Magellan RoadMate ® ® Commercial 5370T-LMB User Manual
IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS The Magellan RoadMate receiver is a vehicle-navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving at your selected destinations. When using the Magellan RoadMate receiver, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: • Please check the applicable regulations in your state regarding windshield mounting. Certain states prohibit the mounting of any items on your windshield. Go to www.magellanGPS.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for class B digital devices, in accordance with part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
2. 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. This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate Receiver .............................................................................................. 1 Magellan RoadMate 2 Installation Instructions ......................................................................................................... 3 Selecting the Location ................................................................................................ 3 Securing the Car Cradle .....................................................................
Routing to an Address in Your Address Book .................................................... 18 Creating a New Entry in Your Address Book by Entering an Address ............... 19 Creating a New Entry in Your Address Book from a POI ................................... 19 Points of Interest (POI) ....................................................................................................... 20 Creating a Route to a POI by Category ..............................................................
Muting the Sound ................................................................................................ 31 Turning off Button Sounds .................................................................................. 31 Navigation Preferences ............................................................................................ 31 Setting The Default Route Method ..................................................................... 31 Setting The Turn Warning Alert Sounds ....................
Magellan RoadMate Receiver The Magellan® RoadMate® receiver is a vehicle navigation product that utilizes GPS signals from satellites to calculate your precise location and compute navigational information that can be used to guide you to your destination. Knowing its position and movement, it can then overlay this information on detailed maps to provide a visual representation of your location.
Magellan RoadMate A B C D A - Power Switch B - Micro SD slot C - AV Input D - Power Input 2
Installation Instructions Installation of the Magellan RoadMate receiver is simple and easy. The hardest part will be picking the best location. Selecting the Location A few tips on selecting the proper location. • Mount the Magellan RoadMate receiver in a place where it can be easily seen and will not interfere with your view of the road.
Power Switch Slide the power switch to the left turn the receiver on. Slide the power switch to the center position to turn the receiver off. (Slide the power switch to the right to reset. [Power Reset] can sometimes solve any problems encountered while using the receiver.) Security It is recommended that the Magellan RoadMate receiver is not left in plain view while unattended for reasons of theft.
Fundamentals Powering on the Magellan RoadMate receiver The Power On/Off switch is located on the top of the Magellan RoadMate receiver. Turning the Magellan RoadMate receiver On 1. Slide the power switch to the left. 2. After the initial splash screen the Warnings screen is displayed. Read and tap . Turning the Magellan RoadMate receiver Off 1. Slide the power switch to the left and hold for 3 seconds.
3. Tap Sound. 4. Tap the check box for Button Sounds. Check to have button sounds played, unchecked to turn them off. 5. Tap to save and exit. Brightness Accessing the Brightness Control 1. Access the Main Menu. 2. Tap the Settings icon . 3. Tap System. 4. Tap Brightness. 5. Tap inside the brightness adjust bar to set the desired brightness. 6. Tap to save and exit. On the Brightness screen there is a Dim on Battery Power option.
Address Book Access the Address Book where you can save addresses and destinations to have available when needed. Intersection Used to create a route to the intersection of two streets. City Center When selected, provides a way to select a city and route to its geographical center. Settings Displays the Settings menu. This menu can be used to access functions used to customize the Magellan RoadMate receiver to your personal needs. Current Location (Found on page 2).
List (Enter City only) While entering a city, press the List button to bring up a list of cities beginning with the characters you have entered. Accept (Entering City) Accepts the suggested city that is displayed in the data field. (Entering street) Brings up a list of streets beginning with the characters entered. Selecting From List When a list of items found in the database are displayed, use the arrows on the right to move the list up and down and tap on the desired item in the list to continue.
QuickSpell Another feature the Magellan RoadMate receiver uses to make entering cities and streets easier is a feature known as QuickSpell. In the example to the right, “CE” has been entered for a street name in Chicago, IL. The Magellan RoadMate receiver has predicted that the street name may be Cedar Ave. Also, it has greyed out any letters that could not be used to spell a street name in the database. This provides quick and errorfree city and street name entry.
Map Screen The most commonly used screen is the Map screen. Whether you are following a route or just traveling around a city, the chances are that the Map screen will be displayed. The Map screen can be displayed in two unique modes: normal and routing. In normal mode, your position is shown on the map along with the time. As you travel, your position will be updated, giving you a clear view of your position and surrounding streets. (A) Current location. (B) Traffic Notification Icon.
(D) Information display. Displays speed, time of day, elevation, compass direction. While routing it also can also display distance to destination, estimated time of arrival (ETA), and time remaining. Tap on the information field to change. (D) Current position and heading. (F) Zoom in and zoom out controls to change the map scale. (G) Access Main Menu. (H) Access the list of nearest Highway Exit POIs (available only when driving on a highway/freeway/interstate). (I) Access volume controls.
•Go There Now: the selected location is inserted in the route as an intermediate destination before the next destination. •Add To Trip: the selected destination is added to the end of the current trip. 5. Tap the large GO button on the right to return to the Map screen and begin navigating. Note: if the panned position does not match an existing street address (i.e.
3. Tap Yes to confirm. 4. The Magellan RoadMate receiver recalculates the route and the Map screen returns. Volume The volume can be adjusted or muted from the Map screen. (The volume can also be adjusted from Settings > Sound.) Changing the Volume from the Map Screen 1. Tap the speaker icon 2. Tap on the Mute button 3. Tap 13 . . Additional controls appear. to mute the volume, or tap the '+' or '-' icons to change the volume levels.
OneTouch Menu In addition to Home Address, there are other icons in the OneTouch Menu. There are predefined bookmarks as well as user assignable bookmarks for searches and favorite destinations. They can be used for easy access of frequent destinations and to get local information when needed. Furthermore, you can assign POI search criteria to OneTouch icons. The OneTouch menu now has two tabs at the top of the display; Home and Travel.
Setting a Route to a OneTouch Icon With the OneTouch menu set up you can now go to a saved address or search. 1. Tap the button in the top right corner of the Map screen. 2. Tap one of the assigned OneTouch buttons. 3. If the assigned button is for a search, the list of POIs is displayed. Tap on the desired POI. The “Preview” icon at the bottom of the display allows you to step through the available POIs while viewing their location on the map. The “Near...
Creating a Destination Creating a Destination to an Address When creating an address, the first step is to enter the city. The city can be specified by entering the name of the city, entering the ZIP code for the city or by selecting a previously used city. 1. From the Main Menu tap the Address icon. 2. Enter City: You have three ways to do this: • To select the city from the list of previous cities, tap the button.
Creating a Destination to an Intersection When the street number is not known, an intersecting street can pinpoint the location. 1. From the Main Menu, tap the Intersection icon. 2. Enter City: You have three ways to do this: • To select the city from the list of previous cities, tap the button. • To enter a new city: use the keyboard to enter the first few characters of any significant word in the city name. If the city you are entering appears in the top field you can tap on the city name or the .
Previous Destinations Routing to a Previous Destination 1. From the Main Menu, tap the Previous icon. 2. Select the destination from the list of previous destinations. 3. A screen appears with the address of the selected location, the estimated time of arrival (ETA), the distance to travel, and the routing method (e.g. Fastest). 4. (optional) Tap Options if you want to change the routing method. 5.
Creating a New Entry in Your Address Book by Entering an Address 1. From the Main Menu, tap the Address icon, and enter an address as described in “Entering an Address”. 2. When the screen appears with the address of the selected location, the estimated time of arrival (ETA), the distance to travel, and the routing method (e.g. Fast), tap Save. 3. Edit information: • Tap the Name field and use the keyboard to enter a name for the address book entry.
Points of Interest (POI) The Magellan RoadMate receiver has preloaded POIs that can be used as a destination for a route. Selecting a restaurant or finding a gas station nearby is at your fingertips. Creating a Route to a POI by Category POIs are categorized into unique categories from gas stations to tourist attractions. Most, but not all categories are further organized into subcategories.
Creating a Route to a POI by Name 1. From the Main Menu, tap the Points of Interest icon. 2. Tap the Search By Name button. 3. Spell the name of the POI to be used as the destination. You don’t need to enter the full name, but the more characters you enter, the easier it will be to find the exact POI you are searching for. Tap . 4. POIs near your current position are displayed. You can tap “Near” for different search criteria (Near Current Position, Near City, or Near Address). 5.
Multi Destination Routes With the Magellan RoadMate you can create routes with more than one destination. Select one destination and create a single route first. Then turn it to a multi destination route by selecting additional destinations. Creating Additional Destinations with Go To Using the search functions of the Magellan RoadMate you can easily create a route with multiple destinations. 1. From the Main Menu, tap the Itinerary icon. 2. Tap Multiple Stop Trip. 3. Tap + Add. 4.
9. A screen appears with the address of the next destination in the trip, the estimated time of arrival (ETA), the distance to travel, and the routing method (e.g. Fastest). 10. (optional) Tap Options if you want to change the routing method or the vehicle type. 11. Tap the large GO button on the right to return to the Map screen and start navigating.
Traveling on a Route Map Screen When a route has been calculated, it will be displayed on the Map screen in green with small arrows indicating the direction of travel. The top of the screen displays the name of the street that comes next in your Turn List together with its distance. If you are not in the city in which the next street is, the name of the city is displayed instead. As the route progresses, voice alerts will be used to prompt you of upcoming maneuvers.
To permanently change the routing method 1. From the Main Menu, tap the Settings icon. 2. Tap Navigation Preferences. 3. Use the Route Method drop-down menu to select the default routing method desired. Special Routing Functions Cancelling a Route 1. From the Map screen, tap Menu. 2. On the Main Menu, tap the cancel route icon. 3. Confirm that you want to cancel the route. Tap Yes. OR 1. Tap the OneTouch icon from the Map screen to display the OneTouch menu. 2. Tap the cancel route icon. 3.
Vehicle Profile Set your vehicle profile so that when routes are being calculated you will not be routed over roads that your vehicle cannot travel on. Accessing Vehicle Profile 1. From the Map screen tap Menu. 2. Tap the Vehicle Profile icon. 3. You can choose not to use the Vehicle Profile by unchecking the box on the Vehicle Profile screen. Set Vehicle Height 1. Access the Vehicle Profile screen. 2. Tap the Height button. 3. Enter your vehicle height. Set Vehicle Width 1.
Set Hazmat Type 1. Access the Vehicle Profile screen. 2. Tap the Hazmat Type button. 3. Select from available choices (if applicable).
Traffic Glossary RDS: Radio Data System. Infrastructure that broadcasts digital information on the FM band. TMC: Traffic Message Channel, one of the types of information that a Radio Data System can broadcast. Public TMC Service: In some countries, there is at least one TMC service provider that broadcasts Traffic information free of charge. The Magellan RoadMate automatically receives public TMC services, whichever country you are in. For the updated list of countries and providers, please, check www.
Settings With user Settings you can customize the Magellan RoadMate receiver to better suit your personal needs and preferences. Tapping the Back arrow Tap from any of the Setting screens saves your changes. Accessing System Settings 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon . 2. Tap Sound. 3. Sound levels can be set for the navigation or the phone independently or together by using the “Master” slider. 4. Smart Volume adjusts the sound levels based on road noises. Setting Languages 1.
1. Access the System Settings menu (above). 2. Tap Time Zone. 3. Check Auto Time Zone or select your time zone from one of the cities in the list. 4. Tap the back arrow . Selecting Units of Measure Auto power is the duration of time that the Magellan RoadMate receiver remains idle before turning off automatically. 1. Access the System Settings menu (above). 2. Tap Units. 3. Tap on the desired unit of measure. 4. Tap the back arrow .
When Highway Lane Assist is checked, the map will display highway signs as you approach a highway interchange giving you visual indication of which lane you want to be in. 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. Tap Map. 3. Checking Highway Lane Assist enables this function. Sound Setting Volume from Settings 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. Tap Sound. 3. Tap inside the volume slider bar to set the desired volume level. Muting the Sound 1.
Setting the Keyboard Layout. 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. Tap Keyboard. 3. Select QWERTY (default) or ABC keyboard layouts. Traffic Enabling Traffic This option is used when you want to turn traffic off. (Traffic information is available only after purchasing and installing the Traffic Link accessory.) 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. Tap Traffic. 3. Checking Enable Live Traffic allows the receiver to display received traffic information.
Default System Settings Restoring All Default System Settings It is useful to set a GPS position if you are not receiving satellite information quickly due to travelling over 800 km/500 mi with the Magellan RoadMate receiver turned off. Setting the GPS position will allow the Magellan RoadMate receiver to compute which satellites are available and calculate the position more quickly. 1. From the Main Menu screen, tap the Settings icon. 2. Tap GPS. 3. Tap Set GPS Position.
