2011 Acura TL service

Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle f rom
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 the
button. A variety of music
types and styles will play.
There may be other geographic
situations that could af f ect XM Radio
reception.
If you decide to purchase XM radio
service, contact XM Radio at,orat
1-800-852-9696. In Canada, contact
XM CANADA
at , or
at 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, press the button, then turn the
selector knob until ‘‘CH 000’’ appears
in the display. Your I.D. will appear
in the display. After you’ve registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
XM Radio mode while you wait f or
activation. This should take about 30
minutes.
While waiting f or activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated,
‘‘CATEGORY’’ or ‘‘CHANNEL’’ will
appear in the display, and you’ll be
able to listen to XM Radio broadcasts.
XM Radio will continue to send an
activation signal to your vehicle f or
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
.
As required by the FCC:
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment. www.xmradio.com
www.xmradio.ca
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Push the interf ace selector down to
display the AUDIO MENU. Turn the
interf ace dial to select A.SEL, then
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. Turn the interf ace dial to
select ON, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will see
A.SEL on the center display and the
audio control display (if selected),
and the system goes into auto select
mode f or several seconds.
You can also press the A.SEL side of
the SCAN/A.SEL bar. You will see
A.SEL on the center display or the
screen, and the system goes into
auto select mode f or several seconds.
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button (icon). The system stores the f requencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons (icons).If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store other
frequencies on the preset buttons
(icons) as previously described.
select A.Sel on
the audio menu again and turn the
interf ace dial to select A.SEL OFF,
or press the A.SEL side of the bar
again. This restores the presets you
originally set.
For inf ormation on AM/FM radio
frequencies and reception, see . On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name provided by
the radio data system (RDS).
The RDS INFO display f unction
shows the name of the station you
are listening to. With the audio
system on and the FM band selected,
you can turn this f unction on or of f .
To cancel auto select,
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Radio Data System (RDS)
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Turn the selector dial to select a
sound file, then press ENTER. The
display shows the category, name
and title information of the
selected file.
To delete all f iles, push the interf ace
selector to the lef t to select
‘‘DELETE ALL,’’ then press ENTER.
To delete one f ile, select the f ile you
want to delete and push the interf ace
selector to the right, then press
ENTER.If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle f rom
a previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Radio. With the power mode
in ACCESSORY or ON, press the
button. A variety of music
types and styles will play.
Your vehicle has the engine start/
stop button instead of an ignition
switch. For more inf ormation on how
to select the power mode, see
.
If you decide to purchase XM radio
service, contact XM Radio at ,orat
1-800-852-9696. In Canada, contact
XM CANADA
at , or
at 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, press the side of the TUNE bar until ‘‘0’’ appears in the display. Your I.D. will
appear in the display.
Af ter you have registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
XM Radio mode while you wait f or
activation. This should take about 30
minutes.
While waiting f or 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 center 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
.
www.xmradio.com
www.xmradio.ca
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You can update the Gracenote
Album Inf o (GracenoteMedia
Database) that is included with the
navigation system.
Consult your dealer, or visit (in U.S.), or
(in Canada), to acquire
updated f iles.
Insert the update disc into the disc
slot, or connect the USB f lash
memory device that includes the
update.
You can check the HDD Audio
capacity and remaining space as well
as the Gracenote Music Recognition
Service (CDDB) version included
with the navigation system on the
HDD Setup screen. To check the HDD audio capacity,
push the interf ace selector down to
display the AUDIO MENU. Turn the
interf ace dial to select HDD Setup,
then press ENTER.
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Updating GracenoteAlbum Inf o
(Gracenote
Media Database)
Checking HDD A udio Capacity
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Gracenote is an internet-based music
recognition service that allows artist,
album, and track inf ormation f rom
CDs to display on the HDD. More
inf ormation about Gracenote is
available at
(in U.S.)
or (in Canada).
Music recognition technology and
related data are provided by
Gracenote
. Gracenote is the
industry standard in music
recognition technology and related
content delivery. For more
information, please visit http://www.
gracenote.com/.
When music is recorded to the HDD
from a CD, information such as the
recording artist and track name are
retrieved f rom the Gracenote
Database and displayed (when
available). Gracenote may not
contain inf ormation f or all albums.
A pop-up screen verif ying whether
the deletion is to be continued or
not will be displayed. Select Yes to
delete,orNotocancel.
A second conf irmation will appear.
Select Yes to delete, or No to
cancel.
If you select ‘‘Music on HDD,’’
the system will automatically restart
af ter deletion. When you are f inished deleting
the data, press the interface
selector down to select ‘‘Done.’’
CD and music-related data from
Gracenote, Inc., copyright 2000
2010 Gracenote.
5.
6.
7.
www.acura.com
www.acura.ca
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Gracenote Music Recognition
Service (CDDB)
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Select this option to delete
the current message.
Select this option to hear a
voice read the entire message. This
gives you more inf ormation than the
screen can display at one time. When
you select the Voice option, it
changes to a Stop Reading option.
Select the option again to stop the
voice.
To set your AcuraLink pref erences
(thetypesof messagesyouwantto
receive, if any), visit the My Acura
website at, and
choose what you would like to
receive. If you do not have internet
access, call Acura Client Services at
(800) 382-2238; they can set your
message pref erences f or you.
To make a call, your
compatible phone must be paired to
the vehicle’s HandsFreeLink system,
powered on, and located within the
vehicle(seepage ). Select this
option to f ind the nearest Acura
dealer using the navigation system.
Select this
option to call the Acura dealer you
purchased your vehicle from.
AcuraLink also directs you to this
dealer so you can schedule a
maintenance appointment or receive
information about a message. If
your assigned servicing dealer
changes, AcuraLink will reset
to call that dealer.
Select this option to call a
phone number embedded in the
message. When you select ,
HandsFreeLink(HFL)
dials the number f or you. Select this
option to get more inf ormation about
the current diagnostic message. To
use this option, your cell phone must
be paired with HFL. In addition, the
paired phone must have a compatible
data service and be set up with the
AcuraLink system to make a data
connection. Go to to f ind out which data
services are currently compatible
with AcuraLink.
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www.owners.acura.com
Bluetooth
Bluetooth www.acura.com/
handsf reelink
Delete
Voice
Message Pref erences
Find Nearest Dealer
Call Your Dealer
Call Call Diagnostic Inf o
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