buttons Acura RDX 2009 User Guide

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When you set the temperature to its
lowest limit ( ) or its highest
limit ( ), the system runs at
f ull cooling or heating only. It does
not regulate the interior temperature.
In cold weather, the f an will not
come on automatically until the
heater starts to develop warm air.
Press the DUAL button to select
dual temperature control mode (see
page ). The indicator in the
DUAL button comes on.
You can manually select various
f unctions of the climate control
system when it is in the AUTO mode.
All other f eatures remain
automatically controlled.
Making any manual selection causes
thewordAUTOinthedisplaytogo
out.
To adjust the desired temperature,
push the temperature control
buttons ( or ).
Select the f an speed by pressing the
fan control buttons ( or
). The f an speed is
represented by vertical bars in the
display. When you press the DUAL button
again (indicator turns of f ), both
sides adjust to the driver’s side
temperature.
Press the A/C button to turn the air
conditioningonandoff.Youwillsee
A/C ON or A/C OFF in the display.
When you turn the A/C of f , the
system cannot regulate the inside
temperature if you set the
temperature control below the
outside temperature.165
Climate Control System
Dual Button
Semi-automatic Operation
T emperature Control
Fan Control A ir Conditioning (A /C) Button
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Thedriver’ssideandthepassenger’s
side can be controlled independently
by adjusting these buttons when the
indicator in the DUAL button is lit.
To set the driver’s side temperature
to a different value than the
passenger’s, press the DUAL button,
then press the temperature control
buttons ( or ) on the driver’s
side. To set the passenger’s side to a
different value than the driver’s,
press the temperature control
buttons ( or ) on the passenger’s
side. You can adjust the passenger’s
side without pressing the DUAL
button first.
Your vehicle has four temperature
control buttons, two f or the driver,
and two for the front passenger.
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Temperature Control Buttons
Dual Temperature Control
Features
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RDX model
DUAL BUTTON
DRIVER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
BUTTONS
PASSENGER’S
SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
BUTTONS
RDX with Technology Package model
DRIVER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
DISPLAY PASSENGER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE DISPLAYDRIVER’S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
DISPLAY
PASSENGER’S
SIDE
TEMPERATURE
DISPLAY
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When you set the temperature to its
lower or upper limit, it is displayed as
or .
Push AUTO or . The selected
temperatures appear in the display.
When the indicator in the DUAL
button is off, you can adjust both
sides to the same temperature by
adjusting the driver’s side
temperature control buttons ( or ).
Dual Temperature Control
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DRIVER’S SIDE PASSENGER’S SIDE
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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.
XM
Satellite Radio inf ormation is
available on page . 183
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
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You can operate the audio system
with the control buttons on the CD
changer unit without displaying the
audio control display on the
navigation display. The audio setting
will be shown on the upper display.
The audio system f or your vehicle
can also be operated by voice control.
See the navigation section in your
quick start guide f or an overview of
this system, and the navigation
system manual f or complete details.
Most audio system f unctions can still
be controlled by standard buttons,
bars, and knob, but some f unctions
can only be accessed using the
interf ace dial. The interf ace dial has
two parts, a knob and a selector. When you operate the audio system
with the interface dial, press the
AUDIObuttononthecontrolpanel
to display the audio control on the
navigation display.
The knob turns lef t and right. Use it
to make selections or adjustments to
a list or menu on the screen.
The selector can be pushed lef t,
right, up, down, and in. Use the
selector to scroll through lists, to
select menus, and to highlight menu
items. When you make a selection,
push the center of the selector
(ENTER)togotothatselection.
On RDX with Technology Package
model
Audio System
Interf ace Dial
Voice Control System
Features
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ENTER
SELECTOR
KNOB
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Audio System
Features
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U.S. model is shown.SCAN BUTTON AUDIO BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
TUNE/FOLDER BAR
AM/FM BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB
SEEK/SKIP BAR INTERFACE DIAL
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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 knob to
TUNE. Then press ENTER on the
selector, and turn the knob 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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Each preset button/icon
can store one f requency on AM and
two f requencies on FM. To view the
preset icons on the audio control
display, push the AUDIO button. Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
twosetsof FMfrequencieswith
the preset buttons (on-screen
icons).
To store the f requency on a preset
icon, turn the interf ace dial to
select a desired preset icon. The
selected preset icon will be
highlighted. Press and hold
ENTER on the selector f or more
than 2 seconds to store the
f requency.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset number (1 6), you
want for that station. Press the
preset button, and hold it until you
hear a beep.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Audio System
Preset
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PRESET ICONS
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µTo activate AUTO SELECT, press
the AUDIO button to view the audio
control display. Push the interf ace
selector down to scroll down the
display, turn the knob to A. SEL,
then press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. You will see ‘‘AUTO SEL’’
f lashing in the audio control display,
and ‘‘A. SEL’’ on the upper display.
Then, the system goes into scan
mode f or several seconds.
If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area. If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons (icons) as previously
described.
The system stores the f requencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons. To turn of f auto select, press
ENTER on the interf ace selector
again. This restores the presets you
originally set.
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button. For inf ormation on AM/FM radio
f requencies and reception, see page
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For inf ormation, see page . 221
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Audio System
AUTO SELECT Radio Frequencies and Reception
Adjusting the Sound
Features
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AUTO SEL INDICATOR
A.SEL ICON
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Audio System
Features
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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
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SEEK/SKIP BAR
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