light Acura MDX 2008 Navigation Manual

52Navigation System
NOTE:
 The selected route method and pertinent details are shown at the top
of the screen.
 It may take several minutes (the system displays an hour glass while it
is calculating) to show all route
methods, and it is not unusual for the
different methods to pick the same
route. Voice commands cannot be
used while the system is calculating.
 If the trip is greater than 100 miles, then “Minimize Toll Roads” and
“Minimize Freeways” may be grayed
out. This is normal.
 Zoom IN/OUT to view route details or traffic conditions is not available
on this screen. After you choose a
“route method,” you can then zoom
in or out on the map screen to view
your route in details. Say or select
SUMMARY to display the
distance and time to go for each route.
Based on the summary data, you can
change the routing method by rotating
the Interface Dial knob .
Once you confirm your selection, say
the number of the desired routing
method or push in on the Interface
Dial .
NOTE:
Distances and times show for each
method in the Summary are
approximate. After calculating the route with the new
method, the system displays a map of
your current locatio
n. The calculated
route will be highlighted as a blue line,
and a voice prompt will tell you how to
proceed along the highlighted route.
Push in on the Interface Dial and
select Voice to have the guidance
repeated.
Driving to Your Destination
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Driving to Your Destination
Viewing the Destination Map
Selecting 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 on route 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 page92 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.”
 When your route line uses streets that display traffic information, the route
line may consist of orange or red
segments. This is normal. See Traffic
Display Legend on page22, and
Viewing Flow Data on page23. “Vector line” (unverified routing off)
Blue-pink unverified route line
(unverified routing on)
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Map Screen Legend
Acura Dealer
School
Restaurant
AT M
Parking Lot
Post OfficeHonda Dealer
Hospital
Grocery Store
Gas Station
Hotel/Lodging
Parking Garage
Freeway Exit Information
Landmark Icon (see page62)
Destination Icon (see page61)
Map Features
Dark Green: Park
Light Blue: Hospital
Brown: Shopping Mall
Light Brown: Indian Reservation
Green: Golf Course
Gray: Airport/Stadium/Business
Blue: Body of Water
Blue/Green: Cemetery
Matte Blue: University
NOTE:
If you move the Interface Dial over an area (map
features shown above), the name is displayed on
the screen.
Map Scale Adjustment
(Mile or km per half inch appears
only when you zoom in or out by
rotating the
Interface Dial knob .)
(see page60) NOTE:
See Map Legend on the Information screen for further explanation (see page77).
Current Map Scale
(see page60)
Current Street
(see page68)
Vehicle Position
(see page68)
“Breadcrumbs”
(see
Off-road
Tracking on page67)
Streets
(see
Map Overview on page6, or
Unverified Area Routing on page92)
Dark Red: Interstates or Freeways
Black: Verified Street
Light Brown: Unverified Street Direction of Destination
(when on route) (see page56)
Map Orientation
(see page61)
Distance to Destination
(see page56)
Time to Destination
(see page56) Waypoint (see page71)
Blue Line
Calculated route
Map Menu (see page56)
(Push in on the Interface Dial to view.)
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Map Scale
Rotate the Interface Dial knob or a voice command such as “Display 1/2 mile scale” (see page 147) to cha nge the scale of the
map. Zooming in increases the detail, whil e zooming out gives you a view of a wider area. After changing the scale, give the
system a few moments to update the display.
Functions available at various map scales
NOTE:
 You can change between miles or kilometers in Setup (see Units on page
90 ).
 For information on the av ailable voice commands, see Voice Command Index on page146.
Map Scale (English and Metric)
For selecting uni ts, see page
90.1/20 mi.1/8 mi. 1/4 mi. 1/2 mi. 1 mi. 2 mi. 5 mi. 15 mi. 50 mi. 150 mi. 350 mi.
80 m200 m 400 m800 m1.6 km3km 8km24 km 80 km240 km 560 km
POI icon symbols (like ATM) page 62 XX
Breadcrumbs (off-road tracking dots) page 67 XXXX
Freeway exit info rmation icons page
62 XXX
One-way traffic icon page
62 X
Unverified road displa y (light brown) page
92 XXX
Map orientation “Heading up” page
61 XXXXX
Map orientation “North up” page
61 XXXXXXXXXXX
Map features (like pa rk, golf course) page
54 XXXXXXXXXX
Avoid area shown on map page
96 XXX
Avoid area scales (when creating) page
96 XXX
Waypoint “flag” icons page
71 XXXXXXXXXXX
Traffic speed/incident page
22 XXXX
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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 pushing in on the Interface
Dial , selecting Show Icon on Map ,
and selecting Current Location , 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:

Save is not available when the
keyless remotes are unlinked (guest
mode).
 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 curio shop 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 Current
location screen. 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 loca tion, and return to
the same spot.
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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
schedule entry for that date. You can scroll through the calendar day
by day by rotating the
Interface Dial
knob , or select the day by voice. When
you move the Interface Dial up or
down, you can also scroll through the
calendar week by week. To change the
month, say “Next month” or “Previous
month,” or move the Interface Dial
right or left.
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 page17.
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 Set-up
Setup Mode
The Setup function consists of two main
screens that allows 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 SETUP button. To change it 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 page17.
 Setup items in this manual with the symbol indicate that the
display settings depend on what
“Driver #” was displayed on the MID
when the vehicle was started. See
Remote Keyless Entry Setting on
page18.
 If only “Welcome” is displayed, then all Setup settings revert to factory
defaults, and all personal data (such
as Address Book or Calendar) are not
available.
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page161.
Setup Screen (first)
From any screen, say “Setup screen” or
press the SETUP button, 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 Brightness and change the
setting by rotating the Interface Dial
knob .
Tip:
If you are having trouble viewing the
screen in bright lighting conditions, try
increasing the brightness.
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92Navigation System
System Set-up
Unverified Area Routing
Allows you to receive turn-by-turn map and voice guidance in unverified areas when on route to a destination (see Map Overview
on page6). The chart below illustrates th e 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 navigate manually by using the
navigation map and choosing th e streets that lead to the
destination. The driver un derstands that unverified
roads may not be accurate, and can contain errors in
location, naming, and address range. The driver chooses to let th
e 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 ma
p while traveling to your
destination. This is in sharp contrast to the normal blue
route line displayed in verified areas.
Cautionary
messagesThere 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 guidan ce. Voice guidance commands end with the words “If
possible.” This is to remind the driver to verify all
traffic restrictions before making a maneuver.
Directions listA direction list is typically 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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System Set-up
Unverified Area Routing
When driving to your destination, you
have the choice of using or not using
“unverified” roads. You make this
choice in the Setup screen. The next
few pages contain an example of a route
to a destination in an unverified area
explaining the routing differences found
in unverified areas.
With Unverified Area Routing OFF ,
the system tries to use verified roads
whenever possible. In this example,
since only verified streets are used, it
created a longer rout e than necessary.
With Unverified Area Routing ON ,
the route is shorter, but consists of
unverified (light co lored) streets that
may not be accurate. Because the streets
are unverified, there may be errors in
street location, name, or address range.
Additional caution is recommended in
these areas. Always obey posted traffic
restrictions. Because both routes bypass or use
unverified streets, an initial
Disclaimer
screen is provided. It is recommended
that you stop and review the map.
Unverified Area Routing “OFF” Unverified Area
Routing “ON”
NOTE:
Unverified roads are shown only when
viewing the map in the 1/20, 1/8, and
1/4 mile map scales, or the 80, 200, and
400 meter map scales.
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System Set-up
Edit Avoid Area
This 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 (19
characters max). Say or select Done to
return to the previous screen. 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.
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