Sony NAV-U NV-U44 manuale d’uso

NV -U44 P ersonal Na vigation System Instruction Manual ©2008 Sony Corporation 4-000-806- 11 (1) Instruction Manual US[...]

2 Using the manuals The man uals for this un it con sis t of th e f ollowi ng 3 guid es. Before in stalling or operating the uni t, read these manuals thoroughl y and retain t hem for future refe rence. • Quick Sta r t Guide Contai ns instru ction s on bas ic opera tions , such as ins tallat ion, navigati on opera tions , etc. After y ou have rea[...]

3 T able of Contents Basic Opera tions 5 Menu operati ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Gesture Command op erations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Keyboard opera tions . . . . . .[...]

4 Photo Playba c k 37 Viewing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Photo playback c o ntrols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Photo set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Basic Op erations Commo n proce dures t o oper ate the syste m are e xplai ned. Gene ral oper ations can be performe d on the touch scr een. Gent ly touch th e displa yed icon s with your fing er . Note Do not pre ss the display with excessive force. Do not use any shar p o bject, suc h as a pen , etc., to ta p on the display . Menu operations Th[...]

6 Other basic menu operat ions About the batt ery status indication The batt ery statu s can be che cked by the indica tor in the m ain menu . To T ouch cancel the setting “Cancel” confirm the sel ection/ procee d to t he next s tep “Done ” or “OK” Indicator Status Adap ter c onnec ted. Full y charged . Not fully char ged. Lo w batt ery[...]

7 Gesture Command operations Frequen tly-u sed op eratio ns can be p erform ed by ass ignin g finger strokes such as a line, etc. For navigation In the ma p display (e xcept in map sc rolling mode), dr aw the command s troke as be low . To Make start navi gation to yo ur home (page 15) a circumf lex start na vigation to a destination s tored in Fav[...]

8 For photo playback In the ph oto play back dis play , draw the c omma nd stroke as below . For details on ph oto pla yback , see page 37 . To Make start th e slidesh ow (only when play back c ontrols ar e shown) a dot skip to th e previo us file a horizontal lin e (right to left) skip to th e next f ile a hori zontal line (l eft to right) skip to[...]

9 Keyboard operations The keyboard di splay appears when you need to en ter text. When e nterin g addres ses, yo u need on ly ente r charac ters in upper ca se, as the syste m autom atica lly converts them to ap propri ate cha racter s. Y ou ca n change t he cas e or enter sp ecia l charac ters/s ymbol s wh en nec essa ry . The fo llowing types o f[...]

10 *1 When another keyboard type is se lected, touch “123 ” to switch t o the numer ic keyboard. *2 The cand idate lis t automati cally appea rs when can didates are nar rowed down as you continue inputting charac ters. To T ouch ente r an alph abetic al charac ter the desired charact er ke y enter a n umber the desi red number k ey* 1 ente r a[...]

11 Navigati on Checking the GPS status About the GPS status indication The GPS s tatus can be chec ked by the co lor of th e curren t posit ion icon. If the c urrent positio n is not disp layed, press V OICE/POS. to show the i con. Note Acquisit ion of GPS signa l may tak e up to 10 minute s, espe cially for the first time. Make sure that you are i[...]

12 Viewing detailed GPS status in f o rmation Detailed G PS st atus information, such as the lat itude, longitude, etc., can be vie wed to check if the cu rren t pos ition is p roperl y calc ulate d. 1 In the menu displ ay , touch , “Gener al, ” then “GPS Status . ”[...]

13 Route searching Y ou can se arch for a ro ute in vario us ways. The f ollo wing rou te sear ch meth ods are a v ailable . • “ Address search ” (p age 13) • “Home se arch” (p age 15) • “POI sear ch” (p age 15) • “In ters ection search” (page 17) • “C ity cente r sear ch” (page 18 ) • “Q uick Link se arch” (pag [...]

14 6 Select the desire d city in the list. If more th an one address can didate exis ts, the list o f candidates app ears. In this case, select the d esi red ad dres s. The addr ess confir mation displa y appears . 7 Select “G o. ” Rout e guida nce star ts. Street searc h If the h ouse number is not k nown, a searc h can be made to an approxima[...]

15 Home search If you regi ster you r hom e, you ca n search for a r oute the re. For details on registeri ng you r home, se e page 4 2. 1 In the menu display , touch , then “T ake Me Home . ” Rout e guida nce star ts. Tip If you select “T ake Me Home ” wit hout having reg istered a home a ddress, the re gistration display automati cally ap[...]

16 By POI name Y ou can se arch for a route t o a POI by direct ly enteri ng its na me. 1 In the menu display , touch , then “Find a Place . ” The search me thod selection display appears. 2 Sele ct “P oints of In teres t. ” 3 Select “B y Name . ” The POI name inpu t display appe ars. 4 Enter the POI name . The list of POI ca ndidat es [...]

17 By POI category Y ou can se arch for a route t o a POI by select ing its cat egory(ies) . 1 In the menu display , touch , then “Find a Place . ” The search me thod selection display appears. 2 Sele ct “P oints of In teres t. ” 3 Select “C ategor y . ” The list of category candida tes app ears. 4 Sele ct the desire d categ ory . Sele [...]

18 Cit y cent er sear c h The c ity ce nter can be set as a dest inat ion. 1 In the menu display , touch , then “Find a Place . ” The search me thod selection display appears. 2 Select “Fi nd City . ” The city name in p ut displ ay appears. 3 Enter t he city name . The list of city cand idates appears . 4 Select the desire d city in the lis[...]

19 Changing a POI name/cat egory in Quick Links 1 In the menu display , touch , then “Find a Place . ” 2 Select “Quick Link Settings, ” then the desired Qui ck Link. 3 Select the desired s etting method. Recent destin ations search The system st ores pre vious destinatio ns, allo wing you to sele ct one quickly fro m the list. For details o[...]

20 Address book sear ch Y ou can se lect the de stina tion saved in th e addres s book . For details on how to manage the addr ess bo ok, see pag e 35. 1 In the menu display , touch , then “My Places. ” The search me thod selection display appears. 2 Select “A ddress Book. ” The li st of groups a ppears. 3 Select the des ired group. The lis[...]

21 Option menu in the address/POI c onfirmation display The opt ion m enu i n the add ress/PO I con firmation disp lay prov ides variou s us eful op eratio ns. When the c onfirmati on display appear s after sett ing a destinatio n, select “Opti ons, ” then one of the foll owing ite ms. *1 Appea rs depend ing on your selection . “Edit Ite m”[...]

22 Map operations Indications on t he map When no route guidance is in progress: A Curr ent direc tio n (pag e 4 4) B Curre nt speed (pag e 44) C Curre nt posi tion/ GPS stat us ind ication (page 1 1) D North indica tor/current time E Curr ent stre et n ame cont inue to ne xt pa ge r C A B D E[...]

23 During route guidance: Straig ht-ahead dr iving F Distance/ET A (Estimated T ime of Arri v al) to destina tion G Distan ce to n ext tu rn H Next ins truction Approaching an intersect ion I Next t urn instruction cont inue to ne xt pa ge r FG H I[...]

24 Approaching an intersect ion (clos er) * J Magni fied view of an in tersec tion (p age 46 ) K Bar indicatio n of the distance to next turn Approaching an interse ction (even cl oser) * L Current position * Y ou can set to hide the magnifie d view of an intersection (pa ge 46). cont inue to ne xt pa ge r K J L[...]

25 Map scrolling mode Y ou can switch to map scrolling mode by to uching the map, wheth er during route guida nce or not. By placing the desired point into the crosshair , you can view the information on th e point or open the map op tions. Operations in map scrolling mode To Operation scroll a map drag the scree n mov e the desired poi nt to the c[...]

26 Using the map tools The map t ool bar appe ars when yo u touch “Op tions” on the map displ ay . 1 T o show the ma in menu. 2 T o toggle the m ap orient ation (heading up /north up). 3 Duri ng route guidan ce: T o repeat the l ast voice gu idance. In othe r case s: T o return to the curr ent pos ition d isplay . 4 T o sho w more ma p optio ns[...]

27 More map op tions More opt ions are a vailabl e by selectin g “More…” in the map to ol bar . *1 Av ailable only for the point selected in map scr olling mode. *2 Av ailable on ly for address book entr y icons. *3 Av ail able only du ring route gu idance. *4 Appea rs when is tou ched. *5 Av ailable only if m ore than one de stination point [...]

28 Route planning Creating a new itinerar y The proce dure to create a new itiner ary is explai ned below . 1 In the menu display , touch , then “Route Plann ing. ” 2 Select “Rou te Planning, ” then “Op tions. ” 3 Select “N ew Route. ” The route planning display appears in which the current po sition is se t as the start point. For [...]

29 6 After s etting the route po int, select “Done . ” The route planning displa y reappears with the selected point added in the list. The last se tting is list ed as the f inal destinat ion. Repea t step 4 to 6 to cont inue a dding ro ute poi nts. Up to 10 route po ints can be s et. 7 Select “C alculat e Route . ” The ro ute cal culati on[...]

30 Editing route points Y ou can edi t the se lected ro ute po ints whi le crea ting an itinerar y . Select the desire d route point in the rout e planni ng disp lay , then on e of the fo llowing ite ms. Tip Y ou ca n open th e rout e plann ing display and modify your itinerar y , ev en after s tar ting ro ute guid ance. Item Purpose Chan ge Locat [...]

31 Option menu f or rout e planning The option menu in the route pla nning/route conf irmation display provides v arious useful operat ions. When the r oute planning/r oute confirma tion display appears, select “Options, ” then one of th e following i tems . *1 Appe ars onl y in the op tion m enu of the rou te plan ning dis pla y whil e setti n[...]

32 Adding an interim destinatio n to the current r oute Durin g route gui dance, yo u can add an int erim dest ination . 1 In the me nu display , tou ch , then select the desired sea rch method to set the inter im destinat ion. For detail s on search m ethod s, see “Ro ute sear ching ” on page 13. Y ou can s elect the desired sear ch meth od, e[...]

33 Route confirmation Vie wing the turn-b y-turn list During route guid ance, you can view the turn-by- turn list. 1 In the map display , selec t “Options, ” then “T urns. ” The turn -by-turn li st appea rs. 2 Select the desired it em to show the detailed inf ormation. cont inue to ne xt pa ge r[...]

34 Vie wing the entire route Durin g route gui dance, yo u can vie w the entir e route to t he destina tion. 1 In the map display , selec t “Options, ” then “T urns. ” 2 Select “Con firm Route. ” The en tire rou te appea rs. T o chang e the route calculation condition s 1 Select “Change Condition, ” then the desi red option. Route g[...]

35 Destination management Desti nati ons on “R ecent D estina tions, ” “ Addres s Book, ” and “Fa vori tes” can be ma naged. Recent destinat ions Y ou can dele te the hi story o f “Recent Dest inations . ” 1 In the menu displ ay , touch , “My Pla ces, ” then “ Recent Destinati ons. ” 2 Select “D elete . ” 3 Select the it[...]

36 4 Set the f ollowing items. 5 Select “D one. ” The destinat ion is added to th e address book and indicated by the selected icon on the map. Fr om the map option men u 1 In the map displa y , touc h the map to switc h to the map scro lling mode, then select th e desired point. 2 Select “Options , ” then “More ... ” Follow the proced [...]

37 Photo P layback Y ou can vi e w photo f il es stor ed on a “ Memory S tick D uo” inse rted in the unit. Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” containing photo files shot by a Son y digital still camera in th e unit. Suppor ted ph oto file typ e • File f ormat JPEG • File extension .JPG • Numbe r of pixel s Max. 12 me ga pix els Viewing photo[...]

38 Photo play back contr ols T o uch the dis play if the photo playbac k contr ols are not shown. 1 T o exit the photo b rowser . 2 T o select a f ile from the lis t. 3 T o ski p to th e pr evious file. 4 T o start the slid eshow . 5 T o skip to th e next file. 6 T o open the opt ion menu for phot o playba ck. 7 T o hide the play back controls. Wit[...]

39 Photo settings The foll owing photo s ettings a re configurab le. In the photo fil e list, select “Settings ” c the desi red ite m c the de sired op tion . Item Purpose Play ing Inte rval Sets the s lidesho w interval. Repeat Repeats the sl idesho w . Slideshow Rang e Plays sl ideshow of all photo f iles in a “Mem ory St ick Du o” or t h[...]

40 Setting s The settin g menu includes the following c ategories. • “Ro ute Plan ning” (pag e 40) • “ Addr ess Book” (page 41 ) • “Gene ral ” (pag e 42) • “Map” (page 4 4) • “Ro ute Prof ile” (page 45) •“ G u i d e ” ( p a g e 4 6 ) Route planning settings The foll owing route plannin g setti ngs are c onfigurab[...]

41 Address book settings The foll owing addres s book settings are configu rable. In the me n u dis play , touch c “A d d r e s s B o o k ” c the des ired item c the desire d option . Item Purpose Edit Item Edit s the ad dress b ook ent ry . Select th e group, then one of the foll o wi ng items. – Ent ry in the list: Opens the displa y where [...]

42 General settings The follo wing sett ings related to the system are conf igurable. In the me n u dis play , touch c “Genera l” c the des ired ite m c th e desire d optio n. Item Purpose V olume (Operation Sound ) Presets th e volume lev el for touch screen operat ion sou nd: “Level 3, ” “Level 2, ” “Level 1, ” “OFF . ” Units [...]

43 Item Purpose GUI Day / Ni ght Mode Selects th e color theme of menu displays. P ower Saving ( Display OFF) T urns of f the dis play automatical ly after se veral minutes of inacti vity: “ON, ” “OFF . ” Keyboard Style (page 9) Sel ects the ke yboard type: “QWER TY + 123, ” “QWE R TY , ” “ ABC. ” Passw o rd Loc k Locks the u ni[...]

44 Map settings The foll owing map di splay s ettings a re configurab le. In the me n u dis play , touch c “M ap” c the desi red item c th e desire d optio n. Item Purpose 2D / 3D Ma p View Select s the defaul t map view . – “2D”: Ov erhead vie w . – “3 D” (le vel 1) : Aerial vie w (h igh angl e). – “3D” (level 2): Aeri al vie[...]

45 Route profile settings The fol lowi ng route pr ofi le setti ngs are conf igur able. In the me n u dis play , touch c “Route Profile” c the desire d item c the desi red op tion. Item Purpose Ferr ies Allows the us e of ferr ies/avoids th em unl ess no alternati ve is av ailable: “ Allow , ” “ A void. ” Carpool Lanes A llows the use o[...]

46 Guidance settings The foll owing route guidance setti ngs are co nfigurable . In the me n u dis play , touch c “G uide” c the de sired i tem c t he desi red opti on. Item Purpose V olume (Guide) Presets th e volume lev el for voice guidanc e: “Level 3, ” “Level 2, ” “Lev e l 1, ” “O FF . ” V oice Attention (Merge) Activ ates [...]

47 Using t he PC App l icati on Software Y ou can in stall th e PC appl ication softwa re to your com puter . U sing the s oftwar e, you can manage v arious data to use on the unit. System requirements Computer • IBM PC/A T compatible machine s •U S B p o r t OS • Micr osoft Windows 2000 Prof essio nal wi th Service Pack 4 (or la ter) • Mic[...]

48 Installing the software 1 Go to http://esuppor t.sony .com/ 2 Enter your model number , then clic k “Continue . ” 3 Select “Drivers, ” th en “nav-u tool” to dow nload t he soft ware . 4 Follow the instructions at t he website and complete the installation. Connecting the unit t o y our computer 1 T urn on the un it and your computer [...]

49 Starting the software 1 Star t the softw are . Click “start, ” then select “(All) Pr ograms” c “n av-u tool” c “na v-u tool . ” The ma in menu app ears. 1 T o manage gu idan ce voice dat a (pag e 50). 2 T o manage t he map da ta (page 51). 3 T o manage the ad dress bo ok data (page 52 ). 4 T o upgrade th e firmware (page 5 4). 5 [...]

50 Guidance voice data management Y ou can tran sfer guidanc e voice data from yo ur comp uter to the unit, using th e softwa re. Before st arting, connect the unit to your c omputer and sta rt the softwar e. Y ou can al so tran sfer dat a to the “Memo ry Sti ck Duo ” insert ed in the unit. 1 Select “Guida nce V oice M anager . ” If th e gu[...]

51 Map data management Y ou can tran sfer an d repl ace the ma p data on the uni t, using the softwar e (e.g., to restor e map dat a if necess ary). Before st arting, connect the unit to your c omputer and sta rt the softwar e. 1 Select “M ap Manag er . ” If the map data do es not appear, select “B rowse, ” then spe cify th e data lo cation[...]

52 Address book data management Addre ss book da ta on the u nit or your comput er can be manage d, using th e softw are. Y ou can transf er or imp ort the add ress boo k data on t he unit or your com puter. Editing the add r ess book data on y our computer Y ou can edi t the ad dress bo ok dat a on your c ompu ter, using the so ftware . 1 Select ?[...]

53 T ransferring ad dress book data from y our computer to the unit Y ou can tran sfer ad dres s book dat a from your com puter t o the uni t, using t he softwar e. Before st arting, connect the unit to your c omputer and sta rt the softwar e. 1 Select “A ddress Book M anager . ” 2 Select . If the data does not appear in the list, selec t “Br[...]

54 Firmware upgrade Y ou can upg rade the firmwar e on the un it, usi ng the so ftware . For de tail s, v isit the we bsit e be low: http://www .sony .com/nav-u/s u pport[...]