Adapting Navigation System - VDO PC 5200 Quick Operating Manual

CONTENTS
Adapting navigation
system
You can change several settings to adapt the
navigation system to meet your personal re-
quirements. For a detailed description of all
functions, please refer to the operating in-
structions on the DVD/CD-ROM.
Map view
Activating and changing settings for the au-
tomatic map scale.
If Automatic is activated, the scales are speci-
fied for the following regions:
❑ Highway
❑ Rural areas
❑ Urban areas
Screen configuration
Setting the following screen properties:
❑ Status lines
❑ Day colour
❑ Night colour
❑ Setting the dependency of the colour
scheme on the vehicle lighting:
– Automatic switching (depending on
the setting of the headlights)
– Always day colours
– Always night colours
OPERATION
Message selection
Selection of the type of TMC traffic messages
that should be displayed by the navigation
system.
☞
Store the modified selection list with
"Store".
✎
Urgent traffic messages cannot be dese-
lected.
Route criteria
Various criteria can be selected for route cal-
culation:
❑ Fast: Suited to all situations.
❑ Short: Recommended for trips within
cities.
❑ Main roads: Recommended if you prefer
routes via motorways.
❑ No main roads: Recommended if you
prefer to avoid routes via motorways.
✎
The symbol for the selected route crite-
rion is displayed in the status line.
SETUP
You can also activate the following route
options:
❑ Minimize toll roads
❑ Minimize ferry usage
❑ Minimize tunnel usage
❑ Dynamic route: Activates/deactivates the
dynamic route planning.
✎
You can find the settings for the dy-
namic route planning under "Dynamic
route", see below.
Dynamic route
You can set the following parameters for the
dynamic route planning:
❑ Re-routing level: Use this setting to spec-
ify whether or not the navigation sys-
tem should plan a detour in the event
of traffic obstructions. Five levels are
available. The lowest level (1) means
that the direct route should go through
the stationary traffic depending on the
conditions and the anticipated delay. If
the highest level is selected, an alterna-
tive route should be planned in most
cases.
✎
Level 3 is a standard setting for dynamic
route planning. It is the factory setting
(default).
INSTALLATION
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