User manual MAGELLAN ROADMATE 800

[. . . ] Magellan® RoadMateTM Reference Manual Instructions for Operating the Magellan RoadMate 800 IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS The Magellan RoadMate 800 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: · Remain attentive to driving and look at the screen only briefly. Voice prompts will guide you to your destination. The driver must not enter data or program the unit unless the vehicle has come to a complete stop. [. . . ] To express this in coordinates, the town of Los Angeles is located at 34° (degrees) 03' (minutes) and 08 (seconds) North of the Equator and 118° (degrees) 14' (minutes) and 42 (seconds) West of the Prime Meridian. 90° 70° 50° 30° 10° 10° 30° 50° 70° 90° 80° 60° 40° 20° 0° 20° 40° 60° 80° East Longitude 23 Chapter 10: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager 10. 3 Altitude Each location can also have an Altitude. Altitude is expressed by how far the point is above or below sea level. For example, Los Angeles in California is about 300 feet above sea level. Death Valley, California is about 270 feet below sea level. 100m Above The POI Manager has a single interface for loading, adding and deleting custom POIs from your Magellan RoadMate. Using the USB cable provided with your Magellan RoadMate, insert the large end of the USB cable into an available USB port on your computer. Turn on your Magellan RoadMate by sliding the Reset switch to position "1" (See "Top View" on page 6. ) or by pressing the Suspend button if the unit is in "sleep" mode (See "Front View" on page 4. ). When the Warning screen appears, insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB port on your Magellan RoadMate. See "Left-hand side View" on page 7. Launch the Magellan RoadMate Tools application. From the Magellan RoadMate Tools screen, click on POI. 80m Above 60m Above 40m Above 20m Above Sea Level 0m 20m Below 40m Below 60m Below 80m Below 100m Below The left-hand side of the window shows the contents of your computer and the right-hand side of the window shows the contents of the Magellan RoadMate. 10. 4 Opening a POI File When you start the POI Manager the contents of your "My POIs" folder will be displayed. This is the default location for storing custom POI files. 24 Chapter 10: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager Locate the POI files that you would like to load. When you have selected a file, the Copy To Unit arrow will turn green. Click on the arrow to copy the file to your unit. When you have finished copying files, remove the USB cable from the unit. 10. 5 Creating a New POI File There are two ways to create a POI file. You can either add POIs individually or you can import a character-delimited file containing the information needed to plot the POIs. To plot a POI, each item must have a name, longitude and latitude. Longitude and latitude must be in the decimal format. 10. 6 Adding Individual POIs Click on the New POI File Button to launch the POI Editor. Click on the Add button . Enter the Name, the Latitude and the Longitude. The Altitude and Description fields are optional. Select the Category field and select New. A dialog box will appear to create a new POI category. Enter the Name and assign an Image (icon) for the POI. The Description field is optional. 25 Chapter 10: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager The Alert feature is an audible alarm that lets you know when you are within a certain distance of the POI. You can set an initial reminder (Distance 1) and a secondary reminder (Distance 2). 10 00 ft. 1 0 00 ft. 0 30 ft. 30 0 ft. Distance 1 Select your preferred unit of measurement (Metres or Feet). [. . . ] The icons will appear on the Map screen (if enabled): Restaurant Bank/Cash Point Petrol Station Roadside Assistance Hospital/Polyclinic Vehicle Services Airport Camping & Caravanning Car Rental Casino Town Centre Clothing Convention Centre Education Emergency Services Entertainment Golf Course Grocery Hair & Beauty Health Care Home & Garden Hotel or Motel Marina Misc. Services Nightlife Open Car Park Parks Professional Services Public Buildings Fast food, cafes and food shops Most financial services Most fuel services Towing companies Most medical services Repair shops, tyre shops and oil changes International and Domestic airports Campgrounds, camping areas and caravan parks Car rental companies Gambling venues The geographical centre of a selected town Clothing retail shops Major Convention Centres Schools, Colleges and other learning institutions Police Stations, Fire Stations and A and E Departments Cinemas, live performance venues Private and public courses Major chains and local markets Salons and beauty parlours Doctors' surgeries and pharmacies Garden centres and do-it-yourself centres Most overnight stay locations Docks and harbours Other services not categorised Dance halls, pubs, nightclubs Parking spaces and garages County, regional and local parks Business office locations Libraries, museums and government buildings 88 Appendix Rest Area Shopping Ski Resorts Sports & Recreation Tourist Attraction Transportation Vineyard Worship Lay-bys along major highways Shopping malls and other retail stores Most major ski resorts Stadiums, parks, lakes Places most visited by tourists Bus and train stations Vineyards and tasting locations Churches, temples, mosques When selecting restaurants, you can further narrow the search by cuisine type such as French, Italian, Greek or Mexican, etc. Specifications Dimensions: 8. 0cm x 15. 9cm x 3. 9cm 3. 1" x 6. 2" x 1. 5" 307g 10. 8 oz. 3. 5" TFT colour touch screen display, 55. 8mm x 73. 9mm (2. 2" x 2. 9") 320 x 240 QVGA; 32, 000 colours 20 GB Hard Drive (up to 5 GB useable storage for music, images and custom POIs) Slot for optional storage card Secure Digital (SD) or Multimedia Card (MMC) Integrated Speaker with integrated stereo headphone jack Integrated with optional external antenna connection Li-Ion 2. 0 -5° to +55°C 23°F to 131°F -20°C to +70°C -4°F to 158°F 50% ± 20% ambient room Weight: Display: Screen Resolution: Storage: Accepted Card Media: Audio: GPS Antenna: Battery: USB Interface: Operating Temperature: Storage Temperature: Humidity: 89 Appendix PC Requirements · · · · · · IBM Compatible PC, Pentium or higher Microsoft ® Windows® 2000 or XP 128 MB RAM CD Drive for Software Installation DVD Drive for Map Upgrades USB Port GPS Status Screen GPS STATUS Screen Structure-first page CH 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 PRN d1 d1 d1 d1 d1 d1 d1 d1 d1 d1 d1 d1 d1 d1 AZ d2 d2 d2 d2 d2 d2 d2 d2 d2 d2 d2 d2 d2 d2 EL d3 d3 d3 d3 d3 d3 d3 d3 d3 d3 d3 d3 d3 d3 SNR d4 d4 d4 d4 d4 d4 d4 d4 d4 d4 d4 d4 d4 d4 U/N c1 c1 c1 c1 c1 c1 c1 c1 c1 c1 c1 c1 c1 c1 It is ordered by the channel number from 1 to 12. Where: d1: d2: d3: d4: c1: Satellite PRN number, with "e" or "E" to the right means got ephemeris data, "v" or "V" to the right means got verified ephemeris data (double check). [. . . ]