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ADVANCED NAVIGATION

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  • Page 1 Navigation Manual SD506AU ADVANCED NAVIGATION...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.1.3.4 Finding help nearby ............................38 3.1.4 Selecting a Saved Location ......................... 39 3.1.5 Selecting a History item ........................40 3.1.6 Selecting a saved route ........................41 3.1.7 Entering coordinates ........................... 42 3.1.8 Selecting a location on the map ......................43 SD506AU...
  • Page 3 4.2.1 Where Am I ............................61 4.2.2 Trip Monitor ............................62 4.3 Settings menu ..........................63 4.3.1 Route preferences settings ........................64 4.3.1.1 Route Planning Method types ........................64 4.3.1.2 Navigation Mode ............................65 4.3.1.3 Road types ..............................65 4.3.2 Sound settings ............................. 66 SD506AU...
  • Page 4 5.3 The calculated route is not optimal ..................... 72 5.4 Disabling the speed limit warning ....................73 5.5 Keyboard buttons are greyed out ....................73 5.6 The map is hidden behind an image of a junction ............... 74 6 Index ............................. 75 7 Copyright note ........................77 SD506AU...

  • Page 5: Warnings And Safety Information

    Plan the route before your departure and stop if you need to change the route. You must follow the traffic rules. If you deviate from the planned route, Clarion Navigation changes the instructions accordingly.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    2 Getting started Clarion Navigation is optimised for in-car use. You can use it easily by tapping the screen buttons and the map with your fingertips. Latest Map Guarantee When you start using the product, you have 45 days to download the latest available map free of charge.

  • Page 7: Screen Controls

    Preferences (page 64). Tap to continue. The initial set-up is now complete, tap to enter the Navigation view. 2.2 Screen controls The following sections describe the functionality and use of buttons, sliders, and other screen controls in Clarion Navigation. SD506AU...

  • Page 8: Using The Buttons And Other Controls

    You need to confirm selections or changes only if the application needs to be restarted, if it needs to perform a major reconfiguration, or if you are about to lose some of your data or settings. Otherwise, Clarion Navigation saves your selections and applies the new settings without confirmation as soon as you use the controls.

  • Page 9: Using Touch Gestures

    Tap and hold any of the following buttons on the Navigation view to rotate, tilt, or scale the map continuously: • Tap and hold the following button on keyboard screens to quickly delete several characters: • Tap and hold the following buttons in long lists to scroll pages continuously: SD506AU...

  • Page 10: Manipulating The Map

    Zooming in and Change how much of the map is displayed on the screen. Clarion Navigation uses maps that let you examine the locations at various zoom levels, always with optimised content. It always displays street names and other text with the same font size, never upside-down, and you only see the streets and objects that you need.
  • Page 11 The map manipulation buttons disappear and the navigation continues. Selecting Open a list of additional features like saving a location, or additional searching for Places around the cursor. options Selecting a Select the cursor location as a new destination. The route is destination automatically calculated. SD506AU...

  • Page 12: Navigation View

    2.3 Navigation view The navigation view is the main screen of Clarion Navigation that shows the planned route on a map. Clarion Navigation works with digital maps which are not simply the computerised versions of traditional paper maps. Similarly to paper road maps, the 2D mode of digital maps shows you streets and roads.
  • Page 13 Navigation By tapping it, you can open the Navigation menu, where you can reach menu other parts of Clarion Navigation. Street name It shows the current street name. By tapping it, you can open the Where Am I screen. See page 61.

  • Page 14: Streets And Roads

    2.3.2 GPS position markers When your GPS position is available, Clarion Navigation marks your current position. By default, this marker is a red arrow arrow. The dot near the arrow shows the GPS position as perceived by the GPS receiver.

  • Page 15: Turn Preview And Next Street

    Streets and roads that You can choose whether you want to use or avoid certain road are excluded from the types (page 64). However, when Clarion Navigation cannot avoid navigation such roads, the route includes them and shows them in a colour that is different from the route colour.

  • Page 16: Lane Information And Signposts

    When navigating on multi-lane roads, it is important to take the appropriate lane in order to follow the planned route. If lane information is available in the map data, Clarion Navigation displays the lanes and their directions using small arrows at the bottom of the map. Highlighted arrows represent the lanes and the direction you need to take.

  • Page 17: Junction View

    Tap any of them to display the exit area on the map. You can now easily add this service station as a waypoint to your route if necessary. If you want to display other types of Places at the next few service stations, you can change the icons . See page 68. SD506AU...

  • Page 18: Object Types

    Clarion Navigation supports the following 3D object types: Type Description 3D terrain SD506AU displays 3D hills and mountains in the Navigation view, and illustrates them by colouring and shading on the 2D map. Elevated roads Elevated roads are complex intersections and vertically isolated roads (such as overpasses or bridges) displayed in 3D.
  • Page 19 The Menu button appears when the Navigation view is displayed. Tap it to open the Navigation menu. The More button appears on the screen to display additional features. Tap it to open the list of additional features on certain screens. SD506AU...
  • Page 20 Tap it to return to the map from any menu screen. Tap the Back button to return to the previous screen. You can also press and hold this button to quickly return to the Navigation view from any other screen. SD506AU...

  • Page 21: Using The Navigation

    3 Using the navigation By default, Clarion Navigation calculates routes using the road network of the maps provided with the product. You can select the destination and start navigating to it right away (normal navigation) if you need a route for immediate navigation.
  • Page 22 Addresses, Places, Place categories, Saved locations, and recent destinations are mixed in one list. You can immediately select the result you want to use as your destination or narrow the list of results for only one type (for example, Places). SD506AU...
  • Page 23 If necessary, tap the map somewhere else to modify the destination. The cursor ( ) appears in the new location. Check the settings for road types and change them if necessary. to confirm the destination, or tap to select a different destination. SD506AU...

  • Page 24: Selecting An Address

    Navigation view to access the Navigation menu. By default, the Clarion Navigation proposes the country and state where you are or in case there is no valid GPS position, the country and state of the last known position. If needed, change the country.
  • Page 25 Tap the Street field. (optional) On the Select Street screen, you can immediately select a street from the list of suggestions. c. Otherwise, start entering the street name on the keyboard, the names that match the string appear in a list. SD506AU...
  • Page 26 The cursor ( ) appears at the new location. Check the settings for road types and change them if necessary. to confirm the destination. You can also select a nearby point on the map or tap to select a different destination. SD506AU...

  • Page 27: Entering An Address Starting With The Street Name

    Navigation view to access the Navigation menu. By default, Clarion Navigation proposes the country and state where you are. If needed, change the country. Tap In the Select Country screen, you can immediately select a country from the list below...
  • Page 28 If available, enter the street number by performing the following steps: Tap the Street number or crossing street field. Enter the street number on the keyboard. (To enter letters, tap c. Tap the selected address to finish the address search. SD506AU...

  • Page 29: Selecting A Town Centre

    , and modify the country and state as described earlier (page 24), if necessary. If necessary, select a new town by performing the following steps: Tap the Town or Postcode field. (optional) On the Town of Postcode screen, you can select a town from the list of suggestions. SD506AU...

  • Page 30: Selecting The Midpoint Of A Street

    (optional) On the Select Street screen, you can immediately select a street from the list of suggestions. c. Otherwise, start entering the street name on the keyboard. The names that match the string appear in a list. to open the list of results. Select the street from the list. SD506AU...

  • Page 31: Selecting An Intersection In A Town

    Select the street from the list. Tap the Street number or crossing street field and browse the list of crossing streets or start entering the street name in the field. Select one from the list. SD506AU...

  • Page 32: Using The Postcode To Select A Destination

    Finding frequently searched types of Places with the Quick search categories, see page 33 • Searching for a Place by its name, see page 36 • Searching for a Place by its category, see page 34 In case of emergency, you can also find help nearby, see page 38 SD506AU...

  • Page 33: Using Quick Search Categories

    If you need to reorder the list, . To filter the list of results by providers, tap and then the provider logo on the right side of the screen. (optional) If needed, tap to further filter the list of results. SD506AU...

  • Page 34: Searching By Category

    Select the area around which you would like to search for the Place by tapping . By default, the search area is around the current position (or if it is not available, around the last known position). In this case, the following result list is ordered by the distance from this position. SD506AU...
  • Page 35 You can turn the Category View off at any level to list all Places around the selected location or along the route. (optional) The Places in the list can be ordered by the following criteria: • Name • Their distance from the current or last known position SD506AU...

  • Page 36: Searching By Name

    This is useful when you search for a later stopover that results in a minimal detour only, such as searching for upcoming petrol stations or restaurants. (The result list is ordered by the length of the necessary detour.) SD506AU...
  • Page 37 Browse the list, if necessary, and tap the desired list item. A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle. The process continues the same way as in case of any other Places search. See page 33. SD506AU...

  • Page 38: Finding Help Nearby

    Browse the list and tap one of the list items. A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle. The process continues the same way as in case of any other Places search. See page 33. SD506AU...

  • Page 39: Selecting A Saved Location

    If necessary, tap the map somewhere else to modify the destination. The cursor ( appears in the new location. Check the settings for road types and change them if necessary. to confirm the destination. You can also select a nearby point on the map or tap to select a different destination. SD506AU...

  • Page 40: Selecting A History Item

    Select a destination from the list. A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle. If necessary, tap the map somewhere else to modify the destination. The cursor ( ) appears at the new location. SD506AU...

  • Page 41: Selecting A Saved Route

    Navigation view to access the Navigation menu. The list of saved routes appears. If necessary, scroll the list to see earlier routes. Select a route and the Multipoint Route screen appears. If necessary, modify the saved route. Otherwise, tap SD506AU...

  • Page 42: Entering Coordinates

    UTM format. Tip! A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle. If necessary, tap the map somewhere else to modify the destination. The cursor ( ) appears at the new location. SD506AU...

  • Page 43: Selecting A Location On The Map

    (optional) If needed, tap to list the Places near the selected point or to save this location. Tip! If you already have a planned route, tap to add the selected location to your route. to select the cursor as the destination. SD506AU...

  • Page 44: Planning A Multipoint Route

    There is only one line in the list of route points, the starting point of the route, which is normally the current GPS position. to select the destination. The New Route to... screen appears, where you can select the destination of the route the same way as described in the previous sections. SD506AU...

  • Page 45: Checking Route Information And Alternatives

    Navigation view to access the Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap The planned route is displayed in its full length on the map with the following additional information: • The total length of route • The total time of route. SD506AU...

  • Page 46: Editing The Route

    Saving the planned route, see page 49 • Deleting the planned route, see page 50 • Selecting a route alternative when planning the route, see page 50 • Selecting a route alternative for an existing route, see page 51 • Pausing guidance, see page 52. SD506AU...

  • Page 47: Setting A New Starting Point

    The Change Start to... screen appears. Select the starting point of the route the same way you select a destination. You can see the new starting point on the map. Tap and the Multipoint Route screen appears where you can continue adding a destination to your route. SD506AU...

  • Page 48: Adding An Additional Destination

    . Add a destination to your route as described on page 44. 3.3.3 Modifying the list of destinations To edit your route, perform the following steps: on the Navigation view to access the Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap SD506AU...

  • Page 49: Saving The Planned Route

    Select a destination as described earlier and tap Type in a name and tap The route is saved and it is available in By selecting a previously saved route, Clarion Navigation recalculates the route using the saved destination and/or the waypoints. SD506AU...

  • Page 50: Deleting The Planned Route

    Select a destination as explained earlier, and go to the route confirmation screen. You can see the basic details of route alternatives. Tap any of them to see it on the map. To view more suggestions, tap and scroll down for other alternative routes with different route planning methods. SD506AU...

  • Page 51: Selecting A Route Alternative For An Existing Route

    Select one of the route alternatives and tap to return to the previous screen. Clarion Navigation recalculates the route. Tap to start your journey. The orange line line now shows the new planned route. 3.3.7 Selecting a route alternative for an existing route...

  • Page 52: Pausing Guidance

    Select one of the route alternatives and tap to return to the previous screen. Clarion Navigation replaces the original route. Tap to start your journey. The orange line line now shows the new planned route. 3.3.8 Pausing guidance When you are driving a planned route but you do not need guidance for a certain part of the route, you can suspend it and continue when it is needed again.

  • Page 53: Editing A Saved Location

    Tap the location you want to edit, tap and enter the name of the location on the keyboard, then tap In Saved Locations, Home and Work cannot be renamed. To change your home or Note! work location, tap , and confirm the address change. SD506AU...

  • Page 54: Adding An Alert Point

    Scroll down the list and tap Select the type of the Alert Point, the direction from which you expect the alert, and (if applicable) the speed limit for this Alert Point. to save the location as a new Alert Point. SD506AU...

  • Page 55: Running A Simulation

    : Pause the simulation. • : Jump to the previous route event (manoeuvre). • : Tap to increase the speed of the simulation to 4, 8 or 16 times faster. Tap again to return to normal speed. to stop the simulation. SD506AU...

  • Page 56: Off-Road Navigation

    3.7 Off-road navigation When first started, Clarion Navigation calculates routes using the road network of the maps provided with the product. If you want to disregard roads during navigation, you can switch to off-road mode, for example when driving in a desert.

  • Page 57: Reference Guide

    4 Reference guide The following sections describe the different concepts and menu screens of Clarion Navigation. 4.1 Concepts The following sections describe and explain navigation-related concepts. 4.1.1 2D/3D GPS reception The GPS receiver uses satellite signals to calculate its (your) position and needs at least four signals to give a three-dimensional position, including elevation.

  • Page 58: Route Calculation And Recalculation

    4.1.6 Speed limit warning Maps may contain information about the speed limits of the road segments. Clarion Navigation is able to warn you if you exceed the current limit. This information may not be available for your region, or may not be fully correct for all roads on the map.

  • Page 59: Intelligent Navigation

    The following sections describe these features. 4.1.7.1 Congestion detour on highways Clarion Navigation may offer a detour when you slow down on a highway due to a traffic jam. The Potential congestion detour window appears and shows the length and duration of the detour.

  • Page 60: Parking Around Destination

    4.1.7.3 Parking around destination If you leave the planned route by exiting a motorway, Clarion Navigation tries to guess the reason for making a detour. By tapping , you can open a top-down map with the recommended parking Places around the destination.

  • Page 61: Useful Information Menu

    4.2.1 Where Am I This screen contains information about the current position (or about the last known position if GPS reception is not available). You can access it the following two ways: • By going to the Navigation menu and tapping SD506AU...

  • Page 62: Trip Monitor

    You can export all logs into the sdmmc folder. You can access the Trip Monitor Settings, where you can enable saving the trip logs automatically or you can save the trip logs manually. See page 71. SD506AU...

  • Page 63: Settings Menu

    4.3 Settings menu You can configure the navigation settings, and modify the behaviour of Clarion Navigation, by tapping Tap the arrows to view the content of other pages. The Settings menu provides the following options:...

  • Page 64: Route Preferences Settings

    Usually, the best selection for fast and normal cars. Results in a route with fewer turns and no difficult manoeuvres. With this option, you can make Clarion Navigation take, for example, the motorway instead of a series of smaller roads or streets.

  • Page 65: Navigation Mode

    Per-use toll roads are pay roads where there is a per-use charge in the routes by default. If you disable toll roads, Clarion Navigation plans the best toll-free route. Clarion Navigation includes ferries in a planned route by default. However, a map does not necessarily contain information about the accessibility of temporary ferries.

  • Page 66: Sound Settings

    Try to read the street names in a foreign country. • Announce the road numbers only. • Announce the manoeuvre only. Set whether you want an immediate announcement for the next manoeuvre after each turn, or it is enough to receive the information when the turn is near. SD506AU...

  • Page 67: Warnings Settings

    You can enable and modify the following settings: Button Description Clarion Navigation is able to warn you if you exceed the current speed limit. This information may not be available in your region, or may not be fully correct for all roads on the map.

  • Page 68: Navigation View Settings

    3D buildings, landmarks, and manage your Place visibility sets (which Places to show on the map). SD506AU...
  • Page 69 Select the service types displayed for the motorway exits. Choose from the Places categories. Zoom out and show an overview of the surrounding area if the next manoeuvre is far and you are driving on a motorway. When you get close to the event, the normal map view returns. SD506AU...

  • Page 70: Regional Settings

    3D view of the junction. Tap it to turn this feature on or let the map be displayed for the whole route. In certain situations, Clarion Navigation offers a detour when there is a traffic jam on a highway. See page 59.

  • Page 71: Display Settings

    Understanding how different people use the application can help us improve the user interface and the program workflow. Anonymous track logs are sometimes used for providing real-time information service. Your trips can also help us improve the quality and coverage of maps. SD506AU...

  • Page 72: Troubleshooting

    Cause: The digital map data may not include every single address. Solution 1: If the street number is not known or Clarion Navigation cannot find it, select only the street name. This way, Clarion Navigation will navigate you to the midpoint of the street, where you can find the exact address more easily.

  • Page 73: Disabling The Speed Limit Warning

    Issue: Some keyboard buttons are greyed out and cannot be used. Cause: Clarion Navigation has a smart keyboard for address search, which means that only those buttons are active that can be used to type a name that is available on the map.

  • Page 74: The Map Is Hidden Behind An Image Of A Junction

    3D view of the junction. The lanes you need to take are displayed with arrows. Solution: If you want to hide the currently displayed junction and return to the Navigation view, tap the picture. To turn off this feature, perform the following steps: • Tap , and SD506AU...

  • Page 75: Index

    New Route, 18, 21 Editing the route, 46 Off-road navigation, 56, 65 Fast route, 64 Favourites (Saved Locations), 39, 52, 53 Parking, 60 Places of Interest, 32 GPS Information, 61 POI (Places), 32 Green route, 65 Possible alternative route, 59 SD506AU...
  • Page 76 Warning settings, 67 Warning settings, 67 Waypoint, 19, 48 Short route, 65 Where Am I, 61 Simulation, 55 Work address, 39, 52 Smart zoom, 58 Sound settings, 66 Speed camera, 57, 68, 73 Zooming, 10, 58 Speed limit, 67, 73 SD506AU...

  • Page 77: Copyright Note

    This manual may not, in whole or in part, be reproduced or transmitted in any form either electronically or mechanically, including photocopying and recording, without the express written consent of Clarion. © 2015 - Clarion Map data: © 1987 - 2015 HERE. All rights reserved. http://corporate.navteq.com/supplier_terms.html.

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