Table Of Contents - Pioneer AVIC-U250 Owner's Manual

Contents
Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
Please read through these instructions so you will know how to operate your model
properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, keep this document in a
safe place for future reference.
Important
The screens shown in the examples may differ
from actual screens, which may be changed
without notice.
Precaution
The Safety of Your Ears is in Your Hands 5
ESTABLISH A SAFE LEVEL: 5
BE SURE TO OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING
GUIDELINES: 5
Introduction
License agreement 6
- PIONEER AVIC-U250 - for U.S.A. 6
- PIONEER AVIC-U250 - for Canada 8
- END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT 10
About the data for the map database 12
Important safety information 12
- Fuel cost management 14
- Traffic information 14
- Speed limit indication 14
Additional safety information 14
- Parking brake interlock 14
- To avoid battery exhaustion 15
- Handling the SD card slot 15
Notes before using the system 15
- In case of trouble 15
- Visit our website 15
Checking part names and functions 16
Inserting an SD memory card 16
Resetting the microprocessor 16
Before you start
On first-time startup 17
Regular startup 18
How to use the navigation menu screens
Screen switching overview 19
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What you can do on each menu 20
Operating list screens (e.g. route settings
screen) 20
Operating the on-screen keyboard 20
Monitoring the GPS reception quality 21
How to use the map
How to read the map screen 22
Frequently shown route events 23
Seeing the current position on the map 23
- Checking the detailed information
about the current position 24
Browsing the data field 25
Display during freeway driving 25
Operating the map screen 26
- Changing the scale of the map 26
- Smart Zoom 26
- Switching the map orientation 26
- Changing the view angle of the
map 27
- Switching the map between 2D and
3D 27
- Scrolling the map to the position you
want to see 28
- Viewing information about a specified
location 28
Searching for and selecting a location
Searching for a location by address 29
Searching for a location by entering the
midpoint of a street 30
Searching for a location by entering the city
center 30
Finding the location by specifying the ZIP
code 31
Searching for Points of Interest (POI) 32
- Searching for POIs using "Quick
Search" 32
- Searching for POIs using preset
categories 32