User Manual NAVIGON Mobile Navigator December 2006 Imprint NAVIGON Inc. Chicago Illinois The information contained herein may be changed at any time without prior notification. This manual nor any parts thereof may not be reproduced for any purpose whatsoever without the express written consent of NAVIGON Inc., nor transmitted in any form either electronically or mechanically, including photocopying and recording. All technical information, illustrations etc. are subject to copyright law. © 2006, NAVIGON Inc. All rights reserved. User Manual NAVIGON Mobile Navigator Table of Contents 1 Introduction................................................................ 5 1.1 About this manual............................................................ 6 1.1.1 Arrangement ........................................................ 6 1.1.2 Conventions ......................................................... 6 1.1.3 Symbols .............................................................. 6 Legal notice .................................................................... 7 1.2.1 Warranty ............................................................. 7 1.2.2 End User License Agreement ("EULA") ..................... 7 1.2.3 Trademarks.......................................................... 8 Support .......................................................................... 8 1.3.1 Telephone Support ................................................ 8 Terms used..................................................................... 9 1.2 1.3 1.4 2 Before You Start........................................................ 11 2.1 2.2 How your navigation system works................................... 12 Important safety instructions........................................... 12 2.2.1 Safety instructions for navigation .......................... 12 2.2.2 Safety instructions for a switch-on in the vehicle ..... 13 3 Operating the Navigation Software ........................... 15 3.1 3.2 3.3 Navigation device keys ................................................... 16 Volume ........................................................................ 16 Information................................................................... 16 3.3.1 GPS .................................................................. 17 3.3.2 Energy .............................................................. 17 3.3.3 TMC (Traffic Information) ..................................... 17 3.3.4 Direction............................................................ 18 Software keyboard ......................................................... 18 Lists............................................................................. 19 Options ........................................................................ 20 Menus .......................................................................... 20 Starting the navigation system for the first time................. 20 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 4 Navigation ................................................................ 23 4.1 4.2 General information on navigation.................................... 24 4.1.1 Safety and other information ................................ 24 Starting Mobile Navigator................................................ 25 4.2.1 Initializing the GPS receiver.................................. 25 4.2.2 Main screen........................................................ 26 Specifying a new destination ........................................... 27 4.3.1 Destination address............................................. 28 4.3.2 Points of interest................................................. 29 4.3.3 Quick access to points of interest .......................... 34 4.3.4 Specifying the destination country or state ............. 34 Selecting a stored destination .......................................... 35 Table of Contents i 4.3 4.4 User Manual User Manual NAVIGON Mobile Navigator 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Last Destinations ................................................ 35 Favorites ........................................................... 36 Navigating home ........................................................... 37 Navigation "upon command" ........................................... 37 Specifying a destination on the map ................................. 38 Starting navigation ........................................................ 39 5 Managing Destinations.............................................. 41 5.1 Favorites ...................................................................... 42 5.1.1 Storing a destination ........................................... 42 5.1.2 Creating a voice command ................................... 43 5.1.3 Changing the name of the destination .................... 43 5.1.4 Deleting a destination from the Favorites list........... 44 5.1.5 Defining a destination as your home address .......... 44 5.1.6 How to start planning a route ............................... 44 Last Destinations ........................................................... 45 5.2.1 Saving destinations as favorites ............................ 45 5.2.2 Deleting a destination from the Last Destinations list .................................................................... 45 5.2.3 Deleting all destinations from the Last Destinations list .................................................. 46 5.2.4 How to start planning a route ............................... 46 5.2 6 Routes with legs ....................................................... 47 6.1 Route planning .............................................................. 48 6.1.1 Specifying the starting point ................................. 49 6.1.2 Entering route stops ............................................ 50 6.1.3 Changing route stops........................................... 51 Managing routes ............................................................ 52 6.2.1 Storing routes .................................................... 52 6.2.2 Loading routes.................................................... 52 6.2.3 Renaming routes................................................. 53 6.2.4 Deleting routes ................................................... 53 Navigation .................................................................... 54 6.3.1 Calculating and displaying the route ...................... 54 6.3.2 Simulating the route............................................ 54 6.3.3 Starting navigation.............................................. 55 6.2 6.3 7 Working with the Map ............................................... 57 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Map material ................................................................. 58 7.1.1 Copying a navigation map to the memory card........ 58 Map in the Preview mode ................................................ 58 Map in the Navigation mode ............................................ 61 Map in the Destination search mode ................................. 65 8 Useful Functions ....................................................... 69 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Information about the destination .................................... 70 GPS status.................................................................... 70 Inserting an interim destination ....................................... 72 Skipping a leg ............................................................... 73 ii Table of Contents User Manual User Manual NAVIGON Mobile Navigator 8.5 8.6 8.7 Blocking off a section of the route .................................... 73 POI on Route ................................................................ 74 Turn-by-Turn List........................................................... 74 8.7.1 Blocking route sections ........................................ 75 8.7.2 Canceling blocked routes and restoring the original route...................................................... 76 TMC (Traffic Information)................................................ 76 8.8.1 Configuring the message display ........................... 78 8.8.2 TMC Settings...................................................... 78 8.8.3 Managing TMC information ................................... 79 8.8.4 Tuning Mode ...................................................... 80 8.8 9 Configuring Mobile Navigator.................................... 83 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Opening the Settings window .......................................... 84 Basic Settings ............................................................... 85 Current Map.................................................................. 89 POI.............................................................................. 90 9.4.1 Categories for quick link and for POI on Route......... 90 9.4.2 Indications on the map ........................................ 90 Route Profile ................................................................. 91 9.5 10 Index ........................................................................ 93 User Manual Table of Contents iii User Manual NAVIGON Mobile Navigator iv Table of Contents User Manual User Manual NAVIGON Mobile Navigator 1 Introduction page 6 Topics covered in this chapter: 1.1 About this manual Arrangement Conventions Symbols 1.2 Legal notice Warranty End User License Agreement ("EULA") Trademarks 1.3 Support 1.4 Terms used page 8 page 9 page 7 Introduction -5- User Manual NAVIGON Mobile Navigator 1.1 1.1.1 About this manual Arrangement If you are looking for specific information or the explanation of a specific term, you can refer to the following sections in the manual: As of page 9 in the list "Terms used" you'll find an explanation of terms used in this manual. As of page 93 in the Index you'll find page references. 1.1.2 Conventions The following styles are used in this manual for better legibility and clarification: Style Bold Bold italic SMALL CAPITALS Underlined Use Highlighting important parts in the text. Registered names, company and product descriptions. Window and dialog box titles. Descriptions of buttons, input fields and other elements in the user interface. 1.1.3 Symbols The following symbols refer to specific text passages: Symbol Use Information and tips to facilitate operating the software Additional information and explanations. Warnings -6- About this manual User Manual NAVIGON Mobile Navigator 1.2 1.2.1 Legal notice Warranty The software and documentation are subject to change without notice. NAVIGON Inc. is not liable for the accuracy of the information contained in this manual or for damages resulting from the use of this manual. To improve the quality of our products and our services, we appreciate all suggestions for improvement. 1.2.2 End User License Agreement ("EULA") This is a legal agreement between you, the end user, and NAVIGON Inc. By using all or any portion of the Software you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this agreement. This EULA applies to the use of software, pre-installed software on any of our hardware devices and accompanying items, including on CDROM, floppy disc, memory card, download package or any other data carriers, and all contents and contents programs ("Software"). Please read this Contract carefully. By using this software you agree that this agreement is enforceable like any written negotiated agreement signed by you. This agreement is enforceable against you and any legal entity that obtained the software. GRANT OF LICENSE: Navigon grants you the right to use one copy of the Software, provided it is used on only one computer or hardware device at any time. The Software is in "use" on a computer or hardware device when it is loaded into temporary memory (e.g., hard disk, CD-ROM, or other storage device) of that computer. This license does not grant any right to obtaining future upgrades, updates or supplements ("upgrades") of the Software. Any updates are similarly governed by this EULA and any accompanying amendments. Updates may be subject to additional costs and provisions. OTHER RESTRICTIONS: You may not rent or lease, broadcast, present, transfer, or distribute the Software and accompanying written materials. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble the Software. If Software is an upgrade, any transfer must include the upgrade and all prior version. All rights not specifically granted in this EULA are reserved by NAVIGON Inc. You may make one backup copy of the software, provided your backup copy is not installed or used on any Computer. CONFIDENTIALITY: You acknowledge that the Software contains proprietary trade secrets and you hereby agree to maintain the confidentiality of Software and not to disclose or provide access thereto to any person. Introduction -7- User Manual NAVIGON Mobile Navigator THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE LICENSES: Navigon products may make use of third party software. The official copyri ...