This section presents basic information you will need to know to operate the navigation system.

The main navigation menu displays a number of options which offer information on a variety of topics. See Navigation Menu for more information.

Use the keys located on each side of the navigation screen, and the joystick located on the bottom left corner of the navigation system, to operate the system. See the navigation system overview under Introduction for more information on location.

Use the navigation joystick to move left, right, up, down or diagonally on the screen. Press the center of the joystick to enter a selection.

Once the vehicle is moving, various functions will be disabled to reduce driver distractions.

Hard Keys

The following hard keys are located to the left of the navigation screen:

The function of each of these keys will be explained in this manual.

The system also has the following reconfigureable soft keys located to the right of the navigation screen. They have hard key labels for easier understanding while in navigation mode. These six keys can also change functions for different modes of the system.

[map ] (Map): Press the map key to view the map screen showing current vehicle position.

DEST (Destination): Press the DEST key to display the Destination menu. See "Destination" under Navigation Menu for more information.

(Menu): Press the menu key to display the main navigation menu. See Navigation Menu for more information.

(Zoom In): Press the zoom in key to get a closer look at a smaller section of the map you are traveling on.

(Zoom Out): Press the zoom out key to see a larger scale of the map you are traveling on. You can also view your highlighted route.

(Back): Press the back key to return to the previous screen.

Alpha-Numeric Keypad

Letters of the alphabet, symbols, punctuation, and numbers, when available to you, will be displayed on the navigation screen as an alpha or numeric keypad. The appropriate keypad will automatically be displayed whenever the system needs information from you. The alpha keypad will automatically be displayed when the system needs you to input a street or city name. The numeric keypad will automatically be displayed when the system needs you to input a phone number or house address.

To select a character, use the joystick to move across the keypad, and press the center of the joystick to select it.

(Space): Select the space symbol to enter a space between characters or the words of a name.

(Backspace): Select the backspace symbol if you have selected an incorrect character.

To make your name selections easier, the system will only allow you to select a character which can follow the last one entered. For example, if you enter Z, you would not be allowed to follow it with T. The system will highlight the available characters and darken the unavailable characters.

If you are unsuccessful when inputting a name, it may need to be selected differently. It is also possible that the map DVD database may not contain that information or the correct search area has not been selected. See Database Coverage Explanations for more information.