2014 Acura MDX navigation system

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Personal Information
PIN Numbers
System Setup
PIN NumbersHSETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Personal Info
 PIN Number
Set a four-digit PIN for protecting personal addresses and your home address. Once
you set a PIN, you are prompted to enter it whenever you access a personal address
or a home address.
1.Rotate i to select the PIN to
create. Press u.
2. Rotate i to select a digit to
enter. Press u to select OK.
Repeat to enter a new four-digit
PIN.
3. Re-enter the new PIN, when
prompted, to confirm the number
you just entered. Press u to select
OK .
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If you have not entered the
same number both times, an
“INCORRECT PIN” message is
displayed. Enter your PIN again.
1PIN Numbers
PIN
Personal Identification Number (PIN) is a
password used to access personal data.
PINs are optional. If you choose to use a PIN,
keep a note of the number in a secure location. If
you forget your PIN, a dealer will have to reset
the navigation system a nd all of your stored
information will be erased . The factory default is
no PIN.
If you want to stop using a PIN, move
r to select
Turn off PIN entry . Press u.

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Personal Information
Previous Destination
System Setup
Previous DestinationHSETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Personal Info
 Previous Destination
The navigation system maintains a list of your previously routed destinations as a
shortcut for entering the same destination in the future. You can delete some or all
of your previous destinations from the list.
1.Rotate i to select the destination
to delete. Press u.
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Repeat the procedure as
necessary.
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Items to be deleted are indicated
with a trash icon.
2. Move r and rotate i to select
OK to delete the selected
destinations.
1 Previous Destinations
Up to 50 destinations can be stored.
To cancel the selection of a previous destination,
rotate i to highlight the destination again.
Press u to de-select it.
Trash icon

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Personal Information
Category History
System Setup
Category HistoryHSETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Personal Info
 Category History
The navigation system maintains a list of your recently used place categories as a
shortcut for selecting the same categories in the future. You can delete some or all
of your recently used categories from the list.
1.Rotate i to select the category to
delete. Press u.
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Repeat the procedure as
necessary.
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Items to be deleted are indicated
with a trash icon.
2. Move r and rotate i to select
OK to delete the selected
categories.
1 Category History
Up to 50 categories can be stored.
To cancel the selection of a category, rotate i
to highlight the ca tegory again. Press u to de-
select it.
Trash icon

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Personal Information
Download POI
System Setup
Download POIImport custom Points of Interest (POI) into the navigation system and set the POI as a
destination. You can also ad d, edit, and delete POIs.
H MENU button (on map)
 More Search Methods
 Download POI
1. Connect a USB flash drive with
stored POI data to the USB
connector.
2. Move r and rotate i to select
Import from USB . Press u.
■Importing POI Categories
1 Importing POI Data
For more information about connecting a USB
flash drive.
2 Connecting a USB Flash Drive P. 199
POI data in csv and kml formats can be imported.
You can download POI data from various POI
websites.
If you select From AcuraLink , you can
download POI data from the AcuraLink server.
2 AcuraLink® P. 256

53System Setup
RoutingHSETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Routing
Choose various settings that determine the navigation system functionality during
route calculation. Rotate i to select an item. Press u.
The following items are available:
• Route Preference : Changes the route preferen ces (calculating method).
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Route Preference
P. 54
• Unverified Routing: Sets whether you use the ro ute guidance in unverified
areas.
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Unverified Routing
P. 56
• Traffic Rerouting : Sets whether you use automatic recalculation based on traffic
information.
2
Traffic Rerouting
P. 58
• Edit POI Search Radius Along Route : Sets the distance from the route to find
waypoints.
2
Edit POI Search Radius Along Route
P. 59
• Avoided Area : Specifies areas to avoid when calculating a route.
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Avoided Area
P. 60

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Routing
Unverified Routing
System Setup
Unverified RoutingHSETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Routing
 Unverified Routing
Receive turn-by-turn map and voice guidance in unverified areas. Rotate i to select On or Off . Press
u .
1Unverified Routing
Unverified roads are found in rural areas, and
typically include residential streets away from the
center of a town. They may not be accurate, and
can contain errors in location, naming, and
address range.
Unverified roads are s hown only when viewing
the map in the 1/20, 1/8, or 1/4 mile map scales.
Straight line guide
Blue-pink route line
Differences OffOn (factory default)On or Off?
The driver wishes to manually
navigate using the navigation map
and choose the streets that lead to
the destination.
The driver chooses to let the
navigation system suggest
possible routing, knowing that the
guidance may not be accurate.
Route
calculation Route is usually longer, using
verified roads whenever possible. Route is shorter, but uses
unverified (purple) streets that
may not be accurate.
Route line
The route line uses
verified streets
only (when possible).
If Straight Line Guide is set to On,
a pink vector line is displayed on the
map that continually points to your
destination.
2Straight Line Guide
P. 77
A blue-pink route line highlights
suggested unverified streets on
the map while traveling to your
destination.

62System Setup
GuidanceHSETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Guidance
Choose various settings that determine th e navigation system functionality during
route guidance.
Rotate i to select an item. Press u .
The following item s are available:
• Guidance Mode : Sets whether to display only the map screen or a split map-
guidance screen.
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Guidance Mode
P. 63
• Street Name Guidance : Sets whether to read out the street names during voice
guidance.
2
Street Name Guidance
P. 65
• Non-map screens : Sets whether the guidance sc reen interrupts the screen
display.
2
Non-map screens
P. 66
• Guidance Point : Sets whether to display the guidance information to the
destination or the next waypoint.
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Guidance Point
P. 67
• Estimated Time : Sets whether to display the remaining time or arrival time to the
guidance point.
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Estimated Time
P. 68

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Guidance
Street Name Guidance
System Setup
Street Name GuidanceHSETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Guidance
 Street Name Guidance
The navigation system includes the street names during voice guidance (e.g., “Turn
right on Main Street”). Rotate i to select an option. Press
u .
The following options are available:
• On (factory default): Voice guidance includes the street names.
• Off : Disables the feature.
1Street Name Guidance
This feature is only available when the system
language is set to English.
This feature may not be available in non-English
speaking areas.