AVIC-F900BT and AVIC-F700BT: Main features *1: The AVIC-F700BT will be launched in North America and Europe only. Thus, the company has continuously expanded its entry markets while incorporating the latest storage media. Then, the company launched the world's first DVD-based car navigation system in 1997 and the HDD-based car navigation system in 2001. Pioneer launched the world's first GPS car navigation system (CD-ROM employed as the map-data storage medium) for the Japanese consumer market in June 1990. Scheduled for the same time and the same markets, this release will expand its current lineup and further stimulate the global market for car navigation systems. An SD card or USB memory can also be used to easily make navigation settings or changes in the start-up screen.īesides, Pioneer plans to launch the AVIC-F500BT (without a DVD/CD mechanism) that was unveiled at the International CES 2008 in January this year, in these markets.

Users can import the data into the car navigation unit via the SD slot on the front or USB connector on the rear. In addition, the company has newly developed a dedicated PC application to allow users to record POI information (such as address book data managed on a PC or information on shops downloaded from the Internet) onto an SD card or USB memory.

By incorporating many features such as Bluetooth ®, voice recognition, and a tuner for traffic information services into a double DIN chassis, these two models offer multiple functionality and high performance as well as easy installation. This design not only makes the system more compact but also simplifies the configuration. The AVIC-F900BT and AVIC-F700BT are the first in-dash systems from Pioneer to adopt a flash memory as map-data storage medium. These models will be launched simultaneously in the consumer markets for North America, Europe, Russia, and Australia in June 2008. April 21, 2008, Tokyo, Japan - Pioneer Corporation announced today two AV-integrated car navigation systems featuring an internal flash memory for storing map data: AVIC-F900BT (with a DVD/CD mechanism) and AVIC-F700BT (with a CD mechanism).

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