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By Place Category
After you select Place Category from
the MENU screen ( Dest. MENU 1 ),
the display changes to:
If you select a category from the list,
you can select even more detailed sub-
categories.
Let’s assume you want to fi nd a coffee
shop (restaurant) called “Bucks.”
• If you know the phone number of the coffee shop, select Place Phone
No. , then enter the 10-digit number
with area code. This is the quickest
way to fi nd it. See By Place Phone
Number on page 42 . • The second best method is to select
Place Category , then Restaurant ,
then CAFÉ /COFFEE SHOP , and
then enter the keyword “Bucks.” The
list will include all restaurants that
have the letters “bucks” anywhere in
the name.
• You can try to enter “Bucks” using Place Name , but you may have
to search through a list that might
include Bucks Welding, Bucks
Surplus, etc.
NOTE:
• Prior to departure, you can set areas to avoid. The system then includes
them in its calculations for the
destination you have entered. See
Edit Avoid Area on page 107 .
• You can enter the desired destination using the voice control system. For
information on the available voice
commands, see Voice Command
Index on page 156 .
Subcategories
If you select a subcategory and move the
Interface Dial down, the subcategory
is stored to “ My Favorites .” A
maximum of 30 subcategories may be
stored.
Tip:
If you are not sure of the spelling of
a place, the best way to fi nd it is to
use the keyword search. Select Place
Category , choose a category and
subcategory from the menus, then
select Search by Keyword , and
enter the partial name.
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Auto Service
The subcategories are Acura Dealers,
Honda Dealers, Gas Stations, etc.
Banking
The subcategories are ATM, Bank, etc.
Community
The subcategories are Business,
City Hall, Civic/Community Center,
Convention/Exhibition Center, Court
House, Higher Education, Library, Post
Offi ce, and School.
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.
Copyright© 2007 Zagat Survey, LLC. All rights reserved.

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 2008.
You can view the complete Zagat
Review for a selected restaurant by
selecting the “Z” tab. By voice, select the “Z” tab by saying
“Zagat list number X” (where X is the
line number 1-3). Alternatively, use the
Interface Dial
to fi rst select the line
item, and move the Interface Dial to
the right to view the survey.
Copyright© 2007 Zagat Survey, LLC. All rights reserved.

Say “Read List” or push in on the
Interface Dial , and the review will be
read to you. Move the Interface Dial
down to display the Calculate route to
screen.
NOTE:
Scrolling through the Zagat Review is
disabled when the vehicle is moving.
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Tip:
When trying to fi nd a specifi c
restaurant, select the category All
types . Some restaurants may be
miscategorized.
“Food,” “Décor,” and “Service”
categories (red frame) are rated using
numbered values (e.g., 22, 21, 20 etc.)
“Cost” (white frame) is the average
cost of a meal (including drink and tip).
The code displayed has the following
meaning:
“VE”: Very Expensive
“E”: Expensive
“M”: Moderate
“I”: Inexpensive
The symbols, if displayed (green
frame), indicate the following
information:
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 Shopping (Retail)
The subcategories are All types
(Shopping), Accessories/Jewelry,
Auto Parts & Electronics, Books/
Music / Video, Clothing/ Shoes /Bags,
Furniture /Home Furnishing, Groceries/
Supermarket, Home Improvement,
Mall/ Department Store, Offi
ce
Supplies/Electronics, Pharmacy/Drug
Store, Pet Food/Supplies, Sewing/
Linen, Sporting Goods, Toys/Arts/
Crafts.
Tip:
When trying to fi nd a specifi c store,
select the category All types. Some
stores may not be in the right category. Travel
The subcategories are Airport,
Automobile Club, Bed & Breakfast,
Bus Station, Camping, Commuter Rail
Station, Ferry Terminal, Hotel/Motel,
Named Place, Park & Ride, Parking
Garage/House, Parking Lot, Rental Car
Agency, Rest Area, Ski Area, Tourist
Attraction, Tourist Information, Train
Station, Travel Agency, Truck Stop/
Plaza.
Advanced
If you do not fi
nd the category or
subcategory you need in the other
options, you can fi nd the categories
with a keyword. When you select this
option, the display changes to the Enter
a category name screen. Enter the
keyword using the Interface Dial .
When the system fi nds the categories
with the keyword you entered, the
display changes to the Select a
category screen. Select the desired
category.
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After selecting a subcategory, the
system will give you the options of
Place Name , Sort by Distance to
Tr a v e l , City Vicinity , or Search by
Keyword with the following screen:
If you selected Restaurant as a
category, Sort by ZAGAT Rating
will be included as an option.
Place Name
When you select this option, the display
changes to Enter a place name
screen. Enter the place name, using
the Interface Dial . After entering the
place name, if you move the Interface
Dial down while the list is displayed,
the display will switch to SORT BY
DISTANCE or SORT BY NAME .
Once you select a place, the system then
displays the Calculate route to screen
(see Driving to Your Destination on
page 52
).
NOTE:
When there are more than 20,000
destinations, the ordering of the items in
the list cannot be changed to listing by
order of distance or alphabetical order.
City Vicinity
The system allows you to fi nd points of
interest in the vicinity of the city you
entered. When you select this option,
the display changes to Enter city name
screen. Enter the name of the city using
the Interface Dial . If the system does
not fi nd an exact match, select LIST
when you fi nish entering the name of
the city. Select a desired city from the
list.
Once you have selected the city, the
display changes to Enter a place
name screen. Enter the name of the
place using the Interface Dial .
The system searches within a 20-mile
radius of the city center. If more than
1000 POIs are located, only the fi rst
1000 are displayed.
Once you select a place, the system then
displays the Calculate route to screen
(see Driving to Your Destination ony
page 52 ).
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Sort by Distance to Travel
When you select this option, the system
gives you a list of all the places in the
subcategory. This list is arranged by
distance from your current location,
with the closest at the top of the list.
The distance and direction to the
destination at the cursor position in
the list are shown on the screen. The
distance shown is straight line distance
(as the crow fl ies), not driving distance.
Say or select the number (1-4) of the
desired destination from the list.
Once you select a place, the system then
displays the Calculate route to screen
(see Driving to Your Destination on
page 52 ).
Search by Keyword
If you do not know the exact name of
the destination, you can fi nd the place
with a keyword. When you select this
option, the display changes to:
You can fi nd your destination with a
keyword using the Sort by Distance
to Travel option or City Vicinity
option.
If you select the Sort by Distance
to Travel option, the Enter keyword
for place screen appears. Enter the
keyword using the Interface Dial . If
the system does not fi nd an exact match,
select LIST when you fi nish entering the
keyword. The system starts searching for
places that match the entered keyword. If
you see your desired place, select it from the list. If not, scroll through the list to
fi
nd the desired place.
If you move the Interface Dial down,
the scope of the search can be increased.
When there are a large number of search
results, the number of locations will
increase to 100, 200, and up to 1000
locations. When the number of locations
is 100 or less, you can increase the scope
to 500 miles, 1000 miles, or the entire
U.S. by using Search radius .
If you select the City Vicinity option,
the Enter city name screen appears.
Enter the name of the city using the
Interface Dial . The system will display
a list of city names, with the closest
match to the name you entered at the top
of the list. Select your desired city name
from the list. Once you have selected
your desired city name, the Enter
keyword for place screen appears.
Enter the keyword using the Interface
Dial to specify the desired place.
Once you select a place, the system then
displays the Calculate route to screen
(see Driving to Your Destination on
page 52 ).
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Sort by Zagat Rating
This item appears on the Select one
of the Following screen only when
“Restaurant” has been selected as the
category.
When you use this option, you can
search for restaurants using the Zagat
Ratings information.
Food, Décor, Service - When you
select Food, Décor , or Service , the
restaurant will be listed by rating value.
Cost - When you select Cost, the
restaurant will be listed by the average
cost of a meal (including drink and tip).
When you select a sorting method, the
list of restaurants will appear.
Copyright© 2007 Zagat Survey, LLC. All rights reserved.
You can see the survey for a listed item
by selecting the “Z” tab, or by saying
“Zagat list number X” (where X is the
number 1-3).
Once you select a restaurant, the system
then displays the Calculate route to
screen (see Driving to Your Destination
on page 52
) .
NO
TE:
• Selecting this sorting method will show you Zagat’s highest-rated
restaurants by the options, and not
necessarily by distance from your
current location.
• For details on the ratings and symbols, say “Key to Zagat rating”
or select the “?” tab using the
Interface Dial .
By Place Phone Number
You can select a destination by phone
number. Only phone numbers saved
in the system are recognized. The
phone numbers of private residences
and numbers entered in your private
address book are not in the system. If
you select Place Phone No . on the
MENU screen ( Dest. MENU 2 ), the
display will switch to the Enter Phone
Number screen. Use the Interface
Dial to enter the phone number.
NOTE:
Prior to departure, you can set areas to
avoid. The system then includes them in
its calculations for the destination you
have entered. See Edit Avoid Area o n
page 107
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When you edit the phone number,
continue pushing in on Interface Dial
more than three seconds to display
the Edit Mode screen. You can move
the position of the cursor by rotating
Interface Dial knob . To return the
Enter phone number screen, move
Interface Dial down.
After entering the number, move the
Interface Dial down and select OK.
Multiple listings for the same phone
number may be shown.
NOTE:
All 10 digits must be entered.
Tip:
When using the voice control system,
the entry should be spoken as a
continuous string of numbers. For
example, the telephone number (310)
555-4000 should be spoken as “Three,
one, zero, fi ve, fi ve, fi ve, four, zero, zero,
zero.” By Coordinate
If you select Coordinate from the
MENU screen ( Dest. MENU 2 ),
the display will change to the Enter
Latitude screen. Use the Interface
Dial to input the latitude.
NOTE:
Prior to departure, you can set areas to
avoid. The system then includes them in
its calculations for the destination you
have entered. See Edit Avoid Area o n
page 107 .
After entering the latitude, move the
Interface Dial down and select OK.
The display will change as indicated in
the following paragraph. NOTE:
Latitude and longitude must be entered
up to the seconds’ value.

If the Enter Longitude screen is
displayed, use the Interface Dial to
input the longitude. With the selection of Coordinate, it
is assumed that you are searching for
the destination within the area that is in
the closest proximity. The display will
change as indicated on the next page.
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Move the Interface Dial to fi nd the
desired destination. The map and
crosshairs move in the same direction.
If so desired, you can also rotate the
Interface Dial knob and change the
scale of the map. When the crosshairs
are on the desired icon, map location,
or road, push in on the Interface Dial.
The address for this location will be
displayed at the very top of the screen.
The yellow box (shown in scales above
1 mile) denotes the area that can be
viewed with the Interface Dial when
the current map is clicked. NOTE:
Information icons are displayed at
scales from 1 mile to 1/4 mile, POI
icons are displayed at 1/ 8 mile or less,
and roads are displayed at 1/4 mile or
less.
When you fi
nd the desired address,
press on the Interface Dial again. If
it is not the desired address, change
the location of the crosshairs with
the Interface Dial . Push in on the
Interface Dial again to display a new
address.
If you select a single icon or a section
of road within the crosshairs, the
following screen appears. Select Set
as Dest . and calculate the route for the
destination that you selected.
By Destination Lists
If you select Destination Lists from
the MENU screen ( Dest. MENU 2 ),
you can store four waypoints and one
destination simultaneously. If you
cancel the route, everything will be
deleted.
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Verifying Destination Lists
If you select Destination Lists from
the MENU screen ( Dest. MENU 2 ),
the display will change to the Dest.
List screen.
If you move the Interface Dial to the
left to select Map, you will be able to
see all the destinations on the map.
NOTE:
Prior to departure, you can set areas to
avoid. The system then includes them in
its calculations for the destination you
have entered. See Edit Avoid Area o n
page 107 .
Editing Destination Lists
If you move the Interface Dial to
the right to select Edit on the Dest.
List screen, the Select an edit menu
screen will appear. If you select
Delete , you can select which items to
delete. If you select Edit Order, you
can change the order of items in the list. By Intersection
After you select Intersection from the
MENU screen ( Dest. MENU 2 ), the
display changes to:
To select an intersection outside the
state you are currently in, select the
state. For details of how to select
a state, see Selecting the State or
Province on page 29 .
Next, select the city where the
intersection is located. For details of
how to select a city, see Selecting the
City on page 30 .
Last, select the two streets which
intersect. For details of how to select a
street, see Selecting the Street on page
32 .
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If the two streets that you have selected
do not intersect, no intersection will
appear.
Tip:
When entering an address, it is usually
easier to enter the street fi rst. A city
or cities that the street appears in will
be displayed. For your convenience,
you do not have to enter both city and
street.
NOTE
• If you fi nd that your city is not
listed, it may be part of a larger
metropolitan area. Try entering the
street fi rst.
• Prior to departure, you can set areas to avoid. The system then includes
them in its calculations for the
destination you have entered. See
Edit Avoid Area on page 107 . By Map Input
After you select Map Input from the
MENU screen ( Dest. MENU 2 ), the
display changes to:
Select Current Position , City, State ,
or USA and Canada to display the
map.
NOTE:
• Prior to departure, you can set areas to avoid. The system then includes
them in its calculations for the
destination you have entered. See
Edit Avoid Area on page 107 .
• For information on the available voice commands, see Vo i c e
Command Index on page 156 .
Showing the Map of Current
Position
The Current Position selection
assumes that you are looking for a
destination in the immediate area. The
display changes to:
The red arrow indicates your vehicle
position. Find your desired destination
by moving the Interface Dial up and
down and to the left and right. The map
and crosshairs will move in the same
direction.
The yellow box indicates the area you
will see when you click on the current
map with the Interface Dial . The
scale will decrease each time you push
in the Interface Dial .
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