Lexus GS300 2001 Basic Funcitons

SECTION I
1
BASIC FUNCTIONS
Descriptions of basic operations in frequent use
Inputting letters and numbers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How to move the cursor3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Destination inputExplains 10 ways to input your destinationExplains 10 ways
to input your destination4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Explains 10 ways to input your destination
Entering destination22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Route guidance screen23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Current position display25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Voice guidance26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical voice guidance prompts27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Registration of your home30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Detour setting31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Displaying points of interest33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turn list34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guidance screen36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Map scale37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Screen scrolling38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Orientation of the map38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Limitations of the navigation system39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Map database information and updates42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Inputting letters and numbers
2The navigation system operates by
switches on the screen and on the bezel.
When you touch a switch, a beep sounds.
When using the switches on the touch
screen, please use only light pressure
with your finger to protect the screen
from damage. Do not use objects other
than your finger to touch the screen.
UN005
To type in an address etc., directly touch al-
phabet keys on the screen. If you touch a
wrong letter, delete it using the
switch.
Touching the
switch erases one letter.Touching the
ºListº switch will change the
screen to a display of the database items that
match the name or address that you have
entered on the screen. The number of
matching items is shown to the right side of
the screen. If the matching item is more than
9,999, the system displays º
º on the
screen.
To input numerals, touch the
º0±9º switch
and the display will change the screen to
number input display.
UN006
Touching the ºA±Zº switch changes the
screen back to the previous name input dis-
play.
UN007
When a list is displayed, you can scroll or
page through the list by using the appropri-
ate switch.
To shift to the next or previous
page.
To scroll up or down one item at
a time.
This expresses a displayed
screen position.

Inputting letters and numbers How to Move the Cursor
3 If a or a appears to the right
or left of the item name, the
complete name is too long for
the display. Touch the name,
and the name will scroll to the
end or beginning of the name.
UN008
1. Touch the ºScrollº switch to move
the cursor .
UN009

Position locating screen on the map
2. When you touch an arrow facing your
desired point, the map scrolls in that
direction. When you release your finger,
scrolling stops.
3. If you touch the
ºEnterº switch, the
position of cursor is set.

Destination Input
4Push the
ºDESTINATIONº button on the
bezel and the ºDestinationº screen appears.
UN010
The destination screen allows you to select
the region of the country to be searched for
your destination.
Touch the
ªChangeº switch on the des-
tination screen to display a map of the
United States divided into 10 regions.
UN011
Touch an area directly to select the search
area and the destination screen returns.
Once you choose the region of the country to
search, you can use one of 10 different meth-
ods to enter your destination.Address: You can enter the house number,
the street address and selected city of your
destination. You can find your destination
using various methods. See page 6
through 8 for the detailed steps.
1. By Address: You can input the house
number and the street address by using the
input keys. See page 6 for the detailed
steps.
2. By Point of Interest: You can select one
of the many points of interest that have been
already stored in the system's database.
There are 53 categories to choose from in-
cluding restaurants, banks and automotive
places. See page 9 for the detailed steps.
3. By Marked Point: You can register your
own favorite destinations as a ºMarked
Pointº. The system allows you to store up
100 marked points. See page 15 for the de-
tailed steps.
4. By Previous Destination: You can select
a destination from any of the last 10 pre-
viously set destinations. See page 16 for the
detailed steps.

Destination Input
5 5. By Home: You can select your own home
without entering the address each time. In
this case, it is necessary to register your
home beforehand. See page 16 for the de-
tailed steps.
6. By Emergency: You can select one of
the three points of emergency service points
that have been already stored in the sys-
tem's database. See page 17 for the detailed
steps.
7. By Intersection: You can enter the
names of two intersecting streets. This is
helpful if you do not know the specific street
address of your destination but know the
general vicinity. See page 18 for the detailed
steps.
8. By Freeway Entrance/Exit: You can en-
ter the name of the freeway (interstate) en-
trance or exit. See page 19 for the detailed
steps.
9. By Previous Starting Point: You can en-
ter a point where the system has started to
guide last time. See page 21 for the detailed
steps.
10. By Map Selection: You can select a
destination simply by touching the location
on the displayed map. See page 22 for the
detailed steps.
INFORMATION
When inputting the destination, the
response to the switch may be slow.
ºPoint of Interestº are mainly regis-
tered in ºDetailed map coverage
areasº. The registration is made
based on the NavTech ºStandard
POI Inclusion Listº.
If there is no point registered,
switches such as ºMarked Pointº,
ºHomeº, ºPrevious Destinationº or
ºPrevious Starting Pointºare
dimmed and not available.
The route for returning may not be
the same as that for going.
The route guidance to the destina-
tion may not be the shortest route or
a route without traffic congestion.
Route guidance may not be available
if there is no road data for the speci-
fied location.
When setting the destination, you
should use the map on a scale of one
half mile or smaller.
To select an ºAddressº, ºPoint of In-
terestº, ºFreeway Entrance/Exitº or
ºIntersectionº in a different region, a
search area's change is necessary.
CAUTION
While you are driving, be sure to follow
traffic regulations and keep the road
condition in mind. If a traffic sign on
the road has been changed, the route
guidance may provide wrong informa-
tion.

Destination Input by ADDRESS
6
UN012
There are 2 ways to input a destination by
address.
(a) Inputting a house number
and a street name
Touch the ºAddressº switch on the
destination screen. The ºAddressº
screen appears, and then you can input a
house number.
Touch letters directly on the screen to in-
put a house number.
UN013
After inputting a house number, touch the
ºEnterº switch to display the screen which
you can input a street name.
It is possible to input a street name first.
Touch the
ºStreetº switch to display the
screen which you can input a street name.
UN302
After each letter is inputted, the system
searches the database for street names that
match. Alphabet keys are dimmed if the da-
tabase does not have a match for the next
letter in the remaining list of matching street
names.
When you input numerals, touch the
º0±9º switch to display the screen for
numeral input.
Based on your input, the number of matching
sites appears at the top right of the screen.
After the number decreases to some extent,
touch the
ºListº switch to display the street
selection list. If the number of matches de-
creases to 4 or less, the screen changes au-
tomatically to the selection list.

Destination Input by ADDRESS
7
UN014
When you find your desired street name,
touch of the item. The screen
changes and displays the map location of
the selected destination and the route
preference. (See ºEntering Destinationº
on page 22.)
If the same address exists in more than one
city, the current screen changes to the ºCity
Selectº screen. Select or enter your desired
city.
UN303±1
If you input a street name first, the screen
changes. You can then input the house num-
ber.
UN303
If the above screen appears, you can select
an address range on that screen.
(b) Inputting a city name
The screen for inputting a city name appears
if you touch the
ºCityº switch on the ºAd-
dressº screen on page 6.
UN015
Input a city name using alphabet keys.
After the number decreases to some extent,
touch the
ºListº switch to display the city
selection list. If the number of matches de-
creases to 4 or less, the screen changes au-
tomatically to the selection list.

Destination Input by ADDRESS
8
UN016
Touch the of the desired city name.
The current screen changes to the screen
which is for inputting a house number. In-
put a house number and a street name.
The screen changes and displays the
map location of the selected destination
and the route preference. (See ºEntering
Destinationº on page 22.)
Map: If you touch this switch, the screen
changes and displays the map location of the
selected city and the route preference. (See
ºEntering Destinationº on page 22.)

Destination Input by POINT OF INTEREST
9 There are 3 ways to select a point of in-
terest location.
(a) Input the name of the point of interest
directly.
(b) Inputting a city name first.
(c) Selecting from the points of interest
categories.
It will not take a long time for you to find
your destination if you use a combination
of the searching ways of (a), (b) and (c).
(a) Input the name of the point
of interest directly
Touch the ºPoint of Interestº switch
on the destination screen.
UN017
The ºPoint of Interestº screen appears, and
then you can input the name of the point of
interest.
Touch letters directly on the screen to input
a name. When you input numerals, touch
the
º0±9º switch to display the screen for
numeral input.
If the number of sites becomes 4 or less, or
if you touch the
ºListº switch at the bottom
right of the screen, the screen changes and
displays a list of sites.
UN018
Touch the of your desired destina-
tion. The screen changes and displays
the map location of the selected destina-
tion and the route preference. (See ºEn-
tering Destinationº on page 22.)
If the same name exists in more than one
city, you can search it more easily with the
ºCityº and ºCategoryº switch. (See (b)
Inputting a city name and (c) Selection from
the Points of Interest categories.)

Destination Input by POINT OF INTEREST
10
(b) Inputting a city name
Touch the ºCityº switch on the point of
interest screen.
UN019
Touch alphabet keys directly on the
screen to input a city name. When you in-
put numerals, touch the
º0±9º switch to
display the screen for numeral input.
If the number of sites becomes 4 or less, or
if you touch the
ºListº switch at the bottom
right of the screen, the screen changes and
displays the selection list. Touch the
of
the desired city name.
After entering the city name, input the
name of the point of interest.
(c) Selection from the Points
of Interest categories
Touch theºCategoryº switch on the
point of interest screen.
UN020
The categories are shown on the screen.
When you touch the of your desired
category, more detailed categories are
shown.
UN020±1
When you touch the of your desired
category, the screen changes and dis-
plays the menu to input a name.