2012 Acura RDX ECO mode

To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
bars, 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.
SEEK －The SEEK function
searches up and down from the
current frequency to find a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the
or
side of the
SEEK/SKIP bar, then release it. SCAN
－The SCAN function
samples all stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. You will see ‘‘SCAN ’’
on the center display. When it finds a
strong signal, it will stop and play
that station for about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan for the next strong station
and play it for 10 seconds. When it
plays a station you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again. Preset
－Each side of the bars
(1 － 6) can store one frequency on
AM and two frequencies on FM.
1. Select the desired band, AM or FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two frequencies with each side of
the preset bar.
2. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or SCAN function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
3. Pick the preset number (1 －6) for
the station you want to store. Press
the left or right side of the bar, and
hold it until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
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AUTO SELECT－If you are
traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area.
To activate it, press the A.SEL/RDM
button. ‘‘A.SEL ’’will flash on the
center display, and the system will go
into scan mode for several seconds.
It stores the frequencies of six AM
and twelve FM stations in the preset
bars (1 －6).
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot find a strong station for
every preset bar. If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store other
frequencies on the preset bars.
To turn off auto select,
press the
A.SEL/RDM button. This restores
the presets you originally set. Radio Frequencies and Reception
For information on AM/FM radio
frequencies and reception, see page
287.
Adjusting the Sound
For information, see page 177.
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Adjusting the Sound
Press the SOUND/CLOCK button
repeatedly to display the BASS,
TREBLE, FADER, BALANCE,
SUBWOOFER and SVC (speed-
sensitive volume compensation)
settings.
Each mode is shown on the center
display as it changes. Turn the PWR/
VOL knob to adjust the setting to
your liking. When the level reaches
the center, you will see‘‘
’’on the
center display. The system will
automatically return the display to
the selected audio mode about 10
seconds after you stop adjusting a
mode.
Treble/Bass －Use the TREBLE/
BASS modes to adjust the tone to
your liking. You can adjust each
mode in levels between －6 and ＋6.Balance/Fader －These two modes
adjust the strength of the sound
coming from each speaker.
BALANCE adjusts the side-to-side
strength, while FADER adjusts the
front-to-back strength.
BALANCE can be adjusted in levels
between L9 and R9. FADER can be
adjusted in levels between F9 and
R9. When FADER adjustment level
reaches F9, the subwoofer speaker
will be turned off.
ADJUSTMENT LEVEL
ADJUSTMENT MODE PWR/VOL KNOB SOUND/CLOCK BUTTON
U.S. model is shown.
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SUBWOOFER－Use the
SUBWOOFER mode to adjust the
strength of the sound from the
subwoofer speaker. Turn the PWR/
VOL knob to the desired level (－ 6to
＋ 6). Even if the adjustment level
reaches －6, the subwoofer is not
turned off. Speed-sensitive volume
compensation (SVC)
－The SVC
mode controls the volume based on
vehicle speed. The faster you go, the
louder the audio volume becomes.
As you slow down, the audio volume
decreases.
The SVC has four modes: SVC OFF,
SVC LOW, SVC MID, and SVC
HIGH. Turn the PWR/VOL knob to
adjust the setting to your liking. Audio System Lighting
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system (see
page 120). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the system is turned
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Operating the XM Radio
To listen to the XM Radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. Push the
PWR/VOL knob to turn on the audio
system, and press the
button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
PWR/VOL knob. The last channel
you listened to will show on the
audio display.
DISP －Each time you press and
release the DISP/MODE button, the
center display changes in the
following sequence: Channel name,
category, artist name, and music title.
MODE －To switch between the
category mode and channel mode,
press and hold the DISP/MODE
button until the mode changes. A
‘‘ CH ’’(channel) or ‘‘CAT’’ (category)
mode indicator appears on the center
display. To Select a Channel
When in the satellite radio mode, you
can use any of four methods to find
channels: TUNE, SEEK/SKIP
(CATEGORY), SCAN, and the preset
bars.
TUNE
－Press the TUNE/FOLDER
bar to change channel selections.
Press the
side of the bar to tune
to higher numbered channels, and
the
side of the bar to tune to
lower numbered channels. In the
category mode, you can only select
channels within that category.
SEEK/SKIP (CATEGORY) －
Press either side of the SEEK/SKIP
(CATEGORY) bar (
or
)to
select another category. SCAN
－The scan function gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the channels within that
category are scanned. To activate
scan, press the SCAN button. The
system plays each channel in
numerical order for a few seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press the
button again.
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Your audio system has an in-dash CD
changer that holds up to six CDs,
providing several hours of
continuous entertainment. You
operate this CD changer with the
same controls used for the radio.
To load CDs or operate the CD
changer, the ignition switch must be
in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position.
The disc changer can play these disc
formats:●CD (CD-DA)●CD-R/RW
The disc packages or jackets should
have one of these marks.
The changer can also play MP3 or
WMA format (see page 189). For best results when using CD-R or
CD-RW discs, use only high quality
discs labeled for audio use. When
recording a CD-R or CD-RW, the
recording must be closed in order for
the disc to be played by the CD
player.
Do not use CDs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the CD
to jam in the unit.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm) discs in this system.
Video CDs and DVDs will not work
in this unit.
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Loading CDs in the Changer
To load multiple discs in one
operation:1. Press and hold the LOAD button on the changer unit until you hear
a beep. You will see ‘‘BUSY ’’on
the center display, and disc load
indicator turns red and starts
blinking.
2. Insert the disc into the disc slot when the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD ’’appears on the
center display at the same time.
Insert it only halfway; the drive will
pull it in the rest of the way. You
will see ‘‘BUSY ’’on the center
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red again and blinks as the
CD is loaded. 3. When the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD ’’appears on the
center display again, insert the
next CD in the slot.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘ LOAD ’’appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 until all six positions are loaded. If you are
not loading all six positions, press
the LOAD button again after the
last CD has loaded. ‘‘DISC READ ’’
appears on the center display, then
the system begins playing the last
CD loaded.
If you stop loading discs before all
six positions are filled, the system
will wait for 10 seconds, stop the load
operation, and begin playing the last
disc loaded. To load a single disc:
1. Press and release the LOAD
button on the changer unit. You
will see ‘‘BUSY ’’on the center
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red and starts blinking.
2. Insert a disc into the disc slot when the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD ’’appears on the
center display at the same time.
Insert the disc only about halfway;
the drive will pull it in the rest of
the way. You will see the disc
indicator blinking on the center
display.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘ LOAD ’’appears. You could
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NOTE: If a file on an MP3 or WMA
disc is protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays FORMAT, and then skips to
the next file.
If the disc has a complex structure, it
will take a while to read the disc
before the system begins to play it.
Depending on the software the files
were made with, it may not be
possible to play some files, or display
some text data.
Name Display FunctionEach time you press the DISP/
MODE button while playing a CD
(CD-DA), the center display changes
from album name, to track name, to
artist name, and then to normal
display. If the disc was not recorded
with CD-TEXT, ‘‘NO INFO ’’will be
shown on the center display.
When playing a disc compressed in
MP3/WMA format, the display
changes from folder name, to file
name, to artist tag, to album tag, to
track tag, and then to normal display
each time you press the DISP/
MODE button. If the disc was not
recorded with this information, ‘‘NO
INFO ’’will be shown on the center
display. If the title is too long, it will not show
all at once. Press and hold the DISP/
MODE button, and the rest of the
title will show on the center display.
You will also see the album and track
name (CD-TEXT), or the folder and
file name (MP3/WMA) under these
conditions:
●When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.●Each time a new track, file, or
folder plays.
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