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Information Features
Information Screen
When you say “Information” or press
the INFO button, the display changes to:
NOTE:
If some items appear to be grayed out,
and cannot be selected, it is because you
did not select OK on the initial
Disclaimer screen. See System Start-up
on page16.
Set Up
When you select Set up, you will see
the following screen:
For details of the Set up screen, see
System Set-up on page71.
Voice Command Help
When you say or select Voice
Command Help , you will see the
following screen:
NOTE:
You can select an item by saying either
the line number or the item name.
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There is a tutorial available for the voice
command help. Say or select Getting
started , and the display changes to:
Select the line number of the desired
tutorial you want to view, and the
tutorial will automatically be read out.
Press Stop to stop the reading. When you make a selection, you will
see the help commands that can be used
with the voice control. You can say or
select
Read List , and the system will
read the list to you.
For a listing of all voice commands, see
Voice Command Index on page123.Calendar
The Calendar option allows you to
enter events and be reminded of them in
the future. When you say or select
Calendar , the system shows the
calendar with the current calendar day
highlighted.
Dates with an icon indicate there is a
schedule entry for that date.
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You can scroll through the calendar day
by day by pushing the joystick or select
the day by voice. To change the month,
say “Next” or “Previous,” use the
ZOOM buttons, or touch the triangles at
the top of the screen.
If you say or select List, your entries are
listed. Press the CANCEL button to
return to the Calendar screen.Entering Your Schedule
Set your schedule by selecting the day
on the calendar, and the display changes
to:
Reminder
The default for Reminder is On. This
allows the system to remind you of the
calendar item the next time you start the
vehicle. See System Start-up on page16.
Edit Date
This allows you to move your calendar
entry to a different date. If you say or
select Edit Date , the Calendar screen
is displayed with existing entries grayed
out. Select a new day and the display
returns to the Edit schedule screen
with a new date.
Edit Title
Say or select Edit Title, then enter the
name of your title using the on-screen
keyboard. Once you have entered the
title, say or select Done.
Edit Message
Say or select Edit Message , and the
system will show the Edit Message
screen. You can enter a message on two
lines. Use to change the line.
Once you have entered the message, say
or select Done.
Message Icon
Say or select Message Icon , and the
system displays a list of icons you can
select to help identify the type of
message you entered. The message icon
you choose will be displayed alongside
the specified date on the Calendar
screen.
Delete
From the Calendar screen, select the
date of the schedule you wish to
remove. To remove the schedule, say or
select Delete .
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Done
Once you have finished entering the
schedule, say or select Done. The
Calendar screen is re-displayed and a
message icon appears.
NOTE:
 You can only enter one message per day.
 A maximum of 50 entries can be stored in the schedule.
 To re-activate a previous message, turn the Reminder setting from Off to
On . If it is not turned on, the
reminder will not be displayed when
you start vehicle.
 The system displays active calendar entries only after you answer OK on
the Disclaimer screen.
 For more information, refer to System Start-up on page16.Map Legend
You can use the Map legend screens to
learn the meaning of map features,
icons, colors, etc. us ed in this system.
When you say or select Map Legend,
the display changes to:
Say or select the desired item or item
number to view each section of the map
legend.
Calculator
When you say or select Calculator, the
display changes to:
Use the touch screen to use the
following features:
Calculator
The calculator function operates like a
standard hand held calculator.
Unit Conversion
Values entered on the calculator can
be converted from one unit to another
(e.g., inches-to-millimeters).
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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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Use the joystick or touch the scroll bar
to scroll through the Key to Zagat
Ratings screens.
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System Set-up
Set up Mode
The Set up function consists of two
different screens that allow you to
change and update information in the
system. To display the Set up screens,
use the voice control system and say
“Set up,” or press the INFO button and
select Set up . To change it to another
Set up screen, say or select More in the
upper right corner of the screen.
On any of the Set up screens, you can
use the voice control system to select
any item on the screen.
NOTE:
 If some items appear to be grayed out, and cannot be selected, it is
because you did not select OK on the
initial Disclaimer screen. See
System Start-up on page16.
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page123.
Set up Screen (first)
From any screen, say “Set up” or press
the INFO button and select Set up, and
the following screen appears:
Brightness
The screen brightness has 11 settings.
To change the brightness, use the voice
control system and say “Brightness up”
or “Brightness down.” You can also
select the Bright. bar and move the
cursor by pushing the joystick left or
right, or by touching the arrowhead in
the bar.
Tip:
If you are having trouble viewing the
screen in bright li ghting conditions, try
increasing the brightness. NOTE:
You can have a separate daytime and
nighttime setting for brightness. Adjust
each setting when the display is in either
daytime or nighttime mode.
Volume
The navi voice volume
is adjustable in
10 steps, and also can be turned off. To
adjust the volume, us e the voice control
system and say “Volume up” or
“Volume down.” You can also select the
Volume bar and move the cursor by
pushing the joystick left or right, or by
touching the arrowh eads in the bar.
After adjusting the volume, you will
hear beeps at the new volume level. You
can also select volume off.
NOTE:
If you turn the volume off, you will not
hear route guidance or voice command
confirmations.
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Display
There are two screen display modes:
Day and Night . The recommended
setting is Auto, which automatically
switches the screen between Day and
Night modes as you turn the headlights
on or off.
You can select Day or Night mode to
override the Auto mode. This is a
useful feature for driver’s that like to
use headlights during the day, and want
to temporarily override Night mode.
However, the screen in Day mode will
be extremely bright at night.
Day ModeNight Mode
Display
Mode How setting affects
display mode: To override setting
while driving: But remember:
Off Turns off the navigation
display. To “wake up” display,
press
NAVI TALK
button, and select the
mode by voice. Remember, your route
guidance stops when the
display is off.
Auto
(factory
default) Automatically switches
between
Day and Night
mode by sensing if the
headlights are on. Override night display
-
Adjust dash brightness
to full bright.
Override day display
- Turn on headlights and
ensure the dash
brightness is not at full
bright. Remember to adjust the
dash brightness back to
normal to allow auto
switching by sensing
headlights.
Day Stays in Day mode. Push and hold the
joystick for 10 seconds
(switches to Night
mode). There is no auto
Night/
Day mode change with
the headlights on/off.
You control the setting.
Night Stays in Night mode. Push and hold the
joystick for 10 seconds
(switches to Day mode). There is no auto
Night/
Day mode change with
the headlights on/off.
You control the setting.
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