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VDO PN 2050 Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents General Instructions ............26 Safety Advice and Important Information.

  • Page 3: General Instructions

    General Instructions Safety Advice and Important Information Before you start to mount and use this navigation system, please familiarise yourself with its various components and functions. Furthermore, please read through the safety instructions carefully to avoid causing injury to yourself and/or other road users. The use of the navigation system does not under any circumstances release the driver from his/her personal responsibility.

  • Page 4: Maintenance And Cleaning

    General Instructions Do not subject the navigation system to high temperatures or extreme exposure to sunlight. Temperatures over 50 °C can severely damage the navigation system, espe- cially the lithium ion battery. The lithium ion battery can only be charged within a temperature range of 0-45 °C.

  • Page 5: Overview Of Device

    Overview of Device What's Included? Your navigation system package includes the following parts: Navigation system (including lithium ion battery) Mount with suction cup to attach the device to the windscreen. DC cable 12V/24V to power the navigation system from within the vehicle (adapter for cigarette lighter) You should not use any cables other than the AC (optional) and DC cables provided to power the device and to charge the battery!

  • Page 6: Controls And Connection Ports

    Overview of Device Controls and Connection Ports PN 3000 PN 2050 Power button • Quick tap: switches the navigation system to stand-by mode. • Another quick tap will turn the system on again. • Hold down the button for about 3 seconds to switch off the navigation system.
  • Page 7 Overview of Device PN 2050 PN 3000 Back Compartment for lithium ion battery (cover) Connection for external GPS antenna Loud speaker Grooves for cradle fixation...
  • Page 8 Overview of Device PN 3000 PN 2050 right side left side left side right side 10 Slot for SD card 11 Headphone socket 12 Connection for 100V/240V power adapter (optional) or 12V/24V cigarette lighter cable PN 2050 PN 3000 Bottom side 13 Serial port –...
  • Page 9 Overview of Device Mount 16 Base 17 Suction cup 18 Locking lever Mount with suction cup could vary from the picture! 19 Passive cradle (optional) 22 23 20 Active cradle (optional) 21 Connection for MA 3040/00 Car Connectivity Cable 22 Connection for 100V/240V power adapter (optional) or 12V/24V cigarette lighter cable 23 Line-out 24 Connection for TMC antenna 25 Microphone-in / Bluetooth (optional)

  • Page 10: Setup And Mounting

    Setup and Mounting Initial Setup Before you can switch on the navigation system for the first time, you must connect the battery. This can be done by perform- ing the following steps: • Open the battery compartment. • Plug the battery connector into the battery socket as you can see on the picture.

  • Page 11: Configuration

    Tap the Multimedia button to open the multimedia selection screen i.e. if you want to play music or view images. The PN 3000 (wide-screen) differs from the PN 2050. It always shows 6 instead of 4 icons on the Status bar.

  • Page 12: Settings

    Settings Settings Tap the Settings button in the main menu to change basic settings. • Tap Settings. A sub-menu opens. Tap the arrow button on the bottom right of the screen to scroll through the other pages of the sub-menu. Tap Back to exit from a selection list without saving changes.
  • Page 13 Settings If you purchased an active cradle and the navigation device is sticked to this cradle, you can activate the external speakers of your connected car audio system. By tapping the button External speakers only the internal speaker of the navigation system will be turned off.

  • Page 14: Gps And Tmc

    GPS and TMC Toolbar The toolbar is a shortcut to different func- tions and information (e.g. Mute, Volume setting, day or night, change route and infor- mation). You can open and close the Toolbar by tapping the bottom right of screen. GPS Status and Quality When you switch on the device for the first time, it can take several minutes for the GPS re- ception to reach a sufficient level and to determine your current position.
  • Page 15 GPS and TMC TMC Status and Quality (only for TMC cradle) Using TMC offers you an additional function to allow you to dynamically avoid traffic jam. During navigation the system regularly accesses the latest TMC traffic information in the background; provided that this information is availa- ble in the part of the country you are in.

  • Page 16: Remote Control

    Remote Control Remote control RCS 5100 (optional) With the remote control placed on your steering wheel, you can easily operate the naviga- tion system while driving. You have to switch the mode switch (3) to Navigation. If you press this button briefly the voice message will repeat itself. Pressing it longer the alternative route planning Menue is shown.

  • Page 17: Navigation

    Navigation Navigation The purpose of the navigation system is to guide you from your present location to your de- sired destination. The navigation function automatically determines your present location using the GPS signal. You simply have to enter your destination and the navigation process starts with spoken and visual instructions.
  • Page 18 Navigation Intelligent typewriter The navigation sys- tem is equipped with an intelligent type- writer. This allows possible characters only. List button After you have typed a few letters you can tap the “list button“. A list of matching results appears. Switch between alphabetical, numerical and accented elements by using the keyboard toggle...
  • Page 19 Navigation Confirmation When you have entered the destination, all ele- ments for the desired destination appear on the Confirmation screen; the system will confirm your selection. Additionally you have the possibility to store the destination: in the Address book or as shortcuts under Home and Work.
  • Page 20 Navigation Note The transparent column right on the map shows visible instructions (e.g. a dotted arrow representing "Follow the road"). The map itself shows different elements witch can be switched on and off. You can do this by tapping Map dis- play in the Toolbar or in Settings.

  • Page 21: The Multimedia Menu

    Multimedia The Multimedia Menu The navigation system offers the possibility of playing MP3 files, viewing JPEG images or playing games. In order to be able to use these multimedia functions, the MP3 or JPEG files in question must be saved on an SD card. If you have a SD card reader/writer, you can copy your MP3 files and JPG pictures directly from your PC to the SD card! ®...
  • Page 22 Multimedia After tapping the requested title, you´ll see on the screen: • the name of the current title • the total playing time in the in the upper bar • time played in the lower bar. By tapping the symbols on the left you can perform following functions: Jump to next title Start playing, or pause during playing...
  • Page 23 Multimedia Viewing Pictures – The Picture-Viewer Tap the Picture-Viewer button. • On the screen, you will see the picture and the number of the picture in the upper bar within the corres-ponding folder. By tapping the symbols on the left in the selection menu you can perform following functions: Slide Start slide show...

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem Solution No GPS signal in vehicle The GPS signal can be blocked by heated windscreens or tinted windscreens with a vacuum-metallised surface. In this case, you will need an external GPS antenna. (available from accessory dealers, Article-no. MA2010/00) No GPS signal Make sure that the GPS antenna on the top of the naviga- tion system is not obstructed by other objects.

  • Page 25: Technical Data

    The device specifications and the contents of the package may deviate from what is stated in this document. Service For current information on VDO Dayton Multimedia Systems, service addresses, software updates please visit our website: www.vdodayton.com or contact a VDO Dayton dealer.

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