Contents Preface ........5 Operating Controls ....37 Point Review Screens....68 Route Calculate & Edit Route Introduction ........6 Right Fairing Panel Controls..38 Screens ........71 A Few Words About Safety ....8 Left Handlebar Controls ....39 Route Calculate Screen ..... 71 System Limitations......9 Center Display Controls ....40 Edit Route Screens ....72...
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Contents By Address ........95 Calculating a Route Home ..125 Setup Screen 2 ......143 By Intersection.......98 Checking Your Home Setup Screen 2 ......143 Location.......125 By City.........101 Setup System 1 ......150 Deleting Your Home By Exit.........102 Setup System 1 ......150 Location.......126 Setup System 2 ......152 Finding Nearest Exits ....102 Selecting Exit Road ....103 Setup System 2 ......152...
Preface Introduction.................6 A Few Words About Safety............8 System Limitations..............9 Favorable Reception Areas for GPS Signals ........9 Unfavorable Reception Areas for GPS Signals .........10 User Agreement.................11 Preface...
Introduction Your Navigation System is a highly- navigation highly satisfactory. the road’s average speed, turn sophisticated yet easy-to-use system restrictions, or whether it is a one-way with visual and voice guidance that uses The Navigation System is easy to use. street are contained in the Navigation satellites and a map database to show The locations of many places of business...
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Introduction How to Use this Manual System Controls Operation Accessory Precautions You have two options: While Riding Installing metallic or metalized accessories near the windscreen can Most of the system controls are • Read the entire manual. seriously degrade or prevent GPS automatically disabled while your •...
A Few Words About Safety The Navigation System is one of many Additionally, the system itself has items on the motorcycle that can distract certain limitations (see page 9). WARNING you. Remember that your primary focus Therefore, you must verify the voice Using the Navigation System should always be on the road.
System Limitations Although your Navigation System is a Favorable Reception Areas for GPS Signals highly sophisticated piece of equipment, it has certain limitations. The system uses signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine its current location. The GPS is operated by the U.S.
System Limitations Unfavorable Reception Areas for GPS Signals The following areas restrict GPS signal reception. However, these obstacles do not interfere with the operation of the speed sensor in your motorcycle that tracks your movement along the route. The bottom level of multiple-level highways.
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Getting Started This section is designed to give you a System Functions System Overview quick overview of your Navigation There are three ways to find/designate a System before you begin using it on your location you want to travel to or save as a While Not Riding Your Motorcycle own.
Getting Started Operating Controls Here is a quick look at the controls you will be using most often. For more information, see page 37. Right Fairing Control Panel (disabled while riding) MAP button Press to display a map screen. MENU button Press to display the Main Menu.
Getting Started Press the ENT button. (If you do not, the Startup screen will return to the multi- information mode after about 30 Turn the ignition switch to ACC to avoid seconds. To return to the Navigation battery drain. The ON position will also System, press the DISP button on the activate the system.
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Getting Started If there is no route in the system, you The Half Map display is the default To display the Main Menu, press the will see a full map. setting. MENU button on the right fairing panel. If you are not located in the Eastern time zone (default setting), see Time Zone on page 150.
Getting Started Display Screens A summary of the screens you will see often while operating the system: Maps The default is Half Map. Also available: Wide Map and Full Map. Menus The seven-choice Main Menu and its sub-menus. Keyboards Used to enter names and numbers to search for locations. Lists Compiled from the system database based on the information you enter, lists act as a gateway to Point Review Screens.
Getting Started Map Screen Here is a typical map screen (in the Half Map default setting): Map Orientation Road Number “North Up” Message Banner “Heading Up” Orange Flag-Via Stop Clock Checkered Detail Display Flag-Destination Current Road POI Icon Map Background Next Three Maneuvers Pink Outline-Route Highway/Road...
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Getting Started Map Features Border Line White around a black line indicates a border line. Green Circle-Town The green circle with white outline indicates a town. To see the name of town, use the White Arrow Point Locator feature (see page 54). Map Orientation Indicates either 2D Heading Up, 2D North Up, or 3D Heading Up (see page 140).
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Getting Started Information Alert Icon There are three types of the alert icon which indicates the next turn guidance, weather warning, or traffic incident. Clock Indicates the current time according to system setup (see page 150). Current Road If you are riding a route in the Half Map (default) mode, displays the road you are on. Detail Display Two details related to time and/or distance.
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Getting Started Street Color Types DAYTIME NIGHTTIME Arterial Roads Collector Roads Major Highway Minor Highway Interstate Highway Ramps Residential Roads Getting Started...
Getting Started Point Review Screens You will often see a Point Review Screen as you use the system. It is a screen you will use to route to a destination, to view a map (you can zoom in or out) showing the point’s location, or to store a location as a favorite place for easy future routing. Pressing ENT after making a selection on the various list screens in the system brings you to this screen.
Getting Started Route Calculate & Edit Route Screens There are two other screens you will see often. The Route Calculate Screen lets you select a speed vs distance preference and up to four negative (avoid) preferences. Select Calculate to have the system create a route to your destination. Select Edit Route to bring up the Edit Route Screen.
Getting Started XM NavWeather & XM NavTraffic Map Screens If you activate your XM subscription, the navigation system can receive the weather information, which includes weather forecast, road conditions, weather warnings, winds, etc. For information about XM subscription, see page 159. The navigation system will show the traffic event on the map, which includes traffic flow data, congestion, accident, etc.
Getting Started Main Menu Here is a summary of the seven Main Menu functions: Find Destination page 81 used to find a location. By Favorite page 83 to select from up to 2,000 favorite locations saved in the system. By Previous Find page 88 to select from your 30 previous finds.
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Getting Started Route page 111 used to create a new route or edit an existing route. Route to New Destination page 114 to create a route to a destination. Stop Route page 113 to suspend your current route guidance for an intentional “detour.” Resume Route page 113 To resume your current route after stopping it.
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Getting Started Traffic page 131 used to check traffic information, such as traffic flow or traffic incidents, and to recalculate a detour route to avoid the traffic incidents. Full Map page 133 to review the all traffic information on the map. View By Road page 133 to review the traffic information by selecting a road.
U-turns. On the way you • You route to it. want to stop at your favorite Honda • You add a stop along the way (via). dealer. Then, for your return trip, you want to head straight home. Let’s say •...
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Getting Started Highlight Spell and, press ENT. Type “TOMBSTONE” in full spelling Scroll down and highlight Tombstone, and highlight Done, and then press ENT. AZ. Press ENT. Or Type “TOMB” and highlight Done, and then press ENT. The system will display a list of possible cities beginning with “TOM.”...
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“Re calculate Route” on the “Route” menu. Scroll up to Avoid: Toll Roads and press To edit your route to add a stop along the ENT. way at your favorite Honda dealer, press the MENU button. (cont’d) Getting Started...
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Scroll down to Edit Route and press Scroll down to By Point of Interest. Press ENT. ENT. NOTE: All Honda dealers are listed in the “Auto Services: Dealer/Auto Parts” category of the Point of Interest selection. Scroll down to your dealer and press ENT. Getting Started...
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Getting Started Highlight Yes and press ENT. Scroll down to Route to Home and press With Select highlighted, press ENT. The system will recalculate the route to ENT. include the via. Press the MAP button. Highlight Yes and press ENT. Your route is ready to ride.
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Getting Started To give yourself the best opportunity to fully grasp the Navigation System, we suggest you continue to read the entire manual. However, if you do not intend to, we suggest you at least check out the following two sections, Operating Controls and Center Display Screens.
Getting Started Tips The following tips will help you avoid some confusion as you learn the system: A Yellow Field Indicates a Some fields can be switched between yellow (selected) and light gray (not selected). Other fields are Selected Item permanently yellow, and you highlight and select them to bring up an option screen or to enter information with the keyboard.
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Getting Started Creating a New Route with an You do not have to delete your current route before entering a new route. Simply, overwrite it. Find a Existing Route in the System destination and Go To it. The system does not save old routes. Favorite Places •...
Right Fairing Panel Controls MENU button Directional Arrow buttons Directional Arrow buttons Press this button to change the current • With a menu or list displayed – press display to the Main Menu. the four directional arrow buttons to move the highlight up, down, left, or BACK button right.
Left Handlebar Controls VOLUME lever VOICE/GUIDE button VOLUME Pull the lever up to increase or down to • Push in and release to activate the lever decrease to adjust the volume of the voice guidance feature. If you are on a audio system, including the voice route, you will hear the next guidance.
Center Display Controls DISP button TRIP button Press this button to toggle between the While in the Navi mode, press this multi-information display (time, ODO, button to bring up a split screen (lower portion) display of the odometer and last audio, and trip), a Navi full screen map with the time, and a split screen with the selected tripmeter (A or B).
Audio System Controls The illustration below is the model Three of the controls on your audio MODE knob/button equipped with the airbag system. system are used with the Navigation • Turn the knob to highlight your System. selection. NAVI button •...
Center Display Screens Center Display Screens.............44 Types of Navigation System Screens ..........44 Map Screens................46 Map Layouts ..................46 Map Screen ..................47 Next Turn Pop-up ................51 Alert Icon ...................51 Automatic Re-routing ................52 Map Scale Zoom ................53 White Arrow Point Locator ...............54 Menu Screens................56 Summary of Main Menu Functions ...........61 Keyboard Screens ..............64 Operating Keyboards .................65...
Center Display Screens There are three screen formats possible Scroll Bar Types of Navigation System on the center display screen: Screens • Multi-information screen • Navigation System screen Screen categories include: • Split screen (Navigation screen with • Map Screens (see page 46) some multi-information across the •...
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Center Display Screens There are two ways to speed up scrolling To fast scroll from one screen page to with some (but not all) lists. another: • To jump from the first selection to the • To scroll forward one page at a time last, press the up arrow instead of in a long list, press the right arrow.
Map Screens Wide Map Map Layouts Message Banner There are three choices for map display while riding a route: Full Map, Wide Map, and Half Map. The system default is the Half Map. To change the map layout, see Map Layout on page 139. Detail Display Full Map Half Map (default)
Map Screens Map Screen Here is a typical map screen (in the Half Map default setting): Map Orientation Road Number “North Up” Message Banner “Heading Up” Orange Flag-Via Stop Clock Checkered Detail Display Flag-Destination Current Road POI Icon Map Background Next Three Maneuvers Pink Outline-Route Highway/Road...
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Map Screens Map Features Border Line White around a black line indicates a border line. Green Circle-Town The green circle with white outline indicates a town. To see the name of town, use the White Arrow Point Locator feature (see page 54). Map Orientation Indicates either 2D Heading Up, 2D North Up, or 3D Heading Up (see page 140).
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Map Screens Information Alert Icon There are three types of the alert icon which indicates the next turn guidance, weather warning, or traffic incident. Clock Indicates the current time according to system setup (see page 150). Current Road If you are riding a route in the Half Map (default) mode, displays the road you are on. Detail Display Two details related to time and/or distance.
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Map Screens Street Color Types DAYTIME NIGHTTIME Arterial Roads Collector Roads Major Highway Minor Highway Interstate Highway Ramps Residential Roads Center Display Screens...
Map Screens Countdown Bar Next Turn Pop-up Alert Icon A countdown bar (a pyramid of eight bars) appears in the popup window when you are approaching a turn. The initial display shows a single blue bar on the bottom with seven green bars above it. As you approach the turn, the lowest green bar turns blue in increments until all eight bars are blue as you reach the...
Map Screens There are three types of the alert icon. Automatic Re-routing Types Description If you go off route, or use the Stop Route The alert active from the time the vehicle approaches a turn on the and Resume Route functions, the system current route until the vehicle has completed the turn.
Map Screens Your choices are 200 ft, 500 ft, 0.2 mi, Automatic Zooming Map Scale Zoom 0.5 mi, 1 mi, 3 mi, 8 mi, 20 mi, 50 mi, If the Auto zoom option is turned on 120 mi, 300 mi, and 800 mi. when 2D Heading Up or 2D North Up is Pressing the Zoom In/Out button lets you selected for Map Orientation, automatic...
Map Screens NOTE: 4. Press ENT to bring up a Point Review White Arrow Point Locator To remove the white arrow and return to Screen for the new location. the main map display showing your In addition to using the Find Destination current location, press the MAP button.
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Map Screens If you have a route entered in the system, the following screen will appear. 6. Highlight As Only Destination and press ENT to bring up a Route Calculate Screen. NOTE: You can add the selected location as your stop (via) by choosing As Via Point. 7.
Menu Screens The Main Menu provides access to the Find Destination offers seven different Favorite Places allows you to enter your seven major selections of your ways to find or select a desired location. current location (indicated by the red Navigation System.
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Menu Screens Route allows you to choose a route to If you have entered a route in the system, Route to Home is a shortcut to a Route your destination as well as adding other you will see the following screen. Calculate Screen with your Home entry locations along the way.
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Menu Screens If you have a Home selection in the Weather allows you to review the Traffic allows you to review the traffic system, the display will be a Route weather information, which includes information, which includes traffic flow Calculate Screen which lets you route to weather forecasts, road conditions, data, congestion, accidents, etc.
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Menu Screens The Setup / Info function lets you set the system and screen displays and guidance voice, and provides system information (three menus). Center Display Screens...
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Menu Screens Main Menu Diagram The circular diagram on the right shows the menu selections that can be accessed from the Main Menu. The page number for each menu function appears in the diagram. Center Display Screens...
Menu Screens Summary of Main Menu Functions Here is a summary of the seven Main Menu functions: Find Destination page 81 used to find a location. By Favorite page 83 to select from up to 2,000 favorite locations saved in the system. By Previous Find page 88 to select from your 30 previous finds.
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Menu Screens Route page 111 used to create a new route or edit an existing route. Route to New Destination page 114 to create a route to a destination. Stop Route page 113 to suspend your current route guidance for an intentional “detour.” Resume Route page 113 To resume your current route after stopping it.
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Menu Screens Traffic page 131 used to check traffic information, such as traffic flow or traffic incidents, and to recalculate a detour route to avoid the traffic incidents. Full Map page 133 to review the all traffic information on the map. View By Road page 133 to review the traffic information by selecting a road.
Keyboard Screens Use the right fairing panel directional Initials arrow buttons and ENT button to “type” The database includes some entries that information in the eight different system leave a space between initials and some keyboards: entries that do not. If your entry fails, try the alternative.
Keyboard Screens Operating Keyboards Press the following buttons on the right fairing panel controls. Left Arrow To move the cursor in the entry field one space to the left. (The directional Button arrow buttons do not create a space between words.) If the cursor is full left, pressing the left arrow moves the cursor to the far right of the keyboard.
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Keyboard Screens Highlight the following items on the screen and press ENT. Space To enter a space between words or numbers and names. Also, serves as a substitute for punctuation such as periods. Done To execute what appears in the entry field. →...
List Screens List Screens The screen below is the Find By Point of Interest list. The list screen is compiled from the system database based on the information you enter. When one of the following lists appears, highlight a location on a list and press ENT. •...
Point Review Screens After entering your destination, a Point Review Screen appears. The Point Review There are two kinds of Point Review Screen presents information about the point (location) you have selected as well as a Screens, and the menu items shown may menu.
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Point Review Screens When a location is designated from The following menu items appear on the Point Review Screens. the Find menu or White Arrow Point Go To To create a route to your selected destination. Locator (If the location is already Save To save the location in the Favorite Places storage file.
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Point Review Screens On the Point Review Screen, highlight Map and press ENT. The system will show you Adjusting the Location the Browse Map screen. Note the white arrow cursor pointing to the location. You can If the designated location shown on the zoom in or out by using the zoom control on the right fairing control panel or the left Point Review Screen is not what you handlebar controls, and adjust the location by using the four directional arrow buttons.
Route Calculate & Edit Route Screens Avoid Route Calculate Screen To select each Avoid element you want, highlight the field, and press ENT. The field turns light gray. The Avoid is deselected. (You may select or deselect any combination of the all options.) From this screen, you activate the The field turns yellow, indicating its system’s calculation function.
Route Calculate & Edit Route Screens Route Preference Calculate Edit Route Screens To change a current selection (yellow With Calculate highlighted, press ENT. field) shown on the screen, highlight A map screen will appear and the With Edit Route highlighted on the Route Preference and press ENT.
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Route Calculate & Edit Route Screens To edit the route, highlight Add Stop, and With Search All highlighted and press press ENT. ENT. With your choice highlighted, press ENT. The Add Stop menu offers the seven Use the keyboard to type your desired Find Destination menu selections.
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Route Calculate & Edit Route Screens The following options are available from the Edit Route Screen. Add Stop To add another location to the current route. With Add Stop highlighted, press ENT to bring up the Add Stop (Find) menu. Delete Stop To remove a location from the current route.
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Route Calculate & Edit Route Screens Press the MAP button. The confirmation Upon completion of the calculation, you screen will appear. will see your route map. Highlight Yes, and press ENT. A map screen will appear and the message banner will show “Calculating” plus a percentage indicating the progress of the calculation.
Weather/Traffic Information Screen The system shows you four weather maps, such as Current Conditions, Road Weather Information Screen Conditions, Winds, and Weather Bulletins. To switch weather maps, highlight Previous or Next and press ENT. The screen shown below is just an example. When you select Weather on the Main Menu, the following screen will be displayed.
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Weather/Traffic Information Screen The following options are available from the weather information screen. If your XM subscription is Basic Weather, the system will display the Previous to show the previous weather map. weather icons instead of graphical “radar” depictions on the Current Browse Map to show the full map.
Weather/Traffic Information Screen Traffic Information Screen The navigation system can display up-to-the minute traffic information when available. The screen shown below is just an example. NOTE: • To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to XM NavTraffic/NavWeather services. See page 159. •...
Weather/Traffic Information Screen Traffic/Weather Review Screen When you push in and hold the VOICE/ GUIDE button on the left handlebar controls, the Traffic/Weather Review screen will be displayed. The Traffic/ Weather Review screen can display one of five different screens. Move the ZOOM IN/OUT toggle to the right or left and hold it to switch the review screens.
Find Destination Find Destination ................82 By Favorite.................83 Finding Nearest..................83 Finding by Name................86 By Previous Find ...............88 By Point of Interest ..............90 Category/Subcategory................90 Point of Interest – Categories & Subcategories .........91 Finding Nearest..................92 Finding by Name................93 By Address .................95 By Intersection................98 By City..................101 By Exit..................102 Finding Nearest Exits...............102...
Find Destination This section explains the seven methods The following options are available from the Find Destination menu. you may use to find a destination. By Favorite To select from up to 2,000 favorite locations you have saved in the system.
By Favorite The By Favorite option gives you two Finding Near Here Finding Nearest ways to find a favorite place you have The favorite places near your current already entered in the system. location will appear in the list. With You will see the Near Here option at the Near Here highlighted, press ENT.
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By Favorite Finding Near Other City Finding Near Current Route The favorite places near the city you The favorite places near the current route select will appear in the list. Highlight will appear in the list. Highlight Near Near Other City and press ENT. Current Route and press ENT.
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By Favorite Finding Near Current Road Finding Near Previous Find Finding Near Destination The favorite places near the current road The favorite places near the previous find The favorite places near the destination will appear in the list. Highlight Near you select will appear in the list.
By Favorite With Go To highlighted, press ENT. Finding by Name A Route Calculate Screen appears. This search option allows you to select your favorite place by name. Highlight Spell and press ENT. NOTE: For more information about the Point Review Screen, see page 68.
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By Favorite After typing, highlight Done and press With Go To highlighted, press ENT. ENT. A Route Calculate Screen appears. Highlight your choice and press ENT. NOTE: A Point Review Screen appears. For more information about the Route Calculate Screen, see page 71. With Calculate highlighted, press ENT.
By Previous Find The By Previous Find option displays your 30 previous finds (including those that may have been designated as Favorite Places). On the Find Destination menu, highlight By Previous Find and press ENT. The following screen appears. Highlight your desired category and NOTE: press ENT.
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By Previous Find With Go To highlighted, press ENT. A Route Calculate Screen appears. NOTE: For more information about the Route Calculate Screen, see page 71. With Calculate highlighted, press ENT. The system calculates the route to the destination and starts the voice and route guidance.
By Point of Interest The By Point of Interest option displays Highlight your choice (example: Auto Category/Subcategory Points of Interest loaded in the data Services) and press ENT. system. (You may not add locations to There are 14 categories for Point of the database.) Interest.
Rest Area/Tourist Info Specialty Food Products Specialty Retail Park/Garden Automobile Club Computer/Software Arena/Track Car Wash Lodging Truck Stop All Categories Honda Motorcycle Dealer Entertainment Hotel/Motel All Categories Bed & Breakfast Inn ATM/Bank Live Theater Campground/RV Park Bar/Nightclub Movie Theater Casino (cont’d)
By Point of Interest Community Finding Nearest All Categories Library With Near Here highlighted, press ENT. School Place of Worship Police Station City Hall Court House Community Center Border Crossing Government Office Fire Department NOTE: Post Office If the system database does not find any Bank/ATM POI within 200 miles, the pop-up says: Utility...
By Point of Interest With your choice highlighted, press With Go To highlighted, press ENT. Finding by Name ENT. A Point Review Screen appears. A Route Calculate Screen appears. With Spell highlighted, press ENT. NOTE: NOTE: For more information about the Route For more information about the Point Use the keyboard to type the name.
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By Point of Interest With Go To highlighted, press ENT. A Route Calculate Screen appears. Highlight your choice and press ENT. A Point Review Screen appears. NOTE: For more information about the Route Calculate Screen, see page 71. With Calculate highlighted, press ENT. The system calculates the route to the destination and starts the voice and route guidance.
By Address The By Address option lets you put an If you choose the Select State/Province address into the system so you may route option, the keyboard screen will appear. to it. Type the name of state/province. After typing, highlight Done and press ENT. On the Find Destination menu, highlight The Select State/Province screen will By Address and press ENT.
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By Address Highlight the address you want and press ENT. A Point Review Screen appears. Type in the Street. After typing, NOTE: highlight Done and press ENT. If the system database does not find the address you are looking for, the pop-up NOTE: says: “None Found.”...
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By Address With Go To highlighted, press ENT. A Route Calculate Screen appears. NOTE: For more information about the Route Calculate Screen, see page 71. With Calculate highlighted, press ENT. The system calculates the route to the destination and starts the voice and route guidance.
By Intersection You may know an intersection, but not If you choose the Select State/Province NOTE: know the street address (example: Main option, the keyboard screen will appear. The Select City option will narrow your and E Vine St). This option lets you Type the name of state/province.
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By Intersection If you find the intersection you want, highlight it and press ENT. A Point Review Screen appears. Highlight your choice and press ENT. With your choice highlighted, press ENT. NOTE: For more information about the Point Review Screen, see page 68. Repeat the keyboard process for the Second Street.
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By Intersection With Go To highlighted, press ENT. A Route Calculate Screen appears. NOTE: For more information about the Route Calculate Screen, see page 71. With Calculate highrighted, press ENT. The system calculates the route to the destination and starts the voice and route guidance.
By City You can locate a city as your destination. Highlight your desired city and press NOTE: On the Find Destination menu, highlight ENT. A Point Review Screen appears. For information about the Route By City and press ENT. The following Calculate screen, see page 71.
By Exit Use the By Exit option to locate the Finding Nearest Exits nearest highway exits or exits on a highway you choose. You will see the All Categories On option at the top of the screen. On the Find Destination menu, highlight The default All Categories On includes By Exit and press ENT.
By Exit Selecting Exit Road Highlight the exit road box at the upper- right corner of the Find By Exit screen and press ENT. The Point Review Screen shows the exit NOTE: on its map and offers menu routing For more information about the Route choices.
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By Exit After typing, highlight Done and press NOTE: With Go To highlighted, press ENT. ENT. • The system will narrow your search A Route Calculate Screen appears. when you select the exit category. For information about the exit category, see page 102.
Favorite Places The Favorite Places option allows you The following options are available from the Favorite Places screen. to designate your current location as a Mark by Vehicle To add your current location to your favorites list. favorite place for future navigation or to Position select a stored favorite from the system.
Favorite Places Highlight Save and press ENT. Storing Favorite Places The Favorite Places screen offers the Mark by Vehicle Position option to store favorite locations. Mark by Vehicle Position On the Favorite Places screen, highlight Mark by Vehicle Position and press ENT.
Favorite Places Highlight Rename and press ENT. Renaming Favorite Places On the Favorite Places screen, highlight the location you want to rename and press ENT. A Point Review Screen appears. After typing, highlight Done and press ENT. Use the keyboard to type in the name you selected for the new favorite place.
Favorite Places Highlight Delete and press ENT. Deleting Favorite Places On the Favorite Places screen, highlight the location you want to delete and press ENT. A Point Review Screen appears. The screen asks you to confirm your selection. Highlight Yes and press ENT. The display returns to the Favorite Places screen with your selection NOTE:...
Route Route ..................112 Route to New Destination ............114 Edit Route ................116 Adding a Location as a Via..............117 Adding a Road as a Via ..............119 Recalculate Route..............115 Detour..................121 Route...
Route To access the Route menu, highlight Route on the Main Menu. Use Route to New Destination to create a NOTE: route to a destination. Anytime you have • “Detour” will not appear on the menu a route entered in the system, you will Press ENT.
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Route The following options are available from the Route menu. NOTE: The “Route to New Destination” and Route to New To create a route to a destination. “Edit Route” selections take you to the Destination seven Find Destination functions. In this “Route”...
Route to New Destination On the Route menu, highlight Route to See Find Destination on page 81 for With Go To highlighted, press ENT. New Destination and press ENT. information about designating a location. A Route Calculate Screen appears. The following screen appears. A Point Review Screen will appear.
Recalculate Route The Recalculate Route option lets you After entering your preferences, modify your current route to shorten the highlight Calculate and press ENT. time or distance, as well as enter up to The system calculates the route to the four “avoid”...
Edit Route The Edit Route option on the Route If you have already entered more than NOTE: menu lets you edit an existing route in one destination into the system, the Selecting “Edit Route” in the Route the system to add (or delete) one or more Delete Stop and Sort Stops options menu initiates the same process as locations on the way to your destination.
Edit Route The following options are available from the Edit Route screen. Adding a Location as a Via Add Stop To add another location to the current route. With Add Stop On the Edit Route screen, highlight Add highlighted, press ENT to bring up the Add Stop (Find) menu. See Stop and press ENT.
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Edit Route See Find Destination on page 81 for With Select highlighted, press ENT. Press the MAP button if you completed information about adding a location to adding or removing a location from the the route. A Point Review Screen will current route and rearranging the order appear.
Edit Route 2. Bring up the Point Review Screen by Adding a Road as a Via pressing ENT. You may enter a section of a road (such as a scenic ride) as a via to your route by using the White Arrow Point Locator feature.
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Edit Route 7. With Go To highlighted, press ENT. 8. With As Via Point highlighted, press ENT. A Route Calculate Screen appears. NOTE: For more information about the Route Calculate Screen, see page 71. With Calculate highlighted, press ENT. The system calculates the route to the destination and starts the voice and route guidance.
Detour Detour The system calculates the route to the destination and starts the voice and route On the Route menu, highlight Detour guidance. and press ENT. The following screen appears. Highlight the distance you want to detour, and press ENT. NOTE: To cancel your entry, press the BACK button.
Route to Home Route to Home.................124 Calculating a Route Home ...............125 Checking Your Home Location ............125 Deleting Your Home Location............126 Route to Home...
Route to Home Once you store a Home location using If you have previously entered a Home If there is no Home in the system, you Set Home using Find Menu (see page location, a Route Calculate Screen will be directed to Setup System 2 screen. 154) or Set Home using Vehicle Position appears.
Route to Home Calculating a Route Home Checking Your Home Location If you have already entered a Home location in the system, the screen will If you forget what location you have display a Route Calculate screen. designated as Home, go to the Main Menu, and with Favorite Places highlighted, press ENT.
Route to Home Deleting Your Home Location On the Favorite Places screen, highlight Home and press ENT. A Point Review Screen appears. The screen asks you to confirm your selection. Highlight Yes and press ENT. The display returns to the Favorite Places screen with your Home deleted.
Weather The Weather option allows you to review The following options are available from the weather information screen. weather information, such as weather to review four kinds of weather maps for the current location. forecasts and four kinds of weather maps. Other City to select the city for which you want to get weather information.
Weather Viewing Weather Map Viewing Weather for Other City On the weather information screen, highlight Map and press ENT. A Current On the weather information screen, Conditions map will be displayed. highlight Other City and press ENT. Highlight your choice and press ENT. Highlight Previous or Next to switch Use the keyboard to type the name of the other weather maps.
Weather Viewing Weather Forecast On the weather information screen, highlight Forecast and press ENT. Press the BACK button to return to the weather information screen. Weather...
Traffic Traffic..................132 Viewing Traffic on Full Map............133 Viewing Traffic by Road ..............133 Viewing Traffic on Current Route...........134 Traffic Avoidance ................135 Traffic...
Traffic The Traffic option allows you to review The following options are available from the traffic information screen. traffic information, such as traffic flow and Full Map to review all traffic incidents close to your current location. traffic incident, or to recalculate your current route to avoid the traffic incident.
Traffic Highlight your choice and press ENT. Viewing Traffic on Full Map Viewing Traffic by Road On the Traffic screen, highlight Full Map On the Traffic screen, highlight View By and press ENT. The following screen Road and press ENT. The system will will be displayed.
Traffic Highlight Details and press ENT to When you select View All, the following Viewing Traffic on Current review the detailed information for the screen will be displayed. Route selected road. On the Traffic screen, highlight On Current Route and press ENT. Highlight Previous or Next and press Press the BACK button to return to the ENT to view traffic incidents.
Traffic Traffic Avoidance Automatic Traffic Avoidance The system periodically tries to find the best route available, taking in factors such as traffic speed, road speed, road closures and other traffic congestion. When updated traffic information is received and it affects the current route, the system will find a better route and avoid the traffic congestion.
Setup / Info These options let you set up what will or will not appear on your screen as well as when and how it will look. There are three Setup categories for Screen, System, and Voice functions. Each function has a default setting from the factory. For a complete list, see Factory Default Settings on page 156.
Setup Screen 1 Dimmer / Night There are three map options: Setup Screen 1 For a dimmer night display, select a • The Full Map fills the screen with no segment to the left. For a brighter night detail shown. On the Setup / Info menu, highlight Setup display, select a segment to the right.
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Setup Screen 1 Map Orientation Selecting 2D Heading Up Move the highlight to the Map This option rotates the map so that the direction you are heading always points Orientation field on the Setup Screen 1, toward the top of the screen. An “N” and press ENT.
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Setup Screen 1 Selecting 2D North Up NOTE: Selecting 3D Heading Up For information about Auto zoom, see This option fixes the display with north This option displays the map in 3 page 53. always positioned at the top of the dimensions (3D), with the direction you screen.
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Setup Screen 1 Map Color Mode You have three color mode choices: NOTE: The “Night” mode or the “Auto” mode Move the highlight to the Map Color • The Day option offers higher intensity after sunset provides a black background Mode field on the Setup Screen 1, and for easier viewing during daylight as shown below.
POI Icon option. They appear whether the option is on or off. Highlight Display and press ENT to turn Honda motorcycle dealer (wing) on POI Display. icons remain visible until you zoom out past the 8 miles map scale.
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Setup Screen 2 Highlight Filter POI Display and press When Displaying All POI icons on When Displaying Your Desired POI ENT. The POI category menu appears. the Map icons If you want to show all POI icons on the If you want to show your desired POI map, highlight All Categories and press icons, highlight your desired categories ENT.
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Setup Screen 2 The icons will appear on all maps, whether you are riding a route or not. The points of interest are loaded in the system and you cannot add any locations to the database or control when the icons appear.
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Center Italian Air Transportation Pharmacy/Chemist Recreation Seafood Ground Transportation Golf Course Convenience Steak/Grill Skiing Center/Resort Hospital Honda Motorcycle Dealer Lodging Hospital Bowling Center Honda Motorcycle Dealer Hotel/Motel, Bed & Breakfast Inn Sports/Fitness Center ATM/Bank Campground/RV Park Amusement/Theme Park ATM/Bank Park/Garden...
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Setup Screen 2 Auto Services Border Crossing Auto Rental Post Office Auto Repair Bank/ATM Dealer/Auto Parts, Automobile Club, Car Others Wash Marina/Repair & Storage Wrecker Service Garmin Dealer Parking Rest Area/Tourist Info Truck Stop Community Library School Place of Worship Police Station City Hall Court House, Community...
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Setup Screen 2 Alert Setup To change this option, highlight Alert Track Log Setup Setup and press ENT. The system notifies you of urgent The option creates a visual log of where conditions with the alert icon and voice you have ridden by spreading guidance (default setting).
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Setup Screen 2 Highlight Yes and press ENT. If you clear the track log from the system with Recording option On, new breadcrumbs will appear as you continue - regardless of whether or not you have a route in the system.
Setup System 1 Units Daylight Savings Setup System 1 The default is Mile. To select KM, The default is Auto. To change the highlight Units and press ENT. The KM selection, highlight Daylight Savings and On the Setup / Info menu, highlight Setup option will appear on the Units field.
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Setup System 1 Time Zone Time and Date The default is US-Eastern. To change the You can check the time, date, time zone selection, highlight Time Zone and press setting, and daylight saving setting. Press ENT. the BACK button to return to the Setup System 2 screen.
Setup System 2 Greating Selecting Standard Greeting Setup System 2 You can select the greeting screen that The default for the opening/ending greeting is the Standard greeting, which appears when you turn the ignition on. To move to screen 2, highlight the 2 tab shows the Goldwing logo and then fades Highlight Greeting and press ENT.
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Setup System 2 Selecting Personal Greeting After typing, highlight Done and press Selecting Off (No Greeting) ENT. The opening greeting includes the If you do not want an opening greeting, Goldwing logo screen followed by a highlight Off and press ENT. screen that reads: Hello! followed by the text you enter.
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Setup System 2 Attention Tone Set Home using Find Menu If this option is set to On (default is Off), If you want to designate a location from the attention tone sounds before voice the Find menu, highlight Set Home using prompts.
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Setup System 2 Set Home using Vehicle Position Restore All Settings NOTE: Executing the Restore All Settings option If you want to designate your current The Restore All Settings option lets you deletes the “Home” location stored in location as Home, highlight Set Home return the system to initial default the system.
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Setup System 2 Factory Default Settings Setup Screen FEATURE DESCRIPTION DEFAULT Dimmer / Day For daytime screen viewing. Full Brightness Dimmer / Night For nighttime screen viewing. Half Brightness Map Layout Three map layout choices. Half Map Map Color Mode Background color for daylight map display/screen mode.
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Setup System 2 Setup System FEATURE DESCRIPTION DEFAULT Units Distance measurement (miles or kilometers). Mile Time Format 12 hour (am/pm) or 24 hour (military). 12 Hour Daylight Savings Automatically adjusts for standard/daylight savings time changes. Auto Time Zone Allows you to change time zone. US-Eastern Greeting Three options including no greeting.
Setup Voice The Setup Voice option allows you to select the type of voices from the pre-recorded voice or text-to speech (TTS) voice. On the Setup / Info menu, highlight Setup Voice and press ENT. The following screen appears. American English is pre-recorded voices, which have a limited vocabulary and do not speak names of locations or streets.
Info Screens Info Screens System Info XM Info The System Info option identifies the The XM Info option identifies the GPS Info software operating your Navigation software, available audio channels, and The GPS Info option lets you check your System and provides the software ID data services used in your Navigation GPS status, shows the position of the number.
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Info Screens You need to activate your XM Highlight – or +, and press ENT to subscription before you use the XM change the channel. After selecting features. Highlight Subscribe and press channel, highlight Next and press ENT. ENT. Highlight Power Off XM and press ENT. Highlight Next and press ENT.
Glossary The following is a glossary of terms related to your Navigation System. Banner The message or direction’s information area across the top of the map display screen. Yellow Field In the system setup fields, indicates that the field is selected as the default. Breadcrumbs Tracking dots that can be followed on the map to retrace your route.
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Glossary Point of Interest. These are businesses, schools, etc., found on the Find Destination, Route to New Destination, Edit Route/Add Stop, Recalculate Route/Edit Route, or Route to Home/Edit Home Location (Route to Home) menus. Point Used to refer to a location (point on a map). Example: Point Review Screen. Speed Sensor Provides speed signals to the Navi system for moving the vehicle icon on the map.
GPS Antenna Disconnected The antenna connection has been disconnected. Check the antenna connection that goes into the Navi box. If that is not the cause of the problem, see your Honda dealer. Lost GPS Satellite Reception (message Satellite reception has been lost.
EXPLANATION The Vehicle Position icon does not move on the map screen while I'm The map will not display if the speed sensor is not working. See your riding my motorcycle. Honda dealer. Voice Guidance PROBLEM EXPLANATION I did not hear the voice guidance when I expected to hear it.
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Troubleshooting PROBLEM EXPLANATION The distance appears like “_ _ . _.” Satellite reception has been lost. Arrival Time appears like “_ _:_ _” am/pm. The system estimates it will take more than 24 hours to get to the destination. After using the White Arrow Point Locator, I resumed riding, but the If you resume riding after using this feature without removing it from map display is frozen.
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Troubleshooting PROBLEM EXPLANATION Will the Navigation System work outside North America? It will work in Hawaii, Alaska, and Canada as well as the continental U.S., but XM feature will not work in Hawaii and Alaska. Why is the street I am on not on the map? It has been here for a year. The mapping database is constantly undergoing revision.
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Troubleshooting Routing PROBLEM EXPLANATION My system does not route me the same way I would go. Why is this? In some situations, your local knowledge may generate a better route than the data currently available to the system. I entered a new route with vias that would create a loop starting and Shutting the system after entering a loop from your current location ending at my current location, and turned off the ignition.
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You can call XM at (800) 967-2346 to see if there is an outage. • If the situation persists, see your local Honda dealer for assistance. • XM NavTraffic/NavWeather relies on a satellite signal. It will not work in Hawaii and Alaska.
After the system completes the reboot, it should allow you to complete whatever functions you were performing before the reboot. Honda has made every effort to verify that the system’s database was accurate at the time it was created. However, businesses do close or move to new locations, and new businesses start in the old locations.
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The average acquiring time is about five minutes, but it can take as long as 30 minutes. If the system is unable to acquire a signal, follow the instructions on the screen. Contact your local Honda dealer if a problem still persists.
Database Limitations The navigation system’s digitized map database reflects the most complete and accurate data available at the time of production. Accordingly, your copy may contain inaccurate or incomplete data or information due to the passage of time, road construction, changing conditions, or other causes.
Map Software & Navigation System Software Upgrades Honda is continually expanding the scope of the Map software and Navigation System software. The Map software is updated to correspond with new model releases. You cannot update the current SD memory card installed in your Goldwing. You must replace it with a new SD memory card.
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Customer Support Upgrading the Software The SD memory card (1) is located in the Navi box (2) attached to the backside of the travel trunk. NOTE: The Navigation System is a precision device that can be damaged by static electricity. Before touching the Navi box, discharge any static electricity by touching a metal area of your motorcycle outside the travel trunk.
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Customer Support 5. Insert the new SD memory card and push in until it clicks. 6. Turn the ignition switch to ACC. It automatically starts updating. The initial Navigation System screen (sunrise beyond the Earth) will appear, followed by the Copyrights screen. This means the update is completed. 7.
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Index ....150 route, setup system menu .......71 ...... 158 calculate screen setup voice menu ........116 ........16 edit startup .......39 volume lever ......111, 112 ......... 113 menu stop .....114 ..... 173 new destination support, customer ..... 159 system info menu system, weather, ......
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