navigation system Acura TL 2009 Owners Manual

To replay and see the stored file,
press the AUDIO button to select
the audio display on the navigation
screen.
Push down the interf ace selector
to display the audio menu. Turn
the interface dial to select Note,
then press ENTER.
This f unction stores the sound
content played on the selected XM
satellite radio station with the
channel, category, name, and title
inf ormation.
To activate this function, press and
hold the button for about 2
seconds while a song or passage
which you want to store is playing.
You can record f or up to 10 seconds.
To stop recording, press the AM/
FM button or button.
Turn the selector dial to select a
sound f ile, then press ENTER. The
displayshowsthecategory,name
and title inf ormation of the selected
f ile.
Once you store the recorded sound
f ile, you can replay it and conf irm the
inf ormation. The system can store
up to 30 sound f iles. If you continue
tostoremorefiles,theoldestone
will be deleted each time you add
new f ile.
U.S. models only
Note Function
Playing the XMRadio (Models with navigation system)
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SOUND FILE RECORDED DATE
NOTE ICON
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To delete all f iles, push the interf ace
selector to the lef t to select
‘‘DELETE ALL,’’ then press ENTER
on the interf ace selector. To delete
one f ile, select the f ile you want to
delete and push the interf ace
selector to the right, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle f rom
a previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Radio. With the power mode
in ACCESSORY or ON, press the
button. A variety of music
types and styles will play.
Your vehicle has the engine start/
stop button instead of an ignition
switch. For more inf ormation to
select the power mode, see page .
If you decide to purchase XM radio
service, contact XM
Radio at
,orat
1-800-852-9696. In Canada, contact , or call 1-877-438-
9677. You will need to give them
your radio I.D. number and your
credit card number. To get your
radio I.D. number, press and release
the side of the TUNE bar until
‘‘0’’ appears in the display. Your I.D. will appear in the display.
Af ter you have registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
satellite radio mode while you wait
f or activation. This should take about
30 minutes.
While waiting f or activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated, CAT
(category) or CH (channel) will
appear in the center display, and
you’ll be able to listen to XM Radio
broadcasts. XM Radio will continue
to send an activation signal to your
vehicle for at least 12 hours from the
activation request. If the service has
not been activated after 36 hours,
contact XM
Radio.
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www.xmradio.com
www.xmradio.ca
Playing the XMRadio (Models with navigation system)
Receiving XM Radio Service
Features
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Playing a Disc (Models with navigation system)
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CATEGORY BARSKIP BAR
AUDIO BUTTON PRESET BUTTONS
EJECT BUTTON
INTERFACE DIALCENTER DISPLAY
NAVIGATION SCREEN
VOL/ (VOLUME/POWER)
KNOB
DISC BUTTON
SCAN/A.SEL (SCAN/
AUTO SELECT) BAR
DISC SLOT
TITLE BUTTON
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The disc packages or jackets should
have one of these marks.The disc player can also play MP3,
WMA, or AAC format that saved on
CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW (see page
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If a f ile on WMA or AAC disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio
system skips to the next f ile.
DVD-A discs not meeting DVD
verification standards may not be
playable.
Video CDs and DVD-V format discs
will not work in this unit.
Some CD-DA and CD-ROM mixed
discs are not playable.
Your vehicle’s audio system has an
internal disc player. To operate the
disc player, the power mode must be
in the ACCESSORY or ON.
Your vehicle has the engine start/
stop button instead of an ignition
switch. For more inf ormation on
selecting the power mode, see page
.
CD (CD-DA, CD-TEXT)
CD-R/CD-RW(MP3,WMA,AAC)
DVD-A
DVD-R/DVD-RW (MP3, WMA,
AAC)
The CD player can play these disc
formats: 306
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You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
It is possible to select up to 999 f iles
f or inclusion in CD-Rs and CD-RWs,
and up to 3,500 f iles f or inclusion in
DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs.Manuf actured under license under
U.S. Patent ’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674;
5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 &
other U.S. and worldwide patents
issued & pending. DTS and DTS
Digital Surround are registered
trademarks and the DTS logos and
Symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc.
1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights
Reserved. 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, WMA or AAC, the
numbers of the current f older and
f ile are shown. The system will
continuously play a disc until you
change modes.
For inf ormation on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see page
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To Load a Disc
Playing a Disc (Models with navigation system)
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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Select the disc player by pressing the
DISC button. The system will begin
playing the last selected track in the
disc. You will see the current track
position highlighted.
Title inf ormation will be displayed by
a list when the inf ormation is f ound
in the Gracenote
Album Inf o
(Gracenote
Media Database) on the
built-inharddiskdrive.Whenyou
play a CD recorded with text data,
you will see the genre, artist name,
album and track name on the screen.
When you play MP3/WMA/AAC
discs, you will see the genre, artist
name, album name and track name
on the screen. If the disc was not
recorded with this inf ormation, it will
not be displayed. Each time you press the TITLE
button, the center display changes
f rom artist name to album name, to
track name and then to normal
display that shows the track number
and the elapsed time. When playing
a disc in MP3/WMA/AAC, the
display mode changes f rom f older
name,tofilename,toartisttag,to
album tag, to track tag, and then to
normal display.
Each time you press and release the
side of the skip bar, the player
skips forward to the beginning of the
next track. Press and release the side of the skip bar to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press the side
againtoskiptotheprevioustrack.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdeithersideof theskipbar.
When you insert a CD f or the f irst
time, the system automatically starts
recording to the hard disc. For
inf ormation on recording f rom music
CDs, see page . 319
To Play a Disc
To Change Tracks
Playing a Disc (Models with navigation system)
Features
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You can also choose a track directly
from a track list. If there are no track
names, you will see ‘‘No Title’’
displayed. Turn the interf ace dial to
select the desired track, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.To replay the current track
continuously, push the interf ace
selector down while playing a disc.
Turn the interf ace dial to select
Repeat on the AUDIO MENU, and
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. Turn the interf ace dial to
select Repeat icon, and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.To turn this feature off, turn the
interf ace dial to select OFF icon, and
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector.
To Choose a Track
Track Repeat
Playing a Disc (Models with navigation system)
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TRACK LIST TRACK REPEAT INDICATOR
REPEAT OFF ICON
TRACK REPEAT ICON
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This f eature plays the tracks within a
disc in random order. When playing
MP3, WMA or AAC f ormat discs, all
the tracks within the disc are played
in random order, regardless of the
conf iguration of the f older.
Push the interf ace selector down
while playing a disc. Turn the
interf ace dial to select Random on
the AUDIO MENU, and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.The scan f unction samples all tracks
on the disc in the order they are
recorded on the disc.
To activate scan, press the SCAN
side of the SCAN/A.SEL bar, or
push the interf ace selector down
while playing a disc. Turn the
interf ace dial to select Scan on the
AUDIO MENU, and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector.
To turn this feature off, turn the
interf ace dial to select OFF icon, and
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector.
Turn the interface dial to select the
track random icon, and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
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Random Play
Track Scan
Playing a Disc (Models with navigation system)
Features
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TRACK RANDOM INDICATOR
SCAN ICON
TRACK RANDOM ICON
RANDOM OFF ICON
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This audio system plays CD-ROM,
CD-R/RW, DVD-ROM, and
DVD-R/RW compressed in MP3,
WMA, or AAC formats. You can
select up to 255 f olders or tracks.
To take the system out of disc mode,
press the AM/FM button, the
button, or the HDD/AUX
button. To return to disc mode, press
the DISC button.
Turn the interface dial to select the
Scan icon, and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector. You will hear a 10-
second sampling of each track on the
disc. When you return to disc mode,
the disc will begin playing f rom
where it lef t of f .
To turn this feature off, press the
SCAN button again, or turn the
interf ace dial to select the OFF icon,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. The system begins to play
the last track sampled. If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the VOL/
knob or the engine start/stop
button, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the disc will begin playing where it
left off.
The specif ications f or compatible
MP3 f iles are:Sampling f requency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
16/22.05/24 kHz (MPEG2)
8/11.025/12 kHz (MPEG2.5)
Your vehicle has the engine start/
stop button instead of an ignition
switch. For more inf ormation to turn
the power mode of f , see page .
: Including Root f older
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Maximum
folders
255
255 Maximum
layers
8
8
Maximum
Files
999
3500
Playing an MP3/WMA /A A C Disc
To Stop Playing a Disc
Playing a Disc (Models with navigation system)
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Disc
CD-ROM
CD-R
CD-RW
DVD-ROM
DVD-R
DVD-RW
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The specif ications f or compatible
WMA f iles are: Bitrate:
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/
160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1)
8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160 kbps (MPEG2)
8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/144/160 kbps
(MPEG2.5)
Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session.
Maximum layers:
255 layers
While playing an MP3/WMA/AAC
disc, you can select a f older within
the disc by pressing either side of
the category bar. Each time you
press either side of the bar, the
f older title and its f irst f ile’s
inf ormation appear on the center
display and on the navigation screen
in hierarchical order of the f olders
which contain f iles within the disc.
Sampling f requency:
8/11.025/16/22.05/32/44.1/48
kHz
Bitrate:
5/6/8/10/12/16/20/22/32/48/
64/80/96/128/160/192/256/
320 kbps
Compatible with variable bitrate
and multi-session Maximum layers:
255 layers
The specif ications f or compatible
AAC files are:
Bitrate:
8/16/20/24/28/32/40/48/56/64/
80/96/112/128/160/192/224/
256/320 kbps
Compatible with multi-session.
Maximum layers:
255 layers
Sampling f requency:
8/11.025/12/16/22.05/24/32/
44.1/48 kHz
Combining a low sampling f requency
with a low bitrate may result in
extremely degraded sound quality.
To play an MP3/WMA/AAC disc,
use the disc controls previously
described, along with the f ollowing
inf ormation.
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Changing the Folders
Playing a Disc (Models with navigation system)
Features
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