Using Traffic Information; Checking All Traffic Information - Pioneer AVIC-Z150BH Operation Manual

Using traffic information

p This function is available on AVIC-Z150BH
and AVIC-X950BH.
You can check real-time traffic information
transmitted by the Traffic Message Channel
(TMC) of the FM Radio Data System (RDS) on
screen. The traffic information is updated peri-
odically. When the navigation system receives
updated traffic information, the navigation sys-
tem will show it on map and display detailed
text information when available. When you re-
ceive information concerning traffic incidents
on your route, the system will suggest another
route to avoid traffic congestion.
p When used in North America, this product
receives traffic information provided by
Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.
© Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.
p The system acquires the traffic information
up to 100 miles in radius from the vehicle
position. (If there is a lot of traffic informa-
tion around your vehicle, the radius will be
shorter than 100 miles.)
p The navigation system provides the follow-
ing functions by using the information
from RDS-TMC service:
! Displaying a list of traffic information
! Displaying traffic information on a map
! Suggesting a route to avoid traffic con-
gestion by using traffic information
p The term traffic congestion in this section
refers to the following types of traffic infor-
mation: stop and go traffic, stopped traffic
and closed/blocked roads. This information
is always taken into consideration when
checking your route, and the information
related to these events cannot be turned
off.
Checking all traffic
information
Traffic information except traffic flow informa-
tion is listed on screen. This allows you to
check how many traffic incidents have oc-
curred, their location and their distance from
your current position.
Display the "Information" screen.
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= For details of the operations, refer to How to
use the navigation menu screens on page
24.
2 Touch [Traffic Information].
The Traffic Information Menu screen ap-
pears.
3 Touch [Nearby Incidents].
The Nearby screen appears.
A list with received traffic information is
shown.
4 Select an incident you want to view in
detail.
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1 Listed items
The details of the selected incident are dis-
played.
2 Update
If you touch [Update] while new traffic in-
formation is received, the current informa-
tion is updated and old information is
removed. The traffic information list is up-
dated to reflect the new situation.
3 Sort
Touching the key displays the following
pop-up menu to sort the traffic information.
! By Distance:
You can sort traffic information by dis-
tance from your current position.
When you touch [Nearby Incidents],
the list displayed will be sorted accord-
ing to the linear distance from the vehi-
cle position to the traffic information.
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