Equipment illustration Open key, opens the operating panel. Rocker switch. The functions performed by the rocker switch depend on the menus or operating modes which are currently active. AUD key, activates the audio menu. TA key Dot-matrix display. DEL key, deletes entries in the edit menu. Info key.
Menu overview Tuner operation CD, CDC operation Navigation operation Main tuner menu Main navigation menu Main CD menu Tuner functions menu Route guidance menu CD functions menu Tuner DSC menu CD DSC menu Navigation DSC menu...
Safety information The TravelPilot has been specifically designed for use in cars. The special information required by navigation systems for lorries or busses, such as height restrictions or maximum permissible loads, is not included on the navigation CDs. Load a CD into the CD drive. •...
Table of contents Equipment illustration ....171 Radio operation ......184 Storing radio stations ..... 191 Storing stations manually ... 191 Menu overview ......172 Starting radio operation ....184 Storing stations automatically Selecting the waveband or Safety information ....173 with “Travelstore”...
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Table of contents Navigation ........201 Repeating tracks (REPEAT) ... 196 Special destinations - Starting the Repeat function ..196 Surrounding the destination ..211 How navigation works ..... 201 Ending the Repeat function ..196 Special destinations - Starting navigation ......201 Surrounding the current position .
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Table of contents CD changer operation ....229 Bypassing traffic congestion Track programming ......235 during route guidance ..... 223 Creating the track program ..235 Inserting CDs into the CD Entering a detour of traffic Deleting tracks from the track changer ..........
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Table of contents RC06 remote control unit ..240 Set-up/Basic settings ....243 Performing a system test ....251 Activating the Set-up menu ..243 Displaying the GPS status and Selecting the audio source ..... 240 your position ........251 Adjusting the day/night display, Activating navigation ......
General operating instructions Switching the system on/off To switch your TravelPilot on press the left-hand rotary/pushbutton @. The system will begin to play the audio source which was active last at the power-on volume level. Refer to the section on “Adjusting the power-on/traffic message volume and GALA”...
General operating instructions Selecting the operating mode To select the operating mode, press: TU A for radio operation, CD·C ? to activate CD-player or CD-changer operation (optional) and NAV < to activate navigation. When you press one of these keys to switch between the audio sources, you will access the main menu for the audio source selected.
General operating instructions Switching between the main and the route guidance menus for navigation If you want to switch between the main and the route guidance menus when route guidance is active, Press NAV <. Activating the DSC menu To access the DSC menu in the individual operating modes press DSC 8 once briefly.
General operating instructions Display The TravelPilot display provides you with all of the information required for nav- igation, such as the visual driving recommendations and the menus and lists for the radio, CD-player and CD-changer audio sources. If the system has been installed accordingly, it will automatically switch to night display when the vehicle headlights are switched on.
General operating instructions Adjusting the tone and the balance/fader The TravelPilot allows you to make separate adjustments to the bass and treble for each audio source. The settings selected for the balance, the fader and the Loudness are the same for all of the audio sources.
General operating instructions Switching on coded systems after they have been discon- nected from the vehicle battery If you attempt to switch on a coded system after it has been disconnected from the vehicle battery, e.g. after a repair has been made to the vehicle, an code inquiry will appear in the display.
Radio operation Starting radio operation Press TU A. Radio operation will begin and the main menu will appear in the display. The station you last tuned into will begin to play. The six softkeys located at the sides of the display are used to recall the radio stations which have been stored and to store the radio stations.
Radio operation You will access the DSC menu for radio operation and find the menu item for RDS in the bottom line on the left. Here you can choose between the following options: VAR , FIX and OFF . VAR is the default setting. Press the softkey marked RDS repeatedly until the desired option is dis- played next to RDS .
Radio operation Press DSC 8 to access the tuner DSC menu. Press the softkey marked REG repeatedly until the desired option ap- pears next to REG . OFF is the default setting. Switching PTY (Program Type) on/off PTY is also an RDS service. With PTY, the radio stations indicate the contents of the program they are broadcasting.
Radio operation Traffic information TA (Traffic Announcement) Traffic information is a service provided by the radio station networks. They broadcast traffic announcements at regular intervals. Radio stations offering traffic information broadcast a special signal to indicate that this service is available. If the TravelPilot identifies this signal, a TP symbol (TP=Traffic Program) will ap- pear in the status line in the main radio menu.
Radio operation Selecting a station, FM There are several ways in which you can select radio stations with the TravelPi- lot. Automatic station seek tuning To select radio stations automatically, the > symbol must appear beside the menu item SEARCH in the tuner DSC menu. Press DSC 8 to access the tuner DSC menu.
Radio operation Manual station tuning If you know a station’s frequency, you can also select it manually. This is useful if you would like to select a station which is not detected by automatic seek tuning. Important: the RDS function must be switched off in the DSC menu. Note: the RDS function must be switched off in the DSC menu and the >>...
Radio operation Manual station tuning You can also select AM stations manually if you know their frequency. This is useful if you would like to select a station which is not detected by automatic seek tuning. For this to function properly, the >> symbol must appear beside SEARCH in the tuner DSC menu.
Radio operation Storing radio stations The TravelPilot is able to store 18 FM stations in three memory banks and six AM stations in one memory bank. Storing stations manually To store stations manually, Press TU A to access the functions menu for radio operation and Select the desired FM memory bank: FM1, FM2 or FMT or the AM wave- band.
Radio operation How to reduce interference in FM radio reception When listening to FM radio stations, you will sometimes experience interference caused by neighbouring radio stations cutting in. This happens most often when a large number of stations are close to one another in frequency on the wave- band.
CD operation You can use the TravelPilot’s integrated CD drive to play audio CDs. When you play audio CDs, your access to navigation is limited to NO MAP route guidance. Use only audio CDs bearing this label: During CD playback, the display will indicate the track number and the playing time or only the track number in the top line of the main CD menu.
CD operation Starting CD playback for the integrated CD player (no CD changer con- nected) If an audio CD has been inserted and there is no CD changer connected, Press CD·C ?. The system will switch to the main CD menu and CD playback will begin. If there is no audio CD inserted, a corresponding message will appear in the display.
CD operation Traffic announcements during CD operation To switch the standby function for traffic information (see the chapter on “Traffic Announcement TA”) on or off during CD operation, Press TA 4. The TA symbol will either appear in or disappear from the status line in the main CD menu.
CD operation Random play (MIX) You can have the tracks on a CD played in random order. Press CD·C ? to access the functions menu for CD operation and Press the softkey marked MIX . To end the MIX function, repeat these steps. The MIX function will end automat- ically if you activate the SCAN function.
CD operation Naming CDs The TravelPilot also allows you to name your CDs. The name can consist of up to seven characters. The name you give to the CD will not be deleted when you remove the CD from the CD player. When it is inserted again at a later date, the name will appear in the display.
CD operation Deleting characters If you want to delete a letter, Mark the symbol, and Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ;. Deleting the current name To delete the name of the current CD, Switch to the CD name menu and Press the softkey marked CLR NAME . The name will be deleted.
CD operation Track programming You can also program the tracks you would like to listen to on a CD. This allows you to omit the tracks you do not want to play. Creating the track program To create the track program, Press CD·C ? to switch to the CD functions menu.
CD operation Starting/stopping the track program Once you have programmed all of the tracks you want to have played, Press the softkey marked RUN . The main CD menu will appear in the display. All of the tracks included in the track program will be marked.
Navigation RNS 3 navigation enables you to find destinations quickly and easily without hav- ing to study a lot of road maps. When the navigation function is active, the voice output from the RNS 3 will guide you along the best route. The system will warn you well in advance of the place at which you have to make turns.
Navigation Destinations The destinations available include: • the town centre or a special part of the city in large cities, • a street, • an intersection of two or more streets • a house or a block of houses, • special destinations such as train stations, airports, restaurants and pub- lic institutions.
Navigation Selecting letters If you want to enter a name in the edit menu, proceed as follows: Use the right-hand rotary pushbutton ; to move the cursor to the char- acter you want to select, As you move the cursor, the character which it marks will be magnified in the zoom window.
Navigation Selecting entries from lists Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ; to select the entry. Paging in lists Because the number of lines in the display is limited to five, lists which have more than five entries require more than one “page”. Lists with more than five entries are marked with arrows on the right-hand side.
Navigation Destination entry - Town If you want to drive to a destination in another town, you must first enter the town. Select DEST. ENTRY in the main navigation menu. The destination entry menu will appear. Select TOWN The editing menu for entering the town name will appear. Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ;...
Navigation Once you have selected the place, you will be prompted to continue with DES- TINATION ENTRY . Now select from among STREET , entry of the destination street. Whether or not you can enter a street as your destination depends on the size of the city/town selected and the data stored on your navigation CD.
Navigation If the street name is listed more than once for the destination town, a submenu will appear so that you can select the correct street. After you have selected the street, you will access the destination entry menu. Select one of the following options: CONTINUE , you have completed entering your destination.
Navigation Destination entry - Intersection If you select INTERSECTION in the destination entry menu, a list of the availa- ble intersection streets for the destination street will appear. If there are more than twenty intersections, an editing menu will appear so that you can find the intersection you are looking for more easily.
Navigation Special destinations in the destination town, surrounding the destination, surrounding your current position and su- praregional destinations Special destinations which you can enter as destinations are divided into cate- gories. The categories are stored in alphabetical order. Categories for special destinations include e.g.
Navigation POS. SURROUND. , are special destinations in the area surrounding your current vehicle position (this function is particularly useful if you are look- ing for such special destinations as petrol stations, for example). Special destinations - In the destination town To be able to select special destinations at your destination town, you must first enter at least a town or town centre as your destination.
Navigation Special destinations - Supraregional destinations As special destinations, you can also select motorway access points or service points, airports or border crossings. Here you are not required to enter a destination first. All you have to know is the name of the special destination you are looking for. Switch to the destination entry menu.
Navigation A list displaying all of the available special destination categories will appear. Select the category you are looking for. If there are fewer than 20 entries available in the category selected, a list will appear. The special destinations available will appear in alphabetical order, in- dicating the distance to the destination selected.
Navigation If there are more than 20 entries available in the category selected, you will first see an edit menu. Enter the name of the special destination, Switch to the list and Select the destination you are looking for from the list. Once you have selected and confirmed the desired destination, the main navi- gation menu will appear.
Navigation A list displaying the destinations available will appear. Select the destination you are looking for. The main navigation menu will appear. Now you can start route guidance. For more information, refer to the section on “Route guidance”. Destination entry - For a position mark You can also enter the destination in the form of a position mark you have set.
Navigation Route guidance Starting route guidance After you have entered your destination and selected route options, if desired, you can start route guidance. Select the menu item ROUTE GUIDANCE in the main navigation menu. The route guidance menu will appear. The route will be calculated. Depending on how far you are from your destination, this can take several seconds.
Navigation The right-hand, bottom line in the display area indicates the active audio source. If you are listening to the radio, the station name or the frequency of the station selected (for more information, refer to “Radio operation with RDS”) will appear in this part of the display.
Navigation Cancelling route guidance To cancel active route guidance, Press ESC 9 or start new route guidance or activate the locating mode. When you press ESC 9, you will be prompted to confirm your selection. If you really want to cancel route guidance, Select YES and Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ;.
Navigation Travel guide If you use a navigation CD with a travel guide, you can access travel information on the destinations and select destinations for route guidance. As a rule, the information is divided into categories. These categories can include: Accommodation Food and Drink Tourist information...
Navigation Displaying the route list It is possible to have the route list calculated by the navigation system displayed. Press NAV < to switch from the route guidance menu to the main nav- igation menu. Select the menu item ROUTE LIST from the main navigation menu. The route list which has been calculated will appear.
Navigation Destination memory You can use the destination memory to store destinations and identify them with short names. You can view the contents of the destination memory sorted either alphabetically or according to the criteria you have chosen. Storing a destination in the destination memory You can store the currently active destination, or after route guidance has end- ed, the destination last entered for route guidance in the destination memory.
Navigation An edit menu will appear. Enter a short name for the destination, symbol and press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ;, or Select the Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ; for longer than two seconds. Sorting destinations manually You can also sort the destinations in the destination memory manually. Then it is possible to activate this manually sorted list to enter a destination for naviga- tion from the destination memory.
Navigation ALL DESTS. , all of the destinations in the list will be deleted. After you have selected the option you want, you will be prompted to confirm your selection. Confirm it or return to the previous menu. Displaying GPS status and your position To display the number of GPS satellites which the system is currently able to receive and the geographical location, Open the main navigation menu.
Navigation Bypassing traffic congestion during route guidance The TravelPilot allows you to avoid traffic congestion or closed portions of the road during active route guidance. To detour traffic congestion, proceed as fol- lows: Entering a detour of traffic congestion Press :. Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ;...
Navigation Selecting route options You can adapt the route to your specific needs at any time, even during active route guidance. The parameters which can be adjusted include: ROUTE , choose between the quickest and the shortest route. MOTORWAY , here you can determine whether or not route guidance will use motorways.
Navigation Setting a position mark You can store your current vehicle position at any time, even during active route guidance. To store your current vehicle position, Mark the menu item POSITION MARK in the DSC menu. Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ;. Storing the position mark After you have pressed the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ;, a selection menu will appear.
Navigation Traffic announcements during route guidance During route guidance, you can switch traffic information standby on or off, re- gardless of which audio source is active: radio or CD changer (optional). Press TA 4, The TA function will be activated or deactivated. Activating/deactivating voice output You can activate route guidance for navigation with or without voice output.
Navigation Selecting time info To switch between the display for remaining driving time to your destination and the arrival time, Press DSC 8 to access the DSC menu and Mark the menu item TIME INFO . The option selected will appear in symbol form behind TIME INFO . The car symbol stands for the display of the remaining driving time and the finish-line flag for the time of arrival.
Navigation Simulating route guidance The TravelPilot also allows you to simulate route guidance. The system demon- strates route guidance with visual driving recommendations and voice output in real time. If you want to start a navigation simulation, Switch to the DSC menu for navigation, and Select the menu item NAVI SIMULATION .
CD changer operation You can operate the following Blaupunkt CD changers with the TravelPilot: CDC - A08 IDC - A09 For information on how to install the CD changer in your vehicle and connect it to the TravelPilot, refer to the installation and connection instructions enclosed with the CD changer.
CD changer operation Note: Because the IDC - A09 can accommodate only five CDs, the main menu will have no second page if an IDC - A09 has been con- nected. Along the bottom line, the status line, you will see from left to right the number of GPS satellites received, symbols for the operating modes SCAN, MIX, REPEAT a symbol for the currently active audio source,...
CD changer operation Selecting CDs To select a CD, Press the softkey allocated to the CD. If the CD you want to play is not displayed in the functional area of the display, switch to the second page of the main menu. Press the softkey marked CD6-CD10 or CD1-CD5 .
CD changer operation Random play (MIX) You can have the tracks on a CD or on all of the CDs in the changer played in random order. Press CD·C ? to switch to the functions menu for CD changer operation Press the softkey marked MIX .
CD changer operation Scanning tracks (SCAN) If you would like to scan all of the tracks on a CD or the tracks on all of the CDs in the changer, proceed as follows: Press CD·C ? to switch to the functions menu and Press the softkey marked SCAN .
CD changer operation Repeating tracks or CDs (REPEAT) To repeat a track or a CD, activate the Repeat function. Starting the Repeat function Proceed as follows: Select the track or CD you want to repeat, Press CD·C ? to switch to the functions menu and Press the softkey marked REPEAT .
CD changer operation Track programming You can also program the tracks you would like to listen to on a CD. This allows you to omit the tracks you do not want to play. Creating the track program To create the track program, Select the CD for which you want to program tracks, Press CD·C ? to switch to the function menu.
CD changer operation Deleting tracks from the track program To delete tracks from the track program, Use <</>> on the rocker switch 2 to select the track you want to delete, Press the softkey marked SKIP . Starting/stopping the track program Once you have programmed all of the tracks you want to have played, Press the softkey marked RUN .
CD changer operation Naming CDs The TravelPilot also allows you to name your CDs. The name can consist of up to seven characters. The name you give to the CD will not be deleted when you remove the CD from the CD changer. When it is inserted again at a later date, the name will appear in the display.
CD changer operation Deleting characters If you want to delete a letter, Mark the symbol, and Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ; or Press DEL 6. Deleting the current name To delete the name of the current CD, Switch to the CD Name menu and Press the softkey marked CLR NAME .
CD changer operation Switching the playing time indicator on/off During playback, either the track number and the playing time elapsed for the track or the number of the CD and the track number will appear in the top line of the main menu.
RC06 remote control unit With the help of the RC06 steering-wheel remote control, you can operate some of the basic TravelPilot functions conveniently without even taking your hands from the steering wheel. Selecting the audio source Use the RC06 remote control to switch the active audio source. Press SRC 1 on the remote control.
RC06 remote control unit Selecting the waveband or memory bank To select a different waveband or a different memory bank for radio operation, 2 on the remote control. Press The FM1, FM2, FMT memory banks and the AM waveband will switch through in succession.
RC06 remote control unit Selecting tracks, CD-changer operation To select the next or the previous track, 2 on the remote control. Press Selecting tracks, CD operation To select the next or the previous track, 2 on the remote control. Press Fast forward/reverse, CD-changer operation To activate fast forward or reverse, Press >>...
Set-up/Basic settings The Set-up menu gives you the opportunity to adapt the basic system functions of the TravelPilot to your own personal requirements. In addition, you can also adjust special functions for the individual audio sources and for navigation in the DSC menus.
Set-up/Basic settings Adjusting the day/night display, the viewing angle, contrast and brightness In the set-up menu for the display you can deactivate the automatic switch to night display, adjust the brightness separately for the day and night display and alter the fader effect for menu switching. You can also adjust the viewing angle for the display.
Set-up/Basic settings Altering the display brightness If you want to alter the display brightness, Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ; to select the desired menu item Repeat the steps as described in the section on “Adjusting the viewing angle”. Fade effect in the menus If you would like to alter the fade effect in the menus, Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ;...
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Set-up/Basic settings Note: If the power-on volume is set to the maximum, the volume may be extremely loud when the system is switched on. This can result in damage to your hearing. To adjust the volume in Set-up, Activate the Set-up menu, Select the menu item VOLUME SETUP , Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ;...
Set-up/Basic settings Altering the time Use the Set-up menu Time to activate or deactivate summer time as well as the time format (12/24 hours) and the time zone with respect to Central European Time (CET). These settings are required so that the TravelPilot is able to deter- mine the system time from the GPS time it receives.
Set-up/Basic settings Selecting the language Use this menu to select the language used for the displays and for route guid- ance by the navigation system. Nine languages are available. For English you can select between Metric (distances in kilometres) and Imperial (distance in miles).
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Set-up/Basic settings Follow these instructions given by the system and Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ;. You can cancel the process at any time. If you want to end the installation, Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ; to select CANCEL and Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ;. The previous menu item in the installation will appear.
Set-up/Basic settings Calibrating the system after a tyre change After a tyre change it might be necessary to calibrate the TravelPilot again. Select CALIBRATION from the Set-up menu Install. Mark and confirm the menu item TYRE CHANGE . Follow the instructions given to you by the system. Calibrating the system manually You can also calibrate the system manually.
Set-up/Basic settings Performing a system test You can also perform a system test. This test will check the GPS antenna and determine whether the back-up signal and the vehicle ignition are connected to the system correctly. Select the menu item SYSTEM TEST in the Set-up menu Install, Follow the instructions given to you by the system and Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton ;.
Set-up/Basic settings Activating/deactivating the system coding Activating/deactivating the coding In the Set-up menu Security you can activate the coding for your TravelPilot. If the coding is active, it will not be possible to start the system after it has been disconnected from the vehicle battery unless the correct code number is en- tered (refer to “Switching on coded systems after they have been disconnected from the vehicle battery”).
Set-up/Basic settings Step 2: This inquiry refers to deleting the name and track program memory for CD operation. To reset the settings select, YES , otherwise Select CANCEL . Step 3: The last step affects all of the options, all of the Set-up settings and all of the sound settings for the audio sources.
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