2009 Acura TL Owner's Manual

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INTERFACE DIALVOL/ (VOLUME/POWER)
KNOB
TITLE BUTTON
AM/FM BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
CATEGORY BAR
TUNE BAR
AUDIO BUTTON (SOUND) BUTTON
NAVIGATION SCREEN
CENTER DISPLAY
SKIP BAR
SCAN/A.SEL (SCAN/
AUTO SELECT) BAR
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The power mode must be in
ACCESSORY or ON. Press the
AUDIO button to view the audio
control display. Turn the system on
by pressing the VOL/ knob or
the AM/FM button. Adjust the
volume by turning the
VOL/ knob.Your vehicle has the engine start/
stop button instead of an ignition
switch. For more inf ormation to
select the power mode, see page .
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are shown on
the display. To change bands, press
the AM/FM button. You can also
change bands by pushing the
interf ace selector up. Each time you
push it up, the band will change to
FM1, FM2 or AM. On the FM bands,
STEREO will be shown on the
navigation screen and ST on the
center display, if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip (seek), scan, the
preset buttons, and auto select.
On the FM band, you can also use
the f eatures provided by the radio
data system (RDS). For more
inf ormation on the RDS, see page
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BAND
STEREO INDICATOR
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Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired f requency.
Press the side of the bar to tune
to a higher f requency, or the side to tune to a lower
f requency. To tune with the
interf ace dial, push the interf ace
selector down, and turn the interf ace
dial to select Tune. Then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector,
andturntheinterfacedialtothe
desired f requency. To exit the
TUNE mode, press ENTER on the interface selector, then push the
interfaceselectoruptogoback.
The skip (seek)
f unction searches up and down f rom
the current f requency to f ind a
station with a strong signal. To
activate it, press either side ( or ) of the SKIP bar, then release
it.
The SCAN function
samples all stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN side of
the SCAN A.SEL bar, then release it.
To scan with the interf ace dial, push
the interf ace selector down, and turn
the interf ace dial to select Scan, then
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector.
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SCAN
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TUNE SCAN
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YouwillseeSCANonthescreen.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal. When it f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then 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 side of the bar again.
Each preset button or
preset icon can store one f requency
on AM and two f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
six stations each.
Usethetune,skip(seek),scan,or
RDS function to tune the radio to a
desired station. Press the preset button, and hold
it until you hear a beep. You can
also store f requencies with the
interf ace dial. Select the preset
icon you want to store the
f requency on, then press ENTER
on the interf ace selector, and hold
it until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
f ind strong signal stations in the local
area.
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To store a preset memory location:
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Preset
AUTO SELECT
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A.SEL INDICATOR
A.SEL
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Push the interf ace selector down to
display the AUDIO MENU. Turn the
interf ace dial to select A.SEL, then
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. Turn the interf ace dial to
select ON, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will see
A.SEL on the center display and the
audio control display (if selected),
and the system goes into auto select
mode f or several seconds.
You can also press the A.SEL side of
the SCAN/A.SEL bar. You will see
A.SEL on the center display or the
screen, and the system goes into
auto select mode f or several seconds.
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button (icon).
The system stores the f requencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons (icons).If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons (icons) as previously
described.
select A.Sel on
the audio menu again and turn the
interf ace dial to select A.SEL OFF,
or press the A.SEL side of the bar
again. This restores the presets you
originally set.
For inf ormation on AM/FM radio
f requencies and reception, see page . The RDS INFO display f unction
shows the name of the station you
are listening to. With the audio
system on and the FM band selected,
you can turn this f unction on or of f .
On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name according to
the inf ormation provided by the
radio data system (RDS) if the
station has the RDS information
available.
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To cancel auto select,
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Radio Data System (RDS)
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If the station you are listening to is
not an RDS station, the audio screen
and the center display continue to
show the f requency.
To switch the RDS INFO display
f unction on and of f , press and
release the TITLE button. With the
system on, you will see the ‘‘RDS
INFO ON’’ message on the center
display. If the station you are
listening to is an RDS station, the
displayed f requency switches to the
station name. When you turn of f this f unction by
pressing the TITLE button, the
center display shows ‘‘RDS INFO
OFF.’’
On the FM band selected, you can
select the program type provided by
the RDS. Press the AUDIO button to
display the radio inf ormation on the
screen. Push down the interf ace
selector, then turn the interf ace dial
to select RDS search. Press ENTER
to set your selection. The principal
RDS categories are shown as
f ollows:
If the station you are
listening to is an RDS station, the
audio screen will always display the
RDS inf ormation.
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Radio Data System (RDS) Category
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NOTE:RDS INFO MESSAGE
RDS SEARCH
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ALL: All RDS category stations
COUNTRY: Country music.
TOP 40: Top 40 hits
ROCK: Rock, classic rock and sof t
rock music
OLDIES: Nostalgia music and oldies
JAZZ: Jazz
SOFT: Adult hits and sof t music
R & B: Rhythm and blues, and sof t
rhythm and blues
CLASSIC: Classical music
RELIGION: Religious music and
religious talk
INFO: News, inf ormation, sports,
talk, f oreign language, personality,
public, college, and weather
TRAFFIC: Traffic information
Turn the interf ace dial to select an
RDS category. You can use the
search or scan f unction to f ind radio
stations on the selected RDS
category by pressing the interf ace
selector to the left or the right. Press
ENTER to set your selection. If you
do nothing while the RDS category is
selected, the selected category is
canceled.You can also select an RDS category
with the CATEGORY bar. Press
either side ( or ) of the
CATEGORY bar to display an RDS
category in the center display. Select
a category by pressing either side of
the bar.
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RDS CATEGORY
RDS CATEGORY
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This f unction searches up and down
f or strong signal f requencies that
carries the selected RDS category
inf ormation. This can help you to
find a station in your favorite
category. To activate it, press and
release either side ( or ) of
the SKIP bar. You will also see the
selected RDS category name
blinking in the center display while
searching it.To activate RDS category search
with the interf ace dial, push the
AUDIO button to display the FM
radio inf ormation on the screen.
Push the interf ace selector down,
and turn the interf ace dial to select
RDS search. Press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. The screen shows
youtheRDScategorylist.While the RDS category is selected,
move the interface selector to the
lef t or right to select SEEK up,
SEEK down, or SCAN in the upper
right corner of the screen. When you
press and release ENTER to select
the RDS category, RDS category
search (SEEK up/down) starts.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will blink f or about 5
seconds on the center display, then
‘‘NOTHING’’ will blink f or about 5
seconds on the navigation screen
and the system will go back to the
last selected station. Turn the interface dial to the desired
RDS category.
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SEEK is selected.
SEEK/SCAN ICON (RDS Search mode)
RDS CATEGORY LIST
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