Acura MDX (2020 year). Manual in english - page 24

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Features

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How to customize

While the vehicle is at a complete stop with the power mode in ON, select 

Audio 

Menu

, then select a setting item.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

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Customization flow

Select 

Audio Menu

.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Play the Song from the Beginning

SportsFlash

Traffic & Weather Now Setup

Channel Art

TuneMix

SiriusXM

Bass

Treble

Fader

Balance

Subwoofer

SVC

Edit Source Order

Sound Settings

Audio Settings

CD/HDD

*

Recording Quality

Recording from CD

Recording 

Options

HDD Information

Update Gracenote Album Information

Delete All HDD Data

DTS Neural Surround

*

Edit/Delete HDD 

Music

*

Center

*

* Not available on all models

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Sync Display Brightness

Brightness

Contrast

Black Level

Beep

Keyboard

Screen Settings

RES Settings

*

Rear Control

Rear Speaker

Single/Dual Screen Mode

*

HD Radio Mode

*

Other

Cover Art

DVD Auto Play

DVD

*

Audio Language

Subtitle Language

Menu Language

Dynamic Range

* Not available on all models

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List of customizable options

*1:Default Setting

Setup 

Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

Edit Source Order

Changes the order of source list.

2

Selecting an Audio Source

 P. 240

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Sound Settings

Bass

Adjusts the settings of the audio speaker’s sound.

2

Adjusting the Sound

 P. 249

—

Treble

Fader

Balance

Center

*

Subwoofer

SVC

DTS Neural Surround

*

Edit/Delete HDD Music

*

Change the playlist name, album name, genre, 
and track order of the current playlist. You can 
also delete tracks, playlists, and albums.

2

Editing an Album or Playlist

 P. 277

—

Audio 
Settings

SiriusXM

Play the Song from the 
Beginning

Turns on and off the Tune Start function.

On

/

Off

*1

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

* Not available on all models

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*1:Default Setting

Setup 

Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

Audio 
Settings

SiriusXM

SportsFlash

Notification

Turns on and off the sports alert function.

Disable

/

Enable once

/

Enable

*1

Beep

Causes the system to beep when the sports alert 
is notified.

On

*1

/

Off

Favorite 
Teams

Selects your favorite sport teams.

—

Traffic & Weather Now 
Setup

Selects a city for using the SiriusXM

®

 traffic and 

weather information.

—

Channel Art

Turns on and off the channel art display.

On

*1

/

Off

TuneMix

Turns multiple channel mix preset on and off.

On

/

Off

*1

CD/
HDD

*

Recording 
Options

Recording 
from CD

Selects whether the songs on music CDs are 
automatically recorded to the HDD.

Auto

*1

/

Manual

Recording 
Quality

Selects the quality of the music files recorded to 
the HDD.

Standard

*1

/

High

HDD Information

Displays the HDD capacity.

—

Update Gracenote Album 
Information

Updates the Gracenote

®

 Album Info (Gracenote

®

 

Media Database) from CD or USB.

Update by CD

/

Update by USB

Delete All HDD Data

2

Deleting all HDD Data

 P. 283

—

* Not available on all models

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*1:Default Setting

Setup 

Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

Audio 
Settings

DVD

*

DVD Auto Play

Turns the auto play feature on or off.

On

*1

/

Off

Audio Language

Selects a language for the audio that is available 
on the DVD.

—

Subtitle Language

Selects a language for the subtitle that is available 
on the DVD.

—

Menu Language

Selects a language for the DVD menu that is 
available on the DVD.

—

Dynamic Range

Sets whether to control the range of the loud and 
low sounds.

On

*1

/

Off

Other

HD Radio Mode

*

Selects whether the audio system automatically 
switches to the digital radio waves or receives the 
analog waves only.

Auto

*1

/

Analog

Cover Art

Turns on and off the cover art display.

On

*1

/

Off

* Not available on all models

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*1:Default Setting

Setup 

Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

Screen Settings

Sync Display Brightness

Selects whether the screen brightness 
synchronizes with the instruments panel 
brightness.

Off

/

On

*1

Brightness

Changes the brightness of the On Demand Multi-
Use Display

TM

.

—

Contrast

Changes the contrast of the On Demand Multi-
Use Display

TM

.

—

Black Level

Changes the black level of the On Demand Multi-
Use Display

TM

.

—

Beep

Mutes a beep that sounds every time you touch 
the screen.

Off

/

On

*1

Keyboard

Changes the on-screen keyboard from the 
alphabetical order to the qwerty type.

Alphabet

/

QWERTY

*1

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*1:Default Setting

Setup 

Group

Customizable Features

Description

Selectable Settings

RES Settings

*

Rear Control

Select weather to use the rear control panel to 
control the RES.

On

*1

/

Off

Rear Speaker

Sets the front audio source to play through the 
rear speakers, even when the RES is on. The RES 
source can only be heard through the wireless 
headphones.

On

*1

/

Off

Single/Dual Screen Mode

*

Selects a source to continue playing when you 
switch from dual mode to single mode on the 
overhead screen.

—

* Not available on all models

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Defaulting All the Settings

Features

Defaulting All the Settings

You can reset all the menu and customized settings as the factory defaults.

1.

Press the

 SETTINGS

 button.

2.

Rotate 

 to select 

System Settings

, then 

press .

3.

Rotate 

 to select 

Factory Data Reset

, 

then press 

.

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The pop-up menu appears on the screen.

4.

Rotate 

 to select 

Yes

, then press 

.

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The confirmation message will appear.

5.

Rotate 

 to select 

Yes

, then press 

 

again to reset the settings.

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The confirmation message will appear. 
Press 

 to select 

OK

.

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Defaulting All the Settings

When you transfer the vehicle to a third party, reset 
all settings to default and delete all personal data.

Driver 1

 and 

Driver 2

 has stored each settings and 

personal data separatory.
Perform both 

Driver 1

 and 

Driver 2

 data reset.

The following settings will be reset:

•

Routing & Guidance

*

: Rerouting, Unverified Area 

Routing, Traffic Rerouting, Edit Waypoint Search 
Area, Guidance Mode, Street Name Guidance

•

Route Preference

*

•

Audio preset settings

•

Phonebook entries

•

Other display and each item settings

Models with navigation system

* Not available on all models

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Features

HomeLink

®

 Universal Transceiver

The HomeLink

®

 Universal Transceiver can be programmed to operate up to three 

remote controlled devices around your home, such as garage doors, lighting, or 
home security systems.

Refer to the safety information that came with your garage door opener to test that 
the safety features are functioning properly. If you do not have the safety 
information, contact the manufacturer.

Before programming HomeLink, make sure that people and objects are out of the 
way of the garage or gate to prevent potential injury or damage.

When programming a garage door opener, park just outside the garage door’s 
path.

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Important Safety Precautions

1

HomeLink

®

 Universal Transceiver

Before programming HomeLink to operate a garage 
door opener, confirm that the opener has an external 
entrapment protection system, such as an “electronic 
eye,” or other safety and reverse stop features. If it 
does not, HomeLink may not be able to operate it.

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 Universal Transceiver

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Training HomeLink

If it is necessary to erase a previously entered 
learned code:

•

Press and hold the two outside buttons for 
about 20 seconds, until the red indicator 
blinks. Release the buttons, and proceed to 
step 1.

•

If you are training the second or third 
button, go directly to step 1.

The instructions on the next page should work for most gate or garage openers, but 
may not work for all. For detailed instructions about your specific remote opener, 
visit 

http://www.homelink.com

 or call (800) 355-3515.

Red Indicator

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HomeLink

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 Universal Transceiver

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Training a Button

1

Training HomeLink

Retraining a Button
If you want to retrain a programmed button for a 
new device, you do not have to erase all button 
memory. You can replace the existing memory code 
using this procedure:

1.

Press and hold the desired HomeLink button 
until the HomeLink indicator begins to blink.

2.

Quickly release the HomeLink button and follow 
steps 1 - 3 under “Training a Button.” You do not 
need to press and release the HomeLink button 
again in step 2.

Indicator remains on 
for about 25 secs.

Standard transmitter

Indicator remains on for 
about 25 secs.

Rolling code transmitter

Erasing Codes
To erase all the codes, press and hold the two outside 
buttons until the HomeLink indicator begins to blink 
(about 10 to 20 secs). You should erase all codes 
before selling the vehicle.

If you have any problems, see the device’s 
instructions, visit 

www.homelink.com

, or call 

HomeLink at (800) 355-3515.

HomeLink

®

 is a registered trademark of Gentex 

Corporation.

4.

3.

2.

5.

A.

B.

1.

Position the remote transmitter you wish to link 1 to 3 inches (3 - 8 cm) from the 
HomeLink button you want to program.

Press and release the desired HomeLink button. Hold the button on the remote 
transmitter. Does the HomeLink indicator (LED) change from slowly blinking to 
constantly on or rapidly blinking? The process should take less than 60 seconds.

Press and hold the 
programmed HomeLink 
button for about a sec.
Does the device (garage 
door opener) work?

Press and release the HomeLink button. Press 
and release the button on the remote every 2 
secs.
Does the HomeLink indicator (LED) change from 
slowly blinking to 

constantly on or rapidly 

blinking

? The process should take less than 60 

seconds.

Training 
Complete

Press and hold the HomeLink button again.

Press and hold the HomeLink 
button again.
The remote-controlled device 
should operate.

Training Complete

The remote has a rolling code. Press the 
“learn” button on the remote-controlled 
device (e.g. garage door opener).

Within 30 secs, press and hold the 
programmed HomeLink button for 2 secs.

HomeLink indicator 

rapidly blinks

.

HomeLink LED is 

constantly

 on.

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

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Features

Bluetooth

®

 HandsFreeLink

®

Bluetooth

®

 HandsFreeLink

®

 (HFL) allows you to place and receive phone calls using 

your vehicle’s audio system, without handling your cell phone.

Using HFL

 (Pick-up) button:

 Press to go to the 

Speed Dial

/

Call History

 on the MID or to 

answer an incoming call.

 (Hang-up/back) button:

 Press to end a call, to cancel a command or to clear 

the phone information on the MID.

 (Talk) button:

 Press to give HFL voice commands.

PHONE button:

 Press to go directly to the phone menu screen.

Interface dial (ENTER/MENU button):

 Rotate 

 to select an item on the screen, 

then press 

. Move 

, 

,   or   to select secondary menu.

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HFL Buttons

1

Bluetooth

®

 HandsFreeLink

®

Place your phone where you can get good reception.
To use HFL, you need a 

Bluetooth

-compatible cell 

phone. For a list of compatible phones, pairing 
procedures, and special feature capabilities:

•

U.S.: Visit 

www.handsfreelink.com/Acura

, or call 1-

888-528-7876.

•

Canada: For more information on smartphone 
compatibility, call 1-855-490-7351.

To use HFL, the 

Bluetooth

 setting must be 

On

. If 

there is an active connection to Apple CarPlay, HFL is 
unavailable.

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Voice control tips:

•

Aim the vents away from the ceiling and close the 
windows, as noise coming from them may interfere 
with the microphone.

•

Press and release the 

 button when you want to 

call a number using a stored voice tag, a 
phonebook name, or a number. Speak clearly and 
naturally after a beep.

•

If the microphone picks up voices other than yours, 
the command may be misinterpreted.

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

Talk Button

Volume up

Microphone

Hang-up/Back Button

Pick-up 
Button

Volume down

Interface 
Dial

PHONE

 

Button

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 HandsFreeLink

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The On Demand Multi-Use Display

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 notifies you when there is an incoming call.

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HFL Status Display

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Bluetooth

®

 HandsFreeLink

®

Bluetooth

®

 Wireless Technology

The 

Bluetooth

®

 word mark and logos are registered 

trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and any 
use of such marks by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., is under 
license. Other trademarks and trade names are those 
of their respective owners.

HFL Limitations
An incoming call on HFL will interrupt the audio 
system when it is playing. It will resume when the call 
is ended.

1

HFL Status Display

The information that appears on the information 
screen varies between phone models.

Bluetooth

®

 Indicator

Comes on when your phone is 
connected to HFL.

Signal Strength

HFL Mode

Roam Status

Information Screen

Battery Level 
Status

Caller’s Name or 
Caller’s Number

On Demand Multi-
Use Display

TM

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 HandsFreeLink

®

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Using HFL

Features

Certain manual functions are disabled or 
inoperable while the vehicle is in motion.
You cannot select a grayed-out option until 
the vehicle is stopped.

Only previously stored speed dial entries with 
voice tags, phonebook names, or numbers 
can be called using voice commands while the 
vehicle is in motion.

2

Speed Dial

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Limitations for Manual Operation

Disabled Option

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HFL Menus

Features

HFL Menus

The power mode must be in ACCESSORY or ON to use HFL.

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Bluetooth/Phone Settings screen

1.

Press the 

SETTINGS

 button.

2.

Rotate 

 to select 

Bluetooth/Phone 

Settings

, then press 

.

1

HFL Menus

To use HFL, you must first pair your 

Bluetooth

-

compatible cell phone to the system while the vehicle 
is parked.

Some functions are limited while driving. A message 
appears on the screen when the vehicle is moving 
and the operation is canceled.

Bluetooth

Replace This 

Device

Turns the 

Bluetooth

®

 on and off.

Bluetooth

 

 

Edit PIN

 

Create a security PIN for a paired phone.

Replace a previously paired phone with a 
new phone.

Delete This 

Device

Delete a previously paired phone.

 

 

Connect to 

Audio

Connect a phone to use the 

Bluetooth

®

 

audio and smartphone function.

 

Connect to 

Phone

Connect a phone to use the HFL.

 

Disconnect

 

Disconnect a paired phone from the 
system.

Connect Both

 

Connect the device to use the all 
functions of 

Bluetooth

®

 connection.

Cancel/Reset all customized items in the 

Bluetooth/Phone Settings

 group as default.

Default

 

(Existing 

entry list)

 

Bluetooth 

Device List

 

Edit Device 

Name

*

Edit the user name of a paired phone.

* Not available on all models