
as the CD is loaded. You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
When the CD load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears on the
display again, insert the next CD
in the slot.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 until all
six positions are loaded. If you are
not loading all six positions, the
system begins playing the last CD
loaded.
Your audio system has an in-dash
CD changer that holds up to six CDs,
providing several hours of
continuous entertainment. You
operate this CD changer with the
same controls used f or the radio.
To load CDs or operate the CD
changer, the ignition switch must be
in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position.
For best results when using CD-R or
CD-RW discs, use only high quality
discs labeled f or audio use. When
recording a CD-R or CD-RW, the
recordingmustbeclosedinorder
f or the disc to be played by the CD
player. 1.
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4.
5.
L oading CDs in the Changer
Operating the CD Changer
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Do not use CDs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the CD
to jam in the unit.
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If you are not loading CDs into all six
positions, press the LOAD button
again after the last CD has loaded.
The system will begin playing the
last CD loaded.
If you stop loading discs bef ore all
six positions are f illed, the system
will wait f or 15 seconds, stop the load
operation, and begin playing the last
disc loaded.
When that CD ends, the next CD in
the CD changer is loaded and played.
Af ter the last CD f inishes, the
system returns to the f irst CD.To select a dif f erent disc, press an
appropriate preset button (1 6) or
use the Preset 5 (DISC ) to select
the previous disc or Preset 6 (DISC
) to select the next disc in
sequence. On vehicles with
navigation system, touch the
appropriate disc icon or press the
or side of the CH/DISC bar. If
youselectanemptypositioninthe
CD changer, the system will try to
load the CD in the next available slot.
Select the CD changer by pressing
the CD button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ on
the display. The system will begin
playing the last selected CD in the
CD changer. You will see the disc
and track numbers displayed.
You can also load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing. Select
the empty position (the disc number
indicator is not highlighted) and
press the appropriate preset button
or touch a disc icon. The current CD
stops playing and starts the loading
sequence. The CD just loaded will
play.
Playing Discs
To Play a CD
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Each time you
press and release the side of
the SEEK/SKIP bar, the system
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track. Press and release the side of the bar to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
track.
The RANDOM
function plays the tracks within a CD
in random order, rather than in the
order they are recorded on the CD.
To activate it, press the RDM button.
You will see RDM on the display as a
reminder. The system will then select and play tracks randomly.
This continues until you deactivate
RANDOM by pressing the RDM
button again.
Press and hold
the RPT button to continuously
replay the current CD. You will see
D-RPT on the display as a reminder.
Press the button again to turn it off. To activate the repeat
f eature, press and release the RPT
button. You will see RPT on the
display as a reminder. The system
continuously replays the current
track. Press the RPT button again to
turn it off. Pressing either of the
SKIP bar also turns of f the repeat
feature.
The available CD f unctions are
described as f ollows.
The SCAN f unction
samples all the tracks on the
selected disc in the order they are
recorded on the CD. To activate it,
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see SCAN on the display as
a reminder. The system will then
play the f irst track f or approximately
10 seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the f ollowing
tracks f or 10 seconds each. When it
plays a track that you want to
continue listening to, press the
SCAN button again.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold the or side of the
SEEK/SKIP bar.
Playing Discs
SEEK /SK IP
RANDOM
DISC REPEAT
REPEATSCAN
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