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•NBA scores •NBA schedule
• NHL scores •NHL schedule
• Help
If you say the command, “Sports scores” once, the system is
ready. You may then say any of the following commands:
• NHL scores •NBA scores
• NFL scores •Baseball scores
• College football scores •College basketball scores
• Motor sports results •Golf leaderboards
• Travel link help
If you say the command “Sports schedules” once, the system is
ready. You may then say any of the following commands:
• NHL schedule •NBA schedule
• NFL schedule •Baseball schedule
• College football schedule •College basketball schedule
• Motor sports schedule •Golf schedule
• Travel link help
CALENDAR
• Press the I button and then select
the ‘Calendar’ tab.
You can then select which month
you would like to view by
pressing
/or you can also
select ‘Go to Today’.
• You are able to view calendars
from one previous year and the
next 10 years.
Note: Not all tab selections shown here will be available in all markets.
Check with your authorized dealer for availability.
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SYSTEM INFORMATION
• Press the I button (
)onthe
navigation system and then select
the ‘System Information’ tab on
the touchscreen.
In this screen you can view the following options:
• Phone number for your Customer Service Center
• Current system versions installed
• Current SIRIUS Radio ESN
• SIRIUS Travel Link ESN
Note: Not all tab selections are available in all markets. (For example,
SIRIUS Travel Link is only available in the U.S., and SIRIUS Satellite
Radio is only available in the U.S. and Canada.) Please check with your
authorized dealer for availability.
HELP
The Help screen allows you to view basic information about controls and
driving restrictions as well as traffic legend information and basic voice
commands available in various modes. To access:
• Press the I button (
) on the navigation system and then select the
‘Help’ tab.
Select ‘Basic Operation’ at the top of
the screen to view hard buttons on
your navigation system. Press the
desired icon to view the button
description.
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Select ‘Driving Restriction’ at the
top of the screen to view the
system’s driving restriction.
Select ‘Traffic Legend’ at the top of
the screen to view the color code
for the ‘Speed and Flow’ of roads on
the navigation system. You can also
select ‘Traffic Incidents’ to help you
differentiate between viewed and
unviewed incidents.
Select ‘Voice Commands’ at the top
of the screen. Select any of the
available categories on the screen.
When selected, the system will show
you a brief listing of possible voice
commands in that specific mode.
Please refer to the Voice
recognition system overview
chapter for information on the voice
recognition system.
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SOUND FEATURES
The sound menu allows you to access and adjust settings such as Bass,
Treble, Fade, Balance, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Speed
compensated volume (SCV) and the visualizer. To access:
1. Press SOUND on the navigation system.
2. Press the appropriate tab to select from:
Bass/Treble: Press + to increase or
— to decrease the levels.
Balance/Fade: Press to adjust the
sound between the left and right
speakers (Balance) and to adjust
the sound to the front and rear
speakers (Fade).
SCV (Speed compensated volume):
With this feature on, the radio
volume changes automatically with
vehicle speed to compensate for
road and wind noise. Select a level
of compensation between 1 and 7 by
pressing the corresponding button.
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DSP(Digital Signal Processing):
Depending on your option package,
you may either select from ‘Stereo’
or ‘Surround Sound’.
Or, you may choose to optimize the
sound quality for ‘All Seats’, ‘Driver
Seat’ or ‘Rear Seat’.
Visualizer: Press to turn the audio
visualizer display on or off.
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PROGRAMMING A DESTINATION
The Destination screen gives you many options. You can choose to
access ‘Quick’ selections such as your preset favorites or emergency
contacts, you can choose to set a destination using the ‘Standard’
resources (such as your address book, phone numbers, etc.) or you can
also choose the ‘Edit Route’ screen which will allow you to set any
preferences you may have for your navigation route. To access:
1. Press the DEST hard button on the navigation system.
2. Select from the following on the touchscreen:
Quick: The Quick Destination
option will help you find the nearest
points of interest programming and
also Emergency destinations such as
a Hospital or Police. You can also
save and access your favorite
destination presets in this screen.
Standard: Your Standard
Destination screen allows you to set
a destination using any of the
following: Address Book, Previous
Destination, Phone Number, Map,
Street Address, POI, Freeway
Exit/Entrance or a specific
Intersection.
Note: This is a speed dependent
feature.
Edit Route: The ‘Edit Route’
screen allows you to make any
adjustments to the currently
selected navigation route such as:
Cancel route, Detour, View Route,
Edit Route Preferences, Edit Traffic
Preferences, Edit Destination / Way
Points and Edit Turn List.
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Setting a destination by voice
Press
or VOICE on the steering wheel. A tone will sound followed by
“Please say a command.”
VOICE/Main Menu and
will appear in the status bar first. Then, a
tone will sound and the icon will change toListening.
• To enter an address, say “Destination street address ”.
• To find a POI by its category, say “Destination ”. (For
example, “Destination restaurants”). You may also say “Destination
POI category” and “Destination nearest POI ”.
• To find a POI by its name, say “Destination POI”. Follow the prompts
to say a POI by name. (For example, “Starbucks”.) You will need to
specify the POI category when prompted.
• If you want to route to a previous destination, say, “Destination
previous destination ”.
• If you have programmed a home entry, you may set this as your
destination by saying, Destination home ”.
• If you have created nametags for any of your address book entries,
you may set any of them as your destination by saying, “Destination
< nametag>”.
• For Help, say, “Destination Help ”.
Note: If the system’s language is set to French or Spanish, the city and
street names will need to be spelled. When in ‘Spelling mode’, you may
speak letters or say, “line # ”. The system is designed to work even if you
have made a spelling error.
ACCESSING YOUR QUICK DESTINATION OPTIONS
To access your Quick Destination options:
1. Press the DEST hard button on the navigation system.
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2. Select the ’Quick’ tab on the touchscreen to select from the following:
Emergency: Select to find Hospitals
and Police close to the vehicle’s
current location. The system may
list up to 25 locations.
Find nearest POI: Your navigation
system allows you to select up to
five different Point of Interest (POI)
icons which will appear on the
navigation map. You can change
these icons at any time but the
default icons are as follows:
• Gas Station
• AT M
• Restaurant
• Accommodations
• Parking Garage
Once one of these categories is selected, a list will be shown in order of
distance from the vehicle’s current location.
• List all categories: Select to have the system display a list of all
categories. Select the desired category and then the desired
subcategory. The system will show a list with name and your distance
to each POI from the current location. Once a specific location is
selected, the system will display the Destination map screen for
confirmation.
Favorite Destination Presets: This feature will store your home
location as well as five address book entries for quick access. To set a
favorite destination preset: press the desired preset location and follow
the system’s screens to choose the desired selection to store. The system
will display the icon and name associated with the location. Once a
destination has been programmed, the following buttons will become
available as quick touch buttons under the ’Quick Dest’ tab:
• Cancel route: Select to cancel the current route. The system will ask
you for confirmation.
• Edit/Detour route: Select to create a ’Detour’ or to ’Edit a Turn list’
to avoid specific roads or way points. You can also ’Edit Route
Preferences’ to adjust preferences for using freeways, ferries and
route displays, and also ’Edit Destination / Waypoints’ by adding,
deleting or changing waypoints and the final destination.
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