Acura RDX 2008 Owner's Manual

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Audio System
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INTERFACE DIAL
AUDIO BUTTON
LOAD BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON DISP/MODE BUTTON
EJECT BUTTON
TUNE/FOLDER BAR
DISC/AUX BUTTON
DISC LOAD INDICATOR
PRESET BUTTONS
DISC SLOT PWR/VOL KNOB
U.S. model is shown.
SEEK/SKIP BAR
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Your vehicle’s audio system has an
in-dash disc changer with the same
controls used f or 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
verification standards may not be
playable.
The changer cannot play DVD-V or
DVD-R/RW f ormats.
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 ).
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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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To load multiple discs in one
operation:Press and hold the LOAD button
on the changer unit until you hear
a beep. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ on
the upper display, and the disc
load indicator turns red and starts
blinking.
Insert the disc into the disc slot
when the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears in the
upper display at the same time.
Insert it only half way; the drive
will pull it in the rest of the way.
You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red again and blinks as the
CD is loaded.
When the disc load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears on the
upper display again, insert the
next CD in the slot. Repeat steps 1 through 3 until all
six positions are loaded. If you are
not loading all six positions, press
the LOAD button again after the
last CD has loaded. ‘‘DISC READ’’
appears on the upper display, then
the system begins playing the last
loaded.
If you stop loading discs bef ore all
six positions are f illed, the system
will wait f or 10 seconds, stop the load
operation, and begin playing the last
disc loaded.
To load a single disc: Press and release the LOAD
button on the changer unit. You
will see ‘‘BUSY’’ on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red and starts blinking. Insert a disc into the disc slot
when the disc load indicator turns
green, and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears on
the upper display at the same time.
Insert the disc only about half way;
the drive will pull it in the rest of
the way. You will see the disc
number blinking on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red again and blinks as the
CD is loaded.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
Youwillsee‘‘DISCREAD’’onthe
upper display, then the system
begins to play the CD.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
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L oading CDs in the Changer
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You can load a CD into an empty
position while a CD is playing. Press
the AUDIO button to view the audio
control display. Select the empty
position (‘‘No Disc’’ is shown on the
audio control display) by rotating the
interf ace dial. Then press ENTER on
the selector to enter your selection.
The current CD stops playing and
starts the loading sequence. The CD
just loaded will play.You can also select the empty
position by pressing the appropriate
preset button.
You can load a disc(s) in any mode
(AM,FM,XMradio,orAUX)if you
do not select an empty position.
You cannot select the empty position
if there is no disc in the changer.
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EMPTY POSITION
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When playing a CD (CD-DA), the
audio control display shows disc
number, album name, track number,
and elapsed time. When playing a
CD without this inf ormation, the
number of the disc and track playing
andtheelapsedtimeareshownon
the audio control display.
If you want to see the list of the discs
in the CD changer, press the AUDIO
button to view the audio control
display. You will see the current disc
position highlighted.
Select the changer by pressing the
DISC/AUX button. You will see the
‘‘CD’’ on the upper display. The
system will begin playing the last
selected CD in the CD changer. To select a disc, press an appropriate
preset button (1 6), or select an
appropriate preset icon by rotating
the interf ace dial, then press ENTER
on the interf ace selector. If you
select an empty position (‘‘No Disc’’
is shown) in the CD changer, the
system will load a CD into the empty
slot (see page ).
When the system reaches the end of
the disc, it will advance to the
beginning of the f irst track/f ile (in
MP3/WMA mode) in the next disc,
then play that track/file.
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CURRENT DISC
EMPTY POSITION
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The CD changer can also play CD-Rs
andCD-RWscompressedinMP3
and WMA format. When playing a
disc in MP3 or WMA, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ or ‘‘WMA’’ on the upper
display. A disc can support more
than 99 folders, and each folder can
hold up to 255 playable f iles.The specif ications of the compatible
WMA f ile are:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate: 48/64/80/96/128/160/192
kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers (including ROOT):
8 layers
If the disc has a complex structure, it
will take a while to read the disc
before the system begins to play it.
When there are more than 99 f olders
in a disc, the upper display only
shows two digits.
WhenplayingaCDcompressedin
MP3/WMA format, the audio
control display shows disc number,
f older name, f ile number, and
elapsed time. When playing a CD
without this inf ormation, the disc
number, track number, and the
elapsedtimeareshownontheaudio
control display. The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
(MPEG1), 24, 22.05, 16 kHz
(MPEG2)
Bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1), 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/
64/80/96/112/128/160 kbps
(MPEG2)
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
Playing an MP3/WMA Disc
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While a disc is playing you can use
the SEEK/SKIP bar to select
passages and change tracks (f iles in
MP3/WMA mode).
In MP3/WMA mode, use the
TUNE/FOLDER bar to select
f olders in the disc, and use the
SEEK/SKIP bar to change f iles. Each time you
press and release the side of
the SEEK/SKIP bar, the system
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track (f ile in MP3/WMA mode).
Press and release the side of
the bar to skip backward to the
beginning of the current track/f ile.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous track/f ile.
You can also change tracks/files on
the audio control display. Press the
AUDIO button to view the display,
then push the selector on the
interf ace dial to the right to skip
f orward to the beginning of the next
track/f ile. Push the selector lef t to
skip backward to the beginning of
the current track/file. Press it again
to skip to the beginning of the
previous track/f ile.
To move rapidly within a track/f ile,
press and hold the or side
of the SEEK/SKIP bar.
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T o Change or Select T racks/FilesSEEK /SK IP
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SKIP ICON
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µTo select a track, rotate the interf ace
dial or push up and down the
selector on the interf ace dial. Then
press ENTER on the selector to
enter your selection. You will see a list of the f older(s) in
the current disc. To select a f older
(s), rotate the interface dial or push
up and down the selector on the
interf ace dial. Then press ENTER on
the selector to enter your selection.
If the disc has several folders, the
list advances to the next f older.
When the list of the f iles is displayed,
select it by rotating the dial, or
pushing the selector up and down.
To
select a different folder, press and
releasethe sideof theTUNE/
FOLDERbartomovetothe
beginning of the next f older. Press
and release the side of the bar
to move to the beginning of the
current f older. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
f older.
You can also select a track/f ile (in
MP3/WMA) directly f rom the track
list on the audio control display.
Press the AUDIO button to view the
display, then rotate the interface dial
to the current disc. Press ENTER on
the selector to view the track list on
the display. The current disc is
highlighted.
In MP3/WMA mode
In MP3/WMA mode
FOLDER SELECTION
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CURRENT TRACK
CURRENT
FOLDER(S)
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This f eature, when
activated, continuously replays the
current track (f ile in MP3/WMA
mode). To activate it, press the
AUDIO button to view the display,
then push down the selector on the
interface dial. Rotate the interface
dial to select track repeat. Press
ENTER on the selector to enter your
selection. You will see ‘‘REPEAT’’ next to the
TRACKiconontheaudiocontrol
display. To turn of f this f eature,
select track repeat as previously
described, then press ENTER again.
This feature,
when activated, continuously replays
the current CD. Press the AUDIO
button to view the audio control
display, then push down the selector
on the interf ace dial. Rotate the
interf ace dial to select the disc
repeat. Press ENTER on the selector
to enter your selection. You will see
‘‘REPEAT’’ next to the DISC icon on
the audio control display. To turn off
this f eature, select the disc repeat,
then press ENTER again.
REPEAT DISC REPEAT
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REPEAT INDICATOR
TRACK REPEAT ICON
REPEAT INDICATOR
DISC REPEAT ICON
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You will see ‘‘FOLDER REPEAT’’ on
the audio control display. To turn off
this f eature, select f older repeat,
then press ENTER again.
This feature,
when activated, replays all the f iles
on the selected f older in the order
they are compressed in MP3/WMA.
To activate f older repeat, press the
AUDIO button to view the display,
then push down the selector on the
interface dial. Rotate the interface
dial to select f older repeat. Press
ENTER on the selector to enter your
selection. The scan f unction samples
all the tracks/f iles (in MP3/WMA
mode) of the current disc/f older in
the order they are recorded on the
CD.Toactivatethisfeature,press
and release the SCAN button. You
will also see ‘‘SCAN’’ and the track/
f ile number blinking on the upper
display. To hear the rest of the
track/file, press and hold the SCAN
button for more than 2 seconds. If
you don’t, the system advances to
the next tracks/f iles, plays about 10
seconds of it, and continues through
the rest of the track/file the same
way. When the system f inishes
scanning all the tracks/f iles in the
current disc, the system returns to
the track/f ile it f irst started scanning
with, scan is canceled, and the
system begins to play that track/f ile normally.
To activate scan feature on the audio
control display, press the AUDIO
button to view the display. Push
down the selector on the interface
dial, then push the selector to the
lef t. You will see ‘‘SCAN’’ next to the
TRACKiconontheaudiocontrol
display. To turn of f this f eature, push
the selector to the lef t again within
10 seconds.
In MP3/WMA mode
FOLDER REPEAT
SCAN
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SCAN INDICATOR
TRACK SCAN ICON
FOLDER REPEAT INDICATOR
FOLDER REPEAT ICON
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