Aviton AZ291MA User Manual

User Manual

AZ291MA

Navigation software for PND

US English

December 2008, ver. 1.1

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 Aviton Care Limited.

Thank you for choosing the PND as your in-car navigator. Read the Quick Start Guide first and start using the PND right away. This document is the detailed description of the navigation software. You can easily discover the PND while you are using it; however, we still recommend that you read this manual to understand the screens and the features of AZ291MA.

Table of contents

1 Warnings and Safety information ..................................................................................7

2 Getting started with AZ291MA......................................................................................8

2.1 Simple and Advanced modes ................................................. ... .... ... .... ... ................................ 10

2.2 Buttons and other controls on the screen................................. .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... ... 11

2.2.1 Using keyboards................................................................................................................................12

2.3 Using the map......................................................................................................................... 12

2.3.1 Checking the details of a map location.............................................................................................13

2.3.2 Manipulating the map........................... ................................................................................ ............13

2.3.3 Lane information and Signposts.............................................. .........................................................16

2.3.4 Status information and hidden controls on the map.........................................................................16

2.3.5 Using the Cursor (the selected map location) ..................................................................................19

2.4 AZ291MA concepts.......... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... ..........20

2.4.1 Smart Zoom.......................................................................................................................................20

2.4.2 Position markers................................................................... .............................................................21

2.4.2.1 Current GPS position and Lock-on-Road..................................................................................................21

2.4.2.2 Returning to normal navigation........................................................................... ........... ...........................21

2.4.2.3 Selected location (Cursor) .........................................................................................................................22

2.4.2.4 Original position in the Cursor menu........................................................................................................22

2.4.3 Daytime and night color profiles......................................................................................................22

2.4.4 Color scheme in tunnels....................................................................................................................23

2.4.5 Route calculation and rec a lculation..................................................................................................23

2.4.6 Itinerary............................................... ...................................................... ........................................24

2.4.7 Track Logs....................................................................... ..................................................................25

2.4.8 Route demonstration.................................................................................................... .....................25

2.4.9 POI (Points of Interest).....................................................................................................................25

2.4.10 Road Safety Cameras............................... .. ................................. ....................................................26

2.4.10.1 Camera types............................................................................................ ................................................27

2.4.10.2 Camera directions.......................................... ..........................................................................................28

2.4.11 Speed limit warning.......................... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .....................28

2.4.12 TMC (Traffic Message Channel) ......................................................................... ..........................29

3 Navigating with AZ291MA ...........................................................................................30

3.1 Selecting the destination of a route ........................................................................................30

3.1.1 Selecting the Cursor as the de stination.............................................................................................30

3.1.2 Entering an address or part of an address....................... ..................................................................31

3.1.2.1 Entering an address ...................................................................................................................................31

3.1.2.2 Entering an address if house numbering is restarted................................................................................32

3.1.2.3 Entering an address without knowing the district/suburb.........................................................................34

3.1.2.4 Selecting an intersection as the destination...............................................................................................35

3.1.2.5 Selecting a city center as the destination...................................................................................................36

3.1.2.6 Entering an address with a ZIP code.........................................................................................................37

3.1.2.7 Tips on entering addresses quickly............................................................................................................38

3.1.3 Selecting the destination from your Favorites..................................................................................38

3.1.4 Selecting the destination from the POIs............................................ ...............................................38

3.1.5 Selecting the destination with saved POI search criteria.................................................................40

3.1.6 Selecting the destinatio n from the History................................................. ... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .... . . ......40

3.1.7 Selecting the destinatio n by entering its coordinates.......................................................................40

3.2 Creating a multi-point route (inserting a via point)...... .... .... ... .... ... .... .... ....... ... .... ... .... .... ... ... 41

3.3 Creating a multi-point route (appending a new destination)................................................. 42

3.4 Editing the route..................................................................................................................... 42

3.5 Viewing the entire route on the map (Fit-to-Screen)............. ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... ... 43

3.6 Watching the simulation of the route......................................................................................43

3.7 Enabling Safety Mode............................... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ..........43

3.8 Pausing the active route...................................... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ......44

3.9 Deleting the next via point from the route................................................................ .... .... ... ... 44

3.10 Deleting the active route....................................................................................................... 44

3.11 Using Track Logs ................................... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... ..........44

3.12 Saving the active route ......................................................................................................... 46

3.13 Loading a saved route ..........................................................................................................46

4 Reference Guide (Advanced mode).............................................................................. 47

4.1 Map screen ........... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ....... ....... .... .................47

4.1.1 Icons on the map............................ ...................................................... ............................... ..............50

4.1.1.1 Battery, GPS position quality and Vehicle type indicator.........................................................................50

4.1.1.2 Status indicator strip ..................................................................................................................................51

4.1.1.3 Next two route events (Turn Preview fields)..............................................................................................52

4.1.2 Objects on the map................................ ............................................................................................52

4.1.2.1 Streets and roads........................................................................................................................................52

4.1.2.2 3D object types .......................................................................................................................... .................53

4.1.2.3 Elements of the active route.......................................................................................................................53

4.1.3 Detour menu...................................................................... ...................................................... ..........54

4.1.4 Cursor menu.................................................................... ..................................................................55

4.1.5 Position menu................................................................................................ ....................................57

4.1.6 Route Information screen........................... .......................................................................................57

4.1.7 Trip Information screen ................................. ...................................................................................58

4.1.7.1 Trip Computer screen.................................................................................................................................60

4.1.8 Quick menu................. ......................................................................................................................61

4.1.9 TMC Events screen................................................................................... ........................................62

4.1.10 GPS Data screen.................................. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .... .. ... .. ..... ...................63

4.2 Find menu........................... .... ... .... .... ... .... ........................................... .... ... .... ... .... ... ..............64

4.3 Route menu........................................... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .... .................65

4.4 Manage menu .......... ........ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ... ........ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ..............65

4.4.1 Manage Saved Routes............................................................................................... ........................66

4.4.2 Manage History.................................................................................................................................66

4.4.3 Manage Track Logs ................................................. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. ...................67

4.4.4 Manage Favorites..................................................... .........................................................................67

4.4.5 Manage POIs................................................................................... ............................. .....................68

4.4.6 Manage Saved Search Criteria..........................................................................................................69

4.4.7 User Data Management............................................................................. .............................. ..........69

4.5 Settings menu. ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... .................70

4.5.1 Map Screen settings................................................. .........................................................................71

4.5.2 Sound settings ................................ ................................................................................ ...................72

4.5.3 Route Planning options.......................................... ...................................................... .....................72

4.5.4 Regional settings............................................................................................................................ ...74

4.5.5 Navigation settings........................... .................................................................................................75

4.5.6 Warning settings ........................................................................... ....................................................76

4.5.7 GPS settings....................................................................................................... ...............................77

4.5.8 TMC settings................................................................................. ....................................................77

4.5.9 Menu settings..................................................................................................... ...............................78

4.5.10 Device settings....................................................... .........................................................................79

4.5.11 Track Log settings........................ .......................... .........................................................................79

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5 Glossary...........................................................................................................................80

6 End User License Agreement........................................................................................82

1 Warnings and Safety information

AZ291MA is a navigation system that helps you find your way to your destination with its GPS receiver. AZ291MA 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 AZ291MA before you start your journey. Plan the route before your departure and stop if you need to change something in the route.

AZ291MA has a Safety Mode: if you turn on Safety Mode, you cannot change anything in AZ291MA while the vehicle is moving at a speed of 10 km/h (6 mph) or higher. Unless only passengers operate AZ291MA, we strongly encourage you to turn on Safety Mode.

You must obey the traffic signs and follow the road geometry. If you deviate from the route that AZ291MA recommended, AZ291MA changes the instructions accordingly.

Never place PND where it obstructs the driver's view, where it is in the deployment zone of an airbag or where it might cause injuries in an accident.

For more information, consult the End User License Agreement (page 82).

2 Getting started with AZ291MA

AZ291MA is optimized for in-car use. You can use it easily by tapping the screen buttons and the map with your fingertips.

AZ291MA 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

Using a stylus You do not need a stylus to use AZ291MA. Tap the buttons and the map

with your fingertips.

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. Tap and keep pressing the following buttons to reach extra functions:

• Tap and hold maximum zoom level of Smart Zoom.

• Tap and hold any of the Map screen: you can set or reset the zoom value of the button (2D map).

• Tap and hold any of the Map screen: you can set or reset the tilt and zoom values of the button (3D map).

• Tap and hold menu appears.

• 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.

on the Map screen: you can set the minimum and

buttons on the

on list and menu screens: the Navigation

, , , , , and

on keyboard screens: you can delete

• Tap and hold continuously.

• Tap and hold the buttons in the Quick menu to open screens related with the function of the button from the Manage menu or the Settings menu.

Gestures (drag&drop)

You do not need gestures to access the basic navigation features. You need 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

or in long lists: you can scroll pages

Tasks Instructions

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 AZ291MA

When AZ291MA is started 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 74).

2. Select the language and speaker used for voice guidance messages. Later you can change it in Settings (page 74).

3. Read and accept the End User License Agreement (page 82).

4. Select whether to start the program in Simple mode or in Advanced mode. Later you can switch between the two operating modes in Settings.

After this, the Navigation menu appears and you can start using AZ291MA.

The Navigation menu in Simple mode:

The Navigation menu in Advanced mode:

The typical way of using AZ291MA is to select a destination, and start navigating. You can select your destination in the following ways (not all of them are available in Simple mode):

• Use the selected location on the map (the Cursor) (page 30).

• 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 31).

• Enter an address with ZIP code (page 37). This way you do not need to select the name of the city and the search for street names might be faster as well.

• Use a coordinate (page 40)

• Use a saved location:

• a Favorite (page 38)

• a POI (page 38)

• the History of previously set destinations and waypoints (page 40)

2.1 Simple and Advanced modes

The two operating modes of AZ291MA mainly differ in the menu structure and the number of available features. The controls and screen layouts are the same.

• Simple mode: you have easy access to the most important navigation functions and the basic settings only. The rest of the settings are set to values that are optimal for typical use.

• Advanced mode: you have access to the full functionality of AZ291MA.

To switch from Simple mode to Advanced mode: on the startup screen (Navigation Menu), tap

, .

To switch from Advanced mode to Simple mode: on the startup screen (Navigation Menu), tap

The features and settings available in each mode are as follows:

Type of action Available in

Simple mode

Navigating to a selected map point Yes Yes See page 30

Navigating to a street address Yes Yes See page 31 Navigating to an incomplete address Yes Yes See page 31 Navigating to an intersection Yes Yes See page 35 Navigating to recent destinations (History) Yes Yes See page 40 Navigating to Favorites Yes Yes See page 38 Navigating to a POI Yes Yes See page 38 Navigating to coordinates No Yes See page 40 Creating a multi-point route No Yes See page 41 Saving a map point as a Favorite

destination Saving a map point as a POI No Yes See page 55 Saving a map point as a location of a

Road Safety Camera Mark a map point with a Pin No Yes See page 55 Saving the active route No Yes See page 46 Saving Track Logs No Yes See page 25 Map Screen settings Only color profiles

Menu settings Only background

Sound settings Yes (from Quick

Route Planning options Yes Yes See page 72 Regional settings Only language

Warnings No Yes See page 76

Yes Yes See page 55

No Yes See page 55

(from Quick Menu)

picture

Menu)

selection

Available in

Advanced mode

Yes See page 71

Yes See page 78

Yes See page 72

Yes See page 74

Explanation

2.2 Buttons and other controls on the screen

When you are using AZ291MA, you usually tap buttons on the touch screen.

You only need to confirm selections or changes in AZ291MA 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, AZ291MA 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

Tap it to initiate a function, to open a new screen, or to set a parameter.

Shows status information.

When you need to select from several options, they appear in a list.

When a feature has several different unnamed values, AZ291MA shows an indicator on a gauge that displays and sets a value from a range.

When there are only two choices, a checkmark shows whether the feature is enabled.

Tap it once.

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

Move between pages with

the buttons and tap the value that you want.

• Drag the handle to

• Tap the slider

Tap it to turn the switch on or off.

and

move the slider to its new position.

where you want the handle to appear; the thumb jumps there.

Virtual keyboard

Alphabetic and alphanumeric keyboards to enter text and numbers.

Each key is a touch screen button.

2.2.1 Using keyboards

You only need to enter letters or numbers in AZ291MA 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

Switching to another keyboard layout, for example from an English QWERTY 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

Entering lowercase or capital letters

Tap , and select from the list of available keyboard types.

AZ291MA remembers your last keyboard choice and offers it the next time you need to enter data.

Tap

Tap and hold the button to delete the entire input string.

Tap

to remove the unneeded character(s).

Tap capitals or all capitals.

Entering symbols

Tap

Finalising the keyboard entry

Tap

to cycle through entering lowercase letters, initial

to switch to a keyboard offering symbol characters.

2.3 Using the map

The map screen is the most frequently used screen of AZ291MA. It can be accessed from the

Navigation menu by tapping

For further information about the map screen, see page 47.

2.3.1 Checking the details of a map location

• If you are interested in the details of your current position during navigation:

1. Check the bottom line of the map. It shows the current street and house number information.

2. For further details, tap

3. Tap displayed.

• You can check the details of any other location by selecting it on the map:

1. Tap the map anywhere to open the map control buttons.

2. Tap the desired location on the map. The Cursor ( the location is displayed at the bottom of the map.

3. For further details, tap

4. Tap displayed.

• It is even easier if you select the desired point in the Find menu. Then the Cursor menu opens

automatically. You only need to tap the

. The address, the coordinate and the list of nearby POIs will be

to open the Position menu.

) appears there. The address of

to open the Cursor menu.

button.

2.3.2 Manipulating the map

Position markers on the map:

• Current GPS position:

• Selected location (Cursor):

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.

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Action Button(s) Description

Moving the map with drag&drop

Opening/closing map control buttons

No buttons

You can move the map into any direction: tap and hold the map, and move your finger to the direction in which you want to move the map.

If GPS position is available and you have moved

the map, the to return to the GPS position.

Tap this button to show or hide the following map control buttons:

button appears. Tap this button

Action Button(s) Description

• Zoom in/out

• Rotate left/right (3D map only)

• Tilt up/down (3D map only)

• Zoom preset buttons (2D map only)

• Tilt and zoom preset buttons (3D map only)

• Return to GPS position button

• Smart Zoom button

Zooming in and out

Tilting up and down

Rotating left and right

Changes how much of the map is displayed on the screen.

AZ291MA uses high-quality vector maps that let you see the map at various zoom levels, always with optimized 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 different limits in 2D and in 3D map view modes.

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

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

When GPS position is available, AZ291MA always rotates the map so its top faces your direction of travel (Track-Up orientation). You can turn away from Track-Up with these buttons.

If GPS position is available and you have rotated

the map, the to re-enable the automatic map rotation.

button appears. Tap this button

Viewing modes

, ,

Smart Zoom

Gives you the following map perspectives in AZ291MA:

• 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

The icon always shows the mode the button switches to: If you are in 3D mode, you can see the

button and you need to tap it to switch to 2D

mode.

AZ291MA can automatically rotate, scale and tilt the map and give you the optimal view:

Action Button(s) Description

• When you are approaching a turn, AZ291MA zooms in and raises the view angle to let you easily recognize your maneuver at the next junction.

• If the next turn is at a distance, AZ291MA zooms out and lowers the view angle to show you the road in front of you.

Tap this button once

Tap&hold the button Zoom.

to enable Smart Zoom.

to set the zoom limits of Smart

Returning to normal navigation (back to the GPS position with automatic map rotation)

Zoom preset buttons (available in Advanced mode only)

Tilt and zoom preset buttons (available in Advanced mode only)

Map scale

Fit-to-screen

Tap this button to move the map back to the current GPS position. If the map has been rotated, automatic map rotation is also re-enabled.

Tap one of the preset buttons to set the zoom level to a fix, predefined value. Smart Zoom is disabled. These buttons are available in 2D mode.

Tap&hold any of the buttons current zoom level, or to reset it to its original value.

Tap one of the preset buttons to set the tilt and zoom levels to fix, predefined values. Smart Zoom is disabled. These buttons are available in 3D mode.

Tap&hold any of the buttons current tilt and zoom levels, or to reset it to its original value.

AZ291MA shows the scale of the map in 2D mode.

This button does not appear on the Map screen. It is available on the following screens:

• Plan on Map screen: When you have an active route, you can display it in its full length on the map.

to set its value to the

• Track Information screen: A track log can be displayed in its full length on the map.

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, AZ291MA displays the lanes and their directions using small arrows either at the bottom or at the top of the map (the position of these arrows can be modified in Map Screen settings). 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 color 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 colors that points to the lane(s) to be taken; all others are darkened out.

2.3.4 Status information and hidden controls on the map

The following information appears in the rounded field 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

There is no active route in Simple mode

There is no active route in Advanced mode

There is no valid GPS position.

If the icon is a static picture, route calculation is needed

If there is no route to be navigated in Simple mode, this icon appears in the Turn Preview field.

If there is no route to be navigated in Advanced mode, this icon appears in the Turn Preview field.

If an active route exists, and there is no valid GPS position, the view of the sky above you is shown with colored dots for each satellite. Some dots need to turn green to be able to navigate.

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

Tap this area to open Find Address.

Tap this area to open Find.

Tap this area to open the Route Information screen.

Tap this area to make AZ291MA recalculate the recommended route.

Icon Information Details Action

If the icon is animated,

The following area appears next to the above described rounded area. When tapping this area, the result depends on the information currently shown.

route calculation is in progress

Next route event (next maneuver)

AZ291MA 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.

Nothing happens if you tap this area of the screen.

Tap this area to open the Route Information screen.

Icon Information Details Action

There is no valid GPS position

If there is no valid GPS position, this symbol appears here.

Tap this area to open the GPS Data screen to check the signal status or the connection settings.

Traffic restriction When GPS position is

available but there is no route to be navigated, the traffic restriction of the upcoming intersection is shown here if there is any.

Second route event (maneuver after the next maneuver)

Approaching a Road Safety Camera

Stops the running simulation

Route recalculation progress

When GPS position and an active route are both available, this field shows the route event that follows the next route event shown in the above described area.

This icon appears when you are approaching a Road Safety Camera, and the warning for cameras is enabled in Settings.

This icon appears during Route Fly Over, Route Simulation, and Track Log playback.

During route recalculation, this field shows the recalculation progress between 0% and 100%.

Nothing happens if you tap this area of the screen.

Tap this area to open the Itinerary screen with the turn by turn guidance instructions.

Tap this area to suppress the audible camera warning.

Tap again to display the second route event with the possibility to open the Itinerary.

Tap this area to stop the simulation.

Nothing happens if you tap this area of the screen.

Icon Information Details Action

Indicator strip

- sounds muted/enabled

- Track Log recording

Tap this area to open the Itinerary screen with the turn by turn guidance instructions.

The following symbols appear in the Indicator strip:

- TMC status

Icon Description

The sound output of AZ291MA is muted.

The sound output of AZ291MA is enabled.

AZ291MA records a Track log when GPS position is available.

Track log recording is disabled.

No TMC receiver is connected or TMC is turned off.

A TMC receiver is connected and a radio station with TMC broadcast is received.

There are new, unread Traffic events.

A part of the route is bypassed based on Traffic events.

A part of the route is mentioned in Traffic events but it has not been bypassed (for example, even the best detour would be too long) or it could not be bypassed (for example, the destination is on a congested street).

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

Speed information

Time information

Shows the direction of your heading both when the map is automatically rotated (3D) and when the map is always facing North (2D).

There are speed values that can be shown:

• Current speed

• Speed limit on the current road

There are time values that can be shown:

• Current GPS time

• Time remaining to reach the destination

Icon Type More information

• Time remaining to reach the next via point

• Estimated arrival time at the destination

• Estimated arrival time at the next via point

Distance

The next area is a combined status indicator field. Tap this area to open the Quick menu (page 61).

information

There are distance type values that can be shown:

• Distance remaining to reach the destination

• Distance remaining to reach the next via point

• Current altitude

Icon Status for More information

GPS position quality

Battery status

The battery is being charged

Vehicle type

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

The device is running on battery power. The number of lit bars represent the remaining capacity.

The device is running on external power. The battery is being charged.

The symbol displays the vehicle type used for route calculation.

2.3.5 Using the Cursor (the selected map location)

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

• Use the Find 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 open the Cursor menu.

You can perform the following actions in Simple mode:

Button Action

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

Saves the Cursor as a Favorite destination

Opens a screen with the name, address and coordinate information of the Cursor, and the list of POIs near it

The following options are available in Advanced mode only:

Button Action

In the active route, uses the Cursor as the start point by replacing the current GPS position (available in Advanced mode only)

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

In the active route, uses the Cursor as a via point (an intermediate destination) preceding the destination (available in Advanced mode only)

In the active route, uses the Cursor as the destination while keeping the previous destination as a via point (available in Advanced mode only)

Shows the different routes calculated by the available routing methods. Choose the one that suits your needs the best (available in Advanced mode only)

Marks the map with a Pin at the Cursor (available in Advanced mode only)

Saves the Cursor as a POI (available in Advanced mode only)

Saves the Cursor as a Road Safety Camera location (available in Advanced mode only)

This button is not displayed when GPS position is not available or if you are in certain countries where Road Safety Camera warning is prohibited. Even if the button is available, you are responsible for checking whether it is legal to use this feature at your location.

2.4 AZ291MA concepts

2.4.1 Smart Zoom

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

• While following a route calculated by AZ291MA: when approaching a turn, it will zoom in

and raise the view angle to let you easily recognize your maneuver 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 AZ291MA: Smart Zoom will zoom in if you drive

slowly and zoom out when you drive at high speed.

Enabling Smart Zoom

Tap the map to let the map control buttons appear, and then tap to enable Smart Zoom.

Fine-tuning Smart Zoom

Tap the map to let the map control buttons appear, and then tap and hold to open the Smart Zoom Settings window. Modify the zoom limits of Smart Zoom if necessary.

2.4.2 Position markers

2.4.2.1 Current GPS position and Lock-on-Road

When your GPS position is available, AZ291MA 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 72) or in the Quick Menu (page 61).

• If you choose pedestrian: The icon shows your actual heading.

• If you choose any of the vehicles: The 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.

To use the current GPS position, tap position as one of the following:

• a Favorite

• a Road Safety Camera

• a POI

• a map marker Pin

icon is at your exact GPS position. The direction of the

icon may not show your exact GPS position and

. The Position menu appears and you can save the GPS

2.4.2.2 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 mode, the map back to the GPS position and re-enable Track-up map orientation (automatic map rotation).

Note!

Even if you move the map while you are driving, AZ291MA continues navigating i there is an active route: it plays the voice instructions and displays the turn preview icons according to your current GPS position.

button appears. Tap it to move the

2.4.2.3 Selected location (Cursor)

If you select a location in the Find menu, or you tap the map when the map control buttons are visible, the Cursor appears at the selected point on the map. AZ291MA displays the Cursor with a radiating

red dot ( view.

When the Cursor is set, tap the following:

• the start point of a route

• a via point 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 Favorite

• a Road Safety Camera

• a POI

• a map marker Pin

) to make it visible at all zoom levels, even when it is in the background of a 3D map

. The Cursor menu appears and you can use the Cursor as one of

2.4.2.4 Original position in the Cursor menu

When the Cursor menu is open, a special icon ( ) shows the Cursor position the menu was opened with.

You can move and zoom the map, and you can set the Cursor to a different place. The usual Cursor

(

) appears, and the buttons of the Cursor menu initiate actions for this new location.

To return to the original Cursor position, tap

Cursor menu was opened, and the

icon appears again.

. The map jumps back to the position with which the

2.4.3 Daytime and night color profiles

AZ291MA uses different color profiles during the day and during the night.

• Daytime colors are similar to paper road maps.

• The night color profiles use dark colors for large objects to keep the average brightness of the

screen low.

AZ291MA offers different daytime and night color 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.

2.4.4 Color scheme in tunnels

When entering a tunnel, the colors 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 colors from the daytime or night color scheme currently used.

After leaving the tunnel, the original colors return.

2.4.5 Route calculation and recalculation

AZ291MA calculates the route based on your preferences:

• Route calculation method:

• Fast

• Short

• Economical

• Easy

• Vehicle types :

• Car

• Taxi

• Bus

• Emergency vehicles

• Bicycle

• Pedestrian

• Road types

• Unpaved Roads

• Permit Needed

• Freeways

• Toll Roads

• Charge Roads

• Ferries

• Cross-border Planning

• Carpool (appears only when used in the USA)

AZ291MA automatically recalculates the route if you deviate from the proposed itinerary.

Depending on the type of the TMC event, AZ291MA also recalculates the route if a TMC event concerns a part of the recommended route.

For further information about Route Planning options, see page 72.

2.4.6 Itinerary

The Itinerary is the list of the route events, that is, the driving instructions.

When you are on the Map screen, you can display the Itinerary in one of the following ways:

• Tap the area between the Turn preview and the Travel data fields where the symbol of the

second next maneuver is displayed (for example

• In Advanced mode, tap the following buttons:

You have the following options on the Itinerary screen:

, , .

Button Description

Any of the list items Opens the map with the selected maneuver in the middle.

Changes the detail level of the Itinerary. The levels are as follows:

When the map is open with a maneuver in the middle:

• Detailed Instructions: all intersections are listed

• Itinerary: only significant intersections (the ones announced in

voice guidance) are listed

• Road list: the list of the roads used while navigating the route

Moves between pages for additional list items.

Button Description

Zooms in the map.

Zooms out the map.

Moves the map to show the previous or next maneuver.

Opens a screen where you can avoid a part of the route starting from the selected maneuver.

2.4.7 Track Logs

AZ291MA can log the track that you drive (page 44).

A Track Log is a recording of how your GPS position changed and it is independent of the route AZ291MA calculated.

Track Logs can be recorded, renamed, replayed, shown on the map, exported to a memory card in GPX format, and deleted. See page 67.

Independently of the normal track log, you can instruct AZ291MA to record the native GPS data received from the GPS device. These logs are saved as separate text files on an inserted memory card, and they cannot be shown or replayed in AZ291MA.

To turn on NMEA/SIRF log saving, tap the following buttons:

, , ,

2.4.8 Route demonstration

A simulation drives you through the route, following the driving instructions (page 43). You can choose from a simulation at high speed or at normal driving speed.

You can use it, for example, to see which bridge AZ291MA planned for the route; if you do not want to take that bridge, you can avoid it.

Route demonstrations can be started from the Route menu by tapping the

speed simulation) or the

(simulation at normal speed) button.

(high

2.4.9 POI (Points of Interest)

A point of interest (POI) is a location that someone might find useful or interesting. AZ291MA is delivered with thousands of POIs and you can also create your own POIs in the application.

POI locations are marked on the map with special icons. POI icons are quite large so you can easily recognize the symbol. The icons are semi-transparent: they do not cover the streets and intersections behind them.

POIs are grouped into several levels of categories and subcategories. The icon of a POI that comes with the map shows the symbol of the POI category. If you save your own POI, you can select an icon for it independently of the POI category you have put it in.

Saving POIs

To save a POI, place the Cursor ( ) at the desired location, then tap the following buttons: ,

, .

Managing POIs

You can select which POI groups to show and which ones to hide on the map, and from which zoom levels POI icons are visible. At the same place you can manage your saved POIs. A saved POI can be renamed, moved to a different POI group, its icon can be changed, or a phone number and

additional information can be added to it. Tap the following buttons:

, , .

2.4.10 Road Safety Cameras

The location of a Road Safety Camera is a special POI. These cannot be searched like other POIs, and there is a special proximity warning only for cameras.

Is PND shipped with a built-in database of Road Safety Cameras?

Can Road Safety Camera locations be uploaded in a text file?

Can you save the Cursor as the location of a Road Safety Camera? Yes

Yes

Saving Road Safety Cameras

To save the location of a Road Safety Camera, place the Cursor ( ) at the desired location, then

tap the following buttons:

Note!

, , .

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