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System SetupPIN NumberYou can set a four-digit PIN (Personal
Identification Number) for accessing
and changing personal addresses and
your home address if desired. Once you
set the PIN on this screen, the system
asks you to enter the PIN when you
access a personal address or your home
address.
NOTE:
PINs are optional. If you choose to use a
PIN, make sure you remember it. If you
forget your PIN, the dealer will have to
reset it for you, and all of your stored
information will be cleared.
When you select PIN Number, the
display changes to:
Address Book PINIf you choose to enter a PIN for the
personal Address Book, you will have to
enter it when you edit your Address
Book (see page 95) or select Address
Book on the MENU screen ( Dest.
MENU 1 ) (see page 34).
1. Select Address Book PIN .
2. The display changes to:
3. Enter your new four-digit PIN. If you do not wish to use a PIN, select DO
NOT USE PIN .
NOTE:
The factory default is no PIN. 4. When you have entered your PIN, the
display changes to the Re-enter new
PIN screen. Enter the same number to
validate the number you have
selected.
5. If you have entered the same number both times, the display returns to the
Select one of the following screen.
If not, “INCORRECT PIN” appears.
Enter your PIN again.
NOTE:
 Once you enter your PIN to access your Address Book or select
Address Book on the MENU
screen ( Dest. MENU 1 ), you will not
need to enter your PIN until the
ignition key is cycled again.
 If you wish to remove your PIN,
return to the same screen and, after
entering your PIN correctly, select
DO NOT USE PIN .
 PINs are optional. If you choose to use a PIN, make sure you remember
it. If you forget your PIN, your dealer
will have to reset it for you.
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Go home 1 or 2 PIN1. Select Go home 1 PIN or Go
home 2 PIN , and the system
displays the Enter your new PIN
screen.
2. Enter your PIN in the same way as entering the Address Book PIN.
NOTE:
 The factory default is no PIN. If you choose to use a PIN, you will have to
enter it whenever you say “Go home
1” or “Go home 2” at the map
screen or select Go home 1 or Go
home 2 on the MENU screen ( Dest.
MENU 1 or 2 ).
 PINs are optional. If you choose to use a PIN, make sure you remember
it. If you forget your PIN, your dealer
will have to reset it for you, and all
stored information will be cleared.
Previous DestinationsAllows you to delete some or all of your
previous destinations.
1. Select this option, and the display
changes to:
2. Scroll through the list and find the address you want to delete.
3. Select the address to delete by saying the line number, or by using the
Interface Dial. NOTE:
To cancel the deletion of Previous
Destinations, select the address that was
to have been deleted and push in on the Interface Dial
before performing step 4.
4. Say or select
OK to perform the
deletion, and the display returns to
the previous screen.
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System SetupSETUP Screen (Other)Select the “Other” tab by moving the
Interface Dial to the right to view
additional SETUP functions and the
following screen appears:
Music SearchFrom the SETUP screen ( Other), say
or select Music Search and the Music
search setup screen appears.Song By Voice™ (SBV)Song By Voice™ allows you to search
for and play music from your HDD or
iPod device using voice commands.
To activate this mode, press the TALK
button on the steering wheel and say
“Hard Disc Drive Search” or “iPod
Search” depending on the media that
you would like to access. From this
mode, you can use the following voice
commands to select songs or display a
song list. Say the desired voice command
followed by the artist, song title, album,
genre, playlist, or composer you wish to
select. For example, when you say “Play
artist Radiohead,” the system will
provide voice feedback and start playing
all songs of Radiohead.
NOTE:
 For information on the available
voice commands in the Song By
Voice™ mode, see Song By Voice™
Commands on page 170.
 Languages other than English may
not be available fo r artist name, song
title, album title, etc.
 You can turn this feature ON or
OFF .
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Routing & GuidanceFrom the SETUP screen ( Other), say
or select Routing & Guidance and
the following screen appears:
ReroutingIf Rerouting is set to AUTOMATIC
and you deviate from the route, you will
see “Recalculating...” at the top of the
screen for several seconds as the system
calculates a new route. This is followed
by new routing instructions.
If Rerouting is set to MANUAL, you
will hear a tone when the “Off route”
message is displayed. Say
“Recalculation” or select
Recalculation on the screen to make
the system recalculate your new route.
NOTE:
 It is strongly recommended that you leave the system set to the factory
default (Automatic).
 If you live in an area with poor mapping, you may wish to set
Rerouting to MANUAL to avoid
constant recalculation. However, you
will have to manually select
Recalculation on the screen to have
the system plot a new route.
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System SetupUnverified Area RoutingAllows you to receive turn-by-turn map and voice guidance in unverified areas when en route to a destination (see Map Overview
on page 6). The chart below illustrates the routing differences with this setting ON or OFF .
Unverified Area Routing: OFF (factory default) Unverified Area Routing: ON
Decision:
Why choose
ON or OFF ?The driver wishes to naviga te manually by using the
navigation map and choosing the streets that lead to the
destination. The driver understands that unverified
roads may not be accurate, and can contain errors in
location, naming, and address range. The driver chooses to let the navigation system suggest
possible routing. The driver understands that in some
cases, guidance may not be appropriate. Unverified
roads may not be accurate, and can contain errors in
location, naming, and address range.
What you will
see...
A blue dotted vector line is displayed on the map that
continually points to your destination. The driver
should stop and then use the
map to select streets that
lead to the destination. A blue-pink dashed route line highlights suggested
unverified streets on the map while traveling to your
destination. This is in sharp
contrast to the normal blue
route line displayed in verified areas.
Cautionary
messages
There are cautionary pop-up screens and voice
announcements, before and during the route. These
serve as reminders that you should obey all traffic
restrictions. There are cautionary pop-up screens and voice
announcements, before and during the route. These
serve as reminders that you should exercise additional
caution, and obey all traffic restrictions.
Guidance
(map/voice)
There is no turn-by-turn map or voice guidance. V
oice guidance commands end with the phrase “if
possible.” This is to remind the driver to verify all
traffic restrictions before getting near the guidance
point.
Directions list
A direction list is typicall y not available. However,
depending on your route, directions are provided to
help you reach the first available verified road. A direction list is provided showing street names and
turn symbols in pink.
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With Unverified Area Routing OFF ,
you are presented with a blue “vector
line” that always points to the
destination. You must manually choose
streets from the map that will lead to
your destination. No guidance is
provided, and there are no directions to
the destination.
With Unverified Area Routing ON ,
a blue/pink route line is shown for
unverified segments. Voice guidance
commands in unverified areas always
end with “if possible.” This is your
signal that you should use additional
caution, and obey all traffic restrictions.
The guidance window “arrow” shows
any portions of unverified turns in blue/
pink dashes.
These guidances are only a suggestion.
You should always confirm that the
guidance is possible.
A directions list is also provided that
shows any unverified roads in a blue
color, with pink a rrows pointing to the
next guidance point. Unverified Area Routing “OFF”
NOTE:
For the pop-up menu displayed when
pushing in on the
Interface Dial from
the map screen, Voice is grayed out.
With Unverified Area Routing OFF, no
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System SetupTraffic ReroutingThis feature considers traffic
information when carrying out
automatic rerouting. Select either ON or
OFF for this function. See Traffic
Rerouting on page 73.
To access the guidance mode from the
SETUP screen, select the “Other” tab,
Routing & Guidance , and Traffic
Rerouting. See Traffic & Weather
Status on page 124 regarding verifying
reception status.
This is set to OFF as factory default.
NOTE:
Automatic traffic rerouting may give
inappropriate guidance in metro areas
with limited or incomplete traffic flow
data.
Edit Avoid AreaThis function allows you to select areas
you wish to avoid when calculating a
route to your destination. You can select
up to five areas to avoid. You may wish
to set up an “avoid area” to route around
long-term road construction, closures,
or any area you wish to avoid. If you
enter a route that takes you through or
into an “avoid area,” a pop-up box will
warn you that your route takes you into
one of these areas. However, you can
still choose destinations in an avoided
area.
When you select Edit Avoid Area , the
following list screen is displayed. You can select New Area, or select one
of your existing areas to modify. If you
choose
New Area , the following screen
is displayed:
Say or select Edit Name, and use the
Interface Dial to enter the name on the
Enter avoid area name screen (25
characters max). Say or select OK to
return to the previous screen.
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Say or select Edit Area to create the
area to be avoided. The following screen
appears:
Either select Address or Map Input
on the Enter avoid area by screen.
Each choice provides a slightly different
way to locate the approximate map
display for drawing the area you wish to
avoid. After selecting the choice, a map
screen
will be displayed.
Rotate the Interface Dial knob to
select the map scale. Use the Interface
Dial to move the crosshairs (red circle)
to the desired start po int and push in on
the Interface Dial to “set” the start
point. Then move the Interface Dial in
a straight or diagonal direction to
encompass the area to be avoided. NOTE:
The maximum size of the “Avoid area”
is 1/2 mile in length or width.
The selected area will be displayed as a
shaded box with a yellow border. Push
in on the
Interface Dial to set the end
point of the avoided area. To “redraw”
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