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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 .....................12
Using the Voice Control System ......13
Improving Voice Recognition ..........13
Selecting an Item (Button) on the
Screen .........................................14
Selecting an Item in a List .............14
Using the On-screen Keyboard .....15
System Start-up .............................16
Map Screen Legend .......................18
Map Screen Description ................19
Zoom In/Out.....................................19
Map Scrolling ..................................19
Displaying Current Location .........19
System Function Diagram .............20
Entering a Destination ..............21
By Address ....................................22
Selecting the State or Province ........22
Selecting the City .............................22
Selecting the Street ..........................24
Entering the Street Number .............25
By Intersection...............................26
Selecting the State or Province ........26
Selecting the City .............................26
Selecting the Street ..........................28
By Places .......................................29
Finding the Place by Category ........30
Finding the Place by Name..............33
Finding the Place by Phone
Number .........................................34
Finding the Place by Zagat 2007.....34
By Map Input .................................35
Showing the Map of Current
Position.........................................35
Showing the Map of City..................36
Showing the Map of State ................36
Showing the Map of Continental
USA...............................................37
By Previous Destinations...............37
By Today’s Destinations ...............38
Editing Today’s Destination List .....39
Adding Destinations to the List........39
By Address Book ...........................40
Adding Addresses to the Personal
Address Book ................................41
By Go Home ..................................41
Driving to Your Destination .....42
Driving to Your Destination ..........42
Calculate Route to Screen..............42
Changing the Routing Method .........43
Viewing the Routes...........................44
Viewing the Destination Map ..........45
Map Screen ....................................45
Route Line ........................................45
Guidance Prompts ...........................46
Map Screen Legend .........................47
Guidance Screen ............................48
Guidance Screen Legend.................48
Distance and Time to
Destination ..................................49
Direction List .................................49
Exit Info
(Freeway Exit Information) ..........50
Split Screen Guidance....................50
Map Scale ......................................51
Map Orientation .............................52
Destination Icon .............................53
Landmark Icons .............................53
Showing Icons on the Map ...............55
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Icon Options ....................................55
Going Off the Route ......................57
Off-road Tracking..........................57
Viewing/Saving the Current Location ......................................58
Pop-ups and Disclaimers ...............59
Changing the Route .......................60
Change Route By Screen .................60
Waypoints ........................................60
Reroute: Avoid Streets .....................62
Reroute: Detour ...............................62
Reroute: Change Routing
Method..........................................62
Changing Your Destination ...........63
Find Nearest (Voice command) .......63
Go Home (Voice command) ............63
Using Joystick to Change Destination ...................................63
Entering a Destination from the Menu Screen (while on route) ................64
Continue Trip Screen.....................64
Information Features .................65
Information Screen ........................65
Set Up ............................................65
Voice Command Help ...................65
Calendar.........................................66
Entering Your Schedule ...................67
Map Legend ...................................68
Calculator.......................................68
Unit Conversion ...............................69
Key to Zagat Ratings .....................69
System Set-up .............................71
Set up Mode ...................................71
Set up Screen (first) .......................71
Brightness ........................................71
Volume .............................................71
Display .............................................72
Guidance Prompts ....... ....................73
Contrast ...........................................73
Set up 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
Voice ................................................90
Clock Adjustment ..........................91
Auto Daylight Saving Time ..............91
Auto Time Zone by GPS ...................92
Daylight Savings Ti me (DST) Selection
(Change DST schedule) ................92
Time Adjustment ..............................92
Color ..............................................93
Map Color ........................................93
Menu Color ......................................93
System Initialization ..................94
System Initializat ion ......................94
Entering the Security Code ............94
GPS Initialization ...........................95
Map Matching................................95
System Limitations ....................96
Database Limitations.................98
Customer Assistance................100
Reporting Errors ..........................100
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Table of Contents
Honda Automobile Customer
Service ......................................100
Visiting Your Dealer ...................101
Obtaining a Navigation Update DVD .........................................101
Changing the DVD ......................102
PC Card .......................................102
Coverage Areas .........................103
Map Coverage .............................103
U.S. Detailed Coverage Areas.......103
Canada Detailed Coverage
Areas ..........................................107
Frequently Asked Questions ................................112
Troubleshooting ........................119
Glossary .....................................120
Glossary .......................................120
Voice Command Index .............123
Global Commands .......................123
Navigation General Commands ................................123
Navigation Display Commands ................................124
Find Place Commands .................125 Climate Control Commands ........126
Temperature Voice
Commands ................................127
Radio Voice Commands ..............127
CD Voice Commands ..................128
Information Screen Voice Commands ................................128
Set up Screen (first) Commands ................................128
On-Screen Commands .................129
On-Screen Commands Assist .........129
Index .........................................131
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Introduction
Verified streets (dark colored) Unverified streets (light colored)
When
displayed These roads are found within
metropolitan areas, and
include interstate freeways and major roads
connecting cities. These roads are found in rural
areas, and typically include
residential street s away from the center of a town.
Street color Shown on daytime
map screen as black or red, such as
interstate freeways. Shown on the daytime
map screen as light brown.
Map Quality The database vendor has
verified these streets.
Information like tu rn restrictions, average speed, and
whether it is a one way street have been gathered and
used when creating your route to a destination. These streets have not been veri
fied by the database vendor. The
system does not contain inform ation on one-way streets, turn
restrictions, or the road’s average speed. They are shown on the
map for reference and can have e rrors in map location, naming,
and address range.
Routing
differences While driving to your destin
ation, the displayed route
line is solid blue. The system provides voice and map
guidance to your destination. Your route line is either a blue
dotted “vector line,” or a dashed
pink/blue line. For information on selecting this option, and the
routing differences, see Unverified Area Routing on page
81.
Cautions There are no pop-up boxes urging extra caution during
a route. However, because
roads constantly change,
you are urged to use common sense, and always obey
posted traffic restrictions. Regardless of whether the user c
hooses route guidance, there are
cautionary screens before and dur ing the route urging the user to
be extra cautious, and obey a ll traffic restrictions. See Unverified
Area Routing on page81.
Guidance
voice Voice guidance issues maneuvers such as “In a half
mile make a right turn.” The suffix “if possible” is adde
d to each guidance maneuver. For
example: “In a half mile make a right turn, if possible.”
Time and
distance
“to go” The time and distance “t
o go,” displayed while on
route to a destination, is based on the average speed
and distance for the roads used for your route. Because the average speed of thes
e roads is not known, the time
and distance “to go” is based on a fixed average speed of 25 mph
for these roads.
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User Agreement
 The terms and conditions hereof
apply to all subsequent users and
owners as well as to the original
purchaser.
 The use of oil company logos in the display are for your information and
convenience, and in no way implies
any sponsorship, approval or
endorsement of these companies, or
their products. The logos are
trademarks of their respective
owners. The user shall indemnify and save
harmless the Licensors, and their
officers, employees and agents, from
and against any claim, demand or
action, irrespective of the nature of the
cause of the claim, demand or action,
alleging loss, costs, expense, damages
or injuries (including injuries resulting
in death) arising out of the use or
possession of the DVD or software.
Use, duplication, or disclosure of this
DVD by or on behalf of the United
States government is subject to
“Restricted Rights” as set forth at FAR
52.227-14, -19 or DFARS 252.227-
7013, as applicable. Manufacturers are
the Licensors, including HONDA
MOTOR CO., LTD., 2-1-1 Minami
Aoyama Minato-Ku Tokyo 107-8556
JAPAN., Alpine Electronics, Inc., 20-1
Yoshima Kogyodanchi, Iwaki,
Fukushima 970-1192 JAPAN.,
NAVTEQ Corporation, 222
Merchandise Mart, Suite 900, Chicago,
IL, 60654, INFO USA
CORPORATION, 5711 South 86th
Circle, Omaha, NE 68127.,
Zagat Survey, LLC, 4 Columbus Circle,
New York, NY, 10019., and ZENRIN
CO., LTD., 1-1-1 Muromachi,
Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
803-8630, JAPAN.
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Getting Started
System Controls
Joystick/ENT buttonMAP/GUIDE button
CANCEL button
Screen
MENU button
INFO button
AUDIO button
OPEN/CLOSE button ZOOM (IN)/ (OUT)buttons
MENU
button
Displays the Enter destination by
screen. When on a route, displays the
Change route by screen.
INFO button
Displays the screen for selecting Set
up , Voice Command Help , Map
Legend , Calendar , Calculator , and
Key to Zagat Ratings . Set up is used
to change and update information in the
system. See page
65.
AUDIO button
Press to display the audio screen.
For information on audio system
features, see the Audio section of the
Owner’s manual.
MAP/GUIDE button
Displays the map. When on a route,
switches between the map and
guidance screens. See page
18 or 47.
CANCEL button
Cancels the current screen and returns to
the previous screen display.
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Getting Started
ZOOM (IN)/ (OUT) buttons
Press ZOOM to zoom in (to show
more detail), or ZOOM to zoom out
(to show more area and less detail)
while a map screen is displayed.
ZOOM IN reduces the scale (showing
less area with greater detail). ZOOM
OUT increases the scale (showing more
area with less detail).
Joystick/ENT button
Moves left, right, up and down, to move
the highlighting around the display, to
scroll through lists, or to look around a
displayed map. After making a selection
in a menu or list, push in on the joystick
to enter the selection into the system.
In almost all cases, you can enter a
selection into the system by using the
voice control system , highlighting the
item and pushing in on the joystick, or
by touching the appropriate item you
wish to select.
OPEN/CLOSE button
Tilts the screen down to access the CD
changer. Screen
All selections and instructions are
displayed on the screen. In addition, the
display is a “touch screen” – you can
enter information into the system by
touching the images (icons) on the
screen with your finger.
For example, if you need to enter a
street name, a keyboard will be
displayed. You can type in the street
name by saying or selecting the
individual character
s on the screen.
Clean the screen with a soft damp cloth.
You may use a mild cleanser intended
for use on liquid crystal displays
(LCDs). Harsher chemicals may
damage the screen. NOTE:
 If your vehicle is equipped with a rear
view camera option, whenever you
shift to R (reverse), the rear view is
shown on the navigation system
screen.
 For the best image, always keep the rear view camera lens clean, and be
sure it is not covered.
 Since the rear view camera display area is limited, you should always
back up slowly and carefully, and
look behind you for obstacles.
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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 joystick 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 Set up. If you hear a prompt such as “Please use
the touch screen to...” or “Please choose
an area with the joystick,” the system is
asking for input
that cannot be
performed using the voice control
system.
Improving Voice Recognition
To achieve optimum voice recognition,
the following guide lines 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 page123.
 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.
 Lower the A/C fan speed during voice recognition operation.
 Close the windows and the sunroof.
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