System setup, 2009 mdx – Acura 2009 MDX User Manual
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Navigation System
System Setup
Switching Display Mode Automatically
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Recommended Display Mode Day/Night Settings:
• With the headlights on, select mid-range for the dash illumination (see the vehicle Owner’s manual for location of knob).
• With the headlights off, select mid-range for the dash illumination (see the vehicle Owner’s manual for location of knob).
• On the Setup Color adjustment screen, choose white for the map
Day
display and black for the map
Night
display (see
page
105
). Inappropriate adjustment of these colors can cause the
Day
/
Night
modes to appear inoperative.
llumination control
Priority Operation
But remember
Display Mode
button
(see page
11
)
1
Allows selection of
Day
,
Night
, or
Off
display
mode. This button has the highest priority and
overrides all other display control adjustments
listed below.
Once you press this button, you assume full
manual control of the display mode until the
ignition key is cycled again.
Sunlight sensor (middle of
dash near the windshield)
2
If the sunlight sensor detects daylight and the
headlights are turned on, the system
automatically overrides (cancels) the
Night
display and displays the
Day
display mode.
If desired, use the
Display Mode
button
to override this automatic choice.
Dash illumination adjustment
knob (see the vehicle Owner’s
manual for location)
3
When headlights are turned on, and you wish to
have the
Day
display mode, then adjust the
illumination to the full bright setting (beeps).
With the headlights on, adjust the dash
brightness back to mid-range to allow auto
switching by sensing the headlights are on or
off.
Headlights (On/Off)
4
When turned on, the display changes to
Night
display mode. The previous three controls
listed above can cancel this function.
Use the
Display Mode
button
, or with
the headlights on, adjust the dash illumination
to full bright to set the display to your desired
choice.
Map
Day
/
Night
screen color
choice (see page
105
for the
Day
and
Night
color choices)
N/A
The user can select the color of the screen that
will be displayed for the
Day
and
Night
display modes described above.
For best contrast, ensure that the map color is
white for
Day
and black for
Night
.
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