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U ser Ma n u a l Magellan Smart GPS 5390 ® For complete details on using your Magellan ® Smart GPS , please go to magellanGPS.com/support and download the user manual in.
Saf ety Notic e 1 www.magellangps.com IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS The Magellan SmartGPS receiver is a vehicle-navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving at your selected destinations.
2 www.magellangps.com Only use the car charger approved for/supplied with your Magellan SmartGPS receiver. Use of another type of car charger will result in fire or electric shock. For safety reasons, the battery in your Magellan SmartGPS receiver will stop charging when the ambient temperature is less than 32°F (0°C) or more than 113°F (45°C).
3 www.magellangps.com The Magellan SmartGPS receiver must be installed and operated at a distance no closer then 8 inches (20 cm) from the user. This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
4 www.magellangps.com © 2013 MiTAC International Corporation. The Magellan logo, Magellan, SmartGPS and Quickspell are registered trademarks of MiTAC International Corporation. SmartDetour and OneTouch are trademarks of MiTAC International Corporation and are used under license by MiTAC International Corporation.
1 www.magellangps.com F undamentals ............................................................................... 1 Magellan SmartGPS Receiver............................................................................ 1 Map Screen .................
2 www.magellangps.com Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network ..........................................................................................14 Connecting to a Non-Broadcasting Wi-Fi Network ........................................................14 Forgetting a Network Connection .
3 www.magellangps.com Using the Keyboard to Enter an Address ..................................................... 22 Using the Keyboard to Search for POIs ......................................................... 24 My Places ........................
4 www.magellangps.com Map Screen While Routing ............................................................................. 34 Routing ....................................................................................... 34 Maneuver Information ...
5 www.magellangps.com Bluetooth .................................................................................... 44 Using Bluetooth on the Magellan SmartGPS ................................................ 44 Pairing Your Smartphone...............
6 www.magellangps.com Product Information .............................................................................................................52 End-User License Agreement ......................................................................
7 www.magellangps.com Browser ...................................................................................................................................56 Weather ...............................................................................
F undament als 1 Chapter 1 www.magellangps.com Magellan SmartGPS Receiver A Home Button Press the Home button to return to the split Map screen display from any where in the Magellan SmartGPS receiver. Always useful when you need to return to the Map screen quickly.
2 www.magellangps.com Map Screen The Map screen will be the screen most commonly used for driving and navigating to a destination. The following will familiarize you with the icons and details of this screen. Map Screen Map Screen Header Bar A Time of Day Time is transmitted from the GPS satellites using an atomic clock as reference.
3 www.magellangps.com C Bluetooth Status Displays the current pairing status of the Bluetooth connection. When paired to a phone, the Magellan SmartGPS receiver can be used as a remote interface for y.
4 www.magellangps.com Map Screen Map Area A Zoom Level Tap the “+” (zoom in) or “-” (zoom out) to change the map scale. Alternately, you can use the two finger ‘pinch or spread’ technique commonly found in smartphones. B Volume Tap the Volume button to reveal a slider bar for volume control.
5 www.magellangps.com E Speed Limits While traveling on major roads the speed limit for the road you are on is displayed. When you have exceeded the posted speed limit, the speed limit icon will have a red warning halo. The Speed Limit Warning Threshold for highways and other roads can be set in ‘Settings > Navigation & Maps’.
6 www.magellangps.com Fuel Prices Tap to view addition information on the gas station displayed as well as creating a route to that gas station. The Fuel Prices square can be customized from Settings > Content > Gas. Traffic Alerts Tap to view information on the displayed delay.
7 www.magellangps.com Map Screen Footer Bar Settings Tap to access setting options for the Magellan SmartGPS receiver. Bluetooth Tap to bring up phone functions and access to Bluetooth settings. Go To... Tap to set a destination. Destinations can be an address you enter or a preloaded POI.
8 www.magellangps.com Turning the Magellan SmartGPS Receiver Off (Shutdown) 1. Press and hold the Power button for 2-3 seconds and release when the Shutting Down message is displayed. The receiver will completely shutdown, clearing it’s memory. NOTES Shutdown Mode: The device completely shuts down and clears memory.
9 www.magellangps.com Changing the Data Field The data field is shown on the Map screen whenever the device is routing to a destination or the Map screen display is set to full map. 1. Tap on the data field. 2. Select the desired data type from the list displayed.
10 www.magellangps.com Changing the Map Style The map can be changed to be viewed in 3-dimensional, 2-dimensional - North up or 2-dimensional - heading up style.
11 www.magellangps.com Saving Current Location 3. Tap on the current location icon . 4. The Current Location screen is displayed. 5. Tap on Save . 6. Select where to save the location (Wish List, My Places or OneTouch). 7. Use the keyboard to enter a name for the location.
Content 2 Chapter 12 www.magellangps.com Magellan SmartGPS Content There are various types of content available on the Magellan SmartGPS. Preloaded POIs (Points of Interest) There are approximately 7 million POIs preloaded into the Magellan SmartGPS. Any of these POIs can be selected as a route’s destination using the “Go To.
13 www.magellangps.com Syncing Content from MiCloud As described in the table above, much of the content available on the Magellan SmartGPS is added through the MiCloud using a Wi-Fi network, Magellan Content Manager or Bluetooth connection. How It Works When you register your device a MiCloud account is created where your content is stored.
14 www.magellangps.com Instructions Syncing to MiCloud with Wi-FI Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network You need to initially connect to a Wi-Fi network before you can access it. Once you have successfully connected, the information for connecting to the network is stored in the Magellan SmartGPS and it automatically connects to the network when in range.
15 www.magellangps.com Forgetting a Network Connection After connecting to a network, the password for the network is stored in the Magellan SmartGPS until you “forget” the password. After forgetting, you will need to re-enter the password to connect.
16 www.magellangps.com Connecting to MiCloud with Smartphone To use your smartphone to sync content with your Magellan SmartGPS you need to have the Magellan app installed and running on your smartphone and your smartphone paired to the Magellan SmartGPS.
17 www.magellangps.com Adding User-Entered Content Content can be saved in two ways, when you create a route to a destination or entering it directly into your address book. Both methods are fundamentally the same, just accessed from different areas. Adding User-Entered Places or Contacts 1.
18 www.magellangps.com Adding Content from a Smartphone A convienent feature of using a smartphone with the Magellan SmartGPS is the ability to send content from your smartphone directly to the Magellan SmartGPS.
19 www.magellangps.com 4. If your Magellan SmartGPS is on, the location will be sent to it. If it is not on, the location will be sent the next time it is turned on and Bluetooth connection is established.
20 www.magellangps.com PhantomALERTS You can select how the PhantomALERTS will be presented. You can turn the visiblity of the alert on the map on or off as well as turning the audible alert on or off. Customizing the Alerts 1. From the Map screen press .
21 www.magellangps.com Weather Weather can be customized to display the temperature in fahrenheit (°F) or celsius (°C). You can also set which five cities will have weather information available. Setting Weather Units 1. From the Map screen press . 2.
Using the Ke yboar d 3 Chapter 22 www.magellangps.com Keyboard Basics If you have used the keyboard on your smartphone you will find the keyboard on the Magellan SmartGPS very easy to use.
23 www.magellangps.com Swipe down on the keyboard to view more cities in the list. Tap in the entry field to view the keyboard again. When you see the city and state you are looking for, tap on the city name in the list. There are multiple options available: • Tap the “X” after the city name to delete and re- enter the city.
24 www.magellangps.com Enter the address number until it appears in the list. When the address appears, check that it is correct and tap on the address in the list. This completes the address entry. The next screen will either be a GO to the address entered or Add to your address book.
My Plac es 4 Chapter 25 www.magellangps.com My Places My Places can be best described as the place where all of the saved destinations and routes are stored. There are four separate sections to My Places, each one with its own distinct purpose. Address Book The Address Book stores contacts, places and trips that you have saved.
26 www.magellangps.com Trips The Address Book also provides the convenience of saving trips that you might take. You could plan your vacation travels in advance or possibly your business requires you to go to multiple locations on a regular basis. You can create these trips and call upon them whenever needed from the Address Book.
27 www.magellangps.com Adding a Yelp or Foursquare Location to Places in the Address Book 1. From the Map screen, tap on a Yelp or Foursquare square to save to the Address Book. 2. From the Go screen, tap Save . 3. Tap Places . 4. Enter a Name for the location or accept the default name.
28 www.magellangps.com 4. Tap new icon 5. Enter the address (see Using the Keyboard ) to be added. 6. When the address has been entered, tap Add . 7. Enter a contact name. 8. Tap Save . 9. Tap Done to finish editing. Adding a Yelp or Foursquare Location to Contacts in the Address Book 1.
29 www.magellangps.com 5. Confirm the deletion. 6. Tap Done to finish editing. Adding a Trip to the Address Book 1. From the Map screen, tap My Places . 2. Tap the Trip tab icon . 3. Tap Edit . 4. Tap new icon 5. Create a trip (see Routes ) to be added.
30 www.magellangps.com Wish List Accessing the Wish List 1. From the Map screen, tap My Places . 2. Tap Wish List . Deleting a Location from the Wish List 1. From the Map screen, tap My Places . 2. Tap Wish List . 3. Tap the delete icon for the location to be deleted or tap Clear All to delete all the locations in the Wish List.
31 www.magellangps.com OneTouch Adding a OneTouch Button - Location 1. From the Map screen or My Places , tap the OneTouch button . 2. Select an empty button and tap the add icon . 3. Select where the location will be added from; Search , My Places or Recent .
32 www.magellangps.com Deleting a OneTouch Button 1. From the Map screen or My Places , tap the OneTouch button . 2. Tap Edit . 3. Tap the delete icon . 4. Confirm the deletion. 5. Tap Done . Editing the Name of a OneTouch Button 1. From the Map screen or My Places , tap the OneTouch button .
33 www.magellangps.com 2. If there is no current location, choose where the location will be selected from; Search , My Places , or Recent . Search displays the keyboard where you can search for a POI or enter an address.
Routing 5 Chapter 34 www.magellangps.com Map Screen While Routing The Map screen changes when there is an active route. This provides you with the information needed to route to your destination.
35 www.magellangps.com Maneuver Information The top of the display shows a maneuver icon representing the type of maneuver that will be required to perform. Next to the icon is the distance to and name of the street where the maneuver will be performed.
36 www.magellangps.com Traffic Information The Traffic Alert square (or the Driving Alert square if on an active route) displays an icon and pertinent information for the traffic incident.
37 www.magellangps.com My Route Whenever there is an active route, the My Route button will be present on the Map screen. My Route provides access to various route editing tools that are described below. A Map View Displays a map showing your current location, the destination and the computed route (green).
38 www.magellangps.com GO Screen Every route begins from the GO screen. Details for the route are displayed in an easy-to-view format. The map area graphically displays your route on the map. Above the map is the distance and the estimated time of arrival to the destination.
39 www.magellangps.com Creating a Route from the Wish List 1. From the Map screen tap on My Places . 2. Tap on Wish List . 3. Tap on the desired destination from the list of places in the Wish List. 4. Choose how you want the route computed; Fastest , Shortest , or Least Highways .
40 www.magellangps.com 4. Tap Done . 5. Choose how you want the route computed; Fastest , Shortest , or Least Highways . 6. Tap GO . Creating a Route to an Intersection 1. From the Map screen tap on Go T o... 2. Using the instructions found in Using the Keyboard , enter the name or zip code for the city.
41 www.magellangps.com Adding a Destination to a Route 1. While travelling on a route, tap My Route from the Map screen. 2. Tap Edit . 3. Tap . 4. Follow any of the “Creating a Route...” instructions provided in this chapter to select the destination.
42 www.magellangps.com Routing Selecting the Data Field on the Map Screen 1. Tap on the data field. 2. Select the desired data type from the list displayed. NOTES See Fundamentals for a list of available data types. Cancelling a Route 1. From the Map screen, tap My Route .
43 www.magellangps.com Detouring Around a Maneuver 1. From the Map screen, tap My Route . 2. Tap T urn List . NOTES Shortcut: Tap on the Maneuver Icon on the Map screen to go directly to the Turn List. 3. Tap on the maneuver to be detoured around. 4. Confirm by tapping GO .
Bluetooth 6 Chapter 44 www.magellangps.com Using Bluetooth on the Magellan SmartGPS As explained earlier, you can use Bluetooth from your smartphone to sync content to your Magellan SmartGPS.
45 www.magellangps.com NOTES The Contacts list in the Bluetooth section of the Magellan SmartGPS is not associated with the Address Book portion of the device.
46 www.magellangps.com Hanging Up 1. From the Bluetooth screen, tap or hang up from your smartphone. Creating a Call with the Dial Pad. 1. From the Map screen, tap . 2. Tap . 3. Use the dial pad to enter the phone number. 4. When the number is correct, tap the Call button.
47 www.magellangps.com Making an Call using Speed Dial 1. From the Map screen, tap . 2. Tap the speed dial tab . 3. Tap on the name in the Speed Dial list that you want to call. Adding to the Speed Dial list 1. From the Map screen, tap . 2. Tap the speed dial tab .
48 www.magellangps.com Making an Call using the Phone Book 1. From the Map screen, tap . 2. Tap the Contacts tab . 3. Tap on the name in the list that you want to call. 4. The contact will be displayed with all phone numbers associated with that contact.
49 www.magellangps.com Setting Audible Maneuver Warning The maneuver warning alert makes an audible sound when you are routing and on a phone call. This warning can be turned on or off in Settings. 1. From the Map screen, tap the Settings button. 2. Tap on Bluetooth .
Settings 7 Chapter 50 www.magellangps.com Settings Menu The Settings Menu is the starting point for accessing the tools needed to customize and set the necessary parameters for the Magellan SmartGPS.
51 www.magellangps.com Wi-Fi Turn Wi-Fi on or off. View the available networks and connect to the network desired. Bluetooth Set the rules for Bluetooth and paired phones. Provides access to pairing phones. Content Customize what content is displayed and set the options for the browser.
52 www.magellangps.com Screen Brightness Use the Day and Night slider bars to set the screen brightness desired. NOTES Night brightness should be lowered when you find the display distracting while driving at night. Dim on Battery Power Select whether or not the screen brightness will be dimmed when the device is operating on its internal battery.
53 www.magellangps.com Navigation and Maps Enable Live Traffic Turn the display of live traffic alerts on or off. Auto-Zoom on Turns Auto-zoom causes the zoom level of the map screen to automatically zoom into the lowest level while performing a turn maneuver while navigating on a route.
54 www.magellangps.com Location Region Displays the currently selected region for the map used. When additional maps are available you can select the desired region to be used. Set GPS Position When GPS is selected the current location is calculated from signals received from the GPS satellite constellation.
55 www.magellangps.com Wi-Fi Wi-Fi When checked Wi-Fi access is turned on. Wi-Fi Networks Wi-Fi Networks displays a list of Wi- Fi networks in range of the Magellan SmartGPS. Tap Add Network to include a known network that does not broadcast its SSID.
56 www.magellangps.com Tap Pair Phone Now to search for a list of available Bluetooth devices. Once the list is displayed, tap the Connect button to begin the pairing process. Tap Import Contacts import the contact list from a Bluetooth connected device.
57 www.magellangps.com Browser Tap to set the options for the built-in web browser. Weather Tap access Weather settings. Units : Select o F or o C to select the units of measure for temperatures. Weather Cities : Tap on Edit to change the city used for the weather display.
An important point after buying a device Magellan 5390 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Magellan 5390 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Magellan 5390 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Magellan 5390 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Magellan 5390 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Magellan 5390, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Magellan 5390.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Magellan 5390. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Magellan 5390 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
