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3. Checking Enable U Turns will allow the

receiver to use U turns when necessary
to compute your route.

Avoiding Toll Roads

1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the

Settings icon.

2. Tap Navigation Preferences.
3. Checking Avoid Toll Roads tells the

receiver to avoid toll roads whenever
possible.

Avoiding Unpaved Roads

1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the

Settings icon.

2. Tap Navigation Preferences.
3. Checking Avoid Unpaved Roads

tells the receiver to avoid toll roads
whenever possible.

Brightness

Setting Brightness

1. Access the System Settings menu

(above).

2. Tap Brightness.
3. Tap the + or - buttons or tap in the

brightness slider to set the brightness of
the display for either day or night use.

4. Tap the back arrow .
5. The Dim on Battery Power option will

prolong battery life by dimming the
display while using internal battery
power. Check to turn this option on.

Languages

Setting Languages

1. Access the System Settings menu

(above).

2.  Tap Languages.
3.  Tap on the desired language.
4.  Confirm the change.
5.  Tap the back arrow.

Warnings and Alerts

Setting Speed Warning Options

1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the

Settings icon.

2.  Tap Speed Warning.
3.  Set Audible Warning on or off.
4.  Set Visible Warning on or off.
5.  The Visible checkbox determines if the

speed limit icon is displayed on the
screen.

6. Set the number of miles above the speed

limit you want the warnings to be alerted
or highways and other roads.

Phantom Alerts

Phantom-ALERTS provide warnings about
road safety, speed traps, and more. Basic
phantomALERTS include red light cameras and
speed cameras.

1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the

Settings icon.

2. Tap Phantom Alerts.
3. Tap each enabled button Red Light

Cameras, etc).

4. Each type of alert can be set to enable

or disable Audio Alert, Visual Alert, and
Show on Map.

5. Tap the back arrow to return to the

Phantom Alerts screen.

Premium phantomALERTS may be purchased
from www.magellangps.com/shop.

6. Tap the back arrow to return to the

Settings screen.

Time Zone and Time Format

Selecting the Time Zone

1.  Access the System Settings menu (above).
2.  Tap Time Zone.
3.  Check Auto or select your time zone from

one of the cities in the list.

4. Tap the back arrow.

Summary of Contents for RoadMate N477

Page 1: ...N477 User Manual Page i N477 User Manual ...

Page 2: ... As a result the database may contain inaccuracy Also the database does not include analyze process consider or reflect any of the following legal restrictions such as vehicle type weight height width load and speed restrictions road slope or gradient bridge height width weight or other limits population density neighborhood quality or safety availability or proximity of police emergency rescue me...

Page 3: ... 2 hours Use only the charger approved for your N477 receiver Estimated usage of the N477 on battery power is approximately 2 hours Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to c...

Page 4: ... the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Canada Industry Canada IC Notices This device complies with Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this devicemu...

Page 5: ...upport for product updates and additional information 2014 MiTAC International Corporation The Magellan logo Magellan RoadMate and Quickspell are registered trademarks of MiTAC International Corporation SmartDetour and OneTouch are trademarks of MiTAC International Corporation and are used under license by MiTAC International Corporation All rights reserved All other products and brand names are t...

Page 6: ...ss Control 4 Main Menu 4 Accessing the Main Menu 4 Keypad 5 Selecting From List 5 Selecting QWERTY or ABC Keyboard 5 Notes on Entering Data 5 QuickSpell 5 Smart City Search 6 Portrait Landscape display mode 6 Select Portrait mode 6 Select Landscape mode 6 3 Map Screen 7 Normal Mode Map Screen 7 Routing Mode Map Screen 7 Setting Map Options 8 Selecting Map Mode and Default Zoom Level 8 Panning on t...

Page 7: ...ddress 13 Tips on Entering Addresses Quickly 14 Intersections 14 Creating a Destination to an Intersection 14 City Centers 15 Creating a Destination to a City Center 15 Previous Destinations 15 About Previous Destinations 15 Routing to a Previous Destination 15 Clearing the list of Previous Destinations 15 Address Book 16 Saving a Destination to Your Address Book 16 Accessing an Address in Your Ad...

Page 8: ... 8 Bluetooth 23 Pairing your Bluetooth ready Phone for the First Time 23 Bluetooth Settings 23 Accessing the Bluetooth Settings 23 Enabling Disabling Audible Maneuver Warning 23 Pairing Additional Bluetooth ready Phone 23 Importing Contacts 24 Redial 24 Manual Dialing 24 Dialing a Phone Number from the Address Book 24 Speed Dialing 24 Answering a Call 24 Hanging Up 25 Entering Numeric Data 25 Sett...

Page 9: ...aved Roads 28 Brightness 28 Setting Brightness 28 Languages 28 Setting Languages 28 Warnings and Alerts 28 Setting Speed Warning Options 28 Phantom Alerts 28 Time Zone and Time Format 28 Selecting the Time Zone 28 Setting the Time Format 29 Keyboard 29 Setting the Keyboard Layout 29 Units of Measure 29 Selecting Units of Measure 29 Regions 29 GPS 29 Setting the GPS Position 29 Viewing the GPS Stat...

Page 10: ...ghway The Highway Exit POIs function provides you with a list of gas stations restaurants hotels and auto repair shops located nearby exits you are approaching while travelling on the interstate Save location information to create a map later of the places you went Customize your N477 receiver to meet your needs using the Settings menu The user interface for the N477 receiver is intended to be eas...

Page 11: ...es or external audio D Micro USB connector Connect to power source or personal computer E AV Input 2 5mm AV In Connect audio visual display from optional Magellan Backup Camera Note Cameras for other devices may require adapter Power input from vehicle power adapter cable or optional AC power adapter Connect your receiver to a personal computer to update maps and software using the Magellan Conten...

Page 12: ...tery will not charge 2 Tap the speaker button to mute the volume or tap the or buttons to raise or lower the volume 3 Tap Changing the Volume from Settings 1 Access the Main Menu 2 Tap the Settings icon 3 Tap Sound 4 Tap the top or bottom of the Master volume adjust bar or drag the slider button to change the volume level of the N477 N477 receiver 5 Tap to save and return to the Settings screen Se...

Page 13: ...tion for your route Points of Interest Select a Point of Interest POI from the list of preloaded locations as a destination Previous List of the most recent destinations that you have gone to before allowing you to quickly select one to route to again Intersection Create a route to the intersection of two streets City Center Create a route to the geographical center of a city Current Location Disp...

Page 14: ...ing with the characters entered Selecting From List When a list of items found in the database are displayed use the arrows on the right to move the list up and down and tap on the desired item in the list to continue Selecting QWERTY or ABC Keyboard 1 Access the Main Menu 2 Tap the Settings icon 3 Tap Keyboard 4 Select QWERTY or ABC Notes on Entering Data If you are having trouble getting the res...

Page 15: ... displays a suggested city in the text field If the city is correct tap the button to continue The button can be tapped to display the list of cities that begin with the letters entered Quickspell and Smart City Search makes entering an address quick and easy with little chance for errors Portrait Landscape display mode The default operating mode is Landscape and most screens in this manual are sh...

Page 16: ...saved search criteria and favorite destinations A B C D E F G Routing Mode Map Screen In routing mode additional information is displayed providing detailed information about the route you have selected A Turn instructions for next maneuver Tap icon to display the maneuver list available only when routing Distance and road name for the next maneuver Tap to repeat last voice instruction B Following...

Page 17: ...he selected mode is shown on the button POI Visibility You can set which POIs are displayed on the map as you drive Set checkmarks for each item you want displayed Auto Zoom on Turns Check to enable uncheck to disable Highway Lane Assist Check to enable uncheck to disable Selecting Map Mode and Default Zoom Level When driving the map displays at a zoom level you set here 1 From the Map screen tap ...

Page 18: ...large GO button on the right to begin navigating and return to the Map screen Note if the panned position does not match an existing street address i e the destination is not along a road or street that is stored in the map database the guidance will stop on the road that is closest to your destination A dashed line to your final destination will then be displayed on the map Current Location Scree...

Page 19: ... want to avoid 3 Tap Yes to confirm 4 The N477 receiver recalculates the route and the Map screen is displayed Changing Route Options The options for how a route is computed can be changed to Fastest Time Shortest Distance Mostly Freeways Least Use of Freeways 1 Access the Maneuver List 2 Tap on Route Options 3 The four types of routes are displayed with the computed time A indicates that the rout...

Page 20: ...ome address you selected here you can do this by going to the Address Book found in the Main menu and edit the entry labeled Home Saving an Address to a OneTouch Icon 1 Tap the Edit button in the top right corner of the Map screen The OneTouch menu appears 2 Tap one of the Assign icons 3 Tap Location 4 Using the keypad enter the address city street and number for the OneTouch icon 5 When the addre...

Page 21: ...the subcategories or continue defining your search criteria 6 Using the keypad enter a name for the button and tap Setting a Route to a OneTouch Icon With the OneTouch menu set up you can now go to a saved address or search 1 Tap the OneTouch button in the top right corner of the Map screen 2 Tap one of the assigned OneTouch buttons 3 If the assigned button is for a search the list of POIs is disp...

Page 22: ...tton to bring up a list of cities that begin with the characters you entered Tap to select the city from the list To enter a ZIP code if needed tap the Zip Code button to switch to the numeric keyboard Enter the ZIP code Tap to bring up a list of cities with the zip code entered 2 Enter Street name With the city selected the keyboard will be displayed prompting you for the street name Use the keyb...

Page 23: ...nt the location 1 From the Main Menu tap the Intersection icon 2 Enter City You have three ways to do this To select the city from the list of previous cities tap the Previous button To enter a new city use the keyboard to enter the first few characters of any significant word in the city name If the city you are entering appears in the top field you can tap the city name or At any time you can ta...

Page 24: ... to bring up a list of cities with the zip code entered 3 A screen appears with the address of the selected location the estimated time of arrival ETA the distance to travel and the routing method e g Fastest Time optional Tap Options if you want to change the routing method 4 Tap the large GO button on the right to return to the Map screen and start navigating Previous Destinations About Previous...

Page 25: ...g the Add button at the bottom of the screen 3 When the details for this address are acceptable tap 4 If you have selected to save this to the OneTouch menu you be asked to select a the OneTouch button you want it assigned too Accessing an Address in Your Address Book 1 From the Main Menu tap the Address Book icon 2 To easily find the desired address you can tap the top left corner of the screen a...

Page 26: ... view of the maneuver Excluding a Maneuver 1 This is used to modify the route to possibly avoid routing on a particular street 2 Access the Maneuver List 3 Tap the Avoid icon for the maneuver you want to avoid 4 Tap Yes to confirm 5 The N477 receiver recalculates the route and the Map screen returns Types of Routes There are a wide variety of methods you can use to create a route Each method is di...

Page 27: ... Maneuver List Tap the Maneuver icon to view the maneuver list then tap the Options button to show Route Options Tap the desired routing method in the list and the previous screen returns with the new calculation To Change the Default Routing Method 1 From the Main Menu tap the Settings icon 2 Tap Navigation 3 Use the Route Method drop down menu to select the default routing method Special Routing...

Page 28: ... You can also save trips to OneTouch Creating a multiple destination trip To create a multiple destination trip create a regular trip route by any of the usual methods The route can be your intended end point or any of your intended destinations along the trip 1 Select Menu then Edit Trip 2 The Multiple Destination List screen is displayed Tap Add 3 The Select Destination screen is shown You can s...

Page 29: ...se the up down arrows on each destination to move it up or down in the list To skip to a destination 1 Tap the destination s GO arrow to skip previous stops and go to it directly 2 The previous destinations remain in the list To select a previous or skipped destination tap its GO button To remove a destination 1 Tap a destination not on its arrows or GO button to select it 2 The Remove button is t...

Page 30: ...he next screen contains a list of subcategories tap one of the POI subcategories in the list to further narrow the search or All Subcategories 4 POIs near your current position are displayed You can tap Near for different search criteria Near Current Position Near City or Near Address If you select Near City or Near Address you will need to enter the city or address information 5 Select the POI de...

Page 31: ...ting a Route to a Highway Exit POI The Highway Exit POIs function provides a way of accessing commonly used POIs that are near an exit you are approaching while travelling on a highway Highway Exit POIs include restaurants gas stations car repair facilities and hotels Highway Exit POIs can be accessed while on a route or just driving as long as you are on a highway1 1 From the Map screen tap the H...

Page 32: ... will ask if you want to accept the connection Tap Yes 10 Wait while the communication is established 11 You may now import contacts from your phone Tap Yes to begin importing If you choose not to import your contacts now you can do so later from the Bluetooth Settings menu 12 You may need to confirm on your phone to accept connection from the N477 13 When the contacts have been successfully impor...

Page 33: ...p the Bluetooth icon 2 Tap Address Book 3 Tap the Phone button at the top of the screen 4 All the addresses in your address book are displayed with the phone icon displayed at the right for those addresses with phone number information 5 Tap the dial icon on the right to begin placing the call The dial icon displayed will indicate if it s a work home or cell phone number 6 The N477 will begin call...

Page 34: ...keypad is displayed that can be used to reply Setting Volume and Microphone Gain 1 If you are having trouble hearing the person on the call you can adjust the volume or if they are having trouble hearing you adjust the microphone gain The higher the gain the better they will hear you but they will also hear more road and background noise so you may need to try different settings for the best balan...

Page 35: ...de perspective view or 2D top down view in either 2D Heading Up or 2D North Up 2DN 1 From the Main Menu screen tap the Settings icon 2 Tap Map 3 Tap 3D 2D Heading Up or 2D North Up to toggle between settings The selected mode is shown on the button Assigning Visible POIs To avoid cluttering of the map the POI icons that are displayed on the map can be turned on or off 1 From the Main Menu screen t...

Page 36: ...e Main Menu screen tap the Settings icon 2 Tap Navigation Preferences 3 Use the drop down menu to select the default routing method Note that any time you create or edit a route you can choose route method for that trip using Route Options Setting The Turn Warning Alert Sounds 1 From the Main Menu screen tap the Settings icon 2 Tap Navigation Preferences 3 Use the drop down menu to select the defa...

Page 37: ...d language 4 Confirm the change 5 Tap the back arrow Warnings and Alerts Setting Speed Warning Options 1 From the Main Menu screen tap the Settings icon 2 Tap Speed Warning 3 Set Audible Warning on or off 4 Set Visible Warning on or off 5 The Visible checkbox determines if the speed limit icon is displayed on the screen 6 Set the number of miles above the speed limit you want the warnings to be al...

Page 38: ...ing the GPS Status 1 Tap the satellite signal indicator in the upper right corner of the Main Menu screen to access the GPS Status screen 2 You can also access the GPS Status screen from Settings GPS Status Default System Settings Restoring All Default System Settings 1 Access the System Settings menu above 2 Tap Restore Default 3 Confirm that you want to proceed in restoring all the system defaul...

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