Magellan 700 manual

Reference Manual Magellan RoadMate 700 Magellan ® RoadMate ™[...]

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*** IMPOR T ANT SAFETY W ARNINGS *** The Magellan RoadMate is a vehicle navigation aid designed to assi st you in arriving at your selected destination. When using the Magell an RoadMate, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to your self or others: • When driving, the need to vi ew the displa[...]

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T able of Contents Magellan RoadMate ..... .................................................................. .................... ................. 1 FRONT VIEW .................... ....................... ........................... ...................... ......................... ..................... .. 1 REAR VIEW ............. ...............[...]

Deviating from the Planned Route ........... ....................... ...................... ....................... ....................... ..... 38 Excluding a Manoeuvre in a Planned Route ............... ........................... ....................... ...................... ...... 39 Cancelling a Planned Route .... ...........................[...]

Magellan RoadMate 1 Magellan Roa dMate FRONT VIEW On/Off Button Press to turn the Magellan RoadMate on or off. V olume Control Adjust to set the speaker volume. Repeat Press to repeat the last spoken prompt. Zoom In Button Whilst viewing the map, press to zoom in on the centre of the display . Option Button Press to access the User Option menu. Ent[...]

Magellan RoadMate 2 REAR VIEW N o t e p a d The Magellan RoadMate has a t ouchscreen display and keypad giving you two easy ways to input information into your Magellan RoadMate. The examples in this manual describe how to use the 8-way arrow keypad and the Ente r button to input and accept changes. If you prefer to use the touchscree n, touch the [...]

Installing the Magellan RoadMate 3 Installing the Magellan RoadM ate Installation T ake care when mounting the Magellan RoadMate in you vehicle, whether us ing the windscreen mount, vent mount or other mount, that it does not obstruct th e driver ’ s view of the road. Make sure that the positioning of the Magellan RoadMate and cable does not inte[...]

Installing the Magellan RoadMate 4 Press the windscreen mount to the gl ass and rotate th e locking lever towards the glass. Plug the power cable into the cradle. T o do this simply connect the small end of the vehicle power cable to the power conn ector on the cradle (see the illustration below). Plug the cigarette lighter connector into an approp[...]

Connecting to a Personal Computer 5 Connecting to a Personal Compu ter The standard cradle is equipped with ports for connecting the Magellan RoadMate to a personal computer and external power source. Connect ing your Magellan RoadMate to your PC will allow you to download future software and map updates. Connecting to external power When connectin[...]

Basic Operations 6 Basic Operations Adjusting the Volume The volume control is located on th e top of the Magellan RoadMate. Use the thumbwheel to set the speaker volume to the desired level. Repeating the Last Command If you missed the last voice command you can repeat it by pressing the Repeat button. Th e Repeat button is located on the top of t[...]

Basic Operations 7 Turning the Magellan RoadMate On Press the Power button. If power is properly connected, a logo screen will be displayed followed by the W arning screen. Select the User profile to be applied and press Enter . N o t e p a d The Magellan RoadMate can be personalised for three different users. The Magellan RoadMate will use the sav[...]

Basic Operations 8 Turning the Magellan RoadMate Off Press the Power button and the Magellan RoadMate will sw itch itself off. Inputting Text Characters Whenever you need to input names, street addresses, etc., the Ma gellan RoadMate will display a keyboard that allows you to use the 8-way arrow keyp ad and the Enter key to highlight and select the[...]

Basic Operations 9 Additional Characters ("More" Button) When you are en tering characters you may need to add hyphens or other special or accented characte rs. When available, pressing the "More" button brings up an add itional keypad with the characters shown here. Numerical Characters ("123" Button) When available, [...]

Basic Operations 10 Select "A" using the 8-way arrow keypad and press Enter . Select "R" using the 8-way arrow keypad and press Enter . When you feel that enough characters have been entered so that the list of towns is short enough to fi nd P ARIS in the list, select "OK" using the 8-way arrow keypad and press Enter .[...]

Basic Operations 11 Using FlexAddress TM What is FlexAddress? FlexAddress is a very powerful feature which allows you to s earch for an address by typing any significant word in its name. Example: Suppose you want to go to Place Charle s de Gaulle in Paris. Either enter ’CHARLES’ to be presente d with a list of all places containing Charles in [...]

Selecting a Destination 12 Selecting a Destination Selecting a Destination Using Street Address When the address that you want to go to is not stored in your addr ess book or your Previous Destinations list, select your destination by entering the street address. Y our Magellan RoadMate uses one address databa se for each European c ountry . The fi[...]

Selecting a Destination 13 Selecting a Destination Using St reet Address - Search by Town From the Destination screen, check in the title bar that the correct country is selected (if not, sele ct the Earth icon and choose it from the list) then highlight the "Selec t Address" option and press Enter . Select "Search By T own" and[...]

Selecting a Destination 14 Use the 8-way arrow keypad to en ter the street address. The acceptable range of numbe rs is displayed at th e top of the screen. Once an acceptable street addre ss has been entered, the "Done" button will become active. Sel ect "Done" and press Enter when you are ready to continue. Select the desired [...]

Selecting a Destination 15 On the Spell Postcode screen ente r the full or partial postcode for the street address which you are se arching for . Select the ’ABC’ button and press Enter if you need to enter letters in the postcode or the ’123’ button to enter numbe rs. Once the postcode is entered, select OK and press Enter . Select the tow[...]

Selecting a Destination 16 The Magellan RoadMate will ca lculate the route. When the calculations are complete, the Gu idance screen will be displayed. Selecting a Destination Using St reet Address - S earch By Area From the Destination screen check that the correct country is selected (if not, select the Earth icon and choose it from the list) the[...]

Selecting a Destination 17 Use the 8-way arrow keypad to ente r the first few characters for the street name. Remember that FlexAddress allows you to enter any significant word in the street na me. Select "OK" and press Enter . Select "OK" and press Enter . Sel ect the street na me from the list and press Enter . Select the town[...]

Selecting a Destination 18 Select a Destination - Search in Previous Towns From the Destination screen high light the "Select Address" option and press Enter . Select "Previous T owns" and press Enter . Select the town from the list of towns displayed (these are all the towns you previously searched, in chronological order) and [...]

Selecting a Destination 19 Select the desired Routing Method and press Enter . The Magellan RoadMate will cal culate the ro ute. When the calculations are complete, the Guidance screen will be displayed.[...]

Selecting a Destination 20 Selecting a Destination Using t he Address Book The Address Book can store up to 100 addresses for eac h of the three users. When you select "Address Book" you will be presented with three options. Sel ecting "Previous Destinations " lets you select from a list of the last 20 destinations you have visi[...]

Selecting a Destination 21 Select the desired Routing Method and press Enter . The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When the cal culations are complete, the Guidanc e screen will be displayed. Selecting a Destination from a Previous D estination and Saving it to the Address Book From the Destination screen, se lect "Address Book&quo[...]

Selecting a Destination 22 The top line (Name) and the bottom line (Information) can be edited. The address cannot be changed. Use the 8-way arrow keypad to select the line you want to modify . When you have selected the line, press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to enter the desired text. When complete, select "OK" and press Enter . [...]

Selecting a Destination 23 Selecting a Destinati on from the Address Book From the Destination screen, se lect "Address B ook" and press Enter . Select "List Addresse s" and press Enter . Select the destination from the li st of addresses in the Address Book and press Enter . Select the "Route" button and press Enter .[...]

Selecting a Destination 24 Saving a New Address to your Address Book and select it as your destination From the Destination screen, se lect "Address B ook" and press Enter . Select "Create New En try" and press Enter . Select "Search By T own", "Sear ch by Postcode", "Search by Area" or "Previo[...]

Selecting a Destination 25 Y ou can now set a priority for this address. Select "1st", "2nd" or "3rd" to set the rank of this address in your Address Book. All addresses with a 1st priority will be displayed at the top of the list, followed by 2nd and 3rd. This prio rity supersedes the alphabetical order . Select "[...]

Selecting a Destination 26 Selecting a Point of In terest as a Destin ation Points of Interest (commonly referr ed to as POIs), are locations of commercial, recreation landmarks or services that are preloaded into the Magellan Road Mate. These range from re staurants, parks, petrol stations and banks to sc hools and police stations. Th e purpose of[...]

Selecting a Destination 27 Use the 8-way arrow keypad to scro ll through the list and select the desired point of interest from the list. This list can be very long as all points of interest beginning with the text entered are displayed. T o shorten the list, press Cancel to go back to the keypad screen in order to input additiona l characters. Det[...]

Selecting a Destination 28 There are three methods for searching the POI category you selected. Searching the POI Cate gory using "Nearest" Select the Nearest option to search for the POIs that are closest to your current location. T o see all of the POIs in the category that are nearest to your position, select "OK" and press E[...]

Selecting a Destination 29 Searching the POI Categor y using "List by Town" Select the "List by T own" option to search for the POIs in the category selected for a specific town. Use the keypad to enter the first few charactersof the town where the POIs will be looked for . Select "OK" and press Enter . Select the town[...]

Selecting a Destination 30 Searching the POI Category using "All Areas" Select the "All Areas" option to search for al l POIs in the selected category (i.e. in the whole data base for the currently selected country .) Use the keypad to enter the first few characters of the POI you are looking for . Select "OK" and pres[...]

Selecting a Destination 31 Selecting a Junction as a Destination Y ou can set the junction between two streets as your trip destination. From the Destination screen, ch eck that the correct country is selected then select the Junction option and press Enter . Select "Search By T own", "Sear ch by Postcode", "Search by Area&[...]

Selecting a Destination 32 Select the desired Routing Method and press Enter . The route will be calculated and the Guidance screen will be displayed with all of the necessary guidance information.[...]

Selecting a Destination 33 Selecting your Destination on the Map Y ou can set your destination by pointing to it on the map. From the Destination screen, sel ect the Map option and press Enter . Y ou can use the + and - keys to zoom in and out from the map. Move the cursor around the map us ing the 8 ways arrow pad and point to your destination. Y [...]

Selecting a Destination 34 Choosing the Routing Method Every route calculation is based on the selected Routing Method cr iteria. Every time a new destination is selected, the Magellan RoadMate prompts you for the method that will be used to calculate the route. Shortest T ime: This selection calculates a route that should take the least amount of [...]

T ravelling to a Destination 35 T ravelling to a Destination Guidance Information Screens The Magellan RoadMate has three screens which you can use to assist you in travelling to your destination: the Guidance screen, the List of Di rections screen and th e T rueV iew 3D screen. Guidance: When a new destination is selected and calculated, the Guida[...]

T ravelling to a Destination 36 Guidance Screen The Guidance screen is the most commonly used sc reen in the Magellan RoadMate and provides you with detailed information about where you are and where you are going. * W AAS and EGNOS are two satellite networks, s imilar to the GPS satellite network, that provide increased accuracy for the Magellan R[...]

T ravelling to a Destination 37 N o t e p a d If the Magellan RoadMate loses the satellite signal fo r more than 15 sec onds and is unable to compute your location, the display will automatically switch to the T rueV iew 3D display . This will give you the information needed for your next manoeuvre. List of Directions Screen Distance to Destination[...]

T ravelling to a Destination 38 TrueView 3D Screen Deviating from the Planned Route If you deviate from the planned route, the Magellan Ro adMate will get y ou back on course in one of two ways. 1. If you deviated from the planned route and switched off the Magellan RoadMate: Suppose you deviated from the planned route to stop at a shop for a momen[...]

T ravelling to a Destination 39 N o t e p a d The Magellan RoadMate will attempt to return you to your route three times. If after the third attempt, you are still not back on your route, it assumes that you no longer plan to go to your original destination and will cl ear the route. Please see the Us er Options section of this user manual for info[...]

T ravelling to a Destination 40 Cancelling a Planned Route Y ou can cancel a planne d route at any time. While viewing the Guidance screen, the Manoeuvre List screen or the T rueV iew 3D sc reen, press the Cancel button. Select "Y es" and press Enter to cancel the route and display the Destination screen. Select ing "No" and pre[...]

T ravelling to a Destination 41 Select the new Route Method and press Enter . The route will be re-calculate d using the newly chosen Route Method and the Guidance screen will be displayed.[...]

Displaying Y our Location 42 Displaying Y our Location Displaying Information Abou t Your Present Location Anytime that you want to view information about your present location you can press the Locate button. This screen displays the name of the street you are on, the name of the next and previous adjacent street s and information about the town y[...]

User Options 43 User Options User Option Choices The User Options section of Magellan RoadMate provides you with three options: T rip Computer , Configuration and T utorial. User Options can be accessed from any scre en by pressing the Options button. • T rip Computer Displays us eful information about your trip that can be saved for future refer[...]

User Options 44 Using the Trip Computer The T rip Computer is a valuable tool for anyone using the Magellan RoadMate for business purposes, as well as anyone who wants to record the mileage and time spent drivi ng while on holiday . The information for the trip can be saved to the Magellan RoadMate as a report and viewed at any time, giving you eas[...]

User Options 45 Resetting the Trip Computer Select the "Reset" button and press Enter . The values for the T rip Computer will be set to zero. Resetting the T rip Co mputer will also se t the status of the computer to "Running..." if it had been previously stopped. Saving the Current Trip Report Select the "Save" butto[...]

User Options 46 Use the 8-way arrow keypad to sele ct the T rip Report to be viewed and press Enter . The saved T rip Report is disp layed. When you have finished viewing the saved T rip Report you can press Cancel and you will be returned to the "User Option s" screen. Deleting a Trip Report From any screen, press the Opti on button. W i[...]

User Options 47 Configuring the Magellan RoadMate The configuration options let you customise the Mage llan RoadMate to your individual settings. All settings are set for each individual user . Remember that you must NOT customise your setti ngs while you are driving. If you are operating the vehicle, please bring it to a complete stands till BEFOR[...]

User Options 48 Setting the Map Options From any screen, press the Opti on button. Select "Configuration" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to se lect "Map Options" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to select the option to be changed and press Enter . When the map options are correctly set, select the "[...]

User Options 49 Setting the Map Colours From any screen, press the Opti on button. Select "Configuration" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to select "Select Map Colour" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow ke ypad to set your prefer red colour theme for the map display . Once you are happy with your choice, select t[...]

User Options 50 Setting the Route Preferences From any screen, press the Opti on button. Select "Configuration" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to se lect "Route Preferences" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to select the option to be changed and press Enter . When the route preferen ces are correctly se[...]

User Options 51 Setting the Voice Options From any screen, press the Opti on button. Select "Configuration" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to se lect "V oice Options" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to sel ect the Male or Female voice for the guidance instructions and pre ss Enter . When the voice opti[...]

User Options 52 Setting the Colour Options From any screen pre ss the Option button. Se lect "Configuration" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to se lect "Colour Options" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to sel ect your preferred colour theme and press Enter . When you are ha ppy with your choice, select t[...]

User Options 53 Setting the Contrast From any screen press the Opti on button. Select "Configuration" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to se lect "Contrast" and press Enter . Use the left and right arrows of the 8-way arrow keypad to adjust the contrast. Select the "Save" button and press Enter .[...]

User Options 54 Setting the Brightness From any screen pre ss the Option button. Se lect "Configuration" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to sele ct "Brightness" and press Enter . Use the left and right arrows of the 8-way arrow keypad to adjust the brightness level. Select the "Save" button and press Enter[...]

User Options 55 Setting the Display Options From any screen, press the Opti on button. Select "Configuration" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow ke ypad to select "Displ ay Options" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to select the option to be changed and press Enter . When the options are correctly set, select the [...]

User Options 56 Setting the Tone Options From any screen, press the Opti on button. Select "Configuration" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to select "T one Options" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to se lect the desired tone and press Enter to hear the sample sound. Se lect the "Save" button a[...]

User Options 57 Selecting the Language From any screen, press the Opti on button. Select "Configuration" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to select "Language" and press Enter . Select the top button and press En ter to step through the different languages available. Y ou can choose from English, French, German, Spani[...]

User Options 58 Performing Diagnostic Checks From any screen, press the Opti on button. Select "Configuration" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to select "Diagnostics" and press Enter . Select the desired dia gnostic test and press Enter . Follow the on- screen prompts to complete the chosen test. N o t e p a d Most [...]

User Options 59 Editing the User Name From any screen, press the Opti on button. Select "Configuration" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to select "User - Edit Name" and press Enter . Spell out the desired us er name for the selected current user . When the name is completed, select "OK" and press Enter .[...]

User Options 60 Selecting the Points of Inte rest to Display on the Map From any screen, press the Opti on button. Select "Configuration" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to sel ect "POI Selec tion" and press Enter . Use the 8-way arrow keypad to scro ll down the list and press Enter to check all Points of Interest c[...]

User Options 61 Using the Magellan RoadMate Tutorial The Magellan RoadMate has a built -in T utorial which you can view or refer to whenever the Magellan RoadMate is switched on. Do not us e the tutorial while y ou are driving. If you ar e operating the vehicle, please come to a complete standstill before you review the tutorial topics. From any sc[...]

User Options 62 Loading Addresses from your PDA or SmartPhone® Y ou can transfer addresses from your PDA or Smar tphone to your Magellan RoadMate through its IRDA Port. This feature is only availa ble for PDAs which use the same IRDA protocol (Palm® OS, Pocket® PC, Symbian ( ® and for SmartPhone. Simply activate the address tran sfer function o[...]