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Topic # 123141 26-Jun-2013 09:06

I have just bought a car with a japanese radio/satnav/tv/etc

No that interested in being able to operate the satnav as I am not based in Tokyo, but I am interested in knowing what the buttons on the control panel say.

If I were to take a photo of said radio, is there anyone here that could give me a diagramatical list of the labels on the buttons?

Much appreciated.

Jason

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Reply # 845400 26-Jun-2013 09:08

Google translate might be able to do it if you try the translate document option.

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Reply # 845402 26-Jun-2013 09:12

I know a little bit. I can't promise anything but it shouldn't hurt to post the photo anyway :)

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Reply # 845404 26-Jun-2013 09:13

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I spent two years living in Japan,
Take a photo and post it here or DM me, and I can let you know what is says,

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Reply # 845410 26-Jun-2013 09:23

Awesome.

Thanks all.

Will take a picture tonight and post it up

The good thing is, I can read one button: CARWINGS
Unfortunately that's the name of the satnav function.

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Reply # 845412 26-Jun-2013 09:24

wellygary: I spent two years living in Japan,
Take a photo and post it here or DM me, and I can let you know what is says,

You'll probably do better than I would :)

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Reply # 845438 26-Jun-2013 10:05

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I worked in Tokyo for 3 years before coming here in NZ.
I told myself then that I will be fluent in Japanese.
My Japanese manager is now fluent in English.

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Reply # 845736 26-Jun-2013 19:42

Handsomedan: Awesome.

Thanks all.

Will take a picture tonight and post it up

The good thing is, I can read one button: CARWINGS
Unfortunately that's the name of the satnav function.

Have you pressed it yet? You never know it 'might' be the decendant of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

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Reply # 845778 26-Jun-2013 21:24

Hopefully its not one of the Pioneer ones which come with some Japanese Honda's, while parts can be set to English the rest simply can't. Something to do with them being more a satnav system with audio than an audio system with satnav, if that makes sense.

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Reply # 845809 26-Jun-2013 22:48

insane: Hopefully its not one of the Pioneer ones which come with some Japanese Honda's, while parts can be set to Japanese the rest simply can't. Something to do with them being more a satnav system with audio than an audio system with satnav, if that makes sense.

That makes complete sense.

I think that's what this is...a Sat Nav with a radio/CD/TV built in.

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Reply # 845813 26-Jun-2013 22:55

That'd have to be a sony with the minidisc, wouldn't it?

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Reply # 845822 26-Jun-2013 23:13

You can take a photo with the Google Translate smartphone app and it will translate text within the photo.

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Reply # 845823 26-Jun-2013 23:27

Found in google :-)

see: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090807030635AAt4EkQ

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Reply # 845825 26-Jun-2013 23:31

ajobbins: You can take a photo with the Google Translate smartphone app and it will translate text within the photo.

That's quite cool... top right is destination. ;-P

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Reply # 845826 26-Jun-2013 23:34

LennonNZ: Found in google :-)

see: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090807030635AAt4EkQ

So the one next to "TV-AUX" is settings.
and since GZ won't do the other characters... http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090807030635AAt4EkQ

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Reply # 845855 27-Jun-2013 07:37

Sadly, no symbol for Language that I can see in the 300 menu structures on the system, but I have now paired my phone by Bluetooth and changed the GPS maps to a different part of Japan.

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