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Personal Navigation System User's Manual NV-U70 NV-U50T 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 .................
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System ii Table of contents User's manual Representation of the ma p in navigation mode ............................. 69 Useful functions for navigation ....................................... 73 Show the enti re route .
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Introduction - 3 - Introduction Topics covered in this chapter: Search facilities and conventions page 4 Liability page 4 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 c heck which chapter and which sectio n you are actually reading.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Introduction - 5 - Trademarks Registered trademarks All brands and trademarks ment ioned in this document are possibly registered by third pa rty and subject to the current legislation and to the rights of their respecti ve owners without reservation.
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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 Hardwar.
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.
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 to wn or stre et name.
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.
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.
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 location. Each time you enter a c haracter the first found entry that starts with the characters entered so far appears in the text field.
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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 14 - Lists The second town to star t with the letter B is di splayed 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Operating the navigation software - 15 - 7. Tap on the List icon. A list of all the town s that start with BICK is displayed. The town on the button is marked. The end of the list gives all th e towns that include BICK in their names.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 16 - Command buttons 9. Tap on BICKNOR. The A DDRESS screen opens. BICKNOR is entered in the Town or Postcode field. 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Operating the navigation software - 17 - Energy The Energy icon is placed at the bo ttom right corner of the screen. The colour of the icon an d the symbol displayed on it have the follow in g significance: Colour/Symbol Significance The device is connected to an external power supply.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 18 - Information Tap on the GPS button. The GPS S TATUS window opens: Entry Significance GMT G reenwich M ean T ime Time of London ignoring dayl ight saving time. Longitude / Latitude Current position: Indication of east longit ude and north latitude.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Operating the navigation software - 19 - Traffic reports TMC cradle If your navigation devi ce is being used in a TMC cradle, the system can access current tra ffic reports and can, if necessary, dynamically ch an ge the route in order, for example, to avoid a traffic jam.
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User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 21 - Navigation Topics covered in this chapter: Starting the Sony Personal Navigation System page 22 Menu Basic settings page 25 Indica.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 22 - 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).
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 23 - 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 dest ination button to enter a destination for the navigation, or plan a route.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 24 - Starting the Sony Pers onal Nav igation System Loudspeaker off Tap the Loudspeaker off button to switch off t he device’s loudspeaker. You will no longer be able to h ear driv e in structions.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 25 - 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 - 26 - Basic settings The S ELECT THE TIME ZONE list opens. 4. Use the Up and Down butto ns to select a val id time zone for your present location (GMT without summer time). T he display of towns or states in the presently chosen zone makes it easier for you too choose.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 27 - The N AVIGATION screen opens. 11. Tap the Address button and enter your home address as described in " Entering an address", page 29. 12. Tap the Set as home addre ss button.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 28 - 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 .
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 29 - Note: Only countries of which 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 30 - Indicating a destinat ion Note: If the house numbers of the respective street are stored in the database of places, you may tap the field besides the Street fiel d. If no house numbers are stor ed, the respective field is deactivated.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 31 - 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 . Selecting a Point of interest nearby… The C ATEGORY screen opens.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 32 - 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 position will be shown.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 33 - Point of interest in a certain town 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 34 - Indicating a destinat ion Selecting a Point of interest in a certain town… The screen for inputtin g the town opens: 5. Enter the town i n which a point of interest s hould be searched. You can either enter the postcode or the name of the town.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 35 - The P OINT OF INTEREST OF SUPRAREGIONAL SIG NIFICANCE opens. 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 terest should be searched.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 36 - Indicating a destinat ion Point of interest of su praregional 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 37 - Selecting a Point of interest of supraregional significance… The C ATEGORY screen opens. 5. Select the category (e.g. car airport) from which points of interest should be search ed.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 38 - Indicating a destinat ion Save Tap on the Save button to save the specified address under F AVOURITES . Look this up in chapt er " Saving a destination" on page 45. Indicating destinat ions on the map You may indicate a destination directly on the map.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 39 - 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 40 - Indicating a destinat ion The map opens in S EARCH DESTINATION mode. The most significant characteristi c of this mode is a large crosshair on the screen. How to accept destinations from the map… 2.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 41 - 3. Tap on the Select destinati on bu tton. The M AP MENU opens. It shows the addr ess of the destination in the crosshair. If the destination in th e crosshair is not located on a road that is included i n the map, you will be shown the coordinates.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 42 - Indicating a destinat ion Favourites Survey All destinations you have saved by tapping the Save button are listed on the F AVOURITES screen. On this screen you may: Ù select destinations fo r navigation purposes, Ù rename destinations , and Ù delete destination s from the list.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 43 - 6. Tap on the sele ct button with the marked destination. Once you have chosen a destin ation for the navigation, the R OUTE OPTIONS screen opens. When you have selected a route point for a route pl anning, the R OUTE PLANNING screen opens.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 44 - Indicating a destinat ion Recent destinations The R ECENT DESTINATIONS screen opens. 4. Use the Up and Down butto ns to mark the desired destination. The marked destination appears on the select button.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 45 - Destination management Survey Destinations may be stored in two lists: Ù the F AVOURITES Ù the R ECENT DESTINATIONS list Every destination y ou are indicating and the destinat ions from the R ECENT DESTINATIONS list may be added to the F AVOURITES .
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 46 - Destination management Renaming a destination 1. Open the F AVOURITES screen, as described in chapter " Favourites" on page 42. 2. Select the destinat ion you want to rename. 3. Tap the Edit icon.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 47 - Deleting a destination Precondition You have opened the F AVOURITES as described in " Favouri tes", page 42 - OR – You have opened the R ECENT DESTINATIONS list as described in " Recent destinations " , page 43.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 48 - Indicating several destinati ons (Itinerary with stages) Indicating route points Planning itineraries… 1. On the M ENU tap on the New des tinati on bu tton. The N EW DESTINATION screen opens.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 49 - The I TINERARY 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 as y ou want, e.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 50 - Indicating several destinati ons (Itinerary with stages) 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 51 - 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 52 - Indicating several destinati ons (Itinerary with stages) 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 53 - 5. Tap OK . The S ELECT ITINERARY screen reopens. The itinerary has been renamed. 6. Tap on the butto n with the renamed route i n order to download this route. - OR - Tap the Back icon to open the R OUTE PLANNING screen with out loading an itinerary.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 54 - Indicating several destinati ons (Itinerary with stages) 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 55 - 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 56 - Indicating several destinati ons (Itinerary with stages) 3. Tap the Calculate route icon. The route is being calculated.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 57 - Displaying the itinerary on the map Show itinerary 1. Tap the Show on ma p b utton to displ ay the entire itinerary on the map. The map opens in S EARCH FOR DESTINATION mode. The itinerary is h igh lighted in orange.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 58 - Indicating several destinati ons (Itinerary with stages) 1. Tap the Map view button. The standard map view opens. 2. Tap short on any place on the map. The M ENU opens. 3. Tap on Route . The R OUTE window opens.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 59 - 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 momen t .
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 60 - Starting navigati on 1. Tap Start navigation . The R OUTE OPTIONS screen opens: 2. Determine the route options. For detailed inf o rmat ion on setting the rou t e options, please refer to " Routing options", page 88.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Navigation - 61 - No GPS reception? When the received GP S signal is not su fficient, the follo wing message appears: You have two possibilities: Ù Wait until navigati on starts. This will happen a s soon as the GPS reception is sufficient.
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User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Working with the map - 63 - Working with the map Topics covered in this chapter: Selecting a map page 64 Operating the map page 65 Representation of.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 64 - Selecting a map Selecting a map Selecting a map To load another map which is available on the current ly inserted memory card, proceed as follows: 1. In the M ENU tap the Settings button. The S ETTINGS screen opens.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Working with the map - 65 - 3. Tap on the Map button. The A VAILABLE MAPS screen opens: 4. Use the Up and Down butto ns to mark the desired map. The marked map appears on the se lect button 5. Tap on the sele ct window for the marked map.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 66 - 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Working with the map - 67 - Map alignment align North or align In driving direction Tap on North to align the map in such a way that north is always at the top. This view corresponds to the ma p view of printed maps, but is impractical for the navigation.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 68 - Operating the map The following characteristics are typical for this vi ew: Ù A large crosshair appears on the screen. The point in the centre of the crosshair is being "aimed at". Ù The map is north up.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Working with the map - 69 - Map alignment Align In driving direction or align North Tap on the In dri ving direction button to align the map in such a way that the “straight ahead” di rection of movement is a lways “pointing up” on the screen.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 70 - Representation of the map in navigation mode Field Information c If two manoeuvres are to be executed quickly one after the other, the small upper arrow field indicates the manoeuvre to be execut ed immediately after the next manoeuvre.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Working with the map - 71 - Note: the informat ion re garding the numbers f to j can also be hidden in the R OUTE INFORMATION screen. Refer to chapter " Route information" on page 85 to find out mor e.
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User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Useful functi ons for navigatio n - 73 - Useful functions for navigation Topics covered in this chapter: Show the entire route page 74 Next destin a.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 74 - Show the entire route Survey The followi ng functions are avai lable during navi gation 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Useful functi ons for navigatio n - 75 - Note: you can now add or insert an interi m destination . Refer to chapter " Indicating destinations on the map" on page 38 for more information.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 76 - 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Useful functi ons for navigatio n - 77 - 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 i s now coloured orange.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 78 - Change route options 5. Tap on the Map view butto n to open the map agai n. The blocked route sect ion is highlighted in red. Th e route is shown in orange. Unblocking 1. Open the R OUTE screen (see above) 2.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Useful functi ons for navigatio n - 79 - The R OUTE screen opens. 3. Tap on the Route opti ons button.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 80 - TMC TMC TMC-receiver If your navigati on device is being used in a TMC cradle, the system avails itself of the curre nt traffic reports and can, if necessary, dynamically change the route in order, for exam ple, to avoid a traffic jam.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Useful functi ons for navigatio n - 81 - Considering TMC informatio n for route calculation The following screen informs you about a report ed in struction concerning your route: Evade Tap the Evade button to evade the reported obstruction.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 82 - TMC Hold station , and Frequenc y input modes. Auto tuning In Auto tuning mode, the TMC module searches continually for the station which is best received. The name and the frequency of the statio n are being displayed.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Configuring the Sony Personal Navigation Syst em - 83 - Configuring the Sony Personal Navigation System Topics covered in this chapter: Settings pag.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 84 - 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 open the screen page that has the settings you wish to edit. 3. Tap on the butto n for the respective setting.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Configuring the Sony Personal Navigation Syst em - 85 - 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 86 - 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Configuring the Sony Personal Navigation Syst em - 87 - Touch screen calibration Touchscreen 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 88 - 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).
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Configuring the Sony Personal Navigation Syst em - 89 - 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 90 - 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.
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Glossary - 91 - 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.
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User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System Index - 93 - Index A Assistance for navigation .................. 69 Auto mode ..................................... 87 B Battery Status ......................................... 17 Blocking ........
User's manual Sony Perso nal Navigation System - 94 - Index Menu ............................................. 22 N Navigation Change route options .................... 78 Proceed automa tically ................... 88 Start ......................
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