User manual ROYAL AMERIGO 16006D

Royal AmeriGo and its suppliers specifically disclaim any warranties, either express or implied, for their products' fitness for use in any high-risk activities. Page i Figure 1 Page ii Figure 2 Page iii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 1.1 2 3 4 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..................... 1 CARE OF YOUR SYSTEM ................................................. 4 SUMMARY OF FEATURES............................................ 5 CHARGING THE GPS SYSTEM .................................... 9 CALIBRATING THE GPS SYSTEM............................ 10 INSTALLING THE PC SOFTWARE ........................... 11 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................... 11 INSTALLING MAPFINDER SOFTWARE .......................... 12 CONNECTING YOUR GPS SYSTEM TO YOUR PC .......... 13 Page iv 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 7 7.1 7.2 INSTALLING MAPS....................................................... 14 SELECTING MAPS........................................................... 14 COPYING & TRANSFERRING MAPS............................... 18 ADDITIONAL MAPFINDER FUNCTIONS......................... 21 DELETING MAPS........................................................... 23 DELETING MAPS FROM THE GPS INTERNAL MEMORY......................................................................... 23 DELETING MAPS FROM THE GPS EXTERNAL MEMORY CARD .............................................................. 24 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR GPS SYSTEM .. 26 OPENING & VIEWING A MAP ........................................ 26 FINDING A DESTINATION OR ENDING POINT ............... 27 FINDING AN ORIGIN OR STARTING POINT.................... 32 CREATING A ROUTE....................................................... 32 MULTIPLE STOPS ON A ROUTE ..................................... 33 Page 8 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 v 9 GPS MENU INDEX ......................................................... 36 FILE................................................................................. 36 FIND ................................................................................ 38 VIEW ............................................................................... 41 TOOLS ............................................................................. 44 OPTIONS (SUBCATEGORY OF TOOLS) ........................... 46 GPS SYSTEM TOOLBAR FUNCTIONS ................... 49 GPS STATUS INDICATOR/ ENABLING THE GPS RECEIVER ..................................................................... 49 SELECTING A PRE STORED FAVORITE AS DESTINATION................................................................ 50 SWITCHING THE MAP ORIENTATION ON YOUR GPS SYSTEM ......................................................................... 50 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.4.1 10 10.1 10.2 10.3 Page vi 11 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 12 13 GPS SYSTEM CONTROLS ......................................... 51 HOME BUTTON ............................................................. 51 MAP SCROLLING JOYSTICK ........................................ 52 ZOOM IN / ZOOM OUT BUTTON .................................. 52 NAVIGATION SCREEN .................................................. 53 ROUTE / CLEAR ROUTE ............................................... 57 SETTING UP THE GPS DATE AND TIME .............. 58 GPS SYSTEM SETUP ................................................... 59 13.1 INSTALLING YOUR MOUNTING ................................... 59 13.1.1 USING THE AIR VENT MOUNT .................................... 59 13.1.2 USING THE GOOSENECK MOUNT................................ 61 13.2 INSTALLING YOUR GPS SYSTEM................................. 62 Page vii 14 14.1 15 TROUBLESHOOTING................................................. 64 TECHNICAL SUPPORT .................................................. 64 WARRANTY, REGISTRATION & TECHNICAL SUPPORT ....................................................................... 65 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ..................... 68 16 Page viii 1 Important Safety Instructions For the safety of yourself and others, please observe the following safety requirements: Do not attempt to setup or program the GPS navigation and routing system in a vehicle while the vehicle is in motion, or in any way that interferes with safe driving. Keep your eyes on the road and hands on the wheel at all times. Secure your GPS receiver and unit to the vehicle in such a way as to not endanger the driver or passengers during driving or operation. Do not use the GPS unit in any area (country, state, city, etc.) that prohibits the use of electronic displays in motor vehicles. Navigation maps may contain errors and omissions or may be outof-date with recent road changes or road conditions. Please be attentive to roadway signage, all posted roadway information, and the condition of the roads you are traveling. Routes generated are only recommendations and are for personal and non-commercial use. The software and the GPS receiver may not be used for any purpose in which failure of the products could lead to personal injury, physical, or environmental damage. Page 1 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT INFORMATION TO THE USER: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Page 2 · · · · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is needed. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Notes: Shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits. The Responsible party information: Royal Consumer Information Products, Inc. ­ 379 Campus Drive, 2nd Floor, Somerset, NJ 08875, USA TEL: 732-627-9977 IN CANADA: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set forth in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. AU CANADA: Cet appareil digital respecte les normes de la Classe B pour les émissions de fréquences radio telles qu´indiquées dans la loi sur les interférences radio et mises en application par le département canadien des communications. Page 3 1.1 · Care of Your System Be careful not to scratch the touch screen. Use only the supplied stylus or other plastic-tipped pens designed for a touch-sensitive screen. Never use an actual pen or pencil, fingernails or other sharp objects on the surface of the touch screen. The GPS system should be protected from rain and moisture. Treat the GPS system as you would treat other electronic devices. Do not drop your GPS system or subject it to strong impacts. The touch screen can be cleaned with a soft cloth lightly moistened with a window cleaning solution. Commercial cleaners are sold separately. You can use screen protectors to prolong the life of the touch screen. · · · · Page 4 2 Summary of Features Detailed street level mapping data. Mapping features include: location by address, intersection, location of area points of interest, longitude/latitude. Calculates route from one location to another, or selection of a street location on the map. A one-touch HOME button, gives you directions from your actual location. Multiple stop route calculation. Up to 10 maps can be opened at one time. Provides driving directions and route guidance. Tapping the street on the map will show the street name. Zoom in and zoom out with stylus or board buttons. Users can save favorite or frequent locations. GPS status indicators. Vehicle navigation simulations. When navigating with the GPS receiver: o Options to choose from one of three routing methods: Fastest, Shortest, No Highways. o Displays the street name of the next turn at the bottom of screen. o Shows the distance and direction of the next turn. o Shows the distance to your final destination. o Voice directions for reliable route guidance. Page 5 o o o o o o o o o Auto zoom-in before the turn or highway entrance/exit and zoom-out after. Ability to navigate in compass mode. Can use the GPS receiver position (current location) as the point of origin. A one-touch Route/Clear Route button. Navigation data such as speed, longitude, latitude, local time and direction of travel. Automatic re-route option. Moving maps displayed while navigating with the GPS receiver. A one-touch selectable "North Up" or "Heading Up" for map display. Selectable "on" or "off" for voice prompts. Page 6 Figure 3 Page 7 Figure 4 Page 8 3 Charging the GPS System Before using the GPS system for the first time you will need to fully charge the lithium-ion battery that is built into your GPS system. Connect the AC adapter to the GPS system where indicated in Figure 1. Plug in the AC adapter and charge the GPS system for 12 hours. After the first minute of charging the system will turn itself on. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THE SYSTEM WHILE IT IS BEING CHARGED FOR THE FIRST TIME! Use only the AC adapter supplied with your system! Failure to use the supplied adapter may cause major damage to your GPS system. Page 9 4 Calibrating the GPS System To insure smooth operation it is necessary to calibrate the touch screen on the GPS system. Turn on the GPS system. Using the stylus provided, tap the center of the cross that appears on the middle of the screen, as shown in figure 2. Tap the center of each cross that appears. Your system is now calibrated and ready for use. Tap anywhere on the screen to start the GPS software. You will now see a safety warning screen. Read the safety warning and tap OK to indicate your understanding and acceptance. Figure 5 Page 10 5 5.1 Installing the PC Software System Requirements Desktop/Laptop Requirements CPU: Pentium or Pentium compatible Operating System: Windows 98/ME / XP Available hard drive space: 24 MB minimum for map installation. Maps vary in size up to 22 MB for USA maps / 31 MB for Canada maps. The GPS maps are made up of 260 maps segments for USA, separated into geographical and municipality boundary divided sections. Canadian versions of the GPS system consist of 15 maps segments. Page 11 5.2 Installing MapFinder Software Overview ­ MapFinder is the PC software that contains all of the detailed street-level maps for the United States. Simply select the map or group of maps you wish to download, and download the selected maps to your unit, or any storage media attached in either device. 1) Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive. 2) The installation screen will be automatically displayed. Click on the Install button and follow the on-screen instructions. 3) When this process is finished, it will take you back to the installation screen. Click exit. If the Installation screen does not appear: Click the [Start] button [My Computer]. (In other versions of Windows, double-click [My Computer] on the desktop) Then right-click the CD-ROM drive containing the CD, select [Open] from the menu that appears and double-click the [SETUP] icon. Page 12 5.3 Connecting your GPS System to your PC Be sure your GPS system is turned off and connected to the AC adapter which was supplied with your system. Connect the USB cable supplied with your GPS system to the connector opening located on the bottom of your GPS system as shown in Figure 6.1. Connect the other end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer as shown in Figure 6.2. Turn on the GPS system by pressing the ON/OFF Button. After turning on your GPS system, the FIND NEW HARDWARE wizard will be displayed on your screen. Select the option that says AUTOMATICALLY INSTALL DRIVERS and follow the on-screen instructions. After completing those instructions, a SET UP PARTNERSHIP window will be displayed. As a default, YES will be selected. Click on Next and follow the on-screen instructions. Page 13 6 Installing Maps Your GPS unit can store up to 100MB of maps in its internal memory and can also store maps on removable external (MMC or SD) memory cards. The storage location you select will depend on your individual needs. For most users, the GPS internal 100MB memory will hold the maps you will need. If you expect to travel extensively, for flexibility we recommend you store the maps you will need on external memory cards. You may download maps directly to an external memory card or for convenience, you may order pre-loaded memory cards containing the maps you require by calling 1-800-261-4555. 6.1 Selecting Maps To start the map selection process click on the MapFinder Icon on your PC desktop. The following screen will be displayed: Page 14 Figure 7 There are two methods that can be used to select a map(s) you want to use. Page 15 Figure 8 1. Direct Search by City Name or Zip Code -A city name or zip code can be entered in the search field. Select one map only, or chose to select Maps within a specified radius. The factory specified radius is 100 miles. You may modify this to suit your requirements. Click on the Search button to start your search. If an error message appears while searching by zip code, try to search again using a city name or by entering the first three numbers of your zip code and scrolling through the suggested zip codes in the result field. -After a search is done, a list of maps will appear in the results field, double-clicking any of these names will cause that map section to be highlighted on the map. Page 16 2. Select a Map by clicking directly on the map -By placing the mouse cursor directly on top of a small map on the screen, the information for that map will be displayed. Figure 9 -Double-clicking an area on the U.S. map will cause that area to be selected and remain highlighted. The number of maps selected will appear to the right of your search window, along with the total amount of memory required to store them in your GPS system as shown in figure 10. Figure 10 Page 17 6.2 Copying & Transferring Maps After the map(s) have been selected, they will need to be transferred from the appropriate CD(s) to the GPS unit or external memory card. You may use an SD or MMC memory card. To load maps on an SD memory card, you will need to remove the security lock. A Remove the SD memory card from the GPS system SD/MMC card slot. B Unlock the card security lock as shown on figure 11 Figure 11 C Insert the SD memory card onto the GPS system SD/MMC card slot. Page 18 1. Once all the maps are highlighted and selected, there are two choices at the top right corner of the MapFinder screen: - MS ActiveSync ­ this will transfer maps directly to the GPS unit or memory card in the GPS unit via ActiveSync. - Card Reader ­ if a memory card reader is present MapFinder can send map files directly to a memory card. 2. Choose the location to store the maps and then click the "Execute Map Copy" button. 3. This will bring up prompt screens asking which storage location on the device you want to put the maps: - On the GPS unit: either Main Memory or External Memory Card. - On a Card Reader: if there are multiple card slots on the reader, it will ask which letter drive to use. Select the appropriate location and click OK to continue. Page 19 4. A series of screens will follow confirming your requested map transfer. Keep clicking OK to continue. The final screen will be a screen displaying the progress of the map transfer process. Once it is finished, MapFinder will return to the map screen and the maps on the GPS unit or memory card will be ready to use. If you don't have enough memory, you will receive an error message. You can then deselect maps until the memory space required matches the amount of available memory on your GPS system or external memory card. You can also delete maps stored in your GPS system or external memory card. Refer to section 7 for details. After you finish copying maps to an SD memory card, lock the security lock to protect the maps from any damage. For that, follow these steps. A Remove the SD memory card from the GPS system SD/MMC Card Slot. B Lock the card security lock. C Insert the SD memory card onto the GPS system SD/MMC Card Slot. Page 20 6.3 Additional MapFinder Functions By right clicking anywhere on the MapFinder screen, the following menu will appear: Page 21 MapFinder Menu Functions View Current Map ­ This will open a map on the PC to be viewed. Un-Select ALL Maps ­ This will cause any maps currently selected to be un-selected. Copy Current Map to GPS unit ­This option will allow the map(s) that have been selected to be downloaded to the GPS unit. Copy Selected Map to GPS unit ­ This will copy any maps currently highlighted to the GPS unit. Extracting Maps to the Hard Drive­ Any of these functions will copy maps directly to the hard drive but not the GPS unit for future transfers to the GPS unit. Deleting Maps ­ These functions will delete maps from the hard drive. MapFinder Help ­ This will open the help file for MapFinder. About MapFinder ­ This gives the version information about MapFinder. Minimize ­ Minimizes MapFinder. Exit ­ Exits the MapFinder program. Page 22 7 Deleting Maps You can delete maps from the GPS system internal memory or external memory card by connecting your GPS system to your PC. 7.1 Deleting Maps From the GPS Internal Memory 1. Connect the GPS System to your computer as described on section 5.3 2. On your PC, click the [Start] button [My Computer]. (In other versions of Windows, double-click [My Computer] on the desktop). Then right-click Mobile Device, select [Open]. 3. Right-click the My Maps folder, select [Open]. 4. Select the maps you want to delete. Each map consists of two files. In order to completely remove the desired map, you will need to delete both files. Both files will have the same name, but different extensions. For example, to delete the map of New York you will need to delete the following two files; NY_NEW_YORK_CITY.INX and NY_NEW_YORK_CITY.RMF. 5. Right-click over the selected maps, select [Delete] or press the Delete Key from your keyboard. Page 23 Your desire maps have been removed form the GPS unit, you can load more maps by following the steps described on section 6. 7.2 Deleting Maps From the GPS External Memory Card 1. If you are using an SD memory card: A Remove the external memory card from the GPS system SD/MMC card slot. B Unlock the card security lock as shown on figure C Insert the external card onto the GPS system SD/MMC card slot. 2. Connect the GPS System to your PC as described on section 5.3. 3. On your PC, click the [Start] button [My Computer]. (In other versions of Windows, double-click [My Computer] on the desktop). Then right-click Mobile Device, select [Open]. 4. Right-click the Card folder, select [Open]. Page 24 5. Select the maps you want to delete. Each map consists of two files. In order to completely remove the desired map; you will need to delete both files. Both files will have the same name, but different extensions. For example, to delete the map of New York you will need to delete the following two files; NY_NEW_YORK_CITY.INX and NY_NEW_YORK_CITY.RMF. 6. Right-click over the selected maps, select [Delete] or press the Delete Key from your keyboard. 7. If you are using an SD memory card. A. Remove the external memory card from the GPS system SD/MMC Card Slot. B. Lock the card security lock. C. Insert the external card onto the GPS system SD/MMC Card Slot. Your desired maps have been removed form the GPS unit. You can load more maps by following the steps described on section 6. Page 25 8 Getting Started with Your GPS System Please note: After a route is created, the GPS receiver needs to be enabled before navigation can begin. (See section 10.1) 8.1 Opening & Viewing a Map 1) Tap File Open 2) A list of all available maps in the GPS system memory will be listed. To list the maps stored on your memory Card double tap on the folder that says "Card". 3) Double tap on the desired map. Note: Steps 1 through 3 can be repeated to open multiple maps. Under normal driving situations you may need to open several maps. The default setting is 5 maps. You can however, open up to 10 maps for longer trips. To give your GPS unit the ability to open up to 10 maps, go to the Tools menu on the GPS unit and select Options. (See section 9.4.1) Page 26 8.2 Finding a Destination or Ending Point The methods used to find an Origin (route starting point) or Destination (route ending point) are the same. The Origin will be displayed in Green and the Destination in Red. In the Find menu there are several methods to find a location: (figure 12) - Recent Destination - The user defined Favorites database - Searching for an address - Searching for an intersection - Searching the built-in Points of Interest Database You also can define the origin or the destination by double taping the desired street on the map. Page 27 Figure 12 Page 28 Recent Destination - This will bring up a list of up to 11 recent destinations. Favorites ­ This will search a database of locations that have been previously named and stored by the user. 1. Tap Find Origin or Destination Favorites. 2. Enter the name of the favorite you want to find in the small entry field. A list of favorites most closely matching the one you entered will appear in the window below the entry field. 3. Tap on a favorite to highlight it and tap OK. You can also set up your favorite destination by tapping on the star icon located on the bottom right corner of your screen, then follow steps 2 and 3. Address ­ This will allow a specific address to be located on the map(s) that are currently open. 1. Tap Find Origin or Destination Address. 2. Enter the address number and street name in the appropriate fields. The window below the address fields will show street names most closely matching the one that was entered. Tap on a street to Page 29 highlight it and tap Next. 3. The next screen will ask you to select the appropriate city for the address. You can also tap the Zip Code box at the bottom of the screen to display zip codes. Tap on a city to highlight it and tap Next. 4. The final screen will give you the option to save the location as a Favorite. It also gives you the option to set up as your home location for one touch routing. Intersection ­ This will allow for an intersection of two streets to be located on the map(s) that are currently open. 1. Tap Find Origin or Destination Intersection. 2. Enter the name of one of the streets. The window below the entry field will display a list of streets most closely matching the one you entered. Tap on a street name to highlight it and tap Next. 3. The next screen will ask you to select the appropriate city for the intersection. You can also tap the Zip Code box at the bottom of the screen to display zip codes on the screen. Tap on a city to highlight it and tap Next. 4. Enter the name of the second street of the intersection. The Page 30 window below the entry field will display a list of streets most closely matching the one you entered. Tap on a street name to highlight it and tap Finish. 5. The final screen will ask if you want to save this address as a Favorite to be used in the future. Points of Interest ­ This will search the database of points of interest that are built into the map(s) in use with the GPS Navigation software. 1. Tap Find Origin or Destination Point of Interest. 2. In the first screen you will be shown a list of categories that represent the different points of interest available in the map you are using. Tap on a category to highlight it and tap Next. 3. On the next screen a list of locations for that category will appear. Tap on the location to highlight it and tap Finish. 4. The final screen will ask you if you want to save this address as a Favorite to be used in the future. Page 31 8.3 Finding an Origin or Starting Point Finding an origin or starting point for your route is easy and automatic. The GPS system is programmed to use your current location at the time you set your route as your origin or starting point. Should you desire a different starting point follow section 8.2. 8.4 Creating a Route Once an Origin and Destination have been selected, a turn-by-turn route can be calculated. IMPORTANT: In order for the software to give voice directions and on-screen directions, a route MUST be created before traveling. To calculate the route, tap Find Route button on the GPS unit. New Route -OR- touch the *Note: If the GPS is enabled and locked-on to your position, the software will treat your current GPS position as the origin of a route as long as the GPS indicator is on a street. (To enable the GPS, see section 10.1). Page 32 8.5 Multiple Stops on a Route This function will allow a route to have several intermediate stops before reaching a final destination. Multiple Stops will be displayed in purple on the map. 1. Click Find Multi-stop. 2. This menu will allow you to find stops using the same methods as stated in the previous section: Favorites, Address, Intersection and Point of Interest. 3. Steps 1 and 2 can be repeated to add up to 10 stops in a route. 4. Select your final destination by taping Find Destination. 5. Once all stops have been entered, a route can be calculated. Tap Find New Route -OR- touch the Route button on the GPS system. 6. When New Route is selected, and there are multiple stops entered, a screen similar to figure 13 will appear: Page 33 Figure 13 Page 34 7. Multi-Stop Route Screen: - On this screen, the stops can be arranged in any particular order for a route. - Selecting Multi-Stop Route will include any stops on the list in your route. - Optimize will create the most direct route through all of the stops. - "Route to Final Destination" will create a route from Origin to Destination with all the stops in between. - "Route Stop by Stop" will create a route starting with the Origin to the first stop, then from the first stop to the second, from the second to the third, and so on. Page 35 9 9.1 GPS Menu Index File Description Select this item to open a map file. (See section 8.1) List the last 3 maps that were used. The items below are shown in Figure 14. File Menu Items Open Listing of up to 3 maps used previously List Active Map(s) Close Map(s) About Give a list of all the maps currently open and in use. Close opened map(s), clearing screen and settings. Displays a window showing the current version of the GPS software and/or maps installed on your GPS system. Quit Ostia software. Page Exit 36 Figure 14 Page 37 9.2 Find Description These items allow for the lookup of the following for use as an Origin or Destination of a route: Favorites Address Intersections Points of Interest (See section 8.2) The items below are shown in Figure 15 Find Menu Items Destination/ Origin Multi-stop Allows up to 10 stops to be added to a route between the Origin & Destination. (See section 8.5) Page 38 New Route Select this menu item to calculate & display a new route. 1. The Origin is shown as a green line. 2. The Destination is shown as a red line. 3. The Route is shown as a blue path between origin and destination. Reverse Route Select this menu item to switch the Origin and Destination of a calculated route. Note: The reverse route may be different than the original route because of divided roads and one-way streets. Page 39 Figure 15 Page 40 9.3 View Select this menu item to display turn-by-turn driving directions in text format. The text directions can be scrolled through using the direction pad of the GPS system. Select this menu item to display the current direction, speed, longitude, latitude, local time and "vision" (line of sight) distance to the destination according to the received GPS data. Select this menu item to display any of the following information currently being used: - A Trip Trace - A Favorite The items below are shown in Figure 16 Text Directions GPS Info. Show Clear Select this menu item to clear items off of the map screen. Page 41 Destination Select this menu item to display the currently defined destination. Selecting this function may change the map scale. Select this menu item to display the currently defined origin. Selecting this function may change the map scale. Select this menu item to display Multi-stop locations that have been already entered into the system. Select this menu item to display the currently defined full route. Selecting this function may change the map scale. Origin Multi-stop Full Route Page 42