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PRODIGY ONE
Quick Start Guide

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  • Page 1 DIRECTUS PRODIGY ONE Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 2: Display Of Camera

    This Prodigy ONE Quick Start Guide is based on carefully documented material and research using Prodigy ONE. Every attempt has been made include accurate and up-to- date information. Directus and/or Tatmar LLC cannot be held responsible for discrepancies or inconsistencies contained in this publication, particularly due to updates in technology applied to Prodigy ONE or to specific vehicle applications.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Welcome to Prodigy ONE Prodigy ONE Menu Icons Prodigy ONE Menu Screens Prodigy ONE Remote Control Getting Started Controlling Prodigy ONE Configuring Prodigy ONE Navigation Automatic Start of Navigation Getting Started - Configurations Main Menu Screen Buttons...
  • Page 4 Windows® File Explorer How to use the File Explorer Accessing a USB Hard Drive or Thumb Drive SDMMC and Resident Flash Access - Not Advised Prodigy ONE Info Firmware and Operating System Info Serial Number Adding USB and UART Devices...

  • Page 5: Welcome To Prodigy One

    Prodigy ONE technology safely while behind the wheel. At Directus, our goal is to provide you with technology that is easy to use and understand while making sure we provide the highest degree of reliability for our valued customers.

  • Page 6: Prodigy One Menu Icons

    Prodigy ONE Menu Icons Navigation Digital Media Player See Page 10 for Details See Page 18 for Details Bluetooth Radar See Page 20 for Details See Page 24 for Details WiFi See Page 26 for Details See Page 27 for Details...

  • Page 7: Prodigy One Menu Screens

    Prodigy ONE Menu Screens Primary Main Menu Screen Second Main Menu Screen Default Navigation Menu Screen Page 7 Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 8: Prodigy One Remote Control

    For most applications the direct touch-screen control of Prodigy ONE functions is the primary control mechanism, but if you wish to control Prodigy ONE with the RF remote as well, it is available as an optional accessory. Page 8...

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Time Setting Setting the time for Prodigy ONE is only necessary if you wish to have the correct time display in any of the Windows applications. Prodigy ONE already displays the correct Atomic Time in the Navigation mode based on the acquisition of a GPS signal.

  • Page 10: Navigation

    Prodigy ONE starts for the first time in Navigation rather than the Main Menu screen with the icons. Should you wish to change Prodigy ONE to start up with the Main Menu screen first, you can set the system to “Auto Navi Off”...

  • Page 11: Main Menu Screen Buttons

    Main Menu Screen Buttons Once Prodigy ONE Navigation begins, the main menu displays. This allows the user to quickly enter a destination in one of several ways, view the map directly or configure any of the additional Navigation settings and preferences.

  • Page 12: Methods Of Choosing A Destination

    Methods of Choosing a Destination The Prodigy ONE Navigation software offers you several ways of choosing your destination: • Enter a full street address to a specific destination. • Enter a full street address with zip code (doing so speeds up the search for street names).

  • Page 13: Example Of Navigating To An Intersection

    Example of Navigating to an Intersection You can navigate to a general destination by choosing to navigate to an intersection. By using the same “Find Address” screen, you can choose to navigate by entering even partial address information or an intersection. To navigate to an intersection from the main menu: 1) Choose “Find”.

  • Page 14: Example Of Navigating To A Poi (From A Preset List)

    Example of Navigating to a POI (From a Preset List) There a couple ways in which you can utilize a Point of Interest (POI) as your target for establishing a destination. Since many people utilize the POI listings to discover what’s around them, choosing the destination based on what’s listed nearby or en route is one of the most intuitive ways to determine that destination.

  • Page 15: Example Of Navigating To A Poi (From A Category List)

    Example of Navigating to a POI (From a Category List) Rather than the previous example of a pre-selected list of what the navigation system thinks you might be seeking, you also have the choice to navigate to a POI by selecting from a custom category listing. This method could cover virtually any scenario of possibilities that encompass searching and selecting a POI.

  • Page 16: Example Of Navigating To A Poi (Direct Entry)

    Example of Navigating to a POI (Direct Entry) If you already know the name and category of a POI you would like to identify for creating a route (or even to find its location from where you are presently), you can use the POI direct entry method. You can narrow the search to reflect only POI locations near a specific map location along your route, searching either the entire POI database or just a subsection of the database in a specific category.

  • Page 17: Other Navigation Features

    Color Themes for Day/Night Prodigy ONE Navigation software offers different daytime and night color profiles for both the map and the menu screens. It can also switch automatically between the daytime and the night profiles based on the current time and GPS position a few minutes before sunrise, when the sky has already turned bright, and a few minutes after sunset, before it becomes dark.

  • Page 18: Digital Media Player

    SD card where the Navigation and Boot Instructions reside. This card is the only licensed version of the proprietary Prodigy ONE software. Storage of any added files of any type on the SD card or copying its contents to another storage device will void the Prodigy ONE warranty.

  • Page 19: Tips For Media Player

    SD card where the Navigation and Boot Instructions reside. This card is the only licensed version of the proprietary Prodigy ONE software. Storage of any added files of any type on the SD card or copying its contents to another storage device will void the Prodigy ONE warranty.

  • Page 20: Bluetooth Hands Free Calling

    Please refer to your phone’s operation manual for specific details. To be discovered by Prodigy ONE, the phone must be within 30 feet of the Prodigy ONE main unit. As long as you are seated in the vehicle, range should not be a problem.

  • Page 21: Placing A Call By Direct Entry

    Choose whether you are downloading from the phone’s memory or the SIM card and select the appropriate command button at the left side of the screen. Choose the location Once you have selected to download the contacts, Prodigy ONE begins to search from which contacts are downloaded for and download your contacts to its onboard memory.

  • Page 22: Receiving Calls

    Routing the sound for the caller’s voice should be configured by your installation technician. The choices “BT”, “Mic In” or “Line In” will be set based on how and to which host head unit you have Prodigy ONE connected. Once these are set and functioning, there is no reason for you to alter them.

  • Page 23: Supported Bt Profiles

    Be sure your phone supports PBAP so that the contacts still reside on your phone, but will display on Prodigy ONE (rather than when the contact is “pushed” to the host device and a copy of it resides there).

  • Page 24: Radar / Laser Detectors

    Radar / Laser Detectors Prodigy ONE features and optional radar and laser detection system as well as a laser diffuser accessory. If you have these features installed, Prodigy ONE has the capability to enable or disable each of the radar band and laser coverages individually as well as turning the system on only beyond a preset vehicle speed.

  • Page 25: Radar Band And Laser Settings

    (such as motion sensing entry doors, lighting, etc.) operating nearby, sometimes this can increase the possibility of false triggers. If you do leave all the bands enabled, Directus recommends that you set the Auto Radar setting to “ON” and provide a low vehicle speed like 20-25 MPH as it will filter out many of the probabilities for low speed false readings.

  • Page 26: Setting Up An Internet Connection

    SSID and appear in the list on the screen. Please note that if you are not computer savvy, you may wish to have your Prodigy ONE Installer setup and configure any wireless networking capability at the time they install the WiFi adapter.

  • Page 27: 3G Settings

    5) Once complete, choose “Save”, then “Exit” Your 3G wireless connection should now be set up. If you experience problems, refer to the troubleshooting section or contact your authorized Prodigy ONE installation center for assistance to verify all hardware is properly connected.

  • Page 28: Accessing The Internet (Browser Icon)

    Accessing the Internet (Browser Icon) Your Prodigy ONE system will only be able to access the internet through one of the two on board browsers if it has a WiFi and/or 3G wireless connection enabled. To enable either of those methods, additional hardware and configuration is required.

  • Page 29: Settings

    Run Navi Off” as shown in this example . Firmware Update If there is a firmware update necessary for your Prodigy ONE system, you will have to contact the Directus technical support department for specific instruction on how to acquire the necessary update and how to load it into Prodigy ONE from this menu.

  • Page 30: Power Mode

    2) Next, choose the power mode setting you wish to use. 3) Choose “Save” and then “Exit”. Example of a Power Mode setting for a Prodigy ONE installation in which the host head unit is a factory installed model. Page 30...

  • Page 31: Time

    Time Setting the time for Prodigy ONE is only necessary if you wish to have the correct time display in any of the embedded Windows applications. Prodigy ONE already displays the correct Atomic Time in the Navigation mode based on the acquisition of a GPS signal.

  • Page 32: Windows® File Explorer

    One of the main functions for which you will use File Explorer is to access any added storage devices on the USB HOST connection. These would commonly be USB portable hard drives or USB thumb drives, often to store any media files Prodigy ONE will play from the Media Player. This Recommended will generally appear on the File Explorer as “Hard Disk”...

  • Page 33: Prodigy One Info

    Serial Number The serial number for Prodigy ONE is actually found on the underside of the unit itself or on the original packaging. Take a moment to locate that serial number and write the information in the space provided on page 5 in the beginning of this manual.

  • Page 34: Adding Usb And Uart Devices

    USB device, simply add a standard multiport USB hub to the single USB port to expand the number of USB ports available on Prodigy ONE. Any standard USB hub that works with other computers is fine. The USB port provides 5v USB phantom power to other USB devices from that port.

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    Please review the troubleshooting grids to remedy any minor issues you may be experiencing with Prodigy ONE before contacting Directus for technical support. Often many of the issues user’s experience are as a result of being unfamiliar with the operation of Prodigy ONE and the various settings/configuration options that will enhance the operation in a given area.

  • Page 36: Navigation System Operation

    Unit did not launch GPS receiver Simply power off Prodigy ONE and when booting up power back on with the ignition key or by the RF remote Something is obstructing the...
  • Page 37 WiFi/3G and Internet Browser Operation (if equipped/enabled) Complaint or Problem Possible Cause Recommended Correction Prodigy ONE does not find WiFi Out of range for 802.11x signal Bring vehicle closer to WiFi network broadcast router. Verify router has...
  • Page 38 Prodigy ONE Please check these troubleshooting recommendations prior to contacting Directus for technical assistance as it will help speed up your ability to arrive at a resolution of any issues you may be experiencing with your Prodigy ONE system.

  • Page 39: Warranty Information

    God, misuse, limitations of technology, or modification of or to any part of the Prodigy ONE product. This Limited Warranty does not cover Directus products sold AS IS or WITH ALL FAULTS or consumables (such as fuses or batteries in a remote control).

  • Page 40: End User License Agreement

    End User License Agreement This End User License Agreement is for the Nav N Go software included with Prodigy ONE. 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;...
  • Page 41 7.1.1 to duplicate the Software Product (to make a copy thereof). Please note that the navigation software is licensed ONLY to the supplied 4GB SD card with the Prodigy ONE unit. Making copies of those files is not permitted under this ELUA;...
  • Page 42 9.1.4 claim the return of the increase of assets due to the breach; 9.1.5 claim ceasing the breaching situation, the restitution of the state before the breach, to the expense of the person in breach, and may claim the destruction of instruments and materials used for the breach, and that of the objects created by the breach;...
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  • Page 44 Visit our web site: www.directusnav.com DIRECTUS Directus - Total Vehicle Technologies A Division of Tatmar LLC Email: sales@directusnav.com Phone: 810-355-2266 Fax: 810-735-0175 Quick Start Guide PRODIGY ONE v1.01 Copyright © 2011 Directus / Tatmar, LLC All Rights Reserved...

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