Philips Carin 522 User manual

user guide
gebruiksaanwijzing
CARiN 522/520
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Attention!
Only use this system when it is safe to do so. It is more important to keep
your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel.
Due to constantly changing traffic conditions, we unfortunately cannot
guarantee 100 % precision under all circumstances.
Attentie!
Gebruikt U het systeem uitsluitend dan, wanneer de verkeersveiligheid het
toelaat.
Het is belangrijker om op het verkeer te letten en de handen aan het stuur te
houden.
Daar de verkeersituatie zich doorlopend wijzigt, kan geen 100 % nauwkeurigheid
gegarandeerd worden.
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POWER NAVIGATION SYSTEM
CD - IN
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NAVIGATION SYSTEM
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Operating instructions Page 7
Illustrations Page 3
Guarantee and service Pages 95 - 101
Gebruiksaanwijzing Pagina 51
Figuren Pagina 3
Garantie en Service Pagina’s 95 - 101
Inhoud
ALGEMENE INFORMATIE ..............................51
BEDIENINGSELEMENTEN ..............................54
HET CARiN-MENUSCHERM ...........................60
HOOFDMENU ................................................61
INVOEREN VAN EEN BESTEMMING ..............62
BEGELEIDING ................................................69
MENU NOODGEVAL ...................................... 76
ALTERNATIEVE ROUTE ..................................77
GEHEUGEN ...................................................78
VIAPUNTEN ...................................................80
CONFIGURATIE .............................................82
KAART-CD’s ..................................................86
ONDERHOUD ................................................86
WAT IS HET CARiN-NAVIGATIESYSTEEM? ....87
SCHERMSYMBOLEN ......................................90
TMC-SYMBOLEN ...........................................91
MENU-OVERZICHT ........................................92
VERHELPEN VAN STORINGEN .......................93
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Contents
GENERAL INFORMATION ................................7
CONTROLS ....................................................10
THE CARiN MENU SCREEN ............................16
MAIN MENU ..................................................17
DESTINATION INPUT .....................................18
GUIDANCE ....................................................25
EMERGENCY .................................................32
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE ....................................33
DESTINATION STORE .....................................34
VIA POINTS ...................................................36
SYSTEM SETTINGS .........................................38
MAP CDs .......................................................42
MAINTENANCE .............................................42
HOW DOES CARIN NAVIGATION WORK? ......43
SCREEN ICONS ..............................................46
TMC ICONS ...................................................47
MENU OVERVIEW .........................................48
TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................49
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GENERAL INFORMATION
With the CARiN Navigation System you have purchased a powerful tool to assist
the driver in daily traffic. By automatic route planning and guidance you can
concentrate on the essential things in today’s growing traffic – especially in
congested areas. Complicated and time-consuming planning with conventional
city and road maps is no longer required.
You simply enter the destination before driving off, activate “Guidance” and
CARiN does the rest.
CARiN offers you guidance advice in both an acoustical and visual way. Few
controls and a simple menu structure ensure ease of operation.
In combination with an optional TMC radio CARiN will also provide you with the
actual traffic situation on your route and will guide you around the obstruction
when you like to.
■Attention!
aThe usage of the navigation system does not exempt the driver from his
responsibilities. Pay attention to the local traffic regulations. Watching the
road is more important than watching the screen!
aThe guidance advice provided by the navigation system is a suggestion only.
The driver is ultimately responsible for the safe operation of the vehicle and
therefore evaluate whether it is safe to follow these directions.
If the current traffic situation and the advice of the navigation system are in
contradiction, traffic regulations always have priority over advice given by
the system.
In case you decide not to follow the suggested route, CARiN will
automatically calculate a new route and provide new suggestions
(automatic re-routing function).
aWe recommend that you change system settings or enter new
destinations only when the car is not moving or let it be done by
your passenger.
aDuring driving always store the remote control in its holder.
aThe remote control contains batteries. Therefore do not expose to direct
sunlight (high temperatures may discharge the batteries and increase the risk
of leakage).
aTo avoid faulty operation or interference of the system do not cover the GPS
aerial.
Stickers on the car windows within the area of the GPS aerial may also
influence the GPS reception.
aIn some areas it is possible that not all information for a road is covered. For
example prohibitions of entry into pedestrian precincts, the driving direction
of a one-way street or turning prohibitions are not available. In these areas
the navigation system gives a warning. The local traffic regulations always
have priority over the advice given by the navigation system. Always obey
road signs and traffic regulations.
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■Guidelines and recommendations
for safe use of the CARiN Navigation System
•Glance at the screen only when necessary and safe to do so. If prolonged
viewing of the screen is necessary, pull over in a safe and legal manner.
•If your display is mounted to a flexible holder, position the screen so that
glancing at the screen can be performed quickly and easily and reduce glare
and reflections. Pull over in a safe and legal manner before making any
adjustments.
•If your display is mounted on a fixed holder, check if your dealer has
mounted it according to the above recommendation.
•The display should not be placed in a location which hinders the view of any
critical elements necessary to operate the vehicle properly (i.e. the road, the
mirrors, instruments, vehicles surroundings). In addition the display should
not be placed in a location which may obstruct the airbags should they
deploy.
•In case you need to find an emergency service do not only rely on the
navigation system. It cannot be guaranteed that the CARiN database
contains all available emergency services in your neighbourhood. Use your
own judgment and abilities to ask for directions in such a situation.
•The CARiN Navigation System does not take into account the relative safety
of the suggested routes. The suggested routes do not reflect road closures
or construction, weight or height restrictions, traffic or weather conditions,
or any other factors which may affect the safety or timing of the routes. Use
your personal judgment for verification of the suggested routes. Use the
alternative route function or the via point function to get better route
suggestions, or simply drive the preferred route and let the automatic
re-routing function calculate the preferred route.
•Please take care that everybody using the CARiN Navigation System has
access to these directions for use and reads the given recommendations and
guidelines carefully before the initial use of the system.
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■Notes
•After transport of the car by a car train or a car ferry the navigation system
may need some minutes for exact repositioning.
•After the car battery has been disconnected, the system may need up to
15 minutes for exact repositioning. The car has to be situated outdoors and
the system has to be switched on to receive the GPS satellites.
•The system is fully operational even without valid GPS data, but the accuracy
of positioning may decrease.
•As soon as sufficient GPS data is received the colour of the satellite icon in
the GPS window changes from red to green.
•On motorways the distance indications of CARiN for exits are different from
those on the motorway signs. The motorway signs refer to the distance to
the beginning of the exit, whereas CARiN refers to the end of the exit. This
is the point where you have to turn.
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CONTROLS
■Remote control (Fig. 1, page 3)
The CARiN Navigation System is controlled by one of the infrared remote
controls shown in figure 1, depending on the version.
☞Press the release keys at both sides of the holder to remove the remote
control.
☞Before driving off, slide the remote control back into the holder until it
clicks into position.
The keys on the remote control have the following functions:
ALT-R Plan an alternative route.
REP Repeat current acoustical guidance advice.
8Cursor key upwards; select options.
4Cursor key left; select options.
6Cursor key right; select options.
2Cursor key downwards; select options.
ENTER/O.K. Enter or O.K.* key; confirm a selection.
-Decrease voice volume of guidance advice.
+Increase voice volume of guidance advice.
MENU Show Main Menu.
MAP* Enter/exit the route map or car position map
(in all menus where a map option is available)
•Only highlighted options can be selected with the cursor keys.
•If you use your remote control in it’s holder, the internal batteries are not
used.
When the batteries are exhausted the (icon lights up in the status line of the
display.
☞Slide the remote control into its holder to resume normal operation.
☞Replace the batteries.
▲Keyboard illumination
The keyboard of the remote control is illuminated when you press one of the
keys. The illumination is switched off automatically after a while. When inserted
in the holder the keyboard is illuminated permanently as long as the ignition is
switched on.
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▲Replacing batteries
You have to replace the batteries of the remote control when the navigation
system does not respond to a key press or the (icon lights up in the status line
of the CARiN display.
☞Open the battery compartment on the
back of the remote control.
☞Remove the discharged batteries.
☞Insert two new LR6 type (Size AA)
batteries.
Pay attention to correct polarity
(marked in the compartment).
☞Close the battery compartment.
Notes:
aIn many countries exhausted batteries may not be disposed of with your
household waste. Please determine how to dispose of exhausted batteries
according to local regulations.
aOnly use leak-proof batteries. Battery leakage can cause damage to the
remote control or to your car.
aNever expose the remote control to direct sunlight or extreme heat. The
batteries are discharged and the risk of leakage is increased.
•If you permanently use your remote control in its holder, we recommend
that you remove the batteries from the remote control.
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■Switching on / off
The system is switched on and off together with the ignition.
–The display first shows a safety notification for usage of the system.
☞Confirm this notification by pressing the ENTER/O.K. key.
–The Main Menu appears.
•After some seconds the system is initialised and you can select the
navigation functions (options in highlighted letters).
▲Stand-by mode
If you are disturbed by the brightness of the display screen (for example by night
or in tunnels) you can switch off the display.
☞Select “Stand-by” in the main menu.
–The display is switched off.
•If an external loudspeaker is connected to your system (optional), you will
still hear the guidance advice.
☞Press one of the cursor keys 4,6,8,2, the ENTER/O.K. key or the MENU
key on the remote control to switch on the display again.
•If the navigation system was switched off in stand-by mode it restarts in
stand-by mode when switching the ignition on again.
▲Volume adjustment
☞Press +or -key on the remote control to adjust the voice volume of the
guidance advice.
–You hear “Louder” or “Softer” with the current volume setting.
•This volume adjustment influences both the volume level of an external
speaker (if installed) and the volume level of the built-in speaker (in the
display unit).
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■Displays (Fig. 2, page 3)
The CARiN Navigation System provides a 16:9 wide screen or a 4:3 standard
colour display, depending on the version.
▲Wide screen display (16:9 ), Fig. 2a
The wide screen display has an On Screen Display (OSD) menu system for
controlling the display.
The OSD menu allows you to adjust the following settings:
❏Volume
❏Brightness
❏DisplayMode
Enter/exit the OSD menu:
☞Briefly press the MENU key on top of the Display.
–The OSD menu is shown.
☞Briefly press the MENU key as often as necessary, until you leave the OSD
menu.
•If you do not carry out any adjustments within 10 seconds, the OSD menu is
left automatically.
Adjusting volume:
☞Briefly press the MENU key one or more times until the “Volume” option is
activated.
☞Adjust the volume of the built-in loudspeaker with the + and – keys on top
of the display.
Without entering the OSD menu:
☞Press the + or – key on top of the display and adjust the volume.
–The display automatically enters the “Volume” menu.
Adjusting brightness:
☞Briefly press the MENU key one or more times until the “Brightness” option
is activated.
☞Adjust the brightness of the display with the + and – keys on top of the
display.
Selecting display mode:
☞Briefly press the MENU key one or more times until the “DisplayMode”
option is activated.
☞Select between FullScreen (16:9) and Normal (4:3) with the + and – keys on
top of the display.
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Additional settings
The display provides different additional settings you can adjust in the Setup
menu:
❏Automatic brightness control on/off (“Bright.Contr.: Auto/Auto off”)
❏Adjustment of the display brightness depending on the mounting position
(“Mount.Pos.: high/low”).
❏Built-in loudspeaker on/off (“Loudspeaker: on/off”)
Note: If the loudspeaker is switched off, it will automatically be switched on
again, as soon as you adjust the display volume.
Enter/exit setup menu:
☞Press all three keys on top of the display at the same time.
–The setup menu is shown.
☞Press the MENU key one or more times until the desired setting is activated.
☞Adjust the desired setting.
☞Briefly press the MENU key as often as necessary, until you leave the setup
menu.
Automatic brightness control
If you set the brightness control (“BrightContr.”) to “Auto” the display
brightness is automatically adjusted to the surrounding light conditions
(see “Additional settings”).
With the “Brightness” option of the OSD menu you can adjust the maximum and
minimum brightness of the display.
☞During daylight adjust the maximum brightness (“Brightness Day”) of the
display as described above.
☞During darkness adjust the minimum brightness (“Brightness Night”).
–The brightness is then adjusted between these two limits depending on the
surrounding light.
•If the automatic brightness control is switched off, the display shows
“Brightness Auto OFF” in the OSD menu.
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TV/Video input
The wide screen display enables you to connect an optional PAL video source
like a video recorder, video camera or TV tuner via a 3,5 mm Stereo jack to the
TV/Video input (1in fig. 2a).
As soon as a video source is connected to the TV/Video input the display
automatically switches to this source.
Then the following adjustments are available for the TV/Video input:
❏Volume
❏Brightness
❏Contrast
❏Color
❏DisplayMode. The following formats are available:
– Normal (4:3)
– Full Screen (16:9)
– Cinema
– Wide 1
– Wide 2
Connection details TV/Video input
GND: Ground, Audio and video
Audio: Audio signal input
Video: Video signal input (PAL)
▲Standard 4:3 display, Fig 2b
The standard display is equipped with two thumb wheels for volume and
brightness control located on top of the display housing.
☞For adjustment of the screen brightness use the “BRIGHT” thumb wheel.
☞For volume adjustment of the built-in speaker use the “VOL v” thumb
wheel.
•We recommend to adjust the “VOL v” thumb wheel on the monitor
to its mid position to minimise distortion of the built-in speaker (see page 3,
Fig. 2).
•The thumb wheels “COLOR” and “TINT” have no function.
GND VideoAudio
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THE CARiN MENU SCREEN
The CARiN Navigation System menus are based on the following screen layout:
1Information window
2Menu title
3Country code of the inserted map CD
4Destination address. See “Destination Input”, page 18.
5Input window
6Menu options. Highlighted options can be selected. Options which are
currently not available are skipped automatically.
7Status line. The following information is available to be displayed on the
left or right of the status line:
– Clock;
– Date;
– Estimated time of arrival (for example “✴9:28”);
– Remaining travel time (for example “–> ✴0:46h”).
Further information that is always displayed by the system:
–s: hour-glass (system is calculating; for example during route planning);
–): command is received from the remote control;
–(: the batteries in the remote control need replacing;
–TMC : status of the Traffic Message Channel (only if a TMC radio is
connected).
–l: audible info (voice messages) disabled;
–t: route planning criteria;
For further information on configuration of the status line see “System
Settings”, page 38.
8Cursor. Move with the cursor keys 4,6,8and 2on the remote control.
Press ENTER/O.K. key to confirm selection.
9info icon. Travel guide data on special destinations (hotels, restaurants,
tourist attractions, etc.) is available on the inserted map CD.
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Road:
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Emergency
Map
Guidance
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MAIN MENU
After switching on the ignition and
confirming the safety notification the
Main Menu appears. Acquaint yourself
with the CARiN functions by selecting
menu options and watch the reaction of
the system. Don’t be afraid, you can’t
damage the system that way.
☞Pressing the MENU key brings you
back directly to the Main Menu from
any other menu.
☞Move the cursor (highlighted field) with the cursor keys 4,6,8or 2to the
desired menu option.
☞Confirm your selection with the ENTER/O.K. key.
•The cursor automatically skips options which are not available (for example,
“Guidance” if you didn’t specify a destination address).
You can select the following menu options in the Main Menu:
❏Destination input: Enters the Destination Input menu. Select this option to
enter the city, road, junction or the special facility of the destination you
want to travel to. See page 18.
❏Map: Offers you a map with the area around the current car position.
❏Settings: Enters the System Settings menu. Select this option to set your
own preferences. See page 38.
❏Guidance: Enters the guidance screen and activates the guidance function
(only if a destination address is entered). See page 25.
❏Emergency: Enters the Emergency menu to show you the current car
position and the emergency phone number. See page 32.
❏Stand-by: Switches off the display screen.
City:
Road:
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DESTINATION INPUT
☞Select “Destination input” from the
Main Menu.
–The Destination Input menu is
presented.
The following options are available:
❏City / Cntry: Enter the city name (and the country)* of the destination
address.
❏Road: Enter the road name (optional).
❏Junction: Enter a junction for a more precise selection (optional).
❏Special dest.: Select a destination address from a list of facilities of general
interest (airports, hotels, restaurants, filling stations, etc.)
❏Destination map: Enter a destination by means of a map.
❏Guidance: Goes to the guidance screen and activates the guidance function.
❏Destination store: Store destination addresses in the address book and
recall the last used destination addresses.
❏Via point: Enter via points on the way to the current destination address.
❏Delete destination: Delete the last entered destination address.
❏Return: Back to the Main Menu.
* If more than one country is stored on the inserted map CD. The country code of
the selected country is shown in the information window of the screen.
City:
Road:
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Destination Input
City/Cntry
Road
Delete destination
Guidance
Junction Destination store
Via point
Destination map
Specialdest. Return
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You can enter the destination address in different ways:
1. Letter-by-letter by means of a “typewriter”;
2. Select a list entry from the database on the map CD;
3. Select a special destination (hotels, filling stations, etc.) from the map CD;
4. Input by means of a map and crosshairs.
■1. Direct entry of the destination address
With the “typewriter” you can enter the
city, the road and the junction of the
destination address letter by letter.
☞Select “Destination Input” in the Main Menu.
–The Destination Input menu appears.
☞Select “City / Cntry”.
–The typewriter window is opened.
☞If the country in which the destination address is situated is not the same as
shown in the country code on the display screen, first select “Cntry” from
the typewriter window and select the desired country from the list. (This is
only possible if more than one country is stored on the inserted map CD.)
☞Enter the city name.
☞To delete characters previously entered, select “Delete” and confirm by
pressing ENTER/O.K..
☞To enter a space select “Space”.
☞If you know the destination address exactly, enter the road and junction the
same way. For this use options “Road” and “Junction” in the Destination
Input menu.
•It is sufficient, if you only enter the city name. The navigation system then
guides you to the city boundary.
☞Select “Guidance”.
–The guidance screen appears.
–The system plans a route to the entered destination address.
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Destination Input
ABC EFG IJK MNOPQ UVWXYZDHL RST
OAK_
1234567890.'-,
Space
OKListCntry Quit
Delete
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▲Features of the data base
•If you use the “typewriter” the previously entered characters are compared
with all database entries. You can only select valid characters (highlighted)
now. If there is a unique entry in the database, the system completes the
name automatically.
•If there is more than one database entry with the same name, the cursor is
automatically placed on “List”. Select the desired entry from the list. If the
number of data entries is very large, setting up the list may take a few
seconds.
•Database entries which are not unique are distinguished by additional
information.
If for example a road name is not unique in the city entered before, a list of
all district names referring to this road is presented.
•For several roads house numbers are available in the data base. When
entering the road name with the typwriter you can also enter the desired
house number.
•If you wish to enter a name with the German character “ß”, select the “S”
twice. The data base also accepts this spelling.
•Depending on the map CD inserted the data base also accepts the spelling
of other languages. For example, you can enter “MUNICH” or “MUNCHEN”
instead of “MÜNCHEN”.
■2. Selecting the destination from database entries
Select the city, road and junction directly from a list of database entries.
☞Select “City / Cntry”, “Road” or “Junction” from the Destination Input menu.
☞Enter the initial letters of the desired city, road or junction with the
“typewriter”.
☞Select “List” from the typewriter window.
–A list of entries beginning with the characters entered is displayed.
•Without entering an initial letter the list starts with the first alphabetically
sorted database entry.
☞Select the desired list entry.
☞To abort the data entry select “Quit” from the list.
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