Magellan RoadMate 2045 manual

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    471 El Camino Re al, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Magellan ® RoadMate ® 2036, 2045 and 3045T GPS Receivers User Manual[...]

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    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 selected 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 applicable[...]

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    ii Federal Communication Commiss ion Interfe rence St atement This equipm ent has bee n tested and found to co mply with the lim its for class B digital device s, 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 inst allation. This equipment g[...]

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    iii 2. This device must acce pt any inter ference, includ ing interferen ce th at may ca use undesired operation of th e 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 [...]

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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[...]

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    471 El Camino Re al, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Creating a Destination to a C ity Center ....................... ................. ................ ............. ................ .. .... 15 Previous Destinations ........ ................. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ...... ............. 16 Routing to a [...]

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

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    471 El Camino Re al, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Default System Settings ... ................ ............. ................ ................. ............ ................. .......... ........... 33 Restoring All Default System Settings ............ .................... ................ ................... .................... .. .... 33 Backing Up and [...]

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    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 navig ational information that can be used to guide you to your destination. Knowing it s position and movement, it can th en overlay this information on det a[...]

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    2 Magellan RoadMate (A) Power Switch (B) Power input from vehicle power adapt er cable or optional AC power adapter . (C) [Availa ble only on the Magellan RoadMate 20 45 and 3045] Micro SD card s lot. (A micro SD card is optional and can be used to back up and resto re data.) A B C[...]

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    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 arnings screen is displayed. Read and t ap . T urning the Magellan Ro adMate recei[...]

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    4 3. T ap Sound . 4. T ap the check box for Button Sound s . Check to have button sound s played, unchecked to tu rn them of f. 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 s[...]

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    5 Keyp ad Understa nding the keypad while enter ing an address is an impo rtant part of using your Magellan RoadMate receiver . The keypad is the most common method fo r entering dat a into the Magellan Ro adMate receiver . Keypad Overview Address Book Access the Address Book wher e you can save addresses and destinations to have availab le when ne[...]

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    6 Selecting From List When a list o f items found in the database are displaye d, use the ar rows on the right to mo ve the list up 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 [...]

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

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    8 Installation Ins tructions Installation of the Magellan RoadMate receiver is simple and easy . The har dest 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.[...]

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    9 Att aching the Magellan Road Mate receiver to the Car Cradle Slide the Magellan RoadM ate receiver on th e car cradle so that the slot on the Magellan RoadMate receiver aligns with the tab on the car cradle. Slide the Magellan RoadMate receiver all the way down until it rest s on the 'feet'. Y ou should notice a click when the re ceiver[...]

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    10 Map Screen The most commonly us ed screen is the Map scree n. Whether you are fo llowing a route or just traveling around a city , the chances are that the Map screen will be displayed. The Map screen can be disp layed 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[...]

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    11 (F) Zoom in and zoom out controls to change the map sca le. (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 destinatio[...]

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    12 Current Location Screen The Curr ent Location scree n displa ys the ap proximate a ddress 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 scree n. From the Map screen : 1. From the Map screen ta[...]

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    13 1. T ap the speake r icon . Additional controls appear . 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 .[...]

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    14 Cr eating a Destination Cr eating a Destination to an Addr ess When creating an address, the fi rs t step is to enter the city . The city can be specified by entering the name o f the ci ty , entering the ZIP code for t he city or b y selecting a previously used city . 1. From the Main Menu tap the Address icon. 2. Enter City: Y ou have three wa[...]

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

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    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 arri val (ET A), the dist ance to travel, and the routing method (e.g. Fastest). 4. (optio[...]

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    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 addre ss as described in “Entering an Addr ess”. 2. When the screen appea rs with the a ddress of the se lected lo cation, the e stimated time of ar rival (ET A), the dist ance to travel, and the routing method (e.g. [...]

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    18 OneT ouch Menu In addition to Home Address, ther e are othe r icons in the OneT ouch Menu. There are prede fined bookmarks as well as user assignable bookmark s for searches and favori te destinations. They can be used for easy access of frequent destinations and to get loca l information when needed . Furthermore, you can assi gn POI sear ch cr[...]

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    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 screen. 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 “Pr eview” icon at[...]

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    20 Points of Inter est (POI) The Magellan RoadMate r eceiver has preloaded POIs that can be used as a destination for a route. Selecting a restaurant or findin g a gas station nearby is a t your fingertips. 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 al[...]

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    21 Cr eating a Route to a PO I by Name 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Point s of Interest icon. 2. T ap the Search By Name button. 3. S pell the name of the POI to be used as the destin ation. 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.[...]

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    22 Home Addr ess Y our most frequent destination can be enter ed and saved in the Magellan RoadMate as the Home Add ress for quick and easy access when you ne ed to navigate there. This doe s not 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 OneT ouch men[...]

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    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 urn List to gether wi th it s distance. If yo u are not in the city in which the next street is[...]

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    24 2. On the Main Menu, tap the can cel 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 [...]

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    25 Multi Destination Routes With the Magellan RoadMate you can create routes with more than one destinat ion. 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 wit h Go T o Using the search functions of the Magellan RoadMate y[...]

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    26 Saving a Multi Destination Route to Y our Address Book Multi destination routes can be saved for later use from the addre ss 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 yo[...]

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    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 Trafc information free of charge[...]

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    “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[...]

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    29 Settings With user Settings yo u can customize the Magellan RoadM 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 ch anges. Accessing System Sett ings 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon . 2. T ap System . Setting Languag es 1. Access the[...]

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    30 Selecting Units of Measure Auto power is the duration of time that the Magellan RoadMate receiver remains idle before turning off 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 displayed [...]

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    31 Sound Setting V olume from 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 und 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. T ap Sound. 3. Checking Mute will mute all sounds. Turning of f Button Sounds 1. From the Main Menu[...]

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    32 Adding Features This option is used when purchasing an addi tion al feature for your rece iver that requires a code to authorize it. Check the Magellan web site per iodically for new features, en hancements or even sof tware updates. 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. T ap Ad d Feature . 3. Use the keypad to ente r in the co[...]

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    33 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 compute wh ich satellites ar e ava[...]