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Information Features
You can scroll through the calendar day 
by day by pushing 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 page
18.
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.
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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 illustrat ion in step 3).
3. Select the base unit (like pounds) that  you wish to convert to some other 
unit. So, in the example below, 
100 lbs converts to 1600 ounces 0.05 
ton (US), 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.
Key to Zagat Ratings
When you say or select  Key to Zagat 
Ratings , you will see the description of 
ratings for surveyed restaurants.
 “Food,” “Decor,” and “Service”  categories (red circle) are rated using 
numbered values (e.g., 0-9, 10-15, 
etc.)
 “Cost” (white circle) is the average  cost of a meal (including drink and 
tip).  The symbols, if displayed (blue 
circle), indicate the following 
information:
 open on Sunday
 closed on Sunday
 open on Monday
 closed on Monday
 open for lunch
 lunch not served
 serving after 11 PM  no credit card accepted
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Information Features
Use the joystick or touch the scroll bar 
to scroll through the Key to Zagat 
Ratings  screens.
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System Set-up
Accessing the Address Book List
After selecting Address Book , the 
system prompts you to select  User 1 or 
User 2 .
If an Address Book PIN has been set, 
the system prompts you to enter your 
PIN. Verify that the right user is 
displayed, then enter your PIN. After 
entering your PIN, say or select  Done, 
and the system displays your Address 
Book.
If no Address Book PIN has been set, 
the system displays your Address Book 
after selecting  User 1 or User 2 .
NOTE:
Personal information cannot be backed 
up or moved to another Navigation 
system.
Entering an Address Book
After you select  User 1 or User 2 , 
your Address Book list appears:
Select  New Address  in the upper right 
corner on the screen  when beginning to 
build your Address Book list. Edit Name
You may use the “Name” field to give 
the entry a name or title that you will 
recognize later, such as “Doctor Smith” 
or “Broadway Theatre.” If you do not 
give the address a name, the system will 
assign one (Address 001, etc.).
Say or select 
Edit Name. Then use the 
on-screen keyboard to enter the name. 
Touch  Done when finished.
NOTE:
You can always re-enter, edit, or make 
changes to any entry. “Address” is the 
only required field.
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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 page
24). 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 
page
33 ).
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 page
42).
After you have used one of these four 
options to enter the address, the initial 
screen for entering the personal address 
is re-displayed, 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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Edit Avoid Area
This function allows you to select areas 
you wish to avoid when calculating a 
route to your destination. You can select 
up to five areas to avoid. You may wish 
to set up an “avoid area” to route around 
long term road construction, closures, or 
any area you wish to avoid. If you enter 
a route that takes you through or into an 
“avoid area,” a pop-up box will warn 
you that your route takes you into one of 
these areas. However, you can still 
choose destinations in an avoided area.
When you select  Edit, for the Setup 
item “Edit Avoid Area,” the following 
list screen is displayed: You can select 
New Area, or select (by 
touch) one of your existing areas to 
modify. If you choose  New Area, the 
following screen is displayed:
Say or select  Edit Name, and use the 
keyboard to enter the name on the  Enter 
avoid area name  screen (19 characters 
max). Say or select  Done to return to 
the previous screen. Say or select  Edit 
Area , to create the area to be avoided. 
The following screen appears: Either select 
Address or Map Input  
on the  Enter avoid area by  screen. 
Each choice provides a slightly different 
way to locate the approximate map 
display for drawing the area you wish to 
avoid. After selecting the choice, a  map 
screen will be displayed.
Use the  ZOOM buttons to select the 
map scale (available scales are 1/20, 
1/8, and 1/4 mile scales).
Use the joystick to move the crosshairs 
(red circle) to the desired start point and 
push in the joystick to “set” the start 
point. Then move the joystick in a 
straight or diagonal direction to 
encompass the area to be avoided.
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System Information
From the Setup screen (second), 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 
page
108.
When finished, say or select  Return to 
return to the previous screen.
Basic Settings
From the  Setup screen (second), say or 
select  Basic Settings  and the 
following screen appears:
Keyboard Layout
Allows you to select the displayed 
keypad screen:  Alphabet or 
QWERTY .
Units (mile or km)
Allows you to select the units for the 
entire system ( mile or km ).
Voice Recognition Feedback
Allows you to turn  voice control system 
prompts  On or Off . When  Off, you will 
not hear the voice control system 
confirmations or prompts.
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Coverage Areas
Colorado
Denver/Boulder/Colorado Springs/
Ski Resorts Metro area –  including 
Ft. Collins
Grand Junction
Connecticut Bridgeport
Danbury
Hartford Metro
New Haven Metro
Norwalk
Stamford
The State of Connecticut: All roads 
are verified in non-metro areas.
Delaware Entire state –  including Dover, 
Wilmington Metro  area, New Castle 
County Florida
Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach/
Titusville
Florida Keys
Fort Myers Metro area –  including 
Naples
Fort Pierce
Gainesville
Jacksonville Metro –  including St. 
Johns County
Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm 
Beach Metro
Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne 
area –  including Osceola County
Pensacola
Tallahassee
Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg Metro – 
including Pasco and Manatee 
Counties
Vero Beach
Georgia Athens
Atlanta Metro
Columbus
Augusta/Aiken Metro
Macon
Savannah Idaho
Boise
Sun Valley Ski Resorts
Spokane-Coeur d’Alene
Illinois Bloomington-Normal
Champaign
Charleston
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline
Chicago Metro (to Wisconsin border) 
– including Lake County, IN and 
Dekalb County, IL
East St. Louis Metro
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Rock Island
Rockford
Springfield
St. Louis
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IndianaEvansville
Fort Wayne
Gary/Hammond Metro
Indianapolis Metro
Kokomo Metro
Northwest Indiana
South Bend/Elkhart/Goshen
Iowa Cedar Rapids
Davenport – Rock Island-Moline
Des Moines
Iowa City
Omaha-Lincoln
Kansas Topeka
Kansas City/Leavenworth Metro
Wichita
Kentucky Lexington
Louisville
Cincinnati
Louisiana Baton Rouge
New Orleans Metro
Shreveport Maine
Bangor
Bar Harbor/Acadia National Park
Portland/Lewiston/Auburn
Maryland Cumberland
Baltimore/Washington D.C. Metro – 
including Charles and Carroll 
Counties
Ocean City
The State of Maryland: Most roads 
are verified in  non-metro areas.
Massachusetts Boston/Cape Cod Metro
Cape Cod
Springfield Metro area
Complete coverage of all cities in 
Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, 
Hampshire, Hampden, Middlesex, 
Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and 
Worcester Counties
The State of Massachusetts: All roads 
are verified in  non-metro areas. Michigan
Detroit Metro area –  including Ann 
Arbor, Pontiac, Flin t, Clinton, Eaton, 
and Monroe Counties
Grand Rapids Metro
Kalamazoo
Lansing Metro
Northern Michigan Resort Area – 
including  Traverse City, Elk Rapids, 
Petoskey, Charlevoix, Boyne City, 
and Harbor Springs
Saginaw-Midland
Southeast Michigan
Minnesota Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro – 
including cities in Anoka Scott and 
Carver Counties
Fargo-Moorhead
Rochester
Mississippi Biloxi/Gulfport
Jackson
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Glossary
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display. The 
navigation screen.
Map Matching -  The received GPS 
information allows the navigation 
system to position the vehicle on the 
map. Map matching has occurred if 
the  map  screen is displaying the 
current street name in the bottom-
shaded area.
Mic -  Abbreviation for the microphone 
used for receiving  voice commands. 
It is located near the map light in the 
ceiling.
MP3 -  A music file format that can be 
played from a CD-R.
MW -  Maneuver Window. While on-
route to a destination, this window 
displays informatio n about the next 
maneuver.
Navi -  Abbreviation for the navigation 
system.
North Pointer -  The map symbol 
showing the map orientation (see 
page
57 ). Off Route -
 This occurs when the user 
leaves mapped roads. Off road 
tracking dots (“breadcrumbs”) are 
displayed if the option is enabled in 
the  Setup  screen. The user can use 
them to return to a mapped road. The 
bottom of the navigation screen will 
say “Not on a digitized road”
Outlying Areas -  These are rural areas 
that typically have  only their main 
roads mapped. All other roads are 
shown in light brown for reference 
only, since they have not been 
verified.
PIN -  Personal Identification Number. 
A random 4-digit number created by 
the customer to protect personal 
information.
POI -  Point Of Interest. These are the 
businesses, schools etc. found under 
the  Places  option on the  Enter 
destination by  screen. See page
33.
Polygon - Colored areas on the  map 
screen denoting parks, schools etc. 
See  Map Screen Legend  “Map 
Features” for a list of the assigned 
colors. See page
52. QWERTY -
 Keyboard layout 
resembling the typewriter keys. The 
keyboard layout can be changed to an 
alphabetical layout in the Setup, 
Basic Settings  screen.
Reminder -  Automatic “pop-up” 
Calendar message. See  Calendar on 
page
72 .
RES -  Rear Entertainment System. 
(Factory installed)
Security Code -  Code needed to 
activate the navigation system or 
audio unit. See  Entering the Security 
Code  on page
101.
Touch Sensor - The touch sensor on the 
front of the LCD consists of a touch 
sensitive resistive membrane with an 
infinite number of possible touch 
locations. The sensing locations are 
confined to a grid of 20 vertical and 
10 horizontal touch locations.
Unverified Streets -  These streets have 
not been verified for turn restrictions, 
one-way, etc. They are shown in light 
brown on the map. Unverified streets 
may be missing from the map, shown 
in the wrong location, or have an 
incorrect name or address range.
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