2011 Acura MDX ignition

To Play the AM/FM RadioThe ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Press the AUDIO button to
view the audio control display. Turn
the system on by pressing the VOL/
button or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
VOL/
knob. The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to are shown on
the display. To change bands, press
the AM/FM button. You can also
change bands by pushing the
interface selector up. Each time you
push it up, the band will change to
FM1, FM2, or AM. On the FM
bands, STEREO will be shown on the
navigation screen and ST on the
audio display, if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip (seek), scan, the
preset buttons, and auto select. On
the FM band, you can also use the
features provided by the radio data
system (RDS). For more information
on the RDS, see page 214.
TUNE
－Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired frequency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher frequency, or left to tune to a
lower frequency. To tune with the
interface dial, push the selector
down, and turn the knob to TUNE.
Then press ENTER on the selector,
and turn the knob to the desired
frequency. To exit the TUNE mode,
press ENTER on the interface
selector, then push the interface
selector up to go back.
STEREO INDICATOR
BAND
TUNE ICONCONTINUED
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Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
®Satellite 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
also allows you to view channel and
category selections in the audio
display. Operating the XM Radio
To listen to XM Radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. Push the
VOL/
knob to turn on the audio
system, and press the button. The
last channel you listened to will show
in the Audio display. Adjust the
volume by turning the VOL/
knob. 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 navigation screen. You can
operate the XM Radio system with
the interface dial.
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®
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Receiving XM Radio Service
If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle from a
previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Radio. With the ignition
switch in the ACCESSORY (I) or the
ON (II) position, press thebutton. A variety of music types and
styles will play.
If you decide to purchase XM Radio
service, contact XM Radio atwww.xmradio.com,
or at 1-800-852-
9696. In Canada, contact XM
CANADA
®www.xmradio.ca,
or call 1-
877-209-0079. You will need to give
them your radio I.D. number and
your credit card number. To get your
radio I.D. number, turn the TUNE
knob until ‘‘0 ’’ appears in the display.
Your I.D. will appear in the display. After you have registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
XM Radio mode while you wait for
activation. This should take about 30
minutes.
While waiting for activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated, CAT
(category) or CH (channel) will
appear in the audio display, and
you'll be able to listen to XM Radio
broadcasts. XM Radio will continue
to send an activation signal to your
vehicle for at least 12 hours from the
activation request. If the service has
not been activated after 36 hours,
contact XM
®Radio. In Canada,
contact XM CANADA
®.
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®
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Your vehicle's audio system has an
internal disc player. To operate the
disc player, the ignition switch must
be in the ACCESSORY (I) or the ON
(II) position.
The disc player can play these disc
formats:●
CD (CD-DA)
●
CD-R/RW (MP3, WMA, AAC)
●
DVD-A
●
DVD-R/RW
The disc packages or jackets should
have one of these marks.
The disc player can also play MP3,
WMA, or AAC format that saved on
CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW (see page
238).
NOTE:
If a file on an MP3, WMA, or ACC
disk is protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio
system skips to the next file.
DVD-A discs not meeting DVD
verification standards may not be
playable.
Some CD-DA and CD-ROM mixed
discs are not playable.On models without Rear Entertainment SystemVideo CDs and DVD-V format discs
will not work in this unit.
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To Stop Playing a Disc
To take the system out of disc mode,
press the AM/FM button, thebutton, or the HDD 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 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.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. Depending on the software the files
were made with, it may not be
possible to play some files, or display
some text data.
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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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To Play an iPod
ꭂ
This audio system can select and
play the audio files on the iPod
ꭂ
with
the same controls used for the in-
dash disc player. To play an iPod,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the console compartment by using
your dock connector, then press the
USB/AUX button. The ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position. The iPod
will also be charged with the ignition
switch in these settings. The audio system reads and plays
sound files to be playable on the
iPod. The system cannot operate an
iPod as a mass storage device. The
system will only play songs stored on
the iPod with iTunes.
iPod and iTunes are registered
trademarks owned by Apple Inc.
Voice Control SystemYou can select the AUX mode by
using the navigation system voice
control buttons, but cannot operate
the play mode functions.
The voice command music search
feature, Song By Voice
™, is also
available. Refer to the navigation
system manual for complete details. iPods compatible with your audio
system using the USB adapter cable
are:
Model
Software
ꭧ
iPod
5th and 6th
generations Ver.1.3 or greater
iPod classic Ver.1.1.2 or greater
iPod nano
1st generation Ver.1.3.1 or greater
iPod nano
2nd generation Ver.1.1.2 or greater
iPod nano
3rd generation Ver.1.1.3 or greater
iPod nano
4th generation Ver.1.0.3 or greater
iPod touch
1st generation Ver.1.1.1 or greater
iPod touch
2nd generation Ver.2.1.1 or greater
iPhone Ver.2.1.0 or greater
iPhone 3G Ver.2.1.0 or greaterꭧ : Use the latest software.
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To Play a USB Flash Memory
Device
This audio system can select and
play the audio files on a USB flash
memory device with the same
controls used for the disc player. To
play a USB flash memory device,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the console compartment, then
press the USB/AUX button until you
see‘‘USB’’ in the display. The
ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position. The audio system reads and plays
the audio files on the USB flash
memory device in MP3, WMA or
ACC
ꭧ
formats. The USB flash
memory device limit is up to 700
folders or up to 15000 files.
ꭧ : Only AAC format files recorded
with iTunes are playable on this
audio unit.
The recommended USB flash
memory devices are 256 MB or
higher, and formatted with the FAT
file system. Some digital audio
players may be compatible as well.
Some USB flash memory devices
(such as devices with security
lockout features, etc.) will not work
in this audio unit.
NOTE:
●
Do not use a device such as a card
reader or hard drive as it or your
files may be damaged.
●
Do not connect your USB flash
memory device using a hub.
●
Do not use an extension cable to
the USB adapter cable equipped
with your vehicle.
●
Do not keep a USB flash memory
device in the vehicle. Direct
sunlight and high heat will damage
it.
●
We recommend backing up your
data before playing a USB flash
memory device.
●
Some devices cannot be powered
or charged via the USB adapter, if
this is the case use the accessory
adapter to supply power to your
device.
●
Depending on the type and
number of files, it may take some
time before they begin to play.
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