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It is easy to keep the navigation system up to date. Simply download new map data from Clarion’s portal site, store them on a microSD card and insert it into the Clarion NX604 via the front card slot. Unpleasant surprises are now avoided as navigation maps will match the real world.
3.1.2.1 Entering an address (United States) ........................35 3.1.2.2 Entering an address (Canada) ..........................38 3.1.2.3 Entering an address starting with the street name (in the United States only) ............40 3.1.2.4 Entering the midpoint of a street as the destination ....................42 NX604 English 3...
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3.7 Editing an alert point ........................... 82 3.8 Watching the simulation of the route ....................83 4 Off-road navigation ........................85 4.1 Selecting the destination of the route ....................85 4.2 Navigating in off-road mode........................ 85 5 Reference Guide ......................... 86 4 NX604 English...
You must obey the traffic signs and follow the road geometry. If you deviate from the recommended route, Clarion Mobile Map changes the instructions accordingly. Never place Clarion NX604 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.
2 Getting started Clarion Mobile Map is optimized for in-car use. 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. Do as follows: Select the written language of the application interface.
The initial setup is now complete. The Configuration wizard can be restarted later from the Settings menu (page 93). After the initial setup, the Navigation menu appears and you can start using Clarion Mobile Map. 2.1 Navigation menu You can reach all parts of Clarion Mobile Map from the Navigation menu.
You only need to confirm selections or changes if the application needs to restart, it needs to perform a major reconfiguration, or you are about to lose some of your data or settings. Otherwise, Clarion Mobile Map saves your selections and applies the new settings without confirmation as soon as you use the controls.
Slider When a feature can be set to Drag the handle to move different values in a range, the slider to its new Clarion Mobile Map shows an position. indicator on a gauge that • Tap the slider where you displays and sets the value.
Map screen: you can rotate, tilt or scale the map continuously. • Tap and hold on keyboard screens: you can delete several characters quickly. • Tap and hold in long lists: you can scroll pages continuously. NX604 English 11...
2.3 Map screen 2.3.1 Navigating on the map The Map screen is the most frequently used screen of Clarion Mobile Map. A small live map is displayed on 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.
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Regional settings. Default data fields when navigating a route (tap and hold any of the fields to change its value): Field Description Shows the distance you need to travel on the route before reaching your final destination. NX604 English 13...
2.3.2 Position markers 2.3.2.1 Vehimarker and Lock-on-Road When your GPS position is available, Clarion Mobile Map marks your current position with the Vehimarker. By default, this marker is a blue arrow, but you can change this icon in Settings. When on-road navigation is selected, the Vehimarker may not show your exact GPS position and heading.
2.3.3.1 Streets and roads Clarion Mobile Map shows the streets in a way that is similar to how the paper road maps show them. Their width and colors correspond to their importance: you can easily tell a freeway from a small street.
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, Clarion Mobile Map displays the lanes and their directions using small arrows at the bottom of the map. Highlighted arrows represent the lanes and direction you need to take.
Tap any of them to display the exit area on the map. You can now easily add this exit as a waypoint to your route if needed. If you want to display other types of Places for the exits, you can change the icons in Visual Guidance settings (page 101). NX604 English 17...
Start point Normally if GPS position is available, the route starts from the current position. If there is no valid GPS position, Clarion Mobile Map uses the last known position as the start point. Waypoint (intermediate...
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: If there are traffic events on the recommended route that the application has not bypassed, the Note! icon will open the list of significant traffic events to let you quickly check them. NX604 English 19...
Changes how much of the map is displayed on the screen. and out Clarion Mobile Map uses high-quality vector maps that let you examine the map at various zoom levels, always with optimized 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.
Destination / Find Places / This function lets you search for a Place by its name. The search Quick Search (page 50) is carried out either along your route or around your current location if there is no route calculated. NX604 English 21...
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Guidance (page 101) Tap the Traffic icon in the This button opens the Traffic Summary screen. Navigation menu or on the Map screen My Route / Avoidances This button lets you bypass parts of the recommended route. 22 NX604 English...
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Tap the top of the Map This button opens the GPS Information screen with satellite screen when there is no position and signal strength information. GPS reception This button offers your Home location as a destination. NX604 English 23...
In the middle of the screen you can see whether the position is current, or the time left since it was last updated. • Address details (when available) of the current position are displayed at the bottom. You can also perform some actions on this screen: to save the current position as a Favorite destination. 24 NX604 English...
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• : Car repair and roadside assistance services • : Police stations • : Medical and emergency services • : Gas stations Tap any of the buttons, select a Place from the list, and navigate to it. NX604 English 25...
3 On-road navigation When first started, Clarion Mobile Map calculates routes using the road network of the high quality vector maps provided with the product. You can set up your route in different ways: • If you need a route for immediate navigation, you can select the destination and start navigating to it right away (normal navigation).
If the new search area is in a different country or state, you can narrow the search results if you enter one space and then a few letters of the country or state of the search area. NX604 English 27...
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See the next sections for details. Once the destination is selected, 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 28 NX604 English...
Once the destination is selected, 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 select a different destination. NX604 English 29...
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. 30 NX604 English...
Note! The alternative way to search for an address is to tap the button in the Destination menu. Unlike the Combined Search, this alternative search method is a structured one where you can define the parts of the address separately. NX604 English 31...
Note! The alternative way to search for an address is to tap the button in the Destination menu. Unlike the Combined Search, this alternative search method is a structured one where you can define the parts of the address separately. 32 NX604 English...
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. NX604 English 33...
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. 34 NX604 English...
Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons: By default, Clarion Mobile Map proposes the country and state where you are. If needed, tap , enter the first few letters of the destination country or state on the keyboard, and select one from the list.
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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 ). Select the street from the list. 36 NX604 English...
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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. NX604 English 37...
Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons: By default, Clarion Mobile Map proposes the country, state and city/town where you are. If needed, , enter the first few letters of the destination country or state on the keyboard, and select one from the list.
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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. NX604 English 39...
In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons: By default, Clarion Mobile Map proposes the country and state where you are. If needed, tap the button with the name of the country, enter the first few letters of the destination country or state on the keyboard, and select a country and state from the list.
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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. NX604 English 41...
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 ). Select the street from the list. 42 NX604 English...
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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. NX604 English 43...
(to open the list of results before it appears automatically, tap ). Select the street from the list. Enter the intersecting street name: • If only a few intersecting streets exist, their list appears immediately. 44 NX604 English...
If you are on the Map screen, tap to return to the Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons: Select the country and state as described earlier (page 35). Select the destination city/town: NX604 English 45...
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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. 46 NX604 English...
. Select the ZIP code from the list. Enter the street name: Start entering the street name on the keyboard. c. Find the street you need: • The most likely street name is always shown in the input field. To accept it, tap NX604 English 47...
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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. 48 NX604 English...
For example, enter 'PI A' to obtain Pine Avenue and skip all Pine Streets and Pickwick Roads. • You can also search in ZIP codes. As ZIP codes consist of only a few characters, this is usually faster than entering the name of the city/town. NX604 English 49...
3.1.3 Selecting the destination from the Places of Interest You can select your destination from the Places of Interest included with Clarion Mobile Map. Using the same screen, you can find a Place in different ways: • with the Quick search feature, you can quickly find a nearby Place by its name •...
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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. NX604 English 51...
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. 52 NX604 English...
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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. NX604 English 53...
This is useful when you search for a later stopover that results in a minimal detour only, such as searching for upcoming gas stations or restaurants. (The result list will be ordered by the length of the necessary detour.) (optional) If you have selected , select the city/town to search in. 54 NX604 English...
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(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. If you need to reorder the list, tap NX604 English 55...
Select the area around which the Place should be searched for: • to search around the current position or if it is not available, around the last know position. (The result list will be ordered by the distance from this position.) 56 NX604 English...
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(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. NX604 English 57...
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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. 58 NX604 English...
In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons: The numeric keyboard appears. Enter the phone number you are looking for or a part of it. The list of Places with the entered sequence in their phone number appears. NX604 English 59...
3.1.3.6 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. 60 NX604 English...
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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. Tap to return to the map. NX604 English 61...
Locate your destination on the map: move and scale the map as needed. Tap the location that you want to select as your destination. The Cursor ( ) appears there. to select the Cursor as the destination. 62 NX604 English...
Favorite 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. Tap NX604 English 63...
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. 64 NX604 English...
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. NX604 English 65...
You can enter the latitude and longitude values in any of the following formats: decimal degrees; degrees and decimal minutes; or degrees, minutes and decimal seconds. (optional) If necessary, tap then and enter the coordinate in UTM format. 66 NX604 English...
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. NX604 English 67...
Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap There is only one line in the list of route points, the start point of the route, normally the current GPS position. to select the destination. 68 NX604 English...
If you are on the Map screen, tap to return to the Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap . The active route is displayed in its full length on the map together with additional information and controls. NX604 English 69...
3.3 Checking route parameters and accessing route related functions You can check different parameters of the route recommended by Clarion Mobile Map. If you are on the Map screen, tap to return to the Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap The following pieces of information are displayed: •...
To decide where a waypoint to appear, use the Edit Route feature. • to append the newly selected destination at the end of the route. The other destinations of the route remain intact. The previous final destination is now the last waypoint. NX604 English 71...
If you already have a route, tap . If you are starting a new route, tap The first line is the start of the route, normally the current GPS position. Tap and confirm your action at the warning message. 72 NX604 English...
You can edit the route by modifying the list of destinations. You can add or remove destinations, modify the start position or reorder the list. If you are on the Map screen, tap to return to the Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap You have the following options: NX604 English 73...
3.4.4 Pausing the active route You do not need to pause the active route: when you start driving again, Clarion Mobile Map restarts the voice instructions from your position. 3.4.5 Canceling the active route To cancel the navigated route, do one of the following: •...
You see the basic details of three route alternatives with the selected route planning method. Tap any of them to see it on the map. Or if you cannot find a good alternative, tap and scroll down for routes with different routing methods. NX604 English 75...
Select one of the route alternatives and tap to return to the previous screen. Clarion Mobile Map 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 97).
Select one of the route alternatives then tap and hold for a few seconds to return to the Map screen. Clarion Mobile Map 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.
• - Clarion Mobile Map includes toll roads (pay roads where there is a per-use charge) in the routes by default. If you disable toll roads, Clarion Mobile Map plans the best toll-free route. • - Clarion Mobile Map includes ferries in a planned route by default.
When the full screen map appears with the selected location in the middle, tap (optional) Using the keyboard, you can change the name offered for the Favorite. Tap enter numbers or symbols. to save the location as a new Favorite destination. NX604 English 79...
A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle. to see the details of the selected Place. Tap any of the data fields and modify its content. Tap and hold to return to the map. 80 NX604 English...
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. NX604 English 81...
On the newly opened screen, modify the type of the alert point, the direction from which you expect the alert, or (if applicable) the speed limit for this alert point. to save the changes to the alert point. 82 NX604 English...
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: Jump to the previous route event (maneuver). • : Tap to increase the speed of the simulation to 4, 8 or 16 times faster. Now tap again to return to the normal speed. b) Tap to stop the simulation. 84 NX604 English...
4 Off-road navigation When first started, Clarion Mobile Map calculates routes using the road network of the high quality vector maps provided with the product. You can switch the application to off-road mode in Route settings in one of the following ways: •...
While driving without an active route: Smart Zoom will zoom in if you drive slowly and zoom out when you drive at high speed. 5.1.2 Daytime and night color themes Clarion Mobile Map uses different color themes during the day and during the night for both the map and the menu screens. •...
Fast route, but it takes other roads as well to save fuel. • : Results in a route with fewer turns and no difficult maneuvers. With this option, you can make Clarion Mobile Map to take, for example, the freeway instead of a series of smaller roads or streets. •...
Real-time Traffic events are also taken into account and sometimes greatly modify the route. Clarion Mobile Map 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.
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 Clarion Mobile Map. You can download them from www.naviextras.com or you can upload points in a specific text file if needed.
5.1.7 Speed limit warning Maps may contain information about the speed limits of the road segments. Clarion Mobile Map 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.
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If public Traffic data is broadcast at your location, Clarion Mobile Map automatically takes into account the traffic events received. You do not need to set anything in the program. The receiver will automatically search the FM radio stations for TMC data, and the decoded information will immediately be used in route planning.
Button Description You can configure the program settings, and modify the behavior of Clarion Mobile Map. Fine- tune route planning options, change the look of the Map screen, turn on or off warnings, or restart the Configuration wizard, and so on.
User License Agreement, or check the map and other contents of the application. You can also access program usage statistics. 5.3 Settings menu You can configure the program settings, and modify the behavior of Clarion Mobile Map. On the map screen, tap the following buttons: The Settings menu has several options. Tap or scroll with your finger to see the full list.
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If more drivers use Clarion Mobile Mapfor navigating, their settings can be remembered by using one of the user profiles. You can fine-tune the appearance of the Map screen. Adjust the map view to your...
Tap this button to set the verbosity of the voice instructions: how much they tell and how often they speak. Maps may contain information about the speed limits of the road segments. Clarion Mobile Map 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.
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They can also be accessed from the Quick menu. Controls for each sound type: Button Description Volume slider Adjusts the volume of the related sound. Use the switch to mute the related sound. The slider becomes inactive. Tap again to re-enable. 96 NX604 English...
The rest of the buttons below are all related to the TMC function and are available only if the receiver is enabled. This setting determines how Clarion Mobile Map uses the received real-time traffic information in route calculation. When calculating a new route, or when recalculation becomes necessary based on the received Traffic events, Clarion Mobile Map avoids traffic events if it makes sense.
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Clarion Mobile Map includes toll roads (pay roads where there is a per-use charge) in the routes by default. If you disable toll roads, Clarion Mobile Map plans the best toll-free route. Clarion Mobile Map includes ferries in a planned route by default. However, a map does not necessarily contain information about the accessibility of temporary ferries.
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Fast route, but it takes other roads as well to save fuel. Results in a route with fewer turns and no difficult maneuvers. With this option, you can make Clarion Mobile Map to take, for example, the freeway instead of a series of smaller roads or streets.
5.3.5 User profiles If more drivers use Clarion Mobile Mapfor navigating, their settings can be remembered by using one of the user profiles. Rename the profiles after tapping the edit button on the right so that all users know which profile to use and switch between profiles by tapping its name. If you select a new profile, the application restarts so that the new settings can take effect.
Tap any of them to display it on the map and add it as a waypoint to your route if needed. Select the service types displayed for the freeway exists. Choose from the POI categories. NX604 English 101...
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When you slow down while driving on a freeway, there is a chance that you are in a traffic jam so Clarion Mobile Map offers you a detour using the next exit. The message shows you distance of the exit and the difference in distance and estimated time compared to the original route.
Understanding how different people use the application can help us improve the user interface and the program workflow. Anonymous track logs are collected for later development purposes. Your trips can help us improve the quality and coverage of maps. 104 NX604 English...
Color theme Clarion Mobile Map comes with different color themes for daytime or night use of the map and menu screens. Themes are custom graphic settings and they can have different colors for streets, blocks or surface waters in 2D and 3D modes, and they display shades or shadows in different ways in 3D mode.
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Special alert points for speed, red light or bus lane cameras. Different data sources are available. You can configure Clarion Mobile Map 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.