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  • Page 1 CAR MULTIMEDIA SERIES Enjoy it. Operating instructions – Navigation...
  • Page 2 Thank you for choosing our product as your navigator. Start using Blaupunkt Navigation right away. This document is the detailed description of the navigation software. You can easily discover Blaupunkt Navigation while you are using it; however, we still recommend that you...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents   1 Warnings and Safety information ................. 6 2 Getting started ......................7   2.1 Buttons and other controls on the screen ............... 8    2.1.1 Using keyboards ........................ 10   2.1.2 Beyond single screen tap ....................11 2.2 Map screen ........................
  • Page 4   3.1.6 Selecting a recent destination from the History ..............48   3.1.7 Entering the coordinate of the destination ................. 49   3.1.8 Building a route from the list of destinations (Create Route) ..........50 3.2 Viewing the entire route on the map ................51  3.3 Checking route parameters and accessing route related functions ......
  • Page 5   4.3.8 Display settings ........................80   4.3.9 Regional settings ........................ 81   4.3.10 Trip monitor settings ......................81   4.3.11 Log collection settings ..................... 82 5 Glossary ........................83   6 Copyright note ....................... 85  ...

  • Page 6: Warnings And Safety Information

    You must obey the traffic signs and follow the road geometry. If you deviate from the recommended route, Blaupunkt Navigation changes the instructions accordingly. Never place Blaupunkt Navigation where it obstructs the driver's view, where it is in the deployment zone of an airbag or where it might cause injuries in an accident.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    2 Getting started Blaupunkt Navigation is optimised for in-car or pedestrian use. There is no need to use a stylus. You can use it easily by tapping the screen buttons and the map with your fingertips. When using the navigation software for the first time, an initial setup process starts automatically.

  • Page 8: Buttons And Other Controls On The Screen

    Later you can turn them on or off individually in Log collection settings (page 82). After the initial setup, the Map screen appears and you can start using Blaupunkt Navigation. 2.1 Buttons and other controls on the screen When you are using Blaupunkt Navigation, you usually tap buttons on the touch screen.
  • Page 9 When a feature can Drag the handle be set to different to move the values in a range, slider to its new Blaupunkt Navigation position. shows an indicator on • Tap the slider a gauge that displays where you want and sets the value.

  • Page 10: Using Keyboards

    2.1.1 Using keyboards You only need to enter letters or numbers when you cannot avoid it. You can type with your fingertips on the full-screen keyboards and you can switch between various keyboard layouts, for example English, Greek or numerical. Task Instruction Switching to another keyboard layout, for...

  • Page 11: Beyond Single Screen Tap

    2.1.2 Beyond single screen tap You usually need to tap the screen only once. However, some useful features can be accessed with combined touch screen tapping. Those are the following: Action Details Tapping and holding Tap and keep pressing the following buttons to reach extra functions: the screen •...

  • Page 12: Map Screen

    2.2 Map screen 2.2.1 Navigating on the map The Map screen is the most frequently used screen of Blaupunkt Navigation. A small live map is displayed on the startup screen, the Navigation menu, as a part of the button. To enlarge this small map and open the Map screen, tap This map shows the current position (the Vehimarker, a blue arrow by default), the recommended route (an orange line), and the surrounding map area.
  • Page 13 Historical traffic data or traffic patterns are also taken into account whenever such information exists. If Blaupunkt Navigation is capable of receiving live traffic information, the calculation takes into account traffic delays affecting your route if they are received. However, this calculation is rarely accurate.

  • Page 14: Position Markers

    2.2.3 Objects on the map 2.2.3.1 Streets and roads Blaupunkt Navigation shows the streets in a way that is similar to how the paper road maps show them. Their width and colours correspond to their importance: you can easily tell a motorway from a small street.
  • Page 15 There is a field in the top left corner that displays the next manoeuvre. Both the type of the event (turn, roundabout, exiting motorway, etc.) and its distance from the current position are displayed. A smaller icon shows the type of the second next manoeuvre if it is near the first one. Otherwise, only the next manoeuvre is displayed.

  • Page 16: Lane Information And Signposts

    When navigating on multilane roads, it is important to take the appropriate lane in order to follow the recommended route. If lane information is available in the map data, Blaupunkt Navigation displays the lanes and their directions using small arrows at the bottom of the map.

  • Page 17: Elements Of The Active Route

    3D buildings 3D block representation of full city building data containing actual building size and position on the map. 2.2.3.6 Elements of the active route Blaupunkt Navigation shows the route in the following way: Symbol Name Description Current GPS position and Your current position displayed on the map.

  • Page 18: Manipulating The Map

    to open the Traffic Summary screen. to open the list of traffic events: Now tap any of the list items to see its details, and to display the affected road segment in its full length on the map: Note! If there are traffic events on the recommended route that the application has not bypassed, the icon will open the list of significant traffic events to let you quickly check them.
  • Page 19 Zooming in and out Changes how much of the map is displayed on the screen. Blaupunkt Navigation uses high-quality vector maps that let you examine the map at various zoom levels, always with optimised content. It always displays street names and other text...

  • Page 20: Quick Menu

    Return to normal Tap this button to move the map back to follow navigation the current GPS position. Automatic map rotation is also re-enabled. The map manipulation buttons disappear and navigation continues. Additional options Tap this button to open a list of additional features like saving the Cursor as a Favourite destination, or searching for Places around the Cursor.
  • Page 21 Find / Favourite (page This button opens the list of your Favourite destinations. Find / History (page This button opens the History list. You can select one of your previous destinations. My Route / Edit Route This button opens the route editing function. More / Settings / This button opens the route related settings.

  • Page 22: Checking The Details Of The Current Position (Where Am I?)

    More / Trip Monitor This button opens the Trip Monitor screen where you (page 70) can manage your previously saved trip logs and track logs. Tap the top of the This button opens the list of manoeuvres (the Map screen during itinerary).
  • Page 23 • : Latitude and Longitude (coordinate of the current position in WGS84 format). • : Altitude (elevation information coming from the GPS receiver - often inaccurate). • : House number on the left. • : House number on the right. •...

  • Page 24: Navigation Menu

    2.3 Navigation menu You can reach all parts of Blaupunkt Navigation from the Navigation menu. You have the following options: • to select your destination by entering an address or selecting a place of interest, a location on the map or one of your Favourite destinations. You can also look up your recent destinations from the Smart History or enter a coordinate.

  • Page 25: Navigating

    3.1 Selecting the destination of a route Blaupunkt Navigation offers you several ways of choosing your destination: • Enter a full address or a part of an address, for example a street name without a house number or the names of two intersecting streets (page 25).

  • Page 26: Entering An Address

    Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons: By default, Blaupunkt Navigation proposes the country and settlement where you are. If needed, tap , enter the first few letters of the country name on the keyboard, and select one country from the list of results.
  • Page 27 • The most likely street name is always shown in the input field. To accept it, tap • If the desired name does not show up, the names that match the string appear in a list after entering a couple of characters (to open the list of results before it appears automatically, tap ).

  • Page 28: Entering The Midpoint Of A Street As The Destination

    Tip! If you know that you will use this destination frequently, before tapping to confirm the destination, put it on the list of your Favourites first: tap then , give a name for the new Favourite, and tap to save the location. The map with the destination returns automatically.

  • Page 29: Selecting An Intersection As The Destination

    Instead of entering the house number, tap . The midpoint of the street is selected as the destination. 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.
  • Page 30 • The most likely street name is always shown in the input field. To accept it, tap • If the desired name does not show up, the names that match the string appear in a list after entering a couple of characters (to open the list of results before it appears automatically, tap ).

  • Page 31: Selecting A City/Town Centre As The Destination

    3.1.1.4 Selecting a city/town centre as the destination The city/town centre is not the geometric centre of the settlement but an arbitrary point the map creators have chosen. In towns and villages, it is usually the most important intersection; in larger cities, it is one of the important intersections. If you are on the Map screen, tap to return to the Navigation menu.

  • Page 32: Entering An Address With A Postal Code

    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. Tap to confirm the destination, or tap to select a different destination. After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire route.
  • Page 33 • The most likely postal code is always shown in the input field. To accept it, tap • If the desired number does not show up, open the list of results by tapping . Select the postal code from the list. Enter the street name: Start entering the street name on the keyboard.

  • Page 34: Tips On Entering Addresses Quickly

    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. Tap to confirm the destination, or tap to select a different destination. After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire route.

  • Page 35: Selecting The Destination From The Places Of Interest

    3.1.2 Selecting the destination from the Places of Interest You can select your destination from the Places of Interest included with Blaupunkt Navigation. Using the same screen, you can find a Place in different ways: •...

  • Page 36: Searching For A Place Of Interest Using Preset Categories

    (optional) The Places in the list are ordered by the length of the necessary detour (when navigating a route) or by their distance from the current position (when no destination is given). If you need to reorder the list, tap Browse the list if necessary and tap one of the list items.
  • Page 37 The preset search categories appear: • • If an active route exists, petrol stations are searched along the route. • If there is no active route (destination is not selected), they are searched around the current position. • If the current position is not available either (no GPS signal), they are searched around the last known position.

  • Page 38: Searching For A Place Of Interest By Category

    (optional) The Places in the list are ordered by their distance from the current or last known position, from the destination or by the length of the necessary detour. If you need to reorder the list, tap Browse the list if necessary and tap one of the list items. A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle.
  • Page 39 • to search for a place within a selected city/town. (The result list will be ordered by the distance from the centre of the selected city/town.) • to search for a place around the destination of the active route. (The result list will be ordered by the distance from the destination.) •...
  • Page 40 Sometimes the list of brands in the selected Place subcategory appears. Select one brand or tap to list all Places in the selected subcategory around the selected location or along the route. Finally, the results appear in a list. 10. (optional) The Places in the list are ordered by their distance from the current or last known position, from the selected city/town, from the destination or by the length of the necessary detour.

  • Page 41: Searching For A Place Of Interest By Name

    3.1.2.4 Searching for a Place of Interest by name You can search for Places of Interest by their names. You can search around different locations or along your route in the whole Place database or in one Place category or subcategory only.
  • Page 42 (optional) If you have selected , select the city/town to search in. Select one of the main Place categories (e.g. Accommodation) to search in or tap to search among all Places. Select one of the Place subcategories (e.g. Hotel or Motel) to search in or tap to search in the selected Place category.
  • Page 43 10. After entering a few letters, tap to open the list of Places with names containing the entered character sequence. 11. (optional) The Places in the list are ordered by their distance from the current or last known position, from the selected city/town, from the destination or by the length of the necessary detour.

  • Page 44: Selecting Nearby Assistance From 'Where Am I

    3.1.2.5 Selecting nearby assistance from 'Where Am I?' You can quickly search for nearby assistance from the 'Where Am I?' screen. On the Map screen, tap to open the Quick menu. , and then Preset search categories appear, all for searching around the current position (or around the last known position if the current position is not available): •...

  • Page 45: Selecting A Map Location As The Destination

    Browse the list if necessary and tap one of the list items. A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle. The name and address of the Place is displayed at the top of the screen. (optional) Tap to see the details of the selected Place.

  • Page 46: Selecting The Destination From Your Favourites

    After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap to modify route parameters, or tap and start your journey. 3.1.4 Selecting the destination from your Favourites You can select a location that you have already saved as a Favourite to be your destination. Adding a location to the list of Favourite destinations is described on page 60.

  • Page 47: Selecting One Of The Most Likely Destinations (Smart History)

    After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap to modify route parameters, or tap and start your journey. 3.1.5 Selecting one of the most likely destinations (Smart History) The destinations that you have set earlier appear in the History list.

  • Page 48: Selecting A Recent Destination From The History

    3.1.6 Selecting a recent destination from the History The destinations that you have set earlier appear in the History. Access the History: • If you are on the Map screen, tap and then tap • If you are in the Navigation menu, tap and then tap The list of recent destinations appears.

  • Page 49: Entering The Coordinate Of The Destination

    3.1.7 Entering the coordinate of the destination You can also select a destination by entering its coordinate. Do as follows: If you are on the Map screen, tap to return to the Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap Open the menu and tap You can enter the latitude and longitude values in any of the following formats: decimal degrees;...

  • Page 50: Building A Route From The List Of Destinations (Create Route)

    After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap to modify route parameters, or tap and start your journey. 3.1.8 Building a route from the list of destinations (Create Route) You can also build your route destination by destination from the My Route menu.

  • Page 51: Viewing The Entire Route On The Map

    3.3 Checking route parameters and accessing route related functions You can check different parameters of the route recommended by Blaupunkt Navigation. If you are on the Map screen, tap to return to the Navigation menu.

  • Page 52: Modifying The Route

    • The total time of the route. • The total length of the route. • Estimated delay calculated from traffic events on your route. • The symbol of the vehicle type used in route calculation. • The route planning method (e.g. Fast). You have the following options on this screen (for detailed instructions on how to use them, see the next chapter): •...

  • Page 53: Setting A New Starting Position For The Route

    • to plan a new route to the newly selected location. The previous destination and waypoint(s) are deleted. • to add the newly selected location as an intermediate destination to your route. The other destinations of the route remain intact. Note: the new waypoint is placed among destinations to keep the route optimal.
  • Page 54 The first line is the start of the route, normally the current GPS position. Tap confirm your action at the warning message. The Destination menu appears and you can select the start point of the route the same way you select a destination. When the new start point is set, tap The map returns with a transparent Vehimarker (showing that there is no GPS reception).

  • Page 55: Editing The List Of Destinations (Edit Route)

    You can do it manually or you can let the application optimise the route for you. 3.4.4 Pausing the active route You do not need to pause the active route: when you start driving again, Blaupunkt Navigation restarts the voice instructions from your position.

  • Page 56: Cancelling The Active Route

    3.4.5 Cancelling the active route To cancel the navigated route, do one of the following: • If you are on the Map screen, tap and then tap . (If you have a route with waypoints, you need to tap until all waypoints are deleted.) •...

  • Page 57: Checking Route Alternatives For An Existing Route

    Select one of the route alternatives and tap to return to the previous screen. Blaupunkt Navigation recalculates the route. The orange line now shows the new recommended route. 3.4.7 Checking route alternatives for an existing route To recalculate the active route with a different route planning method, you can modify the Route settings (page 76).

  • Page 58: Changing The Vehicle Used In Route Planning

    Select one of the route alternatives then tap and hold for a few seconds to return to the Map screen. Blaupunkt Navigation recalculates the route. The orange line now shows the new recommended route. 3.4.8 Changing the vehicle used in route planning To recalculate the active route for a different vehicle, do as follows.

  • Page 59: Changing The Road Types Used In Route Planning

    Blaupunkt Navigation recalculates the route optimised for the new vehicle type. The orange line now shows the new recommended route. 3.4.9 Changing the road types used in route planning To recalculate the active route with different road type preferences, do as follows. These changes can also be made in Settings (page 76).

  • Page 60: Saving A Location As A Favourite Destination

    3.5 Saving a location as a Favourite destination You can add any location to Favourites, the list of frequently used destinations. Planning a route to one of the Favourite destinations is described on page 46. Select a destination as described before. It can be an address, a Place, any location on the map, a previously used destination from History, a coordinate or a location where a photo was taken.

  • Page 61: Editing An Alert Point

    Scroll down the list and tap On the newly opened screen, 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. 3.7 Editing an alert point You can edit a previously saved or uploaded alert point (for example a speed camera or a railway crossing).

  • Page 62: Watching The Simulation Of The Route

    3.8 Watching the simulation of the route You can run a simulated navigation that demonstrates the active route. Do as follows: If you are on the Map screen, tap to return to the Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap Scroll down the list and tap .
  • Page 63 to stop the simulation.

  • Page 64: Reference Guide

    While driving without an active route: Smart Zoom will zoom in if you drive slowly and zoom out when you drive at high speed. 4.1.2 Daytime and night colour themes Blaupunkt Navigation uses different colour themes during the day and during the night for both the map and the menu screens. •...
  • Page 65 • : Results in a route with fewer turns and no difficult manoeuvres. With this option, you can make Blaupunkt Navigation to take, for example, the motorway instead of a series of smaller roads or streets. •...

  • Page 66: Green Routing

    Real-time Traffic events are also taken into account and sometimes greatly modify the route. Blaupunkt Navigation automatically recalculates the route if you deviate from the proposed itinerary or if a newly received Traffic event concerns a part of the recommended route.

  • Page 67: Road Safety Cameras And Other Proximity Alert Points

    There is a special proximity warning for road safety cameras (like speed or red light cameras) and other proximity alert points (like schools or railroad crossings). These alert points are not part of Blaupunkt Navigation. You can download them from www.naviextras.com or you can upload points in a specific text file if needed.

  • Page 68: Gps Position Quality Indicator And Current Time

    4.1.8.1 Historical traffic If statistical traffic information is stored with the map data, Blaupunkt Navigation can take them into account when planning a route. In normal cases, these statistics help you avoid usual traffic jams on the given day of week in the given hour but in some cases like on public holidays that fall on normal weekdays, they can be misleading.

  • Page 69: Real-Time Traffic Information

    TMC is not a global service. It may not be available in your country or region. Ask your local dealer for coverage details. Blaupunkt Navigation contains the TMC receiver that is needed to receive Traffic events. If public Traffic data is broadcast at your location, Blaupunkt Navigation automatically takes into account the traffic events received.

  • Page 70: More' Menu

    Button Description You can configure the program settings, and modify the behaviour of Blaupunkt Navigation. Fine-tune route planning options, change the look of the Map screen, turn on or off warnings, or restart the Configuration wizard, etc. See the next chapter for details.

  • Page 71: Settings Menu

    You can also access program usage statistics. 4.3 Settings menu You can configure the program settings, and modify the behaviour of Blaupunkt Navigation. Tap the following buttons: The Settings menu has several options. Tap or scroll with your finger to see the full list.
  • Page 72 The content of the Quick menu (page 20) is fully customisable. Tap the button you want to change, and select its new function from the list. The recommended route is not always the same between two points. Whenever suitable data exists, traffic information can be taken into account in the route calculation.

  • Page 73: Sound And Warnings

    Maps may contain information about the speed limits of the road segments. Blaupunkt Navigation is able to warn you if you exceed the current limit. This information may not be available for your region (ask your local dealer), or may not be fully correct for all roads in the map.
  • Page 74 The application can warn you when you approach road safety cameras like speed cameras or dangerous areas like school zones or railroad crossings. Tap this button and set the different alert types individually. The following alert types are available: • Audio warning: beeps or the name of the alert type can be played while you are approaching the camera, or extra alert sounds if you exceed the speed limit while approaching one of...

  • Page 75: Customise Quick Menu

    When calculating a new route, or when recalculation becomes necessary based on the received Traffic events, Blaupunkt Navigation avoids traffic events if it makes sense. You can also set the minimum delay that triggers route recalculation, and you can instruct the application if you want to confirm every recalculation.

  • Page 76: Route Settings

    They can be enabled or disabled separately from toll roads. Blaupunkt Navigation includes toll roads (pay roads where there is a per-use charge) in the routes by default. If you disable toll roads, Blaupunkt Navigation plans the best toll-free route.
  • Page 77 Vehicle types: • • Manoeuvre restrictions and directional constraints are taken into account when planning a route. • Roads are used only if access for cars is allowed. • Private roads and resident-only roads are used only they are inevitable to reach the destination.

  • Page 78: Green Routing Settings

    Results in a route with fewer turns and no difficult manoeuvres. With this option, you can make Blaupunkt Navigation to take, for example, the motorway instead of a series of smaller roads or streets.

  • Page 79: Map Settings

    4.3.6 Map settings You can fine-tune the appearance of the Map screen. Adjust the map view to your needs, choose suitable colour themes from the list for both daytime and night use, change the blue arrow to a 3D car model, show or hide 3D buildings, turn track logging on or off, and manage you Place visibility sets (which Places to show on the map).

  • Page 80: Visual Guidance Settings

    Select which Places to show on the map while navigating. Too many Places make the map crowded so it is a good idea too keep as few of them on the map as possible. For this, you have the possibility to save different Place visibility sets.

  • Page 81: Regional Settings

    The application will restart if you change this setting; you are asked to confirm this. You can set the distance units to be used by the program. Blaupunkt Navigation may not support all the listed units in some voice guidance languages.

  • Page 82: Log Collection Settings

    4.3.11 Log collection settings If you accept this when first using the application, it collects usage information and GPS logs that may be used for improving the application and the quality and coverage of maps. The data is processed anonymously; no one will be able to track any personal information. Here you can enable or disable collecting these logs.

  • Page 83: Glossary

    Colour theme Blaupunkt Navigation comes with different colour themes for daytime or night use of the map and menu screens. Themes are custom graphic settings and they can have different colours for streets, blocks or surface waters in 2D and 3D modes, and they display shades or shadows in different ways in 3D mode.
  • Page 84 Road Safety Camera Special alert points for speed, red light or bus lane cameras. Different data sources are available. You can configure Blaupunkt Navigation to warn you when you approach one of these cameras. Detecting the location of Road Safety Cameras is prohibited in certain countries. It is the sole responsibility of the driver to check whether this feature can be used during the trip.

  • Page 85: Copyright Note

    6 Copyright note The product and the information contained herein are subject to change without prior notification. 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 Blaupuunkt.
  • Page 86 Blaupunkt Europe GmbH Robert-Bosch-Straße 200 D-31139 Hildesheim http://www.blaupunkt.com...

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