User manual AIRIS NAVIGATOR

[. . . ] Directions Ltd Contents I Table of Contents Foreword 0 Part I Introduction 4 1 Running Navigator for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Opening a map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Exiting Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Part II Using Navigator 8 1 Navigator Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] When a route is calculated it will be highlighted on the map, and the itinerary displayed in the output pane. 2. 3. 5 Customise The last tab in the input pane is Customise. Directions Ltd 22 Navigator Help To customise a particular layer you can either select it from the list or right click over an object on the map that is in this layer and select Show Legend. 2. 4 2. 4. 1 The Output Pane Search Results After performing a search the result will be shown in the output pane, which will appear at the bottom of the Navigator window. © 2002 . . . Directions Ltd Using Navigator 23 Each result appears as a new tab in the output window. Here we can see two searches have been performed, one for 'Abbey' in search and a previous one for a postcode. On the left is a category list. This list shows all the databases had records beginning with 'Abbey'. The number in brackets after shows the number of records found in that category. If there is a '>' symbol before the number then this indicates that not all records are listed. In the interests of speed Navigator only searches for a limited number of records in a databases. Click a category in the list to see its matching records. © 2002 . . . Directions Ltd 24 Navigator Help The list on the rights list all records that match the search criteria for the category you selected. For example, the Roads and Streets category has Name, Type and Details columns but Museums will contain Street, Number, City and Phone columns. Right click a record to bring up a pop up menu. Show on map Click this to show the selected record on the map. If you have selected more then one record, they will all be highlighted on the screen and the map will automatically adjust to show them all Note that this performs the same function as clicking the following button in the top right corner of the Output pane. Copy to clipboard If you want to past the selected record in to another application the use this to copy it to clipboard first. Set as search area This option will be greyed out for all records that are not regions. If you want to search for 'Abbey' in Kent then search for Kent first. Go to County in the Result Category list and right click on Kent in the right hand list. Kent will automatically be added to the Show search mode list box and can be selected for area search. Routing Moving the mouse pointer over the Routing entry brings up the routing submenu. To add the selected record as a point on your route select one of the options from this menu. You can also make it the destination for your voice guided journey. 2. 4. 2 Route Results When a route is calculated it is highlighted on the map and the itinerary displayed in the output pane. © 2002 . . . Directions Ltd Using Navigator 25 The itinerary is shown in several columns. There are five basic road types in Navigator motorway, primary, major, minor and unclassified. Name - the name/number of each road on the route Length - the distance you will travel before the next manoeuvre Time - the length in time before the next manoeuvre Distance - the total distance traveled on the journey so far Total time - the total time traveled on the journey so far Instruction - the manoeuvre to execute at the end of each item in the itinerary Right click any item in the list to bring up the following dialog. Show on map - displays the selected item on the map © 2002 . . . [. . . ] Size of map icons If you find map icons too small you can switch to a larger set (24x24). Directions Ltd Configuring Navigator 49 Projection Changing the projection of a map will change its shape on screen. Type of co-ordinates shown in status bar Change the coordinates displayed in the status bar as you move the mouse pointer over the map. 3. 5 Navigation Here you can change the behaviour of the navigation/voice guidance feature of Navigator. © 2002 . . . Directions Ltd 50 Navigator Help Voice navigation Set at which distances you want voice guidance to initiate - 1km, 500 metres and/or 100 metres from the next manoeuvre (turning, roundabout, etc. ). [. . . ]