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System Setup
Data Reset
Reset Factory Default Settings
HINFO/PHONE button Setup Other Reset Factory Default
Reset all the settings on the Setup screens and rearview camera brightness settings
to their factory default.
Rotate i to select Yes. Press u to
reset the settings.1 Reset Factory Default Settings
The following settings are reset:
•Brightness, Contrast, Black Level, Volume,
Interface Dial Feedback , Brightness (rearview
camera)
•Basic Settings: Units, Voice Recognition Tutor
•Routing & Guidance: Rer outing, Unverified
Area Rerouting, Traffic Rerouting, Edit
Waypoint Search Area, Guidance Mode, Street
Name Guidance, Guidance Screen Interruption
•Clock Adjustment: Auto Daylight, Auto Time
Zone, Time
•Vehicle: Off-road Tracking
•Color: Map Color, Menu Color
Messages are not deleted.
AcuraLink/Messages settings are not reset to
their factory default settings.
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Data ResetClear Personal Data
System Setup
Clear Personal Data
HINFO/PHONE button Setup Other Clear Personal Data
Delete uploaded data, calendar entries, addr ess books, or stored destinations, or
reset other settings to their factory defaults.
1.Rotate i to select an item. Press
u .
Repeat the procedure to delete
other items.
Items to be deleted are indicated
with a trash icon.
2. Move r to select OK.
3. Rotate i to select Yes . Press u
to delete the data.
1 Clear Personal Data
The following item s can be deleted:
•Address book for Driver 1 and 2
•Home address 1 and 2
•Previous destination
•Calendar entries
•Avoid areas
•Music on HDD
•Cellular phone inform ation (phonebook, dial/
receive history, speed dial, registered phone,
and pass key)
•Wallpapers
When the Address Book is deleted, all contents
(except the Categor ies) are deleted.
When Cellular Phone Information is deleted, the
imported phonebooks, speed dials, and voice
tags are deleted.
If you have PIN-protecte d your address books or
home addresses, enter your PIN when prompted.
Move r to select OK. PIN numbers are optional.
2 PIN Numbers P. 42
Trash icon
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Audio SystemAuxiliary Input Jack
Audio
Auxiliary Input Jack
Use the jack in the console compartment to connect standard audio devices.
1. Open the AUX cover.
2. Connect a standard audio device to
the input jack using a 1/8 inch (3.5
mm) stereo miniplug.
The audio system automatically
switches to the AUX mode.
Audio System Theft Protection
The audio system is disabled when it is disconnected from the power source (e.g.,
when the battery is disc onnected or goes dead.)
■ Entering the Audio Security Code
“ENTER CODE” appears on the displa y when the power is reconnected.
1. Turn on the audio system.
2. Enter the audio security code using the pr eset buttons. If you enter an incorrect
digit, continue to the last digit, then try again. If you do not enter the code
correctly after 10 tries, you need to vi sit a dealer to have the system reset.
1Auxiliary Input Jack
To switch the mode, press any of the other audio
mode buttons. You can return to the AUX mode
by pressing the AUX button.
You cannot use the auxili ary input jack if you
replace the audio system.
1 Audio System Theft Protection
Find the audio system’s security code and
serial number on the radio code card.
Do not store the card in your vehicle. If you lose
the radio code card, you must obtain the
information from a dealer.
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Audio
Playing FM/AM Radio
Selecting FM/AM Mode
1.Press the FM/AM button.
Press the FM/AM button again, if necessary, to select the frequency band (AM,
FM1, FM2).
2. Select a station using the buttons (Preset, SCAN) or bars (SKIP, TUNE).
On the FM bands, you can also use the CATEGORY bar and TITLE button to
select a station provided by the Radio Data System (RDS).
The band and frequency are displayed on the display.
Audio Screen Control
H AUDIO button (in FM/AM mode)
Control the audio system through the navigation screen. 1.Move e to select a frequency band
( AM , FM1 , or FM2 ).
2. Rotate i to select a preset
station. Press u .
Press and hold u until a beep
sounds to store the current
station in a preset button.
Move r to select AUDIO
MENU .
2Audio Menu P. 137
1Playing FM/AM Radio
d “Display audio screen”
You can control the radio using voice control
commands.
2 Radio Commands P. 239
A visual guide helps you operate the audio
system.
2 System Controls P. 4
2 Basic Operation P. 6
The ST indicator comes on the display for stereo
FM broadcasts. Stereo re production in AM is not
available.
The radio can receive the complete AM and FM
bands:
AM band: 530 to 1710 kHz
FM band: 87.7 to 107.9 MHz
You can store six AM stati ons and 12 FM stations
in the preset buttons. FM1 and FM2 let you store
six stations each.
Stereo indicator Frequency band
Preset stations
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Playing FM/AM RadioAudio Menu
Audio
Audio Menu
HAUDIO button (in FM/AM mode) AUDIO MENU
Rotate i to select an item. Press u.
The following items are available:
• Sound Setup : Displays the sound preferences screen.
2Adjusting the Sound P. 170
• Read Radio Text : Displays the text information broadcast by the current RDS
station.
2 Radio Text Display P. 139
• RDS Search : Searches for programs by RDS category.
2Searching for Programs by RDS Category P. 138
• Scan : Scans for stations with a strong signal in the current band and plays a 10-
second sample. Select Scan again to stop scanning and play the current selection.
• A.SEL (Auto Select) : When set to ON, scans and automatically stores up to six
AM stations and 12 FM stations with a strong signal in the preset buttons.
• Tune : Tunes the radio to the frequency you select. Rotate i to select a
frequency.
1 Audio Menu
The A.SEL indicator comes on the display when
A.SEL is ON . If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can change the
frequencies stored in the preset buttons
manually. Set A.SEL to OFF to restore the
previous preset button settings.
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Audio
Playing XM® Radio
Selecting XM Mode
1.Press the XM button.
Press the XM button again, if necess ary, to select the band (XM1, XM2).
2. Select a channel using the buttons (Preset, SCAN, TITLE) and the bars (SKIP, TUNE,
CATEGORY).
The band and channel are displayed on the display.
Audio Screen Control
H AUDIO button (in XM mode)
Control the audio system through the navigation screen. 1.Move e to select the channel band
( XM1 , XM2 ).
2. Rotate i to select a preset
channel. Press u.
Press and hold u until a beep
sounds to store the current
channel in a preset button.
Move r to select AUDIO
MENU .
2Audio Menu P. 141
1Playing XM® Radio
d “Display audio screen”
You can control the radio using voice control
commands.
2 Radio Commands P. 239
A visual guide helps you operate the audio
system.
2 System Controls P. 4
2 Basic Operation P. 6
In the channel mode, all available channels are
selectable. In the categor y mode, you can select
a channel within a category (Jazz, Rock, Classical,
etc.).
There may be instance s when XM® Radio does
not broadcast all the data fields (artist name,
title). This does not indica te a problem with your
audio system.
You can store 12 XM stat ions in the preset
buttons. XM1 and XM2 let you store six stations
each.
XM® Radio display messag es will be displayed
on the audio screen.
2 XM® Radio Display Messages P. 144
Channel band
Preset channels
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Audio
Playing a Disc
Selecting Disc Mode
1.Press the DISC/HDD button to play a CD or other disc.
2. Insert a disc into the disc slot.
The disc automatically begins playing.
3. Select a track using the buttons (TITLE , SCAN) and the bars (SKIP, TUNE,
CATEGORY).
The track number and elapsed time ar e displayed on the display. Title
information for audio CDs is displayed if found in the Gracenote® Album Info
(Gracenote® Media Database) stored on the built-in hard disc drive (HDD). Text
information stored on MP3/WMA/ AAC discs is also displayed.
Audio Screen Control
HAUDIO button (in DISC mode)
Control the audio system through the navigation screen. Rotate i to select a track. Press u .
Move e to select FOLDER LIST to
display the list of folders on MP3/
WMA/AAC discs having a folder
structure.
2 Playing MP3/WMA/AAC Discs
P. 147
Move r to select AUDIO MENU
to display the Audio Menu.
2 Audio Menu P. 146
1Recording a Note
d “Display audio screen”
You can control the disc using voice control
commands.
2 Disc Commands P. 240
A visual guide helps you operate the audio
system.
2 System Controls P. 4
2 Basic Operation P. 6
Do not use discs with a dhesive labels. The label
can cause the disc to jam in the unit.
WMA tracks protected by digital rights
management (DRM) cannot be played. The
audio system displays UNSUPPORTED, then skips
to the next track.
If there is a problem, you may see an error
message on the display.
2 Error Messages P. 217
If you eject the disc but do not remove it from
the slot, the system reloads the disc automatically
after severa l seconds.
Pausing a Disc
Press the preset 1 button. To resume playing the
disc, press the button again.
Disc mode
Track list
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Audio Remote ControlsSteering Wheel Controls
Audio
FM/AM, XM
•Press the N (Channel) button to change to the next preset station (channel).
• Press the B (Channel) button to go to the previous preset station (channel).
• FM/AM: Press and hold for one second to scan for a station with a strong signal.
• XM: Press and hold for one second to go to the next/previous channel in the
current category.
DISC, HDD, iPod®, USB
• Press the N button to skip to the end of the current track.
• Press the B button to skip to the beginning of the current track. Press the B
button again to go to the beginning of the previous track.
• Press and hold to skip forward/backward to the first track of the next folder.
■CH (Channel) Button
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