ECO mode Acura TL 2011 Owners Manual

Playlists are track lists in a certain
playback group.
This playlist is automatically
generated when the music CD is
recorded. The maximum number
of original playlists that can be
stored to the HDD is 999, with 99
songs on each playlist. Each album
name on the music CD is counted
as a playlist.Songs that have been recorded on
the HDD are categorized in groups
f or easy searching.
For more inf ormation of how to
search a music, see page . There are six categories:
Album record date: Album titles are
arranged by date of recording.
Album: Album names are arranged
in alphabetical order.
Artist: Artist names are arranged in
alphabetical order.
Genre: Songs are arranged by genre.
Playlist: Any of six playlists that are
arranged by the user.
Track: Track titles are arranged in
alphabetical order.If you play a music CD that has not
yet been recorded on the HDD, the
system will automatically begin
recording to the HDD once the disc
is loaded. To turn this f eature of f ,
see page .
The HDD has six playlist f olders f or
user customizing. Each playlist can
be edited by the user, and will store
up to 999 songs. For more
inf ormation on how to edit the user
playlist, see page . 317
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio (Models with navigation system)
Playlists
Original Playlist
User PlaylistTrack Search Methods
Recording a Music
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The icons show the recording
conditions f or each track:
Rec icon: Now recording
Rec ready icon: Next to be recorded
Rec done icon: Recording f inishedPlease note that there will be no
compensationofferedinthecase
of unsuccessf ul recording of audio
data or the loss of audio data due
to any cause whatsoever.
During recording, operation of this
product may be slower.
If you stop the engine or the
power system is turned of f while
recording a CD, there may be
pauses between songs when you
play back f rom the HDD.
Tracks from music CDs are
recorded at f our times the
playback speed. You can listen to
tracks as they are being recorded.
Forward/rewind, repeat, random
and scan f unctions are not
available during recording.Youcanlistentotracksfromother
playlists that have already been
recorded while recording. Press
the HDD/AUX button and switch
over to HDD Audio.
With the factory settings, all of the
songs on a music CD are
automatically recorded.
Recording settings cannot be
changed during recording.
If the number of songs in the
playlist exceeds 999, the oldest
song will be overwritten each time
you add a new song.
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REC READY ICON REC ICON
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In order to suspend recording, push
the interf ace selector down, select
Cancel Rec to HDD, and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.To change the setting to manual
mode, push the interf ace selector
down on the HDD screen. Turn the
interf ace dial to select HDD Setup
and press ENTER.Turn the dial to select Ripping and
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector.
Turn the interf ace dial to select
MANUAL and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
Push down the interf ace selector to
go back to the audio screen.
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To Cancel Recording a
Changing the Recording Settings
Recording a T rack on a Music CD
Manually
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HDD SETUP RIPPING ICON
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Select a track to record f rom the
music CD, push the HDD/AUX
button, then push the interface
selector down to display the audio
menu. Turn the interf ace dial to
select Rec to HDD, and then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.To change the setting to
automatically record all of the tracks
on a music CD, move the interf ace
selector down on the HDD Audio
screen. Turn the interf ace dial to
select HDD Setup, and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector.
Turn the interf ace selector to select
Ripping,andpressENTERonthe
interf ace selector.
Turn the interf ace dial to select
AUTO, and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
To play tracks on HDD, push the
HDD/AUX button until the HDD
Audio screen appears. Playback will
start automatically with the track
previously selected.
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T o Record a T rack Manually
Recording A ll of t he T racks on a
Music CD A utomaticallyPlaying T racks on HDD
Features
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REC TO HDD ICON
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Î To change a track or tracklist , press
on the Category bar or the Skip bar.The tracklist has six search
mode categories: album, artist,
track, playlist, genre, and album
record date. Within the selected
category, the tracklist will be
changed with the category bar. To replay the current track
continuously, push the interf ace
selector down during track playback.
Turn the interf ace dial to select
Repeat on the HDD AUDIO MENU,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. Turn the interf ace dial to
select the repeat icon, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
To fast forward, press and hold the
side of the SKIP bar. To
rewind, press and hold the side
of the SKIP bar.
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The next tracklist is selected.
If youpress duringthelast
tracklist, the first tracklist is
selected.
The previous tracklist is selected.
If youpress duringthefirst
tracklist, the last tracklist is
selected.
Category Bar
Skip Bar
Returns to the beginning of the
song that is being played. Press
twicetoplay,theprevioustrack.If
you press this bar during the first
song, the last song is selected.
The next song is selected. If you
press this bar during the last song,
the f irst song is selected.
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Changing a Track/Tracklist Repeat Playback
Fast Forwarding and Rewinding
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REPEAT ICON
REPEAT OFF ICON
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This f unction samples the tracks in
the current search mode in the order
that they were recorded.
To activate scan, push the interface
selector down during track playback.
Turn the interf ace dial to select Scan
on the HDD AUDIO MENU, and
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector.Turn the interface dial to select the
scan icon. Press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will hear a 10-
second sampling of each track in the
current search mode.
To turn this feature off, turn the
interf ace dial to select the OFF icon.
Press ENTER on the interf ace
selector to play the last track
sampled.
TheHDDhastwotypesof the
playlists: original playlist and user
playlist. On the original playlist, the
music CD is recorded automatically
when it is played. In addition, you
can create up to six user playlists on
the HDD. In each playlist, you can
store a desired music data f rom the
original playlists or music CDs.
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Scan Playback
Making an User Playlist
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SCAN OFF ICON SCAN ICON
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While a track is playing on an
Original Playlist or User Playlist
Playback screen, turn the
interf ace dial and select the track
that you want to add to a User
Playlist, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
The track options box is displayed.
Select Add to Playlist, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.On the Playlist screen, turn the
interf ace dial and select the
Playlisttowhichthesongistobe
added, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will be
returned to the Playback screen.
After storing music data, you can
customize the original and user
playlists (see page ). While playing music in the HDD
playback screen, push the interf ace
selector up to select MUSIC
SEARCH. You can search a track by
album, artist, track, playlist, genre,
or album record date, or you can
shuf f le all tracks.
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A dding a T rack t o a User PlaylistSearching the Music
Features
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Shuf f les the playback of all tracks
that have been recorded on HDD.
To shuffle all tracks, push the
interface selector up to display the
‘‘Search music by’’ screen, and then
push the interf ace selector down.
Shuf f led playback begins.Push the interf ace selector up to
display the ‘‘Search music by’’ screen,
and turn the interf ace dial to select
‘‘Albums.’’ Press ENTER on the
selector, and the album list will be
displayed in alphabetical order.
If you push the interf ace selector
right or lef t, you can change the
alphabet tag.Turn the interface dial to select the
album you want to listen to, then
press ENTER on the selector.
The f irst track on the selected album
begins to play.
SHUFFLE ALL TRACKS Searching Music by Album
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Push the selector down.
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Push the interf ace selector up to
display the Search music by screen,
and turn the interf ace dial to select
‘‘Genres.’’ Press ENTER on the
interf ace selector, and the genre list
will be displayed.
Turn the interface dial to select the
genre you want to listen to, and then
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector.The f irst track on the selected genre
begins to play.
Push the interf ace selector up to
display the Search music by screen,
and turn the interf ace dial to select
Album Record Date. Press ENTER
on the interf ace selector. The album
list will be displayed.
Turn the interface dial to select the
album you want to listen to, then
press ENTER on the selector.
Searching Music by Genre
Searching Music by
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RECORDED DATE
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You can update the Gracenote
Album Inf o (GracenoteMedia
Database) that is included with the
navigation system.
Consult your dealer, or visit (in U.S.), or
(in Canada), to acquire
updated f iles.
Insert the update disc into the disc
slot, or connect the USB f lash
memory device that includes the
update.
You can check the HDD Audio
capacity and remaining space as well
as the Gracenote Music Recognition
Service (CDDB) version included
with the navigation system on the
HDD Setup screen. To check the HDD audio capacity,
push the interf ace selector down to
display the AUDIO MENU. Turn the
interf ace dial to select HDD Setup,
then press ENTER.
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Updating GracenoteAlbum Inf o
(Gracenote
Media Database)
Checking HDD A udio Capacity
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NOTE:
MAXIMUM CAPACITY
VERSION
REMAINING CAPACITY
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