buttons Acura MDX 2004 User Guide

Theclimatecontrolsystemhastwo
sensors. A sunlight sensor is in the
top of the dashboard, and a
temperature sensor is next to the
steering column. Do not cover the
sensors or spill any liquid on them.
Press the RR A/C MANUAL button
to enable the rear A/C control panel.
The light in the button will come on.
A passenger in the second row can
then use the temperature control dial,
f an speed dial, and mode buttons to
adjust the temperature and airflow to
their pref erence. This is limited by
the system’s minimum and
maximum temperature.
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Rear Climate Control, Climate Control Sensors
Sunlight and T emperature
Sensors
Using the Rear A /C Unit
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SUNLIGHT SENSOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR
TEMPERATURE CONTROL DIAL
MODE BUTTONS
FAN SPEED CONTROL DIAL

Playing the Radio
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SCAN BUTTON PRESET BUTTONS
PWR/VOL
KNOB
PWR/VOL
KNOBPRESET BUTTONS TUNE KNOB
TUNE KNOB
SEEK BUTTONS
PWR/VOL KNOB
SCAN BUTTONSCAN
INDICATOR
STEREO INDICATOR
AM/FM
BUTTON SEEK BAR
AM
BUTTON
STEREO
INDICATOR
FM
BUTTON
(Touring Package)
(Premium Package) (Touring Package with RES)
AM
BUTTON FM
BUTTONSEEK BUTTONS
SCAN
BUTTON PRESET BUTTONS
TUNE KNOB

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The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
PWR/VOL knob. Adjust the volume
by turning the same knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last turned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM or
FM button. On the FM band, ST will
be displayed if the station is
broadcasting in stereo. Stereo
reproduction in AM is not available.
Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob right to tune to a
higher f requency, or lef t to tune to a
lower f requency. 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 for about 5 seconds.
If you do nothing, the system will
then scan f or the next strong station
andplayitfor5seconds.Whenit
plays a station that you want to listen
to, press the SCAN button again. Each preset button 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
two f requencies with each preset
button.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset button, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to store a total
of six stations on AM and twelve
stations on FM.
The preset f requencies will be lost if
your vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band:
the
preset buttons, and . 1.
2.
3.
4.
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To Play the Radio
TUNESEEK
SCAN
Preset
To Select a Station TUNE,SEEK,SCAN, AUTO SELECT
Playing the Radio
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If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the Auto Select f eature
to find stations in the local area.
Press the A. SEL Button. ‘‘A.SEL’’
f lashes 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 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. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN f unction to f ind stations, then
store them in the preset buttons as
described previously. press the
A. SEL button. This restores the
presets you originally set.
Adjust the Balance, or side-
to-side strength of the sound.
Adjust the Fader, or the
f ront-to-back strength of the sound.
AdjusttheTrebleinthe
sound.
Adjust the Bass in the sound.
Push the control knob to get it to pop
out. Turn the appropriate knob to
adjust the Bass or Treble level. Pull
the knob out f arther to adjust the
FaderorBalance.Pushtheknob
back in when you are f inished. Press the TUNE knob repeatedly to
display Bass (BAS). Treble (TRE),
Balance (BAL), and Fader (FAD),
setting. Turn the TUNE knob to
adjust the setting. The indicators on
the display will show you the
adjustable range. The system will
return to the audio display in about 5
seconds.To turn of f Auto Select,
Without Touring Package With Touring Package
Playing the Radio
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AUTO SELECT
Adjusting the Sound
BAL
FAD
TRE
BAS
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Playing a CD
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CD SLOTCD BUTTON
PWR/VOL KNOB
CD EJECT BUTTON
SKIP BUTTONS
SKIP BAR
CD LOAD BUTTON
RANDOM
BUTTON
REPEAT BUTTON
CD BUTTON
PWR/VOL
KNOB (Touring Package with RES) CD SLOT CD EJECT BUTTON
RANDOM BUTTON
REPEAT
BUTTON
PWR/VOL
KNOB CD SLOT SKIP BUTTONS
(Premium Package) (Touring Package)
REPEAT BUTTON RANDOM BUTTON
CD BUTTON
CD
EJECT
BUTTON

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To select the CD changer, press the
CD button. The disc and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a dif f erent disc, use the appropriate
preset buttons (1 6). On the model
with Rear Entertainment System,
use the preset 5 (DISC ) button to
select previous disc, or the preset 6
(DISC ) button to select the next
disc in sequence.
If you select an empty slot in the
magazine, the changer will, af ter
f inding that slot empty, try to load
the CD in the next slot. This
continues until it f inds a CD to load
and play. When you see LOAd in the display,
insert the disc into the CD slot.
Insert it only abut half way, the
drive will pull it in the rest of the
way. You will again see the dashes
in the display as the CD is loaded.
When LOAd appears again in the
display, insert the next disc into
the CD slot. Do not try to insert a
disc until LOAd appears. You
could damage the audio unit.
Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. The system will then
begin playing the last CD loaded.
If you are not loading CDs into all six
positions, press the Load button
again after the last CD has loaded.
The system will begin playing the
last CD loaded.
On the lef t side of the display, the
CD Loaded indicator f or an empty
position will begin blinking. To load only one CD, press and
release the Load button. Press and hold the Load button
until you hear a beep and see
‘‘----’’inthedisplay,thenrelease
the button.
You cannot load and play 3-inch (8-
cm) discs in this system. The audio system on Touring model
has an in-dash CD changer that
holdsuptosixdiscs.
To load CDs or operate CD changer,
the ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
1.
2. 3.
4.
5.
On Touring Model
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Operating the In-Dash CD
Changer
L oading CDs in the Changer
CD Changer
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Your vehicle’s audio system will
disable itself if it is disconnected
f rom electrical power f or any reason.
To make it work again, you must
enter a specif ic f ive-digit code with
the Preset buttons. Because there
are hundreds of number
combinations possible f rom the f ive
digits, making the system work
without knowing the exact code is
nearly impossible.
Youshouldhavereceivedacardthat
lists your audio system code number
and serial number. It is best to store
this card in a saf e place at home. In
addition, you should write the audio
system’s serial number in this
Owner’s Manual.If your vehicle’s battery is
disconnected or goes dead, the audio
system will disable itself . If this
happens, you will see ‘‘Code’’ in the
frequencydisplaythenexttimeyou
turn on the system. Use the Preset
buttons to enter the five-digit code.
The code is located on the radio code
card included in your Owner’s
Manual kit. When it is entered
correctly, the radio will start playing.
If you make a mistake entering the
code, do not start over; complete the
f ive-digit sequence, then enter the
correct code. You have ten tries to
enter the correct code. If you are
unsuccessful in ten attempts, you
must then leave the system on for
one hour bef ore trying again.If thecodecardislost,anAcura
dealer can access your code with
your radio’s serial number. To
access the serial number, turn the
radio on. It must display ‘‘COdE’’,
then turn the radio off. Push the
preset 1, preset 6, and power buttons
at the same time, then quickly
release.
You will have to store your favorite
stations in the Preset buttons after
the system begins working. Your
original settings were lost when the
power was disconnected.
If youshouldhappentolosethecard,
you must obtain the code number
f rom an Acura dealer. To do this,
you will need the system’s serial
number.
Radio T hef t Prot ect ion
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To operate the rear entertainment
system from the front panel, turn the
RR CTRL knob clockwise. The
amber RR LED comes on to show
that the control panel is enabled.
To play the radio or tape, the buttons
for the front entertainment system
have the same functions.
If aCDisloadedinthemainCD
player or CD changer, select CD/
CHG.If theCDisloadedinthe
lower player, select DVD/AUX.The DVD player in your Rear
Entertainment System can play DVD
video discs and CDs. It features
Dolby noise reduction.
Open the overhead screen by
pushingonthebutton.Thescreen
will swing down part-way. Pivot the
screen the rest of the way. If you
pivot the screen too far forward, past
the detent, the display will turn off.
Pivot the screen back to the detent
to turn the display back on. To close
the screen, pivot it up until it latches.
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.
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Rear Entertainment System
To Select Rear Entertainment
f rom the Front Control Panel Operating the DVD Player f rom
the Front Control Panel
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REAR CONTROL PANEL
BUTTON
OVERHEAD SCREEN

Use these buttons to select the
entertainment source (radio, tape
player, CD player/CD changer, or
DVD player/Auxiliary device). The
selected source will be shown in the
display. Make sure the rear control
operation has not been disabled with
theRRCTRLknobonthefront
panel.
Use the and buttons to
select from the stations on the radio
preset buttons. Pressing the orbutton will cause the system to
search up or down the band f or a
station with a strong signal. You will
see SEEK in the display. On the rear control panel, use the
PLAY/PAUSE/PROG button to
reverse the tape direction. Press the button to skip forward to
beginning of the next song or
passage. You will see FF f lashing in
the display. Press the button to skip backward to the beginning of
the current song or passage. You will
seeREVflashinginthedisplay.
Rear Entertainment System
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Using the Rear Control Panel
To Play the Radio f rom the Rear
Control Panel
To Play a Tape f rom the Rear
Control Panel
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REAR CONTROLS
OFF BUTTON
SOURCE SELECTION BUTTONS
SEEK/SKIP
BUTTON
CH/DISK
BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP
BUTTON
PLAY/PAUSE/PROG BUTTON MENU BUTTON
CH/DISK BUTTON
ENTER BUTTON

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If aCDisloadedinthemainCD
player or CD changer, select it by
pressing the CD/CHG button. If the
CD is loaded in the DVD player,
press the DVD/AUX button.
Pressthe buttontoskiptothe
beginning of the next track. Press
the button to return to the
beginning of the current track. If the
changer is selected, use the and
buttons to change discs.
Press the RPT button
to continuously replay the current
track. You will see RPT in the display.
Press the button again to turn it off.
To play the tracks within a
CD in random order, press the RDM
button. You will see RDM in the
display. Press the button again to
cancel RDM. The video screen is f or use by rear
seat passengers only. The driver and
f ront seat passenger should not try
to view the screen while driving.
Press
this button when you want to pause
the DVD. Press this button again to
go back to PLAY.
Press the
button to skip to the beginning
of the next chapter. Press the buttontoskipbacktothe
beginning of the current chapter. To select the menu
on the DVD, press the MENU
button. Use the , , ,
and buttons to move to the
desired menu selection, then press
the ENT button to enter your
selection.
Rear Entertainment System
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To Play a CD f rom the Rear
Control Panel
REPEAT
RDM To Play a DVD f rom the Rear
Control Panel
PLAY/PAUSE/PROG
SEEK /SK IP
MENU/ENT
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