ignition Acura RDX 2007 Workshop Manual

None of the sockets will power an
automotive type cigarette lighter
element. When both sockets are
being used, the combined power
rating of the accessories should be
120 watts or less (10 amps).To use the sun visor, pull it down.
You can also use the sun visor at the
side window. Remove the support
rod from the clip and swing the sun
visor toward the side window.
Make sure you put the sun visor
back in place when you are getting
into or out of the vehicle.
To use the accessory power socket,
pull up the cover. The ignition switch
must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or
ON (II) position.
These sockets are intended to supply
power f or 12 volt DC accessories
that are rated 120 watts or less (10
amps).
Interior Convenience Items
A ccessory Power Sockets
Sun Visor
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COVERConsole Compartment
COVER Front
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XM satellite radio information is
available on page .
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ‘‘ST’’
will be shown on the center display if
the station is broadcasting in stereo.
Stereo reproduction on AM is not
available. The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Turn the system on by
pushing the PWR/VOL knob, or the
AM or FM button. Adjust the volume
by turning the PWR/VOL knob.
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On U.S. models
On RDX model
Audio System
To Play the AM/FM Radio
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STEREO
INDICATOR
FM BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
TUNE/FOLDER BAR AM BUTTONSCAN
INDICATOR
A.SEL
INDICATOR
A.SEL/RDM BUTTON VOLUME
LEVEL
PWR/VOL KNOB
PRESET BARS
SEEK/SKIP BAR
U.S. model is shown.
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Your audio system has an in-dash
CD changer that holds up to six CDs,
providing several hours of
continuous entertainment. You
operate this CD changer with the
same controls used for the radio.
To load CDs or operate the CD
changer, the ignition switch must be
in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position. For
best results when using CD-R or
CD-RW discs, use only high quality
discs labeled for audio use. When
recording a CD-R or CD-RW, the
recordingmustbeclosedinorder
for the disc to be played by CD
player.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
Video CDs and DVDs will not work
in this unit.
The
disc changer can play these disc
formats:
The disc packages or jackets should
have one of these marks. The changer can also play MP3 or
WMA format (see page ).
CD (CD-DA)
CD-R/RW 187
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Do not use CDs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the CD
to jam in the unit.
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To pause a disc, press the
corresponding number of the
cu rrent disc on the appropriate side
of the preset bars. To play the disc
again, press the preset bar again.
If you turn the system off while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the CD will begin playing where it
left off.
To take the system out of CD mode,
press the AM or FM, CD/AUX, or
button. To return to CD
mode, press the CD/AUX or CD
(Canadian model) button. The
system will continue at the same
point that it left off. To
remove the disc that is currently
playing, press and release the eject
( ) button. You will see
‘‘EJECT’’ on the center display.
When you remove the disc from the
slot, the system begins the load
sequence so you can load anoth er
disc in that position. If you do not
load another CD within 10 seconds,
the system selects the previous
mode [AM, FM1, FM2, or XM Radio
(U.S. models)]. Press
and hold the eject button until
you hear a beep to remove all the
discs from the changer.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is off by pressing the
eject button. The disc that was last
selected is ejected first. You can
eject the rest of the discs one at a
time.
For information on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
.
For information, see page .
For information, see page .
If you do not remove the CD f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
CD af ter 10 seconds and put the CD
changer in pause mode. To begin
playing the CD, press the CD/AUX
or CD (Canadian model) button.
To remove a dif f erent CD f rom the
changer, select it with the
appropriate side of the preset bar.
When that CD begins playing, press
the eject button. 234
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To Pause a Disc
To Stop Playing a Disc
Removing CDs f rom the Changer
Protecting Discs
CD Changer Error Messages
Adjusting the Sound
Audio System
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To listen to the XM satellite Radio,
turn the ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Push the PWR/VOL knob to turn on
the audio system, and press the
button. Adjust the volume by
turning the PWR/VOL knob. The
last channel you listened to will show
on the center display. Each time you press and
release the DISP/MODE button, the
center display changes in the
f ollowing sequence: Channel name,
category, artist name, and music title.
To switch between the
category mode and channel mode,
press and hold the DISP/MODE
button until the mode changes. ‘‘CH
(channel)’’ or ‘‘CAT (category)’’
mode indicator appears on the center
display. When in the satellite radio mode,
you can use any of f our methods to
f ind channels: TUNE, SEEK/SKIP
(CATEGORY), SCAN, and the
preset bars.
Press either side of the SEEK/SKIP
(CATEGORY) bar ( or )
to select another category.Press the TUNE/
FOLDER bar to change channel
selections. Press the side of the
bar to tune to higher numbered
channels, and the side of the
bar to tune to lower numbered
channels. In the category mode, you
can only select channels within that
category.
Operating the XM Radio
DISP
MODE T o Select a Channel
SEEK /SK IP (CA T EGORY) TUNE
Audio System
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The
ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position. Press the AUDIO button to
vi ew the audio control display. Turn
the system on by pressing the PWR/
VOL knob or the AM/FM button
(AMorFMbuttononCanadian
models). Adjust the volume by
turning the PWR/VOL knob.
To tune with the interface dial, press
the AUDIO button to view the audio
control display, then push the
selector down, and turn the dial to
TUNE. Then press ENTER on the
selector, and turn the dial to the
desired frequency. To exit the
TUNE mode, press ENTER again.
XM satellite radio inf ormation is
available on page .
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN, the
preset buttons or icons, and AUTO
SELECT.
Use the TUNE/FOLDER
bar to tune the radio to a desired
f requency. Press the side of the
bar to tune to a higher f requency,
and the side of the bar to tune
to a lower f requency.
If youpressandholdthe or side of the bar, the f requency
will begin to change rapidly. It will
stop when you release it.
The band and f requency the radio
waslasttunedtoareshownonthe
upper display. To change bands,
press the AM/FM button (AM or
FM button). You can also change
bands with the interf ace dial. Press
the AUDIO button to view the audio
control display and the band changes
to FM1, FM2, or AM each time you
push the selector up. On the FM
bands, ‘‘STEREO’’ will be shown on
the audio control display. ‘‘ST’’ will
also appear on the upper display if
the station is broadcasting in stereo.
Stereo reproduction on AM is not
available. 221
On U.S. models
Audio System
To Select a Station
TUNE
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TUNE ICON
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Your vehicle’s audio system has an
in-dash disc changer with the same
controls used for the radio. To
operate the disc changer, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position.
The disc changer can play these disc
formats: CD (CD-DA)
CD-R/RW
DVD-A
DTS
The disc packages or jackets should
have one of these marks. DVD-A
discs not meeting DVD
verifica tion standards may not be
playable.
The changer cannot play DVD-V or
DVD-R/RW formats.
Some CD-DA and CD-ROM mixed
discs are not playable.
‘‘DTS’’ and ‘‘DTS Digital Surround’’
are registered trademarks of Digital
Theater Systems, Inc.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem. The changer can also play MP3 or
WMA format (see page ). 212
Audio System
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TM
Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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If you turn the system off while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the CD will begin playing where it
left off.
To take the system out of CD mode,
press the AM/FM, or DISC/AUX, or
button to switch to the radio,
or satellite radio (U.S. models only),
or auxiliary input while a CD is
playing. When you return to CD
mode by pressing the DISC/AUX
button, play will continue at the same
point that it left off. To
remove the disc that is currently
playing, press and release the eject
( ) button. You will see
‘‘EJECT’’ on the upper display. When
you remove the disc from the slot,
the system begins the load sequence
so you can load another disc in that
position. If you do not load another
disc within 10 seconds, the system
selects the previous mode [AM, FM1,
FM2, or XM Radio (U.S. models)].
If you do not remove the disc from
the slot, the system will reload the
disc after 10 seconds and put the CD
changer in pause mode. To begin
playing the disc, press the DISC/
AUX button.
To remove a different CD from the
changer, select it with the
appropriate preset button, or icon on
the audio control display. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button. Press
and hold the eject button until
you hear a beep to remove all the
discs from the changer.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is off by pressing the
eject button. The disc that was last
selected is ejected first. You can
eject the rest of the discs one at a
time.
For information on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
.
For information, see page .
For
information, see page .
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234227
To Stop Playing a Disc
Removing CDs f rom the Changer
Protecting Discs
Adjusting the Sound CD Changer Error Messages
Audio System
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Your vehicle is capable of receiving
XM
Satellite Radio anywhere in the
United States, except Hawaii and
Alaska.
XM
is a registered trade mark of
XM Satellite Radio, Inc.
XM Satellite Radio receives signals
f rom two satellites to produce clear,
high-quality digital reception. It
of f ers many channels in several
categories. Along with a large
selection of dif f erent types of music,
XM Satellite Radio also allows you to
view channel and category selections
in the upper display and the audio
control display. To listen to the XM satellite Radio,
turn the ignition switch to the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Push the PWR/VOL knob to turn on
the audio system, and press the
button. To view the audio
control display, press the AUDIO
button. Adjust the volume turning
the PWR/VOL knob. The last
channel you listened to will show on
the upper display.
Each time you press and
release the DISP/MODE button, the
upper display changes in the
f ollowing sequence: Channel name,
category, artist name, and music title. To switch between the
category mode and channel mode,
press and hold the DISP/MODE
button until the mode changes.
appears ‘‘CH’’ or ‘‘CAT’’ mode
indicator appears on the upper
display.
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Operating the XM Radio
DISP MODE
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Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interf erence can be caused by any of
these conditions:Driving on the south side of an
east/west mountain road.
Driving on the north side of a
large commercial truck on an
east/west road.
Driving in tunnels.
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep clif f , or hill to the south
of you.
Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you. If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle f rom
a previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM satellite radio. With the
ignition switch in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position, push the
PWR/VOL knob to turn on the audio
system, and press the CD/XM
button. A variety of music types and
styles will play.
If you decide to purchase XM
satellite radio service, contact XM
Radio at
, or at
1-800-852-9696. You will need to give
them your radio I.D. number and
your credit card number. To get your
radio I.D. number, turn the TUNE knob until ‘‘0’’ appears in the display.
Your I.D. will appear in the display.
After you’ve registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
satellite radio mode while you wait
f or activation. This should take about
30 minutes.
While waiting f or activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated, ‘‘category’’
or ‘‘CH’’ will appear in the display,
andyou’llbeabletolistentoXM
Radio broadcasts. XM Radio will
continue to send an activation signal
to your vehicle for at least 12 hours
from the activation request. If the
service has not been activated after
36 hours, contact XM Radio.
There may also be other geographic
situations or structures that could
af f ect satellite radio reception.As required by the FCC:
Changes or modif ications not expresslyapproved by the party responsible f orcompliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.
www.xmradio.com
Receiving Satellite Radio Service
Playing the XMSatellite Radio (U.S. Models)
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