Model MS4150RS AM/FM/CD/CD-ROM Navigation Radio Owner’s and Installation Guide
CONTENTS SAFETY AND WARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Route & Sound – Navigating and listening to an audio CD . How does the navigation system work? . . . . . . . . . . . The digital road map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONTENTS C-IQ – INTELLIGENT CONTENT ON DEMAND . . . . . . . C-IQ - Your key to map, traffic and travel information NAVIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Main menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Destination input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Destination input menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Points of interest (POIs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Via point input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SAFETY AND WARNINGS Notes about the Operation Guide The following reading aids are used to simplify this Operation Guide: ☞ requests you to do something. : ✎ shows the unit’s reaction. provides additional information – identifies a list. A Safety instructions and warnings contain important information for the safe use of the unit. Failure to observe this information may result in a risk of damage or injury. Therefore, please observe this information with particular care.
SAFETY AND WARNINGS Guidelines and recommendations for safe use of the Navigation Radio A Glance at the display only when necessary and safe to do so. If prolonged viewing of the screen is necessary, pull over and stop in a safe and legal manner. A Do not input destinations, change settings or access any functions requiring a prolonged view of the display and/or remote control while you are driving. Pull over and stop in a safe and legal manner before attempting to access the system.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT INFORMATION A Only trained specialists may install the unit. A Observe automotive industry quality standards. A Fire hazard! When drilling, care must be taken not to damage concealed wiring harnesses, the fuel tank and fuel lines. A Never drill into supporting or safety-relevant body parts. A Only install in vehicles with 12V on-board voltage and negative earth. Risk of malfunction, damage and vehicle fire if installed in unsuitable vehicles (e. g.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Connection overview, ISO chamber A, Fig. 2: Note: The cable colors correspond to the VDO Dayton standard.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Connection overview ISO chamber B (loudspeakers), Fig. 3: Note: The cable colors correspond to the VDO Dayton standard. Pin B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 Wire color Blue Blue/black Grey Grey/black Green Green/black White White/black Connection to loudspeaker + Rear right (RR+) - Rear right (RR-) + Front right (FR+) - Front right (FR-) + Front left (FL+) - Front left (FL-) + Rear left (RL+) - Rear left (RL-) A Use only loudspeakers of 4 Ohms impedance.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Installing the GPS antenna, Fig. 7 The GPS antenna may be installed in the passenger compartment, for example on the dashboard or the rear shelf. The antenna needs to have unrestricted “visual contact” to the sky. – Clean the mounting surface and attach the antenna with the double-sided adhesive tape. – Vehicles with metallised windows should have the antenna installed on the trunk lid, on the roof or in the plastic bumper.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Initial operation, Fig. 12 1. Reconnect the battery. 2. Restore complete functioning of the electrical system (clock, trip computer, alarm system, airbag, immobiliser, etc.). 3. Switch on the ignition. 4. Insert the map CD in the radio. To register the system and enable map, travel and/or traffic info, see the operating instructions, Section “C-IQ”, ➽ page 31. 5. Park the vehicle outdoors to ensure unimpeded GPS reception. 6. Switch on the ignition and the radio. 7.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Drive through several intersections and monitor the current vehicle position in the “ Car Position ” information menu. Once the displayed position agrees with the actual car position, calibration is complete. Note: The system can also be calibrated without enabling the contents of the C-IQ. However, no directional information will be provided. The current vehicle location can then be checked in the emergency menu (see operating instructions, page 51).
GENERAL INFORMATION Route & Sound – Navigating and listening to an audio CD With the new generation of our navigation radio units, you may insert a map CD, plan your route, then insert an audio CD and the system will still guide you to your intended destination. The navigation computer saves the road system in a defined area around the planned route (corridor) in its main memory. Within this corridor, the map CD does not have to be inserted in order for the navigation to function.
GENERAL INFORMATION Comments After transport of the vehicle by train or ferry, the navigation system may require a few minutes for exact positioning. After disconnecting the vehicle battery, up to 15 minutes may be required for exact positioning. For this, the vehicle must be outdoors and the system must be switched on in order to receive transmissions from the GPS satellites.
SAFETY The system has the following safety functions to prevent theft: Security code The navigation radio can be protected against theft with a security code. The unit is disabled as soon as it is disconnected from the voltage supply (e.g. if it is stolen). It can only be reactivated by entering the security correct code. The security code can be activated/deactivated and changed. For further information see “INITIALIZATION”, option “Security Code” ➽ page 30.
PREFACE RDS (Radio Data System) Many FM stations transmit RDS information.
OPERATION Control elements 15 1 14 MUTE RADIO MS 4150 12 11 10 BAND 9 ALT-R NAV CD.C SOUND CLEAR FO IN 1 4 2 POWER 3 5 3 VOLUME 4 8 M EN U 2 13 6 5 SCAN 6 7 1 o . . . . . . . . . . . . Release button for operating panel 2 SOUND . . . . . . . . Opens the “SOUND” menu. ➽ page 20 3 POWER/VOLUME . Press: Switching on / off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turn: Setting the volume 4 INFO . . . . . . . . . . Opens the “INFORMATION” menu. ➽ page 18. 5 1 ... 6 . . . . . . . . .
OPERATION Displays In radio mode: TA/TMC: Traffic Announcements / TMC (see “INFORMATION” menu) Time Waveband Frequency Program (Station) name (only with RDS stations) x 1:29 pm FM A RADIO DX 6 105.9 Radio 1 CD icon flashes: route is being planned.
OPERATION Inserting a CD 1. Open the front panel. 2. Insert the CD into the drive (printed side up). For audio CDs, playback starts automatically. 3. Close the front panel. Removing a CD 1. Open the front panel. 2. Press the eject button. 3. Carefully remove the CD and close the front panel. Switching on / off ☞ Press the POWER/VOLUME knob to switch the unit on or off. Volume A When setting the volume, please make sure that traffic noises (horns, sirens, emergency vehicles, etc.) are still audible.
OPERATION Menu operation Cursor The currently selected line or field on the screen is designated as the cursor. The cursor is identified by an inverse field (bright letters on black background). ☞ Move the cursor by turning the right rotary control. ☞ Confirm by pressing the right rotary control. : Menu title Active option Active option Active option Active option 2 3 4 5 To confirm, the cursor will be displayed briefly as a frame around the selected field. Currently non-available options appear gray.
OPERATION Entering letters Characters are entered by selecting letters from a list. In the following, this type of entering will simply be called “keyboard”. ☞ Move the cursor to the desired letter by turning the right rotary control. ☞ Confirm by pressing the right rotary control. City:W_ A...E... I .....O.. ...U...Y... ‰¡ Z ¯®– Non-selectable letters are displayed as dots and will be passed over automatically by the cursor.
“INFORMATION” MENU The “INFORMATION” menu The “INFORMATION” menu allows you to configure the type and amount of information the unit will receive via the radio data system (RDS). The RDS-based functions may not be available in certain areas of the U.S. ☞ : INFORMATION TMC Scan TA Scan News Ann. level: 2 Press INFO. The “INFORMATION” menu is displayed. The following options are available: TMC Scan, Traffic Message Channel (TMC is not available in the U.S.
“INFORMATION” MENU Behavior of TMC and TA If you switch on TMC Scan, you ensure that the radio will only search for stations transmitting TMC data during the automatic search. If the reception quality of the TMC station deteriorates drastically, the unit will indicate this by outputting a warning message. If you do not need guidance or are listening to an audio CD, yet you do not wish to go without current traffic announcements, switch on the TA Scan function.
SOUND SETTINGS The “SOUND” menu In the “SOUND” menu, you can set your navigation radio’s sound and several other sound reproduction parameters to your own preferences. The sound settings for bass and treble/tone are valid for the currently active sound source (radio, CD or CDC). ☞ : Press SOUND. The “SOUND” menu is displayed. SOUND Sound Settings Loudness Sound Style SDVC: 2 The following options are available: Sound settings ☞ ☞ Select the desired option by turning the right rotary control.
SOUND SETTINGS Sound Setup Setting one of the following functions: – Sound Reset: Reset the sound setting to the factory-set values and switch off loudness. Activate this function to equalize volume differences between the – Leveller: various sound sources. – Loud Low: Set the enhancement of low tones at loudness. – Loud High: Set the enhancement of high tones at loudness. – Bass Freq: Select the transitional frequency for the low tones. – Treb Freq: Select the transitional frequency for the high tones.
RADIO Radio Listening to radio If the unit is not yet in radio mode: ☞ Press RADIO. Select waveband In radio mode: ☞ ☞ ✎ 13:29 FM AST RADIO 105.9 Radio 1 6 Press RADIO again. Select the desired waveband and press the right rotary control. The following wavebands are available: FM A, FM B, FM AST (Autostore). Six stations can be stored for each waveband. FM AST and AM AST can only be stored with the Autostore function.
RADIO Presets You can store 6 stations for each waveband on the preset buttons from 1 to 6. ☞ ☞ ✎ ✎ Tune to the desired waveband and station. Press the desired preset button until you hear a confirmation tone. The station selected is stored on the preset button. Stations cannot be stored manually in the FM AST and MW AST wavebands, these are used exclusively for the Autostore function. ➽ “RADIO” menu. Recalling stored stations ☞ ☞ Tune to the desired waveband.
RADIO PTY search (only on FM) This function allows you to search for stations of the desired program type. ☞ ☞ ✎ Select the desired program type from the list. Press the right rotary control to start the PTY search. PTY is not supported by all RDS-stations and is not available in all countries. Radio Setup ☞ Set one of the following functions. – Search Level: Setting the search level. – Select “LO” if you want automatic waveband tuning to only search for local stations (strong signals).
CD PLAYER CD player You can play 12 cm audio CDs on your CD player. A We strongly recommend only playing 12 cm CDs. Please do not use 8 cm CDs (neither with nor without adapter). A ON NO ACCOUNT must unusually-shaped CDs be inserted into the player. If you ignore these recommendations, you risk damaging your unit. CD playback If the unit is not yet in CD mode: ☞ Press CD•C once or twice until “CD PLAYER” is displayed. ✎ Playback of the inserted CD will be continued at the spot last played.
CD PLAYER The “CD” menu In CD player mode: Press MENU. ☞ : The “CD” menu is displayed. CD Random Repeat Track Manual Search CD Title The following functions are available: Random ☞ Activate this function to listen to the tracks on the currently selected CD in random order. Repeat Track ☞ ☞ Activate this function to repeat the current track. Select “Repeat Track” again to deactivate the function.
CD CHANGER CD changer (accessories) A digital AUDIOVOX CD changer can be connected to the navigation radio. A We strongly recommend only playing 12 cm CDs. Please do not use 8 cm CDs (neither with nor without adapter). A ON NO ACCOUNT must unusually-shaped CDs be inserted into the player. If you ignore these recommendations, you risk damaging your unit. A Do not load navigation CDs into the CD changer.
CD CHANGER The “CD CHANGER” menu In CD changer mode: Press MENU. ☞ : The “CD CHANGER” menu is displayed. The following functions are available: CD CHANGER Random Repeat Track Manual Search Select CD Random ☞ Activate this function to listen to the tracks on the currently selected CD in random order. Repeat Track ☞ ☞ Activate this function to repeat the current track. Select “Repeat Track” again to deactivate the function.
INITIALIZATION The “INITIALIZATION” menu ☞ Select “Initialisation” in one of the following : menus: “RADIO”, “INFORMATION”, “CD” or “CD CHANGER”. The “INITIALISATION” menu is displayed. The “INITIALISATION” menu allows you to adjust the navigation radio to your needs. The following functions are available: INITIALISATION Beep Level: 1 Clock Settings Scan Time: 15s On Off Logic Telephone ☞ Adapt your unit’s telephone input to your car phone: – NONE: No car phone is connected to the unit.
INITIALIZATION Scan Time: The playing time for the scan function for the radio (station) and CD/CD changer (title). ☞ Choose 5, 10 or 15 seconds. On Off logic ☞ Activate this function to limit the operation of the device to one hour after the ignition key is removed. Display Setting the display contrast and the display brightness. Set the contrast and brightness for the display between 0 and 31 as required.
C-IQ – INTELLIGENT CONTENT ON DEMAND C-IQ - Your key to map, traffic and travel information Your navigation radio is supplied with a CD containing the latest version of the map software along with travel and traffic information (for dynamic navigation). The information on the CD is encrypted and can be partially or completely activated for a defined period with the aid of an access code. Your advantages: – You only pay for the information that you actually use.
C-IQ – INTELLIGENT CONTENT ON DEMAND Activating products Once you have received your enable code, enter it into the system. ☞ ☞ ☞ ☞ ✎ ☞ In the main menu, select “C-IQ” then “Code Input ”. The cursor appears automatically on the first digit of the code. Press the right rotary control to activate each digit in the code.
C-IQ – INTELLIGENT CONTENT ON DEMAND Preview Together with your map and travel information software you will also receive the opportunity to inspect different products free of charge before ordering them. You can have the system display the status of this preview: ☞ : Select “Preview” in the “C-IQ” menu. You will see the status of your preview options. It contains the number of map and travel information products that you are still able to test free of charge.
NAVIGATION Main menu A map CD must be inserted into the CD player for some of the functions in navigation mode. If the unit is not yet in navigation mode: ☞ Press NAV. : The navigation main control is displayed. The following items are available in the main control: Destination input Opens the “Destination input” menu. Here, a destination address can be entered for guidance. See page 35.
NAVIGATION Destination input Destinations may be entered in several ways: – Entering city, road and house number or intersection by means of the “keyboard.” See the following page. – Loading an address stored in the personal address book. See page 49. – Recall one of the last 20 addresses used for guidance. – Selecting a specific destination (e. g. hotel, gas station, train station) from the database on the map CD. See page 38. – Entering the geographic coordinates (GPS position) directly, e. g.
Entering a new address An input wizard will help you enter a new address. It will lead you step by step through all the necessary entries such as country, city, road, house number or intersection and required routing criterion. 1st step: City or zip code ☞ : Select “New address” in the destination input menu. The display automatically shows “City:” and the keyboard window, the name of the last destination city is already displayed.
NAVIGATION nd 2 step: Road : Once the city has been entered the input wizard automatically jumps to the “Road:” input menu. ☞ Enter the name of the road using the “keyboard” or select a name from the list using ¯. rd 3 step: House number or intersection If house numbers are available for a selected road, they can be entered with a separate input menu. If no house numbers are available, the system automatically jumps to the “Intersection” input menu.
NAVIGATION Points of interest (POIs) You may also input the destination address by selecting special facilities (POI = Points of Interest) stored in the database. These include e.g.: – airports, – – – – hotels, petrol station, car repair garages, car parks, etc. Depending upon the information already entered in the destination input screen, a list of general interest facilities appears which are present on the current map CD.
NAVIGATION Special facilities in the vicinity of the current position You may also set a destination address by selecting a special facility in the vicinity of the current vehicle location. ☞ Select “Info on car pos.” in the destination input menu. : ☞ : ☞ A list of categories of special facilities is shown. Select the required category. A list of facilities pertaining to the selected category, located in the vicinity of the current vehicle location, appears.
NAVIGATION Via point input If you wish to visit other locations en route to the Via point input entered destination address, these can be stored as New address via points. The navigation system then plans the route to include the via points in the given sequence before Load address the destination address is reached. Last destin. When you reach a via point, you will hear “You have Info on car pos. arrived.
NAVIGATION Delete via points not reached Via point which you have not reached or which are no longer desirable to you must be deleted from the via point list so that the navigation system may plan the route to the next via point or to the final destination. If a not reached via point is not deleted, the system will continue to try and guide you to this via point. Via points can be deleted in the address manager or on the “Via points” information screen, see page 41 or page 49.
NAVIGATION Guidance The guidance screen appears as soon as you activate the guidance. The guidance screen displays the following information: 5 6 7 8 ! Main St 4 Z ª 5,6 km UI 2:45 pm 3 400 ft 9 W Abberton Bl 2,6 mls 2 Z ª 36 mls UI 4:36 pm 1 1 Road direction arrow: The arrow indicates the course of the road. 2 Simplified presentation of the next turn-off prompt. 3 Turn-off prompt: A graphic display of the next intersection or turn-off.
NAVIGATION Audible messages During guidance, the navigation radio will provide acoustic routing information in addition to the symbols on the guidance screen. Commonly, the directive to turn into another road consists of two voice messages: an early warning e.g. “Right turn ahead” W CHEYENNE AVE 1.5 mls Z ª 6,5mls U I 02:45 and the instruction to turn e.g.
NAVIGATION On longer route segments without turnoffs or intersections, an arrow is displayed indicating the course of the road over the next 300 ft. In addition, a reduced diagram of the next turn-off prompt appears on the left, above the route direction arrow. Thus, the driver is always warned in advance of the next change of direction. Shortly before the change of direction, the detailed turn-off prompt appears. AVORY DRV 2.
NAVIGATION Route selection During guidance, you may also modify the route criterion and activate or deactivate dynamic route planning. The system will then plan a new route taking into account the new setting of the current position of your car. ☞ In the guidance screen, select the symbol for route selection (on the basis of the setting in the destination input U, V, W or X). The following options are available: – Dynamic route: This option is not available in the U.S.
NAVIGATION Information during guidance During guidance, you can call up several information screens: ☞ ☞ Move the cursor to the ™ symbol and confirm. The list of information menus appears. The following information menus are available: Route list This option is available as soon as a route has been planned. The list of segments of the planned route appears. ☞ ☞ ☞ You can scroll through the list by turning the right rotary control.
NAVIGATION Displaying/deleting via points If via points have been entered for the current destination, the “ Via points” option will be active. The number of via points still to be reached also appears. ☞ Select the required via point from the list in order to view details or delete it. Via points CHICAGO TROY > > Destination Display of current destination address with Name (if entered), country code, city, road, and intersection.
NAVIGATION Alternative route During guidance, you can cause the navigation system to plan an alternative route. Use this function if, for example, you want to avoid stationary traffic reported via traffic announcements or if you wish to plan an alternative route. The alternative route will be calculated for a selectable distance from the current position of the car. ☞ Press ALT-R. or: ☞ move the cursor to the ª symbol in the guidance screen and confirm by pressing the right rotary control.
NAVIGATION Address manager The navigation radio offers the opportunity of storing at least 30 destination addresses in a personal address book. In the address book, you can store your destinations separately under the categories “Private” and “Business”. The “Home” and “Work” shortcuts, which can be programmed with your home address and business address respectively, are also available here. ☞ : Select “Address manager” in the main menu and confirm the selection. The address manager is displayed.
NAVIGATION Store current loc. Would you like to store a favorite restaurant in the destination memory? You can store the current position of your car as follows: ☞ Select “Store current loc.” in the address manager. ☞ Select which address books the address should be stored in (private, business, home or work). : ☞ ✎ : The name input menu appears. Enter a name and complete the input with “o”. If you do not wish to enter a name, select “o” directly. The current vehicle location is stored as an address.
NAVIGATION Emergency menu ☞ In the main control, select “Emergency”. : The “Emergency” menu is displayed. The following options are available in the “Emergency” menu: Emergency GPS position Car position GPS position Display of the current geographic vehicle location as calculated by the Global Positioning System. Longitude, altitude and elevation above sea level (provided adequate GPS reception is available) will be displayed.
NAVIGATION System settings To customise the navigation functions to your own needs, you can change several settings. ☞ : In the main control, select “Settings”. The “System settings” menu is displayed. The following information screens are available: System settings Speed Guidance screen Dyn. route sett.
NAVIGATION Guidance screen Here you can select the information which should appear on the guidance screen. ■ Show event ☞ Select whether traffic obstructions on your route should appear in the top line of the guidance screen or not. ✎ This feature is not available in the U.S. ■ Remain. distance ☞ Select whether the distance-to-go to the destination or via point should appear in the status field of the guidance screen or not.
NAVIGATION Default settings Select this option in order to reset all user-defined settings to their default values. All entries in the address book will remain stored. Mounting angle To adapt the navigation computer to the mounting angle of the radio in the dashboard (gyro-sensor compensation). This adjustment need only be made once after the installation of the radio. See “Setting the mounting angle”, ➽ page 7. Service For diagnosing hardware and software problems (code-protected).
NAVIGATION Loading software updates In order to extend the range of functions provided by the unit, you can load new software versions from a software update CD, if available for your navigation radio: ☞ ☞ ☞ ☞ : Switch on the radio. Open the front and remove the CD if still inserted. Insert the software update CD into the CD player. A safety check appears. Confirm the check with “ Yes,” if you want to overwrite the existing operating software. The new operating software is then loaded automatically.
TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting In rare instances, your navigation radio may not function the way you expect it to. Before calling the service department, please read the operating instructions thoroughly and go through the following check list; it may be possible to quickly remedy an apparent malfunction. Symptoms Possible cause / remedy General Navigation radio not functioning. No display. • Check the fuse (unit and vehicle) and the connections (see installation instructions).
TROUBLESHOOTING Symptoms Possible cause / remedy Navigation Display shows “Please insert map CD”. The map CD is required for some functions in navigation mode and for route planning. • Insert the C-IQ map CD into the radio CD drive with the label facing upwards. System reacts very slowly to entries or requires a long time for calculation. You are in a very densely digitized area. The system requires more time to read large data quantities. “Stand-by” is the only option selectable from the main menu.
SPECIFICATIONS CEA Power Ratings Power Output: 13 watts RMS X 4 channels into 4-ohms @ < 1% THD+N Signal to Noise Ratio @ 1kHz: 70dBA below reference. (Reference: 1 watt, 4-ohms) Dynamic Power: 26 watts @ 4-ohms x 4 channels Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz (-3dB) Reference Supply Voltage: 14.4VDC CD Player Signal to Noise Ratio @ 1kHz: >100dBA Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz, -3dB Channel Separation @ 1kHz: > 68dB D/A converter: 1Bit/Ch FM Tuner Tuning Range: 87.5MHz - 107.
36 MONTH LIMITED WARRANTY Applies to Audiovox Mobile Navigation Products AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (the Company) warrants to the original retail purchaser of this product that should this product or any part thereof, under normal use and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship within 36 months from the date of original purchase, such defect(s) will be repaired or replaced with reconditioned product (at the Company's option) without charge for parts and repair labor.
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