2008 HONDA ODYSSEY service

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Table of Contents
System Initialization ................. 101
System Initialization .................... 101
Entering the Security Code..........
101
GPS Initialization ........................
102
Map Matching .............................
102
System Limitations ...................103
Database Limitations ...............
105
Customer Assistance ................
107
Reporting Errors .......................... 107
Honda Automobile Customer
Service ......................................
107
Visiting Your Dealer ...................
108
Obtaining a Navigation Update DVD .........................................
108
Changing the DVD ......................
109
PC Card .......................................
109
Coverage Areas .........................110
Map Coverage ............................. 110
Operation in Hawaii and Alaska ... 110
U.S. Detailed Coverage Areas.......
110
Canada Detailed Coverage Areas ..........................................
115
Frequently Asked Questions....121
Troubleshooting ........................
128 Glossary .................................... 129
Glossary .......................................
129
Voice Command Index ............132
Global Commands ....................... 132
Navigation General Commands...
132
Navigation Display Commands ...
133
Find Place Commands .................
134
Climate Control Commands ........
135
Temperature Voice Commands ...
136
Radio Voice Commands ..............
136
CD Voice Commands ..................
137
DVD Voice Commands ...............
137
AUX Voice Commands ...............
138
Rear Radio Voice Commands .....
138
Rear CD Voice Commands .........
139
Rear DVD Voice Commands ......
139
Rear AUX Voice Commands ......
140
Information Screen Voice Commands ................................
140
Setup Screen (first) Commands ...
140
On-Screen Commands .................
141
On-Screen Commands Assist ......... 141
Index .........................................143
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Getting Started
Each entered letter will appear at the top
of the display. Say or select Space to
enter a space between words. Say or
select Delete to erase a letter entered
incorrectly.
When entering an address, the system
searches the database for words that
match the letters you are entering. As a
result, you will notice that some letters
are no longer available.
When the system finds only one entry
that matches, it completes the entry of
the name for you. If the system finds
more than one entry that matches your
input, the system displays a list.
Tip:
If you are unsure of the spelling of a
name, enter the lette rs that you are sure
of, and then select List. The system
displays a list of names that most closely
matches your input. You can choose to have your keyboard
displayed in alphabetized format as
shown below:
Or in a regular keyboard (QWERTY)
format as shown below:
See
Keyboard Layout in the Setup
screen (second).Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
(Touring Model Only)
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 (dark gray), 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 ( handsfreelink.honda.com ).
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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 page
75).
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 or select ZAGAT 2007 Only . You
can view the complete Zagat Review for
a selected 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). Alternately, 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 page
75 for
details on the key to ratings.
NOTE:
 Scrolling through the Zagat Review by the ZOOM buttons is disabled
when the vehicle is moving.
 For the information on the ratings and symbols for Zagat Review, you
can also select Key to Zagat
Ratings on the Information screen.
See Key to Zagat Ratings on page
75.
Entering a Destination
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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 meth od. 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 search 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 listed by rating value.
Cost - When you select Cost, the
restaurant will be lis ted by the average
cost of a meal (including drink and tip). When you select a sorting method, the
list of restaurants will appear.
Once you select a restaurant, the system
then displays the
Calculate route to
screen (see Driving to Your Destination
on page
47 ).
NOTE:
See Key to Zagat Ratings on page
75 for
details on the key to ratings.
Entering a Destination
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Information Features
Unit Conversion
To perform a conversion:
1. Enter a numeric value to be converted
(for example, 100).
2. Select the type of unit you want to convert (for example, weight). The
screen for that conversion type
appears (see illustrat ion in step 3).
3. Select the base unit (like pounds) that you wish to convert to some other
unit. So, in the example below,
100 lbs converts to 1600 ounces 0.05
ton (US), etc.
NOTE:
 If you do not enter a value to be converted, only “Temperature” units
are selectable.
 Conversions using negative value may produce meaningless or
physically impossible values.
Key to Zagat Ratings
When you say or select Key to Zagat
Ratings , you will see the description of
ratings for surveyed restaurants.
 “Food,” “Decor,” and “Service” categories (red circle) are rated using
numbered values (e.g., 0-9, 10-15,
etc.)
 “Cost” (white circle) is the average cost of a meal (including drink and
tip).  The symbols, if displayed (blue
circle), indicate the following
information:
open on Sunday
closed on Sunday
open on Monday
closed on Monday
open for lunch
lunch not served
serving after 11 PM no credit card accepted
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System Limitations
The destination icon 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), the
address 1425 will be shown a quarter of
the way down the block by the system
instead of at the end of the block where
the destination is actually located.
You may find that the system
occasionally “reboots.” This is indicated
by the display returning to the globe
screen. A reboot can be caused by a
number of things, such as extreme
temperatures or shock from bumpy
roads. It does not necessarily indicate a
problem that requires service. If this
happens frequently, please see your
dealer.
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Database Limitations
You will find that some points of
interest (POI) may be missing when you
search the database. This can be caused
if at the time the database was gathered,
the name was misspelled, the place was
improperly categorized, or the POI
change is not yet in the database. This
means you may not find places listed
that you know exist. This is also true for
police agencies and hospitals. In
outlying areas, facilities listed may not
be the closest. Always check with local
information sources if you need law
enforcement or hospital services.
Every effort has been made to verify
that the system’s database was accurate
at the time it was created. However,
businesses do fail or move to new
locations, and new businesses start in
the old locations. For this reason, you
may occasionally find “inaccurate”
information when you select and drive
to a point of interest (for example, a
restaurant is now a jewelry store). The
number of these inaccuracies increases
the longer you go without an update. The digitized map database reflects
conditions as they existed at various
points in time before production.
Accordingly, your
DVD may contain
inaccurate or inco mplete data or
information due to the passage of time,
road construction, ch anging conditions,
or other causes.
Due to ongoing software and database
improvements, navigation disc versions
may change in the middle of a
production year. The version shipped
with your vehicle was the most recent
available at the time of production, and
is considered standard equipment for
that vehicle. There is no free program to
retrofit early production vehicles with
the latest disc. For DVD ordering
information, see page
108 .In addition, this database does not
include, analyze, proc
ess, consider, or
reflect any of the following categories
of information:
 Neighborhood quality or safety
 Population density
 Availability or proximity of law enforcement
 Emergency, rescue, medical, or other assistance
 Construction work, zones, or hazards
 Road and lane closures
 Legal restrictions (such as vehicular type, weight, load, height, and speed
restrictions)
 Road slope or grade
 Bridge height, width, weight, or other limits
 Road, traffic or traffic facilities safety, or conditions
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Customer Assistance
Reporting Errors
Occasionally, you may encounter
database errors.
 If the error pertains to freeways and
main “verified” roads shown in black
on the map, then report it either
online at:
http://update.navteq.com/ , or to
Honda Customer Services.
 If the error involves a light brown “unverified” road, then do not report
it. These areas have not been verified,
and are provided for reference only
(see Map Overview on page
6).
 For errors in points of interest (POI), like a business that has changed their
name, do not report them. Keep in
mind that depending on when the data
was collected, and when your DVD
was purchased, the database can be
out of date. The business may have
not reported the change(s), or not be
in the database at all. Update
Navigation DVDs are available for
purchase, usually in the fall of each
year.  If the error does not involve the
database, such as if the vehicle
position icon does not follow the
road, screen error messages, or other
GPS related errors, see Frequently
Asked Questions on page
121, System
Limitations on page
103, or
Troubleshooting on page
128.
Honda Automobile
Customer Service
Telephone: (800) 999-1009
Fax: (310) 783-3273
Mail:
Honda Navi
America Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Honda Customer Service
MS 500-2N-7A
1919 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90501-2746
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