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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.
3 T able of Contents Basic Opera tions 5 Menu operati ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Gesture Command op erations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Photo Playba c k 37 Viewing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Photo playback c o ntrols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.
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.
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 .
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 ontrol.
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 .
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.
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.
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) •.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 u.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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) •.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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).
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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