buttons Acura RL 2001 3.5 User Guide

Audio System

AM/FM/Cassette Stereo Audio
System

Your Acura's audio system provides
clear reception on both AM and FM
bands, while the preset buttons allow
you to easily select your favorite
stations.

The cassette system features Dolby*
noise reduction, automatic sensing of
chromium-dioxide (CrO 2) tape, and

autoreverse for continuous play.

* Dolby noise reduction manufactured under
license from Dolby laboratories Licensing Corpo-
ration. "DOLBY" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
The anti-theft feature will disable the system if it is disconnected from the
car's battery. To get the system
working again, you must enter a
code number (see page 164).

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Audio System

3.5 RL without Navigation System

Operating the Radio

The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) to operate the audio system. Turn thesystem on by pushing the PWR/
VOL knob or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
knob.

The band and frequency that the ra- dio was last tuned to is displayed. To
change bands, press the AM/FM but-
ton. On the FM band, ST will be dis-
played if the station is broadcasting in stereo. ST will flash if you are driv-
ing in an area where the radio signal
is weak. Stereo reproduction on AM
is not available. You can use any of three methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, or the Preset

buttons.

TUNE — Use the TUNE knob to tune the radio to a desired frequency.
Turn the TUNE knob to the right to tune to a higher frequency, or to the
left to tune to a lower frequency.
Turn the knob right or left until the display reaches the desired

frequency.

SEEK — The SEEK function searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, push ei-
ther side of the SEEK/SKIP buttons (— or +). Push the + button to
scan up from the current frequency,
and the — button to scan down. It
stops when it finds a station with a
strong signal.
Preset — You can store the
frequencies of your favorite radio
stations in the six preset buttons.

Each button will store one frequency

on the AM band, and two

frequencies on the FM band.

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Audio System

To store a frequency:
1. Select the desired band, AM or FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two frequencies with each Preset

button.

2. Use the TUNE or SEEK function to tune the radio to a desired
station.

3. Pick the Preset button you want for that station. Press the buttonand hold it until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and twelve
on FM.
Once a station's frequency is stored,
simply press and release the proper
Preset button to tune to it.
The preset frequencies will be lost if your car's battery goes dead, isdisconnected, or the radio fuse is

removed.
AM/FM

BUTTON

PWR/VOL

KNOB
SEEK/SKIP
BUTTONS

PRESET BUTTONS

Comfort and Convenience Features
STEREO

INDICATOR
TUNE
KNOB

Audio System
AUTO SELECT — If you are traveling far from home and can no
longer receive the stations you
preset, you can use the Auto Select
feature to find stations in the local
area.

To activate Auto Select, press the
A. SELECT button. A. SELECT will appear in the display, and the system
will go into scan mode for several seconds. It automatically scans both
bands, looking for stations with strong signals. It stores the frequen-
cies of six AM stations and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons.
You can then use the preset buttons to select those stations.
If you are in a remote area. Auto
Select may not find six strong AM
stations or twelve strong FM stations.
If this happens, you will see a "0"
displayed when you press any preset
button that does not have a station stored. With Auto Select on, you cannot
manually store any frequencies in
the preset buttons. If you do not like
the stations found by Auto Select,
you can use the TUNE and SEEK

functions to find other stations.
Auto Select does not erase the
frequencies that you preset pre-

viously. When you return home, turn
off Auto Select by pressing the
A. SELECT button. The preset
buttons will then select the fre-
quencies you originally set.
Comfort and Convenience Features
AUTO SELECT INDICATOR
PRESET BUTTONS
SEEK/SKIP

BUTTONS
TUNE

KNOB

AUTO SELECT BUTTON
AM/FM BUTTON

Audio System

To operate the CD changer, the igni- tion switch must be in ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II).
Select the CD mode by pressing the
CD/TAPE button. You will see "CD"
in the display. The system will start
to play the first track of the first disc
in the magazine. You will see the disc and track number displayed.
When that disc ends, the next disc in the magazine is loaded and played.
After the last disc finishes, the system returns to disc 1.
To select a different disc, press the appropriate preset button (1 — 6). If
you select an empty slot in the magazine, the changer will, after
finding that slot empty, try to load
the CD in the next slot. This continues until it finds a CD to load
and play.
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Comfort and Convenience Features

A. SELECT INDICATOR
CD/TAPE BUTTON
REPEAT INDICATOR

REPEAT

BUTTON

SEEK/SKIP
BUTTONS

AUTO

SELECTBUTTON

PRESET BUTTONS

AM/FM

BUTTON
PWR/VOL

KNOB

Audio System

You can use the SEEK/SKIP buttonsto select tracks within a disc. If you
push and release cither side of theSEEK/SKIP buttons ( — or +),the
system will move to the beginning of
a track. Push the + button to move
to the beginning of the next track,
and push the — button to move to
the beginning of the current track.
If you push and hold the SEEK/
SKIP button, you will hear a beep
and the system will continue to move
across tracks. Release the button
when you think it has reached the de- sired place on the disc. REPEAT — When you activate the
Repeat feature by pressing the
REPEAT button, the system continu-
ously replays the current track. You
will see RPT in the display as a
reminder. Press the REPEAT button again to turn it off.
RANDOM PLAY — This feature,
when activated, plays the tracks on a CD in random order, rather than in
the order they are recorded on the CD. To activate Random Play, press
the A. SELECT button. You will see
A. SELECT in the display. The sys- tem will then select and play tracks
randomly on the current disc. Whenall tracks on that disc have been
played, the next disc is loaded and
played randomly. This continues un-
til you deactivate Random Play by
pressing A. SELECT again. To take the system out of CD mode,
press the AM/FM button or insert acassette in the player. If a tape is
already in the cassette player, press
the CD/TAPE button. When you return to CD mode, play will contin-
ue at the same point that it left off.
If you turn the system off while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or the ignition switch, play will continue at the same point when you
turn it back on.

Protecting Compact Discs

For information on how to handle

and protect compact discs, see page
161
.
Comfort and Convenience Features

Audio System

3.5 RL with Navigation System

Operating the Radio

The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) to operate the audio system. Turn the
system on by pushing the PWR/
VOL knob or the AM/FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
knob.

The band and frequency that the ra- dio was last tuned to is displayed. To
change bands, press the AM/FM but-
ton. On the FM band, ST will be dis- played if the station is broadcastingin stereo. ST will flash if you are driv-
ing in an area where the radio signal
is weak. Stereo reproduction on AM
is not available. You can use any of three methods to
find radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, or the Preset

buttons.

TUNE — Use the TUNE bar to tune the radio to a desired frequency.Push and release the appropriateside of the bar quickly. The
frequency numbers will change in small increments.
SEEK — The SEEK function searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, push
either side of the SEEK bar (— or +) until you hear a beep. Push the
bar on the + side to scan up from
the current frequency, and on the — side to scan down. It stops when it
finds a station with a strong signal. Preset — You can store the
frequencies of your favorite radio
stations in the six preset buttons.
Each button will store one frequency
on the AM band, and two

frequencies on the FM band.

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Audio System

To store a frequency:
1. Select the desired band, AM or FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two frequencies with each Preset
button.

2. Use the TUNE or SEEK function to tune the radio to a desired
station.

3. Pick the Preset button you want for that station. Press the buttonand hold it until you hear a beep.
4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to store a total of six stations on AM and twelve
on FM.
Once a station's frequency is stored,
simply press and release the proper
Preset button to tune to it.
The preset frequencies will be lost if your car's battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio fuse is

removed.

Comfort and Convenience Features
STEREO

INDICATOR

PRESET BUTTONS

PWR/VOL KNOB

AM/FM BUTTON
TUNE/SEEK BAR

Audio System

AUTO SELECT — If you are traveling far from home and can no
longer receive the stations yon
preset, you can use the Auto Select
feature to find stations in the local
area.

To activate Auto Select, press the
A. SELECT button. A. SELECT will appear in the display, and the system
will go into scan mode for several seconds. It automatically scans both
bands, looking for stations with strong signals. It stores the frequen-
cies of six AM stations and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons.
You can then use the preset buttons to select those stations.
If you are in a remote area, Auto
Select may not find six strong AM
stations or twelve strong FM stations.
If this happens, you will see a "0"
displayed when you press any preset
button that does not have a station
stored.
PRESET BUTTONS
With Auto Select on, you cannot manually store any frequencies in
the preset buttons. If you do not like
the stations found by Auto Select,
you can use the TUNE and SEEK
functions to find other stations. Auto Select does not erase the
frequencies that you preset pre-
viously. When you return home, turn off Auto Select by pressing the
A. SELECT button. The preset buttons will then select the fre-quencies you originally set.

Comfort and Convenience Features

TUNE/SEEK BAR
AUTO SELECT
INDICATOR
AM/FM BUTTON
AUTO SELECT BUTTON

Audio System

Operating the CD Changer

A Compact Disc changer is standard equipment. It holds up to six discs,
providing several hours of continu- ous entertainment. You operate the
CD changer with the same controls
used for the radio and cassette

player.

To load the CDs in the magazine and load the magazine into the CD
changer, refer to page 159. Play onlystandard round discs. Odd-shaped
CDs may jam in the drive or cause
other problems.
Do not play discs with disc
accessories such as protective seals
or rubbers. Using them may also
cause the audio system to

malfunction.

To operate the CD changer, the igni- tion switch must be in ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II).
PRESET BUTTONS

PWR/VOL KNOB

REPEAT BUTTON

CD/TAPE BUTTON AUTO SELECT BUTTON
Select the CD mode by pressing the CD/TAPE button. You will see "CD"
in the display. The system will start
to play the first track of the first disc
in the magazine. You will see the disc and track number displayed. When that disc ends, the next disc in
the magazine is loaded and played.
After the last disc finishes, the system returns to disc 1.
Comfort and Convenience Features
AM/FM BUTTON
SEEK BAR
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