Acura TLX (2019 year). Manual - part 15

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Playing AM/FM Radio

Features

Playing AM/FM Radio

On Demand Multi-Use Display

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VOL/

 (Volume/Power) Knob

Press to turn the audio system on 
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.

Skip/Seek Icons
Select 

 or 

 to search up and 

down the selected band for a 
station with a strong signal.

Audio Menu
Select to display the menu items.

Source
Select to change a band or change 
an audio source.

 (Information) Icon

Select to displays the current 
station details.
Select 

 to displays the previous 

screen.

Preset Icons
Tune the preset radio frequency. Select and 
hold the preset icon to store that station. 
Select 

 or 

 to display preset 6 onwards.

Tune
Select to displays the manual input 
screen of radio frequency.

Stations
Select to displays the station list 
screen.

SCAN
Select to sample each of the 
strongest stations on the selected 
band for 10 seconds.

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To store a station:
1. Tune to the selected station.
2. Select and hold the preset number you want to store that station.

Provides text data information related to your selected RDS-capable FM station.

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To find an RDS station from Station List

1. Select Stations.
2. Select station on the list.

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Manual update

Updates your available station list at any time.
1. Select Stations.
2. Select Refresh on the list.

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Preset Memory

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Radio Data System (RDS)

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Playing AM/FM Radio

The ST indicator appears on the display indicating 
stereo FM broadcasts.
Stereo reproduction in AM is not available.

Switching the Audio Mode
Press the SOURCE button on the steering wheel.

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You can store 6 AM stations and 12 FM stations into 
the preset memory.

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Features

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Radio frequency manual tune screen

1. Select Tune.
2. Enter the desired radio frequency using the 

numeric keypad.

3. Select OK to tune into the frequency.

You can also tune into the radio frequency of 
your choice following the procedures below 
instead of inputting its frequency value.
1. Touch the desired frequency value on the 

frequency bar.

2. Select and hold the frequency indicator, 

then slide it to the desired frequency value 
on the frequency bar.

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Radio text

Display the radio text information of the selected RDS station.
1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select Radio Text.

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Scan

Samples each of the strongest stations on the selected band for 10 seconds.

Select SCAN.
To turn off scan, select Stop Scan.

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Radio frequency manual tune screen

You can tune the range of FM frequency between 
87.7 to 107.9MHz and range of AM frequency 
between 530 to 1710kHz.

Tune icons:
Select 

 or 

 to tune the radio frequency.

Seek icons:
Select 

 or 

 to search the selected band up 

or down for a station with a strong signal.

Frequency 
Indicator

Frequency Bar

Numeric Keypad

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Radio text

The text indicator comes on when you received a text 
message. The indicator stays on until you read the 
message.

The radio text information is not updated 
automatically. If you want to display the latest 
information, return to the previous screen and select 
Radio Text again.

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Features

Playing SiriusXM® Radio

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

VOL/

 (Volume/Power) Knob

Press to turn the audio system on 
and off.
Turn to adjust the volume.

Category Up/Down Icons
Select 

 or 

 to display and select 

a SiriusXM® Radio category.

Audio Menu
Select to display the menu items.

Source
Select to change an audio source.

 (Information) Icon

Select to displays the current 
channel details.
Select 

 to displays the previous 

screen.

Preset Icons
Tune the preset channel. Select and hold the 
preset icon to store that channel. Select 

 or 

 to display preset 4 onwards.

Tune
Select to displays the channel 
number input screen.

Presets/Controls
Select to changes between the 
Presets mode and Controls mode of 
the Replay function.

Browse
Select to displays the channel list of 
Categories, Channels or Featured 
channels types.

Channel Up/Down Icons
Select 

 or 

 to the previous or 

next channel.
Select and hold to rapidly skip 10 
channels at a time.

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Features

1. Select the SiriusXM® mode.

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2. Select a channel using the 

, 

 icons or the preset numbers (1-12) on the preset 

mode screen.

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SiriusXM® channel manual tune screen

1. Select Tune.
2. Enter the desired channel number using the 

numeric keypad.

3. Select OK to tune into the channel.

You can also tune into the channel of your 
choice following the procedures below 
instead of inputting its channel number.
1. Touch the desired channel number on the 

channel bar.

2. Select and hold the channel indicator, then 

slide it to the desired channel number on 
the channel bar.

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To Play SiriusXM® Radio

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Playing SiriusXM® Radio

In the channel mode, all available channels are 
selectable. In the category mode, you can select a 
channel within a category (Jazz, Rock, Classical, etc.).

There may be instances when SiriusXM® Radio does 
not broadcast all the data fields (artist name, title). 
This does not indicate a problem with your audio 
system.

SiriusXM® Radio stations load in ascending order, 
which can take about a minute. Once they have 
loaded you will be able to scroll up or down to make 
your selections.

Tune Start:
When you change a channel, a song being played on 
that channel restarts from the beginning with this 
function. This can be turned on or off from the Play 
the Song from the Beginning setting.

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SiriusXM® channel manual tune screen

Channel icons:
Select 

 or 

 to the previous or next channel. 

Select and hold to rapidly skip 10 channels at a time.

Channel Indicator

Channel Bar

Numeric Keypad

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To change the tune mode:

1. Select Tune.
2. Select Channel/Category icon.

To store a station:
1. Tune to the selected channel.
2. Select Presets/Controls icon to set the Presets.
3. Select and hold the preset number you want to store that channel.

Channel/Category Icon

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Preset Memory

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Playing SiriusXM® Radio

You can store 12 SiriusXM® stations into the preset 
memory.

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TuneMix

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 (Multi-channel preset)

You can store up to 10 of your preferred music channels and listen to them 
randomly.

1. Tune a channel.
2. Select and hold the preset number you 

want to store that channel.

3. Select Add.
4. Select Done to return the previous screen.

To delete a multi-channel preset:
1. Select and hold the preset number you want to delete that channel.
2. Select the channel icon.
3. Select Delete.
4. Select Done to return the previous screen.

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TuneMix

TM

 (Multi-channel preset)

TuneMix

TM

 is registered trademarks of SiriusXM® 

Radio, Inc.

To store a multi-channel preset, you need to setup 
the TuneMix setting to On.

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TuneMix

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 is available for music channels only.

Select and hold.

Channel Icon

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Suggested channel listing received from SiriusXM® can be displayed and selected.
1. Select Browse.
2. Select Featured Channels.
3. Select a channel.

You can check a channel schedule by selected channel list on the On Demand Multi-
Use Display

TM

.

1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select View Channel Schedule.

You can also check the other channel by the following procedure.
3. Select Categories, Channels or Presets.
4. Select a channel.

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Listening to Featured Channels

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Displaying a Channel Schedule

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Listening to Featured Channels

Up to three featured channels by SiriusXM® can be 
displayed.

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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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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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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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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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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

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 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

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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