Acura ILX (2021 year). Manual in english — page 15

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Audio System Basic Operation

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Playing SiriusXM

®

Radio

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Features

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

TM

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

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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 display the current track/

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 in MP3,

WMA, or AAC.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Repeat Icon

Select to repeat the current track/file.

SCAN Icon

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

Random Icon

Select to play 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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Playing a CD

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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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Playing a CD

Features

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

■

Scan

Select

SCAN

to provide a 10-second sampling

of each track/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/repeat, select repeat or random icon repeatedly.

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How to Select a Play Mode

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How to Select a Play Mode

Play Mode Menu Items

SCAN
Scan Folders

(MP3/WMA/AAC): Provides a 10-

second sampling of the first file in each of the main
folders.

Scan Tracks

(MP3/WMA/AAC): Provides a 10-second

sampling of all files in the current folder in MP3,
WMA, or AAC.

Repeat

Random

(repeat off): Repeat mode to off.

(repeat track): Repeats the current track/file.

(repeat folder) (MP3/WMA/AAC): Repeats all
files in the current folder.

(random off): Random mode to off.

(random in folder) (MP3/WMA/AAC): Plays
all files in the current folder in random order.

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

Random Icon

Repeat Icon

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Playing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

Features

Playing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

The Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio function plays tracks from music CDs that have
been recorded onto the built-in HDD. You can arrange the tracks in playlists or play
the tracks using various search methods.

Models with navigation system

CD Slot

Insert a CD about halfway into

the CD slot.

(CD Eject) Button

Press to eject a CD.

Source

Select to change an audio source.

Skip/Seek Icons

Select

or

to change

tracks.
Select and hold to move rapidly

within a track.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

VOL/

(Volume/Power) Knob

Press to turn the audio system

on and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.

Random Icon

Select to play tracks in random order.

SCAN Icon

Select to use a scan feature.

Repeat Icon

Select to repeat the current track.

Playlist/Album Up/Down Icons

Select to skip to the next

playlist/album, and to skip to

the beginning of the previous

playlist/album.

(Information) Icon

Select to display the current track

details.
Select

to display the previous

screen.

Track Menu

Select to display the track menu.

Browse

Select to display the music

search list screen.

Audio Menu

Select to display the menu items.

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Playing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

Features

When

Recording from CD

is set to

Auto

, the songs on music CDs are automatically

recorded to the HDD the first time you play each disc. You can then play the songs
directly from the HDD.

2

Customized Features

P. 315

Select

. (in CD mode)

When

Recording from CD

is set to

Manual

, the songs on music CDs can be

manually recorded to the HDD.
Select

. (in CD mode)

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Recording a Music CD to HDD

1

Recording a Music CD to HDD

You can add tracks to user playlists, where you can
mix and match tracks from other CDs recorded on
the HDD.

2

Editing an Album or Playlist

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2

Editing Track Information

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If you stop the engine or the audio system is turned
off while recording a CD, there may be pauses
between songs when you play back from the HDD.

Repeat, random, and scan functions are not available
during recording.

You can play music from other sources (e.g.,
SiriusXM

®

, HDD, etc.) while recording.

Please note that there is no compensation offered in
the case of unsuccessful recording of audio data or
the loss of audio data due to any cause whatsoever.

Clearing the HDD
Any music tracks stored on the HDD can be deleted.

2

Deleting all HDD Data

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■

Stop Recording

■

Recording a CD Manually

Recording

Ready to record

Select

Track List

.

Select

.

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Playing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

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Features

1.

Select

Browse

.

2.

Select the items on that menu.

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Title information is displayed if found in
the Gracenote

®

Album Info (Gracenote

®

Media Database) stored on the HDD.

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The HDD has two types of playlists:
original playlists and user playlists. An
original playlist is automatically created
for each album when a music CD is
recorded.

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How to Select a Track from the Music Search List

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How to Select a Track from the Music Search List

You can control the HDD audio using voice
commands.

2

Voice Control Operation

P. 222

2

Song By Voice

TM

(SBV)

P. 258

Music tracks recorded on HDD cannot be recorded
onto CDs or other devices.

Tracks are recorded at four times the playback speed
using ultra-efficient compression technology;
therefore, sound quality may vary slightly from the
original.

If the HDD is ever replaced, all music data is lost and
cannot be recovered.

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

TM

.

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Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

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Features

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

■

Scan

Select

SCAN

to provide a 10-second sampling

of each track.

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How to Select a Play Mode

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How to Select a Play Mode

Play Mode Menu Items

SCAN

The following menu items vary depending on the
category you selected by the

Browse

list.

Scan Albums

: Provides a 10-second sampling of all

tracks in current album.

Scan Tracks

: Provides a 10-second sampling of all

tracks on the HDD.

Scan Artists

: Provides a 10-second sampling of all

tracks in current artist.

Scan Playlists

: Provides a 10-second sampling of all

tracks in current playlist.

Scan Genres

: Provides a 10-second sampling of all

tracks in current genre.

Scan Composers

: Provides a 10-second sampling of

all tracks in current composer.

Scan Rec. Date

: Provides a 10-second sampling of all

tracks in current recorded date.

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Features

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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/repeat, select repeat or random icon repeatedly.

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Random/Repeat

Random/Repeat

The following menu items vary depending on the
category you selected by the

Browse

list.

Repeat

(repeat off): Changes repeat mode to off.

(repeat track): Repeats the current track.

(repeat album): Repeats all tracks in the
current album.

(repeat playlist): Repeats all tracks in the
current playlist.

(repeat artist): Repeats all tracks in the
current artist.

(repeat genre): Repeats all tracks in the
current genre.

(repeat composer): Repeats all tracks in the
current composer.

(repeat recorded date): Repeats all tracks in
the current recorded date.

Repeat Icon

Random Icon

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Features

You can edit the information of the current selected track on the playlist.

1.

Select

Track Menu

.

2.

Select the items on that menu.

The following items are available:

Replay:

Select to replay from the beginning of current selected track.

Add to Playlist:

Add a current selected track to the playlist.

Edit Name:

Edit current selected track information.

Delete:

Delete a current selected track from the album and playlist.

Move:

Change the order of tracks currently playing in an album or playlist.

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Editing a Current Track

1

Random/Repeat

Random

(random off): Changes random mode to off.

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

(random in album): Plays all tracks in the
current album in random order.

(random in playlist): Plays all tracks in the
current playlist in random order.

(random in artist): Plays all tracks in the
current artist in random order.

(random in genre): Plays all tracks in the
current genre in random order.

(random in composer): Plays all tracks in the
current composer in random order.

(random in recorded date): Plays all tracks in
the current recorded date in random order.

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Features

Change the playlist name, album name, genre, and track order of the current
playlist. You can also delete tracks, playlists, and albums.

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Editing an album

1.

Select

Audio Menu

.

2.

Select

Edit/Delete HDD Music

.

3.

Select the items other than

Tracks

and

Playlists

on that menu.

4.

Select an album that you want to edit or
delete.

5.

To edit an album name:
Select

Edit Name

, then select

Album

Name

.

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Enter the album name using the
keyboard, then select

OK

.

To delete an album:
Select

Delete

, then select

Yes

.

To edit track information or delete a track:
Select

List Tracks

.

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Editing Track Information

P. 251

6.

Select

Done

.

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Editing an Album or Playlist

1

Editing an Album or Playlist

The maximum number of original playlists is 50 with
a maximum of 99 songs in each playlist.

Each album CD counts as an original playlist. Adding
a track from a user playlist into the same user playlist
will cause the track to appear twice in the playlist.

Deleting an album (original playlist) also deletes the
album tracks you have stored in any user playlists.

Deleting a user playlist or deleting all tracks from a
user playlist does not remove the playlist folder.
The folder retains the playlist name and artist
information.

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Features

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Editing a playlist

1.

Select

Audio Menu

.

2.

Select

Edit/Delete HDD Music

.

3.

Select

Playlists

.

4.

Select a playlist that you want to edit or
delete.

5.

To edit a playlist name:
Select

Edit Name

, then select

Playlist

Name

.

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Enter the playlist name using the
keyboard, then select

OK

.

To delete a playlist:
Select

Delete

, then select

Yes

.

To edit track information or delete a track:
Select

List Tracks

.

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Editing Track Information

P. 251

6.

Select

Done

.

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Playing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

Features

■

Creating a new playlist

1.

Select

Audio Menu

.

2.

Select

Edit/Delete HDD Music

.

3.

Select

Playlists

.

4.

Select

Create New Playlist

.

5.

Enter the playlist name using the keyboard,
then select

OK

.

6.

Select an item, then select desired track.

7.

Select

Done

.

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Features

Change the track title, artist name, genre and composer. You can also delete tracks.

1.

Select

Audio Menu

.

2.

Select

Edit/Delete HDD Music

.

3.

Select

Tracks

.

4.

Select a track you want to edit or delete.

5.

To edit track information:
Select

Edit Name

, then select

Track

Name

,

Track Artist

, etc.

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Enter the track name, track artist, etc.
using the keyboard, then select

OK

.

To delete a track:
Select

Delete

, then select

Yes

.

6.

Select

Done

.

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Editing Track Information

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Playing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

Features

Music information (album name, artist name, genre) can be acquired by accessing
the Gracenote

®

Album Info.

1.

Select

Audio Menu

.

2.

Select

Edit/Delete HDD Music

.

3.

Select an item about which you want to
acquire information.

4.

Select

Edit Name

.

5.

Select

Get Music Information

.

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The system starts to access the
Gracenote

®

Album Info.

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Displaying Music Information

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Playing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

Features

Update the Gracenote

®

Album Info (Gracenote

®

Media Database) that is included

with the navigation system.

1.

Select

Audio Menu

.

2.

Select

Audio Settings

.

3.

Select

CD/HDD

.

4.

Insert the update disc into the disc slot or
connect the USB flash drive that includes
the update.

5.

Select

Update Gracenote Album

Information

.

6.

Select

Update by CD

or

Update by USB

.

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The system starts updating and the
confirmation message appears on the
screen. Select

OK

to finish.

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Updating Gracenote

®

Album Info

1

Updating Gracenote

®

Album Info

To acquire updated files:

•

Consult a dealer.

•

U.S.: Visit

www.acura.com

.

•

Canada: Visit

www.acura.ca

.

Once you perform an update, any information you
edited before will be overwritten or erased.