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BASIC FUNCTIONS
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The speech command system enables
you to operate the navigation system, au-
dio system and hands−free system by giv-
ing a command.
1. Push the talk switch.
After a beep sounds, the “Voice Menu”
screen is displayed.
INFORMATION
Voice guidance for the speech com-
mand system can be skipped by
pushing the talk switch.
2. After a beep sounds, say the com-
mand of your choice.
Speech commands are marked with
.
Speak the commands as displayed on the
screen.
If you want to check the command list, say
“Command list” to display the command
list screen. (See “— Command list” on
page 47.)
Speech command system —

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3. Following voice guidance, say the
command displayed on the screen.
If a desired outcome is not shown, or if no
choices are available, say “Go back” or
touch “Go Back” to return to the previous
screen.
To cancel speech command recognition,
say “Cancel” , touch “Cancel” , or push
and hold the talk switch.
If the navigation system does not respond
or the confirmation screen does not disap-
pear, please push the talk switch and try
again.
If a speech command cannot be recog-
nized within 6 seconds, the voice guidance
system will say “Pardon?” (“Command not
recognized.” will be displayed on the
screen) and speech command reception
will restart.
If a speech command cannot be recog-
nized two consecutive times, the voice
guidance system will say “Paused. To re-
start voice recognition, push the talk
switch.”, then be suspended.
 Microphone
It is unnecessary to speak directly into
the microphone when giving a com-
mand.
INFORMATION
 Wait for the confirmation beep be-
fore speaking a command.
 Voice commands may not be rec-
ognized if :
 Spoken too quickly
 Spoken at a low or high volume
 The windows or moon roof are
open
 Passengers are talking while
voice commands are spoken
 The air conditioning speed is set
high
 Turning the air conditioning
vents towards the microphone

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Speech command example: Search-
ing for a route to your home.
1. Push the talk switch.
2. Say “Go home”.
If a home address is not registered, the
voice guidance system will say “Your
home is not set” and you will be prompted
to enter a home address. (See page 101.)
When the speech command is recog-
nized, a map of the area around your home
is displayed.
3. Touch “Enter” or say “Enter” , and
the system starts searching for a route
to your home.
To return to the “Voice Menu” screen, say
“Go back” or touch “Go Back”.
Touch “Cancel” or say “Cancel” , and the
speech command system will be can-
celed. When you search the destination by
POI, this screen is displayed.
INFORMATION
In the following conditions, the sys-
tem may not recognize the command
properly and using speech com-
mands may not be possible.

The command is not correct or
clear.
Note that certain words, accents,
or speech patterns may be dif ficult
for the system to recognize.
 There are some noises such as
wind noise, etc.

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The system has a voice recognition com-
mand list. You can operate the voice rec-
ognition system by saying any command
from the displayed command list. Howev-
er, the XM  NavTraffic commands cannot
be used where the XM  NavTraf fic service
is not available. (For details, see “XM
NavTraffic” page 96.)
1. Push the talk switch.
2. Say “Command list”.
3. Say the command of your choice to
operate the system.
To confirm commands on the screen,
touch
or to scroll through the
command list. This function is available
only when the vehicle is not moving.
INFORMATION
When the “Voice Menu” screen is dis-
played, all the commands in the voice
recognition command list can be rec-
ognized.
— Command list

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Speech command example: Chang-
ing map screen
1. Push the talk switch.
2. Say “Command list”.
3. Say “Dual map”.
To confirm commands on the screen,
touch
or to scroll through the
command list. This function is available
only when the vehicle is not moving.
When
or is touched, push the talk
switch again and say the command.
The screen shows the dual map.
Speech command example:Chang-
ing map scale
1. Push the talk switch.
2. Say “Command list”.
3. Say “Zoom in” or “Zoom out”.
To confirm commands on the screen,
touch
or to scroll through the
command list. This function is available
only when the vehicle is not moving.
When
or is touched, push the talk
switch again and say the command.
The scale of the map display is changed.

DESTINATION SEARCH
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Push the “DEST” button.
You can use one of 10 different methods to
search your destination. (See pages 52
through 69.)
INFORMATION
When searching the destination, the
response to the touch screen button
may be slow.
Change the selected region in order to set
a destination from a different region by us-
ing “Address”, “Point of Interest” or “Inter-
section & Freeway”.
1. Touch “Search Area” to display a
map of the United States and Canada
divided into 12 regions. (For map data-
base information and updates, see “Map
database information and updates” on
page 280.)
2. Touch one of “US1” through “CAN”
to select a region to search.
3. Touch “OK” and the previous
screen returns.
Destination search —— Selecting the search area

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1. Push the “DEST” button.
2. Touch “Go Home”.
The screen changes and displays the map
location for home and the route prefer-
ence. (See “Starting route guidance” on
page 70.)
If home has not been registered, a mes-
sage will be displayed and the setting
screen will automatically appear.
To use this function, it is necessary to set
a “Home” address. (To register “Home”,
see page 101.)
INFORMATION
Guidance starts from the current ve-
hicle position to your home if “OK” is
touched even while driving.
1. Push the “DEST” button.
2. Touch any of the preset destination
touch screen buttons on the “Destina-
tion” screen.
The screen changes and displays the map
location of the preset destination point and
the route preference. (See “Starting route
guidance” on page 70.)
If a preset destination point has not been
registered, a message will be displayed
and the setting screen will automatically
appear.
To use this function, it is necessary to set
“Preset Destinations”. (T o register “Preset
Destinations”, see page 103.)
INFORMATION
Guidance starts from the current ve-
hicle position to the preset destina-
tion point if “Go to ” is touched
even while driving.
— Destination search by
Home
— Destination search by
Preset destinations

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There are 2 ways to search a destination
by address.
(a) Search by city
(b) Search by street address
1. Push the “DEST” button.
2. Touch “Address” on the “Destina-
tion” screen.
3. Touch the button for the desired
method.(a) Selecting a city to search
1. Push the “DEST” button.
2. Touch “Address” on the “Destina-
tion” screen.
3. Touch “City”.
4. Input a city name.
5. Touch the button of the desired city
name from the displayed list.
— Destination search by
“Address”

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6. Input the street name and touch
“OK”.
7. When the desired street name is
found, touch the corresponding but-
ton.
The screen changes and displays the map
location of the selected destination and the
route preference. (See “Starting route
guidance” on page 70.)
8. Input a house number.
If the same address exists in more than
one city, the current screen changes to the
address list screen.

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SELECTING FROM THE LAST 5 CITIES
1. Touch “Last 5 Cities”.
2. Touch the button of the desired city
name.
If the navigation system has never been
used, this function will not be available.
The current screen changes to the screen
for inputting a street name. (See “(a) Se-
lecting a city to search” on page 53.) (b) Search by street address
1. Push the “DEST” button.
2. Touch “Address” on the “Destina-
tion” screen.
3. Touch “Street Address”.
4. Touch numbers directly on the
screen to input a house number.
After inputting a house number, touch
“OK”
to display the screen for inputting a
street name.
5. Input the street name and touch
“OK”.