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  • Page 1 Owner’s Manual P MD-B100P...

  • Page 2: Precautions

    Because of changes of the navigation system, please contact an author- in streets and neighbourhoods, there may be situa- ized Alpine representative before using the naviga- tions where the navigation system may not be able tion system.

  • Page 3: Warnings

    Failure to do so may cause personal injury or damage to the prod- Use for other than its designed application may result in fire, elec- uct. Return it to your authorized Alpine dealer or the nearest Alpine tric shock or other injury.

  • Page 4: User Agreement

    The right to use the System shall expire either when the user destroys this software, or when any of the terms for use is violated and Alpine, Space Machine and/or NAVTEQ exercise the option to revoke the license to use this software.
  • Page 5 TRANSFER OF LICENSE You may not transfer the Database to third parties, except when installed in the system for which it was cre- ated or when you do not retain any copy of the Database, and provided that the transferee agrees to all terms and conditions of this Agreement and confirms this in writing to NAVTEQ.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Precautions........2 Route.
  • Page 7 Listening to Audio ........... 39 Playing Music on Your Blackbird ....... 39 How to Listen to Guidance and Music from Your Car Stereo ............40 OTHER USEFUL FEATURES ..... . . 40 How to Update the New Software and Map Database ............

  • Page 8: Installation

    INSTALLATION ■ How to Fit Blackbird WARNING Incorrect installation may cause the navigation system to fall out of the cradle while driving. Please make sure all locks and knobs are turned tight. Do not install the navigation while driving. Find a suitable spot for the navigation system. Ensure that both the suction cup and windscreen area are clean and free of dirt and grease before attaching it.

  • Page 9: Battery Installation

    ■ Battery Installation WARNING Always turn off power to the system before install- ing or removing the battery. Failure to do so will result in damage to your system. Place Blackbird face down on a flat surface. Press the battery door and pull away from the main unit body.

  • Page 10: System Features

    SYSTEM FEATURES Blackbird Portable Navigation System Power Button SD/MMC Card Slot Headphone Jack Volume Control Remote Sensor and Ambient Light Sensor Map Zoom Out Main Menu Button Music Destination Map Zoom In Current Position Button Function, See Page 14 Battery Charging Status Indicator External GPS Antenna Connector Mini USB Connector...
  • Page 11 Optional Mounting Holes (x 4) Amplified External Speaker External GPS Antenna Windshield Mount Slot Connector User Registration Please register your Blackbird on our web site, www.alpine-europe.com. You can receive information about a software update, new Alpine products, etc. from us.

  • Page 12: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION To Turn On Power Set a Destination and Go! Power Button Press and hold Power Button for 2 seconds. Touch Main Menu. Destination Select from Main Menu, or press Destination but- ton. Opening screen appears. Scroll the list. Select a language and Select desired place list.
  • Page 13 The following example briefly describes how to input a destination. Select desired method. Select a search method. By POI (In this example, is select- (In this example, Category ed.) is selected.) Type name of a place. Select the search method. If more than one place with the By POI Name (In this example,...

  • Page 14: Setting Estimate Time Display

    MAP FUNCTION Next Manoeuvre Next Street Name Main Menu Arrow Button Distance to next manoeuvre Estimated Time Remaining (ETR) / Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) Direction to GPS Status bar Destination Battery Status Distance to Indicator Destination Map Scale Bar Traffic Information Map Orientation Current...

  • Page 15: Setting A Destination Directly From Map Display

    ■ Setting a Destination Directly from Map Display Touch anywhere on map screen. The crosshair cursor appears. Move the cursor to the new desired street. Note: Use Map Scale Bar to zoom out the map if the destination is far from the current location. Touch Select.

  • Page 16: Setting A Destination By Address

    DESTINATION ■ Setting a Destination by Address Main Menu. Go to ➔ ➔ Destination Address Finding a Destination by Street Name First Input Street Name. Select Type the first characters of the street name. If there are unique matches, the system will automatically display a short list of street names.
  • Page 17 Selecting Letters Change Country If you want to choose a different Selected country from the one shown on the characters are Change screen, touch to switch to a displayed. different country. Deleting one letter Adding one space Going to number screen Finding a Destination by City Name First Input City Name.

  • Page 18: Setting A Destination By Poi

    DESTINATION ■ Setting a Destination by POI You can select from over 1 Million Point-of-Interest (POI) locations stored inside your Blackbird Portable Navigation System. These destinations are sorted by POI Name or by POI Category and are listed in order of distance from your current location. Main Menu Go to ➔...
  • Page 19 Finding a Destination by POI Category Select By POI Category. Select a desired POI Category. Select Search Method. Near Here The list of POI names appears in order of distance from the current vehicle position. ➔ OK to Proceed Select the POI By POI Name Follow 3 to 5 in “Finding a Destination by POI Name”...

  • Page 20: Setting A Destination By Recently Entered Destination

    DESTINATION ■ Setting a Destination by Recently Entered Destination Go to Main Menu ➔ Destination ➔ Last Dest The list of recent destinations appears. Select the destination. Confirmation screen appears. Touch OK to Proceed to set the destination and start guidance. Note: To use other functions on the confirmation screen, see page 16 for details.

  • Page 21: Setting A Destination By Intersection

    ■ Setting a Destination by Intersection Go to Main Menu. ➔ Destination ➔ Intersection Finding a Destination by Street Name Select Input Street Name. Type in the street name. Touch OK. The list of applicable street names appears. Select the desired street. Input the second street name.

  • Page 22: Setting A Destination In The City Centre

    DESTINATION ■ Setting a Destination in the City Centre Go to Main Menu. ➔ Destination ➔ City Centre Select Input City Name. Type the first characters of the city name and press OK. If there are unique matches, the system will automati- cally display a short list of city names.

  • Page 23: Setting A Destination By Coordinates

    ■ Setting a Destination by Coordinates Go to Main Menu. ➔ Destination ➔ Coordinate Enter the Latitude of your destination. Touch OK. Enter the Longitude of your destination. Touch OK. Confirmation screen appears. Touch OK to Proceed to set the destination and start guidance.

  • Page 24: Find Local Poi

    OPTIONS ■ Find Local POI The navigation system can display Points of Interest (POI) around the cursor position, when you scroll the map. How to Find Local POI Directly from the Map Touch anywhere on map screen. The crosshair cursor appears. Touch Select.

  • Page 25: Setting Waypoints

    ■ Setting Waypoints You can set up to 10 waypoints between your current location and your destination. The final destination must be set before entering any waypoints. How to Set a Waypoint Directly from Map Touch anywhere on map screen. The crosshair cursor appears.

  • Page 26: Finding A Way Home

    HOME ■ Finding a Way Home You can get home from anywhere once the home address is set from Edit Menu. Main Menu. Go to ➔ Home Touch OK to Proceed on the confirmation screen. Follow the map to go home. Note: To edit the Home Address, see page 28.

  • Page 27: Recalling The Manoeuvre List During Guidance

    ROUTE ■ Recalling the Manoeuvre List during Guidance You can view a list of street names and upcoming turns and streets. Main Menu. Go to ➔ Route Touch Manoeuvre List. List of upcoming streets and turns appears on the screen. To preview a specific point, select a street name/manoeuvre on the list.

  • Page 28: Edit

    EDIT Locations and addresses saved in the Address Book can be edited for quick recall. Also infor- mation including phone numbers and icons can be modified. ■ Editing Home Go to Main Menu. ➔ Edit Edit Home. Touch “Edit Home” screen appears. See below for details.

  • Page 29: Editing Address Book

    ■ Deleting Previously Saved ■ Editing Address Book Destinations Go to Main Menu. ➔ Edit Go to Main Menu. ➔ Edit Touch Edit Address Book Touch Delete Previous The list of addresses appears. Destination. Select the destination you need to modify. Select destination you need to delete.

  • Page 31: Setup

    SETUP You can customize Display, Guidance, Clock, Measuring Unit and FM frequency settings from the Setup Menu. Go to Main Menu. Select Setup. Setup screen appears. ■ Customizing Display Setting the Map Colour - a bright tone screen Night - a dark tone screen Auto - switches automatically between Background Colour...

  • Page 32: Customizing Guidance

    SETUP ■ Customizing Guidance Turning Voice On and Off This allows you to turn ON or OFF guidance voice prompts. Changing Navi Mix Volume This allows you to vary the volume of the voice prompts with respect to the music. Setting Estimate Time Display Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) or Estimated Time Remaining (ETR) can be set here.

  • Page 33: Configuring Traffic Info Settings

    ■ Configuring Traffic Info Settings Note: The service may not be available in some countries or due to insufficient FM radio reception. Selecting the Country Auto - the system automatically selects the coun- try which you are in. Manual - you can manually select a particular coun- try, especially when you have a problem with reception near the country border.

  • Page 34: Simulating Navigation

    INFORMATION ■ Simulating Navigation You can watch a demonstration of the navigation system’s voice and screen guidance. Note: Please set a destination before starting a demonstration. To Start a Demonstration Main Menu. Go to Select Information. Start Demo. Select Demonstration starts. To Stop a Demonstration Go to Main...

  • Page 35: Viewing Gps Status

    ■ Viewing System Information You can check software application, database ver- sion, and other information in this screen. Make a note of this information and refer to it whenever you communicate with Alpine Customer Support or your Alpine authorized dealer. Main Menu.

  • Page 36: Checking The Traffic Condition

    TRAFFIC INFORMATION Traffic incident on the calculated route, which is also trigger- Traffic inci- ing reroute dent not on (Stationary traffic, the calcu- Traffic congestion, lated route Closed road, etc.) Traffic incident on the calculated route, which is not triggering reroute (Roadwork, Closed lane, etc.) ■...

  • Page 37: Getting More Information On A Traffic Incident

    ■ Getting more Information on a Traffic Incident You can get more information on a particular traffic incident by touching the item in the traffic event list. Note: The amount of information depends on the data broadcasted by the service provider. The location of the traffic incident will be displayed on the map.

  • Page 38: To Improve Traffic Signal Reception, Please Follow These Instructions

    TRAFFIC INFORMATION ■ To Improve Traffic Signal Reception, Please Follow These Instructions If you need any further assistance, contact your authorized Alpine dealer or Alpine Customer Support. Method 1 Method 2 Separate the RDS traffic antenna Separate the RDS traffic antenna from the power cable.

  • Page 39: Entertainment

    ENTERTAINMENT ■ Listening to Audio Displays Song Titles and Artist Folder Names Number File Playing Time Number Back Forward Folder Play/ Folder Folder Pause Down Search ■ Playing Music on Your Blackbird M.I.X. Touch to shuffle songs. M.I.X. Touch again to cancel the shuffle. You can play MP3 or WMA music files* from your SD or MMC card.

  • Page 40: How To Listen To Guidance And Music From Your Car Stereo

    OTHER USEFUL FEATURES ■ How to Listen to Guidance and Music from Your Car Stereo (Only for the US Model) Turning on the Transmitter and Playing Music from Your Radio You can setup Blackbird to broadcast music and navigation voice guidance directly to your FM radio.

  • Page 41: In Case Of Difficulty

    Otherwise make sure the rest of your system is properly connected, batteries are completely charged and contact your authorized Alpine dealer or Alpine Customer Support. The vehicle’s position Reset the unit and drive the vehicle in an area of is erroneous.

  • Page 42: In The Box

    The following accessories are available from your authorized Alpine dealer. PMD-DOK1 – A Docking Station that allows you to connect and experience Blackbird navigation and music player from your Alpine Multimedia Station or stand-alone dis- play. KAE-500FM – An external RDS-TMC film antenna for PMD-DOK1.

  • Page 43: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS BLACKBIRD SPECIFICATIONS Main Unit Size 145mm x 74mm x 29mm (6.1" x 2.9" x 1.2") Main Unit Weight 227 g (8 oz) Centrality Atlas II ARM9 CPU Embedded 16 channel GPS, Built-In Main Unit Antenna with Optional External Antenna Connection Storage Media Built-In 1”...

  • Page 44: Index

    INDEX Accessories Home Saving a Destination into the Address Book Finding Alternate Way to Go Home Selecting the Country Background Colour Finding a Way Home Selecting the Radio Station Basic Operation One-Touch Go Home Setting Estimate Time Display Battery Installation How to Fit Blackbird Setting the Map Colour Battery Status...
  • Page 46 ALPINE ELECTRONICS DE ESPAÑA, S.A. Portal de Gamarra 36, Pabellón, 32 01013 Vitoria (Alava)-APDO 133, Spain Phone 945-283588 ALPINE ELECTRONICS (BENELUX) GmbH Leuvensesteenweg 510-B6, 1930 Zaventem, Belgium Tel.: 02-725 1315 © 2006 NAVTEQ. All Rights Reserved © 2006 Alpine Electronics, Inc. All Rights Reserved...

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