User manual POLSTAR POLNAV VERSION 2008 Q1

[. . . ] PolNav Navigation Software User's Manual Version 2008 Q1 For use with PC/PDA/Personal Navigators I Polstar Technologies, Inc. http://www. polstargps. com Tel: +886-3-552-5279 Fax: +886-3-552-5269 Address: 5F-1 No. 28 Taiyuan St, Jhubei City, Hsinchu County 30288, Taiwan © Copyright 2007 Polstar Technologies, Inc. PolstarTM, The RoadMentorTM Series, PolNavTM, The PolstarTM Logo are registered trademarks of Polstar Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, trade names and service marks are properties of their respective owners No part of this user manual may be reproduced or transmitted by any means, for any purpose other than for the user's own use, without the prior written consent of Polstar Technologies, Inc. [. . . ] As an example, the first two illustrates the region Australia has a map code Australia @2007 and the region Austria/Switzerland has a map code Australia@2007. 2. 1. 2 Registration The software may not run with full functionalities and successfully if the map data is not with legal license. If you have not a legal license of map data, you will be warned by the message "Unregistered map(s) found!" 2 at the moment you run the software as below. Select the first entry in the Results Screen. 6 Step 4 Press the Street Center Button in the Location Menu, the press the Go To Button in the Street Center Menu to begin navigation. PolNav will calculate a route to the destination from your current location when you have a GPS fix. If you are selecting a starting location for simulation, press the Set Start Button (Demo) Button, and then return to Step 1 to find a destination and press the Go To Button once the destination has been found. This will calculate a route from your starting location to your destination. 7 Step 5 You can begin using your GPS system if you have a GPS fix. If you do not have a GPS fix, you can use the Demo feature to simulate the route to your destination using Route > Start Demo. You can now drive to your destination, and you will be guided by voice commands at every turn and the Navigation Screen. For more information about advanced functions, please read the rest of this manual. Map screen Navigation screen 8 4. User Interface 4. 1 Main Menu The Main Menu provides access to PolNav's many features. The following features can be accessed from the Main Menu. Find: Search for a destination Map: Return to the map screen or Navigation/Free run screen Route: Access the current route, itinerary, statistics and map information Settings: Configure system and routing settings and manage favourites list Info: Display GPS, driving information (Statistics) and information about PolNav version. My Data: Maintain user specific information like Favourite, Itinerary, and Trail . . . etc. Exit: Exit PolNav All submenus contain the following features on the top panel at the top of the screen: Back Button: Return to the previous screen Map Button: Return to the Map Screen or Navigation/Free run screen Menu Button: Return to the Main Menu 9 4. 2 Map Screen The Map Screen displays a map of your current location, as well as displaying nearby POIs and information. When in Navigation/Free Run Screen, by panning the map, you can enter the Map Screen. Note that if you're using Heading-up in Navigation/Free Run Screen, then the Map Screen will follow the orientation. North Indicator Map screen Map screen (heading up) The following features can also be accessed from the Map Screen. 4. 2. 1 Functions Access the Main Menu Return to Car Position (Navigation/Free Run Screen) Orient map to North-up Change volume Nearby POI Zoom out Zoom in Map Scale Highlighted selected location (road or POI) Information about the selected location 10 4. 2. 2 Map Displays Starting Point Waypoint Destination Next Turn Turn Selected Point of Interest Point of Interest Selected Location Selected Street Current Location/GPS Fix Location 11 4. 3 Zoom In/Zoom Out You can change the scale of the electronic map by pressing the Zoom In/Zoom Out buttons. If you have a position fix, it will zoom in/out on your current location. If you are in panning mode, it will zoom in/out on the selected location marked by the red dot. Note: Local streets will not be displayed at large map scales. At large map scales, only the main roads and freeways will be displayed. To view them you must increase the map scale by zooming in. 4. 4 Panning (Browsing the map) You can browse different areas of the map in the map screen by dragging the map. Simply hold your finger down on the screen and drag it in the opposite direction. 12 4. 5 Location Menu You can select locations (POI Icons) or streets on the map by pressing the icon or location and pressing the Street/Place Information Panel. The Location Menu will also appear when you select a location from the Find Menu. Functions: Nearby POI: Displays a list of all nearby POIs Save As: Save the location into your Favourites folder or as a Custom POI. . . [. . . ] Routing Method: Shorter (distance), Faster (time), Economic (heuristic) routing algorithm can be applied. Avoid Minor Road: Minor roads in communities or paved for walker won't be considered as route solutions. Ignore Traffic Rule: one-way or maneuver traffic rules won't be considered as route solutions. Avoid Toll Roads: the route won't take roads with tollbooth as solutions. [. . . ]