Pioneer AVIC F500BT - Manual (Page 47)

Subscribing to the MSN Direct
service
Within two days of completing the subscription,
execute Activating the MSN Direct function.
1 Access the following URL and read the
description.
http://www.msndirect.com/pioneer
2 Be sure to check the coverage area and
other availabilities of MSN Direct on the
web page.
3 Move to the page for activation and
enter your product key.
4 Follow the directions on the web page
to complete the subscription.
Activating the MSN Direct function
After the online subscription, complete the ac-
tivation so that the navigation system can re-
ceive the information.
This operation must be performed under the
following conditions
— You are currently in the coverage area of
MSN Direct.
— The signal strength (
) on
“MSN Direct”
screen is not weak.
1 Boot-up your navigation system.
2 Touch [Destination] on the
“Top Menu”,
and then touch [MSN Direct].
The
“MSN Direct” screen appears.
Check the signal strength. If the signal is
weak, move to another location where a stron-
ger signal can be received.
3 Touch [Status].
4 Wait until the activation status changes
to
“Active”.
It may take approximately 20 or 30 minutes to
complete the activation.
After activation is complete, the information
will be available on each menu.
Browsing gas prices
Recent gas prices of nearby gas stations are
displayed in a list.
This informations does not necessarily corre-
spond to actual information. Utilize the infor-
mation for your reference.
It may take up to 24 hours for all the data to be-
come available under the following conditions:
! When you use MSN Direct for the first time.
! When you have not performed this function
previously around the current area.
! After the navigation system has been
turned off for a few days.
1 Touch [Destination] on the
“Top Menu”,
and then touch [MSN Direct].
The
“MSN Direct” screen appears.
2 Touch [Gas Prices].
3 Touch the desired tab to change the
sort order.
Available options;
! [Distance] (default):
Browsing information on MSN Direct
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owsing
information
on
MSN
Direct