2020 Acura MDX Owner's Manual

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Features
When Recording from CD is set to Auto, the songs on music CDs are automatically
recorded to the HDD the first time you play each disc. You can then play the songs
directly from the HDD.
2 Customized Features P. 358
Select . (in CD mode)
When Recording from CD is set to Manual, the songs on music CDs can be
manually recorded to the HDD.
Select . (in CD mode)
■Recording a Music CD to HDD1 Recording a Music CD to HDD
You can add tracks to user playlists, where you can
mix and match tracks from other CDs recorded on
the HDD.
2 Editing an Album or Playlist P. 277
2 Editing Track Information P. 280
If you stop the engine or th e audio system is turned
off while recording a CD, there may be pauses
between songs when you play back from the HDD.
Repeat, random, and scan f unctions are not available
during recording.
You can play music from other sources (e.g.,
SiriusXM ®, HDD, etc.) while recording.
Please note that there is no compensation offered in
the case of unsuccessful re cording of audio data or
the loss of audio data due to any cause whatsoever.
Clearing the HDD
Any music tracks stored on the HDD can be deleted. 2 Deleting all HDD Data P. 283
■Stop Recording
■Recording a CD Manually
Recording
Ready to record
Select Track List .
Select .
X
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1. Select Browse .
2. Select the items on that menu.
u Title information is displayed if found in
the Gracenote ® Album Info (Gracenote ®
Media Database) stored on the HDD.
u The HDD has two types of playlists:
original playlists and user playlists. An
original playlist is automatically created
for each album when a music CD is
recorded.
■How to Select a Track from the Music Search List1 How to Select a Track from the Music Search List
You can control the HDD audio using voice
commands.
2 Voice Control Operation P. 251
2 Song By Voice
TM (SBV) P. 287
Music tracks recorded on HDD cannot be recorded
onto CDs or other devices.
Tracks are recorded at four times the playback speed
using ultra-efficient compression technology;
therefore, sound quality ma y vary slightly from the
original.
If the HDD is ever replaced, all music data is lost and
cannot be recovered.
If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the On Demand Multi-Use Display
TM.
2 Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio P. 309
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You can select scan, repeat, and ra ndom modes when playing a track.
■Scan
Select SCAN to provide a 10-second sampling
of each track.
■How to Select a Play Mode1 How to Select a Play Mode
Play Mode Menu Items
SCAN
The following menu item s vary depending on the
category you selected by the Browse list.
Scan Albums : Provides a 10-second sampling of all
tracks in current album.
Scan Tracks: Provides a 10-second sampling of all
tracks on the HDD.
Scan Artists: Provides a 10-second sampling of all
tracks in current artist.
Scan Playlists : Provides a 10-second sampling of all
tracks in current playlist.
Scan Genres : Provides a 10-second sampling of all
tracks in current genre.
Scan Composers: Provides a 10-second sampling of
all tracks in current composer.
Scan Rec. Date : Provides a 10-second sampling of all
tracks in current recorded date.
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■Random/Repeat
Select repeat or random icon repeatedly until
you reach a desired mode.
■To turn off a play mode
To turn off scan, select Stop Scan.
To turn off random/repeat, select re peat or random icon repeatedly.
1Random/Repeat
Random/Repeat
The following menu item s vary depending on the
category you selected by the Browse list.
Repeat
(repeat off): Changes repeat mode to off.
(repeat track): Repeats the current track.
(repeat album): Repeats all tracks in the
current album.
(repeat playlist): Repeats all tracks in the
current playlist.
(repeat artist): Repeats all tracks in the
current artist.
(repeat genre): Repeats all tracks in the
current genre.
(repeat composer): Repeats all tracks in the
current composer.
(repeat recorded date): Repeats all tracks in
the current recorded date.
Repeat Icon Random Icon
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You can edit the information of the cu rrent selected track on the playlist.
1. Select Track Menu .
2. Select the items on that menu.
The following items are available:
Replay: Select to replay from the beginni ng of current selected track.
Add to Playlist: Add a current selected track to the playlist.
Edit Name: Edit current selected track information.
Delete: Delete a current selected track from the album and playlist.
Move: Change the order of tracks currently playing in an album or playlist.
■Editing a Current Track1Random/Repeat
Random
(random off): Changes random mode to off.
(random all tracks): Plays all tracks in random
order.
(random in album): Plays all tracks in the
current album in random order.
(random in playlist): Plays all tracks in the
current playlist in random order.
(random in artist): Plays all tracks in the
current artist in random order.
(random in genre): Plays all tracks in the
current genre in random order.
(random in composer): Plays all tracks in the
current composer in random order.
(random in recorded date): Plays all tracks in
the current recorded date in random order.
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Change the playlist name, album name, genre, and track order of the current
playlist. You can also delete tracks, playlists, and albums.
■Editing an album
1. Select Audio Menu .
2. Select Edit/Delete HDD Music .
3. Select the items other than Tracks and
Playlists on that menu.
4. Select an album that you want to edit or
delete.
5. To edit an album name:
Select Edit Name , then select Album
Name.
u Enter the album name using the
keyboard, then select OK.
To delete an album:
Select Delete , then select Yes.
To edit track information or delete a track:
Select List Tracks .
2Editing Track Information P. 280
6.Select Done.
■Editing an Album or Playlist1Editing an Album or Playlist
The maximum number of original playlists is 50 with
a maximum of 99 songs in each playlist.
Each album CD counts as an original playlist. Adding
a track from a user playlist into the same user playlist
will cause the track to appear twice in the playlist.
Deleting an album (original playlist) also deletes the
album tracks you have stor ed in any user playlists.
Deleting a user playlist or deleting all tracks from a
user playlist does not remove the playlist folder.
The folder retains the playlist name and artist
information.
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■Editing a playlist
1. Select Audio Menu .
2. Select Edit/Delete HDD Music.
3. Select Playlists .
4. Select a playlist that you want to edit or
delete.
5. To edit a playlist name:
Select Edit Name , then select Playlist
Name.
u Enter the playlist name using the
keyboard, then select OK.
To delete a playlist:
Select Delete, then select Yes.
To edit track information or delete a track:
Select List Tracks .
2Editing Track Information P. 280
6.Select Done.
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■Creating a new playlist
1. Select Audio Menu .
2. Select Edit/Delete HDD Music .
3. Select Playlists .
4. Select Create New Playlist .
5. Enter the playlist name using the keyboard,
then select OK.
6. Select an item, then select desired track.
7. Select Done.
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