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Thank you for choosing Nextar Navigation System as your door-to-door in-car navigator.
Read the Quick Start Guide first and start using Nextar Navigation System right away. This
document is the detailed description of the software. You can easily discover Nextar
Navigation System while you are using it; however, we still recommend that you read this
manual to understand the screens and the features of Nextar Navigation System.
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  • Page 1 Thank you for choosing Nextar Navigation System as your door-to-door in-car navigator. Read the Quick Start Guide first and start using Nextar Navigation System right away. This document is the detailed description of the software. You can easily discover Nextar Navigation System while you are using it;...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents 1 Warnings and Safety information ... 6 2 Getting started with Nextar Navigation System... 7 2.1 Simple and Advanced modes...9 2.2 Buttons and other controls on the screen...10 2.2.1 Using keyboards ...10 2.3 Using the map ...11 2.3.1 Checking the details of a map location ...12...
  • Page 3 5 Reference Guide (Advanced mode) ... 51 5.1 Map screen...51 5.1.1 Icons on the map ...54 5.1.1.1 Battery, GPS position quality and Vehicle type indicator...54 5.1.1.2 Status indicator strip...55 5.1.1.3 Next two route events (Turn Preview fields) ...56 5.1.2 Objects on the map ...57 5.1.2.1 Streets and roads ...57...
  • Page 4 5.1.5 Position menu ...60 5.1.6 Route Information screen...61 5.1.7 Trip Information screen ...62 5.1.7.1 Trip Computer screen ...64 5.1.8 Quick menu...64 5.1.9 GPS Data screen ...65 5.2 Find menu ...66 5.3 Route menu...67 5.4 Manage menu...68 5.4.1 Manage Saved Routes...68 5.4.2 Manage History ...68...

  • Page 5: Warnings And Safety Information

    Nextar Navigation System has a Safety Mode: if you turn on Safety Mode, you cannot change anything in Nextar Navigation System while the vehicle is moving at a speed of 10 km/h (6 mph) or higher. Unless only passengers operate Nextar Navigation System, we strongly encourage you to turn on Safety Mode.

  • Page 6: Getting Started With Nextar Navigation System

    2 Getting started with Nextar Navigation System Nextar Navigation System is optimized for in-car use. You can use it easily by tapping the screen buttons and the map with your fingertips. Nextar Navigation System 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 7 Start using Nextar Navigation System When Nextar Navigation System is started the first time, you need to do the following: Select the written language of the application interface. Later you can change it in Settings (page 76).

  • Page 8: Simple And Advanced Modes

    History of previously set destinations and waypoints (page 35) 2.1 Simple and Advanced modes The two operating modes of Nextar Navigation System mainly differ in the menu structure and the number of available features. The controls and screen layouts are the same.

  • Page 9: Buttons And Other Controls On The Screen

    2.2 Buttons and other controls on the screen When you are using Nextar Navigation System, you usually tap buttons on the touch screen. You only need to confirm selections or changes in Nextar Navigation System 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.

  • Page 10: Using The Map

    Finalising the keyboard entry 2.3 Using the map The map screen is the most frequently used screen of Nextar Navigation System. It can be accessed from the Navigation menu by tapping For further information about the map screen, see page 51.

  • Page 11: Checking The Details Of A Map Location

    You can move the map into any direction: tap and hold the map, and move your finger to the direction in which you want to move the map. If GPS position is available and you have moved the map, button appears. Tap this button to return to the GPS position.
  • Page 12 Changes the vertical view angle of the map in 3D mode. Changes the horizontal view angle of the map in 3D mode. When GPS position is available, Nextar Navigation System always rotates the map so its top faces your direction of travel (Track-Up orientation).

  • Page 13: 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, Nextar Navigation System 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 14: Status Information And Hidden Controls On The Map

    Tap this area to open Find Address. Tap this area to open Find. Tap this area to open the Route Information screen. Tap this area to make Nextar Navigation System recalculate the recommended route. Nothing happens if you tap this area of the screen.
  • Page 15 The sound output of Nextar Navigation System is muted. The sound output of Nextar Navigation System is enabled. Nextar Navigation System records a Track log when GPS position is available. Track log recording is disabled. There are new, unread Traffic events.
  • Page 16 The next area is a combined status indicator field. Tap this area to open the Quick menu (page 64). Icon Status for GPS position A higher number of lit bars indicates better GPS position quality accuracy. Battery status The device is running on battery power. The number of lit bars represent the remaining capacity.

  • Page 17: Using The Cursor (The Selected Map Location)

    • While driving without an active route in Nextar Navigation System: Smart Zoom will zoom in if you drive slowly and zoom out when you drive at high speed.

  • Page 18: Position Markers

    Smart Zoom Settings window. Modify the zoom limits of Smart Zoom if necessary. 2.4.2 Position markers 2.4.2.1 Current GPS position and Lock-on-Road When your GPS position is available, Nextar Navigation System marks your current position with the icon on the map. The exact location of the position marker depends on the vehicle type used for route calculation.

  • Page 19: Selected Location (Cursor)

    If you select a location in the Find menu, or you tap the map when the map control buttons are visible, the Cursor appears at the selected point on the map. Nextar Navigation System displays the Cursor with a radiating red dot ( when it is in the background of a 3D map view.

  • Page 20: Color Scheme In Tunnels

    Charge Roads • Ferries • Cross-border Planning • Carpool Lanes (appears only when used in the USA) Nextar Navigation System automatically recalculates the route if you deviate from the proposed itinerary. For further information about Route Planning options, see page 74.

  • Page 21: Itinerary

    2.4.6 Itinerary The Itinerary is the list of the route events, that is, the driving instructions. When you are on the Map screen, you can display the Itinerary in one of the following ways: • Tap the area between the Turn preview and the Travel data fields where the symbol of the second next maneuver is displayed (for example •...

  • Page 22: Track Logs

    GPS data received from the GPS device. These logs are saved as separate text files on the memory card, and they cannot be shown or replayed in Nextar Navigation System. To turn on NMEA/SIRF log saving, tap the following buttons: 2.4.8 Route demonstration...

  • Page 23: Speed Limit Warning

    (ask your local dealer) or may not be fully correct for all roads on the map. You can configure Nextar Navigation System to warn you if you exceed the current limit. Tap the following buttons: When you exceed the speed limit, the following happens: •...

  • Page 24: Navigating With Nextar Navigation System

    GPS position or even without GPS reception (available in Advanced mode only) 3.1 Selecting the destination of a route Nextar Navigation System offers you several ways of choosing your destination and via points (intermediate destinations): •...

  • Page 25: Entering An Address Or Part Of An Address

    Tap the following buttons: mode). By default, Nextar Navigation System 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 new country, you also need to select the state, or tap to search for a city regardless of the state it is in.

  • Page 26: Entering An Address If House Numbering Is Restarted

    The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu. Tap the following buttons: mode). By default, Nextar Navigation System 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 27: Entering An Address Without Knowing The District/Suburb

    If needed, change the city: • To select the city from the list of recently used ones, tap the • To enter a new city: Tap the button with the name of the city, or if you have changed the country/state, tap Start entering the city name on the keyboard.
  • Page 28 The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu. Tap the following buttons: mode). By default, Nextar Navigation System 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 29: Selecting An Intersection As The Destination

    The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu. Tap the following buttons: mode). By default, Nextar Navigation System 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 30: Selecting A City Center As The Destination

    The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu. Tap the following buttons: mode). By default, Nextar Navigation System 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 31: Entering An Address With A Zip Code

    The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu. Tap the following buttons: mode). By default, Nextar Navigation System 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: Tips On Entering Addresses Quickly

    3.1.2.7 Tips on entering addresses quickly • When you are entering the name of a city or a street, Nextar Navigation System only displays those characters that appear in possible search results. The other characters are grayed out.
  • Page 33 : The map appears with the Cursor in the middle. Modify the location of the Cursor if necessary, then tap around the given location. • : The POI will be searched for around the current GPS position. • : The POI will be searched for around the destination of the active route.

  • Page 34: Selecting The Destination With Saved Poi Search Criteria

    3.1.5 Selecting the destination with saved POI search criteria POI search criteria can be saved in the POI section of the Manage menu, but Nextar Navigation System is already shipped with some saved criteria you can use instantly when searching for a POI.

  • Page 35: Selecting The Destination By Entering Its Coordinates

    3.1.7 Selecting the destination by entering its coordinates This feature is available in Advanced mode only. The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu. Tap the following buttons: [optional] Tap coordinates. Tap the latitude or longitude value to change the coordinates. Enter the coordinate values in WGS84 format on the keyboard: the latitude (N or S) and the longitude (E or W).

  • Page 36: Creating A Multi-Point Route (Appending A New Destination)

    Button The selected point moves down in the list (becomes a via point to be reached later). Tap this button repeatedly, and the point becomes the final destination of the route. The route is reversed. The start point becomes the destination, the destination becomes the start point, and all via points are to be reached in the opposite order than before.

  • Page 37: Viewing The Entire Route On The Map (Fit-To-Screen)

    Button The selected point moves up in the list (becomes a via point to be reached earlier). Tap this button repeatedly, and the point becomes the start point of the route. The selected point moves down in the list (becomes a via point to be reached later).

  • Page 38: Enabling Safety Mode

    Tap the following buttons: 3.8 Pausing the active route You do not need to pause the active route: when you start driving again, Nextar Navigation System restarts the voice instructions from your position. 3.9 Deleting the next via point from the route...

  • Page 39: Deleting The Active Route

    3.11 Using Track Logs Nextar Navigation System can record the track (how your GPS position changed) that you drive. Tip! You do not need to select a destination and create a route for this; you can also record your driving path while cruising.

  • Page 40: Saving A Route

    The procedure is explained starting from the Map screen. Tap the following buttons: Enter a name for the saved route, and then tap When you save a route, Nextar Navigation System not only saves the route points but the whole itinerary: •...
  • Page 41 If you choose this option, automatic off-route recalculation will be disabled. • If you choose to keep the current GPS position as the start point, the route will be recalculated starting from your current position. The map appears, and you can start navigating.

  • Page 42: Msn Direct

    4 MSN Direct This feature is available in Advanced mode only. Your Nextar Q4-MD is capable of receiving broadcast information from Microsoft Networking Direct. The FM receiver automatically connects to the local radio station that broadcasts the information. The available information depends on the region you are currently in, but it covers the following categories: •...

  • Page 43: Subscribing To Msn Direct

    If you are about to connect to MSN Direct with a modem without a valid subscription, do as follows: Insert your MSN Direct modem between the power source and your Nextar Q4-MD. From the Navigation menu, select to establish connection to the modem.

  • Page 44: Navigating To A Movie Theater

    (optional) You can reorder the list: • • • (optional) Tap to see more list items. Tap the gas station you want to navigate to. Review the details of the selected item and tap The map appears with the selected point in the middle. Tap (Simple mode) or route is then automatically calculated, and you can start navigating.

  • Page 45: Looking For A Movie

    MSN Direct broadcasts traffic information from your region. If you have not disabled the feature in Settings, these traffic events are used in route calculation. Furthermore, when a new traffic event that concerns your route is received, Nextar Navigation System automatically recalculates the route.

  • Page 46: Checking Local Weather

    (optional) Tap to see more list items. Tap one of the list items. The map is displayed showing the concerned road. If necessary, modify the route: • • appears only if the road is bypassed. to check other traffic events, or tap 4.7 Checking Local Weather With MSN Direct, you can assess local and worldwide weather reports and local weather forecasts.

  • Page 47: Checking News Headlines

    4.11 Navigating to User Locations You can navigate to User Locations that MSN Direct broadcasts. These User Locations are similar to POIs supplied with Nextar Navigation System. The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu. Tap the following buttons: The list of User Locations appears ordered by their distance from your current position.

  • Page 48: Visiting Local Events

    (optional) Tap to see more list items. Tap the user location you want to navigate to. Review the details of the selected item and tap The map appears with the selected point in the middle. Tap (Simple mode) or route is then automatically calculated, and you can start navigating. 4.12 Visiting Local Events You can check the upcoming events (for example concerts or sports events) in your region and navigate to their location.

  • Page 49: Checking The Stock Market

    Tap any of the list items to see it in detail. 4.14 Stopping MSN Direct There is no need to stop MSN Direct at all. Nextar Navigation System automatically handles situations when for example you unplug the modem or leave the region you have subscription for.

  • Page 50: Reference Guide (Advanced Mode)

    5 Reference Guide (Advanced mode) On the following pages you will find the description of the different menu screens of Nextar Navigation System in Advanced mode. In Simple mode, these functions work the same way, but only a few of them are available.
  • Page 51 Map view modes Menu Detour Position menu (appears when navigating a route) Cursor menu (appears when there is no GPS position or the Cursor is not at the current GPS position) Name Opens the Route Information screen Opens the Trip Information screen...
  • Page 52 Rotates the 3D map left or right Tilts the 3D map Scales the map Tap this button to move the map back to the current GPS position. If the map has been rotated in 3D mode, automatic map rotation is also re-enabled.

  • Page 53: Icons On The Map

    • Track log recording status 5.1.1.1 Battery, GPS position quality and Vehicle type indicator This area is a multiple status indicator, and also acts as a button that opens the Quick menu. The battery part shows information about the rechargeable battery of the device.

  • Page 54: Status Indicator Strip

    This is a multiple status indicator. It indicates the following status information on a single strip: Icon The sound output of Nextar Navigation System is muted. The sound output of Nextar Navigation System is enabled. Nextar Navigation System records a Track log when GPS position is available. Track log recording is disabled. Description Vehicle type...

  • Page 55: Next Two Route Events (Turn Preview Fields)

    Itinerary). Both the type of the event (turn, traffic circle, exiting freeway, etc.) and its distance from the current GPS position is displayed. Most of these icons are very intuitive and you also know them as road signs. The following table lists some of the frequently shown route events.

  • Page 56: Objects On The Map

    5.1.2 Objects on the map 5.1.2.1 Streets and roads Nextar Navigation System 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 57 Nextar Navigation System uses the last known GPS position as the start point. When you are using a saved route, Nextar Navigation System asks you if you want to use your GPS position or the first point in the saved route as the start point.

  • Page 58: Detour Menu

    5.1.3 Detour menu This screen contains quick detour possibilities during navigation. It can be opened directly from the Map screen by tapping You have the following options: • On the main part of the screen you can see the first page of Saved Search Criteria. Select any of the criteria to quickly receive the list of nearest matching POIs, and instantly plan a new route to the desired one, or insert it as a via point in your active route.

  • Page 59: Position Menu

    Favorite. 5.1.5 Position menu When you follow the recommended route on the map (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.

  • Page 60: Route Information Screen

    5.1.6 Route Information screen The Route Information screen has all the data and some of the functions you need while you navigate. There are two ways to open this screen: • It can be opened directly from the Map screen by tapping the Turn Preview field •...

  • Page 61: Trip Information Screen

    Name Warning icons In these square fields graphical symbols are displayed in case warnings are attached to the planned route. These are warnings, so icons always show information for the whole route, even if the data fields display values from your current position to a via point only.

  • Page 62: Symbol Description

    Regional settings. Altitude Shows the elevation if it is provided by the GPS receiver. Speed Limit Shows the speed limit of the current road if the map contains it.

  • Page 63: Trip Computer Screen

    This button replaces the previous one if it has been activated. Tap it to resume collecting trip data. Resets all counters of the currently shown trip. Collecting trip data is restarted only when Nextar Navigation System receives a position from the GPS. Cycles through all trips.

  • Page 64: Gps Data Screen

    If you only adjust the volume, you need to use this button to return to the Map screen. Mutes all sounds of Nextar Navigation System. Opens Sound settings. Switches between the daytime and night color schemes manually. This will not disable the...

  • Page 65: Find Menu

    Nextar Navigation System has a connection to position the GPS receiver and GPS position information quality is available in 3D: Nextar Navigation System can indicator calculate both your horizontal and vertical GPS position. Nextar Navigation System has a connection to...

  • Page 66: Route Menu

    If you know at least a part of the address, this is the quickest way to find the location. You can select your destination from the thousands of POIs included with Nextar Navigation System or from the ones you have previously created. The destinations that you have already entered in Nextar Navigation System are available in the History list.

  • Page 67: Manage Menu

    5.4 Manage menu You can manage the content that Nextar Navigation System stores. Tap the following buttons: Button Renaming or deleting saved routes Deleting History items Recording, simulating, renaming or deleting track logs, assigning color to them to be shown on the map...

  • Page 68: Manage Track Logs

    Button Deletes the selected item in the History. Deletes the entire History. Moves between pages for additional list items. 5.4.3 Manage Track Logs You can record Track Logs, then play them back, display them on the map, and view their details.

  • Page 69: Manage Favorites

    5.4.4 Manage Favorites You can manage the list of your Favorites. Tap the following buttons: Button Button with the name of Opens the selected Favorite for editing. the Favorite Deletes the selected item in the list of Favorites. Clears the list of Favorites. Moves between pages for additional list items.

  • Page 70: Manage Saved Search Criteria

    Button The distance buttons set the zoom level from which the items in the POI group will be shown on the map. , ... Subgroups under the edited POI group will inherit the visibility settings of the POI group. Button with the icon of the Tap this button to select a new icon for the POI group.

  • Page 71: User Data Management

    All settings will return to their factory defaults, but no user data will be deleted. 5.5 Settings menu You can configure the program settings, and modify the behavior of Nextar Navigation System. Tap the following buttons: The Settings menu has two pages of submenus. Tap...

  • Page 72: Map Screen Settings

    3D when you navigate. Color Profiles Nextar Navigation System is able to show the map and the menus in Description Description...

  • Page 73: Sound Settings

    This setting tells Nextar Navigation System whether to display this information at the top or at the bottom of the map. 5.5.2 Sound settings You can adjust the sounds of Nextar Navigation System. Tap the following buttons: Button Master Volume Use the switch to mute all sounds of the device and then to re-enable them again.

  • Page 74: Button Description

    Toll roads By default Nextar Navigation System includes toll roads (pay roads where there is a per-use charge) in the routes. If you disable toll roads, Nextar Navigation System plans the best toll-free route. Charge roads Charge roads are pay roads where you can purchase a pass or vignette to use the road for a longer period of time.

  • Page 75: Regional Settings

    Fast route, but it takes other roads as well to save fuel. Easy Results in a route with fewer turns. With this option, you can make Nextar Navigation System to take, for example, the freeway instead of series of smaller roads or streets.

  • Page 76: Navigation Settings

    You can access time and time zone settings. Nextar Navigation System Zone Settings helps you with correcting the device time to the ever accurate GPS time. Nextar Navigation System can also help you set the time zone based on your current GPS position. Time and Time Zone Settings:...

  • Page 77: Warning Settings

    Maps may contain information about the speed limits of the road Speeding segments. Nextar Navigation System is able to warn you if you exceed the current limit. This information may not be available for your region (ask your local dealer), or may not be fully correct for all roads in the map. This setting lets you decide whether you wish to receive the warnings.

  • Page 78: Gps Settings

    Background You can choose the image to be used as the menu background image. Skin You can choose from a list of available skins to change the look of Nextar Navigation System. 5.5.9 Device settings You can change some device settings to control the screen backlight when Nextar Navigation System is running.

  • Page 79: Track Log Settings

    When the limit is reached, the oldest automatically saved track logs will be deleted. Create Independently of the normal track log, you can instruct Nextar Navigation NMEA/SIRF Log System to record the native GPS data received from the GPS device.

  • Page 80: Glossary

    Active route The currently navigated route. You can save and load routes in Nextar Navigation System, 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 Nextar Navigation System. See also: Route.
  • Page 81 Overview mode You can instruct Nextar Navigation System to automatically switch to Overview mode if the next route event is in a distance. In Overview mode the map is shown in 2D but scaled down to a predefined zoom level. When you approach the next route event, the previous 2D or 3D map view returns automatically.

  • Page 82: End User License Agreement

    7 End User License Agreement 1 The contracting parties 1.1 Contracting parties to this Agreement are, on the one hand: Nav N Go Kft. (23 Bérc utca, H-1016 Budapest, Hungary; Hungarian reg.no.: 01-09-891838) as Licensor the legal user (as defined in Section 2) of the object of this Agreement according to Section 4, hereinafter referred to as User on the other hand (hereinafter jointly referred to as Parties).
  • Page 83 representation rights from the Database Owner in order to utilize and give into further utilization the map database as set forth in this Agreement. 5.4 In the conclusion and execution of this Agreement the Database Owner is represented by Licensor in relations to the User. 5.5 By concluding this Agreement, Licensor shall withhold all rights vested in the Software Product, except for those that the User is entitled to according to explicit legal regulations or that of this Agreement.
  • Page 84 responsibility of the User; the Licensor shall not assume any responsibility for any damages occurred in relation to utilizing the Software Product during transportsation. 8.6 By concluding this Agreement, the User shall especially acknowledge the information stated in Section 8 above. 9 Sanctions 9.1 The Licensor hereby informs the User that according to regulations of the CA, should the Licensor find its rights to be breached, the Licensor may...

  • Page 85: Copyright

    Made in China © 2008 Nextar (Hong Kong) Limited. Nextar is a trademark and service mark of Nextar (Hong Kong) Limited. All other brand names, trademarks and service marks are property of their owners. Nextar™, a trademark of Nextar (Hong Kong) Limited.

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