2009 Acura RL Owner's Manual

Turn the knob to the desired RDS
category.
To activate RDS program scan with
the interf ace dial, push the AUDIO
button to display the FM radio
inf ormation on the screen. Push the
selector down, and turn the knob to
select RDS SEARCH icon. Press
ENTER on the selector. The screen
shows you the RDS category list. While the RDS category is selected,
move the selector knob to the right
to select SCAN in the upper right
corner of the screen. Then press
ENTER to activate the scan function.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will be blinking f or
about 5 seconds, then the system
goes back to the last selected station. You can use the RDS program
search or scan f unction even if the
PS name display f unction is of f . In
this case, the display shows a
f requency in place of a PS name.
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RDS CATEGORY LIST
SCAN is selected.
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This f unction displays the radio text
inf ormation of the selected RDS
station.To activate radio text display, use
the interf ace dial. Push the selector
down, and turn the knob to select
RADIO TEXT icon. Press ENTER on
the selector to enter the setting.The display shows up to 64
characters on the selected RDS
station.
If the selected RDS station has the
radio text inf ormation, you will see
the text indicator on the screen.
Radio T ext Display
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Those bands cover these f requen-
cies:
AM band: 530 to 1,710 kHz
FM band: 87.7 to 107.9 MHzDriving very near the transmitter of
a station that is broadcasting on a
f requency close to the f requency of
the station you are listening to can
also af f ect your radio’s reception.
You may temporarily hear both
stations,orhearonlythestationyou
are close to.
The radio can receive the complete
AM and FM bands.
How well the radio receives stations
is dependent on many f actors, such
as the distance from the station’s
transmitter, nearby large objects,
and atmospheric conditions.
A radio station’s signal gets weaker
as you get f arther away f rom its
transmitter. If you are listening to an
AM station, you will notice the sound
volume becoming weaker, and the
stationdriftinginandout.If youare
listening to an FM station, you will
see the stereo indicator f lickering of f
and on as the signal weakens.
Eventually, the stereo indicator will
go of f and the sound will f ade
completely as you get out of range of
the station’s signal.
Radio stations on the AM band are
assigned f requencies at least 10 kHz
apart (530, 540, 550). Stations on the
FM band are assigned f requencies at
least 0.2 MHz apart (87.9, 88.1, 88.3).
Stations must use these exact
f requencies. It is f airly common f or
stations to round-of f the f requency in
their advertising, so your radio could
display a f requency of 100.9 even
though the announcer may identif y
the station as ‘‘FM101.’’
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Radio signals, especially on the FM
band, are def lected by large objects
such as buildings and hills. Your
radio then receives both the direct
signal f rom the station’s transmitter,
and the def lected signal. This causes
the sound to distort or flutter. This is
a main cause of poor radio reception
in city driving.Radio reception can be af f ected by
atmospheric conditions such as
thunderstorms, high humidity, and
even sunspots. You may be able to
receive a distant radio station one
day and not receive it the next day
because of a change in conditions.
Electrical interf erence f rom passing
vehicles and stationary sources can
cause temporary reception problems.
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.
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Selectthemodeyouwanttoadjust
by pushing the interf ace selector up
or down, or by turning the interf ace
knob.
To adjust them, press the AUDIO
button, push the interf ace selector
down, and turn the interf ace knob to
SOUND. Then press ENTER on the
selector.
BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE, and
FADER are each adjustable. You can
also adjust the strength of the sound
coming from the center and
subwoof er speakers. In addition, you
can set the AudioPilot
and
Centerpoint
f eatures (when playing
a CD-DA) to on or of f .
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µµ µTo adjust bass
and treble, select BASS or TREBLE,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. The current setting is
shownonthedisplay.Turnthe
interf ace knob to the desired level,
and enter your selection by pressing
ENTER on the interf ace selector. These
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
Fader adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength, while balance adjusts the
side-to-side strength. To adjust f ader
and balance, select FADER or
BALANCE, then press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. The current
setting is shown on the screen. Turn
the interface knob to the desired
level, and enter your selection by
pressing ENTER on the interf ace
selector. To equalize the f ader or
balance, turn the interf ace knob until
the marks on the sound grid come to
the center of the adjustment bar. To
adjust the strength of the sound
f rom the center or subwoof er
speaker, select it and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector. Turn the
interf ace knob to the desired level,
and enter your selection by pressing
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
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BASS/TREBL E FADER/BAL ANCE CENTER/SUBWOOFER
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To set this f eature on or of f , select
AudioPilot,andpressENTERonthe
interf ace selector. Turn the interf ace
knob to ON or OFF, and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
TheONorOFFindicatorisshown
on the screen. Bose AudioPilot
digital processing monitors sound
within the cabin, and helps
compensate f or unwanted ambient
noise with no perceived change in
audio volume.
Bose Centerpointsignal processing processes stereo
and matrix surround recordings to
f ive independent channels, delivering
a multi-channel surround sound
experience, even f rom conventional
stereo discs.
To set this f eature on or of f , select
Centerpoint, and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. Turn the
interface knob to ON or OFF, and
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. The ON or OFF indicator is
shownonthedisplay.
Centerpoint
is only available
when listening to a CD (CD-DA). AudioPilot
and Centerpointare
registered trade marks of the Bose
corporation.
A udioPilotCenterpoint
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Playing the XMRadio
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SCAN
BUTTONSATELLITE RADIO BUTTON
UPPER DISPLAY
INTERFACE DIAL
POWER/
VOLUME
KNOB
CATEGORY
BUTTONS
U.S. models AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONDISPLAY/
MODE
BUTTON
TUNE
BUTTONS
(Technology package model is shown) and Canadian models
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