Acura TL 2010 Navigation Manual
Manufacturer: ACURA, Model Year: 2010, Model line: TL, Model: Acura TL 2010Pages: 174, PDF Size: 15.4 MB
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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 
fl uctuate between the two zone times. 
   Time Adjustment 
Adjusts the current time in hours and 
minutes. Select the current 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. You can reset the 
adjustment by selecting  RESET. 
NOTE: 
Selecting  RESET also clears any 
changes you made to “Auto Daylight,” 
or “Auto Time Zone” settings. 
Depending on your location, you may 
need to adjust these settings.   Vehicle 
From the SET UP  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     69  . 
Tracking is shown only in the 1/20, 1/8, 
1/4, and 1/2 mile scales, or the 80, 200, 
400, and 800 meter scales. Rotate the 
Interface Dial knob  to change the 
scale if necessary. 
NOTE: 
To clear existing dots, turn this feature 
OFF  and exit SET UP. To re-enable 
this feature, return to SET UP and turn 
it on again. Correct Vehicle Position 
The system relies on satellites for 
positioning information. Buildings, 
tunnels, and other objects can block 
or refl  ect 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 a 
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 correct 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 SET UP  screen (Other), 
say or select  Color and the following 
screen appears: 
  
Map Color  
Allows you to choose the map color 
from one of fi  ve 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. 
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Menu Color  
Allows you to choose the menu color 
from one of fi  ve colors for the Day and 
Night mode. 
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. 
   Switching Display Mode 
Manually 
Pressing the Display Mode  button 
 allows you to toggle 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  115  for an 
explanation of other day/night display 
mode adjustments and how they interact 
with each other.
Day Mode Night Mode
(Example of Day/Night Mode) 
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Switching Display Mode Automatically  
llumination control  Operation  But remember 
 
Display Mode  button 
 (see page  10 )  
Allows selection of Day , Night or Off display 
mode. This button has the highest priority and 
overrides all other display control adjustments 
listed below.  When the car is restarted, the display mode 
previously selected by this button is canceled 
and is determined by one of the controls 
below.
Sunlight sensor (middle of dash near 
the windshield, see the vehicle Owner’s 
manual for location) 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 knob (see 
the vehicle Owner’s manual for location)  When headlights are turned on, and you wish 
to have the Day
 display mode, then adjust the 
illumination to the full bright setting (beeps).  With the headlights on, adjust the dash 
brightness back to mid-range to allow auto 
switching by sensing whether the headlights 
are on or off. 
Headlights (Auto /On /Off ) When turned on, the display changes to Night  
display mode. The previous two controls listed 
above can cancel this function. Use the Display Mode
 button, 
 or, with 
the headlights on, adjust the dash illumination 
to full bright to set the display to your desired 
choice.  
Map Day/ Night  screen color choice 
(see page   113  for the  Day and Night  color 
choices)  The user can select the color of the screen 
that will be displayed for the Day
 and Night 
display modes.  For best contrast, ensure that the map color is 
white for Day
 and black for Night .
 
Recommended Display Mode Day/Night settings: 
•  With the headlights on, select mid-range for the dash illumination (see the vehicle Owner’s manual for location of knob). 
•  With the headlights off, select mid-range for the dash illumination (see the vehicle Owner’s manual for location of knob). 
• On the  SET UP “Color” adjustment  screen, choose white for the map  Day display and black for the map Night  display (see 
page  113  ). Inappropriate adjustment of these colors can cause the Day/Night modes to appear inoperative. 
NOTE: 
See the vehicle Owner’s manual for additional information regarding the dash brightness adjustment.
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Language
Selects the language to be used on each 
screen that the system displays. From 
the SET UP  screen (Other), say or 
select  Language  and the following 
screen will be displayed.
You can choose from three languages: 
English , French,  or Spanish .
NOTE:
•  If you select one language, and  then select a different language 
immediately after, there are cases 
where the conversion will not be 
successful. In this case, conversion 
of all the voice data has not been 
completed (the system will display a 
message). •  Voice confi rmation of cities and 
streets only occurs when English has 
been selected.
•  When French or Spanish is selected,  messages will continue to be 
displayed in English.
  Wallpapers Setting 
From the SET UP  screen (Other), say 
or select Wallpapers Setting  and the 
following screen will be displayed.
With the factory default, two images 
are provided for the HDD.
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Importing Pictures from USB
To use a wallpaper image other than 
the factory defaults, you can import 
pictures from a USB thumb drive or 
similar device. 
If you say or select Import pictures 
from USB  and a USB thumb drive 
is properly connected , the following 
screen will display.
Rotate the Interface Dial  knob and 
select the images to be uploaded to the 
HDD. Move the Interface Dial  down 
and select OK .
NOTE:
•  Depending on the USB thumb drive,  pictures may not be imported. •  You can import images from the root 
directory. Images in folders cannot 
be imported.
•  The display size is 800 x 480 pixels.   Smaller images are displayed with 
the extra area appearing in black. 
Larger images are reduced to a 
displayable size without changing the 
aspect ratio.
•  Ten uploaded images (in BMP or  JPEG format) can be saved to the 
HDD for Driver 1 and Driver 2 each. 
•  Incompatible data formats or images  greater than 6 MB cannot be saved.
•  When the fi le name is longer than  221 characters, the image cannot be 
uploaded.
•  If you attempt to uploaded an image  with the same name as an existing 
image, a pop-up screen will appear, 
asking if you want to overwrite the 
existing image fi le.
•  When music fi les that are saved  within a USB thumb drive are 
being played, image fi les cannot be 
uploaded.
•  You cannot import images while  driving.
Selecting Wallpaper Pictures
If you say or select  Select wallpaper 
picture , a list of the images on the 
HDD will appear. 
NOTE:
If Wallpaper has not been set up, 
“Blank” will be selected.
If you select an image, the image will 
appear in a pop-up screen. Select  OK to 
complete the setup. The selected image 
will be highlighted on the list screen.
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Delete Pictures on HDD
If you say or select  Delete pictures 
on HDD , a list of the images on the 
HDD will appear. 
To delete the image, use the  Interface 
Dial  to select it, and the image will 
display. Select OK  if you want to 
continue to delete the image, and the 
list of images will be displayed, with 
your selected image highlighted. Move 
the  Interface Dial  down to select OK 
to delete. A confi  rmation message will 
appear.
NOTE:
•  If there are no images on the HDD,  “No Entries Exist” will appear.
•  You cannot delete images while  driving. Images that have not yet completed 
uploading from a USB thumb drive 
cannot be deleted.
Reset Factory Default 
Settings
The 
Set up  settings and rear camera 
brightness value settings can be 
returned to the factory default settings. 
If you say or select  Reset Factory 
Default  from the SET UP  screen 
( Other ), the following screen will 
display.
If you select Ye s , the following Set up 
settings return to the factory default 
settings. If you select No , these settings 
will remain as they are currently set.
•  Brightness, Contrast, Black Level, 
Volume, Interface Dial Feedback, 
Brightness (Rear Camera)
•  Basic Settings: Units, Voice 
Recognition Feedback, Verbal 
Reminder
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• Routing & Guidance: Rerouting, 
Unver ifi  ed Area Rerouting, Traffi  c 
Rerouting, Edit Waypoint Search 
Area, Guidance Mode, Street Name 
Guidance
•  Clock Adjustment: Auto Daylight, 
Auto Time Zone, Time
•  Vehicle: Off-road Tracking
•  Color: Map Color, Menu Color
NOTE:
Messages are not deleted. 
AcuraLink /Messages settings do not 
return to the factory default settings.Clear Personal Data
Any uploaded data, calendar entries, 
address books, stored destinations, or 
other settings can be cleared or returned 
to factory defaults. If you say or select 
Clear Personal Data  from the SET 
UP  screen ( Other), the Select items 
to clear  screen will display. 
Rotate the Interface Dial knob and 
select the data to be deleted.
If a PIN number is set, the screen 
for entering the PIN code will be 
displayed. A pop-up screen verifying 
whether deletion is to be continued or 
not will be displayed, and then another 
deletion veri fi cation message will 
appear. Select  Ye s to commence the 
deletion; select  No to suspend it .NOTE:
• When the 
Address Book  is deleted, 
all contents (except the Categories) 
will be deleted.
•  When Cellular Phone Information is  deleted, Voice Tag information will 
also be deleted.
•  If you select  Music on HDD , 
the system will automatically be 
restarted after deletion.
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AcuraLink / Messages
For complete details on setting up 
your AcuraLink messaging, refer 
to the AcuraLink section in your 
vehicle Owner’s manual, or go to 
www.myacura.com .
NOTE:
AcuraLink relies on a satellite signal. 
It will not work in Alaska, Hawaii, 
Canada, and Puerto Rico.
  Tr a f   c & Weather Status 
 You can confi  rm the reception status of XM signal, traffi  c information data, or 
weather information data. 
The following messages will be displayed:
Message Status
Receiving The system is receiving XM signal, traffi  c data, or weather data.
No signal •  The system cannot receive XM signal. •  XM signal is received, but the system cannot receive traffi  c data 
or weather data.
Expired Activation is expired. To reactivate your traffi  c or weather subscrip-
tion, call XM at (800) 852-9696, or order online at  www.xmradio.com
. 
The order process requires the 8-character XM radio ID (displayed on 
XM channel 0) and a credit card.
Loading The system is searching for the signal or updating the data.
Check Antenna Antenna error
--- The system cannot receive traffi  c data or weather data because XM 
Signal Reception status is “No signal” or “Check Antenna.”
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