Acura ILX (2018 year). Instruction — part 13

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Playing Bluetooth® Audio

Features

Playing Bluetooth® Audio

Your audio system allows you to listen to music from your Bluetooth-compatible
phone.
This function is available when the phone is paired and linked to the vehicle's
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® (HFL) system.

2 Phone Setup P. 294

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Playing Bluetooth® Audio

Not all Bluetooth-enabled phones with streaming
audio capabilities are compatible with the system.
For a list of compatible phones:

•

U.S.: Visit www.handsfreelink.com/Acura, or call 1-
888-528-7876.

•

Canada: For more information on smartphone
compatibility, call 1-888-528-7876.

In some states, it may be illegal to operate devices
that use data while driving.

If more than one phone is paired to the HFL system,
there will be a delay before the system begins to play.

BACK Button
Press to go back to the
previous display.

SETUP Button
Press to display menu
items.

SKIP Bar
Press

or

to

change files.

AUX Button
Press to Bluetooth®
Audio.

VOL/

(Volume/Power) Knob
Press to turn the audio
system on and off.

Selector Knob
Turn to change files.
Turn to select an item, then press to
set your selection.
Press to display the device’s name.

Bluetooth Indicator
Comes on when your
phone is connected to
HFL.

Preset 1 Button
Press to switch the mode
between pause and
resume.

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Playing Bluetooth® Audio

Features

1. Make sure that your phone is paired and

linked to HFL.

2. Press the AUX button.

If the phone is not recognized, another HFL-
compatible phone, which is not compatible
for Bluetooth® Audio, may be already linked.

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To pause or resume a file

1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Rotate

to select Resume/Pause, then press

.

Each time you press

, the setting switches between Pause and Resume.

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To Play Bluetooth® Audio Files

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To Play Bluetooth® Audio Files

To play the audio files, you may need to operate your
phone. If so, follow the phone maker's operating
instructions.

The pause function may not be available on some
phones.

If any audio device is connected to the auxiliary input
jack, you may need to press the AUX button
repeatedly to select the Bluetooth® Audio system.

Switching to another mode pauses the music playing
from your phone.

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Features

Audio System Basic Operation

To use the audio system, the power mode must be in ACCESSORY or ON.

Use the interface dial or MENU button to
access some audio functions.

Press

to switch between the normal and

extended display for some functions.

Interface dial: Rotate left or right to scroll
through the available choices. Press to set
your selection. Move right, left, up or down to
select a secondary menu.
MENU button: Press to select any mode. The
available mode includes Sound, Change
Source, Refresh Station List, Save Preset,
Radio Text, Music Search, and play modes.
Play modes can be also selected from Scan,
Random/Repeat, and so on.
BACK button: Press to go back to the
previous display.

(Day/Night) button: Press to change

the audio/information screen brightness.
Press

once and make an adjustment

using the interface dial.

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Each time you press

, the mode

switches between the daytime mode,
nighttime mode and off mode.

Models with two displays

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Audio System Basic Operation

These indications are used to show how to operate
the interface dial.

Rotate

to select.

Press

to

enter.

Move

, ,

or to select a secondary menu.

Audio Menu Items

2 Sound P. 209
2 Refresh Station List P. 213
2 Save Preset P. 212, 218
2 Radio Text P. 214
2 Music Search P. 224, 228, 234
2 Scan P. 225, 235
2 Random/Repeat P. 225, 229, 235
2 Tag Song

*

P. 214

2 Tagged Song List

*

P. 215

2 HD Subchannel

*

P. 215

When you unlock the doors with your remote, the
driver’s ID (Driver 1 or Driver 2) is detected, and the
audio system settings and preset memory are turned
to the respective mode automatically when you set
the power mode to ON.

MENU Button

BACK Button

(Day/Night) Button

Interface Dial

* Not available on all models

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On Demand Multi-Use Display

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Features

On Demand Multi-Use Display

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Use the On Demand Multi-Use Display

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to operate the audio system.

Select Audio Source, then select an icon on the source list to switch the audio
source.

Select More to display the menu items.

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Selecting an Audio Source

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On Demand Multi-Use Display

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Icons that appear on the screen vary by the source
selected.

Select

to go back to the previous screen.

Use the

/

/

/

icons to turn the page.

X

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Selecting an Audio Source

You can change the order of source icons displayed.

1. Select Audio Source, ,

then

Edit Order.

2. Select two icons, then select Done.
The locations of these icons are switched.
To go back to the original display order, select
Default.

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Displaying the Menu Items

Select Audio Source.

Source List Icons

Select More.

Menu Items

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On Demand Multi-Use Display

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Features

You can preset the settings of two categories
(Phone, Audio) from Shortcuts.

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Shortcuts

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Shortcuts

The preset memory is cleared when it is disconnected
from the power source, such as when the battery is
disconnected or goes dead.

Shortcuts Icon

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On Demand Multi-Use Display

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Features

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Phone

You can preset five speed dial entries, and make a call from one of the preset
numbers, or call history when the phone is paired and connected to the vehicle‘s
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® (HFL) system.

2 Phone Setup P. 323

To preset a speed dial:
1. Select Shortcuts.
2. Select Phone.
3. Select Speed Dial.
4. Select Edit or No Entry.

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If you select No Entry, go to step 6.

5. Select Add.

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Five presets appear. Select a No Entry
preset or an existing preset.

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The screen changes to a list of previously
stored speed dial entries.

6. Select a number you want to store as a

shortcut.

To make a call from a speed dial entry:
1. Select Shortcuts.
2. Select Phone.
3. Select Speed Dial.
4. Select a preset number.

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Dialing starts automatically.

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Phone

Dial icon
You can make a call using the keyboard on the On
Demand Multi-Use Display

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to input numbers.

2 To make a call using a phone number

P. 339

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Features

To delete a speed dial:
1. Select Shortcuts.
2. Select Phone.
3. Select Speed Dial.
4. Select Edit.
5. Select Delete.
6. Select the preset number with the phone number you want to delete.

To make a call from call history:
1. Select Shortcuts.
2. Select Phone.
3. Select Call History.
4. Select a phone number.

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Dialing starts automatically.

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Phone

The call history displays the last six dialed, received, or
missed calls.

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On Demand Multi-Use Display

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Features

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Audio

You can store up to six radio stations when playing AM, FM, or SiriusXM® Radio.

To preset a station:
1. Tune to a radio station.

2 Playing AM/FM Radio P. 211
2 Playing SiriusXM® Radio P. 216

2. Select Shortcuts.
3. Select Audio.
4. Select Edit or No Entry.

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If you select No Entry, go to step 6.

5. Select Add.
6. Select the preset icon you want to store the

station.

To play a preset station:
1. Select Shortcuts.
2. Select Audio.
3. Select a preset icon.

To delete a preset station:
1. Select Shortcuts.
2. Select Audio.
3. Select Edit.
4. Select Delete.
5. Select the preset icon with the radio station

you want to delete.

1

Audio

You can also preset a station by pressing and holding
the preset icon you want to store that station after
step 3.

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On Demand Multi-Use Display

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Features

1. Select More, then Sound.
2. Use

(

+,

(

- or other icons to adjust the

setting.

1. Select More, then Screen Settings.
2. Use

(

+,

(

- or other icons to adjust the

setting.

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Adjusting the Sound

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Adjusting the Sound

Select Off, Low, Mid or High for the SVC setting.

2 Adjusting the Sound P. 209

Instead of using

(

+,

(

- or icons, you can also touch

the point where your desired setting is.

You can also adjust the sound by selecting

on

the On Demand Multi-Use Display

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.

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Changing the Screen Settings

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Changing the Screen Settings

The following are adjustable screen settings:

•

Sync Display Brightness
Selects whether the screen brightness synchronizes
with the instruments panel brightness.

•

Brightness

•

Contrast

•

Black Level

•

Display
Changes between the daytime or nighttime
modes.

•

Beep
Mutes a beep that sounds every time you touch the
screen.

•

Keyboard
Changes the on-screen keyboard from the
alphabetical order to the qwerty type.

•

Vibration
Turns on and off the vibration when you touch the
screen.

•

Fade Timer
Sets the screen black out timing.

Instead of using

(

+,

(

- or icons, you can also touch

the point where your desired setting is.

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Audio/Information Screen

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Features

Audio/Information Screen

Displays the audio status and wallpaper. From this screen, you can go to various
setup options.

Press the PHONE, INFO, AUDIO and APP buttons to go to the corresponding
display.

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Audio

Shows the current audio information.

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Switching the Display

Audio

Info

Phone

AUDIO Button

PHONE Button

INFO Button

App

APP Button

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Audio/Information Screen

Features

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Phone

Shows the HFL information.

2 Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® P. 287

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Info

Shows the Trip Computer or Clock/Wallpaper and other information. Rotate

to select an item, then press

.

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Trip computer (Current Drive)

Shows the range and instant and average fuel economy of the current trip, as well
as the average fuel economy from your last trip.

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Trip computer (History of Trip A)

Shows the range, average fuel economy and distances traveled for the current trip,
as well as the average fuel economy and distances traveled during the last three
driving cycles.
Each time you reset the trip meter A, the information on the display updates. The
history of the previous three driving cycles is kept.

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Deleting the history instructionly

1. Move on the History of Trip A screen to select Delete History, then press

.

2. A confirmation message appears on the screen. Rotate

to select Yes, then

press .

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Clock/Wallpaper

Shows a clock screen or an image you import.

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App

Connects with your smartphone to start the navigation app.

2 Smartphone Navi Apps P. 238

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Audio/Information Screen

Features

You can change, store, and delete the wallpaper on the audio/information screen.

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Import wallpaper

You can import up to three images, one at a time, for wallpaper from a USB flash
drive.

1. Connect the USB flash drive to the USB

port.

2 USB Port

*

P. 172

2. Press the SETTINGS button.
3. Rotate

to select System Settings, then

press .

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Repeat the procedure to select Clock,
Clock/Wallpaper Type.

4. Move

to

select

Wallpaper.

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The screen will change to the wallpaper
list.

5. Rotate

to select Add New, then press

.

6. Rotate

to select a desired picture.

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The preview is displayed on the left side
on the screen.

7. Press .

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The confirmation message will appear.
Then the display will return to the
wallpaper list.

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Wallpaper Setup

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Wallpaper Setup

•

When importing wallpaper files, the image must be
in the USB flash drive’s root directory.
Images in a folder cannot be imported.

•

The file name must be fewer than 255 characters.

•

The file format of the image that can be imported
is BMP (bmp) or JPEG (jpg).

•

The individual file size limit is 2 MB.

•

The maximum image size is 1,680 x 936 pixels.

•

If the USB flash drive does not have any pictures,
the No files detected message appears.

* Not available on all models

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Features

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Select wallpaper

1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate

to

select

System Settings, then press

.

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Repeat the procedure to select Clock/Wallpaper Type.

3. Move

to select Wallpaper.

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The screen changes to the wallpaper list.

4. Rotate

to select a desired wallpaper.

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The preview is displayed on the left side on the screen.

5. Press .

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The pop-up menu appears on the screen.

6. Rotate

to

select

Set, then press

.

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The display will return to the wallpaper list.

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Delete wallpaper

1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate

to

select

System Settings, then press

.

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Repeat the procedure to select Clock/Wallpaper Type.

3. Move

to select Wallpaper.

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The screen changes to the wallpaper list.

4. Rotate

to select a wallpaper that you want to delete, then press

.

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The preview is displayed on the left side on the screen.

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The pop-up menu appears on the screen.

5. Rotate

to

select

Delete, then press

.

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The confirmation message will appear.

6. Rotate

to

select

Yes, then press

to delete completely.

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The display will return to the wallpaper list.

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Wallpaper Setup

From the pop-up menu, rotate

to select Preview

and press

to see a preview at full-size screen.

To go back to the previous screen, press

to select

OK, or press the BACK button.

When the file size is large, it takes a while to be
previewed.

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Adjusting the Sound

Features

Adjusting the Sound

1. On the screen of any audio source, press

the MENU button.

2. Rotate

to select Sound, then press

.

Rotate

to scroll through the following

choices:

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Adjusting the Sound

The SVC has four modes: Off, Low, Mid, and High.
SVC adjusts the volume level based on the vehicle
speed. As you go faster, audio volume increases. As
you slow down, audio volume decreases.

2 Adjusting the Sound P. 204

On Demand Multi-Use Display

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MENU Button

Speed-sensitive
Volume
Compensation

Bass

Treble

Fader

Balance

Subwoofer

SVC

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Display Setup

Features

Display Setup

You can change the brightness or color theme of the audio/information screen.

1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate

to select System Settings, then

press .

3. Move

or

to select the Display tab.

4. Rotate

to select Brightness, then press

.

5. Rotate

to adjust the setting.

1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate

to select System Settings, then

press .

3. Move

or

to select the Others tab.

4. Rotate

to select Background Color,

then press

.

5. Rotate

to select the setting you want,

then press

.

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Changing the Screen Brightness

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Changing the Screen Brightness

You can change the Contrast and Black Level
settings in the same manner.

Display

Bluetooth

Voice Reco

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Changing the Screen’s Color Theme

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Playing AM/FM Radio

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Features

Playing AM/FM Radio

Audio/Information Screen

Sound Icon
Select to display the Sound menu.

Tune Up/Down Icons
Select

or

to tune the radio

frequency.

MENU Button
Press to display the menu items.

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

To listen to a stored channel,
select 1-6 (AM) or 1-12 (FM).

Presets
Select to store a station.

Skip/Seek Icons
Select

or

to search up and

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

More
Select to display the menu items.

BACK Button
Press to go back to the previous display.

VOL/

(Volume/Power) Knob

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

Interface Dial/ENTER Button
Press and turn to select preset radio
stations.
Move up, down, right and left to
select secondary menu.

Tune Up/Down Icons

Scan
Select to sample each of the
strongest stations on the selected
band for 10 seconds. To turn off
scan, select Stop Scan.

TAG
Select to tag the song if it is played
on an HD Radio

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station. The

iPod/iPhone should be connected
to the audio system to store the
tagged song information on your
device.

Models with HD Radio

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feature

iPod/iPhone

On Demand Multi-Use Display

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