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  • Page 1 ® Magellan RoadMate ® ® User Manual RV9490T-LM...
  • Page 2 This page is not used. www.magellangps.com RV9490T-LMB User Manual...
  • Page 3 It is your responsibility to comply with all traffic laws and to use the Magellan RoadMate and mounting options in such a manner that the user is in compliance with applicable laws.
  • Page 4 Charging the Magellan RoadMate An optional AC adapter is available as an accessory for your Magellan RoadMate . Use of another type of AC adapter can result in malfunction and/or possible fire hazard due to battery overheating. Only use the car charger approved for/supplied with your Magellan RoadMate receiver. Use of another type of car charger may result in fire or electric shock.
  • Page 5 This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Lifetime Traffic is for the lifetime of the GPS Device or until Magellan no longer receives relevant traffic data whichever is shorter. Lifetime Traffic may not be transferred to another Magellan device and may not be available in certain areas.
  • Page 6 © 2014 MiTAC International Corporation. The Magellan logo, Magellan, RoadMate and Quickspell are registered trademarks of MiTAC International Corporation. SmartDetour and OneTouch are trademarks of MiTAC International Corporation and are used under license by MiTAC International Corporation. All rights reserved.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Dashboard Screen Map Screen Footer Bar Starting Up Power On, Suspend, Power Off Turning the Magellan RoadMate Receiver On Turning the Magellan RoadMate Receiver Off (Suspend Mode) Turning the Magellan RoadMate Receiver Off (Shutdown) Adjustments Adjusting the Volume Muting the Volume...
  • Page 8 Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network Connecting to a Non-Broadcasting Wi-Fi Network Forgetting a Network Connection Refreshing the Network List Syncing to SmartGPSEco with Magellan Content Manager Syncing Content from Magellan Content Manager Connecting to SmartGPSEco with Smartphone Installing the Magellan App on Android Phones...
  • Page 9 Fuel Squares Customizing the Fuel Square PhantomALERT Customizing the Alerts Points of Interest Visibility Setting POI Visibility on Map Setting POI Visibility on Squares Weather Setting Weather Units Selecting Cities for Weather Browser Setting Browser Options My Places My Places Address Book Accessing the Address Book Adding a Place to the Address Book...
  • Page 10 OneTouch Adding a OneTouch Button - Location Deleting a OneTouch Button Editing the Name of a OneTouch Button Rearranging the OneTouch Buttons Setting the Home Button Routing Map Screen While Routing Maneuver Information Maneuver Icons Traffic Information GO Screen My Route Creating and Revising Routes Creating a Route from the Wish List Creating a Route from Recent Places...
  • Page 11 Bluetooth Using Bluetooth on the Magellan RoadMate Pairing Your Phone When Answering a Call When Making a Call Instructions Answering a Call Hanging Up Creating a Call with the Dial Pad. Redialing Making an Emergency 911 Call Making an Call using Speed Dial...
  • Page 12 Settings Settings Menu General Settings Software Update Language Units Auto Power Off Screen Brightness Dim on Battery Power Storage Information Product Information Register SmartGPS End-User License Agreement Acknowledgments Navigation and Maps PhantomALERT Points of Interest Visibility Enable Live Traffic Auto-Zoom on Turns Enable U-Turns Avoid Toll Roads Avoid Unpaved Roads...
  • Page 13 Turn Warnings Spoken Street Names Audible Speed Warnings Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Networks Bluetooth Device Name Auto-connect Audible Maneuver Warning Sync to SmartGPS Eco via Phone Paired Phones To Pair your Phone RV9490T-LMB User Manual www.magellangps.com xiii...

  • Page 14: Fundamentals

    Magellan RoadMate Receiver Home Press the Home button to return to the Map screen from Button anywhere in the Magellan RoadMate receiver. Tap to change between the Dashboard display, map with no content squares, and map with content squares. Power Press and hold to turn the device on or to completely shut down.

  • Page 15: Map Screen

    Time of Day Time is transmitted from the GPS satellites using an atomic clock as reference. The Magellan RoadMate factors in the time zone for your location as well as daylight savings time conditions to compute the local time displayed. There are no settings for the time displayed.
  • Page 16 Bluetooth Displays the current pairing status of the Bluetooth connection. When Status paired to a phone, the Magellan RoadMate receiver can be used as a remote interface for your phone. Bluetooth is paired to a phone. Bluetooth is not paired to a phone.

  • Page 17: Map Screen Map Area

    Speaker On. Volume set by slider bar. Speaker Muted. Current Displays the current location of the Magellan RoadMate receiver in Location relation to the displayed map. Indicator Tap on the Current Location Indicator to get information on your current location.
  • Page 18 POI Icons The Magellan RoadMate receiver uses various POI icons to graphically display POIs for your surrounding area. Some of those are pointed out in the graphic. The POI graphic indicates the POI category. To select which POI Icons are displayed, go to ‘Settings >...

  • Page 19: Map Screen Content Squares

    Map Screen Content Squares There are eight different content squares available on the Magellan RV9490T-LMB. When fewer squares are displayed, tap the More Tiles arrow (on the footer bar) to view all eight squares. Arranging content squares With all eight squares displayed, touch a square until it turns dark, then drag it to the position you want it.

  • Page 20: Dashboard Screen

    www.magellangps.com Phantom- Any basic phantomALERTS (red light cameras, speed cameras) ALERTS or premium phantomALERTS (purchased from www. magellangps.com/shop) you are approaching are displayed. Flip though the square to view additional alerts when present. Current Tap to bring up additional information on your current Location location (Lat/Long, streets ahead and behind you).

  • Page 21: Map Screen Footer Bar

    Power On, Suspend, Power Off Turning the Magellan RoadMate Receiver On Press and hold the Power button for 2-3 seconds. The Magellan logo may not appear until a few seconds after you release the button. Turning the Magellan RoadMate Receiver Off (Suspend Mode) If you suspend operation, the route and all information is held so you can quickly resume use.

  • Page 22: Turning The Magellan Roadmate Receiver Off (Shutdown)

    Turning the Magellan RoadMate Receiver Off (Shutdown) Press and hold the Power button for 2-3 seconds and release when the Shutting Down message is displayed. The receiver will power off. This clears any inputs in progress, but does not cancel an active route.

  • Page 23: Changing Zoom Levels

    www.magellangps.com Changing Zoom Levels Button Method to zoom in or to zoom out of the map display. Pinch / Spread Method Use two fingers to “Pinch” the map area to zoom out. Use two fingers to “Spread” the map area to zoom in. Changing the Map Style The map can be changed to be viewed in 3-dimensional, 2-dimensional - North up or 2-dimensional - heading up style.

  • Page 24: Viewing Current Location Details

    www.magellangps.com 2-Dimensional - Heading Up Viewing Current Location Details Tap on the current location icon The Current Location screen is displayed. Saving Current Location Tap on the current location icon The Current Location screen is displayed. Tap on the Save icon ( Select where to save the location (Wish List, My Places or OneTouch).

  • Page 25: Rv9490T-Lmb User Manual Www.magellangps.com

    The keyboard is similar to the keyboard on a smartphone, and is designed to be easy to use. Since there are some differences from a typical smartphone, and for those who have not used a smartphone keyboard, the basics of the Magellan RoadMate keyboard will be explained here. Backspace...

  • Page 26: About Street Names

    About street names: If you can’t find a street, try including the direction, as N, S, etc. For example, “Cataract” will find a lot of other places before it finds “N. Cataract”. About City Names: • City name is part of the address. You shouldn’t enter it separately, unless that’s all you want.

  • Page 27: Searching Near A Location

    Searching near a location If you just tap Search, the search is centered on your current location. If you want to search near some other location, tap the down arrow, and select Places near... This shows the address entry keyboard. You can enter a city or zip code to center the search.

  • Page 28: Magellan Smartrv Content

    Magellan SmartRV Content Types of Content There are various types of content available on the Magellan SmartRV. Some items are optional or subscription-based. Magellan’s SmartGPSEco.com is used to manage content and content subscriptions. Preloaded POIs (Points of There are approximately 7 million POIs preloaded into the Interest) Magellan SmartRV.

  • Page 29: Syncing Content From Smartgpseco

    Syncing Content from SmartGPSEco As described in the table above, much of the content available on the Magellan SmartRV is provided through SmartGPSEco. Content may be delivered using Magellan Content Manager, a Wi-Fi network, or using mobile data over a Bluetooth connection.

  • Page 30: Selecting And Managing Content

    Selecting and Managing Content The SmartRV can display eight different content squares. Some content items are optional, and can be exchanged for other items using Content Manager, Content Manager When you launch Content Manager and connect your device, it will display a map and tools to view and select content.

  • Page 31: Syncing To Smartgpseco With Wi-Fi

    With the name and security set, tap on Join. Forgetting a Network Connection After connecting to a network, the password for the network is stored in the Magellan SmartRV until you “forget” the password. After forgetting, you will need to re-enter the password to connect.

  • Page 32: Refreshing The Network List

    Be sure to bookmark the Magellan Content Manager web page for easy access. Sign In with your Magellan Account. With your Magellan SmartRV properly connected it will appear in the list on the left side of the page. Click on the device icon.

  • Page 33: Installing The Magellan App On Iphone

    The Magellan SmartRV will begin searching for Bluetooth devices. When you see the name of your phone in the list, tap the Connect button for your phone. Follow the prompts on your phone and the Magellan SmartRV to confirm the pairing. CAUTION If the Magellan SmartRV doesn’t display Connected, try pressing the...

  • Page 34: User-Entered Content

    Sign In with your Magellan Account. Add places, contacts and trips using the Create New button in Magellan Content Manager. When your Magellan SmartRV performs a sync, it will be updated with the changes made in Magellan Content Manager. Customizing Content...

  • Page 35: Customizing The Fuel Square

    Customizing the Fuel Square From the Map screen press Tap Content. Tap Gas. Select the type of fuel to be displayed.. (Regular/Plus/ Premium/Diesel) Select the sort order of the squares displayed. (Brand/Price/Distance) Set the Brand Preferences. a) You can uncheck those brands you do not want to see.

  • Page 36: Points Of Interest Visibility

    Points of Interest Visibility This option provides a way to select which POI categories are displayed on the map and in content squares. Setting POI Visibility on Map From the Map screen press Tap Content. Tap Points of Interest Visibility. Tap on Visible on Map to select which POIs will be displayed on the map screen.

  • Page 37: Browser

    Browser Browser settings let you customize the way you browse the web, including several that help you control your privacy Setting Browser Options From the Map screen press Tap Content. Tap Browser. Scroll through the browser options and set as desired. www.magellangps.com RV9490T-LMB User Manual...

  • Page 38: My Places

    Chapter My Places My Places My Places can be best described as the place where all of the saved destinations and routes are stored. There are four separate sections to My Places, each one with its own distinct purpose. Address The Address Book stores contacts, places and trips that you have Book saved.

  • Page 39: Accessing The Address Book

    Accessing the Address Book From the Map screen, tap the Address Book icon ( Three tabs are available, as below: Places tab Contacts Tab Trips Tab Adding a Place to the Address Book From the Map screen, tap GoTo... You can select a POI or search an address, as appropriate.

  • Page 40: Deleting A Place From The Address Book

    Deleting a Place from the Address Book From the Map screen, tap the Address Book icon ( Make sure that you are in the Places tab of the Address Book. The Place icon will be yellow Tap the Edit icon ( Tap the item delete icon for the place to be deleted.

  • Page 41: Editing Contact Information

    Editing Contact information You can add, rename, or delete any phone number or place belonging to a contact. In addition, you can edit any phone number for a contact. To do any of these operations, you start by selecting the contact: Selecting a contact to edit it From the Map screen, tap the Address Book icon ( Tap the Contacts tab icon...

  • Page 42: Deleting A Contact In The Address Book

    Adding a contact place: Once you tap the Edit icon ( ), the Item Delete and Item Edit icons are displayed on each contact place or number. At the bottom header, the buttons + Address and + Phone are displayed. Tap the + Address button.

  • Page 43: Editing The Trip's Name In The Address Book

    Editing the Trip’s Name in the Address Book Only the descriptive name for a contact can be edited. From the Map screen, tap the Address Book icon ( Tap the Trip tab icon Tap the Edit icon ( Tap on the appropriate Item Edit icon. Use the keyboard to modify the name of the trip.

  • Page 44: Recent

    Recent Recent destinations can’t be added or edited, but you can delete one or all of them. Deleting Recent Destinations From the Map screen, tap the Address Book icon ( Tap Recent. Tap the Edit icon ( Tap the delete icon for the recent destination to be deleted or tap Clear All to delete all the recent destinations in the list.

  • Page 45: Editing The Name Of A Onetouch Button

    Editing the Name of a OneTouch Button From the Map screen, tap the OneTouch button Tap the Edit icon ( Edit the OneTouch button name. Tap Save. Tap Done. Rearranging the OneTouch Buttons From the Map screen, tap the OneTouch button Press and hold the OneTouch button to be moved.

  • Page 46: Routing

    Chapter Routing Map Screen While Routing The Map screen changes when there is an active route. This provides you with the information needed to route to your destination. Maneuver The maneuver bar provides information on the type of maneuver you are approaching, the distance to the maneuver and the name of the street that the maneuver will be done on.

  • Page 47: Maneuver Information

    NOTES The Magellan RoadMate will provide audible alerts while you are routing. If you missed an alert or just want to hear it again, tap the header with the street name for the maneuver and the message will repeat.

  • Page 48: Go Screen

    GO Screen While creating a route, the GO screen lets you review and adjust it. You can compare routing methods and view them on the map. You can see the distance to the destination and the estimated time of arrival for the selected routing method. The routing methods include Fastest, Shortest or Least Highways.

  • Page 49: My Route

    Turn List The Turn List will display all of the maneuvers involved in the route. There is also the option of deleting a maneuver in the list and the Magellan RoadMate will recalculate the route with that maneuver removed. Edit Edit provides the tools needed to add or delete a destination in your route.

  • Page 50: Creating And Revising Routes

    Creating and Revising Routes This section describes ways to create a route having one or multiple destinations. Creating a Route from the Address Book From the Map screen tap Select the tab containing the location (Places, Contacts or Trips). Scroll through the list displayed until you see the place, contact or trip you want to go to.

  • Page 51: Creating A Route To A User-Entered Address

    Creating a Route to a User-Entered Address From the Map screen tap Go To... Using the instructions found in “Keyboard” on page 9 , enter the address you want to go to. Choose how you want the route computed; Fastest, Shortest, or Least Highways. Tap GO.

  • Page 52: Creating A Route To A Poi (Point Of Interest)

    Creating a Route to a POI (Point of Interest) From the Map screen tap Go To... Using the instructions found in “Keyboard” on page 9 , search for the desired POI. Select the POI from the list displayed. Choose how you want the route computed; Fastest, Shortest, or Least Highways. Tap GO.

  • Page 53: Adding A Destination To A Route

    Adding a Destination to a Route While traveling on a route, tap My Route from the Map screen. Follow any of the “Creating a Route...” instructions provided in this chapter to select the destination. Tap Add when the location screen is displayed. Continue using the button to select destinations for the route.

  • Page 54: Detouring Around Traffic

    Turn List. on the maneuver to detour around. Confirm by tapping GO. CAUTION Not all maneuvers can be detoured around but the Magellan Road- Mate will try to recalculate the route avoiding the maneuver. RV9490T-LMB User Manual www.magellangps.com...

  • Page 55: Using Bluetooth On The Magellan Roadmate

    The Magellan RV9490T-LMB provides hands-free capabilities for making and receiving phone calls utilizing the Bluetooth link from your smartphone. Before you can use your smartphone with the Magellan RoadMate you need to pair the phone to the Magellan RoadMate .

  • Page 56: Instructions

    NOTES The Contacts list in the Bluetooth section of the Magellan RoadMate is not associated with the Address Book portion of the device. The contacts presented with Bluetooth have been imported from your smartphone. A call can also be generated from the My Places Address Book.

  • Page 57: Hanging Up

    www.magellangps.com Hanging Up From the Bluetooth screen, tap or hang up from your smartphone. Creating a Call with the Dial Pad. From the Map screen, tap Use the dial pad to enter the phone number. When the number is correct, tap the Call button.

  • Page 58: Adding To The Speed Dial List

    www.magellangps.com Adding to the Speed Dial list From the Map screen, tap Tap the speed dial tab Tap Edit ( Tap on the edit icon for an open item in the list (indicated by the words “Speed Dial”). Tap on Phone Book to select a Speed Dial from your existing phone book or Dial Pad to enter the number and name to be...

  • Page 59: Managing The Contacts Phone Book

    RoadMate . The Contacts Phone Book in the Magellan RoadMate will be replaced. Setting Bluetooth to Auto-connect to Smartphone The Magellan RoadMate can be set to automatically connect to a phone that has been previously paired when it is within range. From the Map screen, tap the Settings button.

  • Page 60: Syncing Content Using Bluetooth

    From the Map screen, tap the Settings button. Tap on Bluetooth. Tap on the Sync to SmartGPS Eco via Phone checkbox. When the box is checked, the Magellan RoadMate will obtain and sync content through your paired smartphone. RV9490T-LMB User Manual...

  • Page 61: Vehicle Profile

    Chapter Vehicle Profile Set your vehicle profile so that when routes are being calculated you will not be routed over roads that your vehicle cannot travel on. Note: Vehicle Mode must be set to RV for routing to consider Vehicle Profile. Accessing Vehicle Profile From the Map screen tap Menu.

  • Page 62: Settings Menu

    Chapter Settings Settings Menu The Settings Menu is the starting point for accessing the tools needed to customize and set the necessary parameters for the Magellan RoadMate . General Access tools to set the language, units of Settings measure, auto power off, screen brightness settings as well as devices details such as available storage, product information, etc.

  • Page 63: General Settings

    This option is highlighted only when a software update is available. Language Tap the flag icon to select the desired language for the Magellan RoadMate . Units Tap the desired units of measure (miles or kilometers). Auto Power Off Set the amount of idle time (not moving) allowed before the device automatically shuts off.

  • Page 64: Dim On Battery Power

    View currently registered SmartGPSeco ID or register a new or existing ID. End-User License Agreement Legal statement describing the contract between Magellan and the end-user as to how the software can and cannot be used as well as any restrictions imposed by Magellan.

  • Page 65: Points Of Interest Visibility

    You can cancel, reroute or continue. Night Mode The Magellan RoadMate is normally set to Auto which changes the map colors to a darker scheme during night hours automatically. This can be changed to On (the darker map is on continuously) or Off (the normal map is displayed continuously).

  • Page 66: Location

    GPS satellite constellation. Select Manual to set “current location” from a search, contacts or OneTouch options. NOTES When creating a route and searching for POIs, the Magellan Road- Mate always starts from its “current location”. For planning purpos- es, you can set “current location to a place you want to go to. Then your searches will start from that set location..

  • Page 67: Spoken Street Names

    WiFi. Wi-Fi Networks Wi-Fi Networks displays a list of Wi-Fi networks in range of the Magellan SmartRV. Tap Add Network to include a known network that does not broadcast its SSID. Tap Refresh to scan for additional networks.

  • Page 68: Bluetooth

    When checked an alert will be played when a maneuver is upcoming and is in the middle of a Bluetooth call. Sync to SmartGPS Eco via Phone When the Sync to SmartGPS Eco via Phone box is checked, the Magellan RoadMate will obtain and sync content through your paired smartphone. Paired Phones Displays a list of any smartphones that are currently paired with the Magellan RoadMate via Bluetooth.

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