2011 Acura MDX Owner's Manual

General Information●
When using CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R
or DVD-RW discs, use only high
quality discs labeled for audio use.
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When recording a CD-R, CD-RW,
DVD-R or DVD-RW the recording
must be closed for it to be used by
the disc player.
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When using DVD-R/RW discs,
they should meet DVD verification
standards.
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Play only standard, round, 5-inch
(12 cm) discs. Smaller or odd-
shaped discs may jam in the drive
or cause other problems.
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Handle your discs properly to
prevent damage and skipping.
Do not use discs with adhesive labels.The label can curl up and cause the discto jam in the unit.Protecting Discs
When a disc is not being played,
store it in its case to protect it from
dust and other contamination. To
prevent warpage, keep discs out of
direct sunlight and extreme heat.
To clean a disc, use a clean soft cloth.
Wipe across the disc from the center
to the outside edge.
A new disc may be rough on the
inner and outer edges. The small
plastic pieces causing this roughness
can flake off and fall on the recording
surface of the disc, causing skipping
or other problems. Remove these
pieces by rubbing the inner and
outer edges with the side of a pencil
or pen. Never try to insert foreign objects in
the disc player.
Handle a disc by its edges; never
touch either surface. Do not place
stabilizer rings or labels on the disc.
These, along with contamination
from finger prints, liquids, and felt-tip
pens, can cause the disc to not play
properly, or possibly jam in the drive.
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Additional Information on
Recommended Discs
The in-dash disc player has a
sophisticated and delicate
mechanism. If you insert a damaged
disc as indicated in this section, it
may become stuck inside and
damage the audio unit.
Examples of these discs are shown to
the right:1. Bubbled, wrinkled, labeled, and excessively thick discs
2. Damaged discs
3. Poor quality discs
Bubbled/
Wrinkled
With Label/
Sticker Using Printer
Label Kit
Sealed With Plastic
RingChipped/
Cracked Warped
Burrs
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4. Small, irregular shaped discs
5. Discs with scratches, dirty discs●
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R or DVD-RW
may not play due to the recording
conditions.
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Scratches and fingerprints on the
discs may cause the sound to skip.
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Recommended discs are printed
with the following logo.
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Audio unit may not play the
following formats.
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This audio unit cannot play a Dual-
disc
ꭂ.
3-inch (8-cm) CD
(Only on models
with CD changer.)Triangle Shape
Can Shape Arrow Shape
Fingerprints, scratches, etc.
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VOL/ꂻ
(VOLUME/POWER)
KNOB
SCAN BUTTON AUDIO DISPLAY
Without rear entertainment system
With rear entertainment system
AUDIO DISPLAY
SCAN
BUTTON VOL/ ꂻ
(VOLUME/
POWER)
KNOB NAVIGATION SCREEN
INTERFACE DIAL
HDD BUTTON SKIP BUTTONS
REPEAT BUTTON
INTERFACE DIAL
REPEAT
BUTTON
RANDOM
BUTTON
HDD BUTTONSKIP BUTTONS
RANDOM BUTTON
INFO BUTTON
INFO BUTTON
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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.
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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.
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Music data recorded on HDD can
only be used for personal
enjoyment.
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Data is recorded using ultra-
efficient compression technology,
therefore, sound quality may vary
slightly from the original.
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Title information will be displayed
when the information is found in
the Gracenote
®Album Info
(Gracenote
®Media Database) on
the built-in hard disk drive. See
page 272.
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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)
If the HDD is ever replaced, all data
will be lost and stored music will not
be recovered.
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Playlists
Playlists are track lists in a certain
playback group.
Original Playlist
This playlist is automatically
generated when the music CD is
recorded. The maximum number of
original playlists that can be stored to
the HDD is 999, with 99 songs on
each playlist. Each album name on
the music CD is counted as a playlist.User Playlist
The HDD has six playlist folders for
user customizing. Each playlist can
be edited by the user, and will store
up to 999 songs. For more
information of how to edit the user
playlist, see page 260.
Track Search Methods
Songs that have been recorded on
the HDD are categorized in groups
for easy searching.
There are six categories:
Ripped date: Album titles are
arranged by date of recording.
Album
: Album names are arranged
in alphabetical order.
Artist : Artist names are arranged in
alphabetical order.
Genre : Songs are arranged by
genre.
Playlist : Any of six playlists that are
arranged by the user
Track : Track titles are arranged in
alphabetical order.
For more information of how to
search a music, see page 255.
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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:
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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.
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During recording, operation of this
product may be slower.
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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.
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Tracks from music CDs are
recorded at 6 times the playback
speed. You can listen to tracks as
they are being recorded.
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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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You can listen to tracks from other
playlists that have already been
recorded while recording. Press
the HDD button and switch over to
HDD Audio.
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With the factory settings, all of the
songs on a music CD are
automatically recorded.
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Recording settings cannot be
changed during recording.
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If the number of songs in the
playlist exceeds 999, the oldest
song will be overwritten each time
you add a new song.To Cancel Recording a Music CD
to HDD
In order to suspend recording, push
the interface selector down, select
Cancel Rec to HDD, and press
ENTER on the interface selector.
Changing the Recording Settings
Recording a Track on a Music CD
ManuallyTo change the setting to manual
mode, push the interface selector
down on the HDD screen. Turn the
interface dial to select HDD Setup
and press ENTER on the interface
selector. Turn the interface dial to
select Ripping, and press ENTER on
the interface selector.
HDD SETUP ICON
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