A-Rival Software User Guide
User’s Manual
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V20111026_2.6
Use and operation of the navigation system
Caution! Never operate this equipment when you are driving a vehicle! Even
the tiniest and shortest distractions while driving can have devastating
consequences for you and other road users – even at low speeds
It is best to set your destination point in peace before the journey and start the
navigation system before you set off. If you need to make changes to the route or
settings while on the road, it is best to stop briefly in order to do this.
Mount the navigation system in the vehicle so that it restricts the driver's field of vision
as little as possible. Turn the screen so that there is no or minimal reflection (e.g. light
from outside or from your own bright clothing). The holder can be turned and tilted in
all directions, allowing optimal positioning in any vehicle.
Adjust the volume to a comfortable level: loud enough so that it can be heard above
the radio but quiet enough so you won’t be startled by an announcement in a loud
voice.
Depending on the system, it may take a few moments to find the required number of
satellites after switching on the device hand the navigation software has started.
Depending on your surroundings this may happen quickly or it may take longer. For
example, satellites are found quickest when under an “open sky” whereas the process
can take longer in inner city areas with relatively narrow streets and tall buildings,
because the “upward view” is very narrow and can also be affected by reflected
satellite signals. If the windscreen is metallic, you may need additional GPS antenna.
After entering your destination and starting point, you can set off. Once it has located
the required number of satellites, the device will automatically direct you to your
destination by announcements and an updated display.
The system does not work in tunnels, underground car parks and in buildings etc. As
soon as you leave the tunnel or underground car park it will re-connect with the
satellites as quickly as possible.
The map data was the most up-to-date available at the time your navigations system was installed.
However, it sometimes happens that there are streets, house numbers, roundabouts etc. that you have
perhaps known about for a long time but which have not been included. This is not a defect but is caused by
the fact that not all towns and municipalities provide information about new street routing to the
manufacturers of digital data. The manufacturers also map the roads by driving along them, but such new
elements may only be incorporated for the first time in later versions, depending on priorities.
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Table of Contents
A Navigation Software User’s Guide ................................................................................................................. 4
1 Main Menu........................................................................................................................................................4
1.1 General Information ................................................................................................................................4
1.2 GPS Reception........................................................................................................................................ 5
2 Navigation......................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Home........................................................................................................................................................7
2.2 Office ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.3 Address .................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3.1 City ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3.2 Special characters (‘umlauts’), spaces, hyphens, apostrophe .......................................................8
2.3.3 Deleting entries .................................................................................................................................. 8
2.3.4 Street .................................................................................................................................................. 9
2.3.5 House number.................................................................................................................................. 10
2.4 Favorites ................................................................................................................................................ 11
2.5 Map.........................................................................................................................................................12
2.6 POI .........................................................................................................................................................14
2.7 POI in City .............................................................................................................................................. 15
2.8 POI Text .................................................................................................................................................15
2.9 Itinerary ..................................................................................................................................................17
2.10 Coordinates ........................................................................................................................................... 19
2.11 Zip Code.................................................................................................................................................20
2.12 Previous Destinations ........................................................................................................................... 21
2.13 Start Navigation ..................................................................................................................................... 22
2.14 Alternative Routes .................................................................................................................................23
3 Route Planning...............................................................................................................................................24
4 Position ...........................................................................................................................................................26
5 Options ........................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.1 Favorites ................................................................................................................................................ 27
5.1.1 Adding favorites ...............................................................................................................................27
5.1.2 Deleting favorites .............................................................................................................................28
5.1.3 Renaming favorites..........................................................................................................................29
5.2 Volume ................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.3 Map display............................................................................................................................................30
5.4 POI-Display............................................................................................................................................31
5.5 Route Settings .......................................................................................................................................31
5.6 Profiles ...................................................................................................................................................32
5.7 GPS-Settings.........................................................................................................................................32
5.8 Units .......................................................................................................................................................33
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5.9 TMC – Traffic Message Channel .........................................................................................................34
5.9.1 Receive TMC Data...........................................................................................................................34
5.9.2 Bypass traffic jams automatically....................................................................................................34
5.9.3 Ask before bypassing traffic jams ................................................................................................... 35
5.9.4 Display traffic events only................................................................................................................ 35
5.10 Traffic .....................................................................................................................................................35
5.11 Language ...............................................................................................................................................36
5.12 Speedwarnings...................................................................................................................................... 36
5.13 GPS-Logs .............................................................................................................................................. 37
5.14 Blockades ..............................................................................................................................................38
5.15 About ......................................................................................................................................................38
6 While on the Road .........................................................................................................................................39
6.1 Travel Information ................................................................................................................................. 39
6.2 Zoom ...................................................................................................................................................... 40
6.3 Route Overview and Destination View ................................................................................................40
6.4 Driving Instruction Volume.................................................................................................................... 41
6.5 Options ...................................................................................................................................................42
6.5.1 Mute ..................................................................................................................................................42
6.5.2 Map View..........................................................................................................................................42
6.5.3 Night Mode .......................................................................................................................................42
6.5.4 Interstations ..........................................................................................................................................43
6.5.4.1 POI on Route.......................................................................................................................... 43
6.5.5 Block KM...........................................................................................................................................43
6.5.6 Traffic ................................................................................................................................................ 43
6.5.7 TMC .................................................................................................................................................. 43
6.5.8 GPS-Logs .........................................................................................................................................44
6.5.9 Speedwarnings ................................................................................................................................44
6.5.10 Blockades....................................................................................................................................44
6.5.11 Quit .............................................................................................................................................. 44
C Copyright Notice.............................................................................................................................................. 45
D End User License Agreement (“EULA”) ...................................................................................................... 46
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A Navigation Software User’s Guide
When employing a navigation system in a vehicle, i.e., this software and the accompanying
hardware, it is your responsibility to set up, secure and use the system in a manner that does not
restrict your vision in any way and will not lead to accidents, injuries or material damages. You, as
the user of this product, are solely responsible for driving safely. Do not handle this product while
driving—always park the car first.
1 Main Menu
The main menu contains five options:
1. Navigation: Here you can enter the destination to start navigation.
2. Route Planning: Here you can plan the route to check the distance and
approximate travel time.
3. Position: Indicates your current GPS position on the map.
4. Options: Here you can define diverse navigation device settings (e.g., saving
frequently visited addresses).
5. Traffic: Displays a list of current traffic conditions (if TMC is installed)
6. Quit: Quits the navigation program.
1.1 General Information
Your navigation program always displays a red button with a white arrow in the lower
left corner. The red button acts as a “back” function and will take you to the previous
step in the menu. If you get lost in the navigation menu, repeatedly click the RED button
until you return to the main menu.
On many screens a green button is displayed on the lower right-hand side. This
GREEN button allows you to confirm entries or scroll through menus.
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1.2 GPS Reception
Your navigation system is equipped with a so-called GPS receiver which is used by the
system to determine your current position. For best reception, mount the device such
that it is exposed to the sky without obstruction. When used within buildings or the
interior of the car, GPS reception might not be sufficient for operation.
For this reason, please mount your navigation device directly below the windshield, as
far to the front as possible. Please note that metallized front windshields (heat insulating
windshields) may adversely affect GPS reception.
Navigation can only take place if a valid GPS signal is received. After setting up the
device for the first time or after traveling by plane, it may take a few minutes until a valid
signal is received.
If the GPS-receiver has not been configured yet the screen will display the above
message. By pressing the blue “GPS settings” button the GPS settings dialog is
displayed. Please read more about GPS configuration in chapter 5.8. Press the red
button to return to the main menue.
In case the GPS-receiver has been pre-configured but the GPS-signal is of poor quality
the message shown below will be displayed. Press the red button to return to the main
menue.
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However, if the GPS receiver has been configured correctly the route calculation will
automatically start as soon as reception is back to normal.
During navigation the current GPS and TMC signal is indicated at the bottom left of the
display (red circle).
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2 Navigation
There are several methods for specifying the destination:
2.1 Home
If you click Home, you will be guided to your home address. See Chapter 5.1 for
detailed information on how to set up your home address.
2.2 Office
If you click Office, you will be guided to your office address. See Chapter 5.1 for
detailed information on how to set up your office address.
2.3 Address
2.3.1 City
You can enter the destination address here.
Enter the city name using the screen keyboard. As soon as you enter the first letter, the
navigation system starts searching for the city. Possible matches are presented in a
results list. If the desired city is shown, you can select it by clicking it in the list.
The previously entered letters are displayed in the bottom line of the screen. During
entry, letters no longer available are grayed out on the keyboard.
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2.3.2 Special characters (‘umlauts’), spaces, hyphens, apostrophe
You do not need to enter ‘umlauts’. In place of an ‘Ä’ simply enter ‘A’, instead of ‘Ö’
enter ‘O’, instead of ‘Ü’ enter ‘U’. For example, if your destination is located in ‘Köln,’
Germany, just enter ‘K O L N’.
You do not need to enter spaces and hyphens. Instead, simply click the empty field to
the left of the white triangle (at the bottom, third button from the right).
2.3.3 Deleting entries
If you make a mistake, click the backspace key to delete the wrong entry.
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2.3.4 Street
Start by entering the first two letters of the street you are trying to locate. The bottom
line displays the city where the street is being searched.
Alternatively, you can select DOWNTOWN if you want to drive to the center of the
respective city.
In this example “R O T E” was entered. If the desired street is displayed in the list, you
can select it by clicking it in the list.
In large cities it is possible that streets with the same name exist in different districts.
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In this case, choose the desired destination based on the zip code or the district
indicated in the list.
2.3.5 House number
Next you are requested to enter the house number.
Enter the house number and confirm by pressing the GREEN button. If you do not know
the house number, click the GREEN button without making an entry. In this case, the
navigation system will take you to the center of the selected street. Press the RED
button to return to the street selection screen.
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Click Search Crossroad to find all streets intersecting the selected street (Roteichenweg
in this example). When you select an entry from the list, the full address is displayed in
the lower screen section. Press the GREEN button to confirm your selection and start
navigation to the chosen intersection.
2.4 Favorites
Favorites are frequently used addresses you can store in a list. This facilitates quick
access to these destinations.
When you start up the system for the first time, the favorites list is empty. Please refer
to Chapter 5.1 for information on how to set up favorites.
Click a list entry to select it. Now the full address is displayed in the bottom part of the
screen. Confirm your selection by pressing the GREEN button. Navigation will
commence immediately.
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2.5 Map
This mode allows you to select your destination directly from within the map.
You can use the plus and minus Buttons to zoom in and out.
Alternatively you can use the magnifying glass. If you draw a box around the target form
the upper left to the lower right (red), the map viewer zooms in the selected area.
If you draw a box from the lower right to the upper left (blue) the map viewer will zoom
out.
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Click the button with the four arrows (red circle) to activate the scroll mode. You can
now move the map with your finger.
Activate the selection tool (red circle) to select a destination by directly clicking into the
map. A shortcut menu now offers the following options:
Search nearest address: Displays a list of addresses at the selected location
that you can choose as the destination.
Set position: Navigation is started for the selected position.
Show POI: Displays information for a point of interest whenever you click a POI
icon.
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2.6 POI
POI is the abbreviation for “point of interest”. These points of interest are important sites
such as gas stations, hotels or hospitals.
The POIs are grouped into separate categories. After calling up the POI function, you
must select the desired category.
The list first indicates the top categories. Top categories are displayed in brackets.
Further below all other categories are listed in alphabetical order.
The system will search for corresponding POIs starting from your current location. Note
that this function only works if you are receiving a valid GPS signal. Click a list entry to
select it as your destination. Press the GREEN button to start navigation.
When you click the street map icon (red circle), the selected POI is displayed on the
map.
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