Navigation; Checking The Gps Status; Route Searching; Address Search - Sony NV-U83T Before You Use

Current position icon
Navigation
Checking the GPS status
Route searching
You can search for a route in various ways.
The following route search methods are
available.
• "Address search" (page 8)
• "Home search" (page 9)
• "POI search" (page 10)
• "Intersection search" (page 11)
• "City center search" (page 11)
• "Recent destinations search" (page 11)
• "Address book search" (page 11)
• "Favorites search" (page 12)
Viewing detailed GPS status
information
Detailed GPS status information, such as the
latitude, longitude, etc., can be viewed to check if
the current position is properly calculated.
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In the menu display, touch
iii
j,
"General:' then "GPS Status."
Reception temporarily
interrupted (e.g., in a tunnel).
The built-in sensor
(POSITION plus)* calculates
the current position instead.
Signals are insufficient for
navigation (less than 3 GPS
satellites are received).
Status Indication
About the GPS status indication
The GPS status can be checked by the color of
the current position icon.
If the current position is not displayed, touch
VOICEIPOS. to show the icon.
Signals are sufficient for
navigation.
*
Available only for NV-U83T.
Note
Acquisition of GPS signal may take up to 10 minutes,
especially for the first time. Make sure that you are in
an open space for faster acquisition.
Address search
Address search allows you to set the destination
by entering the address information such as
house number, street name, etc.
Note on the state selection
The system recognizes the state you usually drive in
and sets it as default. so that you do not need to enter
the same state name at each address search.
When GPS detects that the current position is not in
the default state, the state selection display
automatically appears, allowing you to set the desired
state.
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Current position icon
Navigation
Checking the GPS status
Route searching
You can search for a route in various ways.
The following route search methods are
available.
• "Address search" (page 8)
• "Home search" (page 9)
• "POI search" (page 10)
• "Intersection search" (page 11)
• "City center search" (page 11)
• "Recent destinations search" (page 11)
• "Address book search" (page 11)
• "Favorites search" (page 12)
Viewing detailed GPS status
information
Detailed GPS status information, such as the
latitude, longitude, etc., can be viewed to check if
the current position is properly calculated.
1
In the menu display, touch
iii
j,
"General:' then "GPS Status."
Reception temporarily
interrupted (e.g., in a tunnel).
The built-in sensor
(POSITION plus)* calculates
the current position instead.
Signals are insufficient for
navigation (less than 3 GPS
satellites are received).
Status Indication
About the GPS status indication
The GPS status can be checked by the color of
the current position icon.
If the current position is not displayed, touch
VOICEIPOS. to show the icon.
Signals are sufficient for
navigation.
*
Available only for NV-U83T.
Note
Acquisition of GPS signal may take up to 10 minutes,
especially for the first time. Make sure that you are in
an open space for faster acquisition.
Address search
Address search allows you to set the destination
by entering the address information such as
house number, street name, etc.
Note on the state selection
The system recognizes the state you usually drive in
and sets it as default. so that you do not need to enter
the same state name at each address search.
When GPS detects that the current position is not in
the default state, the state selection display
automatically appears, allowing you to set the desired
state.
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