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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.

Summary of Contents for AVIC-S2

Page 1: ...User Manual Pioneer AVIC S2 Navigation software for AVIC S2 US English Macrch 2007 v 0 1 ...

Page 2: ...rts 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 2 ...

Page 3: ...sing 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 3 ...

Page 4: ...ap 15 4 1 1 2D and 3D map views 15 4 1 2 Zoom levels 16 4 1 3 Daylight and night color schemes 16 4 1 4 Streets and roads 17 4 1 5 Other objects 18 4 1 6 Current position and Lock on Road 18 4 1 7 Selected map point also known as the Cursor 19 4 1 8 Visible POIs Points of Interest 19 4 1 9 Elements of the Active Route 21 4 1 9 1 The start point via points and the destination 21 4 1 9 2 Animated tu...

Page 5: ... 3 19 Mode button No 21 34 4 4 Route Information screen 34 4 4 1 Route data displayed for destination and via points 34 4 4 1 1 Route line 34 4 4 1 2 Distance Left 35 4 4 1 3 Method 35 4 4 1 4 Time Left 35 4 4 1 5 Estimated Arrival 35 4 4 1 6 Destination Via point 36 4 4 2 Warning icons 36 4 4 3 Fit to screen 37 4 4 4 Parameters 37 4 5 Menu 37 4 5 1 Destination tab 37 4 5 2 Display tab 38 4 5 2 1 ...

Page 6: ... 3 6 Toll Roads 56 5 4 4 Cross border planning 56 5 4 4 1 Carpool lanes for the USA map only 56 5 5 Language 56 5 5 1 Program language 56 5 5 2 Voice language 57 5 6 Advanced settings 57 5 6 1 Regional settings 57 5 6 1 1 Units 57 5 6 1 2 Coordinate display format 57 5 6 1 3 Set Date Time Format 58 5 6 2 Displayed information 58 5 6 3 Smart Zoom 58 5 6 3 1 Smart Zoom switch 58 5 6 3 2 Enable Overv...

Page 7: ...e settlement 66 6 2 1 3 Selecting a house number or the midpoint of the street 67 6 2 1 4 How to select an intersection instead of a house number 68 6 2 2 Find in History 68 6 2 3 Find Coordinates 68 6 2 4 Find a POI 69 6 2 5 Find one of the Favorites Home Office 71 7 Troubleshooting guide 72 8 Glossary 74 7 ...

Page 8: ...le 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 certa...

Page 9: ...e 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 hold the touch screen as these functions...

Page 10: ...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 ...

Page 11: ...nd 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...

Page 12: ...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 When the lamp i...

Page 13: ...r the French street Cité Bergère 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 button to switch to ...

Page 14: ... 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 nu...

Page 15: ...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 eas...

Page 16: ...our 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 ...

Page 17: ...ncluded 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 roadma...

Page 18: ...s 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 ...

Page 19: ...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 ...

Page 20: ...ible POIs Zooming in further makes the full icons appear If two points are too close to each other so that icons overlap a multi POI 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 POI icon Tip Tap the map on or near a POI item to see the list of the names of the nearest POIs in a p...

Page 21: ...ue 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 whe...

Page 22: ...r 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 recei...

Page 23: ...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 a fast blinking green lamp means that there is communication with the GPS and ...

Page 24: ...y 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 screen The way they show the map is the same but their look and controls are ...

Page 25: ...ockpit screen contents No Display Control 1 Cockpit only Turn preview Opens Route menu 2 n a Zooms in optional 3 n a Zooms out optional 4 n a Tilts down optional 5 n a Tilts up optional 6 Indicates that Lock to GPS position and heading is inactive Re enables Lock to Position Smart Zoom 7 Selected map point Cursor Opens Popup Info and Cursor menu 8 Map only Map scale Zooms in out by dragging 9 n a ...

Page 26: ...n a 21 n a Map only Opens Cockpit screen Contents differ when a route is active Appears only when a route is active 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 traf...

Page 27: ...ge 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...

Page 28: ...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 Back button will appear indicating that you have disabled Lock to Position Tapping the Back ...

Page 29: ...de 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...

Page 30: ... is also shown by AVIC S2 You can estimate the available power reserve from the length of the bar inside Some examples The thunderbolt in the battery shows the battery is connected to external power and being charged Battery is not charging and it is at full capacity Battery in not full but there is sufficient reserve capacity Battery needs recharging 4 3 11 Sound muting No 13 By tapping this butt...

Page 31: ... 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 y...

Page 32: ... 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 POI 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 4 3 14 Current street No 16 This field of the Cockpit...

Page 33: ...bout 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 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 settlemen...

Page 34: ... 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 Tap any of the fields to see data on the via points starting from the first one through the final destination again 4 4 ...

Page 35: ...ehicle 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 ...

Page 36: ... the available icons 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 total length of the freeways in the recommended route 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 route This icon shows that you need to pay for...

Page 37: ...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 Destinati...

Page 38: ...5 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 butto...

Page 39: ...me 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...

Page 40: ...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 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 Note The group Unnamed only appears if you have ...

Page 41: ...it you can edit the attributes name icon visibility level of a previously created My POI group 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 P...

Page 42: ...ature 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 POIs if any 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 tr...

Page 43: ...logs are not shown in the map normally 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 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 kn...

Page 44: ...y saved track logs 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 Limit track DB size here you can set whether or not to maximize the size of the database where the automatically saved track logs are kept Maximum track database size here you can...

Page 45: ... 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 b...

Page 46: ...ine 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 ite...

Page 47: ...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 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 wi...

Page 48: ...re 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 d...

Page 49: ...s for via points only Your starting point and destination remain in their positions of course 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 ...

Page 50: ...ings of AVIC S2 5 1 1 Safety Mode Safety 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 ...

Page 51: ...em 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 ...

Page 52: ...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 25 mph 10 mph 40 mph 50 mph 40 mph 10 mph 50 mph 60 mph 50 mph 10 mph 60 mph 63 mph 60 mph 5 72 mph 76 mph 72 mph 5 80 mph...

Page 53: ...k 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 l...

Page 54: ...gs 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 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 distan...

Page 55: ...luded 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 pr...

Page 56: ... 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 plan...

Page 57: ...responding 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 5 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 sup...

Page 58: ...ted here Page 32 5 6 3 Smart Zoom Smart 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 swit...

Page 59: ...ill 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 Road 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 ...

Page 60: ...ions 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 t...

Page 61: ...e AVIC S2 to behave in an unsatisfying manner Tap this button to restore the default settings 5 6 6 About screen 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 61 ...

Page 62: ...nation 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...

Page 63: ...een 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 You enter the module at Level 3 From this point you can go forward down to give the name of the street then the house number or intersection or backward up to change the city state or country to search 6 2 1 1 Selecting the city...

Page 64: ...nnot 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...

Page 65: ...earching and displays 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...

Page 66: ...art of its name or zip code then selecting from the list of available matching items as described before Changing the country If 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 6 2 1 2 Selecting a street or the center of the settlement Once the location is se...

Page 67: ...s 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 looking for tap Search In All and proceed to the House Nu...

Page 68: ...center of the screen The crossing of the two streets will be the selected point 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 Pick any of the recent locations as your destination The Next and Previous buttons let you ...

Page 69: ...s 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 ne...

Page 70: ...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 the 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 Find in POI subgroups highlight one...

Page 71: ... in the top left corner returns to the search results Tip If you want to find the nearest POIs 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 ...

Page 72: ...ur actual location The red arrow shows my location but I 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 d...

Page 73: ...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 73 ...

Page 74: ... 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 r...

Page 75: ...affic 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 r...

Page 76: ...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 ...

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