2011 Acura MDX ECO mode

Loading DiscsYour vehicle's in-dash disc changer
holds up to six discs.1. To load all disc, press the LOAD button until you hear a beep and
see ‘‘LOAD ’’in the display. To load
only one disc, press and release
the LOAD button.
2. The disc number for an empty position begins blinking.
3. Insert the disc into the disc slot when the green disc load indicator
comes on. Insert it only about
halfway; the drive will pull it in the
rest of the way. You will see
‘‘BUSY ’’in the display while the
disc load indicator turns red and
blinks as the disc is loaded. You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm) discs in this unit.
4. When the disc load indicator turns green and ‘‘LOAD ’’appears in the
display again, insert the next disc
in the slot. Do not try to insert a
disc until ‘‘LOAD ’’appears. You
could damage the audio unit.
5. Repeat this until all six positions are loaded. If you are not loading
all six positions, the system begins
playing the last disc loaded.
You can also load a disc into an
empty position while a disc is playing
by pressing the appropriate preset
button. The system stops playing the
current disc and starts the loading
sequence. It then plays the disc just
loaded.
Text Data Display FunctionEach time you press the TITLE
button, the display shows you the
text data on a disc, if the disc was
recorded with text data.
You can see the album, artist, and
track name in the display. If a disc is
recorded in MP3 or WMA, you can
see the folder and file name, and the
album, artist, and track tag.
With the folder name, you will see
the FOLDER indicator in the display.
The TRACK indicator is shown with
the file or track name.
When you press and release the
TITLE button while a disc without
text data is playing, you will see ‘‘NO
INFOMATION ’’on the display.
The display shows up to about 16
characters of selected text data (the
folder name, file name, etc.).
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Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes from
file repeat to folder repeat, to disc
repeat then to normal playing.
RANDOM (Random within a disc)
－This feature plays the tracks
within a disc (the files in MP3 or
WMA mode) in random order. To
activate random play, press and
release the RDM button. In MP3 or
WMA mode, press the RDM button
repeatedly to select RDM (within a
disc random play). You will see RDM
in the display. Press the RDM button
for 2 seconds to return to normal
play.
In MP3 or WMA modeFOLDER RANDOM －This
feature, when activated, plays the
files within a current folder in
random order, rather than in the
order they are compressed in MP3
or WMA. To activate folder random
play, press and release the RDM
button repeatedly. You will see F-
RDM in the display. The system will
then select and play files randomly.
This continues until you deactivate
folder random play by pressing and
holding the RDM button again, or
you select a different folder with the
TUNE knob.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes from
folder random play, to within a disc
random play, then to normal play. SCAN
－The SCAN function
samples all the tracks on the disc in
the order they are recorded on the
disc (all files in the selected folder in
MP3 or WMA mode). To activate the
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button. You will see SCAN in
the display. You will get a 10 second
sampling of the track/file in each
disc/folder. Press and hold the
SCAN button to get out of scan mode
and play the last track sampled.
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In MP3 or WMA modeF-SCAN－This feature, when
activated, samples the first file in
each folder on the disc in the order
they are recorded. To activate the
folder scan feature, press and release
the SCAN button repeatedly. You will
see F-SCAN in the display. The
system will then play the first file in
the main folders for about 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the following
first files for 10 seconds each. When
it plays a file that you want to
continue listening to, press and hold
the SCAN button.
Pressing either SKIP button, or
selecting a different disc (using the
preset buttons) or folder (using the
TUNE knob) turns off the SCAN or
F-SCAN feature. D-SCAN
－This feature, when
activated, samples the first track in
each disc in order (the first file in the
main folder on each disc in MP3 or
WMA mode). To activate the disc
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button repeatedly until
D-SCAN shows in the display. The
system will then play the first track/
file in the first main folder on the first
disc for about 10 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then play the
following first tracks/files for 10
seconds each. When it plays a track/
file that you want to continue
listening to, press and hold the
SCAN button again. When the first track in the last disc,
or the first file in the last main folder
in the last disc begins to play, the
disc scan mode will be canceled.
Pressing either skip button or
selecting a different folder with the
TUNE knob also turns off the scan
feature.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from scan, disc scan, then to normal
playing.
In MP3 or WMA modeEach time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from file scan, folder scan, disc scan,
then to normal playing.
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To Stop Playing a Disc
Press the eject button (
)to
remove the disc. If you eject the disc,
but do not remove it from the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the disc after 10 seconds. To begin
playing, press the DISC button.
You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is off.
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM or FM button.
Press the DISC button again to
switch back to the disc changer. If you turn the system off while a disc
is playing, either with the VOL/
knob or by turning off the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the disc will begin playing where it
left off.Removing Discs from the In-dash
Disc ChangerTo remove the disc currently in play,
press the eject button. When a disc is
removed from a slot, the system
automatically begins the load
sequence so you can load another
disc in that position. If you do not
remove the disc from the changer
within 10 seconds, the disc will
reload into the slot. Then the system
returns to the previous mode (AM,
FM, or XM). To remove a different disc from the
changer, first select it with the
appropriate preset button. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button. Continue pressing the eject
button to remove all the discs from
the changer.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is off. The disc that
was last selected is ejected first.
Protecting Discs
For information on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
244.
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SKIP (SEEK)－The skip (seek)
function searches up and down from
the current frequency to find a
station with a strong signal. To
activate it, press either side (
or
) of the SKIP button, then
release it.
SCAN －The SCAN function
samples all stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. To scan with the interface dial, push
the selector down, and turn the
interface dial to select Scan, then
press ENTER on the interface
selector.
When it finds a strong signal, it will
stop and play that station for about 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then scan for the next
strong station and play it for 10
seconds. When it plays a station that
you want to listen to, press the SCAN
button again.SCAN INDICATOR
SCAN ICON
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Preset－Each preset button or
preset icon can store one frequency
on AM and two frequencies on FM.To store a preset memory location:1. Select the desired band, AM or FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two sets of FM frequencies with
the preset buttons (on-screen
icons).
2. Use the tune, skip (seek), scan, or RDS function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
3. Press the preset button, and hold it until you hear a beep. You can also
store frequencies with the
interface dial. Select the preset
icon you want to store the
frequency on, then press ENTER
on the interface selector, and hold
it for more than 2 seconds.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
AUTO SELECT －If you are
traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area.
Push the interface selector down to
scroll down the navigation screen,
highlight A.SEL, then press ENTER
on the interface selector. You will see
A.SEL on the audio display (if
selected), and the system goes into
auto select mode for several seconds. You can also press the A.SEL button.
You will see A.SEL on the audio
display and the navigation screen,
and the system goes into scan mode
for several seconds. The system
stores the frequencies of six AM and
twelve FM stations in the preset
buttons.
You will see
‘‘0 ’’ displayed if auto
select cannot find a strong station for
every preset button. 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, or press the A.SEL button
again. This restores the presets you
originally set.
A.SEL ICON
A.SEL INDICATOR
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Turn the interface dial to the desired
RDS category.
While the RDS category is selected,
move the interface selector to the left
or right to select SEEK up, SEEK
down, or SCAN in the upper right
corner of the navigation screen.
When you press and release ENTER
to select the RDS category, RDS
category search (SEEK up/down)
starts.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING ’’will blink for about 5
seconds on the audio display, then
‘‘ NOTHING ’’will blink for about 5
seconds on the navigation screen
and the system will go back to the
last selected station.
RDS Category SCANThe scan function samples all stations
with strong signals on the selected
RDS category one by one. To activate
it, push the AUDIO button to display
the FM radio information on the
navigation screen. Push the interface
selector down, and turn the interface
dial to select RDS search on the audio
menu. Press ENTER on the interface
selector. The screen shows you the
RDS category list.
SEEK/SCAN ICON(RDS Search mode)
RDS CATEGORY LIST
SCAN is selected.
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Turn the interface dial to the desired
RDS category. While the RDS category
is selected, move the interface selector
to the left or the right to select SCAN.
When you press and release ENTER to
select the RDS category, RDS program
SCAN starts. The system will scan for a
station with a strong signal in the
selected RDS category. You will also
see the selected RDS category name
blinking in the audio display while
scanning it. When the system finds
one, it will stop and play that station for
about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will scan
for the next strong station and play it
for 10 seconds. When it plays a station
that you want to listen to, press the
CANCEL button.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING ’’will blink for about 5
seconds on the audio display, then
‘‘ NOTHING ’’will blink for about 5
seconds on the navigation screen and
the system will go back to the last
selected station.
Radio Text DisplayThis function displays the radio text
information of the selected RDS
station.
If the selected RDS station has the
radio text information, you will see
the text indicator on the navigation
screen.
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.
TEXT INDICATOR
RDS RADIO TEXT ICON
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