AUX Acura MDX 2011 Owner's Manual

ꭧ: If equippedDRIVER'S FRONT
AIRBAG (P. 10, 29)
DRIVING POSITION
MEMORY SYSTEM
(P. 166)
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH
(P. 139)
PARKING BRAKE
RELEASE HANDLE
(P. 163)
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
(P. 158)
FUEL FILL DOOR
RELEASE BUTTON
(P. 419)
POWER TAILGATE
BUTTON (P. 141)
HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE (P. 421) PARKING BRAKE
PEDAL (P. 163)AUXILIARY INPUT
JACKS
ꭧ(P. 336)HEADPHONE
CONNECTORS
ꭧ(P. 337)
INSTRUMENT PANEL
INDICATORS (P. 65)
HOMELINK BUTTONS
(P. 360)
MOONROOF SWITCH
(P. 161) MIRROR CONTROL
AUTO BUTTON
(P. 163)
PASSENGER'S
FRONT AIRBAG
(P. 10, 29)
CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM (P. 180)
AUDIO SYSTEM
(P. 190) AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
(P. 437)
REAR CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
(P. 185)
GAUGES (P. 76)
AC POWER OUTLET
(P. 176)
USB ADAPTER
CABLE
ꭧ(P. 277)
AUXILIARY INPUT
JACKS (P. 304)
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Your Vehicle at a Glance
3
Your Vehicle at a Glance
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ꭧ: If equipped
DRIVING POSITION
MEMORY SYSTEM
(P. 166)
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH
(P. 139)
PARKING BRAKE
RELEASE HANDLE
(P. 163) POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
(P. 158)
FUEL FILL DOOR
RELEASE BUTTON
(P. 419)
POWER TAILGATE
BUTTON (P. 141) HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE (P. 421) PARKING BRAKE
PEDAL (P. 163)
AUXILIARY INPUT
JACKS
ꭧ(P. 336)HEADPHONE
CONNECTORS
ꭧ
(P. 337) REAR CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
(P. 185)
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
(P. 437)
AUDIO SYSTEM
(P. 190) CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM (P. 180) MIRROR CONTROL
AUTO BUTTON
(P. 163)
MOONROOF SWITCH
(P. 161)
HOMELINK BUTTONS
(P. 360)
INSTRUMENT PANEL
INDICATORS (P. 65)
GAUGES (P. 76)
AC POWER OUTLET
ꭧ
(P. 176)
AUXILIARY INPUT
JACKS
ꭧ(P. 304)
USB ADAPTER CABLE
ꭧ
(P. 277)
Control Locations6410/06/29 11:59:04 11 ACURA MDX MMC North America Owner's M 50 31STX640 enu

The climate control system in your
vehicle provides a comfortable driving
environment in all weather conditions.
The standard audio system has many
features. This section describes those
features and how to use them.
Your vehicle has an anti-theft audio
system that requires a code number to
enable it.
The security system helps do
discourage vandalism and theft to
your vehicle.
Climate Control System
...............
180
Rear Climate Controls
..............
185
Audio System
..............................
190
Playing the AM/FM Radio (Models without navigation
system)
................................
191
Playing the XM
®Radio (Models
without navigation system)
......
195 Playing Discs (Models without
navigation system)
...................
200
Disc Changer Error Message (Models without navigation
system)
................................
208
Audio System (Models with navigation system)
...................
209
Playing the AM/FM Radio (Models with navigationsystem)
................................
210
Playing the XM
®Radio (Models
with navigation system)
...........
223
Playing a Disc (Models with
navigation system)
...................
232
Disc Player Error Messages (Models with navigation
system)
................................
243
Protecting Your Discs
..................
244
Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD)
Audio (Models with navigationsystem)
................................
247
Playing an iPod
®(Models with
navigation system)
...................
275
iPod
®Error Messages (Models
with navigation system)
...........
283 Playing a USB Flash Memory
Device (Models with navigationsystem)
................................
284
USB Flash Memory Device Error
Messages (Models withnavigation system)
...............
294
Bluetooth
®Audio System (Models
with navigation system)
...........
295
AM/FM Radio Reception
.............
300
Remote Audio Controls
................
302
Auxiliary Input Jack
.....................
304
Radio Theft Protection
.................
305
Setting the Clock and Calendar
....
306
Rear Entertainment System
..........
307
Security System
...........................
337
Compass
......................................
338
Cruise Control
.............................
342
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
....
345
HomeLink
®Universal
Transceiver
.............................
360
Bluetooth
®HandsFreeLink
®.........
362
AcuraLink
®(U.S. models only)
.....
398
Rearview Mirror with Rearview Camera Display
.......................
414
Features
179
Features
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CENTER－Adjusts the strength of
sound from the center speaker.
SUBWOOFER －To adjust the
strength of the sound from the
subwoofer speaker, select it and
press ENTER on the interface
selector. Turn the interface dial to
the desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interface selector.
Speed-sensitive Volume Compensation (SVC)The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The faster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
The SVC has four modes: OFF,
LOW, MID, and HIGH. The default
setting is MID. To change the SVC
mode, select SVC, then press
ENTER on the interface selector.
The current setting is shown on the
screen. Turn the interface dial to the
desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interface selector. If you feel the
sound is too loud, choose low. If you
feel the sound is too quiet, choose
high. Dolby PL (ProLogic) II
－Dolby
PL (ProLogic) II signal processing
creates multi-channel surround
sound from 2 channel stereo audio
sources. Dolby ProLogic II can only
be activated when listening to DISC
(CD-DA, MP3, WMA, AAC), XM
Radio, AUX (USB, iPod
®, AUX,
Bluetooth
®Audio), and HDD Audio.
When ProLogic II is available, ‘‘PL II’’
is shown in the audio display.
When ProLogic II is not available in
the selected audio source, ‘‘PL II N/
A ’’ is shown on the center display.
ProLogic ON/OFF settings are
independently controlled for DISC,
XM, HDD Audio, and AUX sources.
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Playing the AM/FM Radio (Models with navigation system)
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Features
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To set this feature on or off, select
Dolby PL II, and press ENTER on
the interface selector. Rotate the
interface dial to ON or OFF, and
press ENTER.
Manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro
Logic, MLP Lossless, and the double-
D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.NOTE:
In some audio playing modes
(XM, AUX), when DPLII is on, the
music coming from the rear speakers
may sound distorted. This is due to
compression of the music, and it
does not indicate a problem with the
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Without rear entertainment systemWith rear entertainment system
AUDIO DISPLAY AUDIO DISPLAY
VOL/ ꂻ
(VOLUME/POWER)
KNOB
CANCEL BUTTON SKIP BUTTONS
USB/AUX BUTTON
INTERFACE DIAL INTERFACE DIALSKIP BUTTONS
USB/AUX BUTTON
VOL/
ꂻ
(VOLUME/POWER)
KNOB
MAP/GUIDE BUTTON AUDIO BUTTON
REPEAT BUTTON RANDOM BUTTON
MAP/GUIDE BUTTONCANCEL BUTTON
AUDIO BUTTON RANDOM
BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON NAVIGATION SCREEN
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Playing an iPod
®
(Models with navigation system)
275
Features
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To Play an iPod
ꭂ
This audio system can select and
play the audio files on the iPod
ꭂ
with
the same controls used for the in-
dash disc player. To play an iPod,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the console compartment by using
your dock connector, then press the
USB/AUX button. The ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position. The iPod
will also be charged with the ignition
switch in these settings. The audio system reads and plays
sound files to be playable on the
iPod. The system cannot operate an
iPod as a mass storage device. The
system will only play songs stored on
the iPod with iTunes.
iPod and iTunes are registered
trademarks owned by Apple Inc.
Voice Control SystemYou can select the AUX mode by
using the navigation system voice
control buttons, but cannot operate
the play mode functions.
The voice command music search
feature, Song By Voice
™, is also
available. Refer to the navigation
system manual for complete details. iPods compatible with your audio
system using the USB adapter cable
are:
Model
Software
ꭧ
iPod
5th and 6th
generations Ver.1.3 or greater
iPod classic Ver.1.1.2 or greater
iPod nano
1st generation Ver.1.3.1 or greater
iPod nano
2nd generation Ver.1.1.2 or greater
iPod nano
3rd generation Ver.1.1.3 or greater
iPod nano
4th generation Ver.1.0.3 or greater
iPod touch
1st generation Ver.1.1.1 or greater
iPod touch
2nd generation Ver.2.1.1 or greater
iPhone Ver.2.1.0 or greater
iPhone 3G Ver.2.1.0 or greaterꭧ : Use the latest software.
Playing an iPod
®
(Models with navigation system)
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To Stop Playing Your iPod
ꭂ
To play the radio, press the AM/FM,
or XM button. Press the DISC button
to switch to the disc mode. Press the
HDD button to switch to HDD Audio
and press the USB/AUX button to
switch to
Bluetooth
ꭂAudio.
Disconnecting an iPod
ꭂ
You can disconnect the iPod at any
time when you see the‘‘OK to
disconnect ’’message
ꭧ
in the iPod
display. Always make sure you see
the ‘‘OK to disconnect ’’message in
the iPod display before you
disconnect it. Make sure to follow
the iPod ’s instructions on how to
disconnect the dock connector from
the USB adapter cable. ꭧ
: The displayed message may
vary on models or versions. On
some models, there is no
message to disconnect.
When you disconnect the iPod while
it is playing, the audio display and
the navigation screen (if selected)
show USB NO DATA.
If you reconnect the same iPod, the
system may begin playing where it
left off, depending on what mode the
iPod is in when it is reconnected.
When you connect your iPod to the navigation system, the most recentsettings (Shuffle, Repeat, etc.) will becarried over.
iPod
ꭂ
Error Messages
If you see an error message in the
audio display, see page 283.
Playing an iPod
®
(Models with navigation system)
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VOL/ꂻ
(VOLUME/POWER)
KNOB SCAN BUTTON AUDIO DISPLAY
Without rear entertainment system
With rear entertainment system
AUDIO DISPLAY
SCAN BUTTON VOL/ ꂻ
(VOLUME/POWER)
KNOB NAVIGATION SCREEN
AUDIO BUTTON
CANCEL BUTTON
MAP/GUIDE BUTTON
INTERFACE DIALUSB/AUX BUTTONSKIP BUTTONS
REPEAT BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON
INTERFACE DIAL
AUDIO BUTTON
CANCEL BUTTON
MAP/GUIDE BUTTON REPEAT
BUTTON
RANDOM
BUTTON
USB/AUX BUTTONSKIP BUTTONSPlaying a USB Flash Memory Device (Models with navigation system)28410/06/29 11:59:04 11 ACURA MDX MMC North America Owner's M 50 31STX640 enu

To Play a USB Flash Memory
Device
This audio system can select and
play the audio files on a USB flash
memory device with the same
controls used for the disc player. To
play a USB flash memory device,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the console compartment, then
press the USB/AUX button until you
see‘‘USB’’ in the display. The
ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position. The audio system reads and plays
the audio files on the USB flash
memory device in MP3, WMA or
ACC
ꭧ
formats. The USB flash
memory device limit is up to 700
folders or up to 15000 files.
ꭧ : Only AAC format files recorded
with iTunes are playable on this
audio unit.
The recommended USB flash
memory devices are 256 MB or
higher, and formatted with the FAT
file system. Some digital audio
players may be compatible as well.
Some USB flash memory devices
(such as devices with security
lockout features, etc.) will not work
in this audio unit.
NOTE:
●
Do not use a device such as a card
reader or hard drive as it or your
files may be damaged.
●
Do not connect your USB flash
memory device using a hub.
●
Do not use an extension cable to
the USB adapter cable equipped
with your vehicle.
●
Do not keep a USB flash memory
device in the vehicle. Direct
sunlight and high heat will damage
it.
●
We recommend backing up your
data before playing a USB flash
memory device.
●
Some devices cannot be powered
or charged via the USB adapter, if
this is the case use the accessory
adapter to supply power to your
device.
●
Depending on the type and
number of files, it may take some
time before they begin to play.
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Features
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