Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RoadMate 147x Series Magellan
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960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91 773 Magellan ® RoadMate ® 147x Series GPS Receiver User Manual.
i IMPORT ANT SAFETY W ARNINGS The Magellan RoadMate receiver i s a vehicle-navigation aid desig ned to assist you in arriving at your selected destinations.
ii communications. However , there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installatio n. If this equipment does cause ha rmful interference to radio or television reception, .
iii IMPORT ANT NOTE: IC Radiation Exposure Sta tement: This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limi ts established for an uncontroll ed environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructio ns for satisfying RF exposure compliance.
960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91 773 Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 147x Series Receiver ............... ........................ ................... 1 Magellan RoadMate ...... ................ ............................................. ..
960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91 773 Entering an Inters ection ....................................................................................... 16 Entering a City Ce nter .....................................................................
960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91 773 SmartDetour™ on Freeways .................................................................................. 28 Multi Destination Routes ...... ............................................................ ....
960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91 773 Enabling Traffic ................................................................................................... 35 Showing All Traffic Events or only Tr affic Events along your route. .....................
1 Magellan RoadMate 147x Series Receiver The Magellan ® RoadMate ® receiver is a veh icle navigation prod uct that utili zes GPS signals from sate llites to calculate your precise location and compute navigati onal information that can be used to guide you to your destination.
2 Magellan RoadMate (A) Powe r Switch (B) USB connector . Power input from vehicl e power adapte r cable or AC power adapter (+5 VDC / 2A). (C) Micro SD card slot (A micro SD card is option al and is used for backin g up and restoring data.
3 Installation Instructions Installation of the Magellan RoadMate receiver is simple and easy . The hardest part will be picking the best location. Selecting the Location A few tips on selecting the proper location. • Mount the Magellan RoadMate receiver in a place where it can be easily seen and will not interfere with your view of the road.
4 Attaching the Magellan RoadMate receiver to the Car Cradle Slide the Magellan RoadMate recei ver on th e car cradle so that the slot on the Magellan RoadMate receiver aligns with the tab on the car cradle. Sl ide the Magellan RoadMate receiver all the way down until it rests on the two 'fee t'.
5 Security It is recommended th at the Magellan Road Mate receiver is no t left in plain view while unatte nded for reasons of theft. Please note that the Magellan RoadMate receiver is a receiver only and does not transmit GPS location signals. Neither the receiver nor the vehicle can be track ed using the Magellan RoadMate receiver .
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7 Fundamentals Powering on the Magellan RoadMate receiver The Power On/Off switch is located on the top of the Magellan RoadMate receiver . T urning the Mage llan RoadMate receiver On 1. Slide the power switch to the left. 2. After the in itial splash scr een the Warnings screen is displayed.
8 On the Brightness screen there is a Dim on Battery Po wer option. When Dim on Battery Power is checked, the Magellan RoadMate recei ver will reduce the brig htness when operati ng exclusively on battery power and you have not used the touch scr een for a few seconds.
9 Keypad Understanding the keypad while entering an address is an i mportant part of using your Magellan RoadMate receiver . The keypad is the most common method for entering data into the Magellan RoadMate rece iver .
10 Smart City Search The Magellan RoadMate receiver utilizes a feature known as “Sma rt City Sea rch”. What this d oes is it attempts to predict the city you are looking for . This prediction is based upo n two major factors; your position and cities you’ve gone to before.
11 Map Screen The most commonly used screen is the Map screen. Whether you are follow ing a route or just tr aveling around a city , the chances ar e that the Map screen will be displayed. Th e Map screen can be disp layed in two unique modes: normal and r outing.
12 (F) Information d isplay . Disp lays speed, time of day , elevation, compass di rection. While routin g it also c an also display distance to desti nation, estimated ti me of arriva l (ET A), and time remaining. T ap on the i nformation field to change.
13 Current Location Screen This screen can be accessed from the Options screen or from the Map screen. The Current Location sc reen displays approxim ate address of your current position, the next and previou s intersections, yo ur latitude, longitud e, and h eading.
14 4. The Magellan RoadMate receiver recal culates the route and the Map screen returns. Vo l u m e The volume can be adjust ed or muted from the Map screen. (The volume can al so be adjusted from Settings > Sound.) Changing the V ol ume from the Map Screen 1.
15 Enter Address If you know at least a part of the address, it is the quicke st way to select th e destination of the route. This function is use d to create a route from: • an exact address, inclu.
16 Entering an Intersection When the str eet number is not known , an intersecting street can pinpoint the loca tion. 1. From the Main Menu, tap the Go T o icon. 2. T ap the Inte rsection icon . 3. Enter C ity: Y ou have three ways to do this: • T o select the city from the list of previous city , tap the button.
17 • T o enter a ZIP code: if needed, ta p the Zip Code button. Enter th e ZIP code. T ap to br ing up a list of cities with the zip code entered. T ap on the city name t o select i t from the l ist.
18 7. When the deta ils for this a ddress are acceptabl e, tap the . 8. If you have selected to save this to the OneT ou ch menu, you need to select a the OneT ouch button you want to assign. Clearing the list of Previous Destinat ions 1. Access the list of Previous De stinations as descri bed above.
19 6. Edit informati on: • T ap the Name field and use the keypad to enter a na me for the address book e ntr y . (Entering the name is described in de tail in chapt er Map Screen .) • (optional) T ap <Enter Phone Number> to specify a phone number for the addr ess book entry .
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21 OneT ouch Menu In addition to Home Address, there are other icons in the OneT ouch Menu, the set of bookmarks of searches and favorite destinat ions. They can be used for easy access of frequent destinatio ns and to get local informat ion when needed.
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23 Points of Interest (POI) The Magellan RoadMate receiver has prel oaded POIs that can be used a s a destination for a route. Selecting a restaurant or finding a gas statio n ne arby is at your fingertip s. Creating a Route to a POI by Category POIs are categorized into unique categories from gas stations to tourist attractions .
24 2. T ap the Points of Interest icon. 3. T ap Search By Name . 4. Spell the name of the POI to be used as the destination. Y ou need not enter the full name, but the more characters you enter , the easier it will be to fi nd the exact POI you are searc hing for .
25 Home Address Y our most frequent destination can be entered and save d in the Magellan RoadM ate as the Home Addr ess for quick and easy access when you need to navig ate there. This does not need to be your real home address. Choose any address you visit frequently .
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27 T raveling on a Route Map Screen When a route has been calculated, it will be displ ayed on the Map screen in green with small arrows indicating the direction of travel. The top of the screen displays the name of the street that comes next in your T urn List together with its distance.
28 1. From any screen with a OneT ouch icon, ta p the icon to display the OneT ouch menu. 2. T ap the cancel route icon. 3. Confirm that you wa nt to canc el the ro ute. T ap Ye s . Detouring off a Route 1. From the Map screen, tap Menu . 2. T ap the T rip Options icon.
29 Multi Destination Routes With the Magellan RoadMate you can create routes with more than one destination. Sele ct one destination and create a single route first.
30 Saving a Multi Destinati on Route to Y our Address Book Multi destinat ion routes can be saved for later use from the address book. 1. From the Map screen, tap Menu . 2. T ap T rip Options . 3. T ap Edit T ri p . 4. The Multiple D estination L ist is displaye d.
31 Settings With user Settings you can customize the Magellan RoadMate receive r to better su it your per sonal need s and preferences. T apping the Back arrow T ap from an y of the Setting scree ns will not cancel the changes. Changes take effe ct as soon as you make them.
32 Selecting Units of Measure Auto power is the duration of time that the Magella n Ro adMate receiver remains idle before turning off automaticall y . 1. Access the System Settings menu (above). 2. T ap Units. 3. T ap on the desir ed unit of measure.
33 Sound Setting V olume from Setti ngs 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. T ap Sound. 3. T ap inside the volum e slider ba r to set th e desired volume level. Muting the Sound from Settings 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon.
34 1. Insert a micro SD card in yo ur Magellan RoadMate receiver . 2. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 3. T ap Backup and Restore . • T ap Backup My Data to save your user data and settings on the inserted micro SD card.
35 T raffic Enabling T raffi c This option is used when you want to turn traf fic off. (T raffic info rmation is available o nly after purchasing an d installing the T raffic Link accessory .) 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. T ap Tr a f f i c .
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37 T raffic Live traffic information is an option a vailable for your Magellan Roa dMate using the T raffic Link accessory . The T raffic Link accessory connects to your Magellan receive r th rough the T raffi c Link power cable that is supplied in the kit.
38 T raffic Incidents When routing, if a traf fic incident(s), slow traffic or stopped traffic will delay your arrival, the traffic icon on the Map screen will display the computed delay du e to traffic in the red box below the traffic icon.
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