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  • Page 1: Magellan Roadmate

    Magellan RoadMate ® ™ Reference Manual Instructions for Operating the Magellan RoadMate 300...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Warnings

    *** IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS *** The Magellan RoadMate 300 is a vehicle-navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving at your selected destinations. When using the Magellan RoadMate, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: •...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    To remove the SD card: ... 4 Vehicle Installation ...5 Installation with the Windscreen Mount ... 5 Installing the External Antenna ... 6 Turning the Magellan RoadMate On ...8 Inputting Text Characters ...8 Additional Characters (More) ...9 Numerical Characters (123) ...9 Using QuickSpell®...
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Resetting the Trip Computer ... 61 Viewing a Saved Trip Report ... 61 Deleting a Trip Report ... 62 Track Recorder ...63 Start Track Recorder ... 63 Stop Track Recorder ... 63 Save Track Record ... 64 View Track ...

  • Page 5: Magellan Roadmate 300

    Antenna Magellan RoadMate Magellan RoadMate 300 Press to turn the Magellan RoadMate on or off While viewing the map, press to enlarge the map view While viewing the map, press to shrink the map view Switch between Map, List of Directions and TrueView...

  • Page 6: Left- And Right-Side Views

    Magellan RoadMate Left- and Right-Side Views USB Connection Power Connection Headset Connection Bottom View SD Card Slot Connection for your PC Plug into your vehicle or at home Plug in an earpiece for noisy areas Secured Digital (SD) Card slot...

  • Page 7: Basemaps Vs. Detailed Map

    The basemap does not contain street address information, points of interest, or other map data (such as waterways, railroads, or parks). The Magellan RoadMate can route via the basemap to a town centre or point selected on the screen using the available road data.

  • Page 8: Secure Digital (Sd) Cards

    The Secure Digital (SD) card is a small, lightweight flash memory device that allows increased data storage for your Magellan RoadMate. The compact size is ideal for storing large amounts of data and not taking a lot of physical space.

  • Page 9: Vehicle Installation

    Take care when mounting the Magellan RoadMate in your vehicle, whether using the windscreen mount or another mount, that it does not obstruct the driver’s view of the road. Make sure that the fitting of the Magellan RoadMate and cable does not interfere with the operation of vehicle safety devices, such as air bags. You assume the risks associated with damage to your vehicle or your vehicle’s occupants as a result of how you choose to mount the Magellan RoadMate.

  • Page 10: Installing The External Antenna

    Plug the cigarette lighter connector into an appropriate 12V receptacle in your car. Rotate the antenna upward. Installation is complete. You are ready to turn the Magellan RoadMate on and go. Installing the External Antenna The external antenna (not included) provides faster satellite fix times and greater signal strength. Because it is mounted outside of the vehicle, it is not affected by reflective coatings on windows and has an unobstructed line of sight to the satellites.
  • Page 11 Installation Plug the end of the external antenna into the socket on the back of the unit. Attach the antenna to a flat portion of the roof of your vehicle. The antenna is magnetic. Do not use any adhesives to attach the antenna to your vehicle. Route the antenna cable so it does not interfere with the operation of the vehicle.

  • Page 12: Turning The Magellan Roadmate On

    Ensure that you install the SD card as described in the “SD Cards” chapter before applying power to the Magellan RoadMate. Press the Power button. The Power button is located on the left side of the unit. See “Magellan RoadMate 300” on page 1 for button locations.

  • Page 13: Additional Characters (More)

    What Is QuickSpell? The Magellan RoadMate uses QuickSpell technology to provide you with the fastest method possible to enter characters. QuickSpell eliminates the possibility of a misspelled word or looking for a town or street that is not loaded. As you begin entering characters, the QuickSpell feature of the Magellan RoadMate greys out any characters that are not available, thereby speeding up the data entry process.

  • Page 14: Basic Operation

    Basic Operation Select “N”. Select “E”. When you feel that enough characters have been entered so that the list of towns is short enough to find “Genève”, select OK. Scroll up or down the list and select “Genève, SZ”. If the list is still too long, press the Cancel button to return to the keyboard and continue entering characters.

  • Page 15: Selecting Destinations

    Selecting Destinations Select Address Address Book Points of interest Town Centre Selecting Destinations Select Region Previous Destinations List Addresses Create New Entry Trip Planner Select Region Select Region Search POI by Name Search Nearest POI Search BaseMap Town...

  • Page 16: Choosing The Routing Method

    Every route is calculated based on the Routing Method criteria selected. Every time a new destination is selected, the Magellan RoadMate prompts you for the method that will be used to calculate the route. Shortest Time: This selection calculates a route that should take the least amount of time using known speed limits, streets, and other information in the database.

  • Page 17: Basemap Routing

    European countries. You can create a route to a point on the map or to a major town centre located on the basemap. The Magellan RoadMate will use major highways for routing whenever the route you are creating requires you to use the basemap.

  • Page 18: Search Basemap Town

    Then a straight thin line will show to route you to your destination. Search BaseMap Town This function enables you to route to one of the town centres located in your Magellan RoadMate basemap. From the Select Destination screen, select Points of interest. Select Search Basemap Town.

  • Page 19: Switching Sd Cards

    Selecting Destinations The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When the calculations are complete, the Map screen will be displayed. The distance represents travel on roads and by using straight lines where no road data is present. The conditions for basemap routing apply. Where there is no road data, a straight line will connect your current position with the nearest junction, and from the junction to the town centre.

  • Page 20: Selecting A Destination Using "Select Address

    Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired street from the list. The Magellan RoadMate will list all the towns the street is in based on the selected region. If this list does not appear, the street is only in one town. Select the desired...
  • Page 21 Enter the street address. The acceptable range of numbers is displayed at the top of the screen. If you do not know the exact address, just select Done and the Magellan RoadMate will route you to the lowest number in the range. Select Done to continue.

  • Page 22: Selecting A Destination Using "Address Book

    Selecting Destinations Selecting a Destination Using “Address Book” The Address Book can store up to 200 addresses for each of the three users. When you select “Address Book” you are given four options. Selecting “Previous Destinations” lets you select from a list of the last 50 destinations you have routed to with the option of saving them to your address book.
  • Page 23 Selecting Destinations The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When the calculations are complete, the Map screen will be displayed. Previous Destinations – Save to your Address Book From the Select Destination screen, select Address Book. Select Previous Destinations. Select the address that you wish to save.

  • Page 24: Address Book: List Addresses

    Selecting Destinations Enter the desired text. Select OK. You can also add this address to your Favourites list. Select Favourite. When you are satisfied with the information, select Save. The address is saved to the Address Book. Press Cancel to return to the Previous Destinations screen.
  • Page 25 You will then have the option of routing to, editing, or deleting this address. Route Select Route. Select the desired Routing Method. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When the calculations are complete, the Map screen will be displayed. Edit Select Edit.
  • Page 26 Selecting Destinations Select Save to save the changes and return to the Address Book screen. Delete Select Delete. A dialog box will appear prompting you to confirm the deletion. Select Yes. The address has been deleted from your address book and you are returned to the Select Destination screen.
  • Page 27 All of the addresses marked as favourites will be displayed. Route Select Route. Select the desired Routing Method. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When the calculations are complete, the Map screen will be displayed. Edit Select Edit. Click on either the top line (name) or the bottom line (information) and the desired...
  • Page 28 Selecting Destinations Select Save to save the changes and return to the address screen. Delete Select Delete. A dialog box will appear prompting you to confirm the deletion. Select Yes. The address has been deleted from your address book and you are returned to the Select Destination screen.
  • Page 29 You will then have the option of routing to, editing, or deleting this address. Route Select Route. Select the desired Routing Method. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When the calculations are complete, the Map screen will be displayed.

  • Page 30: Address Book: Create New Entry

    Selecting Destinations Edit Select Edit. Click on either the top line (name) or the bottom line (information) and the desired text. Select Save to save the changes and return to the address screen. Delete Select Delete. A dialog box will appear prompting you to confirm the deletion. Select Yes. The address has been deleted and you are returned to the Address Book screen.
  • Page 31 Selecting Destinations Select Create New Entry. Select Select on Map. Touch the screen and drag the map to a point near to the desired address. Press the Enter key. A dialog box will appear prompting you to save or edit the information. Select Edit Name.
  • Page 32 Selecting Destinations The location is saved to your address book and you are returned to the map screen. Press Cancel to resume normal routing. Select Address From the Select Destination screen, select Address Book. Select Create New Entry. Select Select Address. Select the detailed region you wish to search from.
  • Page 33 Selecting Destinations Enter a few characters in the street name. After you have selected the characters, select OK. Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired street from the list. Select the town that the street is in. Enter the street address.
  • Page 34 Selecting Destinations If you wish, you can select Favourite to add this address to your Favourites list. Select Save. You are returned to the Address Book screen. Points of interest... From the Select Destination screen, select Address Book. Select Create New Entry. Select Points of interest.
  • Page 35 POI name will be. After you have selected the characters, select OK. The Magellan RoadMate will search for POIs that are within a 50 km radius of your present position or selected town centre. Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired POI.
  • Page 36 Selecting Destinations Search Nearest POI This function lets you search for a point of interest from three criteria and save it to your address book: Current Position, By Town Centre, and By Airport. Select Search Nearest POI. Select the detailed region you wish to search from. Current Position This option lets you find a specific point of interest within a radius of at least 100 km based on where you are.
  • Page 37 Selecting Destinations You are returned to the Address Book screen. By Town centre This option lets you find a specific point of interest within at least a 100 km radius of a chosen town centre. Select By Town centre. Enter the first few characters for the town name. After you have selected the characters, select OK.
  • Page 38 Selecting Destinations A dialog box will appear prompting you to edit the information. You can choose to keep the default name. If you wish, you can select Favourite to add this address to your Favourites list. Select Save. You are returned to the Address Book screen. By Airport This option lets you find a specific point of interest within at least a 100 km radius of a chosen airport.
  • Page 39 Selecting Destinations A list of available POIs that match your criteria is shown. Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired POI. A dialog box will appear prompting you to edit the information. You can choose to keep the default name.
  • Page 40 Selecting Destinations A dialog box will appear prompting you to edit the information. Select Edit Name. Enter a name for the address. When you have finished, select OK. If you wish, you can select Favourite to add this address to your Favourites list. Select Save.

  • Page 41: Address Book: Trip Planner

    Selecting Destinations Enter a few characters from the name of the Town centre you are searching for. Select the Town centre that will be your destination from the list of displayed town centres. Select the method that you want to use to calculate your route. Address Book: Trip Planner The Trip Planner enables you to plot multiple destinations and save them as a trip.
  • Page 42 Select the desired Routing Method. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When the calculations are complete, the Map screen will be displayed You will be routed to the first point selected. When you arrive, the Magellan RoadMate will notify you.
  • Page 43 Selecting Destinations If you select Cancel or turn off your car and turn it back on, the Magellan RoadMate will ask you to resume trip guidance. Select Resume to be routed to the next address in your trip. Select Cancel to stop trip guidance.
  • Page 44 Selecting Destinations Select the addresses you wish to use in your trip in the order you wish them to be listed. When you have finished, select Done: [trip name]. You will be taken back to the Trip Planner screen. At this point you can choose to route to your new trip.
  • Page 45 Magellan RoadMate will notify you that you have arrived. If you select Cancel or turn off your car and turn it back on, the Magellan RoadMate will ask you to resume trip guidance. Select Resume to be routed to the next address in your trip. Select Cancel to stop trip guidance.
  • Page 46 Selecting Destinations When you have finished making changes, press the Cancel button to return to the Trip Planner screen. Delete, Rename From the Select Destination screen, select Address Book. Select Trip Planner. Select Delete, Rename. Delete Select Delete. Select the trip you wish to delete.
  • Page 47 Selecting Destinations A dialog box will appear prompting you to confirm your selection. Select Yes. The trip has been deleted. Rename Select Rename. Select the trip you wish to rename. Use the backspace key to erase the name, then enter the new name. When you have finished, select OK.

  • Page 48: Selecting A Destination Using "Points Of Interest

    Enter a few characters for the POI name. The more characters you input, the faster the search for the POI name will be. After you have selected the characters, select OK. The Magellan RoadMate will search for POIs that are within a 50 km radius of your present position or selected town centre.

  • Page 49: Points Of Interest: Search Nearest Poi

    Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired POI. Select the desired Routing Method. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When the calculations are complete, the Map screen will be displayed. Points of Interest: Search Nearest POI...
  • Page 50 Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired POI. Select the desired Routing Method. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When the calculations are complete, the Map screen will be displayed By Town centre This option lets you find a specific point of interest within a radius of at least 100 km of a chosen town centre.
  • Page 51 Selecting Destinations Select Search Nearest POI. Select the detailed region you wish to search from. Select By Town centre. Enter the first few characters for the town name. After you have selected the characters, select OK. If you wish, you may enter the entire town name. Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired town.
  • Page 52 Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired POI. Select the desired Routing Method. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When the calculations are complete, the Map screen will be displayed. By Airport This option lets you find a specific point of interest within a radius of at least 100 km of a chosen airport.
  • Page 53 Selecting Destinations Select By Airport. Enter the first few characters for the Airport name. After you have selected the characters, select OK. If you wish, you may enter the entire Airport name. Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired Airport. Select the POI category (if available, select the sub-category).

  • Page 54: Points Of Interest: Search Basemap Town

    Points of Interest: Search BaseMap Town The Magellan RoadMate’s built-in basemap contains town centres that you can search and set as your route’s destination. The town centres may even be outside of the map area included on your SD card, as long as the town centre is contained in your Magellan RoadMate’s internal database.

  • Page 55: Selecting A Poi On The Map

    Selecting Destinations Select the desired Routing Method. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When the calculations are complete, the Map screen will be displayed. Selecting a POI on the Map While viewing the Map screen, you can select a POI icon and be routed to it, or save it to you address book.

  • Page 56: Selecting A Destination Using "Town Centre

    Select the detailed region you wish to search from. Enter the name of the Town centre. Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired town. Select the desired Routing Method. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route.

  • Page 57: Guidance Information Screens

    Travelling Guidance Information Screens The Magellan RoadMate has three screens you can use to assist you in travelling to your destination: the Map screen, the List of Directions screen, and the TrueView (or Split TrueView) screen. The Map Screen — This screen displays a map of your surrounding area, along with the planned route (if calculated) and information about the route.

  • Page 58: Map Screen

    If the Magellan RoadMate loses the satellite signal for more than 15 seconds and is unable to compute your location, the display will automatically switch to the List of Directions screen. This will give you the information needed for your next segment.

  • Page 59: List Of Directions Screen

    Travelling List of Directions Screen Next Maneuver Direction of Travel and GPS Signal Strength Distance to Next Maneuver 1/10 Mile Countdown Distance to Destination Estimated Time to Destination Direction of Destination TrueView Screen Direction of Travel and GPS Signal Strength...

  • Page 60: Route Changes

    Deviating from the Planned Route If you deviate from the calculated route, the Magellan RoadMate will get you back on course in one of two ways: 1. If you deviate from the calculated route to stop at a petrol station or a convenience store, and the unit shuts off as you turn off the car, or you turn off the unit manually, when you return to your vehicle and the unit is turned back on, you are presented with a screen asking if you want to resume your route.

  • Page 61: Changing The Routing Method

    When you selected the destination for the first time, you indicated which routing method you wanted the Magellan RoadMate to use to calculate the route. The Magellan RoadMate provides a way of letting you change the Routing Method during the trip.

  • Page 62: Current Location

    Travelling Current Location Displaying Information About Your Current Location Whenever you want to view information about your present location you can press the Locate button. This screen displays the name of the street you are currently travelling on, the town and county, your current heading, speed and latitude and longitude coordinates.

  • Page 63: User Option Menu

    Track Recorder – Records a graphical representation of where you have been, and this can be saved. Configuration – Lets you change the audio, video, language, and power option settings of the Magellan RoadMate. User Settings – Lets you further customise the Magellan RoadMate.

  • Page 64: Trip Computer

    The Trip Computer is a valuable tool for recording the mileage and time spent driving while on holiday or on a business trip. The information for the trip can be saved to the Magellan RoadMate as a report and viewed at any time, giving you easy access to previous and current trip information.

  • Page 65: Resetting The Trip Computer

    User Options Use the keypad to enter a name for the saved Trip Report and select OK. Your trip is saved and you are returned to the current trip screen. Resetting the Trip Computer Select Reset. The values f or the Trip Computer will be set to zero. Resetting the Trip Computer will also set the status of the computer to “Running...”...

  • Page 66: Deleting A Trip Report

    User Options Deleting a Trip Report From any screen, press the Option button. Select Trip Computer. Select the Trip Report to be deleted. The details of the Trip Report are displayed. Select Delete. Select Yes to confirm. The Trip Report is deleted, and you are returned to the Trip Computer screen.

  • Page 67: Track Recorder

    From any screen, press the Option button and select Track Recorder. Select Start to begin recording a new track. The Magellan RoadMate will begin recording. At this point you can return to the Map screen by pressing the Cancel button and continue driving normally.

  • Page 68: Save Track Record

    User Options A dialog box will appear asking you if you wish to stop the track and save it, stop the track and not save it, or resume recording the track. Select No. The track recorder is stopped and you are returned to the Track Recorder screen. Save Track Record From any screen press the Option button and select Track Recorder.

  • Page 69: View Track

    User Options You are returned to the Track Recorder screen. View Track From any screen press the Option button and select Track Recorder. Select View. Select the track you wish to view from the list. The track will be displayed. When you have finished viewing the track, press the Cancel button.

  • Page 70: Delete, Rename Track

    User Options Delete, Rename Track From any screen press the Option button and select Track Recorder. Select Delete, Rename. Delete Select Delete. Select the track you wish to delete. A dialog box will appear asking you to confirm your request. Select Yes. The track is deleted.

  • Page 71: User Options

    User Options Rename Select Rename. Select the name of the track you wish to rename. Use the backspace key to erase the old name and enter the new name. Select OK. The track has been renamed.

  • Page 72: Configuration

    User Options Configuration The Configuration menu lets you adjust the visual and audio settings of the Magellan RoadMate. From any screen, press the Option button. Select Configuration. Brightness Select “Brightness”. Press the right arrow to increase the brightness, press the left arrow to decrease the brightness.

  • Page 73: Auto Power Off

    User Options Auto Power Off The Magellan RoadMate can be set to automatically shut itself off after 20 minutes of inactivity. Select Auto power off. Select Auto Power Off. The box is checked indicating that the feature is active. Select Save.

  • Page 74: User Settings

    User Options User Settings The Magellan RoadMate can be further configured to each user’s preferences. From any screen, press the Option button. Select User Settings. POI Selection You can customise the Map screen to display all, none, or individual POIs.

  • Page 75: Map Options

    Map Options You can customise how the data is displayed on the Map screen. Select Map Options. Select the options you wish to change. When you have finished, select Save. Map Orientation Heading Up sets the map display so that the direction of travel is always at the top of the screen.

  • Page 76: Route Preferences

    Route Preferences Route references is where you activate or deactivate Automatic Re-Route. Automatic Re-Route enables the Magellan RoadMate to automatically re-calculate the route to the destination when it has detected that the vehicle is not on the previously calculated route. Select Route Preferences.

  • Page 77: Menu Colours

    User Options Select Split TrueView. The box is checked indicating that the feature is active. Select Save. The TrueView screen is now split with one half showing TrueView, and the other half showing the map. Menu Colours Select Menu Colours. Select the preferred colour scheme and select Save.

  • Page 78: Tone Options

    Tone Options You can have the Magellan RoadMate alert you with one of three tones. Select Tone Options. Select the desired sound you want the Magellan RoadMate to alert you with. When you have finished, select Save. Diagnostics The Magellan RoadMate has a number of diagnostic features that enable you to check the condition of the unit.
  • Page 79 There are two options for setting the GPS position: Search by Street This enables you to enter a specific address by which to set the GPS position. Select Search by Street. User Options...
  • Page 80 Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired street from the list. The Magellan RoadMate will list all the towns the street is in based on the selected region. If this list does not appear, the street is only in one town. Select the desired town from the list.
  • Page 81 Use the navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired town. You are returned to the Diagnostics Screen. Product Information gives you detail about the hardware and software that the is currently being used by the Magellan RoadMate. This feature is useful when receiving software updates. Simulator Mode In Simulator Mode, you can demonstrate the capabilities of the Magellan RoadMate without actually driving.
  • Page 82 The Propose simulator when calculating route function gives you the option of activating the simulator after you have selected a destination for a route. To prepare the Magellan RoadMate for simulation, check the box to the left of Propose simulator when calculating route. Press Cancel to return to the Destination screen.

  • Page 83: User - Edit Name

    User Options User - Edit Name You can change the default user name. Select User - Edit Name. Use the backspace key to delete the default name and enter the name you wish to use for that user. When you have finished, select OK. The user name is enabled.
  • Page 84 User Options Select Activate. The box is checked indicating that the feature is active. Select Save. Confirm password protection activation by selecting Yes. Password protection is now active. When you select your User profile at startup, you will be asked for your password in order to continue.

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