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Personal Navigation System User's Manual NV-U70 NV-U50 © 2005 Sony Corporation[...]

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User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System User's manual Table of contents  i Table of contents Introduction ...................................................................... 3 Search facilities and con ventions .................................................. 4 Liability .....................................................[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System ii  Table of contents User's manual Useful functions for navigation ....................................... 69 Show the enti re route ............................................................... 70 Next destination ...................................................................... 7[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Introduction - 3 - Introduction Topics covered in this chapter: Search facilities and conventions page 4 Liability page 5 Trademarks page 5[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 4 - Search facilities and conventions Search facilities and conventions This manual offers the following search f acilities: Find information quickly Ù In the footnote at the botto m of the page, you may check which chapter and which sectio n you are actually reading. Ù A glossary at the end o[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Introduction - 5 - Liability Limitation of liabili ty The software and the manual ar e subject to ch ange without notice. Sony may not be liable for the correctness of the information contain ed in this manual nor for damages result in g from the use of this manual . Trademarks Registered trademar[...]

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User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Operating the navigation software - 7 - Operating the navigation software Topics covered in this chapter: Managing languages and maps page 8 Hardware keys page 8 Software keyboard page 8 Character keyboard Mobile phone keyboard Lists page 12 Command buttons page 16 Information page 16 Battery cond[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 8 - Managing languages an d maps Managing languages and maps Installer tool The enclosed software DVD includes an Installer tool. You use this to ascertain w hich languages and maps will be availab le on your navigation device. If you have purchased a version of the Sony Pe rsonal Navigation Sys[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Operating the navigation software - 9 - Character keyboard You may carry out all e n tries with your fin ger on the character keyboard. But you may enter capital letters only. You need not enter small letters or special characters when entering a destination's ci ty or street name. The Sony P[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 10 - Software keyboard Switching between character and number entry… Tap the icon to enter numbers, e.g . for a postcode. Tap the icon to return to the character entry mode. Special characters Tap the icon to enter a special character. The special characters keyboard appears. Tap the icon to r[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Operating the navigation software - 11 - You may carry out all e n tries with your f in ger on the mobile phone keyboard. But you may e nter capital letters onl y. As on a mobile phone, each ke y is designed to enter several letters with it. The position of a lett er on a key caption i ndicates ho[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 12 - Lists Lists Survey There are many cases where you ha ve to select an entry from a list. For example, if you have not ente red the ful l name of a locati on. Each time you enter a c haracter the first found entry that starts with the characters entered so far appears in the text field. A max[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Operating the navigation software - 13 - Buttons The lists screens have three butt ons located on the righ t and lower edge of the screen: Up : Tap this icon to scroll th e list one item up. Down : Tap this icon to scroll the list one it em down. Back : Tap this icon to r eturn to the entry screen[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 14 - Lists The second city to start with the le tter I is displayed underneath the button. You can move through the list usin g the buttons Up und Down . However, you will always see a maximum of 3 elements from the list. 6. Enter the letters LLI. ILLI is now displayed in t he input line. Above [...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Operating the navigation software - 15 - 7. Tap on the List icon. A list of all the ci ties that start with ILLI is displayed. The ci ty on the button is marked. The end of the list give s all the cities th at include ILLI in th eir names. 8. Tap the Down button until ILLIOPOLIS appears on the i c[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 16 - Command buttons Command buttons Icons Most of the Sony Personal Navi gation System screens have the following bu ttons: Return Tap this icon to return to the previous screen . You can use this icon to stop naviga tion. Map view Tap on this button to return to the standard m ap view. From th[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Operating the navigation software - 17 - GPS-Status The GPS S TATUS window includes information about your current location and your current speed. You can also save your current location. The GPS button is located on the righ t half of the upper edge of the screen. The different GPS- icons have t[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 18 - Information Entry Significance Speed Indicates your current speed. Current position Indicates the address of your current position. Save current position Tap on this button to save the curre nt location in F AVORITES . Close window Tap this button to quit the GPS screen.[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 19 - Navigation Topics covered in this chapter: Starting the Sony Personal Navigation System page 20 Menu Basic settings page 23 Indicating a destination page 26 Specifying the coun t ry of your destination Entering an address Selecting a point of int erest Indicating destinations on [...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 20 - Starting the Sony Pers onal Nav igation System Starting the Sony Personal Navigation System Starting the navigation software… 1. Switch on the device (r ight key at the top of the navigation device). The device displays a section of the map. If a GPS signal can already be evaluated, your [...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 21 - Note: The Sony Personal Navigation System always opens with the screen that was active at the time you switched off the device. New destination Tap on the New destinat ion button to enter a destinati on for the navigation, or plan a route. Find out more about the navi gation to a[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 22 - Starting the Sony Pers onal Nav igation System Settings Tap the Settings button to modify the settings of the Son y Personal Navigation System . For details, please refer to " Setting s", page 78. Quit navigation Th is button is only visible while y ou are navigating or while y ou[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 23 - Basic settings Basic settings Before working with the Sony Personal Navigation Syst em , we recommend Ù indicating the time zone of the region you are staying i n currently so that the system can indicate correct times of arrival in navigation mode, Ù entering the home address.[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 24 - Basic settings The S ELECT THE TIME ZONE list opens. 4. Use the Up and Down buttons to se lect a valid time zone fo r your present location (w ithout daylight savin g time). The display of cities or states in the pre sently chosen zone makes it easier for you to choose. 5. Tap the selected [...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 25 - The N AVIGATION screen opens. 11. Tap the Address button and enter your home address as described in " Entering an address", page 27. 12. Tap the Set as home addre ss button. The address is indicated on the H OME ADDRESS screen. 13. Tap the Save button. 14. Tap on the M[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 26 - Indicating a destinat ion Indicating a destination Basic principle of navigation In th is chapter you will learn abou t the possibilities for indicating and managing destinations in the Sony Personal Navigation System . For details on how to s tart naviga tion to a destinati on, please refe[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 27 - Note: Only states or provinces of wh ich at least a part is represented on the currently loaded map may be selected. Entering an address 1. In the M ENU , tap on the New des tinati on bu tton. The N EW D ESTINATION screen opens. 2. Tap on the Navigation button. The N AVIGATION sc[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 28 - Indicating a destinat ion appears automatically. Note: If no house numbers are stored, the H OUSE N UMBER input screen will not appear. The software navigates to the respective street. 7. Enter the name of a crossroad i nto the Inters ection entry field if you want to define an intersection[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 29 - The N AVIGATION screen opens. 3. In the N AVIGATION screen, tap Point of interest . The P OINT OF INTEREST screen opens: 4. In the P OINT OF INTEREST screen, tap …nearby GPS position . Selecting a Point of interest nearby GPS position… The C ATEGORY screen opens.[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 30 - Indicating a destinat ion 5. Select the category (e.g. Garage) from which points of interest should be searched. Only those categories for which points of interest can b e found near your current positi on will be shown. The POI NEARBY GPS POSITION screen opens. The Category 1 field shows t[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 31 - Point of interest in a certain city 1. In the M ENU , tap on the New des tinati on bu tton. The N EW D ESTINATION screen opens. 2. Tap on the Navigation button. The N AVIGATION screen opens. 3. On the N AVIGATION screen, tap Point of interest . The P OINT OF INTEREST screen opens[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 32 - Indicating a destinat ion Selecting a Point of interest in browsed city… The screen for inputtin g the city opens: 5. Enter the city in whi ch a point of i nterest should be searched. You can either enter the postco de or the name of the city. The C ATEGORY screen opens. 6. Select the cat[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 33 - The P OINT OF INTEREST IN A BROWSED CITY ope ns. The Category 1 field shows the chosen category. 7. Tap on the Categ ory 2 field and se lect the subcategory (e.g. Audi VW Seat Skoda …) under which the point of in t erest should be searched. Only th ose subcategories for which p[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 34 - Indicating a destinat ion Point of interest of su perregional significance 1. In the M ENU , tap on the New des tinati on bu tton. The N EW D ESTINATION screen opens. 2. Tap on the Navigation button. The N AVIGATION screen opens. 3. On the N AVIGATION screen, tap Point of interest . The P O[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 35 - Selecting a Point of interest of superregional significance… The C ATEGORY screen opens. 5. Select the category (e.g. car airport) from which points of interest should be searched. On ly categories of superregional importance will be shown. The POI NATIONWIDE screen opens. The [...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 36 - Indicating a destinat ion Look this up in chapt er " Saving a destination" on page 42. Indicating destinat ions on the map You may indicate a destination directly on the map. There are two ways to launch a de stination search on the map: Ù Via the standard map view Ù Via the Sel[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 37 - Via the Select on map button 1. In the M ENU tap on the New des tinati on bu tton. The N EW DESTINATION screen opens. 1a Tap on the Navigation button. The N AVIGATION screen opens. 1b On the N AVIGATION screen, tap on the Select on map button. The map opens in S EARCH DESTINATION[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 38 - Indicating a destinat ion How to accept destinations from the map… 2. Push the desired destination into the middle of the crosshair. Refer to chapter " Operating the map" on page 61 to discover more about working with maps. 3. Tap on the Select destinati on bu tton. The M AP MEN[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 39 - You have the following options: This function is on ly available when GP S reception is possible (The GPS-symbol must be GPS ready ). Tap the Start navigation but ton to start navigati on to the selected place. Caution: Using this function while y ou are already navigating delete[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 40 - Indicating a destinat ion 3. On the N AVIGATION screen, tap Favorites . Saved destinations The F AVORITES screen opens. 4. Tap the entry of the re spective destination. 5. Use the Up and Down buttons to se lect the desired location. The selected location appears on the select button. 6. Tap[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 41 - Recent destinat ions Survey All desti nations you have navi gate d to recently are listed on the R ECENT DESTINATIONS screen. On this screen you may: Ù select destinations fo r navigation purposes, Ù Add destinations to the S AVED DESTINATIONS list, a nd Ù delete destinations [...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 42 - Destination management When you have chosen a destin ation for the navigation the R OUTE OPTIONS screen opens. When you have chosen a route point for a route pl anning, the R OUTE PLANNING screen opens. The destination is entered as a route point. Refer to chapter " Destinatio n manage[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 43 - 1. Tap the Save icon. . The S AVE AS screen opens. 2. Enter a name for the destination. 3. Tap the OK button. The destination has now been added to the F AVORITES . Renaming a destination 1. Open the F AVORITES screen, as described in chapter " Favorites" on page 39. 2.[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 44 - Destination management 4. Enter the new name of the destination. 5. Tap the OK button. The destination is now renamed. Deleting a destination Precondition You have opened the F AVORITES as describ ed in " Favorites" on page 39 - OR – You have opened the R ECENT DESTINATIONS list[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 45 - Indicating several destinations (Itinerary with stages) Itinerary planning You may plan itinerarie s without receivin g GPS-signals, e.g. comfortably at home. Planned i tineraries may be stored. Thus you may plan as many itin eraries as you want, e.g. for holidays. Indicating rou[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 46 - Indicating several destinati ons (Itinerary with stages) The R OUTE PLANNING screen opens. The destination is added as stage point 1. 6. Repeat steps 2-4 for every stage poi nt you want to add to the itinerary. Editing, saving and managing itineraries Survey You may plan as many itineraries[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 47 - Selection These icons are deactivated when the list does not contai n any route point. Up Tap this icon to move the select ion one route point up. Tap this icon several times to move th e selection several route points up. Down Tap this icon to move the select ion one route point[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 48 - Indicating several destinati ons (Itinerary with stages) Managing itineraries Save itinerary Only itinera ries that contain at least one route point may be saved. Otherwise this icon is deactivated. 1. Tap this icon to save the itin erary you have plann ed. The N AME OF THE ITINERARY screen[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 49 - Rename itinerary 1. Tap the Load itinerary icon. (This icon is deactivated if there is no saved itinerary available) The S ELECT ITINERARY screen opens: 2. Use the Up and Down buttons to mark the desired route. The marked route appears on the se lect button. 3. Tap the Edit icon.[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 50 - Indicating several destinati ons (Itinerary with stages) 5. Tap OK . The S ELECT ITINERARY screen reopens. The itinerary has been renamed. 6. Tap on the butto n with the rename d route in order to download this route. - OR - Tap the Back icon to open the R OUTE PLANNING screen with out load[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 51 - 3. Tap the Delete icon to delete the selected it inerary. The C ONFIRM screen opens. 4. Tap Yes . The S ELECT ITINERARY screen reopens. The deleted route is no more listed.[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 52 - Indicating several destinati ons (Itinerary with stages) Calculating the route An itinerary may be calculated even without GPS reception in order to get an impression on the route. The system assumes then the firs t route point to be the start point of the route. Note: When you s tart navig[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 53 - When the calculation has ended, the entire route from the first to the last route point and the probable duration of journey for this route are displayed at the bottom of the R OUTE PLANNING screen. Furthermore, the distance and th e estimated duration of each stage will be indic[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 54 - Indicating several destinati ons (Itinerary with stages) 2. Tap on the Back button to return to the R OUTE PLANNING screen. Simulating the rout e Simulation You may execute a simulated navigation. Note: The reception of GPS-signal s is not nece ssary for the simulation. Simulation is restri[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 55 - 2. Tap short on any place on the map. The M ENU opens. 3. Tap on Route . The R OUTE window opens. 4. Tap on Simulation . The route is recalculated for the simulation. Simulation starts whe n calculation has fi nished. Stopping the simulation You may quit a simulat ion at any mome[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 56 - Starting navigati on Starting navigation Precondition You have entered a desti nation as described in " Indicating a destination", page 26, - OR - You have selected a destination from the F AVORITES as described in " Favorites", page 39, - OR – You have selected one of[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 57 - No GPS reception? When the received GP S signal is not su fficient, the foll owing message appears: You have two possibilities: Ù Wait until navigati on starts. This will happen as soon as the GPS reception is sufficient. Ù Tap Cancel and restart navigation as soon as the recep[...]

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User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Working with the map - 59 - Working with the map Topics covered in this chapter: Selecting a map page 60 Operating the map page 61 Representation of the map in navigation mode page 66[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 60 - Selecting a map Selecting a map Selecting a map To load another map which is avai lable on the device, proceed as follows: 1. In the M ENU tap the Settings button. The S ETTINGS screen opens. 2. Tap on Select map . The S ELECT MAP screen opens.[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Working with the map - 61 - 3. Tap on the Map button. The A VAILABLE MAPS screen opens: 4. Use the Up and Down buttons to mark the desired map. The marked map appears on the se lect button. 5. Tap on the sele ct button for the marked map. The Select map window opens again. 6. Tap on the Map view b[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 62 - Operating the map Standard map view The S TANDARD map view appears after you switch on the navigation device and al so during navigation. The following properties are typical for this view: Ù Your current position is i ndica ted by a red triangle in the centre of the lower third. W hen you[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Working with the map - 63 - When you tap on the Hide button, all the other buttons on the map are hidden. This gives you a better overview. The only button on the screen is no w the Show bu tton. If you now tap on this but t on, the other butt ons will be shown again. Map alignment align North or [...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 64 - Operating the map The following characteristics are typical for this vi ew: Ù A large crosshair appears on the screen. The point i n the centre of the crosshair is being "aimed at". Ù The map is north up. Ù The map is fixed and will not follow your position. If you change to th[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Working with the map - 65 - Map alignment Align In driving direction or align North Tap on the In dri ving direction button to align the map in s uch a way that the “straight ahead” di rection of movement is a lways “pointing up” on the screen. This view is then onl y possibl e if you have[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 66 - Representation of the map in navigation mode Representation of the map in navigation mode During navigation the map opens in the S TANDARD view. For the Mode 2D/3D , Autozoom and Alignment , the settings that have been established in the V IEWING OPTIONS screen will be used. Refer to chapte[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Working with the map - 67 - i The info box displays the cu rrent height above sea level and the current speed. The compass needle shows where north is. j The route information fiel d displays the remaining distance until you reach yo ur destination and the probable time of arrival. If you ha ve pl[...]

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User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Useful functi ons for navigatio n - 69 - Useful functions for navigation Topics covered in this chapter: Show the entire route page 70 Next destin at ion page 71 Blocking a route section page 72 Change route options page 74 Simulation page 75[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 70 - Show the entire route Survey The followi ng functions are avai lable during na vigation or after calculating a planned r oute: Show the entire route Overview During navigation you always see on ly a part of the route on the screen. You can however display the entire route in order to gain a[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Useful functi ons for navigatio n - 71 - Note: you can now add or insert an interi m destination . Refer to chapter " Indicating destinations on the map" on page 36 for more information. Next destination Next destination Next des tinatio n This function i s only available when yo u are n[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 72 - Blocking a route section Blocking a route section Blocking a route section manually You may block a route section manually in order to ev ade it. Manual blocking forces a recal culation of the route. Presume that you are driving on a freeway and a radio message announces a traffic jam 4 mil[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Useful functi ons for navigatio n - 73 - The B LOCK screen opens. 4. By tapping on the respective butto n, input ho w long the blocked route section should be. The route is recalculated. The Block road button is now colored orange.[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 74 - Change route options 5. Tap on the Map view butto n to open the ma p again. The blocked route section i s highlighted in red. The new route is shown in orange. Unblocking 1. Open the R OUTE screen (see above) 2. Tap on the orange-colored Block road butto n. The block is lifted and the Sony [...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Useful functi ons for navigatio n - 75 - The R OUTE screen opens. 3. Tap on the Route opti ons button. The R OUTING OPTIONS screen opens. 4. Carry out the required chan ge to the route options. Refer to chapter " Routing options" on page 82 for detailed information on changing route opti[...]

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User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Configuring the Sony Personal Navigation Syst em - 77 - Configuring the Sony Personal Navigation System Topics covered in this chapter: Settings page 78 Volume Select map Map information Route information Signpost information Light sensor Screen setting Touch screen calibration Viewing options Rou[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 78 - Settings Settings 1. On the M ENU , tap on the Setti ngs button. The S ETTINGS screen opens. 2. Use the Down and Up buttons to o pen the screen page that has the settings you wish to edit. 3. Tap on the butto n for the respective setting. The screen opens. 4. Carry out the required changes.[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Configuring the Sony Personal Navigation Syst em - 79 - Select map Select map In the S ELECT MAP screen you can choose a different map from your device. To do this, tap on the Ma p field and select a different map. You can edit the maps th at should be available by using the Instal ler tool . This[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 80 - Settings Signpost information Signpost information On the S IGNPOST INFORMATION screen, you m ay effect the following modifi cations: The Show traffic sign s command indicates whether signposts indicating exits f r om mot orways or highways are cu rrently being displayed or not. Tap the Sho[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Configuring the Sony Personal Navigation Syst em - 81 - Touch screen calibration Touch screen calibration If you think t hat the touc h scr een does not perceive contact positions correctly, the Sony Personal Navi gation Syst em may calibrate it. Tap the Start calibration button and follow the ins[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 82 - Settings Routing options Routing options On the R OUTING OPTIONS screen, indicate your speed profile. This entry will hav e an effect on the calculat ion of the remaining t ime and of the e stimated t ime of a rrival (ETA). 1. Tap the Speed profile button. Select one of the available profil[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Configuring the Sony Personal Navigation Syst em - 83 - Time zone Calculation of arrival times On the T IME ZONE screen, select the time zone of the region you are currently stay in g in. This is necessary for th e system to indicate correct times of a rrival in navigation mode. Element S ignif ic[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 84 - Settings Home address Home address On the H OME A DDRESS screen, you may save yo ur home address to quickly start navi gation homewards from anyw here. Tap Enter your home address . The N AVIGATION screen opens. 3. Tap the Address button and enter your home address as described in " En[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Glossary - 85 - Glossary COM-port A COM port is a connector to a communications interface, usually the serial port. The ports are numbered by a number behind "COM". A communications interf ace is designed to connect hardware like a mouse or a GPS receiver. GMT GMT ( G reenwich M ean T im[...]

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User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Index - 87 - Index A Assistance for navigation .................. 66 B Battery Status ......................................... 16 Blocking ......................................... 72 Unblock....................................... 74 C Configuration .................................. 78 D Demo mo[...]

User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 88 - Index Change route options .................... 74 Proceed automa tically ................... 82 start ........................................... 56 P POI ............................................... 28 Points of interest ............................. 28 In a browsed city...............[...]