Acura MDX 2015 Owner's Manual

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■Audio
You can store up to six radio stations when playing AM, FM, or SiriusXM ® radio.
To preset a station or song:
1. Tune to a radio station.
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2.Select Shortcuts .
3. Select Audio .
4. Select Edit or No Entry .
u If you select No Entry, go to step 6.
5. Select Add.
6. Select the preset icon you want to store the
station or song to.
To play a preset station or song:
1. Select Shortcuts .
2. Select Audio .
3. Select a preset icon.
To delete a preset station or song:
1. Select Shortcuts .
2. Select Audio .
3. Select Edit.
4. Select Delete.
5. Select the preset icon with the radio station
or a song you want to delete.
1Audio
You can also preset a station or song by pressing and
holding the preset icon you want to store that station
or song after step 3.

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Features
1. Select More, then Sound Settings.
2. Use
(+
, (-
or other icons to adjust the
setting.
1. Select More, then Screen Settings .
2. Use
(+
, (-
or other icons to adjust the
setting.
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Adjusting the Sound
1 Adjusting the Sound
Select Off, Low , Mid or High for the SVC setting.
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Instead of using
( +, (- or icons, you can also touch
the point where your desired setting is.
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Changing the Screen Settings
1 Changing the Screen Settings
The followings are adjustable screen settings:•Sync Display Brightness
Selects whether the screen brightness synchronizes
with the instruments panel brightness.•Brightness•Contrast•Black Level•Display
Changes between the daytime or nighttime
modes.•Beep
Mutes a beep that sounds every time you touch the
screen.•Keyboard
Changes the on-screen keyboard from the
alphabetical order to the qwerty type.•Vibration
Turns on and off the vibration when you touch the
screen.•Fade Timer
Sets the screen black out timing.
Instead of using
( +, (- or icons, you can also touch
the point where your desired setting is.

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uAudio/Information Screen
Features
Audio/Information ScreenDisplays the audio status and wallpaper. From this screen, you can go to various
setup options.
Press the PHONE, INFO and AUDIO buttons to go to the corresponding display.■
Switching the Display
Audio
Info
Phone
AUDIO Button
PHONE Button
INFO Button

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Features
■Audio
Shows the current audio information.■Phone
Shows the HFL information.
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■Info
Shows the Trip Computer or Clock/Wallpaper and other information. Rotate
to select an item, then press .■Trip computer (Current Drive)
Shows the range, and instant and average fuel economy of the current trip, as well
as the average fuel economy from your last trip.■Trip computer (History of Trip A)
Shows the range, average fuel economy and distances traveled for the current trip,
as well as the average fuel economy and distances traveled during the last three
driving cycles.
Each time you reset the trip meter A, the information on the display updates. The
history of the previous three driving cycles is kept.■Deleting the history manually
1. Move on the History of Trip A screen to select Delete History , then press .
2. A confirmation message appears on the screen. Rotate to select Yes, then
press .■Clock/Wallpaper
Shows a clock screen or an image you import.

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You can change, store, and delete the wallpaper on the audio/information screen.■Import wallpaper
You can import up to three images, one at a time, for wallpaper from a USB flash
drive. 1.Connect the USB flash drive to the USB
port.
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2.Press the SETTINGS button.
3. Rotate to select System Settings, then
press .
u Repeat the procedure to select Clock,
Clock/Wallpaper Type .
4. Move to select Wallpaper.
u The screen will change to the wallpaper
list.
5. Move to select Add New, then press .
6. Rotate to select a desired picture.
u The preview is displayed on the left side
on the screen.
7. Press , then move to select Start
Import .
u The confirmation message will appear.
Then the display will return to the
wallpaper list.
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Wallpaper Setup
1Wallpaper Setup•When importing wallpaper files, the image must be
in the USB flash drive’s root directory.
Images in a folder cannot be imported.•The file name must be fewer than 64 characters.•The file format of the image that can be imported
is BMP (bmp) or JPEG (jpg).•The individual file size limit is 6 MB.•The maximum image size is 1,680 x 936 pixels. If
the image size is less than 420 × 234 pixels, the
image is displayed in the middle of the screen with
the extra area appearing in black.•Up to 255 files can be selected.•If the USB flash drive does not have any pictures,
the No files detected message appears.

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uAudio/Information Screen
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■Select wallpaper
1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate to select System Settings, then press .
u Repeat the procedure to select Clock/Wallpaper Type .
3. Move to select Wallpaper.
u The screen changes to the wallpaper list.
4. Rotate to select a desired wallpaper.
u The preview is displayed on the left side on the screen.
5. Press .
u The pop-up menu appears on the screen.
6. Rotate to select Set, then press .
u The display will return to the wallpaper list.■Delete wallpaper
1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate to select System Settings, then press .
u Repeat the procedure to select Clock/Wallpaper Type .
3. Move to select Wallpaper.
u The screen changes to the wallpaper list.
4. Rotate to select a wallpaper that you want to delete, then press .
u The preview is displayed on the left side on the screen.
5. Press .
u The pop-up menu appears on the screen.
6. Rotate to select Delete, then press .
u The confirmation message will appear.
7. Rotate to select Yes, then press to delete completely.
u The display will return to the wallpaper list.
1Wallpaper Setup
From the pop-up menu, rotate to select Preview
and press to see a preview at full-size screen.
To go back to the previous screen, press to select
OK , or press the BACK button.
When the file size is large, it takes a while to be
previewed.

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uAdjusting the Sound
Features
Adjusting the Sound
1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate to select Audio Settings, then
press .
3. Rotate to select Sound, then press .
Rotate to scroll through the following
choices:
1 Adjusting the Sound
The SVC has four modes: Off, Low , Mid, and High.
SVC adjusts the volume level based on the vehicle
speed. As you go faster, audio volume increases. As
you slow down, audio volume decreases.
SETTINGS Button
Speed-sensitive
Volume
Compensation
Bass
Treble Fader
Balance
Subwoofer SVC

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uDisplay Setup
Features
Display SetupYou can change the brightness or color theme of the audio/information screen.
1.Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate to select System Settings, then
press .
3. Rotate to select Brightness, then press
.
4. Rotate to adjust the setting, then press
.
1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate to select System Settings, then
press .
3. Rotate to select Background Color,
then press .
4. Rotate to select the setting you want,
then press .■
Changing the Screen Brightness
1Changing the Screen Brightness
You can change the Contrast and Black Level
settings in the same manner.
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Changing the Screen’s Color Theme

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying AM/FM Radio
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Playing AM/FM RadioAudio/Information Screen
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Tune Up/Down Icons
Select or to tune the radio
frequency.MENU Button
Press to display the menu items.
(Power) Button
Press to turn the audio system on
and off.Audio Source
Select to change a band or change
an audio source.To listen to a stored channel,
select 1-6 (AM) or 1- 12 (FM).
Presets
Select to store a station.
Skip/Seek Icons
Select or to search up and
down the selected band for a
station with a strong signal.
More
Select to display the menu items.
BACK Button
Press to go back to the previous
display.
VOL (Volume) Knob (Pushed out)
Turn to adjust the volume.Interface Dial/ENTER Button
Press and turn to select preset radio
stations.
Move up, down, right and left to
select secondary menu.

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uuAudio System Basic Operation uPlaying AM/FM Radio
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To store a station:
1. Tune to the selected station.
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Rotate to select Save Preset, then press .
4. Rotate to select the preset number you want to store that station, then press
.
You can also store that station by the following procedure.
1. Tune to the selected station.
2. Rotate to select the preset number you want to store the station.
3. Press and hold for a few seconds.
1. Tune to the selected station.
2. Select More.
3. Select Save Preset .
4. Select the preset number you want to store that station.
You can also store that station by the following procedure.
1. Tune to the selected station.
2. Change the display to the preset screen.
3. Select and hold the preset number you want to store that station.■
Preset Memory
1Playing AM/FM Radio
The ST indicator appears on the display indicating
stereo FM broadcasts.
Stereo reproduction in AM is not available.
Switching the Audio Mode
Press the SOURCE button on the steering wheel.
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You can also switch the mode by pressing the MENU
button and selecting Change Source on the Audio
menu screen.
You can store 6 AM stations and 12 FM stations into
the preset memory.
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