F-Series Desktop User Manual F20 en English - Europe/New Zealand | F-Series Desktop Contents Key to icons and text.........................................................................................................................3 What is F-Series Desktop? ...............................................................................................................4 How do I install F-Series Desktop onto my computer? ......................................................................4 How do I subscribe to Safety Camera information? ..........................................................................5 How do I check for special offers? ....................................................................................................5 How do I view and select special offers?...........................................................................................5 How do I install Safety Camera information? ....................................................................................5 Purchase a Subscription...............................................................................................................5 Activate your Subscription ............................................................................................................5 How do I update subscriptions? ........................................................................................................6 How do I install Custom Places of Interest? ......................................................................................6 How do I create a Custom Place of Interest file?...............................................................................7 How do I copy a Custom POI file to my Navman?.............................................................................8 How do I delete a Custom POI File from my Navman? .....................................................................8 How do I backup my Navman? .........................................................................................................9 How do I backup my Navman? .....................................................................................................9 How do I restore a Backup to my Navman?..................................................................................9 How do I delete a Backup from my Navman? ...............................................................................9 How do I connect my Navman to my computer when F-Series Desktop is already installed? ...........9 How do I connect my Navman to my computer?...........................................................................9 How do I disconnect my Navman from my computer? ..................................................................9 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................9 2 | F-Series Desktop Key to icons and text Formatting The following kinds of formatting in the text identify special information: Convention Bold Italics Type of Information Navman components or items displayed on screen, including buttons, headings, field names and options. Indicates the name of a screen. Icons The following icons are used throughout this manual: Icon Description Note Important note Tip Warning Terms The following terms are used throughout this manual to describe user actions: Term Press Press and hold Select Description Press and quickly release a button on your Navman. Press and continue to hold down a button on your Navman. Use the mouse to click an icon, check box, or command from a menu on your computer. 3 | F-Series Desktop What is F-Series Desktop? F-Series Desktop is software for your computer and is used to: purchase and download subscriptions (including safety camera updates) install and manage custom Places of Interest (POI) backup your settings and Favourites System requirements: IBM compatible PC running Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3 or XP SP2, Internet Explorer 6 or higher, CD drive, USB port and Internet connection. The use of information regarding safety camera locations may be subject to local laws in the country of use. You are responsible for checking that you can use the information in your country or in the country where the information will be used. How do I install F-Series Desktop onto my computer? Do NOT connect your Navman to your computer until you have competed steps 1 to 5 below. While installing F-Series Desktop, you might be asked to install a service pack if an update is available. If so, please follow the prompts to complete the update process. 1. 2. Close all open programs on your computer. Insert the F-Series Desktop Application Installer CD into your computer CD drive. The F-Series Desktop installer will start. If your computer does not automatically launch the CD, start the installation manually: Start > Run. Type D:\Install.exe where "D" is the letter assigned to your CD drive, then click OK. 3. 4. 5. Select your preferred language for F-Series Desktop. Click Install F-Series Desktop. Follow the screen prompts to install F-Series Desktop: Review and accept the Licence Agreement for F-Series Desktop when prompted. Select a destination folder for F-Series Desktop when prompted. Connect your Navman to your computer: a) Plug the large end of the USB cable directly into a USB port on your computer (not a USB hub). Plug the small end into the USB Socket ( on the side of your Navman. Where possible, plug the USB cable into a USB port at the back of your computer. 6. ) 7. Press and hold the Power Button ( ) for at least 3 seconds. Your Navman will turn on. a) When the following screen displays on your Navman, click Install in the F-Series Desktop installation window: If this screen does not display, press and hold a little longer. 8. When the installation has finished, click Finish. F-Series Desktop will open. 4 | F-Series Desktop How do I subscribe to Safety Camera information? Your Navman contains pre-loaded Safety Camera information. Safety camera information is not available for all countries. Please see the Navman Store website for latest coverage. How do I check for special offers? The first time that you open F-Series Desktop, the special offers will display automatically. This will show you any offers that you are eligible to receive. How do I view and select special offers? 1. 2. 3. Open F-Series Desktop, if it is not already open: Start > All Programs > Navman > F-Series Desktop From the Subscriptions menu, select Check for Special Offers. Your computer will connect to the Navman server to check for applicable special offers. If special offers are available, complete the following: a) Select a region to view the applicable special offers. The available offers for that region will display. b) c) Select a special offer and click Get Now. Follow the prompts to finish accessing the special offer you have chosen, and then click Finish. How do I install Safety Camera information? Complete the following steps to install safety camera information on your Navman. 1. 2. 1. Purchase a Subscription. Activate your Subscription. Purchase a Subscription To purchase a subscription to safety camera information, on the Subscriptions menu, select Purchase Subscription. The Navman Store website will open. 2. Follow the prompts to purchase your subscription. A product key will be sent to you via email when you have subscribed. You will need to use this product key to activate your subscription. Keep a copy of all your product keys. You will need to use them if you want to download subscriptions again, e.g. restoring subscriptions after a factory reset. Activate your Subscription 1. 2. Open F-Series Desktop, if it is not already open: Start > All Programs > Navman > F-Series Desktop To activate your subscription to safety camera information, from the Subscriptions menu, select Activate Subscription Key. The Activation window will display. 3. Complete one of the following: If you ... have been sent a product key for your subscription via email Then ... Enter the product key in the Product Key field. Click Next. Follow the prompts to update your subscription. Select Continue. Your software will update automatically. Click Buy. The Navman Store website will open. Follow the prompts to purchase a product key. Go to step 2. require a product key 5 | F-Series Desktop How do I update subscriptions? 1. 2. 3. Open F-Series Desktop, if it is not already open: Start > All Programs > Navman > F-Series Desktop From the Subscriptions menu, select Check for Subscription Updates, then select either Safety Cameras, Check internal memory or Check accessory memory card. Your computer will connect to the Navman server to check for applicable subscription updates. If a subscription update is available, click Continue. Your software will update automatically. If ... you have any expired subscriptions and want to update them Then ... The Update subscriptions window will display, showing expired subscriptions. Select Update Now. Select Continue. The Navman Store website will open. Update your subscription. you have any expired subscriptions and do not want to update them at this time you have expired subscriptions and never want to update them The Update subscriptions window will display, showing expired subscriptions. Select Update Later. The Update complete message will display. Go to step 4. The Update subscriptions window will display, showing expired subscriptions. Select Never. The Update complete message will display. Go to step 4. 4. Select Finish. F-Series Desktop will display. How do I install Custom Places of Interest? You can create custom Places of Interest by using F-Series Desktop in two ways: by creating your own POI files, or by using compatible POI files, such as Hotels, downloaded from the Internet. 1 Various POI files are available for download free or by subscription from third-party websites . Ensure that downloaded files are in .csv (Comma Separated Values) format. A maximum of 25 custom POI files can be saved on your Navman. Each file corresponds to a POI category; for example, Hotels.csv will be listed in your Navman as the Hotels category. Alerts Custom POI categories can be set to enable a warning sound or visual warning when in close proximity. 1 Navman is not responsible for the content or accuracy of the information or the reliability or availability of these websites. 6 | F-Series Desktop How do I create a Custom Place of Interest file? Complete the following steps to create or edit a custom Place of Interest file containing the latitude and longitude of individual Places of Interest. The file will be saved on your computer in .csv (Comma Separated Values) format. When you have finished creating or editing the file, you can copy it to your Navman. For more information, see "How do I copy a Custom POI file to my Navman?" on page 8. 1. Complete one of the following: If you want to ... create a new Place of Interest file Then ... Click . The Place of Interest File Name window will open. Type a name for the file in the File Name box, then click OK. The file name will be used as both the name of the CSV file and the Place of Interest name. The file name cannot include spaces. The category name will consist of the first 8 characters. open an existing Place of Interest file Click . The Open dialogue box will open. Select the file from your local or network drive, then click Open. The locations contained in the Place of Interest file are listed. 2. Complete the following to add or edit a Place of Interest: a) On the Edit menu, click New to create a new Place of Interest, or Modify to edit the selected Place of Interest. The Place Details window will open. b) c) Type a description for the Place of Interest in the Description box. Complete one of the following: If you know ... the degrees, minutes and seconds of the Place of Interest Then ... On the Degrees, Minutes, Seconds tab, type or select the degree, minute and second of the latitude in the Latitude boxes and the longitude in the Longitude boxes. Select N, S, E or W to designate the hemisphere of the co-ordinates. On the Decimal Degrees tab, type the latitude in the Latitude box and the longitude in the Longitude box. Select N, S, E or W to designate the hemisphere of the co-ordinates. the decimal degrees of the Place of Interest d) 3. 4. Click OK to save the Place of Interest. Repeat step 2 until all Places of Interest have been added to the Place of Interest file. . Click The Place of Interest file is saved. You are now ready to copy your custom Place of Interest file to your Navman. For more information, see "How do I copy a Custom POI file to my Navman?" on page 8. 7 | F-Series Desktop How do I copy a Custom POI file to my Navman? 1. 2. Open or create a POI file. (or on the File menu, select Save to Device). Click ...