Blaupunkt Explore the World of Multimedia Navigation Systems

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Technology

Navigation functions, screen format

Dynamic navigation systems from Blaupunkt automatically take traffic congestion into consideration in route calculation.

So you would like to avoid motorways, ferries or toll routes? No problem – simply select the corresponding route option.

The on-board computer gives you such information as your driving time, the route or your average speed.

Mix mode allows you to display the directional arrows and the map at the same time. You can also simply choose between the two modes.

Operating Assistant

Of course, a navigation system is packed full of highly complicated technology, but thanks to the operating assistant, every Blaupunkt stand-alone navigation system is still easy to use. Developed during the course of many practical tests, the operating assistant makes it easier for you to enter address information. The QuickInfo explains the different options in easy-to-understand language. And entering your destination is also incredibly easy – the intelligent speller offers you only the letters that could form a logical combination. And if you should happen to make a typing error, simply press the backspace key to delete the last letter and correct your entry.

Navigation, Off-board

A new kind of navigation system; the route is no longer calculated by the navigation unit in the vehicle, but rather by a stationary com- puter operated by a service provider. You no longer need a navigation CD. The destination address is entered into the in-vehicle unit

as usual. After that, this address and your current vehicle position are transmitted to the service provider via GSM or GPRS. This is where the route is then calculated, taking all current traffic information into account. The data that describes the route to be driven are then transmitted back to the vehicle. The off-board navigation unit guides the driver to the selected destination just like a conven- tional radio navigation system would. In other words, every turn along the way is indicated by a spoken recommendation and an arrow symbol.

Spoken street names

The special thing about Blaupunkt off-board navigation is that you also hear the name of the street or road you are supposed to turn onto. And that is something that conventional navigation systems just can’t do. In conven- tional systems, the spoken recommendations are recorded by a speaker in advance and all the spoken recordings for the many thousands of streets simply exceed the storage capacity of any navigation CD or DVD. In Blaupunkt off-board navigation, the street names are transmitted as text and read out aloud by a natural-sounding computer voice. Listen to CD music even while you are using route guidance. Because Blaupunkt off-board navi- gation does not require a navigation CD,

the CD drive is always available to play back a music CD.

Spoken and visual driving recommendations show you the way. The distance bar in the display tells you how far it is to your next driving manoeuvre.

Entering your destination is easier and more convenient than ever before. The intelligent speller offers you only those combinations of letters that are logically possible.

The TravelPilot DX-R70’s travel-guide function allows you to enter such destinati- ons as hotels, restaurants, tourist attracti- ons, etc. directly and to read information on these destinations in the display.

Like its big brother, the TravelPilot DX-R70, the TravelPilot DX-R52 also offers highly precise, proactive, dynamic route guidance.

Practical information such as petrol stations, hotels and restaurants are indicated by symbols on the map.

The Operating Assistant makes your work easier by using colour coding to mark the input options.

Navigation functions, radio-based

Easy-to-understand arrow symbols and

a friendly voice let you know which exit to take in the roundabout plenty of time in

advance.

TMC and TIM® provide the TravelPilot DX-R70 with proactive, dynamic navigation. TMC makes it possible to detect traffic congestion on the route up ahead and uses this infor- mation in route calculation. TIM® stores all traffic messages, even when the unit is not switched on.