2012 ACURA RL Owners Manual

Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.
There may be other geographic
situations that could af f ect satellite
radio reception.If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle f rom
a previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Radio. With the ignition
switch in the ACCESSORY (I) or the
ON (II) position, press the
button. A variety of music
types and styles will play.
If you decide to purchase XM radio
service, contact XM Radio at
,orat
1-800-852-9696. In Canada, contact
XM CANADA
at , or
at 1-877-209-0079. You will need to
give them your radio I.D. number
and your credit card number. To get
your radio I.D. number, press the
side of the TUNE bar until ‘‘0’’
appears in the display. Your I.D. will
appear in the display.After you’ve registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
XM Radio mode while you wait f or
activation. This should take about 30
minutes.
While waiting for activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated, ‘‘category’’
or ‘‘CH’’ will appear in the display,
andyou’llbeabletolistentoXM
Radio broadcasts. XM Radio will
continue to send an activation signal
to your vehicle for at least 12 hours
from the activation request. If the
service has not been activated after
36 hours, contact XM
Radio. In
Canada, contact XM CANADA
.
As required by the FCC:
Changes or modif ications not expressly
approved by the party responsible f or
compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.www.siriusxm.com
www.xmradio.ca
This Category II radiocommunication
device complies with Industry Canada
Standard RSS-310.
Operation is subject to the f ollowing two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause
interf erence, and (2) this device must
accept any interf erence, including
interf erence that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
Audio System
Receiving XM Radio Service
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Audio System
Playing Discs
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UPPER DISPLAY
INTERFACE DIAL LOAD
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTONLOAD
BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON SKIP BAR
POWER/
VOLUME
KNOB TUNE BAR EJECT
BUTTON
INTERFACE DIALPOWER/
VOLUME
KNOB EJECT
BUTTON
TUNE BAR
SKIP BAR
AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTON DISC/AUX
BUTTONDISC/AUX
BUTTONHawaiian models
U.S. models (Technology package
model is shown) and Canadian models
AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTON
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Your vehicle’s audio system has an
in-dash disc changer with the same
controls used f or the radio. To
operate the disc changer, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position.
The disc changer can play these disc
formats:
CD (CD-DA)
CD-R/RW
DVD-A
DTSThe changer can also play MP3 or
WMA format (see page ). The disc packages or jackets should
have one of these marks.
If a f ile on a WMA disc is protected
by digital rights management
(DRM), the audio unit displays
UNSUPPORTED, and then skips to
the next f ile.
Depending on the sof tware the f iles
were made with, it may not be
possibletoplaysomefiles,ordisplay
some text data.
DVD-A discs not meeting DVD
verification standards may not be
playable.
The changer cannot play DVD-V or
DVD-R/RW f ormats.
Some CD-DA and CD-ROM mixed
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Audio System
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NOTE:
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Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
If you stop loading discs bef ore all
six positions are f illed, the system
will wait f or 15 seconds, stop the load
operation, and begin playing the last
disc loaded.
To load a single disc:
Press and release the LOAD
button on the changer unit. You
will see ‘‘BUSY’’ on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red and starts blinking. To load multiple discs in one
operation:
Insert the disc into the disc slot
when the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears in the
upper display at the same time.
Insert it only half way; the drive
will pull it in the rest of the way.
You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red again and blinks as the
disc is loaded.
When the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears on the
upper display again, insert the
next disc in the slot. Manuf actured under license under
U.S. Patent ’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674;
5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 &
other U.S. and worldwide patents
issued & pending. DTS and the
Symbol are registered trademarks &
DTS Digital Surround and the DTS
logos are trademarks of DTS, Inc.
Product includes sof tware. DTS,
Inc. All Rights Reserved.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.With the ignition switch in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position, press and hold the LOAD
button until you hear a beep. You
will see ‘‘LOAD’’ on the upper
display.Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. If you are not loading
all six positions, the system will
then begin playing the last disc
loaded. 1.
2.
3.4.
1.
Audio System
L oading Discs in the Changer
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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You can also select the empty
position by pressing the appropriate
preset button.
You can load a disc(s) in any mode
(AM, FM, XM, or AUX) if you do not
select an empty position.
You cannot select the empty position
if there is no disc in the changer.
You can load a disc into an empty
position while a disc is playing. Press
the AUDIO button to view the audio
control display. Select the empty
position (‘‘No Disc’’ is shown on the
audio control display) by rotating the
interf ace dial. Then press ENTER on
the selector to enter your selection.
The current disc stops playing and
starts the loading sequence. The disc
just loaded will play. Insert a disc into the disc slot
when the disc load indicator turns
green, and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears on
the upper display at the same time.
Insert the disc only about half way;
the drive will pull it in the rest of
theway.Youwillseethedisc
number blinking on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red again and blinks as the
disc is loaded.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit. 2.
Audio System
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EMPTY POSITION
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You can also choose a track directly
f rom a track list. Press ENTER on
the interf ace selector, and the track
list screen will be shown. If there are
no track names, track numbers are
displayed. You will see the current
track is highlighted. Turn the
interf ace knob to select the desired
track, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. When playing a CD (CD-DA) with
CD-TEXT, the audio control display
shows the disc number, album name,
track number, and elapsed time.
When playing a CD without this
inf ormation, the number of the disc
and track playing and the elapsed
time are shown on the audio control
display.
Each time you press and release the
side of the skip bar or push the
interface selector to the right, the
player skips f orward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release the side of the skip
barorpushtheinterfaceselectorto
thelefttoskipbackwardtothe
beginning of the current track. Press
the side or push the interf ace
selector to the left again to skip to
the previous track. To move rapidly
within a track, press and hold either
side of the skip bar. Select the changer by pressing the
DISC/AUX button. The system will
begin playing the last selected disc in
the disc changer. You will see the
current disc position highlighted.
To select a dif f erent disc, press the
corresponding number on the preset
buttons, or turn the interf ace knob to
highlight the desired disc, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector. To Play a Disc To Choose a Track
To Change Tracks
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CURRENT TRACK
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To exit the track list display, press
the AUDIO button, or push the
interf ace selector to the lef t.WhenyoupressandholdtheSCAN
button until you hear a beep or scroll
down and push the interf ace selector
to the right, the first track of the
current disc plays f or about 10
seconds. You will see SCAN next to
DISC on the screen and SCAN on
the upper display. To hear the rest of
the disc, press the SCAN button or
push the interface selector to the
right again within 10 seconds.
If you don’t, the system advances to
the next disc, plays about 10 seconds
of it, and continues through the rest
of the discs the same way. When the
system reaches the last disc, DISC
SCAN is canceled, and the disc plays
normally. When you press the SCAN button or
scroll down and push the interf ace
selector to the left, the next track of
the current track plays f or about 10
seconds. You will see SCAN next to
TRACKonthescreenandSCANon
the upper display. To hear the rest of
the track, press the SCAN button or
push the interface selector to the left
again within 10 seconds.
If you don’t, the system advances to
the next track, plays about 10
seconds of it, and continues through
the rest of the tracks the same way.
Audio System
Disc Scan Track Scan
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To replay the current track
continuously, use the interf ace
selector to scroll down, select
TRACK REPEAT, and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector. As a
reminder, you will see REPEAT next
to TRACK on the screen. To turn
this feature off, highlight TRACK
REPEAT (if not already highlighted),
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector again.To replay the current disc
continuously, use the interf ace
selector to scroll down, select DISC
REPEAT, and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. As a reminder,
you will see REPEAT next to DISC
on the screen. To turn this f eature
of f , highlight DISC REPEAT (if not
already highlighted), and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector
again.To play the tracks of the current disc
in random order, use the interf ace
selector to scroll down, select
TRACK RANDOM, and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector. As
a reminder, you will see RANDOM
next to TRACK on the screen. To
turn this feature off, highlight
TRACK RANDOM (if not already
highlighted), and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector again. T rack Repeat Disc Repeat Random Play
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