Area Shot
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Q. What is the Area Shot service? |
A. This is a service that searches for a route when users set a start point and destination. The output is guidance points and their associated maps. |
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Q. Is Area Shot operable in environments other than the recommended ones? |
A. Operation is not guaranteed in an environment other than the recommended ones. |
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Q. What type of storage media can be used to load the data downloaded from the Area Shot to the product? |
A. Memory Stick / Memory Stick Duo or CD-R can be used. |
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Q. Which folder on the Memory Stick / Memory Stick Duo do I store the AST files downloaded from the server? |
A. Create a MSFTEN\AREA folder under the root folder and store the files there. Otherwise, the files cannot be displayed. |
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Q. Which folder on the CD-R do I store the AST files downloaded from the server? |
A. Store them in the root folder. Otherwise, the files cannot be displayed. |
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Q. Are there any restrictions on the file name? |
A. It can be specified with 8 alphanumeric characters (not including the extension). The file extension is ".ast". |
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Q. The data cannot be loaded from the Memory Stick / Memory Stick Duo or CD-R to the product. |
A. Check the file name or file location. |
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Q. Are there any requirements (writing format, etc.) to write data to a CD-R? |
A. ISO9660 Level1 or Level2 must be used. |
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Q. Can the car position be displayed on the map of the product? |
A. It's possible if optional GPS unit (GPS105) is connected to the product. |
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Q. The route searching result is different between Area Shot and other map searching sites. |
A. A different map data may be used. Please note that the result may vary. |
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Q. The searching result is different from the actual route. |
A. Please note that the data is not guaranteed to be up-to-date. |
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Q. Are all of the maps associated with the route displayed? |
A. Only stop points, a start point and destination on the route are displayed. |
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Q. Are there any restrictions on the number of times a map from the server can be downloaded? |
A. There is no limit in the number of times you can download. |
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Q. Maps cannot be located with just street address. |
A. Maps cannot be searched only with a street address. Input city and state or the ZIP code. |
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Q. How many routing points can be set? |
A. Up to 3 points. |
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Q. How many guidance points can be included? |
A. Up to 48 points (including a start point and destination). |
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Q. How often is the data updated? |
A. The data will be updated once a year. |
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