ECO mode Acura TSX 2009 Owner's Guide

NOTE:
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays UNSUPPORTED, and then
skips to the next f ile.Insert a disc about half way into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
intherestof thewaytoplayit.You
operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio.
The number of the current track is
showninthedisplay.Whenplayinga
disc in MP3 or WMA, the numbers
of the current f older and f ile are
shown. The system will continuously
play a disc until you change modes.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm) discs in this unit.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
. Each time you press the TITLE
button, the display shows you the
text data on a disc, if the disc was
recorded with text data.
You can see the album, artist, and
track name in the display. If a disc is
recorded in MP3 or WMA, you can
see the f older and f ile name, and the
artist, album, and track tag.
When you press and release the
TITLE button while a disc without
text data is playing, you will see ‘‘NO
INFO’’ on the display.
With the f older name, you will see
the FOLDER indicator in the display.
The TRACK indicator is shown with
the file or track name.
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The SCAN f unction
samples all the tracks on the disc in
the order they are recorded on the
disc (all f iles in the selected f older in
MP3 or WMA mode). To activate the
scan feature, press and release the
SCAN button. You will see SCAN in
the display. You will get a 10 second
sampling of each track/f ile in the
disc/f older. Press and hold the
SCAN button to get out of scan
mode and play the last track sampled. This f eature, when
activated, samples the first file in
each f older on the disc in the order
they are recorded. To activate the
f older scan f eature, press and
release the SCAN button repeatedly.
You will see F-SCAN in the display.
The system will then play the first
f ile in the main f olders f or about 10
seconds. If you do nothing, the
system will then play the f ollowing
f irst f iles f or 10 seconds each. When
it plays a file that you want to
continue listening to, press and hold
the SCAN button.
You can also select the scan feature
from the menu items with the
selector knob (see page ).
You can also select the folder scan
f eature f rom the menu items with
the selector knob (see page ).Pressing either side of the skip bar,
or selecting a dif f erent disc (using
the preset buttons) or f older (using
the FOLDER or CATEGORY bar)
turns off the SCAN or F-SCAN
feature.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
between scan and normal playing.
Each time you press and release the
SCAN button, the mode changes
f rom f ile scan to f older scan, then to
normal playing.
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In MP3 or WMA modeSCANF-SCAN
Playing a Disc (Models without navigation system)
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Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the disc. If you eject the disc,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the disc af ter 10 seconds and begin
playing.
You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f .
To play the radio when a disc is
playing,presstheAM,FMorXM(if
equipped) button. Press the AUX
button to switch to an appropriate
audio unit (if it is connected to the
auxiliary input jack or the USB
adapter cable). Press the CD button
again to switch back to the disc
player.For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
.
If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the VOL/
knob or by turning of f the
ignition switch, the disc will stay in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the disc will begin playing
where it lef t of f . 256
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Do not connect your iPod using a
HUB.
DonotkeeptheiPodinthe
vehicle. Direct sunlight and high
heat will damage it.
Do not use an extension cable
between the USB adapter cable
equipped with your vehicle and
your dock connector.In AAC f ormat, DRM (digital rights
management) f iles cannot be played.
If the system finds a DRM file, the
audio unit displays UNPLAYABLE,
andthenskipstothenextfile.
Unclip the USB connector by
pivoting it, and pull out the USB
adapter cable in the console
compartment. Install the dock connector to the
USB adapter cable securely.
Connect your dock connector to
the iPod correctly and securely.
We recommend backing up your
data bef ore playing it.
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Connect ing an iPodFeatures
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NOTE:DOCK CONNECTOR
USB ADAPTER CABLE
USB ADAPTER CABLE
USB CONNECTOR
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When the iPod is connected and the
iPod mode is selected on the audio
display, the USB and iPod indicators
areshowninthedisplay.After
loading, you will see Acura mark on
the iPod. That means you can only
operate your iPod using the vehicle’s
audio unit. Each time you press the TITLE
button the display mode switches
between the album name, the song
name, the artist name, or name of f
(which turns off the text display).
The display shows up to about 16
characters of the selected data. If the
text data has more than 16
characters, you will see the first 15
characters and the indicator in
the display. Press and hold the
TITLE button until the next 16
characters are shown.
If the audio system still does not
recognize the iPod, the iPod may
need to be reset. Follow the
instructions that came with your
iPod, or you can f ind reset
instructions online at
If the iPod indicator does not appear
in the audio display, check the
connections, and try to reconnect the
iPod a f ew times. Itmaytakeafewminutesfor
the Acura mark to display on
the iPod. If the display does not
change, this f unction is not
supported on your iPod model
or f irmware.
:
www.apple.com/
ipod.
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T ext Data Display Function
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Sample Display
OK to disconnect.
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This feature
turns off either of the shuffle modes
(SHUFFLE ALL and SHUFFLE
ALBUM).
Pressing either side of the SKIP bar
or turning the selector knob changes
a f ile while keeping the shuf f le
f unction.
Available operating f unction varies
on models or versions. Some
functions may not be available on the
vehicle’s audio system.
This
f eature continuously plays a f ile. You
will see REPEAT in the display.
Select normal play or REPEAT OFF
to turn it off.
Pressing either side of the SKIP bar
or turning the selector knob changes
the f ile while keeping the repeat
feature.
This f eature turns
of f the repeat mode.
This feature
plays all available f iles in a selected
list (playlists, artists, albums or
songs) in random order.
You will see SHUFFLE in the display.
Selectthenormalplaymodeor
SHUFFLE OFF to turn off this
feature. This feature
plays all available albums in a
selected list (playlists, artists, albums
or songs) in random order. The f iles
in each album are played in the
recorded order. You will see ALB
SHUF in the display.
Selectthenormalplaymodeor
SHUFFLE OFF to turn off this
feature.
SHUFFLE OFF
REPEAT ONE TRK
REPEAT OFF
SHUFFLE ALLSHUFFLE ALBUM
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You can disconnect the iPod at any
time when you see ‘‘OK to
Disconnect’’ message in the iPod
display. Always make sure you see
‘‘OK to Disconnect’’ message in the
iPod display bef ore you disconnect it.
Make sure to f ollow the iPod’s
instructions on how to disconnect
the dock connector f rom the USB
adapter cable.
To play the radio, press the AM, FM,
or XM (if equipped) button. Press
the CD button to switch to the disc
mode (if a disc is loaded). Press the
AUX button to switch the audio
mode between the Bluetooth
audio
(if equipped) and iPod. If you see an error message in the
display, see page .
The displayed message may
vary on models or versions.
On some models, there is no
message to disconnect.
If you reconnect the same iPod, the
system may begin playing where it
lef t of f , depending on what mode the
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Disconnect ing an iPodT o Stop Playing Your iPod iPod Error Messages
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This audio system can operate the
audio f iles on a USB f lash memory
device with the same controls used
f or the disc player. To play a USB
f lash memory device, connect it to
the USB adapter cable in the console
compartment, then press the AUX
button. The ignition switch must be
in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position.
The audio system reads and plays
the audio f iles on the USB f lash
memory device in MP3, WMA or
AAC f ormats. Depending on the
f ormat, the display shows MP3,
WMA or AAC when a USB flash
memory device is playing. The USB
f lash memory device limit is up to
700 f olders or up to 65535 f iles. Only AAC f ormat f iles recorded
with iTunes are playable on this
audio unit.
Do not use an extension cable to
the USB adapter cable equipped
with your vehicle.
Do not keep the USB f lash
memory device in the vehicle.
Direct sunlight and high heat will
damage it.
We recommend backing up your
data bef ore playing a USB f lash
memory device.
Depending on the type and
number of f iles, it may take some
time bef ore they begin to play.
Depending on the sof tware the
f iles were made with, it may not be
possible to play some f iles, or
displaysometextdata.
The recommended USB f lash
memory devices are 256 Mbyte or
higher USB f lash memory devices.
Some digital audio players may be
compatible as well.
Some USB f lash memory device
(such as devices with security lock-
out f eatures, etc.) will not work in
this audio unit.
Do not use a device such as a
card reader or hard drive as the
device or your f iles may be
damaged.
Do not connect your USB f lash
memory device using a HUB.:
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Device
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MP3 f iles are:
Bit rate:
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/
160/192/224/256/320/VBR kbps
(MPEG1)
Supported standards:
MPEG1 Audio Layer3
MPEG2 Audio Layer3
Partition: Top partition only
Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
16/22.05/24 kHz (MPEG2)
Maximum layers: 8
Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate:
48 320/VBR kbps (Max 384) The specif ications f or compatible
AAC files are:
Even if recorded in MP3, WMA or
AAC f ormat, a f ile with unsupported
version cannot be played. If the
system f inds it, the audio unit
displays UNSUPPORTED, and then
skips to the next f ile.
In WMA or AAC format, DRM
(digital rights management) f iles
cannot be played. If the system f inds
a DRM f ile, the audio unit displays
UNPLAYABLE FILE, and then skips
to the next file.
Bit rate:
48 320 kbps
Supported standards:
MPEG4/AAC LC
MPEG2/AAC LC
Partition: Top partition only
Maximum layers: 8
Sampling f requency:
8/11.025/12/16/22.05/24/32/
44.1/48 kHz
Maximum layers: 8
Partition: Top partition only
Supported standards:
WMA version 7/8/9
The specif ications f or compatible
WMA f iles are:
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This
f eature continuously plays a f ile.
Select normal play to turn it of f .
Pressing either side of the SKIP bar
also turns off this feature. This f unction
samples all f iles in the selected
f older in the order they are stored.
To activate the scan feature, press
and release the SCAN button. You
will see SCAN in the display. You will
get a 10 second sampling of each f ile
in the f older. Press and hold the
SCAN button to get out of the scan
mode and play the last f ile sampled.
You can also select the scan feature
from the menu items with the
selector knob (see page ).
This feature
replays all the f iles on the selected
f older in the order they are stored.
Select normal play to turn it of f .
Pressing either side of the
CATEGORY bar also turns of f this
feature.
This feature
plays the f iles in the selected f older
in random order. You will see
F-RANDOM in the display. Select
normal play to turn it off.
This feature
plays all the f iles in random order.
You will see RANDOM in the display.
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REPEAT ONE TRK SCAN T RK
REPEAT ONE FLD
RANDOM IN FLD
RANDOM ALL
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