2010 ACURA ZDX manual radio set

To switch the RDS INFO display
function on and off, press and release
the TITLE side of the SCAN/TITLE
bar. With the system on, you will see
the‘‘RDS INFO ON ’’message on the
display. If the station you are
listening to is an RDS station, the
displayed frequency switches to the
station name.
If the station you are listening to is
not an RDS station, the audio screen
and the display continue to show the
frequency. When you turn off this function by
pressing the TITLE side of the bar,
the display shows
‘‘RDS INFO OFF. ’’
NOTE: If the station you are listening
to is an RDS station, the audio screen
will always display the RDS
information.
Radio Data System (RDS) CategoryOn the FM band selected, you can
select the program type provided by
the RDS. Press the AUDIO button to
display the radio information on the
screen. Push down the interface
selector, then turn the interface dial
to select RDS Search. Press ENTER
to set your selection. The principal
RDS categories are shown as follows:
RDS INFO MESSAGE
RDS SEARCH
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ALL: All RDS category stations
ROCK: Rock, classic rock and soft
rock music
COUNTRY: Country music
SOFT: Adult hits and soft music
TOP 40: Top 40 hits
OLDIES: Nostalgia music and oldies
R & B: Rhythm and blues, and soft
rhythm and blues
RELIGION: Religious music and
religious talk
CLASSIC: Classical music
JAZZ: Jazz
INFO: News, information, sports,
talk, foreign language, personality,
public, college, and weather
TRAFFIC: Traffic information
Turn the interface dial to select an
RDS category. You can use the Seek
Up, Seek Down, or Scan function to
find radio stations on the selected
RDS category by pressing the
interface 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.
RDS Category SearchThis function searches up and down
for strong signal frequencies that
carries the selected RDS category
information. This can help you to find
a station in your favorite category.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING ’’will blink for about 5
seconds on the navigation screen
and the display, and the system will
go back to the last selected station.
RDS CATEGORY
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To activate radio text display, use the
interface dial. Push the interface
selector down, and turn the interface
dial to select Read Radio Text. Press
ENTER on the interface selector to
enter the setting.
The display shows up to 64
characters on the selected RDS
station.Adjusting the Sound
BASS, TREBLE, FADER, and
BALANCE are each adjustable. You
can also adjust the strength of the
sound coming from the center and
subwoofer speakers. In addition, you
can set the Dolby PL (ProLogic) II
and Speed-sensitive volume
compensation (SVC).
These adjustments can be made with
the
(Sound) button or the
interface dial.
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To adjust the sound, press the
AUDIO button, push the interface
selector down, and turn the interface
dial to Sound Setup. Then press
ENTER on the interface selector.
Select the mode you want to adjust
by turning the interface dial.
You can also adjust the sound by
pushing the
(Sound) button
repeatedly. Each mode is shown in
the display as you push the button.
Turn the VOL/knob or interface
knob to adjust the setting to your
liking. You can check the level on the
navigation screen or on the display.
When the level reaches the center,
you will see ‘‘C ’’in the display. The system will return to the audio
playing mode in the center display
about 5 seconds after you stop
adjusting a mode.
If you do not make an adjustment
within 5 seconds, you will need to
select the mode again.
BASS/TREBLE
－To adjust bass
and treble, select BASS or TREBLE,
and press ENTER on the interface
selector. The current setting is
shown on the display. Turn the
interface dial or VOL/
knob to the
desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interface selector.
SOUND SETUP
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FADER/BALANCE－These
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming from each speaker.
Fader adjusts the front-to-back
strength, while balance adjusts the
side-to-side strength. To adjust fader
and balance, select FADER or
BALANCE, then press ENTER on
the interface selector. The current
setting is shown on the screen. Turn
the interface dial or VOL/
knob to
the desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interface 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.
If the fader adjustment is set to F9
(maximum front level), the
subwoofer is turned off.
If the fader is set to R9 (maximum
rear level), the center speaker is off. CENTER
－Adjusts the strength of
sound from the center speaker.
SUBWOOFER －To adjust the
strength of the sound from the
subwoofer speaker, select it and
press ENTER on the interface
selector. Turn the interface dial to
the desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interface selector.
Speed-sensitive Volume Compensation (SVC)The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The faster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
The SVC has four modes: OFF,
LOW, MID, and HIGH. To change
the SVC mode, select SVC, then
press ENTER on the interface
selector. The current setting is
shown on the screen. Turn the
interface dial to the desired level, and
enter your selection by pressing
ENTER on the interface selector. If
you feel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you feel the sound is
too quiet, choose high.
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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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SCAN/TITLE BARVOL/
ꂻ(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
XM BUTTON TUNE BAR PRESET BUTTONS
SKIP BAR
AUDIO BUTTON CATEGORY BAR
ꂼ
/ꂽ (SOUND) BUTTON
NAVIGATION SCREEN
DISPLAY
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Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
®Radio anywhere in the United
States and Canada, except Hawaii,
Alaska, and Puerto Rico. XM is a
registered trademark of Sirius XM
Radio®, Inc. and XM CANADA
®is a
registered business name of
Canadian Satellite Radio Inc.
XM Radio receives signals from two
satellites to produce clear, high-
quality digital reception. It offers
many channels in several categories.
Along with a large selection of
different types of music, XM Radio
allows you to view channel and
category selections in the audio
display. Operating the XM Radio
To listen to XM radio, set the power
mode to ACCESSORY or ON. Push
the
button to select the XM
radio. The last channel you listened
to will show in the audio screen (if
selected) and the center display.
Adjust the volume by turning the
VOL/knob. 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.
Each time you push the interface
selector up, the band will change to
XM1 or XM2. Push the AUDIO
button to display XM information on
the screen. You can operate the XM
radio system with the interface dial.
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