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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 Internet Radio
Pandora® Menu
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Pandora® Menu
Rotate i to select an item. Press u .Press MENU button to display the
menu items. 2Selecting Internet Radio Mode
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The following item s are available:
1.Select b or n to change a
station.
2. Select x to skip a song.
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Select to resume or play a
song.
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Select or to evaluate a
song.
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Select More to display the menu
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2 Changing the Screen
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•Skip Forward
•Dislike
• Play/Pause
•Bookmark Track
• Station List •Bookmark Artist
• Like
1Pandora® Menu
You can control Pandora® using voice
commands.
2 Voice Control Operation P. 5
Available operating functi ons 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 navigation screen.
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There are restrictions on the number of songs
you can skip or dislike in a given hour.
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Playing Internet Radio
Aha
TM Radio Menu
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Aha
TM
Radio Menu
Rotate i to select an item. Press u.Press MENU button to display the
menu items. 2 Selecting Internet Radio Mode
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The following items are available:
3.Select b or n to change a
station.
4. Select c or x to skip contents.
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Select to resume or play a
song.
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Select an icon to evaluate a
song.
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Select More to display the menu
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•Like
•30sec skip
• Dislike
•View text
• Play/Pause •View list
• 15sec Back •Reply
1Aha
TM Radio Menu
AhaTM by Harman is a cloud-based service that
organizes your favorite web content into live
radio stations. You can access podcasts, internet
radio, location-based se rvices, and audio updates
from social media sites.
You can control Aha
TM Radio using voice
commands.
2 Voice Control Operation P. 5
Available operating functi ons 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 navigation screen.
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The menu items vary depending on the station
you selected.
To use this service in your vehicle, the AcuraLink
app must be installed on your phone. Visit
owners .acura.com/apps for more information.
You must have a previously set up Aha account
prior to using the service in your vehicle. Visit
www.aharadio.com for more information.
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Playing Internet Radio
Aha
TM Radio Menu
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HMENU button (in Aha
TM mode)
 Stations
Rotate i to select a station form the
Station list. Press u.
■How to Select a Station from the Station List

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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
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Playing a USB Flash Drive
Selecting USB Mode
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Selecting Disc Mode
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• Music Search: Selects a file from the Music Search list.
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How to Select a File from the Music Search List
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