2012 ACURA RL Owners Manual

µµ µTo adjust bass
and treble, select BASS or TREBLE,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. The current setting is
shownonthedisplay.Turnthe
interf ace knob to the desired level,
and enter your selection by pressing
ENTER on the interf ace selector.These
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
Fader adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength, while balance adjusts the
side-to-side strength. To adjust f ader
and balance, select FADER or
BALANCE, then press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. The current
setting is shown on the screen. Turn
the interface knob to the desired
level, and enter your selection by
pressing ENTER on the interf ace
selector. To equalize the f ader or
balance, turn the interf ace knob until
the marks on the sound grid come to
the center of the adjustment bar.To
adjust the strength of the sound
f rom the center or subwoof er
speaker, select it and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector. Turn the
interf ace knob to the desired level,
and enter your selection by pressing
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
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BASS/T REBL E FADER/BAL ANCE CENT ER/SUBWOOFER
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To set this f eature on or of f , select
AudioPilot,andpressENTERonthe
interf ace selector. Turn the interf ace
knob to ON or OFF, and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
TheONorOFFindicatorisshown
on the screen.Bose AudioPilot
digital processing monitors sound
within the cabin, and helps
compensate f or unwanted ambient
noise with no perceived change in
audio volume.Bose Centerpointsignal processing processes stereo
and matrix surround recordings to
f ive independent channels, delivering
a multi-channel surround sound
experience, even f rom conventional
stereo discs.
To set this f eature on or of f , select
Centerpoint, and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. Turn the
interface knob to ON or OFF, and
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. The ON or OFF indicator is
shownonthedisplay.
Centerpoint
is only available
when listening to a CD (CD-DA).AudioPilot
and Centerpointare
registered trade marks of the Bose
corporation. A udioPilotCenterpoint
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NOTE:
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Except Hawaiian models
Audio System
Playing the XMRadio
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SCAN
BUTTON UPPER DISPLAY
INTERFACE DIAL POWER/
VOLUME
KNOB
CATEGORY
BUTTONS
AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTONDISPLAY/
MODE
BUTTON TUNE
BUTTONS SATELLITE RADIO BUTTON
U.S. models (Technology package model is shown)
and Canadian modelsPRESET BUTTONS
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Push the AUDIO button to display
XM inf ormation on the screen. You
can operate the XM Radio system
with the interface dial.
XM Radio receives signals f rom two
satellites to produce clear, high-
quality digital reception. It of f ers
many channels in several categories.
Along with a large selection of
dif f erent types of music, XM Radio
also allows you to view channel and
category selections in the audio
display. Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
Radio anywhere in the United
States and Canada, except Hawaii,
Alaska,andPuertoRico.XMisa
registered trademark of Sirius XM
Radio
,Inc.andXMCANADAis a
registered business name of
Canadian Satellite Radio Inc.
To listen to XM Radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position, and press the
button. The last channel you
listened to will show in the display.
Adjust the volume by turning the
power/volume knob.
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Operating the XM Radio
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To switch between the
category mode and channel mode,
press and hold the DISP/MODE
button until the mode changes. The
CATEGORY or CHANNEL mode is
displayed on the screen. To switch
the mode with the interf ace dial,
scroll down, select MODE, and press
ENTER on the selector.
In the category mode, such as Jazz,
Rock, Classical, etc., you can
navigate through all of the channels
within that category. In the channel
mode, you can select all of the
available channels.
Each time you press and release the
DISP/MODE button, the audio
display changes in the f ollowing
sequence: channel name, channel
number, category, artist name, and
music title.Onthescreen,youwillseethe
selected CHANNEL (number),
CATEGORY, NAME (artist name),
and TITLE (music title).The scan f unction 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. To
scan with the interface dial, scroll
down, and push interf ace selector to
the right. You will see SCAN on the
screen.
The system plays each channel in
numerical order f or a f ew seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press the
SCAN button or push the interf ace
selector to the right again.
Press either side of the bar to select
another category. You can also
change a category by pushing the
interf ace selector lef t or right. Press either side of the
TUNE bar to change channel
selections. Press the side of the
bar f or higher numbered channels
and the side for lower
numbered channels. You can also
change channels with the interf ace
selector, push down the interf ace
selector to select AUDIO MENU,
then turn the interface knob to
choose TUNE and press ENTER on
the selector. Turn the interface knob
to the appropriate direction. In the
category mode, you can only select
channels within that category.
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MODE SCA N
CAT EGORY ( or ) TUNE
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µYoucanstoreupto12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel f rom the XM1 band and one
channel f rom the XM2 band.Once a channel is stored, press and
release the proper preset button to
tune to it. To store a channel:
Press the button or scroll
up by pushing the interf ace
selector up. Either XM1 or XM2
will be shown on the display.
Use the tune, skip (seek), or scan
function to tune to a desired
channel.
Press the button or scroll
up again. The other XM band will
be shown. Store the next six
channels using steps 2 and 3. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
f irst six channels. Pick the preset button you want
f or that channel. Press and hold
the button until you hear a beep. In category mode, only channels
within that category can be selected.
In channel mode, all channels can be
selected. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Preset
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XM BAND
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Push down the interf ace selector to
display the audio menu. Turn the
interf ace knob to select NOTE, then
press ENTER. To replay and see the stored f ile,
press the AUDIO button to select
the audio display on the navigation
screen.Turn the interface knob to select a
sound f ile, then press ENTER. The
display shows the category, name
and title inf ormation of the selected
f ile.
To delete a f ile, select it by turning
the interf ace knob, then push the
selector to the right. Select ‘‘Delete
All’’ or ‘‘Delete Selected Item,’’ then
press ENTER. This f unction stores the sound
content played on the selected XM
Radio station with the channel,
category, name, and title inf ormation.
To activate this function, press and
hold the button for about 2
seconds while a song or passage
which you want to store is playing.
The f unction records f or about 10
seconds, enough f or you to identif y
the selection when you play it back.
Once you store the recorded sound
f ile, you can replay it and conf irm the
inf ormation. The system can store
up to 30 sound f iles. If you continue
tostoremorefiles,theoldestone
will be deleted each time you add a
new f ile.
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If equipped
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Note Function
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TheXMsatellitesareinorbitover
the equator; therefore, objects south
of the vehicle may cause satellite
reception interruptions. To help
compensate f or this, ground-based
repeaters are placed in major
metropolitan areas.
Satellite signals are more likely to be
blocked by tall buildings and
mountains the f arther north you
travel from the equator.
Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interf erence can be caused by any of
these conditions:
Driving on the north side of an
east/west mountain road.
Driving on the north side of a
large commercial truck on an
east/west road.
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep clif f , or hill to the south
of you. Driving in tunnels.
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Signal may be blocked by
mountains or large obstacles to
the south.Signal weaker in
these areas.
SATELLITE
GROUND REPEATER
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