Clarion MAP670 Owner's Manual

Clarion MAP670 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Owner’s manual Navigation...
  • Page 2: Copyright Note

    This manual nor any parts thereof may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form either electronically or mechanically, including photocopying and recording, without the express written consent of Clarion Co., Ltd.. Whereis® map data is © 2006 Telstra Corporation Limited and its licensors Data Source ©...
  • Page 3 Thank you for choosing Clarion as your door-to-door in-car navigator. Read the Quick Start Guide first and start using Clarion right away. This document is the detailed description of the software. Although Clarion can easily be discovered by experience, it is still recommended that you read through this manual to clearly...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Warnings and safety information General information ... 10 Operating Clarion (Controls) Hardware buttons 3.1.1 Power on/off 3.1.2 Toggling between the Map and Cockpit screens Screen buttons and controls 3.2.1 Direct selectors 3.2.2 List selectors 3.2.3 Sliders ... 12 3.2.4...
  • Page 5 4.4.3 GPS data quality indicator 4.4.4 Time synchronization Screens with map ... 28 4.5.1 Turn preview (No. 1) 4.5.2 Zoom in and out (No. 2 & 3) 4.5.3 Tilt up and down (No. 4 & 5) 4.5.4 Follow mode - lock to GPS position and heading (No. 6) 4.5.5 Cursor (No.
  • Page 6 4.7.4 Main button ... 55 TMC (Traffic Message Channel) 4.8.1 List of TMC messages 4.8.2 TMC control centre 4.8.2.1 Selected FM radio station 4.8.2.2 Exclude selected station 4.8.2.3 Show excluded stations 4.8.2.4 Sorts events by distance / type 4.8.2.5 Use traffic information 4.8.2.6 Recalculate to avoid traffic Road safety cameras...
  • Page 7 5.4.2 Route ... 68 5.4.2.1 Short ... 68 5.4.2.2 Fast ... 69 5.4.2.3 Economical 5.4.3 Vehicle ... 69 5.4.4 Road types to include/exclude 5.4.4.1 Unpaved Roads 5.4.4.2 Motorways 5.4.4.3 Ferries 5.4.4.4 U-turns 5.4.4.5 Permit needed 5.4.4.6 Toll Roads Language & Units 5.5.1 Program language 5.5.2...
  • Page 8 6.3.2 Find in History 6.3.3 Find Coordinates 6.3.4 Find a POI ... 87 6.3.5 Find one of the Favourites (Home/Work) Troubleshooting guide Glossary ... 92 ... 85 ... 86 ... 90 ... 89...
  • Page 9: Warnings And Safety Information

    (optional) Safety Mode that will prevent you from using the screen functions if your car is in motion. Unless a passenger will be the only one to operate Clarion, we strongly encourage you to turn on the Safety Mode.
  • Page 10: General Information

    When using Clarion, you do not need to ‘double tap’ or ‘tap & hold’ the touch screen as these functions cannot be used reliably in a moving vehicle. A single tap triggers most of the screen controls.
  • Page 11: Operating Clarion (Controls)

    Use this button to turn the power of the Map 670/770 on or off any time. If the device power is turned off while Clarion is running, when you turn the device back on, Clarion will continue the navigation as soon as the built-in GPS determines the location again.
  • Page 12: Screen Buttons And Controls

    3.2 Screen buttons and controls The primary input channel of Clarion is the touch screen. If you read on, you will realise that most parts of the screen are not only used to display information but also to initiate functions by tapping. Below you will find a list of the most frequently used controls in the program.
  • Page 13: Switches

    jumps there immediately). As with the list selectors, there is no need to confirm your selection. As soon as you leave the screen, the selected value becomes effective. 3.2.4 Switches When a function can only have two values (mainly Enabled and Disabled), a switch is used.
  • Page 14: Virtual Keyboards

    3.2.7 Virtual keyboards Clarion is designed in a way that you only need to enter letters or numbers when it is inevitable. In these cases a full screen keyboard pops up that can easily be operated with your fingertips. You can choose between a separate ABC and numeric keypad, or a set of QWERTY-type keyboards that contain both letters and numbers.
  • Page 15: The Numeric Keyboard

    The special keys described in the previous section are also available here. 3.2.7.3 The numeric keyboard The numeric keyboard only contains numbers, on huge buttons. The special keys you find on the other keyboards (except Space) are available here as well. Although QWERTY-type keyboards also contain number keys, when entering a house number, the program offers the more convenient numeric keypad.
  • Page 16: Discovering The Program Through The Screens

    4 Discovering the program through the screens The best way to discover Clarion is to explore each screen in detail, and to find out how to move from one to another. Read this chapter for a guided tour. 4.1 Main menu (Navigation Menu) Clarion starts by displaying the Main menu.
  • Page 17: About Screen

    Clarion and the legal aspects of using the program. 4.3 The map The most important and most frequently used screens of Clarion are the two screens with the map (Map screen and Cockpit screen). They are similar in look and in possible controls but are optimised for different uses.
  • Page 18: Zoom Levels

    Map mode to always start in 2D North-up view. 4.3.2 Zoom levels Clarion uses high quality vector maps that let you see the map at various zoom levels, always with optimised content (the density of the map details can be independently set for Map and Cockpit screens in Map settings (Page )).
  • Page 19: Daylight And Night Colour Schemes

    4.3.3 Daylight and night colour schemes The different colour schemes let you adjust Clarion to the brightness of the environment. Use the daylight and night colour schemes accordingly. Daylight colours are similar to paper roadmaps, while the night colour schemes use dark tints...
  • Page 20: Streets And Roads

    They may not look the same in the schemes you have chosen. Tip: If you use Clarion after sunrise or before sunset, look for the sun in the sky in the map background using a flat 3D view. It is displayed at its actual position to give you another way to orientate, and also to provide some eye candy.
  • Page 21: Other Objects

    Clarion has a built-in Lock-on-Road feature that always puts the position arrow on the road, on the axis of the street in case of one-way streets, or on the side of the...
  • Page 22: Selected Map Point, Also Known As The Cursor

    (e.g. on the right in Germany and on the left in the U.K.) on two-way roads. The location received from the GPS receiver is shown as a blue dot on the map. This can help you locate your position if the GPS accuracy is poor, and the Lock-on-Road system puts you on the wrong street.
  • Page 23: Visible Pois (Points Of Interest)

    Clarion comes with thousands of built-in POIs, and you can create your own POI database as well. Having all of them displayed on the map would make the map too crowded. To avoid this, Clarion lets you select which POIs to show and which ones to hide (Page ) using their categories and subcategories.
  • Page 24: Road Safety Cameras

    4.3.11 Elements of the Active Route Clarion uses a multi-destination routing system in which you have a start point (your current location if GPS position is available), a destination, the line of the active leg of the route, and optionally via points and inactive legs. They are all shown on the map.
  • Page 25: Animated Turn Guidance

    4.3.11.2 Animated turn guidance Animated arrows represent all route events other than the above-mentioned special points. These arrows show the direction in which you need to continue your journey. 4.3.11.3 The active leg of the route The active leg is the section of the route you are currently driving. If you have not added any Via points, the whole route will be the active leg.
  • Page 26: Roads In The Route Excluded By Your Preferences

    ), sometimes they are impossible to avoid near the starting point, via points or the destination. If so, Clarion will display those segments of the route with an alternate colour. 4.4 GPS Data screen Tap the GPS button at the list of TMC messages screen to open this window.
  • Page 27: Gps Connection Indicator

    GPS is connected but no GPS position is available, • yellow means 2D reception. A GPS position has been acquired, Clarion is ready for navigation, but the GPS is using enough satellites for calculating the horizontal position only. Elevation data is not provided, and the position error may be significant.
  • Page 28: Screens With Map

    This screen is usually used in 2D North-up mode. You can set Clarion so it always opens the Map screen in 2D North-up mode (Page The Cockpit screen is for driving purposes. Besides showing the map, it contains...
  • Page 29 Cockpit screen contents: (Cockpit only) Turn preview* Indicates that Lock to GPS position and heading is inactive Selected map point (Cursor) (Map only) Map scale Map orientation and Overview GPS position quality Battery status Sound on or muted Display Voice guidance repeat Zooms in (optional) Zooms out (optional) Tilts down (optional)
  • Page 30: Turn Preview (No. 1)

    Track Log recording or playback (Cockpit only) Current street (Cockpit only) Travel and Route data** (Cockpit only) Distance to next turn*** (Cockpit only) Next street*** (Cockpit only) Approaching next turn**** Current speed limit***** Bluetooth or phone call status * On Map screen only when a route is active ** Contents differ when a route is active *** Appears only when a route is active **** Appears only when a route is active and the next turn is near...
  • Page 31: Zoom In And Out (No. 2 & 3)

    (automatic tilting and rotating remains active). You need to tap the Follow button (Page Zoom. You can also set Clarion to do this automatically after a few seconds in case of the Cockpit screen (Page 75). 4.5.3 Tilt up and down (No. 4 & 5) These semi-transparent buttons are only displayed if "Zoom &...
  • Page 32: Follow Mode - Lock To Gps Position And Heading (No. 6)

    When Smart Zoom is enabled, scaling or tilting the map also stops the automatic zooming or automatic tilting respectively. To reactivate Smart Zoom, tap this button. Tip: In Advanced settings you can set a delay time after which Clarion pushes the Follow button for you on the Cockpit screen automatically (Page ).
  • Page 33: Menu (No. 9)

    You cannot rotate the map in Overview mode. This mode is strictly north-up. You can set up Clarion so that it will switch to Overview mode during navigation when the next turn is far away. You can specify this distance and the fixed zoom level of Overview in Advanced settings (Page An aeroplane icon indicates Overview mode.
  • Page 34: Gps Position Quality (No. 11)

    2D (no altitude available), and position error may be significant, yet Clarion is ready to navigate. • A black dish and two arcs represent a 3D GPS position. Clarion is ready to navigate. •...
  • Page 35: Sound Muting (No. 13)

    4.5.11 Sound muting (No. 13) This icon displays the enabled or disabled status of the voice guidance and the key sounds. When muting is enabled, the speaker icon is crossed out. When sounds are enabled the red cross disappears. Tap this button to open Sound settings (Page Note: Sound can be muted in Sound settings (Page 4.5.12 Track Log recording/playback indicator (No.
  • Page 36 Clarion will ask you whether you really want to delete it together with all its via points. • Add Via: by inserting the selected map point as a via, you instruct Clarion to cross this location before the destination of the route. This is the way to build a multi- point route in reverse order (when you wish to insert a stopover ‘go to A but first...
  • Page 37: Current Street (No. 16)

    camera if you tap Add Cam, and set the parameters (type, direction, and speed). If a camera already exists near the cursor, this button is inactive, and you can change the parameters of the camera by tapping it in the list. 4.5.14 Current street (No.
  • Page 38: Distance To Next Turn (No. 18)

    This field shows the road or street that comes next in the route itinerary. If you are not yet in the settlement where this next street is, Clarion will display the name of the settlement instead of the name of the road or street. A bullet symbol will appear next to the name of settlements to help you tell them apart from street names.
  • Page 39: Bluetooth Or Phone Call Status (No. 22)

    Tap the icon to turn on the Bluetooth radio. When Bluetooth is on, the icon turns blue. If you tap the icon when it is blue, Clarion pauses, and the Phone dialer screen of the device appears. To return to Clarion and continue navigating, first tap the button in the top right corner, then on the new screen tap the Exit button in the bottom right corner.
  • Page 40: Route Data Displayed (For Destination And Via Points)

    When Clarion needs to recalculate the route, the arrow will not jump back to the left as when reaching a via point, but it may drift a bit as the length of the new route may be different from the previous one.
  • Page 41: Method

    If via points exist, tap and tap again any of the fields to see the distance to reach the first, second, etc. via point. 4.6.1.3 Method This field shows how the route was calculated. It either displays the ‘Route’ or the ‘Vehicle’...
  • Page 42: Fit To Screen

    This icon shows that you need to pay for the ferry. • This icon is displayed when Clarion could not plan a route with all your road type preferences respected. Sometimes it is impossible to find a suitable route near the start or the destination.
  • Page 43: Parameters

    The Menu button can be found in the bottom left corner of the map screens. Tapping this button brings up a menu that allows you to access some of the most frequently used functions of Clarion. 4.7.1 Find tab The first page of the Menu is Find. It lets you select a destination without first having to locate it on the map.
  • Page 44: Zoom & Tilt (Switch)

    Note: When you reach 2D view by tilting the map, Smart Zoom will tilt the map as you press the Follow button or it disappears after the timeout (set in Advanced settings) expires. Use the 3D Map toggle to permanently switch to 2D view. Note: If the map is zoomed out so that the view angle is automatically raised to a top down view, this button will have no immediate effect.
  • Page 45: Manage Poi (Points Of Interest)

    POIs that come with the map. Manage built-in POI visibility The maps in Clarion come with a huge number of POIs. Displaying all of them would make the maps too crowded (to see how POI items are shown on the map see Page ).
  • Page 46 • Delete: you can delete any of your previously saved My POI groups. This will delete all POIs in that group. Clarion will ask you to confirm this action. • Edit: you can edit the attributes (name, icon, visibility level) of a previously created...
  • Page 47: Popup Information (Switch)

    • OK: if you tap this button, the map screen returns with the selected POI in the middle. • Edit: you can edit the attributes (name, icon and group) of the selected POI. • Delete: you can delete any of your previously saved POIs. Clarion will ask you to confirm this action. 4.7.2.5 Popup Information (switch)
  • Page 48: Manage Track Logs

    POI item. 4.7.2.6 Manage Track Logs Using Clarion it is also possible to save the track logs of your journeys. This screen lets you manage all your track logs. When it comes up, it shows a list of all track logs already saved.
  • Page 49 (Page 35) will appear on the map screens to let you know it is not a fly over but a simulation based on a real saved log. • Delete: you can delete a track log if it is not needed any more. Clarion will ask to confirm this action.
  • Page 50: Route Tab

    • Create NMEA/SIRF log: independently of the normal track log, you can instruct Clarion to record the native GPS data received from the GPS device. Clarion is capable of working with GPS devices using either the NMEA or the SiRF protocol, so the saved data will be in one of these formats.
  • Page 51: Delete

    Bypass When you run into a traffic jam or roadblock, you may want to have Clarion calculate a route that departs the original route as soon as it can. You will need to select the minimum distance along the original route where your new route is allowed to rejoin the original route.
  • Page 52: Itinerary

    This function has a special role if you have used the Avoid feature during your journey. When you arrive at your destination, the route line disappears on the map and navigation stops. The route is now practically deleted, but if you plan a new route, the roads, manoeuvres and areas excluded from your route will also be avoided when planning the new route.
  • Page 53: Fly Over

    Clarion will recalculate the route excludin that turn. If the next street is important in the route, it is likely that Clarion will replace the turn with several easier ones to get to the same street.
  • Page 54: Edit

    History list. As soon as y any of these, Clarion returns to the Edit screen and your selection appears right under the highlighted line. • Delete: you can delete the selected point from the list. If the highlighted item last one in the list, the previous via point will be promoted to be the final destination.
  • Page 55: Main Button

    The Map 670/770 already contains the TMC receiver, and only needs a suitable antenna attached. If public TMC data is broadcast at your location, Clarion will automatically take into account the TMC information received. You do not need to set anything in the program.
  • Page 56: Tmc Control Centre

    If you wish to receive TMC data f rom another radio station, push this button. The radio station will be added to the list of excluded stations, Clarion will start searching for another TMC station, and will always skip the excluded station in the future.
  • Page 57: Recalculate To Avoid Traffic

    Road safety cameras, such as speed cameras and red light cameras ar e special POI types in Clarion. The application can warn you when you approach one of these cameras. Y ou can fine-tune this warning in General settings ( Page 61).
  • Page 58: Mobile Cameras

    The difference between the two points of time will be used to calculate your average speed. Clarion will warn you when you approach one of these cameras, but as you pass by, the warning stays on, and y our average speed is measured until you reach another camera of this type.
  • Page 59: Red Light Cameras

    Note: In the rare case Clarion cannot register the mom ent you pass the second camera (e.g. it is placed at the exit of a tunnel where GPS position is not yet available) the warning will continue. Just tap the camera symbol displayed on the screen to stop the warning.
  • Page 60: Add A New Camera Or Edit An Existing One

    4.9.4 Add a new camera or edit an existing one You can add new cameras, modify the param eters of existing o nes, or delete them. Select a point on the map, then use the POI button in the Cursor menu ( Page 35).
  • Page 61: Settings

    5 Settings Clarion provides several settings in order to let you customise the functions of the program. The Settings screen can be accessed directly from the Main menu screen (Page ) and from the map screens by using the battery icon (Page 34), while some of its sub-screens are accessible from other parts of the program.
  • Page 62: Set Favourite Destinations

    Note: If you tap either of your favourite destinations in the Main menu (Page before defining it, Clarion will offer to take you to this screen to set it up. 5.1.3 Automatic Night Colours...
  • Page 63: Warn When Speeding

    Page Example: to let you better understand how this feature works, here is an example. If you use the settings +10 km/h – 100 km/h – +5%, Clarion will warn you when driving at the following speeds:...
  • Page 64: Enable Safety Cameras

    The higher the speed, the earlier the warning starts. 5.1.7 Route Recalculation Once a route is planned, this setting will tell Clarion what to do when you deviate from that route. Warning at...
  • Page 65: Automatic

    Automatic recalculation was selected. • Drop Next Via Point / Delete Route: Clarion will remove the next via point from the list and recalculate the route without it. If you have only one target left, the label of the button will be Delete Route, and it will end navigation.
  • Page 66: Daylight / Night Colour Profile

    5.2.1 Daylight / Night colour profile Clarion comes with different colour schemes for both daylight and night use. There is always one selected daytime scheme and one selected night-time scheme. Clarion uses these when switching from day to night and back.
  • Page 67: Master Sound Volume/Switch

    When you exit the program, the device settings return. The left part of this control works as a mute button. Tap to mute all Clarion sounds. 5.3.2 Voice guidance volume/switch The switch on the left can turn on or mute Clarion's audible guidance.
  • Page 68: Attention Tone

    Sliding it to the right will result in more accurate routing in an increased amount of time. Note: Since Clarion calculates routes very quickly, the position of this slide is only used for long routes. Short routes are always calculated to give you the optimal result independent of the slider.
  • Page 69: Fast

    This setting is a wise combination of the previous two. Although basically going for the fastest solution, if there is another route taking a bit more time but a lot less distance compared to the fastest one, Clarion will choose this one instead to save fuel.
  • Page 70: Unpaved Roads

    If your destination can only be accessed using some of the excluded road types, Clarion will use them but only as much as necessary. In this case a warning icon will be shown on the Route Information screen (Page ), and the road not matching your preference will be displayed in alternate colour on the map.
  • Page 71: Language & Units

    5.5.3 Units You can set the distance units to be used by the program. Clarion may not support all of the listed units in some voice guidance languages. If you select a measurement unit that is not supported by the chosen voice guidance language, you will see a red warning message under the selector.
  • Page 72: Advanced Settings

    It is usually done in a top down view having north towards the top of the map. By default Clarion uses the same look for the map in both Map and Cockpit modes. Use this switch to instruct Clarion to always open the Map mode in 2D with North-up orientation for map browsing purposes.
  • Page 73: In Cockpit Mode (And Track-Up Orientation)

    5.6.1.3 Zoom in after find When this switch is turned off, Clarion will centre the map to the location selected in Find but will not change the zoom level. If you turn this switch on, Clarion will also zoom in to the selected point.
  • Page 74: Power Management

    You can also initiate this special feature of Clarion. When running on battery Smart Powersave will light up the screen only when you press or tap a button, or if Clarion has something to show you. After a few seconds the light level decreases, and after another few seconds the backlight turns off.
  • Page 75: Smart Zoom Settings

    Tapping the Follow button makes Clarion follow your position again (Lock- to-Position) and also re-enables Smart Zoom. You can make Clarion push the Follow button for you automatically after a few seconds of inactivity. This functionality and the related parameters below apply to the Cockpit screen only.
  • Page 76: Route Options

    Restore Lock-to-Position Turn this switch on if you want Clarion to return to your current GPS position after you have moved the map during navigation. This is useful if you have moved the map accidentally, or if you have moved it to quickly check something near your route.
  • Page 77: U-Turn Penalty

    You can fine-tune the way Clarion takes U-turns into account when planning a route. You can tell Clarion how much extra distance you would travel to avoid a U-turn. Note: This value is taken into account only if U-turns are enabled in Route Parameters (Page 5.6.4.2 Cross-border planning...
  • Page 78: Restore Data

    PNA, then return to this Settings page, and push the Restore Data button as described in the next section. Clarion will then restart, and all your previous POIs, track logs, settings, city and find history lists will also appear on the new PNA .
  • Page 79: Find

    Once you have the destination, you can start navigating. Getting to this point should be as fast as possible. Clarion provides you with a versatile search engine designed to find your chosen destination after only a few taps on the screen.
  • Page 80: Using The Main Menu

    Tip: If you want the selected point shown in the centre of the map, close and reopen the menu or wait until it closes and open it again. By opening the Cursor menu manually, the map will be moved to have the selected location in the centre. 6.3 Using the Main menu The Main menu is accessible by the Destination button at the Main menu (Page or by the Menu buttons of the map screens (Page...
  • Page 81 Should the settlement you are looking for appear on the list, just tap it and you will immediately jump to the Street Name Input screen with the selected city name or postcode shown at the top of the screen. If the desired settlement is not displayed, use the arrows in the bottom right corner to see more of this list.
  • Page 82 Clarion will show you all the results in a list. You can select the one you are looking for by tapping the appropriate list item.
  • Page 83: Selecting A Street Or The Centre Of The Settlement

    Once you have selected the city, you can continue by entering the street name. If your destination is in another country, tap the Change Country button in the top right corner of the city selection screen, and select the country from the list. 6.3.1.2 Selecting a street or the centre of the settlement Once the settlement is selected, you can continue by specifying the street you are looking for.
  • Page 84: Selecting A House Number Or The Midpoint Of The Street

    Enter the number, tap Done, and Clarion will show you the selected location on the map (or will start navigating immediately if you have selected Destination at the Main menu).
  • Page 85: How To Select An Intersection Instead Of A House Number

    6.3.1.4 How to select an intersection instead of a house number If you do not know the house number or it is easier to pinpoint the location with an intersection, press the Find intersection button in the top right corner and select the desired street name from the list of available intersections of the previously selected street (displayed in the top centre of the screen).
  • Page 86: Find Coordinates

    You can even enter the latitude and longitude in different formats. Entering a latitude/longitude pair is easy. The left field contains the latitude. It starts with an ‘N’ (North) or ‘S’ (South) letter. This tells Clarion whether the point is in the Northern or the Southern hemisphere. Use the button to change the hemisphere.
  • Page 87: Find A Poi

    Find, and then come to this page and read the coordinates. Tip: If you need to reformat coordinates to the format selected in Clarion (Page enter the coordinates in the format you have, press Done to show it in the map, then come back here to see the same location in the chosen coordinate display format.
  • Page 88 Push the button with the label ABC that appears between Search and the page number. Once the desired POI item is selected, Clarion will show its details. Tapping OK will return to the map with the selected POI in the centre (or starts navigating to it if Destination was selected).
  • Page 89: Find One Of The Favourites (Home/Work)

    Using the Destination function at the Main menu it is only two taps to start navigating to one of your Favourites. Note: If you try to access a favourite destination that you have not yet set up, Clarion will lead you to the setup page.
  • Page 90: Troubleshooting Guide

    Thank you again for purchasing our product. We hope you will enjoy every minute of using it. However you may face difficulties before you get really accustomed to Clarion. In such cases, please, refer to this table of frequently encountered problematic situations.
  • Page 91 (ask your Clarion dealer for the details in your region). This feature can help you in several cases but it cannot be considered as serious speed control. That is why it can be turned on and off separately from the reliable voice guidance (Page 63).
  • Page 92: Glossary

    Clarion will let you select multiple destinations, and customise some important routing parameters (Page...
  • Page 93 This estimation can only be used as a general reference. It will not be able to take into account your future speed or the traffic delays. In Clarion this value is shown as ‘Estimated Arrival’ on the Route Information screen (Page ETE (Estimated Time Enroute): Another frequently used expression in navigation.
  • Page 94 Later you can replay the journey on the screen of Clarion as if it were happening again. This is good for demonstration purposes or for analysing your manoeuvres during the trip.

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