2020 Acura MDX Owner's Manual

uuAudio System Basic Operation uSong By VoiceTM (SBV)
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Features
■Searching for mu sic using SBV
1.Set the Song By Voice setting to On.
2. Press the (Talk) button and say “Audio”
to activate the SBV feature for the HDD and
iPod.
3. Press the button and say a command.
u Example 1: Say “(List) ‘Artist A’” to view a
list of songs by that artist. Select the
desired song to start playing.
u Example 2: Say “Play ‘Artist A’” to start
playing songs by that artist.
4. To cancel SBV, pr ess the (hang-up/
back) button on the steering wheel. The
selected song continues playing.
Once you have canceled this mode, you need
to press the button and say “Audio” again
to re-activate this mode.1 Searching for music using SBV
Song By Voice
TM Commands List
2 Voice Control Operation P. 251
NOTE:
Song By Voice
TM commands are available for tracks
stored on the HDD or iPod.
You can add phonetic modi fications of difficult
words so that it is easier for SBV to recognize artists,
songs, albums, and composers in voice commands. 2 Phonetic Modification P. 289
SBV may not be able to recognize languages other
than English for the artist name, song title, album
title, and composers.
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uuAudio System Basic Operation uSong By VoiceTM (SBV)
Features
Add phonetic modifications of difficult or fo reign words so that it is easier for SBV
to recognize artists, songs, albums, and composers in voice commands when
searching for music on the HDD or iPod. 1.Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate to select System Settings,
then press .
3. Move or to select the Voice Reco.
tab.
4. Rotate to select Song By Voice
Phonetic Modification , then press .
5. Rotate to select Options... , then press
.
6. Rotate to select New Modification,
then press .
7. Rotate to select HDD or iPod , then
press .
■Phonetic Modification1 Phonetic Modification
Song By Voice Phonetic Modification is grayed
out when Song By Voice is set to Off.
You can store up to 2, 000 phonetic modification
items.
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uuAudio System Basic Operation uSong By VoiceTM (SBV)
Features
8. Rotate to select the item to modify
(e.g., Artist ), then press .
u The list of the selected item appears on
the screen.
9. Rotate to select an entry (e.g., No
Name ), then press .
u The pop-up menu appears on the
screen.
10. Rotate to select Modify, then press
.
u To listen to the current phonetic
modification, rotate to select Play,
then press .
u To delete the current phonetic
modification, rotate to select
Delete , then press .
11. Enter the phonetic spelling you wish to
use (e.g., “Artist A”) when prompted.
12. Select OK to exit.
u The artist “No Name” is phonetically
modified to “Artist A.” When in the SBV
mode, you can press the (Talk)
button and use the voice command
“Play ‘Artist A’” to play songs by the
artist “No Name.”
13. Rotate to select Options..., then press
.
14. Rotate to select OK, then press .
On Demand Multi-Use DisplayTM
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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying Pandora ®*1
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Features
Playing Pandora ®*1
Your audio system allows you to listen to music from the Pandora ® app on a
compatible smartphone.
This function is available when the phone is paired an d connected to the vehicle’s
Bluetooth ® HandsFreeLink ® (HFL) system, or with an iPhone, you can connect using
your USB cable to the USB port (2.5A).
2 Phone Setup P. 401
2 USB Ports P. 233
*1:Available only on U.S. models.
1Playing Pandora ®*1
Pandora®, the Pandora logo, and the Pandora trade
dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Pandora Media, 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.handsfreelink.com/Acura , or call
1-888-528-7876.
VOL/ (Volume/Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
Audio Menu
Select to display the menu items.
Source
Select to change an audio source.
(Information) Icon
Select to display the current track
details.
Select to display the previous
screen.
Stations
Select to display the station list
screen.
On Demand Multi-Use DisplayTMLike/Dislike Icons
Select to evaluate a track.
Skip Icon
Select to skip a track.
Play/Pause Icon
Select to pause or play a track.Station Up/Down Icons
Select to change a station.
Bookmark Track Icon
Bookmarks the current track.
Bookmark Artist Icon
Bookmarks the current artist.
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Features
1.Select Stations .
2. Select an item to select a track.
■Create Station
You can create a station by Genre, Current
Track or Current Artist .
1. Select Stations .
2. Select Create Station .
3. Select the item you want to create a station.
You can also create a st ation by the following
procedure.
1. Select track name or artist name.
2. Select Yes.
■Select the connecting method
If the two devices that install Pandora app are connected via the USB and Bluetooth®
connection separately, you can select the USB or Bluetooth® connection to use the
Pandora ®.
1. Select the PANDORA on the source list screen.
2. Select USB or Bluetooth .
■How to Select a Track from the Stations List1Playing Pandora ®*1
Pandora® is a personalized Internet radio service that
selects music based on an artist, track, or genre a user
enters, and streams what is likely to be of interest.
To use this service in your vehicle, the Pandora ® app
must first be installed on your phone. Visit
www.pandora.com . for more information.
If you cannot operate Pandora ® through the audio
system, it may be streaming through Bluetooth®
Audio. Make sure Pandora ® mode on your audio
system is selected.
Available operating functi ons vary on software
versions. Some functions ma y not be available on the
vehicle’s audio system.
If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the On Demand Multi-Use Display
TM.
2 Pandora ® P. 312
There are restrictions on the number of tracks you
can skip or dislike in a given hour.
If your phone is connec ted to Android Auto,
Pandora ® is only available through the Android Auto
interface.
Visit the Android Auto website to check
compatibility.
Select track or artist name.
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Features
Playing a USB Flash Drive
Your audio system reads and plays sound files on a USB flash drive in either MP3,
WMA, or AAC*1 format.
Connect your USB flash drive to the USB port (2.5A), then select the USB mode.
2 USB Ports P. 233
*1:Only AAC format files recorded with iTunes are playable on this unit.
VOL/ (Volume/Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
Skip/Seek Icons
Select or to change files.
Select and hold to move rapidly
within a file.
Audio Menu
Select to display the menu items.
Source
Select to change an audio source.
(Information) Icon
Select to display the current file
details.
Select to display the previous
screen.
Search
Select to display the music search list
screen.
Folder Up/Down Icons
Select or to skip to the next
folder, and to skip to the beginning
of the previous folder.
On Demand Multi-Use DisplayTMRepeat Icon
Select to repeat the current file.
SCAN Icon
Select to listen to a 10-second sampling of each file. Random Icon
Select to play all files in random
order.
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Features
1. Select Search .
2. Select a folder.
3. Select a file.
■How to Select a File from the Music Search List1Playing a USB Flash Drive
Use the recommended USB flash drives.
2 General Information on the Audio System
P. 316
Files in WMA/AAC format protected by digital rights
management (DRM) are not played.
The audio system skips to the next file.
If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the On Demand Multi-Use Display
TM.
2 iPod/USB Flash Drive P. 310
Folder Selection
File Selection
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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying a USB Flash Drive
Features
You can select scan, repeat, and random modes when playing a file.
■Scan
Select SCAN to provide a 10-second sampling
of each file.
■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 or repeat, select repeat or random icon repeatedly.
■How to Select a Play Mode1 How to Select a Play Mode
Play Mode Menu Items
SCAN
Scan Folders : Provides a 10-second sampling of the
first file in each of the main folders.
Scan Tracks: Provides a 10-second sampling of all
files in the current folder.
Repeat
Random (repeat off): Repe
at mode to off.
(repeat track): Repeats the current file.
(repeat folder): Repeats all files in the current
folder.
(random off): Random mode to off.
(random in folder): Plays all files in the
current folder in random order.
(random all tracks): Play s all files in random
order.
Random Icon
Repeat Icon
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