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Getting Started 

Powering on your device 

Press and hold the power button on the top left hand corner of your device. 

Caution Screen 

<PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY SCREEN HERE> 

After your device starts up, you will see the above screen. You must select your vehicle 
type  (car  or  truck)  and  agree  to  the  safety  terms  and  conditions  in  order  to  use  the 
navigation device.  

When selecting a truck as your vehicle type you will be automatically prompted to 
enter the truck parameters (if there is only one truck in your saved vehicles), or, select 
your desired truck from a list of all saved vehicles (if there is two or more trucks in your 
saved vehicles). 

Please  note  that  when  selecting  car  as  vehicle  type,  there  will  be  no  warnings  for 
physical  or  legal  truck  restrictions  and  routing  will  not  take  truck  information  into 
account.  

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for 8500 PRO HD

Page 1: ...EnGIS Technologies Inc 8500 PRO HD Truck Navigation Device User Manual Version 0 3 FCC ID BBO8500PRO IC 906A 8500PRO...

Page 2: ...s 9 Zoom Tab 9 Information Tab 9 Services Tab 9 Route Tab 10 4 Plan a Route 11 All search options 11 Address 12 Intersections 14 POI 15 Favorites 20 Recent List 21 Current Location 22 Coordinate 22 Mu...

Page 3: ...ty Timer 38 My Truck 39 Calculator 40 8 Traffic 41 Traffic Connection Status 41 Traffic On Route 43 Traffic Map 44 Traffic Flow 45 Traffic Details 46 Traffic List 47 Traffic Event Classes 48 Traffic S...

Page 4: ...P R O H D U s e r M a n u a l Guidance Settings 56 Language Settings 59 Routing Options 60 Home and Office 61 Traffic Settings 61 Exit navigation 61 12 User information and precautions 62 13 Copyright...

Page 5: ...to the safety terms and conditions in order to use the navigation device When selecting a truck as your vehicle type you will be automatically prompted to enter the truck parameters if there is only...

Page 6: ...rent position on the map by receiving GPS signals When you first start the navigation application there may be a small delay in finding your GPS position and showing your current location correctly on...

Page 7: ...to open route tab 6 Current street name Destination 15 Name of next street in route 7 Distance To Go and Total Distance 16 Lane guidance 8 Estimated Time of Arrival ETA and Time To Go 17 Menu 9 Traff...

Page 8: ...e time and cost are approximations and may be incorrect 2 Menu The main menu can be accessed by tapping the MENU button on the map screen MAIN MENU SCREEN HERE The main menu allows access to all searc...

Page 9: ...OOM TAB OPEN 4 LABELS ONE FOR EACH ELEMENT OF TAB 1 Zoom in 3 Change map orientation 2 Zoom out 4 Map scale display Information Tab The information tab provides access to location specific information...

Page 10: ...and information MAIN MAP SCREEN HERE WITH ROUTE TAB OPEN 6 LABELS ONE FOR EACH ELEMENT OF TAB 1 Clear current active route 4 Display list of all turns in current active route 2 Detour by distance or a...

Page 11: ...of previously searched locations FAVORITES Tap this button to route to a location that was previously saved as a favorite including Home Office POI Search for a POI Point Of Interest such as a restau...

Page 12: ...the Latitude in one of the formats supported COORDINATE lat SCREENSHOT HERE Step 2 Enter the Longitude in one of the formats supported COORDINATE long SCREENSHOT HERE The application shows a map of th...

Page 13: ...e simply select it from the list and tap NEXT the route will now be calculated and you will be guided to your destination or first waypoint in route To save a route to the Multi Route list tap CREATE...

Page 14: ...an a route by entering an address 1 Select Address on Menu screen MAIN MENU SCREENSHOT HERE 2 Select State or province The default state province is based on your current location For subsequent searc...

Page 15: ...then choose it on the result list ADDRESS ENTRY STREET SCREENSHOT 5 Type the House number and tap NEXT button See below for information on hiding or showing the keyboard ADDRESS ENTRY HOUSE NUMBER SC...

Page 16: ...rd to see all items in the result list Simply tap the keyboard icon on the top right of the screen or tap anywhere in the visible area of the result list area Keyboard Language You may change the lang...

Page 17: ...ng an intersection As per the address search above enter the State Province followed by the City and then the Street INTERSECTION ADDRESS ENTRY SCREENSHOT HERE After the street name is entered a list...

Page 18: ...and Truck Specific POIs e g Truck Repairs Truck Stops State Weigh Scales etc When you have selected either Normal or Truck POIs you may search for a POI using a variety of different search methods By...

Page 19: ...o then select a POI from the result list The distance and direction to the POI is displayed on the left You may sort the results by distance or in alphabetical order POI CATEGORY SCREENSHOT HERE POI L...

Page 20: ...rch for then tap the NEXT button It will list POI names corresponding to the letters you ve typed Select one of the POI names that you are searching for then you will see a list POIs Choose one and th...

Page 21: ...name is initially selected If you want to change state province tap the State button Type the city name then select for the list of categories The distance and direction to the POI is displayed on th...

Page 22: ...is displayed on the left POI ALONG ROUTE SCREENSHOT HERE Amenity Filter When searching for truck stops you may filter your results based on the amenities available Tap the POI button on the main menu...

Page 23: ...ing favorites by distance alphabetical order or date created Add Tap the ADD button to add a favorite to the app When saving a new favorite you can give it a name by which to remember it FAVORITES SCR...

Page 24: ...reviously searched locations 1 Tap the RECENT LIST on the Menu 2 You will see a list Recent Destinations and Recent Searches 3 Select one of locations on the list then tap the GO button to route direc...

Page 25: ...ersection Latitude and Longitude Map of your current location You may save this location as a favorite Tap this button to center the map to your current location Tap this button to search for the near...

Page 26: ...se the format that you prefer Step 1 Enter the Latitude in one of the formats supported COORDINATE lat SCREENSHOT HERE Step 2 Enter the Longitude in one of the formats supported COORDINATE long SCREEN...

Page 27: ...w be calculated and you will be guided to your destination or first waypoint in route To save a route to the Multi Route list tap CREATE ROUTE and then tap ADD you can then add locations to your route...

Page 28: ...ation The address of the point you choose is displayed in a grey information box directly above the point you chose MAP VIEW SCREENSHOT HERE Route Choose to add the location as a Start point Waypoint...

Page 29: ...system will use the GPS information to update your position on the map and start to give you guidance MAIN MAP SCREENSHOT HERE 1 Highlighted route to follow 3 Indicates the next turn to take 2 Your cu...

Page 30: ...rmation SIGNOST SCREENSHOT HERE The Signpost replaces the normal Next street name box at some junctions The highlighted shield with white arrows indicates the correct lane s to be in In the example ab...

Page 31: ...ance to truck drivers such as state borders time zone changes and weigh stations restriction alerts warnings that you are approaching a location for which your vehicle is prohibited An overview of the...

Page 32: ...nt vehicle is prohibited due to its height Length restriction displayed when you are approaching a location for which your current vehicle is prohibited due to its length Truck restriction displayed w...

Page 33: ...height width length HAZMAT and other restrictions while driving Restriction details and locations may change over time always follow posted road signs and be aware of road conditions when making driv...

Page 34: ...th a smaller image and text List of Turns The List of Turns presents a full list of all maneuvers for the journey To access this screen tap Menu My Route List of Turns or from the main map tap Route T...

Page 35: ...a g e 8 5 0 0 P R O H D U s e r M a n u a l In addition to this any waypoint that was unreached in the journey will be remembered By going to Menu My Route you can check waypoints and destination poi...

Page 36: ...e has not been set Edit Route is available if a route has already been set Use this option to edit your existing route Detour Allows you to avoid part of the route or avoid by distance Simulation Mode...

Page 37: ...n within the route The first location you set automatically becomes the destination You may add another location to this route by tapping the ADD button When you add a second location this becomes the...

Page 38: ...button When you add a second location this becomes the destination and the previous location moves to the start position Any subsequent locations added become the destination and previously added loca...

Page 39: ...ur to avoid some part of existing route Avoid by Distance Make a detour to avoid a set distance of your route from your current location You can set 100ft 300ft 500ft 1mi 2mi or 3mi as the distance to...

Page 40: ...an check route information such as total distance time etc ROUTE SUMMARY SCREENSHOT HERE Route Preferences Recalculate your route with different preferences e g avoid toll roads user STAA roads etc Fu...

Page 41: ...ip and total trip time Additionally current altitude and cumulative mileage are provided Backup Restore BACKUP RESTORE SCREENSHOT HERE The backup restore function allows you to save your favorites and...

Page 42: ...e to enter both the Time Remaining and the Maximum Time When you have finished making any alterations to On Duty Timer tap APPLY and your changes will be saved My Truck The My Truck interface allows y...

Page 43: ...nu you can give the truck a meaningful name edit all truck parameters and set your choice of vehicle icon to be displayed on the map To edit any of the truck parameters simply tap the ICON HERE icon t...

Page 44: ...in traffic conditions or incidents which may not be reported by this service Traffic Tap this button at the bottom of the Main Menu to access Traffic Traffic Connection Status A color coded Traffic St...

Page 45: ...O H D U s e r M a n u a l The Yellow icon means that you have an active traffic service connection and there are traffic incidents on your route The Red rotating icons means that traffic information i...

Page 46: ...your route the Traffic Status Icon on the main map will change to yellow and the Traffic bar will appear This number in the center of the icon represents the number of traffic events on your route In...

Page 47: ...row next to the time delay Traffic Map The traffic map presents a map with traffic flow and traffic event s The traffic event icons indicate the type of traffic event TRAFFIC MAP SCREENSHOT HERE On th...

Page 48: ...The purple line represents an incident s extent i e the where it begins and ends and means that traffic is flowing normally Color Meaning Speed Range Fast Normal Slow 23 40 MPH 36 64 km hr Heavy 0 22...

Page 49: ...events 7 Detailed description of the traffic event 3 Avoid Cancel Tap AVOID to reroute around the traffic event You may only avoid On Route traffic events The CANCEL button will only appear for event...

Page 50: ...e Traffic events on your calculated route You may only avoid On Route traffic events All Messages Traffic events that are within 50km of your vehicle s position in all directions This list includes ev...

Page 51: ...nt icons are color coded to indicate their status On Route These Red Yellow icons appear for On Route event only These messages are listed in the On Route list Off route These Red White icons indicate...

Page 52: ...affic event class on the map list etc Sound Provide an audible alert when a message from this traffic event class appears on my route TRAFFIC EVENT SETTINGS SCREENSHOT HERE If you uncheck Show for a p...

Page 53: ...er map features a legend to help you understand the meaning of the different colors and an opacity control to increase or decrease the transparency of the weather overlay display WEATHER MAP SCREENSHO...

Page 54: ...stination If you have an active route in navigation then you can also view a summary of weather conditions for your destination location To access this summary simply tap AT DESTINATION on the bottom...

Page 55: ...have an active route entered in navigation you can search for gas stations that are on or situated close to your route Simply tap ALONG ROUTE at the bottom of the fuel price screen and a list of gas s...

Page 56: ...follows Display Settings Control the display settings of the map view Guidance Settings Control the settings for guidance announcements Language Settings Set language used for voice guidance and disp...

Page 57: ...ill allow the navigation application to automatically choose day or night mode Map Colors Change the map color Map Mode Change the view mode of map as Track up North up or 3D View mode View Options Tu...

Page 58: ...hange day or night color of map screen according to your preference Then tap the APPLY button MAP COLORS SCREENSHOT HERE Day Color Select day color of map screen Night Color Select night color of map...

Page 59: ...e Show or hide the street name on the map Favorites Symbol Name symbols and names of registered place as your favorite POI Symbol Name Tapping this button will allow you to hide or display POIs based...

Page 60: ...allows you to adjust the fuel prices according to current prices Pricing for fuel volumes can be set as either per gallon US or per liter Your journey s fuel cost estimate will appear on the Route Pr...

Page 61: ...river behavior driving conditions vehicle maintenance fuel characteristics and weather The cost estimate is an approximation of fuel costs only Other costs such as Toll charges are not included in the...

Page 62: ...ice guidance and for displayed text LANGUAGE SETTINGS SCREENSHOT HERE You may select from three languages for voice guidance and displayed text English USA French Canada and Spanish USA Simply tap Voi...

Page 63: ...faster time select Faster Time option To calculate a route for shorter distance select Shorter Distance option Route Preferences Tap the Route Preferences button if you wish to avoid or prefer certain...

Page 64: ...Office Set your office address Home Set your Home address When the addresses for home and office locations have been entered and saved you can then plan a route to your home or office simply by tappin...

Page 65: ...als for your current trip The display includes an odometer average speed for your trip and total trip time Additionally current altitude and cumulative mileage are provided Backup Restore BACKUP RESTO...

Page 66: ...Duty Driving Day 11hrs On Duty Day 14hrs On Duty Week 60hrs To manually alter the maximum time allowed for these totals simply tap the total you would like to edit and you will be able to enter both t...

Page 67: ...tap EDIT at the bottom of the screen ENTER TRUCK INFORMATION SCREENSHOT HERE From the Enter Truck Information menu you can give the truck a meaningful name edit all truck parameters and set your choi...

Page 68: ...68 P a g e 8 5 0 0 P R O H D U s e r M a n u a l CALCULATOR SCREENSHOT HERE...

Page 69: ...utton on the remote 2 The previous paired device will connect to the device automatically when each time changing to bluetooth mode 69 P a g e 8 5 0 0 P R O H D U s e r M a n u a l Traffic section for...

Page 70: ...s in a tunnel underground parking lot or enclosed space 6 Do not place any object near GPS antenna that will cause GPS signal reception disturbance 7 Some specially coated windshields such as heat ref...

Page 71: ...71 P a g e 8 5 0 0 P R O H D U s e r M a n u a l make amendments to the content of this document without obligation to inform any organization or user of such changes...

Page 72: ...ringe ownership without permission 4 The following contents stated on A are EnGIS Technologies Inc own technology and property You cannot use or let a third party use all or any parts of this technolo...

Page 73: ...ive Weather Information TEXT HERE Live Fuel Price Information TEXT HERE Extended Truck POI Data TEXT HERE Data Sources and Software Components Data sources and Software components are listed in the Ab...

Page 74: ...is equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However ther...

Page 75: ...rence that may cause undesired operation of the device Le pr sent appareil est conforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence L exploitation est autoris e aux d...

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