Magellan 2055 manual

471 El Camino Re al, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Magellan ® RoadMate ® 2055 GPS Receiver User Manual[...]

i IMPORT ANT SAFETY W ARNINGS The Magellan RoadMate r eceiver is a vehicle-navigation aid de signed to assist you in arriving at your se lected destinations. When using the Ma gellan RoadMate receiver , these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can r esult in injur y or death to yourself or others: • Please check the applicabl[...]

ii Federal Communication Commiss ion Interfe ren ce Statement This equipme nt has bee n tested and found to co mply with the limits for class B dig ital devices, in accord ance with part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limit s are design ed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful interference in a r esidentia l in st allation . This equipme nt[...]

iii 2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause un desired operation of the device. IMPORT ANT NOTE: IC Radiation Exposure St atement: This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure lim it s esta blished for an uncontrolled en vironment. End users must follow the sp ecific operating instructions for satisf[...]

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471 El Camino Re al, Santa Clara, CA 95050 T abl e of Contents Magellan RoadMate Re ceiver .............................................................................................. 1 Magellan RoadMate .......... .................... ............ .... ............. ................ ................ ............. ..................... 2 Fundamen[...]

471 El Camino Re al, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Creating a Destination to an In tersection ................... ................. ................ ............. ................ .... .. 15 Creating a Destination to a City Center ......... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ............. ... ... .... ... ... ............. ... ... .... ... ... 15 Previous Desti[...]

471 El Camino Re al, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Traffic ........... ............................................................................................................ ..........27 Glossary ............ ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ... ....................... 27 Tr[...]

471 El Camino Re al, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Assigning Visible POIs ...... ................. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ....... ............ 34 Setting Auto Zoom on Turns .. ... ... ... ............. ... .... ... ... ... .... ............. ... ... ... ... .... ............. ... ... ... ... .. ......[...]

1 Magellan RoadMate Receiver The Magellan ® RoadMate ® receiver is a vehicle navigation product th at utilizes GPS signals from satellites to calculate you r precise lo cation and c ompute na vigational information that can be used to guide you to your destination. Knowing it s position and movem ent, it can th en o verlay this infor matio n on d[...]

2 Magellan RoadMate (A) Power Switch (B) Power input from vehicle power adapt er ca ble or optional AC power adapter . (C) Micro SD card slot. (A micro SD card is optional and can be used to back up and restor e data.) A B C[...]

3 Fundament als Powering on the Magellan RoadMate receiver The Power On/Of f switch is located on the top of the Magellan RoadMate r eceiver . T urning the Magellan Ro adMate receiver On 1. Slide the power switch to the lef t. 2. After the initial splash screen the W a rnings screen is displayed. Read and t ap . T urning the Magellan Ro adMate rece[...]

4 3. T ap Sound . 4. T ap the check box for Butt on Sounds . Check to have button sounds p layed, unchecked to turn them off. 5. T ap to save and exit. Brightness Accessing the Brightness Control 1. Access the Ma in Menu . 2. T ap the Settings icon . 3. T ap Syst em . 4. T ap Brigh tness . 5. T ap inside the brightness adjust ba r to set the de sir[...]

5 Keyp ad Understa nding the keypad while enter ing an address is an import ant p art of using your Magellan Roa dMate receiver . The keypad is the most com mon method fo r entering data into the Magellan RoadM ate re ceiver . Keypad Overview Address Book Access the Address Book wher e you can save addresses and destinations to have availab le when[...]

6 Selecting From List When a list o f items found in the database are displaye d, use the arrows on t he right to move the list u p and down and tap on the desired item in the list to continue. Selecting QWERTY or ABC Keyboard 1. Access the Ma in Menu . 2. T ap the Settings icon . 3. T ap Keyboa rd . 4. Select QWERTY or ABC . Notes on Entering Dat [...]

7 QuickSpell Another feature th e Magellan RoadMate receiver uses to make entering cities and stree ts easier is a featur e known as QuickS pell. In the example to th e rig ht , “CE” ha s be en en te re d for a street name in Chicago, IL. The Magella n RoadMate receiver has predicted that the street name may be Cedar A ve. Also, it has grey ed [...]

8 Installation Ins tructions Installation of the Magellan RoadMate receiver is simple and easy . The har des t part will be picking the best location. Selecting the Location A few tips on selectin g the proper locati on. • Mount the Magellan RoadMate receiver in a place where it can be easily seen and will not interfere with your view of the road[...]

9 Att aching the Magellan RoadMate receiver to the Car Cradle Slide the Magellan RoadM ate receiver on th e ca r cra dle so that the slot on the Magellan RoadMate receiver aligns with the tab on th e car cradle. Slide the Magellan RoadMate receiver all the way down until it rests o n the 'feet'. Y ou should notice a click when the re ceiv[...]

10 Map Screen The most commonly used screen is the Map screen. Whether you are following a route o r just travelin g around a city , the chances are that the Map screen will be display ed. The Map screen can be displayed in two unique modes: normal and routing . In normal mode, your position is show n on the map along with the time . As you travel,[...]

11 (F) Zoom in and zoom out controls to change the map scale. (G) Access Main Menu. (H) Access the list of nearest Highway Exit POIs (avail able only when driving on a highway/freeway/interstate). (I) Access volume controls. (J) Access OneT ouch menu. The OneT ouch menu gives you instant acce ss to your bookmarked se arches and favorite destination[...]

12 Current Location Screen The Current Location screen displa ys the approximate address of your current position, the next and previous intersections, your latitude, longitude, heading and ele vation. Accessing the Current Loca tion Screen There are two ways to open the Curr ent Location screen. From the Map screen : 1. From the Map screen tap on [...]

13 1. T ap the speake r icon . Additional controls appea r . 2. T ap on the Mute button to mute the volume, or tap the '+' or '-' ico ns to change the volume levels. 3. T ap .[...]

14 Cr eating a Des tination Cr eating a Destina tion to an Addr ess When creating an addr e ss, th e fi rs t step is to enter the city . The city can be specified by enter ing the name of the ci ty , entering the ZIP c ode for the city or by selecting a previously used city . 1. From the Main Menu tap the Address icon. 2. Enter City: Y ou have thre[...]

15 Cr eating a Destination to an Inter section When the street number is not known, an intersecting street can p inpoint the location. 1. From the Main Menu , tap the In tersection icon. 2. Enter City: Y ou have three ways to do this: • T o select the city from the list of p revious cities, tap the button. • T o enter a new city: use the keyboa[...]

16 Previous Destinations Routing to a Previous Dest ination 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Previo us icon. 2. Select the destination from t he list of previous destinations. 3. A screen appears with the address of the selected location, the estimated time of arrival (ET A), the dist ance to travel, and the routing method (e.g. Fastest). 4. (option[...]

17 Creating a New Entry in Y our Address Book by Entering an Address 1. From the Main Menu , tap th e Address icon, and enter an address as describ ed in “Entering an Address”. 2. When the screen appears with the add ress of the selected location, the estimated time of arrival (ET A), the dist ance to travel, and the routing method (e.g. Fast),[...]

18 OneT ouch Menu In addition to Home Address, ther e are othe r icons in the OneT ouch Menu. There are predefi ned bookmarks as well as user assignable bookmark s for searches and favori te destinations. Th ey can be used for easy access of frequent dest inations and to get loca l information when needed . Furthermore, you can assi gn POI search c[...]

19 Setting a Route to a OneT ouch Icon With the OneT ouch menu set up you can now go to a saved address or search. 1. T ap the button in the top right corner of the Map scr een. 2. T a p one of the assigned OneT ouch buttons. 3. If the assigned button is for a search, the list of POIs is displayed. T ap on the desired POI. The “Preview” icon at[...]

20 Points of Inter es t (POI) The Magellan RoadMate r eceiver has preloaded POIs that can be used as a destina tion for a route. Selecting a restaurant or finding a ga s station nearby is at your fin gertips. Creating a Route to a POI by Cat egory POIs are categorized into unique categories from gas st ati ons to tourist attractions. Most, but not [...]

21 Cr eating a Route to a POI by Name 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Point s of Intere st icon. 2. T ap the Search By Name button. 3. S p ell the name of the POI to be used as the destination . Y ou don’t need to enter the full name, but the more characters you enter , the easier it will be to find the exac t POI you are searching for . T ap . 4[...]

22 Home Addr es s Y our most frequent destination can be enter ed and saved in the Magellan RoadMate as the Home Add ress fo r quick and easy access when you ne ed to navigate there. This does no t need to be your real home address. Choose any address you visit frequ ent ly . Y ou can access it at any time wit h the first button of th e On e T ouch[...]

23 T raveling on a Route Map Scr een When a route has been calculated, it will be displayed on the Map screen in green with small arrows indicating the direction of travel. The top of the screen displays th e na me of the street that comes next in your T u rn List togeth er wi th its dist ance. If you are not in the city in which the next street is[...]

24 2. On the Main Menu, tap the cancel route icon. 3. Confirm that you want to cancel the route. T ap Ye s . OR 1. T ap the OneT ouch icon from the Map scr een to display the OneT ouch menu. 2. T ap the cancel route icon. 3. Confirm that you want to cancel the route. T ap Ye s . Detouring off a Route 1. From the Map screen, tap Menu . 2. T ap the D[...]

25 Multi Destination Routes With the Magellan RoadMate you can create routes with more than one destina tion. Select one destination and create a single route first. The n turn it to a mult i destination route by select ing additional destina tions. Creating Additi onal Destinations with Go T o Using the search functions of the Magellan RoadMate yo[...]

26 Saving a Multi Destination Route to Y our Address Book Multi destination routes can be saved for later use from the addres s book. 1. From the Map screen, tap Menu . 2. T ap T rip Options . 3. T ap Edit T rip . 4. The Multiple Destination List is displayed. 5. Make changes as needed. 6. T ap . 7. T ap Save . 8. T ap Ye s to save the route to you[...]

T raffic Glos sary RDS : Radio Data System. Infrastructure that broadcasts digital information on the FM band. TMC : T rafc Message Channel, one of the types of information that a Radio Data System can broadcast. Public TMC Service: In some countries, there is at least one TMC service provider that broadcasts T rafc information free of charg[...]

“No Signal” is displayed while searching for trafc signals. Icon can also appear red, depending upon the state it was in when trafc signals were lost. Coupons and Offer s Along the top of the POI Search Results and the Map display you will see a banner that displays coupons and offers from various merchants. (If during a search, the coupo[...]

29 Bluetooth Please note that not a ll of the fea tures of the Magellan RoadMate Bluetoot h will wor k with all phones as features of cellular phones vary from manufacturer to manufacturer . Pairing y our Bluetooth-r eady Phone f or the First Time Before you use the Bluetoo th function of the Magella n Ro ad Mate receiver you must pair your Blue to[...]

30 Enabling/Disabling Audi bl e Maneuv er W arning 1. Access the Bluetooth Settings screen. 2. Check Audible Maneuver W arning to turn it on; uncheck to turn it off. (Whe n Audible Maneu ver W arnin g is enabled you will hear a beep when a maneuver is needed and you are in the middle of a phone conversation.) Pairing Additional Bluetooth-r eady Pho[...]

31 4. All the addresses in your address book are displaye d with the phone icon displayed at the right for those addresses with phone number infor mation. 5. T ap the dial icon on the right to begin placing the call. (The dial icon displayed will indicate if it’s a work, home or cell phone number .) 6. The Magellan RoadMate will begin calling the[...]

32 1. T ap the V olume bu tton. 2. T ap on the volume (top) slider to adjust the volume. 3. T ap on the microphone gain (bottom) slider to adjust the microphon e gain.[...]

33 Settings With user Settings you ca n c us to miz e the Ma gella n Roa d M ate receiver to better suit your personal nee ds and preferences. T apping the Ba ck arrow T ap from an y of the Set ting screens saves your changes. Accessing System Sett ings 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon . 2. T ap System . Setting Languag es 1. Acc[...]

34 Selecting Units of Measure Auto power is the duration of time that the M agellan RoadMate receive r remains idle before turning of f automatically . 1. Access the System Settings menu (above ). 2. T ap Unit s. 3. T ap on the desired unit of measure. 4. T ap the back arrow . Map Options Setting Auto Night Map Dis play Normally the map is displaye[...]

35 Sound Setting V olume fr om Settings 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. T ap Sound. 3. T ap inside the volume slider bar to set the desired volume level. Muting the So un d 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. T ap Sound. 3. Checking Mute will mute all sounds. Turning of f But ton Sounds 1. From the Main M[...]

36 Adding Features This option is used when purchasing an addi tion al feature for your receiver that requires a code to authorize it. Check the Magellan web site peri odically for new features, en hancements or even software u pdates. 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. T ap Ad d Fe a tu r e . 3. Use the keypad to ente r in the[...]

37 Default System Settings Restoring All Default System Set tings It is useful to set a GPS position if you are not receiving sate llite information quickly du e to travelling over 800 km/500 mi with the Magellan RoadMa te receiver turned off. Setting th e GPS position will allow the Magellan RoadMate rece iver to com p ut e wh ic h sa te llit es a[...]