2007 Acura MDX navigation system

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Showing Icons on the Map
Selecting Show Icon on Map from
the Map menu (see page 56) displays
the following screen:
The screen consists of the following
items:
Icon Bar (curved row of icon
symbols)
Allows you manually select the icons
that are displayed on the map (see
page 62 for a list of these icons).
In the screen above, both traffic and
restaurants are selected. Rotate the
Interface Dial knob and push in to
select (goes blue) or remove them
(symbol is gray). You can also display
or hide the same icons by using the
“Display” or “Hide” voice commands
(see page 141)
CURRENT LOCATION (Interface
Dial Left)
This allows you to display and/or save
your current location. See page 68 for
more information.
ICON OPTIONS (Interface Dial
Right)
This feature allows you to “fine tune”
some of the icons on the Icon bar (See
Icon Options below for more
information).
CHANGE GUIDANCE MODE
(Interface Dial Down)
When on route, this item allows you to
select between a single screen (with
occasional pop-up guidance windows),
or a split screen (containing one half
map, and one half guidance/directions
list window). See page 58 for an
explanation of this feature, and see
page 99 for Setup.
Exit Screen
Press the CANCEL button to return to
the map screen.
Icon Options
Selecting ICON OPTIONS from the
Icon bar displays the following screen:
This feature allows you to “fine tune”
some of the icons on the Icon bar. The
four icon choices, “Parking” (lot or
garage), “Restaurant” (specific type or
types of food), “Other icons” (hospitals,
schools, etc.), and “Traffic” (traffic
speeds or traffic icons), can each be
tailored to your needs.

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For instance, let’s assume that your real-
time traffic is not displayed on the map,
and you want to make sure that your
settings are correct. You would do the
following:
 First you would ensure that the “Traffic” button on the Icon bar is
blue (See Icon Bar above).
 Second, you select ICON OPTIONS
and verify that both traffic options are
also on (blue). This procedure is
explained below.
If you select Traffic from the Select
category for icon settings screen, the
traffic icon options are displayed: In the example above, only
Traffic
Icons is selected and will show up on
the map. To also see Traffic Speeds
flow on the map, this would need to be
turned on by first selecting it and then
pushing in on the Interface Dial to
select it so it appears as below.
Exit, and save your settings by moving
the Interface Dial to the right
(DONE ). NOTE:
 When viewing the map screen, you
can turn some icons on using voice
control.
 “Traffic Speeds” and “Traffic Icons” must be selected in the “Traffic”
choice of “Icon options” to enable
the traffic display on the map screen.
 You can use voice commands, “Display (or hide) traffic icons,” or
“Display (or hide) traffic speeds.”
See page 141.
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Going Off the Route
If you leave the calculated route,
“Recalculating...” is displayed at the top
of the screen. The system will
recalculate the route from your current
location and direction to the desired
destination then give you a new route
instruction. This is done automatically if
you have set Rerouting to
AUTOMATIC on the Setup screen
(second) (see page 91).
If the Rerouting option in Setup is set
to MANUAL , “Off route” appears at the
top of the screen when you leave the
calculated route. Sa y “Recalculate,” or
select Recalculation whenever you
wish the system to perform a
recalculation.
Off-road Tracking
If you drive more than half a mile from
a mapped road, “Not on a digitized
road.” appears at the bottom of the
screen.
The map screen starts displaying a
series of dots (breadcrumbs) to show the
path you have taken if Off-road
Tracking on the Setup screen (second)
is set to ON (see page 101). By following the dots, you can
backtrack to the mapped road you
originally left. “Breadcrumbs” may
occasionally be displayed in urban
areas, such as larg
e parking lots in
shopping malls, or in new subdivisions
where the roads are not yet in the
database. In other cases you may see
dots, if the system temporary goes off
route, like in a parking garage where the
GPS signal is unavailable.
These dots appear only in the 1/20, 1/8,
1/4, and 1/2 mile (or 80, 200, 400, and
800 meter) map scales. Rotate the
Interface Dial knob to change scales
if necessary.
Tracking continues for approximately
150 miles; dots at the beginning of the
trail will start disappearing when you
exceed that distance . When you reach a
mapped road, th e system stops
displaying dots.

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Viewing/Saving the Current
Location
Whenever you are on a map screen, you
can always obtain your current location
either by pushing in on the Interface
Dial , selecting Show Icon on Map ,
and selecting Current Location ; or by
using the voice control system and
saying “Display current location.” A
screen pops up which shows the address
of your current location, as well as the
latitude, longitude, and elevation. NOTE:
The elevation will not appear when the
system is temporarily lacking proper
GPS information. The system elevation
may not agree with elevations shown on
roadside elevation signs, and may
fluctuate plus or minus 100 feet or more.
You can store the current location for
later use. It does not change or cancel
your current route.
For example, you
are following the
system’s directions to get to a
destination. While sitting at a stoplight
you notice a curio shop on the corner,
but do not have time to visit it right now.
You can save the location to select as a
destination at a later date. To save the location, say “Save current
location,” or select
Save on the
Current location screen. The Edit
address book screen with the current
location data will appear. You can edit
the name, phone number, or category
name to be set in your personal Address
Book.
After the location is saved, select
Return to return to the map screen.
You can then use Address Book from
the Enter destination by screen to
select the saved location, and return to
the same spot.
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Pop-ups and Disclaimers
When you say “OK” in the Calculate
Route to screen, or if you change your
route, the system checks your route and
provides you with “pop-up” messages
for the following situation:
 Your route takes you into an area that you previously set as an “Avoid
Area” (see Edit Avoid Area on
page 96).  Your route passes near or bypasses
unverified areas (see Unverified Area
Routing on page 92).
 Your route includes unverified areas (see Unverified Area Routing on
page 92).  You are about to enter an unverified
area (see Unverified Area Routing on
page 92).
 You actually ente red an unverified
area (see Unverified Area Routing on
page 92).

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Changing the Route
While on route, you may wish to alter
your route, add an interim “Waypoint”
(pit stop), choose a different destination,
or cancel your current destination.
To change your present route, you can
do any of the following:
Say “Menu,” or press the MENU button
to view the Change route by screen:
 Cancel the current route (page 70).
 Change routing method (page 70).
 Detour (page 70).
 Avoid a certain street or streets (page 71).
 Add a Waypoint or pit stop (page 71).
 Back to the current route (page 72).
Choose a different destination (other
methods):
 Saying, “Find nearest...” to find a POI (page 73).  Saying, “Go home” (page 73).
 Using the
Interface Dial to select a
different POI or address on the map
(page 73).
Pressing the MENU button twice to get to the Enter destination by
screen (page 74).
Change Route By Screen
Pressing the MENU button displays the
Change route by screen:
Cancel Current Route
Cancels the current route (and any
waypoints) and returns you to the map
screen.
Change Routing Method
From the Change route by screen, if
you say or select Change Routing
Method , then the Select routing
method screen is displayed. See
Changing the Routing Method on
page 51 for details.
Detour
Calculates a detour route for you if you
encounter an unexp ected obstacle such
as a closed road or extremely heavy
traffic congestion. If detour is selected,
the system will attempt to re-calculate a
new route, avoiding the next 2 miles
(while on a freeway) or
1/2 mile (while on a surface street).
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Avoid Streets
From the Change route by screen, if
you say or select Avoid Streets, the
system displays a list of streets that will
get you to your destination. This feature
allows you to avoid a street or streets
along your route. This is helpful if you
know of road construction, closures, or
excessive traffic alon g the route. Simply
select the street or streets you wish to
avoid. You cannot avoid your current
street, or the streets of your waypoint(s)
or destination (system beeps if selected).
NOTE:
Although you can choose streets to
avoid, you cannot choose specific
streets you want to use.
Search Waypoint on Route
Waypoints allow you to add an interim
“pit stop” while traveling to a
destination. For instance, you may want
to stop for gas or food, and then
continue on to your destination.
Although you can enter up to 5
waypoints at a time, typically you may
never use more than one at a time.
Waypoints are routed to in the order
they were entered (number 1 first, etc.),
with your final destination routed to last.
If you wish to create a custom route of
several destinations, and then control
the order of routing, the function
“Today’s Destinations” is probably a
better choice (see By Today’s
Destinations on page 47). When you enter waypoints, they appear
on the
map screen as small red flags
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Adding Waypoints
From the Change route by screen, if
you say or select Search Waypoint
on Route , then the Select a search
method screen is displayed. Select
either Places Along the Route or
Places Around the Destination. Next, select your “Waypoint Category,”
then follow the menu
prompts to select a
destination. When the system performs
a search from Places Along the
Route , it displays matches that lie
within a corridor on either side and in
front of you, along your route. From
Places Around the Destination , the
system displays matches in a spiral
pattern outward from the destination.
The search “corridor” distance value
can be changed in Edit Waypoint
Search Area in Setup (see page 98).
To add another waypoint, press the
MENU button and repeat the procedure.
If Search Waypoint on Route is
grayed out, the maximum of 5
waypoints has been entered.
NOTE:
The system does not allow you to select
the roads you want to use to get to a
destination. However, after you enter a
destination, you can select intersections
or POI “waypoints” that the system will
use to “tailor” your route.
Deleting Waypoints
From the Change route by screen, if
you say “Delete” or select Delete
Waypoint, then the Select a waypoint
to delete screen is displayed. Say the
line number of the waypoint(s) you wish
to delete, or select them by using the
Interface Dial. Say or select DONE to
return to the map screen.
The route is re-calculated to reflect the
changes you made to the waypoint(s).
Back to Current Route
Returns you to the original map screen.
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