The Honda Navigation Explained

The Pilot Touring is equipped with Honda's Satellite-Linked Navigation System™ with Bilingual Voice Recognition Off-Road Tracking and Rear View Camera. This highly capable system is designed for intuitive and quick operation.

Feature Summary
-8-inch screen for clear viewing
-Interface Dial is centrally located to provide simple control of system and is accessible to driver and front seat passenger
-Bilingual voice recognition function with 832 commands allows control of most audio, climate and navigation features
-Bilingual voice recognition system recognizes city and street names as spoken words
-Seven million points of interest are stored on an updatable DVD
-Audio system automatically mutes for turn-by-turn voice guidance in either male or female voice (which can be turned off at any time)
-Destination memory includes current trip addresses, previous destinations, a stored "home" location, selecting locations on the map and user address books
-Directory categories include restaurants (searchable by type of cuisine), lodging, shopping, airports, hospitals, recreation areas and more
-Zagat Survey® restaurant guide provides detailed information and reviews on select restaurants in database, which can be read on-screen or spoken over the audio system by a synthesized voice
-Split-screen mode features a simultaneous "map view" and selective "3-D" route visualization showing details of your next turn
-Make calls to on-screen points of interest with Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink™
-User selectable day/night screen or display off modes and automatic screen brightness control
-Trip routing can include up to five user-chosen way points
-Trip routing can avoid user-selected areas
-Exit list shows which businesses are available at a given highway exit
-On-screen picture of highway interchanges indicates lanes to use to stay on route

System Operation

Based on positioning data from up to 12 orbiting Global Positioning Satellites (GPS), the Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System™ locates the vehicle's position. If the GPS antenna is blocked by a tunnel, tall building or parking garage, an internal gyroscopic system and a speed sensor track the location of the vehicle to help keep the mapping information current and reliable until satellite reception is restored. A DVD database is located in the system's ECU. Updated DVD data discs are available on an annual basis on-line or by calling a toll-free number. The navigation system can be controlled by voice, or by the multifunctional Interface Dial. For voice operation, the driver simply presses the "Talk" button on the steering wheel and says any of a number of preset command phrases. The system responds to 832 command phrases, as well as to spoken city and street names. Sophisticated bilingual voice recognition technology allows the driver to simply speak city and street names aloud, and the system responds by displaying matches from the available database.

When the "Talk" button is pressed, the audio system is automatically muted, and an overhead microphone receives the command from the driver. Commands can be given in plain English, like "Display gas stations," "Find nearest hospital," or "Find nearest Chinese restaurant." You can choose to display points of interest on the map (such as restaurants, or As, for example), or have the system provide turn-by-turn navigation – all by voice. The extensive point-of-interest database includes phone numbers that can be dialed by using the Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink™ system and the driver's compatible Bluetooth® cell phone.

The navigation system can also be controlled via the multifunctional Interface Dial by choosing menu options or spelling out a word (e.g., an address, business name or place) using the multifunctional Interface Dial much like a computer mouse to select characters from an on-screen keypad. The Pilot navigation system also has the ability to track vehicle position in areas not covered by DVD map data by means of dots on the screen – especially helpful when driving off-road.

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Honda Canada