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Information Features
When you make a command help
selection under any of the help screens,
you will see the help commands that can
be used with the voice control. You can
say or select Read List, and the system
will read the list to you.
For a listing of all voice commands, see
Voice Command Index on page137.Map Legend
You can use the Map legend screens to
learn the meaning of map features,
icons, colors, etc. us ed in this system.
When you say or select Map Legend,
the display changes to:
Say or select the desired item or item
number to view each section of the map
legend.
Calendar
The Calendar option allows you to
enter events and be reminded of them in
the future. When you say or select
Calendar , the system shows the
calendar with the current calendar day
highlighted.
Dates with an icon indicate there is a
scheduled entry for that date.
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You can scroll through the calendar day
by day by moving the joystick, or select
the day by voice. To change the month,
say “Next” or “Previous,” use the
ZOOM buttons, or touch the triangles at
the top of the screen.
If you say or select List, your entries are
listed. Press the CANCEL button to
return to the Calendar screen.Entering Your Schedule
Set your schedule by selecting the day
on the calendar, and the display changes
to:
Reminder
The default for Reminder is On. This
allows the system to remind you of the
calendar item the next time you start the
vehicle. See System Start-up on page16.
Edit Date
This allows you to move your calendar
entry to a different date. If you say or
select Edit Date , the Calendar screen
is displayed with existing entries grayed
out. Select a new day and the display
returns to the Edit schedule screen
with a new date.
Edit Title
Say or select Edit Title , then enter the
name of your title using the on-screen
keyboard. Once you have entered the
title, say or select Done.
Edit Message
Say or select Edit Message , and the
system will show the Edit Message
screen. You can enter a message on two
lines. Use to change the line.
Once you have entered the message, say
or select Done.
Message Icon
Say or select Message Icon , and the
system displays a list of icons you can
select to help identify the type of
message you entered. The message icon
you choose will be displayed alongside
the specified date on the Calendar
screen.
Delete
From the Calendar screen, select the
date of the schedule you wish to
remove. To remove the schedule, say or
select Delete .
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Done
Once you have finished entering the
schedule, say or select Done. The
Calendar screen is redisplayed and a
message icon appears.
NOTE:
 You can only enter one message per day.
 A maximum of 50 entries can be stored in the schedule. After you
reach 50 entries, a warning message
will appear telling you that the limit
has been reached. You can clear any
older entries as needed.
 To reactivate a previous message, turn the Reminder setting from Off to
On . If it is not turned on, the
reminder will not be displayed when
you start the vehicle.
 The system displays active calendar entries only after you answer OK on
the Disclaimer screen.
 For more information, refer to System Start-up on page16.Calculator
When you say or select Calculator, the
display changes to:
Use the touch screen to use the
following features:
Calculator
The calculator function operates like a
standard handheld calculator.
Unit Conversion
Values entered on the calculator can be
converted from one unit to another (e.g.,
inches to millimeters).
Unit Conversion
To perform a conversion:
1. Enter a numeric value to be converted (for example, 100).
2. Select the type of unit you want to convert (for example, weight). The
screen for that conversion type
appears (see illustration in step 3).
3. Select the base unit (e.g., pounds) that you wish to convert to some other
unit. All other units will change
automatically depending on the base
unit value. In the example below,
100 lbs converts to 1600 ounces, 0.05
ton (U.S.), etc.
NOTE:
 If you do not enter a value to be converted, only “Temperature” units
are selectable.
 Conversions using negative value may produce meaningless or
physically impossible values.
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System Setup
Setup Mode
The Setup function consists of two
different screens that allow you to
change and update information in the
system. To display the Setup screens,
use the voice control system and say
“Setup” or press the SETUP button. To
change to another Setup screen, say or
select More in the upper right corner of
the screen.
On any of the Setup screens, you can
use the voice control system to select
any item on the screen.
NOTE:
 If some items appear to be grayed out and cannot be selected, it is because
you did not select OK on the initial
Disclaimer screen. See System Start-
up on page16.
 For information on the available voice commands, see Voice
Command Index on page137.
Setup Screen (first)
From any screen, say “Setup” or press
the SETUP button, and the following
screen appears:
Brightness
The screen brightness has 11 settings.
To change the brightness, use the voice
control system and say “Brightness up”
or “Brightness down.” You can also
select the Bright. bar and move the
cursor by moving the joystick left or
right, or by touching the arrowheads in
the bar.
Tip:
If you are having trouble viewing the
screen in bright li ghting conditions, try
increasing the brightness. NOTE:
You can have a separate daytime and
nighttime setting for brightness. Adjust
each setting when the display is in either
daytime or nighttime mode.
Volume
The navigation voice volume has 10
settings, and also can be turned off. To
adjust the volume, us
e the voice control
system and say “Volume up” or
“Volume down.” You can also select the
Volume bar and move the cursor by
moving the joystick left or right, or by
touching the arrowh eads in the bar.
After adjusting the volume, you will
hear beeps at the new volume level. You
can also select volume off.
NOTE:
If you turn the volume off, you will not
hear route guidance or voice command
confirmations.
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When you select Clock in Setup or the
Disclaimer screen times out, the clock
screen is displayed (see page17).
DISPLAY OFF
When you touch the DISPLAY OFF
button, the screen is turned off. Voice
guidance will continue to work in this
mode. To turn on the screen, press any
navigation or voice control button.
Clock Type
Allows you to choose the design of the
clock screen from one of three Clock
Types and one of two Background
images.
Say or select Return to return to the
previous screen.
Guidance Prompts
While you drive to your destination, the
system displays and announces
guidance prompts for your next
maneuver. This setting allows you to
adjust the number of guidance prompts
before each maneuver. The settings
Min , Normal , and Max are described
below. The factory default is Max , so
you can adequately prepare for the next
maneuver. If you wish to change the
number of guidance prompts, select
your preferred setting, as shown in the
following table.
*Uses street name in guidance phrase. NOTE:
To temporarily turn off voice guidance
prompts, select
Off for the “Volume”
setting in Setup.
Contrast
You can adjust the contrast and black
level. Adjusting thes e settings can make
the display easier to read.
NOTE:
You can have separate daytime and
nighttime settings for Brightness,
Contrast, and Black Level. Adjust each
setting when the display is in either
daytime or nighttime mode.
Setting Distance before maneuver
About
1/2
mile
Max
(factory
default)
Normal
Min About
1/4
mile
Just
before
maneuver
Ye s * Ye s * Ye s Ye s Ye s
Ye s
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System Setup
Setup Screen (second)
Say or select More to view additional
Setup functions and the following
screen appears:
Personal Information
From the Setup screen (second), say or
select Personal Information and the
following screen appears:
Address Book
The Address Book allows up to a total
of 200 address entries. After 200 entries,
the ADD TO Address Book button is
grayed out. The 200 addresses are
shared between User 1 and User 2. For
example, if User 1 has 150 addresses,
User 2 can only have 50.
You can add, modify, and delete
information in the personal Address
Book list. You may choose to use a Personal
Identification Number (PIN) to protect
your privacy. However, PINs are
optional, and if you decide to use one,
record it in case you forget the number
(see page79).
You can do the following functions in
the address book:
 Enter an address (see page76).
 Edit an existing address (see
page78).
 Delete an existing address (see page78).
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Edit Address
When you say or select Edit Address,
the display changes to:
Current Position - Allows you to use
your current position as the address.
Address - Requires you to enter the city
and address you wish to store. The
operation is the same as selecting
Address from the Enter destination
by screen (see page22). Places -
Allows you to select one of the
Point of Interest (POI) locations already
stored in the system as one of your
personal addresses. This operation is the
same as selecting Places from the
Enter destination by screen (see
page31).
Previous Destinations - Allows you to
choose one of the locations in the
Previous Destinations list for your
Address Book list. Th is operation is the
same as selecting Previous
Destinations from the Enter
destination by screen (see page39).
After you have used one of these four
options to enter the address, the initial
screen for entering the personal address
is redisplayed, with the address shown
in the “Address” field. If you have
entered the address using Places, the
phone number corresponding to the
address also appears in the “Phone
Number” field. Edit Phone Number
You can enter the telephone number of
the address. If the
address was chosen
with Places , and it has a telephone
number, that number is entered
automatically.
Say or select Edit Phone Number to
display the Enter phone number
screen. Enter the telephone number,
including the area code, by using the
voice control system (say the entire
phone number one digit at a time) or by
using the on-screen keyboard. Say or
select Done when finished.
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Home Address
This feature lets you return “Home”
from any location simply by saying “Go
home” at the map screen. Alternatively,
you can select Go Home on the Enter
destination by screen (see By Go Home
on page43).
Enter the name, address, and phone
number in the same way as entering a
personal address, then say or select
Done . To leave the screen, press the
CANCEL button.
NOTE:
If your Home address cannot be found
in the system, while lo cated on the street
close to your home, select “Current
Position” when entering the “Edit
Address” field.
PIN Number
You can set a four-digit PIN (Personal
Identification Number) for accessing
and changing personal addresses and
your home address if desired. Once you
set the PIN on this screen, the system
asks you to enter the PIN when you
access a personal address or your home
address.
NOTE:
PINs are optional. If you choose to use a
PIN, make sure you remember it. If you
forget your PIN, the dealer will have to
reset it for you.
When you select PIN Number, the
display changes to:
Address Book PIN
If you choose to enter a PIN for the
personal Address Book, you will have to
enter it any time you edit your Address
Book (see page75) or select Address
Book on the Enter destination by
screen (see page42).
1. Select Address Book PIN .
2. Select either User 1 or User 2 . The
display changes to:
3. Enter your four-digit PIN and select Done . If you do not wish to use a
PIN, select Do not use PIN .
NOTE:
The factory default is no PIN.
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Unverified Area Routing
Allows you to receive turn-by-turn map and voice guidance in unverified areas when en route to a destination (see Map Overview
on page6). The chart below illustrates the rou ting differences with this setting On or Off.
Unverified Area Routing: Off (factory default) Unverified Area Routing: On
Decision:
Why choose
On or Off? The driver wishes to navi
gate manually by using the
navigation map and choosing the streets that lead to
the destination. The driver understands that unverified
roads may not be a ccurate, and can contain errors in
location, naming, and address range. The driver chooses to let the na
vigation system suggest possible
routing. The driver understands that in some cases, guidance may
not be appropriate. Unverified ro ads may not be accurate, and can
contain errors in location, naming, and address range.
What you will
see… A blue dotted vector line is displayed on the map that
continually points to your
destination. The driver
should stop and then use the ma p to select streets that
lead to the destination. A blue-pink dashed route line
highlights suggested unverified
streets on the map while traveling to your destination. This is in
sharp contrast to the normal blue route line displayed in verified
areas.
Cautionary
messages There are cautionary pop-up screens and voice
announcements, before and
during the route. These
serve as reminders that you should obey all traffic
restrictions. There are cautionary pop-up sc
reens and voice announcements,
before and during the route. These serve as reminders that you
should exercise additional ca ution, and obey all traffic
restrictions.
Guidance
(map/voice) There is no turn-by-turn map or voice guidance. Voice gui
dance commands end with the words “if possible.” This
is to remind the driver to verify all traffic restrictions before
making a maneuver.
Directions list A direction list is typicall y not available. However,
depending on your route, dire ctions are provided to
help you reach the first available verified road. A direction list is provided showing street names and turn
symbols in pink.
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Unverified Area Routing
When driving to your destination, you
have the choice of using or not using
“unverified” roads. You make this
choice in the Setup screen (second).
The next few pages contain an example
of a route to a destination in an
unverified area expl aining the routing
differences found in unverified areas.
With Unverified Area Routing Off ,
the system tries to use verified roads
whenever possible. In this example,
since only verified streets are used, it
created a longer rout e than necessary.
With Unverified Area Routing On ,
the route is shorter, but consists of
unverified (light colored) streets that
may not be accurate. Because the streets
are unverified, there may be errors in
street location, name, or address range.
Additional caution is recommended in
these areas. Always obey posted traffic
restrictions. Because both routes bypass or use
unverified streets, an initial
Disclaimer
screen is provided. It is recommended
that you stop and review the map.
Unverified Area Routing “Off” Unverified Area Routing “On”
NOTE:
Unverified roads are
shown only when
viewing the map in the 1/20, 1/8, and
1/4 mile map scales, or the 80, 200,
and 400 meter map scales.
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