Acura Music Link ...3 What's Included ...4 What You Need ...5 Using Music Link Without Acura TTS Connecting Your iPod ...6 Disconnecting Your iPod ...6 Using the Audio System Controls...7 Playing Music ...8 Selecting a Play Mode ...8 Using Music Link With Acura TTS...9...
Acura TTS software application provided on the Acura Music Link CD. (See TTS.) Acura TTS is an optional software that installs on the Mac or PC you use with your iPod. It provides voice prompts to help you find music on your iPod, and it...
What's Included Table of Contents Your Acura Music Link kit includes a dealer-installed Music Link cable located in your vehicle's glove box, a Quick Reference Guide to get you started quickly, and an Acura Music Link CD.
: 4.9 or later. Visit www.apple.com/itunes/ download for more information. Installation Note: Acura Music Link can be installed on applicable vehicles equipped with factory- and dealer-installed Acura CD players and CD changers. American Honda makes no guarantee that Music Link will operate or operate properly on vehicles equipped with a non-Acura CD changer or a non-Acura CD player.
Using Music Link Without Acura TTS Connecting Your iPod Make sure your iPod is in music mode (not photo mode). Then, find the Music Link cable installed inside the glove box, and plug it into the dock connector port on the bottom of the iPod. When the Music Link cable is properly connected: •...
• To select the CD player/changer, press the appropriate button on your vehicle's audio system. Depending on your Acura model, the button may be named CD, CD/AUX, CD/AUX/XM, CD/DVD, CD/CHG, DISC, or DISC/TAPE. • To select a play mode, use the DISC– and DISC+ buttons (usually Preset 5 and Preset 6, respectively) or the CH DISC ( and ) buttons.
Using Music Link Without Acura TTS Playing Music 1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) or ACC (I) position; turn on the audio system. 2. Select the CD player/changer on your audio system. If the audio system plays a disc in the CD player/changer, press the CD button (or the appropriate button) again to select Music Link.
Using Music Link With Acura TTS To get the most out of Music Link, first install the Acura TTS software application provided on the Acura Music Link CD. This optional software installs on the Mac or PC you use with your iPod. It creates voice prompts to help...
Using Music Link With Acura TTS Before Installing Acura TTS Before you install Acura TTS on your computer, make sure you: • Install iTunes 4.9 or later (available for download at www.apple.com). • Set your iPod to synchronize manually. (Go to Edit/Preferences, click on the iPod tab and select "Manually manage songs and playlists".)
Allow about 10–15 minutes per 1,000 files. After the initial run, the time to run Acura TTS should decrease, as long as the TTS files from the previous update remain in iTunes.
Using Music Link With Acura TTS Text-To-Speech Settings You can change and adjust the text-to-speech settings for TTS files (voice prompts) that Acura TTS creates. Modifying the system voice and the voice speed may help improve intelligibility. 1. Go to Finder/System Preferences.
Using Music Link With Acura TTS Connecting Your iPod Make sure your iPod is in music mode (not photo mode). Then, find the Music Link cable installed inside the glove box, and plug it into the dock connector port located on the bottom of the iPod. When the Music Link cable is properly connected: •...
• To select the CD player/changer, press the appropriate button on your vehicle's audio system. Depending on your Acura model, the button may be named CD, CD/AUX, CD/AUX/XM, CD/DVD, CD/CHG, DISC, or DISC/TAPE. • To select a play mode/category, use the DISC– and...
Using Music Link With Acura TTS Playing Music 1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) or ACC (I) position; turn on the audio system. 2. Select the CD player/changer on your audio system. If the audio system plays a disc in the CD player/ changer, press the CD button (or the appropriate button) again to select Music Link.
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Using Music Link With Acura TTS Selecting a Play Mode/Category • To search albums, select Disc 3, then press and hold either SEEK/SKIP button ( /– or second (or, on some models, until you hear a beep). Music Link announces the first letter of each album.
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Using Music Link With Acura TTS Selecting a Play Mode/Category • To shuffle the albums on your iPod in random order, select Disc 5, then press and hold either SEEK/SKIP button ( /– or /+) for at least 1 full second (or, on some models, until you hear a beep).
If you delete these files, Acura TTS will need to regenerate them the next time it runs. However, with the TTS files in iTunes, Acura TTS only needs to generate TTS files for any new music on your iPod.
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Tips (Continued) Tag Info • Music Link does not recognize punctuation (commas, periods, question marks, dashes, slashes, ampersands, etc.). It also does not recognize special characters and accents (à, é, ï, ô, etc.). If punctuation or special characters/accents are used in the artist, album, genre, or playlist name, Music Link will announce it on your audio system as "punctuation"...
Support Table of Contents For more information about Acura Music Link and Acura TTS, including FAQs, visit www.acura.com. Acura TTS Software Updates Check out www.acura.com to download the most recent Acura TTS software and software updates.
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