User manual The most complete GPS navigation solution
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Version 1.0 March 2006 Copyright © 1993-2006 ROUTE 66. All rights reserved. ROUTE 66 and the ROUTE 66 logo are registered trademarks. Data copyright © NAVTEQ B.V. IMPORTANT REMARK: No part of this publication may be multiplied, be stored in a databank and electronically, mechanically, through photocopying, on sound carriers or in any other way be copied, without the explicit written approval of ROUTE 66.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Table of contents CONVENTIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS 5 INTRODUCTION 6 WELCOME YOUR FIRST TRIP: NAVIGATE TO A DESTINATION FIRST STEPS PREPARE YOUR DEVICE BASIC SKILLS UNDERSTANDING THE NAVIGATION SCREEN MOVING AROUND THE MENUS MOVING AROUND THE MAP USING THE KEYBOARD USING THE FILTER USING THE TOUCH SCREEN AND STYLUS MAIN MENU NAVIGATE TO A LOCATION WORKING WITH LOCATIONS NAVIGATE TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS NAVIGATE TO YOUR OFFICE ADDRESS FIND AN ADDRESS AND NAVIGATE TO IT NAVIGAT
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual LANGUAGE UNITS VOLUME ROUTE TYPE AVOID MOTORWAYS AVOID TOLL ROADS AVOID FERRIES AUTOMATIC ZOOMING CONFIGURE ALARM SPEED SET DATE/TIME VERTICAL TURN ARROWS / HORIZONTAL TURN ARROWS CALIBRATE SCREEN 38 39 40 41 42 42 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 DEFINE YOUR NAVIGATION EXPERIENCE 49 POINTS-OF-INTEREST (POI) MAINTAIN POI ADD AS POI RENAME POI REMOVE POI MAINTAIN POI CATEGORY ADD POI CATEGORY RENAME POI CATEGORY REMOVE POI CATEGORY POI ALARM FAVOURITES SET HOME ADDRESS SET OFFICE A
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Conventions and abbreviations These are the conventions used in this user manual: , , Locations, Step-by-step instructions. Menus and submenus in ROUTE 66 Navigate 7. Change settings , , Icons in ROUTE 66 Navigate 7. , Amsterdam restaurant Examples. Warnings or important information.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Introduction Welcome Congratulations! You have just purchased ROUTE 66 Navigate 7. You are the owner of an all-in-one, GPSenabled navigation solution that contains easy-to-use on-board software, the most comprehensive map coverage currently available on the market, and state-of-the-art technology. Easy-to-use software: You don’t have to be an experienced driver or an IT specialist to use this product. Our professional solution is simple and user-friendly.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Your first trip: Navigate to a destination With ROUTE 66 Navigate 7, you can travel more easily and much faster. Let’s say that you wish to travel to a restaurant in Amsterdam: In Main Menu Type Amsterdam restaurant, or just amst rest and confirm your choice , tap Navigate to . . Tap Locations From the list of results, select the location that .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual First steps Prepare your device To start using ROUTE 66 Navigate 7, you have to carry out the following 4 steps: Charge the battery of the device. Insert the memory card into your device. Switch on your device and wait for a fixed GPS position. Launch ROUTE 66 Navigate 7.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Basic skills Understanding the navigation screen The main elements of the navigation screen are presented below. Element Description Element Description 1 Zoom in 10 Strength of GPS signal 2 Next street 11 Remaining distance to the next turn 3 Zoom out 12 POI alarm 4 Current turn 13 Current route 5 Remaining distance to the current turn 14 Current street 6 Estimated time of arrival.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual • Tap the middle-right area (including 5, 6, 7 and 8) to display the Statistics screen. • Tap the bottom-right area (including 9, 10, 11 and 17) to display the GPS information screen. Moving around the menus Use the following buttons to move through the product: Button Action Go to the next screen or confirm choices made on the current screen. For example, confirm language selection or start navigating. Return to the previous screen or abort the current action.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Moving around the map To view the map in a more convenient way, use the following buttons: Button Action Enlarge the map view (zoom in). As you zoom in, more details will de displayed on the map. Decrease the map view (zoom out). As you zoom out, less details will de displayed on the map. You can scroll the map by tapping & holding the map and dragging it in the desired direction.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Main menu First of all, spend a few minutes and read the following overview of the main features of ROUTE 66 Navigate 7. Icon / Name Description Navigate to Tap this button to select a destination and start navigating to it.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Navigate to a location Now you are ready for your first trip. Select a destination and start navigating. When you are in the Navigate to Icon screen, tap: Name Description Home This is an address or location you frequently navigate to, for example your home address. Office This is an address or location you frequently navigate to, for example your company headquarters. Location Search for a location by typing its name.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Working with locations Locations. Addresses. Places. Points on the map. These are the basic elements that you can use to compose a new trip. A location can be your departure, your destination, or any intermediate waypoint.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Navigate to your home address Imagine that you have just finished a business meeting far away in the countryside or in an unknown city. And all you want to do now is to go home. Wouldn’t it be nice to tap Home and start navigating to your destination? That’s possible now! In Main Menu Tap Home , tap Navigate to . . That’s all! Now you can start navigating to your home address.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Find an address and navigate to it You are driving to an important meeting. But, suddenly, your secretary informs you that there is a lastminute change: the meeting will take place in another city and in another hotel. Switch on your device, search for this location, and start navigating to it. All in a few seconds! In Main Menu , tap Navigate to Tap Locations . Type the name of the city, for example Amsterdam or just amst. Because the list of possible .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Navigate to a favourite location Let’s say that you frequently travel to the same location, for example a gas station, a ski resort or a cinema. These are your favourite locations. Would you like to store them into a personal folder? You will never lose them again! ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 lets you carry them with you, find them quickly, and easily navigate to them.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Navigate to a recently visited location (History) Let’s say that last week you had a great time visiting a national park in the mountains. This weekend you would like to go to that same location again. You can try to remember all travelling details, but that’s not always easy. Or, you can simply go to your History list and find the address you visited last week. Then, select it as your destination for this weekend.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Navigate to a POI around your GPS position Let’s say that you are spending your holiday in an unknown city (which is now your current GPS position). You would like to visit as many points-of-interest as possible, for example museums, casinos and libraries. You could ask the hotel personnel for details and driving instructions, but that takes time. Or, you can use your device to select a POI category and then a specific POI.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Navigate to a POI around your destination Let’s say that next week you will have a business trip to an unknown city (your future destination for a few days). You would like to know in advance where to find a bank, an ATM or the convention centre. You could ask the hotel personnel for details and instructions, but that takes time. Or, you can use your device to select a POI category and then an address. Then, it’s up to you to update your agenda.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Find a point on the map and navigate to it Let’s say that you are on holiday in a region you visited last year. You have great memories about a particular location with a superb panorama, but you can’t remember its name. All you remember is the approximate location on the map. On the screen, browse the map, see where you are right now (your current GPS position), then search and tap that special location. Then start navigating to that location.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Navigate to a destination via intermediate points (Navigate via) Let’s say that today you have a very busy program. You have to drive to your office; you have a business lunch; you must drive home and pick up your family and go shopping; and finally, you want to go to the cinema. Think of each location as a destination: when you reach the first location, the second location becomes your next destination; and so on. Add each location as another stopover to your trip.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual • to move a location up in the list. This means that the selected location Tap Move up will precede other locations during your trip. • Tap Move down to move a location down in the list. This means that the selected location will follow other locations during your trip. to delete a location from the list. Tap Delete Tap Delete all to delete all locations from the list.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Plan a route Let’s say that you intend to spend your holiday in the Benelux. You start your trip in Amsterdam and you want to visit Rotterdam and Eindhoven. It takes time and energy to browse paper maps and select the best route that covers all locations you want to visit. Instead, you can plan your route with ROUTE 66 Navigate 7, in a matter of seconds.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Repeat step as many times as necessary! The route is calculated. The entire route is shown on the map. Tap Navigate to to start travelling along the route you planned. Optionally, you can: • Tap Zoom to your trip. and then Destination • Tap Route description to display a list with all driving instructions of the route you planned. Select a turn arrow and confirm it 25 to display the final destination of to show that turn on the map.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual • • The green flag represents the departure. represents the destination. The red flag That’s all! Now you can start navigating to your destination.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Customize your navigation OK. It’s holiday. You have a great time. But you are a few hours away from your final destination. Why not making your trip more pleasant? Why not adapting your device to your style of driving or to the traffic conditions? Read the following sections and take advantage of the powerful settings in ROUTE 66 Navigate 7. Sound on / Sound off Go to Main Menu Choose Sound on Choose Sound off .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Map options Day colours / Night colours In Main Menu Choose Day colours Choose Night colours , tap Map options . when navigating during the day (the device screen is brighter). when navigating during the night (the device screen is less intense).
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual 2D perspective / 3D perspective In Main Menu Choose 2D perspective Choose 3D perspective ahead of you. 29 , tap Map options . to view the map from above, as you look at a printed map.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Set 3D angle In Main Menu Tap Set 3D angle Tap and hold the slider. Drag it to the left (3D) to increase the viewing angle. Drag it to the Confirm your choice , tap Map options . . right (2D) to decrease the viewing angle. .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Show favourites / Hide favourites In Main Menu Choose Show favourites favourites , tap Map options . to show your personal favourites on the map. Choose Hide to remove your favourites from the map.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Show scale / Hide scale In Main Menu Tap Show scale zoom in . to display the scale of the map at the top of the screen. When you or zoom out Tap Hide scale , tap Map options , the distance value above the scale is updated accordingly. to remove the scale.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Select map In Main Menu Choose Select map The list of available maps is displayed, with the active map highlighted. Select a map and confirm your choice , tap Map options . . . The memory card included in this product is preloaded with the map of the country (or group of countries) of your purchase. Depending on the product that you have bought, you can install other maps from the enclosed CD.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Legend In Main Menu Tap Legend In the Legend screen, tap: , tap Map options . . • Cities/Symbols • Roads • Areas/GPS • Icons for cities and road numbers. for different types of roads. for areas and arrows. for points-of-interest. You can change the default colours for Cities/Symbols, Roads and Areas/GPS. Tap Cities/Symbols , Roads or Areas/GPS and double-tap an item from the list.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Points-of-interest (POI) In Main Menu Choose Points-of-interest (POI) A list with all POI categories is displayed. Select those POI categories whose points-of- Confirm your choice , tap Map options . . interest you want to display on the map. Deselect those POI categories whose points-of-interest you do not want to display on the map. Tap the filter if necessary. 35 .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Zoom to Let’s say that, before you start a new trip, you would like to see a particular location on the map and the points-of-interest around this location. You can browse the map, zoom in to see more details, zoom out to cover a larger area, or drag the map in the desired direction. Or, you can simply specify a location and ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 displays it on the map.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Change settings Backlight In Main Menu Choose Backlight Tap & hold and drag the slider to the left (Min) to decrease the brightness of the navigation , tap Change settings . . screen. Tap & hold and drag the slider to the right (Max) to increase the brightness of the navigation screen. 37 Confirm your choice .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Language In Main Menu Choose Language A list of available languages is shown. These are the languages for the user interface and the , tap Change settings . . voice instructions. Select a language and confirm your choice .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Units In Main Menu Choose Units Tap Kilometres if you want to display the distance information in metric units (kilometres , tap Change settings . .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Volume In Main Menu Choose Volume Tap & hold and drag the slider to the left (Min) to lower the volume of the voice instructions. Confirm your choice , tap Change settings . . Tap & hold and drag the slider to the right (Max) to increase the volume of the voice instructions. .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Route type In Main Menu Choose Route type Select the type of route that best reflects your navigation style: • • • • • 41 , tap Change settings . . Fastest/Car – navigate to your destination, by car, along the fastest route. Shortest/Car - navigate to your destination, by car, along the shortest route. Fastest/Lorry - navigate to your destination, by lorry (truck), along the fastest route.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Avoid motorways In Main Menu Choose Avoid motorways Tap On if you want to exclude motorways from your route. Tap Off if you do not want to , tap Change settings . . exclude motorways from your route. Avoid toll roads In Main Menu Choose Avoid toll roads Tap On if you want to exclude toll roads from your route. Tap Off if you do not want to , tap Change settings . . exclude toll roads from your route.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Automatic zooming In Main Menu Choose Automatic zooming Tap On if you want to automatically enlarge the map (zoom in) and see more details of the , tap Change settings . . road when approaching street junctions. Tap Off if you want to manually select the zoom level you need; the zoom level you selected is preserved until you manually change it.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Configure alarm Never underestimate the safety measures! Use this option to set a safety speed: when you navigate and reach this speed, an alarm warns you that you are driving too fast. In Main Menu , tap Change settings Choose Configure alarm . . Tap the numeric value (for example, 140). In the Alarm speed screen, type a different value and confirm your choice .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Speed Feel free to further customize your navigation! You can indicate the speed you prefer for each type of road. These values will be considered when calculating a route, the estimated travel time and the estimated time of arrival. Please note that if you change the speed setting, the calculated routes will be different. In Main Menu , tap Change settings Choose Speed . Select a type of road (for example Motorway). Tap the numeric value (for example 100).
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Set date/time You can modify the date and time displayed by ROUTE 66 Navigate 7. In Main Menu Choose Set date/time The first three controls represent the date (year-month-day). The last two controls represent , tap Change settings . . the time (hour-minutes). Use the up arrow or the down arrow to select the correct values.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Vertical turn arrows / Horizontal turn arrows Would you prefer to see the driving instructions (turn arrows) on the right side of the navigation screen, or at the bottom of the navigation screen? Choose the option you prefer. In Main Menu Choose Vertical turn arrows , tap Change settings . to display the driving instructions on the right side of the screen. Choose Horizontal turn arrows screen.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Calibrate screen To be sure that the screen of your device works properly, you must calibrate your screen when necessary. Calibrating means adjusting the precision and reaction of the screen. In Main Menu Choose Calibrate screen Tap & hold your stylus on the cross icon Tap the screen again to save your settings. , tap Change settings . . +. You must tap the screen 5 times: first in the centre, then in the 4 corners of the screen.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Define your navigation experience Points-of-interest (POI) Well, you travelled a lot and saw many wonderful places. Now it’s the right moment to organize the locations you visited during your trips. Define your personal categories of points-of-interest. Add locations to your POI categories. Set advanced warnings. Maintain POI Add, rename or remove points-of-interest.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Rename POI In Main Menu Choose Maintain POI , tap Points-of-interest (POI) . . Choose Rename POI . Select a user-defined POI category and confirm your choice . Select the point-of-interest you want to rename, then confirm your choice Change the name of the selected POI. Confirm your choice . .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Remove POI In Main Menu Choose Maintain POI 51 , tap Points-of-interest (POI) Choose Remove POI . . . Select a user-defined POI category and confirm your choice . Select the point-of-interest you want to delete, then confirm your choice Tap Yes to confirm that you really want to delete this POI. .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Maintain POI category Add, rename or remove POI categories. Keep in mind that there are two kinds of POI categories: pre-installed categories – These POI categories belong to the geographic map. You cannot modify or remove them. user-defined categories – You can add and modify these POI categories. Add POI category In Main Menu Choose Maintain POI category Choose Add POI category Type the name of the new category, for example Hotel (nl).
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Rename POI category In Main Menu Choose Maintain POI category Choose Rename POI category Select a user-defined POI category and confirm your choice 53 , tap Points-of-interest (POI) . . . . Change the name of the selected POI category and confirm your choice .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Remove POI category In Main Menu Choose Maintain POI category Choose Remove POI category Select the user-defined POI category you want to delete, then confirm your choice Tap Yes to confirm that you really want to delete this POI category. , tap Points-of-interest (POI) . . . .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual POI alarm You are on holiday. You are driving to your holiday destination. Wouldn’t it be nice to know, in advance, that a gas station or a hotel is 1 km ahead of you, along your route? Activate your POI alarm! You will never miss an important location. In Main Menu Choose POI alarm Select a POI category and confirm your choice , tap Points-of-interest (POI) . . .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Icons and distance in top right corner: Icons and distance at GPS location: Select at which distance from the point-of-interest you want to receive a warning and confirm your choice . Select the warning sound and confirm your choice : Warn only on route? – When selected, you will be warned only about points-of-interest along your route; when deselected, you will be warned about any points-of-interest along and around the route.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual 57 Test sound – Tap and listen to the selected sound.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Favourites There are many locations that you visit frequently and are of great importance to you. Save these locations as your favourites – one time only! Add these favourites to your trips – over and over again! Use the Favourites menu to set your home address and your office address. You can also add favourites, rename favourites and remove favourites.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Set office address In Main Menu Choose Set office address Type the name of the location you want to find and confirm your choice , tap Favourites . 59 . In the list of results, select the address that you want to add as your office address. Tap the filter if necessary. Confirm your choice . A summary report is displayed. Tap to continue. to finish.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Add favourite In Main Menu Choose Add favourite Decide how to find the favourite you want to add. For details about finding locations, read Tap , tap Favourites . . the Working with locations chapter. to save the selected location as a favourite location.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Rename favourites 61 In Main Menu Choose Rename favourites Select the favourite destination you want to rename and confirm your choice Change the name of the selected favourite and confirm your choice , tap Favourites . . . .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Remove favourites In Main Menu Choose Remove favourites In the list of results: • Tap Delete • Tap Delete all , tap Favourites . . to delete the selected favourite; to delete all favourites. Tap Yes to confirm that you really want to delete this favourite.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Appendix Installing other geographic map(s) and voice instructions on the Memory Card You can (re)install the navigation software, geographic map(s) and voice instructions from the enclosed back-up CD(s) onto your memory card. When you use the installation CD(s) for the first time, you first have to manually format your memory card (see Formatting your Memory Card below for how to do this).
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Formatting your Memory Card Formatting the memory card maximizes the free space on the memory card and optimizes the speed of reading and writing files from/onto the memory card. Warning: Formatting will erase ALL data on the memory card. Note that “ROUTE 66 Navigate 7” can always be restored on your memory card using the CD(s), but you may want to backup other data (e.g., photographs or MP3s) that you have stored on the memory card. 1.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual How does GPS work? The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites placed into Earth’s orbit. GPS works in any weather condition, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day. There are no subscription fees or setup charges to use GPS. A GPS receiver must be locked on to the signal of at least three satellites to calculate a 2D position (latitude and longitude) and track movement.
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Quick Reference Card – Navigate to a location Use this printable Quick Reference Card to easily find the steps to follow in order to navigate to a location. Navigate to your home address In Main Menu Navigate to , tap Find an address and navigate to it In Main Menu . Tap Home . Tap Locations Type the name of the city. When In Main Menu , tap . you have entered all search strings, confirm them Navigate to . .
ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 – User Manual Find a point on the map and navigate to it In Main Menu Navigate to , tap Navigate to a destination via intermediate points (Navigate via) In Main Menu . The map and your current . Select a single waypoint and then confirm your choice position are displayed. Tap & hold and drag the map in the desired direction. When you see on the map the location of your memories, tap on it. The .
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