audio Acura TL 2011 Owners Manual

Turn the interf ace dial and select
Update Gracenote Inf o, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
Turn the dial to select USB or
DISC on the Update Gracenote
Album inf o screen, then press
ENTER on the selector.
Turn the dial to select Yes on the
conf irmation screen, and the
update will start.
Turn the interf ace dial to select
OK on the conf irmation screen.
Push the interf ace selector down
to select AUDIO MENU in the
HDD playback screen or CD
playback screen.
Turn the interf ace dial to select
HDD Setup, then press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. Af ter updating is complete, press
ENTER on the conf irmation
screen.
Once you perf orm an update, any
inf ormation you edited bef ore will be
overwritten. Any music, data, calendar entries,
etc. that have been stored on the
HDD can be deleted.
Press the INFO button, rotate the
interf ace dial to select ‘‘Set up,’’
and press ENTER.
Move the interface selector to the
right to navigate to the ‘‘Set up
(Other)’’ screen.
On the ‘‘Set up (Other)’’ screen,
rotate the interface dial to select
‘‘Clear Personal Data,’’ and press
ENTER.
Select the item you wish to delete.
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4.Clearing t he HDD
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Gracenote is an internet-based music
recognition service that allows artist,
album, and track inf ormation f rom
CDs to display on the HDD. More
inf ormation about Gracenote is
available at
(in U.S.)
or (in Canada).
Music recognition technology and
related data are provided by
Gracenote
. Gracenote is the
industry standard in music
recognition technology and related
content delivery. For more
information, please visit http://www.
gracenote.com/.
When music is recorded to the HDD
from a CD, information such as the
recording artist and track name are
retrieved f rom the Gracenote
Database and displayed (when
available). Gracenote may not
contain inf ormation f or all albums.
A pop-up screen verif ying whether
the deletion is to be continued or
not will be displayed. Select Yes to
delete,orNotocancel.
A second conf irmation will appear.
Select Yes to delete, or No to
cancel.
If you select ‘‘Music on HDD,’’
the system will automatically restart
af ter deletion. When you are f inished deleting
the data, press the interface
selector down to select ‘‘Done.’’
CD and music-related data from
Gracenote, Inc., copyright 2000
2010 Gracenote.
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6.
7.
www.acura.com
www.acura.ca
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Gracenote Music Recognition
Service (CDDB)
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 You agree not to assign, copy,
transfer or transmit the Gracenote
Software or any Gracenote Data to
any third party.
YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OR
EXPLOIT GRACENOTE DATA,
THE GRACENOTE SOFTWARE,
OR GRACENOTE SERVERS,
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY
PERMITTED HEREIN.
You agree that your non-exclusive
license to use the Gracenote Data,
the Gracenote Sof tware, and
Gracenote Servers will terminate if
you violate these restrictions. If your
license terminates, you agree to
cease any and all use of the
Gracenote Data, the Gracenote
Sof tware, and Gracenote Servers.
This application or device contains
sof tware f rom Gracenote, Inc. of
Emeryville, Calif ornia (‘‘Gracenote’’).
ThesoftwarefromGracenote(the
‘‘Gracenote Sof tware’’) enables this
application to perf orm disc and/or
f ile identif ication and obtain music-
related inf ormation, including name,
artist, track, and title information
(‘‘Gracenote Data’’) f rom online
servers or embedded databases
(collectively, ‘‘Gracenote Servers’’)
and to perf orm other f unctions. You
mayuseGracenoteDataonlyby
means of the intended End-User
f unctions or this application or
device.
You agree that you will use
Gracenote Data, the Gracenote
Sof tware, and Gracenote Servers f or
your own personal non-commercial
use only.
Gracenote and CDDB are registered
trademarks of Gracenote. The
Gracenote logo and logotype, and
the ‘‘Powered by Gracenote’’ logo are
trademarks of Gracenote. Gracenote Sof tware, copyright 2000
2010 Gracenote. This product and
service may practice one or more of
the f ollowing U.S. Patents:
5,987,525; 6,061,680; 6,154,773, 6,161,132, 6,230,192, 6,230,207,
6,240,459, 6,330,593, and other
patents issued or pending. Some
services supplied under license f rom
Open Globe, Inc. f or U.S. Patent:
6,304,523.
Version 20061005
GracenoteEnd User L icense
A greement
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Gracenote makes no representations
or warranties, express or implied,
regarding the accuracy of any
Gracenote Data from in the
Gracenote Servers. Gracenote
reserves the right to delete data
from the Gracenote Servers or to
change data categories f or any cause
that Gracenote deems suf f icient. No
warranty is made that the Gracenote
Software or Gracenote Servers are
error-f ree or that f unctioning of
Gracenote Sof tware or Gracenote
Servers will be uninterrupted.
Gracenote is not obligated to provide
you with new enhanced or additional
data types or categories that
Gracenote may provide in the f uture
and is f ree to discontinue its services
at any time.
Gracenote reserves all rights in
Gracenote Data, the Gracenote
Sof tware, and the Gracenote Servers,
including all ownership rights. Under
no circumstances will Gracenote
become liable f or any payment to
you f or any inf ormation that you
provide. You agree that Gracenote,
Inc. may enf orce its rights under this
Agreement against you directly in its
own name.
The Gracenote service uses a unique
identif ier to track queries f or
statistical purposes. The purpose of a
randomly assigned numeric
identif ier is to allow the Gracenote
service to count queries without
knowing anything about who you are.
For more inf ormation, see the web
page for the Gracenote Privacy
Policy f or the Gracenote service.
The Gracenote Sof tware and each
item of Gracenote Data are licensed
to you ‘‘AS IS.’’ GRACENOTE DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE, AND NON-
INFRINGEMENT. GRACENOTE
DOES NOT WARRANT THE
RESULTS THAT WILL BE
OBTAINED BY YOUR USE OF
THE GRACENOTE SOFTWARE
OR ANY GRACENOTE SERVER.
IN NO CASE WILL GRACENOTE
BE LIABLE FOR ANY
CONSEQUENTIAL OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR FOR
ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST
REVENUES.
Gracenote 2010
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SKIP BAR CENTER DISPLAY
NAVIGATION SCREEN
INTERFACE DIAL HDD/AUX BUTTON
CANCEL BUTTON AUDIO BUTTON VOL/
(VOLUME/POWER) KNOB
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The audio system reads and plays
playable sound f iles on the iPod. The
system cannot operate an iPod as a
mass storage device. The system will
only play songs stored on the iPod
with iTunes.
iPod and iTunes are registered
trademarks owned by Apple Inc.
This audio system can select and
play the audio f iles on the iPod
with
the same controls used f or the in-
dash disc player. To play an iPod,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the console compartment by using
your dock connector, then press the
HDD/AUX button. The power mode
must be ACCESSORY or ON. The
iPod will also be charged with the
power mode in these settings.
Your vehicle has the engine start/
stop button instead of an ignition
switch. For more information on
. You can select the AUX mode by
using the voice control buttons. iPod models conf irmed to be
compatible with your audio system
using the USB adapter cable are:
This system may not work with all
sof tware versions of these devices.
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Model
iPod classic 80 GB/160 GB (launch in 2007)
iPod nano (3rd and 4th generation)
iPod touch (2nd and 3rd generation)
To Play an iPod
Voice Cont rol Syst em
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If the iPod indicator does not appear
in the audio display, check the
connections, and try to reconnect the
iPod a f ew times.
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
The current f ile number and total of
the selected playable f iles are
displayed in the center display.
Pressing the AUDIO button displays
the artist, album and track (f ile)
names on the navigation screen.Use the SKIP bar while an iPod is
playing to select passages and
change f iles.
Each time you press and
releasethe sideof theSKIPbar,
the system skips forward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release the side of the bar
to skip backward to the beginning of
the current track. Press it again to
skip to the beginning of the previous
track.
To move rapidly within playing track,
press and hold either side ( or ) of the SKIP bar. You can also select a track from any
category on the list: playlists, artists,
albums and songs, by using the
interf ace dial.
Push the interf ace selector up to
display the Music Search screen.
Turn the interf ace dial to select a
desired search method.
www.apple.com/
itunes/
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Turn the interf ace dial, select the
Repeat icon and press ENTER.
Playback of the track that is
currently being played will be
repeated.
To cancel this f unction, turn the
interf ace dial and select the Repeat
OFFicon,andthenpressENTER.
This feature
continuously plays a f ile.
Press the AUDIO button to display
the audio control screen, then
push the interf ace selector down
to display the AUDIO MENU.
Turn the interf ace dial, select
Repeat, and press ENTER.
PresstheAUDIObuttontogoback
to the normal audio playing display.
Pressing the CANCEL button goes
back to the previous screen, and
pressing the MAP button cancels the
audio control display on the screen.
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µ Shuf f les
playback of all available albums,
which are selected by the desired
list: playlists, artists, albums or songs.
This f unction can be selected at the
same time that Repeat Playback is
setup.
On the iPod screen, push the
interf ace selector down to display
the AUDIO MENU.
Turn the interf ace dial, select
Shuf f le and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
Turn the interf ace dial, select the
Shuf f le icon and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector.
Shuf f le playback will begin. To
cancel this f unction, turn the
interf ace dial and select the Shuf f le
OFFicon,andthenpressENTERon
the interf ace selector.
This feature shuffles
playback of tracks contained within
the iPod. This f unction can be
established at the same time that
Repeat Playback is set up.
On the iPod screen, push the
interf ace selector down to display
the AUDIO MENU. 1.
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3.
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SHUFFLE
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If you see an error message in the
center display, see page .The displayed message may
vary on models or versions. On
some models, there is no
message to disconnect.
When you disconnect the iPod while
it is playing, the center display and
the audio screen (if selected) show
USB NO DATA.
If you reconnect the same iPod, the
system may begin playing where it
lef t of f , depending on what mode the
iPod is in when it is reconnected.
To play the radio, press the AM/FM,
or button. Press the DISC
button to switch to the disc mode.
Press the HDD/AUX button to
switch the audio mode between
HDD Audio, USB and
Audio.
You can also press the MODE
buttononthesteeringwheelto
change modes.
You can disconnect the iPod at any
time when you see the ‘‘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.
Turn the interf ace dial, select
Shuf f le and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
To cancel this f unction, turn the
interf ace dial and select the Shuf f le
OFFicon,andthenpressENTERon
the interf ace selector. Turn the interf ace dial, select the
Album Shuf f le icon and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
Shuf f le playback of the album will
begin.
Available operating f unctions vary on
models or versions. Some f unctions
may not be available on the vehicle’s
audio system. :
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2.
3.
Bluetooth
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T o Stop Playing Your iPod
Disconnect ing an iPod
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NOTE:
When you connect your iPod to the
navigation system, the most recent
settings (Shuf f le, Repeat, etc.) will be
carried over.
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