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AvMap Geosat 5 Quick Start Manual

AvMap Geosat 5 Quick Start Manual

Avmap geosat 5: quick start
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2 .
Set your destination
Press the WHERE TO GO key to open the Where to go menu.
Touch the Address button, and then touch New Address to open the
wizard.
First, insert the name of the country with the virtual keyboard, then
touch the arrow button to proceed, enter the name of the city, of the
street and the house number. Select the address required from the found
address list to get to the Start Navigation page. Touch the GO button to
start navigating from your GPS position to the selected destination.
Otherwise touch Show on Map to check the destination on the Map, then
touch the back arrow button to go back to the Start Navigation page
and touch GO.
3 .
Explore the map
With Geosat 5 you can consult the map just like a normal road atlas
using the Zoom in or Zoom out buttons. Touch any point on the map
to display the cursor and the corresponding address will show up in the
info bar. Touch on the information bar to get the full description of all the
objects found in the selected point.
Touch and drag to explore the map in the desired direction.
4 .
Look for a Point of Interest (POI)
Press the WHERE TO GO key to open the Where to go menu.
Touch the POI button, to open the POI page.
Touch the GPS position button to look for the closest POI, choose the
category and subcategory. Choose one POI from the list of results to
open the Start Navigation page, then touch the GO button.
You can also search for recently found POI, POI close to your destination
or by city.
5 .
Save a contact address
You can save up to 1000 contact addresses.
To save your current location, press the WHERE TO GO key, touch the
Contacts button, and then touch Add contact. In the Add contact page
touch Here to save your current GPS position.
To save a specific address, insert a new address as if you were setting
a destination, then in the Start navigation page touch Add to contacts.
Insert the name for the contact, and choose an icon.
6 .
Set a contact as departure or destination
All the contacts are saved in the address book. To open the address
book press the WHERE TO GO key, touch the Contacts button, and then
choose one folder from the left column to see the list of contacts. Touch
on one contact to open the Start Navigation page from which you can
edit the contact, delete it or set it as destination, departure or viapoint.
Touch the GO button to start the navigation from your GPS position to
the selected contact's address.
7 .
Drive me Home!
When saving your personal address as a contact, after editing the name,
choose the House icon to set it as Home. Then to set your Home as
destination you simply have to press the Drive Me Home key on the
Geosat keyboard, and the navigation will start from your GPS position
to your Home.
8 .
Set the route options
Press the Route Functions key to open the Route Functions menu, and
touch the Route Options button.
Here you can choose to Avoid in your route: Toll roads, U turns,
Highways, Walkways, Ferry routes, unpaved roads, built-up areas.
In the second page of route options it is possible to set the route
preferences: Fastest time (gives priority to major roads), Shortest
distance (gives priority to shortcuts even if they are secondary streets),
Fewer turns (gives priority to the route with the fewer turns) or Off
Road. Touch Ok to go back to the Route Functions menu, and then close
the menu by touching the Map button to go back to the map.
9 .
Set the data boxes
Press the MAIN MENU key to open the Main Menu, touch on the Settings
button and then touch the Set data boxes button. Touch on one data
box and then choose the info you would like to display, if you choose
none, the data box will be hidden. Once all of the Data Boxes are set,
touch OK to go back to the settings page. Touch on the Map button to
go back to the map.
1 0 .
Set the brightness and volume
Brightness: Geosat is equipped with a sensor that automatically sets the
brightness of the display. You can modify the brightness manually by
pressing the POWER key to open the Display Options. Adjust the level,
or choose the auto brightness. You can also choose between day vision
and night vision.
Volume: press and hold the Route Functions key to open the Volume
instructions menu. Adjust the level, or choose the auto Volume (it varies
according to speed). You can also choose between simplified or detailed
Voice instructions.

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Summary of Contents for AvMap Geosat 5

  • Page 1 GO. Explore the map With Geosat 5 you can consult the map just like a normal road atlas using the Zoom in or Zoom out buttons. Touch any point on the map to display the cursor and the corresponding address will show up in the info bar.
  • Page 2: Product Registration

    Geosat (the battery is completely discharged when you first start it). Press the POWER key on the keyboard and the Geosat 5 will power up and greet you with a vocal message “Welcome on board”! Accept the conditions pressing the Accept button on the Touchscreen.