2015 Acura RDX Navigation Manual

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Audio
Playing FM/AM Radio
Selecting FM/AM Mode
1.Press the FM/AM button.
Press the FM/AM button again, if necessary, to select the frequency band (AM,
FM1, FM2).
2. Select a station using the Preset buttons and the bars (SKIP, TUNE, SCAN/A.SEL)
On the FM bands, you can also use the CATEGORY bar and TITLE button to
select a station provided by the Radio Data System (RDS).
The band and frequency are displayed on the display.
Audio Screen Control
H AUDIO button (in FM/AM mode)
Control the audio system through the navigation screen. 1.Move e to select a frequency band
( AM , FM1 , or FM2 ).
2. Rotate i to select a preset
station. Press u .
Press and hold u until a beep
sounds to store the current
station in a preset button.
Move r to select AUDIO
MENU .
2Audio Menu P. 137
1Playing FM/AM Radio
d “Display audio screen”
You can control the radio using voice
commands.
2 Radio Commands P. 245
A visual guide helps you operate the audio
system.
2 System Controls P. 4
2 Basic Operation P. 6
The ST indicator comes on the display for stereo
FM broadcasts. Stereo re production in AM is not
available.
The radio can receive the complete AM and FM
bands:
AM band: 530 to 1710 kHz
FM band: 87.7 to 107.9 MHz
You can store six AM stati ons and 12 FM stations
in the preset buttons. FM1 and FM2 let you store
six stations each.
Stereo indicator Frequency band
Preset stations

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Playing FM/AM RadioAudio Menu
Audio
Audio Menu
HAUDIO button (in FM/AM mode)  AUDIO MENU
Rotate i to select an item. Press u.
The following items are available:
• Sound Setup : Displays the sound preferences screen.
2Adjusting the Sound P. 174
• Read Radio Text : Displays the text information broadcast by the current RDS
station.
2 Radio Text Display P. 139
• RDS Search : Searches for programs by RDS category.
2Searching for Programs by RDS Category P. 138
• Scan : Scans for stations with a strong signal in the current band and plays a 10-
second sample. Select Scan again to stop scanning and play the current selection.
• A.Sel (Auto Select) : When set to ON, scans and automatica lly stores up to six
AM stations and 12 FM stations with a strong signal in the preset buttons.
• Tune : Tunes the radio to the frequency you select. Rotate i to select a
frequency.
1 Audio Menu
The A.SEL indicator comes on the display when
A.Sel is ON . If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can change the
frequencies stored in the preset buttons
manually. Set A.Sel to OFF to restore the
previous preset button settings.

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Playing FM/AM RadioRadio Data System (RDS)
Audio
Radio Data System (RDS)
Provides text data information related to your selected RDS capable FM station.
Press the TITLE button to turn RDS informati on on or off. When set to ON, the name
of the FM station is displayed on the displa y. When set to OFF, the frequency of the
station is displayed.
H AUDIO button (in FM/AM mode)
 AUDIO MENU  RDS Search
Search for FM stations with a strong signal that are broadcast the selected RDS
category information. 1.Move w or y to select a search
method ( Seek up, Seek down ,
Scan ).
2. Rotate i to select a category.
Press u.
Scanning for stations in that
category begins. When an RDS
station is found, it begins to
play.
If there are no RDS-capable
stations in the area, “NOTHING”
briefly appears on the display.
■RDS Info Display
■Searching for Programs by RDS Category

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Playing FM/AM RadioRadio Data System (RDS)
Audio
HAUDIO button (in FM/AM mode)  AUDIO MENU  Read Radio Text
Display the radio text information of the selected RDS station.
■ Radio Text Display1 Radio Text Display
The RDS indicator comes on the display when the
selected RDS station is broadcasting text data.

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Audio
Playing SiriusXM® Radio
Selecting SiriusXM® Mode
1.Press the SiriusXM® button.
Press the SiriusXM® button again, if ne cessary, to select the channel band
(XM1, XM2).
2. Select a channel using the Preset buttons and the bars (SKIP, TUNE, CATEGORY,
SCAN/A.SEL)
The band and channel are displayed.
Audio Screen Control
H AUDIO button (in SiriusXM® mode)
Control the audio system through the navigation screen. 1.Move e to select the channel band
( XM1 , XM2 ).
2. Rotate i to select a preset
channel. Press u.
Press and hold u until a beep
sounds to store the current
channel in a preset button.
Move r to select AUDIO
MENU .
2Audio Menu P. 141
1Playing SiriusXM® Radio
d “Display audio screen”
You can control the radio using voice
commands.
2 Radio Commands P. 245
A visual guide helps you operate the audio
system.
2 System Controls P. 4
2 Basic Operation P. 6
In the channel mode, all available channels are
selectable. In the categor y mode, you can select
a channel within a category (Jazz, Rock, Classical,
etc.).
There may be instances when SiriusXM® Radio
does not broadcast all th e data fields (artist
name, title). This does not indicate a problem
with your audio system.
You can store 12 Sirius XM® stations in the
preset buttons. XM1 and XM2 let you store six
stations each.
SiriusXM® Radio displa y messages will be
displayed on the audio screen.
2 SiriusXM® Radio Display Messages P. 144
Channel band
Preset channels

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Playing SiriusXM® RadioAudio Menu
Audio
Audio Menu
HAUDIO button (in SiriusXM® mode)  AUDIO MENU
Rotate i to select an item. Press u.
The following items are available:
• Sound Setup : Displays the sound preferences screen.
2Adjusting the Sound P. 174
• Mode : Sets CH (channel mode) or CAT (category mode) scan mode.
• Note: Displays a list of stored audio samples.
2 Note Function P. 142
• Channel List : Displays the list of available ch annels. Scroll the list to select a
channel.
• Channel Scan : Scans for channels with a strong signal in the current band and
plays a 10-second sample. Select Channel Scan again to stop scanning and play
the current selection.
• Category Scan : Scans for channels with a strong signal in the selected category in
the current band and plays a 10-second sample. Select Category Scan again to
stop scanning and play the current selection.
• Tune : Tunes to the channel you select. Rotate i to select a channel.

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Playing SiriusXM® RadioNote Function
Audio
Note Function
Record a 10-second sound file from the current channel that contains the channel,
category, name, and title information.
1.When tuned to the channel you want to record, press and hold the SiriusXM®
button for a few second s to start recording.
2. Press the SiriusXM® button again to stop the recording if less than 10 seconds
have elapsed.
H AUDIO button (in SiriusXM® mode)
 AUDIO MENU  Note
Rotate i to select a sound file. Press
u .
■Recording a Sound File
■Replaying a Sound File
1 Recording a Note
The system can store up to 30 sound files. When
this limit is reached, the ol dest file is deleted each
time you add a new recording.
Recorded date

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Playing SiriusXM® RadioNote Function
Audio
HAUDIO button (in SiriusXM® mode)  AUDIO MENU  Note
1. Rotate i to select a sound file.
To delete all files, proceed to
step 2.
2. Move w or y to select DELETE
ALL or DELETE.
3. Rotate i to select Yes. Press u .
■Deleting a Sound File