VDO MS 4300, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...anel 11 Inserting and removing CDs 11 Switching on off 11 Volume 12 Menu operation 12 Entering characters 12 Audio 14 Sound settings 14 Listening to radio 15 Station memory 16 Station buttons 1 6 17 Radio menu 18 Traffic programme 19 News 19 Listening to a CD MP3 20 CD C menu 22 Navigation 24 Navigation menu 24 Entering a destination and navigating 26 Guidance screen Overview 1 28 Guidance screen ...

Page 3: ...Activating products 54 Other C IQ functions 55 Info Points function 57 Travel info 57 Troubleshooting 60 Appendix 62 Tips for convenient operation 62 Loading software updates 63 Contents 2 2005 Siemens VDO Trading GmbH All rights reserved These operating instructions are protected by copyright Subject to technical and visual changes and printing errors ...

Page 4: ...vice may expose the user to invisible laser rays which exceed the limits for Class 1 laser products Theft protection The system has the following safety functions to prevent theft Removable operating panel The system has a removable operating panel to prevent theft Take the removable operating panel with you whenever you leave the vehicle Keep the panel in its protective case Always replace the op...

Page 5: ...does not take the relative safety of the suggested routes into consideration Road blocks building sites height or weight restrictions traffic or weather conditions or other influences which affect the route safety or travel time are not taken into consideration for the suggested routes Use your own discretion in order to decide on the suitability of the suggested routes A The current legal road tr...

Page 6: ...tart up characteristics If the vehicle is parked for longer periods of time the satellites continue their orbit After the igni tion is switched on it may take several minutes until the navigation system receives signals from sufficient satellites for evaluation During the start up sequence it is possible that the navigation system will report You are leaving the digitised area The navigation syste...

Page 7: ...xit Areas with limited road information In some areas not all of the information on a road is available on the map CD Thus for example turn off prohibitions information on the direction of travel in a one way street or prohibited entry into a pedestrian zone may be missing The navigation sys tem will display a warning if you drive into such an area Local traffic laws always take precedence over na...

Page 8: ...on traffic info outside of the planned route It is only possible to load stored addresses if they are located within the corridor Route planning is only possible with roads located within the corridor Even if a desti nation address is located within the corridor and can be entered as a destination it may not be possible to plan a route to that destination In this case please insert the map CD TMC ...

Page 9: ...ithout adapter and of CDs with irregular shapes is not recommended CD formats The following CD formats are supported by the CD player CD Audio CD DA in accordance with the Red Book Standard A maximum of 22 CD Text titles are displayed in the title list CD ROM in accordance with Yellow Book CD ROM XA mode 2 form 1 in accordance with Green Book CD R RW in accordance with Orange Book part 2 3 CD Text...

Page 10: ...c products More information can be found under C IQ Intelligent Content On Demand see page 53 Handling CDs Avoid leaving fingerprints on the CD when remov ing it Always store map and audio CDs in their protec tive covers Always ensure that CDs are clean and dry before inserting Protect CDs from heat and direct sunlight Cleaning the unit Do not clean using cleaning fluid alcohol or other solvents U...

Page 11: ...for menu operating Turn Selecting menu options Press Confirming menu options and opening lists e g preset list 8 4 6 Search buttons search functions in the radio and or CD C mode 9 CLR Returns to the next higher menu level deletes the last entry 0 RPT Play back current guidance information and if available the cur rent TMC information q ALT R Planning an alternative route in navigation mode w NAV ...

Page 12: ...nto the drive printed side up For audio MP3 CDs playback starts automatically 3 Close the front panel Removing a CD 1 Open the front panel 2 Press the e button and carefully remove the CD 3 Close the front panel Switching on off Press the POWER button to switch the unit on or off Switching on and off with the ignition key If the unit is switched on it can be switched off and on automatically by re...

Page 13: ...and 6 are also used for operating the menu e g equalizer Turn the right rotary control to select a menu option Press the right rotary control to confirm the selection and activate the function If the menu is extended by a bar on the left you can use the rotary con trol to set the required value or the required option Press the right rotary control in order to adopt the setting Press the CLR button...

Page 14: ...o enter the different parts of compound city or road names in varying sequence Thus you may begin entering Frankfurt am Main by inputting MAIN or FRANK FURT The input options depend on the map CD inserted Not all map CDs support this function Entering special characters The typewriter provides the space and the period and depending upon the lan guage selected certain country specific accented char...

Page 15: ...ER is shown in the display for the personalised equalizer setting Loudness Activate this function to increase low and high tones at low volume settings Depending on the level set increasing the basses and trebles is weaker 1 or stron ger 3 When the loudness function is activated the sound style is automatically switched to USER personalised equalizer Sound styles Select one of the pre set sound st...

Page 16: ...e connection 4 Reception frequency of the set station 5 Time 6 Set sound style MUTE symbol when the mute function is active 7 List of stations in the selected waveband 8 Station currently selected 9 Selected waveband 0 Radio text only with FM or information on the search mode manual scan etc q Frequency range with tuning indicator shows the currently set frequency w Compass needle points to the no...

Page 17: ...s Also see Autostore section page 18 MW 123 Memory for up to 10 manually programmable MW stations MW AST Memory for up to 10 automatically stored MW stations Also see Autostore section page 18 SW 123 Memory for up to 10 manually programmable SW stations LW 123 Memory for up to 10 manually programmable LW stations Station memory In the FM 123 waveband there are 30 station memories in the 123 waveba...

Page 18: ...vebands FM 123 MW 123 LW 123 and SW 123 can each be called up or assigned at the touch of a button Storing a station Tune to the desired waveband and station Press the desired station button until you hear a confirmation tone The station selected is stored on the station button and in the station list You can also select a station in a different waveband e g FM AST or FM ABC and then store this on...

Page 19: ...been reached Press button 4 or 6 quickly until the required frequency has been tuned accurately Autostore Automatic storage of strong stations in the current waveband FM AST and MW AST The maximum possible number of stations is 30 FM stations and 10 MW stations Execute Autostore to update the list of the stations with strong reception e g when driving through different receiving areas PTY search F...

Page 20: ...witch the news function on if you want to hear news from stations that provide this service You will then also hear news while a CD MP3 is playing Press the SETUP button Select Audio News and confirm the selection Set the required volume for the news The value set corresponds to the minimum volume for news Select OFF to deactivate the news function News broadcasts may be interrupted by traffic ann...

Page 21: ...onnected CD changer 2 Symbol for the status of the traffic programme function see page 19 3 Symbol for MP3 playback 4 Symbol for an incoming telephone call mute or transmitting the telephone call depending on the telephone connection 5 Playing time and current track 6 Time 7 Sound style set MUTE symbol when the mute function is active 8 List of available CDs CD in CD player CD CDs in CD changer CD...

Page 22: ...otary control to select the required CD in the CD magazine or the CD in the CD player Direct track selection During CD CDC MP3 playback Press the right rotary control The list of the tracks available on the current CD the MP3 CD directory is displayed Select the required track or the required directory and confirm your selection Press the CLR button to access a higher order MP3 CD directory Only i...

Page 23: ...ks Select the desired track from the list and confirm your selection Directories MP3 CD only Displaying the directories on the current audio MP3 CD and selecting tracks Select the desired directory from the list and confirm your selection A list of the MP3 files on the selected directory is displayed Select the desired track from the list and confirm your selection Playback is continued with the s...

Page 24: ...l the tracks on an audio CD or in the se lected directory of an MP3 CD in the playlist With MP3 CDs you return to the higher order directory using the CLR button If there already is a playlist the selected tracks will be added to the end of the list You can move the tracks in the list using the Sort function View Use this function to display the playlist Sort Use this function to move individual t...

Page 25: ... 41 C IQ Activating and managing C IQ products see page 53 Stop guid Stopping guidance Emergency Displaying the current vehicle position see page 43 Via points Entering displaying and deleting via points intermediate destinations on the way to your final destination see page 34 Below you will find a quick reference guide which describes the process for entering a new destination and starting guida...

Page 26: ...Spec dest Country City postc Street House no Crossing Address book Delete Store position Store dest Store via pt Edit name C IQ C IQ Info C IQ Service My C IQ Preview Prepaid Stop guid Emergency GPS input New via pt Via point list Guidance Load address Spec dest Travel info Code input Confirm Navi ID Easy Start ...

Page 27: ...rectly entered characters Press the CLR button quickly to delete the character just entered Press the CLR button for a longer time to delete all the characters Entering a street house number or crossing After you have confirmed the city entered the destination input menu will appear again You then have the opportunity to specify the destination address in more detail with a street a house number o...

Page 28: ...ible messages In addition to the symbols on the gui dance screen the navigation system provides you with accurate audible driving instruc tions Press the RPT button to play the current voice message If dynamic route planning is activated you will also hear TMC information concer ning road obstructions on your route Stopping guidance Press the NAV button to view the navigation menu Select Stop guid...

Page 29: ... 6 Road direction arrow The arrow indicates the course of the road 7 Display of the following information Estimated time of arrival or current time or remaining travel time and remaining driving distance The time displayed can be selected in the SETUP menu 8 Display of the current position 9 D or R symbol Indicates the dynamic route planning setting DRP 0 T symbol Indicates the setting for traffic...

Page 30: ...affic jam symbol s Appears if there are road obstructions on the planned route During guidance Did you ignore the last message If you did not follow the last guidance message or if you were not able to follow it due to traffic conditions road works etc the system will within a few seconds plan a new route from the current position of your car to your destination Convenient resumption of guidance F...

Page 31: ...ning crite rion The system will then plan a new route taking into account the new settings and the current position of your car Press the INFO button Select Route criter Or Press the NAV button during guid ance Select Guidance The route criteria selection screen will appear The following options are available for route type Fast If you prefer a fast route Short If you prefer a short route Main roa...

Page 32: ...categories depending on the travel guide GPS input Entering a destination by means of GPS co ordinates geographic latitude and longitude Destination input functions via post codes QXS Quick Access and travel info is only supported if the map CD is inserted Relevant C IQ products must be activated individually if required Entering a new destination Entering town names or postcodes Select New dest i...

Page 33: ...this country Once the complete road name has been entered only the initial letters of the cities in which a road with that name is located will be displayed Then enter the required town if necessary or select an entry from the list Destination input via QXS Quick Access is not supported by all map CDs House number or crossing Select House no or Crossing in the DESTINATION INPUT menu Enter the requ...

Page 34: ...Spec dest menu provides the following options for entering a destination Car position Special facilities in the vicinity of the current position The facilities displayed are sorted in accordance with the distance from the car s po sition The linear direction to the facility is also shown Destination Special facilities in connection with the destination Nationwide Special facilities of national imp...

Page 35: ... co ordinates you entered should be outside the limits of the current map CD the system will display an error message If GPS coordinates are entered as a destination this will only be supported if the map CD is inserted Via points If you wish to visit other locations en route to the entered destination address these can be stored as via points The navigation system then plans the route to include ...

Page 36: ...put when the map CD is not inserted Deleting a via point If via points have been entered for the current destination you can display the via point list and delete individual via points from it Select Via point list in the VIA POINT menu A list of the stored via points appears Select the via point to be deleted from the list and confirm your selection The selected via point is deleted Via points ca...

Page 37: ...tination have been entered the via points not yet reached will be shown here Select the required via point from the list in order to view details or delete it Confirm the deletion if you no longer want to go to this via point POI on pos Using this menu you have the opportunity to display special destinations Points Of In terest in the vicinity of the current car position and to select them as a de...

Page 38: ...avel info page 57 Relevant C IQ products must be activated Destination Display of current destination address with name if entered country code city road house number or crossing If you are not on a digitised road the GPS position will be displayed Route criter The route criteria selected for the current route will be displayed in this menu In addi tion you have the opportunity to change the route...

Page 39: ...llowing settings for dynamic route planning OFF No dynamic route planning Manual As soon as road obstructions are detected on the planned route the naviga tion system notifies you and you have the opportunity to start planning a detour Auto The navigation system plans the route automatically taking into account the current traffic situation and if possible by passes the relevant road obstructions ...

Page 40: ... show you the estimated delay that they are likely to cause How TMC traffic announcements are made If TMC messages are available for your planned route they will also be announced as voice messages Repeat announcement Press the RPT button You will hear the current destination guidance message and the most recent TMC message Pay TMC products In some countries or regions extended TMC information mig...

Page 41: ...elay is calculated by the navigation system on the basis of the data transmit ted by the TMC station which may not actually reflect the current situation This function is only available on a limited basis if the map CD has not been inserted corridor mode also see Route Sound page 7 Activating dynamic route planning Press the TRAFFIC button The TRAFFIC menu is displayed Select Dynam route Select Ma...

Page 42: ...ress book If you have not yet entered a destination address Enter the data of the required destination address city road crossing or special fa cility into the destination input menu Select Address book in the Navigation menu Next select Store dest Select which category of the address book the address should be stored in private business home or work The name input menu appears Using the typewrite...

Page 43: ...current position of your car as follows Select Store position in the Address book menu Select which address book category the address should be stored in private busi ness home or work For Business or Private only The name input menu appears Enter a name and complete the input with OK If you wish to store the address without a name select OK straight away Changing address names If you would like t...

Page 44: ...u shows you the cur rent car position with information on the street country code and the city This information is only available if you are on a digitised road The current geographic vehicle position with longitude and latitude as calculated by the Global Positioning System is also displayed Navigation 43 ...

Page 45: ...CD text display in the lower screen section Settings ON Displaying the CD text information for the audio CD inserted if the CD supports this function OFF No CD text display MP3 text Activating deactivating text display with MP3 playback The text appears in the bot tom line of the screen Settings DIRECTORY FILE Displaying directory and file names for the current MP3 file ID3 TAGS Displaying the ID3...

Page 46: ...eleration OFF No speed dependent volume control Max start vol Setting the maximum volume when the unit is switched on Settings 5 40 When you switch on the unit the volume will always be set to this level if the vo lume was louder than this level when you switched off Search level Setting the search level for the radio Settings LO Only stations with a high field strength will be found during the se...

Page 47: ...vigation instructions Voice mixing Setting the volume ratio between music and navigation instructions Settings 6 6 The music is quieter 6 or louder 6 than the navigation instructions Units Setting the units for distance and speed information Settings Metric Display in kilometres km and metres m as well as km h Anglo Display in miles mls and yards yd as well as mph American Display in miles mls and...

Page 48: ...Activating deactivating the display of important facilities along the route Settings ON When you are approaching a C IQ Info point fixed speed camera red light camera information will be displayed and the S symbol will be shown in the dis play OFF No Info point display Activation of the C IQ speed camera information is a prerequisite for this function The map CD must be inserted during guidance in...

Page 49: ...s Allowing excluding ferries from the route planning Settings ON The navigation system uses ferries for route planning OFF The navigation system uses as few ferries as possible for route planning Tollroads Allowing excluding toll roads from the route planning Settings ON The navigation system uses toll roads for route planning OFF The navigation system uses as few toll roads as possible for route ...

Page 50: ... in 12 hour format 24h Displaying the time in 24 hour format Telephone settings Select Telephone in the setup menu The TELEPHONE setup menu appears The following functions are available Input Setting the telephone input Settings Input Telephone calls are transmitted via the vehicle loudspeakers Mute This mutes the unit when you are talking on the telephone None No telephone is connected to the uni...

Page 51: ...iguring and testing the system during installation also see installa tion instructions Settings Syst status Displays information on the GPS reception GPS status number of satel lites the speedometer signal speed impulses the temperature in the unit and the direction signal forwards backwards Direction Adapting the switch input for direction detection High Active high backwards signal 12 V Low Acti...

Page 52: ...R button with the ignition off Reset Resetting all user definable settings to the default values Select Reset in the setup menu All the settings in the setup menu will be reset to the default values All entries in the address book will remain stored Illumination settings Setting display contrast and brightness as well as unit illumination Select Illumination in the setup menu The ILLUMINATION setu...

Page 53: ... different languages Select Load language to replace one of the two loaded languages with another language from the language loading CD Insert the language loading CD into the unit All the languages and speakers male female on the CD are displayed Select the required language Then select the language to be replaced The selected language will be loaded Information on the safe use of the system then...

Page 54: ...ding on the scope of delivery your navigation system is delivered with pre in stalled product options You activate a product option of your choice by using the Easy Start process see Easy Start The CD contains the latest version of the road map software available at the time of production It also contains travel guide information for a number of countries as well as traffic information for dynamic...

Page 55: ... the software ID of the navigation soft ware are displayed By selecting HELP you will receive help on the current C IQ topic Make a note of the Navi ID and the CD ID You can now contact C IQ Service and register your system Activating products Once you have received your access code enter it as follows Select Code input in the C IQ menu The Code input menu is displayed Enter the entire code Using ...

Page 56: ...otel and restaurant guides at a flat rate and in advance for use on a daily basis but with out having to specify the actual days concerned This means that you can always have the correct data at your fingertips for making short trips abroad or taking a weekend trip With the prepaid service the information must be activated on the calendar day on which it is to be used Once you have purchased your ...

Page 57: ...in one test period e g for a limited time period with update service or unlimited You can change your activation option with Easy Start within the test period Please read the enclosed information material for more information on C IQ prod ucts Navi ID The Navi ID the Initial ID the version of the map CD currently loaded CD ID and the software ID of the navigation software are displayed Also see Re...

Page 58: ... help you increase your awareness as you drive through areas which have been classified by the authorities as particularly relevant to safety Although every care has been taken comprehensive coverage cannot be guaranteed Travel info Through the Travel info function you have easy access to travel guide information from various suppliers Depending on the map CD you have loaded and the activated C IQ...

Page 59: ...ive subcategories can be se lected e g Car Travel Car Car re pair Search engine operation Turn the right rotary control to jump from one option to the other The option selected will be have a dark background Confirm the highlighted option to activate the relevant function Turn the right hand rotary control to scroll forwards or backwards on the screen The following functions are available on the s...

Page 60: ...m the current location You can display detailed information on the facilities using the Ó symbol You can open the next page of results using the Õ symbol You can open the previous page of results using the Ô symbol Transfer to the navigation system In the detail view you can transfer the selected facility to the navigation system as a new destination or as a new first stage using the Ø symbol C IQ...

Page 61: ...les Some VW and Audi vehicles have different power supply connector pin assignments ISO chamber A Please ask your dealer for a suitable adapter Software loading does not start although the correct update CD has been inserted Software updates can only be carried out at an internal unit temperature of 5 60 degrees Celsius Radio Poor or no radio reception Check if the antenna is completely extended a...

Page 62: ...atus There should be a minimum of 3 satellites Directions do not correspond to the actual traffic conditions It is possible that the car s position as calculated by the navigation system is not currently correct The routing may have been changed and does not correspond with the information stored on the map CD Displayed time is incorrect Adjust the time zone using the Clock Date Time zone option i...

Page 63: ...p CDs are available for activating route planning Alternative 1 Insert the map CD for the destination country Start route planning and follow the di rectional arrow displayed to the next digitised road As soon as you have reached the connecting road network the directional arrow disappears and visual and audible gui dance begins Alternative 2 Insert the map CD for your current location Start route...

Page 64: ...t can take several minutes The new operating software is then loaded automatically The loading progress is indicated by a bar A On no account must the ignition or radio be switched off during the loading procedure even if no displays appear on the monitor for a while After the data has been loaded successfully the radio turns itself off and then on again automatically Remove the software update CD...