2008 TOYOTA AVALON navigation

SECTION 1
BASIC FUNCTIONS
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BASIC FUNCTIONS
Descriptions of basic operations in frequent
use
Your navigation system 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inputting letters and numbers 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How to move the cursor 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Destination input Explains 12 ways to input your destination 18.
Entering destination 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Route guidance screen 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guidance screen 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Map appearance 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Current position display 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Voice guidance 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical voice guidance prompts 47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Registration of your home 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Detour setting 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Displaying points of interest 51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turn list 54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Map scale 56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Screen scrolling 56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Orientation of the map 57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Limitations of the navigation system 58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Map database information and updates 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Your navigation system can be oper-
ated by the navigation controller when
the engine switch is set at ACC or ON.
To access the navigation controller—
Push the lid to open.
To turn on the navigation display—
Push the
“MAP/VOICE”, “MENU”,
“DEST” or “INFO” button.
To turn off the navigation display—
Push the
“DISP” button and select the“SCREEN OFF”.
For details, see “Controller and buttons” on
page 12.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the navi-
gation system on longer than nec-
essary when the engine is not run-
ning.
Do not place heavy objects on the
controller.
Your navigation system

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1. Move the cursor to the desired
point by operating the select and scroll
lever. When you release the lever,
scrolling stops.
2. In case of making the position indi-
cated by the cursor on the display as
a destination, push “ENTER” button
of the navigation controller and select
your desired switch on the switch menu
on the right of the screen.
Push the “DEST” button on the navi-
gation controller and the “Destination”
screen appears.
The destination screen allows you to se-
lect the country to be searched for your
destination.
To shift to the next or previous
page.
Select the “Change” switch on the
screen to display a map of the United
States divided into 10 regions and a
part of Canada.
How to move the cursorDestination input

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Select the “Previous starting
point” switch on the “Destination”
screen.
The screen changes and displays the
map location of the previous starting
point and the route preference. (See
“Entering destination” on page 39.)
If you have not used the navigation yet,
you can not set the destination by the
“Previous starting point” switch.Select the
“Map” switch on the “Des-
tination” screen.
The screen change and displays the
map location of the last map and the
route preference. (See “Entering des-
tination” on page 39.)
Destination input by
PREVIOUS STARTING
POINT
Destination input by MAP

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After you input the destination by one
of the 12 methods, the screen changes
and displays the map location of the se-
lected destination and the route prefer-
ence.
Select the “Map scroll” switch on the
screen to move the cursor .
You can move and set the cursor
at a
desired point. (For the method of how to
move the cursor, see page 18.)
“Change”: Selecting this switch can
change “Route preference”.
When you select the
“Enter” switch, the
system starts searching for a route to your
destination using the conditions entered.
If you want to set a preferred road point be-
tween the starting point and the destina-
tion or change the search condition, push
the
“ENTER” button on the navigation
controller to display the menu switches.
Select the “Edit route” switch on the
screen. The screen changes and displays
the edit route menu. (For details, see page
99.)
You can start the route guidance by select-
ing the
“Start” switch on the screen or
starting to move your vehicle.
If you continue to push the
“ENTER”button on the navigation controller until
you hear a beep, the “demo” mode will
start.
Entering destination

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The route guidance system displays
two different screen modes.
Single screen: Only map is shown in a
screen mode like the above.
Split screen: Map and guidance screen
are shown in a screen mode like the
above. (For details about guidance
screen, see page 43.)
The two route guidance screens have a
number of indicators and switches with
which you should be familiar.
Map screen with switch: When the“ENTER” button on the navigation con-
troller is pushed while the map is dis-
played, the switch screen is displayed on
the right side of the screen.
“GPS”: Upon reception of signals from the
GPS (Global Positioning System), this
mark appears. (For details, see page 58.)
“Map orient”: To switch the map orienta-
tion between North−up and Heading−up.
(For details, see page 57.)
“POI”: Select this switch, and symbols of
points of interest are shown on the screen.
(For details, see page 51.)
“Chg. route”: The “Change route” screen
appears and the following settings are
available.
“Mark”: Select this switch for quick regis-
tration of the marked point. (For details,
see page 89.)
“Guide”: When POI icons are displayed
on the map, select this switch, and the
name of a POI icon near the cursor is dis-
played. Move the select and scroll lever to
the right or left, and the name of the next
POI icon is displayed. If no POI icons are
displayed on the screen, “No guidance in-
formation available” is displayed. Push the
“ENTER” button while the name of a
POI icon is displayed to see detailed infor-
mation about that POI (name, location,
phone number, etc.) displayed on the
screen.
Route guidance screen

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The right half of the screen can be used
as a guidance screen.
See also “Route guidance screen” on page
41.
Split screen near the intersection.
The distance to the intersection is shown
at the bottom of the screen.
Split screen near the exit of the freeway.
You can set the map mode and guid-
ance mode.
1. Push the “MENU” button on the
navigation controller.
2. Select the “Map appearance”switch.
3. It changes to the “Map appearance”
screen and you can select the “Guid-
ance mode”.
Guidance mode:
To display arrow screen
To display turn list screen
To display map screen
Guidance screenMap appearance

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You can use voice guidance while driv-
ing to the destination.
You can adjust the volume of the voice or
turn off voice guidance.
1. Push the “MENU” button on the
navigation controller.
2. Select the “Volume” switch.
3. Select the volume using the
switches “1”“7”.
If you do not need voice guidance, select
the
“Off” switch.
The selected item is highlighted in green.
INFORMATION
During route guidance, the voice
guidance continues even if the navi-
gation screen is changed to other
screens.
“Adaptive volume control”: If you select
the “Adaptive volume control”,
the volume is turned up automatically
when the vehicle speed exceeds 50 mph
(80 km/h).
To turn the system of the
“Adaptive
volume control” on, select the
switch. The indicator will be highlighted.
Voice guidance