2014 Acura MDX USB

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Playing Internet RadioSelecting Internet Radio Mode1.Connect a compatible phone through Bluetooth®.
2. Press the MENU button.(in AUDIO mode)
3. Rotate i to select Change Source . Press u.
4. Rotate i to select Pandora or Aha. Press u.
2. Select Audio Source .
3. Select the Pandora or Aha icon.
You can also connect the phone using your dock connector to the USB port.
1 Playing internet Radio
Pandora®, the Pandora logo, and the Pandora
trade dress are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Pandora Medi a, Inc., used with
permission. Pandora is currently available
exclusively in the United States.
To find out if your phone is compatible with this
feature, visit www.acura .com/handsfreelink, or
call 1-888-528-7876.
Pandora® is a personalized Internet radio service
that selects music based on an artist, song, or
genre a user enters, and st reams what is likely to
be of interest.
To use this service in your vehicle, the Pandora®
app must first be inst alled on your phone. Visit
www.pandora.com. for more information.
If you cannot operat e Pandora® through the
audio system, it may be streaming through
Bluetooth ® Audio.
Make sure Pandora® mode on your audio
system is selected.
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Playing a USB Flash Drive1.Open the USB cover.
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
1 Connecting a USB Flash Drive
• 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
1 USB Flash Drives
Digital 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.
Files 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.

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Playing a USB Flash Drive
Selecting USB Mode
Audio
Selecting USB Mode1.Connect the USB flash drive to the USB port in the console compartment.
2. Press the MENU button. (in AUDIO mode)
3. Rotate i to select Change Source . Press u.
4. Rotate i to select USB. Press u .
2. Select Audio Source .
3. Select the iPod icon.
1Playing a USB Flash Drive
You can control a USB flash drive using voice
commands.
2 Voice Control Operation P. 5
Files in WMA/ACC format protected by digital
rights management (DRM) cannot be 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 navigation screen.
2 iPod®/USB Flash Drive P. 303
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Playing a USB Flash Drive
Audio Screen Control
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Audio Screen ControlControl the audio system through the navigation screen and On Demand Multi-Use
Display
TM.1.Rotate i or press u to display
the song list. .
2. Rotate i, move w or y to
select a song from the list. Press
u .
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Press MENU button to display
the menu items2 Audio Menu P. 155
1.Select b to skip to the next folder,
and n to skip to the beginning of
the previous folder.
2. Select c or x to change files.
Select and hold to move rapidly
within a file. 
Select More to display the menu
item.2 Audio Menu P. 155
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Playing a USB Flash Drive
Audio Menu
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Audio MenuHMENU button (in USB mode)
Rotate i to select an item. Press u .
The following item s are available:
• Scan:
Scan Folders: Provides 10-second sampling of the first file in each of the main
folders.
Scan Tracks: Provides 10-second sampling of all files in the current folder.
• Random/Repeat:
Repeat Folder: Repeats all files in the current folder.
Repeat Track: Repeats the current file.
Random in Folder: Plays all files in the current folder in random order.
Random All Tracks: Plays all files in random order.
• Change Source: Changes the audio source mode.
2
Selecting Disc Mode
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• Music Search: Selects a file from the Music Search list.
2
How to Select a File from the Music Search List
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Playing a USB Flash Drive
Audio Menu
Audio
1.Select More.
2. Select a setting item.
The following items are available:
• Sound Settings: Displays the sound preferences screen.
2
Adjusting the Sound
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• Random/Repeat:
Repeat Folder: Repeats all files in the current folder.
Repeat Track: Repeats the current file.
Random in Folder: Plays all files in the current folder in random order.
Random All Tracks: Plays all files in random order.
• Scan:
Scan Folders: Provides 10-second sampling of the first file in each of the main
folders.
Scan Tracks: Provides 10-second sampling of all files in the current folder.
• Screen Settings: Displays the screen preferences screen.
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Changing the Screen Settings
P. 86
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Playing a USB Flash Drive
Audio Menu
Audio
HMENU button (in USB mode)
 Music Search
1.Move w or y to select a search
category. Press u.
2. Rotate i to select a file from the
Music Search list. Press u.
■How to Select a File from the Music Search List

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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting................................... 294
Map, Voice, Entering Destinations ........ 294
Traffic .................................................. 296
Guidance, Routing ............................... 297
Update, Coverage, Map Errors ............. 299
Display, Accessories.............................. 299
Miscellaneous Questions ...................... 299
Error Messages ...................................... 300
Navigation System ................................ 300
CD Player ............................................. 301
Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio ................ 302
iPod®/USB Flash Drive .......................... 303
Pandora® ............................................ 304
Aha
TM Radio ......................................... 305