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Select a desired playlist to change
the user playlist music genre, or a
desired album to change the
original playlist music genre. Ref er
to the Music Search f unction on
page f or how to select a
playlist or an album. Push the
interf ace selector down to display
AUDIO MENU f or a selected
playlist or album.Turn the interf ace dial to select
Edit Album Name (or Edit Playlist
Name), then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector in Edit Album
(or Edit Playlist) screen.
Turn the interf ace dial and select
Edit Album (or Edit Playlist if you
want to edit User Playlist), then
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector.On the Edit Album Name screen,
turn the interf ace dial and select
EditGenre,andthenpress
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
Turn the interf ace dial on the
Select a genre screen to select the
Original Playlist or User Playlist
that you want to change the genre
andthenpressENTERonthe
interf ace selector. You will be
returned to the Edit Album Name
screen.
Push the selector down to select
OK. The screen returns to the
playlist.
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Select the track with the interface
dial f rom the playback screen
while it is playing. Press ENTER
on the interf ace selector.
The OPTIONS icon will appear in
the selected track. Press ENTER
on the interf ace selector.Select OK to conf irm you want to
delete the track. You will be
returned to the Playback screen
f or the Original Playlist or User
Playlist.
The track options box is displayed.
Select Delete and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector.When you delete a track f rom the
Original Playlist, the track is also
deleted f rom the User Playlist in
which the deleted track was
stored.
Even if all the tracks are deleted
from the User Playlist, the data
f older f or that playlist cannot be
deleted, and their names (playlist
and artist) are left. You can store
tracks again on that playlist.
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2.
3.
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Deleting a Track
Features
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On the HDD playback screen of
the album in which you want to
delete, push the interface selector
down to display AUDIO MENU.
Turn the interf ace dial and select
Edit Album (or Edit Playlist if you
want to edit User Playlist), then
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector.
On the Edit Album (or Edit
Playlist) screen, turn the interf ace
dial and select Delete Album (or
Delete Playlist), then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.The delete box is displayed. Select
OKandthenpressENTERonthe
interf ace selector. You will be
returned to the Playback screen
f or the Original Playlist or User
Playlist.
When you delete the Original
Playlist, any tracks stored in a
User Playlist are also deleted.
Even if all the tracks are deleted
from the User Playlist, the data
f older f or that playlist cannot be
deleted, and their names (playlist
and artist) are left. You can store
tracks again on that playlist.
While playing back an Original
Playlist or User Playlist that you
want to add to a dif f erent User
Playlist, push the interface
selector down to display AUDIO
MENU.
Turn the interf ace dial and select
Edit Album (or Edit Playlist if you
want to edit an User Playlist), and
then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
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Deleting an A lbum A dding a T rack or A lbum to the
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On the Edit Album (or Edit
Playlist) screen, turn the interf ace
dial and select Add to Playlist, and
then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
On the Playlist screen, turn the
interf ace dial and select a desired
User Playlist, then press ENTER
on the interf ace selector. You will
be returned to the Playback
screen f or the Original Playlist or
User Playlist.While a track is playing on an
Original Playlist or User Playlist
Playback screen, turn the
interf ace dial and select the track
that you want to add to a User
Playlist, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
The track options box is displayed.
Select Add to Playlist, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.On the Playlist screen, turn the
interf ace dial and select the
Playlisttowhichthesongistobe
added, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will be
returned to the Playback screen
f or the Original Playlist.
When adding f rom and to the same
User Playlist, the same tracks will be
stored twice.
When adding f rom and to the same
User Playlist, the same tracks will be
stored twice.
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2.3.
3.
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AddingaTracktoaUserPlaylist
Features
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You can update the Gracenote
Album Inf o (GracenoteMedia
Database) that is included with the
navigation system.
Consult your dealer, or visit (in U.S.), or
(in Canada), to acquire
updated f iles.
Insert the update disc into the disc
slot, or connect the USB f lash
memory device that includes the
update.
You can check the HDD Audio
capacity and remaining space as well
as the Gracenote Music Recognition
Service (CDDB) version included
with the navigation system on the
HDD Setup screen.
Push the interf ace selector down
to display AUDIO MENU.
Turn the interf ace dial and select
Get Album Inf o, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
On the Select an Album screen,
turn the interf ace dial and select
the title inf ormation f or the
Original Playlist, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
You will be returned to the Audio
Menu screen.
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2.
3.
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www.acura.ca
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Updating GracenoteAlbum Inf o
(Gracenote
Media Database)
Checking HDD A udio Capacity
A cquiring T itle Inf ormation
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Gracenote is an internet-based music
recognition service that allows artist,
album, and track inf ormation f rom
CDs and MP3 f iles to display on the
HDD. Gracenote users are allowed 4
f ree updates a year. More
inf ormation about Gracenote, its
f eatures, and downloads are
available at
(in U.S.)
or (in Canada).
CD and music-related data from
Gracenote, Inc., copyright 2000
2008 Gracenote.
Music recognition technology and
related data are provided by
Gracenote
. Gracenote is the
industry standard in music
recognition technology and related
content delivery. For more
information, please visit http://www.
gracenote.com/.
When music is recorded to the HDD
from a CD, information such as the
recording artist and track name are
retrieved f rom the Gracenote
Database and displayed (when
available). Gracenote may not
contain inf ormation f or all albums.
A pop-up screen verif ying whether
the deletion is to be continued or
not will be displayed. Select Yes to
delete,orNotocancel.
A second conf irmation will appear.
Select Yes to delete, or No to
cancel.
If you select ,
the system will automatically restart
af ter deletion. When you are f inished deleting
the data, press the interface
selector down to select .
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6.
7.www.acura.com
www.acura.ca
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Gracenote Music Recognition
Service (CDDB)
Music on HDD Done
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Features
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SKIP BAR
CENTER DISPLAY
NAVIGATION SCREEN
VOL/ (VOLUME/POWER)
KNOB
INTERFACE DIAL HDD/AUX BUTTON
CANCEL BUTTON
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When the iPod is connected and the
iPod mode is selected on the audio
system, the iPod indicator is shown
in the center display. If you selected
the audio control display by pressing
the AUDIO button, you will see the
iPod icon on the screen. Af ter
loading, you will see the Acura logo
on the iPod. That means you can
only operate your iPod using the
vehicle’s audio unit. Itmaytakeafewminutesfor
the Acura logo to display on the
iPod. If the display does not
change, this f unction is not
supported on your iPod model
or f irmware.
If the iPod indicator does not appear
in the audio display, check the
connections, and try to reconnect the
iPod a f ew times.
If the audio system still does not
recognize the iPod, the iPod may
need to be reset. Follow the
instructions that came with your
iPod, or you can f ind reset
instructions online at The current f ile number and total of
the selected playable f iles are
displayed in the center display.
Pressing the AUDIO button displays
the artist, album and track (f ile)
names on the navigation screen.
:
www.apple.com/
ipod.
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