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Navman F15 User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    F15 F25 F15 F25 User Manual English...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Information

    On main roads, the distance to an exit calculated by the Navman may be further than the distance shown on road signs. Road signs show the distance to the start of an exit while the Navman shows the distance to the next intersection, i.e., the end of the exit ramp or road.
  • Page 3 Failure to adhere to these warnings and cautions may lead to death, serious injury or property damage. Navman disclaims all liability for installation or use of the Navman that causes or contributes to death, injury or property damage or that violates any...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Welcome...6 Getting to know your Navman ...7 How do I get started?...8 How do I turn my Navman on for the first time? ...8 How do I adjust the volume?...10 How do I monitor the battery status?...11 What are the main screens I will use?...12 How do I navigate with GPS? ...13...
  • Page 5 Start-up...59 Power ...60 Keyboard ...61 How does predictive text (abc, def…) work?...61 Units ...62 Units 1/2 ...62 Units 2/2 ...63 Tutorial...64 About ...65 Saved Information...65 Reference ...66 Point of Interest categories ...66 For more information...69 F15/F25 | Important safety information...

  • Page 6: Welcome

    F15/F25 | Welcome Welcome Thank you for purchasing this Navman. This manual has been prepared to guide you through the operation of your Navman from first set-up through to continuous use. Please read this manual carefully before using your Navman for the first time.

  • Page 7: Getting To Know Your Navman

    Getting to know your Navman We recommend that you familiarize yourself with your Navman’s basic operations. Power switch Battery indicator Cradle socket F15/F25 | Getting to know your Navman Speaker Socket for in-car charger...

  • Page 8: How Do I Get Started

    F15/F25 | How do I get started? How do I get started? Note: The first time you use your Navman, it may take several minutes to establish a GPS connection. For more information about GPS, see page 13. How do I turn my Navman on for the first time? To get started for the first time, complete the following steps: Read the Important Safety Information on page 3.
  • Page 9 To prevent the Select Language screen from displaying on each start-up, clear the Show on start-up check box. You can change your preferred language while using your Navman (see "Language" on page 58). F15/F25 | How do I get started?

  • Page 10: How Do I Adjust The Volume

    How do I adjust the volume? The volume on your Navman can be adjusted by the volume control on the Volume preference screen. To mute the volume from the map screens, tap To adjust the volume, tap and hold For more information on how to adjust the volume on your Navman, see “Volume”...

  • Page 11: How Do I Monitor The Battery Status

    The Battery Status bar displays External Power while the battery is charging; when the battery is fully charged, the Battery Status bar will display at 100%. To charge your Navman in a vehicle, plug the in-vehicle charger into  on the bottom of your Navman and the other end into the vehicle power socket.

  • Page 12: What Are The Main Screens I Will Use

    F15/F25 | What are the main screens I will use? What are the main screens I will use? Main Menu screen The Main Menu screen is your starting point for searching for a destination and allows you to customize preferences.

  • Page 13: How Do I Navigate With Gps

    Your Navman receives GPS signals via the internal GPS antenna. To guarantee the optimum GPS signal strength, ensure your Navman is outdoors, or in a vehicle outdoors, and has an unobstructed view of the sky. GPS reception is not usually affected by weather, however, very heavy rain or snow may have a negative effect on your reception.

  • Page 14: How Do I Go From A To B

    F15/F25 | How do I go from A to B? How do I go from A to B? Your Navman is equipped with maps that provide street-level detail for door-to-door navigation, including Points of Interest such as accommodation, parking areas, petrol stations, railway stations and airports.

  • Page 15: How Do I Search For An Address

    Select a map screen will display instead of the Destination Search screen. Go directly to step 2b. The next time you perform this procedure, the Destination Search screen will open as expected. F15/F25 | How do I go from A to B?
  • Page 16 F15/F25 | How do I go from A to B? 2. Select the country Note: If you only have the maps of one country installed and selected, that country is selected for your destination by default and cannot be changed. Go to step 3.

  • Page 17: Using The Keyboard Screen

    As you specify each part of the address, it will display at the top of the screen. The available options will change to reflect the parts of the address still to be completed. , then scroll to see more search results. F15/F25 | How do I go from A to B?
  • Page 18 F15/F25 | How do I go from A to B? Use the Keyboard screen to enter Navman as the street name of your destination, then tap the search result. Note: There may be multiple matches for a particular street name. Long streets that run through several neighboring areas, and common street names will produce search results ordered by their city or area name.

  • Page 19: How Do I Create A Trip With Multiple Stops

    Tip: Before you enter your destination address, ensure that you have set your route preferences. For more information, see “Route Options” on page 46. 1. Open your Multi-stop Trip screen The Multi-stop Trip Planner screen will display. F15/F25 | How do I go from A to B?
  • Page 20 F15/F25 | How do I go from A to B? Tap Add. The Add to Trip Menu will display. Tap Address. The Destination Search screen will open. Note: You can also add waypoints using Favourites, recent destinations and POI locations.
  • Page 21 From the Destination Search screen, tap Street Address. The Keyboard screen will display. Use the Keyboard screen to enter Navman Street as the street name of your destination, then tap the search result. Note: There may be multiple matches for a particular street name. Long streets that run through several neighbouring areas, and common street names will produce search results ordered by their city or area name.
  • Page 22 F15/F25 | How do I go from A to B? Complete one or more of the following: If you want to ... add another waypoint Note: Waypoints added after a multi-stop trip has commenced will not be included in the current route.

  • Page 23: How Do I Skip A Waypoint During A Multi-Stop Trip

    To skip a waypoint during a multi-stop trip, complete the following: Tap the map. The Map Menu will display. Tap Route, then Skip Waypoint. The next waypoint will be skipped and the route recalculated to the following waypoint. F15/F25 | How do I go from A to B?

  • Page 24: How Do I Search For A Point Of Interest (Poi)

    F15/F25 | How do I go from A to B? How do I search for a Point of Interest (POI)? A POI is a named site, feature, landmark or public venue which can be displayed as an icon on the map. POIs are grouped by type, such as petrol stations, parks, beaches and museums.
  • Page 25 Categories which will not display an icon. 4. Search for a POI Either tap Search by name to search in all POI categories, or select a category from the list. The Keyboard screen will display. F15/F25 | How do I go from A to B?
  • Page 26 F15/F25 | How do I go from A to B? Use the Keyboard screen to search for Buckingham Palace as your destination, then tap the search result. The Preview screen will display. Complete one of the following: If you want to ...

  • Page 27: How Do I Save Favourites And My Home

    The Favourite is saved. The Preview screen will display. save as My Home tap Save as My Home. The Favourite is saved as My Home. The Preview screen will display. F15/F25 | How do I save Favourites and My Home?

  • Page 28: How Do I Navigate To A Favourite

    Tap the Favourite destination you want to travel to. The Preview screen will display. Your Navman will calculate the route from your current location. The 3D Map screen will display. How do I navigate to My Home? If you have not set an address as My Home, the first time you try to navigate to My Home you will be prompted to search for an address using the address-entry wizard.

  • Page 29: How Do I Edit The Name Of A Favourite

    Complete one of the following: If you want to ... rename the Favourite save as My Home F15/F25 | How do I save Favourites and My Home? Then ... tap Save. The Favourite is saved. The Favourite Preview screen will display.

  • Page 30: How Do I Delete A Favourite

    F15/F25 | How do I save Favourites and My Home? How do I delete a Favourite? From the Favourite Destinations screen, select a Favourite to delete. The Preview screen will display. Tap Delete. The Favourite is deleted. The Favourite Destinations screen will display.

  • Page 31: How Do I Navigate To A Recent Location

    How do I navigate to a recent location? To make navigating to an address easier, your Navman will automatically save all your start locations and destinations in a list of recent locations. Tap a recent location. The Preview screen will display.

  • Page 32: How Do I View My Route

    F15/F25 | How do I view my route? How do I view my route? When a route has been calculated, the 3D Map screen will display. You will be directed to your destination by spoken and visual instructions. The Map button cycles through the 3D Map and 2D Map screens.
  • Page 33 GPS fix is established and is unavailable. To indicate the reception strength of a GPS fix between one and four green vertical bars are displayed. F15/F25 | How do I view my route? when a GPS fix...

  • Page 34: Map Screen

    F15/F25 | How do I view my route? 2D Map screen The 2D Map screen shows your current position (if a GPS fix is active) and surrounding street names. If a route has been calculated, the route and turns are highlighted.
  • Page 35 GPS fix is established and is unavailable. To indicate the reception strength of a GPS fix between one and four green vertical bars are displayed. F15/F25 | How do I view my route? when a GPS fix...

  • Page 36: Route Overview Screen

    F15/F25 | How do I view my route? Route Overview screen The Route Overview screen gives you a bird’s eye view of your trip. Note: A route must first have been calculated for this screen to be available. Tap and drag the screen, to move across the map.
  • Page 37 GPS fix is established and is unavailable. To indicate the reception strength of a GPS fix between one and four green vertical bars are displayed. F15/F25 | How do I view my route? when a GPS fix...

  • Page 38: Turn-By-Turn Screen

    F15/F25 | How do I view my route? Turn-by-Turn screen The Turn-by-Turn screen displays the next four turns of your route, the turn direction, the street name and the distance to the turn. You can view all the turns in the list, using the up and down arrows. A route must first have been calculated for this screen to be available.
  • Page 39 GPS fix is established and is unavailable. To indicate the reception strength of a GPS fix between one and four green vertical bars are displayed. F15/F25 | How do I view my route? when a GPS fix...

  • Page 40: How Do I Use The Map Menu

    Map Menu options The following options are available via the Map Menu: Menu Option Description Calculates a route from your current location, if your Navman has a GPS fix. Navigate To Displays the Preview screen from where you can: Show Details...

  • Page 41: How Do I Avoid An Area

    How do I avoid an area? Your Navman can calculate a route that avoids a specified area on the map. Avoid Areas are displayed as shaded areas. CAUTION If no alternative route around an Avoid Area exists, the route calculation will fail.

  • Page 42: How Do I Preview A Route

    F15/F25 | How do I preview a route? How do I preview a route? Route demonstration allows you to: Preview a route. Plan and view a route without a GPS fix, such as when you are inside a building. The following steps will show you how to preview one route.

  • Page 43: How Do I View My Route Statistics

    Then ... to display the Tripmeter - Global screen. tap Reset. tap Yes to reset. The Tripmeter - Current Route screen will display. F15/F25 | How do I view my route statistics?

  • Page 44: How Do I View Statistics Of My Trips To Date

    F15/F25 | How do I view my route statistics? How do I view statistics of my trips to date? The Tripmeter - Global screen is used to view statistical information for all of your trips to date, or since the trip meter was last reset.

  • Page 45: What Can I Customize

    What can I customize? There are various customization options available to enhance your navigation experience. The Preferences menu screens are accessed by pressing To move forward through the Preferences screens, tap To revisit the previous screen, tap F15/F25 | What can I customize?

  • Page 46: Route Options

    F15/F25 | What can I customize? Route Options You can enhance your navigation experience by modifying aspects of your route and route calculation. Route Calculation 1/4 Complete the following: If you want to... change the route type change the preference for motorways Your preferences are automatically saved.

  • Page 47: Road Types 2/4

    Note: Selecting Ferry routes does not allow you to travel between continents or even countries. select the Ferry routes check box in the Warn column. The warning will display at the start of every trip containing ferry routes. F15/F25 | What can I customize?

  • Page 48: Driver Alerts 3/4

    Your preferences are automatically saved. Then... select the Warn me not to operate my Navman while driving check box. select the Alert me when my speed exceeds check box. select your preferred speed from the Speed box.

  • Page 49: Data Recording 4/4

    Data Recording 4/4 Complete the following: If you want to... record a GPS log of your trips Your preferences are automatically saved. Then... select the Enable GPS data logging check box. F15/F25 | What can I customize?

  • Page 50: Map Display

    F15/F25 | What can I customize? Map Display You can change the look and behaviour of the Map screens by customizing the Map Display preferences. Map Display 1/3 Complete the following: If you want to... change the map colour scheme...

  • Page 51: Map Display 2/3

    Keep North at top of 2D Map screen check box. Note: If not selected, the direction you are travelling in will display at the top of the 2D Map screen. select the Show no-entry road signs check box. F15/F25 | What can I customize?

  • Page 52: Select Map 3/3

    F15/F25 | What can I customize? Select Map 3/3 Complete the following: If you want to... use maps from a different continent Your preferences are automatically saved. Then... select a different continent from the maps you are currently using. When selected, the maps...

  • Page 53: Map Pois

    POI icons select a specific POI category icon for display on the map screens Your preferences are automatically saved. F15/F25 | What can I customize? Then... Tap Turn All On. Tap Turn All Off. select the required POI category checkbox; repeat until all required categories...

  • Page 54: Volume

    F15/F25 | What can I customize? Volume Complete the following: If you want to... increase or decrease the volume hear a tone when you tap the touch screen hear keyboard characters spoken to you Your preferences are automatically saved. Then...

  • Page 55: Screen Display

    Screen Brightness slider towards Dim to decrease screen brightness. Warning: Your Navman can heat up when the Brightness scale is set above 70% - i.e., when more than seven rectangles are colored - therefore, use lower brightness whenever acceptable.

  • Page 56: Gps

    F15/F25 | What can I customize? GPS Status 1/2 Signals are transmitted by Global Positioning System (GPS) satelites orbiting the Earth. The GPS Status screen provides a visual representation of the information being received. Latitude and longitude are displayed, along with ground speed and the heading in degrees. The strength of each satelite is displayed on a bar chart.

  • Page 57: Set Gps Mode 2/2

    Tip: You should only change the default setting if you are experiencing poor GPS performance. Your preferences are automatically saved. Then... select the Normal option. select the WAAS (only available in USA) option. select the EGNOS (only available in Europe) option. F15/F25 | What can I customize?

  • Page 58: Language

    F15/F25 | What can I customize? Language Complete the following: If you want to... enable voice guidance change the voice scheme change the on-screen language Your preferences are automatically saved. Then... select the Enable voice guidance check box. select your preferred voice scheme from the Voice Guidance box.

  • Page 59: Start-Up

    Start-up Complete the following: If you want to... show the Tutorial when you turn on your Navman show the Language Selection screen when you turn on your Navman Your preferences are automatically saved. F15/F25 | What can I customize? Then...

  • Page 60: Power

    F15/F25 | What can I customize? Power The Battery Status bar shows the percentage of power left in the Navman battery; the words External Power will display when the battery is charging from an external power source. To charge the battery, see "How do I monitor the battery status?" on page 11.

  • Page 61: Keyboard

    Predictive text allows addresses to be searched by a single key-press for each letter, as opposed to the multiple key- presses. As you enter a letter of an address, your Navman will compare all possible combinations against the maps you have installed and determine which address you intended to type.

  • Page 62: Units

    F15/F25 | What can I customize? Units You can change the units used by your Navman by customizing the measurements preferences. Units 1/2 Complete the following: If you want to... change the time format change the distance units Your preferences are automatically saved.

  • Page 63: Units 2/2

    Units 2/2 Complete the following: If you want to ... change the latitude, longitude position format Your preferences are automatically saved. Then ... select either the Decimal degrees or the Degrees, minutes and seconds option. F15/F25 | What can I customize?

  • Page 64: Tutorial

    F15/F25 | What can I customize? Tutorial The Tutorial displays when you turn your Navman on, unless you have cleared the Show tutorial on start-up check box. You can view the Tutorial at any other time: To prevent the Tutorial from displaying again on startup, clear the Show on start-up check box to clear it.

  • Page 65: About

    Delete Recent Locations. tap Delete Favourite Destinations. tap Delete Avoid Areas. tap Restore Factory Defaults. Note: The Restore Factory Defaults option does not delete recent locations or saved Favourite destinations. complete all of the above. F15/F25 | What can I customize?

  • Page 66: Reference

    F15/F25 | Reference Reference Point of Interest categories Icon Description Airline Access Amusement Park Bank Boat Ramp Building Car Dealer Cash Dispenser Centre of Settlement Cinema College or University Concert Hall, Music Centre, Opera Courthouse Dentist Drive-Through Bottle Shop Emergency Medical Service...
  • Page 67 Branded Points of Interest Branded Points of Interest are available on some maps. These include well-known restaurants, accommodation providers, tourist attractions, petrol stations, etc. The icon will usually display the company logo. Point of Interest categories by Navman Icon Description...

  • Page 68: Safety Camera Pois

    Safety Camera POIs Navman products are designed to be used as an aid to safer driving. You can receive messages to alert you to locations of safety cameras, which will enable you to monitor your speed through these areas. Navman does not warrant that all types and locations of safety camera data are available, as cameras may be removed, relocated or new cameras installed.

  • Page 69: For More Information

    Note: Safety camera information is not available on all models and is only available in selected countries. Your Navman contains pre-loaded safety camera information. To extend your safety camera subscription, purchase the NavDesk DVD to install the NavDesk software on your computer.
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