Time Acura RDX 2008 Workshop Manual

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
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 layersEach time you press the DISP/
MODE button while playing a CD
(CD-DA), the center display changes
f rom album name, to track name, to
artist name, and then to normal
display. If the disc was not recorded
with CD-TEXT, ‘‘NO INFO’’ will be
shownonthecenterdisplay.
If the title is too long, it will not show
all at once. Press and hold the DISP/
MODE button, and the rest of the
title will show on the center display.
You will also see the album and track
name (CD-TEXT), or the f older and
f ile name (MP3/WMA) under these
conditions:
When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.
Each time a new track, file, or
folder plays.
When playing a disc compressed in
MP3/WMA format, the display
changes f rom f older name, to f ile
name, to artist tag, to album tag, to
track tag, and then to normal display
each time you press the DISP/
MODE button. If the disc was not
recorded with this inf ormation, ‘‘NO
INFO’’willbeshownonthecenter
display.Name Display Funct ion
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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. To
select a dif f erent f older, 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.
This f eature, when
activated, continuously replays the
current track (f ile in MP3/WMA
mode). To activate it, press and
release the RPT button. You will see
‘‘RPT’’ on the center display. To turn
of f this f eature, press the RPT
button for more than 2 seconds.
To move rapidly within a track/f ile,
press and hold the or side
of the SEEK/SKIP bar.In MP3/WMA mode
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T o Change or Select T racks/FilesSEEK /SK IP
FOLDER SELECTION
REPEAT
Audio System
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In MP3/WMA mode In MP3/WMA mode
This feature,
when activated, replays all the f iles
on the current f older in the order
they are compressed in MP3/WMA.
To activate f older repeat mode, press
the RPT button twice. You will see
‘‘F-RPT’’ on the center display. Press
andholdtheRPTbuttonformore
than 2 seconds to turn off this
feature.
Press the RPT
button twice to continuously replay
the current CD. In MP3/WMA mode,
press the RPT button three times.
You will see ‘‘D-RPT’’ on the center
display. Press and hold the RPT
button for more than 2 seconds to
turn off this feature. The scan f unction samples
all the tracks (f iles in a f older in
MP3/WMA mode) of the current
disc in the order they are recorded
on the CD. To activate this feature,
press and release the SCAN button.
You will see ‘‘SCAN’’ and the track/
f ile number f lashing on the center
display. The system will then play
the track/f ile f or approximately 10
seconds. To hear the rest of the
track/file, press and hold the SCAN
button for more than 2 seconds. If
you do nothing, the system will then
play the f ollowing tracks/f iles f or 10
seconds each. 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/file normally. The folder scan
f unction samples the f irst f ile of each
f older of the current disc in the
order they are compressed in MP3/
WMA. To activate this feature, press
the SCAN button twice. The first file
of each f older plays f or about 10
seconds. You will see ‘‘F-SCAN’’ and
the f older number f lashing on the
center display. To hear the rest of
the f ile in the f older currently
scanning, press and hold the SCAN
button for more than 2 seconds.
When the system f inishes scanning
all the f olders of the current disc, the
system returns to the f older it
started scanning with, f older scan is
canceled and the system begins to
play that folder normally.
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes from
repeat to f older repeat, disc repeat
then to normal playing.
FOLDER REPEAT
DISC REPEAT SCAN
FOLDER SCAN
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The disc scan
f unction samples the f irst track (f ile
in MP3/WMA mode) of each disc
within the changer in numerical
order. To activate this f eature, press
the SCAN button twice. In MP3/
WMA mode, press the SCAN button
three times. The f irst track/f ile of
each disc plays f or about 10 seconds.
You will see ‘‘D-SCAN’’ and disc
number f lashing on the center
display. To hear the rest of the
track/f ile in the disc currently
scanning, press and hold the SCAN
button for more than 2 seconds.
When the system f inishes scanning
all the discs, disc scan is canceled
and the system begins to play the
first track/file of that disc normally. This
f eature plays the f iles within a f older
in random order, rather than in the
order they are compressed in MP3/
WMA. To activate it, press the
A. SEL/RDM button once. You will
see ‘‘F-RDM’’ on the center display.
The system will then select and play
f iles randomly. This continues until
you deactivate folder random play by
pressing and holding the RDM
button for more than 2 seconds.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
f rom scan to f older scan, disc scan
then to normal playing.
This f eature plays the
tracks (all f iles in each f older in
MP3/WMA mode) within a disc in
random order. To activate it, press
and release the A. SEL/RDM button.
In MP3/WMA mode, press the
A. SEL/RDM button twice to select
within a disc random play. You will
see ‘‘RDM’’ on the center display.
Press and hold the A. SEL/RDM
button for more than 2 seconds to
return to normal play. Each time you press and release the
A. SEL/RDM button, the mode
changes f rom f older random to
random, then to normal playing.In MP3/WMA modeDISC SCAN
FOLDER RANDOM
RANDOM (Random within a
Disc)
Audio System
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To pause a disc, press the
corresponding number of the
current disc on the appropriate side
of the preset bars. To play the disc
again, press the preset bar again.
If you turn the system of f 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.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 of f by pressing the
eject button. The disc that was last
selected is ejected f irst. You can
eject the rest of the discs one at a
time.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
.
For inf ormation, see page .
For inf ormation, see page .
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.
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 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 f rom the
slot, the system begins the load
sequence so you can load another
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).
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
button.
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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
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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
MODET o Select a Channel
SEEK /SK IP (CA T EGORY)
TUNE
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ChangethehourbypressingtheH
(preset 4) side of the preset bar until
the numbers advance to the desired
time. Change the minute by pressing
the M (preset 5) side of the bar until
the numbers advance to the desired
time.
To set the time, press the SOUND/
CLOCK button until you hear a beep,
then release the button. The
displayed time begins to blink.
You can quickly set the time to the
nearest hour. If the displayed time is
bef ore the half hour, pressing the
SOUND/CLOCK button until you
hear a beep, then pressing the R
(preset 6) side of the preset bar sets
the clock back to the previous hour.
If the displayed time is after the half
hour, the clock sets f orward to the
beginning of the next hour.When you are f inished, press the
SOUND/CLOCK button again to set
the time.
On RDX model
Setting the Clock
Audio System
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SOUND/CLOCK BUTTON
CLOCK
PRESET 5 (M)
PRESET 4 (H) PRESET 6 (R)
U.S. model is shown.
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µTo tune with the interf ace 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 f requency. 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 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 PWR/
VOL knob or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
PWR/VOL knob.
The band and f requency the radio
waslasttunedtoareshownonthe
upper display. To change bands,
press the AM/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. 211
Audio System
To Select a Station
TUNE
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TUNE ICON
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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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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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Features
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