Well, as the Driver, you cannot manipulate the Navi system while driving. As a passenger, you cannot manipulate the system either. You have to pull over and plug in your address!!!!!!! You might as well not even have the stupid feature. On the highway the other day, in traffic, not an exit to be seen, I was lost and needed to figure out where I was going and which exit I was supposed to get off........yeah, right!!!!!! Had to use my Iphone. Like that wasn't way more dangerous than using my large screen, touch-screen Navi system. Paid good money for that stinkin' thing and now it is useless.

+1 agree with you on this.

 

Yeah I find that annoying too that even a passenger can't play with the navi or settings as you are driving. I havent looked but does anybody know if that can be turned off? I am sure it is for safety reasons.

 

yes, safety reasons, aren't most other manufacturer's navigations systems the same? but I believe you can use the Voice commands to enter a new address when driving. I actually haven't tried it on our Honda yet, but I know the voice commands works on my Ford navi when driving so you don't have to pull over.

 

Yes have to use the voice commands, its is a step by step and takes a bit more time but will eventually get the address in there & provide a route. I guess safety 1st & convenience 2nd!!!!

 

Honda is the last of all the manufacturer's to change the NAV. My 2012 TSX Wagon still allows you to enter an address anytime and I miss it dearly on our new Ody as well. The lawyers have spoken .

 

I started a thread on that blurry mirror. I think its a safety hazard. Wish there was a way to start a petition and get a new mirror replacement option

 

I think it was a smart move by Honda to do this otherwise what would be the difference between entering an address and texting while driving IMHO?

 

Also, cannot figure out how to get the CD music to save to the hard drive (HDD). There was something called GraceNote in my 2011 and in the manual it explained how to make that feature the default or take it off and record manually. There is not one mention of the HDD in the manual. I have no idea how to begin enjoying my HDD! Any one know?

I'm struggling to understand the HDD feature. I just bought a 2014 EX-L (no Navi or RES) today. I'm seeing conflicting information on whether this trim level has an audio HDD. I see some sites that indicate it has a 2GB HDD, but then some other sites only say that the Navi trims have the HDD.

I played a standard CD earlier today, and didn't see any indication that the disk was being saved to the HDD, so wondering if I'm doing something wrong, or if the 2014 EX-L doesn't have this feature. I've been looking through the manual, but don't see any mention of a hard drive.

thoughts?

thanks.

 

Hmmm, I think Honda got away with the 2Gb HDD (it is called CD Library, CDL) that several of the non-NAV 2011-2013 models have. They just seem to have HDD (16Gb) on the ones with NAV now.

2013 Specs:
http://owners.honda.com/vehicles/information/2013/Odyssey/specs

2014 Specs:
2014 Honda Odyssey - Specifications - Official Honda Site

For the ones with NAV in order to enable CD recording to HDD automatically, see Navigation Manual page 143

 

Hmm bummer. I think you're probably right BigBoat. Also, when I play a CD there is no Artist/Album/Title info displayed. It just says "No Title". That's a disappointment.

 

Bummer, what about when you use the USB? That may be an option (albeit Gracenote)

 

You have to turn on the recording of CD to HDD then you will get the title. Unless you have a CD that you created

 

yeah, you gotta give voice commands thru the voice menu.