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  • Page 1 Navigator Manual version 1.0 © 2002 ... Directions Ltd...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Table of Contents Foreword Part I Introduction 1 Running Navigator for the first time ........................... 4 2 Opening a map ........................... 4 3 Exiting Navigator ........................... 5 Part II Using Navigator 1 Navigator Overview ........................... 8 2 The Map View ...........................
  • Page 4 Navigator Help 5 Navigation ........................... 49 6 Routing ........................... 50 7 Search ........................... 53 8 Selections ........................... 53 Index © 2002 ... Directions Ltd...
  • Page 5 Part...

  • Page 6: Part I Introduction

    Running Navigator for the first time To start Navigator click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Navigator and click on Navigator. The main Navigator window, with a tool bar in the top part, will appear as shown below.

  • Page 7: Exiting Navigator

    Notice that once a map is opened all the buttons on the toolbar become active. Exiting Navigator From the menu select File/Exit to quit Navigator. If Open last active map on startup is ticked in Settings/Application then Navigator will save your map position before closing.
  • Page 9 Part...

  • Page 10: Part Ii Using Navigator

    Navigator Help Using Navigator Navigator Overview Once a map is loaded you will see something like this: As you can see the window is divided into two panes, the input pane on the left and the map view on the right. The input pane is where you can search for locations, postcodes, routes as well as navigate and customise the map.
  • Page 11 Using Navigator Lets go through these items one by one. Show legend If you have clicked over a map layer the Show legend item will be visible, otherwise it is greyed out. Click this item if you want to modify the look or visibility of the layer you clicked over.
  • Page 12 Navigator Help Cursor modes Moving the cursor over this item will show the following submenu. Select one of the following: Toggle coordinates Show/hide the map coordinates in the status bar. Notice that these coordinates signify the cursor position on the map. As you move the mouse these coordinates will change.

  • Page 13: Zooming

    There are several ways to zoom in and out of the map. Lets go through each of them. Zoom bar In the bottom right corner of the Navigator window the current scale is shown, with the zoom bar next to it.

  • Page 14: Moving The Map

    Navigator Help 2.2.3 Moving the map There are several ways of moving the map around. Lets go through each of them. Scroll bars This is the most obvious way of moving the map about. The square slider between the arrows relates to the horizontal/vertical position of the displayed area relative to the whole map.
  • Page 15 Using Navigator The blank areas will be redrawn in when you release the button. Map overview From the input pane select Overview. The current map view is shown as the purple rectangle in the map overview. Click and drag this rectangle to move the map to a new position.

  • Page 16: The Input Pane

    Navigator Help The Input Pane See Settings/Application to find out how to enable/disable components on the input pane. 2.3.1 Overview The overview tab shows the an overview of the current map location. The map view corresponds to the purple bounding box visible on the overview.
  • Page 17 Using Navigator You can click and drag the bounding box to move the map around. If you have rotated the map or have map rotation set through GPS the bounding box will automatically rotate to in sync with the map view. The brighter edge of the bounding box signifies the top of the map view.

  • Page 18: Search

    The more you type the more precise the result will be. Show categories By default Navigator searches through all databases. So typing 'Abbey' will not only search for all streets beginning with the word 'Abbey' but also all other points of interest. For example, this search will also find the Abbey Visitor Centre in Bury St Edmunds, the Abbey Hill Golf Club in Milton Keynes and many more.
  • Page 19 Using Navigator All databases in Navigator are divided into three master categories - Geographical features, Points of interest and Roads and Streets. To exclude an entire category from the search make sure to uncheck it. To speed up the search for Abbey Road uncheck Geographical features and Points of Interest in the list.

  • Page 20: Postcode

    Navigator Help Now you have narrowed the search to only look up the Golf Course database, and only Golf course results will be shown. Note that the amount of fields you can search has increased even further. Show search mode Tick this check box if you want to limit the search by area.

  • Page 21: Routing

    Using Navigator Type the postcode you are looking for in the postcode field. Remember to delimit the two part of a postcode with a space - e.g. TN13 1WY. You do not have to fill in the postcode in its entirety. To find all postcodes in TN13, just type in TN13 and click the Find button.
  • Page 22 Navigator Help To add points to your route you can either select them directly from the map or perform a search and add them fro the output pane. Once a route point has been selected it will appear in the list as well as on the map.

  • Page 23: Customise

    Select all and the Delete. Note that deleting a route point will also remove it from the map. If you have selected more than one waypoint you can get Navigator to automatically sort them to make your route faster. To do this click the Optimise button.

  • Page 24: The Output Pane

    Show Legend. The Output Pane 2.4.1 Search Results After performing a search the result will be shown in the output pane, which will appear at the bottom of the Navigator window. © 2002 ... Directions Ltd...
  • Page 25 If there is a '>' symbol before the number then this indicates that not all records are listed. In the interests of speed Navigator only searches for a limited number of records in a databases. To increase or decrease this maximum limit +++see Settings/Search+++.

  • Page 26: Route Results

    Navigator Help The list on the rights list all records that match the search criteria for the category you selected. The columns listed may vary from category to category. For example, the Roads and Streets category has Name, Type and Details columns but Museums will contain Street, Number, City and Phone columns.
  • Page 27 The itinerary is shown in several columns. Type - the road type of each street on the route. There are five basic road types in Navigator - motorway, primary, major, minor and unclassified. See Routing settings for a further explanation of these types.

  • Page 28: Highlights

    Set as route end - set the current item as a new destination Set as navigation destination - if you have a GPS receiver you can set the selected item as a destination for the voice guided navigation feature in Navigator The top right corner of the output pane shows several buttons.

  • Page 29: Gps

    2.5.1 GPS tracking If you own a GPS receiver you can connect it to your computer and display your position on Navigator. To start the GPS interface select Tools/GPS/GPS Tracking from the menu. Before you do this you must set your unit up in Settings/GPS.

  • Page 30: Replay

    To keep your position always on screen select Tools/GPS/Centre GPS from the menu. One unique feature that navigator has, is the ability to rotate the map as you drive. This way your driving direction is always towards the top of the screen which makes the map easier to read. To enable/disable this feature select Tools/GPS/Rotate map from the menu.
  • Page 31 Now the Start Navigation button should be enabled. Click it to begin. Navigator will now calculate a route to your destination (according to the parameters in Setting/Navigation/Route optimisation). The route itinerary will appear in the output pane and you will be guided according to it.
  • Page 32 Navigator Help There are two forms of guidance, voice and visual. Voice - you will be verbally instructed ahead of your manoeuvre. Remember to turn up the volume on your computer. Visual - in the Input pane instructions are shown in large, bold text as well as large graphical indicators representing your next manoeuvre.

  • Page 33: Exporting To Pda

    To keep your position always on screen select Tools/GPS/Centre GPS from the menu. One unique feature that navigator has, is the ability to rotate the map as you drive. This way your driving direction is always towards the top of the screen which makes the map easier to read. To enable/disable this feature select Tools/GPS/Rotate map from the menu.
  • Page 34 Enter where you want the data to be exported to and its title name. To select an already existing folder click Browse. Click Next to continue. Navigator will now display the progress of the export You can cancel the process at any time by clicking Cancel.

  • Page 35: Installing On Pda

    Using Navigator CE After installation you can run Navigator CE, from Start menu/Programs on your device. The first task is to open a map. You should have already exported a map out of Navigator and copied © 2002 ... Directions Ltd...
  • Page 36 Navigator Help the data to your device. From the Tools menu, select Open. The following dialog will appear. If Folder is set to All Folders, all your exported maps should appear in the list. Select the one you want. © 2002 ... Directions Ltd...
  • Page 37 Using Navigator Once a map has been opened use the sliders to move around and the magnifying glass buttons to zoom in and out. You can also use the View menu to quickly zoom the map to overview or maximum detail.
  • Page 38 Navigator Help To set up a GPS device to work with Navigator CE go to Tools/Settings in the menu. Select a COM port your device is using from the Port drop down menu and set it up as above. Click ok to finish.

  • Page 39: Toolbar

    Using Navigator Toolbar - Open a map - Close map - Copy map to clipboard - Print map - Save map as image Routing and navigation - Set route departure on the map - Set route waypoint on the map...

  • Page 40: Pushpins

    Navigator Help - Cascade map windows Settings - Configure Navigator Map Controls - Zoom in - Zoom out - Zoom in to maximum detail - Zoom out to overview - Centre map - Rotate map - Reset map rotation to north up...
  • Page 41 Using Navigator Now we are ready to add the pushpin. You can initiate this action in several ways: - from the menu Tools/Select Target/Add Pushpin - click on the add pushpin button in the toolbar - right click on the map and select Add Pushpin from the menu When you move your mouse pointer over the map it will change to a target symbol .

  • Page 42: User Object List

    Navigator Help Now click OK and the pushpin will appear on the map. 2.9.2 User Object List To display the User Object list click in the toolbar or select View/Show user object list from the menu. The list will appear in the Output Pane.

  • Page 43: Removing A Pushpin

    Using Navigator Select Pushpins from the left hand column and all your pushpins will be shown on the right. Right click on the name of a pushpin to bring up the following drop down menu. Click Zoom in to show the pushpin on the map.
  • Page 44 Navigator Help Select the Delete a pushpin from the map button from the toolbar . As you move the mouse pointer over the map it will change to a target symbol . Move the target over the pushpin you want to remove and click the left mouse button.
  • Page 45 Part...

  • Page 46: Part Iii Configuring Navigator

    To customise Navigator to your needs use the Settings dialog. Bring up this dialog by selecting Tools/Settings from the menu. This dialog is made of two parts. On the left an icon list, where you can select which part of Navigator you want to customise. Use the scroll bar to display other options.

  • Page 47: Bubble

    Configuring Navigator Toggles the use of metric (kilometres, metres and litres) or imperial units (miles, yards and gallons). This is of particular interest when measuring map distances or areas and routing. Input dialogs From this list you can control which tabs appear on the input pane.
  • Page 48 Navigator Help General Device communication Communication protocol - Select the data output protocol of your device. In the vast majority of cases this means NMEA Port - Select which port your device is attached to. Note that if you have a USB receiver, a COM is still created by the USB driver.

  • Page 49: Map

    Configuring Navigator Live speed replay - select this option to replay a file at the same speed at which it was recorded. Accelerate replay - select this option to replay a file at a higher speed than that at which it was recorded.
  • Page 50 Scale adjuster In order for Navigator to be able to work out map scale accurately it must know how your the size of your screen. Use a normal plastic/wooden ruler to match the distance shown in the slider to that on the ruler.

  • Page 51: Navigation

    Type of co-ordinates shown in status bar Change the coordinates displayed in the status bar as you move the mouse pointer over the map. Navigation Here you can change the behaviour of the navigation/voice guidance feature of Navigator. © 2002 ... Directions Ltd...

  • Page 52: Routing

    (turning, roundabout, etc.). Lost along route Select whether you want Navigator to automatically recompute your route if you stray away from your original route by a certain distance. This distance can be set in the text box. Use the drop down menu to change unit type.
  • Page 53 Set the maximum number of routing results you want to see in the output pane at any one time. Fuel consumption Set the fuel consumption parameters for your car. If you have set Navigator to imperial measurements then consumption is displayed in miles per gallon, otherwise, when set to metric units it is shown in litres per kilometre.
  • Page 54 Move the Preference slider to the right to increase preference and make Navigator favour that type of road in your route calculations. You can also set the average speeds in and out of urban areas.

  • Page 55: Search

    If you want to look for objects along a route, you can set the size of the search corridor. In the above example Navigator will look for objects up to 999 metres both sides from each road you travel on - i.e.
  • Page 56 Navigator Help Selection set Select the type of highlight you wish to amend. Number of colours Set the maximum number of colours for the selected highlight type. If you display more highlighted objects than the number of colours selected the first colour will be used again.

  • Page 57: Index

    Input dialogs Centralise position Installing on PDA Centre GPS 27, 28 itinerary Choose route optimisation type Communication protocol - L - Configuring Navigator Containing text co-ordinates Live speed replay Cursor modes Lost along route Customise - M - - D -...
  • Page 58 Navigator Help Show categories - O - Show entire map Show legend 8, 21 Show map highlights Open another view Show on map Open last active map on startup Show search mode Overview 8, 14 Show user object list Size of map icons...

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