ECO mode SUBARU BRZ 2017 1.G Navigation Manual
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Navigation
•  ( Vehicle):
Sets various factors to take into account when performing a 
search, such as fuel consumption, vehicle model, fuel costs, and 
maximum speeds on normal roads and expressways.
•  (Navigation Mode):
You can change between On-road and Off-road.
Set to On-road to perform normal navigation, or set to Off-road 
to navigate using the straightest possible route to the 
destination.
•  (Route Planning Method):
By changing the route search method, you can search for the 
optimum route for a variety of situations and types of vehicle. 
See the following items for more details.
•  (Highways):
Select whether or not to use the expressway when creating the 
route.
•  (Period Charge):
Select whether or not to use toll roads (Period Charge) when 
creating the route.
•  (Per-use Toll):
Select whether or not to use toll roads (Per-use Toll) when 
creating the route.•  (Ferries):
Select whether or not to use ferries when creating the route. 
(However, ferries might not always be selected for the route.) 
However, information on temporary service ferries may not be 
displayed on the map. There may be a fee for using the ferry.
•:
Select whether or not to use Carpool/HOV lanes when creating 
the route.
•  (Unpaved Roads):
Select whether or not to use unpaved roads when creating the 
route.
•  (Calculate Green Alternative):
Select whether or not to consider energy efficiency when 
creating the route.
3Touch   to set the changes. The route is searched 
again, and the new recommended route is indicated by 
an orange line.
Vehicle
Navigation Mode
Route Planning Method
Highways
Period Charge
Per-use Toll
Ferries
Carpool/HOV
Unpaved Roads
Calculate Green Alternative 
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Navigation
Voice Control Navigation
By using the voice control system (voice input microphone 
and button), you can set the destination by giving voice 
commands. This enables you to use functions that are usually 
inoperable while driving.
1By using the voice recognition button you can use voice 
commands to operate the navigation. (See Page 284.)
2When using voice commands to operate the navigation, 
a command list is displayed.
3Voice a command after the “beep”. From then on, you 
can give voice commands that are displayed on the 
command list to set the destination in the same manner.
• Voice control navigation can be interrupted by touching the 
microphone icon on the screen. When the icon is touched, the 
screen background color changes (green  Q blue). To resume 
navigation voice control, touch the microphone icon again.
The differences in background colors are explained below.
- Command standby screen (green):
This is the voice control command standby screen. When this 
screen is displayed, you can speak a command to perform 
navigation control. You can also perform control by directly 
touching the commands that are displayed on the screen.
- Manual mode screen (blue):
This screen appears when voice control is interrupted. You can 
perform control by directly touching the commands that are 
displayed on the screen.
- Talkback screen (yellow):
This screen appears while the talkback voice is being played 
when a command is recognized.
- Command recognition failed screen (red):
This screen appears when command recognition failed. 
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Reference Data
• (Day Map Color):
Select the screen color used in daytime mode.
• (Night Map Color):
Select the screen color used in nighttime mode.• ( Track Logs):
Turns the path log save function on or off (saves in positional order 
for each trip). 
• (Place Markers):
Select a spot displayed on the map during navigation. We 
recommend reducing the number of spots displayed as much as 
possible as the map is difficult to see if there are too many spots. 
Because of this, the software is designed to allow multiple spot 
displays. Follow the steps below.
-Touch the check box to show or hide the spot category.
-Touch the spot category name to open a sub-category.
-Touch   (More) to save the currently displayed spot position, or read 
spot displays saved previously. You can also restore the default display 
settings.
Day Map Color
Night Map Color
Track Logs
Place Markers
More 
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Glossary
2D/3D GPS reception
The GPS receiver uses signals from satellites to calculate its current 
position (the user's position), but to acquire a 3D position at least four 
signals are necessary, including altitude. The GPS device may not be 
able to acquire signals from four satellites as they are constantly moving 
and obstacles may block satellite signals. Although the accuracy 
decreases when only three signals can be acquired, and altitude data 
cannot be sent, the receiver can calculate a latitude and longitude GPS 
position. Only 2D reception is possible.
Route being navigated
The route currently being navigated. When a destination is set, the 
route will be continuously navigated until the destination is deleted, 
you arrive at the destination, or the software is closed. Also see “Route”.
City center
The center of the city/town is not the geographical center of the city/
town, but a location set by the cartographer. In towns and villages, this 
is usually the most important intersection, while in larger cities it is 
selected from multiple important intersections.
Color design
The color design used for the map and menu screens differs for daytime 
and nighttime. Each design has a different graphic setting, with 2D and 
3D each having colors for roads, blocks, seas, and lakes, whilst shadow 
changes and shadows are displayed differently in 3D mode.
Daytime screen and nighttime screen designs for the map and menu 
are selected one at a time. The design changes automatically when day 
becomes night and night becomes day.GPS accuracy
Various factors can contribute to a margin of error between the user's 
actual position and the position acquired from the GPS device. For 
example, signal delays in the ionosphere or reflections from objects 
around the GPS equipment, can influence the accuracy with which the 
GPS device can calculate the user's position.
Maps
Although this software uses digital maps, these are not simply digital 
conversions from printed maps. The 2D mode digital map represents 
roads in the same way as a traditional printed map, using color 
classifications to show streets, roads, and changes in altitude.
In 3D mode, you can confirm differences in altitude for mountains, 
valleys, highland roads and so on, and display areas of cities using 3D 
landmarks and 3D images of buildings.
The digital map can be used interactively. You can zoom in and out 
(enlarge/reduce), tilt up and down, and rotate left and right. By using 
navigation that supports GPS, you can easily plan your route with the 
digital maps.
North Up Map Direction
North Up mode rotates the map so that North is always at the top of 
the map. You can use this direction with Find On Map and so on. Also 
see “Heads-up Map Direction”. 
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Audio Operations
NOTE•In some cases, it is difficult to maintain the optimum reception because the 
position of the antenna on the vehicle is always changing (relative to the 
station antenna), and so the strength of the received wireless signal changes 
continuously. Also, obstructions such as the natural topography or the pillars 
of signboards may affect the reception.
•Auto tuning may not be possible in areas where the received signal is weak.
Selecting from a preset button
1Touch a preset button saved in the memory.
• The saved preset channel is selected and the corresponding 
station is received.
■Selecting a radio band
In FM radio mode only, you can select the reception band.
1Press .
2Touch  (FM).
• Touch   (FM) to change the reception band in the 
following order.
• The band currently being received is displayed at the top left of 
the screen.
■Saving a station
You can save radio stations manually or automatically.
Manual saving
1Select the station that you want to save using manual 
tuning or auto tuning.
2Touch the preset button that you want to use for 
2 seconds or more.
• The selected station is saved and displayed on the preset 
button.
• To manually set additional stations for the remaining preset 
channels, repeat this procedure for each channel.
• You can set 6 stations each for FM 1, 2 and 3, and 6 stations for 
AM, making a total of 24 stations.
FM
FM
FM1 
 FM2 
 FM3 
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Automatic saving
1Touch  (Settings).
2Touch   (Auto.P) for 2 seconds or more.
• To cancel “Auto.P” while it is operating, touch the switch again.
• The tuner searches for stations starting from the lowest 
frequency and progressing toward higher frequencies. Once 
stations with sufficiently strong reception are found, the 
stations will be stored under FM3 preset buttons [1] to [6]. 
When this process is complete, a beep sound is heard, and the 
reception of the station that was stored last continues.NOTE
•You can select a station in a one-touch operation simply by touching a preset 
button ([1] to [6]). The frequency of the selected station is displayed.
•When the new stations are set in the memory, the stations that were 
previously set are deleted.
•If the number of receivable stations is less then six, the remaining buttons are 
become blank.
■Displaying title information
In FM radio mode only, you can display a song's album name, track 
name, artist name and genre name during a broadcast.
1Touch  (Title).
Settings
Auto.PTitle 
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About MP3/WMA
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3) is a standard format for audio compression. By 
using MP3, a file can be compressed to about 1/10 of the original size.
WMA ( Windows Media Audio) is Microsoft's audio compression technology. 
WMA files can be compressed to a size even smaller than MP3 files.
This unit only supports certain MP3/WMA file standards, recorded media 
and formats. Take note of the following when writing MP3/WMA files onto a 
disc.
■About the supported MP3 file standards
•Supported standards:
MPEG1/2/2.5 Audio Layer 3
•Supported sampling frequencies (kHz):
-MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3): 32, 44.1, 48
-MP3 (MPEG2 Audio Layer 3): 16, 22.05, 24
-MP3 (MPEG2.5 Audio Layer 3): 8, 11.025, 12
•Supported bit rates (kbps):-MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3): 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 
256, 320
-MP3 (MPEG2/2.5 Audio Layer 3): 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 
144, 160
* Supports VBR ( Variable Bit Rate).
* Does not support Audio Layer 1/2.
* Emphasis supports only 50/15ms.
* Does not support free format.
* Does not support DRM (Digital Rights Management).
•Supported channel modes:
Stereo, Joint Stereo, Dual channels, Monaural
■About the supported WMA file standards
•Supported standards:
WMA Ver. 7 to 9
•Supported sampling frequencies (kHz):
22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48
•Supported bit rates (kbps):
-WMA Ver. 7, 8: 48, 64, 80, 96, 128, 160, 192
-WMA Ver. 9: 48, 63, 64, 80, 95, 96, 127, 128, 160, 191, 192, 256, 320
* Supports 2-channel play only.
* Supports VBR ( Variable Bit Rate).
* Does not support WMA9 Professional/Lossless/Voice.
* Does not support DRM (Digital Rights Management).
•Supported channel modes:
Stereo, Monaural
■About ID3/WMA tags
In MP3/WMA files, you can enter textual attribute information known as 
ID3 tags/WMA tags to save information such as track titles and artist 
names.
This unit supports ID3v.1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 tags. This unit supports 
the ISO 8859-1, 2, 5 and 7 codes only. Use only the ISO 8859-1, 2, 5 or 7 
codes to record tags. If characters not included in ISO 8859-1, 2, 5 or 7 
codes are recorded, they may not be readably displayed.
This unit supports the WMA tag ASF revision (v1.20.02). WMA tags using 
only Unicode are supported. Always use Unicode characters to enter 
the information.
* When Ver. 1.x and Ver. 2.x of the ID3 tags both exist, precedence is given to 
Ver. 2.x. 
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■About the supported media types
You can play MP3/WMA files recorded on a CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW 
disc. Compared to the CD-ROM media commonly used for music discs, 
CD-R and CD-RW discs are fragile in high temperature and high 
humidity environments. It may not be possible to play some CD-R/
CD-RW discs. Fingerprints or scratches on a disc may prevent playback 
or cause skipping during playback.
Some CD-R/CD-RW discs may deteriorate if left inside a vehicle for a 
long time.
We recommend that you store UV-sensitive CD-R and CD-RW discs in 
shield cases.
■About the supported disc formats
You can use media in the following formats.
•CD-ROM formats:
CD-ROM MODE 1, CD-ROM XA MODE 2 Form 1
•File formats:
ISO9660 Level 1 or Level 2
ROMEO system, JOLIET system
MP3/WMA files recorded in a format other than those described 
above may result in files that cannot be played normally or file 
names and folder names that do not display properly.
In addition to these standards, the following limitations apply.
•Maximum number of directory layers:
8 layers
•Supported characters for folder and file names:
A to Z, 0 to 9, and underscore (_)
•Number of files that can be stored on a single disc:
999
•Number of folders that can be stored on a single disc:
255 
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Creating and Playing MP3/WMA Files
Creating MP3/WMA files by recording them from sources such as 
broadcasts, records, recordings, videos and live performances without 
permission from the copyright holder for uses other than personal 
enjoyment is prohibited.
■Downloading from MP3/WMA music sites on the 
Internet
You can find various types of MP3/WMA music distribution sites on the 
Internet, including online shopping, trial listening, and free download 
sites. You can download music files from these sites by following their 
payment and other downloading rules.
■Converting a music CD into MP3/WMA files
Prepare a computer and a commercially available MP3/WMA encoder 
(conversion) software (some can be found for free on the Internet). 
Load a music CD into the computer's CD-ROM drive and compress the 
music CD by following the procedure of the MP3/WMA encoder 
software. MP3/WMA-format music data files are created. A 12 cm music 
CD (with a maximum of 74 minutes of recording/650 MB of data) can 
be compressed to 65 MB (about 1/10 of the original size).
■Writing MP3/WMA files on a CD-R/RW disc
MP3/WMA files can be recorded on a CD-R/RW disc by using a CD-R/
RW drive connected to a computer. Record by setting the recording 
format of the recording software to ISO9660 level 1 or level 2 (not 
including the extension format).
Select CD-ROM (mode 1) or CD-ROM XA (mode 2) as the disc format.
■Playing a CD-R/RW disc
Insert a CD-R/RW disc on which MP3/WMA files are recorded. When you 
load a disc, the system automatically determines whether it is a music 
CD or a CD-R/RW disc that contains MP3/WMA files, and plays it 
correctly. However, note that depending on the type of disc being used, 
the disc may not play. CAUTION
•To ensure stable sound quality during playback, we 
recommend fixing the bit rate to 128 kbps and the sampling 
frequency to 44.1 kHz.
•Note that it may not be possible to read some CD-R or 
CD-RW discs, depending on their characteristics.
•There are many types of MP3/WMA encoding software 
available, including commercial and freeware programs. 
Depending on the encoder and the file format, the audio 
quality may deteriorate, noise may be generated when 
playing starts, or some recordings may not play.
•When files other than MP3/WMA files are recorded on a disc, 
the system may take some time to recognize the disc and it 
may not play. 
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■Supported WMA file standards
•Supported standards:
WMA Ver. 7 to 9
•Supported sampling frequencies (kHz):
22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48
•Supported bit rates (kbps):
-WMA Ver. 7, 8: 48, 64, 80, 96, 128, 160, 192
-WMA Ver. 9: 48, 63, 64, 80, 95, 96, 127, 128, 160, 191, 192, 256, 320
* Supports 2-channel play only.
* Supports VBR ( Variable Bit Rate).
* Does not support WMA9 Professional/Lossless/Voice.
* Does not support DRM (Digital Rights Management).
•Supported channel modes:
Stereo, Monaural
■About ID3/WMA tags
In MP3/WMA files, you can enter textual attribute information known as 
ID3 tags/WMA tags to save information such as track titles and artist 
names.
This unit supports ID3v.1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 tags.
This unit supports the ISO 8859-1, 2, 5 and 7 codes only. Use only the 
ISO 8859-1, 2, 5 or 7 codes to record tags. If characters not included in 
ISO 8859-1, 2, 5 or 7 codes are recorded, they may not be readably 
displayed.
This unit supports the WMA tag ASF revision (v1.20.02). WMA tags using 
only Unicode are supported. Always use Unicode characters to enter 
the information.
* When Ver. 1.x and Ver. 2.x of the ID3 tags both exist, precedence is given to Ver. 
2.x.
■USB memory format
The control items in this standard are described below.
•Maximum number of directory layers:
8 layers
•Maximum number of characters for file names:
128 byte
•Supported characters for file names:
A to Z, 0 to 9, and underscore (_)
(Range of alpha-numeric ISO-8859-1)
•Number of files that can be stored in a single memory device:
9999
<A configuration example of an MP3/WMA-supporting USB memory>
1st layer 2nd layer 3rd layer 4th layer
ROOT
Folder
MP3/WMA file
Supplement
Since there is no tune contained in 
the folder 6, the folder in not 
displayed. However, it is assigned with 
a folder number.