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Acura/ELS Surround Sound System
Technology Package

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Grammy^® award-winning recording engineer and producer Elliot Scheiner helped design the Acura/ELS Surround^®32 Premium 10-speaker Sound System to reproduce music the way it is heard in the recording studio. As a result, surround sound fills the car from any stereo digital source. In addition to all the source inputs of the standard ILX audio system, features of the Acura/ELS system include:

• Approximately 3,600-song, 15GB hard disk drive memory (HDD) media storage with shuffle, playlist creation, and an updatable Gracenote^® database
• DVD-A, MP3- and WMA⁶-compatible disc player
• The ability to interface with the Pandora^® application⁴⁵ loaded onto a paired, compatible iPhone.
• 410-watt amplifier with digital 96 kHz sampling for crystal-clear sound
• 10 speakers, including one per door, two tweeters, one center mid-range, two rear surround, one powered 8-inch subwoofer
• Detailed audio system displays through the navigation screen¹⁰
• Dolby^®5 Pro Logic^® II extracts surround sound from any digital stereo source
• Almost all functions can be performed through the Voice Recognition system
• The Note function allows you to store song information and a 10-second sample as it is aired on an XM^® Radio⁴ station so you can recall it later

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USB & iPod Integration
Standard Feature

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In the ILX, you can take your digital music library along for the ride on your iPod, USB flash drive or compatible phone. You can even have your own personal DJ with Pandora^®45 loaded on an iPhone.

• You can operate Pandora with the stereo controls when directly connected using the USB jack; Bluetooth^® Audio streaming does not allow application integration.
• A USB connection interfaces with Apple^® iPod^®8 players and other USB mass storage devices, such as flash drives that contain MP3, WMA⁶ or AAC music files.
• Track information appears on the center display. Selection can be controlled using the audio system, including the steering wheel-mounted controls.
• The USB will charge a compatible iPod^® while it’s playing.
• An auxiliary input jack can be connected to any iPod, MP3 player or other audio device.
• Both the USB and auxiliary inputs are in covered storage areas where devices can be conveniently carried and discreetly stored.

Song By Voice
Technology Package

The Song By Voice™ feature uses the Voice Recognition system to help the ILX driver find music from the hard disk drive or a USB⁷-connected iPod^®8 simply by voicing a preference.

• The system is initialized with either of the commands, “iPod search” or “HDD search,” after which you can find your preference by first stating your chosen category, such as: song, artist, album, or genre.
• Follow your category choice by stating your desired music selection. For example, if “Equilibrium” is the title song of an album, the command, “Play song, ‘Equilibrium’” will play the song, while saying, “Play album, ‘Equilibrium’” will play the whole album.
• You can also have the system display lists of artists, albums, and other categories on the navigation screen.

Navigation Functionality & Controls
Technology Package

The centerpiece of the Technology Package, the Acura Navigation System¹⁰, in conjunction with the AcuraLink^® Communication System, is perhaps the best driving companion since the invention of the car radio.

• The system features an 8-inch screen, mounted high in the center control panel for easy visibility.
• You can enter an address or access a location from its vast DVD destination database, using the interface dial or the Voice Recognition system.
• The screen will plot your path on the map and show special displays to guide you through freeway ramps, interchanges and forks in the road.
• The system will also provide voiced guidance, if desired.
• Additional features include Zagat Survey^® restaurant reviews and AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic™ and AcuraLink Real-Time Weather™¹³ that can help you get around delays while traveling to your desired destination.
• Following the 90-day free trial period, the AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic and Weather™ data services are available on a subscription basis for a fee, which can be combined or separate from other XM^®4 subscriptions.

AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic
Technology Package

The AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic™¹³ feature helps you steer clear of gridlock by providing continuously updated traffic information in major metropolitan areas across the 48 contiguous United States.

• Interstates and expressways are color-coded to indicate traffic flow levels.
• Icons indicate the location of incidents and traffic conditions affected by construction and weather.
• Traffic Rerouting™ will suggest an alternative route if the system determines it is at least two minutes or 10% quicker.
• The information is aggregated by NAVTEQ™ from multiple sources, including highway patrol incident reports and transportation departments, and is updated approximately every 90 seconds.
• Following the 90-day free trial period, AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic data services are available on a subscription basis for a fee, which can be combined with or separate from other XM^®4 subscriptions.

AcuraLink Real-Time Weather
Technology Package

You can determine the weather conditions in your immediate area or anywhere you plan to be with the Acura Navigation System's¹⁰ AcuraLink Real-Time Weather™ system¹³. It will even alert you if a potential weather-related issue exists along your plotted route.

• Current weather is shown on the ILX map display in the form of icons, which can be clicked on to receive details.
• Weather forecasts for the next three and six hours in a given area are available anytime.
• A warning map showing adverse weather conditions across the U.S. is also accessible.
• Following the 90-day free trial period, AcuraLink Real-Time Weather data services are available on a subscription basis for a fee, which can be combined with or separate from other XM^® subscriptions.

AcuraLink
Technology Package

To keep you up to date with the latest information related to your ILX, this easy-to-use proprietary data network uses the XM^® Radio⁴ communications interface. Some of the features available through AcuraLink^®10 include:

• A pre-programmed ILX feature guide
• Dealer appointment reminders
• Direct communication with your dealer
• If you have linked your cell phone to the Bluetooth^®11 HandsFreeLink^® interface, the system can also contact Acura headquarters and your dealer for the latest diagnostic information.

Destination Database
Technology Package

The Acura Navigation System¹⁰ has an extensive database of addresses and points of interest for a variety of handy information.

• The system will not only show you the nearby ATMs, if, for example, you don’t want to pay a service charge, just tell it to show your bank’s machines.
• You can also find the exact type of restaurant you’re in the mood for, as well as locate schools, parks, hospitals, drugstores, museums, and more.
• Since destinations change over time, CDs with data uploads can be purchased through this website and downloaded to the hard drive.

Zagat Reviews
Technology Package

The Acura Navigation System¹⁰ will not only tell you where restaurants are and how to get to them, it can also tell you their price range and provide customer reviews.

• The system’s Zagat Survey^® restaurant reviews provide detailed information from a database that you can read onscreen, or if you’re driving, they can be spoken over the audio system.
• If you need reservations, the system can even dial the restaurant for you through your compatible Bluetooth^®11-enabled cell phone.