2013 Acura RDX Owner's Manual

uuAudio System Basic Operation u
176Features
You can select repeat and shuffle modes when playing a file.
1.Press the SETUP button.
2. Rotate to select Play Mode, then press
.
3. Rotate to select a mode, then press .■
To turn off a play mode
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Rotate to select Play Mode, then press .
3. Rotate to select Normal Play, then press .
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How to Select a Play Mode
1How to Select a Play Mode
Play Mode Menu Items
Normal Play
Repeat Off : Turns off the repeat mode.
Repeat One Track: Repeats the current track.
Shuffle Off : Turns off the shuffle mode.
Shuffle : Plays all available files in a selected list
(playlists, artists, albums, songs, genres, or
composers) in random order.
Shuffle Albums : Plays all available albums in a
selected list (playlists, artists, albums, songs, genres,
or composers) in random order.
Play Mode
Items

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying Pandora ®
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Features
Playing Pandora ®Activate Pandora® , and connect the iPhone ® using your dock connector to the USB
adapter cable, then press the AUX button.
2USB Adapter Cable P. 159U.S. modelsiPhone® use only
CATEGORY Bar
Press
(+
to the next station.
Press
( -
to the previous station.
VOL/ (Power/volume) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
SKIP Bar
Press to skip a song.SETUP Button
Press to display menu items. Selector Knob
Press to enter PANDORA MENU.
Press and turn to select an item, then
press to set your selection. AUX Button
Press to select iPhone
® (if connected
when the Pandora ® application is
activated).
Album Art
Rating Icon
BACK Button
Press to go back to the previous
display.

uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying Pandora ®
178Features
You can operate some of the Pandora menu items from your vehicle’s audio system.
The available items are:
•Station List (QuickMix is also available)
• Like
• Dislike
• Resume/Pause
• SKIP
• Bookmark this song
• Bookmark this artist■
Operating a menu item
1.Press to display the PANDORA MENU.
2. Rotate to select a menu.
3. Press to display the items on that menu.
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Pandora ® Menu
1 Playing Pandora ®
Pandora ® is a personalized Internet radio service that
selects music based on an artist, song, or genre a user
enters, and streams what is likely to be of interest.
To use this service in your vehicle, the Pandora ® app
must first be installed on your iPhone ®. Visit
www.pandora.com. for more information.
If you cannot operate Pandora ® through the audio
system, it may be streaming through Bluetooth®
Audio. Make sure Pandora ® mode on your audio
system is selected.1 Pandora ® Menu
Available operating functions vary on software
versions. Some functions may not be available on the
vehicle's audio system.
If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the audio/information screen. 2 Pandora ® P. 189
You can skip the song or select Dislike only a
predetermined number of times in an hour.

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying a USB Flash Drive
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Features
Playing a USB Flash DriveYour audio system reads and plays sound files on a USB flash drive in either MP3,
WMA or AAC
*1 format.
Connect your USB flash drive to the USB adapter cable, then press the AUX button.
2USB Adapter Cable P. 159
*1:Only AAC format files recorded with iTunes ® are playable on this unit.
CATEGORY Bar
Press
(+
to skip to the next folder, and
(-
to skip to the beginning of the
previous folder.
SCAN Button
You will get a 10-second sampling of
each file.
●Press to sample all files in the
current folder. To turn off scan, press
the button.●Press and hold to sample the first
file in each of the main folders.
To turn off scan, press and hold the
button. VOL/ (Power/volume) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
SKIP Bar
Press or to change files.
Press and hold to move rapidly within
a file.SETUP Button
Press to display menu items.
Selector Knob
Press and turn to select an item, then
press to set your selection.
AUX Button
Press to select USB flash drive
(if connected).
USB Indicator
Comes on when a USB flash drive
is connected.
BACK Button
Press to go back to the previous display.

uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying a USB Flash Drive
180Features
1. Press to switch the display to a folder list.
2. Rotate to select a folder.
3. Press to change the display to a list of
files in that folder.
4. Rotate to select a file, then press .
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How to Select a File from a Folder with the Selector Knob
1Playing a USB Flash Drive
Use the recommended USB flash drives.
2 General Information on the Audio System
P. 190
Files in WMA format protected by digital rights
management (DRM) are not played.
The audio system displays Unplayable File , and then
skips to the next file.
If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the audio/information screen.
2 iPod ®/USB Flash Drive P. 188
Folder Selection
Track Selection

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying a USB Flash Drive
Features
You can select repeat and random modes when playing a file.
1.Press the SETUP button.
2. Rotate to select Play Mode , then press
.
3. Rotate to select a mode, then press .■
To turn off a play mode
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Rotate to select Play Mode, then press .
3. Rotate to select Normal Play, then press .
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How to Select a Play Mode
1How to Select a Play Mode
Play Mode Menu Items
Normal Play
Repeat One Track : Repeats the current file.
Repeat One Folder : Repeats all files in the current
folder.
Random in Folder : Plays all files in the current folder
in random order.
Random All : Plays all files in random order.
Play Mode
Items

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying Bluetooth® Audio
Features
Playing Bluetooth ® AudioYour audio system allows you to listen to music from your Bluetooth®-compatible
phone.
This function is available when the phone is paired and linked to the vehicle's
Bluetooth ® HandsFreeLink ® (HFL) system.
2 Phone Setup P. 203
1Playing Bluetooth ® Audio
Not all Bluetooth -enabled phones with streaming
audio capabilities are compatible with the system.
For a list of compatible phones:•U.S.: Visit www.acura.com/handsfreelink, or call 1-
888-528-7876.•Canada: Visit www.handsfreelink.ca , or call 1-888-
528-7876.
In some states, it may be illegal to perform some data
device functions while driving.
If more than one phone is paired to the HFL system,
there will be a delay before the system begins to play.
VOL/ (Power/
volume) Knob
Press to turn the audio
system on and off.
Turn to adjust the
volume.
SETUP Button
Press to display
menu items.
Selector Knob
Press to display the
device’s name. AUX Button
Press to select
Bluetooth ® Audio.
SKIP Bar
Press or to
change files.Bluetooth Indicator
Comes on when
your phone is
connected to HFL.
Preset 1 Button
Press to switch the
mode between
pause and resume.

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying Bluetooth® Audio
Features
1.Make sure that your phone is paired and
linked to HFL.
2. Press the AUX button.
If the phone is not recognized, another HFL-
compatible phone, which is not compatible
for Bluetooth ® Audio, may be already linked.
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To pause or resume a file
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Rotate to select Resume/Pause, then press .
Each time you press , the setting switches between Pause and Resume.
Press the (pick-up) button on the steering
wheel to receive a call when Bluetooth® Audio
is playing.
2 Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink ® P. 196
Press the (hang-up) button to end the call
and return to Bluetooth® Audio.
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To Play Bluetooth ® Audio Files
1 To Play Bluetooth ® Audio Files
To play the audio files, you may need to operate your
phone. If so, follow the phone maker's operating
instructions.
The pause function may not be available on some
phones.
If any audio device is connected to the auxiliary input
jack, you may need to press the AUX button
repeatedly to select the Bluetooth® Audio system.
Switching to another mode pauses the music playing
from your phone.
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Switching to HFL
1 Switching to HFL
If you receive a call while Bluetooth® Audio is in the
pause mode, it will resume play after ending the call.
Button
Button