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Replying to: antaggie (Jan 26, 2009 6:55 am) My nav system sucks to high heaven and the lowest hades, and Honda nor Alpine will willingly address the issue so I am going to let my state's lemon law handle it when the extended warranty expires! Basically, that's three unresolved visits to any dealer for the same problem and Honda has to take back the vehicle. I am glad to hear that a disc update does not solve the problem, at least!! I will not spend the money based on your comments. Honda just says everything is fine from the dealer all the way to the national office in California. Alpine does not even answer letters or phone messages. Part of the so-called problem is I live in a rural area and Honda says the maps have not been updated. That sucks because the Lewis & Clark Expedition mapped not only Kentucky but Ohio and Missouri and Indiana 200 years ago or so, and by now, Honda and Alpine should have gotten on board. I will give the system this much -- after I go somewhere and enter that location into the unit, things are basically ok. You're just going to have to figure out how to get there first so you can tell Honda where you want to go. I guess if I owned Alpine or Honda stock, I wouldn't complain. Or if I had so much money that it did not matter, I also probably wouldn't complain. As it is, I paid over $2,200 for something that is unreliable, doesn't work correctly, but sure does make a nice-loking cover or front piece for the CD player. Good luck! I wish you well. |
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Replying to: antaggie (Jan 26, 2009 6:55 am) It sounds like your biggest complaint is the way it searches for POI's. I had problems with this at first as well and it turns out, it's operator error. The system is not intuitive though, which is why you're getting stores 200 miles away. This "problem" has to do with the order in which you select different menus. Try this from the main nav menu: search places, shopping, sort by distance to travel or city vacinity, then input name. If you just search by name it pulls "Dillards" out of its arse. Another problem can be with how the names are in the system. A lot of times I'll do a city vicinity search and just type in the first letter and then hit list. You'll have to scroll through everything in that category that starts with a that letter. What's really sad is that of the OEM systems I've owned, this one is actually the best. The system in my wife's Lexus is horrible even for my technical brain. She refuses to use it and has a Garmin mounted to the windshield. The Lexus also has a lot of limitations to features when the vehicle is in motion.
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| I have a 2002 Odyssey and my Lcd screen went blank this morning. I can still hear it respond, but can see nothing. Any way to fix this? | |
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Replying to: ocuihs (Dec 19, 2008 4:02 am) I've been putting off buying an update for quite a while. One time I came very close; but stopped cold when I read about a bug that prevented the system from letting you listen to the male voice. The female has a grating voice to me. I'm now glad I waited though. It looks like they've added quite a few features and locations that I care about. I still have the original 2004 disc from when I bought my 2005 Odyssey. Hopefully they've improved the POI's for where I live (Riverside, CA); because this area was all orange groves at the time my DVD data was created. I feel bad for all of you who are having issues with the navigation system. I have tried a handful of GPS units, both built-ins and portables. None have come close to the features that are offered to me on my built-in Honda Navi. I've tried Land Rover, Toyota, BMW and Ford built-ins and they are all less intuitive and did not allow for any input while driving over 10 mph. I've tried a couple megellan and garmen units and have never been quite happy with their ability to give easy access to the options I care about and have consistently taken me off the freeway just to get back on it a couple miles down the road because it's a shorter distance. The main trick for the Honda navi (and I saw someone else mention this) is to select the options in the right order. If you want to get all of the closest Walmart's to your current location, you push Menu, Places, Shopping, then top selection but I forget the wording (something like Search Nearest), then select By Name. If you select By Name after pushing the Shopping button, you get a pretty irrelevant listing of stores from anywhere and everywhere. Anyway, this is turning into a long post and I really just wanted to thank ocuihs for posting a link to purchase the discounted map/poi update DVD. Thanks! |
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Hello, I just noticed that I have a blue line that runs vertical down my nav screen has anyone else had this problem? Thanks |
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I moved to Canada, and apparently Columbus was wrong. The world must be flat and ends at the US border according to my navi. From my searching today, it would seem that Honda has not bothered to make an update for the 2001 (black disc) navi that includes Canada. Somebody please tell me I am wrong, or that there is a hack for the white disc to make it work in my 2001, or, or... is it just a losing battle? 
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Replying to: kfuchs (Mar 11, 2009 8:34 am) If you need additional North Canada coverage, you may purchase Canada DVD (gray disc). https://store.alpine-usa.com/Hondadvdsales/naviorder.php Note: Fulfillment is handled by Alpine Electronics of America, Inc.
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Replying to: ocuihs (Mar 14, 2009 3:48 pm) |
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Replying to: 2006odyowner (Oct 17, 2008 6:48 am) |
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I own a 2002 Odyssey and I am using a Garmin 250 {speaks directions but not street names}. It is handling both the USA & Canada very well. If ever I buy my next Odyssey I will not take the navigation option but just use a Garmin that speaks.street names, Garmin map updates are easy via your computer. I keep it on the tray between the seats on a 'Garmin tree'. Window and windowsill mounts are outlawed in Ontario, Canada. A Canadian |
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