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- Page 1 The most complete GPS navigation solution...
- Page 2 User Manual Version 1.2 June 2006 Copyright © 1993-2006 ROUTE 66. rights reserved. ROUTE 66 and the ROUTE 66 logo are registered trademarks. Data copyright © NAVTEQ B.V. IMPORTANT REMARK: No part of this publication may be multiplied, be stored in a databank and electronically, mechanically, through photocopying, on sound carriers or in any other way be copied, without the explicit written approval of ROUTE 66.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of contents CONVENTIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION ELCOME OUR FIRST TRIP AVIGATE TO A DESTINATION FIRST STEPS REPARE YOUR DEVICE NDERSTANDING THE NAVIGATION SCREEN OVING AROUND THE MENUS OVING AROUND THE MAP SING THE KEYBOARD SING THE FILTER SING THE TOUCH SCREEN AND STYLUS AIN MENU NAVIGATE TO A LOCATION ORKING WITH LOCATIONS... - Page 4 User Manual OLUME OUTE TYPE VOID MOTORWAYS VOID TOLL ROADS VOID FERRIES UTOMATIC ZOOMING ONFIGURE ALARM PEED ET DATE TIME ERTICAL TURN ARROWS ALIBRATE SCREEN ONFIGURE DEFINE YOUR NAVIGATION EXPERIENCE (POI) OINTS INTEREST AINTAIN DD AS ENAME EMOVE AINTAIN CATEGORY CATEGORY ENAME CATEGORY...
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Page 5: Conventions And Abbreviations
Conventions and abbreviations These are the conventions used in this user manual: Step-by-step instructions. Locations, Menus and submenus in your ROUTE 66 product. Change settings Icons in your ROUTE 66 product. Amsterdam restaurant Examples. Warnings or important information. These are the abbreviations used in this user manual: Bi-dimensional Three-dimensional GPRS... -
Page 6: Introduction
User Manual Introduction Welcome Congratulations! You have just purchased your ROUTE 66 product. You are the owner of an all-in-one, GPS- enabled navigation solution that contains easy-to-use on-board software, the most comprehensive map coverage currently available on the market, and state-of-the-art technology. Easy-to-use software: You don’t have to be an experienced driver or an IT specialist to use this product. -
Page 7: Your First Trip: Navigate To A Destination
Your first trip: Navigate to a destination With your ROUTE 66 product, you can travel more easily and much faster. Let’s say that you wish to travel to a restaurant in Amsterdam: In Main Menu , select Navigate to Type Amsterdam restaurant, or just amst rest and confirm your choice That’s all! Now you can start navigating to your destination. -
Page 8: First Steps
User Manual First steps Prepare your device To start using your ROUTE 66 product, you have to carry out the following 4 steps: Charge the battery of the device. Insert the memory card into your device. Switch on your device and wait for a fixed GPS position. Launch your ROUTE 66 product. - Page 9 You can tap several areas of the navigation screen and display additional information: • Tap the map area to open the Main Menu screen. • Tap the top-right area (4) to repeat the last voice instruction. • Tap the middle-right area (including 5, 6, 7 and 8) to display the Statistics screen. •...
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Page 10: Moving Around The Menus
User Manual Moving around the menus Use the following buttons to move through the product: Button Action Go to the next screen or confirm choices made on the current screen. For example, confirm language selection or start navigating. Return to the previous screen or abort the current action. -
Page 11: Using The Keyboard
User Manual Using the keyboard The keyboard is displayed automatically when you want to enter a name (numbers, letters, or both), for example an address. To display letters, select ABC. To display numbers and other symbols, select 123. To delete characters, select Backspace Using the filter In longer lists, select the filter to narrow your search results. -
Page 12: Main Menu
In this way, you can avoid traffic jams, road works or accidents that occur along your route. Check the status of the GPS receiver. Access the list of help topics and the copyright information. View statistical data about your current trip. -
Page 13: Navigate To A Location
Navigate to a location Now you are ready for your first trip. Select a destination and start navigating. When you are in the Navigate to Icon Name Home Office Location Favourites History Contacts POI around GPS position POI around destination Point on map For details about finding locations, read the Working with locations chapter. -
Page 14: Working With Locations
User Manual Working with locations Locations. Addresses. Places. Points on the map. These are the basic elements that you can use to compose a new trip. A location can be your departure, your destination, or any intermediate waypoint. How to take advantage of the available locations? •... -
Page 15: Navigate To Your Home Address
Navigate to your home address Imagine that you have just finished a business meeting far away in the countryside or in an unknown city. And all you want to do now is to go home. Wouldn’t it be nice to select Home and start navigating to your destination? That’s possible now! In Main Menu , select Navigate to... -
Page 16: Find An Address And Navigate To It
User Manual Find an address and navigate to it You are driving to an important meeting. But, suddenly, your secretary informs you that there is a last-minute change: the meeting will take place in another city and in another hotel. Switch on your device, search for this location, and start navigating to it. -
Page 17: Navigate To A Favourite Location
Navigate to a favourite location Let’s say that you frequently travel to the same location, for example a gas station, a ski resort or a cinema. These are your favourite locations. Would you like to store them into a personal folder? You will never lose them again! Your ROUTE 66 product lets you carry them with you, find them quickly, and easily navigate to them. -
Page 18: Navigate To A Recently Visited Location (History)
User Manual Navigate to a recently visited location (History) Let’s say that last week you had a great time visiting a national park in the mountains. This weekend you would like to go to that same location again. You can try to remember all travelling details, but that’s not always easy. Or, you can simply go to your History list and find the address you visited last week. -
Page 19: Navigate To A Contact
Navigate to a contact You are an active businessperson. You have a dynamic personality. You rely every day on your address book and your contacts. Wouldn’t it be nice to turn on your device, select the contact you need, and start navigating to your destination? In Main Menu , select Navigate to... -
Page 20: Navigate To Apoi Around Your Gps Position
User Manual Navigate to a POI around your GPS position Let’s say that you are spending your holiday in an unknown city (which is now your current GPS position). You would like to visit as many points-of-interest as possible, for example museums, casinos and libraries. You could ask the hotel personnel for details and driving instructions, but that takes time. -
Page 21: Navigate To Apoi Around Your Destination
Navigate to a POI around your destination Let’s say that next week you will have a business trip to an unknown city (your future destination for a few days). You would like to know in advance where to find a bank, an ATM or the convention centre. You could ask the hotel personnel for details and instructions, but that takes time. -
Page 22: Find A Point On The Map And Navigate To It
User Manual Find a point on the map and navigate to it Let’s say that you are on holiday in a region you visited last year. You have great memories about a particular location with a superb panorama, but you can’t remember its name. All you remember is the approximate location on the map. -
Page 23: Navigate To A Destination Via Intermediate Points (Navigate Via)
Navigate to a destination via intermediate points (Navigate via) Let’s say that today you have a very busy program. You have to drive to your office; you have a business lunch; you must drive home and pick up your family and go shopping; and finally, you want to go to the cinema. - Page 24 User Manual • Select Move up to move a location up in the list. This means that the selected location will precede other locations during your trip. • Select Move down location will follow other locations during your trip. • Select Delete to delete a location from the list.
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Page 25: Plan A Route
Plan a route Let’s say that you intend to spend your holiday in the Benelux. You start your trip in Amsterdam and you want to visit Rotterdam and Eindhoven. It takes time and energy to browse paper maps and select the best route that covers all locations you want to visit. - Page 26 User Manual Repeat step as many times as necessary! The route is calculated. The entire route is shown on the map. Select Navigate to travelling along the route you planned. Optionally, you can: • Select Zoom to your trip. • Select Route description you planned.
- Page 27 • The green flag represents the departure. • The red flag represents the destination. That’s all! Now you can start navigating to your destination. User Manual...
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Page 28: Tmc Information
User Manual TMC information Your ROUTE 66 product allows you to receive the latest traffic messages on your device. Thus, you can avoid traffic jams, road works or accidents that occur along your route. The traffic information is gathered by specialized traffic-monitoring centres. Then, the information is broadcast via the Traffic Message Channel (TMC). -
Page 29: Customize Your Navigation
Customize your navigation You are on holiday, enjoying yourself and having a great time, still a few hours from your destination. Why not use the many customisation options to adapt the device to your own personal preferences? Read the following sections and take advantage of the powerful settings in your ROUTE 66 product. Sound on / Sound off Go to Main Menu Choose Sound on... -
Page 30: Map Options
User Manual Map options Day colours / Night colours In Main Menu , select Map options Choose Day colours when navigating during the day (the device screen is brighter). Choose Night colours when navigating during the night (the device screen is less intense). -
Page 31: 2D Perspective / 3D Perspective
User Manual 2D perspective / 3D perspective In Main Menu , select Map options Choose 2D perspective to view the map from above, as you look at a printed map. Choose 3D perspective to have a panoramic view, as you are actually seeing the road ahead of you. -
Page 32: Set 3D Angle
User Manual Set 3D angle In Main Menu , select Map options Select Set 3D angle Select and hold the slider. Drag it to the left (3D) to increase the viewing angle. Drag it to the right (2D) to decrease the viewing angle. Confirm your choice You can use the Set 3D angle option only when the 3D perspective option is also selected! -
Page 33: Show Favourites / Hide Favourites
User Manual Show favourites / Hide favourites In Main Menu , select Map options Choose Show favourites to show your personal favourites on the map. Choose Hide favourites to remove your favourites from the map. For example, if you have the following list of favourites: then you can show the favourites on the map or remove them from the map:... -
Page 34: Show Scale / Hide Scale
User Manual Show scale / Hide scale In Main Menu , select Map options Select Show scale to display the scale of the map at the top of the screen. When you zoom in or zoom out , the distance value above the scale is updated accordingly. Select Hide scale to remove the scale. -
Page 35: Select Map
Select map In Main Menu , select Map options Choose Select map The list of available maps is displayed, with the active map highlighted. Select a map and confirm your choice The memory card included in this product is preloaded with the map of the country (or group of countries) of your purchase. -
Page 36: Legend
User Manual Legend In Main Menu , select Map options Select Legend In the Legend screen, select: • Cities/Symbols for cities and road numbers. • Roads for different types of roads. • Areas/GPS for areas and arrows. • Icons for points-of-interest. You can change the default colours for Cities/Symbols, Roads and Areas/GPS. -
Page 37: Points-Of-Interest (Poi)
Points-of-interest (POI) In Main Menu , select Map options Choose Points-of-interest (POI) A list with all POI categories is displayed. Select those POI categories whose points-of-interest you want to display on the map. Deselect those POI categories whose points-of-interest you do not want to display on the map. -
Page 38: Zoom To
User Manual Zoom to Let’s say that, before you start a new trip, you would like to see a particular location on the map and the points-of-interest around this location. You can browse the map, zoom in to see more details, zoom out to cover a larger area, or drag the map in the desired direction. -
Page 39: Change Settings
Change settings Backlight In Main Menu , select Change settings Choose Backlight Move the slider to the left (Min) to decrease the brightness of the navigation screen. Move the slider to the right (Max) to increase the brightness of the navigation screen. -
Page 40: Language
User Manual Language In Main Menu , select Change settings Choose Language A list of available languages is shown. These are the languages for the user interface and the voice instructions. Select a language and confirm your choice The number of available languages depends on the product that you have bought! -
Page 41: Units
Units In Main Menu , select Change settings Choose Units Select Kilometres if you want to display the distance information in metric units (kilometres and metres): Select Miles if you want to display the distance information in imperial units (miles and yards): User Manual... -
Page 42: Volume
User Manual Volume In Main Menu , select Change settings Choose Volume Select & hold and drag the slider to the left (Min) to lower the volume of the voice instructions. Select & hold and drag the slider to the right (Max) to increase the volume of the voice instructions. Confirm your choice For safety reasons, we recommend you to keep the sound switched on and listen to the voice instructions! This way, you can concentrate on the road ahead of you and avoid any unpleasant driving... -
Page 43: Route Type
Route type In Main Menu , select Change settings Choose Route type Select the type of route that best reflects your navigation style: • Fastest/Car – navigate to your destination, by car, along the fastest route. • Shortest/Car - navigate to your destination, by car, along the shortest route. •... -
Page 44: Avoid Motorways
User Manual Avoid motorways In Main Menu , select Change settings Choose Avoid motorways Select On if you want to exclude motorways from your route. Select Off if you do not want to exclude motorways from your route. Avoid toll roads In Main Menu , select Change settings Choose Avoid toll roads... -
Page 45: Automatic Zooming
User Manual Automatic zooming In Main Menu , select Change settings Choose Automatic zooming Select On if you want to automatically enlarge the map (zoom in) and see more details of the road when approaching street junctions. Select Off if you want to manually select the zoom level you need; the zoom level you selected is preserved until you manually change it. -
Page 46: Configure Alarm
User Manual Configure alarm Never underestimate the safety measures! Use this option to set a safety speed: when you navigate and reach this speed, an alarm warns you that you are driving too fast. In Main Menu , select Change settings Choose Configure alarm Select the numeric value (for example, 140). -
Page 47: Speed
User Manual Speed Feel free to further customize your navigation! You can indicate the speed you prefer for each type of road. These values will be considered when calculating a route, the estimated travel time and the estimated time of arrival. -
Page 48: Set Date/Time
(hour-minutes). Use the up arrow Use the back arrow or the next arrow Select Synchronize with GPS receiver to set the date and time, based on the selected time zone and the available GPS information. Confirm your choice or the down arrow to select the correct values. -
Page 49: Vertical Turn Arrows / Horizontal Turn Arrows
Vertical turn arrows / Horizontal turn arrows Would you prefer to see the driving instructions (turn arrows) on the right side of the navigation screen, or at the bottom of the navigation screen? Choose the option you prefer. In Main Menu , select Change settings Choose Vertical turn arrows screen. -
Page 50: Calibrate Screen
User Manual Calibrate screen To be sure that the screen of your device works properly, you must calibrate your screen when necessary. Calibrating means adjusting the precision and reaction of the screen. In Main Menu , select Change settings Choose Calibrate screen Select &... -
Page 51: Configure Tmc
Configure TMC Unfortunately, the traffic conditions change all the time! Unexpected traffic jams, roadblocks and accidents can ruin a perfectly planned holiday. Use our traffic messages (TMC) and make your journey more enjoyable! In Main Menu , select Change settings Choose Configure TMC The traffic information is gathered by specialized traffic-monitoring centres. -
Page 52: Define Your Navigation Experience
User Manual Define your navigation experience Points-of-interest (POI) Well, you travelled a lot and saw many wonderful places. Now it’s the right moment to organize the locations you visited during your trips. Define your personal categories of points-of-interest. Add locations to your POI categories. -
Page 53: Rename Poi
Rename POI In Main Menu , select Points-of-interest (POI) Choose Maintain POI Choose Rename POI Select a user-defined POI category and confirm your choice Select the point-of-interest you want to rename, then confirm your choice Change the name of the selected POI. Confirm your choice User Manual... -
Page 54: Remove Poi
User Manual Remove POI In Main Menu , select Points-of-interest (POI) Choose Maintain POI Choose Remove POI Select a user-defined POI category and confirm your choice Select the point-of-interest you want to delete, then confirm your choice Select Yes to confirm that you really want to delete this POI. -
Page 55: Maintain Poi Category
Maintain POI category Add, rename or remove POI categories. Keep in mind that there are two kinds of POI categories: pre-installed categories – These POI categories belong to the geographic map. You cannot modify or remove them. user-defined categories – You can add and modify these POI categories. Add POI category In Main Menu , select Points-of-interest (POI) -
Page 56: Rename Poi Category
User Manual Rename POI category In Main Menu , select Points-of-interest (POI) Choose Maintain POI category Choose Rename POI category Select a user-defined POI category and confirm your choice Change the name of the selected POI category and confirm your choice... -
Page 57: Remove Poi Category
Remove POI category In Main Menu , select Points-of-interest (POI) Choose Maintain POI category Choose Remove POI category Select the user-defined POI category you want to delete, then confirm your choice Select Yes to confirm that you really want to delete this POI category. When you delete a POI category, all points-of-interest belonging to that category are also deleted! User Manual... -
Page 58: Poi Alarm
User Manual POI alarm You are on holiday. You are driving to your holiday destination. Wouldn’t it be nice to know, in advance, that a gas station or a hotel is 1 km ahead of you, along your route? Activate your POI alarm! You will never miss an important location. - Page 59 User Manual Select the warning sound and confirm your choice Warn only on route? – When selected, you will be warned only about points-of-interest along your route; when deselected, you will be warned about any points-of-interest along and around the route. Warning sound –...
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Page 60: Favourites
User Manual Favourites There are many locations that you visit frequently and are of great importance to you. Save these locations as your favourites – one time only! Add these favourites to your trips – over and over again! Use the Favourites menu to set your home address and your office address. You can also add favourites, rename favourites and remove favourites. -
Page 61: Set Office Address
User Manual Set office address In Main Menu , select Favourites Choose Set office address Type the name of the location you want to find and confirm your choice In the list of results, select the address that you want to add as your office address. Select the filter if necessary. -
Page 62: Add Favourite
User Manual Add favourite In Main Menu , select Favourites Choose Add favourite Decide how to find the favourite you want to add. For details about finding locations, read the Working with locations chapter. Select to save the selected location as a favourite location. -
Page 63: Rename Favourites
User Manual Rename favourites In Main Menu , select Favourites Choose Rename favourites Select the favourite destination you want to rename and confirm your choice Change the name of the selected favourite and confirm your choice... -
Page 64: Remove Favourites
User Manual Remove favourites In Main Menu , select Favourites Choose Remove favourites In the list of results: • Select Delete to delete the selected favourite; • Select Delete all Select Yes to confirm that you really want to delete this favourite. to delete all favourites. -
Page 65: Appendix
Appendix Installing other geographic map(s) and voice instructions on the Memory Card You can (re)install the navigation software, geographic map(s) and voice instructions from the enclosed back- up CD(s) onto your memory card. When you use the installation CD(s) for the first time, you first have to manually format your memory card (see Formatting your Memory Card below for how to do this). -
Page 66: Formatting Your Memory Card
User Manual Formatting your Memory Card Formatting the memory card maximizes the free space on the memory card and optimizes the speed of reading and writing files from/onto the memory card. Warning: Formatting will erase ALL data on the memory card. Note that your ROUTE 66 product can always be restored on your memory card using the CD(s), but you may want to backup other data (e.g., photographs or MP3s) that you have stored on the memory card. -
Page 67: How Doe Gp Work?
There are no subscription fees or setup charges to use GPS. A GPS receiver must be locked on to the signal of at least three satellites to calculate a 2D position (latitude and longitude) and track movement. With four or more satellites in view, the receiver can determine your 3D... -
Page 68: Quick Reference Card - Navigate To A Location
User Manual Quick Reference Card – Navigate to a location Use this printable Quick Reference Card to easily find the steps to follow in order to navigate to a location. Navigate to your home address In Main Menu , select Navigate to Select Home Navigate to your office address... - Page 69 Navigate to a POI around your destination In Main Menu , select Navigate to Select POI around destination Select a relevant POI category and confirm your choice Select an item from the list and confirm your choice Plan a route In Main Menu , select Plan a route...
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Page 70: Customer Support
User Manual Customer Support If you have any questions regarding the use of your ROUTE 66 product, please send an e-mail to support@66.com. You can also visit the ROUTE 66 web site (http://www.66.com/) from time to time in order to stay informed about free updates and our latest offers. License agreement This is a legal agreement between you, the end user, and ROUTE 66 Geographic Information BV, Ridderkerk, The Netherlands ("ROUTE 66"). -
Page 71: Disclaimer
Disclaimer Location measurement with a GPS receiver should not be used for precise location measurement. Therefore you should never rely solely on the location measurement by the GPS receiver. All digital cartography is to a certain degree inaccurate and incomplete. Therefore you should never rely solely on the cartography provided by this product.
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