Acura MDX (2020 year). Manual in english - page 15

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Audio System

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Audio Remote Controls

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Features

Audio Remote Controls

Allows you to operate the audio system while driving. The information is shown on 
the multi-information display (MID).

SOURCE Button

Cycles through the audio modes as follows:
FM   AM   SiriusXM

®

   CD 

 Rear DVD

*

 

HDD

*

 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)

•

When listening to a CD, HDD

*

, 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)

1

Audio Remote Controls

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

Depending on the 

Bluetooth

®

 device you connect, 

some functions may not be available.

If you operate some remote control switch while rear 
source mode is selected, the rear source mode 
changes to the front source mode.

2

Selecting an Audio Source

 P. 240

Models with rear entertainment system

Left Selector Wheel

SOURCE

 Button

* Not available on all models

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Features

•

When listening to a CD, HDD

*

 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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Features

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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Audio System Basic Operation

Voice Control System

*

The navigation/audio system is voice operable.

2

Voice Control Operation

 P. 251

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

Preset Memory

 P. 255, 259

2

Radio Text

 P. 256

2

Music Search

 P. 269, 273, 285, 294

2

Scan

 P. 256, 267, 270, 274, 295

2

Random/Repeat

 P. 270, 275, 286, 295

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)

* Not available on all models

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On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

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 

Front

/

Rear

 to changes between the front side audio source selection and 

rear side audio source selection.

2

Selecting the Audio Source using Front Control Panel

 P. 352

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Selecting an Audio Source

1

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

1

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.

Select 

Source

.

Source List

Front

/

Rear

*

Models with rear entertainment system

* Not available on all models

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Features

Select 

Audio Menu

 to display the menu items.

The following items are available:

•

Edit Source Order

: Displays the 

Edit Source Order

 screen.

2

Selecting an Audio Source

 P. 240

•

Sound Settings

: Displays the 

Sound Settings

 screen.

2

Adjusting the Sound

 P. 249

•

Edit/Delete HDD Music

 (HDD mode)

*

: Displays the 

Edit/Delete HDD Music

 

screen.

2

Editing an Album or Playlist

 P. 277

•

Radio Text

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

RDS station.

2

Radio text

 P. 256

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Displaying the Menu Items

Select 

Audio Menu

.

Menu Items

* Not available on all models

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On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Features

•

SportsFlash

 (SiriusXM

®

 mode): Displays the SportsFlash

TM

 list. If the favorite sport 

team is not registered, the setup screen of SportsFlash

TM

 is displayed.

2

Live Sports Alert

 P. 263

2

Customized Features

 P. 358

•

Traffic & Weather Now

 (SiriusXM

®

 mode): Displays to the Traffic & Weather 

Now screen.

2

Traffic and Weather Information

 P. 265

•

View Channel Schedule

 (SiriusXM

®

 mode): Displays the SiriusXM

®

 channel 

schedule.

•

Audio Settings

: Displays the 

Audio Settings

 screen.

2

Customized Features

 P. 358

•

Screen Settings

: Displays the 

Screen Settings

 screen.

2

Changing the Screen Settings

 P. 243

•

RES Settings

*

: Displays the 

RES Settings

 screen.

2

Rear System Setup

 P. 356

2

Customized Features

 P. 358

* Not available on all models

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On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Features

1.

Select 

Audio Menu

, then select 

Screen 

Settings

.

2.

Use 

(

+

, 

(

-

 or other icons to adjust the 

setting.

■

Changing the Screen Settings

1

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

Features

Information Screen

Displays the navigation

*

, HFL information, clock/wallpaper, trip computer, Apple 

CarPlay and Android Auto. From this screen, you can go to various setup options.

Press the 

NAV

*

, 

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

SMARTPHONE

 Button

PHONE

 Button

NAV

 Button

INFO

 Button

Models with navigation system

Models without navigation system

Navigation

*

* Not available on all models

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Features

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Navigation

*

Shows the navigation screen.

2

 Refer to the Navigation System Manual

■

Phone

Shows the HFL information.

2

 

Bluetooth

®

 HandsFreeLink

®

 P. 393

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Info

Shows the 

AcuraLink/Messages

*

, 

Trip Computer

, 

Clock

, 

Traffic Incidents

*

 or 

Voice Recognition Guide

*

. Press 

 or 

INFO

 button to display the 

Information 

Menu

 screen.

AcuraLink/Messages

*

: 

Shows a AcuraLink

®

 message menu list.

2

 AcuraLink Message

 P. 439

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.

* Not available on all models

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Information Screen

Features

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

:

Shows a clock screen and an image you import.

Traffic Incidents

*

:

Shows a traffic incidents list.

2

 Refer to the Navigation System Manual

Voice Recognition Guide

*

:

Shows a voice recognition guide screen.

■

Smartphone

Displays the Apple CarPlay or Android Auto.

2

Apple CarPlay

 P. 299

2

Android Auto

 P. 303

* Not available on all models

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Information Screen

Features

You can change, store, and delete the wallpaper on the information screen.

■

Import wallpaper

1.

Connect the USB flash drive to the USB port 

 (2.5A).

2

USB Ports

 P. 233

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

1

Wallpaper Setup

•

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.

•

Up to three files can be saved.

•

If the USB flash drive does not have any pictures, 
the 

No files detected

 message appears.

•

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 210 characters.

•

The file format of the image that can be imported 
is BMP (bmp) or JPEG (jpg).

•

The individual file size limit is 10 MB.

•

The maximum image size is 5,800 x 5,800 pixels.

•

Up to 10 files can be saved for each driver (Driver 1 
and Driver 2).

•

If the USB flash drive does not have any pictures, 
the 

No files detected

 message appears.

Models without navigation system

Models with navigation system

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Information Screen

Features

■

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

, 

Center

*

, 

Subwoofer

, 

SVC

 (Speed-

sensitive Volume Compensation) or 

DTS 

Neural Surround

*

.

3.

Use 

(

+

, 

(

-

 or other icons to adjust the 

setting.

1

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.

DTS Neural Surround is a trademark of DTS, Inc.

Instead of using 

(

+

, 

(

-

 or icons, you can also touch 

the point where your desired setting is.

* Not available on all models

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Display Setup

Features

Display Setup

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

TM

.

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.

■

Changing the Screen Brightness

1

Changing the Screen Brightness

You can change the 

Contrast

 and 

Black Level

 

settings in the same manner.

Information Screen

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

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Voice Control Operation

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Features

Voice Control Operation

Your vehicle has a voice control system that allows hands-free operation.
The voice control system uses the 

 (Talk) and 

 (hang-up/back) buttons on the 

steering wheel and a microphone near the map lights in the ceiling.

To achieve optimum voice recognition when using the voice control system:

•

Make sure the correct screen is displayed for the voice command that you are 
using.
The system recognizes only certain commands.
Available voice command P. 252

•

Close the windows and moonroof.

•

Adjust the dashboard and side vents so air does not blow onto the microphone in 
the ceiling.

•

Speak clearly in a natural speaking voice without pausing between words.

•

Reduce any background noise if possible. The system may misinterpret your 
command if more than one person is speaking at the same time.

■

Voice Recognition

Models with navigation system

1

Voice Control Operation

When you press the 

 button, a helpful prompt asks 

what you would like to do. Press and release the 

 

button again to bypass this prompt and give a 
command.

1

Voice Recognition

The voice control system can only be used from the 
driver’s seat because the microphone unit removes 
noises from the front passenger’s side.

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Voice Control Operation

Features

When the 

 (Talk) button is pressed, 

available voice commands appear on the 
screen.
For a complete list of commands, say “

Voice 

Help

” after the beep.

The system only recognizes the commands 
on the following pages, at certain screens. 
Free form voice commands are not 
recognized.

■

Voice Portal Screen

2

Refer to the Navigation System Manual

When the system recognizes the Audio 
command, the screen will change the 
dedicated screen for the voice recognition 
of the audio.

•

Tune to FM <87.7-107.9>

•

Tune to AM <530-1710>

•

SiriusXM Channel <0-999>

•

SXM Channel <0-999>

•

More

•

Back

•

Cancel

•

Play Artist <Artist>

•

Play <Artist>

•

Play Album <Album>

•

Play <Album>

•

Play Song <Song>

•

Play <Song>

•

Play Composer <Composer>

•

Play <Composer>

•

Play Genre <Genre>

•

Play <Genre>

•

Play Playlist <Playlist>

•

Play <Playlist>

•

List Artist <Artist>

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Navigation

■

Audio

•

List <Artist>

•

List Album <Album>

•

List <Album>

•

List Composer <Composer>

•

List <Composer>

•

List Genre <Genre>

•

List <Genre>

•

List Playlist <Playlist>

•

List <Playlist>