display Lexus GS300 2006 Basic Functions In Frequent Use

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Destination input —
Push the “DEST” button and the “Des-
tination” screen appears.
You can use one of 13 different methods to
enter your destination. (See pages 22
through 37.)
INFORMATION

When inputting the destination, the
response to the switch may be slow.

The route for returning may not be the
same as that for going.

The route guidance to the destination
may not be the shortest route nor 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 on a
map with a scale larger than 0.5 mile
(800 m), the map scale changes to 0.5
mile (800 m) automatically. Set the
destination again.

To select an
“Address”, “POI
Name”
, “Freeway Ent./Exit”,
“Intersection” or “Phone #” in a
different area, it is necessary to
change the search area.

If you enter a destination, the road
nearest to the point you selected is
set as the destination.
CAUTION
While you are driving, be sure to obey
traffic regulations and keep the road
conditions in mind. If a traffic sign on
the road has been changed, the route
guidance may provide wrong informa-
tion.
— Selecting the search area
The “Destination” screen allows you to select
the area to search for your destination.
Touch the
“Change” switch on the
“Destination” screen to display a map of
the United States and Canada divided into
11 areas. See page 12 for map database in-
formation and updates.
Touch one of the “US1” through “CAN”switches to select a search area. Touch
the “OK” switch and the “Destination”
screen returns.

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— Destination input by Home
Touch the home switch on the “Destina-
tion” screen.
The screen changes and displays the map
location of your home and the route pref-
erence. (See “ — Entering destination” on
page 38.)
To use this function, it is necessary to set the
“Attribute” for the memory point. (To register
the “Home”, see page 70.)
INFORMATION
Guidance starts from your current posi-
tion to your home if you touch the
“En-
ter”
switch even while driving.
— Destination input by Quick
access
Touch any of the quick access switches
on the “Destination” screen.
The screen changes and displays the map
location of the quick access point and the
route preference. (See “ — Entering des-
tination” on page 38.)
To use this function, it is necessary to set the
“Attribute” for each memory point. (To regis-
ter the “Quick Access”, see page 70.)
INFORMATION
Guidance starts from your current posi-
tion to the quick access point if you
touch the
“Enter” switch even while
driving.
— Destination input by
“Address”
There are 2 ways to input a destination by
address.
Touch the
“Address” switch on the
“Destination” screen.

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(a) Inputting a house number and
a street name
Touch numerals directly on the screen to
input a house number.
After inputting a house number, touch the
“OK” switch to display the screen for input-
ting a street name.
It is possible to input a street name first.
Touch the
“Street” switch to display the
screen for inputting a street name.
Input the street name.When you find your desired street name,
touch the corresponding switch.
The screen changes and displays the map
location of the selected destination and
the route preference. (See “ — Entering
destination” on page 38.)
If the same address exists in more than one
city, the current screen changes to the city list
screen.

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SELECTING FROM THE LAST 5 CITIES
Touch the switch of the desired city name.
If you have not used the navigation yet, no cit-
ies will be displayed on the screen.
The current screen changes to the screen
for inputting a house number or a street
name. (See page 23.)SELECTING FROM THE NEAREST 5
CITIES
Touch the
“Nearest 5 Cities” switch.
Touch the switch of the desired city name
from the displayed list.
The current screen changes to the screen
for inputting a house number or a street
name. (See page 23.)INPUTTING THE CITY NAME
Touch the
“Input City Name” switch.
Input a city name.

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Touch the switch of the desired city name
from the displayed list.
“Map”: To display the selected destination
and the route preference. (See “ — Entering
destination” on page 38.)
The current screen changes to the screen
for inputting a house number or a street
name. (See page 23.)
— Destination input by “POI
Name”
Touch the “POI Name” switch on the
“Destination” screen.
Input the name of Point of Interest.
Touch the switch of the desired destina-
tion. The screen changes and displays the
map location of the selected destination
and the route preference. (See “ — Enter-
ing destination” on page 38.)
If you input the name of a specific Point of In-
terest and there are more than two sites with
the same name, the list screen appears.

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Touch the switch of the desired destina-
tion.
“Dist. Sort”: In the order of distance from
your current position. The distance from your
current position up to the destination is dis-
played on the right of the name.
“Name Sort”: In alphabetical order by name.
If the same name exists in more than one city,
you can search for it more easily with the
“City” and “Category” switches. (See
“(a) Selecting a city to search” and “(b) Select-
ing from the categories”.)
INFORMATION
The desired Point of Interest can be dis-
played on the map screen. (For details,
see page 49.)
(a) Selecting a city to search
Touch the “City” switch.
To search by city, the following three methods
are possible.
1. Selecting from the last 5 cities
2. Selecting from the nearest 5 cities
3. Inputting the city name
INFORMATION
To cancel the city setting, touch the“Any City” switch.
SELECTING FROM THE LAST 5 CITIES
Touch the switch of the desired city name.
If you have not used the navigation yet, no cit-
ies will be displayed on the screen.

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SELECTING FROM THE NEAREST 5
CITIES
Touch the
“Nearest 5 Cities” switch.
Touch the switch of the desired city name.INPUTTING THE CITY NAME
Touch the
“Input City Name” switch.
Input the city name.
Touch the switch of the desired city name
from the displayed list.

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(b) Selecting from the categories
Touch the “Category” switch.
If the desired POI category is on the
screen, touch the name to display a de-
tailed list of the POI category.
If the desired POI category is not on the
screen, touch the
“List All Catego-
ries”
switch to list all POI categories.
When you touch the desired category, the
POI name list screen appears.
— Destination input by “POI
Category”
The destination can be set by selecting the
POI category and the search point.
Touch the
“POI Category” switch on
the “Destination” screen.

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(a) Selecting the POI category
If the desired POI category is on the
screen, touch the name to display a de-
tailed list of the POI category.
If the desired POI category is not on the
screen, touch the
“List All Catego-
ries”
switch to list all POI categories.
Touch the desired POI category from the
list.
The selected category icon appears on the
top left of the screen.
If you wish to delete the selected category,
touch the
“Delete” switch.
If you wish to select another category, touch
the
“OK” switch to return the previous
screen.
If you wish to select a destination from the
category displayed by the icon, touch the
“List” switch.
(b) Setting a search point
It is possible to display the names of POIs lo-
cated within approximately 20 miles (30 km)
from the selected search point.
Touch the
“Search Point” switch.
To set search points, the following four meth-
ods are possible.
1. Inputting city center
2. Setting the current position as the search
point
3. Setting the search point via the map
screen
4. Setting the search point from the destina-
tionsINPUTTING CITY CENTER
Touch the
“Input City Center” switch.
Input the city center name.
Touch the switch of the desired city center
name.

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SETTING THE SEARCH POINT FROM THE
DESTINATIONS
Touch the destination switches at the bot-
tom of the screen.
When you touch an arrow facing the desired
point, the map scrolls in that direction. When
you release your finger, scrolling stops.
To set the position of the cursor, touch the
“Enter” switch.
(c) Selecting from a list
You can select the desired destination from
the listed POI names.
When you touch the switch of the desired
item, the screen changes and displays the
map location of the selected destination
and the route preference. (See
“ — Enter-
ing destination” on page 38.)
“Dist.”: To sort in the order of distance from
your current location.
“Icon”: To sort in the order of the POI icons.
“Name”: To sort in alphabetical order by
name.
“On Route”: When the indicator is illumi-
nated by touching this switch, the list of the
items searched along the route is displayed.
— Destination input by
“Emergency”
By touching the “Emergency” switch
on the “Destination” screen, the display
changes to a screen to select dealers, hos-
pitals or police stations. During driving,
only nearby police stations, hospitals or
dealers are shown. The current position is
shown with an address, the latitude and
the longitude at the top of the screen.
When you touch the desired emergency cate-
gory, the selected emergency category list is
displayed.