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Finding the Place by Category
The Category option gives you a list of
categories or types of businesses to
select from with the following screen:
Tip:
If you are not sure of the spelling of a
place, the best way to find it is to use the
keyword search. Select Category,
choose a category and subcategory
from the menus, then select Place
Name by Keyword , and enter the
partial name. Auto Service
The subcategories are: Acura Dealers,
Honda Dealers, Gas Stations, etc.
Banking
The subcategories are: ATM, Bank, etc.
Community
The subcategories are:
City Hall, Civic/
Community Center, Convention/
Exhibition Center, Court House, Higher
Education, Library, Post Office, and
School, etc.
Emergency
The subcategories are: Hospital, Police
Station, Roadside Assistance, etc.
Lodging
The subcategories are: Bed & Breakfast,
Hotel/Motel, etc.
Leisure
The subcategories are: Amusement
Park, Golf Course, Historical
Monument, Marina, Movie Theater,
Museum, Park/Recreation Area,
Performing Arts, Sports Complex, and
Tourist Attraction. Restaurant
This category is broken down into types
of food, giving you a selection by each
type: All Types, American, French,
Japanese, etc.
The ZAGAT SURVEY for some
restaurants is availa
ble in the system.
See the Information screen, “Key to
Zagat Ratings” for an explanation of
these ratings (see page79).
On the Select a place screen,
restaurants with a Zagat Rating have a
“Z” icon at the end of the line. To list
only restaurants with Zagat Reviews,
say “Zagat” or select ZAGAT 2007.
You can view the complete Zagat
Review for a selected restaurant by
selecting the “Z” icon.
Entering a Destination
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Driving to Your Destination
For some icons you can choose either to show or hide them on th e map, while others like Acura Dealers, are always shown. The
table below shows the features for each icon type. Some Points of Interest (POIs) like Police Stations are not shown as an icon ,
but you can still locate the near est one with the voice command, “Find nearest Police station.”
Landmark icon
POI type Icon can be
manually
displayedIcon can be
manually
hiddenIcon
selection by
voiceIcon can be selected as
a destination on the
map
screen with the
Interface Dial POI can be found on
the
map screen using
voice command
“Find...”
Honda/Acura dealer Ye s, always No No Yes Yes
Hospital Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
School Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ATM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gas station *1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Restaurants *2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Post office Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grocery store *1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hotel *1/ Lodging Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Police station No icon No icon No No Yes
Shopping, Tourist attr action, Bank No icon No icon No No Yes
Parking garage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Parking lot Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Freeway exit information Yes Yes Yes Yes (choose POI) No
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*1. When gas stations, hotels, and convenience stores are selected for view on the map, some icons are shown as “brand icons.”
*2. When selecting Restaurant on the Select category for icon settings screen (see Icon Options on page65), specialty types
of restaurants, like Chinese or Italian, can be individually displayed or hidden. See Show Icon on Map on page145. Also see
the Voice Command Index on page146 for the “Display,” “Hide,” and “Find” commands.
*3. You can display the nearest traffic incide nts by saying, “Display traffic incidents.”
POI typeIcon can be
manually
displayedIcon can be
manually
hiddenIcon
selection by
voiceIcon can be selected as
a destination on the
map
screen with the
Interface Dial POI can be found on
the
map screen using
voice command
“Find...”
Traffic speed Yes Yes Yes No No
Traffic incident Yes Yes Yes No Yes *3
Driving to Your Destination
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Voice Command Index
Hide: (hide the selected icon from the
screen)
ATM
gas station
restaurant
post office
grocery store
lodging (hotel, motel)
parking garage
parking lot
school
hospital
freeway exit information
Traffic (hides both traffic icons
and speed flow. See page22)
Traffic speeds (hides the traffic
flow bands alongside the road.
See page22)
Traffic icons (hides the traffic
icons. See page22)Find Place Commands
The system accepts these commands on
a map/guidance screen.
Find nearest: (find the nearest
selection)
ACURA dealers
HONDA dealers
gas station
hydrogen station
ATM
bank
post office
hospital
police station
hotel
tourist attraction
shopping (all shopping types)
parking garage
parking lot
other car dealers
auto parts & electronics
auto repair & maintenance
car wash & detailing
motorcycle dealers
roadside assistance
check cashing currency exchange
veterinarian
business
civic center
convention center
library
school
city hall
court house
higher education
amusement park
golf course
historical monument
marina
movie theater
museum
park
performing arts
sports complex
bed & breakfast
accessory store
book store
clothing store
grocery store
home improvement store
mall
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