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System Set-up
* Uses street name in guidance phrase.
NOTE:
To temporarily turn off voice guidance
prompts, select OFF for the Volume
setting in Setup.
Setup Screen (second)
Say or select MORE to view additional
Setup functions and the following
screen appears:
to
Personal Information
From the Setup screen (second), say or
select Personal Information and the
following screen appears:
NOTE:
If the most items in “Personal
Information” are grayed out, then you
must link the Remote Keyless Entry.
Setup settings will not be saved if the
Remote Keyless Entr y is unlinked (see
page18).
SettingDistance before maneuver
About
1/2
mile
About
1/4
mileJust
before
maneuver
MIN
Yes
NORMAL
(factory default)Yes Yes
MAX Yes* Yes* Yes
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System Set-up
Address Book
The Address Book function allows for
up to a total of 200 address entries. After
200 entries, the ADD TO Address
Book button is grayed out. The 200
addresses are shared between Driver 1
and Driver 2. For example, if Driver 1
has 150 addresses, Driver 2 can only
have 50.
You can add, modify, and delete
information in the personal Address
Book list.
You may choose to use a Personal
Identification Number (PIN) to protect
your privacy. However, PINs are
optional, and if you decide to use one,
record it in case yo u forget the number
(see page89).
You can do the following functions in
the address book:
 Entering an address (see page86)
 Edit an existing address (see page89)
 Delete an existing address (see page89)
Accessing the Address Book List
After selecting Address Book , if an
PIN has been set, the system prompts
you to enter your PIN. After entering
your PIN correctly by voice or by using
the Interface Dial , and the system
displays your Address Book.
If no PIN has been set, the system
displays your Address Book after
selecting Address Book .
NOTE:
 If the Remote Keyless Entry is unlinked, this feature is unavailable.
 Personal information cannot be backed up or moved to another
Navigation system.
Entering an Address Book
After you select Address Book, your
Address Book list appears:
Select NEW ADDRESS in the upper
right corner on the sc reen by moving the
Interface Dial right when beginning to
build your Address Book list.
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Client Assistance
Visiting Your Dealer
We strive to make this manual as
complete as possible and to answer all
questions regarding operation of the
system. Occasionally you may run into a
specific issue that you cannot find in the
book. You may save yourself a trip to
the dealer by first consulting the
following resources:
 The Troubleshooting section (see page140)
 The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section (see page132)
 The navi FAQs found on the on-line DVD order site (see “Obtaining a
DVD”)
 For detailed questions regarding HFL, audio, or other systems that
interact with the navigation system,
see the main ve hicle Owner’s
manual, or the Quick Start Guide
 For traffic related issues, see the “Real Time Traffic Display” section
(on page23) and FAQs (on page132)  Call Acura Client Relations (see
“Acura Automobile Client Services”)
 For database or PO I issues, follow the
guidelines in the “Reporting Errors”
section (see page116)
If your question is still unanswered and
you wish to visit the dealer, please be
prepared to demonstrate the issue to the
service consultant. That way, the service
consultant can document the issue for
the factory to allo w more efficient
troubleshooting.
Some issues may at first seem random,
but you may notice a pattern, like it only
occurs when you enter some specific
address, or when driving on a certain
road, or just when it’s cold. This
information is very us eful to the service
consultant. Be patient, the tech may be
unfamiliar with your specific issue. If you need to visit your Acura dealer
for a navigation related issue, ensure
that you have the “Key
Fob” that was in
use when the proble m occurred. Each
driver (1, or 2) can have their own
navigation and other vehicle settings. In
order for the dealer to properly diagnose
the problem, the correct key fob is
necessary to tro ubleshoot the issue.
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Coverage Areas
Florida
Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach/
Titusville
Florida Keys
Fort Myers Metro area - including
Naples
Fort Pierce
Gainesville
Jacksonville Metro - including St.
Johns County
Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm
Beach Metro
Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne
area - including Osceola County
Pensacola
Tallahassee
Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg Metro -
including Pasco and Manatee
Counties
Vero Beach
Georgia Athens
Atlanta Metro
Augusta/Aiken Metro
Macon Hawaii
(all cities for the following islands)
Hawaii
Honolulu
Kauai
Lanai
Maui
Molokai
Idaho Boise
Sun Valley Ski Resorts
Illinois Chicago Metro (to Wisconsin border)
- including Lake County, IN and
Dekalb County, IL
East St. Louis Metro
Moline
Rock Island
Rockford
Springfield
Indiana Fort Wayne
Gary/Hammond Metro
Indianapolis Metro
Kokomo Metro
Northwest Indiana
South Bend/Elkhart/Goshen Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Iowa City
Kansas Kansas City/Leavenworth Metro
Wichita
Kentucky Lexington
Louisville
Louisiana Baton Rouge
New Orleans Metro
Shreveport
Maine Bangor
Bar Harbor/Acadia National Park
Portland/Lewiston/Auburn
Maryland Baltimore/Washington D.C. Metro -
including Charles and Carroll
Counties
Ocean City
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Coverage Areas
MassachusettsBoston/Cape Cod Metro
Cape Cod
Springfield Metro area
Complete coverage of all cities in
Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex,
Hampshire, Hampden, Middlesex,
Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and
Worcester Counties
Michigan Detroit Metro area - including Ann
Arbor, Pontiac, Flint, Clinton, Eaton,
and Monroe Counties
Grand Rapids Metro
Kalamazoo
Lansing Metro
Northern Michigan Resort area -
including Traverse City, Elk Rapids,
Petoskey, Charlevoix, Boyne City,
and Harbor Springs
Minnesota Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro -
including cities in Anoka Scott and
Carver Counties
Moorhead
Rochester
Mississippi Biloxi/Gulfport
Jackson Missouri
Branson
Columbia
Kansas City (KS-MO) Metro -
including Platte County
St Louis Metro (IL-MO) - including
additional cities in Jefferson County
Montana Billings
Nebraska Lincoln (Lancaster County)
Omaha
Nevada Las Vegas Metro
Reno/Lake Tahoe
New Hampshire Manchester
Nashua
New Jersey Southern New Jersey - including
Atlantic City/Cape May/Cumberland
Metro
Camden Metro
Newark Metro
Trenton Metro - including Ocean and
Hunterdon Counties New Mexico
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Taos Ski Resorts
New York The Adirondack
Binghamton
Buffalo - including Erie and Niagara
Counties
Cooperstown
Eastern New York - including New
York City Metro, Albany, Glen Falls,
Schenectady, Troy
Ithaca
Lake Placid
Oneonta
Rochester - including cities in
Monroe County
Syracuse
Utica
North Carolina Asheville
Charlotte Metro
Hickory
Morgantown
Raleigh-Durham Metro
Wilmington
Winston-Salem/Greensboro Metro
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Frequently Asked Questions
When I drive at night, the screen is bright and will not switch
to the night display mode. Why? Verify the following: The disp
lay mode in Setup is set to Night mode, the
dash brightness is not set to maximum, and Map Color in Setup is set to
Black for Night. See Switching Display Mode on page
105.
The daytime map screen is dark like the night display mode,
and it is hard to see. Why? Verify the following: The disp
lay mode in Setup is set to Day mode, and
Map Color in Setup is set to White for Day. See Switching Display Mode
on page
105.
During the day, I turned on the lights because it started to
rain, but the screen went dark. How can I make it still display
day mode? Adjust the dash brightness (+) button to
full brightness. Remember to set it
back to a medium setting, or at ni ght, the screen will be bright. See
Switching Display Mode on page105.
How can I input my destination using map coordinates? The navigation system was not designed for this. However, you can view
the coordinates of an a ddress by pushing in on the Interface Dial, selecting
Show Icon on Map , and moving the Interface Dial left to select
Current Location . See Map Screen Legend on page
54.
How do I change or remove my PIN? Go to “Personal Information” in the Setup screen (second) , and select PIN
Number . Enter your existing PIN, and then you have the choice to change
or remove the PIN. See page
89.
I forget the PIN for Home, or the PIN for personal addresses.
How do I reset it? PINs are optional. See information re
garding PINs on page
89. Your dealer
can reset the PIN for you.
I change my setup settings, bu t they are not saved when I
restart the vehicle. Verify that your Remote Keyless
Entry is linked (The MID shows
“Welcome drive 1” or “Welcome dr iver 2”). See page
18 f or additional
information.
I cannot access my Calendar or Address Book. Why?
CALL is not available on the Calculate route to screen. Why? Your phone is not “paired” to the HFL, or if your phone is “paired,” it is in
use; press HFL BACK button.
Problem Solution
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Glossary
Initialization - This refers to the period
needed to reacquire the GPS satellite
orbital information whenever the
navigation system power has been
disconnected. This can take 10 to 45
minutes with the ve hicle out in an
open area.
Instant Fuel - The current
instantaneous fuel economy value as
displayed by the Trip computer
screen.
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display. The
navigation screen.
Map Matching - The received GPS
information allows the navigation
system to position the vehicle on the
map. Map matching has occurred if
the map screen is displaying the
current street name in the bottom-
shaded area.
Mic - Abbreviation for the microphone
used for receiving voice commands.
It is located near the map light in the
ceiling.
Multi-Information Display (MID) -
Located in the gauge assembly. See
the Owner’s manual for additional
information. MW -
Maneuver Window. While on-
route to a destination, this window
displays information about the next
maneuver.
Navi - Abbreviation for the navigation
system.
North Pointer - The map symbol
showing the map orientation. See
page61.
Off Route - This occurs when the user
leaves mapped roads. Off road
tracking dots (“breadcrumbs”) are
displayed if the option is enabled in
the Setup screen. The user can use
them to return to a mapped road. The
bottom of the navigation screen will
say “Not on a digitized road.”
Outlying Areas - These are rural areas
that typically have only their main
roads mapped. All other roads are
shown in light brown for reference
only, since they have not been
verified.
PIN - Personal Identification Number.
A random 4-digit number created by
the client to protect personal
information. POI -
Point Of Interest. These are the
businesses, schools etc. found under
the Places option on the Enter
destination by screen. See page54.
Polygon - Colored areas on the map
screen denoting parks, schools etc.
See Map Screen “features” for a list
of the assigned colors. See page54.
Reminder - Automatic “pop-up”
Calendar message. See Calendar on
page78.
Remote Keyless Entry - Allows you to
lock/unlock the doors, unlock the
trunk, and link/unlink Driver 1/Driver
2 settings.
Security Code - Code needed to
activate the navigation system or
audio system. See Entering the
Security Code on page110.
Unverified Streets - These streets have
not been verified for turn restrictions,
one-way, etc. They are shown in light
brown on the map. Unverified streets
may be missing from the map, shown
in the wrong location, or have an
incorrect name or address range.
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Voice Command Index
MP3 folder list
WMA play
WMA play disc # (#: 1-6)
WMA play track # (#: 1-30)
WMA play disc #1 track #2 (#1: 1-6,
#2: 1-30)
WMA skip forward
WMA skip back
WMA play next disc
WMA play previous disc
WMA track random*
WMA track repeat*
WMA disc repeat*
WMA track scan*
WMA disc scan*
WMA normal play (resumes “Play”
from these commands: “WMA
track random,” “WMA track
repeat,” “WMA track scan,”
“WMA folder random,” and
“WMA folder repeat”)
WMA track list
WMA folder random*
WMA folder repeat*
WMA folder list * Repeating these commands switches
(toggles) the function between On
and Off.Information Screen Voice
Commands
These are additional commands not
found on the Voice Command Help
screen available when viewing the
Information screen. Follow the voice
prompts.
Messages
Voice command help (the system read
and lists all of the commands,
starting with Navigation General
Commands)
Trip computer
Map legend
Calendar
Key to Zagat ratings
Calculator
Roadside assistance
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