Acura RDX 2015 Navigation Manual
Manufacturer: ACURA, Model Year: 2015, Model line: RDX, Model: Acura RDX 2015Pages: 258, PDF Size: 11.1 MB
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Personal InformationAddress Book
System SetupHINFO button   Set up  Personal Information  Address Book
1. Rotate  i to select an address. 
Press  u.
2. Rotate  i to select Edit 
Category . Press u.
3. Rotate  i to select BUSINESS, 
PERSONAL , or a category you 
created. Press  u.
■ Creating a New Category
1. Rotate  i to select  New Category . Press u.
2. Enter a name and select an icon when prompted.
The created category is displa yed in the list of categories.
■ Deleting or Editing a Category
1. Move  y to select  Edit.
2. Rotate  i to select  Delete or Edit Category . Press u.
3. Delete an existing category, or change the name and icon.
The selected category to delete is  indicated with a trash icon. Move  r to select 
OK .
■Selecting an Address Book Category1 Selecting an Addr ess Book Category
You can have up to 100 categories (including 
“UNFILED”). These categorie s can be shared with 
Driver 1 and Driver 2. Fo r example, if Driver 1 
creates some categories,  Driver 2 can also use 
them.
If you delete a category that is used by other 
addresses, the category type for those addresses 
changes to “UNFILED.”
Category Icons
The following icons ca n be selected for a 
category: 
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Personal InformationHome Addresses
System SetupHINFO button   Set up  Personal Information  Address Book
1. Rotate  i to select the address to 
delete. Press  u.
2. Rotate  i to select  Delete. Press 
u .
3. Rotate  i to select  Yes. Press u  
to delete the address.
Home Addresses
H INFO button   Set up  Personal Information  Home Address 1  or Home 
Address 2
Set two home addresses that you frequently use. 1.Edit the name, address, and phone 
number the same way as an 
address in the address book.
2 Adding an Address Book Entry 
P. 37
2. Move  r to select  OK.
■Deleting an Address Book Entry1 Deleting an Address Book Entry
When you transfer the vehicle to a third party, 
delete all address book entries.
1 Home Addresses
If you have PIN-protecte d your home addresses, 
enter your PIN when  prompted. Move r to 
select  OK. PINs are optional.
2 PIN Numbers  P. 42
If your home street is not in the system database, 
park on the nearest verified street to your home. 
When entering the “Address” field, rotate  i to 
select  Current Position  to use your current 
location as the home address and press  u.
You can delete a home  address if necessary. 
Rotate  i to select  Delete. Press u. Rotate 
i  to select  Yes. Press  u.
When you transfer the vehicle to a third party, 
delete all home addresses.
The home icon is shown on the map screen on 
the 1/20 and 1/8 mile scales. 
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Personal InformationPIN Numbers
System Setup
PIN Numbers
HINFO button   Set up  Personal Information  PIN Number
Set a four-digit PIN for protecting pers onal addresses and your home addresses. 
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. Repeat to enter a 
new four-digit PIN.
3. Re-enter the new PIN, when 
prompted, to confirm the number 
you just entered.
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.
Go Home PIN
Go Home PINs are shared with Driver 1 and 
Driver 2. If either Driver  1 or Driver 2 sets a Go 
Home PIN, both of them need to enter the PIN 
when:
•selecting  Go Home for a destination
•selecting Home Address  for editing
If you want to stop using a PIN, move 
r to select 
DO NOT USE PIN . 
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Personal InformationPrevious Destinations
System Setup
Previous Destinations
HINFO button   Set up  Personal Information  Previous Destinations
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.
Repeat the procedure as 
necessary.
Items to be deleted are indicated 
with a trash icon.
2. Move  r to select  OK to delete the 
selected destinations.
1 Previous Destinations
Up to 50 destinations can be stored.
The list of previous dest inations is shared with 
Driver 1 and Driver 2. Fo r example, if Driver 1 
deletes some previous  destinations, they are 
deleted for Driver 2 as well.
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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System Setup
Music Search Setup
HAUDIO button (in iPod® mode)   AUDIO MENU  Music Search Setup
Use this feature to set up  the music search abilities when using Song By Voice™ 
(SBV) commands.
Rotate i to select an item. Press u .
The following item s are available:
• Song By Voice : Turns the feature on or off.
2Song By Voice™ (SBV) P. 45
• Phonetic Modification : Changes the phonetic (song name, artist name, etc.) so 
that they are more easily reco gnized through voice commands.
2Phonetic Modification P. 46
1Music Search Setup
You can also display the Music Search Setup 
items in the DISC (music CD) or HDD mode. 
Select  HDD Setup  in AUDIO MENU .
This feature is only available when the system 
language is set to  English. 
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Music Search SetupSong By Voice™ (SBV)
System Setup
Song By Voice™ (SBV)
HAUDIO button (in iPod® mode)   AUDIO MENU  Music Search Setup  
Song By Voice
Use SBV to search for and play music from your HDD or iPod® using voice 
commands. Use this setti ng to enable SBV.
Rotate i to select an option. Press 
u .
The following options are available:
• ON  (factory default): Song By Voice commands are available.
2Searching for Music Using Song By Voice™ (SBV) P. 163
• OFF : Disable the feature.
1Song By Voice™ (SBV)
You can also display the Music Search Setup 
items in the DISC (music CD) or HDD mode. 
Select  HDD Setup  in AUDIO MENU .
This feature is only available when the system 
language is set to  English. 
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Music Search SetupPhonetic Modification
System Setup
Phonetic Modification
HAUDIO button (in iPod® mode)   AUDIO MENU  Music Search Setup  
Phonetic Modification
Add phonetic modifications of difficult or foreign words so that it is easier for SBV to 
recognize artists, songs, albums, and composers in voice commands when searching 
for music on the HDD or iPod®. 1.Rotate  i to select New 
Modification . Press u.
2. Rotate  i to select the media 
source ( HDD or  iPod). Press  u.1Phonetic Modification
You can also display the Music Search Setup 
items in the DISC (music CD) or HDD mode. 
Select  HDD Setup  in AUDIO MENU .
Phonetic Modification  is grayed out when 
Song By Voice  is set to OFF.
This feature is only available when the system 
language is set to  English.
You can store up to  2000 phonetic modification 
items.
SBV may not be able  to recognize languages 
other than English. The Phonetic Modification 
feature is helpful in the following situations:
•The music information cannot be identified 
using Gracenote®.
•The phonetics are in languages other than 
English. 
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Music Search SetupPhonetic Modification
System Setup
3.Rotate  i to select the item to 
modify (e.g.,  Artist). Press  u.
4. Rotate  i to select an entry (e.g., 
“No Name”). Press  u.
5. Rotate  i to select  Edit. Press  u.
Rotate  i to select  Play to 
listen to the phonetic 
modification. Press  u.
Rotate  i to select  OK and 
press  u when finished.
6. Enter the phonetic spelling you 
wish to use (e.g., “Artist A”) when 
prompted.
7. Move  r to select  OK to exit.
The artist “No Name” is 
phonetically modified to “Artist 
A.” When in SBV mode, you can 
use the voice command  d 
“Play Artist ‘Artist A’”  to play 
songs by the artist “No Name.” 
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System Setup
Routing & Guidance
HINFO button   Set up  Other  Routing & 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:
• Rerouting : Sets the route recalculation to automatic or manual mode.
2Rerouting P. 49
• Unverified Area Routing : Sets whether you use the ro ute guidance in unverified 
areas.
2 Unverified Area Routing P. 50
• Traffic Rerouting : Sets whether you use automatic recalculation based on traffic 
information.
2 Traffic Rerouting P. 52
• Edit Avoid Area : Specifies areas to avoid  when calculating a route.
2Edit Avoid Area P. 53
• Edit Waypoint Search Area : Sets the distance from the route to find waypoints.
2Edit Waypoint Search Area P. 55
• Guidance Mode : Sets whether to display only the map screen or a split map-
guidance screen.
2 Guidance Mode P. 102 
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Routing & GuidanceRerouting
System Setup
•Street Name Guidance : Sets whether to read out the street names during voice 
guidance. 
2 Street Name Guidance P. 56
Rerouting
HINFO button   Set up  Other  Routing & Guidance  Rerouting
Set whether route recalculat ion occurs automatically or manually during route 
guidance.
Rotate i to select an option. Press 
u .
The following options are available:
• AUTOMATIC  (factory default): The system ca lculates a new route automatically 
when you deviate from the route. It is  strongly recommended that you leave the 
system set to Automatic.
• MANUAL : Disables route recalculation. Th e system beeps and “Off Route” is 
displayed when you deviate from the route.
1 Rerouting
If you live in an area with poor mapping, you 
may wish to set  Rerouting to MANUAL  to avoid 
constant recalcul ation. You will need to select 
Recalculation  manually to make the system 
recalculate your new route.