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Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interference can be caused by any of
these conditions:●
Driving on the north side of an
east/west mountain road.
●
Driving on the north side of a large
commercial truck on an east/west
road.
●
Driving in tunnels.
●
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep cliff, or hill to the south
of you.
●
Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
●
Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.
There may be other geographic
situations that could affect XM Radio
reception.
As required by the FCC: Changes or modifications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user'sauthority to operate the equipment. Note Function
If equipped
This 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 2
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 or
button.
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 a new
file.
CONTINUED
Playing the XM
®
Radio (Models with navigation system)
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Recording a Music CD to HDD
Audio
If you play a music CD that has not
yet been recorded on the HDD, the
system will automatically begin
recording to the HDD once the disc
is loaded. To turn this feature off, see
page 251.
The icons show the recording
conditions for each track:
Rec icon: Now recording
Rec ready icon: Next to be recorded
Rec done icon: Recording finishedNOTE:
●
Please note that there will be no
compensation offered in the case
of unsuccessful recording of audio
data or the loss of audio data due
to any cause whatsoever.
●
During recording, operation of this
product may be slower.
●
If you stop the engine or the
ignition switch is turned off while
recording a CD, there may be
pauses between songs when you
play back from the HDD.
●
Tracks from music CDs are
recorded at 6 times the playback
speed. You can listen to tracks as
they are being recorded.
●
Skip up/down, forward/rewind,
repeat, random and scan functions
are not available during recording.
REC DONE ICON
REC READY ICON REC ICON
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As required by the FCC:This device complies with Part 15 of theFCC rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This devicemay not cause harmful interference, and(2) this device must accept any
interference received, includinginterference that may cause undesiredoperation.
Changes or modifications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user'sauthority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with IndustryCanada Standard RSS-210.
Operation is subject to the following twoconditions: (1) this device may not causeinterference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference that may causeundesired operation of the device.
AcuraLink
®(U.S. models only)
On models with navigation systemAcuraLink enhances your ownership
experience by providing a direct
communication link between your
vehicle and the Acura Server.
Working through the XM radio
satellite, AcuraLink works in
conjunction with the navigation
system,
Bluetooth
®HandsFreeLink
®
(HFL), and audio system in your
vehicle. It displays and receives
several kinds of messages, including:●
Operating tips and information on
your vehicle's features.
●
Important recall and safety
information.
●
Maintenance information to keep
your vehicle in top condition.
●
Diagnostic information to provide
information about any problems
with your vehicle. Interface Dial
Most AcuraLink functions are
controlled by the interface dial. The
interface dial has two parts, a knob
and a selector.
The knob turns left and right. Use it
to make selections or adjustments to
a list or menu on the screen.
KNOB
ENTER
SELECTOR
Bluetooth
®
HandsFreeLink
®, AcuraLink
®
(U.S. models only)
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