HDD Acura MDX 2017 Navigation Manual

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Playing a DiscAudio Menu
Audio
•Change Source : Changes the audio source mode.
• Rec to HDD : Records a music CD onto the HDD for playback using HDD Audio.
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Recording a Music CD to HDD P. 185
• Music Search: Selects a file from the Music Search list.
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How to Select a File from the Music Search List (MP3/WMA/AAC) P. 181
1. Select More.
2. Select a setting item.
The following items are available, depending on the type of disc:
• Sound: Displays the sound preferences screen.
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Adjusting the Sound P. 152
• Screen Settings : Displays the screen preferences screen.
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Changing the Screen Settings P. 86
On Demand Multi-Use DisplayTM

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Audio
Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
The Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio functi on plays tracks from music CDs that have
been recorded onto the built-in HDD. You can arrange the tracks in playlists or play
the tracks using various search methods.
Selecting HDD Mode
1. Press the MENU button. (in AUDIO mode)
2. Rotate i to select Change Source. Press u.
3. Rotate to select HDD. Press to play tracks stored on the HDD.
Title information is displayed if found in the Gracenote® Album Info
(Gracenote® Media Database) stored on the HDD.
The HDD has two types of playlists: origin al playlists and user playlists. An
original playlist is automatically creat ed for each album when a music CD is
recorded. You can customiz e up to six user playlists provided on the HDD by
adding tracks from your original playlists.
1. Select Source .
2. Select the HDD icon to play tracks stored on the HDD.
1Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
You can control the HDD audio using voice
commands.
2 Voice Control Operation P. 6
2 Song By Voice
TM (SBV) P. 203
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 may 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 display.
2 Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio P. 338
Interface Dial
On Demand Multi-Use DisplayTM

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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioRecording a Music CD to HDD
Audio
Recording a Music CD to HDD
The songs on music CDs are automatically recorded by factory default to the HDD
the first time you play each disc. You can then play the songs directly from the HDD.
1. Press the MENU button. (in CD mode)
2. Rotate i to select Cancel Record to HDD . Press u.
1. Press the MENU button. (in CD mode)
2. Rotate i to select Rec to HDD. Press u.1Recording 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. 190
2 Editing Track Information P. 192
If you stop the engine or the power system is
turned off while recording a CD, there may be
pauses between songs when you play back from
the HDD.
■ Stopping Recording
■Recording a CD Manually
Recording indicator
Recording
Ready to record
Repeat, random, and sc an functions are not
available durin g 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 recording 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
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioAudio Screen Control
Audio
Audio Screen Control
Control the audio system through the audio/information screen and On Demand
Multi-Use DisplayTM.1.Rotate i or u press to display
the song list.
2. Rotate i, move w or y to
select a track from the list. Press
u .
Press MENU button to display
the menu items
2 Audio Menu P. 187
1.Select n skip to the next playlist/
album, and b to skip to the
beginning of the previous playlist/
album.
2. Select c or x to change tracks.
Select and hold to move rapidly
within a track.
Select More to display the menu
item.
2 Audio Menu P. 187
1Audio Screen Control
• Repeat :
Repeat Artist : Repeats all tracks in the current
artist.
Repeat Album : Repeats all tracks in the
current album.
Repeat Track : Repeats the current track.
• Random :
Random in Artist : Plays all tracks in the
current artist in random order.
Random in Album : Plays all tracks in the
current album in random order.
Random All Tracks : Plays all tracks in random
order.
• Scan :
Albums : Provides 10-second sampling of the
first track in each album.
Tracks : Provides 10-second sampling of all
tracks on HDD.
On Demand Multi-Use DisplayTM
Interface Dial
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioAudio Menu
Audio
Audio Menu
HMENU button (in HDD mode)
Rotate i to select an item. Press u.
The following items are available:
• Sound : Adjusts the settings of the audio speaker’s sound.
2Adjusting the Sound P. 152
•Scan:
Scan Albums: Provides 10-second sampling of the first track in each album.
Scan Tracks: Provides 10-second sampling of all tracks on HDD.
• Music Search: Selects a file from the Music Search list.
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How to Select a Track from the Music Search List P. 189
• Change Source: Changes the audio source mode.
• Random/Repeat: The following menu items vary depending on the category you
selected by the Music Search list.
Repeat Artist: Repeats all tracks in the current artist.
Repeat Album: Repeats all tracks in the current album.
Repeat Track: Repeats the current track.
Random in Artist: Plays all tracks in the current artist in random order.
Random in Album: Plays all tracks in the current album in random order.
Random All Tracks: Plays all tracks in random order.
• Edit/Delete: Change the playlist name, album name, genre, and track order of
the current playlist. You can also delete tracks, playlists, and albums.
Interface Dial
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioAudio Menu
Audio
1.Select More.
2. Select a setting item.
The following item s are available:
• Sound: Displays the sound preferences screen.
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Adjusting the Sound P. 152
• Screen Settings: Displays the screen preferences screen.
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Changing the Screen Settings P. 86
On Demand Multi-Use DisplayTM

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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioAudio Menu
Audio
HMENU button (in HDD mode)  Music Search
1.Move w or y to select a search
category. Press u.
2. Rotate i to select a track from
the Music Search list. Press u.
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioAudio Menu
Audio
HMENU button (in HDD mode)  Edit/Delete
1.Rotate i to select Albums or
Playlist . Press u .
2. Rotate i to select an album or
playlist that you want edit or
delete. Press u.
The pop-up menu appears on
the screen.
3. Rotate i to select an item. Press
u .
The following item s are available:
• Edit Name: Enter a new name using the interface dial or the On Demand Multi-
Use Display
TM.
• Delete: Deletes the selected album or playlist.
• List Tracks: Change the track title, artist name, genre and composer. You can
also delete tracks.
■ Editing an Album or Playlist1 Editing an Album or Playlist
The maximum number of or iginal 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 (origina l playlist) also deletes
the album tracks you have stored in any user
playlists.
Deleting a user playlist or deleting all tracks from
a user playlist does not remo ve the playlist folder.
The folder retains the playlist name and artist
information.

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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioAudio Menu
Audio
HMENU button (in HDD mode)  Edit/Delete Playlists Create New
Playlist
1.Enter the playlist name using the
interface dial or the On Demand
Multi-Use Display
TM.
2. Select tracks from the music search
list.
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioAudio Menu
Audio
HMENU button (in HDD mode)  Edit/Delete  Tracks
Change the track title, artist name, genre and composer. You can also delete tracks. Rotate i select a track you want to
edit or delete. Press u.
The pop-up menu appears on the
screen.
The following item s are available:
• Edit Name: Enter the track information (track name, track artist, etc.) using the
interface dial or the On Demand Multi-Use Display
TM.
• Delete: Deletes a track.
■Editing Track Information