User manual GAMES POCKET PC NDRIVE POCKETPC

2 Quick start guide Welcome to NDrive and thank you for choosing one of our products. This quick start guide allows you to take the first steps navigating with the NDrive. With frequent navigation you may even find some functions that are not described in this manual. When you have any doubt you may also consult the "Tutorial", from the initial program menu. Table of contents I - The Product.......................................................................................................... 4 II - NDrive for Pocket PC ......................................................................................... 5 1. Compatibility and minimum requirements........................................................ 5 a) Pocket PC requirements b) PC requirements 2. First steps............................................................................................................. 6 a) Pairing the GPS bluetooth b) Insert the memory card with the NDrive on the Pocket PC c) Ndrive registration d) Ready to navigate 3. First impressions................................................................................................. 7 4. The Ndrive in detail ............................................................................................. 8 a) Map window b) Application's main window c) Search d) Navigation e) Favourites and Home f) Settings 5. Tricks and tips ..................................................................................................... 15 3 I ­ The Product The NDrive is distributed in different forms and different maps/regions combinations: - NDrive Mobile (CD or Memory Card with the NDrive application); - NDrive BTGPS (Memory Card with the NDrive application and GPS Bluetooth NDrive); - NDrive GO (Memory Card with the NDrive application and PDA/Pocket PC with integrated GPS). You may, from the site, acquire new maps to the NDrive application, and acquire, whenever it is pos sible, the NDrive BTGPS and NDrive Go versions with good advantages if you already own the NDrive Mobile version. The NDrive application runs in the PDA/Pocket PC and Symbian OS operating systems (and you may exchange the memory card with the NDrive between two devices that use the operating systems mentioned). As the way of working is completely different, you will, then, explain the functioning of the NDrivre for Pocket PC. 4 II - NDrive for Pocket PC 1. Compatibility and minimum requirements a) Pocket PC Requirements NDriveGO / Ndrive BTGPS / NDrive Mobile (in memory card): - Operating system Pocket PC 2003, Pocket PC 2003 SE or Windows Mobile 2005 - Minimum resolution of the Screen 320x240 - SD/MMC Expansion Slot NDrive Mobile (on CD): - Operating system Pocket PC 2003, Pocket PC 2003 SE or Windows Mobile 2005 - Minimum resolution of the Screen 320x240 - SD/MMC Expansion Slot and memory card (the required capacity of the card is different according to the map/region to be installed, but it should never be under 128 MB) b) PC* requirements - Operating system Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP or superior - CD-ROM drive (4x or superior) - Microsoft ActiveSync (3.71 ou superior), that comes with your Pocket PC * These requirements are only to the NDrive Mobile version (on CD). The other versions don't require a PC to work, although it is prudent to make a backup of the NDrive memory card to a personal computer or to another memory card. 5 2. First steps a) Pairing the GPS bluetooth If you have a GPS Bluetooth or if you've acquired the NDrive BTGPS version, first you have to pair the GPS with your Pocket PC: - Turn on the GPS Bluetooth - At the inferior right corner of you Pocket PC click on the Bluetooth icon (if this icon is not there go to "Start/Settings/Connections/Bluetooth" - Click on "Mode" and activate "Turn on Bluetooth"; then click on "Devices" and on "New" - Click on the GPS found during the search and introduce the pairing code when asked for (consult the manual of your GPS to verify this code). Please note that, usually, this code is "0000" or "1234". - If you are questioned about a serial port, activate that option. - (...) Note: Given the large diversity of Pocket PCs, GPS and Bluetooth drivers of different manufacturers, in case you don't get a pairing, search the manual of the PDA manufacturer about the Bluetooth. Make a soft reset on your Pocket PC and verify the manual of you GPS. b) Insert the memory card with the NDrive on the Pocket PC* - Insert the memory card with the NDrive application on your Pocket PC. If you already have a memory card with other applications and don't want to switch cards all the time, copy all the contents of the card with the NDrive to the root of the card you use more frequently. It is also advisable to make a backup of the NDrive to your personal computer. As you introduce the card, the NDrive will install automatically and will make a soft reset. - If the soft reset is not made automatically, you must do it manually. * - If you own the NDrive CD version, you'll have to install the software of the NDrive in the memory card. Make sure that you are connected to the PC via Microsoft ActiveSync, and that you placed the CD-ROM in the right drive. c) NDrive registration As you initiate the NDrive for the first time, you're asked to make the register. You must introduce the serial number that comes with the NDrive. If you own a Pocket PC Phone Edition you may choose to make the register by SMS. In case you don't have a Pocket PC Phone Edition, you must make the register though the internet, just as explained while introducing the serial number on the Pocket PC. f you don't have a register and want to use the software you may always put the word DEMO - - and you will be able to test the programme for a period of 5 minutes with all the functions working. d) Ready to navigate You are now ready to navigate. The GPS should be recognized automatically and in a few minutes, maximum, you'll get the satellites' signal (place yourself with the GPS out of doors, in a large place this first time, so that the satellites are easier to pick up). Use the Pocket PC tutorial to clear some additional doubt or continue to read this guide. In case you have problems with the registration or the GPS recognition, please contact us through the e-mail info@ndriveweb.com 6 3. First impressions The NDrive has two extremely important Windows: - The map window, on which you may carry out any function on the map. - The main window of the application, on which are presented all the functions' groups that may be carried out in the NDrive. To go to the main window of the application from the map you just have to click on the icon with a "house". To go back to the map just click on the "map" button that is at the inferior, right corner of the main window. If you click on the "tutorial" button, at the inferior left corner of the main window, you'll see a presentation with the basic functions of the NDrive. 7 4. The Ndrive in detail a) Map window Whenever you start the NDrive, it is the map window that comes first. At the same time, the Bluetooth function of the Pocket PC starts (with a view to obtain the satellite signal of a bluetooth GPS). Besides the map drawing, at the screen centre, you also have a series of buttons: (superior left corner) Allows enlarging the map; (inferior left corner) Allows reducing the map); (superior right corner) Allows controlling the reception of the satellite signal, with four expressions: - "No GPS" ­ No GPS receptor was found. Make sure you have the pairing of your Bluetooth GPS receptor correctly established or that the GPS receptor is on. If it is not detected after this, please contact us by e-mail: info@ndriveweb.com - "No Fix" ­ The GPS receptor was detected but the signal is not enough to place the current position on the map. Place the GPS receptor out of doors, near the vehicle dashboard. Some vehicles own reflecting glasses that difficult the signal passage. Place the GPS receptor out of those glasses range. If this is the first time you're trying the connexion, it may take some time before you get the signal. - "Fix 2D" ­ The position has already been placed in the map, but there are only three satellites, which does not allow getting the altitude. - "Fix 3D" - The position has already been placed in the map and there are more than three satellites sending the signal. If you click here you may get all the information related to the current position and satellite signal: direction (compass), latitude, longitude, altitude, velocity, satellite signal and number of satellites found. 8 (inferior right corner) Allows to execute an action over the active/selected map point, some of those actions may be of navigation to that point, add to favourites or define the point as home. (inferior left corner) Allows to go to the NDrive main window, where all the functions of the application are presented. b) Application's main window Just as it was said before, you may go to the NDrive main window at any time from the map, clicking on the "house" button (inferior left corner). You can access to all program functions from the NDrive main window. At the screen bottom are the access buttons to the map and to tutorial. In the centre there are six buttons: - Navigate (see point d) - Find(see point c) - GPS ­ Gives detailed information about the GPS function: direction (compass), latitude, longitude, altitude, velocity, satellite signal and number of satellites found; - Nav. Home ­ Navigates to the residence place. To define the residence location see point e) - Settings (see point f) - Exit ­ Quit the application. 9 c) Find When you click "Find" from the main menu, all the search possibilities are presented, which are: - Home ­ Shows the residence location on the map. To define the residence location see point e) - Address ­ Allows an address search and its location on the map. The search is done in three consecutive steps: search of city, street and door number (if it exists at the selected address). The search is done through the virtual NDrive keyboard. This keyboard works as in the mobile phones: click twice on the ABC key to write a "B" or three times on the DEF key to write an "F". When you are doing the street search, avoid using terms such as "Street", "Avenue" or any other designation that is too common in an address. Use, instead, less common terms (such as: when searching the Yellow Road Street, do the search using only "Yellow"). - Recent location­ Allows the quick search of the last 18 searched places (Addresses and POIs). - Favourite ­ Shows the location, on the map, of points that were placed as favourites before. These may be divided in different categories, that can be set by the user (personal, work...)After selecting the category, choose the favourite that you wish to see on the map. - POI ­ Allows the search of a Point of Interest (POI) and its location on the map. The search is done in three consecutive steps: city search, POI category search (Tourism, Sports, Culture, Health...) and POI. The search is done trough the NDrive virtual Keyboard. This keyboard works as in the mobile phones: click twice on the ABC key to write a "B" or three time s on the DEF key to write an "F". When you are doing the POI search, avoid using terms such as "Monument", "Pharmacy" or any other designation that is too common. Use, instead, less common terms (such as: when searching the Pedroso Monastery, do the search using only "Pedroso"). - Nearby POI ­ Allows seeing the POIs that are closer to the map current position. The current position of the map is indicated by the GPS signal, or, in lack of GPS signal, by the central point on which the current map is. First select the POIs category (Tourism, Sports, Culture, Health...) that you want to locate. Then the 18 places of this category that are nearby are shown. Click in one of those places to see it on the map. 10 d) Navigation The navigation with the NDrive is always made according to a starting point. That starting point is given by the satellite signal. When there's no satellite signal, the starting point is given by the map's central point. Note: If you don't have a GPS signal and want to demonstrate a route from A to B, do the search of a POI or an address (Starting Place). Return to the main menu and navigate now to the point you wish to be your destiny. Likewise, with no GPS signal, navigation is replaced by a route demonstration. - Navigation Menu (Start navigation) Navigation menu is identical to find menu. The big difference is the result. Whereas the final result of a search is the map window, at the navigation menu the final result is the navigation window. The following navigation possibilities are presented at the Navigation Menu: - Home ­ Navigates to the residence place from the current location. The current location is given by the GPS signal, or, in its absence, by the current central point of the map. To define the residence location see point e) - Address ­ Allows navigating to a defined address. The search of that address to navigation is done in three consecutive steps: search of city, street and door number (if it exists at the selected address). The search is done through the virtual NDrive keyboard. This keyboard works as in the mobile phones: click twice on the ABC key to write a "B" or three time s on the DEF key to write an "F". When you are doing the street search, avoid using terms such as "Street", "Avenue" or any other designation that is too common in an address. Use, instead, less common terms (such as: when searching the Yellow Road Street, do the search using only "Yellow"). After this introduction the navigation window is shown and the routing is made automatically up to the point selected (arrival point) from the current location. The current location is given by the GPS signal, or, in its absence, by the current central point of the map. - Recent location ­ Allows the quick navigation to one of the last 18 places for which a recent navigation was made (Addresses and POIs) from the current location. The current location is given by the GPS signal, or, in its absence, by the current central point of the map. 11 Favourite ­ Allows the navigation to, from points that were placed as favourites before. These may be divided in different categories, that can be set by the user (personal, work...)After selecting the category, choose the favourite to which you wish to navigate starting at the current location. The current location is given by the GPS signal, or, in its absence, by the current central point of the map. - POI ­ Allows the navigation to a Point of Interest (POI). The search of the POI navigating is done in three consecutive steps: city search, POI category search (Tourism, Sports, Culture, Health...) an POI. The search is done trough the NDrive virtual Keyboard. This keyboard works as in the mobile phones: click twice on the ABC key to write a "B" or three time s on the DEF key to write an "F". When you are doing the POI search, avoid using terms such as "Monument", "Pharmacy" or any other designation that is too common. Use, instead, less common terms (such as: when searching the Pedroso Monastery, do the search using only "Pedroso"). After this introduction the navigation window is shown and the routing is made automatically up to the point selected (arrival point) from the current location. The current location is given by the GPS signal, or, in its absence, by the current central point of the map. - Nearby POIs ­ Allows navigating to the POIs that are closer to the map current position. The current position of the map is indicated by the GPS signal, or, in lack of GPS signal, by the central point on which the current map is. First select the POIs category (Tourism, sports, Culture, Health...) that you want to navigate to. Then the 18 places of this category that are nearby are shown. Click on one of those places to navigate to that POI starting at the current location. - Navigation window The navigation window has some similarities with the map window but adds a bar at the top with indications relating to navigation, namely, next route instruction, distance till the next route instruction, total time to destination and total distance to destination. The window has also the capacity to make "auto-zoom" (depending on the travel speed) and rotate (allowing the navigation to be done always upwards, independently of the compass). By clicking the context and home buttons, the menus presented are also different. The context menu allows executing some settings that you may also define from the main menu settings menu (see paragraph f). The sole exception is the auto-zoom button, which can not be found on any other menu. The auto-zoom button allows that the map, while navigating, adjusts to the most appropriate zoom to navigation if activated. If you make a zoom in or a zoom out of the map, it will turn to the zoom considered ideal for navigation in a few seconds. 12 The home menu of the navigation window allows, among other options, to stop the navigation, exit the NDrive or navigate to the nearest gas stations/ car-park. - Stop navigation To stop navigation click on "Stop navigation" from the "house" button at the navigation window. When you stop the navigation the navigation window becomes the map window. e) Favourites and Home Favourites allow a quick navigation or search, from the menus "find" and "Navigate". - Create favourites It's quite simple to create a favourite. Do a search address or POI of the point you want to define as favourite. Go to the map window, click on the context button and click on "add to favourites". Choose the category on which you want to place the favourite and, then, put the favourite's name. Note: If after you've chosen the category, you choose another while editing the favourite name, the favourite is created in the new category (even if there is no category with that name). - Edit Favourites To edit a favourite, go to the menu "Find", followed by the "Favourite" button. Choose the category where the favourite to edit is and click on the name of the favourite. Click on "Edit Favourite" to define the name or category. - Delete Favourite To delete a favourite, go to the menu "Find", followed by the "favourite" button. Choose the category where the favourite to delete is and click on the name of the favourite. Click on "Remove Favourite". Note: If you've created a new category to place the favourites and then deleted all the favourites from that category, the category is also deleted. - Define Home Defining the residence place allows you a quick navigation or search, from the menus "Find" and "Navigate". The Icon "Nav. Home" is also present in the main menu. In other words, it is possible to navigate to the residence place with a single click, from the main menu. It is very simple to define the residence place. Make a search (address or POI) of the point you want to define as home. Go to the map window, click on the context button and click on "set as home". - Remove and edit home The residence place is considered a favourite. So, to remove or edit it, you just have to follow the same steps as to edit and remove favourites. This favourite is saved in the category "Personal" with the representative icon of the residence. 13 f) Settings At the main menu, click on "Settings". There are six buttons: - Speaker ­ Defines the sound volume, on a scale of 0 to 5. - Light ­ Allows defining if the backlight of the PDA is always active through the navigation or not. - POIs - Defines the categories of the POIs that can be seen on the map, the map window, or the navigation window. - Language ­ Allows the definition of the language on which the application is presented, from the buttons' name to the vocal instructions. - Alarm ­ Defines the velocity from which a sound warning of velocity goes off, from 60 to 160 km (every 10km) or function turned off. - Templates ­ Allows defining the colours' palette of the map that best adapts to your navigation, since daily to nocturnal layouts. 14 5. Tricks and tips Backup and upgrades Do a backup of the NDrive to your computer or to a memory card. In this way, if a problem with the application reading occurs, delete the application and copy all the files that you had save to the root of the memory card. The NDrive becomes totally operational again. You may also explore the NDrive site (www.ndriveweb.com) to know if there's a more recent version of the application. To compare with the version you have installed, verify the inferior corner during the initial message. Note: Before deleting the former version of the NDrive, save the files "favourites" and "NDRI" at the directory "NDrive" and then place them back in the new version. Set the NDrive at your taste Change the look of your NDrive completely, creating your own images. The original images are at the NDive\IMGS\BASE directory. Create new images with the same dimension and put them in this directory with the same name. Use the NDrive Today to quick navigation The NDrive today is installed with the NDrive. This application that is on the today screen of your Pocket PC allows quick navigation to home, favourites, to the last place searched (history) or allows visualization of the Gps reception status. To remove this application, go to Start->Settings->Today->Items and remove the NDrive today. Navigate with the NDrive minimized If you have a Pocket PC Phone Edition, you may navigate with the NDrive minimized. Click on the ring off button during navigation and the NDrive is minimized, keeping the navigation instructions. At the windows Mobile today the NDrive today shows the navigation instructions. 15 Auto run Whenever you introduce the memory card with the NDrive, the application starts automatically. To withdraw that possibility, delete the file "Autorun" from the directory "2577". Note: it is advisable to have a backup of this file in case you choose to activate that function again. Next instruction Click in any heading area of the navigation window when you are navigating to hear again the next instruction. Improve your GPS reception The GPS receiver must have, whenever it is possible, the best visual-field with the sky. In the car, it must be set on the dashboard, as ahead as possible, to avoid signal blockage (athermic glasses may also condition the signal reception). On the other hand, the buildings, the trees' leafage or the fog worsen the reception signal, which results that in some days and places the signal may be stronger than in other. 16 Guía de Iniciación Rápida Bienvenido al NDrive. Muchas gracias por escoger uno de nuestros productos. Esta guía de iniciación rápida le permite dar sus primeros pasos en la navegación con el NDrive. Con la navegación frecuente podrá encontrar otras funciones no descritas en este manual. Cuando tenga alguna duda de iniciación también podrá consultar el "Tutorial", a partir del menú inicial del programa. Índice I - El Producto .......................................................................................................... 18 II - NDrive para Pocket PC ...................................................................................... 19 1. Compatibilidad y Requisitos Mínimos............................................................... 19 a) Requisitos del Pocket PC b) Requisitos del Ordenador 2. Primeros Pasos.................................................................................................... 20 a) Sincronizar el GPS bluetooth b) Introducir la Tarjeta de Memoria con el NDrive en el Pocket PC c) Registro del NDrive d) Listo para Navegar 3. Impresiones iniciales .......................................................................................... 21 4. El Ndrive al detalle............................................................................................... 22 a) Ventana del mapa b) Ventana principal de la aplicación c) Buscar d) Navegación e) Favoritos y Casa f) Configuraciones 5. Trucos e ideas...................................................................................................... 29 17 I - El Producto El Ndrive es distribuido de diferentes formas y en diferentes combinaciones de mapas/regiones europeas: - NDrive Mobile (CD o Tarjeta de Memoria con la aplicación NDrive); - NDrive BTGPS (Tarjeta de Memoria con la aplicación NDrive y GPS Bluetooth NDrive); - NDrive GO (Tarjeta de Memoria con la aplicación NDrive y PDA/Pocket PC con GPS integrado); Desde el sitio web podrá adquirir nuevos mapas para la aplicación NDrive y siempre que sea posible, podrá adquirir la versión NDrive BTGPS y NDrive GO en condiciones ventajosas si ya posee la versión NDrive Mobile. La aplicación NDrive funciona en los sistemas operativos PDA/Pocket PC y Symbian OS (la tarjeta de memoria con el NDrive puede substituirse entre dos dispositivos que utilicen los sistemas operativos mencionados). Como el modo de funcionamiento es completamente distinto, pasaremos inmediatamente a explicar el funcionamiento del NDrive en estos diferentes sistemas operativos. 18 II - NDrive para Pocket PC 1. Compatibilidad y Requisitos Mínimos a) Requisitos del Pocket PC NDriveGO / Ndrive BTGPS / NDrive Mobile (en tarjeta de memoria): - Sistema Operativo Pocket PC 2003, Pocket PC 2003 SE o Windows Mobile 2005 - Resolución mínima de la pantalla 320x240 - Slot de Expansión para tarjeta de memoria del tipo SD/MMC NDrive Mobile (en CD): - Sistema Operativo Pocket PC 2003, Pocket PC 2003 SE o Windows Mobile 2005 - Resolución mínima de la pantalla 320x240 - Slot de Expansión para tarjeta de memoria y tarjeta de memoria (la capacidad necesaria de la tarjeta es diferente en función del mapa/región a instalar, pero nunca debe ser inferior a 128 MB) b) Requisitos del Ordenador* - Sistema Operativo Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP o superior - Lector de CD-ROM (4x o superior) - Microsoft ActiveSync (3.71 o superior), distribuido junto con su Pocket PC * Requisitos sólo para la versión NDrive Mobile (en CD). Las versiones restantes no necesitan un ordenador para funcionar, pero es recomendable efectuar una copia de seguridad de la tarjeta de memoria del NDrive para el ordenador personal o en otra tarjeta de memoria. 19 2. Primeros Pasos a) Sincronizar el GPS bluetooth Si dispone de un GPS bluetooth o si adquirió la versión BTGPS del NDrive, debe primeramente sincronizar el GPS con su Pocket PC: - Conecte el GPS bluetooth - En la esquina inferior derecha de su Pocket PC haga clic en el icono de Bluetooth (si este icono no estuviese presente vaya a "Iniciar/Preferencias/Conexiones/Bluetooth") - Haga clic en "Modo" y active "Turn on Bluetooth" - Haga clic en "Dispositivos" y en "Nuevo" - Haga clic en el GPS que fue encontrado durante la búsqueda e introduzca el código de sincronización cuando le sea solicitado (consulte el manual de su GPS para verificar cuál es el código). Nótese que, generalmente, este código es "0000" o "1234". - Si le es solicitada información sobre la utilización de una puerta de serie por parte del GPS, active esa opción. Nota: Dada la gran diversidad de Pocket PCs, GPS y dispositivos Bluetooth de diferentes marcas, pudiese no conseguir la sincronización en cuyo caso debe recurrir al manual del fabricante del PDA sobre el Bluetooth. Reinicie su Pocket PC y verifique el manual de su GPS. b) Introducir la Tarjeta de Memoria con el NDrive en el Pocket PC* - Introduzca la tarjeta de memoria con la aplicación NDrive en su Pocket PC. Si ya tiene una tarjeta de memoria con otras aplicaciones y no quiere cambiar constantemente de tarjeta, copie todo el contenido de la tarjeta con el NDrive en la tarjeta que utiliza con más frecuencia. También es conveniente efectuar una copia de seguridad del Ndrive en su ordenador personal. En cuanto introduzca la tarjeta, el Ndrive se instalará automáticamente y se reiniciará. - En caso de que el reinicio no se efectúe automáticamente, deberá hacerlo manualmente. * - Si tiene una versión del Ndrive en CD, primero tendrá que ejecutar el programa de instalación del NDrive en la tarjeta de memoria. Certifíquese que está conectado al PC vía Microsoft ActiveSync y que colocó el CD-ROM en la torre correspondiente. c) Registro del NDrive Cuando inicia el NDrive por primera vez se le pide efectuar el registro. Deberá introducir el Nº de serie que acompaña al NDrive. Si tiene un Pocket PC Phone Edition podrá escoger efectuar el registro por SMS. En caso de no tener un Pocket PC Phone Edition deberá efectuar el registro por Internet, tal y como se indica en la introducción del número de serie en el Pocket PC. En caso de no tener un registro y querer utilizar el software podrá escribir la palabra DEMO - - y tendrá la posibilidad de probar el programa por un período de 5 minutos con todas sus funcionalidades activas. d) Listo para Navegar A partir de ese punto está listo para navegar. El GPS debe ser reconocido automáticamente y pasados unos minutos como máximo, deberá obtener señal de los satélites (se localiza con el GPS al aire libre, en un local amplio la primera vez que se usa para que los satélites sean captados con más facilidad). Utilice el tutorial del Pocket PC para esclarecer cualquier duda adicional o continúe leyendo esta guía. En caso de que tenga problemas con el registro o con el reconocimiento del GPS, contáctenos a través del correo electrónico: info@ndriveweb.com. 20