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User's manual

OnCourse Navigator

as on October 2004

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Page 1: ...User s manual OnCourse Navigator 4 User s manual OnCourse Navigator 4 as on October 2004...

Page 2: ...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...

Page 3: ...e vehicle 16 2 2 6 Starting navigation 20 3 Operating the navigation software 23 3 1 Starting OnCourse Navigator 24 3 1 1 Basic settings 25 3 2 User interface and basic functionality 27 3 2 1 Icons 27...

Page 4: ...displaying maps 76 5 3 2 Icons 78 5 4 Exporting segments of the map 80 5 4 1 Corridor surrounding an itinerary 80 5 4 2 Area 89 5 5 Transferring segments of the base map 93 6 Additional software Skin...

Page 5: ...in this chapter 1 1 Important safety information page 4 Safety information on navigation Safety information on the GPS receiver Safety information on the installation in the vehicle 1 2 Search facili...

Page 6: ...o so Attention The road layout and the traffic signs are absolutely prior to the instructions of the navigation system Attention You must not follow the instructions of OnCourse Navigator except when...

Page 7: ...tion The installation of the GPS receiver must not interfere with the sure operation of your car Notice Do not varnish the GPS receiver Doing so might impede the reception of GPS signals Notice Do not...

Page 8: ...Use bold Buttons icons names of entry fields and elements of the software s user interface Also used for highlighting warnings and notices bold italic Registered names and trademarks SMALL CAPITALS Wi...

Page 9: ...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...

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Page 11: ...of your navigation system page 10 Hardware components at large 2 2 Installation of the navigation system page 12 Software installation on your PC and on your Pocket PC Case A Software installation on...

Page 12: ...rs of the base map GPS based navigation Based on satellites the Global Positioning System GPS determines your current geographical position The GPS has originally been developed as a weapon guidance s...

Page 13: ...of the base map If you dispose of a 256MB storage card you may transmit e g a map that covers several Federal States of the United States to your Pocket PC On your Pocket PC you may use the map for na...

Page 14: ...ansfer of areas of the base map and SkinEditor personalization of your navigation software will be installed on your PC Case B storage card recovery CD Case B You have purchased a storage card setup f...

Page 15: ...PC At the end of the same process the OnCourse Navigator navigation software will be installed on your Pocket PC Installing the software 1 Establish an ActiveSync connection between your PC and your...

Page 16: ...a map extract to your Pocket PC Case A Notice If you have purchased a storage card with a map for your Pocket PC you do not need to transmit a map extract In this case proceed as described in Softwar...

Page 17: ...he Pocket PC and then be ready for navigation purposes 2 2 4 Software registration and activation Activation code At the first start of OnCourse Navigator you will be prompted to enter an activation c...

Page 18: ...impede the driver s attention on the traffic If this is not possible mount the holder somewhere else so that safe driving is granted Connecting the Pocket PC 1 Attach the cradle of the Pocket PC to th...

Page 19: ...on 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...

Page 20: ...receiver 9 Tap the Com Port field and indicate the COM port Notice If you have established a wire connection Type standard GPS it is normally COM Port 1 If you use the MIO 168 select COM port 2 When y...

Page 21: ...in order to grant its correct operation The initialization process is finished when the reception of more than 3 satellites is indicated after about 20 seconds Notice This initialization process must...

Page 22: ...navigation system 1 Turn on your Pocket PC 2 Start OnCourse Navigator by tapping Programs OnCourse Navigator 4 3 Tap the One destination button to enter your destination The DESTINATION screen opens 4...

Page 23: ...eet field Enter the house number if possible Notice You do not need to enter a street suffix or a street type to get a search result For example if you are looking for a street called S Main Avenue si...

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Page 25: ...and basic functionality page 27 Icons 3 3 Indicating destinations page 30 Entering a destination manually Selecting a Selecting destinations from the Outlook contacts list Indicating destinations on t...

Page 26: ...tart OnCourse Navigator by tapping Programs OnCourse Navigator 4 The Main screen opens Main screen All functions of the program are accessible via the Main screen Tap this button to indicate a destina...

Page 27: ...ourse Navigator page 102 Tap this button to quit OnCourse Navigator 3 1 1 Basic settings Basic settings Before working with OnCourse Navigator we recommend configuring the keys of your Pocket PC You m...

Page 28: ...anywhere 1 On the main screen tap Settings The SETTINGS screen opens 2 Via the arrow buttons select the HOME ADDRESS screen 3 Tap Enter your home address The DESTINATION screen opens 4 Tap the Addres...

Page 29: ...ket PC Moreover you may indicate a saved destination by voice to start navigation to it 3 2 1 Icons Icons The following buttons appear on the bottom line of every OnCourse Navigator screen Return Tap...

Page 30: ...ignals are convenient Navigation may begin Tap the GPS icon to display the current GPS status Entry Significance GMT Greenwich Mean Time Time of London ignoring daylight saving time Longitude Latitude...

Page 31: ...t position Tap this button to add the current address to the saved destinations list Close window Tap this button to quit the GPS screen Start Tap this icon to start another program on your Pocket PC...

Page 32: ...tion In OnCourse Navigator there are several possibilities to enter or to select destinations Manual address entry see page 31 Via the Points of Interest function see page 33 Via the Outlook contacts...

Page 33: ...to their names You may then select the correct entry or enter more letters to shorten the results list Selecting the screen keyboard You may carry out entries using the standard screen keyboard or the...

Page 34: ...eet type to get a search result For example if you are looking for a street called S Main Avenue simply type in main 6 Enter a house number into the No field at the right hand side if possible Notice...

Page 35: ...on the map Ports airports restaurants hotels petrol stations public buildings and others belong to the Points of Interest Indicate a Points of Interest by selecting one on the map see Indicating desti...

Page 36: ...left one of the two Category list fields e g Garages Only Points of Interest situated within the indicated radius will be displayed 5 Select the sub category of Points of Interest to search for into...

Page 37: ...rregional significance button The POINT OF INTEREST OF SUPERREGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE screen opens 9 Select the main category of Points of Interest to search for from the Category list field e g Airports...

Page 38: ...ng your City and Category entries are listed 5 Select the sub category of Points of Interest to search for into the right one of the two Category list fields e g Bar Cinema 6 Select the correct destin...

Page 39: ...for navigation or itinerary planning purposes Incomplete address If an address cannot be identified without ambiguity e g because there are two towns with the same name on the map OnCourse Navigator l...

Page 40: ...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 OnCourse Navigator adopts the address 4 Tap the Save button if...

Page 41: ...ap In addition to towns and streets you may also select Point of Interest quickly Indicating a destination on the map 1 On the main screen tap One destination The DESTINATION screen opens 2 Tap the Se...

Page 42: ...opens where you may indicate how to proceed 5 Select Start navigation from the list to navigate to the respective place Tap the Save button if you want to navigate more often to the entered destinati...

Page 43: ...NATION screen opens 2 Tap the Saved destinations button 3 Tap the entry of the respective destination Notice The list may be scrolled via the up and down icons You may as well enter the first letter o...

Page 44: ...Tap the Recent destinations button 3 Tap the entry of the desired destination Notice The list may be scrolled via the up and down icons You may as well enter the first letter of the town of the desir...

Page 45: ...Right icons select Home address 3 Tap the Enter your home address button The DESTINATION screen opens 4 Tap the Address button and enter your address as described in Entering a destination manually p...

Page 46: ...ommand 2 Tap the Rename icon The NAME OF DESTINATION dialog box opens 3 Tap Voice recording The following message appears 4 Pronounce the name of the destination into the Pocket PC 5 Tap OK when you h...

Page 47: ...or more maps from your PC to your Pocket PC using the MapExport software before you can display a map or start navigation For details on map transfer please refer to Additional software MapExport page...

Page 48: ...via the Show map button on the main screen or via the Show on map and Select on map buttons which are available when you indicate a destination The map is being displayed automatically when you are n...

Page 49: ...con to north orientate the map the icon appears red Tapping this icon again will orientate the map in driving direction the icon appears white 3D view GPS reception necessary Tap the 3D icon to displa...

Page 50: ...e or not The ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS screen opens Tap the Day icon to adapt the luminosity of the screen to daylight conditions Tap the Night icon to adapt the luminosity of the screen to night condition...

Page 51: ...details please refer to Blocking a route section page 65 Set interim destination This function is only available in navigation mode Tap Set interim destination to add a new route point to your itiner...

Page 52: ...ndicates the next maneuver but one to be executed d The red arrow indicates your current position on the map Since the displayed sector of the map changes continually your current position is centered...

Page 53: ...displayed Field Information This symbol means stage All information displayed below refers to the next stage point ETA Estimated time of arrival Remaining time to arrival estimated Remaining distance...

Page 54: ...Change preferences The SETTINGS screen opens 2 Select Map information using the arrow buttons Info bar 3 The Info bar at the bottom of the map displays the scale of the map the current gradient the co...

Page 55: ...ction Information This symbol means itinerary All information displayed below refers to the final destination This section is only available if you have indicated more than one destination to navigate...

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Page 57: ...ral notes on navigation page 56 4 2 Navigating to a destination page 57 4 3 Navigating to several destinations Itinerary planning page 59 Working on itineraries storage and management 4 4 Functions wh...

Page 58: ...y 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 rece...

Page 59: ...ge 30 2 Tap the Start navigation button The ROUTE OPTIONS screen opens 3 Tap the TYPE OF ROUTING field and select one of the following options Option Signification Fast route The quickest route will b...

Page 60: ...eet will be regarded for route calculation Avoid The respective kind of street will be avoided if reasonable Forbidden The respective kind of street will be disregarded for route calculation Notice Th...

Page 61: ...ineraries as you want e g for holidays Navigating to several destinations 1 On the main screen tap Several destinations The ITINERARY screen opens 2 Tap the Add destination icon to indicate the first...

Page 62: ...t was interrupted You may as well navigate to only some of the stage points of a stored itinerary 7 Tap Start navigation The route is now being calculated The map is being displayed in navigation mode...

Page 63: ...ge point will be added at the end of the list You may shift it forward using the One place up icon Delete stage Tap the Delete destination icon to delete the respective stage point Calculate the route...

Page 64: ...itinerary when the route has been calculated Notice The reception of GPS signals is not necessary for the simulation Simulating the route 1 Tap the Show on map icon The itinerary is displayed on the m...

Page 65: ...ctions During navigation or just after the calculation of the route you may display the route list which informs about the distance and duration from one way point to the next Displaying the route lis...

Page 66: ...one Adding a stage point Precondition The map is being displayed in navigation mode 1 Tap the Additional functions icon 2 Tap Set interim destination The DESTINATION screen opens 3 Indicate the new st...

Page 67: ...concerning your itinerary automatically A manual blocking is only valid for the current navigation process The respective route section will be unblocked for the next navigation or when you restart th...

Page 68: ...whether it is a business journey or a private journey 5 Tap OK The system creates the first logbook entry The Logbook icon changes from red to green Logbook enabled Exiting the logbook Collecting dat...

Page 69: ...or your Pocket PC 2 In the root directory of your Pocket PC select the logbook file named Logbook xls 3 Copy the file to your PC and open them with Microsoft Excel The following information is provid...

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Page 71: ...export and transfer Transfer of Standard map extracts 5 2 User s interface and basic functionality page 71 Starting MapExport Operating elements Hot keys Structure of the windows 5 3 Working with maps...

Page 72: ...ed to execute these two steps one after the other As exported maps are stored on your PC s hard disk they may be transferred to your Pocket PC at any moment Duration of both map export and map transfe...

Page 73: ...U you may access all functions of the software Click the Map archive icon to transmit provided or self exported map segments to your Pocket PC or to a memory card For details please refer to Transferr...

Page 74: ...ase map For details please refer to Base map page 76 Standard directory customized maps Click the Select button on the Customized maps section to determine another folder for maps you have exported yo...

Page 75: ...ntry fields List field Select between the entries listed in a list field Command button Click a command button to execute an action e g renaming a map Combo box A combo box is a combination of both en...

Page 76: ...P Selects the previous list item or focuses the previous radio button of an option group DOWN Selects the next list item or focuses the next radio button of an option group ENTER Executes the action o...

Page 77: ...map or a segment of it Any object which may be determined as destination may also be displayed on the map the towns streets roads and Point of Interest contained in the database of places At the uppe...

Page 78: ...t of the Basic map field The SELECT FOLDER dialog box opens 4 Select the new folder for the Base map 5 Click OK The new path is now indicated in the Basic map field Customized maps Survey Customized m...

Page 79: ...ath is now indicated in the Customized maps field Standard maps Survey There are CDs with already exported map segments included in the delivery which are ready for use on your Pocket PC You may load...

Page 80: ...g into the map Click the Zoom in icon to increase the scale of the map Notice You may as well zoom in by pressing the NUM key on the numeric keyboard or by rolling the mouse wheel upwards Zooming out...

Page 81: ...he CORRIDOR window Click this icon to add a stage point by clicking it on the map For details please refer to Corridor surrounding an itinerary page 80 Defining an area The Draw area icon is activated...

Page 82: ...n purposes For details please refer to Working on itineraries storage and management page 61 Defining a corridor 1 On the MAIN MENU click the Corridor icon The CORRIDOR window opens The base map is be...

Page 83: ...want to dispose of the destinations of all countries covered by the currently loaded map select All countries Note that in this case you may not enter a postcode to indicate the destination town 3 Cli...

Page 84: ...o dispose of the destinations of all countries covered by the currently loaded map select All countries Note that in this case you may not enter a postcode to indicate the destination city 3 Click the...

Page 85: ...the nearest accessible place will be taken over as stage point Defining the radius around the stage points and the corridor width Defining the radius around the stage points A circle with a determine...

Page 86: ...prohibitions of vehicular traffic will be disregarded Speed profile 3 Select the appropriate entry from the Speed profile combo box This entry will have an effect on the calculation of the remaining...

Page 87: ...con to navigate to the respective stage point later example stage 2 becomes stage 3 Adding route points Determine other route points and add them to the list of route points For details please refer t...

Page 88: ...on In the Duration column the distance and the estimated duration to the next stage point are being indicated In the Total field the total distance and the total duration are being indicated In the In...

Page 89: ...d disc of your PC Click From Pocket PC to load the stage points of an itinerary which is saved on your Pocket PC The stage points will be added to the list of stage points and may be modified Saving t...

Page 90: ...older for Customized maps Notice If the route has not been calculated yet MapExport will calculate it now in order to verify the size of requested memory If more than 150 MB of memory are required you...

Page 91: ...udes however an already exported map section of Hawaii which you may directly transfer to your Pocket PC 1 To transmit the map of Hawaii click the Hawaii button The MAP ARCHIVE window opens 2 Proceed...

Page 92: ...of the rectangle to define keep the left mouse button pressed and draw the desired rectangle The determined rectangle is highlighted by black hatching In the Information on the area selected section...

Page 93: ...required memory is to be calculated automatically automatically Check the Calculate automatically check box The size of required memory will be calculated and indicated automatically just after the de...

Page 94: ...of the map begins It will be stored into the standard folder for Customized maps Notice If the route has not been calculated yet MapExport will calculate it now in order to verify the size of request...

Page 95: ...maps exported segments of the base map included in the delivery The size of requested memory is indicated behind the names of the maps Checking customized maps Customized maps may be displayed rename...

Page 96: ...or details please consult the manual of your Pocket PC 3 Select the map to transmit from either the Customized maps list field or the Standard maps list field The selected map is displayed on the map...

Page 97: ...ed map is displayed on the map sector 4 Click the Via card reader command button The BROWSE FOR FOLDER dialogue window opens The size of memory requested by the map is indicated 5 Select the directory...

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Page 99: ...s manual OnCourse Navigator 4 Additional software SkinEditor 97 6 Additional software SkinEditor Topics covered in this chapter 6 1 Skin creation page 98 6 2 Selecting a Skin in OnCourse Navigator pag...

Page 100: ...antly be displayed on the example screens at the right hand side of the SKINEDITOR window Personalizing 1 Start SkinEditor by clicking Start Programs OnCourse Navigator 4 SkinEditor SkinEditor opens 2...

Page 101: ...vigator Selecting a Skin in OnCourse Navigator 5 Start OnCourse Navigator on your Pocket PC 6 Tap the Settings button 7 Select the REPRESENTATION screen and tap the Skin field 8 Select one of the avai...

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Page 103: ...this chapter 7 1 Annex A Configuration of OnCourse Navigator page 102 Map information Route information Volume Representation Auto mode Speed profile Logbook Keypad Itinerary Format GPS Home address...

Page 104: ...configure OnCourse Navigator On the SETTINGS screen tap the Save button to apply your modifications if you have made some 7 1 1 Map information Map information On the MAP INFORMATION screen you may ef...

Page 105: ...the map All information displayed below refers to the final destination This section is only available if you have indicated more than one destination to navigate to Dist to next dest Time to next des...

Page 106: ...or reduces the scale of the map depending on your current speed Tap the Autozoom field Select No autozoom if you do not want the scale to be modified in navigation mode Standard autozoom if you want...

Page 107: ...ard functionality Tap the Key assignment button to check or to modify the configuration 7 1 9 Itinerary Proceeding automatically to the next stage point On the ITINERARY screen determine whether you w...

Page 108: ...d If you are using a GPS receiver of another brand Type Other receiver enter the respective Baud rate into the Baud field 7 1 12 Home address Home address On the HOME ADDRESS screen you may save your...

Page 109: ...install Microsoft ActiveSync on your PC 3 Reinstall the software 7 2 2 Performance Slow calculation Route calculation is very slow the voice indications in navigation mode are coming late The efficien...

Page 110: ...the Settings button The SETTINGS screen opens 2 Via the arrow buttons select GPS 3 Tap the COM Port field 4 Select another COM port If the GPS symbol becomes green you may start navigation B The cigar...

Page 111: ...ves this information and calculates the longitude and 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...

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Page 113: ...e 17 COM port 108 Initialization 19 Mount 16 Possible error sources 108 Settings 106 H HDOP 28 Home address 26 43 106 I Indication of destinations Contacts 37 Home address 43 Manually 31 On the map 39...

Page 114: ...ion Begin 57 Next stage 105 Proceed automatically 105 Quit 49 Navigation software Start 24 Next stage 105 O OnCourse Navigator Quit 25 Orientation 104 P Personalise Skin creation 98 Personalization 11...

Page 115: ...e 103 Skin 98 99 SkinEditor Skin creation 98 Skin selection 99 Skins 104 Speech guidance 48 Speed profile 104 Stage 53 Stage point 64 Street names 52 102 Support 7 T Time of arrival 103 U Units 105 V...

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