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  • Page 1 TRUCKGPS...
  • Page 2 Intentional or unintentional changes or modifications to the equipment accordance with the instructions. However, there is no guarantee that not expressly approved by Rand McNally could void the user’s authority interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment to operate the equipment.
  • Page 3 About GPS The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a constellation of satellites that a GPS receiver uses to calculate geographical positions. To determine a position, data from at least three satellites is required. To determine elevation, the data from four or more satellites is required. Accuracy of the positioning varies from 10 feet to several hundred feet, depending on vehicle placement and the surrounding environment.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Address Book .................. 18-19 Notepad .....................45 Multi-Stop Trips ................20-22 Tap Map ....................23 6. Connect With Rand ..................46 Avoid List ....................24 Rand McNally Dock ................46 ® Points of Interest (POIs) ..............25-28 TripMaker ....................47 Confirmation Windows ................29 Custom POI Information ..............48-49 Toll Costs, Route Compare ..............30...

  • Page 5: Your Device

    Do not open the navigation device casing. • Follow navigation system instructions only when local regulations • Do not attempt to replace the battery. Contact Rand McNally and road traffic allow you do so. Customer Support with questions about the battery. •...

  • Page 6: What's Included

    1. Your Device What’s Included Install the Mount • Rand McNally IntelliRoute Note: Follow all local regulations governing the placement of the mount. ® ™ • Windshield mount with suction cup 1. Select an area with a line of sight to the sky and GPS satellites.

  • Page 7: Your Intelliroute ® Tnd

    1. Your Device Your IntelliRoute ® ™ Battery Power Indicator A red light indicates the battery is charging and blinks when the battery is low; a green light indicates the battery is fully charged. Power Button Press and hold to turn on or off. While the device is running, the power button can also be used for quick access to certain features with one quick tap.

  • Page 8: Settings

    2. Settings Main Menu Driver Info Switch between two driver profiles, for team driving. Turn team driving on in Preferences > General. (See page 8.) Load Option* Specify in Preferences whether the trailer is always loaded or whether you want to be prompted each time a route is calculated. (See page 8.) (Does not display if load option is set to Always Loaded.) Driver Status*...

  • Page 9: Guide To Truck Tools And Device Preferences

    2. Settings 1. Tap to view the options. Device Preferences Page Device Preferences Page 2. Tap the option to be set. 3. Enter the new information. General Route Cross-Country Borders ......10 4. Tap Back to save changes. Align screen ..........9 Dirt Roads ..........10 Brightness ..........8 Fast Recalc ..........10...

  • Page 10: Truck Info

    2. Settings Truck Info Options Truck Info Options Hazmat Type Width None Use the + and - buttons or enter a numeric Explosives value by tapping the calculator. Gases Trailers Flammable Liquids Straight Flammable Solids 48’ Oxidizers 53’ Poison Double Triple Radioactive Corrosives...

  • Page 11: Warnings

    + and - buttons. RoadWork™ data distributed through the Engine Brake Warnings Set warning distance to locations where Rand McNally Dock. (See page 46.) engine braking is prohibited by using the + and - buttons Speed Set warning distance to speed limit changes by using the + and - buttons.

  • Page 12: General Preferences

    2. Settings General Preferences Options General Preferences Options Skin Style - Day Brightness Set separately for day and night modes. Carbon Classic My Custom POIs Tap Manage Custom POIs to specify how custom POIs are displayed on the map: set Skin Style - Night image, warning distance, warning type, and Carbon...
  • Page 13 2. Settings General Preferences Options General Preferences Options Load Option Screen Snapshot Button Prompt Always loaded Specify whether mileage should be Shortcut Button Main Menu calculated with the truck empty, always Go to Map loaded, or whether to display a prompt for each route.

  • Page 14: Route Preferences

    2. Settings Route Preferences Options Route Preferences Options Note: The default settings for your device are already optimized for Tunnels Allow tunnels truck routing. Use the options below to fine-tune these settings. Avoid tunnels A route may still include a roadway or maneuver set to Avoid if the only legal route found contains these types of roads or the route is Manage Avoid List Roads...

  • Page 15: Map Preferences

    2. Settings Map Preferences Options Map Preferences Options Map Style Light Address Book Icons Dark Map Auto Zoom Address book entries appear as pushpin On, auto scale icons unless they are assigned to a group. On, street scale Grouped entries appear as folders. On, city scale (See page 19.) On, state scale...

  • Page 16: Destinations

    3. Destinations Destinations To access this window from the Main Menu, tap Choose Destination. Back Tap to return to the Main Menu. New Location Tap to route to a new location by address, city center, intersection, or latitude/longitude. (See page 14.) History Tap to route to a recently entered location.

  • Page 17: Tips

    3. Destinations Helpful Tips on Entering Addresses Auto-Complete Feature: Enter the first few characters in a name and a short list displays a couple of names that start with the typed characters. On the keyboard, the only keys available are for the next valid characters in a search name.
  • Page 18 3. Destinations New Location Address Tap to route to an address by entering the city, street, and number, or by entering the zip code and street. (See page 15.) City Center Tap to route to a city center. (See page 16.) Intersection Tap to route to two intersecting roads in a city.
  • Page 19 3. Destinations > Addresses Search for an Address 1. Tap Choose Destination > New Location > Address. 2. Type the first few characters in the city name. As you type, a short list of matching city names displays. 3. Tap on a city to select it. •...
  • Page 20 3. Destinations > Addresses Route to a City Center 1. Tap Choose Destination > New Location > City Center. 2. Type the first few characters in the city name. 3. Tap on the city/state name. The Confirmation Window displays. (See page 29.) 4.
  • Page 21 3. Destinations > Addresses Route to a Latitude/Longitude 1. Tap Choose Destination > New Location > Enter Lat/Long 2. Tap in the Latitude field. 3. Enter the latitude of the location and tap Enter. 4. Tap in the Longitude field. 5.
  • Page 22 3. Destinations > Address Book Address Book Add Locations to the Address Book from the Confirmation Window (See page 29.): 1. Tap Save to Address Book. 2. Tap Yes to accept the default name or tap No to display a keyboard. 3.
  • Page 23 3. Destinations > Address Book Create a Group 1. Tap Choose Destination > Address Book. 2. Tap on the Groups tab. 3. Tap New Group. 4. Type the group name. 5. To select a different color folder, tap 6. Tap on a color, then tap Close. 7.
  • Page 24 3. Destinations > Multi-Stop Trips Create a Multi-Stop Trip 1. Tap Choose Destination > Multi-Stop Trips. 2. Tap New Trip. 3. Type the trip name. 4. To select a different color folder, tap 5. Tap on a color, then tap Close. 6.
  • Page 25 3. Destinations > Multi-Stop Trips Reorder Routes Optimize Automatically After all locations have been added to a multi-stop trip, you can run the optimizer wizard to organize your trip. 1. Tap Choose Destination > Multi-Stop Trips. 2. Tap on the route you want to optimize. 3.
  • Page 26 3. Destinations > Multi-Stop Trips Select and Run a Saved Route 1. Tap Choose Destination > Multi-Stop Trips. 2. Tap on the route to select it. 3. Tap Start Trip. The Confirmation Window displays. (See page 29.) 4. Tap Begin New Route to navigate to the location. 5.

  • Page 27: Tap Map

    3. Destinations > Tap Map Tap on the Map When you tap on the map screen, the crosshairs display. Add as Via Add a via—an interim stop between the origin and the destination. Avoid Tap to avoid the route, road, or area, or to detour. (See page 24.) Set Origin Set the location as the starting point of the route.

  • Page 28: Avoid List

    3. Destinations > Avoid List Avoid List Avoid Options From the map, set specific locations to avoid. Tap on the map and select Permanent Avoid. Choose Avoid Route, Avoid Road, or Avoid Area. Or, if the location is along an active route, choose Detour. Avoid Route Choose whether to avoid an upcoming distance on an active route, in the left column, or a specific road section, in the right column.

  • Page 29: Points Of Interest (Pois)

    3. Destinations > POIs Points of Interest (POIs) My Truck/Near Car Tap to search for a point of interest near the current vehicle location. City Tap to search for a point of interest in a city. My Route Tap to search for a point of interest along the vehicle route. End of Day Tap to search for a point of interest along the last 30 minutes of your route.
  • Page 30 3. Destinations > POIs Points of Interest (POIs) Travel Center Tap to search for a travel center with truck amenities. (See page 28 to filter by amenities.) Truck Services Tap to search for a truck services POI. (See page 28 to filter by amenities.) Parking &...
  • Page 31 3. Destinations > POIs Other Categories 1. Tap Choose Destination > Points of Interest. 2. Select a search type (My Truck/My Car, City, My Route, End of Day, or Destination). 3. Tap Other Categories. 4. Tap on a category. (For example, tap Hospital/Emergency.) 5.
  • Page 32 3. Tap Create Comment and type a personal comment on the facility. 4. Tap Enter to save the comment. 5. Tap Back to save changes. Note: You can share ratings with fellow drivers through Rand McNally Dock software for your Mac or PC. (See page 46.) IntelliRoute 525 User Manual ®...

  • Page 33: Confirmation Windows

    Add the location to the Address Book or add to Address Book group. Truck POI (See page 18). Atlas Cross-reference to printed Rand McNally Motor Carriers’ Road Atlas. (Page numbers apply to the most recent Atlas.) Go to Map Tap to view this location on a map.

  • Page 34: Toll Costs, Route Compare

    3. Destinations > Toll Costs, Route Compare Toll Costs From the destination confirmation screen, tap Begin New Route. If the calculated route includes tolls, a message appears. Use Current Route Show estimated toll costs and continue along the calculated route. Compare Routes Compare the calculated toll route to an alternate route without tolls.

  • Page 35: Maps & Routing

    4. Maps & Routing Route Map Window Current Mile Marker Tap to open a “Tell Rand” message. Current Information View current information by city, street, or upcoming intersection. Also displays advanced lane guidance. Tap to change. (Note: For some destinations, the “Am I close?” feature counts down addresses as the vehicle approaches.) City, county, and state Current street name...

  • Page 36: Exits Quick View

    4. Maps & Routing Exits Quick View Slide out to show Points of Interest and amenities at upcoming exits. The list displays the distance to the next exit, exit name and number, and a count of available amenities. 1. Tap on an exit to bring up the list icon 2.

  • Page 37: Directions Slide-Out List

    4. Maps & Routing Directions Slide-Out List Highway View Route Display Options 1. When first opened, the slide-out list displays in Detail View showing each maneuver. 2. Use to view the instructions. 3. To change the display option, tap Route Display Options . See Highway View, Trip Summary (for multi-stop trips), and Summary Map View at left.

  • Page 38: Virtual Dashboard

    4. Maps & Routing Virtual Dashboard To show the Virtual Dashboard, tap the Current Speed. Current direction of travel. Displays current times at the yard, current location and destination, as well as estimated time of arrival. Sunrise and sunset times based on vehicle location (latitude/longitude) and day.
  • Page 39 4. Maps & Routing Manually Reset Trip Information 1. Tap on the tab you want to reset. 2. To set the odometer for the selected tab back to zero, tap Reset All. 3. Information is captured as you travel the route. Automatically Reset Trip Information To reset trip information after the vehicle has remained stationary after a specific number of hours:...

  • Page 40: Junction View, Turn View

    4. Maps & Routing Junction View When on a route, Junction View displays when you have an upcoming maneuver. Set distance in Preferences > Route. Once past the maneuver, Junction View closes and the previous window displays. Signs to follow for the next maneuver. Number and direction of lanes for the next maneuver.

  • Page 41: Location And Route Options

    4. Maps & Routing Location and Route Options Nearest cross street Current road you’re on, current town you’re in Latitude and longitude at current location Current location by mile marker Return to previous window Detour Around Part of the Route 1.

  • Page 42: Tools & Features

    View Rand McNally Truck Emergency contact information and truck regulations. (See page 44.) Tell Rand Compose a message to send to Rand McNally when you connect to the Dock. (See page 50.) Calendar (See page 45.) Notepad (See page 45.) Converter (See page 45.)

  • Page 43: Timers

    5. Tools & Features Timers Note: Odometers count up and record the current mileage. Maintenance counters count down. When a maintenance timer counts down to 2,000 miles, a reminder displays each time the TND starts. 1. Tap Truck Tools. 2. Tap Timers, Mileage, Trails, Fuel. 3.

  • Page 44: Mileage

    Tap Yes to delete the log. Note: Load Option and Driver Status control how logs are recorded. (See page 8.) Note: Mileage logs can be exported to your computer via the Rand McNally Dock. (See page 49.) IntelliRoute 525 User Manual ®...

  • Page 45: Trails

    5. Tools & Features Trails Use Trails to record a “bread-crumb” path of GPS coordinates where your truck has traveled. 1. Tap Truck Tools. 2. Tap Timers, Mileage, Trails, Fuel. 3. Tap the Trails tab. 4. To record a trail, tap New Trail. 5.

  • Page 46: Fuel Logs

    10. Tap the state or month to view fuel purchases. 11. Tap View All to see all fuel purchases. Note: Fuel logs can be exported to your computer via the Rand McNally Dock. ( See page 49.) IntelliRoute 525 User Manual ®...

  • Page 47: Quick Planner

    5. Tools & Features Quick Planner Use this tool to quickly estimate the mileage and time between any two cities or towns. 1. Tap Truck Tools. 2. Tap Quick Planner. The revenue or cost per mile used in the last computation displays. 3.

  • Page 48: Road Atlas Information

    5. Tools & Features Road Atlas Information To reference the Rand McNally Motor Carriers’ Road Atlas: 1. Tap Truck Tools. 2. Tap Road Atlas Information. 3. Select the appropriate country tab. 4. Select the appropriate state/province to view emergency and other key phone numbers.

  • Page 49: Unit Converter

    5. Tools & Features Calendar 1. Tap Truck Tools. 2. Tap Calendar. 3. Use the arrows to view other months and years. 4. Tap Today to return to the current date. Notepad 1. Tap Truck Tools. 2. Tap Notepad. 3. Tap New Note. 4.

  • Page 50: Connect With Rand

    6. Connect With Rand Rand McNally Dock The Rand McNally Dock enables you to receive software upgrades and access map updates, construction updates, and additional features. Simply download the Dock software for your PC or Mac at www.randmcnally.com/dock and connect your device using the USB cable provided.

  • Page 51: Tripmaker

    Your device will ® calculate a route, based on the vehicle and route settings, at the start of the multi-stop trip.) Access TripMaker on the Rand McNally Dock or go to: ® ™ randmcnally.com/tripmaker IntelliRoute 525 User Manual ®...

  • Page 52: Custom Poi Information

    Dr,Skokie,IL,60077,USA • Longitude/latitude only: -87.761039,42.059611,Rand McNally • Address only: ,,Rand McNally,9855 Woods Dr,Skokie,IL,60077,USA (Note: In this example, there are two commas at the beginning. Commas are required as placeholders for fields with no data in them.) IntelliRoute 525 User Manual ®...

  • Page 53: Custom Poi Information

    6. Connect With Rand Custom POI Information To load custom POI files to your TND™: 1. Connect your device to the Rand McNally Dock. 2. On the Dock, click Add Locations. 3. Click POI (for destinations) or Alert POI (for warnings). You can also upload an Address Book.

  • Page 54: Export Mileage And Fuel Logs

    Use this feature to export mileage breakdowns by state and fuel purchase information to your computer. The exported file can be in .xls or .csv format. On the Rand McNally Dock: 1. Click on Mileage/Fuel. 2. Select where you want the file to be downloaded, and click Save.

  • Page 55: Tell Rand

    , you can enter messages for Rand ™ McNally regarding construction, truck restrictions, addresses, your device, and more. The next time you connect to the Rand McNally Dock, you can reopen, edit, and send the message. 1. Tap Truck Tools.

  • Page 56: More Information

    6. Connect With Rand For more information • Rand McNally Website www.randmcnally.com/trucking • Support www.randmcnally.com/support • GPS accessories store.randmcnally.com • Rand McNally Dock www.randmcnally.com/dock • Facebook www.facebook.com/randtrucking IntelliRoute 525 User Manual ® ™...
  • Page 57 Neither this manual nor any parts thereof may be reproduced for any purpose whatsoever without the express written consent of Rand McNally, Inc., nor may it be transmitted in any form either electronically or mechanically, including photocopying, and recording.

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