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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 th e area you wish to
avoid. After selecting the choice, a
map screen
will be displayed.
Rotate the Interface Dial knob to
select the map scale. Use the Interface
Dial to move the crosshairs (red circle)
to the desired start point and push in on
the Interface Dial to “set” the start
point. Then move the Interface Dial in
a straight or diagonal direction to
encompass the area to be avoided. NOTE:
The maximum size of the “Avoid area”
is 1/2 mile in length or width.
The selected area will be displayed as a
shaded box with a yellow border. Push
in on the
Interface Dial to set the end
point of the avoided area. To “redraw”
the area, select CANCEL and repeat the
area selection process.
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Say or select OK to return to the Edit
avoid area screen.
If your selected area contains a freeway,
the system will prompt you with a pop-
up box saying “Do you want to avoid
freeways?” Answering “No” allows you
to enter a route through an avoided area
on a freeway and skip the “Avoid area
caution box” (see Pop-ups and
Disclaimers on page 72).
When you return to the Edit avoid area
screen, the “Area” field is automatically
filled in by the system. Re-edit the area
“Name” if desired. Select OK on the
Edit avoid area screen to finish editing.
Your new avoided area will now appear
on the “Avoid area” li st and be viewable
on the map screen.
NOTE:
You can select areas to avoid, however
you cannot select roads or areas that
you want the system to use for routing.Edit Waypoint Search Area
When driving en route to your
destination, you can select a temporary
destination waypoint (marked with a
small flag on the map) along your route
for gas, a restaurant, or other POI.
When you resume your trip from the
waypoint, the system continues the trip
to your original destination. To use this
feature, see Waypoint on page76.
This SETUP item allo ws you to select
the distance from your highlighted route
line (on either side of your route) that
the system will search for a waypoint.
From the Routing & Guidance screen,
select Edit Waypoint Search Area ,
and then choose the desired search
distance for either “On Freeways” or
“On Surface Street.” The diagram below shows how the
system handles the search for
“SEARCH ALONG” or “SEARCH
AROUND the Destination” (see
Waypoint
on page76).
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For “SEARCH ALONG,” the system
looks in front of you within a corridor
width specified by your values for “On
Freeways” or “On Surface Street.”
The system checks the upcoming area,
based on your input.
For “SEARCH AROUND,” the system
searches outwards in a spiral from the
destination. In this case, specific search
values are not needed; the matches are
displayed in order of distance from
destination.
NOTE:
These settings do not affect the search
range used for the voice commands like
“Find nearest gas station” that are also
available when viewing the map screen.Guidance Mode
Allows you to select the guidance
display mode: Single Screen or Split
Screen .
To get to Guidance Mode from the
SETUP screen, select the “Other” tab,
Routing & Guidance, and
Guidance Mode .
The factory default is Single Screen .
NOTE:
Guidance Mode can also be selected
on the Guidance menu screen. See
Guidance Mode on page61.
Street Name Guidance
Allows voice guidan ce to include the
street names (for example, “Turn right
on Main Street”). You can choose to
turn this feature ON or OFF .
To access this feature from the SETUP
screen, select the “Other” tab, Routing
& Guidance , and Street Name
Guidance .
This feature is set to OFF as a factory
default.
NOTE:
If the system language selection is not
English, Street Name Guidance will
be grayed out, making its selection
impossible.
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Guidance Screen Interruption
When the audio screen is displayed and
you get near the guidance point, the
display will automatically switch to the
navigation screen with the guidance
window. After you get through the
guidance point, the display will
automatically return to the audio
screen. You can choo se to turn this
feature ON or OFF .
To access this feature from the SETUP
screen, select the “Other” tab, Routing
& Guidance, and Guidance Screen
Interruption.
This feature is set to OFF as a factory
default.
Clock Adjustment
From the SETUP screen (Other ), say
or select Clock Adjustment and the
following screen appears:
This screen allows you to set or adjust
the following:
• Auto Daylight (Default = ON)
• Auto Time Zone (Default = ON)
• Adjust Time (adjust your clock)
• Reset (resets this screen’s settings to factory defaults)
Auto Daylight
Sets automatic day light saving time ON
or OFF . If set to ON, the clock will
automatically “spring ahead” or “fall
back” by one hour when a daylight
saving time change occurs.
NOTE:
Even if you have set Auto Daylight to
ON , this function is not activated in
areas that do not adopt daylight saving
time.
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Auto Time Zone
Sets automatic time zone selection by
GPS to ON or OFF . If you are driving
across the country and passing through
time zones, then this feature will
automatically set the time to the time
zone you are traveling through.
However, if you live and work in two
different time zones, you may want to
turn this feature off.
NOTE:
When driving near a time zone
boundary, the displayed time zone may
fluctuate between the two zone times.
Time Adjustment
Adjusts the current time in hours and
minutes. Select ADJUST TIME by
moving the Interface Dial up, and then
switch HOUR and MINUTE by moving
the Interface Dial to the left and right
and changing the value by rotating the
Interface Dial knob. Selecting OK
returns you to the previous screen.
Resetting the Clock Settings
Selecting Reset clears any changes you
made to “Auto Daylight,” “Auto Time
Zone” settings, or time adjustment.
Depending on your location, you may
need to adjust these settings.
Vehicle
From the SETUP screen ( Other), say
or select Vehicle and the following
screen appears:
Off-road Tracking
With this ON, the system will provide
white off-road tracking dots
(“breadcrumbs”) on the map screen
whenever you drive into an area where
the map does not show any roads. See
Map Screen Legend on page 20.
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After you have traveled approximately
1/2 mile away from a mapped road, the
system will display a series of white
dots on the map screen to show the path
you have traveled. This is provided so
you can follow the dots to backtrack to
the mapped road you originally left.
Tracking continues until you reach a
mapped road. See Off-road Tracking on
page 71.
Tracking is shown only in the 1/20, 1/8,
1/4, and 1/2 mile scales. Rotate the
Interface Dial knob to change the
scale if necessary.
NOTE:
To clear existing dots, turn this feature
OFF and exit SETUP. To re-enable this
feature, return to SETUP and turn it on
again.Correct Vehicle Position
The system relies on satellites for
positioning information. Buildings,
tunnels, and other objects can block or
reflect these signals, requiring the
system to use “dead reckoning” to
determine your location and direction.
This can sometimes lead to small errors
in positioning, such as showing you on
an adjacent street.
NOTE:
Using this function to adjust vehicle
position is not recommended. When the
system acquires a GPS signal, it will
automatically place the vehicle in the
correct location.
If you choose to do this, follow these
steps: 1. Stop the vehicle.
2. Select
Correct Vehicle Position ,
and the system will display the
Correct vehicle position screen.
3. Use the Interface Dial to move the
vehicle position arrowhead to the
correct location, and push in on the
Interface Dial . The display will
change to:
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4. Rotate the Interface Dial knob so
the vehicle position arrowhead is
pointing in the corr ect direction, and
push in on the Interface Dial. The
display will return to the previous
screen.
NOTE:
If you continually have to do this, there
are either problems in the database or
GPS reception problems. See
Accessories Precautions on page 5.
5. As you drive, the current road will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.Color
From the SETUP screen (Other ), say
or select Color and the following
screen appears:
Map Color
Allows you to choose the map color
from one of five colors for the Day and
Night modes.
Press the CANCEL button to return to
the previous screen.
NOTE:
Choose “White” (factory default is Beige) as the Day color to obtain the
best daytime display contrast.
Choose “Black” (factory default) as the Night color to obtain the best
nighttime display contrast.
When you select the “for Menu” tab, you can change the menu color
setting.
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Menu Color
Allows you to choose the menu color
from one of five colors for the Day and
Night modes.
Press the CANCEL button to return to
the previous screen.
NOTE:
Choose “White” (factory default) as the Day color to obtain the best
daytime display contrast.
Choose “Black” (factory default) as the Night color to obtain the best
nighttime display contrast.
When you select the “for Map” tab, you can change the map color setting.
Switching Display Mode
Manually
Pressing the Display Mode button
allows you to to ggle through the
screen display modes: Day, Night , or
Off . When selecting Day or Night , the
Brightness bar will be displayed; rotate
the Interface Dial knob and adjust the
Brightness value. This button is the
overriding control for the day/night
display mode, and is the simplest way to
control the display mode.
See the chart on page 119 for an
explanation of other day/night display
mode adjustments and how they interact
with each other.
(Example of Day/Night Mode)
Day Mode Night Mode
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Switching Display Mode AutomaticallyI
Recommended Display Mode Day/Night Settings:
• With the headlights on, select mid-ra nge for the dash illumination (see your Owner’s Manual for location of buttons).
• With the headlights off, select mid-range for the dash illumination (see your Owner’s Manual for location of buttons).
• On the SETUP Color adjustment screen, choose white for the map Day display and black for the map Night display (see
page 117). Inappropriate adjustment of these colors can cause the Day/Night modes to appear inoperative.
llumination control Prior ity Operation But remember
Display Mode button
(see page 11) 1 Allows selection of
Day, Night, or Off display
mode. This button has th e highest priority and
overrides all other displa y control adjustments
listed below. Once you press this button, you assume full
manual control of the display mode until the
ignition key is cycled again.
Sunlight sensor (middle of
dash near the windshield, see
your Owner’s Manual for
location) 2 If the sunlight sensor
detects daylight and the
headlights are turned on, the system
automatically overrides (cancels) the Night
display and displays the Day display mode. If desired, use the
Display Mode
button
to override this automatic choice.
Dash illumination adjustment
buttons (see the vehicle
Owner’s manual for location) 3 When headlights are turned on, and you wish to
have the Day display mode, then adjust the
illumination to the full bright setting (beeps). Adjust the dash brightness back to mid-range
to allow auto switching by sensing the
headlights are on or off.
Headlights (Auto/On/Off) 4 When turn ed on, the display changes to Night
display mode. The previous three controls
listed above can “cancel” this function. Use the
Display Mode
button , or
adjust the dash illuminati on to full bright to set
the display to your desired choice.
Map Day/Night screen color
choice (see page 118 for the
Day and Night color choices) N/A The user can select the color of the screen that
will be displayed for the Day and Night
display modes described above. For best contrast
, ensure that the map color is
white for Day and black for Night.
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AcuraLink/Messages
For complete details on setting up your
AcuraLink messaging, refer to the
AcuraLink section in your Owner’s
Manual, or visit www.myacura.com.
NOTE:
AcuraLink relies on a satellite signal. It
will not work in Alaska, Hawaii,
Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Language
Selects the language to be used on each
screen that the system displays. From
the SETUP screen ( Other), say or
select Language and the following
screen will be displayed.
You can choose from three languages:
English, Français , or Español . NOTE:
Voice confirmation of cities and
streets only occurs when English has
been selected.
When Français or Español is selected, some messages will
continue to be displayed in English.
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