Alpine NVE-M300P User Manual

NVE-M300P Navigation Module Owner’s Manual

1 Important Information

Please Read Carefully Before Using This Product

This product is intended to safely provide turn by turn instruction to get you to a desired destination. Please read the following precautions to ensure that you use your navigation system correctly.

• This product is not a substitute for your personal judgment. Any route suggestions made by the navigation system may never supersede any local traffic regulations or your personal judgment and/or knowledge of safe driving practices. Do not follow route suggestions if the navigation system instructs you to perform an unsafe or illegal manoeuvre, places you in an unsafe situation, or routes you into an area which you consider unsafe.

• Glance at the monitor screen only when necessary and safe to do so. If prolonged viewing of the screen is necessary, stop the vehicle in a safe and legal manner and location.

• Do not input destinations, change settings, or access any functions requiring prolonged viewing of the monitor while you are driving. Stop the vehicle in safe and legal manner and location before attempting to access the system.

• Do not use the navigation system to route you to emergency services. Not all locations of emergency service providers such as police and fire stations, hospitals and clinics are contained in the database. Please use your own judgment and your ability to ask for directions in these situations.

• The map database contained within the media in which it is stored is the most recent map data available at the time of production. Because of changes in streets and neighbourhoods, there may be situations where the navigation system may not be able to route you to your desired destination. In these cases, use your own personal judgment.

• The map database is designed to provide you with route suggestions. It does not take account of the relative safety of a suggested route, or of factors which may affect the time required to reach your destination. The database does not reflect road closures or construction, road characteristics (i.e. type of road surface, slope or grade, weight or height restrictions, etc.), traffic congestion, weather conditions, or any other factors which may affect the safety or timing of your driving experience. Use your personal judgment if the navigation system is unable to provide you with an alternate route.

• There may be situations where the navigation system may display the vehicle’s location erroneously. Use your own driving judgment in this situation, taking into account current driving conditions. Please be aware that in this situation the navigation system should correct the vehicle’s position automatically; however, there may be times when you may have to correct the position yourself. If this is the case, stop the vehicle in safe and legal manner and location before attempting operation.

• Make certain that the volume level of the monitor is set to a level which still allows you to hear outside traffic and emergency vehicles. Driving while unable to hear outside sounds could cause an accident.

• Please make certain that any other person who intends on using the navigation system reads these precautions and the following instructions carefully.

• If there is anything in the manual which you do not understand, or are uncertain about the operation of the navigation system, please contact an authorised ALPINE representative before using the navigation system.

Correct Disposal of This Product

The product purchased by you is provided in accordance with the European directive 2002/96 EC on WEEE - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. A symbol of the crossed out dustbin has therefore been printed on the product. This applies to all member states of the EC and indicates the fact that the product may not to be disposed of in the normal domestic waste. The product must be disposed of in accordance with the local regulations at separate collection points. Disposal in the normal domestic waste harms the environment. Please contact the responsible waste management authorities or your local dealer where you purchased the product for further information.

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2 Warnings

Points to Observe for Safe Usage

• Read the manuals for this device and the system components carefully before using your navigation system. They contain instructions on how to use the system in a safe and effective manner. ALPINE cannot be held responsible for problems resulting from failure to observe the instructions in these manuals.

• This manual uses various pictorial displays to show you how to use this product safely and to alert you to potential dangers resulting from improper connections and operation. The meanings of these pictorial displays are shown below. It is important fully to understand the meanings of these pictorial displays in order to use this manual and the system properly.

Meaning of displays

Warning Important instructions.

Failure to heed them may result in serious injury or death.

Caution Important instructions.

Failure to heed them may result in injury or material property damage.

2.1 Warning

DO NOT OPERATE ANY FUNCTION THAT DIVERTS YOUR ATTENTION FROM SAFELY DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE.

Any function that requires your prolonged attention should only be performed after coming to a complete stop. Always stop the vehicle in a safe location before performing these functions. Failure to do so may result in an accident.

DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR ALTER.

Doing so may result in an accident, fire or electric shock.

KEEP SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS BATTERIES OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.

Swallowing them may result in serious injury. If swallowed, consult a physician immediately.

USE THIS PRODUCT AS SPECIFIED.

Use for other than its designed application may result in fire, electric shock or other injury.

DO NOT PLACE HANDS, FINGERS OR FOREIGN OBJECTS IN INSERTION SLOTS OR GAPS.

Doing so may result in personal injury or damage to the product.

MINIMISE DISPLAY VIEWING WHILE DRIVING.

Viewing the display may distract the driver from looking ahead of the vehicle and cause an accident.

DO NOT FOLLOW ROUTE SUGGESTIONS IF THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM INSTRUCTS YOU TO PERFORM AN UNSAFE OR ILLEGAL MANOEUVRE, OR PLACES YOU IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION OR AREA.

This product is not a substitute for your personal judgment. Any route suggestions by this system should never supersede any local traffic regulations or your personal judgment or knowledge of safe driving practice.

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2.2 Caution

HALT USE IMMEDIATELY IF A PROBLEM APPEARS.

Failure to do so may cause personal injury or damage to the product. Return it to your authorised ALPINE dealer or the nearest ALPINE Service Centre for repair.

KEEP FINGERS AWAY WHILE THE MOTORISED FRONT PANEL OR MOVING MONITOR IS IN MOTION.

Failure to do so may result in personal injury or damage to the product.

Temperature

Be sure the temperature inside the vehicle is between -10° to +50° C (14° to 122° F) before turning your unit on.

Fuse Replacement

When replacing the fuse(s), the replacement must be of the same amperage as shown on the fuse holder. If the fuse(s) blow(s) more than once, carefully check all electrical connections for short circuiting. Also have your vehicle’s voltage regulator checked.

Servicing the Unit If you have problems, do not attempt to repair the unit yourself. Return it to your ALPINE dealer or the

nearest ALPINE Service Station for servicing.

Installation Location

Make sure the NVE-M300P Navigation Module will not be exposed to:

• Direct sun and heat

• High humidity

• Excessive dust

• Excessive vibrations

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3 End User Licence Agreement

1 The contracting parties

1.1 This Agreement has been entered into by and between Nav N Go Kft. (registered seat: 23 Bérc utca, H-1016 Budapest, Hungary; Company reg.no.: 01-09-891838) as Licensor (hereinafter: Licensor) and You as the User (hereinafter: User; the User and the Licensor jointly referred to as: Parties) in subject of the use of the software product specified in this Agreement.

2 Conclusion of the Agreement

2.1 The Parties hereby acknowledge that this Agreement shall be concluded by implicit conduct of the Parties without signing the Agreement.

2.2 The User hereby acknowledges that following the lawful acquisition of the software product constituting the object of this Agreement (Section 4), any degree of use, installation into a computer or other hardware, installation of such hardware into a vehicle, pressing of the “Accept” button displayed by the software during installation or use (hereinafter referred to as Use) shall mean that the User has accepted the terms and conditions of this Agreement as legally binding.

2.3 This Agreement shall by no means authorise use of the software product by those persons having unlawfully acquired the software product or having unlawfully installed it on a computer or in a vehicle.

3 Relevant laws and regulations

3.1 To all issues not regulated by this Agreement, the laws of the Republic of Hungary, with specific reference to Act IV of 1959 on the Civil Code and to Act LXXVI of 1999 on Copyrights shall apply.

3.2 The original language version of this Agreement is the Hungarian version. This Agreement has versions in other languages as well. In case of dispute the Hungarian version shall prevail.

4 Object of the Agreement

4.1 The object of this Agreement shall be the navigation guidance software product of Licensor (hereinafter referred to as the Software Product).

4.2 The Software Product shall include the operating computer program, its complete documentation, the map database pertaining thereto and any third-party content and services accessible through the Software Product (hereinafter: Database).

4.3 Any form of display, storage, coding, including printed, electronic or graphic display, storage, source or object code, or any other as yet undefined form of display, storage, or coding, or any medium thereof shall be deemed parts of the Software Product.

4.4 Error corrections, additions, updates used by the User following the conclusion of this Agreement shall also be deemed parts of the Software Product.

5 Rights under copyright

5.1 Unless otherwise provided by law or contractual provisions, the Licensor is the sole and exclusive owner of all material copyrights vested in the Software Product.

5.2 Copyrights extend to the whole Software Product and to its parts separately as well.

5.3 The owner(s) of the copyrights of the Database forming part of the Software Product is (are) the natural person(s) or corporate entity(ies) listed in the Appendix to this Agreement or in the “About” menu item of the operating computer programme (hereinafter referred to as Database Owner). The user's manual of the Software Product includes the name of the menu option where all the owners of the Database items are listed. The Licensor hereby states that it has obtained sufficient usage and representation rights from the Database owners in order to utilise the Database, to offer it for utilisation and to transfer it for utilisation as set forth in this Agreement.

5.4 Pursuant to this Agreement, all rights vested in the Software Product shall remain in the ownership of the Licensor, except for those to which the User is entitled under law or by virtue of this Agreement.

6 Rights of the User

6.1 The User is entitled to install the Software Product into one hardware device (desktop, handheld, portable computer, navigation device), and to run and use one copy of the Software Product or a preinstalled copy of the Software Product thereon.

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6.2 The User is entitled to make one backup copy of the Software Product. However, if the Software Product operates after installation without the use of the original media copy, then the original media copy shall be deemed to be a backup copy. In all other cases, the User is only entitled to use the backup copy if the original media copy of the Software Product has been ascertainably and unequivocally rendered unsuitable for its lawful and intended use.

7 Limitations of use

7.1 The User is not entitled

7.1.1 to duplicate the Software Product (to make a copy thereof);

7.1.2 to lease, rent or lend it or to transfer it to a third person for any reason;

7.1.3 to translate the Software Product (including translation (compilation) to other programming languages);

7.1.4 to decompile the Software Product;

7.1.5 to evade the protection of the Software Product or to modify, circumvent or obviate such protection through technological or by any other means;

7.1.6 to modify, extend, transform the Software Product (in whole or in part), to separate it into parts, combine it with other products, install it in other products, utilise it in other products, not even for the purpose of achieving interoperability with other devices;

7.1.7 apart from using the computer program, to obtain information from the Database as a part of the Software Product, to decompile the Database, to use, copy, modify, extend, transform the Database in whole or in part or the group of data stored therein, or to install it in other products or otherwise, utilise it in other products or to transfer it, not even with the aim of achieving interoperability with other products.

7.2 The User may only use the contents available through the Software Product and provided by third parties and the data received through the services provided by third parties (including but not limited to the traffic data received from the RDS TMC traffic information service) for his/her own personal benefit and at his/her own risk. It is strictly prohibited to store, to transfer or to distribute these data or contents or to disclose them in full or in part to the public in any format or to download them from the product.

8 No warranty or limitation of responsibility

8.1 The Licensor hereby informs the User that although the greatest care was taken in producing the Software Product, given the nature of the Software Product and its technical limitations, the Licensor does not provide a warranty for the Software Product being completely error-free, and the Licensor is not bound by any contractual obligation whereby the Software Product obtained by the User should be completely error-free.

8.2 The Licensor does not warrant that the Software Product is suitable for any purpose defined either by the Licensor or the User, and does not warrant that the Software Product is capable of interoperating with any other system, device or product (e.g. software or hardware).

8.3 The Licensor does not assume any responsibility for damages incurred due to an error in the Software Product (including errors of the computer program, the documentation and the Database).

8.4 The Licensor does not assume any responsibility for damages incurred due to the Software Product not being applicable for any defined purpose, or due to the error or incompatibility of the Software Product with any other system, device or product (e.g. software or hardware).

8.5 The Licensor also draws the attention of the User to the fact that, when using the Software Product in any form of vehicle, observing the traffic regulations and rules (e.g. use of obligatory and/or reasonable and suitable security measures, proper and generally expected care and attention in the given situation, and special care and attention required due to the use of the Software Product) is the exclusive responsibility of the User. The Licensor shall not assume any responsibility for any damages occurred in relation to use of the Software Product in a motor vehicle.

8.6 By concluding the Agreement, the User shall, in particular, acknowledge the information stated in Section 8 above.

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9 Sanctions

9.1 The Licensor hereby informs the User that, if the Licensor finds its rights under the Copyright Act to be breached, the Licensor may

9.1.1 seek judicial recognition of this breach;

9.1.2 demand that the breach cease and order the person in breach to refrain from continuing such actions;

9.1.3 demand that the person under breach give proper compensation (even by way of publicity at the expense of the person in breach);

9.1.4 claim the return of the increase of assets due to the breach;

9.1.5 demand the cease of the wrongful action and, demand restitution to its state before the breach was committed at the expense of the person in breach, and may demand the destruction of instruments and materials used to commit the breach as well as of the products created by the breach;

9.1.6 claim for damages.

9.2 The Licensor hereby also informs the User that the breach of copyrights and related rights is a crime under Act IV of 1978 on the Hungarian Criminal Code, which may be sentenced of two years in prison in basic cases and up to eight years in prison in aggravated cases.

9.3 Contents and services provided by third parties The Licensor hereby excludes any liability of its own for the Database in the Software Product and for

any content or service provided by a third party by using the Database. The Licensor does not warrant the quality, suitability, accuracy, fitness for a specific purpose or territorial coverage of the product or service or the availability of the service, and it specifically excludes any liability for the suspension of the service, and any damage arising in relation to the service or for complete cancellation of the service.

The relevant information and data in connection with the contents and services provided by third parties are available at www.navngo.com. The User hereby acknowledges that the contents and services provided by third parties may only be used at the risk of the User and for the personal benefit of the User.

9.4 Contents and services provided by the Licensor or an agent of the Licensor The Licensor or a contractual partner may offer various products and services to the User through

www.naviextras.com. The User may only use these services when the User has read and understood the relevant end user licence agreement(s) at www.naviextras.com and the User is obliged to use the services in line with the terms and conditions thereof.

9.5 The parties hereby agree that - depending on the nature of the dispute - either the Pest Central District Court (Pesti Központi Kerületi Bíróság) or the Metropolitan Court of Budapest (Fıvárosi Bíróság) will have exclusive jurisdiction to rule on any disputes arising in connection with this Agreement.

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4 Copyright note

The product and the information contained herein is subject to change without prior notification. This manual may not, in whole or in part, be reproduced or transmitted in any form either

electronically or mechanically, including photocopying and recording, without the express written consent of Alpine Electronics (Europe) GmbH.

Andorra: © 1993 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Austria: © 1996 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Belarus: © 2008 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Belgium: © 1995 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Bosnia and Herzegovina: © 2005 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Bulgaria: © 2005 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Croatia: © 2005 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Czech Republic: © 2002 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Denmark: © 1997 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Estonia: © 2005 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Finland: © 2001 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. France: © 1993 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. FYROM: © 2008 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Germany: © 1993 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Gibraltar: © 2008 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Greece: © 2003 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Hungary: © 2004 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Italy: © 1994 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Latvia: © 2005 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Liechtenstein: © 1996 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Lithuania: © 2005 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Luxembourg: © 1996 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Moldova: © 2008 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Monaco: © 1993 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Montenegro: © 2005 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Norway: © 2001 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Poland: © 2004 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Portugal: © 1997 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Ireland: © 1993 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Romania: © 2005 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. San Marino: © 1994 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Serbia: © 2005 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Slovak Republic: © 2002 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Slovenia: © 2004 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Spain: © 1997 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Sweden: © 1994 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Switzerland: © 1996 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. The Netherlands: © 1993 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Turkey: © 2008 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Ukraine: © 2008 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. United Kingdom: © 1993 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Vatican City: © 1994 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved.

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5 Table of contents

1 Important Information.................................................................................................... 2

2 Warnings........................................................................................................................... 3

2.1 Warning....................................................................................................................................3

2.2 Caution.....................................................................................................................................4

3 End User Licence Agreement..........................................................................................5

4 Copyright note.................................................................................................................. 8

5 Table of contents .............................................................................................................. 9

6 Getting started with Alpine Navigation Software....................................................... 12

6.1 Buttons and other controls on the screen............................................................................... 14

6.1.1 Using keyboards.............................................................................................................................15

6.1.2 Permanent buttons (Menu, Return, Monitor Control and Map).....................................................15

6.2 Using the map......................................................................................................................... 16

6.2.1 Manipulating the map ....................................................................................................................16

6.2.2 Lane information and Signposts ....................................................................................................18

6.2.3 Status information and hidden controls on the map.......................................................................18

6.2.4 Using the Cursor (the selected map location) ................................................................................20

6.3 Alpine Navigation Software concepts.....................................................................................21

6.3.1 Auto Zoom.....................................................................................................................................21

6.3.2 Position markers.............................................................................................................................21

6.3.2.1 Current GPS position and Lock-on-Road...............................................................................................21

6.3.2.2 Returning to normal navigation..............................................................................................................21

6.3.2.3 Selected location (Cursor)......................................................................................................................22

6.3.3 Daytime and night colour profiles..................................................................................................22

6.3.4 Colour scheme in tunnels...............................................................................................................22

6.3.5 Route calculation and recalculation...............................................................................................23

6.3.6 Turn List (Itinerary) .......................................................................................................................24

6.3.7 Track Logs .....................................................................................................................................25

6.3.8 Route demonstration ......................................................................................................................25

6.3.9 POI (Points of Interest) ..................................................................................................................25

6.3.10 Road Safety Cameras...................................................................................................................26

6.3.11 Speed limit warning .....................................................................................................................27

6.3.12 TMC (Traffic Message Channel).................................................................................................27

7 Navigating with Alpine Navigation Software..............................................................28

7.1 Selecting the destination of a route........................................................................................28

7.1.1 Selecting the Cursor as the destination ..........................................................................................28

7.1.2 Entering an address or part of an address.......................................................................................29

7.1.2.1 Entering an address................................................................................................................................29

7.1.2.2 Entering an address if house numbering is restarted..............................................................................30

7.1.2.3 Entering an address without knowing the district/suburb.......................................................................31

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7.1.2.4 Selecting an intersection as the destination............................................................................................32

7.1.2.5 Selecting a city centre as the destination................................................................................................ 33

7.1.2.6 Entering an address with a postal code.................................................................................................. 34

7.1.2.7 Tips on entering addresses quickly.........................................................................................................34

7.1.3 Selecting the Home address ...........................................................................................................35

7.1.4 Selecting the destination from your Favourites..............................................................................35

7.1.5 Selecting the destination from the POIs.........................................................................................35

7.1.6 Selecting the destination from the History.....................................................................................36

7.1.7 Selecting the destination by entering its coordinates .....................................................................37

7.2 Creating a multi-point route (inserting a waypoint) ..............................................................37

7.3 Editing the route..................................................................................................................... 38

7.4 Watching the simulation of the route......................................................................................38

7.5 Pausing the active route.........................................................................................................38

7.6 Deleting the next waypoint from the route.............................................................................39

7.7 Deleting the active route ........................................................................................................39

7.8 Using Track Logs ...................................................................................................................39

7.9 Saving the active route ...........................................................................................................40

7.10 Loading a saved route..........................................................................................................41

8 Reference Guide.............................................................................................................42

8.1 Map screen.............................................................................................................................42

8.1.1 Icons on the map ............................................................................................................................44

8.1.1.1 GPS position quality and Track log indicator.........................................................................................44

8.1.1.2 Next route event (Turn Preview field)..................................................................................................... 45

8.1.2 Objects on the map.........................................................................................................................46

8.1.2.1 Streets and roads .................................................................................................................................... 46

8.1.2.2 3D object types ....................................................................................................................................... 46

8.1.2.3 Elements of the active route.................................................................................................................... 47

8.1.3 Cursor menu...................................................................................................................................48

8.1.4 Route Information screen...............................................................................................................49

8.1.5 Trip Information screen .................................................................................................................50

8.1.5.1 Trip Computer screen............................................................................................................................. 51

8.1.6 TMC Events screen........................................................................................................................52

8.1.7 GPS Data screen ............................................................................................................................53

8.2 Destination menu.................................................................................................................... 54

8.3 Route menu.............................................................................................................................54

8.4 Edit menu................................................................................................................................ 55

8.4.1 Manage Favourites.........................................................................................................................56

8.4.2 Manage POIs..................................................................................................................................56

8.4.3 Manage Saved Routes....................................................................................................................57

8.4.4 Manage Track Logs .......................................................................................................................58

8.5 Settings menu.......................................................................................................................... 58

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8.5.1 Map Screen settings .......................................................................................................................59

8.5.2 Sound settings................................................................................................................................60

8.5.3 Route Planning options ..................................................................................................................61

8.5.4 Regional settings............................................................................................................................63

8.5.5 Adjust Display ...............................................................................................................................63

8.5.6 Navigation settings.........................................................................................................................64

8.5.7 Warning settings ............................................................................................................................64

8.5.8 GPS................................................................................................................................................65

8.5.9 TMC...............................................................................................................................................65

8.5.10 Track Log settings........................................................................................................................66

8.5.11 User Data Management................................................................................................................67

9 Glossary........................................................................................................................... 68

10 In the Box...................................................................................................................... 70

10.1 Accessories...........................................................................................................................70

10.2 Optional Accessories............................................................................................................ 70

11 Specifications................................................................................................................71

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Tap and keep

You need

6 Getting started with Alpine Navigation Software

Alpine Navigation Software is optimised for in-car use. You can use it easily by tapping the screen buttons and the map with your fingertips.

Alpine Navigation Software can plan routes throughout the whole installed map set; you do not need to change maps or switch to a poorly detailed general map to navigate between map segments or countries.

Tasks Instructions

Double tapping the screen

Tapping and holding the screen

You do not need to tap the screen twice for any action. With buttons and controls, a single tap is enough.

You do not need this to access the basic navigation functions. pressing the following buttons to reach extra functions:

• Tap and hold on list and menu screens: the Navigation menu appears.

• Tap and hold any of the , , , , , and

buttons on the Map screen: you can rotate, tilt or scale the map

continuously.

• Tap and hold on keyboard screens: you can delete several characters quickly.

• Tap and hold or in long lists: you can scroll pages continuously.

Gestures (drag&drop)

You do not need gestures to access the basic navigation features. to drag and drop the screen only in cases like:

• Moving the handle on a slider.

• Moving the map: grab the map, and move it in the desired direction.

• Shortcut to open the Map screen: slide your finger from the bottom

right corner to the bottom left corner on any screen.

• Shortcut to open the Navigation menu: slide your finger from the top left corner to the bottom left corner on any screen.

Start using Alpine Navigation Software

When you turn on NVE-M300P Navigation Module for the first time, you need to do the following:

1. Select the written language of the application interface. Later you can change it in Settings (page 63).

2. Select the language and speaker used for voice guidance messages. Later you can change it in Settings (page 63).

3. Read and accept the End User Licence Agreement (page 5).

After this, the Navigation menu appears and you can start using Alpine Navigation Software.

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The Navigation menu:

The typical way of using Alpine Navigation Software is to select a destination and start navigating. You can select your destination in the following ways:

• Use the selected location on the map (the Cursor) - (page 28).

• 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 29).

• Enter an address with postal code (page 34). This way you do not need to select the name of the settlement and the search for street names might be faster as well.

• Use a coordinate (page 37)

• Use a saved location:

• a Favourite (page 35)

• a POI (page 35)

• the History of previously set destinations and waypoints (page 36)

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Tap it to initiate a function, to

open a new screen, or to set a

When you need to select from

several options, they appear in a

When a feature has several

different unnamed values,

Alpine Navigation Software

ows an indicator on a gauge

that displays and sets a value

to appear; the thumb

When there are only two

choices, a checkmark shows

6.1 Buttons and other controls on the screen

When you are using Alpine Navigation Software, you usually tap buttons on the touch screen. You only need to confirm selections or changes in Alpine Navigation Software 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, Alpine Navigation 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

Icon

List

Slider

Switch

parameter. Shows status information.

list.

sh from a range.

whether the feature is enabled.

Tap it once.

Some icons also function as a button. Tap them once.

Move between pages with

the and buttons and tap the value that you want.

• Drag the handle to move the slider to its new position.

• Tap the slider where you want the handle

jumps there.

Tap it to turn the switch on or off.

Virtual keyboard

Alphabetic and alphanumeric keyboards to enter text and numbers.

Each key is a touch screen button.

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lable keyboard

Switching to another keyboard

layout, for example from an English

QWERTY keyboard to a Greek

Alpine Navigation Software remembers your last keyboard

Entering a space, for example

between a first name and a family

6.1.1 Using keyboards

You only need to enter letters or numbers in Alpine Navigation Software 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 ABC, QWERTY or numerical.

Task Details

Tap , and select from the list of avai

keyboard

Correcting your entry on the keyboard

types.

choice and offers it the next time you need to enter data.

Tap to remove the unneeded character(s). Tap and hold the button to delete the entire input string.

name or in multi-word street names Entering symbols

Finalising the keyboard entry

Tap .

Tap to switch to a keyboard offering symbol characters.

Tap .

6.1.2 Permanent buttons (Menu, Return, Monitor Control and Map)

There are buttons that appear on most screens at the same place of NVE-M300P Navigation Module.

Menu button ( ) Tap this button to open the Navigation menu, the main menu of NVE-M300P Navigation Module.

Return button ( ) Tap this button to return to the previous screen. Tap and hold this button to return to the Navigation menu.

Monitor Control button ( ) Tap this button to open the controls of the Alpine head unit NVE-M300P Navigation Module is

connected to.

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The application displays any other

is open but the start

of the active route is not the current

to jump to the starting point of the recommended

otated, it does

The map is at the current GPS

position with automatic map rotation

The distance

Map button ( ) This button is context sensitive. It has multiple functions as described below:

Context Function

screen than the Map screen.

Tap to open the Map screen.

The Map screen GPS position.

The map is moved or r not follow the current GPS position and/or is not rotated automatically.

(normal navigation).

This means you can return to the Map screen from any other screen with one touch of this button, but sometimes you need to tap the button several times to play the current voice instruction.

Tap route.

Tap to move the map back to the current GPS position. the map has been rotated, automatic map rotation is also reenabled.

Tap to repeat the current voice instruction. is updated to always describe the current situation.

6.2 Using the map

The map screen is the most frequently used screen of Alpine Navigation Software. It can be accessed

from any other screen by tapping .

For further information about the map screen, see page 42.

6.2.1 Manipulating the map

Position markers on the map:

• Current GPS position: (page 21)

• Selected location (Cursor):

(page 22)

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the map, and move your finger to the direction in which

is available and you have moved the map,

Tap this button to return to the

Changes how much of the map is displayed on the

quality vector maps

that let you see the map at various zoom levels, always

It always displays street names

down, and you only see the streets and objects that you

mode

is available, Alpine Navigation

Software always rotates the map so its top faces your

u can turn

is available and you have rotated the map,

Gives you the following map perspectives in Alpine

Alpine Navigation Software shows the scale of the map in

The following controls help you modify the map view to suit your actual needs the best. Most of these controls appear only if you tap the map once, and disappear after a few seconds of inactivity.

Action Button(s) Description

Moving the map with drag&drop

Zooming in and out

No buttons

You can move the map into any direction: tap and hold you want to move the map.

If GPS position

the button appears. GPS position.

screen. Alpine Navigation Software uses high-

with optimised content. and other text with the same font size, never upside-

need. Map scaling has different limits in 2D and in 3D map view

modes.

Tilting up and down

Rotating left and right

Viewing modes

Multi-function button.

Map scale

, ,

Changes the vertical view angle of the map in 3D mode.

Changes the horizontal view angle of the map in 3D or in rotated 2D mode.

When GPS position direction of travel (Track-Up orientation). Yo

away from Track-Up with these buttons. If GPS position

tap to re-enable the automatic map rotation.

Navigation Software:

• classic top-down view (2D), the top of the map always faces North

• top-down view (2D), the top of the map always points in the current driving direction

• perspective view (3D) the top of the map always points in the current driving direction

Show Start position / Return to GPS position / Repeat voice instruction. See page 15 for details.

2D mode.

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6.2.2 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 informations are available in the map data, Alpine Navigation Software displays the lanes and their directions using small arrows at the bottom of the map. Arrows in yellow represent the lanes you need to take.

Where there is additional information available, signposts substitute arrows. Signposts are always 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 that signpost is displayed in vivid colours that points to the lane(s) to be taken; all others are darkened out.

6.2.3 Status information and hidden controls on the map

The following information appears in the top left corner, the Turn Preview field. When tapping this area, the result depends on the information currently shown.

Icon Information Details Action

If the icon is a static

picture, route calculation is needed

If the icon is animated, route calculation is in progress

Next route event (next manoeuvre)

GPS position and an active route are available, but automatic off-route recalculation is switched off, and you deviated from the route.

Alpine Navigation Software is calculating or recalculating the route.

GPS position and an active route are available, and you navigate the recommended route. This area gives you information about the type and distance of the next route event.

Tap this area to make Alpine Navigation Software recalculate the recommended route. Automatic off-route recalculation is also re-enabled.

Nothing happens if you tap this area of the screen.

Tap this area to open the Route Information screen.

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The following information can be seen in the three data fields shown on the map screen. Tap this area to open the Trip Information screen where you can select which values to be shown in these three fields.

When there is no active route, these fields show the following information: current speed, compass and the current time of day.

Icon Type More information

Compass

Shows the direction of your heading both when the map is automatically rotated and when the map is always facing North.

Speed information

Time information

Distance information

The area in the bottom left corner is a combined status indicator field. Tap this area to open the GPS Data screen (page 53).

There are speed values that can be shown:

• Current speed

• Speed limit on the current road

There are time values that can be shown:

• Local time

• Time remaining to reach the destination

• Time remaining to reach the next waypoint

• Estimated arrival time at the destination

• Estimated arrival time at the next waypoint

There are distance type values that can be shown:

• Distance remaining to reach the destination

• Distance remaining to reach the next waypoint

• Current altitude

Icon Status for More information

GPS position quality

Track log recording Alpine Navigation Software records a Track log

A higher number of lit bars indicates better GPS position accuracy.

GPS position is available.

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The previous route

and give a name

itable icon, enter a phone number, and

route

as the start

button, but a new screen

route calculation

Observe the results, and

, a

screen opens to let you decide where the new

is added to the list of frequently visited

You can give a name for the

6.2.4 Using the Cursor (the selected map location)

First, place the Cursor at the desired map location with one of the following options:

• Use the Destination menu to select a location. The map returns with the selected point (the Cursor) in the middle, and the Cursor menu appears with the available options.

• Tap the screen and tap again to place the Cursor at the desired location. Now tap

to open the Cursor menu.

You can perform the following actions:

Button Description

Creates a new route with the Cursor as the destination. (if exists) is deleted.

Opens the full-screen Cursor menu with all the possible options.

The location of the Cursor is saved as the Home address.

The Cursor is saved as a user POI. Select the POI group for the POI, then select a su additional information if you like.

The Cursor becomes the start point of the route. This means that the route is not started from the current GPS position, and Automatic OffRecalculation needs to be turned off to keep the selected point point.

This button is similar to the opens, and the route is calculated with all the possible methods (Fast, Short, Economical and Easy). choose one of the routes to navigate.

The Cursor is added to the active route as an intermediate route point point to be reached before the destination. If there is already a waypoint the route, the Edit Route waypoint is to appear in the route.

The location of the Cursor destinations, the so called Favourites. Favourite.

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tion Software continues

turn

6.3 Alpine Navigation Software concepts

6.3.1 Auto Zoom

Auto Zoom provides much more than just a usual automatic zoom feature:

• While following a route calculated by Alpine Navigation Software: when approaching a turn, it will zoom in and raise the view angle to let you easily recognise your manoeuvre at the next junction. If the next turn is at a distance, it will zoom out and lower the view angle to be flat so you can see the road in front of you.

• While driving without an active route in Alpine Navigation Software: Auto Zoom will zoom in if you drive slowly and zoom out when you drive at high speed.

6.3.2 Position markers

6.3.2.1 Current GPS position and Lock-on-Road

When your GPS position is available, Alpine Navigation Software marks your current position with the

icon on the map.

The exact location of the position marker depends on the vehicle type used for route calculation. The vehicle type can be selected in Route settings (page 61).

If you choose any of the vehicles, the icon 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.

6.3.2.2 Returning to normal navigation

When GPS position is available, and you have moved the map (the icon is moving or is not

even visible), or you have rotated the map in 3D or rotated 2D mode, tap to move the map back to the GPS position and re-enable automatic map rotation.

Note!

Even if you move the map while you are driving, Alpine Naviga navigating if there is an active route: it plays the voice instructions and displays the preview icon according to your current GPS position.

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6.3.2.3 Selected location (Cursor)

If you select a location in the Destination menu, or you tap the map when the map control buttons are visible, the Cursor appears at the selected point on the map. Alpine Navigation Software displays the

Cursor with a large circle ( ) to make it visible at all zoom levels, even when it is in the background of a 3D map view.

When the Cursor is set, tap . The Cursor menu appears and you can use the Cursor as one of the following:

• the start point of a route

• a waypoint in a route

• the destination of a route

You can also search for POIs around the Cursor. Or you can save the location of the Cursor as:

• a Favourite

• a POI

6.3.3 Daytime and night colour profiles

Alpine Navigation Software uses different colour profiles during the day and during the night.

• Daytime colours are similar to paper road maps.

• The night colour profiles use dark colours for large objects to keep the average brightness of

the screen low.

Alpine Navigation Software offers different daytime and night colour profiles. It can also switch automatically between the daytime and the night schemes based on the current time and GPS position a few minutes before sunrise, when the sky has already turned bright, and a few minutes after sunset, before it becomes dark.

6.3.4 Colour scheme in tunnels

When entering a tunnel, the colours of the map change. All buildings disappear, large objects (such as surface waters or forests) and empty areas between roads become black.

However, roads and streets keep their original colours from the daytime or night colour scheme currently used.

After leaving the tunnel, the original colours return.

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