2011 Acura TL Owner's Manual

Turn the interf ace dial and select
Update Gracenote Inf o, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
Turn the dial to select USB or
DISC on the Update Gracenote
Album inf o screen, then press
ENTER on the selector.
Turn the dial to select Yes on the
conf irmation screen, and the
update will start.
Turn the interf ace dial to select
OK on the conf irmation screen.
Push the interf ace selector down
to select AUDIO MENU in the
HDD playback screen or CD
playback screen.
Turn the interf ace dial to select
HDD Setup, then press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. Af ter updating is complete, press
ENTER on the conf irmation
screen.
Once you perf orm an update, any
inf ormation you edited bef ore will be
overwritten. Any music, data, calendar entries,
etc. that have been stored on the
HDD can be deleted.
Press the INFO button, rotate the
interf ace dial to select ‘‘Set up,’’
and press ENTER.
Move the interface selector to the
right to navigate to the ‘‘Set up
(Other)’’ screen.
On the ‘‘Set up (Other)’’ screen,
rotate the interface dial to select
‘‘Clear Personal Data,’’ and press
ENTER.
Select the item you wish to delete.
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4.Clearing t he HDD
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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.
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www.acura.com
www.acura.ca
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Gracenote Music Recognition
Service (CDDB)
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 You agree not to assign, copy,
transfer or transmit the Gracenote
Software or any Gracenote Data to
any third party.
YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OR
EXPLOIT GRACENOTE DATA,
THE GRACENOTE SOFTWARE,
OR GRACENOTE SERVERS,
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY
PERMITTED HEREIN.
You agree that your non-exclusive
license to use the Gracenote Data,
the Gracenote Sof tware, and
Gracenote Servers will terminate if
you violate these restrictions. If your
license terminates, you agree to
cease any and all use of the
Gracenote Data, the Gracenote
Sof tware, and Gracenote Servers.
This application or device contains
sof tware f rom Gracenote, Inc. of
Emeryville, Calif ornia (‘‘Gracenote’’).
ThesoftwarefromGracenote(the
‘‘Gracenote Sof tware’’) enables this
application to perf orm disc and/or
f ile identif ication and obtain music-
related inf ormation, including name,
artist, track, and title information
(‘‘Gracenote Data’’) f rom online
servers or embedded databases
(collectively, ‘‘Gracenote Servers’’)
and to perf orm other f unctions. You
mayuseGracenoteDataonlyby
means of the intended End-User
f unctions or this application or
device.
You agree that you will use
Gracenote Data, the Gracenote
Sof tware, and Gracenote Servers f or
your own personal non-commercial
use only.
Gracenote and CDDB are registered
trademarks of Gracenote. The
Gracenote logo and logotype, and
the ‘‘Powered by Gracenote’’ logo are
trademarks of Gracenote. Gracenote Sof tware, copyright 2000
2010 Gracenote. This product and
service may practice one or more of
the f ollowing U.S. Patents:
5,987,525; 6,061,680; 6,154,773, 6,161,132, 6,230,192, 6,230,207,
6,240,459, 6,330,593, and other
patents issued or pending. Some
services supplied under license f rom
Open Globe, Inc. f or U.S. Patent:
6,304,523.
Version 20061005
GracenoteEnd User L icense
A greement
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Gracenote makes no representations
or warranties, express or implied,
regarding the accuracy of any
Gracenote Data from in the
Gracenote Servers. Gracenote
reserves the right to delete data
from the Gracenote Servers or to
change data categories f or any cause
that Gracenote deems suf f icient. No
warranty is made that the Gracenote
Software or Gracenote Servers are
error-f ree or that f unctioning of
Gracenote Sof tware or Gracenote
Servers will be uninterrupted.
Gracenote is not obligated to provide
you with new enhanced or additional
data types or categories that
Gracenote may provide in the f uture
and is f ree to discontinue its services
at any time.
Gracenote reserves all rights in
Gracenote Data, the Gracenote
Sof tware, and the Gracenote Servers,
including all ownership rights. Under
no circumstances will Gracenote
become liable f or any payment to
you f or any inf ormation that you
provide. You agree that Gracenote,
Inc. may enf orce its rights under this
Agreement against you directly in its
own name.
The Gracenote service uses a unique
identif ier to track queries f or
statistical purposes. The purpose of a
randomly assigned numeric
identif ier is to allow the Gracenote
service to count queries without
knowing anything about who you are.
For more inf ormation, see the web
page for the Gracenote Privacy
Policy f or the Gracenote service.
The Gracenote Sof tware and each
item of Gracenote Data are licensed
to you ‘‘AS IS.’’ GRACENOTE DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE, AND NON-
INFRINGEMENT. GRACENOTE
DOES NOT WARRANT THE
RESULTS THAT WILL BE
OBTAINED BY YOUR USE OF
THE GRACENOTE SOFTWARE
OR ANY GRACENOTE SERVER.
IN NO CASE WILL GRACENOTE
BE LIABLE FOR ANY
CONSEQUENTIAL OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR FOR
ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST
REVENUES.
Gracenote 2010
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SKIP BAR CENTER DISPLAY
NAVIGATION SCREEN
INTERFACE DIAL HDD/AUX BUTTON
CANCEL BUTTON AUDIO BUTTON VOL/
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The audio system reads and plays
playable sound f iles 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.
This audio system can select and
play the audio f iles on the iPod
with
the same controls used f or 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
HDD/AUX button. The power mode
must be ACCESSORY or ON. The
iPod will also be charged with the
power mode in these settings.
Your vehicle has the engine start/
stop button instead of an ignition
switch. For more information on
. You can select the AUX mode by
using the voice control buttons. iPod models conf irmed to be
compatible with your audio system
using the USB adapter cable are:
This system may not work with all
sof tware versions of these devices.
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Model
iPod classic 80 GB/160 GB (launch in 2007)
iPod nano (3rd and 4th generation)
iPod touch (2nd and 3rd generation)
To Play an iPod
Voice Cont rol Syst em
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Do not connect your iPod using a
hub.
Do not keep the iPod and dock
connector cable in the vehicle.
Direct sunlight and high heat will
damage it.
Do not use an extension cable
between the USB adapter cable
equipped with your vehicle and
your dock connector.
We recommend backing up your
data bef ore playing it.
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.Unclip the USB connector by
pulling it up, and pull out the USB
adapter cable in the console
compartment.
Connect your dock connector to
the iPod correctly and securely.
Install the dock connector to the
USB adapter cable securely.
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If the iPod indicator does not appear
in the audio display, check the
connections, and try to reconnect the
iPod a f ew times.
If the audio system still does not
recognize the iPod, the iPod may
need to be reset. Follow the
instructions that came with your
iPod, or you can f ind reset
instructions online at
The current f ile number and total of
the selected playable f iles are
displayed in the center display.
Pressing the AUDIO button displays
the artist, album and track (f ile)
names on the navigation screen.Use the SKIP bar while an iPod is
playing to select passages and
change f iles.
Each time you press and
releasethe sideof theSKIPbar,
the system skips forward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release the side of the bar
to skip backward to the beginning of
the current track. Press it again to
skip to the beginning of the previous
track.
To move rapidly within playing track,
press and hold either side ( or ) of the SKIP bar. You can also select a track from any
category on the list: playlists, artists,
albums and songs, by using the
interf ace dial.
Push the interf ace selector up to
display the Music Search screen.
Turn the interf ace dial to select a
desired search method.
www.apple.com/
itunes/
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