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Nextar X3-05 manual

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  • Page 1

    - 1 - contents Getting started ...................... ..........…… …………… ………… ………….....…. .. ........ 2 Starting the system ............... …… ………………… ……………………………. ............. 2 Getting a GPS signal ........................…. ……………………………… ...........[...]

  • Page 2

    - 2 - Getting started Congratulations on your purchase of the system. Your system can guide you to the destination of your choice using signals from Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) or bitin g the earth. There are 24 GPS satellites orbiting the earth. A GPS device can calculate your position on the earth if it can receive signals from at least t[...]

  • Page 3

    - 3 - To start the system: 1 Pres s the POWER butto n. The screen appears. 2 Tap Navigate. A warning screen appears. 3 Tap “I Agree” after you have read and agreed to the warning. The map view appears and you are ready to set your first destination! Getting a GPS signal To use the system to guide you to a destination, the system’s GPS antenna[...]

  • Page 4

    - 4 - To check the status of your GPS signal: 1 Tap the Menu button and then Settings. 2 Tap GPS Information. The GPS Info screen appears. 3 To close the GPS Info screen, tap . Entering data on the system The system doesn’t have a keyboard. Instead, you tap the screen to enter data. When you are entering data, a screen containing the letters of t[...]

  • Page 5

    - 5 - Moving through the screens The system shows you one screen at a time. Each time you tap a button, a new screen appears. If you want to return to the previous screen, tap . If there isn’t , you can Tap MENU to display the main menu.[...]

  • Page 6

    - 6 - Working with the map The system gives you many ways of looking at the map. You can see your current position, you can view any of the maneuvers on a route, and you can pan the map to view other areas. You can zoom in and out, and you can find information about specific locations. Map view If you have a GPS signal, the map view on the system s[...]

  • Page 7

    - 7 - Route list Tappin g an item on the list and then tappin g Map will display the maneuver detai l screen for that maneuver. Location and POI information You can find location information about any point on the map by pressing firmly on the map. A screen appears giving you the opportunity to set the location as the Start or the Destination, save[...]

  • Page 8

    - 8 - To view location information: 1. To view information about a locatio n on the map, press firmly on the map. The address information screen appears. 2. Tap Inf ormat ion. The Information screen appears, giving you block information about the location, including latitude and longitude. To view POI information: 1. To view information about a POI[...]

  • Page 9

    - 9 - Planning your route You can set a destination with the system many different ways. Once you have set a destination, you can add a detour or a stop over. The system also offers an Itinerary feature, where you can enter up to 50 destinations and use the Itinerary screen to move the addresses into any order you like. Setting the home address To [...]

  • Page 10

    - 10 - Using an address as a destination When you use an address for a destination, you must know at least the name of the street and the city. Guidance directions will be more accurate if you also know the street number of the destination. Note: If you already have a destination, y ou can tap New to set a new destination. There are two ways to ent[...]

  • Page 11

    - 11 - 5. Tap Street First. The Enter Street Name screen appears. 6. Tap the letters to enter the name of the street. Tap OK when you have selected the street. The Enter House Number screen appears. 7. Select the address that matches the location you want to go to and tap Nav. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. To enter an address [...]

  • Page 12

    - 12 - 3. Tap Address. The Input Method screen appears. 4. If you need to change the region: • Tap Change State. The Enter State Name screen appears. • Tap the letters to enter the name of the region, or tap the name of the region. • Tap OK when you have selected the region. You return to the Input Method screen. 5. Tap City First. The Enter [...]

  • Page 13

    - 13 - 8. Tap the numbers to enter the house number. Tap OK when you have finished. The Select Address screen appears. 9. Select the address that matches the location you want to go to and tap Nav. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. Using an intersection as a destination When you use an intersection for a destination you must know [...]

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    - 14 - 4. If you need to change the region: • Tap Change State. The Enter State Name screen appears. • Tap the letters to enter the name of the region, or tap the name of the region. • Tap OK when you have selected the region. You return to the Input Method screen. 5. Tap Street First. The Enter Street Name screen appears. 6. Tap the letters [...]

  • Page 15

    - 15 - To enter an intersection as a d estination using City First: 1. Tap MENU. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The Set Destination screen appears. 3. Tap Intersection. The Input Method screen appears. 4. If you need to change the region: • Tap Change State. The Enter State Name screen appears. • Tap the letters to enter the name of[...]

  • Page 16

    - 16 - 6. Tap the letters to enter the name of the city. Tap OK when you have selected the city. The Enter Street screen appears. 7. Tap the letters to enter the name of the street. Tap OK when you have selected the street. The Enter 2nd Street Name screen appears. 8. Tap the letters to enter the name of the second street. Tap OK when you have sele[...]

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    - 17 - Using a Point of Interest (POI) as a destination There are many points of interest that you can select as a destination. Generally, you choose a category and then choose one of four methods of selecting the specific point of interest. Sometimes you must first select a subcategory (such as Museum within the category of Attractions) before you[...]

  • Page 18

    - 18 - 5. Tap a subcategory. The POI Options screen appears. 6. To select a nearby POI from an alphabetical list: • Tap Alphabetical. The Enter POI Name screen appears. • Tap the letters to enter the name of the POI. Tap OK when you have selected the POI. The POI Select screen appears, displaying the address of the POI. • Tap Nav. The map app[...]

  • Page 19

    - 19 - To select from all POIs in a region: 1. Tap MENU. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The Set Destination screen appears. 3. Tap POI. The Points of Interest screen appears. 4. Tap a category. Usually a subcategory screen appears. Note: If you chose Restaurant, tap the letters to enter a type of restaurant. If you chose Hotel, there is[...]

  • Page 20

    - 20 - 6. To select a POI from an alphabetical list: • Tap List All. The Enter POI Name screen appears.  • Tap the letters to enter the name of the POI. Tap OK when you have selected the POI. The POI Select screen appears. • Tap Nav. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. 7. To select a POI by city: • Tap By City. The Enter [...]

  • Page 21

    - 21 - Using a Favorite destination as a destination Favorite destinations are locations you add to a list on the system. You can add locations to your Favorites list as you set a destination, from the POI( S) screen, and from the Location Information screen. You can then easily select one of these locations as a destination. To select a favorite a[...]

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    - 22 - Using a Recent destination as a destination Recent destinations are locations you have nav igated to recently. You can easily select one of these locations as a destination. Managing your recent destinations list is covered later in this section. To select a destination from you r list of recent destinations: 1. Tap MENU. The main menu appea[...]

  • Page 23

    - 23 - Using a City Center as a destination Sometimes you may want to use the system to get to a city, but not to a specific location within the city. To do this you select a City Center as a destination. As with selecting a Point of Interest, there are several methods of selecting a city center: two for nearby city centers and one for all city cen[...]

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    - 24 - 5. To select a nearby POI by distance: • Tap By Distance. The City List screen appears, listing the closest city centers first. • Tap the city that you want to go to and tap Nav. You may need to scroll down the list by tapping the scroll bar. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. To select from all City Centers in a region:[...]

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    - 25 - Adding detours and stopovers The detour feature lets you tell the system about roads on a route that you do not want to use. Stopovers are stops you add to a trip to make prior to reaching your destination. Detours Once you have set a destination you can look at the list of streets and determine if you need to mark one or more as unavailable[...]

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    - 26 - Stopovers Once you have set a destination you can add a stopover. Adding a stopover does not cancel your original destination. When you reach your stopover, you will be prompted to continue to your final destination. To create a stopover: 1. Tap MENU. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The Destination Options screen appears. 3. Tap S[...]

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    - 27 - 2. Tap Destination. The Destination Options screen appears. 3. Tap Stopover. 4. Tap X. A confirmation message appears asking if you want to continue to your final destination. 5. Tap Yes. The map appears and navigation continues.[...]

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    - 28 - Managing your favorites list You can edit the destinations you add to your favorites list to give t hem descrip tive names. You can also remove destinations from your favorites list. To manage your favorites list: 1. Tap MENU button and then Destination. 2. Tap Favorites. The Favorites screen appears. 3. To edit a favorite: • Tap on the fa[...]

  • Page 29

    - 29 - Using Shortcuts The shortcut feature provides you quick access to some of the most important destinations while you’re on the road, including: • Home • ATM • Gas • Hospital • Parking • Restaurant • Tourist Information By tapping on any of the POI categories, you will see a list of the nearest POIs sorted by distance.[...]

  • Page 30

    - 30 - Setting your options You can set many different options to customize the system and make it work your way. These options include: • display options • route options • speed alert • Volume • localization Display options The display options give you control over the appearance of the map. You can change the following: • orientation [...]

  • Page 31

    - 31 - There are three options for displaying POI icons. If you choose default, the most commonly displayed categories of POI icons will appear on the map at zoom levels of 1000 ft and closer. If you choose off, no POI icons are displayed. If you choose custom, you can choose which categories of POI icons you want displayed. The color settings cont[...]

  • Page 32

    - 32 - To set your display settings: 1. Tap MENU button and then Settings. 2. Tap Display Options. The Display Options screen appears. 3. Tap your Orientation preference: Heading or North. 4. Tap your Guidance preference: Auto or Manual. 5. Tap your Day/Night preference: Auto, Night, or Day. 6. Tap your POI Icons preference: Default, Off, or Custom[...]

  • Page 33

    - 33 - There are four method settings. Quickest calculates the route that should take the least amount of time. Major calculates a route that uses major roads whenever possible. Shortest calculates the route that is shortest in distance. Local calculates a route that uses local roads whenever possible. The ferries setting indicates whether ferries [...]

  • Page 34

    - 34 - 3. Tap your Method preference: Quickest, Major, Shortest, or Local. 4. Tap your Ferries preference: Include or Exclude. 5. Tap your Toll Roads preference: Include or Exclude. 6. Tap your Carpool preference: Include or Exclude. 7. Tap your Turns preference: Reduced or Normal. 8. When you have finished choosing your options, tap OK. Speed aler[...]

  • Page 35

    - 35 - Volume You can set the volume used by your system to the level most comfortable for you. You can also mute the sound. There is also a Mute button on the Volume screen. To change the volume: 1. Tap MENU. The Menu screen appears. 2. Tap Settings. The Settings screen appears. 3. Tap Volume. The Volume screen appears. 4. Change the volume by tap[...]

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    - 36 - There are three language settings. When you change the language, all of the screen names and controls will be in the selected language. There are six time zone settings, for all areas of United States. There are two daylight saving options, to determine whether or not daylight savings time is currently in effect at your location. There are t[...]

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    - 37 - 4. Tap your Time Zone preference: Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska or Hawaii. 5. Tap your Daylight Saving preference: DST or Standard. 6. Tap your Units preference: Mi or KM. 7. Tap your TTS preference: Off, Mixed, or Exclusive. Off – Only recorded voice without pronouncing the street name. Mixed – Recorded voice with TTS for [...]

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    - 38 - Screen Display GUIDANCE SCREENS GPS Info Screen[...]

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    - 39 - Current Location Screen Route List Screen[...]

  • Page 40

    - 40 - No part of this manual may be copied, republished, reproduced, transmitted or distributed in any way without prior written consent of Nextar, Inc. Any unauthorized distribution of this manual is expressly forbidden. Nextar may find it necessary to modify , amend or otherwise change or update this manual. We reserve the right to do this at an[...]