User manual MAGELLAN MRM 300EU

[. . . ] Magellan® RoadMateTM Reference Manual Instructions for Operating the Magellan RoadMate 300 *** IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS *** The Magellan RoadMate 300 is a vehicle-navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving at your selected destinations. When using the Magellan RoadMate, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: · When driving, the need to view the display is minimal. The driver should enter data or program the unit only when the vehicle is stopped. Only a vehicle passenger should enter data or program the unit while the vehicle is moving. [. . . ] If you select Nearby Town Centre, you will enter a few characters of the town centre name and select the town centre from a list of available town centres. After selecting the town centre, you will select the POI category as shown here. Enter a few characters for the POI name. The more characters you input, the faster the search for the POI name will be. The Magellan RoadMate will search for POIs that are within a 50 km radius of your present position or selected town centre. Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired POI. A dialog box will appear prompting you to edit the information. If you wish, you can select Favourite to add this address to your Favourites list. Select Save. You are returned to the Address Book screen. 31 Selecting Destinations Search Nearest POI This function lets you search for a point of interest from three criteria and save it to your address book: Current Position, By Town Centre, and By Airport. Select Search Nearest POI. Select the detailed region you wish to search from. Current Position This option lets you find a specific point of interest within a radius of at least 100 km based on where you are. Select Current Position. Select the POI category (if available, select the sub-category). Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired POI. A dialog box will appear prompting you to edit the information. If you wish, you can select Favourite to add this address to your Favourites list. Select Save. 32 Selecting Destinations You are returned to the Address Book screen. By Town centre This option lets you find a specific point of interest within at least a 100 km radius of a chosen town centre. Select By Town centre. Enter the first few characters for the town name. After you have selected the characters, select OK. Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired town. Select the POI category (if available, select the sub-category). Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired POI. 33 Selecting Destinations A dialog box will appear prompting you to edit the information. If you wish, you can select Favourite to add this address to your Favourites list. Select Save. You are returned to the Address Book screen. By Airport This option lets you find a specific point of interest within at least a 100 km radius of a chosen airport. Select By Airport. Enter the first few characters for the Airport name. After you have selected the characters, select OK. Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired Airport. Select the POI category (if available, select the sub-category). 34 Selecting Destinations A list of available POIs that match your criteria is shown. Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired POI. A dialog box will appear prompting you to edit the information. If you wish, you can select Favourite to add this address to your Favourites list. Select Save. You are returned to the Address Book screen. Search BaseMap Town You can select a town centre on the basemap and add it to your address book. Select Search Basemap Town. Enter the first few characters for the town. After you have selected the characters, select OK. Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired town. 35 Selecting Destinations A dialog box will appear prompting you to edit the information. When you have finished, select OK. If you wish, you can select Favourite to add this address to your Favourites list. [. . . ] If you have travelled a long distance with the unit off, it may take some time for the unit to reacquire a satellite signal. By manually setting the position of the unit you are telling the unit where you are and this will speed up the satellite signal acquisition. There are two options for setting the GPS position: Search by Street This enables you to enter a specific address by which to set the GPS position. Select Search by Street. 75 User Options Select the detailed region. Enter a few characters for the street name. [. . . ]