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Scrolled location map screen
If the “MENU” key is touched while a scrolled
map screen is displayed, the following options
are available.
●New Dest:
Allows you to scroll through the map and
use the cursor location to set a destination.
If a destination is already set, the old desti-
nation will be deleted and the new location
will be set as the destination.
“SETTING FROM MAP”
(page 4-13)
●Add to Route:
Allows you to set the cursor location as the
destination or a waypoint.
This is available only when the suggested
route is already set.
“SETTING A DESTINATION OR
WAYPOINT” (page 5-15)●Nearby Places:
Allows you to search for a facility near the
location where you scrolled to and set it as
a destination or waypoint. Use the same
search method as the one for Points Of In-
terest (POI) .
“SETTING A NEARBY PLACE”
(page 4-35)
●Store Location:
Allows you to store the location where you
scrolled to in the Address Book. The stored
location can be retrieved to set it as a desti-
nation or waypoint.
“STORING A LOCATION”
(page 6-2)
●Delete:
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START MENU
The start menu can be displayed using the steer-
ing wheel switch.
1. Press the ENTER button on the steering
wheel switch.
2. Touch the key on the screen or highlight the
preferred item and press the ENTER button.
INFO:
The ENTER button on the steering wheel switch
can be used to display the start menu only when
the map screen is displayed.
Available items
●Home:
Displays the current home location map
screen if it has been set and calculates a
route home.
“4. Setting a destination”
●Address Book:
Displays the address book screen. It is the
same screen that appears when the DEST
button is pressed and the “Address Book”
key is selected.
“4. Setting a destination”
●Nearby Places:
Displays the nearby places screen. It is the
same screen that appears when the DEST
button is pressed and the “Nearby Places”
key is selected.
“4. Setting a destination”
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●Previous Destinations:
Displays the previous destinations screen. It
is the same screen that appears when the
DEST button is pressed and the “Previous
Destinations” key is selected.
“4. Setting a destination”
●Cancel Route Guidance:
Cancels the current guided route.
Not all features can be manually operated while
the vehicle is in motion. The text for these re-
stricted features turn from white to gray and can-not be selected. Alternatively, the voice recogni-
tion system may have a related command that
can be used at any time.
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In some cases, certain text will not be displayed
on the screen.
Park the vehicle in a safe location and then oper-
ate the navigation system.
HOW TO VIEW A MAP SCREEN
The navigation system displays various informa-
tion on the map screen.
Screen information
1Arrow and distance:
Appears on the upper left corner of the
screen when the suggested route is set.
Indicates the distance to the next guide
point and the turning direction at that guide
point. The system can be set to not display
this item.
2Vehicle icon:
Indicates the current vehicle location and
the direction of travel.
3Guide point:
Indicates a guide point on the route.
4Route:
Touch this key to access the route settings.
5Menu:
Touch this key to access the map menu or
the map scroll menu.
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6/Direction indicator:
Indicates the direction of the map. Touch
this key to switch the orientation of the map.
7Scale indicator:
Indicates the scale of the map.
8Remaining time and distance to
the destination:
Indicates the remaining time and distance
to the destination.
9Suggested route:
Appears in bold yellow during route
guidance.
10Voice:
Touch this key to repeat the voice guidance.
INFO:
●Roads with a width of 10 ft (3 m) or less may
not be displayed on the map.
●The system may require a long time for
positioning. This is not a malfunction.
MAP SCREEN TYPES
Two types of map views are available: 2D Plan
View and 3D Birdview™.
Plan View
Plan View displays the map in a 2-dimensional
environment similar to a road map.
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Birdview™
Birdview™ displays the view from an elevated
perspective. In Birdview™, it is easy to recognize
an image of the route because it provides a pan-
oramic view over a long distance.
SWITCHING MAP VIEW
1. Touch the “MENU” key while the current lo-
cation map screen is displayed.2. Touch the “Map View” key.
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3. Touch the “2D” key for Plan View or touch
the “3D” key for Birdview™. The indicator of
the selected map view illuminates.
“SWITCHING THE MAP VIEW” (page 3-4)
4. Touch the “Back” key or the MAP button to
return to the current location map screen.
INFO:
●When you select a map view, a preview of that
view is displayed on the right side of the
screen.
●You can also switch the map view using the
following procedure.
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Touch the “Navigation” key.
3. Touch the “Map View” key.
MOVING AROUND WITHIN A MAP
You can manually move across the map to view
the surrounding areas or a preferred location.
1. Touch the touch-screen in the direction that
you want to move across the map. Touch
and hold down on the touch-screen to con-
tinuously move across the map in that
direction. Once you start moving on the
map, the cross pointer appears.
2. Returning to the current location map
screen
Press the MAP button or “Back” key to re-
turn to the current location map screen, and
the cross pointer disappears.
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CHANGING THE SCALE OF A MAP
Touch the “ZOOM IN” or “ZOOM OUT” key. The
scale numbers change on the screen.
To view the map in detail, touch “ZOOM IN” key.
To view a wider area, touch “ZOOM OUT” key.
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