ECO mode Acura TL 2012 Manual PDF

If you see an error message on the
audio display while playing a USB
f lash memory device, f ind the
solution in the chart to the right. If
you cannot clear the error message,
take your vehicle to your dealer.Cause
Error Message Solution
USB ROM Error
Appears when an
incompatible device is
connected.
Use of unsupported
files
No files in USB flash
memory device
Use of unsupported
USB f lash memory
deviceThere is a problem with the USB adapter unit.
Disconnect the device. Then, turn the audio
systemoff,andturnitonagain.Donot
reconnect the device that caused the error.
Appears when the files in the USB flash
memory device are DRM or an unsupported
format. This error message appears for about 3
seconds, then plays the next song.
Appears when the USB flash memory device is
emptyortherearenoMP3,WMA,orAACfiles
in the USB flash memory device. Save some
MP3, WMA, or AAC files in the USB flash
memory device.
Appears when an unsupported device is
connected. See page
273for the specification
information for the USB flash memory device.
If it appears when the supported device is
connected, reconnect the device.
USB Flash Memory Device Error Messages (Models without navigation system)
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USB ERROR BAD USBDEVICE
PLEASE CHECK OWNERSMANUAL
UNPLAYABLE FILE
USB NO SONG
UNSUPPORTED
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Your vehicle is equipped with a
Audio system, which
allows you to listen to streaming
audio f rom your
Audio
compatible phone. This f unction is
only available on phones that are
paired and linked to the vehicle’s
HandsFreeLink(HFL)
system (see page ).
Make sure that your phone is paired
and linked to HFL.
Press the AUX button with the
ignition switch in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. The audio
display shows the
Audio
message and mark. Until the phone
is recognized, you will see ‘‘NO
CONNECT’’ on the display. This
message will go of f when the phone is recognized, then the system
begins to play.
If more than one phone is paired Af ter a device is linked, press the
TITLE button to confirm the device
name. The name of the device will
appear on the audio display.
In some states, provinces,
and territories, it may be illegal to
perf orm some data device f unctions
while driving.If an iPod, USB flash memory device, or
audio unit connected to the auxiliary input
jack was selected at the last mode, you
will see iPod, USB, or AUX in the audio
display. Push the AUX button again to
to play audio files from your
Audio phone.
To begin to play the audio f iles, you
may need to operate your phone. If
so, f ollow the phone maker’s
operating instructions.
Not all Bluetooth-enabled phones
with streaming audio capabilities are
compatible with the system. You can
f ind an approved phone by visiting
,orby
calling the HandsFreeLink
consumer support at 1-888-528-7876.
In Canada, visit ,
or call (888) 528-7876.
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412
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
www.acura.com/handsfreelink
www.handsfree link.ca
To PlayAudio FilesBluet oot h
BluetoothAudio System (Models without navigation system)
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to play. to the HFL system, there will be
a delay before the system begins
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When the system finds a strong
signal, it will stop and play that
station f or about 10 seconds. If you
do nothing, the system will then 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 side of the bar again.
Press the preset button, and hold
it until you hear a beep. You can
also store f requencies with the
interf ace dial. Select the preset
icon you want to store the
f requency on, then press ENTER
on the interf ace selector, 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.
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.
Each preset button or
preset icon can 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
six stations each.
Usethetune,skip(seek),scan,or
RDS function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
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To store a preset memory location:
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AUTO SELECT
Preset
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A.SEL INDICATOR
A.SEL
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Push the interf ace selector down to
display the AUDIO MENU. Turn the
interf ace dial to select A.SEL, then
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. Turn the interf ace dial to
select ON, then press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will see
A.SEL on the center display and the
audio control display (if selected),
and the system goes into auto select
mode f or several seconds.
You can also press the A.SEL side of
the SCAN/A.SEL bar. You will see
A.SEL on the center display or the
screen, and the system goes into
auto select mode f or several seconds.
You will see ‘‘0’’ displayed if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset button (icon). The system stores the f requencies of
six AM and twelve FM stations in
the preset buttons (icons).If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset
buttons (icons) as previously
described.
select A.Sel on
the audio menu again and turn the
interf ace dial to select A.SEL OFF,
or press the A.SEL side of the bar
again. This restores the presets you
originally set.
For inf ormation on AM/FM radio
frequencies and reception, see . On the FM band, you can select a
favorite station and display the
program service name provided by
the radio data system (RDS).
The RDS INFO display f unction
shows the name of the station you
are listening to. With the audio
system on and the FM band selected,
you can turn this f unction on or of f .
To cancel auto select,
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Radio Data System (RDS)
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This f unction searches up and down
f or strong signal f requencies that
carry the selected RDS category
inf ormation. This can help you to
find a station in your favorite
category. To activate it, press and
release either side ( or ) of
the SKIP bar. You will also see the
selected RDS category name
blinking in the center display while
searching it.To activate RDS category search
with the interf ace dial, push the
AUDIO button to display the FM
radio inf ormation on the screen.
Push the interf ace selector down,
and turn the interf ace dial to select
RDS search. Press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. The screen shows
youtheRDScategorylist.While the RDS category is selected,
move the interface selector to the
lef t or right to select SEEK up,
SEEK down, or SCAN in the upper
right corner of the screen. Press
ENTER to activate the RDS category
search (SEEK up/down). Turn the interface dial to the desired
RDS category.
If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will blink f or about 5
seconds, then the system goes back
to the last selected station.
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RDS Cat egory Search
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SEEK is selected. SEEK/SCAN ICON (RDS Search mode)
RDS CATEGORY LIST
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To activate RDS category scan with
the interf ace dial, push the AUDIO
button to display the FM radio
inf ormation on the screen. Push the
interf ace selector down, and turn the
interf ace dial to select RDS search
on the audio menu. Press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. The screen
shows you the RDS category list.
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 side of the SCAN/
A.SEL bar again.
The scan f unction samples all
stations with strong signals on the
selected RDS category one by one.
To activate it, press and release the
SCAN side of the SCAN/A.SEL bar.
YouwillseeSCANinthecenter
display. The system will scan f or a
station with a strong signal in the
selected RDS category. You will also
see the selected RDS category name
blinking in the center display while
scanning it. When the system f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 10 seconds. If the system does not find a station,
‘‘NOTHING’’ will blink f or about 5
seconds, then the system goes back
to the last selected station.
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RDS Category SCAN
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RDS CATEGORY LIST
SEEK/SCAN ICON (RDS Search mode)
SCAN is selected.
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modes adjust the strength of the
sound coming f rom each speaker.
Fader adjusts the f ront-to-back
strength, while balance adjusts the
side-to-side strength. To adjust f ader
and balance, select FADER or
BALANCE, then press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. The current
setting is shown on the screen. Turn
the interf ace dial or VOL/ knob
to the desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interf ace selector. To equalize the
fader or balance, turn the interface
dial or VOL/ knob until the
marks on the sound grid come to the
center of the adjustment bar.
If the fader adjustment is set to F9
(maximum f ront level), the
subwoof er is turned of f .
Turn the VOL/ knob or
interf ace knob to adjust the setting
to your liking. You can check the
level on the navigation screen or on
the center display. When the level
reaches the center, you will see ‘‘C’’
in the center display.
The system will return to the audio
playing mode in the center display
about 10 seconds af ter you stop
adjusting a mode.
If you do not make an adjustment
within 10 seconds, you will need to
selectthemodeagain.
To adjust bass
and treble, select BASS or TREBLE,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. The current setting is
shownonthedisplay.Turnthe
interf ace dial or VOL/ knob to
the desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
You can also adjust the sound by
pushing the (Sound) button
repeatedly. Each mode is shown Selectthemodeyouwanttoadjust
by turning the interf ace dial then
press ENTER.
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FADER/BALANCE
BASS/TREBL E
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in the center display as you push
the button.
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Adjusts the strength of
sound f rom the center speaker.
To adjust the
strength of the sound f rom the
subwoof er speaker, select it and
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. Turn the interf ace dial to
the desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
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.
The SVC has f our modes: OFF,
LOW, MID, and HIGH. The def ault
setting is MID. To change the SVC
mode, select SVC, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
The current setting is shown on the screen. Turn the interface
dial to the desired level, and enter
your selection by pressing ENTER
on the interface selector. If
you feel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you feel the
sound is too quiet, choose high.
Dolby
PL (ProLogic) II signal processing
creates multi-channel surround
sound f rom 2 channel stereo audio
sources. Dolby ProLogic II can only
activate when listening to DISC
(CD-DA,MP3,WMA,AAC),XM
Radio, AUX (USB, iPod
,AUX,
Audio), and HDD Audio.
When ProLogic II is available, ‘‘PL
II’’ is shown in the audio display.
When ProLogic II is not available in
the selected audio source, ‘‘DPL2 N/
A’’ is shown on the center display. To set this f eature on or of f , select
Dolby PL II, and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. Rotate the
interf ace dial to ON or OFF, and
press ENTER.
Manuf actured under license f rom
Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro
Logic, MLP Lossless and the double-
D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
In some audio playing modes
(XM,AUX),whenDPLIIison,the
music coming f rom the rear
speakers may sound distorted. This
is due to compression of the music,
and it does not indicate a problem
with the setting.Bluetooth
CENT ER
SUBWOOFER
Dolby PL (ProL ogic) II
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Each time you press and release the
TITLE button, the center display
changes in the f ollowing sequence:
NAME (artist name), TITLE (music
title), and CHANNEL NAME
(channel name).
Onthescreen,youwillseethe
selected CHANNEL (number),
CATEGORY, NAME (artist name),
and TITLE (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.
To switch between the
category mode and channel mode,
push the interface selector down
to display AUDIO MENU, then
turn the interface dial to select
Mode, and selector.
Turn the interf ace dial to select CH
or CAT, then press ENTER on the
interface selector. Move the
interfaceselectoruptogoback.
You can also switch the mode by
pressing the TITLE button for
In the category mode, such as Jazz,
Rock, Classical, etc., you can
navigate through all of the channels
within that category. In the channel
mode, you can select all of the
available channels. Press either side of the
TUNE bar to change channel
selections. Press the side of the
bar f or higher numbered channels
and the side for lower
numbered channels. You can also
change channels with the interf ace
selector. Push down the interf ace selector to select AUDIO MENU,
then turn the interface dial to choose
TuneandpressENTERonthe
interf ace selector. Turn the interf ace
dial to the appropriate direction. In
the category mode, you can only
select channels within that category.
Push down the
interf ace selector to select AUDIO
MENU,thenturntheinterfacedial
to select Channel List and press
ENTERontheselector.Turnthe
interf ace dial to select a channel,
then press ENTER to set your
selection.
Press
either side of the bar to select
another category.
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MODE
TUNECHA NNEL L IST
CATEGORY ( or )
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press ENTER on the
interface
3 seconds.
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The scan function gives
in the channel mode. In the
category mode, only the
channels within that category are
scanned. To activate SCAN,
press the SCAN side of the SCAN/
A.SEL bar. You will see SCAN
on the screen and center display.
The system plays each channel in
numerical order f or a f ew seconds,
then selects the next channel. When
you hear a channel you want to
continue listening to, press the
SCAN side of the bar to cancel. This f unction
samples all channels. Push down the
interf ace selector to select AUDIO
MENU,thenturntheinterfacedial
to select Channel Scan and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector. Press the button. Either
XM1 or XM2 will be shown on
To store a channel: Youcanstoreupto12
preset channels using the six preset
buttons. Each button stores one
channel f rom the XM1 band and one
channel f rom the XM2 band.
This
f unction samples the stations in the
selected category. Push down the
interf ace selector to select AUDIO
MENU,thenturntheinterfacedial
to select Category Scan and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector. 1.
SCAN
CHA NNEL SCA N
Preset
CAT EGORY SCAN
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you a sampling of all channels while
the display.
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