Magellan® RoadMate™ Reference Manual Instructions for Operating the Magellan RoadMate 2200T
IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS The Magellan RoadMate 2200T is a vehicle-navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving at your selected destinations. When using the Magellan RoadMate 2200T, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: • • • • • • • • • Some countries prohibit mounting any item to your windscreen. Please check the applicable regulations in your country as regards windscreen mounting. Go to www.magellanGPS.
IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS About the AC Adapter • • • • • Do not use the adapter in a high moisture environment. Never touch the adapter when your hands or feet are wet. Allow adequate ventilation around the adapter when using it to operate the device or charging the battery. Do not cover the AC adapter with paper or other objects that will reduce cooling. Do not use the AC adapter while it is inside a carrying case. Connect the adapter to a suitable power source.
IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for class B digital devices, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS IC statement Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. 2. This device may not cause interference and This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. IMPORTANT NOTE: IC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits established for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance.
Magellan RoadMate 2200T ........................................................................1 What the Magellan RoadMate can do for you... ....................................................1 Magellan RoadMate Reference Manual ...............................................................1 Magellan RoadMate 2200T ................................................................................2 Magellan RoadMate 2200T Right Side View ........................................................
Magellan RoadMate Enhanced POIs .........................................................22 Overview .........................................................................................................22 Speed Camera POIs ..........................................................................................22 Accessing the Enhanced POI Menu ...................................................................22 Loading an Enhanced POI file .............................................................
Magellan RoadMate POI Manager ............................................................31 Latitude ...........................................................................................................31 Longitude ........................................................................................................31 Altitude ...........................................................................................................32 Opening a POI File .............................................
Magellan RoadMate 2200T Thank you for purchasing the Magellan RoadMate 2200T. The Magellan RoadMate 2200T will be your perfect driving companion for all your trips, from a trip to the grocery store or a week’s holiday. What the Magellan RoadMate can do for you... • Provide turn-by-turn driving instructions to any address in the selected country. • Contains an address book that you can save addresses to that you often need to route to. You can even mark an address as a favourite to make it easier to find.
Magellan RoadMate 2200T Power The Magellan RoadMate 2200T uses a touchscreen display for all user inputs. The only readily accessible button that is normally used is the power button located on the right side of the unit. To prevent the unit from switching on accidentally, you need to press and hold the power button down for a few seconds to turn the Magellan RoadMate on. [Note: The reset button must be on (in the up ‘I’ position) before the Magellan RoadMate can be turned on.
Magellan RoadMate 2200T Right Side View Power - Press and hold to turn the Magellan RoadMate on or off. (Note: The reset switch MUST be in the up ‘I’ position). USB Connection - (under protective cover) Used for connecting to a personal computer to upgrade the firmware or to upload music files, photos and custom POIs. Headphone Connector - (under protective cover) Please check local laws for use of headphones while driving.
Magellan RoadMate 2200T Screens Map Screen The Map Screen is the most commonly used screen on the Magellan RoadMate. Whether you are getting directions or just driving around town, the Map screen will give you the peace of mind of knowing where you are. 1 13 2 12 3 11 4 5 10 6 9 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Current Street Name 8 Name of street you are currently on. Zoom out When selected, displays the Locate screen When selected, zooms out the map display.
8 9 10 11 12 13 Time to Next Manoeuvre Displays the computed time to your next manoeuvre. Menu Button When selected, brings up the main menu. Next Manoeuvre Street Name Displays the name of the street that the next manoeuvre will occur. When selected, displays the manoeuvre list screen. Mute When selected, mutes the volume. Zoom In When selected, zooms in the map display. Satellite Status Displays a bar graph indicating satellite signal strength.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Map Button Used to access the Map Screen Detour Button Detour gives you the option of rerouting the trip around traffic problems ahead of you. Cancel Route Button Cancels the route you are travelling on. Satellite Status Displays a bar graph indicating satellite signal strength. When selected displays the Satellite Status screen. Re-route Button. Provides a way to re-calculate the route you are on.
Main Menu - No Active Route 2 3 4 1 14 13 15 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 12 9 Map Button Used to access the Map Screen Street Address Button Create a trip using a street address as the destination. POI-Points of Interest Button Create a trip using a point of interest from the POI database as the destination. Satellite Status Displays a bar graph indicating satellite signal strength.
12 13 14 15 Application Menu Accesses the Application Menu for additional applications and system settings. Enhanced POIs Used to access personal POIs created with the PC Tools or speed trap POIs found on your region SD card. Trip Planner Used to create a multidestination trip that can be routed to or saved. Trip Computer Accesses the trip computer feature providing information about previous trips that can be saved.
Application Menu Screen From the Application Menu you can select additional applications for your Magellan RoadMate. Preloaded into the Magellan RoadMate is an MP3 player and an image viewer. Additionally, information about your battery life and changing your system settings can be found on the Application Menu. 2 3 1 4 5 To access the Application screen, select the 1 2 3 4 5 button on the Main Menu screen. Vehicle Nav Button Used to access the vehicle navigation application.
Creating Routes Overview Creating a route involves selecting a destination and choosing how you would like the route calculated. Once this is done, the Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route using the guidelines you provide and displays the Map screen with information guiding you to your destination. Detailed map routing: The Magellan RoadMate can only provide routing information for detailed maps that are loaded on the SD Card.
If using Previous Towns: Select a town from the list of previously used towns. Spell the name of the street and select from the available street list, then enter the address number for the street (it must fall within the street number range displayed at the top of the screen). 4. Select the method to be used to calculate the route. NOTE: All the street names are indexed using the main significant words in their names (i.e. not the prefixes or articles).
7. Once the POI has been selected from the available list, select the routing method you want to use and the Magellan RoadMate will begin calculating the route. Creating a route to a nearest POI 1. From the Main Menu, select POI-Points of Interest. 2. Select the category of POI and, if displayed, the subcategory. 3. Select Near. 4. Select Current Position, Address or Town Centre. The most common will be Current Position.
5. Once the POI has been selected, select the routing method you want to use and the Magellan RoadMate will begin calculating the route. This function is available whether a route is active or whether you are travelling without a selected destination. Please note that if you are travelling with an active destination selecting a POI this way will cancel the route and create a new one. You will then need to redo the route, using Previous Destinations in the address book, to complete the original route.
Changing the home address 1. From the Main Menu, press on Home. 2. Select Change to change your home address. 3. Confirm the change by selecting Yes. 4. Select Search By Town, Search by Postcode or Previous Towns. 5. Input the information as requested depending upon your selection in step 4.
4. Select Route. 5. Select the desired Route Method. Adding a previous destination to your address book 1. From the Main Menu, press on Address Book. 2. Select Previous Destinations. 3. Select the desired destination from the list of previous destinations. 4. Select Edit. 5. (Optional) Edit the name of the address by selecting the top line of the address. 6. (Optional) Select the Favourite check box to add this address to your list of favourite addresses. 7. Select Save. 8.
Editing an address in the address book 1. From the Main Menu, press on Address Book. 2. Select List Addresses 3. Select List All or Search Address Book. If you perform a search, you will be asked to enter the first few characters in the address name. 4. Select the desired address from the list of addresses in your address book. 5. Select Edit. 6. Select the top line to change the name or the bottom line to change the address information. Use the keyboard to enter the new text. 7.
Creating a new address 1. From the Main Menu, press on Address Book. 2. Select Create New Entry 3. Select Select on Map, Select Address, Points of Interest or Town Centre. Select Map: The Map screen is displayed. Use your finger or stylus to pan the crosshair cursor around the map. When the crosshair cursor is over the point on the map you want, press on the crosshair cursor. Select Address: Follow the instructions for selecting an address, either by town, post code or previous towns.
4. Once the town has been selected, enter the name of the first street. When given the list of streets, select the desired one from the list of available streets. 5. Enter the name of the second street. When given the list of streets, select the desired one from the list of available streets. 6. Select the desired Route Method.
Using the Trip Planner Overview Normal routes are calculated from your present position to a single destination. It is sometimes beneficial to have a trip that routes to multiple destinations. The Trip Planner allows you to create and save multiple destination trips. Creating a multiple destination trip 1. From the Main Menu, select to go to page 2 of the Menu. 2. Select Trip Planner. 3. Select New. 4. Use the keyboard to enter a name for the trip. Select OK when done. 5.
5. A list of the individual destinations is displayed. Select the first destination on the list to activate the trip. 6. Select the routing method to compute the trip. You can also pick which destination to begin the trip on, skipping over destinations prior to it, by selecting the first destination you want to go to. In this example, selecting ‘Kensington Palace’ will go to all four destinations in the trip.
Deleting a multiple destination trip 1. From the Main Menu, select to go to page 2 of the Menu. 2. Select Trip Planner. 3. Select Delete, Rename. 4. Select Delete. 5. Select the Trip to be deleted from the list of saved trips. 6. Confirm the deletion by selecting Yes. Renaming a multiple destination trip 1. From the Main Menu, select 2. Select Trip Planner. 3. Select Delete, Rename. 4. Select Rename. 5. Select the Trip to be deleted from the list of saved trips. 6.
Magellan RoadMate Enhanced POIs Overview Personal POIs can be created using the Magellan RoadMate PC Tools and loaded onto the SD card in your Magellan RoadMate. The Enhanced POI option provides a way of loading these POIs into the receiver and can then be used to create a route or trip. Speed Camera POIs The Magellan RoadMate comes with Speed Camera POIs for France, Germany, and the rest of Europe loaded as three enhanced POI files on the SD card.
Setting Alarms 1. Load a POI file as described in ‘Loading an Enhanced POI file’. 2. Select Set Alarms. 3. Select those categories you want to be alerted to when approaching. (See Setting Alert Parameters.) Setting Alert Parameters 1. Load a POI file as described in ‘Loading an Enhanced POI file’. 2. Select Alert Parameters. 3. Select the category you want to set the parameters for. 4.
5. If you selected Nearest, select the destination from the Select POI list. If you selected Spell POI Name, enter the first few letters for the desired POI and press OK. Select the desired POI from the list. 6. Select Save. 7. Edit the POI as needed by pressing on the desired field and entering the information. 8. Add the POI to your favourites list if desired by checking the Favourite checkbox. 9. Select Save. 10.
System Settings Overview System settings provides access to a number of global settings for the Magellan RoadMate. The following is a listing of the accessible settings. From the Main Menu screen, select the Application Menu icon and then the System icon. Volume A slider bar is displayed that can be selected to raise or lower the volume of alerts. Selecting the speaker icon (above the slider) will mute or unmute the speaker.
Unit of Measurement You can set distances to be displayed as Miles/Feet or Kilometres/Metres. Page 2 Product Information Provides detailed information about the software and firmware installed in the Magellan RoadMate. Also shown is the unique serial number for the receiver. Diagnostics Provides a way to diagnose the audio, touchscreen or video portions of the Magellan RoadMate. Additional Items Battery Life A battery charge indicator is shown at the bottom of the display.
Setting User Options Overview Portions of the Magellan RoadMate can be customised to your needs. To access the User Options menu, select Options from page 2 of the Main Menu and select the option you want to change. POI Selection In POI Selection you can select which POI icons you wish to display on the Map screen Check the POI category name to select or deselect it. POIs with an “X” will be displayed on the screen. Use ‘Mark All’ or ‘Clear All’ for global selections.
Map Colour You can choose from nine different combinations of colours for the map display. Auto Night Mode: Changes the colours of the display to the one chosen for ‘Night Screen’ during evening hours. With Auto Night Mode off, only the Day Screen colours are used. Day Screen/Night Screen: Select these buttons to go to the map colour selection screen. Select the desired colour from the list on the left. Route Preferences You can turn automatic re-routing on or off.
Simulator Mode This option provides a way to set the Magellan RoadMate into simulation mode. In simulation mode you can create a route and observe the Magellan RoadMate in action as it simulates travelling along the route. Simulation: Check “Propose simulator mode when calculating a route.” to turn the simulator on. When on, you will be asked each time you create a route if you want it to be simulated. Menu Colours The Magellan RoadMate has four colour schemes built in; Default, Pastel, Forest and Desert.
Magellan RoadMate PC Tools Installation The Magellan RoadMate Tools application enables you to create custom POIs and load them onto your Magellan RoadMate 2200T. It also provides tools for uploading music files and photos onto your SD Card. Installing the Software 1. Insert the Magellan RoadMate Tools PC Application CD into your PC’s CD drive. 2. The setup application will begin automatically. If it doesn’t, browse your computer’s CD drive and double-click on the setup.exe file. 3.
Magellan RoadMate POI Manager The Magellan RoadMate POI Manager enables you to transfer custom points of interest files from your computer to your Magellan RoadMate 2200T. Before adding any custom POIs to the Magellan RoadMate 2200T, you should understand how the POI Manager plots POIs.
Altitude Each location can also have an Altitude. Altitude is expressed by how far the point is above or below the level of the ocean, or Sea Level. 100m Above 80m Above 60m Above 40m Above 20m Above Sea Level 0m 20m Below 40m Below 60m Below 80m Below 100m Below Turn on your Magellan RoadMate 2200T by pressing and holding the Power button down for approximately 2-3 seconds, or 10 seconds if not in sleep mode.
Locate the POI files you wish to load. When you have selected a file, the Copy To Unit arrow will turn green. Click on the arrow to copy the file to your Magellan RoadMate 2200T. When you have finished copying files, remove the USB cable from the Magellan RoadMate 2200T. Creating a New POI FIle There are two ways to create a POI file. You can either add POIs individually, or you can import a character delimited file containing the information need to plot the POIs.
Enter the Name, the Latitude, and the Longitude. The Altitude and Description fields are optional. Select the Category field and select New. A dialogue box will appear allowing you to create a new POI category. Enter the Name and assign an Image (icon) for the POI. The Description field is optional. The Alert feature is an audible alarm that lets you know when you are within a certain distance from the POI. You can set an initial reminder (Distance 1), a secondary reminder (Distance 2). 10 00 0 ft.
Importing a Data File The POI Manager software supports ASCII file format (.ASC,.CSV,.TXT); GPS Exchange file format (.GPS,.XML); Magellan Waypoint file format (.WPT,.RTE); and Garmin PCX5 Waypoint file format (.WPT,.RTE). Click on the Open button . Select the file you wish to import and click Open. Start by choosing which line in the data file to start importing data. If your data file has a header row, this row will generate an error so you should start at line two or below.
Magellan RoadMate Music Manager The Magellan RoadMate Music Manager enables you to transfer song files in MP3 or WMA format from your computer to the SD memory card installed in your Magellan RoadMate 2200T. The amount of music you can load depends on the size of the memory available on your installed SD card. You can also choose to transfer your music files to a new, optional SD card but the detailed map and speed trap POIs will be unavailable. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot.
Magellan RoadMate Photo Manager The Magellan RoadMate Photo Manager enables you to transfer image files in multiple formats from your computer to an optional SD memory card installed in your Magellan RoadMate 2200T. The number of images you can load depends on the size of the memory available on your installed SD card. You can also choose to transfer your music files to a new, optional SD card but the detailed map and speed trap POIs will be unavailable. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot.
Music Player The Magellan RoadMate 2200T Music Player enables you to play music files in MP3, or WMA format, stored on an SD memory card installed in your Magellan RoadMate 2200T. If you have not already done so, you must install the Magellan RoadMate Tools application and transfer files onto the card using the Magellan RoadMate Music Manager. Note: You must use the Magellan RoadMate PC Toolkit to load music files onto the SD Card.
Multiple Song Play Multiple song play enables you to create a “playlist”. A playlist consists of one or more songs in a group that can be played continuously. Select Playlist The Playlist menu will appear. To exit the playlist menu, select ESC. Play To hear a previously created playlist, select Play. Use the Up or Down arrow to select the desired playlist. Select OK. The songs will begin playing automatically in order. Create To make a new playlist, select Create.
Delete To remove a playlist, select Delete. Select the playlist you wish to delete and select OK. A dialogue box will appear asking you to confirm your selection. Select Yes to delete the playlist. Rename If you want to change the name of a playlist, select Rename. Select the playlist you wish to rename and then, select OK. Use the backspace button (<-) to erase the name and the keypad to enter a new name for your playlist. When you have finished, select OK.
Equaliser The Equaliser provides advanced sound options so you can customise the quality of the playback. The equaliser will only be available for MP3 format sound files. Select an equaliser preset from the following pre-configured options: Default (flat), Jazz, Classical, Rock, Techno, Dance Hall, Live, Full Bass, Full Treble, and Full Bass & Treble. You are not however able to manually set the equaliser. Select the Equaliser .
Photo Viewer The Magellan RoadMate Photo Viewer enables you to view image files in JPG and BMP format, stored on an SD memory card installed in your Magellan RoadMate 2200T. If you have not already done so, you must install the Magellan RoadMate Tools application and transfer files onto the card using the Magellan RoadMate Photo Manager. Select the Application MENU button on the Magellan RoadMate 2200T. . Select the Photo Viewer The Photo Viewer screen will appear.
Zoom Press the Zoom button to reduce or enlarge the current photo. The top of the zoom menu shows the current zoom level. Select another zoom level from the list of presets. Select Best Fit to adjust the zoom to fit within the display boundaries; select Actual Size to display the image at 100%; select 25% to 150% to reduce or enlarge the image to the preset level. Slideshow Press the Slideshow button to browse through all the photos in the Pictures folder automatically.
Manage Photos List View Press List view to show the files in a hierarchical list view. Thumbnail Press Thumbnail to show the files as thumbnails. Rename To change the name of the selected file or folder, press Rename. Use the backspace button (<-) to erase the name; and the keypad to enter a new name for your file. When you have finished, select OK. Properties To view information on the selected file or folder, press Properties.
Information Registration Please ensure that you register your Magellan RoadMate at www.magellanGPS.com. By registering, you will be informed of the latest product updates. Technical Support Visit the support section of our website at www.magellanGPS.com for technical information about your Magellan RoadMate and Frequently Asked Questions.
