2012 Acura RDX display

FOLDER REPEAT－This feature
replays all the files in the selected
folder in the order they are stored.
To activate the folder repeat feature,
press the RPT button repeatedly. You
will see ‘‘F-RPT ’’in the center
display. To turn it off, press and hold
the RPT button.
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes from
file repeat to folder repeat, then to
normal play. FOLDER RANDOM
－This feature
plays the files in the selected folder
in random order. To activate the
folder random feature, press the
A.SEL/RDM button. You will see ‘‘F-
RDM ’’in the center display. To turn
it off, press and hold the A.SEL/
RDM button.
RANDOM －This feature plays all
the files in random order. To activate
the track random feature, press the
A.SEL/RDM button repeatedly. You
will see ‘‘RDM ’’in the center display.
To turn it off, press and hold the
A.SEL/RDM button.
Each time you press and release the
A.SEL/RDM button, the mode
changes folder random to random
play, then to normal play. SCAN
－This feature samples all
files in the selected folder in the
order they are stored. To activate the
scan feature, press the SCAN button.
You will see ‘‘SCAN ’’in the center
display. You will get a 10 second
sampling of each file in the folder.
Press and hold the SCAN button to
get out of the scan mode and play the
last file sampled.
FOLDER SCAN －This feature
samples the first file in each folder in
the order they are stored. To activate
the folder scan feature, press the
SCAN button repeatedly. You will
see ‘‘F-SCAN ’’in the center display.
You will get a 10 second sampling of
the first file in each folder. Press and
hold the SCAN button to get out of
the folder scan mode and play the
last file sampled.
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Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from file scan to folder scan, then to
normal play.To Stop Playing a USB Flash
Memory Device
To play the radio, press the FM, AM
or
button. Press the CD/AUX
button to switch between disc (if a
disc is loaded) and
Bluetooth
®Audio.
You can also press the MODE button
on the steering wheel to change
modes.
If you reconnect the same USB flash
memory device, the system will
begin playing where it left off.
Disconnecting a USB Flash Memory DeviceYou can disconnect the USB flash
memory device at any time even if
the USB mode is selected on the
audio system. Always follow the USB
flash memory device's instructions
when you remove it.
When you disconnect the USB flash
memory device while it is playing,
the center display shows ‘‘USB NO
DATA. ’’
If you reconnect the same USB flash
memory device, the system will
begin playing where it left off.
USB Flash Memory Device Error
Messages
For information, see page 211.
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If you see an error message in the
center display while playing a USB
flash memory device, find the
solution in the chart to the right. If
you cannot clear the error message,
take your vehicle to your dealer.Error Message
Cause Solution
USB ERRORUSB ROM error There is a problem with the USB adapter
unit.
BAD USB DEVICE
PLEASE CHECK OWNERS
MANUAL Abnormal power
source Appears when the overcurrent protection
feature of the system stops supplying
power to USB because an incompatible
device is connected. Disconnect the
device. Then, turn the audio system off,
and turn it on again. Do not reconnect the
device that caused the error.
UNPLAYABLE FILE Use of unsupported
files Appears when the files in the USB flash
memory device are DRM or an
unsupported format. This error message
appears for a few seconds, then plays the
next song.
NO SONG No files in USB flash
memory device Appears when the USB flash memory
device is empty or there are no MP3,
WMA, or AAC files in the USB flash
memory device. Save some MP3, WMA,
or AAC files in the USB flash memory
device.
UNSUPPORTED Use of unsupported
USB flash memory
device Appears when an unsupported device is
connected. See page 205 for information
on USB flash memory devices. If it appears
when the supported device is connected,
reconnect the device.
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Your vehicle is equipped with aBluetooth
®Audio system, which
allows you to listen to streaming
audio from your
Bluetooth
®Audio
compatible phone. This function is
only available on
Bluetooth
®Audio
Compatible phones that are paired
and linked to the vehicle's
Bluetooth
®HandsFreeLink
®(HFL)
system (see page 313).
Not all Bluetooth-enabled phones
with streaming audio capabilities are
compatible with the system. You can
find an approved phone by visiting
www.acura.com/handsfreelink,
or by
calling the HandsFreeLink
®
consumer support at 1-888-528-7876.
In Canada, visit
www.acura.ca,
or call
1-888-9-ACURA-9.
NOTE: In some states, it may be
illegal to perform some data device
functions while driving. To Play
Bluetooth
®Audio Files
Make sure that your phone is paired
and linked to the HFL.
Press the CD/AUX button
ᤳwith the
ignition switch in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. When the
phone is recognized, you will see the
Bluetooth
®Audio message and
indicator on the center display, and
the system begins to play. If more than one phone is paired to
the HFL system, there will be delay
before the system begins to play.
To begin to play the audio files, you
may need to operate your phone. If
so, follow the phone maker's
operating instructions.
ᤳ
: If an iPod, USB flash memory
device, or audio unit connected
to the auxiliary input jack was
selected at the last mode, you
will see iPod, USB, or AUX in
the center display. Push the
CD/AUX button again to play
audio files from your
Bluetooth
®Audio phone.
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®Audio System (Models without navigation system)
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In the following conditions, If you
cannot see the
Bluetooth
®indicator
on the center display.
●The phone is not linked to HFL.●The phone is not turned on.●The phone is not in the vehicle.●Another HFL compatible phone,
which is not compatible forBluetooth
®Audio, is already
connected.
If your
Bluetooth
®Audio compatible
phone does not operate as described,
make sure it is an Acura approved
phone. To find out if your phone is
approved, go to
www.acura.com/
handsfreelink
(in Canada,
www.acura.
ca
), or call the HandsFreeLink
®
consumer support at (888) 528-7876.
To skip a filePress the
side of the SEEK/SKIP
bar to skip forward, and press the
side to skip backward to the
beginning of the current file. Push
the
side again to skip to the
previous file.
To pause or resume a fileThe resume/pause mode can stop
playing a file temporarily. Press the
preset 1 button to pause and press it
again to resume a file.
NOTE: The pause function may not
be available on some phone devices.
To switch to HFL modeIf you receive a call when theBluetooth
®Audio is playing, press
the Talk button on the steering
wheel. The display switches to the
HFL mode (see page 309).
After ending the call, press the HFL
Back button to go back to the
Bluetooth
®Audio mode.
If you receive a call while the system
is in the pause mode, the mode will
be canceled and
Bluetooth
®Audio
will continue to play.
Bluetooth
®Audio System (Models without navigation system)
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Interface DialMost audio system functions can still
be controlled by standard buttons,
bars, and knob, but some functions
can only be accessed using the
interface dial. The interface dial has
two parts, a knob and a selector.
When you operate the audio system
with the interface dial, press the
AUDIO button on the control panel
to display the audio control on the
navigation display.The knob turns left and right. Use it
to make selections or adjustments to
a list or menu on the screen.
The selector can be pushed left,
right, up, down, and in. Use the
selector to scroll through lists, to
select menus, and to highlight menu
items. When you make a selection,
push the center of the selector
(ENTER) to go to that selection.
You can operate the audio system
with the control buttons on the CD
changer unit without displaying the
audio control display on the
navigation display. The audio setting
will be shown on the upper display.
Voice Control System
The audio system for your vehicle
can also be operated by voice
control. See the navigation system
manual for complete details.SELECTOR
ENTER
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U.S. model is shown.AUDIO CONTROL DISPLAY
SCAN INDICATOR STEREO
INDICATORA.SEL INDICATOR
RADIO BAND PRESET NUMBER UPPER DISPLAY
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To Play the Radio
The 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 PWR/
VOL knob or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
PWR/VOL knob.The band and frequency the radio
was last tuned to are shown on the
upper display. To change bands,
press the AM/FM button. You can
also change bands with the interface
dial. Press the AUDIO button to view
the audio control display and the
band changes to FM1, FM2, or AM
each time you push the selector up.
On the FM bands,
‘‘STEREO ’’will be
shown on the audio control display.
‘‘ ST’’ will also appear on the upper
display if the station is broadcasting
in stereo. Stereo reproduction on AM
is not available.
XM Radio information is available on
page 228. To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN, the
preset buttons or icons, and AUTO
SELECT.
TUNE
－Use the TUNE/FOLDER
bar to tune the radio to a desired
frequency. Press the
side of the
bar to tune to a higher frequency,
and the
side of the bar to tune to
a lower frequency.
If you press and hold the
or
side of the bar, the frequency will
begin to change rapidly. It will stop
when you release it.
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