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Settings Menu
Configures programs and changes operational patterns for
the software. On the navigation menu, touch (More),
and then touch (Settings).
The Settings menu contains a variety of options. Touch or
scroll the list with your finger to view the entire list.
• (Sound and Warnings):
Performs volume adjustment or changes the voice guidance
language. Also enables various warnings and warning settings. (See
Page 157.)
• (Customize Quick Menu):
Allows you to set Quick menu items to suit your needs. Touch the
button you want to change, and then select another function from
the list. (See Page 158.) •
( Traffic):
Sets On/Off of traffic information display and the method to use the
received real-time traffic information on route search. (See Page 160.)
• (Route Settings):
Sets the route search method. Sele ct the type of vehicle you are
using, the road category to use for the route search, and the route
search method. (See Page 161.)
• (Map Settings):
Fine tunes the Map screen appearance. Performs adjustments for
your selected map display, selects fr om a list of color designs used for
daytime and nighttime, turns the pa th log on or off, and manages
the spot display categories (allows you to select the type of spot
displayed on the map). (See Page 162.)
• (Visual Guidance):
Changes settings related to Map screen guidance. (See Page 164.)
• (Units and Formats):
Sets display units and the date display. (See Page 165.)
• (Trip Monitor):
Contains useful information on the us er's distance moved in the trip
logs and path logs. You can save tr ip logs automatically by turning
this setting on, or save them manual ly when arriving at a destination.
(See Page 165 .)
• (Start Configuration Wizard):
Changes basic software configurations set during the initial setup
process. See step 3 in “Read First” on Page 79.
More
Settings
Sound and Warnings
Customize Quick Menu
Traffic
Route Settings
Map Settings
Visual Guidance
Units and Formats
Trip Monitor
Start Configuration Wizard

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Sound and Warnings
Performs volume adjustment or changes the voice guidance language.
Also enables various warnings and warning settings.
• (Volume):
Touch this button to adjust various volumes in the application. The
type and buttons for various differ ent volumes is displayed on a new
screen. See the following items for more details.
• (Voice Language):
This button displays the current language for voice guidance. Touch
this button to select a new lang uage/narrator from the available
languages and list of narrators. When you touch an item from the list,
a sample of the audio is played back. Touch after selecting a
new voice language.
• (TTS Pro):
Touch this button to select the frequency of voice information, as
well as turning on or off various voice information such as
information on traffic conditions. •
(Verbosity Level):
You can select the Verbosity Level from “Minimal”, “Compact”, or
“Verbose”.
• ( Voice Recognition):
Touch this button to turn on or off talk back voice recognition results,
or change the voice recognition method.
• (Alert Point Settings):
Displays driver warning informatio n on the map. Touch this button
to turn these warnings on or off, and set how far from the danger the
warning should be generated. You can make individual settings for
each type of warning.
• ( Warning Sign Alerts):
Displays driver warning informatio n on the map. Touch this button
to turn these warnings on or off, and set how far from the danger the
warning should be generated. You can make individual settings for
each type of warning.
You can adjust the volume for the following voice categories. • Guidance:
Changes the volume for the guidance voice (when guiding using a
narrator).
• Alert Beeps:
Changes the volume for audio warnings (the beep).
Adjustment buttons for each audio classification: • Volume slider:
Adjusts the volume of the associated audio.
CAUTION
Be sure to set the volume of the audio at an appropriate level.
Improper volume setting may re sult in hearing damage or a
traffic accident.
Volume
Voice Language
TTS Pro
Verbosity Level
Voice Recognition
Alert Point Settings
Warning Sign Alerts

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Customize Quick Menu
Allows you to set Quick menu items to suit your needs. (See Page 97.) Touch the button you want to change, and then select another function from the
list.
Button Explanation Primary Location
(Quick
Place Search) Touch this button to search around a poin
t on the route, or your current position
(when a route search has not been performed). Destination / Find Places / Quick Search (See Page
114
.)
(Favorites) Touch this button to select an item from the
destination list.Destination / Favorite (See Page 129.)
(History) Touch this button to select previously set destinations
from the history list. Destination / History (See Page 131.)
(Create
Route)/ (Edit
Route) Touch this button to change the route.
My Route / Create (Edit) Route (See Page 134.)
(Route
Settings) Touch this button to change route related se
ttings.More / Settings / Route Settings (See Page 161.)
(Map
Settings) Touch this button to change map related setti
ngs.More / Settings / Map Settings (See Page 162.)
( Where Am I?) Touch this button to display a special
screen with a button that searches for
information on your curr ent position and determines the nearest emergency
assistance or road-side assistance. See the following section for more details. N/A
(Cancel
Route) Touch this button to clear the route an
d cancel navigation. This button is
available when only one destination is set. My Route / Cancel Route (See Page
142.)

(Remove Next Waypoint) Touch this button to remove the next wa
ypoint from the route. When multiple
destinations are set, the pr evious waypoint is displayed. This button is available
when only two or more destinations are set. N/A
(Overview) Reduces the scale of the 2D ma
p to display the entire route. My Route / Overview (See Page 135.)
Quick Place Search
Favorites
History
Create Route
Edit Route
Route Settings
Map Settings
Where Am I?
Cancel Route
Remove Next Waypoint
Overview

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*You can save routes of up to 100 items.
(Visual
Guidance) Opens the Visual Guidance settings screen.
More / Settings / Visual Guidance (See Page 164.)
( Traffic) Opens the overall traffic conditions screen.
Touch the navigation menu or the Map screen's
road icons.
(Avoid) Avoids part of the recommended route.
My Route / Avoidances
(Trip Monitor) Opens the trip monitor screen from whic
h you can manage your saved trip logs
and path logs. More / Trip Monitor (See Page
155.)
(Itinerary) Opens a list of changes in the ro
ute (distances). Touch the top of the Map screen during navigation.
(Save Route)
*The route being navigated is saved to be used later. My Route / More / Save Route
(Load Route) Changes to a saved, previously navigate
d route. My Route / More / Load Route
(Find Places) Searches for your favorite spot
s using a variety of methods. Dest ination / Find Places (See Page 114.)

(Simulate Navigation) The Map screen opens and a simulation of
the route being navigated starts. My Route / More / Simulate Navigation (See Page
147 .)
(GPS Info) Opens the GPS information screen showing satellite positions and signal
strength. Touch the top of the Map screen if there is no GPS
reception.
Button
Explanation Primary Location
Visual Guidance
Traffic
Avoid
Trip Monitor
Itinerary
Save Route
Load Route
Find Places
Simulate Navigation
GPS Info

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Tra f f i c
Sets On/Off of traffic information display and the method to use the
received real-time traffic in formation on route search.
• ( Traffic Receiver):
Turns on or off the traffic information display.
• (Detour):
Set to use real-time traffic information when searching for a route.
When searching for a new route, or when it is necessary to search
again based on the traffic information received, it searches for merits
to avoiding the current traffic conditions.
Set so that confirmation is need ed every time you perform another
search by delaying the timing when the search is remade.
- (Never offer detour):
When this button is touched, routes th at do not satisfy traffic conditions are
not searched.
- (Offer detour if
the calculated route saves more than:):
When this button is touched, routes that satisfy traffic conditions are
searched.
Time slider:
Adjust the timing before starting anot her route search. (You can set 0 to 60
every 5 minutes)
- (Do you want to confirm
the offered route?):
You can turn the route confirmation di splay on or off for each new search.
• (Event Types):
Touch this button to open a list of types of traffic conditions, and
select the events to take into consideration when searching for a
route.
Settings button for each type of traffic condition
- (All events in this category will be:):
You can select “Considered” or “I gnored” when searching for a route.
- ( Visible on map):
Yo u c a n t u r n t h e i c o n d i s p lay on the map on or off.Traffic Receiver
Detour
Never offer detour
Offer detour if the calculated route saves more than:
Do you want to confirm the offered route?
Event Types
All events in this category will be:
Visible on map

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Route Settings
Sets the route search method.• (Vehicle):
Sets various factors to take into account when performing a search,
such as fuel consumption, vehicle model, fuel costs, and maximum
speeds on normal roads and expressways.
• (Navigation Mode):
You can change between On-road and Off-road.
Set to On-road to perform normal navigation, or set to Off-road to
navigate using the straightest possible route to the destination.
• (Route Planning Method):
By changing the route search method, you can search for the
optimum route for a variety of situations and types of vehicle. See
the following items for more details.
You can set which road categories to include or to avoid in the route to
match the user's preferences.
Avoiding a road category is simply a matter of changing the priority
level. This does not mean that the se lected road category will never be
used. If the navigation cannot reac h the destination without using a
road category that should be avoided, the road category will be used,
but only as little as possible. If th is does happen, a warning icon is
displayed on the My Route screen. In the road category list you can check the number of sections used for
each road category on the curren
t route and the overall distance.
• (Highways):
Select whether or not to use the expressway when creating the
route.
• (Period Charge):
Select whether or not to use to ll roads (Period Charge) when
creating the route.
• (Per-use Toll):
Select whether or not to use toll roads (Per-use Toll) when creating
the route.
• (Ferries):
Select whether or not to use fe rries when creating the route.
(However, ferries might not always be selected for the route.)
However, information on tempor ary service ferries may not be
displayed on the map. There may be a fee for using the ferry.
• :
Select whether or not to use Carpool/HOV lanes when creating the
route.
• (Unpaved Roads):
Select whether or not to use un paved roads when creating the
route.
Vehicle
Navigation Mode
Route Planning Method
Highways
Period Charge
Per-use Toll
Ferries
Carpool/HOV
Unpaved Roads

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• (Calculate Green Alternative):
Select whether or not to consider energy efficiency when creating
the route.
Type of route search method:
- (Fast):
Searches all roads for the quickest ro ute following the speed limits of the
roads.
- (Green):
Searches for the route that conserves the most energy, taking into account
the merits of “Fast” and “Short”.
- (Short):
Searches for the shortest dist ance in all possible routes.
- (Easy):
Searches for a route that is easiest to drive, with few right and left turns.
Using this option, the prog ram allows you to avoid combinations of smaller
roads and to take the expressway.
Map Settings
Fine tunes the Map screen appearance. Performs adjustments for your
selected map display, selects from a list of color designs used for
daytime and nighttime, turns the path log on or off, and manages the
spot display categories (allows you to select the type of spot displayed
on the map).
Because the map is displayed on th e screen, you can check the results
as you change settings.
• ( View Mode 3D):
Select the display mode from a 3D bi rd's-eye view, a 2D heads-up flat
view, or a 2D North Up flat view.
• (Viewpoint Normal):
You can adjust the standard zoom an d the angle of tilt to suit your
needs. You can set the level in three stages.
• (Automatic Overview):
Automatically reduces the scale of the 2D map to display the entire
route. You can turn this function on and off.
Calculate Green Alternative
Fast
Green
Short
Easy
View Mode 3D
Viewpoint Normal
Automatic Overview

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• (Day Map Color):
Select the screen color used in daytime mode.
• (Night Map Color):
Select the screen color used in nighttime mode. •
(Track Logs):
Turns the path log save function on or off (saves in positional order
for each trip).
• (Place Markers):
Select a spot displayed on th e map during navigation. We
recommend reducing the number of spots displayed as much as
possible as the map is difficult to see if there are too many spots.
Because of this, the software is designed to allow multiple spot
displays. Follow the steps below.
- Touch the check box to show or hide the spot category.
- Touch the spot category name to open a sub-category.
- Touch (More) to save the currentl y displayed spot position, or read
spot displays saved previously. You can also restore the default display
settings.
Day Map Color
Night Map Color
Track Logs
Place Markers
More