2010 HONDA ELEMENT phone

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Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................4
Manual Overview ............................ 4
System Overview ............................ 4
Accessories Precautions .................. 5
Important Safety Information .......... 5
Map Overview ................................. 6
Current Street .................................... 6
Verified/Unverified Street .................. 6
User Agreement ............................8
Getting Started ...........................10
System Controls ............................ 10
Voice Control Basics ..................... 12
Using the Voice Control System ...... 13
Improving Voice Recognition .......... 13
Selecting an Item (Button) on the
Screen ......................................... 14
Selecting an Item in a List ............. 14
Using the On-screen Keyboard ..... 15
System Start-up ............................. 16
Map Screen Legend ....................... 18
Map Screen Description ................ 19
Zoom In/Out..................................... 19
Map Scrolling .................................. 19
Displaying Current Location ......... 19
System Function Diagram ............. 20
Entering a Destination .............. 21
By Address ....................................22
Selecting the State or Province ........ 22
Selecting the City ............................. 22
Selecting the Street .......................... 24
Entering the Street Number ............. 26
By Intersection...............................26
Selecting the State or Province ........ 27
Selecting the City ............................. 27
Selecting the Street .......................... 29
By Places .......................................31
Finding the Place by Category ........ 32
Finding the Place by Name.............. 35
Finding the Place by Phone
Number ......................................... 36
By Map Input .................................36
Showing the Map of Current Position......................................... 36
Showing the Map of City .................. 38
Showing the Map of Stat e ................ 38
Showing the Map of Continental USA............................................... 39
By Previous Destinations...............40
By Today’s Destinations ...............41
Editing Today’s Destinations List ................................................ 41
Adding Destinations to the List........ 41
By Address Book ...........................42
Adding Addresses to the Personal Address Book ................................ 43
By Go Home ..................................44
Driving to Your Destination ..... 45
Driving to Your Destination ..........45
Calculate Route to Screen..............45
Changing the Routing Method ......... 46
Viewing the Routes........................... 47
Viewing the Destination Map .......... 48
Map Screen ....................................48
Route Line ........................................ 48
Guidance Prompts ...... ..................... 49
Map Screen Legend ......................... 50
Guidance Screen ............................51
Guidance Screen Legend ................. 51
Distance and Time to
Destination ..................................52
Direction List .................................52
Exit Info.
(Freeway Exit Information) .......... 53
Guidance Mode..............................53
Map Scale ......................................54
Map Orientation .............................55
Destination Icon .............................55
Landmark Icons .............................56
Showing Icons on the Ma p ............... 58

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Introduction
The navigation system applies location,
direction, and speed information to the
maps and calculates a route to the
destination you enter. As you drive to
that destination, the system provides
map and voice guidance.
The navigation system is easy to use.
The locations of many places of
business and entertainment are already
entered in the system. You can select
any of them as a destination by using the
touch screen, joystick, or voice control.
There are several ways to enter a
destination, such as by point of interest
(POI), by address, by phone number,
and by selecting it from the map. The
last 50 destinations are saved for reuse
at a later date. The system also allows
you to store a home address to simplify
returning home from your destination.Accessories Precautions
If you have front or side window tinting
installed, be aware that if the tint has
metallic properties, it can seriously
degrade or prevent GPS reception. This
is because the GPS antenna is located
under the dashboard.
If you plan to install electronic
components, such as radar detectors,
vehicle tracking devices, remote
starters, additional amplifiers, or other
audio components, ensure that they are
not located near the navigation control
unit under the dashboard, near the
navigation screen in the dash, or near
the GPS antenna under the dashboard.
Signal noise emanating from these
devices can cause intermittent
disruption of the navigation system.
Important Safety Information
The navigation system can distract your
attention from the road if you focus on
the screen or operate the system’s
controls while driving.
Enter as much information as possible
into the system before you begin
driving, or when the vehicle is stopped.
Then, as you drive, listen to the audio
instructions and use voice commands
when possible.

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Getting Started
Voice Control Basics
Your vehicle has a voice control system
that allows hands-free operation of most
of the navigation system functions. You
can also control the audio. The voice
control system uses the NAVI TALK
and NAVI BACK buttons on the
steering wheel and a microphone near
the map lights on the ceiling.
NOTE:
While using the voice control system, all
of the speakers are muted.
NAVI TALK button
This button activates the voice control
system. Press and release it when you
want to give a voice command. See
Voice Command Index on page 139 for
a list of voice commands.
NAVI BACK button
This button has the same function as the
CANCEL button. When you press and
release it, the display returns to the
previous screen. When the previous
screen appears, the system replays the
last prompt. This button is enabled for
navigation system commands only.
However, it can be used to cancel an
audio voice command up to one second
after the command confirmation.
NAVI BACK
button NAVI TALK
button
Microphone
(on the ceiling)

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Getting Started
Using the Voice Control System
You should use the voice control system
as much as possible, and consider
manual entry using the joystick as a
backup method of entry.
Most of the system’s functions can be
controlled by voice commands activated
with the NAVI TALK button. To
control the navigation system by voice:
• Press and release the NAVI TALK
button.
• Wait for the beep.
• Give a voice command.
Once the microphone picks up your
command, the system changes the
display in response to the command and
prompts you for the next command.
Using the NAVI TALK button, answer
the prompts as required. If the system does not understand a
command or you wait too long to give a
command, it responds with “Pardon,”
“Please repeat,” or “Would you say
again.” If the system cannot perform a
command or the command is not
appropriate for the screen you are on, it
sounds a beep.
Anytime you are unsure of what voice
commands are available on a screen,
you can always say “Help.” The system
will then read the list of available
commands to you.
When you give a command, the system
generally either repeats the command as
a confirmation or asks you for further
information. If you do not wish to hear
this feedback, you can turn it off.
However, hearing the feedback will
familiarize you with the way the system
expects commands to be phrased. See
the
Voice Recognition Feedback
setting in Setup. If you hear a prompt such as “Please use
the touch screen to...” or “Please choose
an area with the joystick,” the system is
asking for input
that cannot be
performed using the voice control
system.
Improving Voice Recognition
To achieve optimum voice recognition,
the following guidelines should be
followed:
NOTE:
Make sure the correct screen is
displayed for the vo ice command that
you are using. See Voice Command
Index on page 139.
• Adjust the dashboard and side vents so air does not blow against the
microphone on the ceiling.
• Close the windows.
• If more than one person is speaking at the same time, the system may
misinterpret your command.

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When you press the MENU button, the
display changes to:
Address (see page 22)
This selection requires you to enter the
city (and possibly the state) and the
address that you want to go to.
Intersection (see page 26)
This selection allows you to enter the
names of two intersecting streets in a
city. This is useful if you know the
general location of your destination, but
not the exact address. Places
(see page 31)
The system has been programmed with
the locations of many businesses, parks,
hospitals, etc. This selection lets you
search these by category, name, or
phone number.
Map Input (see page 36)
This selection allows you to point to a
destination on th e map using the
joystick. This allows you to enter a
destination or address that may not be
listed in the database.
Previous Destinations (see page 40)
When you enter a destination with any
of the available se lections (except
Address Book and Go Home), the
last 50 destinations are saved by the
system. Use this selection to choose a
destination again.
NOTE:
If Previous Destinations is grayed
out, there are no Previous Destinations
entered. Today’s Destinations
(see page 41)
You can enter and sort up to five
destinations and store them in the
Today’s Destinations list. You can then
use the Today’s Destination selection.
NOTE:
If Today’s Destinations is grayed
out, there are no Today’s Destinations
entered.
Address Book (see page 42)
This selection allows you to select a
stored address. The system can store up
to a combined total of 200 User 1 and
User 2 addresses.
Go Home (see page 44)
This selection allows you to select your
home or a common place as a
destination.
NOTE:
If you have no home address entered,
the system prompts you for one.
Entering a Destination

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By Places
After you select Places from the Enter
destination by screen, the display
changes to:
There are three ways to find a place or
point of interest (POI), by Category ,
Name , or Phone Number .Let’s assume you want to find a coffee
shop (restaurant) called “Bucks.”
• If you know the phone number of the
coffee shop, select Phone Number,
then enter the 10-digit number with
area code. This is the quickest way to
find it.
• The second best me thod is to select
Category , Restaurant, and
CAFÉ/COFFEE SHOP . After you
select Place Name by Keyword
and search method, enter the keyword
“Bucks.” The list will include all
restaurants that have the letters
“bucks” anywhere in the name.
• You can try to enter “Bucks” using Name, but you may have to search
through a list that might include
Bucks Welding, Bucks Surplus, etc. NOTE:
Prior to departure, you can set areas
to avoid. The system then includes
them in its calculations for the
destination you have entered. See
Edit Avoid Area on page 87.
You can enter the desired destination using the voice control system. For
information on the available voice
commands, see Voice Command
Index on page 139.
Entering a Destination

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Finding the Place by Phone
Number
The Phone Number option allows
you to select a destination by its
telephone number. Only telephone
numbers stored in the system under the
Places (of business) option are
recognized. The system does not contain
residential telephone numbers, or
numbers you may have entered in your
personal Address Book.
Tip:
If you know the phone number of a point
of interest (POI), its uniqueness makes it
the fastest entry meth od. When using the
voice control system, the entry should be
spoken as a continuous string of
numbers. For example, the telephone
number (310) 555-4000 should be
spoken as “Three, one, zero, five, five,
five, four, zero, zero, zero.”
By Map Input
After you select Map Input from the
Enter destination by screen, the
display changes to:
NOTE:
Prior to departure, you can set areas to avoid. The system then includes
them in its calculations for the
destination you have entered. See
Edit Avoid Area on page 87.
For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page 139.
Showing the Map of Current
Position
The Current Position selection
assumes that you are looking for a
destination in the immediate area. The
display changes to:
The red arrow indicates your vehicle
position. Find your desired destination
by moving the joystick left, right, up, or
down. The map and crosshairs will
move in the same direction.
The yellow box indicates the area you
will see when you click on the current
map with the joystick. The scale will
decrease each time you push in on the
joystick, until Select a destination
appears at the top of the screen.
Entering a Destination

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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 touching the Vehicle Position
icon 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 screen.
When you select “User 1” or “User 2,”
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 Enter destination by screen to
select the saved location and return to
the same spot.
Driving to Your Destination