buttons Acura MDX 2012 Owner's Guide

XM RADIO BUTTON
SCAN BUTTONCATEGORY BUTTONS
TUNE KNOB
PRESET BUTTONS VOL/Ⴛ
(VOLUME/POWER)KNOB
TITLE BUTTON
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Features

SCAN－The SCAN function gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the stations within that
category are scanned. To activate
scan, press the SCAN button. The
system plays each channel in
numerical order for about 10
seconds, then selects the next
channel. When you hear a channel
you want to continue listening to,
press the button again.
Preset－You can store up to 12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel from the XM1 band and one
channel from the XM2 band.
To store a channel:
1. Press the
button. Either
XM1 or XM2 will show in the
display.2. Use the TUNE knob, the
CATEGORY buttons, or the SCAN
buttons 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.
3. Pick the preset button you want for
that channel. Press and hold the
button until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
first six channels.
5. Press the
button again. The
other XM band will show. Store
the next six channels using steps 2
and 3.
Once a channel is stored, simply
press and release the proper preset
button to tune to it.The presets may be lost if your
vehicle's battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio fuse is
removed.
XM Radio Display Messages
‘‘LOADING’’－XM is loading the
audio or program information.
‘‘OFF AIR’’－The channel
currently selected is no longer
broadcasting.
‘‘UPDATING’’－The encryption
code is being updated. Wait until the
encryption code is fully updated.
Channels 0 and 1 should still work
normally.
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Features

DISC SLOT
DISC LOAD BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON REPEAT BUTTONRANDOM BUTTONPRESET BUTTONS TUNE (FOLDER) KNOBDISC EJECT BUTTONSKIP BUTTONS MP3/WMA INDICATORTRACK/FILE NUMBER
FOLDER
NUMBER
VOL/Ⴛ
(VOLUME/POWER)KNOB
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Features

If the text data has more than 16
characters, you will see the first 15
characters and the＞indicator in the
display. Press and hold the TITLE
button until the next 16 characters
are shown. You can see up to about
31 characters of the text data.
If you press and hold the TITLE
button again, the display shows the
first 16 characters again.
If any letter is not available, it is
replaced with‘‘.’’(dot) in the
display.
When the disc has no text data, you
will see‘‘NO INFORMATION’’on
the display.
You will also see some text data
under these conditions:●
When a new folder, file, or track is
selected.
●
When you change the audio mode
to play a disc with text data or in
MP3 or WMA.
●
When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.
When playing a CD-DA with text
data, the album and track name are
shown in the display. With a disc in
MP3 or WMA, the display shows the
folder and file name.
When you turn on the audio system
next time, the system keeps your
selection with the TITLE button.
To Change or Select Tracks/FilesUse the SKIP buttons while a disc is
playing to select passages and
change tracks (files in MP3 or WMA
mode).
In MP3 or WMA mode, use the
TUNE knob to select folders in the
disc and use either SKIP button to
change files.
To select a different 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 205).
SKIP－Each time you press and
release the
SKIP button, the
player skips forward to the beginning
of the next track (file in MP3 or
WMA mode). Press and release the
SKIP button to skip backward to
the beginning of the current track.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous track.
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In MP3 or WMA modeF-SCAN－This feature, when
activated, samples the first file in
each folder on the disc in the order
they are recorded. To activate the
folder scan feature, press and release
the SCAN button repeatedly. You will
see F-SCAN in the display. The
system will then play the first file in
the main folders for about 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the following
first files for 10 seconds each. When
it plays a file that you want to
continue listening to, press and hold
the SCAN button.
Pressing either SKIP button, or
selecting a different disc (using the
preset buttons) or folder (using the
TUNE knob) turns off the SCAN or
F-SCAN feature.D-SCAN－This feature, when
activated, samples the first track in
each disc in order (the first file in the
main folder on each disc in MP3 or
WMA mode). To activate the disc
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button repeatedly until
D-SCAN shows in the display. The
system will then play the first track/
file in the first main folder on the first
disc for about 10 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then play the
following first tracks/files for 10
seconds each. When it plays a track/
file that you want to continue
listening to, press and hold the
SCAN button again.When the first track in the last disc,
or the first file in the last main folder
in the last disc begins to play, the
disc scan mode will be canceled.
Pressing either skip button or
selecting a different folder with the
TUNE knob also turns off the scan
feature.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from scan, disc scan, then to normal
playing.
In MP3 or WMA modeEach time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
from file scan, folder scan, disc scan,
then to normal playing.
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Features

Interface Dial
Most audio system functions can still
be controlled by standard buttons,
dials, and knobs, but some functions
can only be accessed using the
interface dial. The interface dial has
two parts, a knob and a selector.
The knob turns left and right. Use it
to make selections or adjustments to
a list or menu on the screen.
The selector can be pushed left,
right, up, down, and in. Use the
selector to scroll through lists, to
select menus, and to highlight menu
items. When you make a selection,
push the center of the selector
(ENTER) to go to that selection.Personalization Setting
When you unlock the doors with
your remote and turn the audio
system on, the driver's ID (Driver 1
or Driver 2) is detected, and the
radio presets and sound level
settings (see page 222) are turned to
the respective memorized mode
automatically.
Voice Control System
The audio system, including the
music search feature Song By
Voice™, can be operated by the voice
control. See the navigation system
manual for complete details.
KNOB ENTER
SELECTOR
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SCAN
BUTTON
AM/FM
BUTTON
VOL/Ⴛ
(VOLUME/
POWER)
KNOB
INTERFACE DIALINTERFACE DIAL PRESET
BUTTONS Without rear entertainment system
SKIP/
CATEGORY
BUTTONS
TUNE
(SOUND)
KNOB
SCAN
BUTTON AM/FM
BUTTON
AUDIO
BUTTONA.SEL
(AUTO SELECT) BUTTON AUDIO DISPLAY
PRESET
BUTTONS With rear entertainment system
AUDIO DISPLAYNAVIGATION SCREEN
A.SEL
(AUTO SELECT) BUTTON
AUDIO
BUTTONSKIP/
CATEGORY
BUTTONS TITLE
BUTTON
CANCEL
BUTTONCANCEL
BUTTON TITLE
BUTTON
TUNE
(SOUND)
KNOB VOL/Ⴛ
(VOLUME/
POWER)
KNOB
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Features

To Play the AM/FM RadioThe ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Press the AUDIO button to
view the audio control display. Turn
the system on by pressing the VOL/
button or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
VOL/
knob.The band and frequency that the
radio was last tuned to are shown on
the display. To change bands, press
the AM/FM button. You can also
change bands by pushing the
interface selector up. Each time you
push it up, the band will change to
FM1, FM2, or AM. On the FM
bands, STEREO will be shown on the
navigation screen and ST on the
audio display, if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: tune, skip (seek), scan, the
preset buttons, and auto select. On
the FM band, you can also use the
features provided by the radio data
system (RDS). For more information
on the RDS, see page 217.
TUNE－Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired frequency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher frequency, or left to tune to a
lower frequency. To tune with the
interface dial, push the selector
down, and turn the knob to TUNE.
Then press ENTER on the selector,
and turn the knob to the desired
frequency. To exit the TUNE mode,
press ENTER on the interface
selector, then push the interface
selector up to go back.
STEREO INDICATOR
BAND
TUNE ICON
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Preset－Each preset button or
preset icon can store one frequency
on AM and two frequencies on FM.To store a preset memory location:1. Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two sets of FM frequencies with
the preset buttons (on-screen
icons).
2. Use the tune, skip (seek), scan, or
RDS function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
3. Press the preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep. You can also
store frequencies with the
interface dial. Select the preset
icon you want to store the
frequency on, then press ENTER
on the interface selector, and hold
it for more than 2 seconds.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
AUTO SELECT－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.
Push the interface selector down to
scroll down the navigation screen,
highlight A.SEL, then press ENTER
on the interface selector. You will see
A.SEL on the audio display (if
selected), and the system goes into
auto select mode for several seconds.You can also press the A.SEL button.
You will see A.SEL on the audio
display and the navigation screen,
and the system goes into scan mode
for several seconds. The system
stores the frequencies of six AM and
twelve FM stations in the preset
buttons.
You will see‘‘0’’displayed if auto
select cannot find a strong station for
every preset button. If you do not like
the stations auto select has stored,
you can store other frequencies on
the preset buttons (icons) as
previously described.
To cancel auto select, select A.SEL
on the audio menu again and turn
the interface dial to select A.SEL
OFF, or press the A.SEL button
again. This restores the presets you
originally set.
A.SEL ICON A.SEL INDICATOR
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SCAN
BUTTON
XM RADIO
BUTTON
VOL/Ⴛ
(VOLUME/
POWER)
KNOB
INTERFACE DIALINTERFACE DIAL PRESET
BUTTONS Without rear entertainment system
SKIP/
CATEGORY
BUTTONS
TUNE
(SOUND)
KNOBSCAN
BUTTON
AUDIO
BUTTONAUDIO DISPLAY
PRESET
BUTTONS With rear entertainment system
AUDIO DISPLAY NAVIGATION SCREEN
AUDIO
BUTTONSKIP/
CATEGORY
BUTTONS TITLE
BUTTONTITLE
BUTTON
TUNE
(SOUND)
KNOB XM RADIO
BUTTON
VOL/Ⴛ
(VOLUME/
POWER)
KNOB
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