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- Page 1 Owner’s manual & Installation manual Mode d’emploi et manuel d’installation Manual de instrucciones y de instalación NP401 FLASH MEMORY NAVIGATION SYSTEM SYSTÈME DE NAVIGATION À MÉMOIRE FLASH SISTEMA DE NAVEGACIÓN MEMORIA FLASH ®...
- Page 2 Thank you for choosing the Clarion NP401 as your in-car navigator. This document is the detailed description of the software. You can easily discover Clarion Mobile Map while you are using it; however, we still recommend that you read this manual to understand the screens and the features of Clarion Mobile Map.
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Page 3: Precautions
Using a fuse with a different specification may causes a fire. • For the installation of this unit or a change in the installation, ask your authorized dealer or a nearest Clarion service center for safety. Professional skills and experiences are required to do so. -
Page 4: Cautions On Handling
GPS. Moreover, even when using it often, it may take about 2 to 3 minutes until the current location is determined according to the GPS measuring situation. NP401 INFORMATION FOR USERS: CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS PRODUCT NOT APPROVED BY THE... - Page 5 Also, leaving rubber or plastic products in contact with the cabinet for long periods of time may cause stains. protect the unit if the temperature is extremely high or low. In such a case, please wait until temperature becomes normal again. NP401...
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
1. PRECAUTIONS ...3 2. CAUTIONS ON HANDLING ...4 3. Warnings and Safety information ...8 4. Getting started with Clarion Mobile Map ...9 4.1 Simple and Advanced modes ...11 4.2 Buttons and other controls on the screen ...12 4.2.1 Using keyboards ...13 4.3 Using the map ...13... - Page 7 6.5.6 Warning settings ...69 6.5.7 Menu settings ...70 6.5.8 Device settings ...71 6.5.9 Track Log settings ...71 7. Glossary ...72 8. End User License Agreement ...73 9. Troubleshooting ...77 10. Specifications ...78 11. Installation / Wire connection guide ...78 NP401...
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Page 8: Warnings And Safety Information
3. Warnings and Safety information Clarion Mobile Map is a navigation system that helps you find your way to your destination with its GPS receiver. Clarion Mobile Map does not transmit your GPS position; others cannot track you. It is important that you look at the display only when it is safe to do so. If you are the driver of the vehicle, we recommend that you operate Clarion Mobile Map before you start your journey. -
Page 9: Getting Started With Clarion Mobile Map
4. Getting started with Clarion Mobile Map 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. Clarion Mobile Map can plan routes throughout the whole installed map set; you do not need to change maps or switch to a poorly detailed general map to navigate between map segments or countries. - Page 10 After this, the Navigation menu appears and you can start using Clarion Mobile Map. The Navigation menu in Simple mode: The typical way of using Clarion Mobile Map is to select a destination, and start navigating. You can select your destination in the following ways (not all of them are available in): •...
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Page 11: Simple And Advanced Modes
4.1 Simple and Advanced modes The two operating modes of Clarion Mobile Map mainly differ in the menu structure and the number of available features. The controls and screen layouts are the same. • Simple mode: you have easy access to the most important navigation functions and the basic settings only. -
Page 12: Buttons And Other Controls On The Screen
When you are using Clarion Mobile Map, you usually tap buttons on the touch screen. You only need to confirm selections or changes in Clarion Mobile Map 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. -
Page 13: Using Keyboards
4.2.1 Using keyboards You only need to enter letters or numbers in Clarion Mobile Map 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 ABC, QWERTY, or numerical. -
Page 14: Checking The Details Of A Map Location
The following controls help you modify the map view to suit your actual needs the best. Most of these controls appear only if you tap the map once, and disappear after a few seconds of inactivity. NP401 to open the Position menu. - Page 15 • Smart Zoom button Changes how much of the map is displayed on the screen. Clarion Mobile Map uses high-quality vector maps that let you see 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.
- Page 16 • If the next turn is at a distance, Clarion Mobile Map zooms out and lowers the view angle to show you the road in front of you.
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Page 17: 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, Clarion Mobile Map displays the lanes and their directions using small arrows either at the bottom or at the top of the map (the position of these arrows can be modified in Map Screen settings). -
Page 18: Status Information And Hidden Controls On The Map
GPS position and an active route are available, but automatic off-route recalculation is switched off, and you deviated from the route. Clarion Mobile Map is calculating or recalculating the route. GPS position and an active route are available, and you navigate the recommended route. - Page 19 Itinerary. Tap this area to stop the simulation. Nothing happens if you tap this area of the screen. Tap this area to open the Itinerary screen with the turn by turn guidance instructions. NP401...
- Page 20 Bluetooth. as a handsfree set via Bluetooth. Clarion Mobile Map is connected to a telephone Clarion Mobile Map is connected to a telephone as a handsfree set via as a handsfree set via Bluetooth. Green...
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Page 21: Using The Cursor (The Selected Map Location)
• Distance remaining to reach the next via point • Current altitude More information A higher number of lit bars indicates better GPS position accuracy. The symbol displays the vehicle type used for route calculation. to open the Cursor menu. NP401... -
Page 22: Clarion Mobile Map Concepts
NP401 • While driving without an active route in Clarion Mobile Map: Smart Zoom will zoom in if you drive slowly and zoom out when you drive at high speed. -
Page 23: Position Markers
If you select a location in the Find menu, or you tap the map, the Cursor appears at the selected point on the map. Clarion Mobile Map displays the Cursor with a radiating red dot ( zoom levels, even when it is in the background of a 3D map view. -
Page 24: Daytime And Night Color Profiles
After leaving the tunnel, the original colors return. 4.4.5 Route calculation and recalculation Clarion Mobile Map calculates the route based on your preferences: • Route calculation method: 1·Fast. 2·Short. 3·Economical. 4·Easy •... -
Page 25: Track Logs
4.4.7 Track Logs Clarion Mobile Map can log the track that you drive (page 40). A Track Log is a recording of how your GPS position changed and it is independent of the route Clarion Mobile Map calculated. -
Page 26: Road Safety Cameras
The location of a Road Safety Camera is a special POI. These cannot be searched like other POIs, and there is a special proximity warning only for cameras Is Clarion NP401 shipped with a built-in database of Road Safety Cameras? Can you upload Road Safety Camera locations from naviextras.com? - Page 27 In the rare case Clarion Mobile Map cannot register the moment you pass the second speed camera (for example, it is placed at the exit of a tunnel where GPS position is not yet available) the warning continues. Just tap the speed camera symbol displayed on the screen to stop the warning.
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Page 28: Speed Limit Warning
(ask your local dealer) or may not be fully correct for all roads on the map. You can configure Clarion Mobile Map to warn you if you exceed the current limit. Tap the following buttons: When you exceed the speed limit, a voice message is played using the selected voice guidance profile. -
Page 29: Navigating With Clarion Mobile Map
5. Navigating with Clarion Mobile Map You can set up your route in Clarion Mobile Map in several ways: • if you need a simple route (a route with only one destination, without any intermediate via points), you can select the destination and start navigating to it right away •... - Page 30 1. Tap the following buttons: mode), or (Advanced mode). 2. By default, Clarion Mobile Map proposes the country, state and city where you are. If needed, tap the button with the name of the country, and select a different one from the list. If you select a...
- Page 31 1. Tap the following buttons: mode), or (Advanced mode). 2. By default, Clarion Mobile Map proposes the country/state and city where you are. If needed, tap the button with the name of the country/ state, and select a different one from the list.
- Page 32 1. Tap the following buttons: mode), or (Advanced mode). 2. By default, Clarion Mobile Map proposes the country/state and city where you are. If needed, tap the button with the name of the country/ state, and select a different one from the list.
- Page 33 2. By default, Clarion Mobile Map proposes the country/state and city where you are. If needed, tap the button with the name of the country/ state, and select a different one from the list. 3. If needed, change the city:...
- Page 34 1. Tap the following buttons: mode), or (Advanced mode). 2. By default, Clarion Mobile Map proposes the country/state and city where you are. If needed, tap the button with the name of the country/ state, and select a different one from the list.
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Page 35: Selecting The Destination From Your Favorites
5.1.4 Selecting the destination from the POIs You can select your destination from the POIs included with Clarion Mobile Map or from the ones you have previously created. The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu. -
Page 36: Selecting The Destination With Saved Poi Search Criteria
5.1.5 Selecting the destination with saved POI search criteria POI search criteria can be saved in the POI section of the Manage menu, but Clarion Mobile Map is already shipped with some saved criteria you can use instantly when searching for a POI. -
Page 37: Selecting The Destination By Entering Its Coordinates
The new point is the highlighted point in the list. You have the following options: t o a d d t h e p o i n t a s a n NP401... -
Page 38: Creating A Multi-Point Route (Appending A New Destination)
(appending a new destination) destination Multi-point routes are created from simple routes, so a route must be active first. One NP401 of the ways of expanding the route is to add a new destination. The previous destination becomes the last via point of the route. -
Page 39: Viewing The Entire Route On The Map (Fit-To-Screen)
Tap the following buttons: 5.8 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. to run the simulation at high to run the simulation at normal... -
Page 40: Deleting The Next Via Point From The Route
Tap it to cancel the whole route. 5.11 Using Track Logs Clarion Mobile Map can record the track (how your GPS position changed) that you drive. You do not need to select a create a for this; you can also record... -
Page 41: Saving The Active Route
1. Tap the following buttons: 2. Enter a name for the saved route, and then tap When you save a route, Clarion Mobile Map not only saves the route points but the whole itinerary: • If you updated your map since you first saved... -
Page 42: Reference Guide (Advanced Mode)
6. Reference Guide (Advanced mode) On the following pages you will find the description of the different menu screens of Clarion Mobile Map in Advanced mode. In Simple mode, these functions work the same way, but only a few of them are available. - Page 43 • 2D North-up • 2D rotated • 3D rotated Opens the Navigation menu Opens the Detour screen, offering two ways of modifying the route: • the list of Saved Search Criteria • a button to avoid parts of the route NP401...
- Page 44 Enable Smart Zoom (replaces the previous button if there is no GPS position or the map has not been moved) NP401 Action Opens the Position menu Opens the Cursor menu Tap this button to show or hide the following map control buttons: •...
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Page 45: Icons On The Map
Tap this button to repeat the current voice instruction. The distance is updated to always describe the current situation. • GPS position quality • Vehicle type used for route calculation • Sound status (muted or enabled) • Track log recording status NP401... - Page 46 The Bluetooth radio is turned on but no Purple telephone is connected. There is an error in the Bluetooth connection. Clarion Mobile Map is connected to a telephone Green as a handsfree set via Bluetooth. Blue A phone call is in progress over the Bluetooth 6.1.1.3 Phone call in progress...
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Page 47: Objects On The Map
They are described here: page 38. 6.1.2 Objects on the map 6.1.2.1 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. - Page 48 3D when you navigate. To fine-tune 3D visualization on the map, tap the following buttons: 6.1.2.3 Elements of the active route Clarion Mobile Map shows the route in the following way:...
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Page 49: Detour Menu
GPS position, Clarion Mobile Map uses the last known GPS position as the start point. When you are using a saved route, Clarion Mobile Map asks you if you want to use your GPS position or the first point in the saved route as the start point. - Page 50 Favorites. You can give a name for the Favorite. Opens a new screen with the address and coordinate of the Cursor, and the list of nearby POIs. NP401 The following options are available in Advanced mode only: Button Description Creates a new route with the Cursor as the destination.
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Page 51: Position Menu
(the Cursor is the current GPS position), the Position menu replaces the Cursor menu. It does not contain buttons that modify the current route, as the GPS position is not useful as a route point. To open the Position menu, tap NP401... -
Page 52: Route Information Screen
Method displays the Route Calculation Method or the Vehicle field from the Route Planning options. NP401 When you open the screen, all fields contain information about reaching your final destination. Tap any of the fields to see data on the via points starting from the first one through the final destination again. -
Page 53: Trip Information Screen
Tap concerning your route display data for the next via point. Tap the button repeatedly to toggle between the two options. You have the following data and functions on this screen: Function and the fields NP401... - Page 54 Shows the speed limit of the current road if the map Speed Limit contains it. If you tap the previous button, this one replaces it. NP401 Function Tap this field to show it on the map screen in one of the Trip Data fields.
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Page 55: Quick Menu
Tap it to resume collecting trip data. Resets all counters of the currently shown trip. Collecting trip data is restarted only when Clarion Mobile Map receives a position from the GPS. 6.1.8 Quick menu The Quick menu is a selection of controls that are frequently needed during navigation. - Page 56 GPS receiver, and a shortcut to the GPS Settings screen if needed (GPS receiver detection is automatic). This button opens the phone application. You can pair your Clarion NP401 with your cell phone as a hands- free device. NP401 Function (tap and hold) Opens the Navigation menu.
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Page 57: Gps Data Screen
, and then to open the GPS Data screen and to see the Description Clarion Mobile Map has a connection to the GPS receiver and GPS position information is available in 3D: Clarion Mobile Map can calculate both your horizontal and vertical GPS position. -
Page 58: Find Menu
You can select your destination from the thousands of POIs included with Clarion Mobile Map or from the ones you have previously created. The destinations that you have already entered in Clarion Mobile Map are available in the History list. -
Page 59: Manage Menu
You can run a demonstration of the route at high speed. You can run a demonstration of the route at normal speed. 6.4 Manage menu You can manage the content that Clarion Mobile Map stores. Tap the following buttons: Button Description... -
Page 60: Manage Saved Routes
Deletes the selected item in the History. Deletes the entire History. Moves between pages for additional list items. NP401 6.4.3 Manage Track Logs You can record Track Logs, then play them back, display them on the map, and view their details. Tap the following buttons:... -
Page 61: Manage Favorites
This POI group and some of its subgroups are shown on the map. This POI group contains POIs that you saved. When a POI group is open for editing: Button Description Items in the POI group will not be shown on the map. NP401... -
Page 62: Manage Saved Search Criteria
POI. 6.4.7 User Data Management You can manage the data you have saved (e.g. POIs, Favorites or History) and the settings you have made in the program. Tap the following buttons: NP401 Button Description Tap this button to enter additional information for the POI. -
Page 63: Settings Menu
All settings will return to their factory defaults, but no user data will be deleted. The application needs to restart. 6.5 Settings menu You can configure the program settings, and modify the behavior of Clarion Mobile Map. Tap the following buttons: The Settings menu has two pages of submenus. Tap... -
Page 64: Map Screen Settings
3D when you navigate. Clarion Mobile Map is able to show the map and the menus in different colors during the Color day and during the night. -
Page 65: Sound Settings
This setting tells Clarion Mobile Map whether to display this information at the Information top or at the bottom of the map. When Clarion Mobile Map is working in the background, the map can be displayed on the Interrupt AV screen when approaching a maneuver. -
Page 66: Route Planning Options
By default Clarion Mobile Map includes toll roads (pay roads where there is a per-use charge) Per-use Toll in the routes. If you disable toll roads, Clarion Mobile Map plans the best toll-free route. -
Page 67: Regional Settings
Economical calculating the Fast route, but it takes other roads as well to save fuel. Results in a route with fewer turns. With this option, you can make Clarion Mobile Map to Easy take, for example, the freeway instead of series of smaller roads or streets. -
Page 68: Navigation Settings
You can access time and time zone settings. Clarion Mobile Map helps you with correcting Time Zone the device time to the ever accurate GPS time. Clarion Mobile Map can also help you set Settings the time zone based on your current GPS position. -
Page 69: Warning Settings
Button Description This switch tells Clarion Mobile Map whether to automatically recalculate the route when you deviate from it. If this feature is turned off, you need to initiate route recalculation manually otherwise navigation will be stopped until you return to the originally Off-route recommended route. -
Page 70: Menu Settings
Button Description Warn When Maps may contain information about the speed limits of the road segments Clarion . Mobile Speeding Mapis ableto warn you if you exceed the currentlimit This information may not be available. foryour region ask your local dealer or may not befully correctfor allroads in them( ), ap. This setting lets you decide whether you wish to receive the warnings Youcan setthe re. -
Page 71: Device Settings
Create NMEA/ native GPS data received from the GPS device. These logs are saved as separate text SIRF Log files on the memory card, and they cannot be shown or replayed in Clarion Mobile Map. to save the changes NP401... -
Page 72: Glossary
2D reception is possible. Active route The currently navigated route. You can save and load routes in Clarion Mobile Map, but only one route can be active at any given time, and it is always active until you delete it, reach your destination or you quit Clarion Mobile Map. -
Page 73: End User License Agreement
Different data sources are available, and you can also mark the position of a Road Safety Camera on the map. 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. - Page 74 Software Product is (are) the natural person(s) or corporate entity(ies) listed in the Appendix to this Agreement or in the “About” menu NP401 item of the operating computer program (hereinafter referred to as Database Owner). The user’s manual...
- Page 75 Software Product) is the exclusive responsibility of the User. The Licensor shall not assume any responsibility for any damages occurred in relation to use of the Software Product in a motor vehicle. NP401...
- Page 76 Database in the Software Product and for any content or service provided by a third party by using the Database. The Licensor does not warrant NP401 the quality, suitability, accuracy, fitness for a specific purpose or territorial coverage of the product or...
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Page 77: Troubleshooting
Turn off the power and open the operation panel. Press the reset button with a thin rod. Note: When the Reset button is pressed, turn off the ACC power. * When the Reset button is pressed, stored in memory are cleared.” NP401... -
Page 78: Specifications
Power source voltage: 14.4 V DC (10.8 to 15.6 V allowable) Ground: Negative NP401 dimensions: 6-9/16” (166mm) width, 1-1/4” (30mm) height, 4-5/8” (117mm) depth NP401 weight: 1lb (454g) Note: • Specifications and design are subject to change without notice for further improvement. -
Page 79: General Cautions
1. Do not open the case. There are no user- serviceable parts inside. If you drop anything into the unit during installation, consult your dealer or an authorized Clarion service center. 2. Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the case. Never use a rough cloth, thinner, benzine, or alcohol etc. For tough dirt, apply a little cold or warm water to a soft cloth and wipe off the dirt gently. -
Page 80: Connector Cable
VX401 VZ401 Connector Cable NP401 Antenna Connector assembly Antenn a Cable Antenna assembly Connector Cable... - Page 81 Clarion Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2011: Clarion Co., Ltd. © �rinted in China / Imprime au Chiné / Impreso en China 2�/� ����...
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