Method of controlling a multimedia device for a motor vehicle and a device implementing said method
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a multimedia apparatus, of the type using a graphic screen and a bi-axial button (up/down-right/left) characterized in that actuation of the bi-axial button in a first axis selects a function in a scrolling menu displayed on said graphic screen and in a continuous loop, and actuation of the bi-axial button in the second axis is for adjusting a parameter of the selected function.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of controlling a multimedia device, which employs a graphic display screen (130) and a biaxial button (150) (up/down right/left). According to the invention, if the biaxial button is pressed in a first axis, a function can be selected from a looped scrolling menu (131) which is displayed on the graphic display screen and, if the biaxial button is pressed in the second axis, a parameter of the selected function can be adjusted. Preferably, the selected function is permanently displayed at the centre of the scrolling menu (131) and takes the form of a laterally-viewed cylinder or drum with a horizontal axis. The parameter adjustment range appears in the form of an adjustment bar (140) which extends perpendicularly to the scrolling menu (131) and which forms part of the permanent function display.
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- 1. A method of controlling a multimedia apparatus, of the type using a graphic screen and a bi-axial button (up/down-right/left) characterized in that actuation of the bi-axial button in a first axis selects a function in a scrolling menu displayed on said graphic screen and in a continuous loop, and actuation of the bi-axial button in the second axis is for adjusting a parameter of the selected function.
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