Just like its older brothers and sisters
VDO Dayton proudly presents its portable navigation system MS 2110 based on the tried and trusted technology of its built-in route planner
A new addition to the family of portable navigation systems from VDO Dayton: The manufacturer is launching the MS 2110 onto the market as the new top model among the external units for ambitious beginners and frequent drivers who often have to change vehicles. The new portable solution is based on more than ten years experience at VDO Dayton, and includes even more features from the tried and trusted technology of built-in navigation systems. Among other things, for example, the navigation software has been adapted for route calculation, thus improving the quality of the route and calculation speed. Other outstanding features of the MS 2110 include an optimized user interface, even better map display and an integrated TMC receiver for dynamic route guidance. The new
software also makes the use of additional maps possible, and thus extends the scope of the navigation system significantly. VDO Dayton is the only manufacturer on the market to offer the alternative of map data from Navteq and Tele Atlas.
The navigation software has been further adapted with increased know-how transfer from the built-in to the portable navigation system. Route calculation has become faster, and its quality has been improved. In the event of deviation from the prescribed route, a new route is now calculated within fractions of a second. In addition, VDO Dayton has also optimized the display and control concept of the MS 2110, and has given the logics for destination entry, choice of route criteria and the touch screen a new and intuitive design. This screen offers much larger control elements, created in a 3D look using extremely complex graphics. This allows the user to request important functions in an instant.
The monitor display can also be personalized to a greater extent from here on. With the MS 2110, VDO Dayton not only provides a choice between pictograms, maps with two or three-dimensional image structure or a divided display for arrow and atlas, but also makes direct intervention in image processing possible. Depending on the customer's individual preferences, graphical elements such as direction arrows, place and street names, or POI systems can be individually activated or faded out. With six display colors to choose from, the display can now be adapted to the vehicle's instrument cluster lighting in an even more accurate manner.
The TMC receiver from VDO Dayton is included in the MS 2110 for free. This means that the unit can take current traffic news into account during route guidance. In most European countries, MS 2110 uses the free TMC data from radio stations. In countries such as England or France, the unit can also process the significantly better quality information provided by so-called pay-TMC-providers. This solution is being prepared alongside the respective services being set up for other European countries.
Just as with the built-in VDO Dayton systems, the driver is still the one who makes the decisions, despite dynamic route guidance via TMC. If there is a traffic obstruction en route, MS 2110 automatically suggests an alternative route and provides the customer with detailed traffic jam information. The route to the destination,however, is only actually changed once the driver has decided in favor of the new route. Alongside the MS 2110, VDO Dayton is also launching the MS 2010, without TMC functionality, onto the market.
The scope of the portable navigation units from VDO Dayton increases with advanced software development. Because the MS 2110 is the only system on the market that is available with data from both Navteq and Tele Atlas, this allows the leading innovator to open up numerous further destinations in eastern Europe or all the important routes in popular countries for vacations such as Australia and South Africa to its customers. The MS 2110 will not only get you over the Alps, but to Ayers Rock too. As usual, the customer will receive the data on CD or DVD, so that they can easily be transferred to the unit via an interface.
True to the VDO Dayton philosophy of supplying modular infotainment systems, the MS 2110 is not alone. The completely independent system with its powerful battery pack can indeed be operated by pedestrians, motorcyclists or holidaymakers in hire cars without any kind of vehicle integration being necessary. However, if required, the MS 2110 can be made into an integral component of the infotainment system – not only because a charging cable leads to the cigarette lighter and the optional remote control can control the unit from the steering wheel, but also because the navigation computer also has a separate audio output and an intelligent map reader too, so that MP3 files can be imported into the vehicle's audio system alongside route information. Photos or videos stored by cell phone or digital camera on the SD card can also be displayed on the screen.
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Siemens VDO Automotive is a leading international automotive electronics and mechatronic supplier. The group is part of Siemens AG and generated sales of EUR 9.6 billion in the 2005 business year (30.9.).
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