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2. 5 3 3 Attention Tone If this is set to Disabled the voice guidance will sound without a preceding attention tone Setting it to Single Tone will initiate a single attention tone before the instructions while Double Tone will use a double tone Note The Mute function Page 30 accessible from the map screens overrides the settings on this screen When AVIC S2 is muted all sounds disappear These settings will not be changed only the output will be muted temporarily 5 4 Route parameter settings Settings in the route parameter menu determines how routes will be calculated This screen is directly accessible from the Route Information screen Page 34 Vehicle FI Car rs L Unpaved Road p Hus a erit needed Tom Roads P WD cross border Planning Carpool Lanes 5 4 1 Route Here you can choose from three different route types 5 4 1 1 Short Choosing Short will result in a route that has the shortest total distance of all possible routes between the given points 5 4 1 2 Fast Choosing Fast will result in the quickest possible route given that you can travel at or near the speed limits on all included roads 54 5 4 1 3 Economical This setting is a wise combination of the previous two Although basically going for the fastest solution if there is another route taking a bit more time but a lot less distance compared to the fastest one AVIC S2 will choose this one instead to save fuel 5
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4. Record The original name of a track log is the date and time when it was recorded You can change their name to something more meaningful if you wish Each track log has a color shown to the left of its name when the track log is visible on the map If the track is not visible an underscore character is shown here Tapping the line of the highlighted track log will toggle between showing and hiding that log The track log will be drawn on the map using the color next to its name When a track log is being recorded a new line appears in this list with an underscore as newly recorded track logs are not shown in the map normally Currently recorded track log Lee Track saved at 2005 11 01 14 09 49 Track saved at 2005 11 01 14 07 48 Track saved at 2005 11 01 14 05 08 info Replay Delete Tip If you wish to see the track log currently being recorded tap on it twice to make it visible In this screen you have the following options e Record this will initiate track log recording A new line appears in the list and GPS position data will be saved until you stop the recording or exit AVIC S2 A red icon Page 31 is shown on the map screens to let you know that a recording is in progress Tapping that icon opens this Track Log screen e Stop recording if recording is in progress this buttons stops it e Info this button opens a screen that shows the track log details and lets you e change the name of the t
5. Tap About to open this screen The About screen is not used in normal navigation It is there to inform you about the maps you have the creators of the software and the legal aspects of using it AVIC 52 Navigation Software 2006 Mar 8 2007 Deme Exp 05 2007 z 2006 Nav M Gao Lh AN nights reserved Maps 61 6 Find your destination One of the most frequently used functions of AVIC S2 is selecting the destination Once you have the destination you can start navigating AVIC S2 provides you with a versatile search engine designed to find your chosen destination after only a few taps on the screen Note If you select a location in any part of the Find system you will drop back to the map screen where you will have several possible actions set as start set as destination add as via point continue route with or add as a POI item 6 1 Selection by tapping the map To set your destination from the map tap it and the Cursor menu with the possible actions will then open automatically Note When appearing automatically the Cursor menu remains open for a few seconds only If you decide not to choose any of the actions listed the menu closes automatically When you open it manually it will remain until you close it or switch to another screen Tip If you want the selected point shown in the center of the map close and reopen the menu or wait until it closes and open it again By opening the Cursor menu m
6. last one in the list the previous via point will be promoted to be the final destination e Optimize you can optimize the order in which you will drive through the via points if there is no specific order you would like to keep When tapping this button AVIC S2 reorders the list instantly to save you time and fuel Optimization is for via points only Your starting point and destination remain in their positions of course e Up and Down using these buttons you can reorder the list by moving the highlighted item up or down in the list 4 5 3 6 Info This button opens the Route Information screen described here Page 34 This screen shows information about the current route and has a few additional options to check and modify your active route 4 5 4 Map Search button Tap this button to jump to the Map screen to select your destination by browsing the map 4 5 5 Settings button This button leads to the Settings screen described here Page 50 49 5 Settings AVIC S2 provides several settings in order to let you customize the functions of the program The Settings screen can be accessed directly from the map screens by using the battery icon Page 30 while some of its sub screens are accessible from other parts of the program Safety Map Color Route Parameters Language Advanced Sound 5 1 Safety settings These are the driving safety settings of AVIC S2 s Mode s curit rJ Activer alert
7. looking for tap Search In All and proceed to the House Number Input screen without selecting the street first Enter the house number tap Done and a list appears with only those streets where the given number exists To complete the search pick the appropriate address from the list 6 2 1 3 Selecting a house number or the midpoint of the street Once the country the city and the street name are selected you are asked to give the house number using the numeric keypad The range of available house numbers for the chosen street is shown in the input field before you begin entering the figures Enter the number tap Done and AVIC S2 will show you the selected location on the map or will start navigating immediately if you have selected Destination at the Main menu 67 Tip If you do not know the house number just press Done and the midpoint of the street will be used as the selected location 6 2 1 4 How to select an intersection instead of a house number If you do not know the house number or it is easier to pinpoint the location with an intersection press the Find intersection button in the top right corner and select the desired street name from the list of available intersections of the previously selected street displayed in the top center of the screen The crossing of the two streets will be the selected point Downing Street Veshm nster SWIA 2 Great Scotland Yard Westminster SWIA J Horse Guards Avenue
8. 4 2 Vehicle You can set the type of the vehicle that matches your speed profile and route preferences Based upon this setting some of the road types will be excluded from the route or some of the restrictions may not be taken into account 5 4 3 Road types to include exclude To let the route fit your needs you can also set which road types are to be considered for or to be excluded from the route if possible Note Excluding a route is a preference It does not guarantee that the road type will always be excluded If your destination can only be accessed using some of the excluded road types a warning icon will be shown on the Route Information screen Page 34 and the road not matching your preference will be displayed in alternate color on the map 5 4 3 1 Unpaved Roads Unpaved roads are excluded by default as they can be in a bad condition and you usually cannot reach the speed limit on them 5 4 3 2 Freeways When driving a slow car or towing another vehicle you may prefer not to take freeways 5 4 3 3 Ferries The accessibility of temporary ferries is not necessarily included in the map data Furthermore you may need to pay fare so you may consider disabling them from the preset enabled status 5 4 3 4 U turns Although displayed amongst road types this is a type of action Most drivers prefer to replace them with a few normal left and or right turns in the next few junctions so it is disabled by default
9. AVIC S2 does not require that you change maps or switch to a poorly detailed general map to navigate between map segments or countries You always have complete freedom to go wherever you wish Just select your destination and go You do not need a stylus to use AVIC S2 All screen buttons and controls are designed so that you can operate them with your fingertips You can access all functions of the program by using hardware and screen buttons With the help of these buttons you can travel through all the screens of the program Most of the screens especially menu functions and settings can be accessed from several other screens minimizing the number of actions needed to reach the desired function When using AVIC S2 you do not need to double tap or tap amp hold the touch screen as these functions cannot be used reliably in a moving vehicle A single tap triggers most of the screen controls The only exceptions are drag amp drop for moving the map scaling it in Map mode Page 28 or some Music Player functions Most of the screens have a Return button in the top left corner This arrow returns to the previous screen or directly to one of the map screens NE oettings screens also have a Help button in the top right corner This will show a detailed description of the current settings screen 3 Operating AVIC S2 Controls AVIC S2 is designed for easy operation All controls are operable by fingertips Wherever
10. If the unit getting poor GPS reception move the unit to a better reception area or continue driving until reception improves Make sure that the area of the unit of the GPS antenna is clear The GPS is sending valid position data yet cannot see the red arrow that would show my position You should see a large semi transparent Back icon Page 27 on the screen Tap this to re enable the Lock to Position feature that moves the map back to your actual location The red arrow shows my location but cannot see the route green line and no voice instructions are announced It is likely that you have no active route Check the upper left corner of the Cockpit screen Page 26 if you can see the indication for the next turn or not If this field is blank you have no route planned so you need to create one first It is a common mistake to find a destination show it on the map but forget to tap the Route To button in the Cursor menu Page 31 to create the route cannot see the Back button on the screen yet the map is not rotated during driving Look for a small red N letter on the compass icon Page 29 or an airplane icon instead of it It is likely that you had initiated the North up map orientation or the Overview mode unintentionally Tap this icon to revert to Track up mode with automatic map rotation Creating a multi point route have tapped the Route To button once for each destination but only the last one
11. On the right you can see the satellite signal strength bars Dark bars are for the gray and orange bars are for the green satellites To identify satellites use their numbers also shown in the virtual sky The more satellites your GPS tracks the green ones the better your calculated position will be Additional pieces of information on this screen are current position in latitude longitude format elevation speed date time and calculated accuracy Note Accuracy can be affected by several factors the GPS cannot take into account Use this accuracy information only as estimation There are two icons on the left to show the status of the GPS connection and the quality of reception 4 2 2 GPS connection indicator In the middle to the left there is a lamp similar to the ones used for switches This one has more colors and represents more values e a fast blinking green lamp means that there is communication with the GPS and data is being received O other colors may not appear with a built in GPS Should any of these appear this means a faulty operation of your device 4 2 3 GPS data quality indicator In the top left corner there is a satellite dish to show the quality of the GPS position Different colors represent different signal quality e e black with a red cross means there is no connection with the GPS device e 9 red means the GPS is connected but no GPS position is available e 4 yellow means 2D
12. Via by inserting the selected map point as a via you instruct AVIC S2 to cross this location before the destination of the route This is the way to build a multi point route in reverse order when you wish to insert a stopover go to A but first get some fuel at B or want to influence the direction of the route This menu point works only if a route is already active e Remove Via removes the via point near or at the Cursor The route will be recalculated immediately excluding the deleted point This menu point replaces Add Via and is available only if the Cursor is near or at a via point e Continue add a new destination to be reached after the previous destination The new destination replaces the old one which is now demoted to a via point This is the way to build your multi point route in straight order when you wish to visit several destinations go to A then to B This menu point is available only if a route is already active e POL opens the list of POIs near the selected point These are the POIs shown in the Popup Info window If you want to add a new POI at the cursor you can do so by tapping Add POI in the bottom left corner i National Portrait Gallery l Pizza Hut I Deep Pan Pizza I 4 3 14 Current street No 16 This field of the Cockpit screen shows the name or number as available of the current street or road you are driving on 4 3 15 Travel and Route data No 17 The contents
13. a turn too difficult during rush hour traffic AVIC S2 will recalculate the route excluding that turn If the next street is important in the route it is likely that AVIC S2 will replace the turn with several easier ones to get to the same street Road when you exclude a road AVIC S2 will calculate a route that does not use that road It is useful when you anticipate a traffic jam in a street used in your route or a roadblock is announced on the radio and you find that road in your Itinerary Distances you can also find some distance buttons in this list They are similar to the ones in the Bypass list of the Recalculate menu Page 45 but these can also be used for distant parts of the route 47 Note You need not open Itinerary if you run into a roadblock or traffic jam To get an immediate alternative route use the Bypass function of Recalculate Page 45 Note When you use this feature AVIC S2 will keep on excluding the same part of the map from later routes until you manually delete the route Page 46 or restart AVIC S2 4 5 3 4 Fly Over This feature has no navigation function it merely provides a quick view of the route It will present a simulation of the route showing what you will see later when navigating Tap the Fly Over button In this mode the simulation is run at normal speed using the speed limit of the streets and roads in the route and voice instructions are also played This mode is mainly us
14. appears in the list all previous points have disappeared The Route To button is for starting a new route only For a single route you tap this when the destination is selected Multi point routes can be created after you have 72 established a single route Add points to the single route by using the Add Via and Continue buttons Applying Route To again will delete the whole route 13 8 Glossary The Glossary will provide you with explanations for technical terms used throughout this manual 2D 3D GPS reception The GPS receiver uses satellite signals to calculate your current position Depending on the current positions of the satellites in the sky and the objects in your environment the signal that your GPS device receives may be weaker or stronger Your GPS needs strong signal from at least four satellites to give a three dimensional position including elevation If fewer satellites are available it may still be possible to calculate the position but the accuracy will be lower and the GPS device will not calculate elevation This is called 2D reception AVIC S2 shows the quality of reception on the GPS Data screen Page 23 and both map screens Page 29 Note that 2D and 3D GPS receptions have nothing to do with the 2D and 3D display modes of the map That is a way of representing the map on the screen independently from the GPS reception Accuracy The difference between your real position and the one given by
15. can be accessed from the Route menu by the Info Page 49 and Itinerary Page 46 buttons respectively As a secondary function press and hold this button for 3 seconds to toggle between the Cockpit and the Map screens Page 24 3 1 4 Volume setting scroll wheel As in other applications of your AVIC S2 this scroll wheel will adjust the master volume of AVIC S2 Turn this wheel to make navigation and key sounds louder or to turn them down When you use this control the new master volume level will be displayed in the center of the screen for a few seconds 3 2 Screen buttons and controls The primary input for the AVIC S2 is the touch screen If you continue to read this manual you will realize that most parts of the screen are not only used to display information but also to initiate functions by tapping Below you will find a list of the most frequently used controls in the program 3 2 1 List selectors some of the settings can be chosen from a short list of possible values The current value is shown in a horizontal strip with arrows at both ends 4 Miles feet r3 The arrows are buttons Tap to move left in the list or tap to move right You do not need to confirm your selection As soon as you leave the screen the selected value becomes effective 11 3 2 2 Sliders When a feature has several different unnamed numeric values AVIC S2 will show sliders that look like analog gauge to set the desired value I
16. for Note As for the location input only available letters are active when entering the first word of the street name All other letters are inactive and gray 66 Selecting the center of the location If you wish to navigate to the location displayed in the top center of the screen just tap Done before entering any letters The search result will be the center point of the city where its name is displayed on the map Selecting a street If you are looking for an address or an intersection within the selected location shown at the top of the page you need to first enter the street name you are looking for Tip If you are looking for an intersection choose the street that has the less common s reet name first This way you need to enter fewer letters to get the list of results You may also choose the shorter of the two streets first This way it will be faster to choose the second one from the list of crossing streets after the first street has been selected Tip Should the name of the street be a prefix for several other street names just enter the whole name press Done and the exact match will be the first in the list This way you can easily find even very short street names As soon as you select a street you are automatically taken to the House Number Input screen Page 67 Selecting a house number from several streets If you are uncertain which of the result streets contain the house number you are
17. have it displayed with all its subgroups Tapping again the highlighted POI group except for My POI described later opens the list of subcategories of that group Here you cannot see bicolor subgroups as visibility can only be set for the top two levels of categories Showing and hiding a subgroup is done the same way as for the main groups Aro mc Cursor s Car Dealer 4 Car Rental Tourist ue T Post Offic 1 Information PX ns Search fe All Manage My POI By highlighting then tapping again the My POI switch on the Manage POI main screen you can manage the POI groups and items that you have created Manage MyPOI Groups Note The group Unnamed only appears if you have previously saved a POI item without creating a new POI group for it Tapping any of the group names will open a list of POIs saved in that group This list is similar to the list of POI results in Find The POIs are ordered based on their distance from your current position If GPS position is not available or you have disabled Lock to Position by tapping the map the POIs will be ordered by their distance from the Cursor ng OL l pasmi Mary 3 Saint Pauls Ave Staten Island N 10304 Sarah ESOMTH 1001 Jerome Ave Bronx NY 10471 When the My POI Groups are displayed you have the following options Show Hide similarly to built in POls you have the possibility to show or hide all POIs of the selected categor
18. is wide enough small arrows show the direction of the route This can be useful if you preview the route before starting the journey or when entering a complex junction 21 4 1 9 4 Inactive legs of the route Future sections of a route are inactive They are shown on the map in light blue An inactive route section becomes active as soon as you reach its starting Via point 4 1 9 5 Roads in the route excluded by your preferences Although you can choose whether to include or avoid some road types in Route parameter settings Page 55 sometimes they are impossible to avoid near the starting point via points or the destination If so AVIC S2 will display those segments of the route with an alternate color 4 2 GPS Data screen Tap the small satellite icon on the Map or Cockpit screen to open this window The GPS Data screen is a collection of information received from the GPS device and it also serves as the entry point to the Time Sync screen Po Date Tim LN 47 51832 L 2006 07 03 E 19 01515 19 31 36 5 ean 22 4 2 1 GPS data displayed The virtual sky on the left represents the currently visible part of the sky above you with your position as the center The satellites are shown at their current positions The GPS receives data from both the green and gray satellites Signals from the gray satellites are only received while green ones are used by the GPS to calculate your current location
19. it is inevitable In these cases a full screen keyboard pops up that can easily be operated with your fingertips You can choose between a separate ABC and numeric keypad or a set of QWERTY type keyboards that contain both letters and numbers AVIC S2 will remember your last choice and offer it the next time you need to enter data The alphabetic keyboards in AVIC S2 do not contain special characters because you do not need to enter accents when searching for a destination Type only the base letters the letter most similar to the accented one and AVIC S2 will search for all their combinations in the database e g for the French street Cit Berg re you only need to type Cite Bergere and the rest is done by the program When you type in POI or track log names AVIC S2 will automatically turn all initials into capitals to create names that look pleasant 3 2 5 1 ABC type keyboards These keyboards contain only letters Latin Greek or Cyrillic If you wish to enter numbers you need to tap the Keys BS button to switch to the numeric keyboard Use Backspace arrow pointing left to delete the last letter you have entered if you have made a mistake tap Space to enter more words and hit Done to finish entering the text Los Angeles CA United States ana This type of keyboard has large finger friendly buttons Note If you have chosen a program language that uses Latin letters only the ABC keyboard appears If yo
20. next street is AVIC S2 will display the name of the settlement instead of the name of the road or street A bullet symbol will appear next to the name of settlements to help you tell them apart from street names London Road A40 pp MWonieeei s s jo 5 c This field is only displayed when routed to a destination 4 3 18 Approaching next turn No 20 This bar is only visible when approaching the next route maneuver It appears on the screen to visualize the distance when you get closer than 300 meters 1000 feet to the next turn and it remains visible until you reach the turn 33 This field is displayed only when routing to a destination 4 3 19 Mode button No 21 This button is available on the Map screen only Tap it to return to the Cockpit screen 4 4 Route Information screen The Route Information screen has all the data and some of the functions you need while you navigate Some additional functions can be found in the Route menu Page 45 Without an active route one of the buttons is inactive and route data cannot be displayed cn ry Eshmated Antwal Fit To Method Parameters nnomica Screen 4 4 1 Route data displayed for destination and via points In the top section of the screen you see information about the current route These fields are continuously updated while you keep this screen open When you open the screen all fields contain information on reaching your final destination T
21. of these three fields are different when cruising without an active route or navigating following an active route While cruising the fields show the present speed the current speed limit and the time of day While navigating a route these fields show the estimated time needed to reach the destination ETE the distance to destination and the estimated arrival time at the destination ETA by default You can choose what to display in these three fields during navigation by going to Advanced settings Displayed Info Page 58 See the following list for your options 32 The only restriction is that you cannot select a value that already appears in another field The possible field contents are e Distance to destination default value for the left field e Time to destination estimated time en route default value for the middle field e Distance to next via point e Time to next via point e Time to next maneuver next route event e Speed e Speed limit e Arrival at next via point e Arrival at destination default value for the right field 4 3 16 Distance to next turn No 18 This field shows the distance to go before reaching the next route event turn roundabout exit etc This field is only displayed when navigating to a destination 4 3 17 Next street Next maneuver No 19 This field shows the road or street that comes next in the route itinerary If you are not yet in the settlement where this
22. parts of it Backup Data Restore Data Clear Data Reset Advanced Settings 5 6 5 1 Backup Data You can make a safe copy of the whole user database on a memory card Tap this button to copy all user data and settings on the memory card The backup is always created with the same file name so backing up data will always overwrite previous backups Tip If you wish to keep more versions of the user database or you wish to save one particular state e g saved POIs and track logs of your holiday look for the backup file on the SD card rename it or save it to your PC 5 6 5 2 Restore Data If you have accidentally deleted things or you have created a number of temporary items and you do not wish to delete them one by one you can tap this button to restore the state of AVIC S2 to the latest backup By tapping this button you will lose all of the changes made since the time of the latest backup AVIC S2 will warn you about this before overwriting the current database with the backup 5 6 5 3 Clear Data This button will delete all user data It is a reset to factory settings Tapping this button means you lose all your saved data and customized settings AVIC S2 will warn you about this 5 6 5 4 Reset Advanced Settings There are a multitude of Advanced settings in AVIC S2 Some changes may cause AVIC S2 to behave in an unsatisfying manner Tap this button to restore the default settings 5 6 6 About screen
23. screen The way they show the map is the same but their look and controls are optimized for different purposes The Map screen is to be used mainly without a GPS to browse the map create user POI items or to plan your route based on map points The Map screen is designed to give you the maximum map area This screen is usually used in 2D North up mode The Cockpit screen is for driving purposes Besides showing the map it contains some additional travel information if you do not have a route entered Speed current street your are driving in speed limit for the current street and some more route 24 data if you are navigating e g next street in your route distance to travel type of the next route event This screen is typically used in 3D Track up mode There are several controls that function in a similar fashion on the two screens They are described on the following pages Map screen contents Cockpit screen contents 18 17 20 No Display an A C N 10 Cockpit only Turn preview n a n a n a n a Indicates that Lock to GPS position and heading is inactive Selected map point Cursor Map only Map scale n a Map orientation and Overview Control Opens Route menu Zooms in optional Zooms out optional Tilts down optional Tilts up optional Re enables Lock to Position Smart Zoom Opens Popup Info and Cursor menu Zooms in out by dragging Menu Find Quick Route Main ow
24. the GPS device is affected by several different factors The GPS is capable of providing a guess of its current error based on the number of satellites it can receive a signal from and their position in the sky This information is shown in AVIC S2 on the GPS Data screen Page 22 Use it as a general reference only Note that several other factors affect the real accuracy some of which the GPS is incapable of estimating e g signal delay in the ionosphere reflecting objects near the GPS device etc Active route A route is an itinerary planned to reach your chosen destinations A route is active when it is used for navigation AVIC S2 has only one route at a time and it is always active until you delete it reach the final destination or exit AVIC S2 When there is more than one destination to reach the route is cut into different legs from one via point to another Only one of these legs can be active at one particular time The rest of them are unused and shown in a different color on the map Automatic route planning Autorouting You only need to set up your destination and based on its map the software will automatically figure out which roads you need to take and the turns you need to make to get there AVIC S2 will let you select multiple destinations and customize some important routing parameters Page 54 Automatic route recalculation AVIC S2 recalculates your route if you deviate from it When you miss a turn or avoid a
25. the highlighted one until you highlight another one by tapping After that the highlight remains on the item you have selected e Detailed Instructions this is the list displayed when Itinerary is opened It is the list of events in full detail All significant junctions are shown in the list even ones to be passed e Instructions by tapping the Mode button once you will see the list of events that need your attention i e the list of maneuvers during the route These are the events shown in the Turn preview field and announced by the voice instructions e Route summary tapping the Mode button again will show an overview of the route that contains only the significant roads and intersections Detailed Instructions Detailed Instructions ee l cm 7 W EF E 161st St 13 Northern Blvd 25A 1st 51yd P 6th 1450yd Grand Concourse Main St pass E 149th St pass Roosevelt Ave t pass E 148th 5t 4 t pass Sanford Ave i 1600yd 1500yd at I87Triboro Br Queens Botanical Garden Show Mode mem Show Mode mem Show Tap this button to see the highlighted list item on the map This will help you identify route events in the list Avoid Tap this button to show a list of possibilities for modifying the route They let you recalculate the route avoiding the highlighted event and sometimes also some of the subsequent ones Maneuver this option avoids the highlighted action For example if you find
26. the map While cruising if there is no active route and you are just driving Smart Zoom will zoom in if you drive slowly and zoom out when you drive at high speed These automatic features can be set up on this screen D smart Zoom r Enable Overview Mode Route event distance for Overview mode eg Overview zoom level EE r pie Keep Position On Road 5 6 3 1 Smart Zoom switch Use this switch to turn Smart Zoom on or off 58 5 6 3 2 Enable Overview mode You can configure how the Overview mode is triggered when the next turn is at a distance The Route event distance will determine when AVIC S2 switches to the Overview or back to the Navigation view The Overview zoom level will determine the fixed zoom level of the map in both automatic and manually selected by the Map orientation icon see here Page 29 Overview modes You can change the zoom level manually at any time the Back button will not be displayed but when you enter the Overview mode again the zoom level will be reset to this value You can also move the map in Overview mode Then the Back button will appear and when pushed it will move the map to have your current position in the middle again Note when this automatic feature is disabled you can still enable the Overview mode manually as described here Page 29 5 6 3 3 Keep position on road Lock on Road AVIC S2 is normally used for vehicle navigation therefore Lock on Ro
27. via point 4 4 1 3 Method This field shows how the route was calculated It either displays the Route or the Vehicle field from the Route parameter settings If you have chosen Car Taxi Bus or Truck the type of the route Fast Short or Economical will be displayed here if you have selected Emergency Bicycle or Pedestrian this information will be displayed here 4 4 1 4 Time Left This is an estimated value that can also be displayed in one of the Route data fields on the Cockpit screen as Time to destination It shows the time needed to reach the final destination of the route based on information available for the remaining segments of the route The calculation cannot take into account traffic jams and other possible delays If via points exist tap and tap again any of the fields to see the time needed to reach the first second etc via point 4 4 1 5 Estimated Arrival This is an estimated value that can also be displayed in one of the Route data fields on the Cockpit screen as ETA to destination It shows the estimated arrival time at the final destination of the route based on information available for the remaining segments of the route The calculation cannot take into account traffic jams and other possible delays If via points exist tap and tap again any of the fields to see the estimated arrival at the first second etc via point 35 4 4 1 6 Destination Via point This field shows the exa
28. with an N North or S South letter This tells AVIC S2 whether the point is in the Northern or the Southern hemisphere Use the button to change the hemisphere Enter numbers for the latitude Use the decimal point if the degrees nm button the label minutes or seconds are not integers Use the B depends on the current cursor position inside the latitude to start entering minutes after degrees or seconds after minutes When finished tap the longitude on the right and enter it as you did latitude This time the hemisphere changing button tells AVIC S2 whether the point is located East or West from the meridian crossing Greenwich UK Once you have entered both numbers press Done to make the selection Tip The quickest way to tell the coordinates of a point is to select it by tapping on the map or by using Find and then come to this page and read the coordinates Tip If you need to reformat coordinates to the format selected in AVIC S2 Page 57 enter the coordinates in the format you have press Done to show it in the map then come back here to see the same location in the chosen coordinate display format 6 2 4 Find a POI You can select your destination from the thousands of POIs included with AVIC S2 or from the ones you have previously created This screen helps you find the one you are looking for POI items are categorized to let you locate them more easily On this screen you can see the first page o
29. 2 2 Automatic Night Colors Using the automatic night mode AVIC S2 will change between the daylight and night color schemes a few minutes before sunrise and a few minutes after sunset based on the time and location information provided by your GPS Once you set a permanent color scheme in the Quick menu Page 39 this automatic mode turns off If you need AVIC S2 to switch between colors for you again you need to re enable this feature 5 3 Sound settings Settings on this page determine the way AVIC S2 sounds ri Click Sounds Dynamic Volume a Single Tone 4 Velie Guidance abnenon Loe n 5 3 1 Click Sounds switch This switch can turn the key sounds on or off Key sounds are audible confirmations of either pressing hardware buttons or tapping the touch screen Note The sound effects of AVIC S2 are context sensitive They will be different if for example you open or close a window or you enable or disable a setting 5 3 2 Dynamic Volume When driving at high speed the noise in the car may be too loud to clearly understand the voice guidance messages and to perceive the key sounds Using Dynamic Volume you can instruct AVIC S2 to increase the volume when your speed exceeds a certain minimum and reach its highest volume at the given maximum speed Tap the Dynamic Volume button to turn on the feature This will also open the screen where you can set the minimum and maximum speeds Maximum speed amp 0mph E
30. IC S2 is ready to navigate e DB blue satellite and two arcs represent a 3D GPS position AVIC S2 is ready to navigate 4 3 10 Battery status No 12 The status of the battery is also shown by AVIC S2 You can estimate the available power reserve from the length of the bar inside Some examples e ae thunderbolt in the battery shows the battery is connected to external power and being charged e MN is not charging and it is at full capacity 9 in not full but there is sufficient reserve capacity e UR n needs recharging 4 3 11 Sound muting No 13 By tapping this button you can quickly mute all sounds of the device This will not modify the volume level and the enabled or disabled status of the key sounds just mutes the sound output When muting is enabled the speaker icon is crossed out Tap again to enable sounds 30 4 3 12 Track Log recording playback indicator No 14 When a track log is being recorded a red icon is displayed on the map screens This icon also functions as a button leading to the Track Log screen Page 42 where you can stop the recording or make the track log visible on the map During track log playback a green icon will blink Tapping this icon in fact tapping the screen anywhere stops the simulation 4 3 13 Cursor menu No 15 The Cursor is the selected point on the map marked by a red dot and radiating red circles around it or the current GPS position when it is
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32. Pioneer User Manual Pioneer AVIC S2 Navigation software for AVIC S2 US English Macrch 2007 v 0 1 Copyright note The product and the information contained herein may be changed at any time without prior notification This manual nor any parts thereof may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form either electronically or mechanically including photocopying and recording without the express written consent of Pioneer Whereis map data is 2006 Telstra Corporation Limited and its licensors Data Source 2006 Tele Atlas N V Copyright 2007 PIONEER Corporation All rights reserved Before using your navigation system be sure to read and fully understand the information provided in the Important Information for the User document Read the entire User Manual before operating this navigation system Table of Contents 1 Warnings and safety Information ccccccceccceceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeseeeaeeeeeeseeees 8 2 AGEHSLAIIMONMAUOM sachenauessteedswenaneds vatesedssaddnedcnendsens Ted p PEDIDOS Hm EFI DPIX FOI NIRE 9 3 Operating AVIC 92 COflFols sco en laeo tee rre co abet ko toto ato Coe ao Sea ca beo ARN 10 3 1 Hardware DuttOns cccccccccceecceeceeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeseeseeseeseeeeeseeeeeegeees 10 3 1 1 Power on off DUON c boroteistoretatatorabotabos atotobosotatobasetqteberetotatode tate torats 10 3 1 2 MENU DULO jose NR RN NEA 10 3 1 3 Virzie moUi UTEM 11 3 1 4 Volume sett
33. Turning back on dual carriageways is not considered as a u turn A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land Note Via points are handled as stopovers with regards to u turns It means disabling u turns on this page will avoid u turns during the entire route if possible but when reaching a via point the following part of the route may be planned starting in the opposite direction 5 4 3 5 Permit needed To use some roads or enter some areas you may need special permit or permission from the owners These roads are excluded from your routes by default Use this switch if your vehicle is authorized to enter 5 4 3 6 Toll Roads Toll roads are included in your routes by default If you wish to travel more to avoid paying a toll disabling them will make AVIC S2 plan the best toll free route for you 5 4 4 Cross border planning By default AVIC S2 plans routes using the border crossing points However if you live near the border you can disable border crossing with this switch to remain within one country 5 4 4 1 Carpool lanes for the USA map only You can instruct AVIC S2 to use carpool lanes when planning routes These lanes are currently available in the USA only This control only appears on the screen when the USA map is available in the product 5 5 Language Here you can set the languages used by AVIC S2 Program
34. Westrranster SWIA 2 Richmond Terrace 6 2 2 Find in History If you have used Find before saved map points as POIs or picked and used points of the map before they all appear in the History list The most recently used locations are always at the beginning of the list History 0 0 08 Rodens Lane Millers Point NSW Sydney Sydney NSW Australia ASW N 51 55770 x W 0 10289 EN Roid London Highbury NA 2 iy Avenell Road London Highbury N4 2 N 51 55770 x W 0 10289 Arsenal FC Arsenal Stadium sington Clear History ae p Pick any of the recent locations as your destination The Next and Previous buttons let you browse through the complete list to find your preferred location 6 2 3 Find Coordinates AVIC S2 also lets you enter your destination by map coordinates The coordinates need to be in latitude longitude format and based on the WGS84 earth model the one used by most GPS devices 68 When you enter this page the coordinates of the current GPS position or the selected map point the Cursor if Lock to Position is inactive are shown at the top of the display The coordinates are always shown in the format configured in Advanced settings Display options Page 57 but you can enter the coordinates in any of the three formats You can even enter the latitude and longitude in different formats Entering a latitude longitude pair is easy The left field contains the latitude It starts
35. ad will display the position arrow precisely over roads seamlessly correcting small GPS errors Note By turning off Lock on Road you also turn off the GPS position error filtering The position shown on the map will be subject to all position errors and position fluctuations 5 6 4 Set Favorite Destinations You can select two of your most frequent destinations to be your favorites Page 71 You can start navigating to either of them by only two taps on the screen The original names of these points are Home and Office Favorite Destinations Primary Home Change address Secondary Office Change address You can rename them and specify their locations To determine the location you can use the same Find menu options Page 62 as for a route destination and depending on that choice and the information available the location will be shown here as a street address a latitude longitude position or both 59 Primary Home Sth Ave X 86th St Transverse Rd New York 10037 10035 10 NY Change address Secondary Office Yellowstone Blvd X 62nd Ave Rego Park Forest Hills 11375 11374 Change address 5 6 5 User data management Everything that was saved pins My POls Favorites track logs etc or modified Settings History lists since AVIC S2 was installed is stored in a user database located in the internal memory of the AVIC S2 Here you have options to save restore or reset the database or
36. anually the map will be moved to have the selected location in the center 6 2 Using the Destination menu The Find menu is accessible by the Navi button of the map screens Page 28 The Find menu gives you various possibilities for selecting a location Destination Display Route Address History POL F 8 Office Coordinate Map Search Settings 6 2 1 Find an Address Street Intersection or City Searching for a city a street an intersection or an exact address can all be done in the Destination Menu If you know at least a part of the address this is the quickest way to find the location The following illustration shows the structure of the address search module There are five levels Country State City Street and Address The state level appears only in case of some countries e g Australia USA The list of recent cities and states is the entry point of the module The green rectangles are the exits You can complete your search by selecting the center of a settlement the midpoint of a street an intersection of two roads or an exact address Level Select Country Urn d Only in Select State Australia amp USA Lae d i Select Recent vilis Find City Lasse ab Select Street Lew 5 E oe ee ee ee bane BHHHNTJETEEEBEEBEBHBHBHEHNEHZGYTJEFEEEEBEHNHHBNEHHIU IETEEBENMNM a You enter the module at Level 3 From this point you can go forward down to give the name of the street then the hou
37. ap Search Settings 4 5 2 1 3D 2D Map When this switch is turned on the map shows a perspective view You can use the tilt function to change the angle of the view When it is turned off the map is displayed in a conventional top down view This 2D view is also the end of the tilt range so it can also be accessed by tilting the map up Conversely 3D mode can be switched on by tilting down in 2D mode Map view modes are described here Page 15 Note When you reach 2D view by tilting the map Smart Zoom will tilt the map as you press the Back button Use the 3D Map toggle to permanently switch to 2D view Note If the map is zoomed out so that the view angle is automatically raised to a top down view this button will have no immediate effect When you zoom back in the view angle will or will not change according to the new state of the button 4 5 2 2 Zoom amp Tilt switch When this switch is turned on additional transparent buttons Page 26 and Page 27 appear on the left side of the map screens for zooming and tilting without the use of hardware buttons The Tilt buttons appear only at higher zoom levels If you zoom out they disappear 4 5 2 3 Day Night switch Turn on or off the night colors manually to override the automatic color scheme switching Note Using this option turns off the Automatic Night Colors feature You need to re enable it at the Map Color settings screen to have the colors change a
38. ap any of the fields to see data on the via points starting from the first one through the final destination again EE E TI J i Lem mm Fit To i Fit To Method Parameters Parameters onomica Screen Screen 4 4 1 1 Route line The upper part of this screen shows your planned route as a horizontal line Its leftmost point is the start of the route the rightmost one is the final destination and you can see your via point flags along the line spaced in proportion to their distance 34 The red arrow representing your position will travel from the left to the right giving you visual feedback of your journey When you reach a via point it becomes the starting point of the route the past will be deleted the line with all the other via points will be modified instantly and the arrow jumps back to the left When the data corresponding to the entire route is displayed in the fields below the line is colored the same way as the route line shown on the map When you see data that belongs to a via point the route is colored only up to that via point The rest of the line remains gray 4 4 1 2 Distance Left This value can also be displayed in one of the Route data fields on the Cockpit screen as Distance to destination This is the distance you need to travel on the route before reaching your final destination If via points exist tap and tap again any of the fields to see the distance to reach the first second etc
39. available and Lock to Position is enabled When you tap the screen to place the Cursor the Cursor menu pops up automatically to give you the list of possible functions you can use the Cursor for At the same time Popup Info street name house number and the list of POIs nearby appears near the selected map point if Popup Info is enabled in the Quick menu Page 38 If you do not use the Cursor menu in a few seconds it will automatically disappear back to the bottom of the screen and Popup Info disappears too You can have them reappear by reopening the Cursor menu using the arrow in the bottom right corner When you open the menu manually it will stay on until you close it or switch to another screen Tip If you want to see the map around the Cursor close the Cursor menu and reopen it When this menu is opened manually the map is always moved to have the cursor in the center The content of the Cursor menu is slightly different if there is an active route already planned You have the following options e Start use the Cursor as the departure point for your route This menu point is available only when there is no active route e Route To use the Cursor as the destination of your route This button is to start a new route The previous route if it exists will be deleted and replaced If a multi 31 point route is active AVIC S2 will ask you whether you really want to delete it together with all its via points e Add
40. by the program As you start typing AVIC S2 will calculate the number of locations matching your pattern s This number is shown at the right end of the input line If all the matching city names can fit on one screen the sound played when hitting the key will be different and AVIC S2 will show you all the results in a list You can select the one you are looking for by tapping the appropriate list item Note When more than 300 matching items a list of more than 60 pages exist for the entered pattern s AVIC S2 stops searching and displays gt 300 at the right end of the input line Enter more letters to narrow the list Note When the name of the location contains a character that is not available on the keyboard e g apostrophe or dash AVIC S2 considers it a space that splits the word Tip If you have finished entering the street name and the matching names are still on more than one page just tap Done and select your desired settlement from the list Turn the pages with the arrow buttons in the bottom right corner Tip In case you are looking for a city name that has more than one word you can reduce the list of matches faster if you enter a few letters from each word Maidstone Leer S Kent United Kingdom p Peterhead New Note If any of the locations listed has named suburbs or numbered districts that also appear separately in the map a Show districts button will appear in the bottom left
41. can set whether or not to maximize the size of the database where the automatically saved track logs are kept e Maximum track database size here you can set the maximum database size if the track database size limit is enabled using the previous switch e Create NMEA SIRF log independently of the normal track log you can instruct AVIC S2 to record the native GPS data received from the GPS device AVIC S2 is capable of working with GPS devices using either the NMEA or the SIRF protocol so the saved data will be in one of these formats These logs are saved as separate text files on the SD card and they cannot be shown or replayed in AVIC S2 They are for post processing needs should you have any Be careful when saving native GPS data as it can soon eat up available memory Update interval Current autosave track size g Enable Auto saving 0 kByte ec Limit Track DB Size 44 4 5 3 Route tab This menu contains options to manage different settings in the program Delete Map Search 4 5 3 1 Recalculate This menu point is only available if an active route exists and GPS position is present It brings up a menu with four options Using one of these functions you can modify the current route Route Recalculation Route Recalculation Drop Next Delete Recalculate Recalculate This function repeats the route calculation based on the same settings as used to calculate previously You may consider using i
42. ck button will appear indicating that you have disabled Lock to Position Tapping the Back button will re enable the position lock and move the cursor back to the current GPS position 4 3 6 Map scale No 8 The scale indicator is only available on the Map screen In 2D map view it represents the scale of the map In 3D view it is the scale of the nearest part of the map only soft 100ft You can use it in both 2D and 3D modes to scale the map Drag and pull it right to zoom in or left to zoom out 4 3 7 Navi button Menu No 9 This button opens the Menu with the Find Destination engine the Display menu the Route menu and the Settings button The Menu will be described in detail later Page 37 4 3 8 Map orientation and Overview No 10 You can view the map screens in three different presentation modes This switch will cycle through them in the following order The usual map orientation for navigation is Track up It means AVIC S2 rotates the map during navigation to always face the direction of your travel In this mode an arrow compass points towards North Tap this icon to switch to North up mode Now the map is fixed to keep facing North The icon changes to show the new rotation mode Tap the icon again to enter Overview mode This mode looks similar to the North up mode with one difference the zoom level in this mode has a fixed default to give you a better look of where you are on the map You can change the
43. corner Tap this button to list the suburbs together with the main settlements West Yorkshire United Kingdom ET 1 Maidstone Leer Leeds Adel V9 Kent United Kingdom West Yorkshire United Kingdom g Peterhead New Leed g Leeds Alwoodley Aberdeenshire United Kingdom West Yorkshire United Kingdom e Hayle Leedstown D 7 Comwall United Kingdom Show districts Once you have selected the city you can continue by entering the street name as described here Page 66 65 Changing the state USA etc some of the maps contain state information If the settlement you are looking for is in a different state tap Other City then Change State from the list of recently used cities then select the appropriate state Should you wish to search for an address in the whole country just tap All states at the beginning of the list When the state is selected you need to select a settlement by entering a part of its name or zip code then selecting from the list of available matching items as described before Changing the country lf your destination is in another country tap the Change Country button in the top right corner of the state selection screen or the city selection screen and select the country from the list United Kingdom United States 6 2 1 2 Selecting a street or the center of the settlement Once the location is selected you can continue by specifying the street you are looking
44. ct address or its coordinates if the address is not available of If the final destination via points exist tap and tap again any of the fields to see the address or coordinates of the first second etc via point 4 4 2 Warning icons The following 5 squares are normally gray Some of them turn red and show a graphical symbol in case warning s are attached to the planned route These are warnings so icons always show information for the whole route even if the data fields display values from your current position to a via point only Click on any of the icons to show its description A few samples of the available icons 36 This icon shows that you need to pay toll on the recommended route This icon shows that the route contains freeways Tap the icon to see the otal length of the freeways in the recommended route re This icon shows that toll roads are included in the recommended route This icon shows that you need to board a ferry along the recommended This icon shows that you need to pay for the ferry Co 3 3 2 This icon is displayed when AVIC S2 could not plan a route with all your road type preferences respected Sometimes it is impossible to find a suitable route near the start or the destination This icon warns you that AVIC S2 had to recommend a route that does not atch all your preferences given at the Route Parameters settings j The recommended route conta
45. d use voice guidance when available or glance at the screen only when it is necessary and safe to do so If prolonged viewing of the screen or programming operation of the unit is required by the driver do so only when the vehicle is parked in a safe location Always observe safe driving operating rules and follow all existing traffic regulations This Navigation System may in certain circumstances display inaccurate or incomplete information regarding your position the distance of the objects shown on the screen and compass directions In addition the system has certain limitations including the inability to identify certain one way streets temporary traffic restrictions road and weather conditions traffic flow and potentially unsafe driving areas Recent changes to streets highways also may not be reflected in this database Please exercise your own careful judgement in the light of actual conditions and traffic laws regulations Before using your navigation system be sure to read and fully understand the information provided in the Important Information for the User document Read the entire User Manual before operating this navigation system 2 General information AVIC S2 is a navigation system optimized for in car use It provides door to door navigation for both single and multi point routes using adaptable route parameters AVIC S2 is capable of planning routes throughout the whole installed map set Unlike some other products
46. ddition the system has certain limitations including the inability to identify certain one way streets temporary traffic restrictions road and weather conditions traffic flow and potentially unsafe driving areas Recent changes to streets highways also may not be reflected in this database Please exercise your own careful judgement in the light of actual conditions and traffic laws regulations Always obey current traffic restrictions even if the navigation system provides contrary advice If you turn on this switch AVIC S2 will open a new screen to let you customize the parameters used by the speed warning Speed Warning Options Speeding tolerance 4 ErI Percentage D Alternative speed limit st Alter native speeding tolerance You can set two different kinds of behavior for the warning one is applied up to a certain speed limit and the other one is used above that 5 1 2 1 Speeding tolerance AVIC S2 will warn you when you exceed the speed limit by the amount specified here Select whether you want to specify the tolerance as a Fixed value offset to the speed limit or as a Percentage The slider will change depending on which mode you have chosen Both positive and negative values can be given in either offset or percentage mode 51 5 1 2 2 Alternative speed limit If the speed limit of the current road segment equals or is above this limit the speed warning will use the alternative tolerance ins
47. e exces vit 5 1 1 Safety Mode oafety mode will disable the touch screen above 10 km h 6 mph to keep your attention on the road You are still able to use the hardware buttons but you cannot set a new destination or change the settings When you disable Safety Mode AVIC S2 will warn you WARNING Safety Modeshould not be disabled when driving alone Do not operate this Navigation System if doing so in any way will divert your attention from the safe operation of your vehicle or other mode of transportation Only a passenger should 50 program operate this Navigation System while a vehicle is moving A driver should use voice guidance when available or glance at the screen only when it is necessary and safe to do so If prolonged viewing of the screen or programming operation of the unit is required by the driver do so only when the vehicle is parked in a safe location Always observe safe driving operating rules and follow all existing traffic regulations 5 1 2 Warn When Speeding Maps may contain information about the speed limits of the road segments AVIC S2 is able to warn you if you exceed the current limit This information may not be available for your region or may not be fully correct for all roads in the map This setting lets you decide whether you want to receive the warnings or not WARNING This feature is provided only as an aid It may not accurately reflect current driving conditions or speeds In a
48. econd or every few seconds depending on your GPS settings When you start the recording position data are saved in the database until you stop recording it This set of sequential GPS positions is called track log Each set of consecutive positions has a name originally it is the time of recording but you can change it to any name you like and a color in which it can be displayed on the map See also Page 42 Heading up A kind of map orientation when the map is rotated to look always in the direction of your heading See also North up and Map Orientation Via point Routes in AVIC S2 can have several as many as you want different destinations to reach in a specific order All these points except the final destination are called via points as the route goes via through them The destinations can be seen in the Route Information screen on the Route line Page 34 and each via point is announced by the voice instructions as you approach and when you reach it Should your via point serve as a stopover navigation continues automatically as you depart Navigation will resume even if you turn off and on your device or restart the program Zoom In and Out The Zoom function is used to change the scale of the map Use Zoom In to scale down the map to see less of it but in more detail and use Zoom Out to scale the map up to have a broader view of that part of the map with fewer details See also Page 16 and Page 26 76
49. eeeeeneeeen 19 4 1 9 Elements of the Active Route essesseeeseeeeeneeeneennenn 21 4 1 9 1 The start point via points and the destination 21 4 1 9 2 Animated t rn QuidanGe ore orb eo eerte Expl ree eod a de etua 21 4 1 9 3 The active leg of the route ccc ccccsccceeceeesaeeseeeceeeceeeeeeseeesaees 21 4 1 9 4 Inactive legs of the route ccc ccccceccseeeeeseeeceeeseeeseeeeeesaeesaees 22 4 1 9 5 Roads in the route excluded by your preferences 22 4 2 GPS Dale SCl eC i ess SEAE 22 4 2 1 5145 data displayed etc sete cue usus EEEO 23 4 2 2 GPS connection indicator ccceccseeceeecseeceeeceeceeecauecaeeceeecseseeesaees 23 42 9 GPS Cala quality INGICAIOM iseciccctccsrcecbevstdeeleveideatiestdustseotavatevetduolaveversts 23 424 HME eSVMCMFOMIZ ATOM eet 24 4 POE LSS US WII ll a aaiacuhsctoriaieracirt dut AE E A LUE E EID DIN 24 4 3 1 TAEDE VIC WEIN es T aeaee sires E E de rab ton cin ord 26 4 3 2 Zoom in and out No 2 amp 3 nennen nennen 26 43 9 itupard down NO 4 q D sisse cubo cute tbt ovo tavta vo seo cavo cuve avo eae vac 2f 4 3 4 Back to navigation lock to GPS position and heading No 6 2f a orc MEME Iro iA 28 4 3 6 Map Scale NO O leresan E PX 28 4 3 7 Navi button Menu No 9 sesseeseessensennennennen nennen 20 4 3 8 Map orientation and Overview No 10
50. eful for demonstrating AVIC S2 or to learn the way it works before your start your first journey Tap anywhere on the screen to stop the simulation 4 5 3 5 Edit Tap Edit to see the list of all points used in the route The first item in the list is the departure point of the route without a valid GPS position the last reached via point if you open the list during navigation or the point where AVIC S2 most recently recalculated the route This means the list is permanently updated and via points drop out during the journey The last item in the list is your final destination Edit Route 144 E 161st St Bronx NY 10451 Burger King 9118 Astoria Blvd Flushing 11369 New York 11355 LaGuardia Airport Ditmars Blvd Queens 11371 Add Delete optimize up Down Use the arrows on the right to browse through the list and tap any line to highlight it You can perform the following operations e Add you can add a new route point or a new final destination if the highlighted item is the last one in the list after the selected point The Find menu opens automatically to let you search for an address POI coordinates one of your favorite destinations or select a point from the History list As soon as you select any of these AVIC S2 returns to the Edit screen and your selection appears right under the highlighted line 48 e Delete you can delete the selected point from the list If the highlighted item is the
51. ep the average brightness of the screen low with carefully selected colors to still keep you informed about all the necessary information on the screen 16 You can change between day and night views manually in the Display Menu Page 39 or let AVIC S2 do it automatically Page 53 for you Note The automatic day night mode is based upon the current date and GPS position by which AVIC S2 calculates the exact sunrise and sunset times on the particular day at the particular location Using that information AVIC S2 can automatically switch between the color schemes a few minutes before sunrise when the sky has already turned bright and a few minutes after sunset before it gets dark Tip There are several daytime and night color schemes included with AVIC S2 To select the one that suits your needs the best make your selection in Settings Page 52 Note The colors mentioned and screenshots included in this manual refer to the default daytime and night color schemes They may not look the same in the schemes you have chosen Tip If you use AVIC S2 after sunrise or before sunset look for the sun in the sky in the map background using a flat 3D view It is displayed at its actual position to give you another way to orientate 4 1 4 Streets and roads The similarity of AVIC S2 to paper roadmaps is also convenient when it comes to streets the most important elements of the map concerning navigation AVIC S2
52. esenting your actual position on the screen You can move the map to lose this position Then the Back button appears on the screen Tapping it will re enable Lock to Position See also Page 27 Map Orientation AVIC S2 is able to rotate the map for your convenience If you choose Heading up mode the map will be rotated to look in the direction of your heading Selecting North up the map remains oriented to have North toward the top Use the left and right hardware buttons to turn your map in the direction you wish This will immediately turn off the automatic rotation A small compass in the top right 19 section of the map screens Page 29 will always show the current direction of the map Map orientation should not be mixed up with Screen orientation North up A kind of map orientation having the map rotated to have North toward the top of the screen See also Heading up and Map Orientation POI Points Of Interest exact map locations of important points saved in a database together with their name category and subcategories e g Service Fuel Autogas address phone and other important information Use the versatile search system in AVIC S2 to find the appropriate POI near you your destination or any other given location on the map Page 69 You can also have your favorite places saved as My POP in AVIC S2 Track log In AVIC S2 you have the possibility to record your journeys using the position data your GPS provides in every s
53. est AVIC S2 comes with thousands of built in POIs and you can create your own POI database as well Having all of them displayed on the map would make the map too crowded To avoid this AVIC S2 lets you select which POIs to show and which ones to hide Page 39 using their categories and subcategories POIs are represented by icons on the map For a built in POI it is the icon of the subcategory of the actual POI For POls you create it is the icon you had chosen when you created the POI it can be changed later These icons are large enough to recognize the symbol and semi transparent so as not to cover the streets and junctions behind them When the map is zoomed out the icons are not shown As you zoom in small dots appear at the locations of visible POIs Zooming in further makes the full icons appear If two points are too close to each other so that icons overlap a multi POl icon is shown instead of individual ones Zoom in more to see them separately Should the two POIs have the same icon this icon will be displayed instead of the multi POl icon Tip Tap the map on or near a POI item to see the list of the names of the nearest POIs in a popup list if it is enabled Page 42 To see the details of a particular POI in the list tap the blue icon on the right If you have too may POIs nearby this list may not be complete In the Cursor menu Page 31 there is a button called POI that leads you to the scree
54. f the top level POI categories There are three levels altogether e Transportation a Shopping E Entertainment By Culture HN 727 eas The search will be carried out around a certain reference point Always look at the current reference point shown in the blue field above the POI category buttons and 69 confirm that it matches what you want To change the reference tap the Change ref button in the top right corner POI Location fissi cue Address History Coordinate m GPS Cursor Destination Once you tap the Change ref button you are presented with these choices e Address you can specify an address to be searched around or a location to search in The center of this location will be used as the reference point e History the reference for the search can be selected from the History list e Coordinates you can specify a latitude longitude pair to be the center of the search e GPS Position the search will be carried out around the current location given by the GPS if it is available If no GPS position is available the last known GPS position gray arrow on the map will be used e Cursor the search will be carried out around the previously selected map point e Destination the search will be carried out around the destination of your current route The current selection is always shown in the green field at the top of the page Note The default reference point for POI search is t
55. f the value limits are not displayed at the ends of the slider the leftmost position means the minimum value while the rightmost position represents the maximum value With most sliders you can check the current value on the left This control can be operated in two ways Either drag the handle to move the slider to its new position or tap the slider where you want the handle to appear the thumb jumps there immediately As with the list selectors there is no need to confirm your selection As soon as you leave the screen the selected value becomes effective 3 2 3 Switches When a function can only have two values mainly Enabled and Disabled a switch is used Unlike with list selectors the horizontal line contains the name of the function and not the actual status There is a lamp on the left to show whether the function is active or not e Safety Mode d Warn When Speeding When the lamp is dark ps the function is not selected When it is lit E the function is enabled The whole strip works as a button Tap anywhere to toggle between the enabled and disabled status 3 2 4 Switches in the Display menu The switches of the Display menu Page 38 behave as normal switches but they look different in order to fit in with the other menu buttons Tap the button to toggle between the enabled and disabled states 12 3 2 5 Virtual keyboards AVIC S2 is designed in a way that you only need to enter letters or numbers when
56. he current GPS position if it is available or the Cursor when there is no reliable GPS position Once you have set the reference point you have the following options on the Find POI screen e Find in POI subgroups highlight one of the POI groups by tapping or using the direction buttons then press Enter or tap it again to see the list of subgroups Using the same action you can move deeper into subgroups e Search by name among the POIs of that level tapping the Search button will bring up a text input screen to let you narrow the list of POls If you tap Search in the list of subgroups you will only search in the group you are already in e See all POIs of the current group in a list tapping the All button opens the list of all points in the group or subgroup you are already in Use the Next and Previous buttons to browse through the list cam Red Hook Golf Club 550 Route 199 Red Hook 12571 New York iar Links at Union Vale 153 N Paiman Rd Dutchess 12540 New York ELSE Unionvale 153 N Paliman Rd Lagrangeville 12540 New York aan Boston Corners Golf Club 390 Under Mountain Rd Columbia 12546 New York toU Ep rm Search results are displayed by distance from the given reference point nearest first Note For POI items that you have created you can also see the results in alphabetical order Push the button with the label ABC that appears between Search and the page number Once the desired POI item i
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59. ins areas only accessible to pedestrians The recommended route contains unpaved roads was he recommended route contains roads that require a permit or permission to enter E uu any other piece of relevant but not categorized information Tap the icon to see the content e Ed page displayed when more than 5 warnings apply for the recommended route 4 4 3 Fit to screen Tap this button to display an overview of the whole recommended route You will jump to the Cockpit screen with a 2D North up view so that you can check where the route takes you 4 4 4 Parameters This button opens the Route parameter settings screen Page 54 otherwise opened from the Route menu Page 45 4 5 Menu The Navi button can be found in the bottom left corner of the map screen Tapping this button brings up a menu that allows you to access some of the most frequently used functions of AVIC S2 4 5 1 Destination tab The first page of the Menu is Destination Find It lets you select a destination without first having to locate it on the map The Destination menu will be described in detail later here Page 62 Destination Display Route ane Address History IE F y Office Coordinate Home Map Search 37 4 5 2 Display tab This provides quick access to some configurable options Destination Display Route 35e 2D a e J Zoom amp Tilt Manage Manage Lael POI Track Logs M
60. itches North up Track up and Overview 25 No Display 11 GPS position quality 12 Battery status 13 Sound on or muted 14 Track Log recording or playback 15 n a 16 Cockpit only Current street 17 Cockpit only Travel and Route data 18 Cockpit only Distance to next turn 19 Cockpit only Next street 20 Cockpit only Approaching next turn 21 n a Contents differ when a route is active Appears only when a route is active Control Opens GPS Data screen Opens settings Enables disables muting Opens Track Logs screen Opens Cursor menu Opens Route Information screen Opens Route Information screen n a n a n a Map only Opens Cockpit screen Appears only when a route is active and the next turn is near 4 3 1 Turn preview No 1 On the Cockpit screen this field shows a graphic illustration of the next turn For example when you approach a turn an arrow will show whether it is a slight normal or sharp turn When showing a traffic circle the number of the exit is also given in the picture This field also serves as a button Tap it to get to the Route menu Page 45 4 3 2 Zoom in and out No 2 amp 3 These semi transparent buttons are only displayed if Zoom amp Tilt is enabled in the Display menu Page 38 26 Zoom will change the scale of the map Zoom out shows a larger part of the map while Zoom in shows a smaller part of the map in more detail The automatic Smart Zoo
61. language English US Voice language English UK Elizabeth 5 5 1 Program language This button displays the current written language of the program By tapping the button you can select from a list of available languages AVIC S2 will have to be 56 restarted if you change this setting AVIC S2 will ask for confirmation before it restarts 5 5 2 Voice language This button shows the current language of the voice guidance By tapping the button you can select from a list of available languages and speakers Tap any of these to hear a sample voice prompt Just tap OK when you have selected the new spoken language 5 6 Advanced settings These screens let you set a large number of different advanced settings and initiate some special functions These settings and functions are divided into groups Tap on any button to set the corresponding parameters They all open new windows where you can make your desired changes 5 6 1 Regional settings Here you can set the measurement units coordinate date and time formats used by AVIC S2 Units FI Miles feet gt Coordinate display format 4 mmm n Set Date amp Time Format 9 6 1 1 Units You can set the distance units to be used by the program AVIC S2 may not support all of the listed units in some voice guidance languages If you select a measurement unit that is not supported by the chosen voice guidance language you will see a red warning message unde
62. m function will do the necessary zooming for you when navigating zooms out if the next turn is at a distance to let you see far ahead and zooms in when approaching a turn to give you a better view of the upcoming turn If you manually change the zoom level Smart Zoom will no longer scale the map by itself automatic tilting and rotating remains active You need to tap the Back button Page 27 to return the zoom control to Smart Zoom 4 3 3 Tilt up and down No 4 amp 5 These semi transparent buttons are only displayed if Zoom amp Tilt is enabled in the Display menu Page 38 This function modifies the vertical viewing angle of the map in 3D mode You can change the angle in a wide range starting from a top down view 2D view is seamlessly integrated all the way to a flat view that lets you see far ahead The automatic Smart Zoom function will do the necessary tilting for you when navigating gives a flat view if the next turn is at a distance to let you see far ahead and raises the angle when approaching a turn to give you a better view of the upcoming turn If you manually change the view angle Smart Zoom will no longer tilt the map by itself automatic zooming and rotating remains active You need to tap the Back button Page 27 to return the tilt control to Smart Zoom Note 3D view is only useful for navigation As you zoom out the view angle will automatically be raised When finally 2D view is reached these b
63. ments of the map are described here For the controls and special functions of the map screen see Page 24 The current version of AVIC S2 is intended only for in vehicle navigation That is why maps in AVIC S2 look similar to paper roadmaps when using daytime colors and 2D map mode However AVIC S2 provides much more than regular paper maps can The look and the contents can be changed 4 1 1 2D and 3D map views Besides the classical top down view of the map called 2D mode you have the ability to tilt the map to have a perspective view 3D mode that gives a view similar to that seen through the windscreen with the ability to see far ahead It is easy to change between 2D and 3D modes You have two options You can use the Tilt up and down buttons Page 27 to tilt the map seamlessly between 2D and all 3D angles or you can use the switch in the Display menu Page 38 to quickly switch between the two modes Note You may find that 2D mode is more useful in North up Map mode when looking for a certain part of the map or an object to select as destination On the 15 other hand 3D mode in Track up Cockpit mode with Smart Zoom is ideal for navigation The description of these modes will come later in this manual Note 3D view is only useful for navigation As you zoom out the view angle will automatically be raised until eventually it becomes 2D view When you zoom back in 3D view will gradually return 4 1 2 Zoom level
64. n alphabetical order Tapping again will return to the distance based order When you tap on any of your POls in the list you will open a new window with the details of the selected POI 41 2729 Walnut Dr Moody AL 35094 Ge Edit OK Delete Here you have the following options e OK if you tap this button the map screen returns with the selected POI in the middle e Edit you can edit the attributes name icon and group of the selected POI Group Friends POI Name Natasha Icon g POT Address 185 Silver Street London Upper Edmonton N18 1 e Delete you can delete any of your previously saved POIs AVIC S2 will ask you to confirm this action 4 5 2 5 Popup Information switch When this feature is enabled tapping the screen activating the Cursor a radiating red dot on either of the map screens also opens a pop up box with the selected street name house number and the name of the nearby POls if any Mode c m d E E tn F E i P mE 52 Mercer St ig Tip Tapping one of the blue Information icons behind the POI names shows the details of the appropriate POI item 4 5 2 6 Manage Track Logs Using AVIC S2 it is also possible to save the track logs of your journeys This screen lets you manage all your track logs When it comes up it shows a list of all track logs already saved Track saved at 2005 11 01 14 07 48 Track saved at 2005 11 01 14 05 08 Info Replay Delete
65. n of all nearby POI items There you can open them one by one to see their details and select any of them as a route point dm zs Ties Square BI Ww 42nd S l ESPN Zone Madhu amp Mehta Newstand uw Route Add Conti Ta Via Aue 20 4 1 9 Elements of the Active Route AVIC S2 uses a multi destination routing system in which you have a start point your current location if GPS position is available a destination the line of the active leg of the route and optionally via points and inactive legs They are all shown on the map 4 1 9 1 The start point via points and the destination These points are represented by flags 4 1 9 2 Animated turn guidance Animated arrows represent all route events other than the above mentioned special points These arrows show the direction in which you need to continue your journey 4 1 9 3 The active leg of the route The active leg is the section of the route you are currently driving If you have not added any Via points the whole route will be the active leg When Via points are present the active leg is the part leading from your location to the next via point The active section is displayed in green It is always the most conspicuous part of the map even when in the background of a 3D map view The line of the route is displayed on the driving side of the road for two way and on the axis in case of one way streets When the map is zoomed in and the line
66. option returns directly to the map screen without recalculating the active route 4 5 3 2 Delete Tap Delete to erase the active route along with all its route points start via points and destination If you later decide that you need the same route again you will have to rebuild it from scratch AVIC S2 will warn you before deleting route data This function has a special role if you have used the Avoid feature during your journey When you arrive at your destination the route line disappears on the map and navigation stops The route is now practically deleted but if you plan a new route the roads maneuvers and areas excluded from your route will also be avoided when planning the new route Tap Delete to completely delete your previous route together with its Avoid restrictions Note When a POI item is used as a route waypoint deleting the route will not delete the POI item itself just its role in the route 4 5 3 3 Itinerary This function opens the itinerary route event list of the active route The Itinerary has three different display modes and two functions Display modes Display modes are different only in the number of events displayed in the list List items are always shown with all information available including pictograms of the needed action and distance of the event from the previous list item The Itinerary is live and constantly updated when navigating a route The list item coming next in navigation is
67. possible pushbuttons and lists are provided to make accessing functions or changing settings as easy as possible 3 1 Hardware buttons There are only a few hardware buttons on your AVIC S2 The majority of the AVIC S2 functions can be accessed using the touch screen The hardware buttons are the following 3 1 1 Power on off button Hold this button for 3 seconds to turn the power of the AVIC S2 on or off any time If the device power is turned off while the navigation software is running when you turn the device back on the program will continue the navigation as soon as the built in GPS determines the location again While the device is switched off the GPS will not work no position will be calculated track log will not be saved and navigation will stop 3 1 2 Menu button Use this button to pause navigation and return to the startup menu of your AVIC S2 to run other applications While using other applications the GPS will continue providing the position the track log will be continuously saved and navigation will not stop When you return to the navigation function AVIC S2 will continue the navigation as soon as the built in GPS determines the location again 10 3 1 3 Map button To give easy access to the most important data screens during navigation a hardware button is reserved for toggling between the Route Information screen and the Detailed Instructions page of the Itinerary Alternatively these screens
68. r the selector 5 6 1 2 Coordinate display format Positions are sometimes displayed with their addresses and sometimes with their coordinates This setting lets you choose between displaying coordinates in degrees dd dddddd degrees and minutes dd mm mmm or degrees minutes and seconds dd mm ss s 57 Note the coordinate display mode is independent from the coordinate input in Find menu You can use all three formats freely on the coordinate input screen 5 6 1 3 Set Date amp Time Format You can set the date and time format displayed by AVIC S2 Various international formats are available Date format PN YYYY MM DD p Date delimiter a minus r Time format FI 24 hours r 5 6 2 Displayed information There are three route data fields on the left of the Cockpit screen Their content is fixed in Cruise mode when there is no active route but for Navigation mode you can change their content on this screen The available values are listed here Page 32 5 6 3 Smart Zoom omart zoom is a lot more than just a usual automatic zoom While navigating a route when approaching a turn it will zoom in and raise the view angle to let you easily recognize your maneuver at the next junction If the next turn is at a distance it will zoom out and lower the view angle to be flat in order to let you see the road in front of you or it can even switch to an Overview mode to let you follow your position on
69. rack log Rename button e change the color of the track log Color on the map selector e have it displayed on the map Fit to screen button e or export the data to the SD card in GPX format Track export button Track saved on 2006 07 03 19 31 37 rack log start 2006 07 03 19 31 37 rack log end rack log duration Average speed otal distance hor on the mag 4 Rename Fit To Screen Export e Replay push this button to see a simulation of the saved track log on the map A green icon Page 31 will appear on the map screens to let you know it is not a fly over but a simulation based on a real saved log e Delete you can delete a track log if it is not needed any more AVIC S2 will ask you to confirm this action e Track log options this button in the upper right corner leads to a settings screen where you can set up the track logging parameters e Update interval is how often track points will be saved Position information is normally received once a second from the GPS If you do not need such a detailed log you can increase this number to save track log space e Current autosave track size this figure shows how much memory is used by the automatically saved track logs e Enable auto saving when auto saving is enabled you do not need to turn track log saving on and off manually AVIC S2 will automatically start recording the track log as soon as GPS position is available e Limit track DB size here you
70. reception A GPS position has been acquired AVIC S2 is ready for navigation but the GPS is using enough satellites for calculating the horizontal position only Elevation data is not provided and the position error may be significant e green means 3D reception The GPS receiver has enough satellites to calculate altitude Position is generally correct yet it can still be inaccurate due to different environmental factors AVIC S2 is ready for navigation 4 2 4 Time synchronization In the top right corner of the screen you have another button that leads to a new screen where you can synchronize the clock of your AVIC S2 to the very accurate time provided by the connected GPS ri i Auto Correction GPS 19 31 28 e Auto Correction IPs no gps signal PNA 3 07 30 hour minute PNA 12 50 05 ho ur minute Turn on the Auto Correction switch to let AVIC S2 frequently check and correct the internal clock with the GPS time Below that button you will see the current values of the GPS and the device clocks You can check here whether any correction is needed Tap the button to manually synchronize the time Below the AVIC S2 time you have hour and minute controls to manually correct the time with or without a valid GPS time 4 3 Screens with map Having explained the contents of the map the description of the other parts of the map screens follows There are two map screens the Map screen and the Cockpit
71. represents the time needed to reach your destination based upon calculations using the remaining part of the route and available information of the roads used This estimation can be used only as a general reference It will not be able to take into account your future speed or the traffic delays In AVIC S2 this value is shown as Time left on the Route Information screen Page 35 GPS Abbreviation of Global Positioning System This system is operated by the DoD the Department of Defense of the Unites States Government It consists of 24 satellites orbiting Earth and several ground stations to keep the satellites in sync To calculate your position your GPS device uses the signals received from those GPS satellites that are currently visible at your location You can use this service free of charge Lock on Road This function of AVIC S2 will always keep the red arrow representing your actual position on the nearest road This automatic feature is necessary as the position given by the GPS receiver is not perfectly accurate Under normal circumstances Lock on Road will eliminate the occasional position error If the corridor of error is too large your position may be shown over a different street on the map Normally Lock on Road is always active in AVIC S2 when GPS position is available See also in Page 18 Lock to Position When GPS position is available AVIC S2 will automatically keep moving the map to always have the red arrow repr
72. roadblock AVIC S2 waits for a few seconds to be sure you do not follow the route any more then recalculates the route based upon your new position and heading 74 Automatic day night colors Based on the time and position given by the GPS device AVIC S2 is able to calculate when the sun rises and sets at your current location on this particular day Using that information AVIC S2 can change between the day and the night color schemes a few minutes before sunrise and a few minutes after sunset Page 53 As additional information to help your orientation the sun is shown in the sky when you display the map in 3D mode with a low viewing angle and the sun is near the horizon Elevation When the GPS receiver can see at least four GPS satellites it can determine its current position in three dimensions In this case the elevation is calculated together with the latitude longitude position ETA Estimated Time of Arrival A frequently used expression in navigation It represents the time when you will reach your destination based upon calculations using the remaining part of the route and available information of the roads used This estimation can only be used as a general reference It will not be able to take into account your future speed or the traffic delays In AVIC S2 this value is shown as Estimated Arrival on the Route Information screen Page 35 ETE Estimated Time En route Another frequently used expression in navigation It
73. s AVIC S2 uses high quality vector maps that let you see the map at various zoom levels always with optimized content Street names and other text objects are always displayed with the same font size never upside down and you only see as many streets and objects as needed to find your way around the map Zoom in and out to see how the map changes in either the 2D or 3D view Changing the scale of the map is very easy Use the zoom icons Page 26 on the map screens Note If you need to zoom out temporarily to locate your position on the map use the Overview mode instead of zooming out in The Overview mode is a 2D North up view that can be activated by tapping the compass button on the right Page 29 Note AVIC S2 has a Smart Zoom function for navigation that automatically rotates scales and tilts the map in 3D map mode to always give you the optimal view in your current situation When approaching a turn it will zoom in and raise the view angle to let you recognize your maneuver at the next junction If the next turn is at a distance it will zoom out and lower the view angle to flat in order to let you see the road in front of you 4 1 3 Daylight and night color schemes The different color schemes let you adjust AVIC S2 to the brightness of the environment Use the daylight and night color schemes accordingly Daylight colors are similar to paper roadmaps while the night color schemes use dark tints for large objects to ke
74. s selected AVIC S2 will show its details sed HOOK GOW Iur Red Hook MY United States 650 Route 199 845 758 8552 d Sports Recreation Golf Course Tapping OK will return to the map with the selected POI in the center Tapping the arrow in the top left corner returns to the search results Tip If you want to find the nearest POls or if you are close to one of them but do not know exactly where it is or what its name is tap the All button on the very first screen of POI search and get a list of the nearest POIs Use the Next button in the bottom right corner to turn the page if you cannot see the desired place on the first page of the list 6 2 5 Find one of the Favorites Home Office If you have already set up your favorite destinations in Advanced settings Page 59 you can select either of them by simply tapping the button with the name on it 7 Troubleshooting guide If you have problems operating your navigation system refer to this section The most common problems are listed below along with likely causes and solutions While this list is not comprehensive it should answer your most common problems If a solution to your problem cannot be found here contact your dealer of the nearest authorized Pioneer service facility cannot find the red arrow that would show my location Navigation does not start Check the GPS status icon on any of the map screens Page 29 or on the GPS Data screen Page 22
75. se number or intersection or backward up to change the city state or country to search 6 2 1 1 Selecting the city state and country to search in The first screen of the address search module is the list of recently used cities During normal navigation the first line of the list is always the settlement you are in or near to Without valid GPS position or if the Back button appears the first line is the location the Cursor is in or near to 63 Georgetown A GA United States m New York NY United States CA United States amp Savoonga AK United States Clear History Should the location you are looking for appear on the list just tap it and you will immediately jump to the Street Name Input screen with the selected city name or Zipcode shown at the top of the screen If the desired settlement is not displayed use the arrows in the bottom right corner to see more of this list Tip If during navigation you need to know the name of the city or the country you are currently in just start Find Address and read the first line of the list This function leads to a reliable result only if GPS position is available and you have not disabled Lock to Position by moving the map If you find that the list of recently used cities contains locations you will not visit in the near future you can choose to empty the list by the Clear button in the bottom left corner Selecting a new location to search in If
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77. t when you travel on a road parallel to that recommended by the route In this case AVIC S2 may not recalculate the route for some time but you can force recalculation here Recalculate Drop Next Via Point Delete Route You can modify the route to skip the next via point if you decide it is no longer needed For example you may have added the via point only to influence the route but you do not want to actually reach it or you have already almost reached it and AVIC S2 still keeps on navigating towards that point When there are no via points left only the destination the name of this button turns to Delete Route and it cancels the navigation Bypass When you run into a traffic jam or roadblock you may want to have AVIC S2 calculate a route that departs the original route as soon as it can You will need to select the minimum distance along the original route where your new route is allowed to rejoin the original route Select the one you feel appropriate for the traffic difficulty you face 45 31 Bypass Note This function is to give you an alternative for the next section of the recommended route To change later parts of the route or to avoid specific streets or turns use the Avoid function in Itinerary instead Page 46 Note When you use this feature AVIC S2 will keep on excluding the same part of the map from later routes until you manually delete the route Page 46 or restart AVIC S2 Cancel This
78. tead of the previous one Move the slider to its rightmost position to turn off the alternative speed warning Then the settings of the upper slider will determine the warning for all roads 5 1 2 3 Alternative speeding tolerance If the speed limit of the current road reaches the value set at Alternative speed limit this setting will replace the basic one set at the top of this screen The slider and the selector work exactly as the basic ones described here Page 51 Example to let you better understand how this feature works here is an example If you use the settings 10 mph 60 mph 5 AVIC S2 will warn you when driving at the following speeds Speed limit Warning at 25 mph 35 mph 225 mph 10 mph 40 mph 50 mph 240 mph 10 mph 50 mph 60 mph 250 mph 10 mph 60 mph 63 mph 760 mph 5 72 mph 76 mph 772 mph 5 80 mph 84 mph 280 mph 5 5 2 Map Color settings You can set a few parameters determining the appearance of the maps in AVIC S2 Daylight color profile Pioneer Blue Day Might color profile Pioneer Blue Night LJ Automatic Might Colors 5 2 1 Daylight Night color profile AVIC S2 comes with different color schemes for both daylight and night use There is always one selected daytime scheme and one selected night time scheme AVIC 92 uses these when switching from day to night and back 52 Tap the appropriate button and select a new scheme from the list 5
79. the road on the axis of the street in case of one way streets or on the side of the road where you drive e g on the right in the United States and on the left in the U K on two way roads Note The Lock on Road feature can be turned off in Advanced settings Page 59 When the GPS position is lost the arrow turns gray but the indicator continues on the recommended route for a short period of time with the speed last detected before the GPS position was lost This way short tunnels can be crossed without losing the position 4 1 7 Selected map point also known as the Cursor If you tap the map somewhere or select a specific item in Find it will become the selected point on the map marked with a small red dot and permanently radiating red circles to make it conspicuous at all zoom levels even when it is in the background of a 3D map view You can use this point as starting point via point or destination of your route you can search for a POI near to it or save it as a POI The cursor when visible is also the reference point for map scaling an ADIE whtehal WP Horse Gu Note When your GPS position is available and Lock to Position Page 27 is active the cursor is the current GPS position the red arrow When you select another point by tapping the map or using the Find menu Page 62 the new Cursor is shown on the display with the red dot and the radiating red circles 4 1 8 Visible POIs Points of Inter
80. u choose the Greek language an additional keyboard appears with Greek letters Similarly Cyrillic letters are available when Russian is chosen in Setup Languages Page 56 01234526789 Auy KK EHrwWwWwWsx tb gt bBAN PO n Wh MS A uH C M M T b B W 13 If you are used to computer keyboards you may consider trying one of the QWERTY type keypads 3 2 5 2 QWERTY type keyboards QWERTY type keyboards have both letters and numbers on them Their layout is the same as of the standard QWERTY QWERTZ German and AZERTY French keyboards To switch to your desired QWERTY type keyboard press the Keys button repeatedly until the appropriate keyboard appears The special keys described in the previous section are also available here 3 2 5 3 The numeric keyboard The numeric keyboard only contains numbers on huge buttons The special keys you find on the other keyboards except Space are available here as well Although QWERTY type keyboards also contain number keys when entering a house number the program offers the more convenient numeric keypad 14 4 Discovering the program through the screens The best way to learn the different functions of the AVIC S2 is to explore each screen in detail and to find out how to move from one to another Read this chapter for a guided tour 4 1 The map The most important and most frequently used screens of AVIC S2 are the screens with the map Map and Cockpit screens The ele
81. uses similar color codes to those you are accustomed to and the width of the streets also refers to their importance so it will not be difficult to tell a highway from a small street Streets and roads have names or numbers for identification Of course this information can be displayed on the map AVIC S2 uses two different ways to show street labels The conventional way is the same as a roadmap it displays the name 17 of the street aligned with the street The alternative is a kind of virtual signpost stuck into the street itself You do not need to choose between the two modes AVIC S2 will use the one best for the current tilt and zoom level Zoom in to have only a few streets on the map and start tilting up and down to see how AVIC S2 switches between the two modes in an instant Note The automatic switching is on even when using Smart Zoom 4 1 5 Other objects To help orientate you the map also contains land usage information that help you recognize your location on the map These are surface waters large buildings forests etc 4 1 6 Current position and Lock on Road When your GPS position is available a red arrow shows your location on the map The direction of the arrow represents your direction The arrow size and orientation is rotated with the zoom and tilt levels to always fit appropriately on the map 18 AVIC S2 has a built in Lock on Road feature that always puts the position arrow on
82. utomatically again 4 5 2 4 Manage POI Points of Interest Here you can set all the parameters of POIs that you have created and the visibility of the built in POIs that come with the map Manage built in POI visibility The maps in AVIC S2 come with a large number of POIs Displaying all of them would make the maps too crowded to see how POI items are shown on the map see Page 19 In order to avoid that you can decide which POI groups to show and which ones to hide on the map AVIC S2 has a multi level POI category system You can set the visibility of the top two levels All levels below that will be shown or hidden according to their respective category i e you can set the visibility of Petrol otations in the Services category but all brands listed under that will either be shown or suppressed together E Mv POI EE Services Gel Transportation AX Shopping te iran Entertainment S5 Culture ri Search All P 39 Groups shown with a gray icon Gd are hidden blue icons e are visible on the map while the ones shown in two colors o have some of their subcategories shown and some others hidden If you highlight any of the POI groups by tapping them the button in the bottom left corner will become Show if the POI group is hidden or Hide if the group is shown or partly shown Tip To make a partly shown group fully shown tap this button twice First you will hide the whole group and then you will
83. uttons disappear When you zoom back in 3D view will gradually return 4 3 4 Back to navigation lock to GPS position and heading No 6 This semi transparent icon is displayed if GPS position is available and the map has been moved It also appears when you scale or tilt the map while Smart Zoom is enabled This semi transparent icon is displayed if GPS position is available and the map has been moved or rotated It also appears when you scale or tilt the map while Smart Zoom is enabled Back Normally AVIC S2 positions the map to keep the GPS position visible somewhere on the map when North up orientation is selected or always at the bottom center of the map when Track up orientation is selected If you manually move the map it will freeze the map in the new position To return to the GPS position use this Back button When Smart Zoom is enabled scaling or tilting the map also stops the automatic zooming or automatic tilting respectively To reactivate Smart Zoom tap this button 4 3 5 Cursor No 7 As described earlier Page 19 if you tap the map somewhere or select one specific item in Find it will become the selected point on the map marked with a small red dot and radiating red circles to make it visible You can use this point as starting point via point or destination for your route you can search for a POI near it mark it with a pin or save it as a POI Note When GPS position is available the Ba
84. y on the map Groups with a blue icon are displayed groups with a gray icon are hidden New you can create a new My POI group by tapping this button You need to select an icon a name and the maximum zoom level at which the POI is still visible on the map provided you let the POI group be displayed at all You do not necessarily need to create POI groups in advance You can do it while saving a new POI Delete you can delete any of your previously saved My POI groups This will delete all POIs in that group AVIC S2 will ask you to confirm this action Edit you can edit the attributes name icon visibility level of a previously created My POI group Edit My POI Group Friends POI Name Oliver Icon tj i POI Address 2729 Walnut Dr Moody AL 35094 Left right arrows if your groups fill several pages these buttons will let you browse through them The green field left of these buttons shows the current page number and the number of pages When the list of My POIs is displayed you have the following options Search you can shorten the list of matching POI items by filtering Just like in Find enter a few letters of the desired POI name When the number of matching items can fit in one page AVIC S2 will automatically display the list If you tap Done any time before this happens you receive the list of matches on multiple pages ABC Distance by tapping this button you can have the POIs sorted in a
85. you are looking for a city or town or state you cannot find on the list tap Other City in the top right corner This will take you to the city name or postcode input screen where you can select the desired city by entering a few letters of its name or some digits of its postcode then select from the list of results automatically given by the program if the matching items can be displayed on one page or displayed on more pages if you tap Done after entering some letters Note Only available letters are active on the keyboard when entering the first word of the searched settlement name All other letters are inactive and gray You can accomplish this by using an alphabetic input screen either an ABC or a QWERTY type You only need to enter the first few letters as the program only searches among the locations that exist in the given state or country If the name of the settlement is of more than one word the searched pattern can be any or the combination of those You can search for multiple partial words by inserting space characters in the pattern For example Key West in Florida will be found if you enter Ke W or even We K 64 You do not need to enter accents when searching for a destination Type only the base letters the letter most similar to the accented one and AVIC S2 will search for all their combinations in the database e g for the Canadian town D l age you only need to type Deleage and the rest is done
86. zoom level at any time this will not cause the Back button to appear but when entering Overview mode later the default zoom level will be restored The arrow representing your position will be fixed in the middle of the screen When you move the map in Overview mode the Back button will appear and when pushed it will move the map to have your current position in the middle of the map again You cannot rotate the map in Overview mode This mode is strictly north up You can set up AVIC S2 so that it will switch to Overview mode during navigation when the next turn is far away You can specify this distance and the fixed zoom level of Overview in Advanced settings Page 59 An airplane icon indicates Overview mode Tap the icon again to return to Track up automatic rotation mode 4 3 9 GPS position quality No 11 Similarly to the icon found on the GPS Data screen Page 23 the map screens also inform you about the GPS signal e D blue satellite with the red exclamation mark shows there is no connection with the GPS receiver GPS navigation is not possible This icon should not appear if the unit is functioning properly 29 e 3 aua shows there is a connection but the signal is too weak to give a position GPS navigation is not possible e D shows there is a GPS position and navigation is possible When only one arc is shown the position is 2D no altitude available and position error may be significant but AV

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