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User's manual OnCourse Navigator 5

Appendix................................................................. 125

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Annex A: Problem solutions........................................... 126

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Performance ..................................................... 126

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GPS receiver..................................................... 126

Glossary .................................................................. 129

Index ...................................................................... 131

Summary of Contents for OnCourse Navigator 5

Page 1: ...User s manual OnCourse Navigator 5 as on June 2005 ...

Page 2: ...anged at any time without prior notification This manual nor any parts thereof may not be reproduced for any purpose whatsoever without the express written consent of Easy PocketNAV com LLC nor transmitted in any form either electronically or mechanically including photocopying and recording Copyright 2005 Easy PocketNAV com LLC All rights reserved ...

Page 3: ... information 22 2 4 1 Safety information on navigation 22 2 4 2 Safety information on the GPS receiver 23 2 4 3 Safety information on the installation in the vehicle 23 3 Operating the navigation software 25 3 1 Hardware keys 26 3 2 Software keyboard 26 3 2 1 Standard keyboard 26 3 2 2 Character keyboard 27 3 2 3 Mobile phone keyboard 29 3 3 Command buttons 30 3 3 1 Command buttons with caption 32...

Page 4: ...orking with the map 87 6 1 Selecting a map 88 6 2 Operating the map 90 6 3 Representation of the map in navigation mode 96 6 4 Displaying additional information on the map 98 7 Useful functions for navigation 103 7 1 Adding a route point during navigation 104 7 2 Next destination 105 7 3 Blocking a route section 105 7 4 Using TMC functionality 106 7 5 Keeping the logbook 110 8 Configuring OnCourse...

Page 5: ...User s manual OnCourse Navigator 5 9 Appendix 125 9 1 Annex A Problem solutions 126 9 1 1 Performance 126 9 1 2 GPS receiver 126 10 Glossary 129 11 Index 131 ...

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Page 7: ...User s manual OnCourse Navigator 5 Introduction 5 1 Introduction Topics covered in this chapter 1 1 Search facilities and conventions page 6 1 2 Liability page 6 1 3 Support page 7 1 4 Trademarks page 7 ...

Page 8: ...e s user interface Also used for highlighting warnings and notices bold italic Registered names and trademarks SMALL CAPITALS Window and dialogue box titles underlined italic The name of the user mode which is concerned by the current section You need not reed sections that don t concern the user mode you are currently working with Symbol Use Indicates hints and notes that may ease the use of OnCo...

Page 9: ...stered trademarks All brands and trademarks mentioned in this document are possibly registered by third party and subject to the current legislation and to the rights of their respective owners without reservation All mentioned names of products societies or brands may be registered trademarks of their respective owners Every right that is not explicitly accorded is reserved The absence of an expl...

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Page 11: ...al maps 2 2 Installing the hardware page 17 Mounting and connecting the Pocket PC Mounting and connecting the GPS receiver Initialising the GPS receiver Installing and initialising the TMC receiver 2 3 The basic principle of navigation page 21 2 4 Important safety information page 22 Safety information on navigation Safety information on the GPS receiver Safety information on the installation in t...

Page 12: ...t PC via ActiveSync 2 Insert the OnCourse Navigator DVD 1 into your DVD drive 3 The Installer Tool starts automatically Follow the instructions on the screen Note In case the Installer Tool does not start automatically start the Windows Explorer Select the directory of your DVD drive and double click the Setup exe file 2 1 1 Restoring the files of the storage card Restore the files of the storage ...

Page 13: ... use the individual maps of the USA incl Alaska Hawaii and Puerto Rico There are two ways to obtain a new map Ù Buying a map on a storage card Ù Copying a map from DVD to a storage card and purchasing an activation code You will have to activate the new map before you can use it Buying a map on a storage card Buy the map You can buy a map on a storage card from a retailer or conveniently order it ...

Page 14: ... want to purchase a license for 3 Click on Add to shopping cart 4 Select the product with which you want to use the new map 5 Execute the payment procedure You will now see your new activation code You can have the activation code displayed under My OCN at any time Activating a map Activate the map To activate a new map proceed as follows 1 Insert the storage card which contains the new map you wa...

Page 15: ... USA MAJOR Eastcoast USA Central Northern USA Central Southern USA Central Northeastern USA Central East Coast USA Western USA South Eastern USA Northern East Coast USA MAJOR Central West USA Includes the following states as a complete seamless map Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Louisiana Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma O...

Page 16: ...th Eastern USA Northern East Coast USA Western USA Includes the following states as a complete seamless map Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington Wyoming Central Northern USA Includes the following states as a complete seamless map Arkansas Colorado Illinois Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Wisconsin Wyo...

Page 17: ...A Includes the following states as a complete seamless map Delaware District of Columbia Indiana Kentucky Maryland North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Northern East Coast USA Includes the following states as a complete seamless map Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Ve...

Page 18: ...e use of the following maps Alaska Canada Central Northeastern USA Northern East Coast USA Canada Includes all provinces of Canada as a complete seamless map Activating this map will also grant the use of the following map Alaska Mexico Europe Includes the following countries as a complete seamless map Andorra Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Republic of...

Page 19: ...of Ireland Liechtenstein Luxemburg Monaco the Netherlands Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland United Kingdom Persian Gulf States Includes the following countries as a complete seamless map Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates 2 2 Installing the hardware Survey Mount the holder of the Pocket PC and the GPS receiver before you use the navigation system You will...

Page 20: ...e of the Pocket PC to the swan neck mount Note Take note of the caption on the swan neck mount The arrow with the caption close must show in snap on direction The connection must snap on audibly 2 Place the suction cup on the windscreen Press the lever firmly to the windscreen before switching it 3 Put the Pocket PC into the cradle Make sure that it is held safely 4 Plug the adapter into the socke...

Page 21: ...ised dealer 2 Plug the connection cable of the GPS receiver to the respective socket of the adapter which connects the Pocket PC to the power supply 3 Plug the jack of the adaptor into the socket of the cigarette lighter 4 Turn the GPS receiver on 2 2 3 Initialising the GPS receiver Initialisation of the GPS receiver The initialisation process of the GPS receiver starts automatically Within 15 sec...

Page 22: ... Failure to do so might result in a flat battery as the receiver consumes electricity permanently For details on the operation of your GPS receiver please refer to Command buttons page 30 2 2 4 Installing and initialising the TMC receiver Survey If you have purchased OnCourse Navigator bundled with a TMC receiver or if you own an external TMC receiver you will have to connect it to your PocketPC a...

Page 23: ...ven destination point In case your navigation system receives the signals of at least three satellites it may determine your current position and represents it on the map This position may then serve as start point for navigation purposes As the determination and representation of your position is carried out once a second you may watch your movements on the map Traffic information with TMC The Tr...

Page 24: ... to do so Caution The road layout and the traffic signs are absolutely prior to the instructions of the navigation system Caution You must not follow the instructions of OnCourse Navigator except when the circumstances and the road traffic regulations allow doing so OnCourse Navigator will guide you to your destination even when you have left your planned itinerary Note We recommend effecting rout...

Page 25: ... Caution The installation of the GPS receiver must not interfere with the sure operation of your car Note Do not varnish the GPS receiver Doing so might impede the reception of GPS signals Note Do not use any harsh solvents for cleaning the GPS receiver A damp cloth is sufficient You might damage the case of the GPS receiver Note Do not unplug by pulling the cable This might damage the cable Note ...

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Page 27: ...tware 25 3 Operating the navigation software Topics covered in this chapter 3 1 Hardware keys page 26 3 2 Software keyboard page 26 Standard keyboard Character keyboard Mobile phone keyboard 3 3 Command buttons page 30 Command buttons with caption 3 4 Lists page 33 ...

Page 28: ...y 1 On the main screen tap Settings The SETTINGS screen opens 2 Via the arrow buttons select the KEYS screen 3 Tap Configure 4 Select the keys for the respective actions 5 Tap the Save button 3 2 Software keyboard Survey A software keyboard appears at the bottom of the screen when text entries are necessary Choose between a standard keyboard a character keyboard or a mobile phone keyboard Select a...

Page 29: ...d You may carry out all entries with your finger on the character keyboard But you may enter capital letters only You need not enter small letters or special characters when entering a destination s city or street name OnCourse Navigator replaces these characters automatically When you are looking for e g a French city called Héroïnès simply type HEROINES Entering a space deleting a character Tap ...

Page 30: ...enter special characters when entering a destination s city or street name but they may be helpful for entering names for saved destinations and itineraries Moving the cursor If you want to delete another character than the one to the left of the cursor position or if you want to insert a character at another place than at the end of the text you have to move the cursor to the respective place Jus...

Page 31: ...spective letter e g to enter an S tap the PQRS key four times You need not enter small letters or special characters when entering a destination s city or street name OnCourse Navigator replaces these characters automatically When you are looking for e g a French city called Héroïnès simply type HEROINES Entering a space deleting a character Tap the icon to enter a space character Tap the icon to ...

Page 32: ...at another place than at the end of the text you have to move the cursor to the respective place Just tap the place where you want to have the cursor 3 3 Command buttons Icons The following buttons appear at the bottom of every OnCourse Navigator screen Return Tap this icon to return to the previous screen This icon is not available on the MAIN SCREEN Main screen Tap this icon to open the main scr...

Page 33: ...Dilution of Precision Indicates the quality of position determination Theoretically any value from 0 to 50 may occur The smaller the value the more accurate is the position determination value 0 no deviation from the real position Values up to 8 are convenient for navigation purposes Speed Indicates your current speed Position Indicates the address of your current position Save Tap this button to ...

Page 34: ...1 Command buttons with caption Command buttons You will find command buttons with captions on almost every screen of OnCourse Navigator There is three groups of command buttons 1 Command buttons with a defined functionality These buttons are designed to execute a functionality which is indicated by their caption They are normally buttons like Save OK Cancel Select map Navigation etc 2 Buttons to s...

Page 35: ... There are many cases where you have to select an entry from a list If for example you have not completely entered the name of a city before tapping OK a list appears which contains all cities beginning with your entry or having it into their names The ZIP code of the cities also indicated in order to allow you to choose the correct one if there is more than one city with the same name Entry with ...

Page 36: ...NATHY 1 In the MAIN MENU tap Navigation The DESTINATION screen opens 2 Tap Address The ADDRESS screen opens 3 Tap the City or ZIP entry field The software keyboard appears 4 Enter the letters ABER All cities beginning with ABER or having ABER in their names are listed ...

Page 37: ...ist is very long you may enter one more letter in order to shorten the list Enter N All cities beginning with ABERN or having ABERN in their names are listed 5 Tap the Down icon repeatedly until ABERNATHY appears directly under the white entry field The entry ABERNATHY has the focus ...

Page 38: ...User s manual OnCourse Navigator 5 36 Lists 6 Tap The ADDRESS screen reappears ABERNATHY is entered into the City or ZIP field ...

Page 39: ...manual OnCourse Navigator 5 User modes 37 4 User modes Topics covered in this chapter 4 1 Two different user modes page 38 4 2 Changing the user mode page 38 4 3 Standard mode page 40 4 4 Extended mode page 40 ...

Page 40: ...rs who are ready to spend some time in getting used to operate the complete functionality word in extended mode Some configuration settings have an effect on the work in standard mode but can only be changed in extended mode For further information please refer to Configuring OnCourse Navigator page 113 4 2 Changing the user mode You may at any time switch to the other user mode 1 In the MAIN MENU...

Page 41: ...tch to becomes the caption of the entry field 4 Tap Save to save the changes Note When you switch to standard mode a dialog window asks you whether you want to keep the configuration changes you have made in extended mode This dialog window appears even when you have not made any configuration changes Tap Yes if you want to keep these changes The USER MODE screen closes and you are in the Main men...

Page 42: ...Save destinations Ù Select a destination from the recent destinations list Ù Change some configuration settings 4 4 Extended mode Survey In extended mode you dispose of the complete functionality of OnCourse Navigator You may for example indicate and navigate to more than one destination route planning with stopovers You may change all configuration settings If you want to use the complete functio...

Page 43: ... Selecting destinations from the contacts Indicating destinations on the map Favorites Recent destinations Using your home address Voice command 5 4 Destination management page 65 Saving a destination Storing a voice command Renaming a destination Deleting a destination 5 5 Route planning Itineraries with stopovers page 69 Indicating route points Editing saving and managing itineraries Calculating...

Page 44: ... doing so OnCourse Navigator will guide you to your destination even when you have gone off course from your route Obstructed GPS reception When you turn off the GPS receiver or when the reception of GPS signals is obstructed OnCourse Navigator does not close but navigation is interrupted As soon as the GPS receiver works again the navigation system notices a possible change of your current positi...

Page 45: ...icon on the desktop At the first start and each time you had terminated OnCourse Navigator via the Quit icon the following message appears 3 Tap the I accept button If you do not accept and if you tap the I refuse button the software terminates 5 2 1 Extended mode The MAIN SCREEN appears Main screen All functions of the program are accessible via the MAIN SCREEN ...

Page 46: ...vigate to your home address For details please refer to Using your home address page 64 Navigation via voice command Tap the Voice command icon to start navigation to a favorite via voice command For details please refer to Voice command page 65 Route planning Tap the Route planning button for route planning purposes For details please refer to Route planning Itineraries with stopovers page 69 Dis...

Page 47: ...it OnCourse Navigator 5 2 2 Standard mode The MAIN SCREEN appears Main screen Note When you turn your PDA on it shows the screen which was displayed when it was turned off Nevertheless you may access the MAIN SCREEN from all other screens by tapping One destination Tap the Navigation button to indicate a destination for navigation no stopover For details please refer to Indicating a destination pa...

Page 48: ...avorites button to navigate to a favourite For details please refer to Favorites page 61 Recent destinations Tap the Recent destinations button to select a destination entered previously For details please refer to Recent destinations page 63 Select map Tap the Map button to select another map from the storage card which is currently inserted For details please refer to Working with the map page 8...

Page 49: ...ring an address see page 47 Ù Selecting a point of interest see page 49 Ù Selecting destinations from the contacts see page 56 Ù Indicating destinations on the map see page 58 Ù Favorites see page 61 Ù Recent destinations see page 63 Ù Using your home address see page 64 Ù Voice command see page 65 5 3 1 Entering an address Extended mode 1 In the MAIN MENU tap Navigation The DESTINATION screen ope...

Page 50: ...d and select the country or state or province of your destination if it is not yet indicated Note Only countries or states or provinces of which at least a part is represented on the currently loaded map may be selected 1b On the DESTINATION screen tap Address Indicating an address The ADDRESS screen opens 2 Enter the destination city into the City or ZIP entry field Enter either its name or its Z...

Page 51: ...ction entry field if you want to define an intersection as destination point e g because the house number is not available For information on saving destinations please refer to Saving a destination page 66 5 3 2 Selecting a point of interest Points of interest Points of Interest also referred to as POIs are stored in the database of places and may be displayed on the map Ports airports restaurant...

Page 52: ...ot yet indicated Note Only countries or states or provinces of which at least a part is represented on the currently loaded map may be selected 1b On the DESTINATION screen tap Point of interest The POINT OF INTEREST screen opens 1c On the POINT OF INTEREST screen tap nearby GPS position Standard mode 1 In the MAIN MENU tap Navigation The DESTINATION screen opens ...

Page 53: ...he two Category list fields e g Garage Only points of interest situated within the indicated radius will be displayed 4 Select the Subcategory of points of interest to search for from the right one of the two Category list fields e g Audi VW Seat Skoda For information on working with lists please refer to Lists page 33 Note If you leave the Subcategory field empty all points of interest matching w...

Page 54: ...he Region entry field and select the country or state or province of your destination if it is not yet indicated Note Only countries or states or provinces of which at least a part is represented on the currently loaded map may be selected 1b On the DESTINATION screen tap Point of interest The POINT OF INTEREST screen opens 1c On the POINT OF INTEREST screen tap in a browsed city ...

Page 55: ...eld and select the country or state or province of your destination if it is not yet indicated Note Only countries or states or provinces of which at least a part is represented on the currently loaded map may be selected 1b On the DESTINATION screen tap in a browsed city Selecting a Point of interest in a certain city The POI in a city screen opens ...

Page 56: ... to Lists page 33 Note You need not make entries into the Category and Subcategory fields Their purpose is only to shorten the Point of interest list This list may become very extensive especially in big cities For information on saving destinations please refer to Saving a destination page 66 Point of interest of nationwide significance This function is only available in Extended mode For informa...

Page 57: ... INTEREST screen tap nationwide Selecting a Point of interest of nationwide significance The POI NATIONWIDE screen opens 2 Select the main category of points of interest to search for from the Category list field e g Airports 3 Select the correct destination from the Point of interest list field For information on working with lists please refer to Lists page 33 ...

Page 58: ...out ambiguity city ZIP code street and house number should be indicated Note Only contacts the address of which is covered by the currently loaded map may be used for navigation or route planning purposes Incomplete address If an address cannot be identified without ambiguity e g because there are two cities with the same name on the map OnCourse Navigator lists them all indicating their ZIP codes...

Page 59: ...DESTINATION screen tap Contacts Selecting a contact s address Your Pocket PC s contacts list opens 2 Tap the respective contact s entry and hold until you get the context menu 3 Tap OnCourse Navigator 3a The following screen opens when there was more than one address to be found for the respective contact 3b Tap the OK button which belongs to the address you want to use as destination ...

Page 60: ...lease refer to Saving a destination page 66 5 3 4 Indicating destinations on the map You may indicate a destination directly on the map In addition to cities and streets you may also select points of interest quickly This function is only available in Extended mode For information on how to change the user mode please refer to Changing the user mode page 38 ...

Page 61: ...select the country or state or province of your destination if it is not yet indicated Note Only countries of which at least a part is represented on the currently loaded map may be selected Indicating a destination on the map 1 On the DESTINATION screen tap Select on map The MAP screen opens 2 Tap on the place you want to determine as destination and hold ...

Page 62: ...there are command buttons for several functions which are available for the selected place You have the following options This function is only available when GPS reception is possible The GPS symbol must be GPS ready Tap the Start navigation button to start navigation to the selected place Caution Using this function while you are already navigating deletes all current destinations stopovers and ...

Page 63: ... PLANNING screen where it figures as destination point Using this function while you are already navigating causes an immediate recalculation of your route This function is only available in Extended mode Tap the Interim destination button to make the selected point the next stopover of your itinerary Your route will be recalculated immediately 5 3 5 Favorites Survey All destinations you have save...

Page 64: ...ap may be selected 1b On the DESTINATION screen tap Favorites Standard mode 1 In the MAIN MENU tap Favorites Saved destinations The FAVORITES screen opens 2 Tap the entry of the respective destination Note An asterisk behind a name indicates that a voice command for the respective destination has been stored For information on working with lists please refer to Lists page 33 3 Tap The ADDRESS scre...

Page 65: ...cent destinations Survey All destinations you have navigated to recently are listed on the RECENT DESTINATIONS screen On this screen you may Ù select destinations for navigation purposes Ù Add destinations to the FAVORITES list and Ù delete destinations from the RECENT DESTINATIONS list Extended mode 1 In the MAIN MENU tap Navigation The DESTINATION screen opens ...

Page 66: ...inations Standard mode 1 In the MAIN MENU tap Recent destinations Recent destinations The RECENT DESTINATIONS screen opens 2 Tap the entry of the desired destination For information on working with lists please refer to Lists page 33 3 Tap The destination will be taken over The address is entered into the respective fields 5 3 7 Using your home address Survey If you have stored your home address y...

Page 67: ...ce command page 67 Navigating on command 1 On the MAIN MENU tap the Voice command icon 2 Pronounce the voice command of the destination into the Pocket PC when you are prompted to do so The calculation is based on the settings you have configured in SETTINGS ROUTE OPTIONS For details please refer to Settings page 114 5 4 Destination management Survey Destinations may be stored in two lists Ù the F...

Page 68: ...u have opened the RECENT DESTINATIONS list as described in Recent destinations page 63 1 Tap the Save icon If you have opened the RECENT DESTINATIONS list tap the Edit icon The NAME OF DESTINATION screen opens 2 Enter a name for the destination For information on the use of the keyboard please refer to Software keyboard page 26 3 Tap The destination has now been added to the FAVORITES ...

Page 69: ... a voice command 1 Open the FAVORITES screen and select the destination for which you want to store a voice command 2 Tap the Edit icon The NAME OF DESTINATION dialog box opens 3 Tap the Voice command button The following message appears 4 Pronounce the voice command of the destination into the Pocket PC The message box closes 5 In the NAME OF DESTINATION dialog box tap The voice command for this ...

Page 70: ...S screen opens 2 Select the destination you want to rename For information on working with lists please refer to Lists page 33 3 Tap the Edit icon The NAME OF DESTINATION screen opens 4 Enter the new name of the destination For information on the use of the keyboard please refer to Software keyboard page 26 5 Tap The destination is now renamed ...

Page 71: ...efer to Lists page 33 2 Tap the Delete icon The CONFIRM screen opens 3 Tap to delete the destination from the list The destination is now deleted from the list 5 5 Route planning Itineraries with stopovers This function is only available in Extended mode For information on how to change the user mode please refer to Changing the user mode page 38 Route planning You may plan itineraries without rec...

Page 72: ...dicating route points Planning itineraries 1 On the MAIN MENU tap Route planning The ROUTE PLANNING screen opens 2 Tap the Add route point icon to enter the first route point The DESTINATION screen opens 3 Indicate the destination as described in Indicating a destination page 47 4 Tap Add ...

Page 73: ...User s manual OnCourse Navigator 5 Navigation 71 The ROUTE PLANNING screen opens The destination is added as route point 1 5 Repeat steps 2 4 for every route point you want to add to the itinerary ...

Page 74: ... selection several route points up Down Tap this icon to move the selection one route point down Tap this icon several times to move the selection several route points down Changing the order Route point up Tap this icon to navigate to the respective route point earlier example route point 3 becomes route point 2 Route point down Tap this icon to navigate to the respective route point later exampl...

Page 75: ... Otherwise this icon is deactivated 1 Tap this icon to save the itinerary you have planned The NAME OF THE ITINERARY screen opens 2 Enter a name for the itinerary For information on the use of the keyboard please refer to Software keyboard page 26 3 Tap OK Note Only the route points will be saved If you load an itinerary you will have to recalculate it ...

Page 76: ...his icon is deactivated if there is no saved itinerary available 1 Tap this icon to load a saved itinerary e g to modify it or for navigation purposes The SELECT ITINERARY screen opens 2 Select the itinerary you want to load For information on working with lists please refer to Lists page 33 3 Tap ...

Page 77: ...f there is no saved itinerary available The SELECT ITINERARY screen opens For information on working with lists please refer to Lists page 33 2 Tap the Edit icon The NAME OF THE ITINERARY screen opens 3 Enter the new name of the itinerary For information on the use of the keyboard please refer to Software keyboard page 26 ...

Page 78: ... renamed or 5 Tap OK to load the renamed itinerary OR Tap the Back icon to open the ROUTE PLANNING screen without loading an itinerary Delete itinerary 1 Tap the Load itinerary icon This icon is deactivated if there is no saved itinerary available The SELECT ITINERARY screen opens For information on working with lists please refer to Lists page 33 ...

Page 79: ... is no more listed 5 5 3 Calculating the route An itinerary may be calculated even without GPS reception in order to get an impression on the route The system assumes then the first route point to be the start point of the route Note When you start navigation the system identifies your current position and makes it the start point The first indicated route point is then the first stopover ...

Page 80: ...tions For detailed information on setting the route options please refer to Routing options page 120 Note The standard settings for the route options may be changed on the ROUTE OPTIONS screen For detailed information on changing the standard settings refer also to Configuring OnCourse Navigator page 113 3 Tap the Calculate route icon The route is being calculated A message window informs you on t...

Page 81: ...d the total distance and the estimated duration from the first to the last route point are displayed below the route points list of the ROUTE PLANNING screen Furthermore the distance and the estimated duration of each stage will be indicated with the selected route point entry ...

Page 82: ...opens The route is highlighted in orange The route points are marked by flags For information on working with maps please refer to Working with the map page 87 5 5 5 Simulating the route Simulation You may execute a simulated navigation along the itinerary when the route has been calculated Note The reception of GPS signals is not necessary for the simulation Simulation is restricted to routes of ...

Page 83: ...User s manual OnCourse Navigator 5 Navigation 81 1 Tap the Show on map button The route is displayed on the map 2 Tap short on any place on the map The ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS screen opens ...

Page 84: ... map The ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS screen opens 2 Tap Stop navigation 5 6 Starting navigation Precondition You have entered a destination as described in Indicating a destination page 47 OR You have selected a destination from the FAVORITES as described in Favorites page 61 OR You have selected one of your RECENT DESTINATIONS as described in Recent destinations page 63 OR You have planned or loaded an ...

Page 85: ...n opens 2 Determine the route options For detailed information on setting the route options please refer to Routing options page 120 Note The standard settings for the route options may be changed in SETTINGS ROUTING OPTIONS For detailed information on changing the standard settings refer to Settings page 114 ...

Page 86: ... orange Note When you start navigation after having planned or loaded an itinerary then your current position is the start point of the route The first indicated route point is then the first stopover of your route Standard mode 1 Tap Start navigation The system calculates the route The map screen opens Your current position is indicated by a green arrow The route is highlighted in orange ...

Page 87: ...ng the settings refer to Settings page 114 No GPS reception When the received GPS signal is not sufficient the following message appears You have two possibilities Ù Wait until navigation starts This will happen as soon as the GPS reception is sufficient Ù Tap Cancel and restart navigation as soon as the reception of GPS signals is convenient You may notice that by watching the GPS symbol on the s...

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Page 89: ...g with the map 87 6 Working with the map Topics covered in this chapter 6 1 Selecting a map page 88 6 2 Operating the map page 90 6 3 Representation of the map in navigation mode page 96 6 4 Displaying additional information on the map page 98 ...

Page 90: ...n below in Selecting a map Note In case the Installer Tool does not start automatically start the Windows Explorer Select the directory of your DVD drive and double click the setup exe file Note Maps for which you have not purchased the right of use must be activated Please refer to the separate manual in the enclosure Selecting a map To load another map which is available on the currently inserte...

Page 91: ...urse Navigator 5 Working with the map 89 2 On the MAIN SCREEN tap the Map button The AVAILABLE MAPS screen opens 3 Tap the entry of the map you want to work with 4 Tap The selected map is now loaded The MAIN SCREEN opens ...

Page 92: ...y display the map Ù while planning a route Ù in order to show destinations on the map or Ù in order to select destinations on the map Extended mode In extended mode you may display the map Ù Via the Show map button on the MAIN MENU Ù Via the Select on map button on the DESTINATION screen Ù Via the Show on map button on the ADDRESS screen after having entered an address Standard mode In standard mo...

Page 93: ...y place on the map makes the ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS screen appear Depending on whether you are in navigation mode or not this screen offers different functions Tapping long a certain place on the map tap and hold makes information on that place appear You may then e g take over the data for navigation purposes For details please refer to Indicating destinations on the map page 58 ...

Page 94: ... the Freeze icon to toggle between Frozen map and Frozen position Frozen position default This mode button down makes the map scroll continually Your current position green arrow is always centred in the bottom third of the map Frozen map This mode button up freezes the map Your current position green arrow moves over the map and may even leave it This mode applies automatically when you scroll th...

Page 95: ...utton up to orientate the map in driving direction 3D view Tap this icon to display the map in 3D mode bee flight view 2D view Tap this icon to return to the 2D mode standard Zoom in Tap Zoom in to scale the map down Zoom bar Tap one of the zoom bar sections to modify the scale of the map Zoom out Tap Zoom out to scale the map up Additional functions Tapping short any place on the map makes the AD...

Page 96: ...the voice instructions on off Preferences Tap Preferences to display the SETTINGS screen For details please refer to Settings page 114 Quit navigation This function is only available in navigation mode Tap Quit navigation to exit navigation mode Block road Unblock These functions are only available in navigation mode For details please refer to Blocking a route section page 105 ...

Page 97: ... Tap Route options to modify them For details please refer to Routing options page 120 Next destination This function is only available when you are navigating a route with at least one stopover and when you are working in extended mode Use this function if you want to skip the next stopover Example You have planned an itinerary from your office to Company A and then to Company B and you are alrea...

Page 98: ... the manoeuvre to be executed immediately after the next manoeuvre d The green arrow indicates your current position on the map Since the displayed sector of the map changes continually your current position is centred on the map whenever possible Moving Map e The bigger arrow field indicates the next manoeuvre to be executed f The distance field indicates the distance to the next manoeuvre When y...

Page 99: ...n the cartographic material can be wrong e g due to road works Traffic situation and road traffic regulations are absolutely prior to the information given by the navigation system Information on the route At the right of the map the following information on the route is being displayed Field Information This symbol means stage All information displayed below refers to the next route point ETA Est...

Page 100: ... button on the MAIN MENU Ù or by tapping short into the map and selecting Preferences The SETTINGS screen opens 2 Select Map information using the arrow buttons Info bar The Info bar at the bottom of the map displays the scale of the map the inclination the compass the altitude and the current speed 3 Tap the respective command button to display On or not Off the Info bar Points of Interest 4 Tap ...

Page 101: ...lower section will be displayed at the right hand side of the map Section Information This symbol means route All information displayed below refers to the final destination This symbol means stage All information displayed below refers to the next route point This section is only available if you have indicated more than one destination to navigate to Line 2 ETA Estimated time of arrival Line 3 R...

Page 102: ...gnpost information The Show traffic signs command indicates whether signposts indicating exits from Interstates or highways are currently being displayed or not 9 Tap the Show traffic signs command to toggle between On and Off mode The new mode is now indicated on the button 10 Via the arrow buttons select Speed limit ...

Page 103: ...t whether speed limits should be displayed Always On speeding only or Never Warning in urban areas This command indicates from how much speeding on you want to be warned when driving within built up areas Tap the Warning in urban areas command to select another value or to set it to Never Warning outside urban areas This command indicates from how much speeding on you want to be warned when drivin...

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Page 105: ...tion 103 7 Useful functions for navigation Topics covered in this chapter 7 1 Adding a route point during navigation page 104 7 2 Next destination page 105 7 3 Blocking a route section page 105 7 4 Using TMC functionality page 106 7 5 Keeping the logbook page 110 ...

Page 106: ...igation you may add a new route point to your itinerary The route will be recalculated in order to make the new route point the next destination to navigate to The other remaining route points will be navigated to after the new one Adding a route point Precondition The map is being displayed in navigation mode 1 Tap short on any place on the map 2 Tap Set interim destination The DESTINATION screen...

Page 107: ...next here Company B The system recalculates the route Company B will be your next destination 7 3 Blocking a route section Blocking a route section manually You may block a route section manually in order to evade it Manual blocking forces a recalculation of the route Presume that you are driving on a freeway and a radio message announces a traffic jam 4 miles ahead of your current position With t...

Page 108: ...receiver A TMC receiver provides the navigation system with the latest traffic information and enables dynamic route calculation in order to evade traffic jams and other obstructions If you have connected a TMC receiver you may display the received traffic information in OnCourse Navigator 1 Tap the TMC icon The TMC screen opens Displaying traffic information 2 Use the arrow icons of the Messages ...

Page 109: ...calculation Configure the TMC settings to determine how TMC information concerning your route should be considered For details please refer to Settings page 114 Automatic route modification Precondition You have selected Route modification automatically in the TMC settings default If a reported obstruction concerns your route the system evades obstructions automatically The following message appea...

Page 110: ...order to evade the obstruction Ignore Tap the Ignore button to ignore the reported obstruction Considering TMC information at a later moment If you have selected Route modification With confirmation you may evade or ignore a reported obstruction at a later moment Proceed as follows 1 Tap the TMC symbol The TMC screen opens 2 Use the arrow icons of the Messages section to search for an obstruction ...

Page 111: ...ts name and frequency are being displayed Hold station If you want to hold the sender which is currently being received press straight on the centre of the cursor pad as often as necessary to display Hold station The TMC receiver holds now this station Nevertheless it changes the frequency when the same station is better received on another one The name of the station and the frequency on which it...

Page 112: ...ter the reason of your journey into the Comment field 3 Enter the mileage at the beginning of your trip into the Mileage field 4 Tap the Reason button and indicate whether it is a Business journey or a Private journey 5 Tap The system creates the first logbook entry The Logbook icon toggles to Logbook activated Exiting the logbook Collecting data on your trip stops when you arrive at your destinat...

Page 113: ...e you may open them and modify the entries if necessary 1 Establish an ActiveSync connection between your PC and your Pocket PC For details refer to the manual or your Pocket PC 2 In the root directory of your Pocket PC select Logbook xls 3 Copy the file to your PC and open it with Microsoft Excel 4 The following information is provided by the logbook files the mileage at the beginning of the jour...

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Page 115: ...Course Navigator Topics covered in this chapter 8 1 Settings page 114 User mode Map information Route information Signpost information Speed limit Volume Representation Automode Routing options Logbook Key configuration Itinerary Format GPS TMC Home address Radio Mute Product information ...

Page 116: ...e page 118 Ù Automode see page 119 Ù Routing options see page 120 Ù Logbook see page 121 Ù Key configuration see page 121 Ù Itinerary see page 121 Ù Format see page 122 Ù GPS see page 122 Ù TMC see page 123 Ù Home address see page 123 Ù Radio Mute see page 123 Ù Product information see page 123 On the MAIN SCREEN tap the Settings button to configure OnCourse Navigator On the SETTINGS screen tap th...

Page 117: ... Yes Restoring the factory settings 1 If you want to restore the factory settings tap the Factory settings command 2 Confirm the restoration 8 1 2 Map information This function is only available in Extended mode For information on how to change the user mode please refer to Changing the user mode page 38 Info on the map On the MAP INFORMATION screen you may effect the following modifications Eleme...

Page 118: ...ed Remaining distance to the final destination estimated Tap the respective command buttons to display On or not Off the respective information on the map All information displayed below refers to the final destination ETA at next dest Time to next dest Dist to next dest ETA Estimated time of arrival at the next route point Remaining time to the next route point estimated Remaining distance to the...

Page 119: ...s indicating speed limits are currently being displayed or not Tap the Show traffic signs command and select whether speed limits should be displayed Always On speeding only or Never Warning in urban areas This command indicates from how much speeding on you want to be warned when driving within built up areas Tap the Warning in urban areas command to select another value or to set it to Never War...

Page 120: ...tended mode For information on how to change the user mode please refer to Changing the user mode page 38 Representation On the REPRESENTATION screen you may effect the following modifications Setting Signification Skin Skins are made to personalize the user interface of OnCourse Navigator Tap the Skin field Select one of the available skins and tap OK Dim at night Tap this field and select whethe...

Page 121: ...ew Autozoom or No Autozoom With Autozoom the system changes the scale of the map depending on your current speed When you drive slowly the scale becomes small When you drive fast the scale becomes high 2D Autozoom Select the default for navigation with 2D view Low Autozoom Standard Autozoom High Autozoom or No Autozoom With Autozoom the system changes the scale of the map depending on your current...

Page 122: ...e when TMC signals may be received With this option the quickest route will be calculated Reported traffic obstructions on your route will be considered automatically The Fast route is being calculated when TMC is not received Fast route The quickest route will be calculated Short route The shortest route will be calculated 3 Tap the Interstates Ferries and Tollways fields successively and select ...

Page 123: ...onvenient and easy operation When you quit the navigation software the keys will have their standard functionality Tap the Key assignment button to check or to modify the configuration 8 1 12 Itinerary This function is only available in Extended mode For information on how to change the user mode please refer to Changing the user mode page 38 Proceeding automatically to the next route point On the...

Page 124: ...istance units 8 1 14 GPS GPS On the GPS screen configure the GPS receiver Tap Automatic detection when you have reconnected or changed your GPS receiver Follow the instructions on the screen Tap Manual settings when automatic detection is not successful Set the following values Setting Signification Receiver Tap the Type of receiver field Select the appropriate receiver from the list and tap OK Co...

Page 125: ...as described in Entering an address page 47 3 Tap the Set as home address button The address is indicated on the HOME ADDRESS screen 8 1 17 Radio Mute This function is only available in Extended mode For information on how to change the user mode please refer to Changing the user mode page 38 Radio Mute On the RADIO MUTE screen you may activate the radio mute function if your hands free kit is con...

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Page 127: ...User s manual OnCourse Navigator 5 Appendix 125 9 Appendix Topics covered in this chapter 9 1 Annex A Problem solutions page 126 Performance GPS receiver ...

Page 128: ...ceiver If the GPS symbol stays red no GPS reception even though the system has been installed correctly this may be due to one of the following reasons Ù Reason A an incorrect COM port is selected Ù Reason B the receiver is not supplied with power A The GPS receiver is connected to another COM port than COM 1 1 On the main screen tap the Configuration button The CONFIGURATION screen opens 2 Via th...

Page 129: ...ver should now be ready for use within short time the GPS symbol becomes green In the future start your vehicle before starting the navigation software The GPS receiver takes long to be ready to use The GPS receiver has a battery which maintains saving data collected during the initialisation process Once the initialisation has been executed successfully there is two modes of starting the GPS rece...

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Page 131: ...d the latitude of its own current position The signals of at least three satellites are needed to determine the longitude and the latitude With the signals of at least four satellites the elevation may be calculated too The determination has an accuracy of about 3 yards HDOP The Horizontal Dilution of Precision HDOP indicates the quality of position determination Theoretically any value from 0 to ...

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Page 133: ... 17 Possible error sources 128 Settings 124 H HDOP 33 Home address 66 125 I Indication of destinations Contacts 58 Favorites 63 Home address 67 On the map 60 Points of interest 51 Recent destinations 65 Saved destinations 63 Voice command 67 69 Info bar 100 117 Information Route 101 Stage 99 101 Interim destination 97 106 Itinerary 123 Itinerary planning 71 K Keyboard 28 Keys 123 L Logbook 112 123...

Page 134: ...e planning 71 Route point 106 Route section Block 107 Unblock 108 Routing options 122 S Screen Additional functions 96 Configuration 116 Destination 49 50 Favorites 64 Point of interest 52 Recent destinations 66 Route planning 72 Settings 116 Search facilities 6 Security information 24 Service 7 Settings Auto mode 121 Exit signposts 119 Format 124 GPS 124 Home address 125 Info on the map 117 Itine...

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