2010 ACURA ZDX USB

If you see an error message on the
audio display while playing a USB
flash memory device, find the
solution in the chart to the right. If
you cannot clear the error message,
take your vehicle to your dealer.
Error MessageSolutionBAD USB DEVICE
PLEASE CHECK OWNER'S MANUAL USB flash memory device is drawing too much current. Check owner's manual for
compatible USB devices.
ERROR Internal USB ROM Error. Try a different USB device.
NO DATA No USB flash memory device is connected. Connect a USB flash memory device.
NO SONG No files stored on USB flash memory device. Store files on your USB flash memory
device.
UNSUPPORTED USB flash memory device connection has not been established. Reconnect your USB
flash memory device.
UNPLAYABLE FILE Files in the USB flash memory device are RDM or an unsupported format. This error
message appears for a few seconds, then the next song plays.
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DISPLAYVOL/ꂻ(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
TUNE BAR TITLE BUTTON
SKIP BAR
RETURN BUTTON
SELECTOR KNOB SETUP BUTTON
ꂼ/ꂽ (SOUND) BUTTON
DISC BUTTON
USB/AUX BUTTON
Bluetooth
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Your vehicle is equipped with aBluetooth
®audio system, which
allows you to listen to streaming
audio from your Bluetooth audio
compatible phone. This function is
only available on Bluetooth Audio
Compatible phones that are paired
and linked to the vehicle's
Bluetooth
®HandsFreeLink
®(HFL)
system (see page 399).
Not all Bluetooth-enabled phones
with streaming audio capabilities are
compatible with the system. You can
find an approved phone by visiting
www.acura.com/handsfreelink,
or by
calling the HandsFreeLink
®
consumer support at 1-888-528-7876.
In Canada, visit
www.acura.ca,
or call
1-888-9-ACURA-9.
NOTE: In some states, it may be
illegal to perform some data device
functions while driving. To Play
Bluetooth
®Audio Files
Make sure that your phone is paired
and linked to the HFL.
Press the USB/AUX button
ꭧwith the
ignition switch in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. The audio
display shows the
Bluetooth
®Audio
message and mark. Until the phone
is recognized, you will see ‘‘NO
CONNECT ’’on the display. This
message will go off when the phone
is recognized, then the system
begins to play. After a device is linked, 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
before the system begins to play.
To begin to play the audio files, you
may need to operate your phone. If
so, follow the phone maker's
operating instructions.
ꭧ
: 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
USB/AUX button again to play
audio files from your
Bluetooth
®Audio phone.
In the following conditions, the
display shows ‘‘NO CONNECT ’’
message.
●The phone is not linked to HFL.
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To change sound settingsPress the SETUP button to display
the audio settings. Turn the selector
to select a desired sound mode, then
press ENTER to set your selection.
Turn the selector to your liking (see
page 236 for more sound setting
information).
To switch to HFL modeIf you receive a call when theBluetooth
®Audio is playing, press
the HFL Talk button on the steering
wheel. The display switches to the
HFL mode (see page 400).
After ending the call, press the HFL
Back button to go back to the
Bluetooth
®Audio mode.
If you receive a call while the system
is in the pause mode, the mode will
be canceled and
Bluetooth
®Audio
will continue to play.
To turn off the Bluetooth
®Audio
mode
Select any other audio mode by
pressing a button: AM/FM,
or
DISC, on the audio control panel, or
press the MODE button on the
steering wheel to select another
audio mode. If an iPod or USB flash
memory device is connected to the
USB adapter cable, or audio unit is
connected to AUX jack, pressing the
USB/AUX button also changes a
mode.
Switching to another mode pauses
the music playing from your phone.
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Dolby PL (ProLogic) II－Dolby
PL (ProLogic) II signal processing
creates multi-channel surround
sound from 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
ꭂ, AUX,
Bluetooth
ꭂ
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, ‘‘DOLBY
PL II N/ A ’’is shown on the center
display.
ProLogic ON/OFF settings are
independently controlled for DISC,
XM, HDD Audio, and AUX sources.
To set this feature on or off, select
Dolby PL II, and press ENTER on
the interface selector. Rotate the
interface dial to ON or OFF, and
press ENTER. Manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro
Logic, MLP Lossless and the double-
D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
NOTE:
In some audio playing modes
(XM, AUX), when DPLII is on, the
music coming from the rear speakers
may sound distorted. This is due to
compression of the music, and it
does not indicate a problem with the
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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. Note Function
U.S. models onlyThis function stores the sound
content played on the selected XM
satellite radio station with the
channel, category, name, and title
information.
To activate this function, press and
hold the
button for about 3
seconds while a song or passage
which you want to store is playing.
You can record for up to 10 seconds.
To stop recording, press the AM/FM
button,button, or another
function button (DISC, HDD, USB/
AUX).
Once you store the recorded sound
file, you can replay it and confirm the
information. The system can store up
to 30 sound files. If you continue to
store more files, the oldest one will
be deleted each time you add new
file.
To replay and see the stored file,
press the AUDIO button to select the
audio display on the navigation
screen.
Push down the interface selector to
display the audio menu. Turn the
interface dial to select Note, then
press ENTER.
NOTE ICON
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To Stop Playing a Disc
To take the system out of disc mode,
press the AM/FM button, thebutton, the HDD button, or the USB/
AUX button. To return to disc mode,
press the DISC button.
If you turn the system off while a disc
is playing, either with the VOL/knob or the engine start/stop button,
the disc will stay in the drive. When
you turn the system back on, the disc
will begin playing where it left off.
Your vehicle has the engine start/
stop button instead of an ignition
switch. For more information on how
to turn the power mode off, see page
194.Playing an MP3/WMA/AAC Disc
This audio system plays CD-ROM,
CD-R/RW, DVD-ROM, and DVD-R/
RW compressed in MP3, WMA, or
AAC formats. You can select up to
255 folders or tracks.
Disc
Maximum
folders
ꭧ
Maximum
files
Maximum
layers
ꭧ
CD-ROM
CD-R
CD-RW 255 999 8
DVD-ROM
DVD-R
DVD-RW 255 3500 8ꭧ
: Including Root folder NOTE:
Combining a low sampling frequency
with a low bitrate may result in
extremely degraded sound quality.
To play an MP3/WMA/AAC disc,
use the disc controls previously
described, along with the following
information.
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The Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
function can record tracks from
music CDs to the navigation system’s
hard disc. This function also allows
for various playing methods, such as
playing recorded tracks on an artist-
by-artist or genre-by-genre basis. For
example, you can play the tracks that
you want to listen to in any order that
you like for each playlist. NOTE:
●Only recordings from a standard
CD-DA (44.1 kHz, 16 bit stereo
PCM digital sound data) to HDD
are supported.●Digital music files, such as MP3,
WMA, AAC etc., in CD-R, DVD-R
and USB flash memory devices
cannot be copied to HDD.
Likewise, digital music files
recorded to HDD cannot be copied
to CD-R, DVD-R and USB devices.●Music data recorded on HDD can
only be used for personal
enjoyment.●Data is recorded using ultra-
efficient compression technology,
therefore, sound quality may vary
slightly from the original.
●Title information will be displayed
when the information is found in
the Gracenote
ꭂAlbum Info
(Gracenote
ꭂMedia Database) on
the built-in hard disk drive. See
page 337.
●Recording function from following
media is not supported.
– CD-DA which prohibits the copy
by SCMS
– CD-DA with copy control
– SACD (Super Audio CD)
– DTS-CD
– DVD-A
– CD-R/RW
– DVD-R/RW
– Copy controlled CDs (Playback
cannot be guaranteed)
– DTS-CDs (Only enabled for
playback)
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