User manual ROUTE 66 CHICAGO SW

User Manual Version 1.3 November 2006 Copyright © 1993-2006 ROUTE 66. All rights reserved. ROUTE 66 and the ROUTE 66 logo are registered trademarks. Data copyright © NAVTEQ B.V. IMPORTANT REMARK: No part of this publication may be multiplied, be stored in a databank and electronically, mechanically, through photocopying, on sound carriers or in any other way be copied, without the explicit written approval of ROUTE 66. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. The information contained in this document is subject to change without prior notice. ROUTE 66: Best by a Mile! 2 User Manual Table of contents CONVENTIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION WELCOME YOUR FIRST TRIP: NAVIGATE TO A DESTINATION FIRST STEPS PREPARE YOUR DEVICE UNDERSTANDING THE NAVIGATION SCREEN MOVING AROUND THE MENUS MOVING AROUND THE MAP USING THE KEYBOARD USING THE FILTER USING THE TOUCH SCREEN AND STYLUS MAIN MENU NAVIGATE TO A LOCATION WORKING WITH LOCATIONS NAVIGATE TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS NAVIGATE TO YOUR OFFICE ADDRESS FIND AN ADDRESS AND NAVIGATE TO IT NAVIGATE TO A FAVOURITE LOCATION NAVIGATE TO A RECENTLY VISITED LOCATION (HISTORY) NAVIGATE TO A POI AROUND YOUR GPS POSITION NAVIGATE TO A POI AROUND YOUR DESTINATION FIND A POINT ON THE MAP AND NAVIGATE TO IT NAVIGATE TO A DESTINATION VIA INTERMEDIATE POINTS (NAVIGATE VIA) PLAN A ROUTE TMC INFORMATION CUSTOMIZE YOUR NAVIGATION SOUND ON / SOUND OFF MAP OPTIONS DAY COLOURS / NIGHT COLOURS 2D PERSPECTIVE / 3D PERSPECTIVE SET 3D ANGLE SHOW FAVOURITES / HIDE FAVOURITES SHOW SCALE / HIDE SCALE SELECT MAP LEGEND POINTS-OF-INTEREST (POI) ZOOM TO CHANGE SETTINGS BACKLIGHT LANGUAGE UNITS VOLUME 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 38 39 40 41 User Manual ROUTE TYPE AVOID MOTORWAYS AVOID TOLL ROADS AVOID FERRIES AUTOMATIC ZOOMING CONFIGURE ALARM SPEED SET DATE/TIME VERTICAL TURN ARROWS / HORIZONTAL TURN ARROWS CALIBRATE SCREEN CONFIGURE TMC DEFINE YOUR NAVIGATION EXPERIENCE POINTS-OF-INTEREST (POI) MAINTAIN POI ADD AS POI RENAME POI REMOVE POI MAINTAIN POI CATEGORY ADD POI CATEGORY RENAME POI CATEGORY REMOVE POI CATEGORY POI ALARM FAVOURITES SET HOME ADDRESS SET OFFICE ADDRESS ADD FAVOURITE RENAME FAVOURITES REMOVE FAVOURITES APPENDIX 42 43 43 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 51 51 51 52 53 54 54 55 56 57 59 59 60 61 62 63 64 INSTALLING OTHER GEOGRAPHIC MAP(S) AND VOICE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE MEMORY CARD 64 FORMATTING YOUR MEMORY CARD 65 HOW DOES GPS WORK? 66 QUICK REFERENCE CARD ­ NAVIGATE TO A LOCATION 67 CUSTOMER SUPPORT 69 LICENSE AGREEMENT 69 DISCLAIMER 70 4 User Manual Conventions and abbreviations These are the conventions used in this user manual: , , Step-by-step instructions. Locations, Change settings Menus and submenus in your ROUTE 66 product. , , Icons in your ROUTE 66 product. , Amsterdam restaurant Examples. Warnings or important information. These are the abbreviations used in this user manual: 2D 3D GPRS GPS IT POI RDS TMC USB Bi-dimensional Three-dimensional General Packet Radio Services (technology) Global Positioning System Information Technology Point-of-interest Radio Data System (technology) Traffic Message Channel (technology) Universal Serial Bus 5 User Manual Introduction Welcome Congratulations! You have just purchased your ROUTE 66 product. You are the owner of an all-in-one, GPSenabled navigation solution that contains easy-to-use on-board software, the most comprehensive map coverage currently available on the market, and state-of-the-art technology. Easy-to-use software: You don't have to be an experienced driver or an IT specialist to use this product. Our professional solution is simple and user-friendly. Let the product do all the calculations for you. Meanwhile, concentrate on the road ahead of you and enjoy your trip. Behind the wheel. On your bike. Or simply walking. Our solution adapts to your needs and lifestyle. Customize! Customize! Customize! It has never been easier to define your navigation the way you like it! Switch from day view to night view. Browse your route in the classical 2D view, or fly like a bird over the map in the more challenging 3D perspective. Change map colours. Set speed limits and speed alerts. Pick the language of the voice instructions and the user interface. Take advantage of the extensive collection of points-of-interest. Keep your expenses under control... Do you want to navigate from A to B? Would you rather prefer a detour from the initial route? What about longer trips, with many stopovers? Your ROUTE 66 product can do this! Comprehensive map coverage: The geographic data is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality digital map data. Street-level or major roads. National or Pan-European coverage. It's up to you! Choose from an impressive collection of points-of-interest, including restaurants, hotels and petrol stations. Start navigating now! It's that simple! 6 User Manual Your first trip: Navigate to a destination With your ROUTE 66 product, you can travel more easily and much faster. Let's say that you wish to travel to a restaurant in Amsterdam: In Main Menu , select Navigate to . Select Locations . Type Amsterdam restaurant, or just amst rest and confirm your choice . From the list of results, select the location that best suits your needs, for example Caruso Amsterdam and confirm your choice . That's all! Now you can start navigating to your destination. 7 User Manual First steps Prepare your device To start using your ROUTE 66 product, you have to carry out the following 4 steps: Charge the battery of the device. Insert the memory card into your device. Switch on your device and wait for a fixed GPS position. Launch your ROUTE 66 product. Understanding the navigation screen The main elements of the navigation screen are presented below. Element 1 2 3 4 5 Zoom in Description Element 10 11 12 13 14 Description Strength of GPS signal Remaining distance to the next turn POI alarm Current route Current street Next street Zoom out Current turn Remaining distance to the current turn Estimated time of arrival Remaining time to destination Remaining distance to destination Next turn 6 7 8 15 16 17 GPS arrow (current position) Point-of-interest Battery level 9 18 Exit information 8 User Manual You can tap several areas of the navigation screen and display additional information: · Tap the map area to open the Main Menu screen. · Tap the top-right area (4) to repeat the last voice instruction. · Tap the middle-right area (including 5, 6, 7 and 8) to display the Statistics screen. · Tap the bottom-right area (including 9, 10, 11 and 17) to display the GPS information screen. Depending on your preferences and the specifications of your device, the navigation screen will be displayed as follows: Vertical turn arrows Horizontal turn arrows 9 User Manual Moving around the menus Use the following buttons to move through the product: Button Action Go to the next screen or confirm choices made on the current screen. For example, confirm language selection or start navigating. Return to the previous screen or abort the current action. For example, return to the route type selection or cancel a search action. Jump to the main navigation screen, regardless of the current screen. (De)Select an item or option. Move one screen up. Move one screen down. Filter long lists of search results. Delete the selected item in a list. Delete all items in a list. Depending on the specifications of your device, the menus will be displayed as follows: Landscape orientation Portrait orientation You can also use the joystick, if available. Moving around the map To view the map in a more convenient way, use the following buttons: Button Action Enlarge the map view (zoom in). As you zoom in, more details will de displayed on the map. Decrease the map view (zoom out). As you zoom out, less details will de displayed on the map. You can scroll the map by selecting & holding the map and dragging it in the desired direction. You can also use the joystick, if available. 10 User Manual Using the keyboard The keyboard is displayed automatically when you want to enter a name (numbers, letters, or both), for example an address. To display letters, select ABC. To display numbers and other symbols, select 123. To delete characters, select Backspace . Using the filter In longer lists, select the filter to narrow your search results. Enter a letter, a group of letters, or a word. That keyword is searched for in all items of the list. The keyword can be detected anywhere in the list: at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of an item. Using the touch screen and stylus The touch screen allows you to make selections, browse the map or enter data. Touch the desired object on the screen, with the stylus or simply with one of your fingers. 11 User Manual Main menu First of all, spend a few minutes and read the following overview of the main features of your ROUTE 66 product. Icon Name Description Select this button to select a destination and start navigating to it. Just select your home address or your office address; type the name of a particular location; pick a Favourite location or a recently visited address (History); browse a huge collection of points-of-interest around your current position or around your destination. Browse the map, select a location and start navigating to it. Select this button to customize your travelling experience. Switch from day view to night view. Display your route in 2D or 3D perspective. Set the map perspective. Show or hide your favourites or the map scale. View the legend and change colours. Choose which points-of-interest you want to display on the map. Switch the speaker on or off. Select this button to define and maintain categories of points-ofinterest. Fill these POI categories with locations you visited or discovered during your trips. Set alerts. Select this button to store and maintain addresses or destinations that you visit frequently or that are of great importance to you. Save them as favourites. Add favourites to your trips. Think of this button as a powerful tool to locate a particular location on the map. Customize the overall functioning of the product. Set the language of the user interface and the voice instructions. Set the backlight, the time indicator or the automatic zooming. Switch from metric units to imperial units. Control the sound volume of the voice instructions. Specify the preferred type of route for travelling. Set safety indicators, including alarm and speed. Specify what to avoid along your route (motorways, toll roads, ferries). Choose your departure location, your destination location and, optionally, as many stopovers (intermediate locations) as you need. Then, calculate the route, read the route description and start navigating. Select this button to compose a route that contains one or several stopovers and start navigating. Choose at least the departure location and destination location; if your route includes several stopovers (intermediate locations), add each of them as another waypoint to your route. Select this button to receive the latest traffic messages on your device. In this way, you can avoid traffic jams, road works or accidents that occur along your route. Check the status of the GPS receiver. Navigate to Map options / Sound on / Sound off Points-ofinterest Favourites Zoom to Change settings Plan a route Navigate via TMC information GPS information Help Access the list of help topics and the copyright information. Statistics View statistical data about your current trip. 12 User Manual Navigate to a location Now you are ready for your first trip. Select a destination and start navigating. When you are in the Navigate to screen, select: Icon Name Home Description This is an address or location you frequently navigate to, for example your home address. This is an address or location you frequently navigate to, for example your company headquarters. Office Location Search for a location by typing its name. These are the addresses or locations you saved for future trips. Instead of searching for a location each time you need it, you can save it as a favourite and select it as often as you want. Here you can find the locations that you have visited recently. These are points-of-interest (POI) around your current GPS position. These are points-of-interest (POI) near the destination of your trip. Favourites History POI around GPS position POI around destination Point on map Browse the map and indicate any location. For details about finding locations, read the Working with locations chapter. 13 User Manual Working with locations Locations. Addresses. Places. Points on the map. These are the basic elements that you can use to compose a new trip. A location can be your departure, your destination, or any intermediate waypoint. How to take advantage of the available locations? · · search locations by name; search the categories of points-of-interest around your current location or around your destination ; · · · · · define your home address or your office address ; customize your favourites ; organize the locations you visited recently (History) ; from your address book, select a contact ; scroll over the map and indicate any location. The possibilities are endless! 14 User Manual Navigate to your home address Imagine that you have just finished a business meeting far away in the countryside or in an unknown city. And all you want to do now is to go home. Wouldn't it be nice to select Home and start navigating to your destination? That's possible now! In Main Menu , select Navigate to . Select Home . That's all! Now you can start navigating to your home address. This option is available only if you have defined your home address before! Navigate to your office address With your ROUTE 66 product, it's so easy to start travelling to your workplace, be it an office, a university or a construction site. In Main Menu , select Navigate to . Select Office . That's all! Now you can start navigating to your office address. This option is available only if you have defined your office address before! 15 User Manual Find an address and navigate to it You are driving to an important meeting. But, suddenly, your secretary informs you that there is a last-minute change: the meeting will take place in another city and in another hotel. Switch on your device, search for this location, and start navigating to it. All in a few seconds! In Main Menu , select Navigate to . Select Locations . Type the name of the city, for example Amsterdam or just amst. Because the list of possible locations could be large, narrow your search by typing another keyword, for example hotel or just hot. When you have entered all search strings, confirm them . Wait for a few seconds. When the list of results is displayed, pick out the location that you are looking for. Confirm your choice . If no result is found, repeat step and enter another search string! That's all! Now you can start navigating to your destination. 16 User Manual Navigate to a favourite location Let's say that you frequently travel to the same location, for example a gas station, a ski resort or a cinema. These are your favourite locations. Would you like to store them into a personal folder? You will never lose them again! Your ROUTE 66 product lets you carry them with you, find them quickly, and easily navigate to them. In Main Menu , select Navigate to . Select Favourites . The list of locations you have saved before as favourites is now displayed on the screen. Select the filter if necessary. Select the location you need and confirm your choice . If no favourite location was saved before, the list of favourites is empty! That's all! Now you can start navigating to your destination. 17 User Manual Navigate to a recently visited location (History) Let's say that last week you had a great time visiting a national park in the mountains. This weekend you would like to go to that same location again. You can try to remember all travelling details, but that's not always easy. Or, you can simply go to your History list and find the address you visited last week. Then, select it as your destination for this weekend. In Main Menu , select Navigate to . Select History . The list with the locations you have visited recently is now displayed on the screen. Select the filter if necessary. Select Delete to delete the selected item; select Delete all . to delete all items. Select an item in the list and confirm your choice If this is your first trip, the Select from history list is empty! That's all! Now you can start navigating to your destination. 18 User Manual Navigate to a POI around your GPS position Let's say that you are spending your holiday in an unknown city (which is now your current GPS position). You would like to visit as many points-of-interest as possible, for example museums, casinos and libraries. You could ask the hotel personnel for details and driving instructions, but that takes time. Or, you can use your device to select a POI category and then a specific POI. Then, it's up to you to decide which location you want to visit first! In Main Menu , select Navigate to . Select POI around GPS position . Select a relevant POI category, for example Casino and confirm your choice . The results are sorted by distance: the first POI in the list is the closest to your GPS position. Select the filter if necessary. Select an item from the list and confirm your choice . If there is no location that meets your search criteria, the No search results! message is displayed! That's all! Now you can start navigating to your destination. 19 User Manual Navigate to a POI around your destination Let's say that next week you will have a business trip to an unknown city (your future destination for a few days). You would like to know in advance where to find a bank, an ATM or the convention centre. You could ask the hotel personnel for details and instructions, but that takes time. Or, you can use your device to select a POI category and then an address. Then, it's up to you to update your agenda. In Main Menu , select Navigate to . Select POI around destination . Select a relevant POI category, for example Rental car agency and confirm your choice . The results are sorted by distance: the first POI in the list is the closest to your destination. Select the filter if necessary. Select an item from the list and confirm your choice . If there is no location that meets your search criteria, the No search results! message is displayed! That's all! Now you can start navigating to your destination. 20 User Manual Find a point on the map and navigate to it Let's say that you are on holiday in a region you visited last year. You have great memories about a particular location with a superb panorama, but you can't remember its name. All you remember is the approximate location on the map. On the screen, browse the map, see where you are right now (your current GPS position), then search and select that special location. Then start navigating to that location. Fast and simple! In Main Menu , select Navigate to . Select Point on map . The map and your current position (GPS position) are displayed. Zoom in to display more details on the map. Zoom out to view a larger section of the map. Select & hold and drag the map in the desired direction. When you see on the map the location of your memories, select it. The pointer indicates this location on the map. Select Navigate to to choose this location as your destination. That's all! Now you can start navigating to your destination. 21 User Manual Navigate to a destination via intermediate points (Navigate via) Let's say that today you have a very busy program. You have to drive to your office; you have a business lunch; you must drive home and pick up your family and go shopping; and finally, you want to go to the cinema. Think of each location as a destination: when you reach the first location, the second location becomes your next destination; and so on. Add each location as another stopover to your trip. It's simple and fast! In Main Menu , select Navigate via . The Overview of waypoints screen contains a list of locations you have selected before, or locations you intend to include into your next trip. Select a single waypoint and then confirm your choice . Optionally, you can: · Select Save route , type a relevant name and then confirm your choice current group of waypoints. to save the · Select Load waypoints and then confirm your choice saved during a previous trip. to load a group of waypoints, 22 User Manual · · · · Select Move up to move a location up in the list. This means that the selected location will precede other locations during your trip. Select Move down to move a location down in the list. This means that the selected location will follow other locations during your trip. Select Delete to delete a location from the list. Select Delete all to delete all locations from the list. Select Yes and go to step your trip. Select No to start navigating. if you want to add other locations as additional stopovers to In Add waypoint, select another location for your trip, for example your office address. When you added all waypoints, confirm them Working with locations chapter. and then select No. For details about finding locations, read the Repeat step as many times as necessary! Following the example above, also add a restaurant for the business lunch, your home address, a shopping centre and finally a cinema. That's all! Now you can start navigating to your destination. 23 User Manual Plan a route Let's say that you intend to spend your holiday in the Benelux. You start your trip in Amsterdam and you want to visit Rotterdam and Eindhoven. It takes time and energy to browse paper maps and select the best route that covers all locations you want to visit. Instead, you can plan your route with your ROUTE 66 product, in a matter of seconds. And you can change your holiday plans over and over again! In Main Menu , select Plan a route . Add your departure location (Amsterdam) and confirm your choice. For details about finding locations, read the Working with locations chapter. Add your first destination location (Rotterdam) and confirm your choice. Select Yes and go to step your trip. Select No and go to step if you want to add other stopovers (intermediate waypoints) to to display the map and the departure location. In the Destination screen, select the next stopover (intermediate waypoint) for your trip (Eindhoven). 24 User Manual Repeat step as many times as necessary! The route is calculated. The entire route is shown on the map. Select Navigate to travelling along the route you planned. to start Optionally, you can: · Select Zoom to your trip. and then Destination to display the final destination of · Select Route description to display a list with all driving instructions of the route to show that turn on the map. you planned. Select a turn arrow and confirm it 25 User Manual · · The green flag represents the departure. The red flag represents the destination. That's all! Now you can start navigating to your destination. 26 User Manual TMC information Your ROUTE 66 product allows you to receive the latest traffic messages on your device. Thus, you can avoid traffic jams, road works or accidents that occur along your route. The traffic information is gathered by specialized traffic-monitoring centres. Then, the information is broadcast via the Traffic Message Channel (TMC). Depending on the device you use, you can choose one of the following solutions to update your list of traffic messages: TMC information via RDS Currently, the Radio Data System (RDS) technology is supported by most Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs), Windows Mobile smartphones and PocketPCs. The TMC messages are received by drivers via an RDS receiver (built-in or stand-alone). An external antenna is also required. The information is continuously updated. TMC information via Internet Most Windows Mobile smartphones and certain PocketPCs (only in case of Windows Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition) use a GPRS (internet) connection to receive traffic information. The information is updated at a time interval specified by the user. The available traffic messages are sorted by country and then alphabetically. Traffic information is available for selected countries and selected products! In Main Menu , select TMC information . From the list of available traffic messages, select a relevant message. Select Refresh to update the list of available traffic messages! Select to view the selected message on the map. To fully take advantage of the traffic messages, use the options in the Configure TMC menu! 27 User Manual Customize your navigation You are on holiday, enjoying yourself and having a great time, still a few hours from your destination. Why not use the many customisation options to adapt the device to your own personal preferences? Read the following sections and take advantage of the powerful settings in your ROUTE 66 product. Sound on / Sound off Go to Main Menu . Choose Sound on if you want to listen to the voice instructions while you navigate. Choose Sound off if you want to turn off the voice instructions. For safety reasons, we recommend you to keep the sound switched on and listen to the voice instructions! This way, you can concentrate on the road ahead of you and avoid any unpleasant driving situations! 28 User Manual Map options Day colours / Night colours In Main Menu , select Map options . Choose Day colours when navigating during the day (the device screen is brighter). Choose Night colours when navigating during the night (the device screen is less intense). 29 User Manual 2D perspective / 3D perspective In Main Menu , select Map options . Choose 2D perspective to view the map from above, as you look at a printed map. Choose 3D perspective you. to have a panoramic view, as you are actually seeing the road ahead of 30 User Manual Set 3D angle In Main Menu , select Map options . Select Set 3D angle . Select and hold the slider. Drag it to the left (3D) to increase the viewing angle. Drag it to the right (2D) to decrease the viewing angle. Confirm your choice . You can use the Set 3D angle option only when the 3D perspective option is also selected! 31 User Manual Show favourites / Hide favourites In Main Menu , select Map options . Choose Show favourites to show your personal favourites on the map. Choose Hide favourites to remove your favourites from the map. For example, if you have the following list of favourites: then you can show the favourites on the map or remove them from the map: 32 User Manual Show scale / Hide scale In Main Menu , select Map options . Select Show scale zoom in or zoom out to display the scale of the map at the top of the screen. When you , the distance value above the scale is updated accordingly. Select Hide scale to remove the scale. The scale is available only in 2D perspective! 33 User Manual Select map In Main Menu , select Map options . Choose Select map . The list of available maps is displayed, with the active map highlighted. Select a map and confirm your choice . The memory card included in this product is preloaded with the map of the country (or group of countries) of your purchase. Depending on the product that you have bought, you can install other maps from the enclosed CD. The number of maps you can install on your memory card depends on the size of the memory card: a bigger memory card can store more maps! When you select another map, only the POI categories and points-of-interest that belong to that map are available! Before you can use a map, first you must activate it! 34 User Manual Legend In Main Menu , select Map options . Select Legend . In the Legend screen, select: · · · · Cities/Symbols Roads for cities and road numbers. for different types of roads. for areas and arrows. Areas/GPS Icons for points-of-interest. You can change the default colours for Cities/Symbols, Roads and Areas/GPS. Select Cities/Symbols , Roads or Areas/GPS and select an item from the list. In the Choose colour screen, combine the shades of red, green and blue to compose your favourite colour. Move the slider either to the left or to the right. Optionally, select Default Confirm your changes to return to the default colours. . From now on, your ROUTE 66 product will use your new colours. 35 User Manual Points-of-interest (POI) In Main Menu , select Map options . Choose Points-of-interest (POI) . A list with all POI categories is displayed. Select those POI categories whose points-of-interest you want to display on the map. Deselect those POI categories whose points-of-interest you do not want to display on the map. Select the filter if necessary. Confirm your choice . 36 User Manual Zoom to