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System Setup
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Clock Adjustment
From the SET UP screen (Other), say
or select Clock Adjustment and the
following screen appears:
This screen allows you to set or adjust
the following:
• Auto Daylight (Default = ON)
• Auto Time Zone (Default = ON)
• Adjust Time (adjust your clock)
• Reset (resets this screen’s settings to factory defaults)
Auto Daylight
Sets automatic daylight saving time ON
or OFF . If set to ON, the clock will
automatically “spring ahead” or “fall
behind” by one hour when a daylight
saving time change occurs.
NOTE:
Even if you have set Auto Daylight to
ON , this function is not activated in
areas that do not adopt daylight saving
time.
The federal government mandated that
starting in 2007, daylight saving time
begins in March and ends in November
instead of the old schedule in April
to October. This schedule is subject
to review and possible cancellation in
2008-2009. The schedules for the time changes are
stored in the software, therefore your
clock will change based on the daylight
saving time schedule selected.
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Auto Time Zone
Sets automatic time zone selection by
GPS to ON or OFF. If you are driving
across the country and passing through
time zones, then this feature will
automatically set the time to the time
zone you are traveling through.
However, if you live and work in two
different time zones, you may want to
turn this feature off.
NOTE:
When driving near a time zone
boundary, the displayed time zone may
fl uctuate between the two zone times.
Time Adjustment
Adjusts the current time in hours and
minutes. Select the current time by
moving the Interface Dial up, and
then switch HOUR and MINUTE
by moving the Interface Dial to
the left and right and changing the
value by rotating the Interface Dial
knob . Selecting OK returns you to
the previous screen. You can reset the
adjustment by selecting RESET.
NOTE:
Selecting RESET also clears any
changes you made to “Auto Daylight,”
or “Auto Time Zone” settings.
Depending on your location, you may
need to adjust these settings. Vehicle
From the SET UP screen (Other), say
or select Vehicle and the following
screen appears:
Off-road Tracking
With this ON , the system will
provide white off-road tracking dots
(“breadcrumbs”) on the map screen
whenever you drive into an area where
the map does not show any roads. See
Map Screen Legend on page 20 .
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Switching Display Mode Automatically
llumination control Priority Operation But remember

Display Mode button

(see pag e 10 ) 1
Allows selection of Day , Night or Off display
mode. This button has the highest priority and
overrides all other display control adjustments
listed below. When the car is restarted, the display mode
previously selected by this button is canceled
and is determined by one of the controls
below.
Sunlight sensor (middle of dash
near the windshield, see the
vehicle Owner’s manual for
location) 2 If the sunlight sensor detects daylight and
the headlights are turned on, the system
automatically overrides (cancels) the Night
display and displays the Day display mode. If desired, use the
Display Mode button

to override this automatic choice.
Dash illumination adjustment
knob (see the vehicle Owner’s
manual for location) 3 When headlights are turned on, and you wish
to have the Day display mode, then adjust the
illumination to the full bright setting (beeps). With the headlights on, adjust the dash
brightness back to mid-range to allow auto
switching by sensing whether the headlights
are on or off.
Headlights (Auto /On /Off) 4 When turned on, the display changes to Night
display mode. The previous two controls listed
above can cancel this function. Use the Display Mode
button,
or, with
the headlights on, adjust the dash illumination
to full bright to set the display to your desired
choice.
Map Day/ Night screen color
choice (see pag e 114 for the
Day and Night color choices) N/A The user can select the color of the screen
that will be displayed for the Day and Night
display modes. For best contrast, ensure that the map color is
white for Day
and black for Night .

Recommended Display Mode Day/Night settings:
• With the headlights on, select mid-range for the dash illumination (see the vehicle Owner’s manual for location of knob).
• With the headlights off, select mid-range for the dash illumination (see the vehicle Owner’s manual for location of knob).
• On the SET UP “Color” adjustment screen, choose white for the map Day display and black for the map Night display (see
page 114 ). Inappropriate adjustment of these colors can cause the Day/Night modes to appear inoperative.
NOTE:
See the vehicle Owner’s manual for additional information regarding the dash brightness adjustment.
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System Setup
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Importing Pictures from USB
To use a wallpaper image other than
the factory defaults, you can import
pictures from a USB thumb drive or
similar device.
If you say or select Import pictures
from USB and a USB thumb drive
is properly connected , the following
screen will display.
Rotate the Interface Dial knob and
select the images to be uploaded to the
HDD. Move the Interface Dial down
and select OK. NOTE:
• You can import images from the
root directory. Images in the folders
cannot be imported.
• The display size is 800 x 480 pixels. Smaller images are displayed with
the extra area appearing in black.
Larger images are reduced to a
displayable size without changing the
aspect ratio.
• Ten uploaded images (in BMP or JPEG format) can be saved to the
HDD for Driver 1 and Driver 2 each.
• Incompatible data formats or images greater than 6 MB cannot be saved.
• When the fi le name is longer than 221 characters, the image cannot be
uploaded.
• If you attempt to uploaded an image with the same name as an existing
image, a pop-up screen will appear,
asking if you want to overwrite the
existing image fi le.
• When music fi les that are saved within a USB thumb drive are
being played, image fi les cannot be
uploaded.
Selecting Wallpaper Pictures
If you say or select Select wallpaper
picture , a list of the images on the
HDD will appear.
NOTE:
If Wallpaper has not been set up,
“Blank” will be selected.
If you select an image, the image will
appear in a pop-up screen. Select OK to
complete the setup. The selected image
will be highlighted on the list screen.
You cannot save images from USB
devices to the HDD or delete images
while driving.
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Delete Pictures on HDD
If you say or select Delete pictures
on HDD , a list of the images on the
HDD will appear.
To delete the image, use the Interface
Dial to select it, and the image will
display. Select OK if you want to
continue to delete the image, and the
list of images will be displayed, with
your selected image highlighted. Move
the Interface Dial down to select OK
to delete. A confi rmation message will
appear.
NOTE:
If there are no images on the HDD,
“No Entries Exist” will appear. Images that have not yet completed
uploading from a USB thumb drive
cannot be deleted.
Reset Factory Default
Settings
The
Set up settings and rear camera
brightness value settings can be
returned to the factory default settings.
If you say or select Reset Factory
Default from the SET UP screen
( Other ), the following screen will
display.
If you select Ye s, the following Set up
settings return to the factory default
settings. If you select No , these settings
will remain as they are currently set.
• Brightness, Contrast, Black Level,
Volume, Interface Dial Feedback,
Brightness (Rear Camera)
• Basic Settings: Units, Voice
Recognition Feedback, Verbal
Reminder
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• Routing & Guidance: Rerouting,
Unver ifi ed Area Rerouting, Traffi c
Rerouting, Edit Waypoint Search
Area, Guidance Mode, Street Name
Guidance
• Clock Adjustment: Auto Daylight,
Auto Time Zone, Time
• Ve h i c l e : O f f- r o a d Tr a c k i n g
• Color: Map Color, Menu Color
NOTE:
Messages are not deleted.
AcuraLink /Messages settings do not
return to the factory default settings.Clear Personal Data
Any uploaded data, calendar entries,
address books, stored destinations, or
other settings can be cleared or returned
to factory defaults. If you say or select
Clear Personal Data from the SET
UP screen ( Other), the Select items
to clear screen will display.
Rotate the Interface Dial knob and
select the data to be deleted.
If a PIN number is set, the screen
for entering the PIN code will be
displayed. A pop-up screen verifying
whether deletion is to be continued or
not will be displayed, and then another
deletion veri fi cation message will
appear. Select Ye s to commence the
deletion; select No to suspend it .NOTE:
• When the
Address Book is deleted,
all contents (except the Categories)
will be deleted.
• When Cellular Phone Information is deleted, Voice Tag information will
also be deleted.
• If you select Music on HDD ,
the system will automatically be
restarted after deletion.
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Rearview Camera
Your vehicle is equipped with a
rearview camera as shown in the
illustration.
Whenever you shift to R (Reverse) with
the power mode in the ON mode, the
rear view is shown on the navigation
screen. Parking guidelines appear in the
rear view. For the best image, always
keep the rearview camera lens clean,
and be sure it is not covered.
Since the rearview camera display area
is limited, you should always back up
slowly and carefully, and look behind
you for obstacles.
Rearview Camera Brightness
Adjustment
When in reverse, the navigation “hard”
buttons are locked out, except the
rotating portion of the Interface Dial
knob . Rotate the Interface Dial
knob clockwise to make the camera
image brighter, and counterclockwise to
darken the image.
This brightness adjustment is
independent of the screen brightness
adjustment in SET UP.
NOTE:
• The camera brightness cannot be adjusted by voice control.
• Slight delays can occur when switching to the camera image, or
switching back to the map/menu
screen. This is normal.
Rearview Camera Image
4th line
3rd line
2nd line
1st line
The rearview camera display has
distance guidelines indicating distance
from the back of the vehicle to one of
the lines.
1st line : 0.5 m
2nd line : 1 m
3rd line : 2 m
4th line : 3 m
NOTE:
• The rearview camera has a special lens that makes distances appear
closer than they actually are.
• The rearview camera display has a limited range, and the size and
position of objects around the area
may appear different from reality.
Make sure to check the surrounding
area carefully.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Guidance, Routing
Problem Solution
The navigation system does not route me the same way
I would go, or the way some other mapping program
displays. Why is this? The navigation system attempts to generate the optimum route. See
Changing
the Routing Method on page 53 .
The navigation wants to route me around potential traffi c
problems. How do I stop these pop-up messages? This feature can be turned off. See
Traffi c Rerouting on page 110 .
Why is the street I’m on not shown on the map? It has
been here for more than a year. The mapping database is constantly undergoing revision. See pag
e 130 for
ways to obtain the latest detailed coverage information.
The vehicle position icon is not following the road and
the “GPS icon” text in the upper left hand corner of the
screen is white or missing. • The GPS antenna (located on the back of the navigation display) may
be blocked by personal items. For best reception, remove items from the
dashboard, such as radar detectors, cell phones, or loose articles.
• Metallic tinting or other aftermarket devices can interfere with the GPS reception. Please see your dealer. Also see System Limitations on page 125 .
I entered a destination, but the blue highlighted route
and voice guidance stopped, or turned into a blue /pink
dashed line before I got to my destination. Why is this? Your route has entered an unverifi
ed area. See Unverifi ed Area Routing on
pag e 103 .
The map rotates while I make turns. How can I stop
this? Select the North-up map orientation by voice, or by selecting North-up
from
the Map menu. See Map Orientation on page 63 .
Sometimes, I cannot select between the North-up and
Heading-up map orientations. Why is this? The Heading-up map orientation can only be shown in the lower scales (1/20
- 1 mile scales). See
Map Scale on page 62 .
While driving to my destination, the “time to go” display
sometimes increases, even though I am getting closer. The “Time to go” is based on actual road speeds. However if your speed
slows down when you encounter slower traffi
c, the system updates the “Time
to go” based of your actual speed to give you a better estimate of arrival time.
The vehicle position icon on the map “lags” a short
distance behind, especially when I arrive at an
intersection. Is there anything wrong? No. When at an intersection, the system is unaware of the width of the
intersecting road. Large differences in vehicle position can indicate a
temporary loss of the GPS signal. See
GPS Reception Issues on page 125 .
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