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Navigation System75
System Set-up
Entering an Address Book
After you select User 1 or User 2 ,
your Address Book list appears:
Select New Address in the upper right
corner on the screen when beginning to
build your Address Book list. Edit Name
You may use the “Name” field to give
the entry a name or title that you will
recognize later, such as “Doctor Smith”
or “Broadway Theatre.” If you do not
give the address a name, the system will
assign one (Address 001, etc.).
Say or select
Edit Name. Then use the
on-screen keyboard to enter the name.
Touch Done when finished.
NOTE:
You can always re-enter, edit, or make
changes to any entry. “Address” is the
only required field. Edit Address
When you say or select
Edit Address,
the display changes to:
Current Position - Allows you to use
your current position as the address.
Address - Requires you to enter the city
and address you wish to store. The
operation is the sa me as selecting
Address from the Enter destination
by screen (see page22).
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Places - Allows you to select one of the
Point of Interest (POI) locations already
stored in the system as one of your
personal addresses. This operation is the
same as selecting Places from the
Enter destination by screen (see
page29).
Previous Destinations - Allows you to
choose one of the locations in the
Previous Destinatio ns list for your
Address Book list. This operation is the
same as selecting Previous
Destinations from the Enter
destination by screen (see page37).
After you have used one of these four
options to enter the address, the initial
screen for entering the personal address
is re-displayed, with the address shown
in the “Address” field. If you have
entered the address using Places, the
phone number corresponding to the
address also appears in the “Phone
Number” field. Edit Phone Number
You can enter the telephone number of
the address. If the address was chosen
with
Places , and it has a telephone
number, that number is entered
automatically.
Say or select Edit Phone Number to
display the Enter phone number
screen. Enter the telephone number,
including the area co de, by using the
voice control system (say the entire
phone number one digit at a time), or by
using the on-screen keyboard. Say or
select Done when finished. Edit Category
If desired, you can specify the category
of the address. Say or select
Edit
Category to display the Select a
category screen.
Scroll the screen and select a category
by saying the number next to your
choice, or by touching the item.
If you wish to set, add, or edit a new
category, select Edit Category in the
upper right corner on the screen. The
system will show the Select a
category to edit screen. Follow the on-
screen prompts to add, change or delete
a category. If you de lete a category that
was used to categorize addresses, the
category for those addresses becomes
“UNFILED.”
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System Set-up
Edit Avoid Area
This function allows you to select areas
you wish to avoid when calculating a
route to your destination. You can select
up to five areas to avoid. You may wish
to set up an “avoid area” to route around
long term road construction, closures, or
any area you wish to avoid. If you enter
a route that takes you through or into an
“avoid area,” a pop-up box will warn
you that your route takes you into one of
these areas. However, you can still
choose destinations in an avoided area.
When you select Edit, for the set up
item “Edit Avoid Area,” the following
list screen is displayed. You can select
New Area, or select (by
touch) one of your existing areas to
modify. If you choose New Area, the
following screen is displayed:
Say or select Edit Name, and use the
keyboard to enter the name on the Enter
avoid area name screen (19 characters
max). Say or select Done to return to
the previous screen. Say or select Edit
Area , to create the area to be avoided.
The following screen appears. Either select
Address or Map Input
on the Enter avoid area by screen.
Each choice provides a slightly different
way to locate the approximate map
display for drawing the area you wish to
avoid. After selecting the choice, a map
screen will be displayed.
Use the ZOOM buttons to select the
map scale (available scales are 1/20, 1/
8, and 1/4 mile scales).
Use the joystick to move the crosshairs
(red circle) to the desired start point and
push in the joystick to “set” the start
point. Then move the joystick in a
straight or diagonal direction to
encompass the area to be avoided.
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System Information
From the Set up screen (second), say or
select System Information and the
following screen appears:
Displays the information on the
navigation system software. This
information is for de aler use only. For
ordering updates, use the version
number stamped on the label (as Ver. X.
XX) of the navigation DVD. See
Obtaining a Navigation Update DVD on
page101.
When finished, say or select Return to
return to the previous screen.
Basic Settings
From the Set up screen (second), say or
select Basic Settings and the
following screen appears:
Keyboard Layout
Allows you to select the displayed
keypad screen: Alphabet or
QWERTY .
Units (mile or km)
Allows you to select the units for the
entire system ( mile or km ).
Voice Recognition Feedback
Allows you to turn voice control system
prompts On or Off . When Off, you will
not hear the voice control system
confirmations or prompts.
Voice
Allows you to select the guidance voice:
Female or Male .
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Coverage Areas
Map Coverage
The system provides map coverage for
the following 48 US states, and southern
Canada. The US map coverage consists
of accurately mapped (verified)
metropolitan areas (in the following
list), and a less accurate (unverified)
rural database. Canada coverage
consists of major metropolitan areas,
and major roads connecting the
metropolitan areas within about 100
miles north of the U.S. border. If you
need additional North Canada coverage,
you may purchase the gray Canadian
DVD (see Obtaining a Navigation
Update DVD on page101). See Map
Overview on page6 for a discussion of
map coverage.
The cities and metropolitan areas in the
following list are fully mapped. Only
major streets, roads, and freeways have
been verified outside these areas. If your
route passes through these areas, routing
may be limited in these areas, depending
on your routing choices. See Unverified
Area Routing on page81.
U.S. Detailed Coverage Areas
Alabama
Birmingham/Tuscaloosa
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Arizona Phoenix Metro
Sedona
Tucson
Arkansas Fayetteville
Hot Springs
Little Rock
California Bakersfield
Fresno
Los Angeles/San Diego Metro
Merced
Modesto
Sacramento Metro
Sacramento-Reno-Lake Tahoe-Yuba
San Francisco Bay (approximately
Monterey to Sonoma) - including
Monterey County and Hollister
San Luis Obispo
Stockton
Southern California Area
Colorado Denver/Boulder/Colorado Springs/
Ski Resorts Metro area - including Ft. Collins
Grand Junction
Connecticut The State of Connecticut
Bridgeport
Danbury
Hartford Metro
New Haven Metro
Norwalk
Stamford
Delaware Entire state - including Dover,
Wilmington Metro area, New Castle
County
Florida Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach/
Titusville
Florida Keys
Fort Myers Metro area - including
Naples
Fort Pierce
Gainesville
Jacksonville Metro - including St.
Johns County
Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm
Beach Metro
Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne
area - including Osceola County
Pensacola
Tallahassee
Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg Metro -
including Pasco and Manatee
Counties
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Vero Beach
Georgia Athens
Atlanta Metro
Columbus
Augusta/Aiken Metro
Macon
Savannah
Hawaii
(all cities for the following islands)
Hawaii
Kauai
Lanai
Maui
Molokai
Idaho Boise
Sun Valley Ski Resorts
Spokane-Coeur d’Alene
Illinois Bloomington-Normal
Champaign
Charleston
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline
Chicago Metro (to Wisconsin border)
- including Lake County, IN and
Dekalb County, IL
East St. Louis Metro
Moline
Peoria Quincy
Rock Island
Rockford
Springfield
St Louis
Indiana Evansville
Fort Wayne
Gary/Hammond Metro
Indianapolis Metro
Kokomo Metro
Northwest Indiana
South Bend/Elkhart/Goshen
Iowa Cedar Rapids
Davenport - Rock Island-Moline
Des Moines
Iowa City
Omaha-Lincoln
Kansas Topeka
Kansas City/Leavenworth Metro
Wichita
Kentucky Lexington
Louisville
Cincinnati
Louisiana Baton Rouge
New Orleans Metro
Shreveport Maine
Bangor
Bar Harbor/Acadia National Park
Portland/Lewiston/Auburn
Maryland Cumberland
Baltimore/Washington D.C. Metro -
including Charles and Carroll
Counties
Ocean City
The State of (partial) Maryland
Massachusetts The State of Massachusetts
Boston/Cape Cod Metro
Cape Cod
Springfield Metro area
Complete coverage of all cities in
Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex,
Hampshire, Hampden, Middlesex,
Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and
Worcester Counties
Michigan Detroit Metro area - including Ann
Arbor, Pontiac, Flin t, Clinton, Eaton,
and Monroe Counties
Grand Rapids Metro
Kalamazoo
Lansing Metro
Northern Michigan Resort area -
including Traverse City, Elk Rapids,
Petoskey, Charlevoix, Boyne City,
The State of Hawaii
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Glossary
Map Matching - The received GPS
information allows the navigation
system to position the vehicle on the
map. Map matching has occurred if
the map screen is displaying the
current street name in the bottom-
shaded area.
Mic - Abbreviation for the microphone
used for receiving voice commands.
It is located near the map light in the
ceiling.
MW - Maneuver Window. While on-
route to a destination, this window
displays informatio n about the next
maneuver.
Navi - Abbreviation for the navigation
system.
North Pointer - The map symbol
showing the map orientation. See
page52.
Off Route - This occurs when the user
leaves mapped roads. Off road
tracking dots (“breadcrumbs”) are
displayed if the option is enabled in
the Set up screen. The user can use
them to return to a mapped road. The
bottom of the navigation screen will
say “Not on a digitized road” Outlying Areas -
These are rural areas
that typically have only their main
roads mapped. All other roads are
shown in light brown for reference
only, since they have not been
verified.
PIN - Personal Identification Number.
A random 4-digit number created by
the customer to protect personal
information.
POI - Point Of Interest. These are the
businesses, schools etc. found under
the Places option on the Enter
destination by screen. See page47.
Polygon - Colored areas on the map
screen denoting parks, schools etc.
See Map Screen “features” for a list
of the assigned colors. See page47.
QWERTY - Keyboard layout
resembling the typewriter keys. The
keyboard layout can be changed to an
alphabetical layout in the Set up,
Basic Settings screen.
Reminder - Automatic “pop-up”
Calendar message. See Calendar on
page66. Security Code -
Code needed to
activate the navigation system or
audio unit. See Entering the Security
Code on page94.
Touch Sensor - The touch sensor on the
front of the LCD consists of a touch
sensitive resistive membrane with an
infinite number of possible touch
locations. The sensing locations are
confined to a grid of 20 vertical and
10 horizontal touch locations.
Unverified Streets - These streets have
not been verified for turn restrictions,
one-way, etc. They are shown in light
brown on the map. Unverified streets
may be missing from the map, shown
in the wrong location, or have an
incorrect name or address range.
Vehicle Speed Sensor - Provides speed
signal to the navigation system for
moving the VP icon on the map.
Verified Streets - These streets consist
of the detailed metropolitan coverage
areas, and all other inter-town
connection roads. These roads are
shown in black on the map.
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Voice Command Index
CD Voice Commands
The system accepts these commands on
most screens.CD play
CD play disc # (#:1-6)
CD play track # (#: 1-30)
CD play disc #1 track #2 (#1:1-6,
#2:1-30)
CD play next disc
CD play previous disc
CD disc repeat
CD disc scan
CD skip forward
CD skip back
CD track random*
CD track repeat*
CD track scan*
CD normal play
* Repeating these commands switches (toggles) the function between On
and Off.
Information Screen Voice
Commands
These are additional commands not
found on the Voice Command Help
screen available when viewing the
Information screen. Follow the voice
prompts.
Set up
Voice command help (the system
reads and lists all of the
commands, starting with
Navigation General Commands)
Map legend
Calendar
Calculator
Key to Zagat ratings
Set up Screen (first)
Commands
The system accepts these commands on
Set up screen (first). (For Set up
screen (second), simply say what is
written on the screen, and follow the
voice prompts)
Brightness up
Brightness down
Brightness minimum/min.
Brightness maximum/max.
Volume up (tone indicates volume)
Volume down (tone indicates volume)
Volume minimum/min. (tone indicates
volume)
Volume maximum/max. (tone
indicates volume)
Volume Off
Display Off
Display Day (screen goes dark, route
guidance stops)
Display Night
Display Auto
Contrast adjust
Guidance Prompts normal
Guidance Prompts maximum/max.
Guidance Prompts minimum/min.
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