Acura ILX (2021 year). Manual in english — page 16

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Audio System Basic Operation

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Playing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

Features

Delete all music data on the HDD.

1.

Select

Audio Menu

.

2.

Select

Audio Settings

.

3.

Select

CD/HDD

.

4.

Select

Delete All HDD Data

.

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The confirmation message will appear.

5.

Select

Yes

.

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Deleting all HDD Data

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Playing an iPod

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Features

Playing an iPod

Connect the iPod using your USB connector to the USB port, then select the iPod
mode.

2

USB Port

*

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Skip/Seek Icons

Select

or

to change songs.

Select and hold to move rapidly

within a song.

VOL/

(Volume/Power) Knob

Press to turn the audio system on

and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.

Audio Menu

Select to display the menu items.

Source

Select to change an audio source.

(Information) Icon

Select to display the current song

details.
Select

to display the previous

screen.

Browse

Select to display the music search

list screen.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Repeat Icon

Select to repeat the current song.

/

(Play/Pause) Icon

Select to pause or play a song.

Shuffle Icon

Select to change a play mode in

album shuffle or shuffle all songs.

* Not available on all models

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Playing an iPod

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Features

1.

Select

Browse

.

2.

Select the items on that menu.

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How to Select a Song from the Music Search List

1

How to Select a Song from the Music Search List

You can control an iPod using voice commands

*

.

2

Voice Control Operation

P. 222

2

Song By Voice

TM

(SBV)

P. 258

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

If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

.

2

iPod/USB Flash Drive

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* Not available on all models

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Playing an iPod

Features

You can select repeat and shuffle modes when playing a song.

■

Shuffle/Repeat

Select shuffle or repeat icon repeatedly until
you reach a desired mode.

■

To turn off a play mode

To turn off the shuffle or repeat, select shuffle or repeat icon repeatedly.

■

How to Select a Play Mode

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How to Select a Play Mode

Play Mode Menu Items

Repeat

Shuffle

*1: Not available on all iPod.

(repeat off)

*1

: Repeat mode to off.

(repeat song): Repeats the current song.

(repeat all): Repeats the all songs.

(shuffle off): Shuffle mode to off.

(shuffle all songs): Plays all available songs in
a selected list (playlists, artists, albums,
songs, genres, or composers) in random
order.
(shuffle albums): Plays all available albums in
a selected list (playlists, artists, albums,
songs, genres, or composers) in random
order.

Shuffle Icon

Repeat Icon

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Song By Voice

TM

(SBV)

Features

Song By Voice

TM

(SBV)

Use SBV to search for and play music from your HDD or iPod using voice commands.

■

To enable SBV

1.

Press the

SETTINGS

button.

2.

Rotate

to select

System Settings

, then

press .

3.

Move

or

to select the

Voice Reco.

tab.

4.

Rotate

to select

Song By Voice

.

5.

Press

to select

On

or

Off

.

Models with navigation system

1

Song By Voice

TM

(SBV)

Setting options:

•

On

(factory default): Song By Voice

TM

commands

are available.

•

Off

: Disable the feature.

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Song By Voice

TM

(SBV)

Features

■

Searching for music using SBV

1.

Set the

Song By Voice

setting to

On

.

2.

Press the

(Talk) button and say

“Audio”

to activate the SBV feature for the HDD and
iPod.

3.

Press the

button and say a command.

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Example 1: Say

“(List) ‘Artist A’”

to view a

list of songs by that artist. Select the
desired song to start playing.

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Example 2: Say

“Play ‘Artist A’”

to start

playing songs by that artist.

4.

To cancel SBV, press the

(hang-up/

back) button on the steering wheel. The
selected song continues playing.

Once you have canceled this mode, you need
to press the

button and say

“Audio”

again

to re-activate this mode.

1

Searching for music using SBV

Song By Voice

TM

Commands List

2

Voice Control Operation

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NOTE:
Song By Voice

TM

commands are available for tracks

stored on the HDD or iPod.

You can add phonetic modifications of difficult
words so that it is easier for SBV to recognize artists,
songs, albums, and composers in voice commands.

2

Phonetic Modification

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SBV may not be able to recognize languages other
than English for the artist name, song title, album
title, and composers.

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Song By Voice

TM

(SBV)

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Features

Add phonetic modifications of difficult or foreign words so that it is easier for SBV
to recognize artists, songs, albums, and composers in voice commands when
searching for music on the HDD or iPod.

1.

Press the

SETTINGS

button.

2.

Rotate

to select

System Settings

,

then press

.

3.

Move

or

to select the

Voice Reco.

tab.

4.

Rotate

to select

Song By Voice

Phonetic Modification

, then press

.

5.

Rotate

to

select

Options...

, then press

.

6.

Rotate

to select

New Modification

,

then press

.

7.

Rotate

to select

HDD

or

iPod

, then

press .

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Phonetic Modification

1

Phonetic Modification

Song By Voice Phonetic Modification

is grayed

out when

Song By Voice

is set to

Off

.

You can store up to 2,000 phonetic modification
items.

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Song By Voice

TM

(SBV)

Features

8.

Rotate

to select the item to modify

(e.g.,

Artist

), then press

.

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The list of the selected item appears on
the screen.

9.

Rotate

to select an entry (e.g.,

No

Name

), then press

.

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The pop-up menu appears on the
screen.

10.

Rotate

to

select

Modify

, then press

.

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To listen to the current phonetic
modification, rotate

to select

Play

,

then press

.

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To delete the current phonetic
modification, rotate

to select

Delete

, then press

.

11.

Enter the phonetic spelling you wish to
use (e.g.,

“Artist A”

) when prompted.

12.

Select

OK

to exit.

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The artist

“No Name”

is phonetically

modified to

“Artist A.”

When in the SBV

mode, you can press the

(Talk)

button and use the voice command

“Play ‘Artist A’”

to play songs by the

artist

“No Name.”

13.

Rotate

to

select

Options...

, then press

.

14.

Rotate

to

select

OK

, then press

.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

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Playing Pandora

®

*1

Features

Playing Pandora

®

*1

Your audio system allows you to listen to music from the Pandora

®

app on a

compatible smartphone.
This function is available when the phone is paired and connected to the vehicle’s

Bluetooth

®

HandsFreeLink

®

(HFL) system, or with an iPhone, you can connect using

your USB cable to the USB port.

2

Phone Setup

P. 381

2

USB Port

*

P. 182

*1:Available only on U.S. models.

1

Playing Pandora

®

*1

Pandora

®

, the Pandora logo, and the Pandora trade

dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Pandora Media, Inc., used with permission. Pandora
is currently available exclusively in the United States.

To find out if your phone is compatible with this
feature, visit

www.handsfreelink.com/Acura

, or call

1-888-528-7876.

VOL/

(Volume/Power) Knob

Press to turn the audio system on

and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.

Audio Menu

Select to display the menu items.

Source

Select to change an audio source.

(Information) Icon

Select to display the current track

details.
Select

to display the previous

screen.

Stations

Select to display the station list

screen.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Like/Dislike Icons

Select to evaluate a track.

Skip Icon

Select to skip a track.

Play/Pause Icon

Select to pause or play a track.

Station Up/Down Icons

Select to change a station.

Bookmark Track Icon

Bookmarks the current track.

Bookmark Artist Icon

Bookmarks the current artist.

* Not available on all models

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Playing Pandora

®

*1

Features

1.

Select

Stations

.

2.

Select an item to select a track.

■

Create Station

You can create a station by

Genre

,

Current

Track

or

Current Artist

.

1.

Select

Stations

.

2.

Select

Create Station

.

3.

Select the item you want to create a station.

You can also create a station by the following
procedure.

1.

Select track name or artist name.

2.

Select

Yes

.

■

Select the connecting method

If the two devices that install Pandora app are connected via the USB and

Bluetooth

®

connection separately, you can select the USB or

Bluetooth

®

connection to use the

Pandora

®

.

1.

Select the

PANDORA

on the source list screen.

2.

Select

USB

or

Bluetooth

.

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How to Select a Track from the Stations List

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Playing Pandora

®

*1

Pandora

®

is a personalized Internet radio service that

selects music based on an artist, track, or genre a user
enters, and streams what is likely to be of interest.

To use this service in your vehicle, the Pandora

®

app

must first be installed on your phone. Visit

www.pandora.com

. for more information.

If you cannot operate Pandora

®

through the audio

system, it may be streaming through

Bluetooth

®

Audio. Make sure Pandora

®

mode on your audio

system is selected.

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

If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

.

2

Pandora

®

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There are restrictions on the number of tracks you
can skip or dislike in a given hour.

If your phone is connected to Android Auto,
Pandora

®

is only available through the Android Auto

interface.
Visit the Android Auto website to check
compatibility.

Select track or artist name.

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Playing a USB Flash Drive

Features

Playing a USB Flash Drive

Your audio system reads and plays sound files on a USB flash drive in either MP3,
WMA, or AAC

*1

format.

Connect your USB flash drive to the USB port, then select the USB mode.

2

USB Port

*

P. 182

*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 files.

Select and hold to move rapidly

within a file.

Audio Menu

Select to display the menu items.

Source

Select to change an audio source.

(Information) Icon

Select to display the current file

details.
Select

to display the previous

screen.

Search

Select to display the music search list

screen.

Folder Up/Down Icons

Select or to skip to the next

folder, and to skip to the beginning

of the previous folder.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Repeat Icon

Select to repeat the current file.

SCAN Icon

Select to listen to a 10-second sampling of each file.

Random Icon

Select to play all files in random

order.

* Not available on all models

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Playing a USB Flash Drive

Features

1.

Select

Search

.

2.

Select a folder.

3.

Select a file.

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How to Select a File from the Music Search List

1

Playing a USB Flash Drive

Use the recommended USB flash drives.

2

General Information on the Audio System

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Files in WMA/AAC format protected by digital rights
management (DRM) are not played.
The audio system skips to the next file.

If there is a problem, you may see an error message
on the On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

.

2

iPod/USB Flash Drive

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Folder Selection

File Selection

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Playing a USB Flash Drive

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Features

You can select scan, repeat, and random modes when playing a file.

■

Scan

Select

SCAN

to provide a 10-second sampling

of each file.

■

Random/Repeat

Select repeat or random icon repeatedly until
you reach a desired mode.

■

To turn off a play mode

To turn off scan, select

Stop Scan

.

To turn off random or repeat, select repeat or random icon repeatedly.

■

How to Select a Play Mode

1

How to Select a Play Mode

Play Mode Menu Items

SCAN
Scan Folders

: Provides a 10-second sampling of the

first file in each of the main folders.

Scan Tracks

: Provides a 10-second sampling of all

files in the current folder.

Repeat

Random

(repeat off): Repeat mode to off.

(repeat track): Repeats the current file.

(repeat folder): Repeats all files in the current
folder.

(random off): Random mode to off.

(random in folder): Plays all files in the
current folder in random order.

(random all tracks): Plays all files in random
order.

Random Icon

Repeat Icon

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Playing

Bluetooth

®

Audio

Continued

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 connected to the vehicle’s

Bluetooth

®

HandsFreeLink

®

(HFL) system.

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Phone Setup

P. 381

1

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 1-855-490-7351.

In some states, it may be illegal to perform some data
device functions while driving.

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

Some functions may not be available on some
devices.

If a phone is currently connected via Apple CarPlay or
Android Auto,

Bluetooth

®

Audio from that phone is

unavailable. However, a second previously paired
phone can stream

Bluetooth

®

Audio by selecting

Connect to Audio

from the

Edit Bluetooth

Device

.

2

Phone Setup

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Source

Select to change an audio

source.

VOL/

(Volume/Power)

Knob

Press to turn the audio

system on and off.
Turn to adjust the

volume.

(Information) Icon

Select to display the

current file details.
Select

to display the

previous screen.

Skip/Seek Icons

Select

or

to change files.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Play Icon

Pause Icon

Browse

Select to display

the track list

screen.

Audio Menu

Select to display

the menu items.

Folder Up/Down Icons

Select or to change

folders.

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Playing

Bluetooth

®

Audio

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Features

1.

Make sure that your phone is paired and
connected to HFL.

2.

Select the

Bluetooth

®

Audio mode.

If the phone is not recognized, another HFL-
compatible phone, which is not compatible
for

Bluetooth

®

Audio, may already be

connected.

■

To pause or resume a file

Select the play icon or pause icon.

1.

Select

Browse

.

2.

Select a search category (e.g., Albums).

3.

Select an item.

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The selection begins playing.

■

To Play

Bluetooth

®

Audio Files

1

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.

Switching to another mode pauses the music playing
from your phone. This function may not be available
on some phones.

Play Icon

Pause Icon

■

Searching for Music

1

Searching for Music

Depending on the

Bluetooth

®

device you connect,

some or all of the lists may not be displayed.

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Siri Eyes Free

Features

Siri Eyes Free

You can talk to Siri using the Talk button on the steering wheel when your
compatible iPhone is paired to

Bluetooth

®

HandsFreeLink

®

.

2

Phone Setup

P. 381

■

Using Siri Eyes Free

1

Siri Eyes Free

Siri is a trademark of Apple Inc.

Check Apple Inc. website for features available for
Siri.

We recommend against using Siri other than in Siri
Eyes Free while operating a vehicle.

1

Using Siri Eyes Free

Some commands work only on specific phone
features or apps.

(Hang-up/back) button:

Press to deactivate Siri.

(Talk) button:

Press and hold until the display changes as shown.

While in Siri Eyes Free:
The display remains the same.
No feedback or commands appear.

Appears when Siri is

activated in Siri Eyes

Free