At the top of the line Pioneer AVIC navigation receivers and even the entire line of car audio receivers, is the AVIC-Z110BT. This largest of car radios features just about every bell, whistle, and whizbang that Pioneer has to throw on mobile audio and video. GPS navigation that can be upgraded to receive traffic data from iPod integration with voice command is fully indexed, if it is available in the world of car audio, it is available in some capacity on the Z110BT.
Design
The AVIC-Z110BT design is fairly conventional as many double-DIN navigation receivers go. The 7-inch color touch screen, the vast majority of non-removable, motorized faceplate. The screen has a resolution of 800×480 pixels and a wide-screen 16:9 aspect ratio. Below the screen is a ribbon of illuminated buttons (from left to right) voice command, volume up and down, home, fashion, skip back and forward, and eject / open. The color of the lighting of these buttons can be customized with one of the eight standard colors, a custom RGB value, or a scan mode that fades between colors of the spectrum.
Tap the eject button causes the motorized faceplate to slide and goes down to reveal the DVD/CD slot and an SD card slot. Touch-screen controls that appear when the device is open is possible for ejecting optical media eject the SD card, adjusting the screen tilt, and close the faceplate.
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On his back are the connections for the standard wiring harness, an additional AV input / output wiring, the external GPS antenna, external microphone, AM / FM antenna input, and USB / AUX input harness. Other less frequently used entries include an IP-Bus input for connecting external accessories, a connection for the ND MDT10 MSN Direct accessory (sold separately), and a port for a wheel adapter (available separately).
Features
Starting with the GPS navigation, Z110BT delivers turn-by-turn directions with text-to-speech, making the correct street names read aloud. When approaching a curve on a major road, the map is replaced with a visual representation of the curve. If that road is a major interstate or highway, the visual representation including lane information, which further helps to avoid confusion. Multiple destinations and waypoints can be added to the same journey. Custom points-of-interest can be added using the Pioneer AVIC Feeds software.
Pioneer voice command features work well with the navigation of the feature set, allowing for the address entry and POI search using natural speech.
Pairing a Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone will open the options for hands-free calling and Bluetooth audio streaming. Once paired, the AVIC-Z110BT automatically download and index your phone address book, create a voice tag for each contact can be accessed via voice command system. Calls can be initiated by speaking a phone number or a virtual keyboard in 1910 when the vehicle is stationary.
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The last piece of the puzzle is the multimedia playback. The AVIC-Z110BT is capable of DVD-Video, DivX-encoded video, MP3-encoded and Red Book audio CDs to treat and can read digital audio files from an SD card. In addition, USB and auxiliary analog inputs, the connection of portable storage devices, MP3 players and iPods / iPhones. The deck supports MP3, WMA and AAC audio files and WMV, MP4 and H.264 video files on USB devices or SD cards. iPod video playback is not supported out of the box, but an additional CD-IU50V iPod connectivity cable connects the USB and auxiliary inputs with a 30-pin dock connector, enabling playback of video and faster data transfer.
When connecting an iPod, MP3 player, USB storage or SD card, Z110BT scans the files and metadata in the same way to create voice tags to the way it does for the contacts from your phone. Once the scan is complete, you will be able to use voice commands to any artist, album or song to play. The system had trouble recognizing some of the more complex names we’ve tested, but most of the time, the AVIC-Z110BT had no problem understanding what music we asked.
The Home menu has a hidden feature. Tapping the Home button brings the three-home menu icon, but the weather tap, a menu that the user can store up to 15 quick links to functionality. For example, if you find that you often find gas prices can fuel an icon to add to your user menu for quick access.
Add a quick link to the user menu, double tap the home key to the user menu, then hit the Customize button at the bottom of the screen. You’ll be presented with 15 blank spaces for icons on the left and a scrolling list of available shortcuts on the right. Just drag and drop the icons of your choice in space.
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Performance
Apart from the long waiting time for voice-indexing files on an iPod, the AVIC-Z110BT performed excellently. The menu transitions were hard and there were no software crashes or hangs. On the GPS side, the first satellite location 5 minutes took in downtown San Francisco, but the subsequent satellite times were considerably shorter.
Although we were not able to use the “dead reckoning” feature because of the odd our cars do speed pulse signal, the AVIC-Z110BT did a fantastic job of holding our position as we navigate the city. However, people who spend much time in long tunnels or covered bridges likely to benefit from the increased accuracy that provides this feature.
Pioneer’s audio quality was good. We do most of our tests with a flat EQ curve, but there are four preset EQ curves and two seven-band user turns. There are also some advanced settings for crossovers, virtual staging, and subwoofer control.
While the Z110BT 22 watts RMS per channel (50 watts max) is good enough for most OEM speaker setups, will audio enthusiasts with improved speakers should use April 3-volt stereo preamp outputs make to the external reinforcement joints. An interesting feature is that the rear channels can be bridged to a maximum 70-watt subwoofer channel for people who just want a small sub to add example to make a pickup truck that rear speakers missing.
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Verdict
The all-in-one in-dash solutions we’ve tested, there is a device that matches the Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT almost feature for feature, the Eclipse AVN726E. Both units have GPS navigation, DVD and multimedia video, Bluetooth hands-free calling and audio streaming. However, the difference is in the details, and the Pioneer device is just so much easier to use.
The user customizable menus, contact import and voice control of nearly every commonly used function, the Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT brings not only the features that we feel people want in their vehicles, but also makes them safe and easy to use.
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