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    contents Getting started 2 Starting the system 2 Getting a GPS signal 3 Entering data on the system 4 Moving through the screens 5 Working with the map 6 Map view ...6 Maneuver detail 6 Panning the map 6 Route list ...7 Location and POI information 7 Planning your route 9 Setting a single
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    Getting started Congratulations on your purchase of the system. Your system can guide you to the destination of your choice using signals from Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) orbiting the earth. There are 24 GPS satellites orbiting the earth. A GPS device can calculate your position on the earth
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    . The screen appears. 2 Tap Navigate. A warning screen appears. 3 Tap "I Agree" after you have read and agreed to the warning. The map view appears and you are ready to set your first destination! Getting a GPS signal To use the system to guide you to a destination, the system's GPS antenna must be
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    signal: 1 Tap the Menu button and then Settings. 2 Tap GPS Information. The GPS Info screen appears. 3 To close the GPS Info screen, tap . Entering data on the system The system doesn't have a keyboard. Instead, you tap the screen to enter data. When you are entering data, a screen containing the
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    Moving through the screens The system shows you one screen at a time. Each time you tap a button, a new screen appears. If you want to return to the previous screen, tap . If there isn't , you can Tap MENU to display the main menu. - 5 -
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    view any of the maneuvers on a route, and you can pan the map to view other areas. You can zoom in and out, and you can find information about specific locations. Map view If you have a GPS signal, the map view on the system shows you your current location, indicated by a green arrow. If the arrow
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    Location and POI information You can find location information about any point on the map by pressing firmly on the map. A screen appears giving you location to your Favorites list (you'll learn more about Favorites later in this manual). If you press firmly on a POI (Point of Interest) icon, you see
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    about the location, including latitude and longitude. To view POI information: 1. To view information about a POI on the map, press firmly on the icon on the map. The POI(S) screen appears. 2. Tap Information. The Information screen appears, giving you block information about the location, including
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    destination, you can add a detour or a stopover. The system also offers an Itinerary feature, where you can enter up Center When you have found your destination, you have several options: • Nav • Fav • Map Nav calculates the route from your current location (or the location you set as a starting
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    Using an address as a destination When you use an address for a destination, you must know at least the name of the street and the city. Guidance directions will be more accurate if you also know the street number of the destination. Note: If you already have a destination, you can tap New to set a
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    the street. The Enter House Number screen appears. 7. Select the address that matches the location you want to go to and tap Nav. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. To enter an address as a destination using City First: 1. Tap MENU. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The
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    3. Tap Address. The Input Method screen appears. 4. If you need to change the region: • Tap Change State. The Enter State Name screen appears. • Tap the letters to enter the name of the region, or tap the name of the region. • Tap OK when you have selected the region. You return to the Input Method
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    you have finished. The Select Address screen appears. 9. Select the address that matches the location you want to go to and tap Nav. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. Using an intersection as a destination When you use an intersection for a destination you must know the names of
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    have selected the street. The Select Address screen appears. 8. Select the intersection that matches the location you want to go to and tap Nav. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. - 14 -
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    To enter an intersection as a destination using City First: 1. Tap MENU. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The Set Destination screen appears. 3. Tap Intersection. The Input Method screen appears. 4. If you need to change the region: • Tap Change State. The Enter State Name screen appears.
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    have selected the street. The Select Address screen appears. 9. Select the intersection that matches the location you want to go to and tap Nav. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. - 16 -
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    . Because there are so many different types of restaurants, choosing a subcategory of restaurant is more like selecting a street. The four methods of selecting a specific point of interest include two for nearby POIs and two for all POIs in a region. To select a nearby POI as a destination: 1. Tap
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    of the POI. Tap OK when you have selected the POI. The POI Select screen appears, displaying the address of the POI. • Tap Nav. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. 7. To select a nearby POI by distance: • Tap By Distance. The POI List screen appears, listing the closest POIs first
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    To select from all POIs in a region: 1. Tap MENU. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The Set Destination screen appears. 3. Tap POI. The Points of Interest screen appears. 4. Tap a category. Usually a subcategory screen appears. Note: If you chose Restaurant, tap the letters to enter a type
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    the letters to enter the name of the POI. Tap OK when you have selected the POI. The POI Select screen appears. • Tap Nav. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. 7. To select a POI by city: • Tap By City. The Enter City Name screen appears. • Tap the letters to enter
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    destination as a destination Favorite destinations are locations you add to a list on the system. You can add locations to your Favorites list as you set a destination, from the on the favorite you want to use as a destination and tap Nav. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. - 21 -
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    Using a Recent destination as a destination Recent destinations are locations you have navigated to recently. You can easily select one of these locations as a destination. 4. Tap on the recent destination you want to go to and tap Nav. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. - 22 -
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    Using a City Center as a destination Sometimes you may want to use the system to get to a city, but not to a specific location within the city. To do this you select a City Center as a the city. The City Center screen appears. • Tap Nav. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. - 23 -
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    the city that you want to go to and tap Nav. You may need to scroll down the list by tapping the scroll bar. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. To select from all City Centers in a region: 1. Tap MENU. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The Set Destination
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    you tell the system about roads on or more as unavailable. If you mark a section as unavailable the system will calculate a new route that avoids the section you marked. segments that you do not want included: • Tap on a route instruction to highlight it. • Tap Avoid. A do not enter symbol appears
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    Stopovers Once you have set a destination you can add a stopover. Adding a stopover does not cancel your original destination. When you reach your stopover, you will be prompted to continue to your final destination. To create a stopover: 1. Tap MENU. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The
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    appears. 3. Tap Stopover. 4. Tap X. A confirmation message appears asking if you want to continue to your final destination. 5. Tap Yes. The map appears and navigation continues. Managing your favorites list You can edit the destinations you add to your favorites list to give them descriptive names
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    2. Tap Favorites. The Favorites screen appears. 3. To edit a favorite: • Tap on the favorite you want to edit. • Tap Edit. The Edit Favorites screen appears. • Enter a descriptive name for this favorite. • Tap OK when you are done. 4. To delete a destination from your favorites list: • Tap on the
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    You can set many different options to customize the system and make it work your way. These options include: • display options • route options • speed alert • localization Display options The display options give you control over the appearance of the map. You can change the following: • orientation
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    There are three options for displaying POI icons. If you choose default, the most commonly displayed categories of POI icons will appear on the map at zoom levels of 1000 ft and closer. If you choose off, no POI icons are displayed. If you choose custom, you can choose which
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    Tap your Orientation preference: Heading or North. 4. Tap your Guidance preference: Auto or Manual. 5. Tap your Day/Night preference: Auto, Night, or Day. 6. Tap your give you control over the appearance of the map. You can change the following: • method • ferries • toll roads • carpool • turns -
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    There are four method settings. Quickest calculates the route that should take the least amount of time. Major calculates a route that uses major roads whenever possible. Shortest calculates the route that is shortest in distance. Local calculates a route that uses local roads whenever possible. The
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    . A check mark indicates that Auto Speed Alert is on. • Tap OK. A warning appears. • Tap OK to close the warning. • Tap OK. You return to the map. 4. To set a fixed speed alert: • Tap the Fixed Speed Alert checkbox. A check mark indicates that Fixed Speed Alert is on. • Tap the speed you want
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    Localization The localization options give you control over the settings affected by your location, including: • language • time zone • daylight savings time • units There are three language settings. When you change the language, all of the screen names and controls will be in the selected language
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    : DST or Standard. 6. Tap your Units preference: Mi or KM. 7. When you have finished choosing your options, tap OK. 8. Copy the .JPG and .BMP files you want to use as wallpaper to the root directory of the SD card. 9. Close the Windows Explorer and Microsoft ActiveSync windows. When you next
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    Screen Display GUIDANCE SCREENS GPS Info Screen - 36 -
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    Current Location Screen Route List Screen - 37 -
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Getting started
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Starting
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Getting
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Entering
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Panning
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Route
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Location
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Planning
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Setting
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Using
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Using
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Using
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Using
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Using
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Adding
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Using Shortcuts
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Setting
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Display options
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Route options
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Speed alert
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Localization
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