Magellan 860T manual

Magellan ® RoadMate ™ Reference Manual Instructions for Operating the Magellan RoadMate 860T[...]

(1) The Magellan RoadMate 860T is a vehicle-navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving at your selected destinations. When using the Magellan RoadMate, these safety rules must be follo wed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: • California law pr ohibits mounting a ny item to your wind shield . Plea[...]

(2) About the AC Adapter • Do not use the adapter in a high mois ture environmen t. Never touch the adap ter when your hand s or feet are wet. • Allow adequate ventila tion around th e adapter when us ing it to opera te the device or charging the ba ttery . Do not cover the AC adapter with paper or other objects that will reduce cooling. Do not[...]

(3) INSTRUCTION TO THE USER This equipment h as been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digi tal device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable prot ectio n against harmful inte rference in a residential installation. This equipment ge nerates, uses and can radi ate radio frequenc[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS i Magellan® RoadMate™ ...... .................................. .............. .................. .............. .......... ........... ............. ....... (1) Instructions for Operating t he Magellan RoadMate 860T ....... .................. .............. .................. ................. ...... (1) About Charging the Ma[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS ii Numerical Characters (“123” Button) ........................................................................................... ............................................... 15 What Is QuickSpell? ........................................................................................................... .................[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS iii Voice Options ............................................................................................................................................................................ 63 Menu Colors .............................................................................................................................[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS iv Rename ........................................................................................................................ ............................................................ 85 Play Mode ..............................................................................................................................[...]

(4) Contact Information If you need support for your Magellan RoadMate and you wish to contact Thales, please use the following infor mation to direct your questions/comments to the proper person. 1.1 T echnical Support If you need technical assistan ce or “how-to” help, or if you have a tech nical question abo ut the functional ity of your Mag[...]

1 Chapter 1: Information 1.1 About Satellite Navigation Global satellit e navigation is an exc iting technolo gy , p roviding enhanced productivity and accuracy in a vast number o f industries. It adds a new level of enjoym ent and safety to a wide range of navigat ion, sports, and recreation al activities. A Global Navigatio n Satellite System (GN[...]

Chapter 1: Information 2 1.3 A W ord on the Sa fe Usage of GPS Maps Just like paper ma ps, maps on GPS devi ces vary greatly in te rms of information included an d visual presentation. Whether topographical maps, roadma ps or marine charts, each map and th e data it presents is designed for a specific purpose. For example, marine charts will often [...]

Chapter 1: Information 3 1.6 GPS Maps and Y our Safety Remember , your GPS device is an aid to navigation. It must be used with c ommon sense, an d it is important th at users interpret GPS map data with a critical eye. Landscapes and ro ads change or may be impassable, tre es and tall buildings can obscure GPS signals, and your GPS device may not [...]

4 Chapter 2: Magellan RoadMate 2.1 Front View 1 Suspend Button Press to enable “sleep” mode. 2 Zoom In Bu tton While viewing the map, press to zoom in on the center of the display . The Zoom In But ton can also be used with long lists to sc roll one page at a time. 3 Menu Button Press to view Main Menu. 4 Enter Button Press to confi rm highligh[...]

Chapter 2: Magellan RoadMate 5 2.2 Rear View 2.3 T op View 1 Speaker Used for audible maneuve rin g instructions and music playback. 2 Antenna Rotate up when in use to receive si gnals from the GPS sa tellite network. See Chapter 4 “Antenna Position” on page 13. 3 External Antenna Connection Plug in an external an tenna (optional) for bet ter s[...]

Chapter 2: Magellan RoadMate 6 2.4 Bottom View 2.5 Left Side View 1 16-pin Con nection Used for futur e expansion. 2 External Power Connection Plug in the AC Adapter or the 12 volt vehi cle power adapter . 1 Stereo Headphone Connection Used to connect the st ereo headphones. 2 USB Connection Plug the Magellan RoadMate into your PC to upload music, [...]

Chapter 2: Magellan RoadMate 7 2.6 Right Side View 2.7 Enhanced Cradle - Back View 1 Battery Compartment Co ver Rechargeable battery . External GPS Antenna Input (External GPS antenn a sold separately) Audio Out (Note: There are two audio out jacks, one on the receiver and one on the enhanced cradle. Both audi o out jacks cannot be used at the same[...]

Chapter 2: Magellan RoadMate 8 2.8 Using Removable Storage Cards The Magellan RoadMate is equipped with a storage card slot at the top of the unit (see page 5) tha t accepts Secure Digital (SD) cards and Multimedi a Cards (MMC). Th ese cards are used to backup navigation da ta and to transfer image files to and from the hard disk. The storage card [...]

Chapter 2: Magellan RoadMate 9 Remove the battery compartment cover . Remove the battery . 2.9.2 Installing the Battery Insert the new batt ery with the batt ery diagram label sid e up and the pins fac ing inward. Then, rep lace the battery compartment cover and replace the screw .[...]

10 Chapter 3: V ehicle Installation T ake care whe n mounting the Magellan RoadMate in yo ur vehi cle, whether using the windshie l d mount or other mount, th at it does not obstruct the driver ’ s view o f the road. Make sure that the place ment of the Magell an RoadMate and cable does not interfere with the operati on of vehicle safety devices,[...]

Chapter 3: V ehicle Installation 11 Plug the data c able (TMC connec tor) from th e T rafficKit Mo dule in to the enhanced cradle Connect the antenna cable to the T ra fficKit Module. Connect the power in cable from the T rafficKit Module to the cigarette li ghter adapte r cable. Press the windshield mount to the glass an d slide the locking lever [...]

Chapter 3: V ehicle Installation 12 Plug the cigarette lighter adapter i nto a 12vdc receptacle in the vehicle. Using the suction cups at the end of the FM antenna , stretch ou t the FM antenna and attach it to the windshield. Rou te the cabling and the T rafficKit module so that it is sec ure and out of the way . Installation is co mplete, and you[...]

13 Chapter 4: Antenna Position The antenna on the Magellan RoadMate 860T is designed in such a way as to receive the satellit e signal at the front face of the antenna. It is important to angle the an tenna so that the front face i s mostly toward the sky . Ideally in most vehi cles, th e antenna should be r otated to approx imately 90° from the u[...]

14 Chapter 5: Navigation Basic Operation 5.1 T urning the Magellan R oadMate On Out of the Box Slide the RESET switch, located at the top of the unit (see “T op View” on page 5) to position “1”. If power is connec ted properly or if the ba ttery is charged sufficiently , the Magellan scre en will appear follo wed by the W arnin g scr een. T[...]

Chapter 5: Navigation Basic Operation 15 5.6 Inputting T ext Characters Whenever you need to input name s, street addresses, etc., the M agellan RoadMat e will displa y a keyboard. T ouch the letter you want and, if you make a mistake, use the Backspac e key to go back one character at a time. The Spacebar is used to insert spaces between character[...]

Chapter 5: Navigation Basic Operation 16 5.9 What Is QuickSpell? The Magellan RoadMate uses QuickSpell technology to pro vid e you with th e fastest method possi ble to enter characters. QuickSpell eliminates the possibility of a misspelled word or looking fo r a city or st reet that is not in the loaded database. As you begin entering charact ers,[...]

Chapter 5: Navigation Basic Operation 17 5.10 Multi-W ord Indexing The Magellan RoadMate employs a search feature known as “Mul ti-W ord Indexing”. This featur e enables you to search the database for possible matches based on the char acters entered. The matches returned will st art with the charact ers entered. For example: Y ou are searching[...]

18 Chapter 6: T raveling 6.1 Guidance Information Screens The Magellan RoadMate has three screens you ca n use to assist you in traveling to your dest ination: the Map screen, the Maneuver List screen, and the T rue View 3D/Split T ru eView screen. Map : When a new destination is selected an d calculated, the Map screen is displaye d. This screen d[...]

Chapter 6: T raveling 19 6.2 Map Screen The Map screen is the most commonly used screen in the M agellan RoadMate and pr ovides yo u with detailed information about where you are a nd where you are going. † By touching the POI icon on the screen, you can get information and route to it. As you travel, t he Map screen c onstantly updates your loca[...]

Chapter 6: T raveling 20 6.4 Changing the Map Zoom Levels While viewing the Map screen, you ca n zoom in (enlarge the map) by pressing the + (plus) key or zoom out (shrink the map) by pressing the - (minus) key . Note: The Zoom In and Z oom Out keys can also be used the scroll through long lists. Wh ile viewing a li st, press th e Zoom Out ke y to [...]

Chapter 6: T raveling 21 6.6 T rueView 3D Screen The Magellan RoadMate uses T rueView 3D technology to disp lay a three-dime nsional pictur e of the next maneuver . The T rueView 3D screen ca n be viewed only after a rout e has been calculate d. From the Map screen, press the VI EW key twice to view the T rueView 3D screen. In split mode, the le ft[...]

Chapter 6: T raveling 22 6.7 Choosing the Route Method Every route is calculated based on the Route Method cri teria sel ected. Every time a new dest ination i s 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[...]

Chapter 6: T raveling 23 6.10 Detouring from the Planned Route If you exit the pl anned route, the Magellan RoadM a te will get you ba ck on course in one of three ways. 1. If, while driving , you detour from the planned rou te, the Magellan Road Mate will auto matically recalcu late the route based on your new vehicle posi tion. 2. If you exit th [...]

Chapter 6: T raveling 24 6.12 Displaying Information About Y our Present Location Anytime that you want to view information about your present location you can press the LOCATE key . The first screen displays your heading and the street you are on, the state and city you are currently traveling in, the latitu de and longitud e of your presen t loca[...]

Chapter 6: T raveling 25 Select Dining, A TM, Gas... . Select the desired POI category . A list of the nearest POI’ s is displayed. Use the Navigation key to sc roll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the desired P OI. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate a new ro ute to the selected PO I from your current position. When you have arriv[...]

Chapter 6: T raveling 26 Select the distance of the detour . Select 3 miles , 5 miles , or 10 miles . Or , you can enter a custom distance. Select Custom and select the custom distance . Enter the num ber of miles for your detour an d then select OK . Select Route . The Magellan RoadMate will recalculate the alterna te route to your destination. Y [...]

27 Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 7.1 Destination Screen 7.2 Country Selection ( Globe Button) Country selection is used to help speed up s earching by narrowing down the da tabase. Befo re entering a destination, make sure you sel ect th e country where your destination is located. T o select the coun try , select the Globe button then, select [...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 28 Now , when you press the Home bu tton, you wi ll be prompted to ei ther route to or change the Home address. 7.4 Selecting a Destinatio n Using Select Address A destination can be created by entering th e str eet address that you wa nt to go to . This address is n ot automatically added your Address Book but is [...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 29 7.4.1 Search By City From the Destination screen, select Select Address and then, select Search By City . Enter characters that start a wo rd within th e city name (see “Multi-W ord Indexing” on page 17). Select OK . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the desired c[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 30 Enter the street address. The acc eptable range of numbers is disp layed at the top of the screen. Select Done . Select the desired Route Meth od. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When th e calculations are comple te, the Map screen will be displayed. 7.4.3 Search By State From the Destination scr[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 31 7.4.4 Previous City From the Destination screen, select Select Address then, select Previ ous City . Select the city from the list. Enter characters that start a wo rd within th e street name (s ee “Multi-Word Indexing” on page 17). Do not enter prefixes such as “North” or “N”, or the type of street [...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 32 7.5 Selecting a Destination Using the Address Book The Address Book can store up to 2 00 addresses. When you select Addre ss Book you are given five options: Previous Destinat ions lets you select from a list of the last 50 dest inations you routed to; List Addresses displays a list of all of the addresses you h[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 33 Select Route . Select the desired Route Meth od. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the rout e. When the calculatio ns are complete, the Map screen will be disp layed. 7.5.1.1 Saving a Previous Destination to the Address Book From the Destination screen, select Address Book , then select Previous Destinations [...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 34 7.5.1.2 Deleting A Previous Destination From the Destination screen, select Address Book then, select Previous Destinations . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the desired previous destina tion. Select Delete . A dialog box will appear to confirm your selection. Selec[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 35 7.5.2.1 Editing a Favorite From the Destination screen, select Address Book then, select Favorites . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the desired favorite. Select Edit . The top li ne (Name) and th e bottom line (I nformation) can be edited. The address cannot be cha[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 36 7.5.3 List Addresses List Addresses shows all entries stored in your address book. It does not i nclud e previous destin ations but does include those entries designated as Favorites. From the Destination screen, select Address Book then, select List Addresses . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or do[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 37 7.5.3.2 Deleting an Address From the Destination screen, select Address Book then, select List Addresses . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the desired address. Select Delete . A dialog box will appear to confirm your selection. Select Ye s . The address is deleted f[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 38 Enter characters that start a wo rd within th e street name (s ee “Multi-Word Indexing” on page 17). Do not enter prefixes such as “North” or “N”, or the ty pe of street such as “Ave.” or “Street”. Select OK . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the [...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 39 Enter characters that start a wo rd within th e street name (s ee “Multi-Word Indexing” on page 17). Do not enter prefixes such as “North” or “N”, or the type of street such as “Ave.” or “Street”. Select OK . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the d[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 40 Enter characters that start a wo rd within th e street name (s ee “Multi-Word Indexing” on page 17). Do not enter prefixes such as “North” or “N”, or the ty pe of street such as “Ave.” or “Street”. Select OK . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the [...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 41 Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the desired city . Enter characters that start a wo rd within th e street name (s ee “Multi-Word Indexing” on page 17). Do not enter prefixes such as “North” or “N”, or the ty pe of street such as “Ave.” or “Street?[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 42 Select New . Use the keypad to enter a name for the new trip and sele ct OK . From the pop-up menu, select Add . From the Select T rip Planner Ad dress screen, se lect the method for adding a desti nation to your trip: Map (Map button) will ad d a destinatio n by selecting a point on the map; Select Address will[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 43 7.5.5.2 Optimizing a T rip Wit h Route Optimization, you can sort th e destinat ions in your trip from closest to farthest. From the T rip Plan ner screen, select Ed it . Select the tri p to optimize. Select Optimize . The destinations are sorted from closes t to far thest from you curr ent location. Select Save[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 44 7.5.5.3 Guide Me From the Destination screen, select Address Book . then select the Tr i p (T rip button ). Select GuideMe . Select the T rip. Select the first destin ation in the list you wish t o route to. Note: Selecting the second destination in th e list will exclude the first destination, selecting the thi[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 45 Select the trip to edi t. Select the destinati on you wi sh to delete, a nd select Delete from the po p-up menu. Select the destination you wi sh to change, and sel ect Move Up from the pop-up menu. When you have finished, select Save and you are returned to the T rip Planner screen. 7.5.5.5 Delete and Rename Fr[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 46 Select Delete . Select the trip you wish to delet e. A dialog box will appear to confirm your selection. Select Ye s . The trip has been del eted. Select Rename . Select the trip to be renamed.[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 47 Use the backspace k ey to delete the old name; then, ente r the new name for t he trip. When you have finished, select OK . The trip has bee n renamed. 7.6 Selecting a Point of In terest as a Destination Points of Interest (or POIs) ar e commercia l or recreational lo cations, landmark s, or services that are pr[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 48 Enter the name of the POI . 7.6.1.1 Nearest Selecting Nearest wi ll list the POIs ma tching th e name you entered from closest to farthest from your current position. Select Nearest . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the desired POI. Select the desired Route Meth od.[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 49 7.6.1.3 Select Category Selecting Select Category enables you to narro w th e list of POIs by selecting the ca tegory of the name you spelled. Select Category . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select th e de sired POI category . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if ne[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 50 A list of all the POI’ s in the selected category nearest to your current position is displayed. Select the POI fr om the list. Select the desired Route Meth od. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the rout e. When the calculatio ns are complete, the Map screen will be disp layed. 7.6.2.2 List by City Selecti[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 51 Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the desired POI. Select the desired Route Meth od. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the rout e. When the calculatio ns are complete, the Map screen will be disp layed. 7.6.2.4 Cuisine T ype When selecting restaurants, yo u are pre[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 52 If the POI list has more than 15 returns, yo u can further na rrow th e search by selecting either Nearest or Spell Name. Select the desired POI from the list. Select Route to go to the sel ected Address, or select Ca ncel to return to the Select Custom POI menu. Select the desired Route Meth od. The Magellan Ro[...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 53 Enter characters that start a wo rd within th e city name (see “Multi-W ord Indexing” on page 17). Select OK . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the desired city . Enter characters that start a wo rd within th e street name (s ee “Multi-Word Indexing” on page [...]

Chapter 7: Selecting Destinations 54 Enter characters that start a word within th e name of th e second street and select OK . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if ne cessary) and select the second street from the l ist. Select the desired Route Meth od. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the rout e. When the calculatio ns are[...]

55 Chapter 8: Navigation Options Navigation Options are only available whe n you ar e in Navigation Mode. When going to the Main Menu from the Music Player or from the Photo Viewer , this opti on will be grayed out. T o access these features, press the MENU key on the unit and select Navigation Option s . 8.1 Configuration Configuration enables you[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 56 Select a POI File . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or do wn (if necessary) and sel ect a POI file. With the file selected, you are returned to the Custom POIs menu. Select Display Categories . The categories you created are displayed in the same way as the built-in POIs. Select Mark All to display all [...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 57 With the POI alerts set, you can now choose at what point you wi ll be alerted. Select Alert Parameters . Select the POI category to customize. The Detection Angle is set to alert you when you are within so many degrees of the POI. Select Detection Angle .[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 58 Use the numeric keypad to enter the number of de grees in which to set the alert. When you have finished, select OK . The First W arning is set to alert you when you ar e within a certain number of feet from the POI. Select First W ar ning . Use the numeric keypad to enter the number of fe et in which to alert you. [...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 59 The Last W arning is set as a final ale rt when you are within a certain number of feet from the POI. Select Last W arning . Use the numeric keypad to enter the number of fe et in which to alert you. When you have finished, select OK . When you have set the parameters as you like, se lect Save .[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 60 8.1.3 Map Options Map Options enabl e you to determine th e be havior of the Map while you are driving. Select Map Options . With Scrolling enable d, the vehicle po sition icon will always remain in the same position with the map scrolling, or moving as while the vehicle is in motion. With Scrolling disabled, the ve[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 61 Select Day Screen to choose a color scheme for the map while you are driving during the day . Select Night Screen to select a color scheme for driving at night. When you have finished, select Save . Select from nine available color sche mes: When you have finished, select Save and you wil l be returned to the Select[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 62 Avo id T o ll R oa ds instructs Magellan Roa dMate to avoid known toll roads when calculating a route. Automatic Re-Route will cause the Ma gellan RoadMate to try up to three times to automatically r e-route to the dest ination when it has detected tha t the vehicle has deterred from the calculated route. When you h[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 63 When you have finished, select Save . When you encounter traffic , and the set time has elapsed, the Detour icon will flash on the Map screen. T ouch the icon on the screen to have the Magellan RoadMate calcula te the detour . Y ou can choose to ignore the Detour alert; and after one minute it will stop flashing unt[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 64 8.1.10 Tone Options As you approach a maneuver , an audible ale rt sounds to let you know to make the maneuver . Select To n e O p t i o n s . Select either Bell , Chime , or Beep . When you have finished, select Save . 8.1.11 GPS Options GPS Options provide you with information on the satellite sig nal as well as t[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 65 Enter characters that start a wo rd within th e street name (s ee “Multi-Word Indexing” on page 17). Do not enter prefixes such as “North” or “N”, or the type of street such as “Ave.” or “Street”. Select OK . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or dow n (if necessary) and select the desi[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 66 Select Code . Use the keypad to enter the unlock code. When you have fi nished, select OK . Select Unlock . The database is un locked. Select OK. Select Europe and then select Switch . Select Ye s . After the unit has powered down, turn the unit back on and the n ew map will begin loading. When it has fini shed, you[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 67 8.1.14 Automatic Volume The Magellan RoadMate can be set to auto matically increase the volume when the vehicle excee ds 45 MPH in order to compensate for road noise. Select Automatic V olume . Select the number increment by which to increase the volume. Select Enable . When you have finished, select Save . 8.1.15 T[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 68 A dialog box will appear asking you to confirm your select ion. Select Ye s . The files are copied to the storage card. 8.1.16.2 Restore from Mass Storage Card T o restore the fi les to the hard disk, select Backup and Restore then, select Restore from Mass Storage Card . If you do not ha ve a card inserted, you wil[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 69 8.1.18 Map Information Product Inform ation displays info rmation abou t the map and database installed in your Magellan RoadMate. This information aids our T e chnical Support Representative in finding a solution to whatever problem you may have. 8.2 T rip Computer The T rip Computer is a valuab le tool for rec ord[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 70 The T rip Computer is al ways in a “Running” st ate. The inform ation for the cu rrent trip is displayed. 8.2.1.1 Stopping or Starting the T rip Computer At any time the T rip Computer can be stopped an d started. If the T rip Computer is curre ntly running, select Stop . The T rip Computer wi ll stop recordi ng[...]

Chapter 8: Navigation Options 71 8.2.1.3 Resetting the T rip Computer Before starting a new trip that you want to record, you need to re set the T rip Compu ter first. Select Reset and the infor mation will be set to zer o. The T rip Computer will r emain in a “Running” state. 8.2.1.4 Viewing a Saved T rip Report From the T rip Computer screen,[...]

72 Chapter 9: System Settings The System Settings Menu co ntains system wide customization features which include: Brightness, Power Management, Password, and Language. T o access these features, press the MENU key on the unit and select System Settings . 9.1 Brightness T o change how light the screen appears, select Brightness . Use the right arro[...]

Chapter 9: System Settings 73 9.3.2 Remove Password Select Password and use the keyboard to enter the passw ord. When you have finished, select OK . Then, from the Set New Password screen, select OK . 9.4 Language T o change the language for the menu text and voice prompts fo r navigation, select Language . Select the desired language. A dialog box[...]

74 Chapter 10: System Status The System Stat us menu gi ve you further options to check the pe rformanc e of your Magellan RoadMate. 10.1 Product Information Select Product Information to show the curr ent application software versions. Also, th e current hardwar e and firmware vers ions will be displayed. 10.2 User Storage Select User Storage to d[...]

75 Chapter 11: Help The Help feature provides you wi th an interactive tutori al on the features and functions of the Magellan Ro adMate along with contact information should you need assistance. 11.1 Quick T ips Quick T ips for New Users provides inform ation in the following c ategories on basic usage and how to get the best signal reception: •[...]

76 Chapter 12: Magellan RoadMate T ools Installation 12.1 Installing the Software Insert the Magellan RoadMate T ools PC Application CD into your PC’ s CD drive. The setup application will begin automa tica lly . If it does not, browse your computer’ s CD drive and double-click on the setup.exe file. Select a defaul t language fo r the Applicat[...]

77 Chapter 13: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager The Magellan RoadMate POI Manager enables yo u to transfer custom points of intere st files from your computer to your Magellan RoadMate. Before we add any custom POI’ s to the unit, you should underst and how th e POI Manager plots POIs. 13.1 Latitude Latitude can b e expressed by dividi ng Earth into[...]

Chapter 13: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager 78 13.3 Altitude Each location can also have an Altitude. Altitude is expresse d by how far the point is above or below the level of the ocean, or Sea Level. For example, Los An geles, California is about 300 feet above sea level. Death Valley , California is ab out 2 70 feet below sea level. The POI Manage[...]

Chapter 13: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager 79 13.4 Opening a POI File When you start the POI Manager the contents of your “My POI’ s” folder will be di splayed. This is the default location for storing custom POI files. Locate the POI files you wish to load. When you have selected a fi le, the Copy T o Unit arrow will tu rn green. Click on th [...]

Chapter 13: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager 80 Click on the Add button . Enter the Name, t he Latitude, and the Longitude. The Altitude and Descripti on fields are optional. Select th e Category fie ld and select New . A dialog box will appear to c reate a new POI categ ory . Enter the Name and assign an Image (icon) for the POI. Th e Description fie[...]

Chapter 13: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager 81 13.7 Importing a Data FIle The POI Manager software sup ports ASCII file format (.ASC, . CSV ,.TXT); GP S Exchange file format (.GPS,.XML); Magellan W aypoint fi le format (.WPT ,.RTE); and Garmin PCX5 Waypoint file format (.WPT ,.RTE). Click on the Open button . Select the file you wish to import and cl[...]

82 Chapter 14: Magellan RoadMate Music Manager The Magellan RoadMate Music Manager enables you to transfer song files in MP3 or WMA form at from your computer to your Magellan RoadMate, or fr om your Magellan RoadMate to your computer . The Magellan RoadMate has approximately 10 GB of hard disk space available for storage of music files, image file[...]

83 Chapter 15: Music Player The Magellan RoadMate Music Player enables you to play music files in MP3, or WMA format, stored on the hard di sk of your Magellan RoadMate. If you have no t already done so, you must install th e Magellan RoadMate T ools application (page 76) and tr ansfer files onto your unit usin g the Magella n RoadMate Music Manage[...]

Chapter 15: Music Player 84 Select Playlist The Playlist menu will a ppear . T o exit from the playlist menu, selec t ESC . 15.2.1 Play T o hear a previously created playlist, select Play . Use the Up or Down arrow to select the desired playlist. Select OK . The songs will begin playing automaticall y in order . 15.2.2 Create T o make a new p layli[...]

Chapter 15: Music Player 85 15.2.5 Rename If you want to change the name of a playlist, select Rename . Select the playlist you wish to rename and then, select OK . Use the backspace key (<-) to erase the name; and the keypa d to enter a new name for your playlist. When you have finished, select OK . 15.3 Play Mode While in single song play , se[...]

Chapter 15: Music Player 86 15.5 Equalizer The Equalizer provides advanc ed sound opti ons so you can customize the quality of th e playback. The equalizer will only be available for MP3 format sound files. Select an equalizer pr eset from the fol lowing preconfi gured options: Default (flat), Jazz, Classical, Rock, T echno , Dance Hall, Live, Full[...]

87 Chapter 16: Magellan RoadMate Photo Manager The Magellan RoadMate Photo Man ager enables you to transfer ima ge files in ei ther JPG or BMP format from your computer to your Magellan R oadMate, or from your Magellan RoadMate to your computer . The Magellan RoadMate has approximately 10 GB of hard disk space available for storage of music files, [...]

88 Chapter 17: Photo Viewer The Magellan RoadMate Photo Viewer enable s you to view image files in JPG and BMP format, stored on the hard disk of your Magellan RoadMate or an optional st orage card. In order to transfer files fr om your PC to the Magellan RoadMate, you must install the Magellan RoadMate T ools appli cation (page 76) and have copied[...]

Chapter 17: Photo Viewer 89 17.1.3 Slideshow Press the Slideshow button to cycle throug h all th e photos in the Pictures folder automati cally . 17.1.4 Pan If you enlarge an image beyond the screen boundaries, pr ess th e Pan button to enable image scrolling. While enabled, you can drag the image in any direction to view other areas o f th e image[...]

Chapter 17: Photo Viewer 90 17.2.4 Properties T o view information on the se lected file or folder , press Propert ies . A thumbnail of the image will be displayed along with the width and height in pixels, the size, and th e forma t (image type). When viewing the properties for folders, width, height, and format are not shown. Size shown is the co[...]

91 Appendix POI Categories The Magellan Roa dMate POI dat abase has 37 different categories. The ico ns will ap pear on the Map screen (if enabled): Restaurant Fast food, diners, an d food marts Bank/A TM Most financial services Gas Station Most fuel services Roadside Assistance T owing companies Hospital/Polyclinic M ost medical service s V ehicle[...]

Appendix 92 When selecting restaurants, you can furthe r narrow the search by cuisine type such as French, Italian, Greek, Mexican, etc. PC Requirements • IBM Compatible PC, Pent ium or higher • Microsoft ® WIndows® 2 000 or XP •1 2 8 M B R A M • CD Drive for Software Inst allation • DVD Drive for Map Upgrades • USB Port Professional [...]

Appendix 93 GPS Status Screen GPS STA T US Screen Structure-first page It is ordered by the cha nnel number from 1 to 12. Where: d1: Satellite PRN number , wi th “e” or “E” to the ri ght means got ephemeris data, “v” or “V” to the right means got verified ephemeris data (double check). “E” or “V” also means got satellite ti [...]

Appendix 94 Bad fix code 0 PVT_OK :good fix 2 ILLEGAL_AL T : illegal altitude < -10km or > 17.5km 4 POSITION_JUMP: too big position jump betwe en two epoch (300 miles) 5 ILLEGAL_VELOCITY_OR_A L T : max velocity 951mile 7 TOO_BIG_ACCELERA TION max 15m around 1.5g 8 TOO_SMALL_AL TITUDE -10000 m 9 TOO_BIG_AL TITUDE 17,500 m 10 TOO_BIG_PDOP max P[...]

Appendix 95 GPS STA T US Screen Structure - second page Heading XXX (degree) Speeding XX.X (meter per second) Current Lat: DDD.DDDDD W/E (current la titude, degree) Current Long: DDD.DDDDD N/S (current l ongitude, degree) Current altitude XXXX (altitude in mean sea level meter) TTFF XXXXs (T ime-T o-First-Fix in second) #Satellite (U/T) XX/XX (the [...]

Appendix 96 T ypical GPS STA TUS Screen Display First Page Second Page Heading 0 Speed 0.0 m/s Current Lat: 34.10939 N Current Long:117.82599 W GPS V e rsion: Current altitude 2 55 TTFF 116s #Satellite (U/T) 11/12 PDOP 2 .3 VDOP 1.7 TTFF 0.0 HDOP 1.3 FOMS P/V/H 2 UTC TIME 08/16/2004 2 2:56:53 CH PRN AZ EL SNR U/N 01 27V 311 54 334 U 02 03E 078 29 1[...]

Appendix 97 Frequently Asked Questions Why is my street not showing up on the map? The Magellan RoadMate uses the most c urrent available map data . Chances a re, your street is in a new housing development or the street is new . Map updates ar e made available about twice per year . I know there is a gas station on this street corner , why is ther[...]