Magellan 1400 manual

Magellan Navigation, Inc. 960 Overla nd Court, San Dimas, CA 91773 Magellan ® RoadMate™ 1400 User Manual[...]

i The Magellan RoadMate is a vehicle-naviga tion aid designed to assist you in arrivi ng to your selected destinations. When using the Magel lan RoadMate, the se safety rules must be fo llowed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: • California and Minnesota law pr ohib its mounting any it em to your windsh[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFETY W ARNINGS ii Federal Communication Commissio n Interference Statement This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the li mits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against harmful inte rferen ce in a residential installation. Thi[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFETY W ARNINGS iii IC statement Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause interference and 2. This device must accept any interferen ce, including inte rferen ce that may cause undesired operation of the device. IMPORT ANT NOTE: IC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment comp lies with IC r[...]

Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 1400 1 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Magellan RoadMate 1400 .. ................ ............................................. ............................ ............ 1 Magellan RoadMate 1400 ....................................................................................... 2 Installation Instructions .... .[...]

Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 1400 2 Map Screen .............. ................................ ............................ ............... .............. ............. ...... 13 Accessing the Map Screen ................................................................................ 15 2D Mode ................. ................ ............[...]

Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 1400 3 Deleting an Address in Yo ur Address Book. ........................................................ 25 Favorites .............. ................. ................ ............................ .......................................... .2 5 Accessing an Address from Favorites ...............................[...]

Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 1400 4 Trip Planner ........... ................. ................ ........................................................ .............. ........ 39 Creating a Trip ................................................................................................ 39 Optimizing a Tr ip ............................[...]

Magellan RoadMate 1400 1 Magellan RoadMate 1400 The Magellan RoadMate 1400 is a vehicle navigation product that ut ilizes GPS signals from satellites to calculate yo ur precise location and co mpute details abou t its travel. Knowing its posi tion and movement, it can then overlay this inform ation on detailed maps provided by NA VTEQ ® to provide[...]

Magellan RoadMate 1400 2 Magellan RoadMate 1400 A Power Button B Reset Button C USB connector . Power input from vehicle power adapter cable or AC power adapter (+5 VDC / 2A). D SD Card slot A B C D[...]

Installation 3 Installation Instructions Installation of the Magellan RoadMate is simple and easy . The hardest part will be picking the best location. Selecting the Location A few tips on selecting the prop er location. • Mount the Magellan RoadMate in a place where it can be easily seen and will not interfere with your view of the road. • The[...]

Installation 4 Cleaning the Area Use the alcohol pad that came with the Magellan RoadMate to clean the area on the windshield or dash that has been selected for mounting the Magellan RoadMate. Let the area dry completely . Applying the Adhesive Disk (Skip if mounting directly to the windshield.) Remove the protective tape from the back of the adhes[...]

Installation 5 Attaching the Magellan RoadMate to the Cradle Align the tabs on the cradle to the indents on the bottom of the Magellan RoadMate. Swivel the cradle up so that it is flush against the back of the receiver and snap it into place. Adjust the Mount for Optimum Viewing Loosen the adjustment l ocking knobs and position the Magellan RoadMat[...]

Installation 6 Security It is recommended that the Magellan RoadMate is no t left in plain view while unattended for reasons of theft. Please note that the Magellan RoadMate is a re ceive r only and does no t transmit GPS location signals. The receive r nor the vehicle c an be tracked using the Magellan RoadMa te. Region By default, the Magellan Ro[...]

Fundamentals 7 Fundamentals Powering on the Magellan RoadMate The On/Off button is located on th e bottom right side of the Mage llan RoadMate as shown in the Overview chapter . T urning the Magellan RoadMate On 1. Press and hold the On/Off button for 1-2 seconds. 2. Read the W arnings and tap OK . T urning the Magellan RoadMate Off 1. Press and ho[...]

Fundamentals 8 Changing the V olume from User Options 1. Access the Main Menu . 2. T ap the Next arrow to access the Main Me nu Page 2 . 3. T ap User Options . 4. T ap System Settings . 5. T ap Vo l u m e . 6. T ap on the Mute button to mute the volume or tap inside the volume adjust bar below the Mute button to change the volume levels. 7. T ap . [...]

Fundamentals 9 .Main Menu - Page 1 Show Map: Displays the map with your current posi tion (if computing a position from the GPS signals) indicated by th e blue triangle. See the Map Screen chapter fo r details. Enter Address: D i s p l a y s Enter Address menu. Addresses can be entered by first entering the city , zip code, or by selecting a city f[...]

Fundamentals 10 .Main Menu - Page 2 T rip Planner: Opens the T rip Planner menu where you can create, edit, delete, rename or activate a trip. Exit POI’ s: (Accessible only while on a freeway .) Provid es a listing of re staurants, gas stations, o r hotels near approa ching freeway exits. Y ou can select one o f the POIs presented and create a ro[...]

Fundamentals 11 The Keypad Understanding the keypad while entering an addres s is an important part of using your Magell an RoadMate. The keypad i s the most common means of entering data into the Magellan RoadMate. Keypad Overview Special Keys Alphabetic Keypad Numeric Keypad Symbols Keypad Spacebar Backspace Accept Cancel Selecting From List Afte[...]

Fundamentals 12 Notes on Entering Data If you are having trouble getting the results you expected here are a few useful tips. • Make sure that you have spelle d the name correctly . If you are unsure of the spelling, just enter a few characters and tap “OK”. A long list of names will be displayed but you can step through the list and probably[...]

Map Screen 13 Map Scr een The most commonly used screen will be the Map screen. Whether on a route or just travelling around town, chances are the Map screen will be displayed. There are two unique mod es that the Map screen can be displayed in; n ormal and routing. In normal mode, your position is shown on the ma p along with the time and your spe[...]

Map Screen 14 In routing mode additional information is displa yed providing detailed i nformation about t he route you’ve selected. Map Screen - Routing Mode A Street name currently on. B Direction indicator . T ap to view the Current Location screen where you can save your position into your Address Book. C Zoom out D POI icon. Sample shown her[...]

Map Screen 15 Accessing the Map Screen 1. On the Main Menu, tap Show Map. 2D Mode The map is normally displayed in 3D mode but you can set the map to 2D mode if so desire d. Choose the mode that is best suited for you. In 2D mode, you can pan ac ross the map looking for a location to route to or save in your ad dress book. Setting the Map Modes (2D[...]

Map Screen 16 6. When the details for this address are ac ceptable, tap . 7. If you want to now route to this ad dress tap or if you are done tap . 8. T ap to exit panning and return the icon to your current position. Routing to a Panned Position 1. Pan the map until the icon crosshairs are over the location you want to route to. 2. T ap in the cen[...]

Map Screen 17 Maneuver List Screen This screen is ac cessed from the Map screen and only when routing. (Note: The Maneuver List screen is not available until you begin moving on the route.) Each line in the m aneuver list provides details about the maneuver in the order that they are to be made, with the next maneuver at t he top. The bottom bar of[...]

Map Screen 18 the satellite signal; and no bar shown indicates a sa tellite that is not being tracked. The longer the bars, the better the signal. Accessing the GPS Status Screen 1. From the Map screen, tap the GPS Signal Strength icon in the upper right corner . T ap on the back arro w to return to the Map scree n. Zoom Levels There are 23 zoom le[...]

Home Address 19 Home Addr ess Y our home address can be entered and saved in the Magellan RoadMate for quick and easy a ccess when you need to crea te a route home. Creating a Home Address These instructions only apply if you have never en tered a home address or if it has been deleted. 1. T ap the Home Address icon on the Main Menu screen. 2. Conf[...]

Home Address 20 5. When the Address screen is di splayed, edit the information and top SA VE to continue. 6. The new HOME address is saved in your address book and you are returned to the Main Menu screen. Accessing the Home Address from the Address Book 1. From the Main Menu, tap the Enter Address icon. 2. T ap the My Addresses icon. 3. T ap Addre[...]

Enter Address 21 Enter Addr ess The Enter Address function is used to create a route from a newly ente red address, an address in your address book or to an intersection of two streets. Entering an Address While creating an address the first st ep is to indicate what city the a ddress is in. This can be done by inputting the name of the city , ente[...]

Enter Address 22 3. With the city selected, the keypad will be di splayed asking for the street name. Use the keypad with QuickSpell to enter the street name. Enter the firs t few characters of the street name and tap OK or continue enteri ng characte rs until the list of streets is di splayed. Y ou can use street prefixes (N, E, W , S, etc.) if de[...]

Enter Address 23 4. Use the scroll bars to the right if necessary to view the name of the street desired. T ap on the street name to continue. 5. Use the keypad to enter the street number for the address. Note in th e top left corner is the range of acceptable st reet numbers. 6. T ap Done when the address is complete. 7. Select the desired route m[...]

Enter Address 24 Routing to a Previous Destination (Method 2) 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Enter Address icon. 2. T ap on the my addresses icon. 3. T ap on Previous Destinations . 4. Select the destination from the list of previous destinations. 5. T ap on Route . 6. Select the Route Method and tap the ora nge Calculate Route button. Saving a Pr[...]

Enter Address 25 It is possible to delete all of th e destinations in the Previous De stination List by accessing User Options > Address Book Options > Clear Previous. Address Book Accessing an Address in Y our Address Book 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Enter Address icon. 2. T ap on the my addresses icon. 3. T ap on Address Book 4. T ap Li[...]

Enter Address 26 Favorite addresses operate the same as other a ddresses in your address book . Addresses in your address book can be marked as favorites to speed up the search for commonly used addresses. Accessing an Address from Favorites 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Enter Address icon. 2. T ap on the my addresses icon. 3. T ap on Favorites 4[...]

Enter Address 27 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Enter Address icon. 2. T ap on the my addresses icon. 3. T ap on Create New Entry . 4. T ap on Select on Map . 5. The Map screen is displayed in 2D mode. Use yo ur finger or stylus to pan around the map. When the crosshair icon is ove r the location you want to add to your address book, tap in the ce[...]

Enter Address 28 7. Select search criteria: Near Current Position Di splays POIs in the category select ed nearest to your c urrent position. If no POIs are within a 50 mile radius, the search is empty and an alert displayed. Near City : Enter a city name using the keypad (n o QuickSpell) a nd select the city cen ter desired from the resulting list[...]

Enter Address 29 3. Select the city that the inters ection is located in by entering the city name, entering the zip code or selecting from the previous cities list. 4. Search for the first street by spelling out the street name following the guidelines presented in Entering an Address . T ap on the street from the list of streets. 5. Search for th[...]

Points of Interest 30 Points of Inter est (POI) The Magellan RoadM ate has POIs preload ed that can be used as a destination for a route. Select ing a restaurant or finding an A TM nearby is at your fingertips. Categories and Subcategories POIs are categorized into uniqu e cate gories from gas stations to wineri es. Most, but not all categories are[...]

Points of Interest 31 Creating a Route to a POI by Name 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Points of Interest icon. 2. Select Search by Name . 3. Spell the name of the POI to be used as the destination. Y ou need not enter the full name, but the more ch aracters you enter , the easier it will be to find the exact POI you are searching for . 4. Select [...]

Points of Interest 32 5. Select Change My POI File . 6. Select Select a POI File . 7. Select the POI file to be loaded from the list of available POI files by tapping on the file name. Selecting Categories for Display on the Map A POI file must be loaded (see Loading a POI File ) for this function to operate. 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Points [...]

Points of Interest 33 4. Select Change My POI FIle . 5. Select Set Alarms . 6. Use the checkbox to the left of the category name to select or deselect the category . (Checked means this category w ill have its alarms turned on.) Ta p Mark All to check all categ ories or Clear All to uncheck all catego ries. 7. T ap Save when done. Setting Alarm Par[...]

Points of Interest 34 8. T ap Route . 9. Select the routing method desired and tap the orange Calculate Route button to continue. Saving an Enhanced POI to Y our Address Book A POI file must be loaded (see Loading a POI File ) for this function to operate. 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Points of Interest icon. 2. Select Enhanced . 3. Select My PO[...]

Travelling on a Route 35 T ravelling on a Route Map Screen When a route has been calcul ated it will be displayed on the Map screen in green wi th blue arrows indicating direction of travel. The top of the screen displays the name of the stre et you are on. The bottom provides inform ation about the next maneuver needed. The sample to the righ t sh[...]

Travelling on a Route 36 Y ou Have Arrived Finally , the Magellan RoadMate will provide a visual alert when you have arrived at the destination. T ap the Back arrow to return to the Map screen. (The Magellan RoadMate will auto matically return to the Map screen after a fixed time if you do not tap the Back arrow .) T ypes of Routes There are a wide[...]

Travelling on a Route 37 Special Routing Functions When a route is active, the Main Menu functions are changed to support special routing functions. Routing to a POI Near an Approaching Freeway Exit Note: This function is available only while on a fre eway . Also, when you create a route to a POI ne ar an exit, the original route will be cancelled.[...]

Travelling on a Route 38 Changing the Route Method If you travel off the computed ro ute, the Magellan RoadMate will automatically re-calculate the routing information to get you to your original destination using th e routing method you selected when creating the route. However , if you want to change the routing method (while on or off the route)[...]

Trip Planner 39 T r ip Planner The T rip Plan ner is used to create a ro ute with mult iple destinations. In this document we refer to a route with multiple destinations as a “T rip”. Creating a T r ip 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap the Tr i p P l a n n e r icon. 2. Select New from the T rip Planner Menu. 3. Use the keypad to enter in a n[...]

Trip Planner 40 9. The list of trip destinations is displayed. 10. T ap on the destination name to bring up the menu or tap Append. 11. Repeat steps 5 though 9 until the trip is complete with all desired destinations. 12. T ap Save . Optimizing a T rip While creating a trip or editing a trip you can op timize the order of the destinations but using[...]

Trip Planner 41 Starting a T rip 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap the Tr i p P l a n n e r icon. 2. Select Guide Me from the T rip Planner Menu. 3. Select the trip to be used from the stored trips list. 4. T ap on the destination in the list to be used to as the first dest ination in the trip. 5. Select the routing method to be used and tap the[...]

Trip Planner 42 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap the Tr i p P l a n n e r icon. 2. Select Delete, Rename from the T ri p Planner Menu. 3. T ap Rename . 4. Select the trip to be renamed from the stored trips list. 5. Use the keypad to edit the name of the trip. 6. T ap OK .[...]

Exit POIs 43 Exit POIs The Exit POI function provides a way of acce ssing commonly used POIs that are near an ex it you are approaching while travelling on a freeway . Exit POIs include rest aurants, gas stations and hotels. Exit POIs can be accessed while on a route or just drivin g, as long as you are on a freeway . Routing to a POI Near an Appro[...]

User Options 44 User Options Use User Options to customize the Mage llan RoadMate to better suit your ne eds from a GPS navigator . T apping the Back arrow from any of the User Option screens will cancel the changes. Selecting Map Region Choose the map region you will be travelling in. 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap Reg[...]

User Options 45 6. T ap Save . Adjusting the Display Brightness 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap System Settings . 3. T ap Brightness . 4. T ap along the adjustment bar to increa se or decrease the display brightness. 5. T ap On-battery dimming (75%) to set it on or off. (Checked is on.) Checking it on will save battery l[...]

User Options 46 Selecting Units of Measure 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap System Settings . 3. T ap Units of Measure . 4. Select Miles/Feet or Kilometers/Meters . 5. T ap Save . Displaying Contact Us Information 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap System Settings . 3. T ap . 4. T ap Contact Us . [...]

User Options 47 Performing Diagnostics 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap System Settings . 3. T ap Next . 4. T ap Diagnostics . 5. T ap Audio T est , T ouchscreen T est or Video T e st . 6. When done, tap the Back arrow to exit. Accessing the T r ip Computer The trip computer rec ords your average speed, the ti me in hours[...]

User Options 48 Selecting POIs to be Displayed on the Map In some areas the map can be cluttered with POIs making it difficult to find what you are looking for . Use POI Selection to set what categories of icons will be shown and which ones will be hidden. 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap POI Selection . 3. T ap on the PO[...]

User Options 49 Setting the Map Display to Heading Up or North Up The map can be displayed with the top of the disp lay in the direction of your headin g or North. 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2. T ap Map Options . 3. Select Heading Up or North Up . (Note, North Up is available only when the map is set to 2D mode.) 4. T ap Sa[...]

User Options 50 already switched to night colors, uncheck ing the box will not cause the display to go to the day colors. The switch to day colors will occur the follow ing morning and then stay in day colors.) 4. T ap Save to re cord the changes and exit. Setting Detour Options Normally the map is displayed in the pastel co lors for daytime use an[...]

User Options 51 Ta p Stop to end simulating the current route you are simulating. (The Simulate button is presently not active.) 4. T ap Back arrow to record the changes and exit. Setting T one Options Provides a way of selecting th e tone used to announc e arrival at a maneuver or de stination. 1. From page 2 of the Main Menu, tap User Options . 2[...]

User Options 52 Backing Up and Restoring Data Backup and restore provi des a way of storing the addre ss book and other data to a SD/MMC card. When the data has been backed up, it can be rest ored at an y time. Please note that when you restore from backed up data, address book and ot her data will be replaced with the data. The Magellan RoadMate c[...]

User Options 53 2. T ap Map Information . 3. T ap Back arrow to exit. Map Information Screen[...]