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Navigation extras, Trip Planner, Traffic Message Channel (TMC), List of traffic messages

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15 Navigation extras You can use the additional features of the Travel Companion to enhance your travel experience. Trip Planner Your Travel Companion includes access to HP iPAQ trip planning services. Visit http://www.ipaq.com to learn about the latest services and content available. Here you will find the free Web-based trip planning service that allows you to personalize your travel by creating custom trip itineraries that you can transfer to your Travel Companion for use during your travels. Traffic Message Channel (TMC) Your Travel Companion can provide you with better routes if Traffic Message Channel (TMC) information is available. TMC is a specific application of the FM Radio Data System (RDS) used for broadcasting real-time traffic and weather information. NOTE: TMC is not a global service. It might not be available in your country or region. Ask your local dealer for coverage details. You need a TMC receiver attached to your Travel Companion to receive TMC information. To learn more about compatible TMC solutions for your area, visit http://www.hp.com/accessories/ipaq. If public TMC data is broadcast at your location, the Travel Companion automatically takes into account the TMC information received. The receiver automatically searches the FM radio stations for TMC data, and the decoded information is immediately used in route planning. As soon as the Travel Companion receives traffic information that might affect your route, the Travel Companion warns you that it is recalculating the route. Navigation then continues with a new route that is optimal considering the most up-to-date traffic conditions. List of traffic messages Tap Traffic Messages in the Navigation Extras menu for a list of the nearest TMC events. The list is arranged by the distance from your current location. Use the scroll bar to navigate through the screens, and see traffic difficulties farther away from your current position. You can alternately use one of the following options: Button Function Opens a new screen to configure the TMC subsystem. Shows the highlighted traffic difficulty on the map fit to the screen size. Opens a new screen to maintain the TMC receiver and radio stations. Trip Planner 65

Section	Page
Welcome	9
Register the Travel Companion	10
Box contents	11
Box contents	11
Components	12
Front components	12
Left and right components	13
Top and bottom components	13
Back components	14
Power on and set up the Travel Companion	15
Set up the Travel Companion	15
Step 1: Remove the battery cover	15
Step 2: Install the battery and replace the battery cover	15
Step 3: Charge the battery	16
Power on Travel Companion	16
Car kit setup	16
Warnings and safety information	19
Learn the basics	20
Hardware buttons	20
Power on/off	20
Multifunction wheel	20
Zoom in and out	20
Adjust volume and brightness	20
Open the Quick Launch menu	21
Screen buttons	21
Buttons on the top and the bottom of the screen	21
Buttons on the map	24
Selectors	25
Direct selectors	25
List selectors	26
Sliders	26
Switches	26
Virtual keyboards	26
The QWERTY keyboard	26
The numeric keyboard	27
Discovering the Travel Companion through the Startup menu	28
Entertainment	28
Videos	28
Music	29
Games	30
Pictures	30
Contacts	31
Add contact	32
Edit contact	33
Navigate to a contact	33
Call contact	33
Extras	33
Clock	33
Phone	35
Calculator	35
Settings	35
System	36
Align screen	36
Time	36
Date	36
Language	36
Media directories	37
Operating navigation	38
Navigate to an address	38
Navigate to a POI	39
Create a route with multiple destinations	39
Create a route with a different start point	40
Save user data	41
Reference book – Navigation menu	42
Go to	42
Find an address, street, intersection, or city	43
Find in History	44
Find one of the Favorites	44
Find home or work	44
Find a POI	44
Search reference	44
POI groups	45
POI subgroups	45
Select a POI	45
Find co‑ordinates	46
Coordinate display format	47
Bluetooth	48
Connect a Bluetooth‑enabled phone to your Travel Companion	48
Make a call	49
Use phone dialer	49
Use contacts	50
Use POI	50
Answer or reject a call	50
Connect to a Bluetooth stereo headphones	50
Map	51
Map visualization	53
Daylight and night color schemes	53
Current position and Lock‑on‑Road	53
Selected map point, also known as the Cursor	54
Visible POIs (Points of Interest)	54
Road safety cameras	54
Contacts	54
Elements of the active Route	54
Start point, Via points, and destination	55
Active leg of the route	55
Inactive legs of the route	55
Turn preview	55
Cursor (the selected map point)	55
Track Log recording/playback indicator	55
Cursor menu	56
Current street	57
Distance to next turn	57
Next street/Next city	57
Route	58
Edit Route	58
Route Detail	58
Saved Routes	59
Route Info	59
Route data displayed (for destination and Via points)	59
Warning icons	61
Other functions	61
Manage Track Logs	62
Settings	64
Visual settings	64
3D settings	64
Landmarks	64
Elevated roads	64
Buildings	64
Terrain	64
Backlight settings	64
Brightness	64
Power management	64
Backlight always on	64
Smart Powersave	65
Map settings	65
Alternative Road Names	65
Show Street Labels	65
2D/3D map view	65
POI visibility	65
Night mode	66
Zoom settings	66
Auto zoom	66
Restore Lock‑to‑Position and Smart Zoom	67
Zoom in after find	67
Overview mode	67
Sound settings	67
Voice guidance	68
Key sounds	68
Dynamic Volume	68
Route settings	68
Vehicle	68
Route calculation method	69
Short	69
Fast	69
Economical	69
Off‑route recalculation	69
Automatic	69
Off	69
Avoidances	69
Unpaved Roads	69
Motorways	69
Ferries	70
Cross‑border planning	70
U‑turns	70
Permit needed	70
Toll roads	70
Carpool lanes (for the USA map only)	70
Keep position on road	70
Regional settings	70
Language	71
Voice	71
Units	71
Time settings	71
Set time format	71
Warnings	71
Warn when speeding	71
Speeding tolerance	71
Alternative speed limit	71
Alternative speeding tolerance	72
Enable safety cameras	72
Navigation extras	73
Trip Planner	73
Traffic Message Channel (TMC)	73
List of traffic messages	73
TMC configuration	74
TMC radio settings	74
Selected FM radio station	74
Exclude selected station	74
Show excluded stations	74
GPS data screen	75
About screen	76
Outlook synchronization	77
Product specifications	78
System specifications	78
Physical specifications	78
Operating environment	79
Regulatory notices	80
Federal Communications Commission Notice	80
Modifications	80
Cables	80
Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with the FCC Logo (United States Only)	80
Canadian Notice	81
Avis Canadien	81
European Union Notice	81
Products with 2.4–GHz Wireless LAN Devices	82
France	82
Italy	82
Battery Warning	82
Battery Recycling	82
Battery Disposal	82
Equipment Warning	83
Acoustics Warning	83
Airline Travel Notice	84
Medical Electronic Equipment	84
Wireless Notices	84
U.S. Regulatory Wireless Notice	84
Canadian Regulatory Wireless Notice	84
Brazilian Notice	84
Japanese Notice	84
Bluetooth Devices	85
Taiwan DGT Notice	85
Korean Notice	85
Guidelines for care and maintenance	86
Using the Travel Companion	86
Cleaning the Travel Companion	86
Carrying or storing the Travel Companion	86
Using accessories	86
Using the Travel Companion in public places	86
Obtain services for a cracked or damaged screen	86

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Navigation extras

You can use the additional features of the Travel Companion to enhance your travel experience.

Trip Planner

Your Travel Companion includes access to HP iPAQ trip planning services. Visit

http://www.ipaq.com

to learn about the latest services and content available. Here you will find the free Web-based trip

planning service that allows you to personalize your travel by creating custom trip itineraries that you

can transfer to your Travel Companion for use during your travels.

Traffic Message Channel (TMC)

Your Travel Companion can provide you with better routes if Traffic Message Channel (TMC) information

is available. TMC is a specific application of the FM Radio Data System (RDS) used for broadcasting

real-time traffic and weather information.

NOTE:

TMC is not a global service. It might not be available in your country or region. Ask your local

dealer for coverage details.

You need a TMC receiver attached to your Travel Companion to receive TMC information. To learn

more about compatible TMC solutions for your area, visit

http://www.hp.com/

accessories/ipaq

If public TMC data is broadcast at your location, the Travel Companion automatically takes into account

the TMC information received. The receiver automatically searches the FM radio stations for TMC data,

and the decoded information is immediately used in route planning. As soon as the Travel Companion

receives traffic information that might affect your route, the Travel Companion warns you that it is

recalculating the route. Navigation then continues with a new route that is optimal considering the most

up-to-date traffic conditions.

List of traffic messages

Tap

Traffic Messages

in the

Navigation Extras

menu for a list of the nearest TMC events. The list is

arranged by the distance from your current location.

Use the scroll bar to navigate through the screens, and see traffic difficulties farther away from your

current position. You can alternately use one of the following options:

Button

Function

Opens a new screen to configure the TMC subsystem.

Shows the highlighted traffic difficulty on the map fit to the

screen size.

Opens a new screen to maintain the TMC receiver and radio

stations.

Trip Planner