light Acura TL 2008 Navigation Manual

2Navigation System
Table of Contents
Map Orientation ............................57
Destination Icon ............................58
Landmark Icons .............................58
Showing Icons on the Map...............61
Icon Options ....................................61
Going Off the Route ......................63
Off-road Tracking..........................63
Viewing/Saving the Current Location ......................................64
Pop-ups and Disclaimers ...............65
Changing the Route .......................66
Change Route By Screen .................66
Waypoints ........................................66
Reroute: Avoid Streets .....................68
Reroute: Detour ...............................68
Reroute: Change Routing
Method..........................................68
Changing Your Destination ...........69
Find Nearest (Voice command) .......69
Go Home (Voice command) ............69
Using Joystick to Change Destination ...................................69
Entering a Destination from the Menu Screen (while on route) ................70
Continue Trip Screen.....................70
AcuraLink Messages .....................71
Information Features ................72
Information Screen ........................72
Messages........................................72
Voice Command Help ...................72
Cellular Phonebook .......................73
Map Legend ...................................73
Calendar .........................................74
Entering Your Schedule ...................74
Key to Zagat Ratings .....................75
Calculator.......................................76
Unit Conversion ...............................77
Roadside Assistance ......................77
System Set-up .............................78
Setup Mode ....................................78
Setup Screen (first) ........................78
Brightness ........................................78
Volume .............................................78
Display .............................................79
Guidance Prompts ....... ....................80
Contrast ...........................................80
Setup Screen (second) ...................80
Personal Information .....................81
Address Book ...................................81
Home Address ..................................84
PIN Number .....................................85
User Name .......................................86 Previous Destinations ......................86
Routing & Guidance ......................87
Rerouting .........................................87
Unverified Area Routing ..................88
Edit Avoid Area................................92
Edit Waypoint Search Area..............94
Guidance Mode ....
............................95
Vehicle ...........................................95
Off-road Tracking ............................95
Correct Vehicle Position..................96
System Information .......................97
Basic Settings.................................97
Keyboard Layout.. ............................98
Units (mile or km) ............................98
Voice Recognition Fe edback ...........98
Voice ................................................98
Clock Adjustment ..........................98
Auto Daylight Saving Time ..............98
Auto Time Zone by GPS ...................99
Daylight Savings Ti me (DST) Selection
(Change DST schedule) ................99
Time Adjustment ..............................99
Color ............................................100
Map Color ......................................100
Menu Color ....................................100
AcuraLink/Messages ...................101
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6Navigation System
While driving, do not look at the screen
or operate the system controls for more
than a second or so at a time, and only
after deciding you can do so safely. Pull
to the side of the road if you need more
time to look at the screen or operate the
controls. The navigation system is designed to
provide route information to help you
reach your destination. However, this
route guidance may sometimes conflict
with current road conditions such as
street closures, road construction,
detours, and out-of-date map data.
Additionally, the system itself has
certain limitations (see page104).
Therefore, you must verify the audio
and visual route information provided
by the system by caref
ully observing the
roadway, signs and signals, etc. If you
are unsure, proceed with caution.
Always use your own good judgment,
and obey traffic laws while driving.
Map Overview
Current Street
The current street on which your vehicle
is, appears at the bottom of the map
screen (see page18). A message saying
“Not on a digitized road” may appear
instead when you driv e half a mile away
from a mapped road. For more details,
see Off-road Tracking on page63.
Verified/Unverified Street
Your navigation system has two kinds
of streets: verified (dark colored) and
unverified (light colored). The
differences between the two types of
streets are contrasted in the chart on
page7.
Using the navigation system
while driving can take your
attention away from the road,
causing a crash in which you
could be seriously injured or
killed.
Follow all operating instructions
and safety information in this
manual.
WARNING
“Unverified” Road
“Verified” Road
Introduction
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Introduction
Verified streets (dark colored) Unverified streets (light colored)
When
displayed These roads are found within
metropolitan areas, and
include interstate freeways and major roads
connecting cities. These roads are found in rural
areas, and typically include
residential street s away from the center of a town.
Street color Shown on daytime
map screen as black or red, such as
interstate freeways. Shown on the daytime
map screen as light brown.
Map Quality The database vendor has
verified these streets.
Information like tu rn restrictions, average speed, and
whether it is a one way street have been gathered and
used when creating your route to a destination. These streets have not been veri
fied by the database vendor. The
system does not contain inform ation on one-way streets, turn
restrictions, or the road’s average speed. They are shown on the
map for reference and can have e rrors in map location, naming,
and address range.
Routing
differences While driving to your destin
ation, the displayed route
line is solid blue. The system provides voice and map
guidance to your destination. Your route line is either a blue
dotted “vector line,” or a dashed
pink/blue line. For information on selecting this option, and the
routing differences, see Unverified Area Routing on page
88.
Cautions There are no pop-up boxes urging extra caution during
a route. However, because
roads constantly change,
you are urged to use common sense, and always obey
posted traffic restrictions. Regardless of whether the user c
hooses route guidance, there are
cautionary screens before and dur ing the route urging the user to
be extra cautious, and obey a ll traffic restrictions. See Unverified
Area Routing on page88.
Guidance
voice Voice guidance issues maneuvers such as “In a half
mile make a right turn.” The suffix “if possible” is adde
d to each guidance maneuver. For
example: “In a half mile make a right turn, if possible.”
Time and
distance
“to go” The time and distance “t
o go,” displayed while on
route to a destination, is based on the average speed
and distance for the roads used for your route. Because the average speed of thes
e roads is not known, the time
and distance “to go” is based on a fixed average speed of 25 mph
for these roads.
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Getting Started
INFO button
Displays the screen for selecting
Messages, Voice Command Help,
Cellular Phonebook, Map Legend,
Calendar, Key to Zagat Ratings,
Calculator, and Roadside
Assistance. See page72.
Joystick
Moves left, right, up and down, to move
the highlighting around the display, to
scroll through lists, or to look around a
displayed map. After making a selection
in a menu or list, push in on the joystick
to enter the selection into the system.
In almost all cases, you can enter a
selection into the system by using the
voice control system , highlighting the
item and pushing in on the joystick, or
by touching the appropriate item you
wish to select.
Other buttons
See the Owner’s manual.
Screen
All selections and instructions are
displayed on the screen. In addition, the
display is a “touch screen” – you can
enter information into the system by
touching the images (icons) on the
screen with your finger.
For example, if you need to enter a
street name, a keyboard will be
displayed. You can type in the street
name by saying or selecting the
individual character s on the screen.
Clean the screen with a soft damp cloth.
You may use a mild cleanser intended
for use on liquid crystal displays
(LCDs). Harsher chemicals may
damage the screen.
NOTE:
Whenever you shift to R (reverse), the
rear view is shown on the navigation
system screen. See page101.
Upper Display
Shows a summary of the audio and
climate control inform ation, as well as
the time. This summary is helpful as a
confirmation when adjusting audio or
climate by voice.
The audio summary consists of the radio
band, frequency, and volume. For XM
radio, a bried description of the station
and current music is displayed.
The climate status consists of the
driver’s and passenger’s temperature
displays. The time is automatically set
by the navigation system. Settings can
be adjusted in Setup (see Time
Adjustment on page99).
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Getting Started
Voice Control Basics
Your vehicle has a voice control system
that allows hands-free operation of most
of the navigation system functions. You
can also control the audio system and
the climate control system. The voice
control system uses the NAVI TALK
and NAVI BACK buttons on the
steering wheel and a microphone near
the map light on the ceiling.
NOTE:
While using the voice control system, all
of the speakers are muted.
NAVI TALK button
This button activates the voice control
system. Press and release it when you
want to give a voice command. See
Voice Command Index on page137 for
a list of voice commands.
NAVI BACK button
This button has the same function as the
CANCEL button. When you press and
release it, the disp lay returns to the
previous screen. When the previous
screen appears, the system replays the
last prompt. This button is enabled for
the navigation system commands only.
However, it can be used to cancel an
audio or climate control voice command
up to one second after the command
confirmation.
NOTE:
The NAVI TALK and NAVI BACK
buttons are deactivated while using the
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® feature.
See your vehicle Owner’s manual and
the official web site (www.acura.com/
handsfreelink) for information on this
system.
NAVI TALK
button
NAVI BACK
button
HFL
button
HFL BACK
button Microphone
(on the ceiling)
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Getting Started
 Close the windows and the sunroof.
 After pressing and releasing the NAVI TALK button, wait for the
beep, then give a voice command.
 Give a voice command in a clear, natural speaking voice without
pausing between words.
 If the system cannot recognize your command because of background
noise, speak louder.
 If more than one pe rson is speaking at
the same time, the system may
misinterpret your command.
 If you are still having trouble with the voice control sy stem, refer to Voice
Command Help on the
Information screen.Selecting an Item (Button)
on the Screen
On most screens, there are items that
can be selected (like buttons with titles
such as OK or Return ). To select an
item on any screen, do one of the
following:
 Use the voice control system and say the name of the desired item. Almost
all selectable items on the screen,
including some listed items, are
recognized by the voice control
system.
 Touch the desired item on the screen.
 Move the highlighting to the desired item with the joystick, then push in
on the joystick.
Tip:
If items are grayed out (very dark
colored), this means that they cannot be
selected.
Selecting an Item in a List
To scroll through a list, do one of the
following:
 Use the joystick to scroll through the list item by item.
 Use the voice control system and say “Next ” or “ Previous ” or use the “on
screen” scroll up or down buttons, or
the ZOOM buttons to scroll through
the list page by page.
If you cannot find the desired name, or
have made an error, return to the
previous screen by pressing the
CANCEL or the NAVI BACK button.
To select the desired item in the list, do
one of the following:
 Use the voice control system, and say the item number of the desired item.
 Touch the item on the screen.
 Use the joystick to move the highlighting to the it em, then push in
on the joystick.
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Getting Started
Using the On-screen
Keyboard
When the system needs input from you,
the display changes to a keyboard. Use
the displayed letters to enter the
information. Enter each letter by one of
the following methods:
 Using the voice control system, say the desired letter on the screen.
 Move the highlighting to the desired letter using the joystick, then push in
on the joystick.
 Touch the desired le tter on the screen.
When speaking the letters or using
“spell mode,” you can substitute the
name that represents each letter or
symbol. This improves recognition. The
system will only re spond to the names
shown in the following graphic.
For example:
 To select the letter “A”: Say, “ A”;
“ Alpha ”; or “Apple .”
 To select the letter “M”: Say, “ M”;
“ Mike ”; or “ Mary.” The names that can be used for each lette
r are shown below. For additional keyboard
symbols, see page145.
Alpha
Apple Bravo
Boy Charlie Dog
Delta Echo
Edward Foxtrot
Frank George
Golf Henry
Hotel John
JulietApostrophe
King Kilo Larry
Lima Mike
Mary November
Nancy Oscar
Papa
Paul Queen
Quebec Robert
Romeo Sam
Sierra To m
Ta n g oAmpersand
Uniform Uncle Victor
Whiskey
William X-RayYankee
Yellow Zulu
Zebra SlashIgloo
India
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Getting Started
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
Map Orientation
(see page57)
GPS Signal Strength: Best Reception
: Good Reception
Missing: Poor/No Reception
Current Map Scale
(see page56)
ICON Button (see page61)
Vehicle Position (see page64)
(Use voice command “Display the current location.” or
touch the icon to show current location.) Landmark Icon
(see page58)
Streets
(see Map Overview on page6)
Red: Interstates or Freeways
Black: Verified Streets
Light Brown: Unverified Streets
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 joystick over an area
(map features shown above), the name
is displayed on the screen.
Current Street (see page6)
NOTE:
See Map Legend on the Information screen for further explanation.
“Breadcrumbs”
(see Off-road Tracking on page63)
“North Up”
“Heading Up”
Incident Icon
Weather
Accident / Incident (other)
Construction
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Getting Started
Traffic Display Legend
NOTE:
When driving to a destination on freeways that have traffic flow data, the route line is
used to display moderate and heavy traffic flow status instead of the colored bands
on the side of the road. The route line color indicates the following conditions:
Free Flow Traffic - a section of the blue route line will be bordered with a light
green line (this may be difficult to see)
 Moderate Traffic Flow - a section of the route line will change from blue to
orange
 Heavy Traffic Flow - a section of the route line will change from blue to red
 Unknown Traffic Flow - a section of the route line is blue
Map Scale (5 - 1/2 mile):
Traffic flow and incident icons are
only displayed for the following
scales: 1/2, 1, 2, 5 mile (or 800m,
1600m, 3km, 8km).
Incident Icons
Incident Icon Update Details:
 Typically M–F, 5:00 AM – 7:00
PM (varies by metropolitan area)
 Continuously updated signal is received.
Accident / Incident (other)
Construction
Weather
Traffic Flow Data
(using bands parallel to the road) Heavy traffic: 0 – 27 mph
(approx.)
Moderate traffic: 27 – 52 mph
(approx.)
Free flow traffic: 52 + mph
(approx.)
(shown for both sides of the freeway where
available)
Viewing Incident Details:
To view the incident details, use
the joystick to position the cursor
(round red circle below) over an
incident icon and push in.
Hearing Incident Details:
To have the message read to you, push in on
the joystick a second time.
To return to current position, say, or select
Return.
Message Button
Indicates that you have a message. View
messages by touching the message button.
See page71.
Traffic Flow Data Update Details:
 Available 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week
 Continuously updated
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Getting Started
System Function Diagram
This diagram shows the navigation
system features, starting at the center
and working outward in layers. The
navigation program starts at “Key ON,”
and then displays the globe screen
(blue). If OK is selected on the
Disclaimer screen, the functions in the
yellow segments of the diagram become
available in the Setup and Information
screens. The white segments of the
diagram are available anytime, even if
you do not select OK.
The items above the map screen show
various methods to begin driving to
your destination (orange). You are
provided with map/voice guidance,
routing cautions, and a direction list.
While driving to your destination, use
the voice control system as much as
possible to interact with the navigation,
audio, and climat e control systems
(green).
REMINDERS(pg.17)CALENDAR
-THEMAPSCREEN(pg.18)-
(MAP/VOICEGUIDANCE,ROUTINGCAUTIONS,DIRECTIONSLIST)
-DRIVINGTOYOURDESTINATION-
VOI CE:
"HELP"
(ALL)
(pg. 137)
VOICE:
"INFORMA TION
SCREE N"
(pg. 72)
VOICE:
"MENU" (to
change route) (pg. 66)
VOICE:
"HOW F AR OR LONG
TO THE
DESTIN AT ION?"
(pg.
137)
VOICE:
"DISPLAY (OR S AV E )
CURR
ENT LOCA TION"
(pg.
64)VOICE:
"WHAT TIME
IS IT?"
(pg. 137)
VOI CE:
AUD IO
(pg. 141 - 144)
VOI CE:
CLIMA TE
F
AN, TEMP
(pg. 140, 141)
ENTER
WAY POINTS
(pg. 66)
VIEW
TRAFFIC (pg. 20)
VOI CE:
"ZOOM IN/Z OOM OUT"
(pg. 56, 138)
VOI CE:
"HIDE/DISPLA Y ICONS"
(pg. 59,138)
VIEW TRAFFIC (pg. 20)
ADD BOOK (pg. 81)PINs (pg. 85)UNITS MI/KM (pg. 98)VOICE MALE/F (pg . 98)UNVERIFIED (pg. 88)AVOID ARE
AS (pg. 92)TIME ZONE (pg. 99)DAYLIGHT SAV. ( pg. 98)OFF-ROAD TRACKING
(pg. 63, 95)CORRECT VEHICLE POSITIO N (pg. 96)MAP COLOR (pg. 100)MENU COLO R (pg. 100)
GUIDE. PROMPTS (pg. 80)VERSION (pg . 97)
MESS
AGES (pg. 101)
BRIGHTNESS (pg. 78)VO
LUM E (pg.78)DISPLAY (pg. 79)CONTRAST (pg. 80)
CALL (pg. 77)
COST (pg. 75)
NUMERIC RA TING
(pg. 76)
ENTER (pg. 74)LIST (pg. 74)MATH (pg. 76)CONVER T (pg. 77)LIST (pg. 73)
NAVI, AUDIO,
CLIMA TE (pg. 72)
SELECT CA TEGOR Y
(PG. 72)
IMPORT/SEAR CH/DELETE (pg. 73)
PRESS
OK
NOT
PRESSEDOK
NOT
SELECTEDOK
ROAD SIDE
ASSISTAN CE
KEY TO ZAGAT
RATINGS
CALEND ARCALCULA TORMAP LEGEND
PHONE BOOKMESSAGE
VOI CE HELP
SELECT BAND/
FREQUENCYVOL BALANCECD
FUNCTIONSOTHER AUD IOBRIGHTNESS
ZOOM IN/OUT
SETUP
BUT TO N
(pg. 78)
A/C
B
UTTON
(pg. 10)
AUDIO
BUT TO N
(pg. 10)
INFO
BUT TO N
(pg. 72)
REAR CA MERA (REVERSE)
THEDISCLAIMERSCREEN(pg.17)
VOICE: "FIND
NEAREST..." A
TM, ETC .
(pg.
139)
SELECT A
DESTINA TION
WITH
JO YSTIC K
(pg. 69)
VOI CE:
"GO HOME" (pg. 46)
VOICE:
"MENU" FOR ENTER
DESTINATION
SCREEN (pg. 25)
CONTINUE TO THE
DESTINATION
(RESUME)
AFTER REST
ART
(pg. 70)
GLOBESCREENKEYON
Formoreinformation,see
PERSO NALBASICROUTING
GUIDANCE
CLOCK
ADJUSTMENT
VEHICLECOLOR
SET TEMPAC ON/OFFVENTFA N
ACU RALINKSYSTEM INFO .
SET UP
SCREEN (FIRST)
thevehicleOwner'smanual.
VOICECOMMANDS
AUD IO (pg. 141 - 14 4)
CLIMATE CONTR OL
(pg. 140, 141)
INFO SCREEN (pg. 1 44)
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