2008 HONDA CR-V ECO mode

2Navigation System
Table of Contents
Landmark Icons .............................55
Showing Icons on the Map...............57
Icon Options ....................................57
Going Off the Route ......................59
Off-road Tracking..........................59
Viewing/Saving the Current Location ......................................60
Pop-ups and Disclaimers ...............61
Changing the Route .......................62
Change Route By Screen .................62
Waypoints ........................................62
Reroute: Avoid Streets .....................64
Reroute: Detour ...............................64
Reroute: Change Routing Method ...64
Cancel Current Route ......................65
Back to Current Route .....................65
Changing Your Destination ...........65
Find Nearest (Voice command) .......65
Go Home (Voice command) ............65
Using Joystick to Change Destination ...................................65
Entering a Destination from the Menu Screen (while on route) ................66
Continue Trip Screen.....................66
Information Features ................67
Information Screen ........................67
Voice Command Help ...................67
Map Legend ...................................68
Calendar .........................................68
Entering Your Schedule ...................69
Calculator.......................................70
Unit Conversion ...............................70
System Set-up .............................71
Set-up Mode ..................................71
Setup Screen (first) ........................71
Brightness ........................................71
Volume .............................................71
Display .............................................72
Guidance Prompts ....... ....................73
Contrast ...........................................73
Setup Screen (second) ...................73
Personal Information .....................74
Address Book ...................................74
Home Address ..................................77
PIN Number .....................................78
User Name .......................................79
Previous Destinations ......................79
Routing & Guidance ......................80
Rerouting .........................................80
Unverified Area Routing ..................81
Edit Avoid Area................................85 Edit Waypoint Search Area..............87
Guidance Mode ....
............................88
Vehicle ...........................................88
Off-road Tracking ............................88
Correct Vehicle Position..................89
System Information .......................90
Basic Settings.................................90
Keyboard Layout.. ............................90
Units (mile or km) ............................90
Voice Recognition Fe edback ...........90
Clock Settings ................................91
Clock Adjustment .............................91
Clock Type .......................................93
Color ..............................................93
Map Color ........................................93
Menu Color ......................................94
Rear View Camera.........................94
Rear View Camera Brightness
Adjustment ....................................94
System Initialization ..................95
System Initializat ion ......................95
Entering the Security Code ............95
GPS Initialization ...........................96
Map Matching................................96
System Limitations ....................97
Database Limitations.................99
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Getting Started
Using the On-screen
Keyboard
When the system needs input from you,
the display changes to a keyboard. Use
the displayed letters to enter the
information. Enter each letter by one of
the following methods:
 Using the voice control system, say the desired letter on the screen.
 Move the highlighting to the desired letter using the joystick, then push in
on the joystick.
 Touch the desired le tter on the screen.
When speaking the letters or using
“spell mode,” you can substitute the
name that represents each letter or
symbol. This improves recognition. The
system will only re spond to the names
shown in the following graphic.
For example:
 To select the letter “A”: Say, “ A”;
“ Alpha ”; or “Apple .”
 To select the letter “M”: Say, “ M”;
“ Mike”; or “Mary.” The names that can be used for each lette
r are shown below. For additional keyboard
symbols, see page138.
Alpha
Apple Bravo
Boy Charlie Delta
Dog Echo
Edward Foxtrot
Frank Golf
George Hotel
Henry Juliet
JohnApostrophe
Kilo
King Lima
Larry Mike
Mary November
Nancy Oscar
Papa
Paul Quebec
Queen Romeo
Robert Sierra
Sam Ta n g o
To mAmpersand
Uniform Uncle Victor
Whiskey
William X-RayYa n k e e
Ye l l o w Zulu
Zebra SlashIndia
Igloo
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To enter the city name by voice spelling,
say or select CHANGE TO Spell
Mode on the Say city name screen,
and the display will change to the Enter
city name screen.
Say the city name by saying individual
letters, one at a time. The system has a talk back function. If
your spoken letter is
not recognized, the
system will talk back to you. For
example, if you say “E” but the system
does not recognize the command, it will
ask you “Please select the number of the
input letter from the list” and the
following pop-up box will appear:
You should select a letter by saying the
number.
Alternatively, to improve voice
recognition, you can say “Echo” or
“Edward” instead of “E.”
See page15 for a list of available words
for each letter.By Touch Control:
Select City, and the display then
changes to the Enter city name screen.
Use the on-screen keyb oard to enter the
name of the city.
The system will display a list of city
names, with the closest match to the
name you entered at the top of the list.
Select the number (1-6) of the desired
city from the list.
Entering a Destination
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Selecting the Street
By Voice Control:
After you have selected the city, or if
you say “Street” on the Find
intersection by screen, the display
changes to the Say street name screen.
Say the street name and the searching
will begin.
To enter the street name by voice
spelling, say or select CHANGE TO
Spell Mode on the Say street name
screen, and the disp lay will change to
the Enter street name screen. Say the street name by saying individual
letters or numbers, one at a time.
After you have completed the first
name, the display
changes to the Say
intersecting street screen. Say the
name of the other intersecting street. The system has a talk back function. If
your spoken letter is not recognized, the
system will talk back to you. For
example, if you say “E” but the system
does not recognize the command, it will
ask you “Please select the number of the
input letter from the list” and the
following pop-up box will appear:
You should select a letter by saying the
number.
Alternatively, to improve voice
recognition, you can say “Echo” or
“Edward” instead of “E.”
See page15 for a list of available words
for each letter.
Entering a Destination
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System Set-up
Display
There are two screen display modes:
Day and Night . The recommended
setting is Auto, which automatically
switches the screen between Day and
Night modes as you turn the headlights
on or off.
You can select Day or Night mode to
override the Auto mode. This is a
useful feature for driver’s that like to
use headlights during the day, and want
to temporarily override Night mode.
However, the screen in Day mode will
be extremely bright at night.
Day ModeNight Mode
Display
Mode How setting affects
display mode: To override setting while
driving: But remember:
Auto
(factory
default) Automatically
switches between
Day
and Night
mode by sensing if
the headlights are
on. Override night display:
With headlights on,
repeatedly press the gauge
brightness (+) button until
full bright.
Override day display:
Turn on the headlights and
ensure the dash brightness
is not at full bright. Adjust the dash
brightness (with
headlights on) back to
normal to allow auto
switching by sensing
headlights.
Day Stays in Day mode. Push and hold the joystick
for 10 seconds (switches to
Night mode). There is no auto
Night/
Day mode change with
the headlights on/off.
You control the setting.
Night Stays in Night
mode. Push and hold the joystick
for 10 seconds (switches to
Day
mode). There is no auto
Night/
Day mode change with
the headlights on/off.
You control the setting.
Clock Turns the screen to
the clock screen. To return to the previous
screen, press the
NAVI
BACK button. Your route guidance
stops when the
clock
screen is displayed.
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Guidance Prompts
While you drive to your destination, the
system displays and announces
guidance prompts for your next
maneuver. This setting allows you to
adjust the number of guidance prompts
before each maneuver. The settings
Min, Normal , and Max are described
below. The factory default is Normal,
so you can adequately prepare for the
next maneuver. If you wish to change
the number of guidance prompts, select
your preferred setting, as shown in the
following table. NOTE:
To temporarily turn
off voice guidance
prompts, select Off for the “Volume”
setting in Setup.
Contrast
You can adjust the contrast and black
level. Changes to the display are very
subtle – this is normal.
NOTE:
You can have separate daytime and
nighttime settings for Brightness,
Contrast, and Black Level. Adjust each
setting when the display is in either
daytime or nighttime mode.
Setup Screen (second)
Say or select More to view additional
Setup functions and the following
screen appears:
Setting Distance before maneuver
About
1/2
mile
Min
Normal
(factory
default)
Max About
1/4
mile
Just
before
maneuver
Ye s * Ye s * Ye s Ye s Ye s
Ye s
*Uses street name in
guidance phrase.
System Set-up
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System Set-up
For “Places Along the Route,” the
system looks in fron t of you within a
corridor width specified by your values
for “On Freeways” or “On Surface
Street.” The system checks the
upcoming area, based on your input.
For “Places Around the Destination,”
the system searches outwards in a spiral
from the destination. In this case,
specific search values are not needed;
the matches are displayed in order of
distance from destination.
NOTE:
These settings do not affect the search
range used for the voice commands like,
“Find nearest gas station,” that are
also available wh en viewing the map
screen.Guidance Mode
Allows you to select the guidance
display mode: Single Screen or Split
Screen .
To get to Guidance Mode from the
Setup screen, select in sequence,
“More,” “Routing & Guidance,” and
“Guidance Mode.”
The default setting is Single Screen.
NOTE:
The Guidance Mode can also be
selected on the Icon Selection screen.
See Showing Icons on the Map on
page57.
Vehicle
From the Setup screen (second), say or
select Vehicle and the following screen
appears:
Off-road Tracking
With this On, the system will provide
white off-road tracking dots
(“breadcrumbs”) on the map screen
whenever you drive into an area where
the map does not show any roads.
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System Set-up
Clock Type
Allows you to choose the design of the
clock screen from one of three Clock
Types and one of two Background
images.
Say or select Return to return to the
previous screen.
Color
From the Setup screen (second), say or
select Color and the following screen
appears:
Map Color
Allows you to choose the map color
from one of four colors for the Day and
Night mode.
Say or select Return to return to the
previous screen.
NOTE:
 Choose White (factory default is
Beige) as the Day color to obtain the
best daytime display contrast.
 Choose Black (factory default) as
the Night color to obtain the best
nighttime display contrast.
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