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28Navigation System
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 voice spelling 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 such as “E as in Edward?”
You should answer “Yes.”
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:
After you have selected the city, or if
you select Street in the beginning, the
display changes to the Enter street
name screen. Use the on-screen
keyboard to enter one of the names (like
ELM or 42ND) of the intersecting
streets.
To enter the name of a major highway,
you must use the full name, including a
hyphen. For intersta tes, use an “I” (I-
10). For U.S. highways, use US (US-
18). For state highways, use the two
character state designation (CA-101).
For county roads, use the appropriate
designation (G-2, for example).
Tip:
When entering a street, you do not need
to enter the direction (N, S, E, W) or the
type (St, Ave, etc.). The system will
automatically determine that for you.
The system will display a list of street
names, with the closest match to the
name you entered at the top of the list.
Select the number (1-6) of the desired
street from the list.
Entering a Destination
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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 indi
cates the area you
will see when you click on the current
map with the joystick.
NOTE:
The address of the road segment will be
displayed on the 1/20, 1/8, 1/4, or 1/2
mile (80, 200, 400, or 800 meter) scale
map.
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 the joystick again to
display the new address.
Once you select an address, the system
then displays the Calculate route to
screen (see Driving to Your Destination
on page42).
By Previous Destinations
Every time you route to a destination,
that destination is saved by the system.
Up to 50 destinations can be stored.
Select Previous Destinations from
the Enter destination by screen to
choose one of those destinations.
After you select Previous
Destinations , the display lists the last
50 destinations entered, with the most
recent appearing first.
Entering a Destination
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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.
The following methods are available to
change after you have set a destination:
While on a map screen, press the
MENU button. The Change route by
screen will be displayed. Say or select
Change Routing Method , and the
screen changes to:  “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:
 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.
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Driving to Your Destination
After calculating the route with the new
method, the system displays a map of
your current location. The calculated
route will be highlighted as a blue line,
and a voice prompt will tell you how to
proceed along the hi ghlighted route.
Touch Voice to have the guidance
repeated.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 page81 for
a detailed expl anation 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.”
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Driving to Your Destination
Distance and Time to
Destination
When you select a destination, the
distance to the destination is the actual
road distance of the calculated route,
and “not as the crow flies.” When
viewing a list of destinations (points of
interest), such as restaurants, the
distance is “as the crow flies” (see Sort
by Distance to Travel on page33).
The displayed time to destination may
differ from the actual travel time
because the time is calculated based on
the posted road speed data and your
current speed. If part of your route
includes unverified roads, the “distance”
and “time to go” fo r that portion is
estimated using 25 mph as an average
speed.
Direction List
If you select Directions on the map or
guidance screen, the display changes
to:
NOTE:
 The map and voice guidance in unverified areas differ from those in
verified areas. See Unverified Area
Routing on page81.
 Only maneuvers that occur at freeway exits or contain freeway exit
information will show the exit info
icon (“i” icon) on the right end of the
items in the direction list. If no exit
info icon is shown on the list, the Exit
Info. is grayed out. You can see the Direction list and the
distance to each maneuver. Touch the
Return
button to return to the previous
screen.
You can scroll through the direction list
screen by screen using the scroll bar, or
one instruction at a time using the
joystick.
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Map Orientation
The map can be orientated two ways:
 North-up: North pointing up as you would normally view a paper map.
 Heading-up: The map constantly rotates so the road you are driving on
always points up (as you see the road
through your front windshield).
NOTE:
The red arrow in both heading symbols
always shows the direction north. Touch the Map Orientation icon on the
map screen to switch between the
available orientation, or say “Display
heading up” or “Display north up.”
In the larger map scales (above
1 mile or 1.6 kilometer), the map is
always oriented with north facing
upward. You cannot change the
orientation.
To view other areas on the map, move
the joystick left, right, up, or down. The
map will shift in that direction. To
return the map to your current location,
press either the
MAP/GUIDE, the
CANCEL , or the NAVI BACK button
on the steering wheel. The display automati
cally changes to
the map screen when you reach your
destination. Press the MENU button to
return to the Enter destination by
screen.
NOTE:
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page123.
 If you are on a route and the joystick is moved, the “Time to Destination”
and “Distance to Destination”
indications are re placed with an
indicator showing distance from the
current vehicle location.
“North Up”
“Heading Up”
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Viewing/Saving the Current
Location
Whenever you are on a map screen, you
can always obtain your current location
either by touching the Vehicle Position
icon or by using the voice control
system and saying “Display current
location.” A screen pops up which
shows the address of your current
location, as well as the latitude,
longitude, and elevation. NOTE:
The elevation will not appear when the
system is temporarily lacking proper
GPS information. The system elevation
may not agree with elevations shown on
roadside elevation signs, and may
fluctuate plus or minus 100 feet or more.
You can store the current location for
later use. It does not change or cancel
your current route.
For example, you
are following the
system’s directions to get to a
destination. While sitting at a stoplight
you notice a curio shop on the corner,
but do not have time to visit it right now.
You can save the location to select as a
destination at a later date. To save the location, say “Save current
location” or select
Save on the screen.
When you select “User 1” or “User 2,”
the Edit address book screen with the
current location data will appear. You
can edit the name, phone number, or
category name to be saved in your
personal Address Book.
After the location is saved, select
Return to return to the map screen.
You can then use Address Book from
the Enter destination by screen to
select the saved loca tion, and return to
the same spot.
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