Acura MDX HYBRID (2020 year). Manual in english - page 16

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Audio System Basic Operation

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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.

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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

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. 259

•

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

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

Continued

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>

■

Navigation

■

Audio

•

List <Artist>

•

List Album <Album>

•

List <Album>

•

List Composer <Composer>

•

List <Composer>

•

List Genre <Genre>

•

List <Genre>

•

List Playlist <Playlist>

•

List <Playlist>

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Voice Control Operation

Features

This can be only used when the phone is 
connected. When the system recognizes the 
Phone command, the screen will change 
the dedicated screen for the voice 
recognition of the phone.

•

Dial by Number

•

Redial

•

Back

•

Cancel

•

Call <Your Contact Name>

•

Dial <Your Contact Name>

•

Call <Your Contact Name> <Type>

•

Dial <Your Contact Name> <Type>

•

Call <Voice Tag>

•

Dial <Voice Tag>

Phone commands are not available if using 
Apple CarPlay.

You can see a list of the available 
commands on the screen.

•

Phone Commands

•

Audio Commands

•

Navigation Commands

•

Voice Settings

•

Voice Recognition Guide

■

Phone

■

Voice Help

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Playing AM/FM Radio

Continued

Features

Playing AM/FM 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.

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 display the current station 

details.
Select 

 to display 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 display the manual input 

screen of radio frequency.

Stations

Select to display the station list 

screen.

HD Radio List

Select to display the sub-channel 

list screen.

Models with HD Radio

TM

 feature

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Playing AM/FM Radio

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Features

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.

■

To find an RDS station from Station List

1.

Select 

Stations

.

2.

Select station on the list.

■

Manual update

Updates your available station list at any time.

1.

Select 

Stations

.

2.

Select 

Refresh

 on the list.

■

Preset Memory

■

Radio Data System (RDS)

1

Playing AM/FM Radio

You can control the AM/FM radio using voice 
commands.

2

Voice Control Operation

 P. 258

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.

2

Audio Remote Controls

 P. 241

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

HD Radio Technology manufactured under license 
from iBiquity Digital Corporation. U.S. and Foreign 
Patents. HD Radio

TM

 and the HD, HD Radio, and 

“Arc” logos are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity 
Digital Corp.

Models with HD Radio

TM

 feature

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Playing AM/FM Radio

Features

■

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.

■

Radio text

Display the radio text information of the selected RDS station.

1.

Select 

Audio Menu

.

2.

Select 

Radio Text

.

■

Scan

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

Select 

SCAN

.

To turn off scan, select 

Stop Scan

.

1

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

1

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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Playing SiriusXM

®

 Radio

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 display the current 

channel details.
Select 

 to display 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 display the channel 

number input screen.

Presets/Controls

Select to change between the 

Presets

 mode and 

Controls

 mode 

of the Replay function.

Browse

Select to display 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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Playing SiriusXM

®

 Radio

Features

1.

Select the SiriusXM

®

 mode.

2

Audio Remote Controls

 P. 241

2

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

 P. 244

2.

Select a channel using the 

, 

 icons or the preset numbers (

1

-

12

) on the preset 

mode screen.

■

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.

■

To Play SiriusXM

®

 Radio

1

Playing SiriusXM

®

 Radio

You can control the SiriusXM

®

 radio using voice 

commands.

2

Voice Control Operation

 P. 258

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.

2

Customized Features

 P. 362

1

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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Playing SiriusXM

®

 Radio

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Features

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

■

Preset Memory

1

Playing SiriusXM

®

 Radio

You can store 12 SiriusXM

®

 stations into the preset 

memory.

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Playing SiriusXM

®

 Radio

Features

■

TuneMix

TM

 (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.

1

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

.

2

Customized Features

 P. 362

TuneMix

TM

 is available for music channels only.

Select and hold.

Channel Icon

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Playing SiriusXM

®

 Radio

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Features

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.

■

Listening to Featured Channels

■

Displaying a Channel Schedule

1

Listening to Featured Channels

Up to three featured channels by SiriusXM

®

 can be 

displayed.

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Playing SiriusXM

®

 Radio

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.

■

Returning to real-time broadcast

Select 

 while listening to the playback channel.

■

Replay Function

1

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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Playing SiriusXM

®

 Radio

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Features

While listening to other channels you can receive sports alerts such as scores from 
your favorite teams.

■

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.

■

Live Sports Alert

1

Live Sports Alert

The sports alert function at SiriusXM

®

 mode only.

1

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.

2

Customized Features

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Playing SiriusXM

®

 Radio

Continued

Features

■

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.

■

Listening to a missed sports alert

1.

Select 

Audio Menu

.

2.

Select 

SportsFlash

.

3.

Select an item.