ignition Acura TSX 2004 Service Manual

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The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is broadcast-
ing in stereo. 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
the SEEK bar ( or ), then
release it. Depending on which side
of the SEEK bar you press, the
system scans upward or downward
f rom the current f requency. It stops
when it finds a station with a strong
signal.
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. The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position
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. 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.
Operating the Radio
SEEK
TUNE
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For example:1:06 would RESET to 1:00.
1:52 would RESET to 2:00.
If your car’s battery is disconnected
or goes dead, the time setting will be
lost. To set the time again, f ollow the
setting procedure.
The digital clock between the center
air vents displays the time when the
ignition switch is in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
You can set the time with the
controls on the audio control panel.
You can use the R (Preset 6) button
to quickly set the time to the nearest
hour. Press R while pressing the
TUNE/SOUND knob. If the
displayed time is bef ore the half
hour, pressing R sets the clock back
to the previous hour. If the displayed
time is af ter the half hour, pressing
R sets the clock f orward to the
beginning of the next hour.
To set the time, press and hold the
TUNE/SOUND knob until the audio
system beeps and the clock f lashes.
To set the hour, press and hold the
H (Preset 4) button until the
numbers advance to the desired time.
To set the minute, press and hold
the M (Preset 5) button until the
numbers advance to the desired time.
When you are f inished, press the
TUNE/SOUND knob again. Digital Clock
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R BUTTON
TUNE/SOUND
KNOB
H BUTTON M BUTTON DIGITAL CLOCK

Load and play only standard round
discs. Odd-shaped CDs may jam in
the drive or cause other problems.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
For best results when using CD-R
discs, use only high quality discs
labeled f or audio use. When
recording a CD-R, the recording
must be closed in order f or the disc
to be used by CD players. CD-RW
discs will not work in this unit. Your Acura’s audio system has an in-
dash CD changer that holds up to six
discs, providing several hours of
continuous entertainment. You
operate this CD changer with the
same controls used f or the radio.
To load CDs or operate the CD
changer, the ignition switch must be
in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position. Operating the CD Changer
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CD BUTTONRPT BUTTON
CD LOAD INDICATOR
RDM
BUTTON
EJECT BUTTON
DISC NUMBER
CD SLOT
LOAD BUTTON

To take the system out of CD mode,
press the AM/FM button. Each time
you press the AM/FM button, the
system will change to the next mode;
FM1, FM2, or AM. When you return
to CD mode by pressing the CD
button, play will continue at the same
point that it lef t of f .
If you turn the system of f 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.
When activated, Disc Scan plays
about 10 seconds of the f irst track of
each CD in the order they are stored
in the CD changer. To activate Disc
Scan, press and hold the SCAN
button until you see D-SCAN in the
display.
If you do nothing, the system will
then play the next CD’s first track.
When it plays a disc that you want to
continue listening to, press the
SCAN button again.
When activated, Disc Repeat plays
the current CD continuously. To
activate Disc Repeat, press and hold
the RPT button until you see D-RPT
in the display. To turn of f Disc
Repeat, press the RPT button again,
or press either side of the SKIP bar.
When activated, Track Repeat plays
the current track continuously. To
activate Track Repeat, press and
release the RPT button. You will see
RPT in the display as a reminder. To
turn of f Track Repeat, press the RPT
button again, or press either side of
the SKIP bar. Disc Scan Disc Repeat
T rack Repeat
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For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page.
In any mode, if you press the eject
button and hold it until you hear a
beep, the system will eject all of the
discs in the changer. If you press the eject button while
listening to the radio, or with the
audio system turned of f , the disc
that was last selected is ejected.
Af ter that disc is ejected, pressing
the eject button again will eject the
next disc in numerical order. By
doing this six times, you can remove
all the CDs f rom the changer.
You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is of f . The disc that
was last selected is ejected f irst. You
can eject all six discs, one at a time. 165
Protecting Compact Discs
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The cassette system f eatures Dolby
noise reduction, automatic sensing of
chromium-dioxide (CrO ) tape, and
auto-reverse f or continuous play.
To operate the cassette player, the
ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY(I) or ON(II) position.
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.
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Dolby noise reduction manuf actured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpo-
ration. ‘‘DOLBY’’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Operating the Cassette Player
(Optional)
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CD/AUX
BUTTON TAPE DIRECTION INDICATOR
RPT INDICATOR RPT BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB PRESET BUTTONS
AM/FM BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP
BAR

ÛIf 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 cassette player will be in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the Preset 3 (PLAY/PROG) button.
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 Preset 3
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 Preset 4 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
from the drive, press the eject button
on the cassette player.To switch to the radio or CD
changer while a tape is playing, press
the AM/FM or CD/AUX button. To
change back to the cassette player,
push the CD/AUX button.
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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, the AM/FM button, or
the AUDIO DISPLAY 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/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
seen in the upper display if the
stationisbroadcastinginstereo.
Stereo reproduction on AM is not
available.
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 icons. 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, or to the lef t to
tune to a lower f requency.
The SEEK f unction
searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, press
the SEEK bar ( or ), then
release it. Depending on which side
of the SEEK bar you press, the
system scans upward or downward
f rom 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, push and release the
SCAN button or touch the SCAN
icon at the bottom of the display.
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 f or about 5 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
f or the next strong station and play
that f or 5 seconds. When it plays a
station that you want to continue
listening to, press the SCAN button
or touch the SCAN icon again.
CONT INUED
Operating the Radio T UNE
SEEK SCAN
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If you want to adjust the sound while
the radio/CD is playing, push the
AUDIO DISPLAY button, then touch
the SOUND icon in the display.
To return to the previous display,
push the AUDIO DISPLAY button
again.
To adjust the balance, touch the left
or right icon on the sound grid.
When you touch an icon, the yellow
bars on the grid turn orange and
move toward the icon, changing the
balance lef t or right. To equalize the
balance, touch the lef t or right icon
until each side has an orange bar at
the center of the sound grid.
To adjust the fader, touch the front
or rear icon on the sound grid. When
you touch an icon, the white bars on
thegridturnorangeandmove
toward the icon, changing the f ader
to the f ront or rear. To equalize the
f ader, touch the f ront or rear icon
until each side has an orange bar at
the center of the sound grid. The upper display shows the time
when the ignition switch is in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
The Navigation System receives
signals f rom the Global Positioning
System (GPS), and the displayed
time is updated automatically by the
GPS. Ref er to the Navigation System
Owner’s Manual to set up the time.
To see the audio screen when you
are f inished adjusting the sound,
touch the RETURN icon or wait five
seconds. Digital Clock
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To load CDs or operate the CD
changer, the ignition switch must be
in ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II).
Load and play only standard round
discs. Odd-shaped CDs may jam in
the drive or cause other problems.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
For best results when using CD-R
discs, use only high quality discs
labeled f or audio use. When
recording a CD-R, the recording
must be closed in order f or the disc
to be used by CD players. CD-RW
discs will not work in this unit. Your Acura’s audio system has an in-
dash CD changer that holds up to six
discs, providing several hours of
continuous entertainment. You
operate this CD changer with the
same controls used f or the radio. Operating the CD Changer
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PWR/VOL
KNOBEJECT
BUTTON
CD LOAD
INDICATOR
LOAD BUTTON AUDIO DISPLAY BUTTON
CD SLOT CD/AUX BUTTON UPPER
DISPLAY