Sony NV-U83T manual

NV -U83T NV -U73T P ersonal Na vigation System Instruction Manual © 2008 Sony Corporation 3-292-494- 11 (1) Instruction Manual US[...]

2 Using the manuals The follo wing manuals a re included with the unit. Before ins talling or operatin g the unit, read these manuals thoroughly and re tain them for f uture refe renc e. • Read This First Contains ins tructions on ho w to instal l the unit in your c ar, t he loca tion of c ontrol s, and the featur ed navigation opera tions . • [...]

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4 T able of Contents Basic Opera tions 6 Menu oper ations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Gesture Command operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Keyboard oper ations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Navi ga ti on 8 Checking the GPS s tatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Route search ing . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 Using the Supplied Soft ware 28 System requir ements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Installin g the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Connect ing the uni t to your co mpute r . . . . . . . 28 Starting th e software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Guidance voi ce data management . . . . . . . . . . 29 Map dat[...]

6 Basic Op erations Comm on procedu res to oper ate the sys tem are explaine d. Gene ral oper ations ca n be perfo rmed on the touch sc reen . Gently touch the displ ayed ico ns with y our finge r . Note Do not press th e display with excessive fo rc e. Do not use any shar p o bject, such a s a pen , etc., to ta p on the display . Menu operations T[...]

7 Keyboard operations The keyboard d isplay app ears when you need to enter t ext. When e nterin g addres ses, yo u need o nly ent er charac ters in u pp er cas e, as th e sy stem automatical ly conv erts the m to appro priate charac ters . Y ou can cha nge the ca se o r e nter special characters/symb o ls when n ecessary . The fo llowing types of [...]

8 Navigati on Checking the GPS status About the GPS status indication The GPS stat us can be chec ked by the color of the curr ent p osition i con. If the c urrent positi on is not displa yed, touch V OICE/POS. to sho w the icon. * A vailable only f or NV -U83T . Note Acquisition o f GPS signa l may take up to 10 minu tes, especially for the fir st[...]

9 Full address searc h Follow the procedu re below if you know the house nu mbe r , str eet nam e, and th e city na me of the dest ination. 1 In the menu display , touch , the n “Enter Address. ” If the state s election disp lay appe ars, select the new (c urrent ) state or “Cha nge to Different St ate. ” When se lecti ng “Chang e to Di f[...]

10 POI search POI (Poi nts Of Interest) searc h allo ws you to set fac ilities such as rest aurants, hotels , gas stations, etc ., as the dest inati on. The syst em sear ches for POI s near the curr ent positio n. T o s earch f o r the POIs i n another ci ty Y ou can sp ecif y the cit y befor e sele cting the POI search me thod. In th is case, the [...]

11 Inter section searc h The inters ection can be se t as a destination, if available for the sele cted st reet. 1 In the menu display , touch , the n “Find a Plac e . ” The search method selectio n display appea rs. 2 Select “Find Inters ection. ” The s treet nam e input disp lay appe ars. 3 Ente r the str eet name . The li st of stre et c[...]

12 Fa vorites sea r ch Y ou can select a destination th at is sav ed in the Favor it e s. For details on how to mana ge Favorites, se e page 19. 1 In the menu d isplay , touch , the n “My Place s. ” The s earch me thod s electio n disp lay appe ars. 2 Select “ Fav orite 1, ” “Fav ori te 2, ” “Fav orite 3, ” or “Fav orite 4. ” Th[...]

13 Approachin g an intersectio n (closer) Appr oaching an inte rsectio n (e ven closer ) A Cur rent d ire ction/ curr ent s peed B Curr ent posit ion/ GPS stat us indi cation (page 8) C Nort h indica tor/cur rent ti me D Cur ren t str eet n ame E ET A (Estimated T ime of Arriv al)/distance to dest ination F Distan ce to n ext tu rn G Next str eet n[...]

14 Using the map tool The ma p tool bar appea rs when you t ouch “Options ” on the map disp lay . 1 T o show th e main menu. 2 T o check the TM C stat us/show the t raffic mess ages on the c urrent rout e (pag e 17). 3 T o show the call in pr ogress displa y (page 22 ).* 4 Duri ng route guidan ce: T o hear the n ext voice gui danc e and show th[...]

15 6 After sett ing the r oute point, s elect “Done . ” The route plan ning di splay reap pear s with the selected point added in th e list. The last setting is li sted as the f inal dest ination . Repe at step 4 to 6 to con tinue a dding route point s. Up to 10 rout e points can be set . 7 Select “Calculate Route. ” The ro ute ca lculati o[...]

16 Adding an interim destination to the curr ent route Duri ng route gui dance, yo u can add an in terim destinat ion. 1 In the menu d isplay , touch , the n select the desired s earch method to set the int erim dest ination. For de tails on sear ch methods, see “R oute searc hing” on p age 8. Y o u can s elect th e desir ed sear ch meth od, ex[...]

17 TMC information The bu ilt-in TMC (T raff ic Messag e Channel) receiver* allows yo u to rece ive traff ic infor mation. Y ou can check th e traffic messag es. * For NV -U83T , the r eceiver is located in the crad le. For NV -U73T , the r eceiver is located in the u nit. Che cki ng traf fic in for matio n About the TMC status ind ication The TMC [...]

18 Selecting the tra ffic information typ e Y ou can select the tra ff ic information type to displa y . 1 Open th e list of traffic m essag es. For de tails , see “ V iewing t raffic mess ages ” on page 17. 2 Select “ Chang e Mes sage . ” The type select ion displ ay app ears. 3 Select t he desi red t ype. 4 T ouch . The message list o f s[...]

19 Fr om the map o ption men u 1 In t he map displ ay , touc h th e map t o switch to the map scrolling mode, the n sele ct the desire d poin t. 2 Select “Options , ” then “More ... ” Fol low the proc edure from ste p 3 abo ve to add the sele cted poi nt to th e addres s book . Tip Fur ther mana gement o f addre ss book is available from th[...]

20 Activating the Bl uetooth signal 1 In the menu d isplay , touch , the n “Phone . ” 2 Select “Blu etooth Sign al, ” then “ ON. ” The sig nal is ac tiv ate d. The Bl uetoot h indi cator in the bottom right of the unit lights up in blue. Pairing with a cellphone Pairing is req uired only t he first time you co nnect to a ce llphone . T [...]

21 Making calls Y o u can m ake hands- free ca lls in various ways. The follo wing callin g methods are av ailable. • “Dial ing a phon e num ber” (pa ge 21) • “ Using the list of rec ent calls” (pag e 21) • “Using the phone book” (page 21) • “Using pr eset numbe rs” (pag e 22) • “ Other w ays to make calls” (page 22) D[...]

22 Using preset number s Y ou ca n make a call quickl y using preset phone number s. For details on how to pres et pho ne num bers, see page 27. 1 In the menu d isplay , touch , the n “Phone . ” The calling m ethod s election displa y appears. 2 Select “D 1, ” “D 2, ” “D 3, ” or “Home . ” The call is ma de. The cal ling di splay[...]

23 Showing th e map 1 T ou ch V OICE/POS. The map and th e route guidance (if in progr ess) app ear wi th disp laye d on the right si de. T o return to the call in progress displa y , touch . T o show th e menu display , touch MENU. T ransferrin g the cur rent c all to a cellphone Y ou can tr ansfer t he curren t call to a cel lphone if, for exam p[...]

24 Sett ings The settin g menu includes the followin g categories . • “Route Pl anning ” (page 14) • “ Ad dress Book ” (page 24) • “Gene ral” (page 24) • “Map” (page 26) • “Route Pr ofi le” (pa ge 26) • “Gui de” (p age 26) • “Tra ff ic Informa tion” (pag e 27) • “Phone ” (NV -U83T onl y) (pag e 27) Ad[...]

25 Daylight Sa ving Time T o set dayl ight saving t ime au tomat ically by GPS o r ma nual ly . – “ Automatic”: Updates a utomatically by G PS. – “Manual (+1h)” /“Manual (+30min)”: Sets manually . – “OFF”: Standard time. GUI Day / Night Mode T o select the co lor the me of m enu disp lays . – “ Automatic”: Switches the d[...]

26 Map settings The follo wing map displ ay settings are conf igur able. In the m enu display, touch c “ Map ” c the desire d item c the desi red op tion. Route profile settings The follo wing route pro file set tings are configur able. In the me nu displ ay , touch c “Route Profile” c the des ired item c the desir ed opt ion. Guidance sett[...]

27 T raffic I nformation settings The foll owing t raffic in form at ion sett ing s are conf igurable. In the me nu display , touch c “Traffic Info rmat ion” c the desire d item c the de sired option. * Applicable only when “T raffic Information” is set to “Use” in the r oute p rofile set ting (page 26 ). Phone settings (NV -U83T only) [...]

28 Using the Supplied Software Y ou can i nstal l the s oftwar e to your comput er from the sup plied disc. Usi ng the softwa re, you c an manage various da ta to us e on the uni t. System requirements Computer • IBM PC/A T compatible machines • CPU: Pentiu m III Proces sor 800 MHz or f aster • Hard Disc space : 300 MB or more (500 MB or more[...]

29 Starting the software 1 Star t the soft ware . Click “sta rt, ” then select “(All) Progr ams” c “n av-u too l” c “nav- u tool. ” The main menu a ppears. 1 T o manage the map data ( page 30). 2 T o manage the ad dress book dat a (page 30). 3 T o select the language for so ftware on-sc reen displays . 4 T o upgrade t he firmware (p[...]

30 Map data management Y ou can transfe r and replace t he map data on the unit, using the software (e .g., to rest ore map data if necessa ry). Before st arting, connect the unit to your computer and sta rt the softwar e. T o transfer the map data on t he supplied/op tional disc, in sert the di sc. 1 In the main menu of the software, select “Map[...]

31 T ransferring ad dress book data from y our computer to the unit Y o u can tran sfer addres s book data fro m you r compu ter to the u nit, us ing the software. Befo re star ting, conn ect the unit to your co mpute r and sta rt the so ftwar e. 1 In the main menu of the software, select “Address Book Manager . ” 2 Select “T ransfer Address [...]