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If you selected multiple icons within the
cursor radius, the following screen
appears. Select an item from the list.
Once you select an address, the system
then displays the Calculate route to
screen (see Driving to Your Destination
on page
47 ).Showing the Map of City
With the City selection, the display
changes to the Enter city name screen.
When you have entered the desired city,
the display changes to a map. The
starting location will be the central
position in the selected city.
See Showing the Map of Current
Position on page
39 for instructions on
finding and entering your desired
destination.
Showing the Map of State
With the State selection, the display
changes to the Enter state name
screen.
After you select the desired state, the
display changes to a map of the state,
with the cross hair s located near the
middle.
Use the joystick to move the cross hairs
to the area of the state close to your
intended destination. If desired, use the
ZOOM buttons to change the map scale.
When you have the cross hairs in the
desired area, push in on the joystick.
The map scale changes to a closer view.
Entering a Destination
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Move the cross hairs to the desired
destination, then push in on the joystick.
The address of the location you have
selected will appear at the top of the
screen.
The yellow box indicat es the area you
will see when you click on the current
map with the joystick.
NOTE:
The selected icon or road segment is
displayed on the 1/2 mile (800 meter) or
less map scale.
If this is the desired address, push in on
the joystick again. If not, use the
joystick to reposition the cross hairs,
then push in on th e joystick again to
display the new address.
If you selected a single icon or road
segment, push in on the joystick again to
select the new address. If you selected
multiple icons within the cursor radius,
select an item from the list on the
screen. Once you select an address, the system
then displays the
Calculate route to
screen (see Driving to Your Destination
on page
47 ).
Showing the Map of Continental
USA
With the Continental USA selection,
the display changes to:
Use the joystick to move the cross hairs
to the area of the country for your
intended destination. Then push in on
the joystick. The map scale changes to display a
closer view of the area you selected. Use
the joystick to move the cross hairs on
the desired icon, map feature, or road. If
desired, use the
ZOOM buttons to
change the map scale. The address of
the location you have selected will
appear at the top of the screen.
The yellow box indicates the area you
will see when you click on the current
map with the joystick.
NOTE:
The selected icon or road segment is
displayed on the 1/2 mile (800 meter) or
less map scale.
Entering a Destination
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Entering a Destination
Scroll through the list and say the line
number (1-6) of the destination, or touch
the desired destination you want.
Once you select the desired destination,
the system then displays the Calculate
route to screen (see Driving to Your
Destination on page
47).
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 page
91.
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page
132 .By Today’s Destinations
You can create a “trip” by combining
multiple destinations previously
selected on the Calculate route to
screen.
Select Today’s Destinations from
the Enter destination by screen and the
display changes to:
NOTE:
If Today’s Destinations is grayed
out, there is no Today’s Destination
entered.
Editing Today’s Destination List
If you change your plans, you can
modify the Today’s Destination list
order by distance, or by order of entry.
Say or select Entry to sort the list by the
entry order, and say or select Distance
to sort the list by the distance order. To
delete a destination, say or select
Delete and the display changes to
Select a destination to delete screen.
Select the destination to delete. Say or
select Done to perform the deletion,
and the display returns to the previous
screen. To cancel the deletion, press the
CANCEL button.
NOTE:
For information on the available voice
commands, see Voice Command Index
on page
132 .
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Driving to Your Destination
Driving to Your Destination
A route typically has three phases.
 Initial route calculation ( Calculate
route to screen) (see page
47)
 Change the route while en route (see page
65 ).
 Resume the route when restarting the engine (see Continue Trip Screen on
page
69 ).
Calculate Route to Screen
Say or select OK. The system calculates
the route using the method shown on the
screen (see Map Screen on page
50).
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 page
91 .
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page
132 .Further selections from the
Calculate
route to screen include:
ADD TO Address Book
Allows you to add the destination to
your Address Book. See By Address
Book on page
45.
NOTE:
If the button is grayed out, the
destination is already in your Address
Book.
ADD TO Today’s Destinations
Allows you to add the destination to
your Today’s Destination list. See By
Today’s Destinations on page
43.
NOTE:
If the button is grayed out, the Today’s
Destination list is already full (five
destinations have been stored).
CALL
This button is displayed only for the
Touring model. Dials the number on the
screen when available. See Bluetooth®
HandsFreeLink® (Touring Model Only)
on page
17 .
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Driving to Your Destination
Changing the Routing Method
The system lets you select the way you
want to drive to your destination. Select
the desired method using the CHANGE
METHOD scroll bar back ( ) or
forward ( ) buttons.  “Direct Route” (the factory default) is
the route that is the quickest (least
time) and is usually the best choice. If
you choose any other method, it
becomes the new default for all future
routing. Make sure to check the
routing method if the displayed route
is not what you expected to see.
 “Easy Route” produces a route with the least turns.
 “Maximize Freeways,” “Minimize Freeways,” and “Minimize Toll
Roads” are also available.
NOTE:
If the trip is greater than 100 miles, then
“Minimize Freeways” and “Minimize
Toll Roads” may be grayed out. This is
normal. The generated route may not be the
route you would choose. For safety
reasons, the system
generally applies the
following rules to your route:
 It tries to avoid “short cuts” through residential areas.
 Right turns are favored over left turns or U-turns.
 Restricted turns (turns that cannot be made during certain hours), are not
used for routing during any time of
the day.
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Viewing the Routes
Touching View Routes allows you to
scroll through and view the various
routes (Direct, Easy, Maximize
Freeways, etc.) to your destination. If
you select View Routes , the display
changes to:
You can change the method for
calculating the route by using the voice
control system and saying “Next” or
“Previous” or by touching Next or
Prev . The system will display another
calculated route. NOTE:
 The selected route method and
pertinent details are shown at the top
of the screen.
 It may take several minutes (the system displays an hour glass while it
is calculating) to show all route
methods, and it is not unusual for the
different methods to pick the same
route. Voice commands cannot be
used while the system is calculating.
 If the trip is greater than 100 miles, then “Minimize Freeways” and
“Minimize Toll Roads” may be
grayed out. This is normal.
 Zoom IN/OUT to view route details is not available on this screen. After you
choose a “route method,” you can
then zoom in or out on the map
screen to view your route in details. Say or select
Summary to display the
distance and time to go for each route.
Based on the summary data, you can
change the routing by using the Next
and Prev . buttons.
Once you confirm your selection, say or
select OK on the screen.
NOTE:
Distances and times show for each
method in the Summary are
approximate.
After calculating the route with the new
method, the system displays a map of
your current locatio n. The calculated
route will be highlighted as a blue line,
and a voice prompt will tell you how to
proceed along the highlighted route.
Touch Voice to have the guidance
repeated.
Driving to Your Destination
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Driving to Your Destination
Viewing the Destination Map
Touching View Dest. Map displays a
map of the destination vicinity. Press the
CANCEL or NAVI BACK button to
return. You can view the destination
map anytime while on route saying
“Display destination map.”
Map Screen
When you select OK on the Calculate
route to screen, the map screen
appears, showing your highlighted route
in real time.
Route Line
When driving to a destination on
verified roads in a metropolitan area, the
route line is displayed as a blue line.
When driving in rural areas on
unverified streets (light brown color),
the route line changes to either a blue
dotted “vector line” pointing to your
destination, or a blue-pink line. See
Unverified Area Routing on page
87 f or
a detailed explanatio n of how to enable
unverified routing, and the related
cautions and disclaimers.
NOTE:
You can always view the entire route by
simply saying, “Display entire route.” “Vector line” (unverified routing off)
Blue-pink unverified route line
(unverified routing on)
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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 page57)
Map Scale Adjustment
(Mile or km per half inch
appears only when you
ZOOM IN or OUT.)
(see page
56)
Current Map Scale
(see page
56)
ICON Button
(see page
60)
“Breadcrumbs”
(see Off-road Tracking on page
62) Direction of Destination
(When on route)
Voice (see page
51)
(Announces next
driving instruction) Distance to Destination
(see page54) Time to Destination
(see page
54)
Waypoint
(When on route)
(see page
65)
Current Street
(see page
6)
Vehicle Position (see page
63)
(Use voice command, “Display current
location,” or touch the icon to show the
current location.)Direction List

(see page
54)
Blue Line
Calculated route
(see page
50)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 disp layed on the screen.
Destination Icon (see page
58)
Streets
(see Map Overview on page
6, or Unverified
Area Routing on page
87)
Red: Interstates or Freeways
Black: Verified Street
Light Brown: Unverified Street
Landmark Icon - Generic (see page
58)“North Up”
“Heading Up”
NOTE:
See Map Legend from the Information screen for further explanation (see page
72 ).One-way Traffic Icon
(1/20 mile only)
(see page
59)
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