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When that disc ends, the next disc in
the CD changer is loaded and played.
Af ter the last disc f inishes, the
system returns to disc one. Each time you press and
release it, the system skips forward
to the beginning of the next track.
Press and release to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press and release it
again to skip to the beginning of the
previous track. To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdtheleftorrightsideof the
SKIP bar. You will hear a beep and
the system will continue to move.
Press to move f orward, or
to move backward. Release the
bar when the system reaches the
point you want.
Select the CD changer by pressing
the CD button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in
the display. The system will begin
playing the last selected disc in the
CD changer. You will see the disc
and track numbers displayed.
To select a dif f erent disc, press the
appropriate Preset button (1 6). If
youselectanemptypositioninthe
CD changer, the system will go into
the loading sequence (see page ).
You can use the SKIP bar while a
disc is playing to select passages and
change tracks. This f eature, when
activated, samples all the tracks on
the selected disc in the order they
are recorded on the CD. To activate
the Scan f eature, select the Scan
mode by pressing the SCAN button.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will then play the first
track f or about 10 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then play
the f ollowing tracks f or 10 seconds
each. When it plays a track that you
want to continue listening to, press
the SCAN button again.
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To take the system out of CD mode,
press the AM/FM button. Each time
you press the AM/FM button, the
system will change to the next mode;
FM1, FM2, or AM. When you return
to CD mode by pressing the CD
button, play will continue at the same
point that it lef t of f .
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or the ignition switch, play will
continue at the same point when you
turn it back on.
When activated, Disc Scan plays
about 10 seconds of the f irst track of
each CD in the order they are stored
in the CD changer. To activate Disc
Scan, press and hold the SCAN
button until you see D-SCAN in the
display.
If you do nothing, the system will
then play the next CD’s first track.
When it plays a disc that you want to
continue listening to, press the
SCAN button again.
When activated, Disc Repeat plays
the current CD continuously. To
activate Disc Repeat, press and hold
the RPT button until you see D-RPT
in the display. To turn of f Disc
Repeat, press the RPT button again,
or press either side of the SKIP bar.
When activated, Track Repeat plays
the current track continuously. To
activate Track Repeat, press and
release the RPT button. You will see
RPT in the display as a reminder. To
turn of f Track Repeat, press the RPT
button again, or press either side of
the SKIP bar. Disc Scan Disc Repeat
T rack Repeat
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To remove the disc that is currently
playing, press the eject button. You
will see ‘‘EJEC’’ in the display. When
you remove the disc f rom the slot,
the system automatically begins the
Load sequence so you can load
another CD in that position. If you do
not load another CD, af ter 15
seconds, the system selects the
previous mode (AM, FM1, or FM2).
If you do not remove the disc f rom
the slot, the system will reload the
disc af ter 15 seconds, and select the
previous mode (AM or FM). To
begin playing the disc, press the CD
button.
To remove a different CD from the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset button. When that
CD begins playing, press the eject
button.
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CD
BUTTONPWR/VOL KNOB EJECT BUTTON
CD SLOT
AM/FM BUTTON

If you see an error indication in the
display while operating the CD
changer, f ind the cause in the chart
to the right. If you cannot clear the
error indication, take the car to your
Acura dealer.Indication Cause
Solution
FOCUS Error
Mechanical Error
No CD in the CD
ChangerPress the CD eject button and pull out the CDs.
Check for an error indication. Insert the CDs
again. If the code does not disappear or the
CDs cannot be pulled out, consult your Acura
dealer.
Press the CD eject button and pull out the CDs.
Check for an error indication. Insert the CDs
again. If the code does not disappear or the
CDs cannot be pulled out, consult your Acura
dealer.
Insert CDs.
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ÛIf you turn the system of f while a
tape is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition, the cassette will remain in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the cassette player will be in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the Preset 3 (PLAY/PROG) button.
The tape direction indicator will light
to show you which side of the
cassette is playing. The indicates
thesideyouinsertedfacingupward
is now playing. If you want to play
the other side, press the Preset 3
button.
Dolby noise reduction turns on when
you insert a cassette. The indi-
cator will light in the display. If the
tape was not recorded with Dolby
noise reduction, turn it of f by
pressing the Preset 4 button.
Noise reduction remains of f until you
turn it on by pressing the button
again.
When the system reaches the end of
the tape, it will automatically reverse
direction and play the other side. If
you want to remove the cassette
from the drive, press the eject button
on the cassette player.To switch to the radio or CD
changer while a tape is playing, press
the AM/FM or CD/AUX button. To
change back to the cassette player,
push the CD/AUX button.
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With a cassette playing, you can use
the FF, REW, SKIP, or REPEAT
f unction to f ind a desired program. The Skip f unction allows
youtofindthebeginningof asong
or passage. To activate SKIP, press
the SEEK/SKIP bar. Press the side to advance to the
beginning of the next song or
passage, or the side to return to
the beginning of the current song or
passage. FF or REW will f lash in the
display as the tape moves. When the
system reaches the beginning of the
next song or passage (FF), or the
beginning of the current one (REW),
it goes back to PLAY mode.
Fast Forward and Re-
wind move the tape rapidly. To re-
wind the tape, push the Preset 1
(REW) button. You will see REW in
the display. To fast forward the tape,
push the Preset 2 (FF) button. You
will see FF displayed. Press the
Preset 1, 2, or 3 button to take the
system out of rewind or f ast f orward.
When the system reaches the end of
the tape, it reverses direction and
begins to play.
T ape Search Functions
SK IP
FF/REW
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µThe Repeat f unction
continuously replays the current
song or passage. Press the RPT
button to activate it; you will see RPT
displayed as a reminder. When the
system reaches the end of the song
or passage currently playing, it will
automatically go into rewind. When
it senses the beginning of the same
song or passage, the system returns
to PLAY mode. It will continue to
repeat this same program until you
deactivate REPEAT by pressing the
button again. The SKIP and REPEAT f unctions
use silent periods on the tape to f ind
the end of a song or passage. These
f eatures may not work to your
satisfaction if there is almost no gap
between selections, a high noise
level between selections, or a silent
period in the middle of a selection.
Damaged cassettes can jam inside
the drive or cause other problems.
See page for information on
cassette care and protection.
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Caring f or the Cassette Player
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The in-dash CD changer holds up to
six discs. You operate the CD
changer with the same controls used
f or the radio. See page f or CD
changer operation.
The anti-thef t f eature will disable the
system if it is disconnected f rom the
car’s battery. To get the system
working again, you must enter a
code number (see page ). Your Acura’s audio system provides
clear reception on both AM and FM
bands, while the preset icons in the
audio display allow you to easily
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UPPER
DISPLAY
PRESET
ICONS
TUNE/
SOUND
KNOB
AUDIO DISPLAY BUTTON
AM/FM BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
SEEK BAR
PWR/VOL
KNOB AUTO SELECT
ICON
SCAN
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The ignition switch must be in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) to
operate the audio system. Turn the
system on by pressing the PWR/
VOL knob, the AM/FM button, or
the AUDIO DISPLAY button. Adjust
the volume by turning the knob.
The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
seen in the upper display if the
stationisbroadcastinginstereo.
Stereo reproduction on AM is not
available.
You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN, AUTO
SELECT, and the preset icons. Use the TUNE knob to
tune the radio to a desired f requency.
Turn the knob to the right to tune to
a higher f requency, or to the lef t to
tune to a lower f requency.
The SEEK f unction
searches the band for a station with
a strong signal. To activate it, press
the SEEK bar ( or ), then
release it. Depending on which side
of the SEEK bar you press, the
system scans upward or downward
f rom the current f requency. It stops
when it finds a station with a strong
signal. The SCAN function
samples all the stations with strong
signals on the selected band. To
activate it, push and release the
SCAN button or touch the SCAN
icon at the bottom of the display.
You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan up the band for
a station with a strong signal. When
it f inds one, it will stop and play that
station f or about 5 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
f or the next strong station and play
that f or 5 seconds. When it plays a
station that you want to continue
listening to, press the SCAN button
or touch the SCAN icon again.
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You can store the
f requencies of your f avorite radio
stations in the six preset icons. Each
icon will store one f requency on the
AM band, and two f requencies on
the FM band.
To store a f requency: Repeat steps 2 to 4 to store a total
of six stations on AM and twelve
on FM.
Once a station’s f requency is stored,
simply touch the proper preset icon
to tune to it.
The preset f requencies will be lost if
your car’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed. If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive the stations you
preset, you can use the Auto Select
feature to find stations in the local
area.
To activate Auto Select, touch the
Auto Select icon on the display. The
A.SEL indicator will f lash in the
upper display, and the system will go
into scan mode f or several seconds.
It automatically scans both bands,
looking f or stations with strong
signals. It stores the f requencies of
six AM stations and twelve FM
stations in the preset icons. You can
then use the preset icons to select
those stations.
Pick the preset icon (1 6) you
want for that station. Touch the
icon, and hold it until you hear two
beeps. UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station. Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each preset
icon. Push the AUDIO DISPLAY button
to view the audio display. You will
see the six preset icons.
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4. 5.
Preset A UT O SEL ECT
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