User manual MAGELLAN ROADMATE 1215

[. . . ] Magellan® RoadMateTM 1200/1215 User Manual Magellan Navigation, Inc. 960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91773 IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS The Magellan RoadMate 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: · · Please check the applicable regulations in your country as regards windscreen mounting. The driver should enter data or programme the Magellan RoadMate only when the vehicle is stationary. [. . . ] Pan the map until the icon crosshairs are over the location you want to route to. 4. Select the desired routing method and tap the Calculate Route Current Location Screen This screen is accessed from the Map screen whether you are on a route or just normal driving. The Current Location screen displays approximate address information, the next and previous intersections, as well as your latitude/longitude. To the right is a compass pointing in your direction of travel, the calculated elevation, and speed. The bottom bar displays the current time and date. Accessing the Current Location Screen 1. From the Map screen, tap the direction icon in the upper left-hand corner. Saving Your Current Location to Your Address Book 1. Tap Edit Information: Tap on the Edit Name line to create a name for this location. Tap on any of the three (work, home, mobile) phone buttons to enter a phone number. (Up to 35 characters can be entered. ) If you want to tag this location as one of your favourites, tap on the "Favourite" check box. When the details for this address are acceptable, tap . Saving Current Location 4. 5. Magellan RoadMate 1200/1215 15 List of Directions Screen This screen is accessed from the Map screen and only when routing. (Note: The List of Directions screen is not available until you begin moving on the route. ) Each line in the list of directions provides details about the segment in the order that they are to be made, with the next segment at the top. The bottom bar of the List of Directions screen indicates the distance and time to the next segment as well as the total distance computed for the route. The List of Directions can be modified if you want to exclude one of the segments, should you wish to avoid travelling along one of the listed streets. Instructions for excluding one of the segments are given in this chapter. List of Directions Accessing the List of Directions 1. This icon is displayed only when you are actively following a route. Excluding a Segment This is used for modifying the route, possibly to avoid routing along a particular street. Tap on the item in the list with the street you want to try and avoid. (Tap the back arrow to cancel. ) The Magellan RoadMate recalculates the route and displays the List of Directions with the newly computed segments. Magellan RoadMate 1200/1215 16 GPS Status Screen 1. The GPS Status screen is also accessed from the Map screen and displays the status of the GPS satellites in a graphical format. (More technical information on the GPS status can be found in the User Options menu: Main Menu Page 2 > User Options > GPS Options > GPS Status. ) Green bars indicate that the Magellan RoadMate is using these satellites to compute the position; orange bars indicate that the Magellan RoadMate is trying to lock on to the satellite signal; and no bar shown indicates a satellite that is not being tracked. The longer the bars, the better the signal. GPS Status Screen Accessing the GPS Status Screen 1. From the Map screen, tap the GPS Signal Strength icon in the upper right-hand corner. Tap on the back arrow to return to the Map screen. Zoom Levels There are 23 zoom levels in the Magellan RoadMate, ranging from 100 feet to 1200 miles. [. . . ] Tap Alert Parameters to set the angle and distance that alarms will be set for each type of speed trap. Setting the Map in 3D or 2D Mode See the chapter on Maps for information regarding 3D and 2D map modes. 1. Tap Save to record the changes and exit. Setting the Map Display to Heading Up or North Up The map can be displayed with the top of the display in the direction of you are heading or North. 1. (Note that `North Up' is only available when the map is set to 2D mode. ) Tap Save to record the changes and exit. Setting Split Screen (TrueViewTM) Options As you approach a segment, the display will change to the split screen mode. Under Map Options you can turn off the split screen or set it to be just the TrueView portion of the split screen. 1. [. . . ]