2010 Acura TL ECO mode

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 . On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name provided by
the radio data system (RDS).
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 .
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To cancel auto select,
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This f unction searches up and down
f or strong signal f requencies that
carry 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. Press
ENTER to activate the RDS category
search (SEEK up/down). Turn the interface dial to the desired
RDS category.
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.
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SEEK is selected. SEEK/SCAN ICON (RDS Search mode)
RDS CATEGORY LIST
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To activate RDS category scan 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
on the audio menu. Press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. The screen
shows you the RDS category list.
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 side of the SCAN/
A.SEL bar again.
The scan f unction samples all
stations with strong signals on the
selected RDS category one by one.
To activate it, press and release the
SCAN side of the SCAN/A.SEL bar.
YouwillseeSCANinthecenter
display. The system will scan f or a
station with a strong signal in the
selected RDS category. You will also
see the selected RDS category name
blinking in the center display while
scanning it. When the system f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds. 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.
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RDS CATEGORY LIST
SEEK/SCAN ICON (RDS Search mode)
SCAN is selected.
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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 interf ace dial or VOL/ knob
to the desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interf ace selector. To equalize the
fader or balance, turn the interface
dial or VOL/ knob until the
marks on the sound grid come to the
center of the adjustment bar.
The system will return to the audio
playing mode in the center display
about 10 seconds af ter you stop
adjusting a mode.
Turn the VOL/ knob or
interf ace knob to adjust the setting
to your liking. You can check the
level on the navigation screen or on
the center display. When the level
reaches the center, you will see ‘‘C’’
in the center display. You can also adjust the sound by
pushing the (Sound) button
repeatedly. Each mode is shown in
the center display as you push the
button. If you do not make an adjustment
within 10 seconds, you will need to
selectthemodeagain.
To adjust bass
and treble, select BASS or TREBLE,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. The current setting is
shownonthedisplay.Turnthe
interf ace dial or VOL/ knob to
the desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
If the fader adjustment is set to F9
(maximum f ront level), the
subwoof er is turned of f .
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FADER/BALANCE
BASS/TREBL E
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Adjusts the strength of
sound f rom the center speaker.
To adjust the
strength of the sound f rom the
subwoof er speaker, select it and
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. Turn the interf ace dial to
the desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
The SVC has f our modes: OFF,
LOW, MID, and HIGH. The def ault
setting is MID. To change the SVC
mode, select SVC, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
The current setting is shown on the screen. Turn the interf ace dial to the
desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interf ace selector. If you f eel the
sound is too loud, choose low. If you
f eel the sound is too quiet, choose
high.
Dolby
PL (ProLogic) II signal processing
creates multi-channel surround
sound f rom 2 channel stereo audio
sources. Dolby ProLogic II can only
activate when listening to DISC
(CD-DA,MP3,WMA,AAC),XM
Radio, AUX (USB, iPod
,AUX,
Audio), and HDD Audio.
When ProLogic II is available, ‘‘PL
II’’ is shown in the audio display.
When ProLogic II is not available in
the selected audio source, ‘‘DPL2 N/
A’’ is shown on the center display. To set this f eature on or of f , select
Dolby PL II, and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. Rotate the
interf ace dial to ON or OFF, and
press ENTER.
Manuf actured under license f rom
Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro
Logic, MLP Lossless and the double-
D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
In some audio playing modes
(XM,AUX),whenDPLIIison,the
music coming f rom the rear
speakers may sound distorted. This
is due to compression of the music,
and it does not indicate a problem
with the setting.Bluetooth
CENT ER
SUBWOOFER
Dolby PL (ProL ogic) II
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Each time you press and release the
TITLE button, the center display
changes in the f ollowing sequence:
NAME (artist name), TITLE (music
title), and CHANNEL NAME
(channel name).
Onthescreen,youwillseethe
selected CHANNEL (number),
CATEGORY, NAME (artist name),
and TITLE (music title).
You may experience periods when
XM Radio does not transmit the
artist’s name and song title
inf ormation. If this happens, there is
nothing wrong with your system.
To switch between the
category mode and channel mode,
push the interf ace selector down to
display AUDIO MENU, then turn
the interf ace dial to select Mode, and
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector.
Turn the interf ace dial to select CH
or CAT, then press ENTER on the
interface selector. Move the
interfaceselectoruptogoback.
You can also switch the mode by
pressing the TITLE button for 3
seconds.
In the category mode, such as Jazz,
Rock, Classical, etc., you can
navigate through all of the channels
within that category. In the channel
mode, you can select all of the
available channels. Press either side of the
TUNE bar to change channel
selections. Press the side of the
bar f or higher numbered channels
and the side for lower
numbered channels. You can also
change channels with the interf ace
selector, push down the interf ace selector to select AUDIO MENU,
then turn the interface dial to choose
TuneandpressENTERonthe
interf ace selector. Turn the interf ace
dial to the appropriate direction. In
the category mode, you can only
select channels within that category.
Push down the
interf ace selector to select AUDIO
MENU,thenturntheinterfacedial
to select Channel List and press
ENTERontheselector.Turnthe
interf ace dial to select a channel,
then press ENTER to set your
selection.
Press
either side of the bar to select
another category.
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MODE
TUNECHA NNEL L IST
CATEGORY ( or )
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The scan f unction gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the channels within that
category are scanned. To activate
SCAN,presstheSCANsideof the
SCAN/A.SEL bar. You will see
SCAN on the screen and center
display.
The system plays each channel in
numerical order f or a f ew seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press the
SCAN side of the bar to cancel.
This f unction
samples all channels. Push down the
interf ace selector to select AUDIO
MENU,thenturntheinterfacedial
to select Channel Scan and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector. Press the button. Either
XM1 or XM2 will be shown on the
display.
To store a channel: Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel f rom the XM1 band and one
channel f rom the XM2 band.
This
f unction samples the stations in the
selected category. Push down the
interf ace selector to select AUDIO
MENU,thenturntheinterfacedial
to select Category Scan and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector. 1.
SCAN
CHA NNEL SCA N
Preset
CAT EGORY SCAN
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To replay and see the stored file,
press the AUDIO button to select
the audio display on the navigation
screen.
Push down the interf ace selector
to display the audio menu. Turn
the interface dial to select Note,
then press ENTER.
This f unction stores the sound
content played on the selected XM
Radio station with the channel,
category, name, and title inf ormation.
To activate this function, press and
hold the button for about 2
seconds while a song or passage
which you want to store is playing.
You can record f or up to 10 seconds.
To stop recording, press the AM/
FM button or button.
Once you store the recorded sound
f ile, you can replay it and conf irm the
inf ormation. The system can store
up to 30 sound f iles. If you continue
tostoremorefiles,theoldestone
will be deleted each time you add a
new f ile.
There may be other geographic
situations that could af f ect XM 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. U.S. models only
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NOTE ICON
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