Acura TLX (2019 year). Instruction — part 15

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Playing AM/FM Radio

Features

Playing AM/FM Radio

On Demand Multi-Use Display

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VOL/

(Volume/Power) Knob

Press to turn the audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.

Skip/Seek Icons
Select

or

to search up and

down the selected band for a
station with a strong signal.

Audio Menu
Select to display the menu items.

Source
Select to change a band or change
an audio source.

(Information) Icon

Select to displays the current
station details.
Select

to displays the previous

screen.

Preset Icons
Tune the preset radio frequency. Select and
hold the preset icon to store that station.
Select

or

to display preset 6 onwards.

Tune
Select to displays the instruction input
screen of radio frequency.

Stations
Select to displays the station list
screen.

SCAN
Select to sample each of the
strongest stations on the selected
band for 10 seconds.

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Playing AM/FM Radio

Features

To store a station:
1. Tune to the selected station.
2. Select and hold the preset number you want to store that station.

Provides text data information related to your selected RDS-capable FM station.

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To find an RDS station from Station List

1. Select Stations.
2. Select station on the list.

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Instruction update

Updates your available station list at any time.
1. Select Stations.
2. Select Refresh on the list.

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Preset Memory

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Radio Data System (RDS)

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Playing AM/FM Radio

The ST indicator appears on the display indicating
stereo FM broadcasts.
Stereo reproduction in AM is not available.

Switching the Audio Mode
Press the SOURCE button on the steering wheel.

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You can store 6 AM stations and 12 FM stations into
the preset memory.

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Radio frequency instruction tune screen

1. Select Tune.
2. Enter the desired radio frequency using the

numeric keypad.

3. Select OK to tune into the frequency.

You can also tune into the radio frequency of
your choice following the procedures below
instead of inputting its frequency value.
1. Touch the desired frequency value on the

frequency bar.

2. Select and hold the frequency indicator,

then slide it to the desired frequency value
on the frequency bar.

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Radio text

Display the radio text information of the selected RDS station.
1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select Radio Text.

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Scan

Samples each of the strongest stations on the selected band for 10 seconds.

Select SCAN.
To turn off scan, select Stop Scan.

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Radio frequency instruction tune screen

You can tune the range of FM frequency between
87.7 to 107.9MHz and range of AM frequency
between 530 to 1710kHz.

Tune icons:
Select

or

to tune the radio frequency.

Seek icons:
Select

or

to search the selected band up

or down for a station with a strong signal.

Frequency
Indicator

Frequency Bar

Numeric Keypad

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Radio text

The text indicator comes on when you received a text
message. The indicator stays on until you read the
message.

The radio text information is not updated
automatically. If you want to display the latest
information, return to the previous screen and select
Radio Text again.

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Features

Playing SiriusXM® Radio

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

VOL/

(Volume/Power) Knob

Press to turn the audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.

Category Up/Down Icons
Select

or

to display and select

a SiriusXM® Radio category.

Audio Menu
Select to display the menu items.

Source
Select to change an audio source.

(Information) Icon

Select to displays the current
channel details.
Select

to displays the previous

screen.

Preset Icons
Tune the preset channel. Select and hold the
preset icon to store that channel. Select

or

to display preset 4 onwards.

Tune
Select to displays the channel
number input screen.

Presets/Controls
Select to changes between the
Presets mode and Controls mode of
the Replay function.

Browse
Select to displays the channel list of
Categories, Channels or Featured
channels types.

Channel Up/Down Icons
Select

or

to the previous or

next channel.
Select and hold to rapidly skip 10
channels at a time.

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1. Select the SiriusXM® mode.

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2. Select a channel using the

,

icons or the preset numbers (1-12) on the preset

mode screen.

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SiriusXM® channel instruction tune screen

1. Select Tune.
2. Enter the desired channel number using the

numeric keypad.

3. Select OK to tune into the channel.

You can also tune into the channel of your
choice following the procedures below
instead of inputting its channel number.
1. Touch the desired channel number on the

channel bar.

2. Select and hold the channel indicator, then

slide it to the desired channel number on
the channel bar.

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To Play SiriusXM® Radio

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Playing SiriusXM® Radio

In the channel mode, all available channels are
selectable. In the category mode, you can select a
channel within a category (Jazz, Rock, Classical, etc.).

There may be instances when SiriusXM® Radio does
not broadcast all the data fields (artist name, title).
This does not indicate a problem with your audio
system.

SiriusXM® Radio stations load in ascending order,
which can take about a minute. Once they have
loaded you will be able to scroll up or down to make
your selections.

Tune Start:
When you change a channel, a song being played on
that channel restarts from the beginning with this
function. This can be turned on or off from the Play
the Song from the Beginning setting.

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SiriusXM® channel instruction tune screen

Channel icons:
Select

or

to the previous or next channel.

Select and hold to rapidly skip 10 channels at a time.

Channel Indicator

Channel Bar

Numeric Keypad

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To change the tune mode:

1. Select Tune.
2. Select Channel/Category icon.

To store a station:
1. Tune to the selected channel.
2. Select Presets/Controls icon to set the Presets.
3. Select and hold the preset number you want to store that channel.

Channel/Category Icon

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Preset Memory

1

Playing SiriusXM® Radio

You can store 12 SiriusXM® stations into the preset
memory.

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TuneMix

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(Multi-channel preset)

You can store up to 10 of your preferred music channels and listen to them
randomly.

1. Tune a channel.
2. Select and hold the preset number you

want to store that channel.

3. Select Add.
4. Select Done to return the previous screen.

To delete a multi-channel preset:
1. Select and hold the preset number you want to delete that channel.
2. Select the channel icon.
3. Select Delete.
4. Select Done to return the previous screen.

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TuneMix

TM

(Multi-channel preset)

TuneMix

TM

is registered trademarks of SiriusXM®

Radio, Inc.

To store a multi-channel preset, you need to setup
the TuneMix setting to On.

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TuneMix

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is available for music channels only.

Select and hold.

Channel Icon

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Suggested channel listing received from SiriusXM® can be displayed and selected.
1. Select Browse.
2. Select Featured Channels.
3. Select a channel.

You can check a channel schedule by selected channel list on the On Demand Multi-
Use Display

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.

1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select View Channel Schedule.

You can also check the other channel by the following procedure.
3. Select Categories, Channels or Presets.
4. Select a channel.

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Listening to Featured Channels

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Displaying a Channel Schedule

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Listening to Featured Channels

Up to three featured channels by SiriusXM® can be
displayed.

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Features

The system constantly records up to the last 60 minutes of your currently tuned
channel and all the preset channel broadcast, starting from the moment you turn
the power mode to ON. You can rewind and replay the last 60 minutes of each
broadcast.

1. Select Presets/Controls to set the

Controls.

2. Select an option.

The following items are available:

: Pauses or plays a storing broadcast.

: Returns to real-time broadcast.

: Skips to the previously stored channel.
: Skips to the next channel.

: Select to skip back 15 seconds in the current selection. Select and hold to fast-

rewind the current selection.

: Select to skip forward 15 seconds in the current selection. Select and hold to

fast-forward the current selection.

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Returning to real-time broadcast

Select

while listening to the playback channel.

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Replay Function

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Replay Function

The system starts storing broadcast in memory when
the power mode is turned ON. You can go back to
the program from that point.

You can no longer replay any program once the
power mode is turned OFF as it erases memory.
You can check how long the program has been
stored in memory from the On Demand Multi-Use
Display

TM

.

(A): Shows how much time the replayed segment is
behind the real-time broadcast
(B): Replayed segment
(C): Length stored in memory

(A)

(B)

(C)

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While listening to other channels you can receive sports alerts such as scores from
your favorite teams.

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To set up a sports alert

1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select Audio Settings.
3. Select SiriusXM.
4. Select SportsFlash.
5. Select Notification, then select Enable.
6. Select Favorite Teams, then select a team.

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Live Sports Alert

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Live Sports Alert

The sports alert function at SiriusXM® mode only.

1

To set up a sports alert

Sports alerts cut in only when SiriusXM® mode is on.
Selecting Enable once from customized settings
disables the alert feature next time you turn the
power mode to ON.

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Receiving a sports alert

1. A pop-up appears and notifies you of a sports alert.
2. Select Listen Now.

The following items are available:

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: Pauses or plays a current sports alert.

: Returns to real-time broadcast.

: Skips to the previously stored sports alert.
: Skips to the next stored sports alert.

: Select to skip back 15 seconds to the current sports alert. Select and hold to fast-

rewind the current sports alert.

: Select to skip forward 15 seconds to the current sports alert. Select and hold to

fast-forward the current sports alert.
Back: Returns to previous channel.

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Listening to a missed sports alert

1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select SportsFlash.
3. Select an item.

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You can receive the SiriusXM® traffic and weather information service in SiriusXM®
mode.

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To set up a traffic & weather information

1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select Audio Settings.
3. Select SiriusXM.
4. Select Traffic & Weather Now Setup.
5. Select the region.

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When you do not want to receive the
information, select No City Selected.

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Traffic and Weather Information

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Traffic and Weather Information

The traffic and weather information function in
SiriusXM® mode only.

Traffic & Weather Now are registered trademarks of
SiriusXM® Radio, Inc.

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To set up a traffic & weather information

When you listen to the traffic and weather
information service, set up the applicable city using
Traffic & Weather Now Setup.

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Listening a traffic and weather information

1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select Traffic & Weather Now.

The following items are available:

/

: Pauses or plays a stored broadcast.

: Returns to real-time broadcast.

: Skips to the previously stored channel.
: Skips to the next channel.

: Select to skip back 15 seconds in the current broadcast. Select and hold to fast-

rewind the current broadcast.

: Select to skip forward 15 seconds in the current broadcast. Select and hold to

fast-forward the current broadcast.
Back: Returns to previous channel.

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Sample each channel on the selected mode for 10 seconds.
1. Select Presets/Controls to set the Controls.
2. Select SCAN.
3. Select Scan Channels or Scan Presets.
To turn off scan, select Stop Scan.

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Scan

1

Scan

You can select desired channel by songs using Scan
Presets.

The “Scan Songs in Presets” function is based on
TuneScan

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technology of SiriusXM®.

The “Featured Channels” function is based on
Featured Favorites

TM

technology of SiriusXM®.

TuneScan

TM

and Featured Favorites

TM

are registered

trademarks of SiriusXM® Radio, Inc.

Scan Mode Menu Items
Scan Channels: Scans for channels with a strong
signal in the selected mode.
Scan Presets: Scans for desired preset channel by
songs. Select

(skip up) or

(skip down) to

skip to the next/previous stored selection.

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Playing a CD

Features

Playing a CD

Your audio system supports audio CDs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs in either MP3, WMA, or
AAC

*1

format. With the CD loaded, select the CD mode.

*1:Only AAC format files recorded with iTunes are playable on this unit.

VOL/

(Volume/Power) Knob

Press to turn the audio system on
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.

Skip/Seek Icons
Select

or

to change tracks

(files in MP3, WMA, or AAC).
Select and hold to move rapidly
within a track/file.

Audio Menu
Select to display the menu items.

Source
Select to change an audio source.

(Information) Icon

Select to displays the current track/
file details.
Select

to displays the previous

screen.

Search
Select to displays the music search
list screen.

Folder Up/Down Icons
Select

to

skip to the next

folder, and to skip to the beginning
of the previous folder in MP3,
WMA, or AAC.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

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Repeat Icon
Select to repeats the current track/file.

SCAN Icon
Select to provides 10-second sampling of each tracks/files.

Random Icon
Select to plays tracks/files in
random order.

(CD Eject) Button

Press to eject a CD.

CD Slot
Insert a CD about halfway into
the CD slot.

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Features

1. Select Search.
2. Select a folder.

3. Select a track.

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How to Select a File from the Music Search List
(MP3/WMA/AAC)

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Playing a CD

NOTICE

Do not use CDs with adhesive labels. The label can
cause the CD to jam in the unit.

WMA and AAC files protected by digital rights
management (DRM) cannot be played.
The audio system skips to the next file.

Text data appears on the display under the following
circumstances:

•

When you select a new folder, file, or track.

•

When you change the audio mode to CD.

•

When you insert a CD.

If you eject the CD but do not remove it from the slot,
the system reloads the CD automatically after several
seconds.

Folder Selection

File Selection

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