Kenwood DNX 9140 - Excelon - Navigation System Instruction Manual Download Page 21

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MSN

®

 Direct

Get up-to-date traffic, current gas prices, weather, flight status, news, stocks, local events, and movie 
information. You can also send locations and routes wirelessly to your GPS Navigation System using Send to 
GPS and Live Search Maps.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Your use of the MSN Direct service, as well as your 
use of the MSN Direct content delivered to and 
displayed on your device, is subject to the MSN 
Direct Subscription Agreement, Terms of Use, and 
Privacy Statement located at www.msndirect.com. 
By using and activating your navigation device, you 
hereby accept such Subscription Agreement, Terms 
of Use and Privacy Statement, and acknowledge 
that you are aware of and have had an opportunity 
to fully review them at the URL referenced above.

Activating MSN Direct

To receive MSN Direct content, you must first 
activate  your service (free trial service included). 

  1  

 Touch Tools > MSN Direct.

  2  

  Write down the product key.

•  The yellow tag card included with your product 

documentation also provides the product key and 
activation information. 

  3  

  Call (866) 658.7032 or go to http://garmin

.msndirect.com/activate and follow the 
directions.

  4  

  Within two days, complete the following 

steps:

•  Ensure that you are in an MSN Direct coverage area (see 

http://garmin.msndirect.com/coverage). 

•  Touch 

Tools

 > 

MSN Direct

. If the Subscription Inactive 

page appears, verify that at least one 

 signal bar is 

green. 

It may take up to 20 minutes for your subscription 
to be activated. After it is activated, the MSN 
Direct menu is accessible. Touch 

Tools

 > 

MSN Direct

.

Receiving Content

It can take several hours to receive all the content 
the first time you use the MSN Direct receiver.

There is a rechargeable (non-user-replaceable) 
battery in the MSN Direct receiver that allows it to 
receive and store updates for several days. 

•  Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy of the MSN 

Direct content.

 MSN Direct Menu

To view MSN Direct content, from the Menu page, 
touch 

Tools

 > 

MSN Direct

. Touch a category to 

view information for it. 

Traffic

MSN Direct provides local traffic information for 
a large number of metropolitan areas. To learn 
more about the type of traffic data available in 
your area, visit http://garmin.msndirect.com
/whatyouget. 

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Summary of Contents for DNX 9140 - Excelon - Navigation System

Page 1: ...GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM DNX9140 DNX7140 DNX7000EX GPS NAVIGATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL B64 4338 00 190 00970 00_0C indd 1 190 00970 00_0C indd 1 2 13 2009 8 57 50 AM 2 13 2009 8 57 50 AM ...

Page 2: ...ng and Editing Routes 18 Creating a New Custom Route 18 Editing Custom Routes 18 Saving and Modifying the Active Route 18 Navigating a Saved Route 18 Deleting All Saved Routes 18 Stopping Your Route 18 Adding a Detour to a Route 18 Where To 12 Searching Near Another Location 12 Go Page Options 12 Finding an Address 12 Finding a Place by Spelling the Name 12 Using the On Screen Keyboard 13 Finding ...

Page 3: ...escribed to prevent injuries etc Special instructions supplementary explanations limitations and reference pages are described MSN Direct 21 Activating MSN Direct 21 Receiving Content 21 MSN Direct Menu 21 Traffic 21 Manual Conventions When you are instructed to touch something use your finger to touch an item on the screen The small arrows used in the text indicate that you should touch a series ...

Page 4: ...lite signals will soon be received however and the correct position will be displayed Be careful of the ambient temperature Using the navigation system at extreme temperatures can lead to malfunction or damage Also note that the unit can be damaged by strong vibration by metal objects or by water getting inside the unit 2CAUTIONS Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations may ...

Page 5: ...OR A FULL REFUND TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 1 THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THIS PRODUCT 2 Garmin INTERNATIONAL INC CUSTOMER SERVICE 1200 EAST 151st STREET OLATHE KS 66062 USA 3 Garmin EUROPE LTD LIBERTY HOUSE HOUNSDOWN BUSINESS PARK SOUTHAMPTON SO40 9RB UNITED KINGDOM OR 4 Garmin CORPORATION CUSTOMER SERVICE No 68 JANGSHU 2nd ROAD SHIJR TAIPEI COUNTY TAIWAN License Terms and Conditions Garmin ...

Page 6: ...parties or other Data by trade name trademark manufacturer supplier or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement sponsorship or recommendation by Garmin or its licensors Product and service information are the sole responsibility of each individual vendor The NAVTEQ name and logo the NAVTEQ and NAVTEQ ON BOARD trademarks and logos and other trademarks and trade names owned...

Page 7: ...nal non commercial use or internal use in your business on a single computer Pocket PC or Palm device in conjunction with Garmin software and with compatible Garmin products that you personally own Your use of the data is subject to the following terms and conditions You acknowledge that the Licensed Product s belong to DMTI Spatial and its third party supplier and that the Licensed Product s are ...

Page 8: ... will DMTI Spatial warrant any services it may provide in connection with the use of the Licensed product s to include any assistance training or other consultation with you This license is effective until terminated This license will terminate automatically without notice from DMTI Spatial if you fail to comply with any provision of this License Agreement Upon termination you shall destroy or ret...

Page 9: ...s free phone feature is only available if your mobile phone has Bluetooth wireless technology and has been paired to the navigation system See the other Kenwood manuals and your phone manual for setup and pairing instructions Help When You Need It Touch Tools Help to get more information about using your navigation system Touch a category to view information about a topic To search the Help topics...

Page 10: ...ailed map loaded in your navigation system contains millions of points of interest such as restaurants hotels and auto services Finding a Restaurant 1 Touch Where To 2 Select a category 3 Select a subcategory 4 Select a destination 5 Touch a place 6 Touch Go or touch Press for more to see the Review page 190 00970 00_0C indd 10 190 00970 00_0C indd 10 2 13 2009 8 57 53 AM 2 13 2009 8 57 53 AM ...

Page 11: ...ives you directions to the stop and then to your final destination 1 With a route active touch back icon Where To 2 Search for the extra stop 3 Touch Go 4 Touch Add As a Via Point to add this stop before your destination If you want to add more than one stop to the route edit the current route See page 18 Taking a Detour If a road on your route is closed you can take a detour 1 With a route active...

Page 12: ...to find an address can vary depending on the maps that are loaded on your navigation system Not all map data provides postal code searching 1 Touch Where To Address 2 Touch Change State or Country if necessary 3 Touch Search All OR Touch Spell City Enter the city using the keyboard and touch Done Select the city 4 Enter the number of the address and touch Done 5 Enter the street name and touch Don...

Page 13: ...ode Touch to enter special characters Finding Places in a Different Area You can search for locations in a different area such as a different city or near your destination 1 From the subcategories list touch Near 2 Select one of the search options Narrowing Your Search To narrow your search you can spell part of the name of the location you are searching for 1 Touch Where To Near 2 Touch A Differe...

Page 14: ...ch OK The place is saved in Favorites Saving Your Current Location 1 Touch View Map 2 Touch 3 Touch Save Location to save your current location Favorites You can save all of your favorite places in Favorites You can also save your home location in Favorites 190 00970 00_0C indd 14 190 00970 00_0C indd 14 2 13 2009 8 57 53 AM 2 13 2009 8 57 53 AM ...

Page 15: ...d locations are listed Editing Saved Places 1 Touch Where To Favorites 2 Touch the location you want to edit 3 Touch Edit 4 Touch the item you want to edit Change Name enter a new name for the location using the on screen keyboard Change Map Symbol touch a new symbol Change Phone Number enter a phone number and touch Done Change Categories create or change the category in which this location is sa...

Page 16: ...uch to zoom out Touch to change the data field Touch the Speed data field to open the Trip Computer Touch to view the Where Am I page A speed limit icon may appear as you travel on major roadways This icon displays the current speed limit of the roadway Trip Computer The Trip Computer displays your current speed and provides helpful statistics about your trip To view the Trip Computer touch the Sp...

Page 17: ...ws the turn on the map and the distance and time left before you reach the turn To view an upcoming turn on the map touch the upper left corner of the Map page or touch any turn on the Turn List page GPS Info Page From the Menu page touch in the upper left corner to view the GPS Info page Sky view Satellite signal strength bars The sky view shows the satellites you are receiving The satellite sign...

Page 18: ... saved automatically when you exit any of the route edit pages Saving and Modifying the Active Route 1 Touch Where To or Tools Routes 2 Touch Active Route 3 Touch Add Remove Points 4 Add remove or reorder the points 5 Touch Next 6 Touch Save Navigating a Saved Route From the Main page touch Where To or Tools Routes Touch the route you want to navigate then touch Go Deleting All Saved Routes Touch ...

Page 19: ... list You can use shortcut commands from any screen 2 Listen for the voice prompt before speaking your next command Shortcut Commands Cancel Route Help Detour Main Menu Find Address Stop Listening Find City Tools Menu Find Favorite Trip Computer Find Place by Category View Map Find Place by Name Where Am I Find Recently Found Where To Go Home MSN Direct Specific Shortcut Commands Show Gas Prices S...

Page 20: ...e place or speak No to go back to the list of found places Yes Speaking an Address 1 Speak Find Address from any screen 2 Respond to the prompts to speak or spell the city name the house number and the street 3 Listen for the voice prompt and speak the name of the place The navigation system repeats the name of the place as it is searching 4 A list of places appears Speak the line number of the pl...

Page 21: ...ation 3 Call 866 658 7032 or go to http garmin msndirect com activate and follow the directions 4 Within two days complete the following steps Ensure that you are in an MSN Direct coverage area see http garmin msndirect com coverage Touch Tools MSN Direct If the Subscription Inactive page appears verify that at least one signal bar is green It may take up to 20 minutes for your subscription to be ...

Page 22: ...te the navigation system examines the current traffic and automatically optimizes the route for the shortest time If a severe traffic delay occurs on your route while you are navigating the navigation system automatically recalculates the route You might still be routed through traffic if no better alternative routes exist If a non severe traffic delay occurs on your route the traffic icon shows h...

Page 23: ...k that map Restore restore the original map settings Changing the Navigation Settings Touch Settings Navigation Route Preference select a preference for calculating your route Avoidances select the road types you want to avoid or you would prefer to use on your routes Restore restore the original navigation settings Adjusting the Display Settings Touch Settings Display Color Mode select Daytime fo...

Page 24: ...avigation system will provide periodic notification at startup when the preloaded maps are considered out of date You can purchase an SD card or DVD of updated map data from Garmin or ask your Kenwood dealer or Kenwood service center for details Updating the Map Data with an SD Card DNX9140 1 Go to www garmin com Kenwood Select Order Map Updates and then follow the Web site checkout procedure 2 Af...

Page 25: ...he POIs onto an SD card or a DVD Then you can use the SD card or DVD to load the POIs The POI Loader is available at www garmin com products poiloader Refer to the POI Loader Help file for more information click Help to open the Help file The unit may restart when you insert an SD card Each time you load custom POIs to the navigation system any other custom POIs already saved in the system will be...

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Page 28: ...go are registered trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries and may not be used without the express permission of Garmin Microsoft MSN the MSN logo Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries NAVTEQ is a trademark of NAVTEQ Inc or its affiliates and is registered in one or more countries including the...

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