There may be other geographic
situations that could affect XM Radio
reception.As required by the FCC:Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible forcompliance could void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.
Receiving XM Radio Service
If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle from a
previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Radio. With the ignition
switch in the ACCESSORY (I) or the
ON (II) position, press thebutton. A variety of music types and
styles will play.
If you decide to purchase XM Radio
service, contact XM
ꭂRadio at
www.xmradio.com,
or at
1-800-852-9696. In Canada, contact
XM CANADA
ꭂwww.xmradio.ca,
or
call 1-877-209-0079. You will need to
give them your radio I.D. number
and your credit card number. To get
your radio I.D. number, press the
button, then turn the selector
knob until ‘‘CH 000 ’’appears in the
display. Your I.D. will appear in the
display. After you
’ve registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
XM Radio mode while you wait for
activation. This should take about 30
minutes.
While waiting for activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated,
‘‘ CATEGORY ’’or ‘‘CHANNEL ’’will
appear in the display, and you ’ll be
able to listen to XM radio broadcasts.
XM Radio will continue to send an
activation signal to your vehicle for at
least 12 hours from the activation
request. If the service has not been
activated after 36 hours, contact XM
Radio. In Canada, contact XM
CANADA
ꭂ.
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Push the interface selector down to
display the AUDIO MENU. Turn the
interface dial to select A.SEL, then
press ENTER on the interface
selector. Turn the interface dial to
select ON, then press ENTER on the
interface selector. You will see A.SEL
on the display and the audio control
display (if selected), and the system
goes into auto select mode for
several seconds.
The system stores the frequencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in the
preset buttons (icons).
You will see‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot find a strong station for
every preset button (icon).
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store other
frequencies on the preset buttons
(icons) as previously described.
To cancel auto select,
select A.Sel on
the audio menu again and turn the
interface dial to select A.SEL OFF.
This restores the presets you
originally set.
For information on FM/AM radio
frequencies and reception, see page
369. Radio Data System (RDS)
On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name according to
the information provided by the radio
data system (RDS) if the station has
the RDS information available.
RDS INFO DisplayThe RDS INFO display function
shows the name of the station you
are listening to. With the audio
system on and the FM band selected,
you can turn this function on or off.
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Turn the selector dial to select a
sound file, then press ENTER. The
display shows the category, name
and title information of the selected
file and plays the recorded portion of
the song.
To delete a file, push the interface
selector to the right to select
‘‘DELETE. ’’Select ‘‘Delete All ’’or
‘‘ Delete Selected Item, ’’then press
ENTER on the interface selector. Receiving XM Radio Service
If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle from a
previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Radio. With the power mode
in ACCESSORY or ON, press the
button. A variety of music
types and styles will play.
Your vehicle has the engine start/
stop button instead of an ignition
switch. For more information on how
to select the power mode, see page
194. If you decide to purchase XM radio
service, contact XM
ꭂRadio at
www.
xmradio.com,
or at 1-800-852-9696. In
Canada, contact XM Canada
ꭂat
www.xmradio.ca,
or call
1-877-209-0079. You will need to give
them your radio I.D. number and
your credit card number. To get your
radio I.D. number, press and release
the
side of the TUNE bar until ‘‘0’’
appears in the display. Your I.D. will
appear in the display.
After you have registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
satellite radio mode while you wait
for activation. This should take about
30 minutes.
SOUND FILE RECORDED DATE
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While waiting for activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated, CAT
(category) or CH (channel) will
appear in the display, and you’ll be
able to listen to XM Radio
broadcasts. XM Radio will continue
to send an activation signal to your
vehicle for at least 12 hours from the
activation request. If the service has
not been activated after 36 hours,
contact XM Radio. In Canada, contact
XM CANADA
ꭂ.
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Checking HDD Audio CapacityYou 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.Updating Gracenote
ꭂAlbum Info
(Gracenote
ꭂMedia Database)
You can update the Gracenote
ꭂ
Album Info (Gracenote
ꭂMedia
Database) that is included with the
navigation system.
NOTE:
Consult your dealer, or visit
www.
acura.com
(in U.S.), or
www.acura.ca
(in Canada), to acquire updated files.
1. Insert the update disc into the disc
slot, or connect the USB flash
memory device that includes the
update.
2. Push the interface selector downto select AUDIO MENU in the
HDD playback screen or CD
playback screen.
3. Turn the interface dial to select HDD Setup, then press ENTER on
the interface selector.
4. Turn the interface dial and select Gracenote Info. Update, then press
ENTER on the interface selector.
REMAINING CAPACITY
MAXIMUM CAPACITY
VERSION
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Gracenote Music Recognition
Service (CDDB)
Music recognition technology and
related data are provided by
Gracenote
ꭂ. 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 from the Gracenote
Database and displayed (when
available). Gracenote may not
contain information for all albums. Gracenote is an internet-based music
recognition service that allows artist,
album, and track information from
CDs to display on the HDD.
Gracenote users are allowed 4 free
updates a year. More information
about Gracenote, its features, and
downloads are available at
www.
acura.com
(in U.S.) or
www.acura.ca
(in Canada).
CD and music-related data from
Gracenote, Inc., copyright
©2000 -
2009 Gracenote.
Gracenote Software, copyright
©2000
- 2009 Gracenote. This product and
service may practice one or more of
the following U.S. Patents:
ꭨ 5,987,525; ꭨ6,061,680;
ꭨ 6,154,773, ꭨ6,161,132,
ꭨ 6,230,192, ꭨ6,230,207,
ꭨ 6,240,459, ꭨ6,330,593, and other
patents issued or pending. Some
services supplied under license from
Open Globe, Inc. for U.S. Patent:
ꭨ 6,304,523. Gracenote and CDDB are registered
trademarks of Gracenote. The
Gracenote logo and logotype, and the
‘‘
Powered by Gracenote ’’logo are
trademarks of Gracenote.
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Gracenote
ꭂEnd User License
Agreement
Version 20061005
This application or device contains
software from Gracenote, Inc. of
Emeryville, California (‘‘ Gracenote’’).
The software from Gracenote (the
‘‘ Gracenote Software’’ ) enables this
application to perform disc and/or
file identification and obtain music-
related information, including name,
artist, track, and title information
(‘‘ Gracenote Data’’ ) from online
servers or embedded databases
(collectively, ‘‘Gracenote Servers ’’)
and to perform other functions. You
may use Gracenote Data only by
means of the intended End-User
functions or this application or
device.
You agree that you will use
Gracenote Data, the Gracenote
Software, and Gracenote Servers for
your own personal non-commercial
use only. You agree not to assign, copy,
transfer or transmit the Gracenote
Software or any Gracenote Data to
any third party.
YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OR
EXPLOIT GRACENOTE DATA,
THE GRACENOTE SOFTWARE, OR
GRACENOTE SERVERS, EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED
HEREIN.
You agree that your non-exclusive
license to use the Gracenote Data,
the Gracenote Software, and
Gracenote Servers will terminate if
you violate these restrictions. If your
license terminates, you agree to
cease any and all use of the
Gracenote Data, the Gracenote
Software, and Gracenote Servers.
Gracenote reserves all rights in
Gracenote Data, the Gracenote
Software, and the Gracenote Servers,
including all ownership rights. Under
no circumstances will Gracenote
become liable for any payment to you
for any information that you provide.
You agree that Gracenote, Inc. may
enforce its rights under this
Agreement against you directly in its
own name.
The Gracenote service uses a unique
identifier to track queries for
statistical purposes. The purpose of a
randomly assigned numeric identifier
is to allow the Gracenote service to
count queries without knowing
anything about who you are. For
more information, see the web page
for the Gracenote Privacy Policy for
the Gracenote service.
The Gracenote Software and each
item of Gracenote Data are licensed
to you
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Gracenote makes no representations
or warranties, express or implied,
regarding the accuracy of any
Gracenote Data from in the
Gracenote Servers. Gracenote
reserves the right to delete data from
the Gracenote Servers or to change
data categories for any cause that
Gracenote deems sufficient. No
warranty is made that the Gracenote
Software or Gracenote Servers are
error-free or that functioning of
Gracenote Software or Gracenote
Servers will be uninterrupted.
Gracenote is not obligated to provide
you with new enhanced or additional
data types or categories that
Gracenote may provide in the future
and is free to discontinue its services
at any time.GRACENOTE DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE, AND NON-
INFRINGEMENT. GRACENOTE
DOES NOT WARRANT THE
RESULTS THAT WILL BE
OBTAINED BY YOUR USE OF THE
GRACENOTE SOFTWARE OR ANY
GRACENOTE SERVER. IN NO
CASE WILL GRACENOTE BE
LIABLE FOR ANY
CONSEQUENTIAL OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR FOR
ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST
REVENUES.
© Gracenote 2009
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