Acura TL 2008 Navigation Manual

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Driving to Your Destination
AcuraLink Messages
AcuraLink enhances your ownership
experience by providing a direct
communication link between you and
Acura. AcuraLink messages are
displayed on the Navigation screen.
Working through the XM Satellite
Radio, AcuraLink works in conjunction
with your vehicle’s Navigation,
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® (HFL),
and audio systems to send and receive
several kinds of message. These
include:
 Operating tips and information on your vehicle’s features.
 Important recall and safety information.
 Maintenance information to keep your vehicle in top condition.
 Diagnostic information to provide information about any problems with
your vehicle.
 See your vehicle’s Owner’s manual for more details on this feature. When service inform
ation is received
from your vehicle or AcuraLink, an
envelope button is displayed in the
upper right corner of the Navigation
screen.
The touch panel controls most
AcuraLink functions. For more
information on AcuraLink, refer to:
 The Quick Start Guide for features and a function overview.
 The vehicle Owner’s manual for a detailed explanatio n of the system.
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Information Features
Information Screen
When you say “Information” or press
the INFO button, the display changes to:
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.
Messages
See AcuraLink Messages on page71.
Voice Command Help
When you say or select Voice
Command Help , you will see the
following screen:
NOTE:
You can select an item by saying either
the line number or the item name. There is a tutorial available for the voice
command help. Say or select
Getting
started , and the display changes to:
Select the line number of the desired
tutorial you want to view, and the
tutorial will automatically be read out.
Press Stop to stop the reading.
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Information Features
When you make a selection, you will
see the help commands that can be used
with the voice control. You can say or
select Read List , and the system will
read the list to you.
For a listing of all voice commands, see
Voice Command Index on page137.Cellular Phonebook
The Cellular Phonebook option
allows you to store up to 1,000 names
and 10,000 phone numbers in the
phonebook of Bluetooth®
HandsFreeLink® (HFL) from your
cellular phonebook. With the HFL, you
can then automatically dial any name or
number in the phonebook.
Say or select Cellular Phonebook
from the Informatio n screen, and the
display changes to:
NOTE:
 For more information on this feature, see your vehicle’s Owner’s manual.
 For questions about the HFL Cellular Phonebook, call HandsFreeLink
customer support at 1-888-528-7876.
Map Legend
You can use the Map legend screens to
learn the meaning of map features,
icons, colors, etc. used in this system.
When you say or select Map Legend,
the display changes to:
Say or select the desired item or item
number to view each section of the map
legend.
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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 pushing the joystick or select
the day by voice. To change the month,
say “Next” or “Previous,” use the
ZOOM
buttons, or touch the triangles at
the top of the screen.
If you say or select List, your entries are
listed. Press the CANCEL button to
return to the Calendar screen.
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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Edit Title
Say or select Edit Title, then enter the
name of your title using the on-screen
keyboard. Once you have entered the
title, say or select Done.
Edit Message
Say or select Edit Message , and the
system will show the Edit Message
screen. You can enter a message on two
lines. Use to change the line.
Once you have entered the message, say
or select Done.
Message Icon
Say or select Message Icon , and the
system displays a list of icons you can
select to help identify the type of
message you entered. The message icon
you choose will be displayed alongside
the specified date on the Calendar
screen.
Delete
From the Calendar screen, select the
date of the schedule you wish to
remove. To remove the schedule, say or
select Delete .
Done
Once you have finished entering the
schedule, say or select Done. The
Calendar screen is re-displayed and a
message icon appears.
NOTE:
 You can only enter one message per day.
 A maximum of 50 entries can be stored in the schedule.
 To re-activate a previous message, turn the Reminder setting from Off to
On . If it is not turned on, the
reminder will not be displayed when
you start vehicle.
 The system displays active calendar entries only after you answer OK on
the Disclaimer screen.
 For more information, see System
Start-up on page17.
Key to Zagat Ratings
When you say or select Key to Zagat
Ratings , you will see the description of
ratings for survey ed restaurants.
 “Food,” “Decor,” and “Service” categories (red circle) are rated using
numbered values (e.g., 0-9, 10-15,
etc.)
 “Cost” (white circle) is the average cost of a meal (including drink and
tip).
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 The symbols, if displayed (blue circle), indicate the following
information:
Use the joystick or touch the scroll bar
to scroll through the Key to Zagat
Ratings screens.Calculator
When you say or select Calculator, the
display changes to:
Use the touch screen to use the
following features:
Calculator
The calculator function operates like a
standard hand held calculator.
Unit Conversion
Values entered on the calculator can be
converted from one unit to another (e.g.,
inches-to-millimeters).
open on Sunday
closed on Sunday
open on Monday
closed on Monday
open for lunch
lunch not served
serving after 11 PM
no credit card accepted
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Unit Conversion
To perform a conversion:
1. Enter a numeric value to be converted
(for example, 100).
2. Select the type of unit you want to convert (for example, weight). The
screen for that conversion type
appears (see illustrat ion in step 3).
3. Select the base unit (like pounds) that you wish to convert to some other
unit. So, in the example below, 100
lbs converts to 1600 ounces, 0.05 ton
(US), etc. NOTE:
 If you do not enter a value to be
converted, only “Temperature” units
are selectable.
 Conversions using negative value may produce meaningless or
physically impossible values.
Roadside Assistance
An Acura Roadside Assistance number
is provided as a courtesy to Acura
clients. If you have a “paired” Bluetooth
phone, then you can call the nearest
Acura Roadside Assistance by using
your system. Select CALL, and then
select Yes on the confirmation screen.
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System Set-up
Setup Mode
The Setup function consists of two
different screens that allow 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.
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page138.
Setup Screen (first)
From any screen, say “Setup” 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 the Bright. bar and move the
cursor by pushing the joystick left or
right, or by touching the arrowhead in
the bar.
Tip:
If you are having trouble viewing the
screen in bright li ghting conditions, try
increasing the brightness. NOTE:
You can have a separate daytime and
nighttime setting for brightness. Adjust
each setting when the display is in either
daytime or nighttime mode.
Volume
The navi voice volume
is adjustable in
10 steps, and also can be turned off. To
adjust the volume, us e the voice control
system and say “Volume up” or
“Volume down.” You can also select the
Volume bar and move the cursor by
pushing the joystick left or right, or by
touching the arrowh eads in the bar.
After adjusting the volume, you will
hear beeps at the new volume level. You
can also select volume off.
NOTE:
If you turn the volume off, you will not
hear route guidance or voice command
confirmations.
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Display
There are two screen display modes:
Day and Night . The recommended
setting is Auto, which automatically
switches the screen between Day and
Night modes as you turn the headlights
on or off.
You can select Day or Night mode to
override the Auto mode. This is a
useful feature for driver’s that like to
use headlights during the day, and want
to temporarily override Night mode.
However, the screen in Day mode will
be extremely bright at night.
Day ModeNight Mode
Display
Mode How setting affects
display mode: To override setting
while driving: But remember:
Off Turns off the
navigation display. To “wake up” display,
press
NAVI TALK
button, and select the
mode by voice. Remember, your route
guidance stops when
the display is off.
Auto
(factory
default) Automatically switches
between
Day and
Night mode by sensing
if the headlights are on. Override night
display -
Adjust dash
brightness to full
bright.
Override d ay display -
Turn on headlights and
ensure the dash
brightness is not at full
bright. Remember to adjust the
dash brightness back to
normal to allow auto
switching by sensing
headlights.
Day Stays in Day mode. Push and hold the
joystick for 10 seconds
(switches to Night
mode). There is no auto
Night/
Day mode change with
the headlights on/off.
You control the setting.
Night Stays in Night mode. Push and hold the
joystick for 10 seconds
(switches to Day
mode). There is no auto
Night/
Day mode change with
the headlights on/off.
You control the setting.
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Guidance Prompts
While you drive to your destination, the
system displays and announces
guidance prompts for your next
maneuver. This setting allows you to
adjust the number of guidance prompts
before each maneuver. The settings
Min, Normal , and Max are described
below. The factory default is Normal,
so you can adequate ly prepare for the
next maneuver. If you wish to change
the number of guidance prompts, select
your preferred setting, as shown in the
following table. NOTE:
To temporarily turn
off voice guidance
prompts, select Off for the “Volume”
setting in Setup.
Contrast
You can adjust the contrast and black
level. Changes to the display are very
subtle – this is normal.
NOTE:
You can have separate daytime and
nighttime settings for Brightness,
Contrast, and Black Level. Adjust each
setting when the display is in either
daytime or nighttime mode.
Setup Screen (second)
Say or select More to view additional
Setup functions and the following
screen appears:
Setting Distance before maneuver
About
1/2
mile
Max
Normal
(factory
default)
Min About
1/4
mile
Just
before
maneuver
Ye s * Ye s * Ye s Ye s Ye s
Ye s
*Uses street name in
guidance phrase.
System Set-up
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