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18Navigation System
Getting Started
Map Screen Legend
Acura Dealer
School
Restaurant
AT M
Parking Lot
Post OfficeHonda Dealer
Hospital
Grocery Store
Gas Station
Hotel/Lodging
Parking Garage
Freeway Exit Information
Map Orientation
(see page53)
Current Map Scale
(see page52)
ICON Button (see page56)
Vehicle Position (see page59)
(Use voice command “Display the current location.” or
touch the icon to show current location.) Landmark Icon
(see page54)
Streets
(see Map Overview on page6)
Red: Interstates or Freeways
Black: Verified Streets
Light Brown: Unverified Streets
Map Features
Dark Green: Park
Light Blue: Hospital
Brown: Shopping Mall
Light Brown: Indian Reservation
Green: Golf Course
Gray: Airport/Stadium/Business
Blue: Body of Water
Blue/Green: Cemetery
Matte Blue: University
NOTE:
If you move the joystick over an area
(map features shown above), the name
is displayed on the screen.
Current Street (see page6)
NOTE:
See Map Legend on the Information screen for further explanation.
“Breadcrumbs”
(see Off-road Tracking on page58)
“North Up”
“Heading Up”
GPS Signal Strength : Best Reception
: Good Reception
Missing: Poor/No Reception
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Auto Service
The subcategories are: Acura Dealers,
Honda Dealers, Gas Stations, etc.
Banking
The subcategories are: ATM, Bank, etc.
Community
The subcategories are: City Hall, Civic/
Community Center, Convention/
Exhibition Center, Court House, Higher
Education, Library, Post Office, School,
etc.
Emergency
The subcategories are: Hospital, Police
Station, Roadside Assistance, etc.
Lodging
The subcategories are: Bed & Breakfast,
Hotel/Motel, etc.
Leisure
The subcategories are: Amusement
Park, Golf Course, Historical
Monument, Marina, Movie Theater,
Museum, Park/Recreation Area,
Performing Arts, Sports Complex,
Tourist Attraction.Restaurant
This category is broken down into types
of food, giving you
a selection by each
type: All Types, American, French,
Japanese, etc.
The ZAGAT SURVEY for some
restaurants is available in the system.
See the Information screen “Key to
Zagat Ratings” for an explanation of
these ratings (see page70).
On the Select a place screen,
restaurants with a Zagat Rating have a
“Z” icon at the end of the line. To list
only restaurants with Zagat Reviews,
say “Zagat” or select ZAGAT 2007
Only . You can view the complete Zagat
Review for a select ed restaurant by
selecting the “Z” icon. By voice, select the “Z” icon by saying
“Zagat list number X” (where X is the
line number 1-3). Alternatively, use the
joystick or touch screen to select the “Z”
icon.
Say or select
Read List and the review
will be read out. Say or select OK to
display the Calculate route to screen.
See Key to Zagat Ratings on page70 for
details on the key to ratings.
Tip:
When trying to find a specific
restaurant, select the category All
Types . Some restaurants may be
miscategorized.
Entering a Destination
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Map Features
Dark Green: Park Gray:
Light Blue: Hospital Airport/Stadium/Business
Brown: Shopping Mall Blue: Body of Water
Light Brown: Blue/Green: CemeteryIndian Reservation Matte Blue: University
Green: Golf Course
NOTE:
If you move the joystick ov er an area (map features
shown above), the name is displayed on the screen.
Acura Dealer
School
Restaurant
AT M
Parking Lot
Post OfficeHonda Dealer
Hospital
Grocery Store
Gas Station
Hotel/Lodging
Parking Garage
Freeway Exit Information
Map Screen Legend
Map Orientation
(see page53)
Map Scale Adjustment
(Mile or km per half inch
appears only when you
ZOOM IN or OUT.)
(see page52)
Current Map Scale
(see page52)
ICON Button
(see page56)
“Breadcrumbs”
(see Off-road Tracking on page58)
NOTE:
See Map Legend from the Information screen for further explanation (see page69).
Direction of Destination
(When on route)
(see page50)
Voice
(see page47)
(Announces next
driving instruction)
Distance to Destination
(see page50) Time to Destination
(see page50)
Waypoint
(When on route)
(see page61)
Current Street
(see page6)
Vehicle Position (see page59)
(Use voice command, “Display curr ent location,” or touch the icon to show the current location.)
Direction List

(see page50)
Blue Line
Calculated route
(see page46) Destination Icon
(see page54)
Streets
(see
Map Overview on page6, or Unverified
Area Routing on page82)
Red: Interstates or Freeways
Black: Verified Street
Light Brown: Unverified Street
Landmark Icon (see page54)
“North Up”
“Heading Up”
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Driving to Your Destination
Destination Icon
The destination icon only shows the
approximate location of the destination.
This occurs because a city block can
have as many as 100 possible addresses
(for example, the 1400 block is followed
by the 1500 block.) Since most cities
use only a portion of the 100 possible
addresses (for example, in the 1400
block, the addresses may only go up to
1425 before the 1500 block starts).
Therefore, the address 1425 will be
shown a quarter of the way down the
block by the system instead of near the
end of the block where the destination
is actually located.
Tip:
When on a route, you can view a map
showing your destination. Using voice
control, say “Display destination map.”
Landmark Icons
Landmark icons are shown in the map
screen on 1/20 and 1/8 mile scale, or 80
and 200 meter scale. The Freeway exit
information is displayed on the 1/4, 1/2,
and 1 mile scales. The icons are: Some icons can be turned on or off;
you can either display them or hide
them from the
ICON button on the
lower left corner (see page48) or using
voice commands (see page124).
You can select most landmark icons
with the joystick to display the icon’s
information. See the table on the
following page for exceptions.
NOTE:
 The same list can be viewed on the screen by selecting Map Legend
from the Information screen.
 When there are overlapping landmark icons, a list of the points of
interest (POIs) is displayed.
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page124.
Acura Dealer
School
Restaurant
AT M
Parking Lot
Post OfficeHonda Dealer
Hospital
Grocery Store
Gas Station
Hotel/Lodging
Parking Garage
Freeway Exit Information
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For some icons you can choose either to show or hide them on the map, while others like Honda Dealers, are always shown. The
table below shows the features for each icon type. Some Points of Interest (POIs) like Police Stations are not shown as an icon ,
but you can still locate the near est one with the voice command, “Find nearest Police station.”
*1. When gas station icons are selected for view on the map, some icons are shown as “brand icons.”
*2. From the ICON button on the lower left corner, specialty types of rest aurants, like Chinese or Italian, can be individually
displayed or hidden. See Showing Icons on the Map on page56. Also see the Voice Command Index on page125 for the
“Display,” “Hide,” and “Find” commands.
POI type Icon can be
manually
displayedIcon can be
manually
hidden Icon
selection by
voiceIcon can be selected as a
destination on the
map
screen with the joystick POI can be found on the
map
screen using voice
command “Find...”
Honda/Acura dealer Ye s, always No No Yes Yes
Hospital Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
School Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ATM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gas station*1 Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes
Restaurants*2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Post office Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grocery store Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lodging (Hotel/Motel) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Police station No icon No icon No No Yes
Shopping, Tourist attr action, Bank No icon No icon No No Yes
Parking garage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Parking lot Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Freeway exit information Y es Yes Yes Yes (choose POI) No
Driving to Your Destination
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Driving to Your Destination
Showing Icons on the Map
Touching the ICON button on the map
screen displays the following screen:
The screen consists of the following
items:
Icon Bar (row of icon symbols)
The icon bar allows you to manually
select the icons that are displayed on the
map (see page54 for a list of these
icons).
In the screen above, both gas station and
restaurants are selected. Touch the icons
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 page125)
Icon Options
This feature allows you to “fine tune”
some of the icons on the Icon bar (See
Icon Options below for more
information).
Guidance Mode
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 page51 for an
explanation of this feature, and see
page89 for Setup.
Exit Screen
Select Return to return to the map
screen.
Icon Options
Selecting Icon Options displays the
following screen:
This feature allows you to “fine tune”
some of the icons on the Icon bar. The
three icon choices, “Parking” (lot or
garage), “Restaurant” (specific type or
types of food), and “Other icons”
(hospitals, schools, etc.), can each be
tailored to your needs.
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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:
 Add a Waypoint or pit stop (page62).
 Avoid a certain street or streets (page63).
 Detour (page63).
 Change routing method (page63).
 Cancel the current route (page64).
 Back to the current route (page64). Choose a different destination (other
methods):
 Saying, “Find nearest...” to find a POI
(page64).
 Saying, “Go home” (page64).
 Using the joystick to select a different POI or address on the map (page64).
Pressing the MENU button twice to
get to the Enter destination by
screen (page65).
Change Route By Screen
Pressing the MENU button displays the
Change route by screen:
Waypoints
Waypoints allow you to add an interim
“pit stop” while traveling to a
destination. For inst ance, you may want
to stop for gas or food, and then
continue on to your destination.
Although you can enter up to five
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 page39).
Driving to Your Destination
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Cancel Current Route
Cancels the current route (and any
waypoints) and returns you to the map
screen.
Back to Current Route
Returns you to the original map screen.
Changing Your Destination
There are four methods by which you
can change or add a waypoint to your
route. These are:
Find Nearest (Voice command)
From the map screen, say one of the
“Find Nearest...” voice commands to
locate the nearest gas station, ATM,
restaurant or other point of interest. See
the “Find Nearest” voice commands
listing on page126.
Go Home (Voice command)
From the map screen, say, “Go home.”
If you have entered a “Go home”
address, then the system will display a
confirmation screen.
Using Joystick to Change
Destination
While following a calculated route, you
can select a new destination with the
map screen and the joystick.
With the map screen displayed, use the
joystick to move the position icon. It
will change to cross hairs. Use the
joystick to position the cross hair on
your desired new destination, street, or
icon, then push in on the joystick. The
address within the cross hairs will be
displayed. If this is your desired new
destination, push in on the joystick
again. If not, reposition the cross hairs
with the joystick, then push in on the
joystick again to see the new address.
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