Acura MDX 2014 Navigation Manual

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Personal Information
Download POI
System Setup
Download POIImport custom Points of Interest (POI) into the navigation system and set the POI as a
destination. You can also ad d, edit, and delete POIs.
H MENU button (on map)
 More Search Methods
 Download POI
1. Connect a USB flash drive with
stored POI data to the USB
connector.
2. Move r and rotate i to select
Import from USB . Press u.
■Importing POI Categories
1 Importing POI Data
For more information about connecting a USB
flash drive.
2 Connecting a USB Flash Drive P. 199
POI data in csv and kml formats can be imported.
You can download POI data from various POI
websites.
If you select From AcuraLink , you can
download POI data from the AcuraLink server.
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Personal Information
Download POI
System Setup
3.Rotate i to select a category to
import. Press u .
H SETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Personal Info
 Download POI
1. Rotate i to select the
downloaded POI category to edit.
Press u.
■Editing POI Categories
Continued

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Personal Information
Download POI
System Setup
2.Rotate i to select an item. Press
u .
The following item s are available:
• Alert Setting : Alerts you when you approach the places/landmarks in the
category.
On : Beeps and displays a message when your vehicle gets near the places/
landmarks in the category.
Off (factory default): Disables the feature.
• Delete Category : Deletes all places/landmarks a nd icon in the selected category.
• Edit Icon : Changes the category icon.
1Editing POI Categories
If you select From AcuraLink , you can edit Alert
only.

53System Setup
RoutingHSETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Routing
Choose various settings that determine the navigation system functionality during
route calculation. Rotate i to select an item. Press u.
The following items are available:
• Route Preference : Changes the route preferen ces (calculating method).
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Route Preference
P. 54
• Unverified Routing: Sets whether you use the ro ute guidance in unverified
areas.
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Unverified Routing
P. 56
• Traffic Rerouting : Sets whether you use automatic recalculation based on traffic
information.
2
Traffic Rerouting
P. 58
• Edit POI Search Radius Along Route : Sets the distance from the route to find
waypoints.
2
Edit POI Search Radius Along Route
P. 59
• Avoided Area : Specifies areas to avoid when calculating a route.
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Avoided Area
P. 60

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Routing
Route Preference
System Setup
Route PreferenceHSETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Routing
 Route Preference
Change the route preference by select ing minimum or maximum driving methods.
1.Rotate i to select an item. Press
u .
2. Rotate i to select Min or Max.
Press u.
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Repeat step 1 and 2 as
necessary.
3. Move r to select OK. Press u.
1Route Preference
The calculated route may be the shortest route or
the route you would choose. For safety reasons,
the system generally appl ies the following rules
to your route:•Shortcuts through resi dential areas are
avoided.•Right turns are favored over left turns or U-
turns.•Time-restricted turns (turns prohibited at
certain times of the day) are not used.
Check the ferry schedule when the calculated
route includes ferry route.
ETC is short for the Electronic Toll Collection
system.
Server Route •You can view three r outes distributed from
AcuraLink.
2 Viewing the Routes P. 115•Set to On and select Optimal route to select
your desired route.
2 Optimal Routes P. 55

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Routing
Route Preference
System Setup
HSETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Routing
 Route Preference
You can select desired routes by sorting th e route list. The three top routes can be
displayed on the Select a route screen.
2Viewing the Routes
P. 115
1.Move r and rotate i to select
Optimal Routes . Press u.
2. Rotate i to select a list item to
move. Press u.
3. Rotate i to select a desired
location. Press u.
4. Move r and rotate i to select
OK . Press u.
■Optimal Routes

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Routing
Unverified Routing
System Setup
Unverified RoutingHSETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Routing
 Unverified Routing
Receive turn-by-turn map and voice guidance in unverified areas. Rotate i to select On or Off . Press
u .
1Unverified Routing
Unverified roads are found in rural areas, and
typically include residential streets away from the
center of a town. They may not be accurate, and
can contain errors in location, naming, and
address range.
Unverified roads are s hown only when viewing
the map in the 1/20, 1/8, or 1/4 mile map scales.
Straight line guide
Blue-pink route line
Differences OffOn (factory default)On or Off?
The driver wishes to manually
navigate using the navigation map
and choose the streets that lead to
the destination.
The driver chooses to let the
navigation system suggest
possible routing, knowing that the
guidance may not be accurate.
Route
calculation Route is usually longer, using
verified roads whenever possible. Route is shorter, but uses
unverified (purple) streets that
may not be accurate.
Route line
The route line uses
verified streets
only (when possible).
If Straight Line Guide is set to On,
a pink vector line is displayed on the
map that continually points to your
destination.
2Straight Line Guide
P. 77
A blue-pink route line highlights
suggested unverified streets on
the map while traveling to your
destination.

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Routing
Unverified Routing
System Setup
Cautionary
messagesCautionary pop-up screens and
voice announcements remind you to
obey all traffic restrictions when
starting route guidance,
approaching an unverified area, and
entering an unverified street. Cautionary pop-up screens and
voice announcements remind you
to obey all traffic restrictions
when entering an unverified
street.Guidance
(map/voice)
There is no turn-by-turn map or
voice guidance.
Voice guidance commands end
with the phrase “if possible” to
remind you to verify all traffic
restrictions.
Directions
list A direction list is typically not
available. However, depending on
your route, directions are provided
to help you reach the first available
verified road. A direction list is provided
showing street names and turn
symbols in pink.
Differences Off On (factory default)

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Routing
Traffic Rerouting
System Setup
Traffic ReroutingHSETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Routing
 Traffic Rerouting
A faster route can be calculated based on continuously updated traffic information.
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Traffic Rerouting™
P. 126
Rotate i to select an option. Press
u .
The following options are available:
• On : The system reroutes automatically based on traffic information.
• Off (factory default): Disables the feature.
1Traffic Rerouting
Traffic Rerouting requires an AcuraLink Real-
Time Traffic™ subscription.
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Automatic traffic rerouting may not provide a
detour route dependi ng on circumstances.

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Routing
Edit POI Search Radius Along Route
System Setup
Edit POI Search Radius Along RouteHSETTINGS button
 Navi Settings
 Routing
 Edit POI Search Radius
Along Route
Select the distance from your highlighted ro ute line (on either side of your route)
that the system will search for a waypoint.
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Adding Waypoints
P. 130
You can specify a different search distance for freeways and surface streets. 1.Rotate i to select an item. Press
u .
2. Rotate i to select a search
distance. Press u.
The following items are available:
• On Freeways : 1, 2, 5, or 10 miles can be set. Factory default is 2 miles.
• On Surface Streets : 1/2, 1, 2, or 5 miles can be set. Factory default is 1/2 mile.
1Edit POI Search Radius Along Route
The search distance does not affect the search
range used for the Find Nearest voice commands
(e.g., say
d
“Find nearest gas station” ).