Alpine INE-W920R User Manual

User Manual
Alpine Navigation
Navigation software for the Alpine INE-W920R/INE-W928R
UK English (EN)
Thank you for choosing the Alpine-NAVI as your navigator. Start using your device right away. This document is the detailed description of the navigation software. You can easily discover the software while you are using it; however, we still recommend that you read this manual to fully understand the screens and features.
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Table of contents
1 Warnings and Safety information ......................................................................... 6
2 Getting started ......................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Buttons and other controls on the screen
....................................................................... 8
2.1.1 Using keyboards .................................................................................................................. 9
2.1.2 Beyond single screen tap ................................................................................................... 10
2.2 Map screen ................................................................................................................... 11
2.2.1 Navigating on the map ....................................................................................................... 11
2.2.2 Position markers ................................................................................................................ 13
2.2.2.1 Vehimarker and Lock-on-Road .................................................................................................. 13
2.2.2.2 Selected map location (Cursor) and selected map objec t .......................................................... 13
2.2.3 Objects on the map ............................................................................................................ 13
2.2.3.1 Streets and roads ....................................................................................................................... 13
2.2.3.2 Turn preview and Next street ..................................................................................................... 14
2.2.3.3 Lane information and Signposts................................................................................................. 15
2.2.3.4 Junction view ............................................................................................................................. 15
2.2.3.5 Motorway exit services .............................................................................................................. 16
2.2.3.6 3D object types........................................................................................................................... 16
2.2.3.7 Elements of the active route ....................................................................................................... 17
2.2.3.8 Traffic events ............................................................................................................................. 17
2.2.4 Manipulating the map ........................................................................................................ 18
2.2.5 Quick menu ........................................................................................................................ 20
2.2.6 Checking the details of the current position (Where Am I?) ............................................. 22
2.3 Navigation menu .......................................................................................................... 23
3 On-road navigation ............................................................................................... 25
3.1 Selecting the destination of a route .............................................................................. 25
3.1.1 Entering an address or a part of the address ....................................................................... 25
3.1.1.1 Entering an address ................................................................................................................... 26
3.1.1.2 Entering the midpoint of a street as the destination ................................................................... 28
3.1.1.3 Selecting an intersection as the destinatio n ............................................................................... 29
3.1.1.4 Selecting a city/town centre as the destination........................................................................... 31
3.1.1.5 Entering an address with a postal code ..................................................................................... 32
3.1.1.6 Tips on entering addresses quickly ............................................................................................ 34
3.1.2 Selecting the destination from the Places of Interest ......................................................... 34
3.1.2.1 Quick search for a Place of Interest........................................................................................... 34
3.1.2.2 Searching for a Place of Interest using preset categories .......................................................... 36
3.1.2.3 Searching for a Place of Interest by category ............................................................................ 38
3.1.2.4 Searching for a Place of Interest by name ................................................................................. 40
3.1.2.5 Selecting nearby assistance from 'Where Am I?' ....................................................................... 43
3.1.3 Using the free form search ................................................................................................. 44
3.1.4 Selecting a map location as the destination ....................................................................... 45
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3.1.5 Selecting the destination from
3.1.6 Selecting a recent destination from the History ................................................................. 47
3.1.7 Entering the coordinate of the destination ......................................................................... 48
3.1.8 Navigate to a location stored in a picture ........................................................................... 49
3.1.9 Building a route from the list of destina tions (Create Route) ............................................ 50
your Address Book ............................................................ 46
3.2 Viewing the entire route on the map ............................................................................ 51
3.3 Checking route parameters and accessing route related functions ............................. 51
3.4 Modifying the route ...................................................................................................... 52
3.4.1 Selecting a new destination when already having a route: New Route, Waypoint or Final
Destination .................................................................................................................................... 52
3.4.2 Setting a new starting position for the route ...................................................................... 53
3.4.3 Editing the list of destinations (Edit Route) ....................................................................... 54
3.4.4 Cancelling the active route ................................................................................................ 55
3.4.5 Checking route alternatives................................................................................................ 55
3.4.6 Changing the vehicle used in route planning ..................................................................... 56
3.4.7 Changing the road types used in route planning ................................................................ 57
3.5 Saving a location as an Address Book entry ................................................................ 58
3.6 Saving a location as an alert point .............................................................................. 59
3.7 Editing an alert point ................................................................................................... 60
3.8 Watching the simulation of the route ........................................................................... 61
4 Off-road navigation ............................................................................................... 63
4.1 Selecting the destination of the route ........................................................................... 63
4.2 Navigating in off-road mode ........................................................................................ 63
5 Reference Guide .................................................................................................... 64
5.1 Concepts ....................................................................................................................... 64
5.1.1 Smart Zoom ....................................................................................................................... 64
5.1.2 Route calculation and recalculation ................................................................................... 64
5.1.3 Green routing ..................................................................................................................... 66
5.1.4 Speed limit warning ........................................................................................................... 66
5.1.5 Traffic information in route planning ................................................................................ 67
5.1.5.1 Historical traffic ........................................................................................................................ 67
5.1.5.2 Real-time traffic information (TMC) .......................................................................................... 67
5.2 Information menu ......................................................................................................... 68
5.3 Settings menu ............................................................................................................... 70
5.3.1 Sound and Warnings .......................................................................................................... 72
5.3.2 Customise Quick menu ...................................................................................................... 74
5.3.3 Traffic settings ................................................................................................................... 74
5.3.4 Route settings ..................................................................................................................... 74
5.3.5 Map settings ....................................................................................................................... 77
5.3.6 Visual guidance settings .................................................................................................... 79
5.3.7 Regional settings ................................................................................................................ 80
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5.3.8 Trip monitor settings
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5.4 Trip monitor ................................................................................................................. 81
6 Glossary .................................................................................................................. 82
7 Copyright note ....................................................................................................... 84
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1 Warnings and Safety information
The navigation system helps you find your way to your destination with a connected GPS receiver. The software does not transmit your GPS position; others cannot track you.
It is important that you look at the display only when it is safe to do so. If you are the driver of the vehicle, we recommend that you operate your software before you start your journey. Plan the route before your departure and stop if you need to change the route.
You must obey the traffic signs and follow the road geometry. If you deviate from the recommended route, your software changes the instructions accordingly.
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2 Getting started
When using the navigation software for the first time, an initial setup process starts automatically. Do as follows:
1. Select the written language of the application interface. Later you can change it in Regional settings (page 80).
2. Read the End User Licence Agreement. Tap
3. The Configuration wizard starts. Tap
4. Select the language and speaker used for voice guidance messages. Later you can change it in Sound and Warnings settings (page 80).
5. If needed, modify the time format and unit settings. Later you can change them in Regional settings (page 80).
to continue.
to continue.
6. If needed, modify the default route planning options. Later you can change them in Route settings (page 74).
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7. The initial setup is now complete. The Configuration wizard can be restarted lat er from the Settings menu (page 70).
After the initial setup, the M
ap screen appears and you can start using the software.
2.1 Buttons and other controls on the screen
When you are using the software, you usually tap buttons on the touch screen. You only need to confirm selections or changes if the application needs to restart, it needs to
perform a major reconfiguration, or you are about to lose some of your data or settings. Otherwise, the software saves your selections and applies the new settings without confirmation as soon as you use the controls.
Type Example Description How to use it
Button
Button with value
Tap it to initiate a function, to open a new screen, or to set a parameter.
Some buttons display the current value of a field or setting. Tap the button to change the value. After the change, the new value is shown on the button.
Tap it once.
Tap it once.
Icon
List
Shows status information.
When you need to select from several options, they appear in a list.
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Some icons also function as a button. Tap them once.
Grab the list anywhere and slide your finger up or down. Depending on the speed of the sliding, the list will scroll fast or slow, only a bit or till the end.
Alternatively, move between pages with the
and buttons and tap the value that you want.
Radio button
Switch
Slider
Virtual keyboard
When there are only a few choices, radio buttons may be used instead of lists. Only one value can be selected.
When there are only two choices, a checkmark shows whether the feature is enabled.
When a feature can be set to different values in a range, the software shows an indicator on a gauge that displays and sets the value.
Alphabetic and alphanumeric keyboards to enter text and numbers.
Tap one of the buttons to select a new value.
Tap it to turn the switch on or off.
Drag the handle to move the slider to its new position.
Tap the slider where you want the handle to appear; the thumb jumps there.
Each key is a touch screen button.
2.1.1 Using keyboards
You only need to enter letters or numbers when you cannot avoid it. You can type with your fingertips on the full-screen keyboards and you can switch between various keyboard layouts, for example English, Greek or numerical.
Task Instruction
Switching to another keyboard layout, for example from an English keyboard to a Greek keyboard
Correcting your entry on the keyboard
Entering a space, for example between a first name and a family name or in multi-word street names
Tap the keyboard layout from the list.
Tap Tap and hold the button to delete several characters or the
entire input string.
Tap the
to remove the unneeded character(s).
button at the bottom centre of the screen.
button and select the new
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Entering upper and lower case letters
Entering symbols
Finalising the keyboard entry (accepting the suggested search result)
Finalising the keyboard entry (opening the list of search results)
Finalising the keyboard entry (saving your input)
Cancelling the keyboard entry (returning to the previous screen)
When entering a text, the first character appears in upper case
while the rest of the text is in lower case. Tap upper case letter or tap twice to turn on Caps Lock. Tap again and lower case letters return.
Tap characters.
Tap
Tap
Tap
Tap
to switch to a keyboard offering numeric and symbol
.
.
.
.
to enter an
2.1.2 Beyond single screen tap
You usually need to tap the screen only once. However, some useful features can be accessed with combined touch screen tapping. Those are the following:
Action Details
Tapping and holding the screen
Tap and keep pressing the following buttons to reach extra functions:
Tap and hold any of the
buttons on the Map screen: you can rotate, tilt or scale
the map continuously.
Tap and hold several characters quickly.
Tap and hold continuously.
on keyboard screens: you can delete
or in long lists: you can scroll pages
, , , , , and
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Gestures (drag&drop)
You need to drag and drop the screen only in cases like:
Moving the handle on a slider.
Scrolling the list: grab the list anywhere and slide your finger up
or down. Depending on the speed of the sliding, the list will scroll fast or slow, only a bit or till the end.
Moving the map in map browsing mode: grab the map, and move it in the desired direction.
2.2 Map screen
2.2.1 Navigating on the map
The Map screen is the most frequently used screen of the software. It shows the current position (the Vehimarker, a blue arrow by default), the recommended
route (an orange line), and the surrounding map area.
The application starts with a full screen map. Tap half and allow information from your Alpine-NAVI audio system to appear on the other half. You can decide which side of the map is the navigation. Simply tap the audio part and drag it to the other side of the screen.
When there is no GPS position, the Vehimarker is transparent. It shows your last known position.
You see coloured dots circling around a satellite symbol in the top left corner. The more green dots you see, the closer you are to get the valid GPS position.
When GPS position is available, the Vehimarker is displayed in full colour, now showing your current position.
to reduce the map size to
There are screen buttons and data fields on the screen to help you navigate. During navigation, the screen shows route information.
Two data fields are displayed on the left.
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The data fields are different when you are navigating an active route and when you have no specified destination (the orange line is not displayed).
Default data fields when cruising without a destination (tap any of the fields to change its value):
Field Description
Shows your current speed given by the GPS receiver.
Shows the speed limit of the current road if the map contains it.
Default data fields when navigating a route (tap any of the fields to change its value):
Field Description
Shows the distance you need to travel on the route before reaching your final destination.
Shows the time needed to reach the final destination of the route based on information available for the remaining segments of the route.
If your device is capable of receiving live traffic information, the calculation takes into account traffic delays affecting your route if they are received. However, this calculation is rarely accurate.
Historical traffic data can also be taken into account if data is available.
There are three map view modes. Tap the button below the data fields to change the view:
: 3D perspective view rotated in your direction of travel.
: 2D top-down view facing North.
: 2D top-down view rotated in your direction of travel.
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2.2.2 Position markers
2.2.2.1 Vehimarker and Lock-on-Road
When your GPS position is available, the software marks your current position with the Vehimarker. By default, this marker is a blue arrow, but you can change this icon in Settings.
When on-road navigation is selected, the Vehimarker may not show your exact GPS position and heading. If roads are near, it is aligned to the nearest road to suppress GPS position errors, and the direction of the icon is aligned to the direction of the road.
If you select off-road navigation: The Vehimarker is at your exact GPS position. The direction of the icon shows your current heading.
2.2.2.2 Selected map location (Cursor) and selected map object
You can mark a map location in the following ways:
Tap the map when navigating,
Tap the map when you are asked to confirm the destination at the end of a search, or
Tap the map in Find on Map (page 45)
Whe
n a map location is selected, the Cursor appears at the selected point on the map. The
Cursor is displayed with a radiating red dot ( The location of the Cursor can be used as the destination of the route, a new alert point, you
can search for Places around it, or you can save this location as one of your Favourite destinations.
You can also select some of the objects on the map. If you tap the map at the icon of a Place of Interest or an alert point, the object will be selected (you see a red circling border around the object), and you can get information about this object or use it as a route point.
) to make it visible at all zoom levels.
2.2.3 Objects on the map
2.2.3.1 Streets and roads
The software shows the streets in a way that is similar to how the paper road maps show them. Their width and colours correspond to their importance: you can easily tell a motorway from a small street.
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2.2.3.2 Turn preview and Next street
When navigating a route, the top section of the Map screen shows information about the next route event (manoeuvre) and the next street or the next city/town.
There is a field in the top left corner that displays the next manoeuvre. Both the type of the event (turn, roundabout, exiting motorway, etc.) and its distance from the current position are displayed.
Most of these icons are very intuitive. The following table lists some of the frequently shown route events.
Icon Description
Turn left.
Turn right.
Turn back.
Bear right.
Turn sharp left.
Keep left.
Continue straight in the intersection.
Go left on the roundabout, 3rd exit.
Enter motorway.
Exit motorway.
Board ferry.
Leave ferry.
Approaching a waypoint.
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Approaching the destination.
These fields also act as buttons:
Tap the Turn preview field and the voice guidance will repeat the latest instruction with updated distance information.
Tap the Next street field to open the Itinerary.
2.2.3.3 Lane information and Signposts
When navigating on multilane roads, it is important to take the appropriate lane in order to follow the recommended route. If lane information is available in the map data, the software displays the lanes and their directions using small arrows at the top of the map. Highlighted arrows represent the lanes you need to take.
Where additional information is available, signposts substitute arrows. Signposts are displayed at the top of the map. The colour and style of the signposts are similar to the real ones you can see above road or by the roadside. They show the available destinations and the number of the road the lane leads to.
All signposts look similar when cruising (when there is no recommended route). When navigating a route, only the signpost that points to the lane(s) to be taken is displayed in vivid colours; all others are darker.
If you want to hide the currently displayed signposts, tap any of them and the normal Map screen returns until new signpost information is received.
This feature can be turned off in Visual Guidance settings.
2.2.3.4 Junction view
If you are approaching a motorway exit or a complex intersection and the needed information exists, the map is replaced with a 3D view of the junction. The lanes you need to take are displayed with arrows. Signposts can also be present if information is available.
If you want to hide the currently displayed junction, tap the picture and the Map screen returns.
This feature can be turned off in Visual Guidance settings.
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2.2.3.5 Motorway exit services
You may need a petrol station or a restaurant during your journey. This feature displays a new button on the map when you are driving on motorways.
Tap this button to open a panel with the details of the next few exits or service stations.
Tap any of them to display it on the map and add it as a waypoint to your route if needed. If you want to display other types of Places for the exits, you can change the icons in Visual
Guidance settings (page 79).
2.2.3.6 3D object types
Your software supports the following 3D object types:
Type Description
3D terrain 3D terrain map data shows changes in terrain, elevations or depressions in
the land when you view the map in 2D, and use it to plot the route map in 3D when you navigate. Hills and mountains are shown in the background of the 3D map, and illustrated by colour and shading on the 2D map.
Elevated roads
3D landmarks
3D buildings
Complex intersections and vertically isolated roads (such as overpasses or bridges) are displayed in 3D.
Landmarks are 3D artistic or block representations of prominent or well­known objects.
3D block representation of full city building data containing actual building size and position on the map.
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2.2.3.7 Elements of the active route
Your software shows the route in the following way:
Symbol Name Description
Current GPS position and Start point
Waypoint (intermediate
Route colour
Streets and roads that are
Streets and roads that are
destination)
Destination (end point) The final destination of the route.
excluded from the navigation
affected by traffic events
Your current position displayed on the map. If roads are near, it is aligned to the nearest road.
Normally if GPS position is available, the route starts from the current position. If there is no valid GPS position, your software uses the last known position as the start point.
An intermediate destination of the route before reaching the final destination.
The route always stands out with its colour on the map, both in daytime and in night colour mode.
You can choose whether you want to use or avoid certain road types (page 74). However,
n your software cannot avoid such roads, the
whe route will include them and it will show them in a colour that is different from the route colour.
Road segments may be affected by traffic events received. These streets and roads are displayed in an alternate colour, and small symbols displayed along the route show the type of the traffic event.
2.2.3.8 Traffic events
Road segments affected by traffic events are displayed with an alternate colour on the map, and small symbols above the road show the nature of the event:
Tap
to open the list of traffic event categories:
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In the first column you can see the number of traffic events on your route. The second column contains the full count of traffic events in the categories.
Tap any of the even types to list the event in that category or select the top row to open the list of all traffic events:
Now tap any of the list items to see its details, and to display the affected road segment in its full length on the map:
2.2.4 Manipulating the map
Tap the map anywhere to browse it during navigation. The map stops following the current position (the Vehimarker, a blue arrow by default, is not locked in a fix position on the screen any more) and control buttons appear to help you modify the map view.
Action Button(s) Description
Moving the map with drag&drop
No buttons
You can move the map in any direction: tap and hold the map, and move your finger towards the direction you want to move the map.
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Zooming in and out
Tilting up and down
Rotating left and right
,
,
,
Changes how much of the map is displayed on the screen.
Your software uses high-quality vector maps that let you examine the map at various zoom levels, always with optimised content. It always displays street names and other text with the same font size, never upside-down, and you only see the streets and objects that you need.
Map scaling has a limit in 3D map view mode. If you zoom out further, the map switches to 2D view mode.
Tap the button once to modify the view in large steps, or tap and hold the button to modify it continuously and smoothly.
Changes the vertical view angle of the map in 3D mode.
Tap the button once to modify the view in large steps, or tap and hold the button to modify it continuously and smoothly.
Changes the horizontal view angle of the map. Tap the button once to modify the view in large
steps, or tap and hold the button to modify it continuously and smoothly.
Compass
Location information
Return to normal navigation
Additional options
Select destination
, ,
Tap this button to cycle between a 3D perspective and two 2D top-down map view modes.
Tap this button to open a new screen with information about the selected map point, the Cursor.
Tap this button to move the map back to follow the current GPS position. Automatic map rotation is also re-enabled.
The map manipulation buttons disappear and navigation continues.
Tap this button to open a list of additional features like saving the Cursor as an Address Book entry, or searching for Places around the Cursor.
Tap this button to select the Cursor as a new destination.
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2.2.5 Quick menu
The Quick menu is a selection of controls and functions that are frequently needed during
navigation. It can be opened directly from the Map screen by tapping
The menu will close after a few seconds of inactivity or if you tap Most of these functions are shortcuts. They are accessible from the menu system. There are more functions available than the number of buttons in the menu. In Settings, you
can choose the function of each button (page 74). The following options are available:
.
.
Button Description
This function lets you search for a Place along your route or around your current location if there is no route calculated.
This button opens the Address Book.
This button opens the History list. You can select one of your previous destinations.
This button opens the route editing function.
This button opens the route related settings.
This button opens the map related settings.
This button opens a special screen with information about the current position and a button to search for nearby emergency or roadside assistance. For details, see the next chapter.
This button cancels the route and stops navigation. The button is replaced with the next one if waypoints are given.
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This button skips the next waypoint from the route.
This button opens a 2D map scaled and positioned to show the entire route.
This button opens the Visual Guidance settings screen.
This button opens the list of traffic event types.
This button lets you bypass parts of the recommended route.
This button opens the Trip Monitor screen where you can manage your previously saved trip logs and track logs.
This button opens the list of manoeuvres (the itinerary).
With this function you can save the active route for later use.
With this function you can replace the active route with a previously saved route.
With this function you can search for Places of Interest in various different ways.
This button opens the Map screen and starts simulating the active route.
This button opens the GPS Information screen with satellite position and signal strength information.
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This button opens the parameters of the selected Vehicle profile.
2.2.6 Checking the details of the current position (Where Am I?)
This screen contains information about the current position (or about the last known position if GPS reception is not available) and a button to search for useful Places nearby.
.
You can access this screen from the map in one of the following ways:
If the current street is displayed below the Vehimarker (the current position on the map), tap it to open the Where Am I? screen.
Open the Quick menu and tap the
In the Navigation menu, tap
Information on this screen:
Address details (when available) of the current position are also displayed at the
, : Latitude and Longitude (coordinate of the current position in WGS84
format).
: Altitude (elevation information coming from the GPS receiver - often
inaccurate).
bottom.
button.
and then .
You can also perform some actions on this screen:
Tap Country Information.
You can also search for assistance near your current position. Tap open a new screen for the Quick search:
to save the current position as an Address Book entry or to read the
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The following services can be searched around the current position or the last kn own position:
Tap any of the buttons, select a Place from the list, and navigate to it.
: Car repair and roadside assistance services
: Medical and emergency services
: Police stations
: Petrol stations
2.3 Navigation menu
You can reach all parts of the software from the Navigation menu. When you open the menu, the destination search buttons appear on the screen. Tap any other menu button at the top and their feature buttons appear below.
You have the following menus:
Tap interest, a location on the map or one of your Address Book entries. You can also look up your recent destinations from the History, enter a coordinate or use the location saved in a photo. You can also use the free form search.
Tap You can also perform route-related actions such as editing or cancelling your route, setting a start point for the route, picking route alternatives, avoiding parts of the route or simulating navigation.
to select your destination by entering an address or selecting a place of
to display the route parameters and the route in its full length on the map.
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Tap
to get information about your current position, the GPS reception or the
trips you have taken or to run some additional applications..
Tap
to customise the way the navigation software works.
Press the MAP hardware button to start navigating on the map.
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3 On-road navigation
When first started, Alpine-NAVI calculates routes using the road network of the high quality vector maps provided with the product.
You can set up your route in different ways:
If you need a route for immediate navigation, you can select the destination and start navigating to it right away (normal navigation).
You can also plan a route independently of your current GPS position or even without GPS reception (to achieve this, you need to turn off the GPS receiver and set a new starting point in Route / Edit Route by tapping the flag icon at the current position).
You can plan routes with multiple destinations. Select the first destination. Then select a second destination and add it to your route to create a multi-point route. You can add as many destinations to your route as you like.
You can also use Alpine-NAVI for off-road navigation. For details, see page 63.
3.1 Selecting the destination of a route
The software offers you several ways of choosing your destination:
Enter a full address or a part of an address, for example a street name without a house number or the names of two intersecting streets (page 25).
Enter an address with postal code (page 32). This way you do not need to select the name of the city/town and the se
Use a built-in Place of Interest as your destination (page 34).
Use the free form search to find an address or Place (page 44).
Select a location on the map with the Find on Map feature (page 45).
Use a previously saved Address Book entry (page 46).
Select a location from the History of previously used destinations (page 47).
Enter the coordinate of the destination (page 48).
Use the location where a photo was taken (page 49).
arch for street names might be faster as well.
3.1.1 Entering an address or a part of the address
If you know at least a part of the address, it is the quickest way to select the destination of the route.
Using the same screen, you can find an address by entering:
the exact address, including house number
the centre of a city/town
an intersection
the midpoint of a street
any of the above, starting the search with the postal code (page 32)
You can al
so search for an address with the free form search (page 44).
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3.1.1.1 Entering an address
To enter an address as the destination, do as follows:
1. In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons:
2. By default, the software proposes the country and city/town where you are. If needed,
tap keyboard, and select one country from the list of results.
3. If needed, select a new city/town:
a. Tap b. Start entering the name of the city/town on the keyboard. c. Find the city/town you need:
The most likely city/town name is always shown in the input field. To
accept it, tap
, enter the first few letters of the country name on the
.
.
, .
If the desired name does not show up, the names that match the string appear in a list after entering a couple of characters (to open the list of
results before it appears automatically, tap the city/town from the list.
1. Enter the street name:
a. Tap
step is not needed).
b. Start entering the street name on the keyboard. c. Find the street you need:
The most likely street name is always shown in the input field. To
(if you have selected a city/town above, this
). Select
accept it, tap
.
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