Acura MDX (2018 year). Manual - part 17

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Playing SiriusXM® Radio

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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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Playing SiriusXM® Radio

Features

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.

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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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Playing SiriusXM® Radio

Features

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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:

/

: 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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Playing SiriusXM® Radio

Features

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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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

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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

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 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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Playing a CD

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

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Scan

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

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Random/Repeat

Select repeat or random icon repeatedly until 
a desired mode.

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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

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 plays tracks in random order.

SCAN Icon
Select to use a scan feature.

Repeat Icon
Select to repeats 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 displays the current track 
details.
Select 

 to displays the previous 

screen.

Track Menu
Select to displays the track menu.

Browse
Select to displays the music 
search list screen.

Audio Menu
Select to display the menu items.

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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.

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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

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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.

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2 Editing Track Information P. 280

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.

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Stop Recording

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Recording a CD Manually

Recording

Ready to record

Select Track List.

Select .

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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.

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2 Song By Voice

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

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Scan

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

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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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Random/Repeat

Select repeat or random icon repeatedly until 
a desired mode.

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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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You can edit an information of 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: Edits current selected tack information.
Delete: Delete a current selected track from the album and playlist.
Move: Changes the order of tracks currently playing album or playlist.

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Editing a Current Track

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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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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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6. Select Done.

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Editing an Album or Playlist

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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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