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When the Select a place screen is
displayed, select an item from the list,
and the Calculate route to screen is
displayed. After you select OK, you can
select either Set as New Destination
or Set as Waypoint for your specified
position. When the address of
the location is
displayed at the top of the screen, push
in on the joystick, and the Calculate
route to screen will be displayed. After
you select OK, you can select either Set
as New Destination or Set as
Waypoint for your specified position. The system will return to the map

screen and recalculate the route to your
new destination or waypoint.
NOTE:
When you scroll through the map
screen while en route to a destination,
some voice controls will not function.
These include:
 Display “Heading up”
 Display “North up”
Driving to Your Destination
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Driving to Your Destination
Entering a Destination from the
Menu Screen (while en route)
If you say “Menu” or press the MENU
button twice, the sy stem displays the
Enter destination by screen. Follow
the procedure described in Entering a
Destination , which begins on page21.
After selecting OK to the Calculate
route to screen, your new location can
be used either as a waypoint or as a
replacement destination.
Continue Trip Screen
If you restart the vehicle without having
completed your prior trip, you will see
the following screen:
 To continue to your destination or other waypoints, say or select OK.
 To cancel your destination, press the CANCEL button or the NAVI
BACK button on the steering wheel,
or using the voice control system, say
“Cancel” or “Back.”
 If you wish to change the route method, say or select CHANGE
METHOD .
 For additional information on changing the routing method, see
Changing the Routing Method on
page45.
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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).
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. 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. Press
Stop to stop the reading, or press the
CANCEL button.
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Information Features
When you make a command help
selection under any of the help screens,
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 page137.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.
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
scheduled entry for that date.
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Information Features
You can scroll through the calendar day
by day by moving 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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Information Features
Done
Once you have finished entering the
schedule, say or select Done. The
Calendar screen is redisplayed 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. After you
reach 50 entries, a warning message
will appear telling you that the limit
has been reached. You can clear any
older entries as needed.
 To reactivate 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 the 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.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 handheld calculator.
Unit Conversion
Values entered on the calculator can be
converted from one unit to another (e.g.,
inches to millimeters).
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 illustration in step 3).
3. Select the base unit (e.g., pounds) that you wish to convert to some other
unit. All other units will change
automatically depending on the base
unit value. In the example below,
100 lbs converts to 1600 ounces, 0.05
ton (U.S.), 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.
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System Setup
Setup Mode
The Setup function consists of two
different screens that allow you to
change and update information in the
system. To display the Setup screens,
use the voice control system and say
“Setup” or press the SETUP button. To
change to another Setup screen, say or
select More in the upper right corner of
the screen.
On any of the Setup 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 page137.
Setup Screen (first)
From any screen, say “Setup” or press
the SETUP button, 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 moving the joystick left or
right, or by touching the arrowheads 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 navigation voice volume has 10
settings, 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
moving 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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System Setup
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 drivers 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:
Auto
(factory
default) Automatically switches
between
Day and Night
mode by sensing if the
headlights are on. Override night display:
Adjust dash brightness
(with headlights on) to
full bright.
Override day display:
Turn on headlights and
ensure the dash
brightness is not at full
bright. Adjust the dash
brightness (with
headlights on) 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.
Clock Displays the clock on
the screen. To return to the previous
screen, press the
NAVI
BACK button. Touch any button to
return to your last
screen.
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