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  • Page 1 Smart Navigator User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: System Requirements And Terms Used

    MANUAL Windows® Mobile-based device - Pharos Traveler GPS devices, Pocket PCs, and Pocket PC Phones. Windows CE device – Pharos Drive GPS devices Pocket PC Requirements Operating System: Windows Mobile 5 or higher Memory: 5-MB Program (memory cards are suggested for...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS System Requirements and Terms Used Table of Contents Precautions and Notices Introduction to Pharos GPS Software and Hardware Summary of Features Smart Navigator Terms and Abbreviations On-screen Features 4.1 Map Screen Buttons 4.2 Go Buttons 4.3 Menu Buttons 4.4 SmartNav Buttons...
  • Page 4 7.2 Smart Login 7.3 Using Real-time Traffic, POI Finder, and Maps on Demand 7.4 Using Follow Me GPS Receiver Setup and Configuration 8.1 Configuring GPS in Smart Navigator 8.2 Installing Pharos GPS Hardware Troubleshooting 10.0 Contact Us at Pharos 11.0...
  • Page 5 Pharos may announce. Discounted fees and/or additional charges may apply. Registration is easy, and Pharos never sells or releases user information to any outside entities.

  • Page 6: Precautions And Notices

    Precautions and Notices Do not attempt to operate the controls on a Pharos GPS system in a Ø vehicle while in motion or in any way that interferes with safe driving. Secure your device to the vehicle in such a way as to not endanger the Ø...

  • Page 7: Introduction To Pharos Gps Software And Hardware

    Use this product prudently. The product manufacturer is not liable for any damages or lost profits caused by misuse of the product. Pharos and its suppliers specifically disclaim any warranties, either expressed or implied, for their products’ fitness for use in any high-...

  • Page 8: Summary Of Features

    2.0 Summary of Features NMEA-0183 compliant Detailed street level data, with up to 10 maps opened Automatically opens the map for your current location when a GPS lock is acquired Screen View supports landscape as well as portrait options Reference by address, intersection, POI, longitude/latitude or Outlook Contacts Routing from one Point of Reference to another, with up to 10 intermittent “Multi-Stops”...
  • Page 9 When navigating with the Pharos GPS Receiver you will find: Four routing methods: Fastes t, Shortest, No Highway , Avoid Toll Roads Street name of the next turn at the top of screen Displays the distance and direction of the next turn and distance...

  • Page 10: Smart Navigator Terms And Abbreviations

    3.0 Smart Navigator Terms and Abbreviations Action Button Pressing the center of the Directional Pad located on the Windows Mobile-based device allows you to automatically recalculate a Route from your current location once you have driven off-Route. My Places Saved locations s tored on your device as Favorites, Recent Destinations, or Outlook Contacts for use as Point of References (POR).

  • Page 11: On-Screen Features

    4.0 On-screen Features 4.1 Map Screen Buttons Displays buttons that enable you to set Menu various options, view GPS info, and use the SmartNav online services. Switches between portrait and landscape Orientation views Displays on-screen Buttons that allow you to search for an address or other point of interest.
  • Page 12 Map Screen (2D) Map Screen (3D) Go Screen View Screen SmartNav Screen Route Screen...

  • Page 13: Go Buttons

    GPS Screen Tools Screen 4.2 Go Buttons – Address Enter specific address as a Destination. – Point of Interest Search for specific POI’s near your current location (or the center of the screen) within a given set of parameters. – My Places Accesses pre-designated Favorites, Recent Destinations, and Pocket Outlook Contacts database to set a...

  • Page 14: Menu Buttons

    4.3 Menu Buttons – SmartNav Accesses Smart Navigator Services. For more information see Section 4.6 Smart Navigator. Requires Internet access and paid subscription from Pharos: www.pharosgps.com. Note: Applies only if using Windows Mobile-based devices.

  • Page 15: Smartnav Buttons

    4.4 SmartNav Buttons Note: Applies only if using Windows Mobile-based device Set Location – Allows you to set your current location by clicking the location on a map or by choosing a city. Check Traffic – Allows access to real-time traffic data. (subscription required).

  • Page 16: View Buttons

    4.5 View Buttons – Text Directions View the complete text directions of a pre- determined route. – Full Route View the entire route. – Destination View the currently selected Destination on the map. – Origin View the currently selected Origin on the map. –...

  • Page 17: Route Buttons

    4.6 Route Buttons New Route – Begins a new route. Clear Route – Clears the route from the map screen, including the Origin, Destination, and Multi-Stops. Fastest – This will calculate the fastest route based on posted speed limits Shortest – This will calculate the most direct route No Highway –...

  • Page 18: Gps Buttons

    – Advanced Enables you to use the multi-stop feature while creating a route. – Auto Reroute Enabling the Auto Reroute option will have the software automatically calculate a new route if you go off the calculated route. 4.7 GPS Buttons On –...

  • Page 19: Tools Buttons

    Save GPS Position – Saves your current location so that the GPS will be able to obtain a fix faster the next time you use it. 4.8 Tools Buttons Setting, Display, 3D – Displays maps in 3D (or “Bird’s Eye”) Setting, Display, 2D Heading Up –...
  • Page 20 Night View based on local sunset and sunrise times. Setting, Color Scheme –This allows you to change the color scheme for Smart Navigator. The choices are Black, Blue, Burgundy, Green, Violet, and Yellow. Setting, Voice Language – This will allow either the Default...
  • Page 21 Delete a Favorite – This allows you to delete a place that you have previously saved as a Favorite. Update – This updates the Smart Navigator application and GPS satellite information v ia the Internet. Exit – Closes Smart Navigator.

  • Page 22: General Features Of Smart Navigator

    5.0 General Features of Smart Navigator 5.1 Anatomy of the Navigation Screen...

  • Page 23: Opening And Viewing A Map

    Device. Note: The last map opened when Smart Navigator was turned off will be the first map opened when Smart Navigator is turned back on, and previous PORs are cleared when new maps are opened.

  • Page 24: Satellite And Compass Information Screens

    5.3 Satellite and Compass Information Screens This screen displays Satellite Information. Typically, a nominal value of 40 or higher on at least 3 bars is normal for a GPS Lock. The bars will be gray when searching for a signal and blue when a lock is acquired.

  • Page 25: User Interface Options

    Approximate: Latitude Longitude Altitude (based on HAE – Height Above Ellipsoid) Global Time Speed Line-of-Site Distance to Destination from current location 5.4 User Interface Options With a Windows Mobile-based device running Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition, Version 4.21 or later, you have the option to view the screen in Landscape mode or Portrait mode, as seen below: To change the view of your device, follow...

  • Page 26: Display Options

    5.5 Display Options Navigation Screen Options Tapping the direction arrow or the text directions will cycle through the three (3) navigation screens that can be used while driv ing. Tapping the direction arrow cycles between Standard Map View and Simplified Arrow View, while tapping the road name will display the Text View.
  • Page 27 Night View Uses optimal color scheme for night use. You can set this view by checking “Night View” on your Options screen, by tapping Menu à Tools à Setting à Display à select either Day View or Night View. You may also choose Auto to automatically display Day View or Night View based on local sunset and sunrise.
  • Page 28 Note: Applies only if using Windows Mobile-based devices or Pharos Drive GPS Press the Directional Pad in the direction you wish to view and the circled cross icon...

  • Page 29: Zooming (In/Out) Capabilities

    5.6 Zooming (In/Out) Capabilities Note: Applies only if using Windows Mobile-based devices. Also, zooming is limited while the display is in 3D view. Zoom In Drag the stylus or your finger on the screen in a motion from the upper left corner towards the bottom right corner (creating a box on the screen).

  • Page 30: Smartnav Services

    Internet connection directly to your mobile device. Smart Nav integrates these web-based information services with Pharos' navigation and routing software for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs, to give you the ultimate mobility tool for information anywhere.
  • Page 31 Get Maps Get the map you need downloaded directly to your mobile device when you have an Internet connection. Get Maps is a service that delivers the map you need directly to your device when you have an Internet connection. Refer to Section 7.0 SmartNav Services to learn how to use this service.

  • Page 32: Using Features In Smart Navigator

    6.0 Using Features in Smart Navigator 6.1 Creating a Route Note: GPS needs to be enabled in Smart Navigator before navigation can begin. Refer to Section 8.0 GPS Receiver Setup and Configuration. To create a Route, you need to have both an Origin and a Destination selected.
  • Page 33 The features inside of the Go screen can only be set as a Destination. To set a location as an Origin, refer to Section 6.1 Creating a Route à Origin. To set a Destination using the Go screen features, do the following: Tap Go à...
  • Page 34 Address This option allows you to search for a location by a specific address that can be used as the Destination in a Route. From the Map screen, tap Go à Address, and follow the steps below to perform an Address search: Search the city from the selected Country and By City...
  • Page 35 Choose the Zip/Postal Code in which to search. This will progress you to enter the By Postal Code House Number, and Street Name, then give a list of possible cities that match that zip/postal code. If the map containing the location is already opened, this option will search by first the House Number, then the...
  • Page 36 Next button. Note: Avoid entering “N”, “E”, “S”, and “W” at the beginning of the street name. In Smart Navigator’s database, such directions usually come after the street name, such as Main St, N.

  • Page 37: Point Of Interest

    4. If accessing the Address from the Go Button, the location can only be saved as a Destination. If accessing the Address by double-tapping the map, you have the option to select this location as an Origin, Destination, or a Multi-Stop. Highlight your selection, and tap the Next button.
  • Page 38 Note: Avoid entering “N”, “E”, “S”, and “W” at the beginning of the street name. In Smart Navigator’s database, such directions usually come after the street name, such as Main St, N. 2. Next, select the city from the list. Tap on the city name and tap the Next button.
  • Page 39 3. Based on the city chosen, a list of streets intersecting the Street you entered will appear. Tap on the desired Street and tap the Next button. Note: If desired Street not available, reverse the order in which you enter the intersecting streets.

  • Page 40: Adding Multi-Stops To A Route

    6.2 Adding Multi-Stops to a Route When creating a Multi-Stop Route, you can enter up to 10 stops between the Origin and Destination. The Origin and Destination are not considered as Multi-stops. Turning Multi-Stop Option On à Route à More à Advanced.
  • Page 41 Adding Multi-Stop Locations As you add additional stops, tap the Set Stop button. This will add the new location to the list of stops. Selecting a Multi-Stop Route Once all Stops are set (limit up to 10 between Origin and Destination) plus the Origin and Destination locations, tap the map to display the...

  • Page 42: Using The Point Of Interest Search

    6.3 Using the Point of Interest Search The Point of Interest option allows you to search for Points of Interest around a specific location, based on the area surrounding the center of the screen (or the red arrow when you have a GPS Lock). Tap Go à...
  • Page 43 Step 1: Tap Go à Point of Interestà select where you want to search and then select the POI from the following POI category list: Cash, Food, Fuel, or Hotel Step 2: For this example, we are going to search for Food close by, so tap Near Me and then tap Food.

  • Page 44: Saving Position As A Favorite, Contact, Or Home

    6.4 Saving Position as a Favorite, Contact, or Home Saving a Position Using the Menu Button Save Selected Position as Favorite 1. Tap Menu à Tools à Save a Place à select which location to save from the list of GPS/Map Center, My Destination, My Origin, or Enter Lat/Lon.
  • Page 45 Save Selected Position to Outlook Contacts 1. Repeat Step 1 above 2. à Choose Save to Contact 3. Enter Contact Name, and tap on the Next button 4. Contacts screen will appear. Tap Ok in the upper right corner Note: Contacts only applies if using Windows Mobile-based devices...

  • Page 46: Using Trip Trace

    6.5 Using Trip Trace Recording a Trip To begin Recording a Trip, Tap Menu à Tools à Record a Trip and choose the recording interval. Enter a name for this specific Trip, and tap the Next button when finished. Note: To Record a Trip, you must have a GPS Lock, with or without a Route created.

  • Page 47: Deleting Favorites

    Clearing a Trip Trace To clear the markers from your Trip Trace, tap Menu à View à More à Clear Screen 6.6 Deleting Favorites To Delete Favorites, tap Menu à Tools à Delete a Favorite, the pick from the list which Favorite to be deleted, and tap on the Next button.

  • Page 48: Smart Navigator Services

    Applies only if using Windows Mobile-based devices 7.1 Register & Subscribe All users who register on the Pharos GPS website with Smart Navigator version 7.5 or higher receive one month free of all Smart Navigator Services. Otherwise, you must purchase the...
  • Page 49 You will receive an email confirmation of the purchase. At this point, you may start using the Smart Navigator Service you purchased immediately; you do not need to wait until you...

  • Page 50: Smart Login

    7.2 Smart Login To Enter User ID Your User ID is the email address you registered with when you bought the subscription. The User ID is NOT case sensitive. Tap on Menu à SmartNav à User ID… to arrive at the User ID entry window (to the right) Enter the letters for your User ID.
  • Page 51 IS case sensitive Map Screen Provided you have an Internet connection on your handheld device, you are now ready to start using the Smart Navigator Services for which you have registered.
  • Page 52 7.3 Using Check Traffic, Search POI and Get Maps Check Traffic To download Traffic information, follow the steps below after Using Smart Login: Tap Menu à SmartNav à Check Traffic 1. Select your City (area), and then tap the Next button. 2.
  • Page 53 Depending on the availability in your city, you may see one of the following: Real-time Traffic and Data (incident only) Note: The traffic and data info is based solely on the databases of the Department of Transportation. Some cities do not have Real-time Traffic because the DOT has not built traffic sensors into the highways in that state.
  • Page 54 Viewing Incident Data To view the Real-time Incident Data (yellow triangles), simply tap and hold on a triangle to view the data exactly as the Highway Patrol or other law enforcement entered it into their own computers...
  • Page 55 Search POI To download Points of Interest (in addition to Cash, Food, Fuel, or Hotel) to your device, follow the steps below after using Smart Login: Tap Menu à SmartNav à Search POI 1. Select a POI category, and tap the Next button 2.
  • Page 56 Get Maps This feature allows you to download a dynamically-generated map from Pharos Maps server. It is useful in cases where you don’t have a preloaded map on your device that covers the area you are traveling in. A dynamically-generated map is usually very small in size so you can download it quickly even with a wireless internet connection.
  • Page 57 Main Memory. The available memory space for each location will be displayed for your review. 4. Once you finish the selection, Smart Navigator will ask the server to generate a map with your specification, download it, create the route and show the Destination at the center of the screen.
  • Page 58 Main Memory. The available memory space for each location will be displayed for your review. 4. Once you finish the selection, Smart Navigator will ask the server to generate a map with your specification, download it, and display it.

  • Page 59: Using Follow Me

    An Introduction to Follow Me Follow Me uses a combination of several capabilities to help you stay in touch. First, of course, is your Pharos GPS device which precisely determines your location. Next there is the wireless connection to the Internet which enables you to both send and receive information.
  • Page 60 Note: The Follow Me service can also be used with the Pharos Traveler GPS 525 if you have a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone that you use to connect to the Internet. In some areas it may also be possible to use a Wi-Fi connection to send and receive location information.
  • Page 61 Connecting It All Even if you have a GPS receiver and a mobile phone, sharing your location information in real time isn’t easy without using a service like Follow Me. The Follow Me service gathers the location information from each of your friends and places a mark on the map to show exactly where each person is so you can see those locations at a glance.
  • Page 62 / from your group. You can edit your group profile. You can invite/accept unlimited number of friends. You can send your GPS location to Follow Me server via Pharos Smart Navigator so that your friends can view your trip.
  • Page 63 If they allow you, you can view your friends’ trips on both the web portal and a client device. You can assign a member of your group as the supervisor. However, by doing so you will loss some of the privileges yo u had as the supervisor, as each group can only have one supervisor at any given time.
  • Page 64 3. Fill out the registration form, and submit it. Note: In the registration form we don’t ask you to register any Pharos device or product, but if you don’t have Pharos Smart Navigator software, you can’t really use Follow Me...
  • Page 65 Now that you already have the account, follow these simple steps to activate it: 1. Go to www.pharosgps.com 2. Click Login button at the top-right corner 3. Type in your user name and password and click the Login button on the form. 4.
  • Page 66 will see a slightly different menu items that only include the ones they are allowed to use. Figure 2. Follow Me web portal login page...
  • Page 67 Figure 3. Follow Me web portal home page Adding Members If you are a supervisor, you will want to begin by adding group members. To add a member, follow these steps: 1. Click My Group -> Add Member 2. In the Add Member form (see Figure 4), fill in the person’s name and email address 3.
  • Page 68 Figure 4. Add a member Inviting Friends To have people other than your group members to view your trips, you need to invite them as your friends. This is done by clicking My Friends - > Invite Friends, and then providing one or more email addresses of your friends.
  • Page 69 Viewing Friends’ Trips Once you have some friends in your friend list, you can view their trips. You can do so on your mobile device or on your desktop through the web portal—depending on your needs. You could, for example, use the web portal to track the current locations of your team in order to send the nearest driver to pick up a package that needed rush delivery.
  • Page 70 Figure 5. Tracking friends on Follow Me web portal There are several features about this interface: The right-side map is Microsoft Virtual Earth. So you have all the Virtual Earth built- in features at your disposal. You can zoom, pan and resize the map any way you want.
  • Page 71 Your friends locations will be updated at the interval specified in the Update Interval field in the left-side control panel. The simulated LED actually blinks when an update is made. You can choose manual update from the Update Interval dropdown box. In this case, the locations update only when you press the update button .
  • Page 72 There are situations where the friends you are interested in are far apart. If you use above interface to show all of them in one map, the map has to zoom far out and thus you won’t see any detailed location information, such as what streets or even what cities they are in.
  • Page 73 Tip: You can launch the individual tracking interface from the group tracking interface. In the group tracking interface (Figure 5), point your mouse to a friend of interest and click the link “Track friendname” in the infobox. Figure 6. Friend list...
  • Page 74 Tracking via Mobile Device You can use Follow Me service on your GPS enabled mobile device if it has Pharos Smart Navigator software. Follow Me is an intergraded feature of Smart Navigator. Smart Navigator can send your GPS location to Follow Me web portal for your friends to view, and at the same time you can view your friends’...
  • Page 75 3. Tap Menu -> SmartNav -> User ID (see Figure 8) 4. Enter User ID (your email) and tap Next (see Figure 5. Enter your password and tap Next Figure 8. Menu -> SmartNav -> User ID...
  • Page 76 GPS location to Follow Me server. You have to explicitly enable the feature each time the program is started. To allow Smart Navigator to send your GPS location to the server and receive your friends’ locations from the server, do this: 1.
  • Page 77 2. Make sure the “On” menu item is checked. If not, tap 3. If currently some of your friends are online – they are actively sending their locations to Follow Me server, you should see a list of their names, each with a car icon of a unique color (see Figure 11) 4.
  • Page 78 Note: You mobile device will beep each time it sends location information to the Follow Me server. You can change the tracking interval on the Smart Navigator Options screen. Smart Navigator allows you to track maximum 5 friends at the same time.
  • Page 79 Figure 12. Manu -> SmartNav ->Follow Me -> Refresh Friend List Viewing Friend Locations To view a friend’s location, do this: 1. Tap Manu -> SmartNav ->Follow Me -> View Friends (see Figure 13) 2. Select the friend you want to view, and tap Next (see Figure 14) 3.
  • Page 80 map, and yourself is always represented by a red arrow with a circle (see Figure 15). 4. Repeat steps 1 – 3 to switch from one friend to another. Figure 13. Manu -> SmartNav ->Follow Me -> View Friend...
  • Page 81 Figure 14. Select a friend to view...
  • Page 82 Figure 15. You and your friend Note: The Follow Me service functions by sending location information to the Follow Me server at regular intervals. This requires a live data connection either through your cellular service provider or through an active Wi-Fi connection.

  • Page 83: Gps Receiver Setup And Configuration

    Com Port Selection only applies if using Windows Mobile-based devices (does not apply to Pharos All-In-One devices) 8.1 Configuring GPS in Smart Navigator The first time Smart Navigator starts, the Select Com Port screen can be .button à GPSà GPS Settingà Selecting retrieved by pressing Comm Port.
  • Page 84 GPS communicates to the software. The Baud Rate for your receiver should be listed in the packaging it came in. For all Pharos labeled GPS receivers, the Baud Rate is 4800, or the Default. Select the proper Baud Rate...

  • Page 85: Installing Pharos Gps Hardware

    8.2 Installing Pharos GPS Hardware iGPS-SD iGPS-SD Insert the iGPS-SD into the Secure Digital Card port of the Pocket PC. Make sure you have installed the iGPS-SD driver from the driver disc. This is a separate process from installing any other software.
  • Page 86 iGPS-360 and iGPS-500 Configurations There are 4 (four) different setup configurations available for the iGPS-360 and iGPS- 500. 1) Compact Flash Mode 1a. Insert the iGPS-360 or iGPS-500 into the Compact Flash adapter, and then into the Compact Flash slot of the Pocket PC.
  • Page 87 2) Compact Flash Extended Antenna Mode 2a. Detach the iGPS-360 or iGPS-500 receiver from the Compact Flash Adapter base. 2b. Attach the CF extension cable between the iGPS-360 or iGPS-500 and the base. 2c. Insert the iGPS-360 or iGPS-500 Compact Flash Adapter base into the Compact Flash slot of the Pocket PC.
  • Page 88 3) Serial Attach Mode 3a. Connect the iGPS-360 or iGPS-500 to the Serial Cable specifically for your Pocket 3b. Connect the Serial Cable to your Pocket PC serial port and connect the Universal Car Power Adapter. This mode requires power via the 12V cigarette lighter adapter in your vehicle to work.

  • Page 89: Troubleshooting

    9.0 Troubleshooting www.pharosgps.com. Visit the Pharos website ( ) for FAQs, tips, troubleshooting and latest updates. Some things to watch for: Know how to do a “Soft Reset” on your Pocket PC as per your Pocket PC manual. This can resolve a large number of issues.

  • Page 90: Contact Us At Pharos

    10.0 Contact Us at Pharos Pharos Science & Applications, Inc. http://www.PharosGPS.com 411 Amapola Avenue Torrance, CA 90501-1478 Phone: • Toll free at 888-PHAROS8 (888-742-7678) for Technical Support in USA and Canada 877-774-2767 for Product Info & Sales • Fax: 310-320-1808 Email: Support@PharosGPS.com...

  • Page 91: Software License Agreement

    ("Licensee") and Pharos Science & Application, Inc. (Pharos). By opening the Pocket PC, Smart Navigator software package ("Software Package") and or by using the Pocket PC, Smart Navigator software ("Software"), you agree to be bound by the terms of the Agreement.
  • Page 92 Its component parts may not be separated for use on more than one computer. 8. Termination: Without prejudice to any other rights, Pharos may terminate this License if Licensee fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this license. In such event, Licensee must destroy all...
  • Page 93 Software), the accompanying printed materials, and any copies of the Software are owned by Pharos or its suppliers. Copyright laws and international treaty provisions protect the Software. You may not copy the printed materials accompanying the Software.

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