Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


brickviking

30 posts

Geek


#177723 12-Aug-2015 17:23
Send private message

I hopped into a taxi today, and the driver reminded me to look up some details for a touchscreen navigation/entertainment system for them. From what I've managed to glean, the NHDT-W57 is a 2007 navigation and entertainment unit fitted to Toyota vehicles from Japan, and the interface is in Japanese. I have been trying to find an English manual for it without any luck, I can't even find a solid link for a Japanese manual for the unit. I've used google.com and bing.com, and only come up with spam links, or links that are just marketing literature for the units. I'm rather hoping someone else can help, as I'm at the end of my limited google-fu. So, any takers? I can accept documents in most formats, as long as there's text in.

I also rang up Toyota in Christchurch, and they informed me it'd be best to take the vehicle into companies that would replace the unit with one that groks English. I suspect the owner won't be happy to spend nearly $800 to do so.

Cheers, BrickViking


Create new topic
Shawnet
1 post

Wannabe Geek


  #1364818 12-Aug-2015 18:28
Send private message

We had similar issues with our 2001 Toyota Kluger and 2007 MX5 entertainment systems. The way we got around it was by using Google Translate. Photograph the on screen display from within the app, select Japanese to English and Google will do its magic



brickviking

30 posts

Geek


  #1364820 12-Aug-2015 18:35
Send private message

I did think of that, a couple of hours after I'd got out of the taxi and started this search. That's what I might have to do if I don't find any manuals. Unfortunately, the driver's a bit reticent for me to just start punching buttons in case I lose the station it's tuned into currently. The tabbed interface is easy enough to understand, at least... I can flip between tabs, but I haven't a clue what any of the Kanji say. As for what's inside each tab... it's anyone's guess unless you're fluent in written Japanese.

Cheers, BrickViking


JoshWright
398 posts

Ultimate Geek

ID Verified
Trusted

  #1364951 12-Aug-2015 20:35
Send private message

There likely never was an English manual published for the unit. It's no use trying to convert these systems to work here in NZ, best bet is just to replace it with something made for the NZ market. If the unit is a standard 2DIN size you can probably do this yourself.

Also why are you doing all this for a taxi driver?



  #1364966 12-Aug-2015 20:41
Send private message

most wont convert either as some manufactures only ever made them for Japanese cars, hondas Internavi system is the same JDM only.

manhinli
2483 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #1365019 12-Aug-2015 21:26
Send private message

Toyota has a page full of manuals for similar units which might be of interest - closest one seems to be NHDT-W60G, first PDF is for general/navi/audio, second one for handsfree and "G-BOOK". (I have a wee bit of Japanese knowledge so Googling with Japanese helps.)

Haven't been able to find your exact model though, but I hope that it's a start...




Find me on Twitter!

I posted 1, 2 x 10^3 times!

minimoke
750 posts

Ultimate Geek


  #1365041 12-Aug-2015 21:53
Send private message

Had the same issue with my mazda. I do have a paper manual buts its in Japanese and 500 pages long ( I think - cant read the number) and covers stuff like the navigation which I cant use anyway. Gave the manual a miss and used Google translate as mentioned above and then trial and error from there. Took a while But I think i have most things working now. Learnt I had to have the handbrake on to get some features working like the DVD screen and scrolling up folders on an SD card. Different unit but same principles may apply

Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00


eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07


BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21


eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01


WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32


RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26


Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24


Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22


Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46


Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42


D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34


Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.