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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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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
Manual Overview
The manual is divided into the
following sections:
 Getting started - A basic introduction that discusses the controls and how to
communicate with the system.
 Entering a Destination - How to enter an address or locate a point of interest
(POI).
 Driving to your Destination – An explanation of the map features,
guidance, and cautions.
 Information Features - Set up, Voice Command Help, Map Legend,
Calendar, Calculator, and Key to
Zagat Ratings.
 System Set-up - How to set up and tailor the system for your personal
use and use the Address Book.
The back of this manual contains:
 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
 Troubleshooting Guide
 Glossary of Terms
 Voice Command List
System Overview
Your navigation system is a highly
sophisticated location system with voice
control that uses satellites and a map
database to show you where you are and
to help guide you to a desired
destination.
The navigation system receives signals
from the global po sitioning system
(GPS), a network of 24 satellites in orbit
around the earth. By receiving signals
from several of these satellites, the
navigation system can determine the
latitude, longitude, and elevation of
your vehicle. In addition, a gyroscopic
yaw sensor and a vehicle speed sensor
in your vehicle keep track of the
direction and speed of travel at all times. The navigation system applies this
location, direction, and speed
information to the maps and calculates a
route to the destination you enter. As
you drive to that des
tination, the system
provides map and voice guidance.
The navigation system is easy to use.
The locations of many places of
business and entertai nment are already
entered in the system. You can select
any of them as a destination by using the
touch screen, joystick or voice control.
There are several ways to enter a
destination, such as by point of interest
(POI), by address, by phone number,
and by selecting it from the map. The
last 50 destinations are saved for reuse
at a later date. The system also allows
you to store a home address to simplify
returning home from your destination.
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Introduction
Accessories Precautions
If you have front window tinting
installed, be aware that if the tint has
metallic properties, it can seriously
degrade or prevent GPS reception. This
is because the GPS antenna is located
under the dashboard.
If you plan to install electronic
components such as radar detectors,
vehicle location devices, remote
starters, additional amplifiers, or other
audio components, ensure that they are
not located near the navigation control
unit under the driver’s seat, near the
navigation screen in the dash, or near
the GPS antenna under the dashboard.
Signal noise emanating from these
devices can cause intermittent
disruption of the navigation system.
Important Safety Information
The navigation system can distract your
attention from the road if you focus on
the screen or operate the system’s
controls while driving.
Enter as much information as possible
into the system before you begin
driving, or when the vehicle is stopped.
Then, as you drive, listen to the audio
instructions and use voice commands
when possible.
While driving, do not look at the screen
or operate the system controls for more
than a second or so at a time, and only
after deciding you can do so safely. Pull
to the side of the road if you need more
time to look at the screen or operate the
controls.
Using the navigation system
while driving can take your
attention away from the road,
causing a crash in which you
could be seriously injured or
killed.
Follow all operating instructions
and safety information in this
manual.
WARNING
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The navigation system is designed to
provide route information to help you
reach your destination. However, this
route guidance may sometimes conflict
with current road conditions such as
street closures, road construction,
detours, and out-of-date map data.
Additionally, the system itself has
certain limitations (see page96).
Therefore, you must verify the audio
and visual route information provided
by the system by carefully observing the
roadway, signs and signals, etc. If you
are unsure, proceed with caution.
Always use your own good judgment,
and obey traffic laws while driving.Map Overview
Current Street
The current street on which your vehicle
is, appears at the bottom of the map
screen (see page18). A message saying
“Not on a digitized road” may appear
instead when you driv e half a mile away
from a mapped road. For more details,
see Off-road Tracking on page57.
Verified/Unverified Street
Your navigation system has two kinds
of streets: verified (dark colored) and
unverified (light colored). The
differences between the two types of
streets are contrasted in the chart on
page7.
“Unverified” Road
“Verified” Road
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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
In using this DVD “Satellite Linked
Navigation System” (the “DVD”),
which includes HONDA MOTOR CO.,
LTD. software, ALPINE
ELECTRONICS, INC. software,
NAVTEQ database contents, INFO
USA CORPORATION database,
ZAGAT SURVEY database contents,
and ZENRIN CO. database contents
(hereinafter referred to as “Licensors”),
you are bound by the terms and
conditions set forth below.
By using your copy of the DVD, you
have expressed your Agreement to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
You should, therefore, make sure that
you read and understand the following
provisions. If for any reason you do not
wish to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement, please return the DVD to
your dealer.  The DVD may not be copied,
duplicated, or otherwise modified, in
whole or in part, without the express
written permission of the Licensors.
 The DVD may not be transferred or sublicensed to any third party for
profit, rent or loan, or licensed for
reuse in any manner.
 The DVD may not be decompiled, reverse engineered or otherwise
disassembled, in whole or in part.
 The DVD may not be used in a network or by any other manner of
simultaneous use in multiple systems.
 The DVD is intended solely for personal use (or internal use where
the end-user is a business) by the
consumer. The DVD is not to be used
for commercial purposes.  The Licensors do not guarantee to the
customer that the functions included
in the DVD meet the specific
objectives of the user.
 Licensor shall not be responsible for any damages caused by the use of the
DVD to the actual user or to any third
party.
 The warranty on the DVD shall not extend to an exchange or refund due
to misspelling, omission of letters, or
any other cosmetic discrepancy in the
contents of the DVD.
 The right to use the DVD shall expire either when the user destroys the
DVD or software, or when any of the
terms of this Agreement are violated
and the Licensors exercise the option
to revoke the license to use the DVD
or software.
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