2008 Acura RL phone

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Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................4
Manual Overview ............................4
System Overview ............................4
Accessories Precautions ..................5
Important Safety Information ..........5
Map Overview .................................6
Current Street ....................................6
Verified/Unverified Street ..................6
User Agreement ............................8
Getting Started ...........................10
System Controls ............................10
Voice Control Basics .....................13
Using the Voice Control System ......14
Improving Voice Recognition ..........14
Selecting an Item (Button) on the
Screen .........................................15
Selecting an Item in a List .............15
Entering Information .....................16
System Start-up ............................17
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® .......18
Remote Keyless Entry Setting ......18
Map Screen Legend .......................20
Map Screen Description ................21
Zoom In/Out.....................................21
Map Scrolling ..................................21
Displaying Current Location .........21
Traffic Display Legend..................22
Real Time Traffic Display .............23
Viewing Flow Data ..........................23
Viewing Incident Reports.................24
System Function Diagram .............26
Entering a Destination ..............27
By Address ....................................28
Selecting the State or Province ........28
Selecting the City .............................28
Selecting the Street ..........................30
Entering the Street Number .............32
By Address Book ..........................32
Adding Addresses to the Personal
Address Book ................................33
By Places .......................................33
Finding the Place by Category ........34
Finding the Place by Name..............38
Finding the Place by Phone
Number .........................................38
Finding the Place by Zagat 2007.....38
By Intersection...............................39
Selecting the State or Province ........39
Selecting the City .............................40
Selecting the Street ..........................41
By Previous Destinations...............44
By Map Input .................................45
Showing the Map of Current
Position.........................................45
Showing the Map of City..................46
Showing the Map of State ................46
Showing the Map of Continental
USA...............................................47
By Today’s Destinations................47
Editing Today’s Destination List .....48
Adding Destinations to the List........48
By Go Home .................................49
Driving to Your Destination .....50
Driving to Your Destination ..........50
Calculate Route to Screen..............50
Changing the Routing Method .........51
Viewing the Routes...........................51
Viewing the Destination Map ..........53
Map Screen ....................................53
Route Line ........................................53
Map Screen Legend .........................54
Guidance Screen ............................55
Guidance Screen Legend.................55
Distance and Time to
Destination ..................................56
Map Menu......................................56
Voice Guidance Prompts .................57
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Introduction
The navigation system applies this
location, direction, and speed
information to the maps and calculates a
route to the destination you enter. As
you drive to that destination, the system
provides map and voice guidance.
The navigation system is easy to use.
The locations of many places of
business and entertainment are already
entered in the system. You can select
any of them as a destination by using the
Interface Dial or voice control.
There are several ways to enter a
destination, such as by point of interest
(POI), by address, by phone number,
and by selecting it from the map. The
last 50 destinations are saved for reuse
at a later date. The system also allows
you to store a home address to simplify
returning home from your destination.Accessories Precautions
If you have rear window tinting
installed, be aware that if the tint has
metallic properties, it can seriously
degrade or prevent GPS reception. This
is because the GPS antenna is located
under the rear window beneath the rear
shelf.
If you plan to install electronic
components such as radar detectors,
vehicle location devices, remote
starters, additional amplifiers, or other
audio components, ensure that they are
not located near the navigation control
unit in the trunk, near the navigation
display in the dash, or near the GPS
antenna under the rear window. Signal
noise emanating from these devices can
cause intermittent disruption of the
navigation system.
Important Safety Information
The navigation system can distract your
attention from the road if you focus on
the screen or operate the system’s
controls while driving.
Enter as much information as possible
into the system before you begin
driving, or when the vehicle is stopped.
Then, as you drive, listen to the audio
instructions and use voice commands
when possible.
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Getting Started
Voice Control Basics
Your vehicle has a voice control system
that allows hands-free operation of most
of the navigation system functions. You
can also control the audio system and
the climate control system. The voice
control system uses the NAVI TALK
and NAVI BACK buttons on the
steering wheel and a microphone near
the map light on the ceiling.
NOTE:
While using the voice control system, all
of the speakers are muted. NAVI TALK
button
This button activates the voice control
system. Press and release it when you
want to give a voice command. See
Voice Command Index on page144 for
a list of voice commands. NAVI BACK
button
This button has the same function as the
CANCEL button. When you press and
release it, the disp lay returns to the
previous screen. When the previous
screen appears, the system replays the
last prompt. This button is enabled for
the navigation system commands only.
However, it can be used to cancel an
audio or climate control voice command
up to one second after the command
confirmation.
NOTE:
The NAVI TALK and NAVI BACK
buttons are deactivated while using the
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® feature.
See your vehicle Owner’s manual and
the official web site
(www.handsfreelink.com) for
information on this system.
NAVI TALK
button
NAVI BACK
button
Navi/HFL
Microphone (on the ceiling)
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Getting Started
Using the Voice Control System
You should use the voice control system
as much as possible, and consider
manual entry using the Interface Dial
as a “back-up” method of entry.
Most of the system’s functions can be
controlled by voice commands activated
with the NAVI TALK button. To
control your navigation system by
voice:
 Press and release the NAVI TALK
button.
 Wait for the beep.
 Give a voice command.
Once the microphone picks up your
command, the system changes the
display in response to the command and
prompts you for the next command.
Using the NAVI TALK button, answer
the prompts as required. If the system does not understand a
command or you wait too long to give a
command, it responds with “Pardon,”
“Please repeat,” or “Would you say
again.” If the system cannot perform a
command or the command is not
appropriate for the screen you are on, it
sounds a beep.
Anytime you are not sure of what voice
commands are available on a screen,
you can always say “Help” at any
screen. The system can then read the list
of commands to you.
When you speak a command, the system
generally either repeats the command as
a confirmation or asks you for further
information. If you do not wish to hear
this feedback, you can turn it off.
However, hearing the feedback will
familiarize you with the way the system
expects commands to be phrased. See
the
Voice Recognition Feedback
setting in Setup. If you hear a prompt such as “Please use
the Interface Dial to...” or “Please
choose an area with
the Interface Dial,”
the system is asking for input that
cannot be performed using the voice
control system.
Improving Voice Recognition
To achieve optimum voice recognition
when using either the Navigation or
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® voice
control system, the following guidelines
should be followed:
NOTE:
Make sure the correct screen is
displayed for the vo ice command that
you are using. See Voice Command
Index on page144.
 Adjust the air flow from both the dashboard and side vents so they do
not blow against the microphone on
the ceiling. Place your hand over the
microphone; if you feel any airflow,
adjust the vents.
 To help reduce background noise, the A/C fan speed will be automatically
lowered when using the voice control
system.
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Getting Started
If you press the CANCEL button, the
message will be displayed the next time
you start the vehicle.
NOTE:
The system will display the current
message and any older or previously
unread messages, with the newest
message listed first.Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
If you have a Bluetooth compatible cell
phone that is “paired,” then CALL on
the Calculate route to screen is
enabled.
When you select CALL, the system
dials the number shown on the screen. If
CALL is not available (grayed out), and
your phone is “paired,” then make sure
the phone has service or that HFL is not
in use; press the HFL BACK button.
For more information on Bluetooth®
HandsFreeLink®, see the vehicle
Owner’s manual and the official web
site ( www.handsfreelink.com ).
Remote Keyless Entry
Setting
When you unlock the door and enter the
vehicle, the Multi-Information Display
(MID) in the gauge assembly welcomes
you with one of the following displays:
“Welcome Driver 1,” “Welcome Driver
2,” or just “Welcome.” The vehicle
“senses” the driver number, based on
which Remote Keyless Entry is used to
unlock the vehicle. If both drivers
approach the vehicle with remotes, the
welcome display and related settings are
based on which remote the vehicle first
“senses.”
NOTE:
 If both remotes come within range simultaneously, the “Welcome”
display may be unpredictable.
 If only “Welcome” is displayed, then all Setup settings revert to factory
defaults, and all personal data (such
as Address Book or Calendar) are not
available.
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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 Destinations 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
page86).
 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 page97.
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page144.
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 page97.
 You can enter the desired destination using the voice control system. For
information on the available voice
commands, see Voice Command
Index on page144.
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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