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Audio System Basic Operation

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Playing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

Features

Editing a playlist

1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select Edit/Delete HDD Music.
3. Select Playlists.
4. Select a playlist that you want to edit or 

delete.

5. To edit a playlist name:

Select Edit Name, then select Playlist 
Name
.

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Enter the playlist name using the 
keyboard, then select OK.

To delete a playlist:
Select Delete, then select Yes.

To edit track information or delete a track:
Select List Tracks.

Editing Track Information P. 280

6. Select Done.

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Playing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

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Features

Creating a new playlist

1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select Edit/Delete HDD Music.
3. Select Playlists.

4. Select Create New Playlist.

5. Enter the playlist name using the keyboard, 

then select OK.

6. Select an item, then select desired track.
7. Select Done.

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Playing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

Features

Change the track title, artist name, genre and composer. You can also delete tracks.

1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select Edit/Delete HDD Music.
3. Select Tracks.
4. Select a track you want to edit or delete.

5. To edit track information:

Select Edit Name, then select Track 
Name
Track Artist, etc.

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Enter the track name, track artist, etc. 
using the keyboard, then select OK.

To delete a track:
Select Delete, then select Yes.

6. Select Done.

Editing Track Information

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Playing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

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Features

Music information (album name, artist name, genre) can be acquired by accessing 
the Gracenote® Album Info.

1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select Edit/Delete HDD Music.
3. Select an item you want to acquire music 

information.

4. Select Edit Name.

5. Select Get Music Information.

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The system starts to access the 
Gracenote® Album Info.

Displaying Music Information

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Features

Update the Gracenote® Album Info (Gracenote® Media Database) that is included 
with the navigation system.

1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select Audio Settings.
3. Select CD/HDD.
4. Insert the update disc into the disc slot or 

connect the USB flash drive that includes 
the update.

5. Select Update Gracenote Album 

Information.

6. Select Update by CD or Update by USB.

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The system starts updating and the 
confirmation message appears on the 
screen. Select OK to finish.

Updating Gracenote® Album Info

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Updating Gracenote® Album Info

To acquire updated files:

Consult a dealer.

U.S.: Visit www.acura.com.

Canada: Visit www.acura.ca.

Once you perform an update, any information you 
edited before will be overwritten or erased.

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Playing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Audio

Features

Delete all music data on the HDD.

1. Select Audio Menu.
2. Select Audio Settings.
3. Select CD/HDD.
4. Select Delete All HDD Data.

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The confirmation message will appear.

5. Select Yes.

Deleting all HDD Data

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Audio System Basic Operation

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Playing an iPod

Features

Playing an iPod

Connect the iPod using your USB connector to the USB port 

 (2.5A), then select 

the iPod mode.

USB Ports P. 233

Skip/Seek Icons
Select 

 or 

 to change songs.

Select and hold to move rapidly 
within a song.

VOL/

 (Volume/Power) Knob

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

Audio Menu
Select to display the menu items.

Source
Select to change an audio source.

 (Information) Icon

Select to displays the current song 
details.
Select 

 to displays the previous 

screen.

Browse
Select to displays the music search 
list screen.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Repeat Icon
Select to repeats the current song.

/

 (Play/Pause) Icon

Select to resume or play a song.

Shuffle Icon
Select to change a play mode in 
album shuffle or shuffle all songs.

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Playing an iPod

Features

1. Select Browse.
2. Select the items on that menu.

How to Select a Song from the Music Search List

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How to Select a Song from the Music Search List

You can control an iPod using voice commands

*

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Voice Control Operation P. 251
Song By Voice

TM

 (SBV) P. 287

Available operating functions vary on models and/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 On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

.

iPod/USB Flash Drive P. 310

* Not available on all models

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Features

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

Shuffle/Repeat

Select shuffle or repeat icon repeatedly until a 
desired mode.

To turn off a play mode

To turn off the shuffle or repeat, select shuffle or repeat icon repeatedly.

How to Select a Play Mode

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How to Select a Play Mode

Play Mode Menu Items
Repeat

Shuffle

*1: Not available on all iPod.

(repeat off)

*1

: Repeat mode to off.

(repeat song): Repeats the current song.

(repeat all): Repeats the all songs.

(shuffle off): shuffle mode to off.

(shuffle all songs): Plays all available songs in 
a selected list (playlists, artists, albums, 
songs, genres, or composers) in random 
order.
(shuffle albums): Plays all available albums in 
a selected list (playlists, artists, albums, 
songs, genres, or composers) in random 
order.

Shuffle Icon

Repeat Icon

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Song By Voice

TM

 (SBV)

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Features

Song By Voice

TM

 (SBV)

Use SBV to search for and play music from your HDD or iPod using voice commands.

To enable SBV

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.

5. Press  

to 

select 

On or Off.

Models with navigation system

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Song By Voice

TM

 (SBV)

Setting options:

On (factory default): Song By Voice

TM

 commands 

are available.

Off: Disable the feature.

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Song By Voice

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Features

Searching for music using SBV

1. Set the Song By Voice setting to On.
2. Press the 

 (Talk) button and say “Audio” 

to activate the SBV feature for the HDD and 
iPod.

3. Press the 

 button and say a command.

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Example 1: Say “(List) ‘Artist A’” to view a 
list of songs by that artist. Select the 
desired song to start playing.

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Example 2: Say “Play ‘Artist A’” to start 
playing songs by that artist.

4. To cancel SBV, press the 

 (hang-up/

back) button on the steering wheel. The 
selected song continues playing.

Once you have canceled this mode, you need 
to press the 

 button and say “Audio” again 

to re-activate this mode.

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Searching for music using SBV

Song By Voice

TM

 Commands List

Voice Control Operation P. 251

NOTE:
Song By Voice

TM

 commands are available for tracks 

stored on the HDD or iPod.

You can add phonetic modifications of difficult 
words so that it is easier for SBV to recognize artists, 
songs, albums, and composers in voice commands.

Phonetic Modification P. 289

SBV may not be able to recognize languages other 
than English for the artist name, song title, album 
title, and composers.

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Song By Voice

TM

 (SBV)

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. Rotate  

to 

select 

New Modification

then press 

.

6. Rotate  

to 

select 

HDD or iPod, then 

press .

Phonetic Modification

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Phonetic Modification

Song By Voice 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.

9. Rotate 

 to select Modify, then press 

.

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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 

.

10. Enter the phonetic spelling you wish to 

use (e.g., “Artist A”) when prompted.

11. 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.”

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

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Playing Pandora®

*1

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Features

Playing Pandora®

*1

Your audio system allows you to listen to music from the Pandora® app on a 
compatible smartphone.
This function is available when the phone is paired and connected to the vehicle’s 
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® (HFL) system, or with an iPhone, you can connect using 
your USB cable to the USB port 

 (2.5A).

Phone Setup P. 401
USB Ports P. 233

*1:Available only on U.S. models.

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Playing Pandora®

*1

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.

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

VOL/

 (Volume/Power) Knob

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

Audio Menu
Select to display the menu items.

Source
Select to change an audio source.

 (Information) Icon

Select to displays the current track 
details.
Select 

 to displays the previous 

screen.

Stations
Select to displays the station list 
screen.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Like/Dislike Icons
Select to evaluate a track.

Skip Icon
Select to skip a track.

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

Station Up/Down Icons
Select to change a station.

Bookmark Track Icon
Bookmarks the current track.
Bookmark Artist Icon
Bookmarks the current artist.

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*1

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Features

1. Select Stations.
2. Select a item to select a track.

Create Station

You can create a station by GenreCurrent 
Track
 or Current Artist.
1. Select Stations.
2. Select Create Station.
3. Select the item you want to create a station.

You can also create a station by the following 
procedure.
1. Select track name or artist name.
2. Select Yes.

Select the connecting method

If the two devices that install Pandora app are connected via the USB and Bluetooth® 
connection separately, you can select the USB or Bluetooth® connection to use the 
Pandora®.

1. Select the PANDORA on the source list screen.
2. Select USB or Bluetooth.

How to Select a Track from the Stations List

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Playing Pandora®

*1

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

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 On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

.

Pandora® P. 312

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

If your phone is connected to Android Auto, 
Pandora® is only available through the Android Auto 
interface.
Visit the Android Auto website to check 
compatibility.

Select track or artist name.

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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 

 (2.5A), then select the USB mode.

USB Ports P. 233

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

VOL/

 (Volume/Power) Knob

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

Skip/Seek Icons
Select 

 or 

 to change files.

Select and hold to move rapidly 
within a file.

Audio Menu
Select to display the menu items.

Source
Select to change an audio source.

 (Information) Icon

Select to displays the current file 
details.
Select 

 to displays the previous 

screen.

Search
Select to displays the music search 
list screen.

Folder Up/Down Icons
Select 

 to 

 skip to the next 

folder, and to skip to the beginning 
of the previous folder.

On Demand Multi-Use Display

TM

Repeat Icon
Select to repeats the current file.

SCAN Icon
Select to provides 10-second sampling of each files.

Random Icon
Select to plays all files in random 
order.

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