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
Playing an iPod®
Searching for Music
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Searching for MusicHAUDIO button (in iPod® mode)
 MUSIC SEARCH
Search for music usi
ng the iPod® menu.
1.Rotate
i
to select a search
category. Press
u
.
2.Rotate
i
to select an item. Press

The selection begins playing.
1Searching for MusicThe order of the track list
displayed if you select
“All” on the iPod® menu varies depending on the iPod® model
and software.
You can also search for music on the iPod® through voice commands using SBV. 2Searching for Music Using Song By Voice™ (SBV)
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SHUFFLE ALL TRACKS Move
r to select
SHUFFLE ALL TRACKS
to
shuffle the playback of
all tracks on the iPod®.
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u
.

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Searching for Music Using Song By Voice™ (SBV)Use Song By Voice™ (SBV) to search for
and play music from your HDD or iPod®
device using voice commands.
1.Set
Song By Voice
to
ON
in the
system setup. 2Song By Voice™ (SBV)
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2.Say
d
“Hard Disc Drive Search”
or
d
“iPod Search”
to activate the
SBV feature for the HDD or iPod®.
The SBV commands that
you
can use are displayed on
the screen.
3.Say a command.
Example 1: Say
d
“List Artist
‘Artist A’”
to view a list of songs
by that artist. Select the desired song to start playing.

Example 2: Say
d
“Play Artist
‘Artist A’”
to start playing songs
by that artist.
4.To cancel SBV mode, press
the
CANCEL (BACK) button on
the
steering wheel or any button
on the navigation system
interface.
The selected song
continues
playing.
1Searching for Music Using
Song By Voice™ (SBV)
The SBV voice commands give you more control over the music than the regular iPod® and HDD voice commands. 2Song By Voice™ Commands
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You can add phonetic modi
fications of difficult
words so that it is easier for SBV to recognize artists, songs, albums, and composers in voice commands. 2Phonetic Modification
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SBV may not be able
to recognize languages
other than English for the artist name, song title, album title, and composers. Once you have canceled this mode, you need to say
d
“Hard Disc Drive Search”
or
d
“iPod
Search”
again to re-activate this mode.
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164Audio
Playing a USB Flash Drive1.Unclip the USB connector a
nd loosen the adapter cable.
2.Install the USB flash drive to the USB connector.Use a recommended USB flash drive of 256 MB or higher. Some digital audio players may not be compatible.Some USB flash drives (e.g., a device with security lockout) may not work.Some software files may not allow for
audio play or text data display.
Some versions of MP3, WMA, or AAC formats may be unsupported.■Connecting a USB Flash Drive
1Connecting a USB Flash Drive•Do not leave the USB flash drive in the vehicle. Direct sunlight and hi
gh temperatures may
damage it.•Do not use an extension cable with the USB adapter cable.•Do not connect your US
B flash drive using a
hub.•Do not use a device such as a card reader or hard disk drive, as th
e device or your tracks
may be damaged.•We recommend backing up your data before using the device in your vehicle.
■USB Flash Drives
1USB Flash DrivesDigital music tracks, such as MP3, WMA, AAC etc., in USB flash drives cannot be copied to HDD. Likewise, digital music tracks recorded to HDD cannot be copied to USB flash drives.
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Playing a USB Flash Drive
Selecting USB Mode
Selecting USB Mode1.Connect the USB flash drive to the
USB adapter cable in the console
compartment.2.Press the AUX button until you get to USB mode.3.Select a track using skip, scan,
folder list, or track list.

The current track number and folder number are displayed on the display.
Audio Screen ControlHAUDIO button (in USB mode)Control the audio screen through the navigation system.
Rotate
i
to select a track. Press
u
.
Move
e to select
FOLDER LIST
to
display the folder list. 2Playing Tracks in Folders
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Move
r to select
AUDIO MENU
.
2Audio Menu
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1Playing a USB Flash Drived
“Display audio screen”
You can control the audio system using voice control commands. 2USB Commands
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A visual guide helps
you operate the audio
system.2System Controls
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2Basic Operation
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Tracks on the USB flash drive are played in their stored order. This orde
r may be different from
the order displayed on
your PC or device.
The audio system displa
ys UNPLAYABLE FILE, and
then skips to the next track when the following tracks are played:•Tracks in WMA format protected by digital rights management (DRM)•Tracks in unsupported formatIf there is a problem, you may see an error message on the display. 2Error Messages
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USB mode
Track list
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Playing a USB Flash Drive
Audio Menu
Audio
Audio MenuHAUDIO button (in USB mode)
 AUDIO MENU
Rotate
i
to select an item. Press
u
.
The following item
s are available:
•Sound Setup
: Displays the sound preferences screen.
2Adjusting the Sound
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•Repeat
:
6
: Repeats the current track.
7
: Repeats all tracks in the current folder.
•Random
:
3
: Plays all tracks on the USB flash drive in random order.
4
: Plays all trakcs in the curr
ent folder in random order.
•Scan
:
1
: Scans all tracks in the current folder in
the order they were stored and plays
a 10-second sample. Select
OFF
to stop scanning and pl
ay the current selection.
2
: Scans the first track in each folder
on the USB flash drive and plays a 10-
second sample. Select
OFF
to stop scanning and pl
ay the current selection.
1Repeat, Random, and Scan Play1.Rotate
i
to select
Repeat
, Random
, or
Scan
. Press
u.
2.Rotate
i
to select an option. Press
u.
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
Playing a USB Flash Drive
Playing Tracks in Folders
Playing Tracks in FoldersHAUDIO button (in USB mode)
 FOLDER LIST
Change the folder if the tracks are stored in a folder structure.
1.Rotate
i
to select a folder.
2.Rotate
i
to select a track.
The display returns to the track list menu and the selected track.
1Playing Tracks in FoldersFolder List•Any music tracks not in a folder are automatically added to a “ROOT” folder, which is displayed at the top of the Folder List.•If the root folder has additional folders in a lower layer, they are listed on the screen.RANDOM ALL TRACKSMove
r to select
RANDOM ALL TRACKS
to
shuffle the playback of
all tracks on the USB flash
drive.
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Press
u
.
Press
u
.

168Audio
Playing
Bluetooth
® Audio
Your audio system allows you to listen to music tracks stored on your
Bluetooth
-
compatible phone. This function is available when the phone is linked to the vehicle’s
Bluetooth
®
HandsFreeLink® (HFL) system. 2Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
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Selecting
Bluetooth
® Audio Mode
1.Make sure that your
phone is on, paired,
and linked to HFL.
2Pairing a Phone
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2.Press the AUX button to select
Bluetooth
® Audio mode.

A Bluetooth
® message and icon are displaye
d on the display and screen.
3.If necessary, follow the cell phone operating instructions for playing audio tracks.Check the following if the phone is not recognized: •Another HFL-compatible phone, which is not compatible for
Bluetooth
® Audio, is
already connected.
1Playing
Bluetooth
® Audio
d
“Display audio screen”
You can control the audio system using voice control commands. 2Bluetooth® Audio Commands
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Not all
Bluetooth
-enabled phones with
streaming audio capabilities are compatible. To check if your phone is compatible:•Call HandsFreeLink
customer support at
(888) 528-7876.•U.S.: Visit
www.acura.com/handsfreelink
.
•Canada: Visit
www.handsfreelink.ca
.
In some states, it may be illegal to perform some data device functions while driving. Only one phone can be used with HFL at a time. When there are more than two paired phones in the vehicle, a first paired phone the system finds will be automatically linked. Pressing the TITLE button
switches the center
display between the
Bluetooth
® Audio message
and the device name. If more than one phone is paired to the HFL system, there may be a delay before the system begins to play. A “NO CONNECT” message may be displayed if:•The phone is not linked to HFL.•The phone is not turned on.•The phone is not in the vehicle.•An incompatible phone is connected.
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Playing
Bluetooth
® Audio
Switching to HFL Mode
Switching to HFL Mode
1.If you receive a call when Bluetooth
® Audio is playing, press
the
h
(Pick-Up) button on the
steering wheel to answer the call. 2Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® P. 1742.After ending the call, press the
j

(Hang-Up) button to return to Bluetooth
® Audio mode.
Audio Screen ControlHAUDIO button (in BT mode)
 AUDIO MENU
Control the audio screen through the navigation system.
Rotate
i
to select an item. Press
u
.
The following items are available: •Sound Setup
: Displays the sound preferences screen.
2Adjusting the Sound
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•Resume/Pause
: Resumes/pauses play.
1Switching to HFL ModeIf you receive a call while
Bluetooth
® Audio is in
pause mode, the song will resume afte
r the call
has ended.
h
(Pick-Up) button
j
(Hang-Up) button
1Audio Screen ControlThe pause function may
not be available on
some devices.
Bluetooth
® Audio mode
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