That is IT April 2004 (Times of India, May 17, 2004) 1. Broad Issues Election fever is everywhere, with exit polls adding to information overload and the resulting confusion, that should end soon (May 13, 2004); this is also the first-ever all electronic Election with half a million EVM (Electronic Voting Machines) being used by 600 Million electorate in the largest democracy of the world; we the IT professionals are keeping our fingers crossed for a smooth completion of this Elections; following the historic win in one-day cricket match against Pakistan in March, India creates another landmark by winning the regular match series also, with Vir Shewag creating a record of 309 runs! Infosys, Wipro, Bharti Tele-ventures join the Billion Dollar Club; Reliance goes further to cross $ 1 Billion profit, the first for any private sector company in India; Philips India plans $ 150 Million investment in India and shoots for $ 1 Billion business in five years; ICICI Bank public issue over-subscribed by 1.3 times on Day 1; Indian Auto Industry log a Million vehicle sales, with Maruti crossing the half a million mark; though small compared to five Million of China, it shows the real growth of Indian manufacturing; Forex reserves cross $ 117 B and for the first time Forex reserves exceed external debt of $ 112 B; ; Direct Tax collection exceeds Rs 100,000 Crores for the first time in the country; Pakistan Army downsizing by 50,000 and if India follows suit, the money may power Indias School education! India signs World Highway Network agreement of ESCAP, that is likely to result in 1,40,000 KM long Asian highway system, that is likely to connect al Asian Capitals and Tourist spots; India exports 53% of its manufacturing capacity, for example Timken manufactures bearings in Jamshedpur plant and exports 43% to USA; CALPERS (California Pension Fund Manager) decides to invest in India; globally, jobs in USA grew by 308,000 in non-farm sector alone in March, the highest ever, indicating economic recovery; 2. On the Technology front, Internet2 beats its earlier record of 4 Gigabit/second speed using IPv6 to 6.25 GBPS over 11,000 KM; SONY & Toppan Printing introduce Paper-based CD media using Blue Laser that is inexpensive, higher capacity and eco-friendly (cut & throw) 3. On the Products front, Google announces G-Mail, free e-mail with a Gigabyte of storage; Amazon introduces A9 service; MSN follows with Newsbot; Broadcom announces Wi-Fi chip Air Force One that requires 97% less standby power, 80% less receive power and 70% less transmit power (compared to Intel Centrino) at $ 12 price point! NEC launches Linux PDA with 8.4 display, CD for personal reading & Web browsing at $ 600; SONY launches NV-XYZ777 Car navigation system with 6.5 LCD display with 3-D rendering of route and objects in a route; Ikanos, US-based broadband solutions company launches FX 100 Fiber-extend - a very low cost 100 MBPS on copper solutions - in Bangalore; MS Office Academic Edition at Rs 6,950 in India; 4. In the Marketplace, Microsoft agrees to pay $ 1.6 Billion to Sun Microsystems; Java and.Net technologies are likely to exist peacefully across enterprises; MPhasis buys Kshema Technologies for $ 21 Million; in the related pharmaceuticals industrty French Sanofi acquires Aventis for $ 64.2 Billion (Swiss Novartis did not succeed), British Glaxo Smith Kline and American Pfizer are the only big guys left after this Mergers & Acquisition activities. 5. Indian IT Scene Infosys, Wipro & Bharti join the Billion Dollar Club (in terms of annual revenue) while Reliance Industries sets a new record (for any private sector) with $ 1 Billion profit in year 2003-2004; Wipro to get part of the Billon Dollar Outsourcing contract from Shell; Zensar Technologies grows to 18,000; Patni Computers to set up a Park with 17,000 seats; Wipro investing Rs 40 Crores in a 40-acre Campus with 1.5 Million square feet space in Calcutta; Covansys bags $ 150 order from Fidelity; R&D Outsourcing to India to grow to $ 9.3 B by 2010 as per Frost & Sullivan Study

6. MNC IT Companies in India Shell to create 3,000 jobs in India and signs a historic outsourcing contract worth Billion Dollars!; Unisys sets up centre in Bangalore with $ 180 Million investment and 2,000 jobs over the next five years (in IT services and BPO); Yahoo sets up a Network Operations Centre in Bangalore; AMD sets up India Engineering Centre and expects to invest $ 5 M in three years; Flextronics to partner with InSilica for SoC (System On Chip) solutions; 3COM starts R & D Centre in Hyderabad; Winstron ($ 4 Billion company that is part of Acer group) planning a manufacturing facility in India; Trilogy to invest $ 45 Million in Bangalore and increase headcount to 400; Nokia plans CDMA R & D Centre in Bombay with 30 people to start with; QualComm starts India R & D operations with 100 people in Hyderabad; hard disk manufacturer Quantum sets up India operations; French IT firm ValTech sets up Bangalore IDC; Timken Engineering ($ 3.8 Billion bearing manufacturer) strengthens its $ 12 Million centre in Bangalore by hiking headcount from 250 to 310; Altair Engineering investing more in Bangalore; Credit Suisse First Boston to employ 100 analysts in their Mumbai centre; HSBC adding 400 more to Pune Centre; Logica to hire 400 more in year 2004 7. ITES Tesco, one of the largest retail chain in Europe starts a captive BPO in Bangalore. IBM buys Daksh BPO operations for Rs 700 Crores 8. Telecom Telecom FDI crosses Rs 10,000 Crores; BSNL, the public sector telco slashes long distance tariff by 25%; 1.6 M handsets sold in India as per Indian Cellular Association (ICA); Samsung offers handsets with Hindi, Tamil & Marathi scripts; Bharti & VSNL to share long-distance network in a Rs 500 Crores deal 9. On the People front, James Gosling, father of Java in his first ever visit to India in May to attend Sun Tech Days at Hyderabad; Joe Liemandt, Founder & CEO of Trilogy visits India 10. On the Education & Research front, UVCE gets Rs 50 Crores grant (over 5 years) from MHRD for modernization 11. On the Applications front, Online Tax Accounting System to go live on June 1, with PAN (Permanent Account Number) and CIN (Chalan Identification Number) over TIN (Tax Information Network) identifying every tax payment by tax payers; Euro Net implementing National Payment Switch to make all ATMs share a common network; Reliance Energy introduces simple energy bill; Jet introduces e-Ticketing; Indian Railway tickets over ATM; Southern Railway introduces GPS in trains; 12. On the Infrastructure front, VSNL commissioning in late 2004, the fastest-ever built Chennai Singapore 3000+ Km long under-sea cable with 320 GBPS to start with (ultimately 5.12 Terabit capacity); IT & ITES take up more space with Bangalore (2 Million), Mumbai (1.9 Million), Pune (1.4 Million), Chennai (0.6 Million), and Hyderabad (0.5 Million) in 2004 alone, and the country has created 20 Million sq ft space for this industry with just a million people; 13. On the VC front, India gets $ 260 Million in Jan- March 2004

Professor Sowmyanarayanan Sadagopan is the Director of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (iiit-b). The views expresses here are his personal views. He can be contacted at askss@iiitb.ac.in)

Basic Operations

Common procedures to operate the system are explained. General operations can be performed on the touch screen. Gently touch the displayed icons with your finger.
Note Do not press the display with excessive force. Do not use any sharp object, such as a pen, etc., to tap on the display.

Menu operations

The main menu appears when you turn on the unit (except during route guidance, in which case the map appears).

VOICE/ POS.

1 Touch to show the main menu. 2 To check the Bluetooth status*, battery status, and current time. 3 Touch to show the current position on the map. 4 Touch to show the navigation menu. 5 Touch to show the application menu. 6 Touch to show the setting menu. 7 Touch to return to the previous display.
* Appears depending on the model. For details, see page 42, 57 or 63.

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Other basic menu operations

To Touch

cancel the setting

Cancel

confirm the selection/proceed to the next step Done or OK
About the battery status indication
The battery status can be checked by the indicator in the main menu.

Indicator Status

Adapter connected. Fully charged. Not fully charged. Low battery. Battery is empty. Charge battery immediately.
Gesture Command operations
Frequently-used operations can be performed by assigning finger strokes such as a line, etc.

For navigation

In the map display (except in map scrolling mode), draw the command stroke as below.

To Make

start navigation to your home (page 17) a circumflex start navigation to a destination stored in Favorites (page 22) Favorite 1

an L shape Favorite 2

a mirror-reversed L change map scale to the Preset Scale (page 73) a clockwise circle
a counterclockwise circle
For Bluetooth function (NV-U94T/U74T only)
call your home (page 48) a V shape
For audio/video playback (NV-U94T only)
In the audio/video playback display, draw the command stroke as below. For details on audio/video playback, see page 54 and 60.
start/pause playback (only when playback controls are shown) skip to the beginning of the previous/current file skip to the beginning of the next file
a horizontal line (right to left)
a horizontal line (left to right) skip to the previous folder a vertical line (downwards) skip to the next folder a vertical line (upwards)

For photo playback

In the photo playback display, draw the command stroke as below. For details on photo playback, see page 66.
start the slideshow (only when playback controls are shown) skip to the previous file

a horizontal line (right to left) skip to the next file a horizontal line (left to right) skip to the previous folder a vertical line (downwards) skip to the next folder a vertical line (upwards)

Keyboard operations

The keyboard display appears when you need to enter text. When entering addresses, you need only enter characters in upper case, as the system automatically converts them to appropriate characters. You can change the case or enter special characters/symbols when necessary. The following types of keyboards are selectable: QWERTY + 123: QWERTY layout with number keys.* QWERTY: Large QWERTY layout without number keys.* ABC: Alphabetical layout without number keys.
* QWERTY refers to the top row of letters, reading from the left, of a traditional typewriter style keyboard.
For details on how to change the setting, see page 72. QWERTY layout with number keys:

Entry field

enter an alphabetical character enter a number enter a special character
the desired character key the desired number key*1 to switch to the special character keyboard, then the desired character; and ABC to switch back @!? to switch to the symbol keyboard, then the desired symbol key; and ABC to switch back Space Backspace Caps Next Search Done

enter a symbol

enter a space delete a character change the case proceed to the next step show the candidate list*2 confirm the entry
*1 When another keyboard type is selected, touch 123 to switch to the numeric keyboard. *2 The candidate list automatically appears when candidates are narrowed down as you continue inputting characters.

Checking the GPS status

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 VOICE/POS. to show the icon.

Current position icon

Indication

Status

Signals are insufficient for navigation. Reception temporarily interrupted (e.g., in a tunnel). In the case of NV-U94T, the built-in sensor (POSITION plus) calculates the current position instead. Signals are sufficient for navigation.
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. Tip If GPS signal reception is poor after turning on the unit, the information bar appears at the top of the display. You can also check the GPS status by the message on the information bar. By touching the information bar, you can jump to the display where you can view detailed GPS status information (page 14).
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.

In the menu display, touch
, General, then GPS Status.

Route searching

You can search for a route in various ways. The following route search methods are available. Address search (page 15) Home search (page 17) POI search (page 17) Intersection search (page 19) City center search (page 20) Quick Link search (page 20) Recent destinations search (page 21) Address book search (page 22) Favorites search (page 22)

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.

Full address search

Follow the procedure below if you know the house number, street name, and the city name of the destination.
In the menu display, touch , then Enter Address. If the state selection display appears, select the new (current) state or Change to Different State. When selecting Change to Different State, enter the state name, then select the desired state. The house number input display appears. Enter the house number. The street name input display appears. Enter the street name. The list of street candidates appears. Select the desired street in the list. The city name input display appears. Enter the city name. The list of city candidates appears. continue to next page r
Select the desired city in the list. If more than one address candidate exists, the list of candidates appears. In this case, select the desired address. The address confirmation display appears.
Select Go. Route guidance starts.

Street search

If the house number is not known, a search can be made to an approximate point on the street.
In the menu display, touch , then Enter Address. If the state selection display appears, select the new (current) state or Change to Different State. When selecting Change to Different State, enter the state name, then select the desired state. The house number input display appears. Select Skip without entering the house number. The search method options appear. Select Representative Point of the Street. The street name input display appears. Enter the street name. The list of street candidates appears. Select the desired street in the list. If more than one city or address candidate exists, the setting display(s) appears. In this case, set the city or select the address. The address confirmation display appears. Select Go. Route guidance starts.

To set the destination in another state You can select a different state when State appears in the name input displays. Select State, enter the state name, then select the desired state.
Tips The state can be set by entering its standard 2-letter abbreviation (e.g., NY for New York). The list of state/city/street candidates automatically appears without touching Search when narrowed down to 4 candidates.

Home search

If you register your home, you can search for a route there. For details on registering your home, see page 71.
In the menu display, touch Route guidance starts.

, then Take Me Home.

Tip If you select Take Me Home without having registered a home address, the registration display automatically appears. With Gesture Command In the map display, draw.

POI search

POI (Points Of Interest) search allows you to set facilities such as restaurants, hotels, gas stations, etc., as the destination. The system searches for POIs near the current position. To search for the POIs in another city You can specify the city before selecting the POI search method. In this case, the system searches for POIs in the city center. 1 In the menu display, touch , then Find a Place. The search method selection display appears. 2 Select Points of Interest. 3 Select Change City. 4 Enter the city name. 5 Select the desired city in the list. To switch back to the nearby search, select Nearby. continue to next page r

By POI name

You can search for a route to a POI by directly entering its name.
In the menu display, touch , then Find a Place. The search method selection display appears. Select Points of Interest. Select By Name. The POI name input display appears. Enter the POI name. The list of POI candidates appears in order of distance from the current position. Select the desired POI. The POI confirmation display appears.
Tip If there are too many POI candidates in the list after step 4 above, you can narrow down by selecting category(ies). Select Category to show the category list, then select the desired category(ies).

By POI category

You can search for a route to a POI by selecting its category(ies).
In the menu display, touch , then Find a Place. The search method selection display appears. Select Points of Interest. Select Category. The list of category candidates appears. Select the desired category. Select sub category when necessary until the POI candidates are narrowed down. The list of candidates appears in order of distance from the current position. Select the desired POI. The POI confirmation display appears. Select Go. Route guidance starts.

You can jump from the address/POI confirmation display to the map scrolling mode, and fine adjust the destination point.
Select Map in the address/POI confirmation display. The map in the scrolling mode appears. For details on the map scrolling mode, see page 27. Drag the screen to fine adjust the destination point, then select Go. Route guidance starts.

Map operations

Indications on the map
When no route guidance is in progress:

A B C D

A Current direction (page 73) B Current speed (page 73) C Current position/GPS status indication (page 13) D North indicator/current time E Current street name continue to next page r

During route guidance:

Straight-ahead driving
F Distance/ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) to destination G Distance to next turn H Next instruction Approaching an intersection
I Next turn instruction continue to next page r
Approaching an intersection (closer)*
J Magnified view of an intersection (page 75) K Bar indication of the distance to next turn Approaching an intersection (even closer)*

L Current position

* You can set to hide the magnified view of an intersection (page 75).

Map scrolling mode

You can switch to map scrolling mode by touching the map, whether during route guidance or not. By placing the desired point into the crosshair, you can view the information on the point or open the map options.
Operations in map scrolling mode

To Operation

scroll a map move the desired point to the center of the screen pan the map
drag the screen touch the point touch and hold the center of the crosshair until the beep sounds, then drag it in the desired direction touch VOICE/POS. (The current position reappears.)
exit the map scrolling mode

Using the map tools

The map tool bar appears when you touch Options on the map display.
1 To show the main menu. 2 To toggle the map orientation (heading up/north up). 3 To check the TMC status/show the traffic messages on the current route (page 37).*To show the call in progress display (page 50).*1*During route guidance: To repeat the last voice guidance. In other cases: To return to the current position display. 6 To show more map options. 7 To show the turn-by-turn list (page 35).*To zoom in/out the map. Touch /. 9 To adjust the voice guidance volume. Touch /. To turn off the sound, touch. q; To hide the map tool bar.

Tip You can open the route planning display and modify your itinerary, even after starting route guidance.
Option menu for route planning
The option menu in the route planning/route confirmation display provides various useful operations. When the route planning/route confirmation display appears, select Options, then one of the following items.

Save Route

Saves the current route. Select an unregistered line in the list, then enter the name. To overwrite a registered route, select a registered line in the list c OK. Edits the route/starts the route guidance. Select the route, then one of the following options. Edit: Shows the route planning display to edit the route point. Rename: Changes the name of the selected route. Delete: Deletes the selected route. Start Navigation: Starts the route guidance. Shows/changes the current route profile settings. Sets the route calculation conditions. Shows the route planning display to create a new itinerary. Sorts the route points in order of distance from the start point. Simulates the current route.

Saved Routes*1

Route Profile (page 74) Calculation Condition*1 New Route*1 Sort by Distance*1 Simulation*2
*1 Appears only in the option menu of the route planning display while setting the route point(s). *2 Appears only in the option menu of the route confirmation display after setting the route points.
Adding an interim destination to the current route
During route guidance, you can add an interim destination.
In the menu display, touch , then select the desired search method to set the interim destination. For details on search methods, see Route searching on page 15. You can select the desired search method, except for home search and Favorites search. After setting the interim destination, select Options in the address/POI confirmation display. Select Interim Destination. The route guidance to the interim destination starts.
Skipping to the next destination
If more than one destination point exists during route guidance, you can cancel the current destination and reroute to skip to the next destination.

In the map display, select Options, More., then
Select Skip to Next Destination. The current destination is canceled, and the route guidance to the next destination starts.

Blocking the route

During route guidance, you can detour for a specified distance from the current position. For example, if traffic congestion occurs ahead of the route, you can reroute to avoid this area.
In the map display, select Options, More., then Select Block Route. The distance setting display appears. Select the desired distance, then Detour. Recalculation starts.

Route confirmation

Viewing the turn-by-turn list
During route guidance, you can view the turn-by-turn list.
In the map display, select Options, then Turns. The turn-by-turn list appears.
Select the desired item to show the detailed information. continue to next page r

Viewing the entire route

During route guidance, you can view the entire route to the destination.
In the map display, select Options, then Turns. Select Route Confirmation. The entire route appears.
To change the route calculation conditions 1 Select Change Condition, then the desired option. Route guidance starts.
Viewing a map of the vicinity of the destination
During route guidance, you can view a map of the vicinity of the current destination.
In the map display, select Options, then Turns. Select Show Destination. A map of the vicinity of the current destination appears.
TMC information (NV-U94T/U74T only)
The built-in TMC (Traffic Message Channel) receiver* allows you to receive traffic information. You can check the traffic messages.
* For NV-U94T, the receiver is located in the cradle. For NV-U74T, the receiver is located in the unit.
Checking traffic information
About the TMC status indication
The TMC status can be checked by the traffic icon in the map display.

Traffic icon

No icon
Out of service. In case of NV-U94T, the TMC cradle may not be attached. Tuning. No TMC signal is currently receivable. Traffic information available. Pending messages not regarding on the current route exist. Traffic congestion on route. Pending messages regarding traffic congestion on the current route exist.

Viewing traffic messages

In the menu display, touch , then Traffic Information. The list of traffic messages appears. If the traffic information type set to display is previously selected, the relevant messages appear (page 39).

A B C D E

A Traffic event type B Distance from the current position C State D Road name E Traffic message
Select the desired message to view detailed information.
To view the previous/next message, touch
From the map display If any traffic message exists on the current route, you can open the message list also from the map display by touching. In this case, the messages on the current route appear, regardless of the selected type (page 39). continue to next page r
Selecting the traffic information type
You can select the traffic information type to display.
Open the list of traffic messages. For details, see Viewing traffic messages on page 38. Select Change Message. The type selection display appears. Select the desired type.

Select To show

On Route Not on Route
all traffic messages on the current route all traffic messages not on the current route
Touch. The message list of selected information type appears.
Traffic information settings
The following traffic information settings are configurable. In the menu display, touch desired option.
c Traffic Information c Settings c the desired item c the

Purpose

Status Information Recalculate Route*
Checks the name, frequency, and reception level of the current TMC station. Calculates an alternative route automatically to avoid a new traffic event when detected on the current route: ON, OFF. Shows the following indications on the map: ON, OFF. Traffic Control Point Traffic Control Section Activates the Pay-TMC-Services. Select Activate, then enter the activation code.

Indication in the Map

Activate TMC Service
* Applicable only when Traffic Information is set to Use in the route profile setting (page 74).

Destination management

Destinations on Recent Destinations, Address Book, and Favorites can be managed.

Recent destinations

You can delete the history of Recent Destinations.

About the Bluetooth status indication
The Bluetooth status can be checked by the indicator in the main menu.

Bluetooth indicator

Indicator
Bluetooth signal is off. You need to activate the signal for connection. Signal is on, with no cellphone connected. The unit is discoverable and ready for a connection. Signal is on, with a cellphone connected. The unit is ready for hands-free calling. Signal is on, and a call is in progress.
Activating the Bluetooth signal
In the menu display, touch , then Bluetooth.
Select Bluetooth Signal, then ON. The signal is activated. The Bluetooth indicator lights up in blue.

Pairing with a cellphone

Pairing is required only the first time you connect to a cellphone. To pair this unit to a cellphone, you need to enter the same passkey* on this unit and on the cellphone. The passkey can be either your own selected number or the number determined by the cellphone. For details, see the manual of the cellphone.
* Passkey may be called passcode, PIN code, PIN number, password, etc., depending on the cellphone.

Searching from this unit

The procedure to search for a cellphone from this unit is explained below. Check that the cellphone is set to allow for searching (discoverable) beforehand.

, then Bluetooth.

Select Add Devices. A message asking you to set the cellphone to discoverable appears. Select OK. After search is complete, the list of detected devices appears. To list devices by address, select Address. To list by name, select Name.*
* The address appears instead of the name if unavailable.
Select the cellphone to register. Pairing starts. Enter the passkey. Perform the required operation also on the cellphone. A message appears stating that the pairing is complete. continue to next page r
Searching from a cellphone
The procedure to search for this unit from a cellphone is explained below. In this case, the name of the unit is registered as nav-u, which can be changed in the Bluetooth setting (page 76).
Start searching for this unit from the cellphone. For details, see the manual of the cellphone. After you perform the required operation on the cellphone, the passkey input display appears on this unit. Enter the passkey. A message appears stating that the pairing is complete.
Connecting to a cellphone
Once the Bluetooth signal is activated, the unit searches for the last connected cellphone, and connection is made automatically if possible. In this chapter, instructions on how to connect manually to registered cellphones are introduced. Before starting, be sure to activate the Bluetooth signal both on this unit and the cellphone.

In the menu display, touch , Phone, then Select Phone. The list of registered cellphones appears. Select the cellphone to connect. The confirmation display appears. Select OK. The unit is connected to the selected cellphone. The currently connected cellphone is indicated by
in the registered cellphone list.
To disconnect In step 2 above, select the cellphone to disconnect c OK.

Making calls

You can make hands-free calls in various ways. The following calling methods are available. Dialing a phone number (page 46) Using the list of recent calls (page 47) Using the phone book (page 47) Using preset numbers (page 48) Other ways to make calls (page 48)

Dialing a phone number

In the menu display, touch , then Phone. The calling method selection display appears. Select Make a Call, then Numeric Input. Enter the phone number, then select. The call is made. The calling display appears until the other party answers.
For details on operations during a call, see page 50. To cancel calling, touch. To adjust the volume of the hands-free function, touch /+. continue to next page r
Using the list of recent calls
The system stores the last 40 calls, allowing you to select one quickly from the list. For details on how to delete the history, see page 52.
In the menu display, touch , then Phone. The calling method selection display appears. Select Make a Call, then Recent Calls. The list of recent calls appears. Select the desired item in the list. The call is made. The calling display appears until the other party answers. For details on operations during a call, see page 50.
To cancel calling, touch. To adjust the volume of the hands-free function, touch /+.

Using the phone book

You can make a call using the phone book. For details on how to manage the phone book, see page 52.
In the menu display, touch , then Phone. The calling method selection display appears. Select Phone Book. The list of data in the phone book appears in alphabetical order. Select the desired contact in the list. The call is made. The calling display appears until the other party answers. For details on operations during a call, see page 50.
To cancel calling, touch. To adjust the volume of the hands-free function, touch /+. continue to next page r

Using preset numbers

You can make a call quickly using preset phone numbers. For details on how to preset phone numbers, see page 77.
In the menu display, touch , then Phone. The calling method selection display appears. Select D1, D2, D3, or Home. The call is made. The calling display appears until the other party answers. For details on operations during a call, see page 50.

In the menu display, touch , then Audio. The audio playback display appears, and playback of audio files in the Memory Stick Duo starts.

Audio playback controls

Elapsed time/total time Progress bar
1 To exit the audio player. 2 To select a file from the list (page 56). 3 To skip to the beginning of the previous/current file. 4 To start/pause playback. 5 To skip to the beginning of the next file. 6 To adjust the audio playback volume.
With Gesture Command In the audio playback display, draw one of the command strokes: Play/pause: z Skip to the beginning of the previous/current file: Skip to the beginning of the next file: Skip to the previous folder: Skip to the next folder:
Selecting an audio file from the list
You can select an audio file to play from the list.
In the audio playback display, select List. The list of folders/files appears. To move to the upper level, touch. Select the desired folder/file. If you select a folder, then select the desired file. Playback of the selected file starts.
To switch to the audio playback display from the audio file list, select Now Playing.
Audio streaming via Bluetooth
You can listen to audio files through your car audio system if it supports A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) Bluetooth technology.
Bluetooth signal is off. You need to activate the signal for connection. Signal is on, with no car audio unit connected. The unit is discoverable and ready for a connection. Signal is on, with a car audio unit connected. The unit is ready for streaming. Signal is on, and streaming is in progress.

Preparation

To perform audio streaming, you first need to pair the unit and car audio unit. Before starting, be sure to activate the Bluetooth signal both on this unit (page 43) and the car audio unit.
Select Add Devices. A message asking you to set the car audio unit to discoverable appears. Select OK. After search is complete, the list of detected devices appears. To list devices by address, select Address. To list by name, select Name.*
Select the car audio unit to register. Pairing starts. Enter the passkey. Perform the required operation also on the car audio unit. A message appears stating that the pairing is complete.
For general information on Bluetooth function, see Bluetooth Hands-free Calling (NV-U94T/ U74T only) on page 42.
Tip Pairing can also be performed by searching for this unit from the car audio unit. For details, see the manual of the car audio unit.
Listening to audio through your car audio system
Before starting, reduce the volume on the car audio unit.
In the menu display, touch Select Select Audio Output.
Select the car audio unit in the list. The unit is connected to the selected car audio unit. Start playback of audio files. The playback sound is output from the car audio system. Adjust the volume on the car audio unit.

Listening to video sound through your car audio system
Select the car audio unit in the list. The unit is connected to the selected car audio unit. Start playback of video files. The playback sound is output from the car audio system. Adjust the volume on the car audio unit.

Video settings

The following video settings are configurable. In the video folder/file list, select Settings c the desired item c the desired option.

Screen Size Play Mode

Selects the screen size. Repeats the current file, all files in the current folder, or all files in a Memory Stick Duo: Repeat Single Content, Repeat Folder, Repeat All. Reduces the delay between video and sound during video sound streaming via Bluetooth. Selects audio transfer rate for streaming via Bluetooth to prioritize sound quality or stability.
Lip Sync (A2DP) Audio Transfer Rate (A2DP)
You can view photo files stored on a Memory Stick Duo inserted in the unit. Insert a Memory Stick Duo containing photo files shot by a Sony digital still camera in the unit. Supported photo file type File format JPEG File extension.JPG Number of pixels Max. 12 mega pixels

Viewing photos

In the menu display, touch , then Photo. The list of folders/files appears. To move to the upper level, touch. To list files as thumbnails, select Thumbnail. Select the desired folder/file. If you select a folder, then select the desired file. The photo playback display appears with the selected photo file. continue to next page r

Photo playback controls

Touch the display if the photo playback controls are not shown.
File name/shooting date and time
1 To exit the photo browser. 2 To select a file from the list. 3 To skip to the previous file. 4 To start the slideshow. 5 To skip to the next file. 6 To open the option menu for photo playback. 7 To hide the playback controls.
With Gesture Command In the photo playback display, draw one of the command strokes: Start the slideshow (only when playback controls are shown): z Skip to the previous file: Skip to the next file: Skip to the previous folder: Skip to the next folder:
Option menu for photo playback
The following options for photo playback are available. Select Options in the tool bar, then one of the following items.

Address book data management
Address book data on the unit or your computer can be managed, using the software. You can transfer or import the address book data on the unit or your computer.
Editing the address book data on your computer
You can edit the address book data on your computer, using the software.
Select Address Book Manager. If the data does not appear in the list, select Browse, then specify the data location. Select. Select the group/entry to edit, then the desired edit menu.

Select To

Add Edit
add a new group/entry. edit the selected group/entry.
Select OK after editing is complete. Select Save item(s) to PC. The address book data on the computer is updated.
To delete the group/entry In step 3 above, select the group/entry to delete c Delete c OK c OK.
Editing the address book data on the unit
You can edit the address book data on the unit, using the software. Before starting, connect the unit to your computer and start the software.
Select Address Book Manager. Select. Follow steps 3 to 4 of Editing the address book data on your computer on page 83 to edit the address book data on the unit, then select Apply to the Unit. continue to next page r
Transferring address book data from your computer to the unit
You can transfer address book data from your computer to the unit, using the software. Before starting, connect the unit to your computer and start the software.
Select Address Book Manager. Select. If the data does not appear in the list, select Browse, then specify the data location. Check the box(es) of the group(s)/entry(ies) on your computer. Select Transfer including group name. or Transfer only item(s). Select Transfer. Transfer starts. Select Apply to the Unit, then OK. The address book data is transferred to the unit.
Note In step 5 above, a notification appears if free space is insufficient on the unit. Delete unnecessary address book data from the unit (page 83).
Transferring address book data from the unit to your computer
You can transfer address book data from the unit to your computer, using the software. Before starting, connect the unit to your computer and start the software.
Select Address Book Manager. Select. Check the box(es) of the group(s)/entry(ies) on the unit. Select Save to PC. Transfer starts. Select OK. The address book data is transferred to your computer.
Note In step 4 above, a notification appears if free space is insufficient on your computer. Delete unnecessary data from your computer.

Firmware upgrade

You can upgrade the firmware on the unit, using the software. For details, visit the website below: http://www.sony.com/nav-u/support