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System Setup
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 71.
Tracking is shown only in the 1/20, 1/8,
1/4, and 1/2 mile scales. Rotate the
Interface Dial knob to change the
scale if necessary.
NOTE:
To clear existing dots, turn this feature
OFF and exit SETUP. To re-enable this
feature, return to SETUP and turn it on
again.Correct Vehicle Position
The system relies on satellites for
positioning information. Buildings,
tunnels, and other objects can block or
reflect 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 the
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 corr ect 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 SETUP screen (Other ), say
or select Color and the following
screen appears:
Map Color
Allows you to choose the map color
from one of five 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.
When you select the “for Menu” tab, you can change the menu color
setting.
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Menu Color
Allows you to choose the menu color
from one of five colors for the Day and
Night modes.
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.
When you select the “for Map” tab, you can change the map color setting.
Switching Display Mode
Manually
Pressing the Display Mode button
allows you to to ggle 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 119 for an
explanation of other day/night display
mode adjustments and how they interact
with each other.
(Example of Day/Night Mode)
Day Mode Night Mode
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Switching Display Mode AutomaticallyI
Recommended Display Mode Day/Night Settings:
• With the headlights on, select mid-ra nge for the dash illumination (see your Owner’s Manual for location of buttons).
• With the headlights off, select mid-range for the dash illumination (see your Owner’s Manual for location of buttons).
• On the SETUP Color adjustment screen, choose white for the map Day display and black for the map Night display (see
page 117). Inappropriate adjustment of these colors can cause the Day/Night modes to appear inoperative.
llumination control Prior ity Operation But remember
Display Mode button
(see page 11) 1 Allows selection of
Day, Night, or Off display
mode. This button has th e highest priority and
overrides all other displa y control adjustments
listed below. Once you press this button, you assume full
manual control of the display mode until the
ignition key is cycled again.
Sunlight sensor (middle of
dash near the windshield, see
your Owner’s Manual for
location) 2 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
buttons (see the vehicle
Owner’s manual for location) 3 When headlights are turned on, and you wish to
have the Day display mode, then adjust the
illumination to the full bright setting (beeps). Adjust the dash brightness back to mid-range
to allow auto switching by sensing the
headlights are on or off.
Headlights (Auto/On/Off) 4 When turn ed on, the display changes to Night
display mode. The previous three controls
listed above can “cancel” this function. Use the
Display Mode
button , or
adjust the dash illuminati on to full bright to set
the display to your desired choice.
Map Day/Night screen color
choice (see page 118 for the
Day and Night color choices) N/A The user can select the color of the screen that
will be displayed for the Day and Night
display modes described above. For best contrast
, ensure that the map color is
white for Day and black for Night.
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AcuraLink/Messages
For complete details on setting up your
AcuraLink messaging, refer to the
AcuraLink section in your Owner’s
Manual, or visit www.myacura.com.
NOTE:
AcuraLink relies on a satellite signal. It
will not work in Alaska, Hawaii,
Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Language
Selects the language to be used on each
screen that the system displays. From
the SETUP screen ( Other), say or
select Language and the following
screen will be displayed.
You can choose from three languages:
English, Français , or Español . NOTE:
Voice confirmation of cities and
streets only occurs when English has
been selected.
When Français or Español is selected, some messages will
continue to be displayed in English.
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Wallpaper
From the SETUP screen ( Other), say
or select Wallpaper and the following
screen will be displayed.
With the factory default, two images are
provided for the HDD.
Selecting Wallpaper Pictures
If you say or select Select a Picture
for Wallpaper , a list of the images on
the HDD will appear.
NOTE:
If Wallpaper has not been set up,
“Disable Wallpaper” 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.
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 th e 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 confirmation message will
appear.
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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.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:
You can only import images from the
root directory. Imag es in the 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 file name is longer than 211 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 file.
You cannot import images while driving.
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Reset Factory Default
Settings
The Setup settings and Multi-view rear
camera brightness value settings can be
returned to the fact ory default settings.
If you say or select Reset Factory
Default from the SETUP screen
(Other ), the following screen will
display.
If you select Yes, the following Setup
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 (Multi-view rear camera) • Basic Settings: Units, Voice
Recognition Feedback
• Routing & Guidance: Rerouting, Unverified Area Rerouting, Traffic
Rerouting, Edit Waypoint Search
Area, Guidance Mode, Street Name
Guidance, Guidance Screen
Interruption
•Clock Adjustmen t: 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
SETUP screen ( Other), the Select
items to clear screen will display.
Rotate the Interface Dial knob and
select the data to be deleted.
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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
verification message will appear. Select
Yes to commence the deletion; select
No to suspend it.
NOTE:
Address Book is deleted,
all contents (excep t the Categories)
will be deleted.
Cellular Phone
Information is selected, the
imported phonebooks, speed dials,
and voicetags will be deleted. For
information on deleting the paired
phones, see your Owner’s Manual.Traffic & Weather Status
You can confirm the reception status of XM signal, traffic information data, or
weather information data.
The following messages will be displayed:
Message Status
Receiving The system is receiving XM signal, traffic data, or weather data.
No signal • The system cannot receive XM signal. • XM signal is received, but the syst em cannot receive traffic data or
weather data.
Expired Activation is expi red. Call XM at (800) 852-9696 to reactivate your
traffic/weathe r subscription.
Loading The system is searching for the signal or updating the data.
Check Antenna Antenna error
--- The system cannot receive traffic data or weather data because XM
Signal Reception stat us is “No signal” or “Check Antenna.”
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Multi-view Rear Camera
Your vehicle is equipped with a Multi-
view rear camera as shown in the
illustration.
When you shift to R (Reverse) with the
ignition switch in the ON (II) position,
the rear view is shown on the navigation
screen. Parking guide lines appear in the
rear view. For the best image, always
keep the camera lens clean, and be sure
it is not covered.
Since the camera display area is limited,
you should always back up slowly and
carefully, and look behind you for
obstacles.
Visible Range of the Rearview
Image
The rearview image is displayed within
approximately three meters of the vehicle.
NOTE:
The Multi-view rear camera has a
special lens that makes distances
appear different th an they actually
are.
The Multi-view rear camera display has a limited range, and the size and
position of objects around the area
may appear different from reality.
Make sure to check the surrounding
area carefully.
Tip:
To turn the guide lines on or off, press
and hold the CANCEL button for three
seconds.
Multi-view
Rear Camera
Screen display
Actual space
Bumper
Guide lines Approx. 3 m (9.8 ft)
Approx. 2 m (6.6 ft)
Approx. 1 m (3.3 ft)
Tailgate open
rangeApprox. 1 m (3.3 ft)
Approx. 2 m (6.6 ft)
Approx. 3 m (9.8 ft)
Camera
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