2014 Acura TL buttons

Playing the A M/FM Radio (Models without navigation system)
Features
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RETURN BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
SKIP BAR
A.SEL (AUTO SELECT)
BUTTON
VOL/
(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
SELECTOR KNOB TITLE BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
AM/FM BUTTON
CATEGORY BAR DISPLAY
(SOUND) BUTTON
SETUP BUTTON
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
VOL/ (power/volume) knob or
the AM/FM button. Adjust the
volume by turning the VOL/ knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available.
On the AM band, AM noise
reduction turns on automatically. You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
On the FM band, you can also use
the f eatures provided by the radio
data system (RDS). For more
inf ormation on the RDS, see page
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Use the selector knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency.
The skip f unction searches
up and down f rom the current
f requency to f ind a station with a
strong signal. To activate it, press
and hold the or side of the
SKIP bar until you hear a beep, then
release it. The scan f unction samples
all stations with strong signals on the
selected band. To activate it, press
the SCAN button, then release it.
You will see SCAN in the display.
When the system finds a strong
signal, it will stop and play that
station f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
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To Play the Radio To Select a Station
TUNE
SK IPSCAN
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store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM. If you are
traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
that preset button.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described. ,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
For inf ormation on AM/FM radio
f requencies and reception, see page .
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
six stations each.
Usethetune,skip,scan,orRDS
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM. Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A-SEL’’
f lashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. It stores the f requencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons.
Pick a preset button, then press
and hold it until you hear a beep.
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4.
385To turn of f auto select
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Preset
A UT O SEL ECT
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You can use the instrument panel
brightness control buttons ( or )
to adjust the illumination of the audio
system (see page ). The audio
system illuminates when the parking
lights are on, even if the radio is
turned off. 143
Playing the A M/FM Radio (Models without navigation system)
A udio System L ighting
Features
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Playing the XMRadio (Models without navigation system)
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SCAN BUTTONSKIP BAR
VOL/
(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
TITLE BUTTON
CATEGORY BAR DISPLAY
SELECTOR KNOB
XM RADIO BUTTON
SETUP BUTTON
RETURN BUTTON
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Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel f rom the XM1 band and one
channel f rom the XM2 band.
To store a channel: Press the button. Either
XM1 or XM2 will show in the
display.
Use the selector knob, or the
CATEGORYbarorSCANbutton
to tune to a desired channel.
In category mode, only channels
within that category can be selected.
In channel mode, all channels can be
selected. Pick the preset button you want
f or that channel. Press and hold
the button until you hear a beep. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
f irst six channels.
Once a channel is stored, simply
press and release the proper preset
button to tune to it. Press the button again.
The other XM band will show.
Store the next six channels using
steps 2 and 3.
The signal is
currently too weak. Move the vehicle
to an area away from tall buildings,
and with an unobstructed view of the
southern horizon. XM is loading the
audio or program inf ormation.
The channel
currently selected is no longer
broadcasting.
The encryption
code is being updated. Wait until the
encryption code is f ully updated.
Channels 0 and 1 should still work
normally.
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5.
2. 1.
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Preset
‘‘NO SIGNA L ’’ XM Radio Display Messages
‘‘L OA DING’’
‘‘OFF A IR’’
‘‘UPDA T ING’’
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Playing Discs (Models without navigation system)
Features
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RETURN BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
SKIP BAR
VOL/
(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
PRESET BUTTONS
CATEGORY BAR TITLE BUTTON
AUX BUTTON
DISC EJECT BUTTON
DISC SLOT
DISC LOAD BUTTON
CD BUTTON
SETUP BUTTON
MP3/WMA INDICATOR
SELECTOR KNOB
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Use the SKIP bar while a disc is
playing to select passages and
change tracks (f iles in MP3 or WMA
mode).
In MP3 or WMA mode, use the
CATEGORY bar to select f olders on
the disc and use either side of the
SKIP bar to change f iles.
To select a dif f erent disc, use the
appropriate preset buttons (1
through 6). If you select an empty
position, the system will go into the
loading sequence (see page ). In MP3 or WMA mode, you can also
select a f older or track/f ile f rom the
list by using the selector knob. Push
the selector knob (ENTER) to
switch the display to the list
displayed with three segments, then
turn the knob to select a f older.
Press the selector knob (ENTER) to
change the display to the track/file
list, then turn the same knob to
select a track/f ile. Press the selector
knob (ENTER) to set your selection. Each time you press and
releasethe sideof theSKIPbar,
the player skips forward to the
beginning of the next track (f ile in
MP3 or WMA mode). Press and
releasethe sideof thebarto
skip backward to the beginning of
the current track. Press it again to
skip to the beginning of the previous
track.
To move rapidly within a track or f ile,
press and hold either side ( or ) of the SKIP bar.
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T o Change or Select T racks/FilesSK IP
Playing Discs (Models without navigation system)
Features
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Folder Selection
Track Selection Press ENTER.
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