Acura TLX (2019 year). Manual - part 14

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Features

Audio System

About Your Audio System

The audio system features AM/FM radio and the SiriusXM® Radio service. It can also 
play audio CDs, WMA/MP3/AAC files, USB flash drives, and iPod, iPhone and 
Bluetooth® devices.

You can operate the audio system from the remote controls on the steering wheel, 
or the icons on the On Demand Multi-Use Display

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About Your Audio System

SiriusXM® Radio is available on a subscription basis 
only. For more information on SiriusXM® Radio, 
contact a dealer.

2 General Information on the Audio System 

P. 274

SiriusXM® Radio is available in the United States and 
Canada, except Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico.

SiriusXM® is a registered trademark of SiriusXM® 
Radio, Inc.

Video CDs, DVDs, and 3-inch (8-cm) mini CDs are not 
supported.

iPod, iPhone and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc.

State or local laws may prohibit the operation of 
handheld electronic devices while operating a 
vehicle.

When the screen is viewed through polarized 
sunglasses, a rainbow pattern may appear on the 
screen due to optical characteristics of the screen. If 
this is disturbing, please operate the screen without 
polarized sunglasses.

Remote Controls

iPod

USB Flash Drive

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USB Port

Features

USB Port

1. Open the center pocket and tray.

2 Center Pocket P. 194

2. Open the cover.
3. Install the device USB connector or the USB 

flash drive to the USB port.

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The USB port (2.5A) is for charging 
devices, playing audio files and 
connecting compatible phones with 
Apple CarPlay or Android Auto.

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USB Port

•

Do not leave the iPod or USB flash drive in the 
vehicle. Direct sunlight and high temperatures may 
damage it.

•

We recommend using an extension cable with the 
USB port.

•

Do not connect the iPod or USB flash drive using a 
hub.

•

Do not use a device such as a card reader or hard 
disk drive, as the device or your files may be 
damaged.

•

We recommend backing up your data before using 
the device in your vehicle.

•

Displayed messages may vary depending on the 
device model and software version.

If the audio system does not recognize the iPod, try 
reconnecting it a few times or reboot the device. To 
reboot, follow the manufacturer’s instructions 
provided with the iPod or visit the following website:

•

U.S.: www.apple.com/ipod.

•

Canada: www.apple.com/ca/ipod.

The USB port can supply up to 2.5A of power. It does 
not output 2.5A unless requested by the device.
For amperage details, read the operating manual of 
the device that needs to be charged.
Set the power mode to ACCESSORY or ON first.

Under certain conditions, a device connected to the 
port may generate noise in the radio you are listening 
to.

USB charge

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Auxiliary Input Jack

Features

Auxiliary Input Jack

Use the jack to connect standard audio 
devices.

1. Open the AUX cover.
2. Connect a standard audio device to the 

input jack using a 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) stereo 
miniplug.

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The audio system automatically switches 
to the AUX mode.

Audio System Theft Protection

The audio system is disabled when it is disconnected from the power source, such as 
when the battery is disconnected or goes dead. In certain conditions, the system 
may display a code entry screen. If this occurs, reactivate the audio system.

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Reactivating the audio system

1. Set the power mode to ON.
2. Turn on the audio system.
3. Press and hold the audio system power button for more than two seconds.

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The audio system is reactivated when the audio control unit establishes a 
connection with the vehicle control unit. If the control unit fails to recognize 
the audio unit, you must go to a dealer and have the audio unit checked.

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Auxiliary Input Jack

You can return to the AUX mode by selecting Source 
on the On Demand Multi-Use Display

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Audio Remote Controls

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Audio Remote Controls

Allow you to operate the audio system while driving. The information is shown on 
the multi-information display.

SOURCE Button
Cycles through the audio modes as follows:
FM AM SiriusXM® CD USB/iPod/Apple 
CarPlay/Android Auto Bluetooth® 
Audio Pandora®

*

AUX

Left Selector Wheel
Roll Up: To increase the volume.
Roll Down: To decrease the volume.
Push: To mute. Push again to unmute.
• When listening to the radio

Move to the right: To select the next preset radio station.
Move to the left: To select the previous preset radio station.
Move to the right and hold: To select the next strong station.
To select the next channel. (SiriusXM® only)
Move to the left and hold: To select the previous strong station.
To select the previous channel. (SiriusXM® only)

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Audio Remote Controls

Some mode appears only when an appropriate 
device or medium is used.

Left Selector Wheel

SOURCE Button

* Not available on all models

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Audio Remote Controls

Features

• When listening to a CD, iPod, USB flash drive, or Bluetooth® Audio

Move to the right: To skip to the next song.
Move to the left: To go back to the beginning of the current or previous song.
Move to the right and hold: To go to the next folder. (Bluetooth® Audio only)
Move to the left and hold: To go to the previous folder. (Bluetooth® Audio 
only)

• When listening to a CD or USB flash drive

Move to the right and hold: To skip to the next folder.
Move to the left and hold: To go back to the previous folder.

• When listening to Pandora®

*

Move to the right: To skip to the next track.
Move to the right and hold: To select the next station.
Move to the left and hold: To select the previous station.

* Not available on all models

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Audio System Basic Operation

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

Use the interface dial or ENTER/MENU button 
to access phone, information or smartphone 
functions.

Interface dial (ENTER/MENU button): 
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.
Press to switch the display to the Information 
Menu screen while the trip computer screen 
or clock/wallpaper screen is displayed.

BACK button: Press to go back to the 
previous display.

 (Day/Night) button: Press to change 

the 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.

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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 function items

2 Station List P. 231
2 Save Preset P. 231, 235
2 Radio Text P. 232
2 Music Search P. 245, 248, 253
2 Scan P. 232, 243, 246, 254
2 Random/Repeat P. 246, 249, 254

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.

 (Day/Night) 

Button

BACK Button

Interface Dial (ENTER/
MENU Button)

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On Demand Multi-Use Display

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Features

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Use the On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

 to operate the audio system.

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

Select Audio Menu to display the menu items.

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Selecting an Audio Source

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On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

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

Select 

 or 

 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 list displayed.

1. Select Audio Menu, then Edit Source Order.
2. Select  

or .

You can also change the source order by pressing 
and holding the source on the source list for two 
seconds.

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Displaying the Menu Items

Select Source.

Source List

Select Audio Menu.

Menu Items

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The following items are available:
• Edit Source Order: Displays the Edit Source Order screen.

2 Selecting an Audio Source P. 220

• Sound Settings: Displays the Sound Settings screen.

2 Adjusting the Sound P. 228

• Radio Text (FM mode): Displays the text information broadcast by the current 

RDS station.

2 Radio text P. 232

• SportsFlash (SiriusXM® mode): Displays the SportsFlash

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 list. If the favorite sport 

team is not registered, the setup screen of SportsFlash

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 is displayed.

2 Live Sports Alert P. 239
2 Customized Features P. 292

• Traffic & Weather Now (SiriusXM® mode): Displays to the Traffic & Weather 

Now screen.

2 Traffic and Weather Information P. 241

• View Channel Schedule (SiriusXM® mode): Displays the SiriusXM® channel 

schedule.

• Audio Settings: Displays the Audio Settings screen.

2 Customized Features P. 292

• Screen Settings: Displays the Screen Settings screen.

2 Changing the Screen Settings P. 222

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Features

1. Select Audio Menu, then select Screen 

Settings.

2. Use 

(

+, 

(

- or other icons to adjust the 

setting.

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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

•

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.

Instead of using 

(

+, 

(

- or icons, you can also touch 

the point where your desired setting is.

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Information Screen

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Information Screen

Displays the HFL information, clock/wallpaper, trip computer, Apple CarPlay and 
Android Auto. From this screen, you can go to various setup options.

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

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Switching the Display

SMARTPHONE Button

PHONE Button

INFO Button

Phone

Info

Smartphone

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Phone

Shows the HFL information. 

2 Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® P. 317

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Info

Shows the Trip Computer or Clock/Wallpaper. Press 

 to display the 

Information Menu screen.

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.

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.

Deleting the history manually
1. Press  

on 

the 

History of Trip A screen to select Delete History.

2. A confirmation message appears on the screen. Rotate 

 to select Yes, then 

press .

Clock/Wallpaper:
Shows a clock screen or an image you import.

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Smartphone

Displays the Apple CarPlay or Android Auto.

2 Apple CarPlay P. 258
2 Android Auto P. 262

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You can change, store, and delete the wallpaper on the 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. 215

2. Press the SETTINGS button.
3. Rotate 

 to select Clock Settings, then 

press .

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Repeat the procedure to select Clock/
Wallpaper Type.

4. Move 

 to select Wallpaper tab.

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The screen will change to the wallpaper 
list.

5. Rotate 

 to select Options…, then press 

.

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Repeat the procedure to select, Add 
New Wallpaper.

6. Rotate 

 to select a desired picture.

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

7. Rotate 

 to select Start Import, then 

press 

 to save the data.

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The display will return to the wallpaper 
list.

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Wallpaper Setup

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Wallpaper Setup

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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.

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Information Screen

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Select wallpaper

1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate 

 to select Clock 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, 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 Set, then press 

.

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The display will return to the Clock Settings screen.

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Delete wallpaper

1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate 

 to select Clock 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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Adjusting the Sound

Features

Adjusting the Sound

1. Select Audio Menu, then select Sound 

Settings.

2. Select the Bass, Treble, Fader, Balance, 

Subwoofer or SVC (Speed-sensitive 
Volume Compensation).

3. Use 

(

+, 

(

- or other icons to adjust the 

setting.

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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.

Instead of using 

(

+, 

(

- or icons, you can also touch 

the point where your desired setting is.

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Display Setup

Features

Display Setup

You can change the brightness of the information screen and On Demand Multi-Use 
Display

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.

1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate 

 to select System Settings, then 

press .

3. Rotate  

to 

select 

Brightness, then press 

.

4. Rotate 

 to adjust the setting.

5. Press .

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The display will return to the System 
Settings screen.

1. Select Audio Menu, then select Screen 

Settings.

2. Use 

(

+, 

(

- to adjust the setting.

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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.

Information Screen

On Demand Multi-Use Display

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