Harman Kardon TrafficPro

Features

Softkey Controls: As you navigate the head unit's menu system, the "softkey" functions change as indicated on the display. These multipurpose "softkeys" help to eliminate faceplate clutter and simplify menu navigation.

Navigation CDs: The TrafficPro comes with two Version 1.0 navigation CDs. One CD contains data for the western half of the United States and the other contains data for the eastern half of the United States. Version 2.0 software may be purchased for $285 directly from Becker North America by calling (201) 327-3434 x1209. As a courtesy to Crutchfield customers who purchased TrafficPro in 2004, Becker will make the Version 2.0 update available for $185.25; to get the special pricing, you must provide proof of purchase in 2004 and return the original software.

Route Guidance: For safety reasons, route guidance is provided predominantly in spoken form, supported by a direction indicator on the display.

Destination Input: The TrafficPro gives you many different ways to choose your destination:

• Address: you can input your destination's address by house number, street and city
• Intersection: you can enter the intersection of two streets and make it your destination
• Center: you can enter a town center and make it your destination
• Point of Interest: you can enter a Point of Interest, which includes gas stations, airports, hospitals, etc.
• Last Destinations: if your destination is one of the fifty most recent route calculations, you can recall that destination
• Destination Memory: if a location has already been placed into memory, you can recall the location for use as a destination. You can store up to 50 locations in Destination Memory.

Route Settings: Different route settings allow you to customize the route guidance calculation. You can choose Fast Route, which gives you the shortest possible journey time, or, Short Route, which gives you the shortest possible distance. The Restrictions setting allows you to select a route with or without highways, ferries, or toll roads.

Stopover: If, on your way to your destination you must make a stopover (e.g. find a gas station), this function will allow you to navigate to a stopover while route guidance is active.

Traffic Jam: This function allows you to block route sections ahead from the nearest junction and to calculate a detour route when a traffic jam or road block is directly ahead.

Information During Route Guidance: You can access the following information during route guidance: route settings, current time, trip duration/miles traveled, current position, and road list, which displays the current road and road names up to the destination point.

Simultaneous Operation: This feature allows you to listen to CD or radio while navigating. Music is automatically muted during voice prompts.

8 MB RAM: TrafficPro has 8 MB of on-board RAM, allowing navigation data to be downloaded for lightning fast access. In addition, you can remove the navigation CD and play your favorite music CD while navigating.

Language: Voice prompts can be delivered in 5 different languages: English, German, Spanish, French, or Italian. In addition, you can select a male or female voice for the voice prompts.

Measuring Unit: This feature allows you to select a measuring unit setting of Metric (meters and kilometers) or Imperial (yards and miles).

RDS (Radio Data System): This unit supports the following RDS functions:

• PTY (Program Type): allows you to select RDS stations based on their program type
• Radio Text: displays text info that is transmitted by RDS stations
• Traffic Program: If an RDS station transmits TP announcements, it is possible to have CD, CD changer, and AM operation interrupted so that the transmitted TP announcements can be played. 

GAL: The GAL is a car radio control circuit, which automatically adjusts the car radio volume to the vehicle speed. This compensates for the driving noise produced at higher speeds.

Compass Display: If route guidance is not active, it is possible to display a compass on the right side of the display.

Announcement ETA: Announcement of the estimated time of arrival can be turned on or off.

Optional Auxiliary Input: An optional harness provides RCA auxiliary input connections, which allow you to connect a portable audio player to this unit. The optional harness also provides telephone hands-free audio input connections (see below), and it is available direct from Harman Kardon.

Optional Telephone Hands-Free Input: An optional harness provides leads that can be connected to the audio output wires of a cellular phone. When connected to a vehicle mounted cell phone with audio output leads, your telephone conversations can be heard through your vehicle's speakers. The optional harness also provides auxiliary RCA audio input connections (see above), and it is available direct from Harman Kardon.