Acura RLX Hybrid (2017 year). Manual - part 17

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Audio System Basic Operation

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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. Move   and rotate 

 to select New 

Modification, then press 

.

6. Rotate 

 to select HDD or iPod, then 

press .

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Phonetic Modification

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Phonetic Modification

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

7. 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.

8. Rotate 

 to select an entry (e.g., No 

Name), then press 

.

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The pop-up menu appears on the 
screen.

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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 

.

9. Rotate  

to 

select 

Modify, then press 

.

10. Enter the phonetic spelling you wish to 

use (e.g., “Artist A”) when prompted.

11. Move  

to 

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.”

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Playing Internet Radio

Features

Playing Internet Radio

Connect a compatible phone through Bluetooth®.

You can also connect the phone using your dock connector to the USB port.
Select Audio Source to select Pandora or Aha mode.

Compatible phones only

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Playing Internet Radio

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.

iPhone

Audio/Information Screen

Album Art

USB Indicator
Appears when a phone is 
connected.

Rating Icon

BACK Button
Press to go back to the previous display.

Skip Icon
Select to skip a song.

More
Select to display the menu items.

Station Up/Down Icons
Select to change a station.

Audio Source
Select Pandora® or Aha

TM

.

Play/Pause Icon
Select to resume or play a song.

Like/Dislike Icons
Select to evaluate a song.

 (Power) Button

Press to turn the audio system on 
and off.

Interface Dial/ENTER Button
Press and turn to select an item, then press 
to set your selection. Move up, down, right 
and left to select secondary menu.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

VOL (Volume) Knob (Pushed out)
Turn to adjust the volume.

Bluetooth® Indicator
Appears when your phone is 
connected to HFL.

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Playing Internet Radio

Features

You can operate some of the Pandora® menu items from your vehicle’s audio 
system. The available items are:

■

Operating a menu item

The menu items are shown in the lower half of 
the audio/information screen.
Rotate 

 to select an item and press 

.

To select Change Source or Sound, press the 
MENU button, then press 

.

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Pandora® Menu

• Skip Forward

• Bookmark Track

• Play/Pause

• Bookmark Artist

• Station List

• Change Source

• Like

• Sound

• Dislike

U.S. models

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Playing Internet Radio

To find out if your phone is compatible with this 
feature, visit www.acura.com/handsfreelink, or call 
1-888-528-7876.

Pandora® is a personalized Internet radio service that 
selects music based on an artist, song, 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.

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Pandora® Menu

You can control Pandora® using voice commands.

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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 audio/information screen.

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

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Audio System Basic Operation

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Playing Internet Radio

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Features

You can operate some of the Aha

TM

 menu items from your vehicle’s audio system. 

The available items are:

■

Operating a menu item

The menu items are shown in the lower half of 
the audio/information screen.
Rotate 

 to select an item and press 

.

To select Sound, Change Source or 
Stations, press the MENU button, then press 

.

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Aha

TM

 Radio Menu

• Like

• View text

• Dislike

• View list

• Play/Pause

• Reply

• 15sec Back

• Change Source

• 30sec Skip

• Stations

• Sound

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Aha

TM

 Radio Menu

Aha

TM

 by Harman is a cloud-based service that 

organizes your favorite web content into live radio 
stations. You can access podcasts, internet radio, 
location-based services, and audio updates from 
social media sites.

You can control Aha

TM

 Radio using voice commands.

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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 audio/information screen.

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 Radio P. 278

The menu items vary depending on the station you 
selected.

To use this service in your vehicle, the AcuraLink app 
must be installed on your phone. Visit 
owners.acura.com/apps for more information.

You must have a previously set up Aha account prior 
to using the service in your vehicle. Visit 
www.aharadio.com for more information.

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Playing a USB Flash Drive

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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. 213

*1:Only AAC format files recorded with iTunes are playable on this unit.

Audio/Information Screen

BACK Button
Press to go back to the previous display.

More
Select to display the menu items.

Audio Source
Select to change an audio source.

USB Indicator
Appears when a USB flash drive is 
connected.

Folder Up/Down Icons
Select 

 to skip to the next folder, 

and 

 to skip to the beginning of 

the previous folder.

Skip/Seek Icons
Select 

 or 

 to change files.

Select and hold to move rapidly 
within a file.

 (Power) Button

Press to turn the audio system 
on and off.

Interface Dial/ENTER Button
Press and turn to select an item, then press 
to set your selection. Move up, down, right 
and left to select secondary menu.

MENU Button
Press to display the menu items.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

VOL (Volume) Knob (Pushed out)
Turn to adjust the volume.

Random
Select to use a random feature.

Scan
Select to use a scan feature.

Repeat
Select to use a repeat feature.

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Playing a USB Flash Drive

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Features

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate 

 to select Music Search, then 

press .

3. Rotate 

, move 

 or 

, then press 

 to 

select a file from the Music Search list.

You can also select a file by the following 
procedure.
1. Rotate 

 or press 

 to display the song 

list.

2. Rotate 

, move 

 or 

, then press 

 to 

select a file from the list.

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How to Select a File from the Music Search List

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Playing a USB Flash Drive

You can control a USB flash drive using voice 
commands.

2 Voice Control Operation P. 232

Use the recommended USB flash drives.

2 General Information on the Audio System 

P. 279

Files in WMA/AAC format protected by digital rights 
management (DRM) cannot be played.
The audio system displays Unplayable File, and then 
skips to the next file.

If there is a problem, you may see an error message 
on the audio/information screen.

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Folder Selection

File Selection

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Playing a USB Flash Drive

Features

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

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate 

 to select Scan or Random/

Repeat, then press 

.

3. Rotate 

 to select a mode, then press 

.

1. Select Scan, Random or Repeat.

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2. Select a mode.

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To turn off a play mode

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate 

 to select the mode you want to turn off, then press 

.

1. Select Scan, Random or Repeat.

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2. Select the mode you want to turn off.

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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: 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.

Random/Repeat
Repeat Folder: Repeats all files in the current folder.
Repeat Track: Repeats the current file.
Random in Folder: Plays all files in the current folder 
in random order.
Random All Tracks: Plays all files in random order.

Random/Repeat is selected.

Interface Dial

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Interface Dial

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

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Playing Bluetooth® Audio

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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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.acura.com/handsfreelink, or call 1-
888-528-7876.

•

Canada: Visit www.handsfreelink.ca, or call 1-888-
528-7876.

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.

You can control Bluetooth® Audio using voice 
commands.

2 Voice Control Operation P. 232

Bluetooth® Indicator
Appears when your 
phone is connected 
to HFL.

Play Icon

Pause Icon

More
Select to display 
the menu items.

Audio Source
Select to change 
an audio source.

 (Power) Button

Press to turn the 
audio system on and 
off.

Interface Dial/
ENTER Button
Press and turn to 
select an item, 
then press to set 
your selection. 
Move up, down, 
right and left to 
select secondary 
menu.

Skip/Seek Icons
Select  

or  

to change files.

MENU Button
Press to display 
the menu items.

Folder Up/Down 
Icons
Select  

or  

to 

change folders.

On Demand Multi-
Use Display

TM

VOL (Volume) Knob 
(Pushed out)
Turn to adjust the 
volume.

Audio/Information 
Screen

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Playing Bluetooth® Audio

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.

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To pause or resume a file

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate 

 to select Play or Pause, then press 

.

Select the play icon or pause icon.

Press the 

 (pick-up) button on the steering 

wheel to receive a call when Bluetooth® Audio 
is playing.

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Press the 

 (hang-up/back) button to end 

the call and return to Bluetooth® Audio.

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To Play Bluetooth® Audio Files

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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.

■

Switching to HFL

Interface Dial

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

1

Switching to HFL

If you receive a call while Bluetooth® Audio is in the 
pause mode, it will resume play after ending the call.

 Button

 Button

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Features

Audio Error Messages

CD Player

If a disc error occurs, you may see the following error messages.

Error Message

Cause

Solution

Unplayable File

Track/file format not supported

●

Current track/file will be skipped. The next supported track/file 
plays automatically.

Bad Disc
Please Check Owner’s 
Manual
Push Eject

Mechanical error

●

Press the 

 (eject) button and remove the disc, and check that the 

error message is cleared.

●

Check that the disc is not damaged or deformed, and insert the 
disc again.

2 Protecting CDs P. 281

●

If the error message reappears, press the   button, and pull out 
the disc.

●

Insert a different disc.
If the new disc plays, there is a problem with the first disc.

●

If the error message repeats, or the disc cannot be removed, 
contact a dealer.
Do not try to force the disc out of the player.

Mecha Error

Bad Disc
Please Check Owner’s 
Manual

Servo error

Check Disc

Disc error

●

Check that the disc is not damaged or deformed.

2 Protecting CDs P. 281

Heat Error

High temperature

●

Turn the audio system off and allow the player to cool down until 
the error message is cleared.

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Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

Features

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

If an error occurs while playing the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio, you may see the 
following error messages. If you cannot clear the error message, contact a dealer.

Error Message

Solution

HDD access error.
Please consult your dealer.

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The display system temperature is too high. For protection, 
the system will shut off until the display cools down.

Turn the audio system off and allow the player to cool down until 
the error message is cleared.

The navigation system temperature is too low. For 
protection, the system will shut off until it warms up.

The navigation system has difficulty reading the HDD when the 
temperature is below approximately -22°F (-30°C). The navigation 
system starts up automatically when the display warms up.

Unplayable File

Appears when a file format not supported. Current track will be 
skipped. The next supported track plays automatically.

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iPod/USB Flash Drive

Features

iPod/USB Flash Drive

If an error occurs while playing an iPod or USB flash drive, you may see the following 
error messages. If you cannot clear the error message, contact a dealer.

Error Message

Solution

USB Error

Appears when there is a problem with the audio system. Check if the device is compatible with the 
audio system.

Incompatible USB Device
Please Check Owner’s 
Manual

Appears when an incompatible device is connected. Disconnect the device. Then turn the audio system 
off, and turn it on again. Do not reconnect the device that caused the error.

Unsupported Version

Appears when an unsupported iPod is connected. If it appears when a supported iPod is connected, 
update the iPod software to the newer version.

Connect Retry

Appears when the system does not acknowledge the iPod. Reconnect the iPod.

Unplayable File

Appears when the files in the USB flash drive are DRM or an unsupported format. This error message 
appears for about 3 seconds, then plays the next song.

No Data

Appears when the iPod is empty.

Appears when the USB flash drive is empty or there are no MP3, WMA, or AAC files in the USB flash 
drive.

Check that compatible files are stored on the device.

Unsupported

Appears when an unsupported device is connected. If it appears when a supported device is 
connected, reconnect the device.

iPod

USB flash drive

iPod and USB flash drive

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Pandora®

Features

Pandora®

If an error occurs while playing Pandora®, you may see the following error messages. 
If you cannot clear the error message, contact a dealer.

Error Message

Solution

Incompatible USB Device
Please Check Owner’s Manual

Appears when an incompatible device is connected. Disconnect 
the device. Then turn the audio system off, and turn it again. Do 
not reconnect the device that caused the error.

No stations have been created.
Please create a station on the device.

Appears when there is no station list on the device. Use the device 
to create a station.

Music licenses force us to limit the number of tracks you may 
skip each hour.

Appears when you try to skip a song or select Dislike over the 
predetermined number of times in an hour.

Unable to save rating.
Unable to save bookmark
or
Unable to skip

Appears when the commanded operation is failed. Try again later.

No data

Appears when no data is available with Pandora® activated. 
Reboot the app and reconnect the device.

PANDORA Unsupported

Appears when Pandora® version is not supported. Update 
Pandora® to the latest version.

PANDORA system maintenance

Appears when the Pandora® server is in maintenance. Try again 
later.

Cannot connect to PANDORA. When stopped, check your 
mobile device.

Appears when Pandora® is unable to play music. Check your 
device.

U.S. models

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Aha

TM

 Radio

Features

Aha

TM

 Radio

If an error occurs while playing Aha

TM

 Radio, you may see the following error 

messages.
If you cannot clear the error message, contact a dealer.

Error Message

Solution

Cannot connect to aha. When stopped, check your mobile 
device.

Appears when the Aha

TM

 app is not activated. Check your device.

Incompatible USB Device
Please Check Owner’s Manual

Appears when an incompatible device is connected. Disconnect 
the device. Then turn the audio system off, and turn it on again. 
Do not reconnect the device that caused the error.

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Features

General Information on the Audio System

SiriusXM® Radio Service

1. You need your radio ID ready before registering for subscription. To see the ID in 

the On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

, select 

 until CH 000 and the radio ID 

appears.

2. Have your radio ID and credit card number ready, and either call or visit the 

SiriusXM® website to subscribe.

Switch to the SiriusXM® mode by pressing the SOURCE button repeatedly or 
operating the On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

, and stay in this mode for about 30 

minutes until the service is activated. Make sure your vehicle is in an open area with 
good reception.

Loading:
SiriusXM® is loading the audio or program information.
Ch off air:
The channel is not currently broadcasting.
Ch unauthorized:
SiriusXM® radio is receiving information update from the network.
No signal:
The signal is too weak in the current location.
Ch unavailable:
No such channel exists, the channel is not part of your subscription, or the artist or 
title information is unavailable.
Check antenna:
There is a problem with the SiriusXM® antenna. Contact a dealer.

■

Subscribing to SiriusXM® Radio

■

Receiving SiriusXM® Radio

■

SiriusXM® Radio Display Messages

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Subscribing to SiriusXM® Radio

Contact Information for SiriusXM® Radio:

•

U.S.: SiriusXM® Radio at www.siriusxm.com or 
(800) 852-9696

•

Canada: SiriusXM® Canada at www.xmradio.ca, or 
(877) 209-0079

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Receiving SiriusXM® Radio

The SiriusXM® satellites are in orbit over the equator; 
therefore, objects south of the vehicle may cause 
satellite reception interruptions. Satellite signals are 
more likely to be blocked by tall buildings and 
mountains the farther north you travel from the 
equator.

You may experience reception problems under the 
following circumstances:

•

In a location with an obstruction to the south of 
your vehicle.

•

In tunnels

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On the lower level of a multi-tiered road

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Large items carried on the roof rack

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