
50Navigation System
Driving to Your Destination
Viewing the Destination Map
Touching View Dest. Map  displays a 
map of the destination vicinity. Press the 
CANCEL  or NAVI BACK  button to 
return. You can view the destination 
map anytime while en route by saying, 
“Display destination map.”
Map Screen
When you select  OK on the  Calculate 
route to  screen, the  map screen 
appears, showing your highlighted route 
in real time.
Route Line
When driving to  a destination on 
verified roads in a metropolitan area, the 
route line is displayed as a blue line. 
When driving in rural areas on 
unverified streets (light brown color), 
the route line changes  to either a blue 
dotted “vector line” pointing to your 
destination, or a  blue-pink line. See 
Unverified Area Routing  on page87 for 
a detailed explanatio n of how to enable 
unverified routing, and the related 
cautions and disclaimers.
NOTE:
You can always view  the entire route by 
simply saying, “Display entire route.” “Vector line” (unverified routing off)
Blue-pink unverified route line 
(unverified routing on)
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Driving to Your Destination
Distance and Time to 
Destination
When you select a destination, the 
distance to the destination is the actual 
road distance of the  calculated route, 
and not “as the crow flies.” When 
viewing a list of destinations (points of 
interest), such as restaurants, the 
distance is “as the crow flies” (see  Sort 
by Distance to Travel  on page36).
The displayed time to  the destination 
may differ from the actual travel time 
because the time is calculated based on 
the posted road speed data and your 
current speed. If part of your route 
includes unverified roads, the “distance” 
and “time to go” for that portion is 
estimated using 25 mph as an average 
speed.
Direction List
If you select  Directions on the map or 
guidance screen, the display changes 
to:
NOTE: 
 The map and voice guidance in  unverified areas differ from those in 
verified areas. See  Unverified Area 
Routing  on page 87.
 Only maneuvers that occur at  freeway exits or contain freeway exit 
information will show the exit info 
icon ( ) on the right end of the 
items in the Direction list. If no exit 
info icon is shown on the list, the  Exit 
Info. is grayed out. You can see the Direction list and the 
distance to each maneuver. Touch the 
Return
 button or press the  CANCEL 
button to return to the previous screen.
You can scroll through the Direction list 
screen by screen using the scroll bar, or 
one instruction at a time using the 
joystick.
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Driving to Your Destination
The display automatically changes to 
the map  screen when  you reach your 
destination. Press the  MENU button to 
return to the  Enter destination by  
screen.
NOTE:
 For information on the available  voice commands, see  Voice 
Command Index  on page138.
 If you are en route and the joystick is  moved, the “Time to Destination” 
and “Distance to Destination” 
indicators are replaced with an 
indicator showing distance from the 
current vehicle location.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 from the  ICON button on the 
lower left corner (see page 52) or using 
voice commands (see page 138).You can select most landmark icons 
with the joystick to display the icon’s 
information. See the table on the 
following page for exceptions.
NOTE: 
 The same 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 page138.
One-Way Traffic Icon
The one-way traffic icons (see  Map 
Screen Legend  on page52) are only 
shown on the 1/20 mile scale and only 
when turned on in  Icon Options (see 
page 60).
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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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.
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Changing the Route
While en route, you may wish to alter 
your route, add an interim “Waypoint” 
(pit stop), choose a different destination, 
or cancel your current destination.
To change your present route, you can 
do any of the following:
Say “Menu,” or press the  MENU button 
to view the  Change route by  screen:
• Search waypoint (page 65)
• Delete waypoint (page 67)
• Avoid streets (page 67)
• Detour (page 67)
• Change routing method (page 67)
• Cancel the current route (page 68)
• Back to the current route (page 68)Choose a different destination (other 
methods) by:
• Saying “Find nearest...” to find a POI 
(page 68).
• Saying “Go home” (page 68).
• Using the joystick to select a different  POI or address on the map (page 68).
•Pressing the MENU button twice to  get to the Enter destination by  
screen (page 70).
Change Route By Screen
Pressing the MENU button displays the 
Change route by  screen:
Waypoints
Waypoints allow you to add an interim 
“pit stop” while traveling to a 
destination. For inst ance, you may want 
to stop for gas or food, and then 
continue on to your destination. 
Although you can enter up to five 
waypoints at a time, typically you may 
never use more than one at a time. 
Waypoints are routed to in the order 
they were entered (number 1 first, etc.), 
with your final destination routed to last. 
If you wish to create a custom route of 
several destinations , and then control 
the order of routing, the function 
“Today’s Destinations” is probably a 
better choice (see  By Today’s 
Destinations  on page43).
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Information Features
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. 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.
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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  INFO button and 
select  Setup . 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 page 16.
 For information on the available  voice commands, see  Voice 
Command Index  on page138.
Setup Screen (first)
From any screen, say “Setup” or press 
the INFO  button and select  Setup, 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
When you select Clock  in Setup or the 
Disclaimer  screen times out, the  clock 
screen is displayed (see page 17).
DISPLAY OFF
When you touch the DISPLAY OFF 
button, the screen is turned off. Voice 
guidance will continue to work in this 
mode. To turn on the screen, press any 
navigation or voice control button.
Clock Type
Allows you to choose the design of the 
clock screen from one of three  Clock 
Types  and one of two  Background 
images.
Say or select  Return to return to the 
previous screen.
Guidance Prompts
While you drive to your destination, the 
system displays and announces 
guidance prompts for your next 
maneuver. This setting allows you to 
adjust the number of guidance prompts 
before each maneuver. The settings 
Min , Normal , and Max are described 
below. The factory default is  Normal, 
so you can adequately prepare for the 
next maneuver. If you wish to change 
the number of guidance prompts, select 
your preferred setting, as shown in the 
following table.
*Uses street name in guidance phrase. NOTE:
To temporarily turn off voice guidance 
prompts, select 
Off for the “Volume” 
setting in Setup.
Contrast
You can adjust the contrast and black 
level. Adjusting thes e settings can make 
the display easier to read.
NOTE:
You can have separate daytime and 
nighttime settings for Brightness, 
Contrast, and Black Level. Adjust each 
setting when the display is in either 
daytime or nighttime mode.
Setting Distance before maneuver
About
1/2
mile
Max Normal
(factory
default) Min About
1/4
mile
Just
before
maneuver
Ye s * Ye s * Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
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