The term
“
external unit
”
refers to future
Pioneer devices that are not currently planned
for, or to devices that allow control of basic
functions although they are not fully con-
trolled by the navigation system. Two external
units can be controlled by this navigation sys-
tem. When two external units are connected,
the navigation system allocates them as exter-
nal unit 1 or external unit 2.
For details of the connection method, refer to
“
Installation Manual
”
.
For details concerning operation, refer to the
external unit
’
s operation manual. This section
provides information on external unit opera-
tions with the navigation system that differ
from those described in the external unit
’
s op-
eration manual.
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Operation varies depending on the external
unit connected. (In some cases, the exter-
nal unit may not respond.)
Reading the screen
1
2
5
6
4
3
1
Source icon
Shows which source has been selected.
2
External unit indicator
Displays the information that is sent by con-
nected external units.
3
TRFC
indicator
Shows the status of traffic announcements.
4
NEWS
indicator
Shows the status of news programmes.
5
Auto/Manual mode indicator
Shows the current mode.
6
Current time
Using the touch panel keys
%
Touch [EXT1] or [EXT2] on the
“
AV
Source
”
menu to select the external unit.
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For details concerning operations, refer to
Screen switching overview
on page 18.
1
2
5
4
3
1
Send a band command
Touch to send a band command to the ex-
ternal unit.
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Operation varies depending on the exter-
nal unit connected. (In some cases, the
external unit may not respond.)
2
Send an
[
a
]
,
[
b
]
,
[
c
]
, or
[
d
]
command
Touch to operate the external unit.
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Operation varies depending on the exter-
nal unit connected. (In some cases,
some functions may not be used until
you touch and hold the key.)
3
Switching between automatic and man-
ual function
You can turn automatic and manual func-
tion on or off.
You can switch between
Auto
and
Manual
functions of the external unit connected.
Initially, this function is set to
Auto
.
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Operating commands set for
Auto
and
Manual
operations vary depending on
the external unit connected.
4
Send a
1
key to
6
key command
The external unit can be operated by trans-
mitting the operating commands set to
1
key
—
6
key.
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Operation varies depending on the exter-
nal unit connected. (In some cases,
some functions may not be used until
you touch and hold the key.)
5
Use
F1
—
F4
to operate the external unit
Using the external unit (
EXT1
,
EXT2
)
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Chapter
27
Using
the
exter
nal
unit
(
EXT1
,
EXT2
)
