navigation Acura TL 2008 Owner's Guide

The skip and repeat
f unctions use silent periods on the
tape to find the end of a song or
passage. These f eatures may not
work if there is almost no gap
between selections, a high noise
level, or a silent period in the middle
of a selection. Thetapeplayerpicksupdirtand
oxides f rom the tape. This
contamination builds up over time
and causes the sound quality to
degrade. To prevent this, you should
clean the player af ter every 30 hours
of use.
If you do not clean the tape player
regularly, it may eventually become
impossible to remove the
contamination with a normal
cleaning kit. Your dealer has a
cleaning kit available.
Use 100-minute or shorter tapes.
Tapes longer than that may break or
jam in the drive.If the tape is loose, tighten it by
turning the hub with a pencil or your
f inger. If the label is peeling of f ,
remove it or it could cause the tape
to jam in the player. Never try to
insert a warped or damaged tape in
the player.
Store tapes in their cases to protect
them f rom dust and moisture. Never
place tapes where they will be
exposed to direct sunlight, high heat,
or high humidity. If a tape is exposed
to extreme heat or cold, let it reach a
moderate temperature bef ore
inserting it into the player.
Never try to insert f oreign objects
into the tape player.
Caring f or the Player and Tapes
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In addition to the standard audio
controls, the audio system in your
vehicle can be operated using the
voice control system. 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.
Voice Control System
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TUNE/SOUND KNOBAUTO SELECT
BUTTON
SEEK BUTTONS
XM RADIO
BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
PWR/VOL KNOB
AM/FM BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
power/volume knob or the AM/FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the power/volume knob. You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: tune, seek, scan, the preset
buttons, and auto select.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob to the right to tune to
a higher f requency, and turn it to the
lef t to tune to a lower f requency.
You can also operate the audio
system using the control icons on the
audio screen.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to are displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, STEREO
will be displayed on the audio screen
if the station is broadcasting in
stereo. Stereo reproduction in AM is
not available. The seek f unction
searches up and down from the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the or SEEK button, then
release it. The scan f unction samples
all 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 f or a station
with a strong signal. When it f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
scan f or the next strong station and
play it f or 10 seconds. When it plays
a station that you want to listen to,
press the SCAN button again.
TUNE
SEEK SCAN
Playing the A M/FM Radio Selecting a Station
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store one f requency on AM and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
button.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station. 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.
Press the A. SEL button. You will see
A. SEL f lashing in the display, and
the system goes into scan mode f or
several seconds. It stores the
f requencies of six AM, and twelve
FM stations in the preset buttons.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset button if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button. If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons as previously described.
For inf ormation on AM/FM radio
f requencies and reception, see page
. press the
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
Each preset button’s f requency is
shown on the bottom of the audio
display.
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To turn of f auto select,
Preset A UT O SEL ECT
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Bass, treble, lef t/right balance, and
front/rear fader are each adjustable.
In addition, you can adjust the
strength of the sound coming f rom
the center and the subwoofer
speakers.
To adjust them, enter the sound grid
by touching the SOUND icon on the
display or pressing the TUNE/
SOUND knob. To adjust the treble
andbass,touch or icononeach
side of the treble or bass adjustment
bar, or turn the TUNE/SOUND
knob.
Adjusts the side-to-side
strength of the sound.
To adjust the left/right balance,
touch the L or R icon. Adjusts the front-to-back
strength of the sound.
To adjust the front/rear fader, touch
theFRorRRicon.
To adjust the
strength of the sound coming f rom
the center or subwoof er speaker,
touch the or icon on each side
of the center or subwoof er
adjustment bar. The SVC mode
controls the volume based on vehicle
speed. The f aster you go, the louder
the audio volume becomes. As you
slow down, the audio volume
decreases. Touch the appropriate
icon (Low, Mid, Hi, Of f ) to select the
mode.
Dolby
PL (ProLogic) II signal processing
creates multi-channel surround
sound f rom the audio signal
recorded with two channel stereo
sources. Dolby ProLogic II can only
activate when using the CD (CD-DA,
MP3/WMA),XMradio,andAUX
audio modes. When it activates,
‘‘DPL2’’ is shown on the upper
display. To turn this feature on or off,
touch the On or Of f icon. Manuf actured under license f rom
Dolby Laboratories. ‘‘Dolby’’,
‘‘ProLogic’’, and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
Adjusting the Sound
Treble/Bass
Balance
Fader
Center/Subwoof erSVC (speed-sensitive volume
compensation)
Dolby PL (ProL ogic) II
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Your audio system is capable of
receiving XM
Satellite Radio
anywhere in the United States,
except Hawaii and Alaska. XM
Satellite Radio is also available on
Canadian models.
XM radio receives signals f rom two
satellites to produce clear, high-
quality digital reception. It of f ers
many channels in several categories.
Along with a large selection of
dif f erent types of music, XM radio
allows you to view channel and
category selections in the display.
XM
is a registered trademark of
XM Satellite Radio, Inc.
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SCAN BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB PRESET BUTTONS TUNE KNOB
MODE ICON
AUDIO BUTTONSCAN ICON
CATEGORY
BUTTONS
XM RADIO
BUTTON
DIS/MODE
BUTTON
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To switch between the
channel mode and the category
mode,pressandholdtheDISP/
MODE button until the mode
changes, or touch the MODE icon
on the audio display.
In the channel mode, you can select
all of the available channels. In the
category mode, such as Jazz, Rock,
Classical, etc., you can select all of
the channels within that category.
Each time you press and release the
DISP/MODE button, the display
changes in the f ollowing sequence:
channel name, channel number,
category, artist name, and music title. You may experience periods when
XM Radio does not transmit the
artist’s name and song title
inf ormation. If this happens, there is
nothing wrong with your system.
Turn the TUNE knob lef t
or right to select channels. In the
category mode, you can only select
channels within that category.
In any
mode, press either button to select
another category.
To listen to XM radio, turn the
ignition switch to the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position. Push the
power/volume knob to turn on the
audio system, and press the XM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the knob. The last channel you
listened to will show in the display.
Operating the XM Radio MODE
TUNE
CATEGORY ( or )
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preset channels using the six preset
buttons or preset icons. Each button
stores one channel f rom the XM1
band and one channel f rom the XM2
band.
Use the TUNE knob, the
CATEGORY buttons, or the
SCAN buttons to tune to a desired
channel.
To store a channel: Pick the preset button (icon) you
want f or that channel. Press and
hold the button (icon) until you
hear a beep.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store the
f irst six channels.
Press the XM button again. The
other XM band will show. Store
the next six channels using steps 2
and 3.
Once a channel is stored, simply
press and release the proper preset
button (icon) to tune to it.
Press the XM button. Either XM1
or XM2 will show in the display.
The scan f unction gives
you a sampling of all channels while
in the channel mode. In the category
mode, only the stations within that
category are scanned. To activate
scan, press the SCAN button or
touch the SCAN icon on the audio
display. The system plays each
channel in numerical order f or 10
seconds. When you hear a channel
you want to continue listening to,
press the SCAN button or touch the
icon again.
In category mode, only channels
within that category can be selected.
In channel mode, all channels can be
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Preset
SCAN
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XM is loading the
audio or program inf ormation.
The channel
currently selected is no longer
broadcasting.
The encryption
code is being updated. Wait until the
encryption code is f ully updated.
Channels 0 and 1 should still work
normally. The signal is
currently too weak. Move the vehicle
to an area away from tall buildings,
and with an unobstructed view of the
southern horizon.
The selected channel
number does not exist or is not part
of your subscription.
There is a problem
with the XM antenna. Please consult
your dealer. The selected
channel has no artist or title
inf ormation at this time.
XM Radio Display Messages
‘‘L OA DING’’
‘‘OFF A IR’’
‘‘UPDA T ING’’
‘‘NO SIGNA L ’’
‘‘----’’
‘‘A NT ENNA ’’
‘‘NO INFO’’
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The XM satellites are in orbit over
the equator; therefore, objects south
of the vehicle may cause satellite
reception interruptions. To help
compensate f or this, ground-based
repeaters are placed in major
metropolitan areas.
Satellite signals are more likely to be
blocked by tall buildings and
mountains the f arther north you
travel f rom the equator. Carrying
large items on a roof rack can also
block the signal.
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Signal may be blocked by
mountains or large obstacles to
the south.Signal weaker in
these areas.
SATELLITE GROUND REPEATER
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