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Map Orientation
The map can be orientated two ways:
 North-up: North pointing up as you
would normally view a paper map.
 Heading-up: The map constantly rotates so the road you are driving on
always points up (as you see the road
through your front windshield).
NOTE:
The red arrow in both heading symbols
always shows the direction north. Push in on the
Interface Dial on the
map or guidance screen and select
North-up or Heading-up to switch
between the available orientation, or say
“Display heading up” or “Display north
up.”
In the larger map scales (above 1 mile or
1.6 kilometer), the map is always
oriented with north facing upward. You
cannot change the orientation.
To view other areas on the map, move
the Interface Dial left, right, up, or
down. The map will shift in that
direction. To return the map to your
current location, press either the MAP/
GUIDE , the CANCEL , or the NAVI
BACK button on the steering wheel. The display automati
cally changes to
the map screen when you reach your
destination. Press the MENU button to
return to the MENU screen ( Enter
destination by ).
NOTE:
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page136.
 If you are en route and the Interface
Dial is moved, the “Time to
Destination” and “Distance to
Destination” indications are
replaced with an indicator showing
distance from the current vehicle
location.
“North Up”
“Heading Up”
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Destination Icon
The destination icon only shows the
approximate location of the destination.
This occurs because a city block can
have as many as 100 possible addresses
(for example, the 1400 block is followed
by the 1500 block). Most cities use only
a portion of the 100 possible addresses
(for example, in the 1400 block, the
addresses may only go up to 1425
before the 1500 block starts). Therefore,
the address 1425 will be shown a
quarter of the way down the block by
the system instead of near the end of the
block where the destination is actually
located.
Tip:
When en route, you can view a map
showing your destination. Using voice
control, say “Display destination map.”
Landmark Icons
Landmark icons are shown in the map
screen on the 1/20 and 1/8 mile scales or
80 and 200 meter scales. The Freeway
Exit information is displayed on the 1/4,
1/2, and 1 mile scales. The icons are:
Some icons can be turned on or off;
you can either display them or hide
them by pushing in on the Interface
Dial on the map or guidance screen
and select Show Icon on Map (see
page60), or by using voice commands
(see page136). You can select most landmark icons
with the
Interface Dial to display the
icon’s information. See the table on the
following page for exceptions.
NOTE:
 The same icon list can be viewed on the screen by selecting Map Legend
from the Information screen.
 When there are overlapping landmark icons, a list of the points of
interest (POIs) is displayed.
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page136.
One-Way Traffic Icon
The one-way traffic icons (see Map
Screen Legend on page50) are only
shown on the 1/20 mile scale and only
when turned on in ICON OPTIONS
(see page60).
Acura Dealer
School
Restaurant
AT M
Parking Lot
Post OfficeHonda Dealer
Hospital
Grocery Store
Gas Station
Hotel/Lodging
Parking Garage
Freeway Exit Information
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For some icons, you can choose either to show or hide them on the map, while others like Honda Dealer are always shown. The
table below shows the features for each icon type. Some Points of Interest (POIs) like Police Stations are not shown as an icon ,
but you can still locate the near est one with the voice command, “Find nearest Police Station.”
*1. When gas stations, hotels, and convenience stores are selected for view on the map, some icons are shown as “brand icons.”
*2. When selecting Restaurant on the Select category for icon settings screen (see Icon Options on page60), specialty types
of restaurants, like Chinese or Italian, can be individually displayed or hidden. See Show Icon on Map on page135. Also see
the Voice Command Index on page136 for the “Display,” “Hide,” and “Find” commands.
POI type Icon can be
manually
displayedIcon can be
manually
hiddenIcon
selection by
voiceIcon can be selected as
a destination on the
map
screen with the
Interface Dial POI can be found on
the
map screen using
voice command
“Find...”
Honda/Acura dealer Ye s, always No No Yes Yes
Hospital Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
School Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ATM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gas station*1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Restaurants*2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Post office Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grocery store*1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hotel*1/ Lodging Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Police station No icon No icon No No Yes
Shopping, Tourist attr action, Bank No icon No icon No No Yes
Parking garage/Parking lot Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Freeway exit information Yes Yes Yes Yes (choose POI) No
One-way traffic icon Yes Yes Yes No No
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Showing Icons on the Map
Selecting Show Icon on Map from
the Map menu (see page52) displays
the following screen:
The screen consists of the following
items:
Icon Bar (curved row of icon
symbols)
The icon bar allows you to manually
select the icons that are displayed on the
map (see page58 for a list of these icons).
In the screen above, both gas stations
and restaurants are selected. Rotate the
Interface Dial knob and push in to
select (goes blue) or remove them
(symbol is gray). You can also display
or hide the same icons by using the
“Display” or “Hide” voice commands
(see page137).
CURRENT LOCATION (Interface
Dial Left)
This allows you to display and/or save
your current location. See page63 for
more information.
ICON OPTIONS (Interface Dial
Right)
This feature allows you to “fine tune”
some of the icons on the Icon bar (see
Icon Options for more information).
CHANGE GUIDANCE MODE
(Interface Dial Down)
When en route, this item allows you to
select between a single-screen (with
occasional pop-up guidance windows),
or a split-screen (containing one-half
map and one-half guidance/directions
list window). See page55 for an
explanation of this feature, and see
page93 for SETUP.
Exit Screen
Press the CANCEL button to return to
the map screen.
Icon Options
Selecting ICON OPTIONS from the
Icon bar displays the following screen:
This feature allows you to “fine tune”
some of the icons on the Icon bar. The
three icon choices, “Parking” (lot or
garage), “Restaurant” (specific type or
types of food), and “Other Icons”
(hospitals, schools, etc.), can each be
tailored to your needs.
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For instance, let’s assume that your
hospital is not displa yed on the map, and
you want to make sure that your settings
are correct. You would do the
following:
 First, you would ensure that the “OTHER ICON” button on the Icon
bar is blue (see Icon Bar on page60).
 Second, you select ICON OPTIONS
and verify that the hospital option is
also on (blue). This procedure is
explained below.
If you select Other Icons from the
Select category for icon settings
screen, the other icon options are
displayed: In the example above, only
POST
OFFICE and SCHOOL are selected
and will show up on the map. To also
see HOSPITAL on the map, this would
need to be turned on by first selecting it
and then pushing in on the Interface
Dial to select it so it appears as below.
Exit, and save your settings by moving
the Interface Dial to the right
( DONE ). NOTE:
 When viewing the
map screen, you
can turn some icons on using voice
control.
 See Voice Command Index on
page137 for the available “Display”
and “Hide” icon command.
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Going Off the Route
If you leave the calculated route,
“Recalculating...” is displayed at the top
of the screen. The system will
recalculate the route from your current
location and direction to the desired
destination, and then give you a new
route instruction. This is done
automatically if you have set
Rerouting to AUTOMATIC
on the SETUP screen (Other) (see page85).
If the Rerouting option in SETUP is
set to MANUAL , “Off route” appears at
the top of the screen when you leave the
calculated route. Sa y “Recalculate” or
select Recalculation whenever you
want the system to perform a
recalculation.
Off-road Tracking
If you drive more than half a mile from
a mapped road, “Not on a digitized
road” appears at the bottom of the
screen.
The map screen starts displaying a
series of dots (breadcrumbs) to show the
path you have taken if
Off-road
Tracking on the SETUP screen
(Other) is set to ON (see page95). By following the dots, you can backtrack
to the mapped road you originally left.
“Breadcrumbs” may occasionally be
displayed in urban areas, such as large
parking lots in shoppi
ng malls, or in new
subdivisions where th e roads are not yet
in the database. In other cases, you may
see dots if the system temporarily goes
off route, like in a parking garage where
the GPS signal is unavailable.
These dots appear only in the 1/20, 1/8,
1/4, and 1/2 mile (or 80, 200, 400, and
800 meter) map scales. Rotate the
Interface Dial knob to change scales
if necessary.
Tracking continues for approximately
150 miles; dots at the beginning of the
trail will start disappearing when you
exceed that distance . When you reach a
mapped road, th e system stops
displaying dots.
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Viewing/Saving the Current
Location
Whenever you are on a map screen, you
can always obtain your current location
either by pushing in on the Interface
Dial , selecting Show Icon on Map ,
and selecting Current Location , or by
using the voice control system and
saying “Display current location.” A
screen pops up which shows the address
of your current location, as well as the
latitude, longitude, and elevation. NOTE:
The elevation will not appear when the
system is temporarily lacking proper
GPS information. The system elevation
may not agree with elevations shown on
roadside elevation signs, and may
fluctuate plus or minus 100 feet or more.
You can store the current location for
later use. It does not change or cancel
your current route.
For example, you
are following the
system’s directions to get to a
destination. While sitting at a stoplight
you notice a store on the corner, but do
not have time to visit it right now. You
can save the location to select as a
destination at a later date. To save the location, say “Save current
location” or select
Save on the Current
location screen. The Edit address
book screen with the current location
data will appear. You can edit the name,
phone number, or category name to be
saved in your personal Address Book.
After the location is saved, select
Return to return to the map screen.
You can then use Address Book from
the MENU screen ( Enter destination
by ) to select the saved location and
return to the same spot.
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Pop-Ups and Disclaimers
When you say “OK” in the Calculate
Route to screen, or if you change your
route, the system checks your route and
provides you with pop-up messages for
the following situations:
 Your route takes you into an area that you previously set as an “Avoid
Area” (see Edit Avoid Area on
page90).  Your route passes near or bypasses
unverified areas (see Unverified Area
Routing on page86).
 Your route includes unverified areas (see Unverified Area Routing on
page86).  You are about to enter an unverified
area (see Unverified Area Routing on
page86).
 You actually ente red an unverified
area (see Unverified Area Routing on
page86).
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