HONDA ACCORD SEDAN 2008 Navigation Manual (in English)

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After selecting the choice, a map screen
will be displayed.
Rotate the Interface Dial knob to
select the map scale (available scales are
1/20, 1/8, and 1/4 mile scales). Use the
Interface Dial to move the crosshairs
(red circle) to the desired start point and
push in on the Interface Dial to “set”
the start point. Then move the
Interface Dial in a straight or diagonal
direction to encompas s the area to be
avoided. NOTE:
The maximum size of the “Avoid area”
is 1/4 of the navigation display screen
regardless of the map scale setting.
The selected area will be displayed as a
shaded box with an orange border. Push
in on the
Interface Dial to set the end
point of the avoided area.
To “re-draw” the area, select CANCEL
and repeat the area selection process. Say or select
DONE to return to the
Edit avoid area screen.
If your selected area contains a freeway,
the system will prompt you with a pop-
up box saying, “Do you want to avoid
freeways?” Answering “No” allows you
to enter a route thro ugh an avoided area
on a freeway, and skip the “Avoid area
caution box” (See Pop-ups and
Disclaimers on page63).
When you return to the Edit avoid area
screen, the “Vicinity” field is
automatically filled in by the system.
Re-edit the area “N ame” if desired.
Select Done on the Edit avoid area
screen to finish editing. Your new
avoided area will now appear on the
“Avoid area” list, and be viewable on
the map screen.
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NOTE:
 You can select areas to avoid, however you cannot select roads or
areas that you want the system to use
for routing.
 If you are drawing a box around a road as an area to avoid, ensure the
following: When you draw the box,
make sure that the road or portion of
a road that you encircled includes an
intersection. For instance, in the
example below, highway 213 will be
avoided, but Van Ness will not be
avoided because it lacks an
intersection in the enclosed box.Edit Waypoint Search Area
When driving on route to your
destination, you can select a temporary
destination “waypoint” (marked with a
small flag on the map) along your route
for gas, a restaurant, or other POI. When
you resume your trip from the
“waypoint,” the syst em continues the
trip to your original destination. To use
this feature, see Search Waypoint on
page65.
This SETUP item allo ws you to select
the distance from your highlighted route
line (on either side of your route), that
the system will search for a “waypoint.”
From the Routing & Guidance screen,
select Edit Waypoint Search Area ,
and then choose the desired search
distance for either “On Freeways” or
“On Surface Street.” The diagram below shows how the
system handles the search for “Places
Along the Route” or “Places Around the
Destination” (see
Search Waypoint on
page65).
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For “Places along the route,” the system
looks in front of yo u within a corridor
width specified by your values for “On
Freeways” or “On Surface Street.” The
system checks the upcoming area, based
on your input.
For “Places around the destination,” the
system searches outwards in a spiral
from the destination. In this case,
specific search values are not needed;
the matches are displayed in order of
distance from destination.
NOTE:
These settings do not affect the search
range used for the voice commands like,
“Find nearest gas station,” that are
also available wh en viewing the map
screen.Guidance Mode
Allows you to select the guidance
display mode: Single Screen or Split
Screen .
To get to Guidance Mode from the
SETUP screen, select in sequence,
“Other” tab, “Routing & Guidance”,
and “Guidance Mode”.
The factry default is Single Screen.
NOTE:
The Guidance Mode can also be
selected on the Icon Selection screen.
See Showing Icons on the Map on
page59.
Clock Adjustment
From the SETUP screen ( Other), say
or select Clock Adjustment and the
following screen appears:
This screen allows y ou to set or adjust
the following:
 Auto Daylight (Default = ON)
 Auto Time Zone (Default = ON)
 DST (Daylight Savings Time) Selection (Change DST schedule)
 Time Adjustment (Adjust your clock)
 RESET (resets this screen’s settings to factory defaults)
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Auto Daylight
Sets automatic daylight saving time ON
or OFF . If set to ON the navi clock will
automatically “spring ahead” or “fall
behind” by one hour when a daylight
savings time change occurs. If you
reside in a state or area where daylight
saving time is not used, then you may
want to turn this feature off.
NOTE:
If you set Auto Daylight to ON, the Auto
Daylight function is activated even in an
area that does not adopt the Daylight
Savings Time system.
The federal government has mandated
that, starting in 2007, daylight savings
time will change in March & November
instead of the old schedule in April &
October. The new government daylight
savings time schedule is subject to
review and possible cancellation in
2008. The dates that the navi switches
between standard and daylight savings
time are not triggered by GPS satellite
signals. They are stored in the navi
software and can be selected in the
DST
schedule selection screen. Therefore
your navi clock will change based on
the daylight savings time schedule.
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 displa yed time zone may
fluctuate between the two zone times.
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Daylight Savings Time (DST)
Selection (Change DST
schedule)
This option lets you select the schedule
(April-October , or March-
November ) when daylight savings
time will automatically occur in your
navi. The system default is the new
2007 “ March-November ” schedule as
mandated by the US government.
During 2008-2009, it is possible that
this new change will be canceled by the
government, and returned back to the
previous “April-October” schedule. If
so, simply change th e schedule in this
setting back to the “April-October”
schedule.
Time Adjustment
Adjusts the current time in hours and
minutes. Switch HOUR and MINUTE
by moving the Interface Dial left or
right, and change value by rotating the
Interface Dial knob . Selecting
DONE 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,”
“Auto Time Zone,” or “DST Selection”
settings. Depending on your location,
you may need to adju st these settings.
Vehicle
From the SETUP 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 page19.
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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
page61.
Tracking is shown only in the 1/20, 1/8,
1/4, and 1/2 mile, or the 80, 200, 400,
and 800 meter scales. Rotate the
Interface Dial knob to change the
scales 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 a map
adjustment 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 page5.
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 four colors for the Day and
Night mode.
Say “Return” or 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 five colors for the Day and
Night mode.
Say “Return” or press the CANCEL
button to return to the previous screen.
NOTE:
 Choose “Silver metal” (factory default) as the Day color to obtain
the best daytime display contrast.
 Choose “Black metal” (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 . This button is the overriding
control for the day/night display mode,
and is the simplest way to control the
display mode.
Once this button is used, automatic day/
night switching is disabled until the next
key cycle. See item #1 on page99.
See the chart below for an explanation
of other day/night display mode
adjustments and how th ey 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 range for the dash illumination (see Own er’s manual for location of knob).
 With the headlights off, select mid range for the dash illumination (see Owner’s manual for location of knob).
 On the SETUP “Color” adjustment screen, choose White for the map Day display, and black for the map Night display (
see
page98). Inappropriate adjustment of these colors can cause the Day/Night modes to appear inoperative.
 Remember that once the Display mode button is selected, the other display mode controls are overridden until the
vehicle is restarted.
NOTE:
See the vehicle Owner’s manual for additional info rmation regarding the dash brightness adjustment.
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 the highest priority and
overrides all other displa y control adjustments
listed below. Remember that once you pr
ess this button, you
assume full manual control of the display
mode until the ignition key is cycled again.
Dash illumination adjustment
knob (See Owner’s manual for
location) 2 When headlights are turned on, and you wish to
have the Day display mode, then adjust the
illumination to the full bright setting (beeps). Remember to adjust the dash brightness back
to mid-range to allow auto switching by
sensing the headlights are on or off.
Headlights (Auto/On/Off) 3 When turned on, it changes the display to the
Night display mode. The previous two
controls listed above ca n “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
98 f
or 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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System Information
From the SETUP screen ( Other), say
or select System Information and the
following screen appears:
Displays the information on the
navigation system software. This
information is for de aler use only. For
ordering updates, use the version
number stamped on the label (as Ver.
X.XX) of the navigation DVD. See
Obtaining a Navigation Update DVD on
page108.
When finished, say or select Return to
return to the previous screen.
Rear View Camera (if
equipped)
If equipped, whenev er you shift to R
(Reverse) with the i gnition switch in the
ON (II) position, the rear view is shown
on the navigation system screen. For the
best image, always keep the rear view
camera lens clean, and be sure it is not
covered.
Since the rear view camera display area
is limited, you should always back up
slowly and carefully, and look behind
you for obstacles.
Rear View Camera Brightness
Adjustment
When in reverse, the Navi “hard”
buttons are locked out, except the
rotating portion of the Interface Dial
( knob ). Rotate the knob clockwise to
make the camera im age brighter, and
counterclockwise to darken the image.
This brightness adjustment is
independent of the screen brightness
adjustment in Setup.
NOTE:
 The camera brightness cannot be adjusted by voice control.
 Slight delays can occur when switching to the ca mera image, or
switching back to the map/menu
screen. This is normal.
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