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 Go 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 the “MSN Di-
rect Status” screen is not weak.
1 Boot-up your navigation system.
2 Display the “Destination Menu” screen.
= For details of the operations, refer to Screen
switching overview on page 22.
3 Touch [MSN Direct].
The “MSN Direct” screen appears.
4 Touch [Status].
5 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.
Although the MSN Direct service regularly up-
dates gas price information, the information
provided may not necessarily correspond to ac-
tual gas prices. Please refer to Notice about
MSN Direct on the previous page.
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 Display the “Destination Menu” screen.
= For details of the operations, refer to Screen
switching overview on page 22.
2 Touch [MSN Direct].
The “MSN Direct” screen appears.
3 Touch [Gas Prices].
The “Gas Prices” screen appears.
4 Touch the desired tab to change the
sort order.
Available options:
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Browsing information on MSN Direct
Browsing information on MSN Direct