Pioneer AVICSYNC app Operating Manual

Operation Manual

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AVICSYNC app

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AVICSYNC Software

End User License Agreement

This AVICSYNC Software End User License Agreement
(“Agreement”) is between You, both the individual
installing the AVICSYNC Mobile Application and any
single legal entity for which the individual is acting (“You”
or “Your”), and PIONEER CORPORATION (“Pioneer”).

TAKING ANY STEP TO SET UP OR INSTALL THE
MOBILE APPLICATION MEANS THAT YOU ACCEPT
ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
PERMISSION TO DOWNLOAD AND/OR USE THE
MOBILE APPLICATION IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED
ON YOUR FOLLOWING THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT
AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT,
YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE THE MOBILE
APPLICATION AND MUST STOP INSTALLING IT OR
UNINSTALL IT, AS APPLICABLE. IF YOUR CONCENT
IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO DOWNLOAD AND/OR USE
THE MOBILE APPLICATION, SUCH CONSENT SHALL
BE GIVEN ELECTRONICALLY BY TAPPING “OK”, A
CHECK BOX OR SIMILAR SCREEN ITEM. TAPPING
ANY OTHER PART OF THE SCREEN OR “NO”, “BACK”,
“CANCEL” SHALL CAUSE THE DOWNLOAD OR USE
NOT TO BE ENABLED OR PERFORMED.

Pioneer reserves the right to change or amend this
Agreement in particular due to changes in licensing
terms of content providers, policy of Application
Store operators, applicable laws or licensing policy of
Pioneer.

1. DEFINITIONS

1.1. “AVICSYNC” means a solution with a set of
features and functions – in addition to basic
navigation – enabled by the interplay of the
Head Unit and Mobile Application.

1.2. “Application Store” means an electronic store
and its storefronts (e.g. Apple Inc’s iTunes Store
or Google Inc’s Google Play Store) delivering
mobile device applications to You.

1.3. “Head Unit” means Pioneer’s vehicle in­dash infotainment product together with the
navigation software product (the “Software
Product”) performed and displayed in such
Pioneer’s product.

1.4. “In-app Purchase” means the purchasing,
payment and acquisition of electronically

downloadable goods (e.g. maps and other
content) and services (e.g. weather and
traffic) or functionality provided by third party
providers (“In-app Purchase Item”), including
but not limited to “TomTom Traffic” and “HERE
Places Search”, via (from within) the Mobile
Application by You.

1.5. “Mobile Application” means the navigation
software program to be run on certain
smartphones and smartphone operating
systems defined herein, compatible with the
Software Product and, when paired with the
Head Unit, it is capable of performing the
AVICSYNC specific functions and features,
and also basic mobile navigation functions.
The term “Mobile Application” includes bug
fixes, updates, upgrades, modifications,
enhancements, new releases and new versions
of such software program.

2. PROGRAM LICENSE

2.1. Limited License. Subject to this Agreement’s
restrictions, Pioneer grants to You a limited,
non-exclusive and non-transferable license
(without the right to sublicense):
(a)To install a single copy of the Mobile
Application on Your smart phone, to use the
Mobile Application only for Your personal
purpose, in compliance with this Agreement,
with Your Head Unit in the country of purchase
from an authorized Pioneer dealer (“Authorized
Use”); and

(b)To make one copy of the Mobile Application
solely for backup purposes, provided that all
titles and trademark, copyright and restricted
rights notices are reproduced on the copy.

2.2. Restrictions. You will not copy or use the
Mobile Application except as expressly
permitted by this Agreement. You will not
transfer, sublicense, rent, lease or lend the
Mobile Application, or use it for third-party
training, commercial time-sharing or service
bureau use. You will not Yourself or through
any third party modify, reverse engineer,
disassemble or decompile the Mobile
Application, except to the extent expressly
permitted by applicable law, and then only after
You have notified Pioneer in writing of Your
intended activities.

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2.3. Functionality. This Mobile Application may
not work properly with some content files of
In-app Purchase Item depending on the terms
of purchase if they are protected by DRM
(Digital Rights Management), which may limit
functionality of purchased In-app Purchase
Item, or depending on the characteristics,
style or format of its content files. Mobile
Application may collect, transmit to third
party partner’s database, and in some cases
store data connected to the usage of the
Mobile Application by You (e.g. movement/
route data and user interaction data) to be
used exclusively for the purpose of enhancing
and improving the precision and reliability of
features and services of the Mobile Application
and associated content databases. Such data
collection functions may be disabled or enabled
by You any time from within the corresponding
menu. The collected data is always anonymous,
not associated in any way with any personal
information of You or with Yourself.

2.4. Ownership. Pioneer or its licensor retains
all right, title and interest in and to all patent,
copyright, trademark, trade secret and other
intellectual property rights in the Mobile
Application, and any derivative works thereof.
You do not acquire any other rights, express or
implied, beyond the limited license set forth in
this Agreement.

CONDITIONS OF USE

3.

3.1. You acknowledge and accept that the Mobile
Application or the In-app Purchase Item may
be removed from the Application Store and
that Pioneer reserves the right to discontinue
provision or access to In-app Purchase Item at
Pioneer’s sole discretion.

3.2. You acknowledge that the Mobile Application
and its functionalities are intended for Your
personal use, and In-app Purchase Items may
not be resold or otherwise provided to third
parties outside the group normally using the
vehicle with the paired Head Unit (e.g. family).
Usage exceeding the normal levels, fraudulent
use or usage for any illegal purposes may result
in the suspension or revocation of the right to
access the In-app Purchase Item.

3.3. You acknowledge that In-app Purchase Item in
general is not available in all countries, or all
languages, furthermore different conditions and
service characteristics may apply in different
countries. Use of certain In-app Purchase Item
may be prohibited in certain countries. It is Your
responsibility to comply with country specific
regulation. Pioneer excludes its liability for
the consequences of your illegal use of In-app
Purchase Item and You shall indemnify and
hold Pioneer and its licensor harmless from
all claims against Pioneer or its licensor from
authorities or third parties due to the illegal use.

3.4. Personal data synchronization. If You choose
to synchronize personal data (e.g. navigation
history, favorites, etc.) between the Mobile
Application and the associated Head Unit, such
information will not be transferred to, accessed
by or cached by any third parties outside the
mobile device or the Head Unit or to Pioneer.

3.5. The mobile device must have public Internet
connection capability and valid internet
connection subscription in order to use the full
range AVICSYNC functions. You are responsible
for any subscription fees incurred for such
internet connection.

3.6. The “mobile hotspot” feature may have to
be enabled to connect the Head Unit to the
Internet via Wi-Fi, USB, or Bluetooth, and some
mobile network operators may prohibit or
disable such features on the mobile device or
otherwise restrict access to mobile networks,
therefore You are advised to check terms of Your
agreement with the network operator.

3.7. Models of Head Units which work with the
Mobile Application are listed on the respective
websites of Pioneer’s regional subsidiaries,
branches or sales offices.

3.8. Types of mobile devices compatible with the
Mobile Application are listed on the respective
websites of Pioneer’s regional subsidiaries,
branches or sales offices. Mobile Application
may work on other device types or OS version,
however, such use is not supported or
suggested by Pioneer in any way.

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3.9. The Mobile Application may only be paired and
associated to one single Head Unit. Pairing with
another Head Unit results in content licenses
and downloads becoming unavailable to You.

3.10.

Ensuring access to the Internet from the mobile
device is Your responsibility. You acknowledge
that in any territory or time, slow or non­connectivity may be experienced due to capacity
limitations of the internet connection or the
content servers. You accept that the usage
of the In-app Purchase Item generates data
traffic (up and downstream) and may result in
increased data service fees payable by you.

3.11.

If You access the Internet through mobile data
service while abroad or otherwise roaming
another mobile network the transmission
of such data (e.g. connected service data,
In-app Purchase downloads, anonymous data
collection, etc.) may result in special roaming
charges. To avoid such charges it is Your
responsibility to disable mobile data services
while roaming.

3.12.

You acknowledge that maps for the countries
adjacent to each other provided through In-app
Purchase may not work well each other if the
version of those maps are different.

3.13. Conditions applied to “TomTom Traffic”:
Neither the traffic information or any derivatives
thereof shall be used by you for (i) historical
data purposes (including but not limited
performing storage of the data in order to enable
the collection or analysis of information); (ii)
broadcasting or making available to any third
party; and (iii) the purpose of enforcement of
traffic laws including but not limited to the
selection of potential locations for the installation
of speed cameras, speed traps or other speed
tracking devices.

3.14. Conditions applied to “HERE Places Search”:

ou may not (i) interfere with the performance

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of the HERE Places Service; (ii) complete
mass downloads or bulk feeds of any content
or information derived from the HERE Places
Service or information acquired therefrom, use
benchmarking methods, e.g., robots, to access or
analyze the HERE Places Service or information
derived therefrom, and (iii) alter or manipulate

the HERE Places Service or information derived
therefrom or modify the default settings operation
or look and feel of the HERE Places Search
(including but not limited to displayed logos, terms
and notices) without the prior written approval of
the service provider; or (iv) use the HERE Places
Service or information derived therefrom in
connection with any unlawful, offensive, obscene,
pornographic, harassing, libelous or otherwise
inappropriate content or material.

4. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER

YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IN-APP
PURCHASE ITEM YOU USE WITH THE MOBILE
APPLICATION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH THE LICENSE TERMS
AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE IN-APP PURCHASE
ITEM SET FORTH HEREIN AND ANY OTHER
TERMS OF USE APPLIED BY THIRD PARTY
PROVIDERS AND THE COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK
AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
IN THE IN-APP PURCHASE ITEM. THE MOBILE
APPLICATION AND THE IN-APP PURCHASE
ITEM ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, AND
YOU AGREE TO USE THEM AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
LOCATION DATA OR MAP DATA OF THE MOBILE
APPLICATION MAY NOT BE ACCURATE AND IS
FOR BASIC NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND
IS NOT INTENDED OR ALLOWED TO BE RELIED
UPON IN SITUATIONS WHERE PRECISLOCATION
INFORMATION IS NEEDED OR WHERE
ERRONEOUS, INACCURATE OR INCOMPLETE
LOCATION OR SOFTWARE OR MAP DATA MAY
LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY
OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. INFORMATION
PROVIDED THROUGH THE IN-APP PURCHASE
ITEM IS NOT UPDATED IN REAL TIME AND MAY
NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE REAL LIFE
SITUAION OR EVENTS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, PIONEER EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND
WITH RESPECT TO THE MOBILE APPLICATION
AND YOUR USE OF THE MOBILE APPLICATION
WITH YOUR IN-APP PURCHASE ITEM, WHETHER
EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR ARISING OUT
OF COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, COURSE OF
DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE, INCLUDING ANY
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SATISFACTORY

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QUALITY, ACCURACY, TITLE OR NON­INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY WARRANTY THAT THE
PROGRAM MOBILE APPLICATION WILL OPERATE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

5. EXCLUSION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

5.1. In no event will Pioneer, its subsidiaries or
its licensors be liable in connection with this
Agreement or its subject matter, under any
theory of liability, for any indirect, incidental,
special, consequential or punitive damages,
or damages for lost profits, revenue, business,
savings, data, use, or cost of substitute
procurement, even if advised of the possibility
of such damages or if such damages are
foreseeable. In no event will Pioneer’s liability
for all damages exceed the amounts actually
paid by You to Pioneer or its subsidiaries under
this Agreement. The parties acknowledge
that the liability limits and risk allocation in
this Agreement are reflected in the Mobile
Application price and are essential elements of
the bargain between the parties, without which
Pioneer would not have provided the Mobile
Application or entered into this Agreement.

5.2. The limitations or exclusions of warranties
and liability contained in this Agreement do
not affect or prejudice Your statutory rights
as consumer and shall apply to You only to
the extent such limitations or exclusions are
permitted under the laws of the jurisdiction
where You are located.

6. EXPORT CONTROL AND COMPLICANCE
WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS

You may not use or otherwise export or re-export
the Mobile Application except as authorized by
United States law and the laws of the jurisdiction
in which the Mobile Application was obtained.
In particular, but without limitation, the Mobile
Application may not be exported or re-exported
(a) into any U.S.-embargoed countries or (b) to
anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially
Designated Nationals List or the U.S. Department
of Commerce Denied Persons List or Entity List.
By using the Mobile Application You represent
and warrant that You are not located in any such
country or on any such list. You also agree that You
will not use the Mobile Application for any purposes

prohibited by United States law, including, without
limitation, the development, design, manufacture,
or production of nuclear, missile, or chemical or
biological weapons.

7. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS

The Mobile Application is “commercial computer
software” as those terms are defined in 48 C.F.R.

§252.227-7014(a)(1) (2007) and 252.227-7014(a)(5)
(2007). The U.S. Government’s rights with respect
to the Mobile Application is limited by this license
pursuant to 48 C.F.R. § 12.212 (Computer software)
(1995) and 48 C.F.R. §12.211 (Technical data) (1995)
and/or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202-3, as applicable. As
such, the Mobile Application is being licensed
to the U.S. Government end users: (a) only as
“commercial items” as that term is defined in 48
C.F.R. §2.101 generally and as incorporated in DFAR

212.102; and (b) with only those limited rights as
are granted to the public pursuant to this license.
Under no circumstance will the U.S. Government or
its end users be granted any greater rights than we
grant to other users, as provided for in this license.
Manufacturer is Pioneer Corporation, 1-1 Shin­Ogura, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-Ken,
212-0031 Japan

8. DAMAGES AND REMEDIES FOR BREACH

You agree that any breach of this Agreement’s
restrictions would cause Pioneer irreparable
harm for which money damages alone would be
inadequate. In addition to damages and any other
remedies to which Pioneer may be entitled, You
agree that Pioneer may seek injunctive relief to
prevent the actual, threatened or continued breach
of this Agreement.

9. TERMINATION

Pioneer may terminate this Agreement at any
time upon Your breach of any provision. If this
Agreement is terminated, You will stop using
the Mobile Application and permanently delete
it from the smart phone where it resides, and
destroy all copies of the Mobile Application in Your
possession, confirming to Pioneer in writing that
You have done so. Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
and 10 will continue in effect after this Agreement’s
termination.

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10. GENERAL TERMS

10.1.

Severability and Waiver. If any provision of
this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or
otherwise unenforceable, that provision will be
enforced to the extent possible or, if incapable
of enforcement, deemed to be severed and
deleted from this Agreement, and the remainder
will continue in full force and effect. The
waiver by either party of any default or breach
of this Agreement will not waive any other or
subsequent default or breach.

10.2.

No Assignment. You may not assign, sell,
transfer, delegate or otherwise dispose of this
Agreement or any rights or obligations under it,
whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation
of law or otherwise, without Pioneer’s prior
written consent. Any purported assignment,
transfer or delegation by You will be null and
void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement
will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit
of the parties and their respective successors
and assigns.

10.3.

Governing Law and Arbitration. This
Agreement and all matters arising out of or in
connection with it are governed and interpreted
by the applicable laws and regulations of
Japan except for nay choice of law rules. Any
controversy, claim or dispute relating to this
Agreement shall be subject to final and binding
arbitration in Tokyo, Japan pursuant to the
Commercial Arbitration Rules of the Japan
Commercial Arbitration Association. Application
of the United Nations Convention on Contracts
for the International Sale of Goods is expressly
excluded.

10.4.

Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between You and Pioneer
with respect to the Mobile Application and
supersedes all prior or contemporaneous
agreements or representations, whether written
or oral, concerning its subject matter. This
Agreement may not be modified or amended
without Pioneer’s prior and express written
consent, and no other act, document, usage or
custom will be deemed to amend or modify this
Agreement.

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Contents

Please read through these instructions so you will know how to operate your model
properly.

Important

The screens shown in the examples may differ
from actual screens, which may be changed
without notice for performance and function
improvements.

Introduction
Manual overview 8

– How to use this manual 8
– Conventions used in this manual 8
– Terms used in this manual 8

Be sure to read this section before using
the AVICSYNC function

What is the AVICSYNC App? 9
Compatibility and connectivity 9

– AVICSYNC compatibility 9

Preparations before using the
AVICSYNC function

Installing the AVICSYNC app 11
Setting the GPS function 11
On first-time startup 11

– Installing the map of your region 12
– Setting the language 12

Regular startup 13
How to use the screens 13

– AVICSYNC connection related keys 14

Associating your iPhone or smartphone

(Android) with the in-car navigation
system 14

– Editing an associated iPhone or

smartphone (Android) 15

– Connecting an associated iPhone or

smartphone (Android) manually 15

Purchasing navigation-related content via the

AVICSYNC app 16

Using online services

Activating an online service 17
Receiving online traffic information 17

– Turning on the traffic information

feature 17

– Viewing the traffic list 18
– Checking the traffic incidents on the

map 18

– When traffic incidents occur on your

route 18
Checking parking information 19
Browsing gas (petrol) prices 20
Browsing weather information 20
Using online search 21

Other functions

Selecting the destination currently set on the

AVICSYNC app 22

Using the pedestrian mode 22

– Setting a walking route to the final

destination 22

– Setting a walking route for returning to

your vehicle 23
Searching for a place by picture 23

Customizing preferences of the
navigation

Customizing the in-car navigation

settings 24

– Information on each option of

“Settings” 24

Customizing the AVICSYNC app settings 25

– Information on each option of

“Settings” 26

Appendix

Online service providers 27
Copyright and trademark 27

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Chapter

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Introduction

Manual overview

How to use this manual

Conventions used in this manual

In this manual, the instructions focus on the
functional differences for your in-car naviga­tion system when the AVICSYNC app is used
or between your in-car navigation system and
the AVICSYNC app on your iPhone or smart­phone (Android).
Other operations are basically the same as on
the in-car navigation system. For information
on other functions, please read the operation
manual for your in-car navigation system.

Before moving on, take a few minutes to read
the following information about the conven­tions used in this manual. Familiarity with
these conventions will help you greatly as you
learn how to use your new equipment.
! Buttons on your in-car navigation system

are described in ALL CAPITALS, BOLD
lettering:
e.g.)
HOME button, MODE button.

! Menu items, screen titles, and functional

components are described in bold with
double quotation marks “”:
e.g.)
“System” screen or “Audio” screen

! Touch panel keys that are available on the

screen are described in bold in brackets [ ]:
e.g.)
[Disc], [AV Source Settings].

! Extra information, alternatives and other

notes are presented in the following for­mat:
e.g.)
p If the home location has not been stored

yet, set the location first.

! Functions of other keys on the same screen

are indicated with # at the beginning of the
description:

e.g.)

# If you touch [OK], the entry is deleted.

! References are indicated like this:

e.g.)
= For details of the operations, refer to

How to use the screens on page 13.

! In this manual, screenshots of the Eur-

opean model are used in the examples.

Terms used in this manual

“External storage device (USB, SD)”

The SD memory card, SDHC memory card
and USB memory device are collectively re­ferred to as the “external storage device (USB,
SD)”. If it indicates the USB memory only, it is
referred to as the “USB storage device”.

“SD memory card”

The SD memory card and SDHC memory card
are collectively referred to as the “SD memory
card”.

“In-car navigation system”

The Pioneer navigation system that you pur­chased and is associated with the AVICSYNC
app on your iPhone or smartphone (Android)
is referred to as the “in-car navigation system”
in this manual.

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Be sure to read this section before using the AVICSYNC
function

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IMPORTANT

! Premium services for AVICSYNC require a

paid subscription in order to be used, and
not all services are available in all coun­tries. Please refer to our website for more
details.

! Please be aware that you may be charged

additional roaming charges by your cellular
provider if you use connected services
while abroad.

! If the Data Plan for your iPhone or smart-

phone (Android) does not provide for unlim­ited data usage, additional charges from
your carrier may apply for accessing app­based connected content via networks
other than Wi-Fi.

! The information which is sent by content

provider, such as search results, regula­tions, prices, etc. may not necessarily corre­spond to the actual condition. Utilise the
information for your reference.

! To ensure compatibility, always use the lat-

est version of the AVICSYNC App.

Limitations:

! Access to app-based connected content will

depend on the availability of cellular and/or
Wi-Fi network coverage for the purpose of al­lowing your smartphone to connect to the In­ternet.

! Service availability may be geographically lim-

ited to the region. Consult the connected con­tent service provider for additional
information.

! Ability of this product to access connected

content is subject to change without notice
and could be affected by any of the following:
compatibility issues with future firmware ver­sions of smartphone; compatibility issues with
future versions of the connected content ap­plication(s) for the smartphone; changes to or
discontinuation of the connected Content ap­plication(s) or service by its provider.

! Pioneer is not liable for any issues that may

arise from incorrect or flawed app-based con­tent.

! The content and functionality of the supported

applications are the responsibility of the App
providers.

What is the AVICSYNC App?

The AVICSYNC App is a dynamic companion
app that you can use to connect your iPhone
or smartphone to a compatible Pioneer in-car
navigation system.
Once linked, the in-car navigation system
communicates with your iPhone or smart­phone (Android) to share information such as
contacts, navigation history, planned routes,
POI favorites, and even where you parked your
vehicle.
With the AVICSYNC App, your navigation sys­tem can also access Premium connected ser­vices such as real-time local search and
weather, traffic, parking, and gas (petrol) price
data lookup to ensure that you’ll have all the
information you need to reach your desired
destination.
In addition to augmenting your Pioneer in­dash navigation experience, AVICSYNC App
also works as a standalone navigation app.
This means that you’ll always have access to
Pioneer’s accurate turn-by-turn navigation,
even when you’re not in your vehicle.

Compatibility and
connectivity

You need to install the free AVICSYNC App to
your iPhone or smartphone (Android). To use
the AVICSYNC App function, both iPhone or
smartphone (Android) compatibility with the
AVICSYNC App and connectivity with the in­car navigation system are required.

AVICSYNC compatibility

AVICSYNC is available for the following mod­els.
(As of November 2014)

Be sure to read this section before using the AVICSYNC function

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