Rand McNally RVND 7725 User Manual Download

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Good Sam GPS User Manual

Table of Contents

1. Your Device

...............................................................................................1

Safety Information ...................................................................................1

What’s Included .....................................................................................2

Charge the Battery .................................................................................2

Install the Mount ......................................................................................2

Your RVND

™

7725 ...................................................................................3

2. Settings

...................................................................................................4

Main Menu ..............................................................................................4

RV Info

...............................................................................................6

Warnings

...............................................................................................7

General Preferences ............................................................................. 8-9

Route Preferences ..................................................................................10

Map Preferences ....................................................................................11

3. Destinations

.............................................................................................12

Tips ......................................................................................................13

New Location .................................................................................. 14-17

Address Book .................................................................................. 18-19

Multi-Stop Trips ............................................................................... 20-22

Tap Map ...............................................................................................23

Points of Interest (POIs) ..................................................................... 24-27

Confirmation Windows ..........................................................................28

4. Maps & Routing

.......................................................................................29

Route Map Window ..............................................................................29

Exits Quick View .....................................................................................30

Directions Slide-Out List ........................................................................31

Virtual Dashboard ............................................................................ 32-33

Junction View ....................................................................................34

Location and Route Options ..................................................................35

5. Tools & Features

.......................................................................................36

Wi-Fi ....................................................................................................36

Weather

................................................................................................37

RV Tools .............................................................................................38

Checklists ...............................................................................................39
Maintenance ..........................................................................................40

Trails .....................................................................................................41

Fuel .....................................................................................................42

Quick Planner ......................................................................................43

Road Atlas Information ...........................................................................44

Unit Converter .......................................................................................45

Calculator

.............................................................................................45

Traffic ....................................................................................... 46-47

6. Connect With Rand

..................................................................................48

Rand McNally Dock ................................................................................48

Custom POI Information ................................................................. 49-50

Export Fuel Logs .....................................................................................51

Tell Rand .............................................................................................52

More Information ..................................................................................53

Summary of Contents for RVND 7725

Page 1: ...RVND 7725 LM User Manual ...

Page 2: ...aration between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet that is on a different circuit from the GPS unit Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help IC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Industry Canada license exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not c...

Page 3: ... mountains man made structures such as highway overpasses bridges and tall buildings as well as weather can interfere with the GPS signal For best GPS reception position the device and mount with a clear line of sight to the sky Some vehicles may have a limited view of the sky due to metal sun shields or a metallized windshield coating Map data includes the geographical coordinates for address loc...

Page 4: ...ps 20 22 Tap Map 23 Points of Interest POIs 24 27 Confirmation Windows 28 4 Maps Routing 29 Route Map Window 29 Exits Quick View 30 Directions Slide Out List 31 Virtual Dashboard 32 33 Junction View 34 Location and Route Options 35 5 Tools Features 36 Wi Fi 36 Weather 37 RV Tools 38 Checklists 39 Maintenance 40 Trails 41 Fuel 42 Quick Planner 43 Road Atlas Information 44 Unit Converter 45 Calculat...

Page 5: ...t make sure that it does not pose a risk in the event of an accident Do not run cables directly next to safety relevant devices and power supplies After installation check all safety relevant equipment Connect the wall charger to a 120V or 240V outlet only Connect the vehicle charger to a 12V outlet only 1 Your Device Device Do not use sharp edged objects on the device touch screen The device is n...

Page 6: ...al regulations governing the placement of the mount 1 Select an area with a line of sight to the sky and GPS satellites 2 Clean and dry the mounting area 3 Remove the suction cup protective film 4 Adjust the angle of the mount using the thumbscrews 5 Pull the suction cup lever up to release suction 6 Plug the power cord into the device and the vehicle s 12 volt power source 7 Slide the device onto...

Page 7: ... Output Connect to optional external speaker 7 Mini USB Port Connect the charger or the USB cord 8 SD Card Slot For future use as needed 9 Reset Button Use the reset button on the back of the device to restart This will cancel the current route but preferences address book and other personal data will be saved Start Your Device Each time you turn on your device the Warning and Legal Consent window...

Page 8: ...on Tap to select an address or point of interest POI 5 Preferences Tap to set general route or map options See page 5 6 Mute Unmute the Speaker Tap to mute or unmute spoken instructions Note You can also tap this icon when it appears on the map screen to mute unmute 7 Volume Tap to increase or decrease spoken instructions volume Note You can also mute the speaker from the map screen when you see T...

Page 9: ...lor 8 GPS Status 9 Home Time Zone 8 Keyboard 8 Language 8 My Custom POIs 8 Quick Power Press 9 Real Time Traffic Settings 9 Screen Click 8 Screen Snapshot Button 8 Traffic Receiver Status 9 Tutorial Tips 8 Units 8 Vehicle Type 8 Voice Name 8 Route Avoid List 10 Cross Country Borders 10 Dirt Roads 10 Fast Recalc 10 Ferries 10 Freeways 10 Recalculation 10 Route 10 States Provinces to Avoid 10 Tollwa...

Page 10: ...lass A Class A w Tag Axle Class B Class C Class C Super Fifth Wheel Hybrid Trailer Popup Trailer Toy Hauler Trailer Travel Trailer RV Camper Bottles of Propane Use the and buttons or enter a numeric value by tapping the calculator Size of Each Bottle Use the and buttons or enter a numeric value by tapping the calculator Number of Trailers 0 1 2 Total Length Use the and buttons or enter a numeric R...

Page 11: ...eed limit State Border Alert Set warning distance to state borders by using the and buttons Crossing State Border Timezone Change Warning Off On Tollbooth Alert Set warning distance to toll booths by using the and buttons Construction Area Set warning distance to construction areas by using the and buttons Construction information is based on RoadWork data distributed through the Rand McNally Dock...

Page 12: ...c Brightness Set separately for day and night modes My Custom POIs Tap Manage Custom POIs to specify how custom POIs are displayed on the map set image warning distance warning type and street city state level map display Screen Click Click off Click on Tutorial Tips View on device tutorial tips and FAQs Keyboard ABC Computer QWERTY Voice Name Samantha Tom English only Language English Spanish Fre...

Page 13: ... any time with one quick tap Align screen Calibrate the touch screen Note Select this option if your device seems to have buttons that are hard to tap GPS Status Tap to show details about your location About Tap to show version information and copyrights Traffic Receiver Status Tap to show status Real Time Traffic Settings Flow Incidents only Flow and incidents See pages 46 47 for information abou...

Page 14: ... A route may still include a roadway or maneuver set to Avoid if the only legal route found contains these types of roads or the route is over several hundred miles Recalculation Manual recalculate Auto recalculate Route Fastest route Shortest route Tollways Allow tollways Avoid tollways Freeways Allow all default Avoid freeways Prefer freeways Avoid small roads U Turns Allow u turns Avoid u turns...

Page 15: ... slider to change the color Route Color Use the slider to select Map Auto Zoom Off On auto scale On street scale On city scale On county scale Set to auto scale to keep the current vehicle position and the next turn in the map view at all times Set to street city county scale to specify the maximum scale of the zoom Note Map redraw speed is impacted by autozoom choice especially when combined with...

Page 16: ...gitude See page 14 3 History Tap to route to a recently entered location 4 Address Book Tap to view a list of saved locations See page 18 5 Multi Stop Trips Tap to view a list of saved multi stop trips or to create a new one See page 20 6 Points of Interest POIs Tap to search for a point of interest POI such as a gas station restaurant etc See page 24 7 Rand McNally Trips Tap to view Rand McNally ...

Page 17: ...or displays in the list Streets If the next letter in the street name can not be selected on the keyboard tap Expand Search to search a greater area The Expand Search button can also help locate addresses that may actually be in a different town spelled slightly differently or in a neighboring town Note If you re entering a State or County Route it s typically best to first either enter the State ...

Page 18: ...d street See page 15 2 City Center Tap to route to a city center See page 16 3 Intersection Tap to route to two intersecting roads in a city See page 16 4 Back Tap to return to the previous window 5 Enter Lat Long Tap to route to a location by latitude and longitude See page 17 6 Main Menu Tap to return to the Main Menu 3 Destinations 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 19: ...d in the previous search displays Tap on the city name to search for a location in the city Note If a city name appears twice within a state you may need to check both for your specific address 4 Or tap Zip Code Search Type the zip code 5 Type the first few characters in the street name or if the next characters of the street name cannot be selected on the keyboard tap Expand Search and search a w...

Page 20: ...ation Intersection 6 Type the first few characters in the city name 7 Tap on the city name 8 Type the first few characters in the primary street name or if the next characters of the street name cannot be selected on the keyboard tap Expand Search and search a wider area 9 Tap on the street name in the list 10 Type the first few characters in the intersecting street name 11 Tap on the intersecting...

Page 21: ...atitude of the location and tap Enter 4 Tap in the Longitude field 5 Enter the longitude of the location and tap Enter 6 Tap Go The Confirmation Window displays See page 28 7 Tap Begin New Route to navigate to the location Note There are two ways to enter latitude longitude by decimal degrees or by degrees minutes and seconds 3 Destinations Addresses ...

Page 22: ...k Entries are alphabetically sorted by name 2 To sort by distance or date tap Sort By 3 Select Sort By Distance or Sort By Date Note Use the up and down arrows to scroll through the list or use the alphabet buttons on the left Note The notepad icon indicates a note has been added for this location Route to an Address Book Location 1 Tap Choose Destination Address Book Tap on the All Addresses tab ...

Page 23: ...an Address to a Group 1 Tap Choose Destination Address Book 2 Tap the Groups tab 3 Tap on the group you want to add an address to 4 Tap New Location 5 Tap Enter New Address History Address Book or POI 6 If you selected History Saved or POI the selected location is added to the group Enter a New Address tap Yes to accept the default name or tap No to display a keyboard and enter a new name Remove a...

Page 24: ...he order you want to route to them or reorder stops later See page 21 1 Tap Choose Destination Multi Stop Trips 2 Tap on the route 3 Tap Add Address 4 To add an address tap Enter New Address History Address Book or POI 5 A Confirmation Window asks if you want to add another stop Tap Yes to add another stop No if the route is complete 6 Tap Back to save changes Remove a Stop 1 Tap Choose Destinatio...

Page 25: ...elect Last Stop and select the last stop or No Preference 7 Tap Yes to return to your current location to complete the route or No to complete the route at the last stop 8 Tap Start Trip to begin the route Note There is a limit of ten stops that can be optimized automatically Reorder a Route Manually 1 Tap Choose Destination Multi Stop Trips 2 Tap on the route you want to optimize 3 Tap Reorder Tr...

Page 26: ...t Stop To calculate a route to the next stop in the route Skip Next Stop To skip the next stop and calculate a route to the stop after the next one End Current Trip To end the route at the current stop Note To view your entire trip select Summary Map View from the Route Display Options See page 31 Delete a Route 1 Tap Choose Destination Multi Stop Trips The Multi Stop Trips window displays 2 Tap o...

Page 27: ... permanently blocked and added to the Avoid List See page 10 Tap the location and choose Remove Avoid to remove the block If the location is not along the current route the avoid will be temporary 3 Set Origin Tap to set the location as the starting point of the route 4 Route to Here Tap Begin New Route to navigate to the location 5 Weather View weather information at this location Wi Fi required ...

Page 28: ... Route Tap to search for a point of interest along the vehicle route 4 Destination Tap to search for a point of interest near the route destination 5 Back Tap to return to the previous window 6 Custom POI Tap to select a custom POI location See page 50 7 Quick Stops Tap to find a travel center near the current RV location 8 Main Menu Tap to return to the Main Menu 3 Destinations POIs 1 3 5 6 7 8 4...

Page 29: ...g Rest Areas Tap to search for RV parking at rest stops and Walmart locations 4 Travel Centers Tap to search for a travel center See page 27 to filter by amenities 5 Rand McNally Editor s Picks Tap to search for national parks festivals and other places to visit 6 Other Categories Tap to select from a wide range of restaurants shopping and other POIs 7 Back Return to previous window 3 Destinations...

Page 30: ...tap Pharmacy 6 Tap on a location from the list or 7 Tap All 8 Tap on the Spell button to display the keyboard Note The spell function is only available for searches near My RV My Car or City 9 Type the first characters in the POI name 10 Tap on the POI name in the displayed list 11 Tap on a location from the list 3 Destinations POIs Tap to change POIs in this category are displayed on map Some POI...

Page 31: ... Tap on a location from the list 8 A check next to Filter indicates the search terms have been applied Tap Filter to return to general search results Rate a Point of Interest You can rate campgrounds and other POIs from the Confirmation Window See page 28 For each POI the top row indicates the community rating from fellow drivers for the point of interest The bottom row indicates your individual r...

Page 32: ...rence to printed Rand McNally Atlas and Motor Carriers Road Atlas Page numbers apply to the most recent Atlas 6 Go to Map Tap to view this location on a map 7 Set Origin Tap to set the location as the starting point of a route 8 Menu Tap to return to the Main Menu 9 Services Tap to view amenities at this location 10 POI Rating Tap to rate or add a comment to this location See page 27 11 Edit Entry...

Page 33: ...ap to view the Traffic window See page 46 15 Mute Tap to mute the speaker 16 Current Mile Marker Tap to open a Tell Rand message 1 Next Maneuver Tap to repeat spoken next maneuver instructions 2 Road Name Name of street you will turn onto next 3 Miles Time Displays remaining distance Tap to select from home arrival time arrival time remaining time home time and elevation 4 Exits Quick View Slide o...

Page 34: ...rest and amenities at upcoming exits The list displays the distance to the next exit exit name and number and a count of available amenities 1 Tap on an exit to bring up the notes icon 2 Tap the icon to display local amenities by category 3 Tap on any item in the list to route to that location ...

Page 35: ... in miles per hour 3 Distance Time Displays remaining distance and time 4 Distance Displays the distance to the next maneuver and the type of maneuver 5 Street Road Name Displays the street name you will be on after performing the next maneuver Tap on any item in the list to view it on the map and to detour around it if necessary 6 Total Distance and Time Total distance and time for the entire tri...

Page 36: ...ance to next maneuver and the number of miles and time spent on the trip to this point 5 Current mile marker and average uphill and downhill speeds 6 Gather trip information for up to three trips Includes odometer settings hours and speeds 7 Reset trip information for the selected trip Tab 1 Tab 2 or Tab 3 See page 33 8 Select to automatically reset the information in each tab after the vehicle ha...

Page 37: ...rmation is captured as you travel the route Automatically Reset Trip Information To reset trip information after the vehicle has remained stationary after a specific number of hours 1 Tap on the tab you want to reset 2 Tap Auto Reset 3 Tap to increase the number of hours 4 Tap to decrease the number of hours 5 To save changes tap Change 6 The Tab displays the auto reset number of hours ...

Page 38: ... maneuver Junction View closes and the previous window displays 1 Signs to follow for the next maneuver 2 Number and direction of lanes for the next maneuver 3 Distance to the upcoming maneuver Distance decreases as you approach the ramp 4 Lane assist arrow 5 Mute the speaker 6 Return to previous window 4 Maps Routing 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 39: ...ber of miles on the route to be avoided 2 The route is recalculated Around a Specific Roadway 1 On the right side of the window tap and to view a list of roads in the current route 2 Tap on one or more roadways to be avoided A check mark appears in front of each selected road 3 Tap Detour to recalculate the route 7 Skip to next stop for multi stop trips 8 Cancel current route 9 Save current locati...

Page 40: ...u are responsible for all data charges Please contact your wireless service provider to make sure you do not exceed the limits of your data plan Once you have established a Wi Fi hotspot 1 Tap Preferences 2 Tap WiFi in the bottom right corner 3 Tap Enable WiFi to search for available hotspots 4 Tap the hotspot you want to connect to 5 Enter the network password Note Many passwords are case sensiti...

Page 41: ...View weather information at your destination Note You can view weather information at any other location by tapping the map and then the Weather icon 3 Display weather on the map as you drive 4 Select from a variety of weather types No weather turn off Traffic impact Temperature Feels like Current precipitation intensity and type Probability of precipitation Forecasted precipitation intensity type...

Page 42: ...uel purchase information See pages 39 42 4 Warnings Set warnings for hills speed limits and more See page 7 5 Quick Planner Between two major cities quickly calculate the distance driving time and cost See page 43 6 Rand McNally Atlas View emergency contact and other information See page 44 7 Tell Rand Compose a message to send to Rand McNally when you connect to the Dock See page 48 8 Converter Q...

Page 43: ...lect the new checklist from the list 7 Tap Add Item to add tasks 8 Tap the box next to each task to check it off the list 9 Tap Back to save changes 10 If you have not checked off all the tasks a warning displays Tap Cancel to continue completing tasks Uncheck All to clear all checklist tasks or OK to save changes 11 The Checklists tab redisplays with the number of completed tasks on the right for...

Page 44: ... Keep track of maintenance performed on your RV 1 Tap RV Tools 2 Tap Checklists Maintenance Trails Fuel 3 Tap the Maintenance tab 4 Tap Add Note and enter the details 5 Tap Back to save changes Tap any note to edit or to change the date To delete a note tap ...

Page 45: ...rails tab 4 To record a trail tap New Trail 5 To end the trail tap the Trails icon on the map screen 6 The trail is recorded in the Trails tab 7 Tap on a trail to view details 8 Tap Show on Map to display the trail on the map screen 9 Tap Edit Name to change the name of the trail 10 Tap Set Color to change the color of the trail Note The Trails feature is also accessible from the Address Book See ...

Page 46: ...t of fuel logs by quarter 4 Tap Add Fuel to record the date location and cost of fuel purchase 5 Tap on any field to edit 6 Tap Save 7 Once fuel purchases have been entered tap on a quarter to view the details 8 You can View by State or View by Month 9 Tap the state or month to view fuel purchases 10 Tap View All to see all fuel purchases ...

Page 47: ...last computation displays 3 Tap From City 1 and select the city 4 Tap To City 2 and select the city 5 The distance displays 6 Tap Cost per Mile and enter the per mile rate or tap Total and enter the total amount 7 Tap the new dollar amount and tap Enter 8 The dollar amounts readjust automatically 9 Tap Average Speed MPH enter a speed Tap or to decrease or increase the speed Tap the calculator to e...

Page 48: ...d Atlas Information To reference Rand McNally s Atlas and Motor Carriers Road Atlas 1 Tap RV Tools 2 Tap Road Atlas Information 3 Select the appropriate country tab 4 Select the appropriate state province to view emergency and other key phone numbers ...

Page 49: ...atures Unit Converter 1 Tap RV Tools 2 Tap Converter 3 Tap on the first field and select the type of conversion to perform 4 Tap on the second field and enter the value to be converted 5 Tap Enter Calculator 1 Tap RV Tools 2 Tap Calculator ...

Page 50: ... a route avoiding the problem Traffic Window 1 Optional Route Tap to select either a recalculated route based on traffic events or to stay on the current route 2 Traffic on Route Tap to view traffic events along your route 3 Traffic List Tap to view a list of traffic events within receiver range 4 Back Tap to return to the Route Map Window 5 Off Real Time Traffic Tap to select Real Time Traffic or...

Page 51: ...ncident Closure Carriageway Exit blocked Entrance blocked Traffic Carpool Road work Obstruction Dangerous Road condition Temperature Chance of precipitation Wind Activities Security Delay Cancel Travel time Size weight limit Visibility Heavy traffic Moderate traffic Light traffic ...

Page 52: ... or Mac at www randmcnally com dock and connect your device using the USB cable provided With the Rand McNally Dock you can also Export fuel logs to your home computer Upload custom POIs such as red light cameras and railroad crossings to your device Access the Rand McNally support site and online store Read product news and announcements Send feedback and suggestions to Rand McNally through Tell ...

Page 53: ...tting your own list of POIs 1 Files must be in csv format 2 You can enter locations by longitude latitude in decimal format address or both 3 Separate each piece of information with a comma Do not use spaces before or after commas 4 Enter in order the longitude latitude location name street address city state zip and country For example Longitude latitude and address 87 761039 42 059611 Rand McNal...

Page 54: ...lly transfer the file to your device 6 Unplug your device from your computer 7 Plug your device into power using the power adapter 8 Turn the device on 9 Depending on the size the download could take up to 30 minutes Note Failed records are those for which some information was dropped from the records If you would like to know why some records failed plug your device into your computer and view th...

Page 55: ...mation to your computer The exported file can be in xls or csv format On the Rand McNally Dock 1 Click on Fuel 2 Select where you want the file to be downloaded and click Save 3 The file is download to your computer When finished a notification message displays 4 Click Ok 6 Connect With Rand ...

Page 56: ...nd message by tapping the speed limit or mile marker on the map screen or with the power button by setting the Quick Power Press to Tell Rand See page 9 3 If you selected Enter Different Location enter it as an address If you selected Find Location on Map tap on the map to set the crosshairs at that location then tap Back 4 On the right side tap the type of message you want to send 5 Type your mes...

Page 57: ...ion Rand McNally Website www randmcnally com rvgps Support www randmcnally com support GPS accessories www randmcnally com gps accessories Rand McNally Dock www randmcnally com dock Demo Videos www youtube com randmcnallyonline 6 Connect With Rand ...

Page 58: ...foGation Corporation 2013 Rand McNally All rights reserved Rand McNally follows a continuous improvement process and reserves the right to provide enhancements that may not be reflected in the pictures and specifications in this manual The information contained herein may be changed at any time without prior notification Neither this manual nor any parts thereof may be reproduced for any purpose w...

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