Acura ILX (2018 year). Manual - part 15

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Audio System Basic Operation

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Playing an iPod

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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 song from the Music Search list.

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

 or press 

 to display the song 

list.

2. Rotate 

, move 

 or 

, then press 

 to 

select a song from the list.

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How to Select a Song from the Music Search List

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How to Select a Song from the Music Search List

Available operating functions vary on models or 
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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Playing an iPod

Features

You can select repeat and shuffle modes when playing a file.

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Rotate 

 to select Shuffle/Repeat, then 

press .

3. Rotate 

 to select a mode, then press 

.

1. Select Shuffle 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 Shuffle 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
Repeat Song: Repeats the current track.
Shuffle Albums: Plays all available albums in a 
selected list (playlists, artists, albums, songs, genres, 
or composers) in random order.
Shuffle All Songs: Plays all available files in a 
selected list (playlists, artists, albums, songs, genres, 
or composers) in random order.

Interface Dial

On Demand Multi-Use Display

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Interface Dial

On Demand Multi-Use Display

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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 USB 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.

U.S. models

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.

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

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

VOL/

 (Volume/Power) Knob

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

Sound Icon
Select to display the Sound menu.

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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:

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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 or Change Source, press the 
MENU button, then press 

.

■

Pandora® Menu

• Skip Forward

• Bookmark Track

• Play/Pause

• Bookmark Artist

• Station List

• Create Station

• Like

• Sound

• Dislike

• Change Source

U.S. models

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Playing Internet Radio

To find out if your phone is compatible with this 
feature, visit www.handsfreelink.com/Acura, 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

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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Playing Internet Radio

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Features

You can operate some of the Aha

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 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 Station 
List, press the MENU button, then press 

.

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Aha

TM

 Radio Menu

• Like

• Tracks

• Dislike

• Reply

• Play/Pause

• Sound

• 15sec rewind

• Change Source

• 30sec Skip

• Station List

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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.

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. 245

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.

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*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.

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

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VOL/

 (Volume/Power) Knob

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

Random Icon
Select to plays all tracks/files in random 
order.

Scan Icon
Select to provides 10-second 
sampling of each tracks.

Repeat Icon
Select to repeats the current 
track/file.

Sound Icon
Select to display the Sound menu.

* Not available on all models

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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

Use the recommended USB flash drives.

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P. 246

Files in WMA/AAC format protected by digital rights 
management (DRM) are not 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

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

•

Canada: For more information on smartphone 
compatibility, 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.

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.

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

Audio/Information 
Screen

VOL/

 (Volume/

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

Sound Icon
Select to display 
the Sound menu.

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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.

■

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.

Interface Dial

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

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Smartphone Navi Apps

Features

Smartphone Navi Apps

You can connect an iPhone to the system to enable integration between the 
AcuraLink navigation app on your phone and the vehicle. This allows you to see the 
app on the vehicle display. Use the interface dial and buttons to control the app 
when connected to the vehicle.
For more information on the AcuraLink navigation app, its features and operation, 
phone compatibility, connection requirements, and downloading, visit 
acuralink.acura.com.

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Smartphone Navi Apps

You must purchase the AcuraLink navigation app. 
The required cable kit is sold separately. See your 
dealer for more information.

Not all phones and apps are compatible with the 
system. The system does not display all the available 
apps on smartphone, and some apps need to be 
preinstalled. See your dealer for details.

You need to switch the Bluetooth® connection to 
your smartphone if another electronic device is 
connected.

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Audio/Information screen
The navigation app icon installed in your 
iPhone appears on the screen.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Use the display to input information.

APP button
Press to activate the app. The app appears 
when your phone with Acura-unique 
navigation app installed is connected to 
the audio system via Bluetooth® and using 
an HDMI® cable.

MENU button
Press to display Navigation App menu, 
such as:

●

Destination

●

Map Options

●

Route Options, etc.

SETTINGS button
Press to set up the following:

●

Display Adjustment

●

Guidance Volume

●

Sync Clock w/ Smartphone

Interface Dial

●

Rotate left and right to 
zoom in and out.

●

Move to eight directions to 
scroll the map.

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Siri Eyes Free

Features

Siri Eyes Free

You can talk to Siri using the Talk button on the steering wheel when your 
compatible iPhone is paired to Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®.

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Using Siri Eyes Free

iPhone only

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Siri Eyes Free

Siri is a trademark of Apple Inc.

Check Apple Inc. website for features available for 
Siri.

We recommend against using Siri other than in Siri 
Eyes Free while operating a vehicle.

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Using Siri Eyes Free

Some commands work only on specific phone 
features or apps.

Appears when Siri is 
activated in Siri Eyes 
Free

Talk button:
Press and hold until the display changes as shown.

Hang-up/Back button:
Press to deactivate Siri.

While in Siri Eyes Free:
The display remains the same. 
No feedback or commands 
appear.

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Features

Audio Error Messages

CD Player

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

*1:Models with one display
*2:Models with two displays

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 owners manual
Push Eject

*1

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.

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●

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.

Bad Disc
Please Check Owner’s 
Manual
Push Eject

*2

Mecha Error

Bad Disc
Please check owners 
manual

*1

Servo error

Bad Disc
Please Check Owner’s 
Manual

*2

Check Disc

Disc error

●

Check that the disc is not damaged or deformed.

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Heat Error

*2

High temperature

●

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

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iPod/USB Flash Drive

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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.

*1:Models with one display
*2:Models with two displays

Error Message

Solution

USB Error

Appears when there is a problem with the USB adapter unit

*1

 or audio unit

*2

. Check if the device is 

compatible with the USB adapter unit

*1

 or audio unit

*2

.

Bad USB Device
Please Check Owners 
Manual.

*1

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.

Incompatible USB Device
Please Check Owner’s 
Manual

*2

No Song

*1

Appears when the iPod is empty. Check that compatible files are stored on the device.

Unsupported Ver

*1

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

Unsupported Version

*2

Retry Connection

*1

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

Connect Retry

*2

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.

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Features

*2:Models with two displays

Error Message

Solution

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

*2

USB flash drive

iPod

*2

 and USB flash drive

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Pandora®

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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

PANDORA No Station

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

PANDORA Requires Update

Appears when Pandora version is not supported. Please update the device application.

PANDORA Unavailable

Appears when Pandora is performing system maintenance. Try again later.

PANDORA Cannot Connect

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

PANDORA Loading...

Appears when Pandora is loading.

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.

U.S. models

Models with one display

Models with two displays

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