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Edit Name
You may use the “Name” field to give
the entry a name or title that you will
recognize later, such as “Doctor Smith”
or “Broadway Theatre.” If you do not
give the address a na me, the system will
assign one (Address 001, etc.).
Say or select Edit Name. Then use the
Interface Dial to enter the name.
Select OK when finished.
NOTE:
You can always re-enter, edit, or make
changes to any entry. “Address” is the
only required field.
Edit Address
When you say or select Edit Address,
the display changes to:
Current Position - Allows you to use
your current position as the address.
Address - Requires you to enter the city
and address you wish to store. The
operation is the sa me as selecting
Address from the MENU screen
(Dest. MENU 1 ). See page29.
Previous Destinations - Allows you to
choose one of the locations in the
Previous Destination list for your
Address Book list. This operation is the
same as selecting Previous
Destinations from the MENU screen
(Dest. MENU 1 ). See page35. Place Name -
Allows you to select one
of the Point of Inte rest (POI) locations
already stored in the system as one of
your personal addresses. This is the
same as selecting Place Name from
the MENU screen ( Dest. MENU 1 ).
See page 36.
Place Category - Allows you to select a
point of interest (POI) that has been
saved in the system as one individual
address. This is the same as selecting
Place Category from the MENU
screen ( Dest. MENU 1 ). See page37.
Place Phone Number - This feature is
very convenient when you know the
phone number of a place or business
that you want to save. This is the same
as selecting Place Phone No. from
the MENU screen ( Dest. MENU 1 ).
See page 43.
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After you have used one of these six
options to enter the address, the initial
screen for entering the personal address
is redisplayed, with the address shown
in the “Address” field. If you have
entered the address using Place Name,
Place Category, or Place Phone
Number , the phone number
corresponding to the address also
appears in the “Phone No.” field.
Edit Phone Number
You can enter the phone number of the
address. If the address was chosen with
Place Name , Place Category, or
Place Phone Number , and it has a
phone number, that number is entered
automatically. Say or select
Edit Phone No. to
display the Enter phone number
screen. Enter the phone number,
including the area code, by using the
voice control system (say the entire
phone number one digit at a time) or by
using the Interface Dial . Say or select
OK when finished.
Edit Category
If desired, you can sp ecify the category
of the address or the icon. Say or select
Edit Category to display the Select a
category screen. Scroll the screen and select a category
by saying the number next to your
choice, or by pushing in on the
Interface Dial
.
To add a new category, select New
Category from the list. To edit or
delete a category, select Edit by moving
the Interface Dial to the right. The
system will display the Select an edit
menu screen. Follow the on-screen
prompts to edit, or delete a category. If
you delete a category that was used to
categorize addresses, the category for
those addresses becomes “UNFILED.”
NOTE:
You can have 100 categories (including
UNFILED). These are shared between
DRIVER 1 and DRIVER 2.
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The system will then display everything
that you have entered. If all the
information is correct, say or select OK.
This will return you to the Address
Book list.
If you want to enter another address,
select New Address in the list, then
repeat the procedures above. If not,
press the CANCEL button.
Delete an Address
This feature allows you to select an
address to delete. On ce an address is
selected, say “Delete” or push in on the
Interface Dial to select Delete.
Home Address
This feature lets you return “Home”
from any location simply by saying “Go
home 1” or “Go home 2” at the map
screen.
Alternatively, you can select Go home
1 or Go home 2 on the MENU screen
(Dest. MENU 1 or 2 ). See By Go
Home 1 or 2 on page51.
Select Home Address 1 or Home
Address 2 .
Enter the name, address, and phone
number in the same way as entering a
personal address, then say or select OK.
To leave the screen, press the CANCEL
button. NOTE:
If your Home Address cannot be
found in the system, then while
located on the street close to your
home, select Current Position
when entering the “Address” field.
The home icon is shown on the map screen in the 1/20 and 1/8 mile
scales.
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PIN Number
You 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 PIN
If 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 PIN
1. 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 Destinations
Allows 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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SETUP 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 Search
From 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 ‘Artist A’”, the system will
provide voice feedback and start playing
all songs of Artist A.
NOTE:
For information on the available
voice commands in the Song By
Voice™ mode, see Song By Voice™
Commands on page170.
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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When you say “List artist ‘Artist A’”,
the system will provide the following
song list of Artist A.
Select the desired song. The system will
start playing the selected song and
return back to the main Song By
Voice™ screen.
To cancel the Song By Voice™ mode,
press the BACK button on the steering
wheel or any button on the navi
interface.
NOTE:
Once you have canceled this mode, you
will need to say “Hard Disc Drive
Search” or “iPod Search” again to re-
activate this mode.Phonetic Modification
You can modify the phonetics for all
artists, songs, albums, and composers on
the HDD and connected iPod. The
modified phonetics can be used for the
voice commands in the Song By
Voice™ mode. When you select
New Modification ,
the following screen appears:
Select HDD or iPod depending on the
media that you would like to access.
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Select Artist, Track , Album, or
Composer and then select an item to
modify.
As in the example above, select the
artist name stored as “No Name.” To
play back the phonetic modification and
check that it sounds right, select Play.
Select Edit and enter the desired
phonetic (e.g., “‘Artist A’”), and then
select OK. The artist “No Name” is modified to
“‘Artist A’” and you can use the voice
command “Play artist ‘Artist A’” in the
Song By Voice™ mode (see page
102).
If you add some other phonetics, repeat
the procedure. When you finish
modification, select OK.
NOTE:
Song By Voice is set to
OFF , Phonetic Modification will
be grayed out.
Up to 2,000 phonetic modification items can be stored.Basic Settings
From the SETUP screen ( Other), say
or select Basic Settings and the
following screen appears:
Units (mile or km)
Allows you to select the units for the
entire system ( mile or km).
Voice Recognition Feedback
Allows you to turn voice control system
prompts ON or OFF . When OFF, you
will not hear the voice control system
confirmations or prompts.
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