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This
f eature continuously plays a f ile.
Select normal play to turn it of f .
Pressing either side of the SKIP bar
also turns off this feature. This f unction
samples all f iles in the selected
f older in the order they are stored.
To activate the scan feature, press
and release the SCAN button. You
will see SCAN in the display. You will
get a 10 second sampling of each f ile
in the f older. Press and hold the
SCAN button to get out of the scan
mode and play the last f ile sampled.
You can also select the scan feature
from the menu items with the
selector knob (see page ).
This feature
replays all the f iles on the selected
f older in the order they are stored.
Select normal play to turn it of f .
Pressing either side of the
CATEGORY bar also turns of f this
feature.
This feature
plays the f iles in the selected f older
in random order. You will see
F-RANDOM in the display. Select
normal play to turn it off.
This feature
plays all the f iles in random order.
You will see RANDOM in the display.
Select normal play to turn it of f . 213
Playing a USB Flash Memory Device (Models without navigation system)
REPEAT ONE TRK SCAN T RK
REPEAT ONE FLD
RANDOM IN FLD
RANDOM ALL
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µIf you see an error message in the
display, see page .
To play the radio, press the FM, AM
or button. Press the CD
button to switch to the disc mode (if
a disc is loaded). Press the AUX
button to switch the audio mode
between the USB or
Audio.
Select normal play to turn either
scan f eature of f . Pressing either side
of the CATEGORY or SKIP bar also
turns off the feature. This f unction
samples the f irst f ile in each f older in
the order they are stored. To
activate the folder scan feature,
press and release the SCAN button
repeatedly. You will see F-SCAN in
the display. You will get a 10 second
sampling of the f irst f ile in each
folder.PressandholdtheSCAN
button to get out of the f older scan
mode and play the last f ile sampled.
You can also select the folder scan
f eature f rom the menu items with
the selector knob (see page ).
You can disconnect the USB f lash
memory device at any time even if
the USB mode is selected on the
audio system. Make sure to f ollow
the USB f lash memory device’s
instructions when you remove it. If you reconnect the same USB f lash
memory device, the system will
begin playing where it lef t of f . You can also press the MODE
buttononthesteeringwheelto
change modes. 216
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Bluetooth
Playing a USB Flash Memory Device (Models without navigation system)
USB Flash Memory Device Error
Messages
To Stop Playing a USB Flash
Memory Device
SCAN FL D
Disconnect ing a USB Flash Memory
Device
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Press the AUX button with the
ignition switch in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. The audio
display shows the
Audio
message and mark. Until the phone
is recognized, you will see ‘‘NO
CONNECT’’ on the display. This
message will go of f when the phone
is recognized, then the system
begins to play. Af ter a device is linked, press the
TITLE button to confirm the device
name. The name of the device will
appear on the audio display.
If more than one phone is paired to
the HFL system, there will be delay
bef ore the system begins to play.
To begin to play the audio f iles, you
may need to operate your phone. If
so, f ollow the phone maker’s
operating instructions.
If an iPod, USB flash memory
device, or audio unit connected
to the auxiliary input jack was
selected at the last mode, you
will see iPod, USB, or AUX in
the audio display. Push the AUX
button again to play audio f iles
from your
Audio
phone.
Your vehicle is equipped with a
Audio system, which
allows you to listen to streaming
audio f rom your
Audio
compatible phone. This f unction is
only available on phones that are
paired and linked to the vehicle’s
HandsFreeLink(HFL)
system (see page ).
Make sure that your phone is paired
and linked to HFL.
Not all Bluetooth-enabled phones
with streaming audio capabilities are
compatible with the system. You can
f ind an approved phone by visiting
,orby
calling the HandsFreeLink
consumer support at 1-888-528-7876.
In Canada, visit , or call
1-888-9-ACURA-9.
In some states, it may be
illegal to perf orm some data device
f unctions while driving. :
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
www.acura.com/handsfree link
www.acura.ca
BluetoothAudio System (Models without navigation system)
To PlayAudio FilesBluet oot h
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Push the interf ace selector down to
scroll down the screen, highlight
A.SEL, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will see
A.SEL f lashing on the screen, and
the system goes into scan mode f or
several seconds.
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 f or more than 2 seconds.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
When the system finds a strong
signal, 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,
or push the interf ace selector to the
right 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
twosetsof FMfrequencieswith
the preset buttons (on-screen
icons). If you are
traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area.
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3.
4.
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To store a preset memory location:
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Preset AUTO SELECT
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A.SEL INDICATOR
PRESET ICON
A.SEL ICON
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ToswitchthePSnamedisplay
f unction on and of f , press and
release the TITLE button. With the
system on, you will see the ‘‘PS 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.
On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name provided by
the radio data system (RDS).
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button. You can also press the A.SEL side of
the SCAN/A.SEL bar. You will see
A.SEL on the screen, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. The system stores the
f requencies of six AM and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons. press ENTER
on the interf ace selector.
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.
For inf ormation on FM/AM radio
f requencies and reception, see page . ,pressthe
A. SEL side of the bar. This restores
the presets you originally set. Theprogramservicenamedisplay
f unction shows the name of the
station you are listening to. You can
turn this f unction on or of f .
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To turn of f auto select,
To turn of f auto selectRadio Data System (RDS)
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PS ON MESSAGE
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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. This f unction searches up and down
a f requency f or the strongest signal
f rom the 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. When the
system f inds a station, the selected
RDS category name will be displayed
again for about 5 seconds in the
center display.
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.
Turn the selector to select an RDS
category. You can use the search or
scan function to find radio stations
on the selected RDS category by
pressing the selector to the right
repeatedly. Press ENTER to set your
selection. If you do nothing while the
RDS category is selected, the
selected category is canceled.
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RDS Program Search
Playing the FM/A M Radio (Models with navigation system)
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RDS CATEGORY
RDS CATEGORY
U.S. model is shown.
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To activate RDS program search
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.Turn the knob to the desired RDS
category.
The scan f unction samples all
stations with strong signals on the
selected RDS category. To activate it,
press and release the SCAN side of
the SCAN/A.SEL bar. You will see
SCAN in the center 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
searching it. When the system finds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds.
While the RDS category is selected,
move the selector knob to the right
to select SEEK in the upper right
corner of the screen. Then press
ENTER to activate the seek f unction.
RDS Program SCAN
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SEEK/SCAN ICON
RDS CATEGORY LIST
SEEK is selected.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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SEEK/SCAN ICON
RDS CATEGORY LIST
SCAN is selected.
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