Acura RL (2011 year). Manual — part 16

You can also select the empty
position by pressing the appropriate
preset button.

You can load a disc(s) in any mode
(AM, FM, XM, or AUX) if you do not
select an empty position.

You cannot select the empty position
if there is no disc in the changer.

You can load a disc into an empty
position while a disc is playing. Press
the AUDIO button to view the audio
control display. Select the empty
position (‘‘No Disc’’ is shown on the
audio control display) by rotating the
interface dial. Then press ENTER on
the selector to enter your selection.
The current disc stops playing and
starts the loading sequence. The disc
just loaded will play.

Insert a disc into the disc slot
when the disc load indicator turns
green, and ‘‘LOAD’’ appears on
the upper display at the same time.
Insert the disc only about halfway;
the drive will pull it in the rest of
the way. You will see the disc
number blinking on the upper
display, and the disc load indicator
turns red again and blinks as the
disc is loaded.

Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.

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You can also choose a track directly
from a track list. Press ENTER on
the interface selector, and the track
list screen will be shown. If there are
no track names, track numbers are
displayed. You will see the current
track is highlighted. Turn the
interface knob to select the desired
track, then press ENTER on the
interface selector.

When playing a CD (CD-DA) with
CD-TEXT, the audio control display
shows the disc number, album name,
track number, and elapsed time.
When playing a CD without this
information, the number of the disc
and track playing and the elapsed
time are shown on the audio control
display.

Each time you press and release the

side of the skip bar or push the

interface selector to the right, the
player skips forward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release the

side of the skip

bar or push the interface selector to
the left to skip backward to the
beginning of the current track. Press
the

side or push the interface

selector to the left again to skip to
the previous track. To move rapidly
within a track, press and hold either
side of the skip bar.

Select the changer by pressing the
DISC/AUX button. The system will
begin playing the last selected disc in
the disc changer. You will see the
current disc position highlighted.

To select a different disc, press the
corresponding number on the preset
buttons, or turn the interface knob to
highlight the desired disc, then press
ENTER on the interface selector.

To Play a Disc

To Choose a Track

To Change Tracks

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To exit the track list display, press
the AUDIO button, or push the
interface selector to the left.

When you press and hold the SCAN
button until you hear a beep or scroll
down and push the interface selector
to the right, the first track of the
current disc plays for about 10
seconds. You will see SCAN next to
DISC on the screen and SCAN on
the upper display. To hear the rest of
the disc, press the SCAN button or
push the interface selector to the
right again within 10 seconds.

If you don’t, the system advances to
the next disc, plays about 10 seconds
of it, and continues through the rest
of the discs the same way. When the
system reaches the last disc, DISC
SCAN is canceled, and the disc plays
normally.

When you press the SCAN button or
scroll down and push the interface
selector to the left, the next track of
the current track plays for about 10
seconds. You will see SCAN next to
TRACK on the screen and SCAN on
the upper display. To hear the rest of
the track, press the SCAN button or
push the interface selector to the left
again within 10 seconds.

If you don’t, the system advances to
the next track, plays about 10
seconds of it, and continues through
the rest of the tracks the same way.

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Disc Scan

Track Scan

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To replay the current track
continuously, use the interface
selector to scroll down, select
TRACK REPEAT, and press ENTER
on the interface selector. As a
reminder, you will see REPEAT next
to TRACK on the screen. To turn
this feature off, highlight TRACK
REPEAT (if not already highlighted),
and press ENTER on the interface
selector again.

To replay the current disc
continuously, use the interface
selector to scroll down, select DISC
REPEAT, and press ENTER on the
interface selector. As a reminder,
you will see REPEAT next to DISC
on the screen. To turn this feature
off, highlight DISC REPEAT (if not
already highlighted), and press
ENTER on the interface selector
again.

To play the tracks of the current disc
in random order, use the interface
selector to scroll down, select
TRACK RANDOM, and press
ENTER on the interface selector. As
a reminder, you will see RANDOM
next to TRACK on the screen. To
turn this feature off, highlight
TRACK RANDOM (if not already
highlighted), and press ENTER on
the interface selector again.

Track Repeat

Disc Repeat

Random Play

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To pause a disc, press the
corresponding number of the
current disc on the preset buttons.
To play the disc again, press the
preset button again.

If you turn the system off while a
disc is playing, either with the
power/volume knob or by turning
off the ignition switch, the disc will
stay in the drive. When you turn the
system back on, the disc will begin
playing where it left off.

To take the system out of disc mode,
press the AM/FM button, the
DISC/AUX button, or the XM button
(If equipped). The system will switch
to the function associated with the
button you pressed. If you pressed
the DISC/AUX button, any auxiliary
input device attached to the system
will be selected. To return to disc
mode, press the DISC/AUX button
again and play will continue at the
same point it left off.

The changer plays MP3/WMA discs
in recorded order. Maximum
playable file layers are 8, and total
playable tracks are 255. If your disc
has a complex structure, the changer
takes some time to read the disc
before beginning play.

You can play a DVD-A disc in the
disc changer. The disc controls are
same as previously described.

You can also press the MODE
button on the steering wheel to
change modes.

To play an MP3/WMA disc, use the
disc controls previously described,
along with the following information.

: AM or FM button on Hawaiian

models.

CONTINUED

To Pause a Disc

To Stop Playing a Disc

Playing an MP3/WMA Disc

Playing a DVD-A Disc

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Each time you press the DISP/
MODE button while playing a CD
(CD-DA), the upper display changes
from album name, to track name, to
artist name, and then to normal
display. If the disc was not recorded
with CD-TEXT, ‘‘NO INFO’’ will be
shown on the upper display.

When playing a CD compressed in
MP3/WMA format, the display
changes from folder name, to file
name, to track tag, to artist tag, to
album tag, and then to normal
display each time you press the
DISP/MODE button. If the disc was
not recorded with this information,
‘‘NO INFO’’ will be shown on the
upper display.

If the title is too long, it will not show
all at once. Press and hold the DISP/
MODE button, and the rest of the
title will show on the upper display.

You will also see the album and track
name (CD-TEXT), or the folder and
file name (MP3/WMA) under these
conditions:

When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.

Each time a new track, file, or
folder plays.

To enter the FOLDER LIST, press
ENTER on the selector, select a
folder by turning the interface knob,
then press ENTER on the selector. If
you want to move to the parent
folder, push the selector up. If there
are no folder names, ‘‘No Title’’ is
displayed. You will see the current
folder highlighted.

All models except Hawaiian

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Name Display Function

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This feature, when activated, replays
all files in the selected folder. To
activate folder repeat mode, select
FOLDER REPEAT by using the
interface knob, and press ENTER on
the interface selector. You will see
REPEAT next to FOLDER on the
screen. To turn this feature off,
highlight FOLDER REPEAT (if not
already highlighted), and press
ENTER on the interface selector
again.

This feature, when activated, plays
all files in the current folder in
random order. To activate folder
random play, select FOLDER
RANDOM by using the interface
knob, and press ENTER on the
interface selector. You will see
RANDOM next to FOLDER on the
screen. To turn this feature off,
highlight FOLDER RANDOM (if not
already highlighted), and press
ENTER on the interface selector
again.

To remove the disc that is currently
playing, press and release the eject
(

) button. You will see

‘‘EJECT’’ on the upper display. When
you remove the disc from the slot,
the system begins the load sequence
so you can load another disc in that
position. If you do not load another
disc within 15 seconds, the system
selects the previous mode [AM, FM1,
FM2, or XM Radio (all models
except Hawaiian models)].

If you do not remove the disc from
the slot, the system will reload the
disc after 10 seconds and put the
disc changer in pause mode. To
begin playing the disc, press the
DISC/AUX button.

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Folder Repeat

Folder Random

Removing Discs f rom the
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FOLDER REPEAT ICON

FOLDER RANDOM ICON

MP3/WMA Mode

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To remove a different disc from the
changer, first select it by pressing
the corresponding number on the
preset button or turning the
interface knob, and pressing ENTER
on the interface selector. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button.

When you press the eject button
while listening to the radio, or with
the audio system turned off, the disc
that was last selected is ejected.
After that disc is ejected, pressing
the eject button again will eject the
next disc in numerical order. By
doing this six times, you can remove
all the discs from the changer.

To eject all discs, press and hold the
eject button.

You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is off:
To eject one disc, press and release
the eject button.

For information on how to handle
and protect discs, see page

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Playing an iPod

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AUDIO
DISPLAY
BUTTON

UPPER DISPLAY

POWER/
VOLUME
KNOB

SKIP BAR

DISP
BUTTON

DISC/AUX BUTTON

INTERFACE DIAL

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This audio system can operate the
audio files on the iPod with the
same controls used for the in-dash
disc changer. To play an iPod,
connect it to the USB adapter cable
in the console compartment by using
your dock connector, then press the
DISC/AUX button. The ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position. The iPod will
also be recharged with the ignition
switch in these positions.

The audio system reads and plays
playable sound files 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.

You can select the AUX mode by
using the navigation system voice
control buttons, but cannot operate
the play mode functions.

iPod models confirmed to be
compatible with your audio system
using the USB adapter cable are:

This system may not work with all
software versions of these devices.

Model

iPod (5th generation)
iPod classic 80 GB/160 GB
(launch in 2007)
iPod classic 120 GB (launch in 2008)
iPod nano (1st to 5th generation)
iPod touch (1st and 2nd generation)

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To Play an iPod

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Unclip the USB connector by
pivoting it, and pull out the USB
adapter cable in the console
compartment.

Install the dock connector to the
USB adapter cable securely.

Connect your dock connector to
the iPod correctly and securely.

Do not connect your iPod using a
hub.

Do not keep the iPod in the
vehicle. Direct sunlight and high
heat will damage it.

Do not use an extension cable
between the USB adapter cable
equipped with your vehicle and
your dock connector.

We recommend backing up your
data before playing it.

Some devices cannot be powered
or charged via the USB adapter. If
this is the case, use the accessory
adapter to supply power to your
device.

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USB ADAPTER CABLE

USB ADAPTER
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DOCK CONNECTOR

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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 few 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 find reset
instructions online at

The current file number and total of
the selected playable files are
displayed in the upper display.
Pressing the AUDIO button displays
the artist, album and track (file)
names on the navigation screen.

Each time you press and

release the

side of the SKIP bar,

the system skips forward to the
beginning of the next file. Press and
release the

side of the bar to

skip backward to the beginning of
the current file. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous file.

Use the SKIP bar while an iPod is
playing to select passages and
change files.

To move rapidly within a file, press
and hold either side (

or

)

of the SKIP bar.

www.apple.com/

itunes/

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To Change or Select Files

SKIP

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You can also change files with the
interface dial. Press the AUDIO
button to show the audio control
display on the navigation screen.
Push the selector to the right side to
skip forward and to the left side to
skip backward.

You can also select a file from any of
the iPod menus: playlists, artists,
albums and songs, by using the
interface dial. Press the AUDIO
button to display the audio control
display on the navigation screen.
Push up the interface selector to
display the iPod menu. Turn the
knob on the interface dial to select a
desired list.

Push ENTER on the selector to
display the items on that list, then
turn the knob on the interface dial to
select a desired list. Pushing the
selector up or down moves a
selection to the top or bottom of the
screen items. Press ENTER to set
your selection.

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If you select ‘‘ALL,’’ all available files
on the selected list are played.

Press the AUDIO button to go back
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.

You can select any type of repeat and
random mode on the audio menu.
Press the AUDIO button to display
the audio control screen, then push
down the selector to display the
audio menu. Turn the knob on the
interface dial to select an audio
mode: repeat, album random, and
track random. Press ENTER to set
your selection.

To cancel the selected mode, press
ENTER again while the highlighted
mode is selected on the audio control
display.

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−

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CONTINUED

This feature

continuously plays a file.
To turn it off, press ENTER again.

Pressing either side of the SKIP
bar changes the file while keeping
the repeat feature.

This feature

plays all available files from the
selected items in the iPod menu list
(playlists, artists, albums or songs)
in random order. You will see
TRACK RANDOM on the screen.
To turn it off, have this mode
highlighted and press ENTER again.

This feature

plays all available albums from the
selected items in the iPod menu list
(playlists, artists, albums or songs)
in random order. The files in each
album are played in the recorded
order. You will see ALBUM
RANDOM on the screen.

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REPEAT

TRACK RANDOM

ALBUM RANDOM

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To turn it off, have this mode
highlighted and press ENTER again.

You can also select another list from
the iPod menu while keeping the
random function.

Available operating functions vary
on models or versions. Some
functions may not be available on
the vehicle’s audio system.

To play the radio, press the AM/FM
or XM button. Press the DISC/AUX
button to switch to the disc mode (if
a disc is loaded). Press the DISC/
AUX button to switch the audio
mode between the

audio

and iPod.

To play the radio, press the AM or
FM button. Press the DISC/AUX
button to switch to the disc mode (if
a disc is loaded). Press the DISC/
AUX button to switch the audio
mode between the

audio

and iPod.

You can also press the MODE
button on the steering wheel to
change modes.

When you disconnect the iPod while
it is playing, the upper display and
the audio screen (if selected) show
NO DATA.

The displayed message may
vary on models or versions. On
some models, there is no
message to disconnect.

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
the ‘‘OK to disconnect’’ message in
the iPod display before you
disconnect it. Make sure to follow
the iPod’s instructions on how to
disconnect the dock connector from
the USB adapter cable.

:

Bluetooth

Bluetooth

Hawaiian models

All models except Hawaiian

Audio System

To Stop Playing Your iPod

Disconnecting an iPod

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