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ZENEC GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM Main User Manual

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  • Page 1 GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM MAIN USER MANUAL ENGLISH...
  • Page 2 Thank you for choosing the ZENEC deviceas your navigator. Start using your ZENEC device right away. This document is the detailed description of the navigation software. You can easily discover ZENEC navigation while you are using it; however, we still recommend that...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents 1 Warnings and Safety information ................. 6 2 Getting started ......................7 2.1 Navigation menu ......................8 2.2 Buttons and other controls on the screen ............... 8 2.2.1 Using keyboards ........................ 10 2.2.2 Beyond single screen tap ....................11 2.3 Map screen ........................
  • Page 4 3.1.5 Selecting one of the most likely destinations (Smart History) ........... 45 3.1.6 Selecting a recent destination from the History ..............46 3.1.7 Entering the coordinate of the destination ................. 47 3.1.8 Building a route from the list of destinations (Create Route) ..........48 3.2 Viewing the entire route on the map ................
  • Page 5 5.3.7 Display settings ........................75 5.3.8 Regional settings ........................ 75 6 Glossary ........................76 7 Copyright note ....................... 78...

  • Page 6: Warnings And Safety Information

    The navigation system helps you find your way to your destination with the built-in GPS receiver. The ZENEC navigation does not transmit your GPS position; others cannot track you. It is important that you look at the display only when it is safe to do so. If you are the driver of the vehicle, we recommend that you operate ZENEC navigation before you start your journey.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    2 Getting started ZENEC device is optimised for in-car use. You can use it easily by tapping the screen buttons and the map with your fingertips. When using the navigation software for the first time, an initial setup process starts automatically.

  • Page 8: Navigation Menu

    Traffic Summary screen. 2.2 Buttons and other controls on the screen When you are using ZENEC device, you usually tap buttons on the touch screen. You only need to confirm selections or changes 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 9 Slider When a feature can be Drag the handle set to different values in a to move the range, ZENEC device slider to its new shows an indicator on a position. gauge that displays and Tap the slider sets the value.

  • Page 10: Using Keyboards

    Each key is a touch Virtual Alphabetic and screen button. keyboard alphanumeric keyboards to enter text and numbers. 2.2.1 Using keyboards You only need to enter letters or numbers when you cannot avoid it. You can type with your fingertips on the full-screen keyboards and you can switch between various keyboard layouts, for example English, Greek or numerical.

  • Page 11: Beyond Single Screen Tap

    2.2.2 Beyond single screen tap You usually need to tap the screen only once. However, some useful features can be accessed with combined touch screen tapping. Those are the following: Action Details Tapping and holding Tap and keep pressing the following buttons to reach extra functions: the screen Tap and hold on list and menu screens:...

  • Page 12: Map Screen

    2.3 Map screen 2.3.1 Navigating on the map The Map screen is the most frequently used screen of ZENEC device. A small live map is displayed on the Navigation menu, as a part of the button. To enlarge this small map and open the Map screen, tap This map shows the current position (the Vehimarker, a blue arrow by default), the recommended route (an orange line), and the surrounding map area.
  • Page 13 If ZENEC device is capable of receiving live traffic information, the calculation takes into account traffic delays affecting your route if they are received. However, this calculation is rarely accurate.

  • Page 14: Position Markers

    2.3.3 Objects on the map 2.3.3.1 Streets and roads ZENEC device shows the streets in a way that is similar to how the paper road maps show them. Their width and colours correspond to their importance: you can easily tell a motorway from a small street.
  • Page 15 There is a field in the top left corner that displays the next manoeuvre. Both the type of the event (turn, roundabout, exiting motorway, etc.) and its distance from the current position are displayed. A smaller icon shows the type of the second next manoeuvre if it is near the first one. Otherwise, only the next manoeuvre is displayed.

  • Page 16: 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, ZENEC device displays the lanes and their directions using small arrows at the bottom of the map.

  • Page 17: Object Types

    3D buildings 3D block representation of full city building data containing actual building size and position on the map. 2.3.3.7 Elements of the active route ZENEC device shows the route in the following way: Symbol Name Description Current GPS position and Your current position displayed on the map.

  • Page 18: Traffic Events

    You can choose whether you want to use or excluded from the navigation avoid certain road types (page 70). However, when ZENEC device cannot avoid such roads, the route will include them and it will show them in a colour that is different from the route colour.

  • Page 19: Manipulating The Map

    Zooming in and out Changes how much of the map is displayed on the screen. ZENEC device uses high-quality vector maps that let you examine the map at various zoom levels, always with optimised content. It always displays street names and other text with the same font size, never upside-down, and you only see the streets and objects that you need.

  • Page 20: Quick Menu

    Compass in 3D The direction of the compass shows North. map view mode Tap the button to switch to North-up view, and then tap again to rotate the map in the previous direction. Location Tap this button to open a new screen with information information about the selected map point, the Cursor.
  • Page 21 Find / Favourite (page This button opens list your Favourite destinations. Find / History (page This button opens the History list. You can select one of your previous destinations. My Route / Edit Route This button opens the route editing function. More / Settings / This button opens the route related settings.

  • Page 22: Checking The Details Of The Current Position (Where Am I?)

    More / Trip Monitor This button opens the Trip Monitor screen where you (page 65) can manage your previously saved trip logs and track logs. Tap the top of the This button opens the list of manoeuvres (the Map screen during itinerary).
  • Page 23 Open the Quick menu and tap the button. Information on this screen: : Latitude and Longitude (coordinate of the current position in WGS84 format). : Altitude (elevation information coming from the GPS receiver - often inaccurate). : House number on the left. : House number on the right.

  • Page 24: On-Road Navigation

    3 On-road navigation When first started, ZENEC device calculates routes using the road network of the high quality vector maps provided with the product. You can set up your route in different ways: If you need a route for immediate navigation, you can select the destination and start navigating to it right away (normal navigation).

  • Page 25: Entering An Address

    Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons: By default, ZENEC device proposes the country and city/town where you are. If needed, tap , enter the first few letters of the country name on the keyboard, and select one country from the list of results.
  • Page 26 The most likely street name is always shown in the input field. To accept it, tap If the desired name does not show up, the names that match the string appear in a list after entering a couple of characters (to open the list of results before it appears automatically, tap ).

  • Page 27: Entering The Midpoint Of A Street As The Destination

    Tip! If you know that you will use this destination frequently, before tapping to confirm the destination, put it on the list of your Favourites first: tap then , give a name for the new Favourite, and tap to save the location. The map with the destination returns automatically.

  • Page 28: Selecting An Intersection As The Destination

    Instead of entering the house number, tap . The midpoint of the street is selected as the destination. A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle. If necessary, tap the map somewhere else to modify the destination. The Cursor ( ) appears at the new location.
  • Page 29 If the desired name does not show up, the names that match the string appear in a list after entering a couple of characters (to open the list of results before it appears automatically, tap ). Select the street from the list. Enter the intersecting street name: If only a few intersecting streets exist, their list appears immediately.

  • Page 30: Selecting A City/Town Centre As The Destination

    3.1.1.4 Selecting a city/town centre as the destination The city/town centre is not the geometric centre of the city/town but an arbitrary point the map creators have chosen. In towns and villages, it is usually the most important intersection; in larger cities, it is one of the important intersections.

  • Page 31: Entering An Address With A Postal Code

    After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap to modify route parameters, or tap and start your journey. 3.1.1.5 Entering an address with a postal code All of the above address searching possibilities can be performed with entering the postal code instead of the city/town name.
  • Page 32 Start entering the street name on the keyboard. Find the street you need: The most likely street name is always shown in the input field. To accept it, tap If the desired name does not show up, the names that match the string appear in a list after entering a couple of characters (to open the list of results before it appears automatically, tap ).

  • Page 33: Tips On Entering Addresses Quickly

    3.1.2 Selecting the destination from the Places of Interest You can select your destination from the Places of Interest included with ZENEC device. Using the same screen, you can find a Place in different ways:...

  • Page 34: Quick Search For A Place Of Interest

    3.1.2.1 Quick search for a Place of Interest The Quick search feature lets you quickly find a Place by its name. The search is always carried out along the recommended route if it exists or around your current location if there is no destination given. Start the Quick search function: If you are on the Map screen, tap and then tap...

  • Page 35: Searching For A Place Of Interest Using Preset Categories

    If necessary, tap the map somewhere else to modify the destination. The Cursor ) appears at the new location. Tap to confirm the destination, or tap to select a different destination. After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire route.
  • Page 36 If the current position is not available either (no GPS signal), they are searched around the last known position. If an active route exists, restaurants are searched along the route. If there is no active route (destination is not selected), they are searched around the current position.

  • Page 37: Searching For A Place Of Interest By Category

    3.1.2.3 Searching for a Place of Interest by category You can search for Places of Interest by their categories and subcategories. If you are on the Map screen, tap to return to the Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons: Select the area around which the Place should be searched for: to search around the current position or if it is not available, around the last know position.
  • Page 38 Select one of the main Place categories (e.g. Accommodation) or tap to list all Places around the selected location or along the route. Select one of the Place subcategories (e.g. Hotel or Motel) or tap to list all Places in the selected main category around the selected location or along the route.

  • Page 39: Searching For A Place Of Interest By Name

    11. Browse the list if necessary and tap one of the list items. A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle. The name and address of the Place is displayed at the top of the screen. 12.
  • Page 40 to search for a place around the destination of the active route. (The result list will be ordered by the distance from the destination.) to search along the active route, and not around a given point. This is useful when you search for a later stopover that results in a minimal detour only, such as searching for upcoming petrol stations or restaurants.
  • Page 41 if you have not done it before. Using the keyboard, start entering the name of the Place. 10. After entering a few letters, tap to open the list of Places with names containing the entered character sequence. 11. (optional) The Places in the list are ordered by their distance from the current or last known position, from the selected city/town, from the destination or by the length of the necessary detour.

  • Page 42: Selecting Nearby Assistance From 'Where Am I

    3.1.2.5 Selecting nearby assistance from 'Where Am I?' You can quickly search for nearby assistance from the 'Where Am I?' screen. On the Map screen, tap to open the Quick menu. , and then Preset search categories appear, all for searching around the current position (or around the last known position if the current position is not available): : Car repair and roadside assistance services : Medical and emergency services...

  • Page 43: Selecting A Map Location As The Destination

    (optional) The Places in the list are ordered by their distance from the current or last known position, from the selected city/town, from the destination or by the length of the necessary detour. If you need to reorder the list, tap Browse the list if necessary and tap one of the list items.

  • Page 44: Selecting The Destination From Your Favourites

    to select the Cursor as the destination. After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap to modify route parameters, or tap and start your journey. 3.1.4 Selecting the destination from your Favourites You can select a location that you have already saved as a Favourite to be your destination.

  • Page 45: Selecting One Of The Most Likely Destinations (Smart History)

    After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap to modify route parameters, or tap and start your journey. 3.1.5 Selecting one of the most likely destinations (Smart History) The destinations that you have set earlier appear in the History list.

  • Page 46: Selecting A Recent Destination From The History

    3.1.6 Selecting a recent destination from the History The destinations that you have set earlier appear in the History. Access the History: If you are on the Map screen, tap and then tap If you are in the Navigation menu, tap and then tap The list of recent destinations appears.

  • Page 47: Entering The Coordinate Of The Destination

    3.1.7 Entering the coordinate of the destination You can also select a destination by entering its coordinate. Do as follows: If you are on the Map screen, tap to return to the Navigation menu. In the Navigation menu, tap You can enter the latitude and longitude values in any of the following formats: decimal degrees;...

  • Page 48: Building A Route From The List Of Destinations (Create Route)

    After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap to modify route parameters, or tap and start your journey. 3.1.8 Building a route from the list of destinations (Create Route) You can also build your route destination by destination from the My Route menu.

  • Page 49: Viewing The Entire Route On The Map

    3.3 Checking route parameters and accessing route related functions You can check different parameters of the route recommended by ZENEC device. If you are on the Map screen, tap to return to the Navigation menu.

  • Page 50: Modifying The Route

    to edit the route: to add or remove destinations or change their sequence. You can also set a route start point other than your current location. This can be useful to plan and save a future trip. to display the entire route on the map. to bypass a part of the route.

  • Page 51: Editing The List Of Destinations (Edit Route)

    3.4.3 Pausing the active route You do not need to pause the active route: when you start driving again, ZENEC device restarts the voice instructions from your position.

  • Page 52: Cancelling The Active Route

    3.4.4 Cancelling the active route To cancel the navigated route, do one of the following: If you are on the Map screen, tap and then tap . (If you have a route with waypoints, you need to tap until all waypoints are deleted.) In the Navigation menu, tap and then tap The active route is deleted with all its waypoints.

  • Page 53: Checking Route Alternatives For An Existing Route

    Select one of the route alternatives and tap to return to the previous screen. ZENEC device recalculates the route. The orange line now shows the new recommended route. 3.4.6 Checking route alternatives for an existing route To recalculate the active route with a different route planning method, you can modify the Route settings (page 70).

  • Page 54: Changing The Vehicle Used In Route Planning

    Select one of the route alternatives then tap and hold for a few seconds to return to the Map screen. ZENEC device recalculates the route. The orange line now shows the new recommended route. 3.4.7 Changing the vehicle used in route planning To recalculate the active route for a different vehicle, do as follows.

  • Page 55: Changing The Road Types Used In Route Planning

    ZENEC device recalculates the route optimised for the new vehicle type. The orange line now shows the new recommended route. 3.4.8 Changing the road types used in route planning To recalculate the active route with different road type preferences, do as follows. These changes can also be made in Settings (page 70).

  • Page 56: Saving A Location As A Favourite Destination

    3.5 Saving a location as a Favourite destination You can add any location to Favourites, the list of frequently used destinations. Planning a route to one of the Favourite destinations is described on page 44. Select a destination as described before. It can be an address, a Place, any location on the map, a previously used destination from History, a coordinate or a location where a photo was taken.

  • Page 57: Editing An Alert Point

    On the newly opened screen, select the type of the alert point, the direction from which you expect the alert, and (if applicable) the speed limit for this alert point. to save the location as a new alert point. 3.7 Editing an alert point You can edit a previously saved or uploaded alert point (for example a speed camera or a railway crossing).

  • Page 58: Off-Road Navigation

    4 Off-road navigation When first started, ZENEC device calculates routes using the road network of the high quality vector maps provided with the product. You can switch the application to off-road mode in Navigation settings in one of the following ways:...

  • Page 59: Reference Guide

    5.1.2 Daytime and night colour themes ZENEC device uses different colour themes during the day and during the night for both the map and the menu screens. Daytime colours are similar to paper road maps, and the menus are bright.

  • Page 60: Green Routing

    : Results in a route with fewer turns and no difficult manoeuvres. With this option, you can make ZENEC device to take, for example, the motorway instead of a series of smaller roads or streets.

  • Page 61: Road Safety Cameras And Other Proximity Alert Points

    There is a special proximity warning for road safety cameras (like speed or red light cameras) and other proximity alert points (like schools or railroad crossings). These alert points are not part of ZENEC device. You can download them from www.zenec.naviextras.com or you can upload points in a specific text file if needed.

  • Page 62: Speed Limit Warning

    5.1.6 Speed limit warning Maps may contain information about the speed limits of the road segments. ZENEC device 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. Speed warning can be fine-tuned in Sound and Warning settings (page 67).

  • Page 63: Historical Traffic

    ZENEC device contains the TMC receiver that is needed to receive Traffic events. If accessible Traffic data is broadcast at your location, ZENEC d e v i c e automatically takes into account the traffic events received. You do not need to set anything in the program. The receiver will automatically search the FM radio stations for TMC data, and the decoded information will immediately be used in route planning.
  • Page 64 When premium (paid) TMC is available at your location and you have a valid subscription, ZENEC device will use this service instead of the free public traffic information. If you want to use the public service instead, turn Paid TMC services off in the More menu of the Traffic...

  • Page 65: More' Menu

    Button Description You can configure the program settings, and modify the behaviour of ZENEC device. Fine-tune route planning options, change the look of the Map screen, turn on or off warnings, or restart the Configuration wizard, etc. See the next chapter for details.

  • Page 66: Settings Menu

    5.3 Settings menu You can configure the program settings, and modify the behaviour of ZENEC device. Tap the following buttons: The Settings menu has several options. Tap or scroll with your finger to see the full list. Button Description Adjust the sound volume, mute your device or change the voice guidance language.

  • Page 67: Sound And Warnings

    Maps may contain information about the speed limits of the road segments. ZENEC device 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.
  • Page 68 This feature allows you to receive a warning when approaching a Road Safety Camera or other alert points like school zones or railroad crossings. You must ensure on your own liability that using this feature is legal in the country where you intend to use it. You can choose what alert point sources you want to use.

  • Page 69: Customise Quick Menu

    When premium (paid) TMC is available at your location and you have a valid subscription, ZENEC device will use this service instead of the free public traffic information. If you want to use the public service instead, turn this switch off and the paid services will be disregarded.

  • Page 70: Route Settings

    ZENEC device includes toll roads (pay roads where there is a per- use charge) in the routes by default. If you disable toll roads, ZENEC device plans the best toll-free route. ZENEC device includes ferries in a planned route by default.

  • Page 71: Vehicle Profiles

    ZENEC device excludes unpaved roads by default: unpaved roads can be in a bad condition and usually you cannot reach the speed limit on them. Vehicle profiles: When you first tap , you see the list of default vehicle profiles. You have...
  • Page 72 They cannot take elevations, curves and traffic conditions into account. Results in a route with fewer turns and no difficult manoeuvres. With this option, you can make ZENEC device to take, for example, the motorway instead of a series of smaller roads or streets.

  • Page 73: Map Settings

    5.3.5 Map settings You can fine-tune the appearance of the Map screen. Adjust the map view to your needs, choose suitable colour themes from the list for both daytime and night use, change the blue arrow to a 3D car model, show or hide 3D buildings, turn track logging on or off, and manage you Place visibility sets (which Places to show on the map).

  • Page 74: Visual Guidance Settings

    Select which Places to show on the map while navigating. Too many Places make the map crowded so it is a good idea too keep as few of them on the map as possible. For this, you have the possibility to save different Place visibility sets.

  • Page 75: Display Settings

    Button Description You can set the distance units to be used by the program. ZENEC device may not support all the listed units in some voice guidance languages.

  • Page 76: Glossary

    Colour theme ZENEC device comes with different colour themes for daytime or night use of the map and menu screens. Themes are custom graphic settings and they can have different colours for streets, blocks or surface waters in 2D and 3D modes, and they display shades or shadows in different ways in 3D mode.
  • Page 77 Road Safety Camera Special alert points for speed, red light or bus lane cameras. Different data sources are available. You can configure ZENEC device to warn you when you approach one of these cameras. Detecting the location of Road Safety Cameras is prohibited in certain countries. It is the sole responsibility of the driver to check whether this feature can be used during the trip.

  • Page 78: Copyright Note

    This manual may not, in whole or in part, be reproduced or transmitted in any form either electronically or mechanically, including photocopying and recording, without the express written consent of ZENEC. © 2012 - ZENEC Data Source © 2006-2010 Tele Atlas. All rights reserved. This material is proprietary and the subject of copyright protection, database right protection and other intellectual property rights owned by Tele Atlas or its suppliers.
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