Honda Compact Navigation System Owner's Manual
Honda Compact Navigation
System
Owner’s Manual
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Getting Started .................... 1
Setting Up Your Device.............. 1
Powering the Device.................. 1
Mounting The Device ................. 2
Conguring The Device ............ 2
Front Cover................................ 3
Acquiring Satellites ................... 3
Orienting the Screen.................. 3
About the Automatic
Screen Lock ............................ 4
Main Menu ................................. 4
Using the On-screen Buttons .... 5
Adjusting the Master Volume ..... 5
Transportation Modes ................ 5
Finding a Point of Interest.......... 6
Using the On-screen Keyboard . 6
Adding Points to the
Active Route ............................ 7
Changing the Destination of the
Active Route ............................ 8
Taking a Detour ......................... 8
Stopping the Route .................... 8
Navigating Off Road .................. 9
Finding Locations ............ 10
Finding an Address .................. 10
Using the Go! Page ..................11
Setting a Home Location ......... 12
Viewing a List of Recently
Found Locations ................... 12
About Favorites ....................... 13
Finding Parking........................ 14
Planning a Trip......................... 15
Using the Map Buttons ............ 16
Browsing the Map by Touching
the Screen ............................. 16
Entering Coordinates ............... 18
Using Photo Navigation ........... 18
About the Map Pages ....... 19
Viewing the Map While
Navigating ............................. 19
About myTrends
™ ....................................
20
Viewing Trip Information ......... 20
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Viewing the Turn List .............. 21
Viewing the Next Turn ............. 22
Viewing the Junction View ....... 22
Using the Pedestrian
Navigation Map ..................... 23
Hands-free Phone Calls ... 24
Pairing Your Devices ............... 24
Receiving a Call ...................... 26
Using the Device During
a Call .................................... 26
Dialing a Point of Interest ........ 27
Dialing a Number ..................... 27
Entering Your Phone Number .. 27
Checking the Phone Status ..... 28
Using the Tools ................. 29
Viewing Current Location
Information ............................ 29
Using Help ............................... 29
About ecoRoute
™ .....................................
29
Maximizing Your Fuel
Economy ............................... 30
Viewing Fuel Economy
Information ............................ 31
Using the Picture Viewer ......... 33
Using the World Clock ............ 33
Using the Calculator ................ 34
Capturing Screen Shots .......... 34
Using the Unit Converter ........ 34
Trafc ................................. 36
Receiving Trafc Information ... 36
About the Trafc Icon............... 37
Trafc on Your Route ............... 37
Viewing the Trafc Map ........... 38
Searching for Trafc Delays .... 38
About Offers ............................ 39
Data Management ............. 41
File Types ................................ 41
Connecting Your Device to Your
Computer .............................. 42
Transferring Files To Your
Computer ............................. 42
Deleting Files .......................... 43
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Customizing the Device ... 44
System Settings....................... 44
Automobile Navigation
Settings ................................. 45
Pedestrian Navigation
Settings ................................. 46
Route Preferences................... 47
Display Settings ....................... 48
Language Settings................... 49
Viewing Map Information ........ 49
Bluetooth Settings ................... 49
Enabling Trafc ........................ 50
About Trafc Subscriptions ...... 50
Restoring All Original Settings . 51
Appendix ........................... 52
About GPS Satellite Signals .... 52
Caring for Your Device............. 52
Locking Your Device ................ 54
Updating the Software ............. 55
Clearing User Data .................. 55
Battery Information ................. 55
Removing the Device .............. 56
nüMaps Guarantee™ ................ 57
nüMaps Lifetime
™
................... 57
Purchasing Additional Maps .... 57
About Extras ............................ 58
Contacting Garmin Product
Support ................................. 59
Registering Your Device .......... 59
Specications .......................... 60
Troubleshooting ...................... 61
Index .................................. 63
Honda Compact Navigation System Owner’s Manual 1
Getting Started
Getting Started
‹
WARNING
See the Important Safety and
Product Information guide in the
product box for product warnings
and other important information.
Setting Up Your Device
When using your Honda Compact
Navigation device for the rst time,
complete the following tasks.
1. Power your device (page 1).
2. Mount your device (page 2).
3. Congure your device (page 2).
4. Turn the device on and off
(page 3).
5. Acquire satellites (page 3).
6. Understand the main menu
(page 4).
Powering the Device
Connect your device to the vehicle
power cable while it is plugged into
your vehicle.
Your Honda Compact Navigation
device charges as you drive.
Power Cables
Your device can be powered in two
ways.
Cradle & cradle mount arm.•
USB cable (page 42).•
If you do not plan to use your device
while it is connected to a power
source, press the Power button to
lock the device. For more on locking
the device, see page 4.
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Getting Started
Mounting The Device
‹
WARNING
This product contains a lithium-ion
battery. To prevent the possibility of
personal injury or product damage
caused by battery exposure to
extreme heat, remove the device from
the vehicle when exiting or store it
out of direct sunlight.
Notice
Before mounting the device, see
the Important Safety and Product
Information guide for product
warnings and other important
information in the Quick Start Guide.
1. Snap the cradle onto the mount
arm.
2. Fit the bottom of you Honda
Compact Navigation device into
the cradle.
3. Tilt the Honda Compact
Navigation device until it snaps
into place.
Conguring The Device
1. To turn on your Honda Compact
Navigation device, push the
power button or mount the device
into the cradle when installed to
the cradle base.
Your device should turn on
automatically if it is plugged in
and the vehicle is running.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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Getting Started
Front Cover
micro-B connector
Power key
Speaker
(on back cover)
Microphone
Memory card
slot
Turning the Device On and
Off
Press and hold the Power key.
Resetting Your Device
You can reset your device if it stops
functioning.
Press and hold the Power key for
10 seconds.
Acquiring Satellites
The bars indicate satellite
strength.
1. Go outdoors to an open area,
away from tall buildings and
trees.
2. If necessary, turn on your device.
Acquiring satellite signals can take a
few minutes.
Orienting the Screen
Rotate your device to view in
horizontal (landscape) or vertical
(portrait) mode.
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Getting Started
About the Automatic
Screen Lock
The device automatically locks if
you do not use it for a specied
amount of time.
If the device is in the cradle mount
installed on the base (dashboard), the
screen will not automatically lock.
Manually Locking the Device
Press the Power key.
Unlocking the Device
1. Quickly press the Power key, if
necessary.
2. Double-tap .
Main Menu
➊
➋ ➌
➍ ➐ ➑➎ ➏
➊
Touch to select a transportation
mode.
➋
Touch to nd a destination.
➌
Touch to view the map.
➍
Touch to stop a route.
➎
Touch to detour a route.
➏
Touch to make a call when
connected to a compatible
mobile phone.
See www.honda-access.com for
information.
➐
Touch to adjust the volume.
➑
Touch to open the menu of
tools and settings.
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Getting Started
Using the On-screen
Buttons
Touch and hold • to quickly
return to the main menu.
Touch • and to see more
choices.
Touch and hold • and to
scroll faster.
Adjusting the Master
Volume
1. Touch Volume.
2. Adjust the slider left to right.
Muting the Audio
1. Touch Volume > .
Transportation Modes
Automobile
Pedestrian
Bicycle
The device offers several
transportation modes for navigation
methods. Routing is calculated
differently based on your mode.
Changing Your
Transportation Mode
1. Touch the transportation mode
icon on the upper-left corner.
2. Select a mode.
3. Touch Save.
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Getting Started
Finding a Point of
Interest
The detailed maps loaded in your
device contain points of interest,
such as restaurants, hotels, and auto
services.
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Points of Interest.
2. Select a category.
3. If necessary, select a subcategory.
4. Select a destination.
5. Touch Go!.
Finding a Location by
Spelling the Name
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Points of Interest
> Spell Name.
2. Enter all or part of the name.
3. Touch Done.
4. Select a destination.
5. Touch Go!.
Using the On-screen
Keyboard
Touch a character on the •
keyboard to enter a letter or
number.
Touch • to add a space.
Touch • and to move the
cursor.
Touch • to delete a character.
Touch and hold • to erase the
entire entry.
Touch • to select the keyboard
language mode.
Touch • to enter special
characters, such as punctuation
marks.
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Getting Started
Finding Points of Interest in
Pedestrian Mode
While in pedestrian mode in certain
cities, you may use cityXplorer™
maps to navigate using public transit.
Go to www.garmin.com for more
information on cityXplorer maps.
1. Select Pedestrian transportation
mode (page 5).
2. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Points of Interest.
3. Select a category.
4. If necessary, select a subcategory.
5. Select a destination.
6. Select an option:
Touch • Walk to calculate a
route you will navigate by
walking.
Touch • Public Transit to
calculate a route that uses
public transit and walking.
7. Touch Go!.
Adding Points to the
Active Route
1. While navigating a route, touch
to return to the main menu.
2. From the main menu, touch
Where To?.
3. Select a category.
4. If necessary, select a subcategory.
5. Select a destination.
6. Touch Go!.
7. Touch Add to Current Route.
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Getting Started
Changing the
Destination of the Active
Route
Before you can change destinations,
you must be navigating a route.
1. Touch to return to the main
menu.
2. Touch Where To?.
3. Search for the location.
4. Touch Go!.
5. Touch Start New Route.
Taking a Detour
While navigating a route, you can
use detours to avoid obstacles ahead
of you, such as construction zones.
NOTE: If the route you are currently
taking is the only reasonable option,
the device might not calculate a
detour.
1. While navigating a route, touch
.
2. From the main menu, touch
Detour or Recalculate.
Stopping the Route
1. While navigating a route, touch
.
2. From the main menu, touch Stop.
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Getting Started
Navigating Off Road
If you are not following roadways as
you navigate, use Off Road mode.
1. From the main menu, touch
Tools > Settings > Navigation >
nüRoute > Calculation Mode.
2. Touch Off Road.
3. Touch Save.
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Finding Locations
Finding Locations
The Where To? menu provides
several different categories you
can use to search for locations. To
perform a simple search, see page 6.
Finding an Address
NOTE: Depending on the version of
the built in map data on your device,
the button names and the order of
steps could be different than the steps
below.
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Address.
2. If necessary, change the state, the
country, or the province.
3. Touch Spell City
4. Enter the city/postal code.
TIP: If you are unsure of the city/
postal code, touch Search All.
5. Touch Done.
6. If necessary, select the city/postal
code.
NOTE: Not all map data provides
postal code searching.
7. Enter the number of the address.
8. Touch Done.
9. Enter the street name.
10. Touch Done.
11. If necessary, select the street.
12. If necessary, select the address.
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Finding Locations
Using the Go! Page
The Go! page opens when you select
a location to navigate to.
➍
➋
➌
➊
➎
➏
➐
➊
Touch to call the selected
location when your device is
connected to phone, or to save
the location to your favorites.
➋
Touch to switch between 2-D
and 3-D view.
➌
Touch to rotate the view.
➍
Touch to view more
information for the location.
➎
Touch to zoom in and out.
➏
Touch to return to the previous
page. Touch and hold to return
to the main menu.
➐
Touch to create a turn-by-turn
route to this location.
Reporting an Incorrect Point
of Interest
When your search results contain
an outdated or incorrect point of
interest, you can remove the location
from future searches.
1. From the Go! page, touch the
information box.
2. Touch > Report Error > Yes.
The location is removed from
future searches.
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Finding Locations
Setting a Home Location
You can set your home location for
the location you return to most often.
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Go Home.
2. Select Enter My Address,
Use My Current Location, or
Recently Found.
Going Home
Before you can navigate to home,
you must set a home location.
From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Go Home.
Resetting Your Home
Location
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > > Set Home
Location.
2. Select an option to change your
address.
Editing Your Home Location
Information
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Favorites > Home.
2. Touch > Edit.
3. Enter your changes
4. Touch Done.
Viewing a List of
Recently Found
Locations
Your device stores the last 50
locations you have found.
From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Recently Found.
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Finding Locations
Clearing the List of Recently
Found Locations
From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Recently Found >
> Clear > Yes.
About Favorites
You can save locations in your
Favorites so you can quickly nd
them and create routes to them.
Your home location is also stored in
Favorites.
Saving Your Current Location
to Favorites
1. From the map, touch the vehicle
icon.
2. Touch Save.
3. Enter a name.
4. Touch Done.
The location is saved in Favorites.
Saving Locations to
Favorites
1. Search for the location (page 6).
2. From the Go! page, touch >
Save > OK.
Finding Favorites
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Favorites.
2. If necessary, select a category.
3. Select a saved location.
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Finding Locations
Editing Favorites
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Favorites.
2. Select a category.
3. Select a favorite.
4. Touch the information box.
5. Touch > Edit.
6. Select an option:
Name•
Phone Number•
Categories•
Assign Photo• —touch to
select a saved photo (page
33).
Change Map Symbol•
7. Edit the information.
8. Touch Done.
Finding Parking
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Parking > Find
Parking.
2. Select a parking location.
3. Touch Go!.
Finding Your Last Parking
Spot
The device saves your parking spot
when you remove the device from
the mount while power is applied
to it.
From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Parking > Last
Spot.
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Finding Locations
Planning a Trip
You can use Trip Planner to create
and save a trip with multiple
destinations.
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Trip Planner.
2. Touch .
3. Touch Select Start Location.
4. Search for a location (page 6).
5. Touch Select.
6. Touch to add an additional
location.
7. Touch Select.
8. Repeat steps 4–6 to add
additional locations to your trip.
9. Touch Next.
10. Enter a name.
11. Touch Done.
Navigating to a Saved Trip
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Trip Planner.
2. Select a saved trip.
3. Touch Go!.
Editing a Saved Trip
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Trip Planner.
2. Select a saved trip.
3. Touch .
4. Select an option:
Touch • Rename Trip to edit
the trip name.
Touch • Edit Destinations to
add or delete locations.
Touch • Delete Trip to delete
the entire trip.
Touch • Optimize Order to
arrange your trip locations in
the most efcient order.
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Finding Locations
Using the Map Buttons
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Browse Map.
2. Touch anywhere on the map.
Touch • and to zoom in
and out.
Touch • to switch between
2D and 3D views.
Touch • to rotate the view.
Browsing the Map by
Touching the Screen
Touch an area on the map to •
select a location.
An information box appears
next to the location.
Touch and drag the map to •
view different parts of the
map.
Tap the map twice to zoom in •
and center on a location.
Touch two points near the •
center of the map and drag
your ngers apart to zoom in.
Touch two points near •
opposite edges of the screen
and drag your ngers toward
the center of the screen to
zoom out.
Touch and drag two ngers •
down the map to move from
an aerial view to a birds-eye
view.
Touch and drag two ngers up •
the map to move from a birdseye view to an aerial view.
Touch and drag two ngers •
right or left to rotate the map.
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Finding Locations
Finding a Location Using the
Map
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Browse Map.
2. Touch a location.
An information box appears next
to the location.
3. Touch the information box.
4. Select an option:
Touch • > Save.
5. Touch Go!.
Finding Your Authorized
Honda Dealership
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Honda Dealers.
2. The 50 closest authorized Honda
dealers are displayed. Select a
dealership.
3. The name of the dealership
is displayed. The address
and telephone number of the
dealership is displayed when
selecting the dealership on the
map. Touch Go!.
Setting a Simulated Location
You can use the GPS simulator to
select another location, near which
you can search for and save points of
interest. This may be helpful when
planning trips.
1. From the main menu, touch Tools
> Settings > System > GPS
Simulator > On.
2. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Browse Map.
3. Touch an area on the map.
4. Touch > Set Location.
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Finding Locations
Entering Coordinates
If you know the geographic
coordinates of your destination, you
can use your device to navigate to
the destination using the latitude and
longitude coordinates. This can be
especially helpful when geocaching.
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Coordinates.
2. Touch a eld to enter the latitude
and longitude data.
3. Touch View on Map.
4. Touch Go!.
Changing the Map
Coordinate Format
1. From the Home Screen, touch
Where To? > Coordinates >
> Format.
2. Select a format.
Using Photo Navigation
You can upload onto your device or
memory card pictures that include
location information and create
routes to the pictured locations.
1. Connect your device to your
computer (page 42).
2. Go to http://connect.garmin.com
/photos.
3. Follow the instructions on the
Web site to select and load
pictures.
4. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Favorites >
Photos.
A list of pictures with location
information appears.
5. Touch a picture.
6. Touch Go!.
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