buttons ACURA RDX 2010 User Guide

When you set the temperature to its
lowest limit (
) or its highest
limit (
), the system runs at full
cooling or heating only. It does not
regulate the interior temperature.
In cold weather, the fan will not come
on automatically until the heater
starts to develop warm air. Semi-automatic Operation
You can manually select various
functions of the climate control
system when it is in the AUTO mode.
All other features remain
automatically controlled.
Fan Control
Select the fan speed by pressing the
fan control buttons (
or
).
The fan speed is represented by
vertical bars in the display.
Temperature Control
To adjust the desired temperature,
push the temperature control buttons
(
or
). Dual Button
Press the DUAL button to select dual
temperature control mode (see page
169). The indicator in the DUAL
button comes on.
When you press the DUAL button
again (indicator turns off), both sides
adjust to the driver's side
temperature.
Air Conditioning (A/C) Button
Press the A/C button to turn the air
conditioning on and off. You will see
A/C ON or A/C OFF in the display.
When you turn the A/C off, the
system cannot regulate the inside
temperature if you set the
temperature control below the
outside temperature.
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Dual Temperature Control
Your vehicle has four temperature
control buttons, two for the driver,
and two for the front passenger.
The driver's side and the passenger's
side can be controlled independently
by adjusting these buttons when the
indicator in the DUAL button is lit.
Temperature Control Buttons
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.
Models without navigation system Models with navigation system
DRIVER'S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
DISPLAY PASSENGER'S
SIDE
TEMPERATURE
DISPLAY
DRIVER'S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
DISPLAY PASSENGER'S SIDE
TEMPERATURE DISPLAY
DRIVER'S SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
BUTTONS DUAL BUTTON PASSENGER'S
SIDE
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
BUTTONS
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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
).
DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER'S SIDE
REAR POSITION FLOOR VENTS
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Interface DialMost audio system functions can still
be controlled by standard buttons,
bars, and knob, but some functions
can only be accessed using the
interface dial. The interface dial has
two parts, a knob and a selector.
When you operate the audio system
with the interface dial, press the
AUDIO button on the control panel
to display the audio control on the
navigation display.The knob turns left and right. Use it
to make selections or adjustments to
a list or menu on the screen.
The selector can be pushed left,
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) to go to that selection.
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.
Voice Control System
The audio system for your vehicle
can also be operated by voice
control. See the navigation system
manual for complete details.SELECTOR
ENTER
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TUNE/FOLDER BAR
AM/FM BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB
SCAN BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR INTERFACE DIAL
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To Play the Radio
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 frequency the radio
was last tuned to are shown on the
upper display. To change bands,
press the AM/FM button. You can
also change bands with the interface
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.
XM Radio information is available on
page 228. To Select a Station
You can use any of five methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN, the
preset buttons or icons, and AUTO
SELECT.
TUNE
－Use the TUNE/FOLDER
bar to tune the radio to a desired
frequency. Press the
side of the
bar to tune to a higher frequency,
and the
side of the bar to tune to
a lower frequency.
If you press and hold the
or
side of the bar, the frequency will
begin to change rapidly. It will stop
when you release it.
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To activate the scan function with the
interface dial, press the AUDIO
button to view the audio control
display, then push down the selector
on the interface dial, and push the
selector to the right. You will see
‘‘SCAN ’’on the audio control display.
When it finds a strong signal, it will
stop and play that station for about 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then scan for the next
strong station and play it for 10
seconds. When it plays a station that
you want to listen to, press the SCAN
button again, or push the interface
selector to the right again.
Preset －Each preset button/icon
can store one frequency on AM and
two frequencies on FM. To view the
preset icons on the audio control
display, push the AUDIO button. 1. Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two sets of FM frequencies with
the preset buttons (on-screen
icons).
2. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or SCAN function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
3. Pick a preset number (1 －6), you
want for that station. Press the
preset button, and hold it until you
hear a beep.
PRESET ICONS
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To store the frequency on a preset
icon, turn the interface dial to
select a desired preset icon. The
selected preset icon will be
highlighted. Press and hold
ENTER on the selector for more
than 2 seconds to store the
frequency.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
AUTO SELECT －If you are
traveling and can no longer receive
your preset stations, you can use the
auto select feature to find stations in
the local area. To activate AUTO SELECT, press
the AUDIO button to view the audio
control display. Push the interface
selector down to scroll down the
display, turn the knob to A.SEL, then
press ENTER on the interface
selector. You will see
‘‘AUTO SEL’’
flashing in the audio control display,
and ‘‘A.SEL ’’on the upper display.
Then, the system goes into scan
mode for several seconds.
The system stores the frequencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in the
preset buttons.
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot find a strong station for
every preset button.
A.SEL ICON
AUTO SEL INDICATOR
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If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store other
frequencies on the preset buttons
(icons) as previously described.
To turn off auto select, press ENTER
on the interface selector again. This
restores the presets you originally
set.Radio Frequencies and Reception
For information on AM/FM radio
frequencies and reception, see page
287.
Adjusting the Sound
For information, see page
224.
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SEEK/SKIP
(CATEGORY) BARSCAN BUTTON AUDIO BUTTON
INTERFACE DIAL
XM BUTTONDISP/MODE BUTTON
TUNE/FOLDER BAR
PRESET BUTTONS
PWR/VOL KNOB
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