Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ROADMATE 1470 Magellan
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471 El Camino Real, Santa Clar a, CA 95050 Magellan ® RoadMate ® 1470 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 Federal Communicati on Commission Interfe rence Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limit s for class B di gital devices, in acc ordance with part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desi gned to provide reasonable protection ag ainst harmful interfer ence in a resi dential inst allation.
iii 2. This device must acce pt any inter ference, including interfer ence that may ca use undesired operation of th e device. IMPORT ANT NOTE: IC Radiation Exposure St atement: This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure lim it s establishe d for an uncontrolled environ ment.
Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 1470 1 Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 1470 Receiver ................ ................ ............................... .............. ............ 1 Installation Instructions .... ...............................
Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 1470 2 Routing to a Previous Destination (Method 1) ......................................................... 18 Routing to a Previous Destination (Method 2) .........................................................
Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 1470 3 Settings ............... ................................. ...................................................................... ........ 30 Accessing System Settings ............... ................. ......
Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate 1470 4 Traffic Incide nts ................................................................................................... 36 Avoiding Traffic In cidents ..........................................................
1 Magellan RoadMate 1470 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) Power Switch (B) Micro SD card slot. (A micro SD card is optional and can be used to back up and restore data.) (C) USB connec tor .
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 th e 'feet'.
5 Power Switch (Configurations) The Magellan RoadMate can have tw o possible power switc h configurations. Y ou may have eithe r a switch that slides and springs back or you may have a receiver wi th a 3-way power switch. 3-W ay Switch • Slide to the left to t urn the receiver on.
6 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 .
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 Vo l u m e Changing the V ol ume from the Map Screen 1. T ap the speaker icon . Additional controls appear . 2. T ap the Mut e button to mute t he volume, or ta p the '+' or '-' buttons to raise or lower the volume. 3. T ap . Changing the V ol ume from Settings 1.
9 Main Menu The Main Menu screen is the center fo r all available functions of the Magell an RoadMate receiver . The Main Menu contains large, easy to access icon s for all the major functio ns. Accessing the Main Menu When you first t urn on the Magellan Road Mate receiver , the Main Menu is displayed after th e splash and warning screens.
10 Selecting From List When a list of items found in the database are displayed, us e the arrows on the ri ght to move the list up and down and tap on the desired item in the list to continue. Selecting QWERTY or ABC Keyboard 1. Access the Main Menu .
11 In this example I am in Los Angel es and enter “P A”. The receive r looks for cities I’ve already gone to as well as cities near my location that begin with “P A” a nd, in this case comes up with “P ASADENA, CA”. In this example “P A” has been entered again but thi s time the receiver is in Atlant a, GA.
12 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. The Map screen can be displayed i n two unique modes: normal and r outing.
13 (G) Access the list of neare st Highway Ex it POIs (available on ly when driv ing on a highway/freeway/interstate). (H) Zoom in and zoom out cont rols to change the map scal e.
14 Current Location Screen This screen can be accessed from the Tr i p Options screen or from the Map screen. The Current Location sc reen displays the ap proximate address of your current position, the next and previous intersections, your latitude, longit ude, heading and elevat ion.
15 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.
16 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.
17 Entering an Intersection When the str eet number i s not known, a n intersecting street can pinpoint t he location. 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.
18 • T o enter a ZIP code: if needed, ta p the Zip Code button. Enter th e ZIP code. T ap to bring up a list of cities with the zip code entered. T ap on the city name to select it f rom the lis t.
19 8. If you have selected to save this to the OneT ouch 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. 2. T ap Delete All to clear the list.
20 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 <Work, Cell or Home Phone Number> to specify a phone number for the address book entry .
21 OneT ouch Menu In addition to Home Address, there are other icons in the OneT ouch Menu. The re ar e predefined bookmarks as well as user assignable bookmarks for searches and favorite destinations. They can be used for easy ac cess of frequent destinations and to get local information 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 Creating a Route to a POI by Name 1. From the Main Menu , tap the Go T o icon. 2. T ap the Points of Interest icon. 3. T ap Searc h 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 Address 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 .
26 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.
27 3. Confirm that you wan t to cancel the route. T ap Ye s . OR 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 wan t to cancel the route. T ap Ye s . Detouring off a Route 1.
28 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.
29 Saving a Multi Destinati on Route to Y o ur 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 rip . 4. The Multiple D estination L ist is displaye d.
30 Settings With user Settings you can customize the Magellan RoadMate receive r to better suit your person al needs and preferences. T apping the Back arrow T ap from an y of the Setting scree ns will not cancel the changes. Changes ta ke effect as soon as you make them.
31 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 desired unit of measu re.
32 Sound Setting V olume from Set tings 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 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2.
33 Setting Keyboard 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. T ap Keyboard. 3. Select QWER TY (default) or ABC keyboard layouts. Adding Features This option is used when pur chasing an additional feature for your recei ve r that requires a code to authorize it.
34 Viewing Product Information 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. T ap Prod uct Informat ion . (Note: Scroll down the page to view th e Seri al Number and Software V ersion.) T raffic Enabling T raffi c This option is used when you want to turn traf fic off.
35 T raffic Live traffic information is an option a vailable for your Magellan Roa dMate using the T ra ffic 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.
36 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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