display Acura RL 2004 3.5 User Guide

You can manually select various
f unctions of the Climate Control
system when it is in FULL AUTO.
All other f eatures remain auto-
matically controlled. Some of these
f unctions appear in the Navigation
System display. With the Navigation
System, press the A/C-INFO button
next to the display to show these
functions.
UsetheA/Ciconsinthedisplayto
select the air conditioning mode. You
will see A/C ON, A/C OFF, or A/C
ECON activated in the display. Semi-automatic Operation
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A ir Condit ioning (A /C) On/Of f /EconIcons
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RECIRCULATION BUTTON
TEMPERATURE BUTTON
A/C-INFO
BUTTON
MODE ICONS
FAN SPEED ICONS
A/C ON/OFF/ECON ICONS

When you turn the A/C of f , the
system cannot regulate the inside
temperature if you set it below the
outside temperature. With the A/C
on, use the temperature buttons to
adjust the temperature of the air
flow to a comfortable setting.
With the A/C in economy mode, you
will see A/C ECON in the display.
Usethismodetogetbetterfuel
economy.
In this mode, you may f eel a slight re-
duction in cooling ef f iciency. If you
want more cooling, select A/C ON or
FULL AUTO.This button controls the source of
the air going into the system. When
the indicator above this button is lit,
air f rom the vehicle’s interior is sent
through the system again (Recircula-
tion mode). When the indicator is off,
air is brought in f rom outside the
vehicle (Fresh Air mode).
You can, f or example, manually put
the system in recirculation mode
when driving through an area of
smoke or f umes.
You can manually select the f an
speed with the f an speed icon.
Touching the icon repeatedly makes
the fan run faster. The fan speed is
shownbybarsinthedisplay.If the
f an is at its highest speed, touching
the icon again takes it to its lowest
speed.
To remove f og f rom the inside of the
windows (on very cold days), you
select , the A/C turns on
automatically and the system selects
Fresh Air mode.
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Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the TUNE knob to the right to
tune to a higher f requency, or to the
lef t to tune to a lower f requency.
Turn the knob right or lef t until the
display reaches the desired
f requency.
The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) to
operate the audio system. Turn the
system on by pressing the PWR/
VOL knob, or the AM or FM button.
Adjust the volume by turning the
knob.
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 displayed if the station is broad-
castinginstereo.Stereo
reproduction on AM is not available.
The SEEK f unction
searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, press
either SEEK button ( or ), then
release it. Depending on which
SEEK button you press, the system
scans upward or downward from the
current f requency. It stops when it
finds a station with a strong signal. The SCAN function
samples all the stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, press the SCAN button,
then release it. You will see SCAN in
the display. The system will scan up
the band for a station with a strong
signal. When it f inds one, it will stop
and play that station for
approximately f ive seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
f or the next strong station and play
that f or f ive seconds. When it plays a
station that you want to continue
listening to, press the SCAN button
again.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN, AUTO
SELECT, and the preset buttons.
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TUNE
Operating the Radio
SEEKSCAN
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µIf 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.
If you are in a remote area, Auto
Select may not f ind 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. If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other f requencies in the preset
buttons. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN f unction to f ind the desired
f requencies, then store them in the
selected preset buttons as described
previously.
Auto Select does not erase the
f requencies that you preset pre-
viously. When you return home, turn
of f Auto Select by pressing the
A. SEL button. The preset buttons
will then select the f requencies you
originally set.
To activate Auto Select, press the
A. SEL button. A. SEL will f lash in
the display, and the system will go
into scan mode f or several seconds.
It automatically scans both bands,
looking f or stations with strong
signals. It stores the f requencies of
six AM stations and twelve FM
stations in the preset buttons. You
can then use the preset buttons to
select those stations. AUTO SELECT
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TUNE KNOB
SCAN BUTTON PRESET
BUTTONS
A.SEL
BUTTON SEEK BUTTONS
A.SEL INDICATOR

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Bass, Treble, Balance, and Fader are
each adjustable. You select which of
these you want to adjust by pressing
the TUNE knob. The mode changes
fromBAStoTREtoFADtoBAL,
and then back to the selected audio
mode, each time you press the
TUNE knob.
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control dial to adjust the il-
lumination of the audio system (see
page ). The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the radio is turned of f .
For inf ormation, see page .
Use these modes to
adjust the tone to your liking. Select
TRE or BAS by pressing the TUNE
knob. Adjust the desired mode by
turning the TUNE knob. The
displayed number shows you the
current setting. When the
adjustment level reaches the center,
you will see ‘‘ ’’.
These two
modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
BAL adjusts the side-to-side strength,
while FAD adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength. Select BAL or FAD by pressing the
TUNE knob. Adjust the Balance or
Fader to your liking by turning the
TUNE knob. The displayed number
shows you the current setting. When
the adjustment level reaches the
center, you will see ‘‘ ’’.
The system will automatically return
the display to the selected audio
mode about f ive seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode with the
TUNE knob.
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A djusting the Sound
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Radio Frequencies and Reception
Treble/Bass
Balance/Fader
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The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II).
Make sure the tape opening on the
cassette is facing to the right, then
insert the cassette most of the way
into the slot. The system will pull it
in the rest of the way, and begin to
play.
The tape direction indicator will light
to show you which side of the
cassette is playing. The indicates
thesideyouinsertedfacingupward
is now playing. If you want to play
the other side, press the PROG
button. If you turn the system of f while a
tape is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition, the cassette will remain in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the tape will begin playing
where it lef t of f .
To switch to the radio or CD
changer while listening to a tape,
presstheAM,FMorCDbutton.To
change back to the cassette player,
press the TAPE button.
Dolby noise reduction turns on when
you insert a cassette. The indi-
cator will light in the display. If the
tape was not recorded with Dolby
noise reduction, turn it of f by
pressing the button.
Noise reduction remains of f until you
turn it on by pressing the button
again.
When the system reaches the end of
the tape, it will automatically reverse
direction and play the other side. If
you want to remove the cassette
f rom the drive, press the TAPE
EJECT button.
You can remove the cassette with
the ignition switch in any position,
even if the audio system is turned of f .
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With a cassette playing, you can use
the FF, REW, SKIP, or REPEAT
f unction to f ind a desired program.
Fast Forward and
Rewind move the tape rapidly. To
rewind the tape, push the REW
button. You will see REW in the
display. To f ast f orward the tape,
push the FF button. You will see FF
displayed. Press the FF, REW or
PLAY button to take the system out
of rewind or f ast f orward. When the
system reaches the end of the tape,
it reverses direction and begins to
play. T ape Search Functions
FF/REW
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PWR/VOL KNOB TAPE DIRECTION
INDICATOR
AM BUTTON PLAY
BUTTON
PROG
BUTTON
FM BUTTON DOLBY BUTTON
CD BUTTON
FF BUTTON
REW BUTTON
DOLBY INDICATOR
TAPE
BUTTON
TAPE
EJECT
BUTTON CASSETTE SLOT

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To stop the SKIP f unction bef ore it
f inds the beginning of a song or
passage, press either of the SKIP
buttons ( or ). The SKIP f unction allows
you to f ind the beginning of a song
or passage. To skip to the beginning
of a song or passage currently
playing, push the button. You will
see REW flashing in the display as
thetaperewinds.Toskiptothe
beginning of the next song, push the button. You will see FF f lashing in
the display as the tape fast forwards.
When the system f inds the begin-
ning of a song or passage, it goes
back to PLAY.
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REW BUTTON FF BUTTON
RPT INDICATOR
RPT BUTTON SKIP BUTTONS

µThe Repeat f unction
continuously replays the current
song or passage. Press the RPT
button to activate it; you will see RPT
displayed as a reminder. When the
system reaches the end of the song
or passage currently playing, it will
automatically go into rewind. When
it senses the beginning of the same
song or passage, the system returns
to PLAY mode. It will continue to
repeat this same program until you
deactivate REPEAT by pressing the
button again.
Pressing the REW or FF button, or
either of the SKIP buttons, also turns
of f REPEAT. The SKIP and REPEAT f unctions
use silent periods on the tape to f ind
the end of a song or passage. These
f eatures may not work to your
satisfaction if there is almost no gap
between selections, a high noise
level between selections, or a silent
period in the middle of a selection.
Damaged cassettes can jam inside
the drive or cause other problems.
See page for information on
cassette care and protection.
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To load a single CD:Press and release the LOAD
button.
The CD Loaded indicator f or an
empty position will start to blink
the green disc indicator will come
on, and LOAD will appear in the
display. Insert the disc into the CD
slot about halfway, the drive will
pull it in the rest of the way.
The system will load the CD, and
begin playing it.
Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. The system will then
begin playing the last CD loaded. When LOAD appears again in the
display, insert the next disc into
the CD slot. Do no try to insert a
disc until LOAD appears. You
could damage the audio unit.
If you are not loading CDs into all six
positions, press the LOAD button
again after the last CD has loaded.
The system will begin playing the
last CD loaded.
If you stop loading CDs bef ore all six
positions are f illed, and you do not
press the LOAD button, the system
will wait f or ten seconds, then stop
the load operation and begin playing
the last CD loaded.
For best results use only high quality
CD-R discs labeled f or audio use.
TheCDplayercanonlyplayclosed
CD-R recordings. CD-RW discs will
not work in this unit.
Insert the disc into the CD slot
about half way, the drive will pull it
in the rest of the way. The disc
indicator turns red and blinks as
the CD is loaded. On the right side of the display,
the CD Loaded indicator f or an
empty position will begin blinking
and the green disc indicator will
come on. Press and hold the LOAD button
until you hear a beep and see
‘‘LOAD’’ in the display, then
release the button.
To load multiple CDs in one
operation:
1.
2.
3. 4.
5.
1.
2.
3.
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