HDD Acura TL 2013 Owner's Manual

The standard audio system has
many f eatures. This section
describes those f eatures and how to
use them. The climate control system in your
vehicle provides a comfortable
driving environment in all weather
conditions.
Your vehicle has an anti-theft audio
system that requires a code number
to enable it.
The security system helps to dis-
courage vandalism and thef t of your
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Climate Control System . 226
Using Automatic Climate ...................................
Control . 228
Dual Temperature and Mode ...................................
Control .232
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Climate Control Sensors . 234
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Audio System .235 ................................
Audio System .236
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Playing the AM/FM Radio . 237
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Playing the XM
Radio . 246
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Playing Discs .253
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Disc Changer Error Messages . 263
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PlayinganiPod
. 264
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iPod
Error Messages . 271
Playing a USB Flash Memory ........................................
Device .272
USB Flash Memory Device ........................
Error Messages .280
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Audio System . 281
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Audio System .285
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Playing the AM/FM Radio . 286
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Playing the XM
Radio . 299
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Playing a Disc .307
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Disc Player Error Messages . 319
Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) ..........................................
Audio .320
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PlayinganiPod
. 354
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iPod
Error Messages . 36
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Playing a USB Flash Memory
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Device .36 4 USB Flash Memory Device
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Error Messages .375
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Audio System . 376
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Protecting Your Discs . 381
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AM/FM Radio Reception . 385
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Remote Audio Controls . 387
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Auxiliary Input Jack .389
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Radio Thef t Protection . 390
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Setting the Clock .391
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Security System . 395
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Compass .397
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Cruise Control .401
HomeLink
Universal ................................
Transceiver .404
HandsFreeLink
(Models without navigation
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system) .407
HandsFreeLink
(Models with navigation
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system) .424
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AcuraLink
(U.S. models only) . 449
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Rearview Camera and Monitor . 465
Models without navigation system
BluetoothModels with navigation system Bluetooth
BluetoothBluetooth
Features
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Adjusts the strength of
sound f rom the center speaker.
To adjust the
strength of the sound f rom the
subwoof er speaker, select it and
press ENTER on the interf ace
selector. Turn the interf ace dial to
the desired level, and enter your
selection by pressing ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
The SVC mode controls the volume
based on vehicle speed. The f aster
you go, the louder the audio volume
becomes. As you slow down, the
audio volume decreases.
The SVC has f our modes: OFF,
LOW, MID, and HIGH. The def ault
setting is MID. To change the SVC
mode, select SVC, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
The current setting is shown on the screen. Turn the interface
dial to the desired level, and enter
your selection by pressing ENTER
on the interface selector. If
you feel the sound is too loud,
choose low. If you feel the
sound is too quiet, choose high.
Dolby
PL (ProLogic) II signal processing
creates multi-channel surround
sound f rom 2 channel stereo audio
sources. Dolby ProLogic II can only
activate when listening to DISC
(CD-DA,MP3,WMA,AAC),XM
Radio, AUX (USB, iPod
,AUX,
Audio), and HDD Audio.
When ProLogic II is available, ‘‘PL
II’’ is shown in the audio display.
When ProLogic II is not available in
the selected audio source, ‘‘DPL2 N/
A’’ is shown on the center display. To set this f eature on or of f , select
Dolby PL II, and press ENTER on
the interf ace selector. Rotate the
interf ace dial to ON or OFF, and
press ENTER.
Manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro
Logic, MLP Lossless and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories.
In some audio playing modes
(XM,AUX),whenDPLIIison,the
music coming f rom the rear
speakers may sound distorted. This
is due to compression of the music,
and it does not indicate a problem
with the setting.Bluetooth
CENT ER
SUBWOOFER
Dolby PL (ProL ogic) II
Playing the A M/FM Radio (Models with navigation system)
Speed-sensit ive VolumeCompensat ion (SVC)
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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 side of the SCAN/A.SEL bar
again, or turn the interf ace dial to
select the OFF icon, and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
The system begins to play the last
track sampled.
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 . 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. You can also press the MODE
buttononthesteeringwheelto
change modes.
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CONT INUED
Playing an MP3/WMA /A A C Disc
To Stop Playing a Disc
Playing a Disc (Models with navigation system)
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio (Models with navigation system)
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TITLE BUTTONAUDIO BUTTON NAVIGATION SCREEN
INTERFACE DIAL HDD/AUX BUTTON CENTER DISPLAY
SKIP BAR
CATEGORY BAR VOL/
(VOLUME/POWER)KNOB
SCAN/A.SEL
(SCAN/AUTO SELECT) BAR
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media is not supported.
CD-DA which prohibits the
copying by SCMS
CD-DA with copy control
SACD (Super Audio CD)
DTS-CD
DVD-A
CD-R/RW
DVD-R/RW
Copy controlled CDs (Playback
cannot be guaranteed)
DTS-CDs (Only enabled f or
playback)
The Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
f unction can record tracks f rom
music CDs to the navigation system’s
hard disc. This f unction also allows
f or various playing methods, such as
playingrecordedtracksonanartist-
by-artist or genre-by-genre basis. For
example, you can play the tracks that
youwanttolistentoinanyorder
that you like f or each playlist.
Music data recorded on HDD can
only be used f or personal
enjoyment.
Data is recorded using ultra-
ef f icient compression technology,
theref ore, sound quality may vary
slightly f rom the original.
Title inf ormation will be displayed
when the inf ormation is f ound in
the Gracenote
Album Inf o
(Gracenote
Media Database) on
the built-in hard disk drive. See
page .
If the HDD is ever replaced, all data
will be lost and stored music will not
be recovered.
Only recordings f rom a standard
CD-DA (44.1 kHz, 16 bit stereo
PCM digital sound data) to HDD
are supported.
Digital music f iles, such as MP3,
WMA, AAC etc., in CD-R, DVD-R
and USB f lash memory devices
cannot be copied to HDD.
Likewise, digital music f iles
recorded to HDD cannot be copied
to CD-R, DVD-R and USB devices.
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio (Models with navigation system)
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Playlists are track lists in a certain
playback group.
This playlist is automatically
generated when the music CD is
recorded. The maximum number
of original playlists that can be
stored to the HDD is 999, with 99
songs on each playlist. Each album
name on the music CD is counted
as a playlist.Songs that have been recorded on
the HDD are categorized in groups
f or easy searching.
For more inf ormation of how to
search a music, see page . There are six categories:
Album record date: Album titles are
arranged by date of recording.
Album: Album names are arranged
in alphabetical order.
Artist: Artist names are arranged in
alphabetical order.
Genre: Songs are arranged by genre.
Playlist: Any of six playlists that are
arranged by the user.
Track: Track titles are arranged in
alphabetical order.If you play a music CD that has not
yet been recorded on the HDD, the
system will automatically begin
recording to the HDD once the disc
is loaded. To turn this f eature of f ,
see page .
The HDD has six playlist f olders f or
user customizing. Each playlist can
be edited by the user, and will store
up to 999 songs. For more
inf ormation on how to edit the user
playlist, see page . 329
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio (Models with navigation system)
Playlists
Original Playlist
User PlaylistTrack Search Methods
Recording a Music
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The icons show the recording
conditions f or each track:
Rec icon: Now recording
Rec ready icon: Next to be recorded
Rec done icon: Recording f inishedPlease note that there will be no
compensationofferedinthecase
of unsuccessf ul recording of audio
data or the loss of audio data due
to any cause whatsoever.
During recording, operation of this
product may be slower.
If you stop the engine or the
power system is turned of f while
recording a CD, there may be
pauses between songs when you
play back f rom the HDD.
Tracks from music CDs are
recorded at f our times the
playback speed. You can listen to
tracks as they are being recorded.
Forward/rewind, repeat, random
and scan f unctions are not
available during recording.Youcanlistentotracksfromother
playlists that have already been
recorded while recording. Press
the HDD/AUX button and switch
over to HDD Audio.
With the factory settings, all of the
songs on a music CD are
automatically recorded.
Recording settings cannot be
changed during recording.
If the number of songs in the
playlist exceeds 999, the oldest
song will be overwritten each time
you add a new song.
Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio (Models with navigation system)
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To change the setting to manual
mode, push the interf ace selector
down on the HDD screen. Turn the
interf ace dial to select HDD Setup
and press ENTER.Turn the interface dial to select
MANUAL and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector.
Push down the interf ace selector to
go back to the audio screen.
In order to suspend recording, push
the interf ace selector down, select
Cancel CD Recording, and press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
Turn the dial to select CD Recording
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector.
Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio (Models with navigation system)
To Cancel Recording a
Music CD to HDDChanging the Recording Settings
Recording a Track on a
Music CD Manually
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To change the setting to
automatically record all of the tracks
on a music CD, move the interf ace
selector down on the HDD Audio
screen. Turn the interf ace dial to
select HDD Setup, and press ENTER
on the interf ace selector.
Turn the interf ace dial to select
AUTO, and press ENTER on the
interf ace selector.To play tracks on HDD, push the
HDD/AUX button until the HDD
Audio screen appears. Playback will
start automatically with the track
previously selected.
Select a track to record f rom the
music CD, push the HDD/AUX
button, then push the interface
selector down to display the audio
menu. Turn the interf ace dial to
select Record CD, and then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector. Turn the dial to select CD Recording
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector.
Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio (Models with navigation system)
T o Record a T rack Manually
Recording A ll of t he T racks on a
Music CD A utomaticallyPlaying T racks on HDD
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To change a track or tracklist , press
on the Category bar or the Skip bar.To replay the current track
continuously, push the interf ace
selector down during track playback.
Turn the interf ace dial to select
Repeat on the HDD AUDIO MENU,
andpressENTERontheinterface
selector. Turn the interf ace dial to
select the repeat icon, then press
ENTER on the interf ace selector.
To fast forward, press and hold the
side of the SKIP bar. To
rewind, press and hold the side
of the SKIP bar.
The tracklist has six search mode
categories: albums, artists, tracks,
playlists, genres, and record date.
Within the selected category, the tracklist
will be changed with the category bar.
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The next tracklist is selected.
If youpress duringthelast
tracklist, the first tracklist is
selected.
The previous tracklist is selected.
If youpress duringthefirst
tracklist, the last tracklist is
selected.
Category Bar
Skip Bar
Returns to the beginning of the
song that is being played. Press
twicetoplay,theprevioustrack.If
you press this bar during the first
song, the last song is selected.
The next song is selected. If you
press this bar during the last song,
the f irst song is selected.
Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio (Models with navigation system)
Changing a Track/Tracklist Repeat Playback
Fast Forwarding and Rewinding
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REPEAT OFF ICON
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