User manual MAGELLAN ROADMATE 300R

[. . . ] Magellan® RoadMateTM Reference Manual Instructions for Operating the Magellan RoadMate 300R IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Magellan RoadMate 300R (Regional) 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: · · California law prohibits mounting any item to your windshield. Please check with your state or local law enforcement for applicable regulations regarding windshield mounting. The driver should enter data or program the unit only when the vehicle is stopped. [. . . ] In other words, you can still route along major highways and to city centers, but you will not have access to detailed street information or POIs. 210 10 605 605 10 210 BASEMAP JAMES AVE. 210 THIRD ST. 605 10 MARILYN LN. BASEMAP WITH DETAILED REGION 14 Chapter 7: Basic Operation 7. 1 Turning the Magellan RoadMate On Press the Power button. for button locations. If power is properly connected, a logo screen is displayed. Next, you will need to select the language you wish to use for your Magellan RoadMate. The language selection will be used for menu text and audible voice prompts. The Warning screen will appear. The Magellan RoadMate can be personalized for three different users. The Magellan RoadMate will display a series of help screens to guide you through the selection of map regions. Select OK to proceed to the next screen or, Select Don't Show Again to proceed to the next screen and not show the Help sequence at start-up next time. 15 Chapter 7: Basic Operation Next you will need to decide on which regions you travel within most often. Select OK to proceed to the next screen or, select Back to view the previous screen. Selecting only one region will greatly speed up the time it takes to search for addresses and POIs. Select OK to proceed to the next screen or, select Back to view the previous screen. If you do not wish to view this screen each time you select a map region, select Don't Show Again. Next, select the region(s) you most often travel within. If you often travel between states that are not contained within one region, you may want to select both regions. Select Mark All to choose all available regions, select Clear All to deselect all regions. When you have selected at least one region, select Save. The region is active and the Select Destination screen will appear. 7. 2 Using the Keypad Whenever you need to input names, street addresses, etc. , the Magellan RoadMate will display a keypad. Touch the screen or use the Navigation Key to input text. Cancel Space Bar Backspace Alphabetic Characters Numerical Character Menu Accept Entry Additional Characters Menu 16 Chapter 7: Basic Operation 7. 2. 1 Additional Characters (More) When you are entering information, you may need to add punctuation or other special characters. When available, select More to bring up the additional characters. 7. 2. 2 Numerical Characters (123) You may also need to add numbers to your text. When available, select 123 to bring up the numeric keypad. 7. 2. 3 Using QuickSpell® and AutoFillTM The Magellan RoadMate uses QuickSpell technology to provide you with the fastest method possible to enter characters. QuickSpell eliminates the possibility of a misspelled word or looking for a city or street that is not in the database. As you begin entering characters, the QuickSpell feature of the Magellan RoadMate dims out those characters that are not available, thereby speeding up the process of entering data. With AutoFill, as you enter characters the next name in the database matching the characters entered is displayed in the speller. Suppose that you need to input the name of a city, in this case, San Francisco. Also as you enter characters, the next city in the database matching the characters entered will show in the speller. 17 Chapter 7: Basic Operation Continue to enter characters. When you have entered enough characters to match the desired city, it will show in the speller. OK. However, because the city search lists all cities in the database matching the characters entered, it is possible to select a city that does not contain the street selected previously. In this case, you can either select Street to re-enter the street name; select City to choose only form cities that contain the desired street; or choose Back to continue spelling the city name. [. . . ] By manually setting the position of the unit you are telling the unit where you are and will speed up the satellite signal acquisition. There are two options for setting the GPS position: 10. 4. 8. 3. 1 Search by Street This function enables you enter a specific address by which to set the GPS position. Select Search by Street. If only one region is active, the search will be conducted from that region. If more than one region is active, you will be asked to select the region from which to search. Enter the base name for the street. [. . . ]