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58Navigation System
Driving to Your Destination
The display automatically changes to 
the map  screen when  you reach your 
destination. Press the  MENU button to 
return to the  Enter destination by  
screen.
NOTE:
 For information on the available  voice commands, see  Voice 
Command Index  on page138.
 If you are en route and the joystick is  moved, the “Time to Destination” 
and “Distance to Destination” 
indicators are replaced with an 
indicator showing distance from the 
current vehicle location.Landmark Icons
Landmark icons are shown in the  map 
screen on the 1/20 and 1/8 mile scales or 
80 and 200 meter scales. The Freeway 
Exit information is displayed on the 1/4, 
1/2, and 1 mile scales. The icons are:
Some icons can be turned on or off;
you can either display them or hide 
them from the  ICON button on the 
lower left corner (see page 52) or using 
voice commands (see page 138).You can select most landmark icons 
with the joystick to display the icon’s 
information. See the table on the 
following page for exceptions.
NOTE: 
 The same list can be viewed on the 
screen by selecting  Map Legend 
from the  Information  screen.
 When there are overlapping  landmark icons, a list of the points of 
interest (POIs) is displayed.
 For information on the available  voice commands, see  Voice 
Command Index  on page138.
One-Way Traffic Icon
The one-way traffic icons (see  Map 
Screen Legend  on page52) are only 
shown on the 1/20 mile scale and only 
when turned on in  Icon Options (see 
page 60).
Acura Dealer
School
Restaurant
AT M
Parking Lot
Post OfficeHonda Dealer
Hospital
Grocery Store
Gas Station
Hotel/Lodging
Parking Garage
Freeway Exit Information
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For some icons, you can choose either to show or hide them on  the map, while others like Honda Dealer are always shown. The 
table below shows the features for each icon  type. Some Points of Interest (POIs) like Police Stations are not shown as an icon , 
but you can still locate the nearest one with the voice command,  “Find nearest Police Station.”
*1 When these types are selected for view on th e map, some icons are shown as “brand icons.”
*2 The  Icon Options  feature found on the  Icon Bar screen allows you to customize your choice of the displayed icons. See 
Showing Icons on the Map  on page60. Also see the  Voice Command Index  on page139 for the “Display,” “Hide,” and 
“Find” commands.
POI type Icon can be 
manually 
displayedIcon can be 
manually 
hiddenIcon 
selection 
by voice Icon can be selected as a 
destination on the 
map screen 
with the joystick POI can be found on the 
map
 screen using voice 
command “Find...”
Honda/Acura dealer Ye s, always No No Yes Yes
Hospital Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
School Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ATM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gas station*1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Restaurants*1 *2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Post office Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grocery store*1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hotel*1/Lodging Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Police station No icon No icon No No Yes
Shopping, Tourist attraction, BankNo icon No icon No NoYes
Parking garage/Parking lot Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Freeway exit information Yes Yes Yes Yes (choose POI) No
One-way traffic icon Yes Yes Yes No No
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Driving to Your Destination
Showing Icons on the Map
Touching the ICON button on the  map 
screen displays the following screen:
The screen consists of the following 
items:
Icon Bar (row of icon symbols)
The icon bar allows you to manually 
select the icons that are displayed on the 
map (see page 58 for a list of these 
icons). In the screen above, both gas 
stations and restaurants are selected. 
Touch the icons to select (goes blue) or 
remove them  (goes gray). You can also 
display or hide the same icons by using 
the “Display” or “Hide” voice 
commands (see page 139).
Icon Options
This feature allows you to “fine tune” 
some of the icons on the  Icon bar (see 
Icon Options  for more information).
Guidance Mode
When en route, this item allows you to 
select between a single-screen (with 
occasional pop-up guidance windows), 
or a split-screen (containing one-half 
map and one-half guidance/directions 
list window). See page 55 for an 
explanation of this feature, and see 
page 94 for Setup.
Exit Screen
Select  Return  to return to the  map 
screen.
Icon Options
Selecting  Icon Options  displays the 
following screen:
This feature allows you to “fine tune” 
some of the icons on the  Icon bar. The 
three icon choices, “Parking” (lot or 
garage), “Restaurant” (specific type or 
types of food), and “Other icons” 
(hospitals, schools, etc.), can each be 
tailored to your needs.
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For instance, let’s assume that hospital 
icons are not displayed on the map. You 
would do the following:
• First, you would ensure that the 
OTHER ICON  button on the Icon 
bar  is blue (see  Icon Bar on page 60).
• Second, you select  Icon Options 
and verify that hospital option is also 
on (blue). This procedure is explained 
below.
If you select  Other Icons  from the 
Select category for icon settings  
screen, the other icons options are 
displayed: In the previous example, POST 
OFFICE 
and SCHOOL  are selected 
and will show up on the map. To also 
see  HOSPITAL  on the map, this would 
need to be turned on to select it so it 
appears as below.
Exit, and save your settings by selecting 
Done . NOTE:
 When viewing the 
map screen, you 
can turn some icons on using voice 
control.
 See  Navigation Display Commands  
on page 139  for the available 
“Display” and “Hide” icon 
command.
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Driving to Your Destination
Going Off the Route
If you leave the calculated route, 
“Recalculating...” is displayed at the top 
of the screen. The system will 
recalculate the route from your current 
location and direction to the desired 
destination, and then give you a new 
route instruction. This is done 
automatically if you have set 
Rerouting  to Automatic  on the 
Setup  screen (second) (see page 86).
If the  Rerouting  option in Setup is set 
to  Manual , “Off route” appears at the 
top of the screen when you leave the 
calculated route. Sa y “Recalculate” or 
select  Recalc.  whenever you wish the 
system to perform a recalculation.
Off-road Tracking
If you drive more than half a mile from 
a mapped road, “Not on a digitized 
road” appears at the bottom of the 
screen. 
The  map  screen starts displaying a 
series of dots (breadcrumbs) to show the 
path you have taken if Off-road 
Tracking on the Setup  screen (second) 
is set to  On (see page 94). By following the dots, you can 
backtrack to the mapped road you 
originally left. “Breadcrumbs” may 
occasionally be displayed in urban 
areas, such as large parking lots in 
shopping malls, or in new subdivisions 
where the roads are not yet in the 
database. In other cases, you may see 
dots if the system temporarily goes off 
route, like in a parking garage where the 
GPS signal is unavailable.
These dots appear only in the 1/20, 1/8, 
1/4, and 1/2 mile (or the 80, 200, 400, 
and 800 meter) map scales.
Use the ZOOM
 buttons to change scales 
if necessary.
Tracking continues for approximately 
150 miles; dots at the beginning of the 
trail will start disappearing when you 
exceed that distance . When you reach a 
mapped road, th e system stops 
displaying dots.
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Viewing/Saving the Current 
Location
Whenever you are on a  map screen, you 
can always obtain your current location 
either by touching the Vehicle Position 
icon   or by using the voice control 
system and saying “Display current 
location.” A screen pops up which 
shows the address of your current 
location, as well as the latitude, 
longitude, and elevation. NOTE:
The elevation will not appear when the 
system is temporarily lacking proper 
GPS information. The system elevation 
may not agree with elevations shown on 
roadside elevation signs, and may 
fluctuate plus or minus 100 feet or more.
You can store the current location for 
later use. It does not change or cancel 
your current route.
For example, you are following the 
system’s directions to get to a 
destination. While sitting at a stoplight 
you notice a store on the corner, but do 
not have time to visit it right now. You 
can save the location to select as a 
destination at a later date.To save the location, say “Save current 
location” or select 
Save on the screen. 
When you select “User 1” or “User 2,” 
the Edit address book screen with the 
current location data will appear. You 
can edit the name, phone number, or 
category name to be saved in your 
personal Address Book.
After the location is saved, select 
Return  to return to the  map screen. 
You can then use  Address Book from 
the Enter destination by  screen to 
select the saved location and return to 
the same spot.
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Changing the Route
While en route, you may wish to alter 
your route, add an interim “Waypoint” 
(pit stop), choose a different destination, 
or cancel your current destination.
To change your present route, you can 
do any of the following:
Say “Menu,” or press the  MENU button 
to view the  Change route by  screen:
• Search waypoint (page 65)
• Delete waypoint (page 67)
• Avoid streets (page 67)
• Detour (page 67)
• Change routing method (page 67)
• Cancel the current route (page 68)
• Back to the current route (page 68)Choose a different destination (other 
methods) by:
• Saying “Find nearest...” to find a POI 
(page 68).
• Saying “Go home” (page 68).
• Using the joystick to select a different  POI or address on the map (page 68).
•Pressing the MENU button twice to  get to the Enter destination by  
screen (page 70).
Change Route By Screen
Pressing the MENU button displays the 
Change route by  screen:
Waypoints
Waypoints allow you to add an interim 
“pit stop” while traveling to a 
destination. For inst ance, you may want 
to stop for gas or food, and then 
continue on to your destination. 
Although you can enter up to five 
waypoints at a time, typically you may 
never use more than one at a time. 
Waypoints are routed to in the order 
they were entered (number 1 first, etc.), 
with your final destination routed to last. 
If you wish to create a custom route of 
several destinations , and then control 
the order of routing, the function 
“Today’s Destinations” is probably a 
better choice (see  By Today’s 
Destinations  on page43).
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66Navigation System
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When you enter waypoints, they appear 
on the  map screen as small red flags 
numbered 1-5.Adding Waypoints
From the  Change route by  screen, if 
you say or select  Search Places on 
Route , then the  Select a search 
method  screen is displayed. Select 
either  Places Along the Route or 
Places Around the Destination.
Next, select your “Waypoint Category,” 
then follow the menu  prompts to select a 
destination. When  the system performs 
a search from Places Along the 
Route , it displays matches that lie 
within a corridor on either side and in 
front of you along your route. From 
Places Around the 
Destination, the system displays 
matches in a spiral pattern outward from 
the destination. The search “corridor” 
distance value can be changed in  Edit 
Waypoint Search Area in Setup (see 
page 93).
To add another waypoint, press the 
MENU button and repeat the procedure. 
If  Search Places on Route  is grayed 
out, the maximum of five waypoints has 
been entered.
NOTE:
The system does not allow you to select 
the roads you want to use to get to a 
destination. However, after you enter a 
destination, you can select intersections 
or POI waypoints that the system will 
use to tailor your route.
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Deleting Waypoints
From the Change route by  screen, if 
you say “Delete” or select Delete , then 
the  Select a waypoint to delete  screen 
is displayed. Say the line number of the 
waypoint(s) you wish to delete, or select 
them by using the joystick. Say or select 
Done  to return to the  map screen.
The route is recalculated to reflect the 
changes you made to the waypoint(s).
Reroute: Avoid Streets
From the  Change route by  screen, if 
you say or select  Avoid Streets, the 
system displays a list of streets that will 
get you to your destination. This feature 
allows you to avoid  a street or streets 
along your route. This is helpful if you 
know of road construction, closures, or 
excessive traffic along  the route. Simply 
select the street or  streets you wish to 
avoid. You cannot avoid your current 
street, or the streets of your waypoint(s) 
or destination (system beeps if selected).
NOTE:
Although you can choose streets to 
avoid, you cannot choose specific 
streets you want to use.
Reroute: Detour
Calculates a detour route for you if you 
encounter an unexpected obstacle such 
as a closed road or extremely heavy 
traffic congestion. If a detour is 
selected, the system will attempt to 
recalculate a new route, avoiding the 
next 2 miles (while on a freeway) or 1/2 
mile (while on a surface street).
Reroute: Change Routing 
Method
From the  Change route by  screen, if 
you say or select Change Routing 
Method , then the  Select routing 
method  screen is displayed. See 
Changing the Routing Method  on 
page 48 for details.
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Cancel Current Route
Cancels the current route (and any 
waypoints) and returns you to the map 
screen.
Back to Current Route
Returns you to the original  map screen.
Changing Your Destination
There are four methods by which you 
can change or add a waypoint to your 
route. These are:
Find Nearest (Voice command)
From the  map screen, say one of the 
“Find Nearest...” voice commands to 
locate the nearest gas station, ATM, 
restaurant, or other point of interest. See 
the “Find Nearest” voice commands 
listing on page 140.
Go Home (Voice command)
From the  map screen, say “Go home.” 
If you have entered a “Go home” 
address, then the system will display a 
confirmation screen.
Using Joystick to Change 
Destination
While following a calculated route, you 
can select a new destination with the 
map  screen and the joystick.
With the  map screen displayed, use the 
joystick to move the position icon. It 
will change to cr osshairs. Use the 
joystick to position the crosshairs on 
your desired new destination, street, or 
icon, then push in on  the joystick. The 
Select a place  screen or the address of 
the location will be displayed.
NOTE:
The  Select a place screen will be 
displayed when the crosshairs are 
positioned near multiple icons or 
locations. The address of the location 
will be displayed at th e top of the screen 
when the crosshairs are positioned on a 
particular street, icon, or location.
If this is not your desired new 
destination, press the  CANCEL button 
or the  NAVI BACK  button on the 
steering wheel to return to the map  
screen. Reposition the crosshairs with 
the joystick, then push  in on the joystick 
again to see the new address.
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