2008 Acura MDX phone

26Navigation System
Getting Started
System Function Diagram
This diagram shows the navigation
system features, starting at the center
and working outward in layers. The
navigation program starts at “Key ON,”
and then displays the globe screen
(blue). If OK is selected on the
Disclaimer screen, the functions in the
yellow segments of the diagram become
available in the Setup and Information
screen. The white segments of the
diagram are available anytime, even if
you do not select OK.
The items above the map screen show
various methods to begin driving to
your destination (orange). You are
provided with map/voice guidance,
routing cautions, and a direction list.
While driving to your destination, use
the voice control system as much as
possible to interact with the navigation,
audio, and climat e control systems
(green).
REMINDERS(pg.17)CALENDAR
-THEMAPSCREEN(pg.20)-
(MAP/VOICEGUIDANCE,ROUTINGCAUTIONS,DIRECTIONSLIST)
-DRIVINGTOYOURDESTINATION-
VOI CE:
"HELP"
(ALL)
(pg. 146)
VOICE:
"INFORMATION
SCREEN" (pg. 76)
VOICE:
"MENU" (to
change route) (pg. 70)
VOICE:
"HOW F AR OR LONG
TO THE
DESTIN ATION?"
(pg.
147)
VOI CE:
"DISPLAY (OR S AV E)
CURRENT LOCA TION"
(pg.
68)VOICE:
"WHAT TIME
IS IT?"
(pg. 146)
VOICE:
"A UDIO"
(pg. 151 - 159)
VOI CE:
CLIMA TE
F
AN, TEMP
(pg. 149, 150)
ENTE R
WA YPOINTS
(pg. 72)
VIEW
TRAFFIC (pg. 23)
VOI CE:
"ZOOM IN/ZO OM OUT"
(pg.
60, 147)
VOI CE:
"HIDE/DISPLA Y ICONS "
(pg.
63, 147)
VIEW TRAFFIC (pg. 23)
ADD BOOK (p g. 85)PINs (pg. 84)UNITS MI/KM (pg. 90)VOICE RECOG. FEEDBA CK
(pg. 90)
UNVERIFIED (pg. 92)AVOID AREA S (pg. 96)TIME ZONE (pg. 100)DAYLIGHT SAV. (pg. 100)OFF-ROAD TRACKING
(pg. 67, 10 1)CORRECT VEHICLE
POSITION (pg. 102)MAP COLOR (pg. 103)MENU COLOR (pg. 104)
GUIDE. PROMPTS (pg. 83)VERSION (pg. 107)MESSAGES (pg. 107)
BRIGHTNESS (pg. 82)VOLUME (pg. 83)INTERFA CE DIAL (pg. 83)
CALL (pg. 81)
COST (pg. 79 )
NUMERIC RAT I N G
(pg. 79)
ENTER (pg. 78)LIST (pg. 78 )MATH (pg. 80)CONVER T (pg. 81)LIST (pg. 77)
NAVI, AUDIO,
CLIMATE (pg . 7 6)
SELECT CATEGOR Y
( pg.
76)
IMPORT , SEARCH, DELETE (pg. 77)
PRESS
OK
NOT
SELECTEDOK
NOTSELECTED
OK
ROADSIDE
ASSISTANCE
KEY T O ZAGA T
RATINGS
CALEND ARCALCULA TORMAP LEGEND
PHONEBOOKMESSAGE
VOICE HELP
SELECT BAND/
FREQUENCYVOL BALANCECD
FUNCTIONSOTHER AUD IOBRIGHTNESS
ZOOM IN/OUT
SETUP
BUT TO N
(pg. 82)AUDIO
BUT TO N
(pg. 11)
INFO
BUT TO N
(pg.
76)
REAR CAMERA (REVERSE)
THEDISCLAIMERSCREEN(pg.17)
VOI CE: "FIND
NEARES T..."
AT M
, ETC .
(pg.
148)
SELECT A
DESTINA TION
WITH
INTERF A
CE DIAL
(pg. 73)
V OICE:
"GO HOME" (pg. 49)
VOICE:
"MENU" FOR ENTER
DESTINATION
SCREEN (pg. 27)
CONTINUE TO THE
DESTINATION
(RESUME)
AFTER REST
ART
(pg. 74)
GLOBESCREENKEYONPERSONAL
BASICROUTING
GUIDANCE
CLOCK
ADJUSTMENTVEHICLECOLORACU RALINKSYSTEM INFO .
VOICECOMMANDSINFO SCREEN (pg. 160)
AUDIO (pg. 151 - 159)
CLIMATE CONTR OL
(pg. 149, 150 )
Formoreinformation,see
thevehicleOwner'smanual.
BLACK LEVEL (pg. 83)CONTRAST (pg. 83)
SETUP
SCREEN (FIRS T)
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When you press the MENU button, the
display changes to:
Address (see page28)
This selection requires you to enter the
city (and possibly the state), and the
address that you want to go to.
Address Book (see page32)
This selection allows you to select a
stored address. The system can store up
to a combined total of 200 Driver 1 and
Driver 2 addresses. Places
(see page33)
The system has been programmed with
the locations of many businesses, parks,
hospitals, etc. This selection lets you
search these by category, name, phone
number, or Zagat 2007 (for restaurant).
Intersection (see page39)
This selection allows you to enter the
names of two intersecting streets in a
city. This is useful if you know the
general location of your destination, but
not the exact address.
Previous Destinations (see page44)
When you enter a destination with any
of the available se lections (except
Address Book and Go Home ), the
last 50 destinations are saved by the
system. Use this selection to choose a
destination again.
NOTE:
If Previous Destinations is grayed
out, there is no Previous Destination
entered. Map Input
(see page45)
This selection allows you to point to a
destination on the map using the
Interface Dial . This allows you to
enter a destination or address that may
not be listed in the database.
Today’s Destinations (see page47)
You can enter and sort up to five
destinations and store them in the
Today’s Destination list. You can then
use the Today’s Destination selection.
NOTE:
If Today’s Destinations is grayed
out, there is no Today’s Destination
entered.
Go Home (see page49)
This selection allows you to select your
home or a common place as a
destination.
NOTE:
If you have no home address entered,
the system prompts you for one.
Entering a Destination
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Scroll through the list to find your
desired destination. After you select it,
the system then displays the Calculate
route to screen (see Driving to Your
Destination on page50).
Adding Addresses to the
Personal Address Book
There are two ways to enter addresses to
the personal Address Book:
 Entering them in the personal
Address Book feature in Setup (see
page85).
 Adding them in the Address Book directly from the Calculate route to
screen (see page50).
NOTE:
 Destinations chosen from the Address Book do not show up in Previous
Destinations.
 Prior to departure, you can set areas to avoid. The system then includes
them in its calculations for the
destination you have entered. See
Edit Avoid Area on page96.
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page146.
By Places
After you select Places from the Enter
destination by screen, the display
changes to:
There are four ways to find a place or
point of interest (POI), by Category,
Name , Phone Number , or ZAGAT
2007 .
Let’s assume you want to find a coffee
shop (restaurant) called “Bucks.”
 If you know the phone number of the coffee shop, select Phone Number,
then enter the 10-digit number with
area code. This is the quickest way to
find it.  The second best method is to select
Category , then Restaurant , and
enter the keyword “Bucks.” The list
will include all restaurants that have
the letters “bucks” anywhere in the
name.
 You can try to enter “Bucks” using Name , but you may have to search
through a list that might include
Bucks Welding, Bu cks Surplus, etc.
NOTE:
 Prior to departure, you can set areas to avoid. The system then includes
them in its calculations for the
destination you have entered. See
Edit Avoid Area on page96.
 You can enter the desired destination using the voice control system. For
information on the available voice
commands, see Voice Command
Index on page146.
Entering a Destination
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Finding the Place by Name
The Name option allows you to enter
the name of a business, and then shows
you a list of businesses with the same or
similar names to select from. Use the
name option only if you know the exact
spelling of the place. If unsure, use the
Category option.
Finding the Place by Phone
Number
The Phone Number option allows
you to select a destination by its
telephone number. Only telephone
numbers stored in the system under the
Places (of business) option are
recognized. The system does not contain
residential telephone numbers, or
numbers you may have entered in your
personal Address Book.
Tip:
If you know the phone number of a point
of interest (POI), its uniqueness makes it
the fastest entry method. When using the
voice control system, the entry should be
spoken as a continuous string of
numbers. For example, the telephone
number (310) 555-4000 should be
spoken as “Three, one, zero, five, five,
five, four, zero, zero, zero.”
Finding the Place by Zagat 2007
The ZAGAT 2007 option allows you to
find a restaurant by the Zagat Rating
information.
The system lets you select several items
(such as metro area, region, and
neighborhood) to sear ch the restaurant
you like. When you select a type of
food, the following display appears:
Name - When you select Name, the
restaurants will be listed by alphabetical
order.
Food, Decor, Service - When you
select Food, Decor , or Service , the
restaurant will be li sted by rating value.
Cost - When you select Cost, the
restaurant will be listed by the average
cost of a meal (including drink and tip).
Entering a Destination
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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:

Save is not available when the
keyless remotes are unlinked (guest
mode).
 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
saved 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 loca tion, and return to
the same spot.
Driving to Your Destination
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Information Features
When you make a selection, you will
see the help commands that can be used
with the voice control. You can say
“Read List” or select by moving the
Interface Dial right, and the system
will read the list to you.
For a listing of all voice commands, see
Voice Command Index on page146.Cellular Phonebook
The Cellular Phonebook option
allows you to store up to 1,000 names
and 10,000 phone numbers in the
phonebook of Bluetooth®

HandsFreeLink® (HFL) from your
cellular phonebook. With the HFL, you
can then automatically dial any name or
number in the phonebook.
Say or select Cellular Phonebook
from the Information screen, and the
display changes to:
NOTE:
 For more information on this feature, see your vehicle’s Owner’s manual.
 For questions about the HFL Cellular Phonebook, call HandsFreeLink
customer support at 1-888-528-7876.
Map Legend
You can use the Map legend screens to
learn the meaning of map features,
icons, colors, etc. used in this system.
When you say or select Map Legend,
the display changes to:
Say or select the desired item or item
number to view each section of the map
legend.
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Information Features
Unit Conversion
To perform a conversion:
1. Enter a numeric value to be converted
(for example, 100).
2. Move the Interface Dial down to
select UNIT CONVERSION . The
screen changes to:
3. Rotate the Interface Dial knob to
select the type of unit you want to
convert (for exampl e, weight) and
push in on the dial to select. The
screen for that conversion type
appears (see illustrat ion in step 4). 4. Select the base unit (like pounds) that
you wish to convert to some other
unit. So, in the example below, 100
lbs converts to 1600 ounces, 0.05 ton
(US), etc.
NOTE:
 If you do not enter a value to be converted, only “Temperature” units
are selectable.
 Conversions using negative values may produce meaningless or
physically impossible values.
Roadside Assistance
When you say or select Roadside
Assistance , you will see the following
screen:
An Acura Roadside Assistance number
is provided as a courtesy to Acura
clients. If you have a “paired” Bluetooth
phone and it is ON, then you can call
Acura Roadside Assistance by using
your system. Select CALL by voice or
by using the Interface Dial , and then
select Yes on the confirmation screen.
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System Set-up
Edit Name
You may use the “Name” field to give
the entry a name or title that you will
recognize later, such as “Doctor Smith”
or “Broadway Theatre.” If you do not
give the address a name, the system will
assign one (Address 001, etc.).
Say or select Edit Name. Then use the
Interface Dial to enter the name.
Select Done when finished.
NOTE:
You can always re-enter, edit, or make
changes to any entry. “Address” is the
only required field. Edit Address
When you say or select
Edit Address,
the display changes to:
Current Position - Allows you to use
your current position as the address.
Address - Requires you to enter the city
and address you wish to store. The
operation is the same as selecting
Address from the Enter destination
by screen (see page27). Places -
Allows you to select one of the
Point of Interest (POI) locations already
stored in the system as one of your
personal addresses. This operation is the
same as selecting Places from the
Enter destination by screen (see
page33).
Previous Destinations - Allows you to
choose one of the locations in the
Previous Destination list for your
Address Book list. This operation is the
same as selecting Previous
Destinations from the Enter
destination by screen (see page44).
After you have used one of these four
options to enter the address, the initial
screen for entering the personal address
is re-displayed, with the address shown
in the “Address” field. If you have
entered the address using Places, the
phone number corr esponding to the
address also appears in the “Phone
Number” field.
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