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TravelPilot
RGS 08

Navigation system

Operating instructions

Summary of Contents for TravelPilot RGS 08

Page 1: ...TravelPilot RGS 08 Navigation system Operating instructions ...

Page 2: ...ion if you wish to re program the TravelPilot RGS 08 or look up more detailed information Routeguidance The current traffic routing situation can differ from the data stored on the CD ROM Due to system limitations the TravelPilot RGS 08 cannotwarnofalteredtrafficroutingconditionse g due to road construction measures If you do not pay attention to the actual traffic routing conditions there is a da...

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Page 4: ...n traffic congestion menu 5 Select characters page through lists change zoom range in map displays decrease voice output volume for navigation 6 Move cursor up switch between navigation and map display 7 ENT Enter key confirmation 8 Move cursor down call up traffic congestion menu during naviga tion 9 Header line Input field Cursor is controlled using 6 and 8 The arrows displayed with the cursor i...

Page 5: ...gested direction a new route to the destination will be calculated within a few seconds So for instance this means that you can by all means take a secret route around the houses that you are familiar with even though the TravelPilot has at the time given you other directions The system knows where one way streets areas restricted to traffic e g pedestrian precincts etc and no left or no right tur...

Page 6: ...on symbols 20 Map display 21 Map symbols 23 Info menu 24 Location map 24 Destination info 25 Route list 25 Autozoom 26 Destination area 27 DSC menu Direct Software Control 28 Destination memory 28 Delete current destination 30 Enter location 30 Route options 32 Audio 33 GPS status 34 Standby time 35 Version 35 Demo 35 Example for entering a destination 36 Day night mode 39 Demo mode 40 Appendix 42...

Page 7: ...Enter destination MERIAN scout if a travel guide CD has been inserted DSC menu Operatingthesystemwhiledriving Allowing yourself to be distracted by the TravelPilot RGS 08 can lead to a situation where you are driving blind If you are not paying attention to the current traffic situation around you you could cause a serious accident Please consider the fact that at a speed of 50 km h you are travel...

Page 8: ... located in a different city town to that of the last destination Street Junction If the destination is in the same city town Condition for usage the last destination to be entered contains a city town name Other local If you want to select as your destination the city town centre or other special destinations nearby Surrounding dest If your destination is a motorway exit motorway service area mot...

Page 9: ...n The name of the last town to be selected as a destination will be displayed Accept the dis played town by pressing ENT or enter a new town as follows Press and to move the cursor to the first letter Press SET The input field is cleared and the first letter is then entered In order to find your required city name as quickly as possible in the city list you will need to enter between one and six l...

Page 10: ...prise your selected town and that are stored on the CD Street Junction This menu item is only displayed if streets in the destination town have been digitised Entering letters is carried out in the same way as described previously for city As soon as you have confirmed the selected street by pressing ENT it will be displayed below the selected city town as your destination In the case of town area...

Page 11: ... or turn off point that is nearest to your destination and confirm your choice by pressing ENT Change 2nd street Use this to change a junction that you have already selected Nav menu To cancel your selection and return to the Nav menu Other local Local destinations such as the town centre railway station car park hospital etc are displayed if stored on the CD to enable you to select a destination ...

Page 12: ...e destination and press ENT To find the destination quickly in future you are given the opportunity to enter an abbrevi ated name for it If you do not want to enter an abbreviated name just press ENT The destination will be stored Destination on map After selecting this menu item the monitor will display a map that is orientated to true north showing the area around the destination that was select...

Page 13: ...rsor must be positioned in front of If the destination marker is moved off the edge of the map the new map section will then automatically be displayed After moving the marker to the required map position press the ENT key The destination can then be giv en an abbreviated name however if you do not want to do this just press the ENT key The destination will then automatically be giv en the name De...

Page 14: ...e is kept as short as possible Individual This menu item allows you to include or ex clude the Motorway Ferry and Toll options for the route calculation To do so move the cursor in front of the required option and con firm your selection by pressing the ENT key By repeatedly pressing the ENT key the se lected option can be activated with or deacti vated w o i e without Furthermore using this same ...

Page 15: ... the system will calculate a route using the with ferry option contrary to your selec tion After you have entered your destination and guidance has been started by pressing the ENT key you can begin your journey The system begins to calculate a route using the road map that is stored on the CD The display shows a message informing you that the route is being calculated Afterwards an arrow ap pears...

Page 16: ...tination infor mation is being shown you can switch to the Nav menu by pressing the ENT key again in order to say access the Info menu If you are driving your vehicle down a non digitised road e g car park garage multi storey car park the Off road message will be displayed If you are driving your vehicle out side the digitised network e g abroad Off map will be displayed In such cases you can orie...

Page 17: ...gitised network of streets e g special destinations such as workshops etc an ar row will appear in the display as soon as you leave the digitised area indicating the direction in which your destination lies The voice output announcement for this is You have reached the area of your destination If you are in the immediate vicinity of your destination the voice output announcement will inform you th...

Page 18: ...between two road junctions The first section that can be excluded comprises the length of road starting from your vehicle and ending at the next junction but one The navigation sys tem then calculates a new route starting from the next possible turning which if possible will bypass the traffic disruption To call up the traffic congestion function press the key For example You have entered a small ...

Page 19: ...to account By pressing the Abort menu item you can leave the traffic congestion menu without any changes having been made The navigation menu will then be displayed again If an alternative route was calculated and you press the key again the traffic congestion menu will appear again and will offer you the additional option of deleting the alternative route If you want to do this position the cur s...

Page 20: ...e destination top left the driving time remaining to the destination top right the distance to the next turn off point on the right next to the driving recommendation symbol the street you are currently driving down or if your vehicle is station ary the Nav menu at the bottom As you approach a turn off point the monitor will display the name of the street that you are being recommended to turn in ...

Page 21: ...on and depending on the map scale the destination as well the name of the street currently being driven down at the bottom the actual distance left to drive to your destination above left or the name of the street into which you are supposed to turn the selected map scale above right an info bar left containing the time to travel route recommendation compass GPS status and the direction in which t...

Page 22: ... a scale of 100 km green B roads up to a scale of 10 km dark green major residential roads up to a scale of 2 km light brown residential roads up to a scale of 0 2 km light brown with dots factory premises only at a scale of 0 1 km green with dots pedestrian precincts up to a scale of 0 2 km ...

Page 23: ...ic area with shop Restaurant Sports centre Petrol station Theatre cinema Toilet Repair workshop Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning Map symbols Depending on the map scale selected and the CD being used various symbols relating to sites of general interest will be displayed on the map The symbols have the following meanings ...

Page 24: ...than 100 km the map will be shown orientated in a northerly direction The scale can be ad justed by pressing the keys While your vehicle is stationary Return to the info menu by pressing the ENT key While driving By pressing the ENT key the destination information will be displayed for approx 4 seconds Return to the info menu while the destina tion information is being displayed press the ENT key ...

Page 25: ...your present lo cation and destination If need be you can page up down using or Return via Info menu Note Even if you have set a route to be calculat ed which excludes the use of motorways the route will initially still be calculated and displayed by the system with motorways included whilst you are still a long distance away from your final destination Since the route is continuously optimised by...

Page 26: ... with and the optimum scale can be set by pressing Changing the scale in Autozoom will not alter the scale used for the navigation map While your vehicle is stationary Return to the info menu by pressing the ENT key While driving By pressing the ENT key the destination information will be displayed for approx 4 seconds Return to the info menu while the destina tion information is being displayed p...

Page 27: ...While your vehicle is stationary Return to the info menu by pressing the ENT key While driving By pressing the ENT key the destination information will be displayed for approx 4 seconds Return to the info menu while the destina tion information is being displayed press the ENT key again If navigation is active you can switch to the navigation symbol display by pressing ...

Page 28: ...options Audio GPS status Standby time Version Demo Nav menu Return to the Nav menu Destination memory Use this menu item to edit the destination memory The following options are availa ble for this Sort ABC Sort the destinations alphabetically Sort distance Sort the destinations according to their dis tance from your current position The order displayed in the destination memory changes as your lo...

Page 29: ...tination This is recommended in partic ular if you are in a town which is unfamiliar to you and you want to return to your present location such as a hotel You will have to enter an abbreviated name for the location The abbreviated name must be unique If it already exists you will be prompted to enter a new name Delete destination Use as required Select the destination to be deleted using the keys...

Page 30: ...hundred metres If the sys tem cannot get a position fix automatically a position will have to be entered manually Note The new position must be a road junction or a stored location From memory You can enter a stored destination for your current position The destinations that are suitable for entering as the new current position are highlighted in colour City Junction You can enter the new position...

Page 31: ...p down 2 Zoom function 3 Orientate the vehicle symbol in the direction of travel Select the required function using the keys Depending on the selected function you can then either use the and keys to move the vehicle symbol to the actual current position or by pressing the keys you can change the map scale cursor is positioned in front of or change the direction of travel cursor is po sitioned in ...

Page 32: ...hort route is selected and then activat ed by pressing the ENT key the cursor will automatically be positioned in front of Short route after the Start guidance menu item has been activated Individual This allows you to set optional preferences for the route calculation which will automat ically be set by default if Individual is se lected as the route calculation option after Start guidance To do ...

Page 33: ...t put will be in English Load language If the supply voltage is interrupted or the battery disconnected a situation may arise where voice output is incomplete or distort ed Should this be the case you will need to reload the language Note Loading the language usually takes ap prox 30 seconds Volume If you select Volume you can set the de fault volume power on volume by press ing You can make adjus...

Page 34: ...ttings with An audible response will follow DSC menu Return to the DSC menu GPS status You will be informed of how many satellites are available and how many of them are being received In addition the position geographical longitude and latitude of the vehicle will also be displayed DSC menu Return to the DSC menu ...

Page 35: ...n set a standby time During standby time the monitor remains dark but the prior set state of the unit will be stored in memo ry This will then be displayed immediately af ter you start your vehicle up again and nav igation will continue automatically The maximum standby time is 45 min utes even if a longer time has been en tered Version Display the software version Demo Navigation system simulatio...

Page 36: ...pressing or until H is displayed inversely press SET H will now appear in the input field Now select the letters I L D E and S one after another The input field should now contain HILDES This entry will be sufficient to come close to the city name HILDESHEIM in the index Conclude the input procedure by pressing ENT The place name index will then be displayed and the cursor will be positioned next ...

Page 37: ...T Select the letter K by pressing or until K is displayed inversely press SET K will now appear in the input field Now select the letters A I and S one after another The input field should now contain KAIS This entry will be sufficient to come close to the street name KAISER STRASSE in the index Conclude the input procedure by pressing ENT The cursor will be positioned next to KAISER FRIEDRICH S i...

Page 38: ...n HILDESHEIM KAISERSTRASSE Thisamountofinformationisalreadysufficienttostartnavigation however in this example the destination we want is the junction Kaiserstraße Bahnhofsallee Now position the cursor on Junction and press ENT The monitor will display all streets that intersect or join on to Kaiserstraße Now position the cursor on BAHNHOFSALLEE and press ENT The destination entry is now complete ...

Page 39: ...lay be set to red mode or the monitor be switched off if the bright coloured display becomes irritating especially for example while driving at night Switching Press SET as many times as is necessary until the required mode appears If the screen is set to black mode you can switch back to day mode by pressing any key ...

Page 40: ...once and will then stop A new destination must then be entered and route guidance must be restarted If Auto repeat is selected the demo will run in a continuous loop i e it will continue to repeat the route from the starting point to the desti nation 2 After selecting one of these menu items the system will restart 3 After the system has restarted select Enter location from the DSC menu and as des...

Page 41: ...emo will run automat ically While in demo mode all functions can be operated as if the unit were operating under real conditions 6 The system can be made to return to normal navigation mode by se lecting the Navigation menu item in the DSC menu The navigation computer will then restart and will return to the Nav menu ...

Page 42: ...eft The CD ROM will then be ejected While the CD is being ejected the locking lever must not be slid back to the right Carefully insert the new navigation CD ROM with its label facing uppermost as far into the CD slot as necessary until the CD ROM player begins to draw the CD in by itself After the CD has been drawn in completely slide the locking lever back to the right again Note After changing ...

Page 43: ...n this has been achieved the computer will automatically start up again and the main navigation menu will appear Tyre change and calibration When changing the vehicle s tyres from summer to winter tyres and back again errors in distance measurements may arise in particular if using wheel sensors If after a tyre change the resulting distance errors negatively influence the system s navigation behav...

Page 44: ...enna Defective GPS receiver Check GYRO CDreaderror This error appears if the data could not be read correctly from the CD ROM e g due to strong vibrations or a damaged CD ROM The error message will have no effect on the functioning of the navigation computer If the error message does not disappear of its own accord press any key on the control panel Cleaningthedisplay To clean the display only use...

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