User Manual MioMap™ v3.2 Navigation software for Mio DigiWalker P350/P550 US English August, 2006 (v1.
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Thank you for choosing MioMap as your door-to-door in-car navigator. Read the Quick Start Guide first and start using MioMap right away. This document is the detailed description of the software. Although MioMap can easily be discovered by experience, it is still recommended that you read through this manual to clearly understand the exact function of each button and icon.
Table of Contents 1 2 3 Warnings and safety information......................................................................... 8 General information............................................................................................. 9 Operating MioMap (Controls) ............................................................................ 10 3.1.1 Power on/off........................................................................................ 10 3.1.2 Tilt up and down .......................
4.2.8 Map orientation and Overview (No. 10) .............................................. 26 4.2.9 GPS position quality (No. 11).............................................................. 26 4.2.10 Battery status (No. 12) ........................................................................ 27 4.2.11 Sound muting (No. 13)........................................................................ 27 4.2.12 Track Log recording/playback indicator (No. 14) ................................ 28 4.2.
4.6.1.4 Section control cameras.................................................................. 53 4.6.2 Controlled traffic direction ................................................................... 53 4.6.3 Speed limit checked............................................................................ 54 4.6.4 Add a new camera or edit an existing one .......................................... 54 4.6.5 Change the settings of the camera warning........................................ 54 4.
6.3 Route parameter settings........................................................................... 76 6.3.1 Route .................................................................................................. 76 6.3.1.1 Shortest........................................................................................... 76 6.3.1.2 Fastest ............................................................................................ 76 6.3.1.3 Economical..................................................
1 Warnings and safety information MioMap is a navigation system that helps you find your way to your selected destination. It will determine your exact location with the help of an attached GPS device. The position information obtained from the GPS receiver will not be transmitted anywhere, so others will not be able to track you by the help of this program. If you are the driver of the vehicle, we recommend that you operate MioMap before beginning your journey.
2 General information MioMap is a navigation system optimized for in-car use. It provides door-to-door navigation for both single and multi-point routes using adaptable route parameters. MioMap is capable of planning routes throughout the whole map region installed on the memory card. Unlike some other products, MioMap does not require that you change maps or switch to a poorly detailed general map to navigate between map segments or countries. You always have complete freedom to go wherever you wish.
3 Operating MioMap (Controls) MioMap is designed for easy operation. All controls are operable by fingertips. Wherever possible, pushbuttons and lists are provided to make accessing functions or changing settings as easy as possible. 3.1.1 Power on/off Use this button to turn the power of the Mio DigiWalker P350/P550 on or off any time.
3.1.4 Rotate left and right Tilt the joystick left or right to rotate the map. Track-up map orientation (Page 26) will always rotate the map so its top faces your direction of travel when your GPS position is available. Use this function if you need to check something on your left or right. If you rotate the map during navigation, Smart Zoom will still zoom and tilt the map but the automatic rotation (Track-up) will be deactivated, so the map orientation will remain as you set it.
3.2 Screen buttons and controls The primary input channel of MioMap is the touch screen. If you read on, you will realize that most parts of the screen are not only used to display information but also to initiate functions by tapping. Below you will find a list of the most frequently used controls in the program. 3.2.1 Direct selectors Some of the settings can be chosen from a short list of possible values. If the values can be described graphically, all values are available on the screen.
With most sliders you can check the current value on the left. This control can be operated in two ways. Either drag the handle to move the slider to its new position, or tap the slider where you want the handle to appear (the thumb jumps there immediately). As with the list selectors, there is no need to confirm your selection. As soon as you leave the screen, the selected value becomes effective. 3.2.4 Switches When a function can only have two values (mainly Enabled and Disabled), a switch is used.
their combinations in the database (e.g. for the French street ‘Cité Bergère ’ you only need to type ‘Cite Bergere’, and the rest is done by the program). When you type in POI or track log names, MioMap will automatically turn all initials into capitals to create names that look pleasant. 3.2.6.1 QWERTY-type keyboards QWERTY-type keyboards have both letters and numbers on them. Their layout is the same as of the standard QWERTY and AZERTY (French) keyboards.
4 Discovering the program through the screens The best way to discover MioMap is to explore each screen in detail, and to find out how to move from one to another. Read this chapter for a guided tour. 4.1 The map The most important and most frequently used screens of MioMap are the two screens with the map (Map screen and Cockpit screen). They are similar in look and in possible controls but are optimized for different uses. The map they display is common. The elements of the map are described here.
Note: You may find that 2D mode is more useful in North-up Map mode when looking for a certain part of the map or an object to select as destination. On the other hand, 3D mode in Track-up Cockpit mode with Smart Zoom makes navigation very comfortable. The description of these modes will come later in this manual. Note: Using the Advanced settings, you can force Cockpit mode to always start in 3D Track-up view (Page 80).
objects to keep the average brightness of the screen low, with carefully selected colors to still keep you informed about all the necessary information on the screen. You can change between day and night views manually in the Quick Menu (Page 39) or let MioMap do it automatically (Page 70) for you. Note: The automatic day/night mode is based upon the current date and GPS position by which MioMap calculates the exact sunrise and sunset times on the particular day at the particular location.
4.1.4 Streets and roads The similarity of MioMap to paper roadmaps is also convenient when it comes to streets, the most important elements of the map concerning navigation. MioMap uses similar color codes to those you are accustomed to, and the width of the streets also refers to their importance, so it will not be difficult to tell a highway from a small street. Streets and roads have names or numbers for identification. Of course, this information can be displayed on the map.
4.1.6 Speed cameras There are special POI types in MioMap. There is a built-in database of fixed and mobile speed cameras. It is also possible to add new cameras to enhance this database. They are not shown in POI lists, but they are shown on the map with special icons. Speed cameras are described in detail here: Page 51 4.1.7 Contacts A different type of special POIs are Contacts. When MioMap is started, it will attempt to recognize the addresses in your Mio DigiWalker P350/P550’s Contact database.
4.1.8.2 Animated turn guidance Animated arrows represent all route events other than the above-mentioned special points. These arrows show the direction in which you need to continue your journey. 4.1.8.3 The route line The line representing the planned route is displayed in orange with both daylight and night colors. In both cases it is the most conspicuous part of the map even when in the background of a 3D map view.
4.2 Screens with map Having explained the contents of the map, the description of the other parts of the map screens follows. There are two map screens: the Map screen and the Cockpit screen. The way they show the map is the same but their look and controls are optimized for different purposes. The Map screen is to be used mainly without a GPS, to browse the map, create user POI items, or to plan your route based on map points. The Map screen is designed to give you the maximum map area.
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No. Display Control turn**** 21 Current speed limit***** n/a * On Map screen only when a route is active ** Contents differ when a route is active *** Appears only when a route is active **** Appears only when a route is active and the next turn is near ***** Appears only if speed limit is known for the current road 4.2.1 Turn preview (No. 1) On the Cockpit screen this field shows a graphic illustration of the next maneuver.
maneuver). If you manually change the zoom level, Smart Zoom will no longer scale the map by itself (automatic tilting and rotating remains active). You need to tap the Lock button (Page 24) to return the zoom control to Smart Zoom. If you are on the Cockpit screen, MioMap will do this automatically if you leave the display untouched for 30 seconds. 4.2.3 Tilt up and down (No. 4 & 5) These semi-transparent buttons are only displayed if "Zoom & Tilt" is enabled in the Quick menu (Page 39).
Rotating the map in any direction will only freeze the orientation of the map, but it keeps on moving to keep the GPS position visible. Use Lock to return to North-up or Track-up orientation (the one previously selected). When Smart Zoom is enabled, scaling or tilting the map also stops the automatic zooming or automatic tilting respectively. To reactivate Smart Zoom, tap this button. This button has a hardware button equivalent: Hardware buttons.
4.2.8 Map orientation and Overview (No. 10) You can view the map screens in three different presentation modes. This switch will cycle through them in the following order. The usual map orientation for navigation is Track-up. It means MioMap rotates the map during navigation to always face the direction of your travel. In this mode an arrow (compass) points towards North. Tap this icon to switch to North-up mode. Now the map is fixed to keep facing North. The icon changes to show the new rotation mode.
built-in GPS receiver are permanently connected, so this icon may not appear under normal circumstances. • Red shows there is a connection, but the signal is too weak to give a position. GPS navigation is not possible. • Black shows there is a GPS position, and navigation is possible. When only one arc is shown, the position is 2D (no altitude available), and position error may be significant, yet MioMap is ready to navigate. • A black dish and two arcs represent a 3D GPS position.
Note: Sound can be muted in Sound settings (Page 74), too. There you have a Master switch that works together with the switch described above. There is also a Master slider on that screen. That you can use to fully turn down the volume of the device. Setting the volume low is different from muting, therefore it will not show up on the mute indicator. 4.2.12 Track Log recording/playback indicator (No. 14) When a track log is being recorded, a red icon is displayed on the map screens.
The content of the Cursor menu depends on the screen (Map or Cockpit) and it is slightly different if there is an active route already planned. You have the following options: • Start: use the Cursor as the departure point for your route. This menu point is available only in Map mode and when there is no active route. In Cockpit mode the departure point of the route is always the GPS position or if it is not available, the last known GPS position.
• Edit Cam: you can edit the parameters of the camera near or at the Cursor, or delete it. This menu point replaces Add Cam and is available only if the selected point is near or at a speed camera. A window will open up that contains the same settings as in Add Cam. In addition, it will have a Delete button that removes the camera from the map. • Add POI: opens the new POI capture window to let you add the selected map point to the list of your user points.
4.2.15 Travel and Route data (No. 17) The contents of these three fields are different when cruising (without an active route) or navigating (following an active route). While cruising, the fields show the present speed, and the time of day. While navigating a route, these fields show the estimated time needed to reach the destination (ETE), the distance to destination, and the estimated arrival time at the destination (ETA) by default.
This field is only displayed when navigating a route. 4.2.18 Approaching next turn (No. 20) This bar is only visible when approaching the next route event. It appears on the screen to visualize the distance when you get closer than 300 meters (1000 feet) to the next turn, and it remains visible till you reach the turn. This field is displayed only when navigating a route. 4.2.19 Current speed limit (No.
4.3.1 GPS data displayed The virtual sky on the left represents the currently visible part of the sky above you, with your position as the center. The satellites are shown at their current positions. The GPS receives data from both the green and gray satellites. Signals from the gray satellites are only received, while green ones are used by the GPS to calculate your current location. On the right you can see the satellite signal strength bars.
• green means 3D reception. The GPS receiver has enough satellites to calculate altitude. Position is generally correct (yet it can still be inaccurate due to different environmental factors). MioMap is ready for navigation. 4.3.4 Time synchronization In the top right corner of the screen you have another button that leads to a new screen where you can synchronize the clock of your PDA to the very accurate time provided by the connected GPS.
As a reminder, you can open this screen three ways: tapping the Info button in the Route menu (Page 51), tapping one of the Route Data fields on the Cockpit screen, or pressing the Route Information hardware button. 4.4.1 Route data displayed (for destination and via points) In the top section of the screen you see information about the current route. These fields are continuously updated while you keep this screen open.
When the data corresponding to the entire route is displayed in the fields below, the line is colored the same way as the route line shown on the map. When you see data that belongs to a via point, the route is colored only up to that via point. The rest of the line remains gray. 4.4.1.2 Distance Left This value can also be displayed in one of the Route data fields on the Cockpit screen as ‘Distance to destination’. This is the distance you need to travel on the route before reaching your final destination.
4.4.2 Warning icons The following 5 squares are normally gray. Some of them turn red and show a graphical symbol in case warning(s) are attached to the planned route. These are warnings, so icons always show information for the whole route, even if the data fields display values from your current position to a via point only. Click on any of the icons to show its description. A few samples of the available icons: • This icon shows that you need to pay toll on the recommended route.
4.4.3 Fit to screen Tap this button to display an overview of the whole recommended route. You will jump to the Map screen with a 2D North-up view so that you can check where the route takes you. 4.4.4 Parameters This button opens the Route parameter settings screen (Page 76) otherwise opened from the Route menu (Page 46). 4.5 Menu The Menu button can be found in the top right corner of the portrait map screens and in the bottom left corner of the landscape map screens.
4.5.2.1 Zoom & Tilt (switch) This button makes additional map controls available. The states of this button are: When this feature is turned on, additional transparent buttons (Page 23 and Page 24) appear on the left side of the map screens for zooming and tilting the map. 4.5.2.2 Daylight & Night Modes (switch) This button switches between the daylight and night color schemes of MioMap.
Note: Using this option turns off the Automatic Night Colors feature. You need to reenable it at the General settings screen (Page 69) to have the colors change automatically again. 4.5.2.3 Manage POI (Points of Interest) Here you can set all the parameters of POIs that you have created and the visibility of the built-in POIs that come with the map. Manage built-in POI visibility The maps in MioMap come with a huge number of POIs.
Tip: To make a partly shown group fully shown, tap this button twice. First you will hide the whole group, and then you will have it displayed with all its subgroups. Tapping again the highlighted POI group (except for My POI – described later) opens the list of subcategories of that group. Here you cannot see bicolor subgroups, as visibility can only be set for the top two levels of categories. Showing and hiding a subgroup is done the same way as for the main groups.
When the My POI Groups are displayed, you have the following options: • Show/Hide: similarly to built-in POIs, you have the possibility to show or hide all POIs of the selected category on the map. Groups with a blue icon are displayed; groups with a gray icon are hidden. • New: you can create a new My POI group by tapping this button. You need to select an icon, a name, and the maximum zoom level at which the POI is still visible on the map (provided you let the POI group be displayed at all).
Here you have the following options: • OK: if you tap this button, the map screen returns with the selected POI in the middle. • Edit: you can edit the attributes (name, icon and group) of the selected POI. • Delete: you can delete any of your previously saved POIs. MioMap will ask you to confirm this action. 4.5.2.4 Popup Information (switch) This button enables or disables the popup information of the Cursor on the map screens.
Tip: Tapping one of the blue Information icons behind the POI names shows the details of the appropriate POI item. 4.5.2.5 Manage Track Logs Using MioMap it is also possible to save the track logs of your journeys. This screen lets you manage all your track logs. When it comes up, it shows a list of all track logs already saved. The original name of a track log is the date and time when it was recorded. You can change their name to something more meaningful if you wish.
Tip: If you wish to see the track log currently being recorded, tap on it twice to make it visible. In this screen you have the following options: • Record: this will initiate track log recording. A new line appears in the list, and GPS position data will be saved until you stop the recording or exit MioMap. A red icon (Page 28) is shown on the map screens to let you know that a recording is in progress. Tapping that icon opens this Track Log screen.
• Maximum track database size: here you can set the maximum database size if the track database size limit is enabled using the previous switch. • Create NMEA/SIRF log: independently of the normal track log, you can instruct MioMap to record the native GPS data received from the GPS device. MioMap is capable of working with GPS devices using either the NMEA or the SiRF protocol, so the saved data will be in one of these formats.
Recalculate This function repeats the route calculation based on the same settings as used to calculate previously. This possibility is typically used when automatic off-route recalculation is disabled. However you may consider using it when you travel on a road parallel to that recommended by the route. In this case MioMap may not recalculate the route for some time, but you can force recalculation here.
4.5.3.2 Delete Tap Delete to erase the active route along with all its route points (start, via points and destination). If you later decide that you need the same route again, you will have to rebuild it from scratch. MioMap will warn you before deleting route data. This function has a special role if you have used the Avoid feature during your journey. When you arrive at your destination, the route line disappears on the map and navigation stops.
Show Tap this button to see the highlighted list item on the map. This will help you identify route events in the list. Avoid Tap this button to show a list of possibilities for modifying the route. They let you recalculate the route avoiding the highlighted event and sometimes also some of the subsequent ones. • Maneuver: this option avoids the highlighted action. For example if you find a turn too difficult during rush hour traffic, MioMap will recalculate the route excluding that turn.
Tap Fly Over to quickly run through the route. MioMap will fly the route in Cockpit mode at high speed to give you a rough overview of the route events. MioMap is tweaked to give you a smooth and easy-to-follow playback even at this speed. Press and hold the Tilt down button (Page 10) then tap Fly Over to quickly run through the route. MioMap will fly the route in Cockpit mode at high speed to give you a rough overview of the route events.
• Delete: you can delete the selected point from the list. If the highlighted item is the last one in the list, the previous via point will be promoted to be the final destination. • Optimize: you can optimize the order in which you will drive through the via points, if there is no specific order you would like to keep. When tapping this button, MioMap reorders the list instantly to save you time and fuel. Optimization is for via points only.
4.6.1 Camera types There are four types of speed cameras: 4.6.1.1 Fixed cameras Some cameras stand by the roadside, looking in one direction, measuring one or both directions of the traffic. They measure your current speed. For these cameras you can specify the controlled traffic direction and the speed limit. MioMap will warn you when you approach these cameras in the measured direction. If your speed exceeds the speed limit near the camera, a special warning sound will be played.
These cameras are displayed with the following symbol: 4.6.1.4 Section control cameras These cameras work in pairs, and do not measure your current speed but your average speed between the two cameras. Both will identify your car, and record the exact time you pass them. The difference between the two points of time will be used to calculate your average speed.
4.6.3 Speed limit checked As additional information, the speed limit checked by the camera is given for fixed, built-in and section control cameras. When you save a camera location using the Add Cam button in the Cursor menu (Page 28), the speed limit of the road is used by default, but you can change the value from 30 km/h to 130 km/h with the given control: 4.6.
Note: TMC is not a global service. It may not be available in your country or region. Ask your local dealer for coverage details. You need a TMC receiver attached to your PDA to receive TMC information. MioMap automatically takes into account the TMC information 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.
4.7.2.1 Selected FM radio station The name and frequency of the selected radio station will appear at the top of this window, together with signal strength information indicated by a bar similar to the GPS satellite signal strength bars on the GPS Data screen. If there aren’t any radio stations broadcasting TMC data in your area, the receiver keeps on searching. You will see the frequency continuously sweeping across the FM CCIR radio band (87.5-108 MHz).
4.7.2.5 Use traffic information This button is enabled by default, which means that TMC messages are used in route planning. Tap this button to have MioMap ignore real-time traffic information when planning routes. Tip: If you make a route planning for a future journey, it may be better to turn off TMC corrected route planning. 4.7.2.6 Recalculate to avoid traffic This setting is similar to the previous one.
5 Find One of the most frequently used functions of MioMap is selecting the destination. Once you have the destination, you can start navigating. Getting to this point should be as fast as possible. MioMap provides you with a versatile search engine designed to find your chosen destination after only a few taps on the screen.
automatically. When you open it manually, it will remain until you close it or switch to another screen. Tip: If you want the selected point shown in the center of the map, close and reopen the menu or wait until it closes and open it again. By opening the Cursor menu manually, the map will be moved to have the selected location in the center. 5.3 Using the Find menu The Find menu is accessible by the Menu buttons of the map screens (Main menu).
You enter the module at Level 3. From this point you can go forward (down) to give the name of the street, then the house number or intersection, or backward (up) to change the city, state or country to search. 5.3.1.1 Selecting the city, state and country to search in The first screen of the address-search module is the list of recently used cities (and states in Australia). The first line of the list is always the city you are in or near to (Europe, Asia and USA), or state you are in (Australia).
If you are looking for a city or town (or state) you cannot find on the list, tap Other City in the top right corner. This will take you to the city name or postcode input screen, where you can select the desired city by entering a few letters of its name or some digits of its postcode, then select from the list of results automatically given by the program if the matching items can be displayed on one page, or displayed on more pages if you tap Done after entering some letters.
Tip: If you have finished entering the street name and the matching names are still on more than one page, just tap Done, and select your desired settlement from the list. Turn the pages with the arrow buttons in the bottom right corner. Tip: In case you are looking for a city name that has more than one word, you can reduce the list of matches faster if you enter a few letters from each word.
When the state is selected, you need to select a settlement by entering a part of its name or postcode, then selecting from the list of available matching items as described before. Note: In Australia you can skip this part by tapping Done before entering any letters. This way you can search for a street name in the whole state. In the USA this step is compulsory. If you press Done before entering any letters, the list of settlements will appear in a list in alphabetical order.
Enter the number, tap Done, and MioMap will show you the selected location on the map (or will start navigating immediately if you have selected Find Address at the Main menu screen). Note: House numbers may not be available on the map of your region. Ask your local dealer for details. Tip: If you do not know the house number, just press Done, and the midpoint of the street will be used as the selected location. 5.3.1.
• You need not enter accents, the apostrophe, and you can enter more of the words in any order separated by spaces. Enter ‘R D Uz’, ‘D Uz’, ‘Uz’, and ‘rue d’Uzès’ automatically appears; or enter ‘R D U’, ‘U R D’, ‘Ru U’, and tap Done to get the list of matching street names. • Either way you get the list, tap ‘rue d’Uzès’ to select the street. • Now you see the numeric keypad, where you need to enter ‘17’ and tap Done to finish the process: ’17 rue d’Uzès, Paris, France’ is selected. 5.3.
The coordinates are always shown in ‘broken degrees’ format, but you can enter the coordinates in any of the three latitude/longitude formats (broken degrees; degrees and broken minutes; or degrees, minutes and broken seconds). You can even enter the latitude and longitude in different formats. Entering a latitude/longitude pair is easy. The left field contains the latitude. It starts with an ‘N’ (North) or ‘S’ (South) letter.
Once you tap the Change ref. button, you are presented with these choices: • Address: you can specify an address to be searched around, or a settlement to search in. The center of this settlement will be used as the reference point. • History: the reference for the search can be selected from the History list. • Coordinates: you can specify a latitude/longitude pair to be the center of the search.
Search results are ordered by their distance from the given reference point (nearest first). Note: In the case of POI items that you have created, you can also see the results in alphabetical order. Push the button with the label ABC that appears between Filter and the page number. Once the desired POI item is selected, MioMap will show its details. Tapping OK will return to the map with the selected POI in the center (or starts navigating to it if Find & GO was selected).
6 Settings MioMap provides several settings in order to let you customize the functions of the program. The Settings screen can be accessed directly from the Main menu screen (Main menu) and from the map screens by using the battery icon (Page 27), while some of its sub-screens are accessible from other parts of the program. 6.1 General settings These are the basic settings of MioMap. 6.1.1 Safety Mode Safety mode will disable the touch-screen above 10 km/h (6 mph) to keep your attention on the road.
6.1.2 Automatic Night Colors Using the automatic night mode, MioMap will change between the daylight and night color schemes a few minutes before sunrise and a few minutes after sunset based on the time and location information provided by your GPS. Once you set a permanent color scheme in the Quick menu (Page 39), this automatic mode turns off. If you need MioMap to switch between colors for you again, you need to reenable this feature. 6.1.
Example: to let you better understand how this feature works, here is an example. If you use the setting on the left (portrait) screen example (+10 km/h – 100 km/h – +5%), MioMap will warn you when driving at the following speeds: Speed limit Warning at 40 km/h 50 km/h (=40 km/h + 10 km/h) 60 km/h 70 km/h (=60 km/h + 10 km/h) 90 km/h 100 km/h (=90 km/h + 10 km/h) 100 km/h 105 km/h (=100 km/h + 5%) 120 km/h 126 km/h (=120 km/h + 5%) 160 km/h 168 km/h (=160 km/h + 5%) 6.1.
cameras, you will also hear these beeps while you are between the two cameras (these cameras work in pairs). You are warned well in advance. The distance MioMap starts warning you before reaching the camera depends on your speed. The higher the speed, the earlier the warning starts. 6.1.5.2 Visible Warning Besides this, MioMap can pop up a visual warning with only the symbol of the camera above the speed limit sign on the Cockpit screen, or you can ask for details as described below.
6.1.6 Set Favorite Destinations You can select two of your most frequent destinations to be your favorites (Page 68). You can start navigating to either of them by only two taps on the screen. The original names of these points are Home and Work. You can rename them and specify their locations.
6.1.7.1 Automatic The route will be recalculated automatically a few seconds after you go astray. 6.1.7.2 Disabled If you stick to the original route, and you wish to get back to it on your own, you can disable recalculation. This way guidance will stop until you return to the recommended route on your own. 6.1.8 Display Orientation You can set whether you intend to use MioMap with a portrait orientation or either of the two landscape modes.
6.2.2 Voice guidance volume/switch The switch on the left can turn on or mute MioMap's audible guidance (voice instructions and speed camera warning). When turned on, the slider on the right will adjust the loudness of voice prompts. In its leftmost position the voice guidance is suppressed, in its rightmost position the master volume applies. 6.2.3 Key sound volume/switch The switch on the left can turn the key sounds on or off.
Note: The Mute function (Page 27) accessible from the map screens overrides the settings on this screen. When MioMap is muted, all sounds disappear. These settings will not be changed; only the output will be muted temporarily. 6.3 Route parameter settings This is a very important page. Settings here determine how routes will be calculated. This screen is directly accessible from the Route Information screen (Page 34). 6.3.1 Route Here you can choose from three different route types. 6.3.1.
motorways for pedestrians), or some of the restrictions may not be taken into account (e.g. emergency vehicles have no restrictions). Available values: • Car • Taxi • Bus • Truck • Emergency • Bicycle • Pedestrian 6.3.3 Road types to include/exclude To let the route fit your needs you can also set which road types are to be considered for or to be excluded from the route if possible. Note: Excluding a route is a preference. It does not necessarily mean total prohibition.
Note: Via points are handled as stopovers with regards to u-turns. It means disabling u-turns on this page will avoid u-turns during the entire route if possible, but when reaching a via point, the following part of the route may be planned starting in the opposite direction. 6.3.3.5 Permit needed To use some roads or enter some areas you may need special permit or permission from the owners. These roads are excluded from your routes by default. Use this switch if your vehicle is authorized to enter. 6.3.3.
6.4.2 Voice language This button shows the current language of the voice guidance. By tapping the button you can select from a list of available languages and speakers. Tap any of these to hear a sample voice prompt. Just tap OK when you have selected the new spoken language. 6.4.3 Units You can set the distance units to be used by the program. MioMap may not support all of the listed units in some voice guidance languages.
6.5.1 Cockpit settings These settings determine how MioMap displays different content elements of the Cockpit screen. 6.5.1.1 3D in Cockpit mode (and track-up orientation) The normal use of the Cockpit mode is cruising or navigating, when the road lying in front of the driver is the most important part of the map. It is usually done in a 3D view with the current direction towards the top of the map. By default MioMap uses the same look of the map in both Map and Cockpit modes.
6.5.2.1 Power management At the top of the screen you can set how the backlight will behave when the screen has not been touched for a while. Backlight always on You can choose to have the lights always on. Use device settings You can preserve the PDA device settings (previously set in the operating system at Start/Settings/Backlight). Smart powersave You can also initiate this special feature of MioMap.
6.5.3.1 Backup Data You can make a safe copy of the whole user database on an SD card. Tap this button to copy all user data and settings on the SD card. The backup is always created with the same file name; so backing up data will always overwrite previous backups. Tip: If you wish to keep more versions of the user database, or you wish to save one particular state (e.g. saved POIs and track logs of your holiday), look for the backup file on the SD card, rename it, or save it to your PC.
6.5.4 Map options You can set a few parameters determining the appearance of the maps in MioMap. 6.5.4.1 Daylight / Night color profile MioMap comes with different color schemes for both daylight and night use. There is always one selected daytime scheme and one selected night-time scheme. MioMap uses these when switching from day to night and back. Tap the appropriate button and select a new scheme from the list. 6.5.4.
you see the road in front of you, or it can even switch to an Overview mode to let you follow your position on the map. While cruising: if there is no active route and you are just driving, Smart Zoom will zoom in if you drive slowly and zoom out when you drive at high speed. 6.5.5.1 Enable Smart Zoom Use this switch to enable or disable Smart Zoom. When disabled, the zoom and tilt levels on map screens during navigation are fixed, and you can set them manually using screen buttons (Page 23 and Page 24).
6.5.5.3 Keep position on road (Lock-on-Road) MioMap is normally used for vehicle navigation, therefore Lock-on-Road will display the position arrow precisely over roads, seamlessly correcting small GPS errors. For pedestrian use you may consider disabling Lock-on-Road to make MioMap always show your exact position. Note: By turning off Lock-on-Road you also turn off the GPS position error filtering. The position shown on the map will be subject to all position errors and position fluctuations. 6.
6.7.1 Protocol This is the ‘language’ the GPS and MioMap communicate in. The default NMEA is the worldwide standard that practically all GPS devices are able to use. Note: If you use SiRF protocol in MioMap, you need to change the protocol of your GPS to SiRF as well. This cannot be done in MioMap. You need to quit MioMap and use the application provided with your GPS. 6.7.2 Port There are different wired and virtual serial ports on your PDA .
7 Troubleshooting guide Thank you again for purchasing our product. We hope you will enjoy every minute of using it. However you may face difficulties before you get really accustomed to MioMap. In such cases, please, refer to this table of frequently encountered problematic situations. I cannot find the Greenarrow that would show my location. Navigation does not start. Check the GPS status icon on any of the map screens (Page 26) or the GPS Data screen (Page 32).
The ‘Route To’ button is for starting a new route only. For a single route you tap this when the destination is selected. Multi-point routes can be created after you have established a single route. Add points to the single route by using the ‘Add Via’ and ‘Continue’ buttons. Applying ‘Route To’ again will delete the whole route. In your case only single routes existed before, so they were deleted without a warning message.
8 Glossary The manual may contain many technical terms. Please look below for an explanation if you are unfamiliar with some of them. 2D/3D GPS reception: The GPS receiver uses satellite signals to calculate its (your) position. Depending on the current positions of the ever moving satellites in the sky, and the objects in your environment, the signal that your GPS device receives may be weaker or stronger.
Automatic day/night colors: Based on the time and position given by the GPS device, MioMap is able to calculate when the sun rises and sets at your current location on this particular day. Using that information MioMap can change between the day and the night color schemes a few minutes before sunrise and a few minutes after sunset (Page 70).
Lock button appears on the screen. Tapping it will re-enable Lock-to-Position. See also Page 24. Map Orientation:MioMap is able to rotate the map for your convenience. If you choose Track-up mode, the map will be rotated to look in the direction of your heading. Selecting North-up, the map remains oriented to have North toward the top. Use the left and right hardware buttons to turn your map in the direction you wish. This will immediately turn off the automatic rotation.
Zoom In and Out: The Zoom function is used to change the scale of the map. Use Zoom In to scale down the map to see less of it but in more detail, and use Zoom Out to scale the map up to have a broader view of that part of the map with fewer details. See also Page 16 and Page 23.
