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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    INTRODUCTION ... INSTALLATION IN THE VEHICLE 2.1. BUTTON AND SOCKETS 2.2. INSTALLING THE HARDWARE IN A VEHICLE 2.3. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE PRE-RECORDED ON THE SD CARD 2.4. ACTIVATING THE GPS ... NAVIGATING ... 3.1. DESTINATION ... 3.1.1. Address ..3.1.1.1. Zip Code ..3.1.1.2. Town and State 3.1.2..3.1.2.1. Town ... 3.1.2.2. GPS Position - Departure Point or Arrival Point 3.1.3.
  • Page 4 4.2.2.3. Display / Hide Driving Directions 4.2.2.4. Route Summary / Display a Map 4.2.2.5. Navigation 4.3. SEARCH FOR A POI 4.3.1. GPS Position, Departure Point or Arrival Point MY VIAMICHELIN 5.1. MY Favorites 5.1.1. Routes 5.1.1.1. Start 5.1.1.2. Rename 5.1.1.3. Delete 5.1.2.
  • Page 5 SYMBOLS AND COLORS USED FOR THE MAPS THE VIAMICHELIN POIs 9.1. HOW TO LOOK UP A POI DESCRIPTION 9.2. MICHELIN® GREEN GUIDE SYMBOLS NOTES AND TIPS VIAMICHELIN NAVIGATION SD CARD 11.1. CONTENT OF THE EXTRA MEMORY CARD (SD CARD) 11.2.
  • Page 6 Change an Address Name 13.1.5. Delete an Address 13.1.6. My ViaMichelin Online 13.1.7. www.ViaMichelin.com 13.1.8. Export ... 13.2. POI MANAGER ... 13.2.1. Michelin POIs ..13.2.2. Thematic POIs ... 13.2.3. How to Add a “*.poi” File 13.2.3.1. Directly From the Website 13.2.3.2. From a Saved File 13.2.4. How to add a ViaMichelin “*.xvm” File 13.2.4.1. Directly From the ViaMichelin Website 13.2.4.2.
  • Page 7 16.2.3. Limit on the Warranty 16.2.4. Remedies ... 16.2.5. Implementation of the Warranty 16.2.6. Exclusions from the Warranty 16.2.7. Limitation of Responsibility and Liability 16.2.8. Severability ... 16.2.9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction ....

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Thank you for choosing the ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 to accompany you and help you during your travels. The ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 is ergonomically designed to be as intuitive as possible. This manual nevertheless contains precise instructions, together with tips and advice, for each of the many functions that the device offers. They are intended to help you to get the best out of your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 device.

  • Page 9: Installation In The Vehicle

    2_Installation in the vehicle 2.1 Button and sockets You will find the visual presentation of the various elements making up your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 on the installation diagram. • On the top: On/Off button • On the left side: SD card reader • Under the device: Audio socket Mini-USB port Power connector...

  • Page 10: Installing The Hardware In A Vehicle

    2.2 Installing the hardware in a vehicle • To benefit from better mounting if necessary, unscrew the suction pad slightly from the support. • Install the mounting system on the windsheild by applying pressure to the suction pad and then turning the screw clockwise.
  • Page 11 • To select the setting you want, click on the arrows to the left or right of the different choices then click on the arrow at the bottom of the screen to move to the next setting or go back to the previous setting to modify it.

  • Page 12: Activating The Gps

    2.4 Activating the GPS • After connecting your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 and installing the software on the SD card, go to the Main Menu, and click Settings / Navigation / GPS. This will take you directly to the page presenting GPS reception: When using your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 for the first time, we recommend you to do so in an open space in order to ensure the best possible satellite reception.

  • Page 13: Navigating

    • From the Main Menu, click on the “Navigate” button. You can choose your navigation by one of 3 search methods: • Destination to calculate a route quickly by simply indicating the destination you want. • Free navigation if you simply want to display your position on the screen. •...

  • Page 14: Zip Code

    3.1.1.1 Zip code • Click “Zip Code”. Comment: When using your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 system for the first time, you must select the country for the search. Type the beginning of the country name, ViaMichelin Navigation will automatically complete your search, then click the result button.

  • Page 15: Town And State

    1. Center on street • Click “Center on Street”. You go directly to the “Route Summary” screen summarizing the settings used to calculate your route; the departure point is the position established by the GPS. 2. Select House Number • Click “Select House Number”. •...

  • Page 16: Poi

    Green Guide—and a selection of practical addresses (food stores, accommodation, gas stations,etc.). An exclusive feature of the POIs extracted from the Michelin Green guide and of the practical POIs, is that they include a full description and can be selected using a multikey search process.This means that your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 offers you all the comprehensiveness of a standard guidebook, an essential addition to your navigation system.

  • Page 17: Town

    In the Main Menu, click Navigate, Destination, then POI, select the category of POI you want and then select the details required. • Click the direction arrows to display all POI categories. Some POI icons are associated with symbols indicating possible links to warning setting (map display and/or alarm signal).
  • Page 18 1.3. Keyword Search Comment: This type of search is only valid for certain categories of POI, like Michelin Green Guide POIs. • Click “Keyword Search”. • Enter a word to designate the POI you want or click “Display All” for a list of the POIs known to the system.

  • Page 19: Gps Position - Departure Point Or Arrival Point

    • Click the town of your choice. • Click “Change” to change your search criteria, or click “Main Menu” to take you back to the system home page. • Click direction arrows to view all POIs found, classified in order of increasing distance from the place indicated. •...

  • Page 20: My Viamichelin

    • To move the map: place the stylus on the map and move it in the direction you want. • Click “Destination OK” to confirm the location or “Back” to return to the previous screen. This brings you to the “Route Summary” screen summarizing the settings used to calculate your route. (For the action to take on this screen, see paragraph 3.1.1.2.).

  • Page 21: Gps Coordinates

    3.1.6 GPS Coordinates Click “GPS Coordinates”. Enter the latitude (N / S) in degrees, minutes and hundredths of minutes and then select N (North) or S (South) to specify the direction. Click “OK” to confirm or click “Back” to return to the previous screen. Enter the longitude (E / W) in degrees, minutes and hundredths of minutes and then select E (East) or W (West) to specify the direction.

  • Page 22: Plan Your Journey

    In the Main Menu, click “Plan your journey”. You can then plan your journey by one of 3 methods: Plan a Route to specify a departure and arrival point Display a Map to select your departure and arrival points directly on the map Search for a POI to plan a route to or from a POI 4.1 Plan a Route...

  • Page 23: Select On Map

    You can then search according to 4 criteria: Town to search for a POI in the town you choose GPS Position to find a POI near the position - in a straight line—established by the GPS (For more information, see paragraph 3.1.2.2) . Departure to select a POI near the departure point Destination...

  • Page 24: Mode

    4.1.7 Mode Here you have the choice between 3 navigation modes: to calculate routes that can be taken by car. Pedestrian to calculate the journey ignoring one-way streets and using pedestrian streets. Bicycle to calculate routes suitable for this mode of transport. 4.1.8 Type of route Here you have the choice between 3 types of route: Recommended “Recommended”...

  • Page 25: Search

    4.2.1.1 Search Click “Search”. You can select one of 6 search modes: Address For more information, go to paragraphs 4.1.1. For more information, go to paragraphs 4.1.2. Select on Map For more information, go to paragraphs 4.1.3. My ViaMichelin For more information, go to paragraphs 4.1.4. History For more information, go to paragraphs 4.1.5.

  • Page 26: Display

    3. Quick Dial Click “Quick Dial”. Click “Add” to add one of the five numbers from the Quick Dial list. Enter a name. Click “OK” to save the name you entered or click “Back” to return to the previous screen. Enter the associated telephone number.

  • Page 27: Center

    The name of the street where the location marker is positioned and the number of the section selected on the map are always displayed at the bottom of the screen. Click “Display Street Names”: the system displays the maps again with the street names. 2.

  • Page 28: Route Actions

    You can ask to center the map: On your departure point to position the location marker on your departure point. On your arrival point to position the location marker on your arrival point. On the route to display the map with a zoom level calculated automatically by the system to allow you to view the whole of the route highlighted in green.

  • Page 29: Display / Hide Driving Directions

    4.2.2.3 Display / Hide Driving Directions Use this function to split the part of the screen used to display the map so that there is an area above the map showing: The distance covered The total journey time The change of direction instructions •...

  • Page 30: Search For A Poi

    2. Navigation Demo This function simulates navigation on the planned route by simulating reception from 7 satellites and a speed based on the table of average speeds for the type of road. • Click “Navigation Demo”. • Click one of the icons displayed on the right of the “Current route” screen to change the settings of the last route calculated.

  • Page 31: My Viamichelin

    • In the Main Menu, click “My ViaMichelin”. You can select one of the following choices: • My Favorites/Personal folder • My POIs • Actions Comments: • Your “Personal folders” are generated with the same sub-folders as the “My Favorites” folder. If you have created “Personal folders”...

  • Page 32: Routes

    5.1.1 Routes This category offers you all the routes saved directly from your GPS or exported from the ViaMichelin web site. This folder is empty if you have not saved any routes. • Click “Route”. 5.1.1.1 Start • Click “Start”. The summary screen shows you the saved route with departure point, arrival point and any stages selected. You can view your route on a map, add or delete stages or change departure or arrival points.

  • Page 33: Find Poi

    5.1.2.2 Find POI • Click “Find POI” (for more information, see paragraph 3.1.2). 5.1.2.3 Add a POI • Click “Add a POI”. You can search either by: • Address • POI • Select on map • My ViaMichelin • History •...

  • Page 34: Restaurants

    5.1.4 Restaurants • Click “Restaurants”: you will find the same functionalities as in the “Addresses” option (§ 5.1.2). 5.1.5 Tourism • Click “Tourism”: you will find the same functionalities as in the “Addresses” option (§ 5.1.2). 5.2 My POIs • Click “My POIs”. This folder groups together all the “*.asc”...

  • Page 35: Settings

    In the “Main Menu” click “Settings”. This takes you into the settings or information menus: • General to find out or change system settings. • Navigation to change navigation settings. • Telephone to access telephony settings to change or delete a map. •...

  • Page 36: Units

    You use this option to set: • The Interface Language: this is the language in which the menus are displayed. The available languages are: English US, English,French, German, Italian. • The Voice Guidance Language: this is the language used in voice messages during Navigation. Here you have the choice between 6 different languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, American English.

  • Page 37: Time

    6.1.4.2 Time • Click “Time”. • By clicking on the left and right arrows, you can change the hours, minutes and time display system (24-hour clock or the Anglo-American AM/PM system) on your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970. • Click the option to access the list and select the setting you want. 6.1.4.3 Brightness •...

  • Page 38: Navigation

    © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, © Canada Post Corporation, GeoBase® Postal code information © United States Postal Service 2006 Hot spots © Jiwire Inc. ® 2006 RealSpeak ® Text-to-Speech Software © 2006 Nuance Communications, Inc. Guide © Michelin 2007...

  • Page 39: Gps

    6.2.2 GPS • Click “GPS”. This brings you to the screen that tells you the GPS reception status; on this screen: The green “V” means that GPS is activated. “NO Fix / FIX: 2D/FIX: 3D” indicates better signal reception, and therefore more accurate positioning. “SAT”: indicates the number of satellites used to calculate your position.

  • Page 40: Telephone

    on= t h e s o u n d o n off= s w i t c h t h e s o u n d o f f s p e c i f i c t o c a r r a d i o The second Sound setting allows to select a different volume for each of the following General to select maximum volume on alert messages.

  • Page 41: Telephone Sound

    To delete a phone from the list of paired phones, display the page and click the telephone you want to delete from the list. You can then: • Disconnect to cut off the Bluetooth connection • Delete to delete the phone from the list of devices recognised by your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970. Comment: When a phone has been connected to ViaMichelin Navigation X-970T, a small phone will be shown in the top bar.

  • Page 42: Display Pois

    • Click “Main Menu” to return to the previous screen or click “Back” to go to the previous screen. You may subsequently restore the maps deleted from a PC using the “Content Manager” programme. 6.4.2 Display POIs Use this option to select the POIs that will be displayed on the map (given the right zoom level). •...

  • Page 43: Warner

    You can now choose to display your POIs from the options: • My Favorites / My personal folders • Addresses • Hotels • Restaurants • Tourism • My POIs • Click “More details” to access the subcategories. • Click “Deselect all” to display no POI category. 6.5 Warner •...

  • Page 44: My Viamichelin Warning

    6.5.3 My ViaMichelin Warning • Click “My ViaMichelin Warning”. • Tick the boxes by the categories of saved addresses for which you want to trigger an audible signal when they are nearby: • Click “More details” if you want to break your selection down into subcategories of POIs. •...

  • Page 45: Navigation Screens

    There are three aspects to the Navigation Screen: • a map screen this is a standard 2D or 3D navigation screen. • a schematic screen this gives a diagram of the route to be taken next time you change direction. •...

  • Page 46: Distance Remaining

    7.2.1 Distance Remaining This is the distance remaining to the arrival point, given in kilometers or miles depending on the distance unit selected. 7.2.2 Time Remaining This is the time remaining until arrival. This time is assessed on the basis of the distance remaining and the average speeds set in your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970, excluding any stops or breaks (strongly recommended for safety reasons).

  • Page 47: Free Navigation

    Click the navigation screen to access 6 options: • Free Navigation to go to free navigation. • Route Summary to change a route planning criterion. • Telephone to access telephone options. • Sound to switch off messages and navigation warnings. •...

  • Page 48: Route Summary

    • Night Mode for more information, see paragraph 6.1.5 • Display Traffic Direction/ Display Street Names for more information, see paragraph 4.2.1.4 • POIs for more information, see paragraph 6.4.2 • Display My Viamichelin for more information, see paragraph 6.4.4 7.5 Route Summary •...

  • Page 49: Display

    You can access the following options: • Warners to access warning settings screens • Turn Off / Turn On Motorway Mode When the “Motorway Mode” is on, when the vehicle takes a motorway or major road and no change of direction is programmed within the next 50 kilometres, the navigation screen switches automatically to 2D map mode after displaying the message “Next instruction in xxx km.

  • Page 50: View/3D View

    7.9.3 2D View/3D View • Click “2D View”. The maps displayed during navigation are shown in 2D (2 dimensions) like a paper map. In free navigation the direction of navigation can be either towards the top of the screen or to the north paragraph 7.4).

  • Page 51: Symbols And Colors Used For The Maps

    8_Symbols and colors used for the maps Roads / Transport DAY MODE NIGHT MODE Routes Departure Surfaces Motorway Motorway-type Dual Carriageway Main Road Major Road Important Road Minor Road Avenue Street, Lane Regulated Street, Pedestrian Street Car Park Entrance / Exit Road Under Construction Train Connection Boat Connection Stage Forest, natural reserve, city park Industrial area Airport Cemetery...

  • Page 52: The Viamichelin Pois

    Michelin Green Guide – and a selection of practical addresses (food stores, accommodation, auto service,etc.). An exclusive feature of the POIs (Points Of Interest) extracted from the Michelin Green guide and of the practical POIs, is that they include a full description and can be selected using a multikey search process.This means that your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 offers you all the comprehensiveness of a standard guidebook, an essential addition to your navigation system.

  • Page 53: Michelin® Green Guide Symbols

    5.2). Navigate to to draw up a route to the POI you selected Center on Map to center the map on the selected POI ® 9.2 Michelin Green Guide Symbols Civil and historic architecture Religious building Museums Historic streets and districts Urban sites, natural sites...

  • Page 54: Notes And Tips

    This paragraph contains additional information and tips to help you get the best out of your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 system: • As you enter letters in a search screen, the choice is restricted automatically. Only existing letters or figures are displayed and enabled.
  • Page 55 • The total calculated distance and time for the journey are given at the beginning of the driving directions. • By clicking the up and down arrows, you can scroll through the driving directions. The map display is then automatically centered on the change of direction given in the driving directions. •...

  • Page 56: Viamichelin Navigation Sd Card

    11_ViaMichelin Navigation SD card 11.1 Content of the Extra Memory Card (SD card) The memory card (SD card) supplied contains the maps for USA and Canada and the navigation software. (For more information, please consult paragraph 2.3) . Comments: To activate the DVD-ROM, you need a PC with a DVD-ROM drive and an Internet connection. The SD card contains 5 folders: Install SD contains the application needed to install the programs on your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970.

  • Page 57: Viamichelin Navigation Dvd-Rom

    12_ViaMichelin Navigation DVD-ROM The DVD-ROM supplied with your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 lets you install the “Content Manager” program, which contains a range of customization and support services: • Map Manager Allows you to adapt your maps to your own needs by selecting only certain regions or states.

  • Page 58: Installing The Microsoft Activesync Program

    • Select the language you want from the installation menu then click “OK”. 12.2.1 Installing the Microsoft ActiveSync Comment: The Microsoft ActiveSync software is required on PCs with the Windows 2000 and XP operating systems. A PC with the 32-bit Windows Vista system does not require the Microsoft ActiveSync software to be installed. If the Microsoft ActiveSync application is not installed on your PC, a window will prompt you to install it.
  • Page 59 • Click “Next >”. - After reading and accepting the terms of the Microsoft ActiveSync 4.2 software licence contract, click “Next >”. • Give your user name and your company or organization (optional) – by default these are taken from your PC, then click “Next >”.
  • Page 60 “Change…”, otherwise click “Next >”. • Click “Install” to start the installation.
  • Page 61 • Once the installation is finished, click the “Finish” button. • A window will prompt you to restart your computer. Check that all your applications are closed (except your ViaMichelin Navigation software installation), then click “Yes”. • Tick the option “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”, then click “Finish”. Wait for your computer to restart completely.

  • Page 62: Installing The Drivers In Windows 2000

    • On the task bar at the bottom right of your screen the Microsoft ActiveSync icon should be activated in green: • The ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 screen displays the icon telling you not to remove the SD card from the PND: •...
  • Page 63 • Click “Next >”. • Tick the line “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)” and click “Next >”.
  • Page 64 • Tick the line “CD-ROM driver” and click “Next >”. • If the windows shows that the driver is already installed for this peripheral, click “Next >”. • Click the “Finish” button to complete the driver installation process. Your driver is now installed on your PC in Windows 2000.

  • Page 65: Installing The Drivers In Windows Xp

    12.2.3 Installing the Drivers in Windows XP Connect your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 to one of your PC’s USB ports using the USB cable supplied, then switch on your mobile GPS; the message appears in the task bar. Comment: If your PC does not detect the ViaMichelin Navigation X-970, please connect your cable to another USB port. •...
  • Page 66 • A warning window opens. This message means that the driver has not been validated by Microsoft and has not received a logo certifying Windows compatibility. This is not a problem, however, since ViaMichelin guarantees compatibility with Windows 2000 or XP operating systems. Installing ViaMichelin programs “will not damage” your computer.
  • Page 67 • The hardware wizard installs the driver. • The hardware wizard has finished installing the driver, click on “Finish”. Your driver is now installed on your PC in Windows XP.

  • Page 68: Installing And Activating Your Viamichelin Navigation Software On The Pc

    12.2.4 Installing and Activating the ViaMichelin Navigation Software on Your PC Eject the DVD-ROM from the PC drive and put it back in, the installation procedure starts automatically after a few seconds. If the DVD-ROM does not start automatically (autorun), click “My Computer” then click the DVD-ROM drive icon. Click on “Setup” (or “Setup.exe” if the file extensions are shown). The first window of the installation procedure should then open.
  • Page 69 • To accept the license agreement, click “Yes”; otherwise, click “No”, in which case the installation procedure will end without installing the software on your PC. • Click “Next” to install programs in the default directory or select the installation directory of your choice by clicking on the “Browse”...
  • Page 70 • Click “Next >”. • Click “Cancel” only if you want to stop the installation. Otherwise, to display the next window, let the progress bar go to the end.
  • Page 71 A summary window opens. If your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 is not connected to your PC or if your card is incorrectly inserted - or not inserted - into your device, you will see the following message:...
  • Page 72 • Click “Cancel” only if you want to stop the installation. Once the programs are installed, if files of types “asc”, “poi” and “xvm” are not recognized by and / or associated with applications on your PC, a message will ask you whether you want to associate these file types with the “Content Manager”...

  • Page 73: Adding Software

    12.3 Adding Software • Insert the DVD-ROM into your PC’s DVD drive. • The installation procedure starts automatically. It detects the presence of the programs and prompts you: – either to “Add” a new map set if you have bought a regional pack and an additional regional version. –...
  • Page 74 • Click “Finish” to exit the installation procedure for adding a new map set. • Disconnect the USB cable from your PC then from your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 if you want to use your PND. • Leave your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 connected to the USB cable and your PC if you want to start the “Content Manager”...

  • Page 75: Repairing The Software

    12.4 Repairing the Software • Insert the DVD-ROM into your PC’s DVD drive. The installation procedure starts automatically: It detects the presence of the programs and prompts you: – either to “Add” a new map set. – or to “Repair” the existing installation. –...
  • Page 76 • Click “Finish” to close the window. • Disconnect the USB cable from your PC then from your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970.

  • Page 77: Content Manager

    This is the application installed on your PC to customise your maps, add new POIs (including personal POIs) or to regenerate your SD card if a problem occurs. • Connect your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 to your PC • Install the DVD-ROM and start “Content Manager”: •...

  • Page 78: My Viamichelin

    13.1 My ViaMichelin • Click The column on the right shows your various personal folders. Each folder – except the “My POIs” folder – contains the following directories: • Addresses to identify the addresses of your choice. • Hotels to save your favorite hotels. •...

  • Page 79: Change An Existing Personal Folder

    • Click “OK”. 13.1.2 Change an existing personal folder • Select the personal folder you want and then click the icon You can then change the title and color of the folder and icon selected. • Click “OK” to save your folder’s new settings.

  • Page 80: Delete A Personal Folder

    13.1.3 Delete a personal folder • Select the personal folder you want and then click the icon • Click “OK” to confirm that you really want to delete it. Comment: If you select a sub-directory (Addresses, Hotel, Restaurant, Routes, Tourism) before clicking “Delete”, you will delete the entire personal folder and the five sub-directories and their content.

  • Page 81: My Viamichelin Online

    The bottom bar of the “My ViaMichelin” window contains the three following options: • to access your “My ViaMichelin” account directly on the ViaMichelin web site • to go directly to the ViaMichelin web site • to export the content of My ViaMichelin to the PND 13.1.6 My ViaMichelin on line If you have a “My ViaMichelin”...
  • Page 82 • Select the address, addresses or entire folder you want to export, then click “Export to GPS”:...

  • Page 83: Www.viamichelin.com

    • Give your address a name, then click “Send”. Comment: The name entered will only be memorized if you save the file on the PC. If you export the file directly to your PND via the “Content Manager” application, the save name will be the one allocated by the system. •...
  • Page 84 • When the content you want to export to your ViaMichelin Navigation X970 is in the “File summary” column, perform a synchronization as described in paragraph 13.4.

  • Page 85: Poi Manager

    • Select “Michelin POIs” from the list of POIs. You can display the full list of Michelin POIs, Michelin Green Guide tourist sites or select one of these three categories from the drop-down menu list. You can also select POIs for one country only from the list above the “Country”...

  • Page 86: Thematic Pois

    13.2.2 Thematic POIs • Select “Thematic POIs” from the list of POIs. • Click the POI you want. • When you have selected all the files you want, click “Add to Selection”. The selected files are then shown in the “File summary” table. •...

  • Page 87: Directly From The Viamichelin Website

    You can then log off the Internet. • Double-click the “poi” file to be added: the POI file is then saved directly onto your PND and your PC. You can see the file in the “Thematic POI” section of the “POI Manager”. 13.2.4 How to add a ViaMichelin “*.xvm” file “xvm”...

  • Page 88: How To Add An "*.Asc" File

    • Perform a synchronization as described in paragraph 13.4. 13.2.5 How to add an “*.asc” file With the “Content Manager” application it is possible to add “.asc” type text files matching the structure described in paragraph 13.2.5.1. • Connect your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970 to your PC. •...
  • Page 89 • Select an icon from the ones displayed or click “New icon” to select a “bmp” file (16 x 16 pixels) that will be the icon associated with the added file. • Enter a name for this new file. • Click “OK”. The file will then be added to a new directory of the “My POIs”...

  • Page 90: Create An "*.Asc" File

    You have to create an “.asc” file for each category of saved address to be imported (which also means you can subsequently delete saved items solely for a given category). On your PC: • Create a text file (with Windows Notepad, for example: *.txt). •...
  • Page 91 • Select the place “SD Card” (or “PND memory”) where the files and maps will be saved in “Export to”. If the volume of the files to export is greater than the capacity of the storage location, a message will tell you that it is not possible to perform the synchronisation.

  • Page 92: Troubleshooting

    PND in: Main Menu > Plan Your Journey> Search for a POI > New File • A ViaMichelin “poi” file (for example Michelin guide - Hotels) will be saved in the ‘POI Manager” / “Thematic POI” option of the “Content Manager” and on the PND in: Main Menu >...

  • Page 93: Faq And Updates

    13.4.1 FAQ and Updates • To access our FQA section, consult the ViaMichelin navigation web site, in the “Support” section. http://www.ViaMichelin.com 13.4.2 User Manual To access the x-970 user manual, consult the ViaMichelin navigation web site, in the “Support” section. •...

  • Page 94: Restore Pnd

    13.4.5 Restore PND • Click “Restore PND” to start the procedure to regenerate the original programs installed on the PND. This function does not affect the map part of your software (unlike the function Restore SD), but only the functionalities. • Click “Restore” to start the procedure to restore the programs or click “Cancel” to abandon this procedure. The task bar shows the progress of the procedure, which only takes a few minutes whatever map set is installed on your ViaMichelin Navigation X-970.

  • Page 95: Technical Information

    14.1 PC configuration for installing the DVD-ROM • Minimum PC configurations required: PC equipped with a Pentium III ® - 500 MHz processor 512 MB of RAM DVD-ROM drive Microsoft Windows 2000® or Windows XP® (32- bit) or Windows Vista ® (32-bit) Space available on your hard drive: •...

  • Page 96: What To Do If

    In this table, we suggest a few answers to frequently asked questions: How can I perform a “partial” or “soft reset”? How do I perform a “full” or “hard reset”? The device does not switch on when I press the “ON/OFF” button: During navigation, the voice messages are in another language:...
  • Page 97 How do you go about installing the DVD-ROM on the PC if you get a CRC error message when you start the DVD-ROM? The device does not recharge when it is connected in the car: On the ViaMichelin GPS Navigation web site you will find other tips and advice as well as user manuals, information, updates, patches, etc.

  • Page 98: User Rights And Warranties

    16_USER RIGHTS AND WARRANTIES Please read carefully the following terms and conditions prior to using the ViaMichelin portable navigation system that you have purchased. Use of the software provided with this system is subject to a licence granted by ViaMichelin, and/or other suppliers, to the initial buyer, i.e., the end-user (hereinafter “You”), for his/her personal use, in accordance with the following software licensing agreement.

  • Page 99: Term

    16.1.5 Term This agreement shall be valid until it is terminated or ends for any reason whatsoever. It may be terminated at any time in the event you breach any of the provisions hereof. Immediately after its termination or end, you must return the Software and Data to ViaMichelin and/or destroy any copies in your possession.

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    16.2.4 Remedies In the event of a hidden defect of which ViaMichelin is informed during the warranty period, your sole remedy shall be to obtain the repair or replacement of the Hardware and/or the Software, solely at ViaMichelin’s discretion and at its expense.

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