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Features
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.
■Pandora® Menu1Playing Internet Radio
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.
1Pandora® 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 multi-information display.
2Pandora® P. 188
There are restrictions on the number of songs you
can skip or dislike in a given hour.
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Features
Playing a USB Flash Drive
Your 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. 151
*1:Only AAC format files recorded with iTunes® are playable on this unit.
/ Buttons
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.
●Press twice to sample the
first file in each of the main
folders.
●To turn off scan, press and
hold the button. (Power) Button
Press to turn the audio
system on and off.
Seek/Skip Buttons
Press or to change files.SETUP Button
Press to display menu items. Selector Knob
Turn to adjust the volume.
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.
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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 .
■How to Select a File from a Folder with the Selector Knob1Playing a USB Flash Drive
Use the recommended USB flash drives.
2General 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 multi-information display.
2iPod®/USB Flash Drive P. 187
Folder Selection
Track Selection
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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 .
■How to Select a Play Mode1How 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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Features
Playing Bluetooth® Audio
Your 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.
2Phone Setup P. 201
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.
(Power) Button
Press to turn the
audio system on
and off.
SETUP Button
Press to display
menu items. Selector Knob
Turn to adjust the
volume.
Press to display the
device’s name.
AUX Button
Press to select
Bluetooth® Audio.
Seek/Skip Buttons
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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1.Make sure that your phone is paired and
connected 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 already be
connected.
■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.
2Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® P. 194
Press the (hang-up/back) button to end
the call and return to Bluetooth® Audio.
■To Play Bluetooth® Audio Files1To 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.
■Switching to HFL1Switching to HFL
If you receive a call while Bluetooth® Audio is in the
pause mode, it resumes play after ending the call.
Button
Button
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Rear Entertainment System*
Allows the rear seat passengers to enjoy a different entertainment source, such as a
DVD or CD, than the front passengers.
The rear seat passenger can listen to audio from the rear entertainment system with
a set of wireless headphones that comes with your vehicle.
To turn on the headphones: Pivot the left
earpiece outward.
To adjust the volume: Turn the dial at the
bottom of the right earpiece.
If you want to listen to audio from the rear
entertainment system on the speakers, press
the AUX button until AUX mode is displayed.
■Wireless Headphones
Optional for U.S.1Rear Entertainment System*
The system also allows for auxiliary inputs from
standard video game consoles. The jacks are in the
console compartment.
V = Video jack
L = Left audio jack
R = Right audio jack
VL R
Auxiliary Input Jacks
1Wireless Headphones
Wear the headphones correctly with the L earpiece
on your left ear and the R earpiece on your right ear.
Wearing the headphones backward may affect the
audio reception.
* Not available on all models
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Features
Pull down the screen to the first or second
detent until it latches.
Operating the System
To operate the system, turn the ignition switch to ACCESSORY (q or ON (w. Press
the REAR POWER button to turn on the system (indicator on).
■Overhead Screen1Overhead ScreenNOTICEThis vehicle's overhead mounted video display, if so
equipped, includes mercury-containing components.
Upon removal, please reuse, recycle, or dispose of as
hazardous waste.
Open
Button Overhead
Screen