Clarion MAP770, MAP670 User Manual

Owner’s manual

Navigation

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Thank you for choosing Clarion as your door-to-door in-car navigator. Read the Quick Start Guide first and start using Clarion right away. This document is the detailed description of the software. Although Clarion can easily be discovered by experience, it is still recommended that you read through this manual to clearly understand the exact function of each button and icon.

Table of Contents

1 ......................................................................... 9 Warnings and safety information

2 ........................................................................................... 10 General information

3 ............................................................................. 11 Operating Clarion (Controls)

3.1 ....................................................................................... 11 Hardware buttons

3.1.1 ........................................................................................ 11 Power on/off

3.1.2 ................................ 11 Toggling between the Map and Cockpit screens

3.2 ...................................................................... 12 Screen buttons and controls

3.2.1 ................................................................................... 12 Direct selectors

3.2.2 ....................................................................................... 12 List selectors

3.2.3 ................................................................................................. 12 Sliders

3.2.4 ............................................................................................. 13 Switches

3.2.5 ................................................................................. 13 Special switches

3.2.6 ................................................................ 13 Switches in the Quick menu

3.2.7 ................................................................................ 14 Virtual keyboards

3.2.7.1 .................................................................... 14 ABC-type keyboards

3.2.7.2 ........................................................... 14 QWERTY-type keyboards

3.2.7.3 ................................................................. 15 The numeric keyboard

4 .................................................. 16 Discovering the program through the screens

4.1 ................................................................... 16 Main menu (Navigation Menu)

4.2 .............................................................................................. 17 About screen

4.3 ..................................................................................................... 17 The map

4.3.1 ......................................................................... 17 2D and 3D map views

4.3.2 ........................................................................................ 18 Zoom levels

4.3.3 ..................................................... 19 Daylight and night colour schemes

4.3.4 ............................................................................... 20 Streets and roads

4.3.5 ...................................................................................... 21 Other objects

4.3.6 .................................................... 21 Current position and Lock-on-Road

4.3.7 ................................... 22 Selected map point, also known as the Cursor

4.3.8 ..................................................................... 22 Marked map points (Pin)

4.3.9 .......................................................... 23 Visible POIs (Points of Interest)

4.3.10 .......................................................................... 24 Road safety cameras

4.3.11 .............................................................. 24 Elements of the Active Route

4.3.11.1 ............................. 24 The start point, via points and the destination

4.3.11.2 ............................................................... 25 Animated turn guidance

4.3.11.3 ........................................................... 25 The active leg of the route

4.3.11.4 .............................................................. 25 Inactive legs of the route

4.3.11.5 ....................... 26 Roads in the route excluded by your preferences

4.4 ....................................................................................... 26 GPS Data screen

4.4.1 ............................................................................ 26 GPS data displayed

4.4.2 ................................................................... 27 GPS connection indicator

4.4.3 .................................................................. 27 GPS data quality indicator

4.4.4 .......................................................................... 27 Time synchronization

4.5 ...................................................................................... 28 Screens with map

4.5.1 ........................................................................... 30 Turn preview (No. 1)

4.5.2 ................................................................ 31 Zoom in and out (No. 2 & 3)

4.5.3 ............................................................... 31 Tilt up and down (No. 4 & 5)

4.5.4 ................... 32 Follow mode - lock to GPS position and heading (No. 6)

4.5.5 ..................................................................................... 32 Cursor (No. 7)

4.5.6 ............................................................................... 32 Map scale (No. 8)

4.5.7 ....................................................................................... 33 Menu (No. 9)

4.5.8 .............................................. 33 Map orientation and Overview (No. 10)

4.5.9 .............................................................. 34 GPS position quality (No. 11)

4.5.10 ........................................................................ 34 Battery status (No. 12)

4.5.11 ........................................................................ 35 Sound muting (No. 13)

4.5.12 ................................ 35 Track Log recording/playback indicator (No. 14)

4.5.13 ......................................................................... 35 Cursor menu (No. 15)

4.5.14 ........................................................................ 37 Current street (No. 16)

4.5.15 .......................................................... 37 Travel and Route data (No. 17)

4.5.16 ............................................................. 38 Distance to next turn (No. 18)

4.5.17 ................................................. 38 Next street / Next settlement (No. 19)

4.5.18 ........................................................... 38 Approaching next turn (No. 20)

4.5.19 ................................................................ 38 Current speed limit (No. 21)

4.5.20 .............................................. 39 Bluetooth or Phone call status (No. 22)

4.6 ........................................................................... 39 Route Information screen

4.6.1 ......................... 40 Route data displayed (for destination and via points)

4.6.1.1 .................................................................................... 40 Route line

4.6.1.2 ................................................................................ 40 Distance Left

4.6.1.3 ......................................................................................... 41 Method

4.6.1.4 ...................................................................................... 41 Time Left

4.6.1.5 .......................................................................... 41 Estimated Arrival

4.6.1.6 .................................................................. 41 Destination / Via point

4.6.2 ..................................................................................... 41 Warning icons

4.6.3 ........................................................................................ 42 Fit to screen

4.6.4 ......................................................................................... 43 Parameters

4.7 .......................................................................................................... 43 Menu

4.7.1 ............................................................................................... 43 Find tab

4.7.2 ............................................................................................. 43 Quick tab

4.7.2.1 ........................................................................... 43 3D Map (switch)

4.7.2.2 ..................................................................... 44 Zoom & Tilt (switch)

4.7.2.3 ..................................................................... 44 Night Mode (switch)

4.7.2.4 .................................................. 45 Manage POI (Points of Interest)

4.7.2.5 .......................................................... 47 Popup Information (switch)

4.7.2.6 ..................................................................... 48 Manage Track Logs

4.7.3 ............................................................................................ 50 Route tab

4.7.3.1 .................................................................................. 50 Recalculate

4.7.3.2 .......................................................................................... 51 Delete

4.7.3.3 ........................................................................................ 52 Itinerary

4.7.3.4 ....................................................................................... 53 Fly Over

4.7.3.5 .............................................................................................. 54 Edit

4.7.3.6 ............................................................................................... 54 Info

4.7.4 ......................................................................................... 55 Main button

4.8 ................................................................ 55 TMC (Traffic Message Channel)

4.8.1 ........................................................................ 55 List of TMC messages

4.8.2 ............................................................................. 56 TMC control centre

4.8.2.1 ............................................................ 56 Selected FM radio station

4.8.2.2 .............................................................. 56 Exclude selected station

4.8.2.3 ............................................................... 56 Show excluded stations

4.8.2.4 .................................................... 56 Sorts events by distance / type

4.8.2.5 .................................................................. 56 Use traffic information

4.8.2.6 ........................................................... 57 Recalculate to avoid traffic

4.9 ................................................................................. 57 Road safety cameras

4.9.1 ..................................................................................... 57 Camera types

4.9.1.1 ............................................................................. 57 Fixed cameras

4.9.1.2 ........................................................................... 58 Mobile cameras

4.9.1.3 ........................................................................... 58 Built-in cameras

4.9.1.4 .............................................................. 58 Section control cameras

4.9.1.5 ........................................................................ 59 Red light cameras

4.9.2 ................................................................... 59 Controlled traffic direction

4.9.3 ............................................................................ 59 Speed limit checked

4.9.4 .......................................... 60 Add a new camera or edit an existing one

4.9.5 ........................................ 60 Change the settings of the camera warning

5 ............................................................................................................. 61 Settings

5.1 ......................................................................................... 61 General settings

5.1.1 ........................................................................................ 61 Safety Mode

5.1.2 .................................................................. 62 Set Favourite Destinations

5.1.3 ..................................................................... 62 Automatic Night Colours

5.1.4 ................................................................................................... 62 Alerts

5.1.5 ......................................................................... 63 Warn When Speeding

5.1.5.1 ...................................................................... 63 Speeding tolerance

5.1.5.2 .................................................................. 63 Alternative speed limit

5.1.5.3 .................................................... 63 Alternative speeding tolerance

5.1.6 ...................................................................... 64 Enable Safety Cameras

5.1.6.1 .......................................................................... 64 Audible Warning

5.1.7 ............................................................................ 64 Route Recalculation

5.1.7.1 ..................................................................................... 65 Automatic

5.1.7.2 ....................................................................................... 65 Ask First

5.1.7.3 ....................................................................................... 65 Disabled

5.2 ............................................................................................... 65 Map settings

5.2.1 .............................................................. 66 Daylight / Night colour profile

5.2.2 ..................................................................... 66 Alternative Road Names

5.2.3 ............................................................................. 66 Show Street Labels

5.2.4 .............................................................................. 66 Textured Polygons

5.3 ........................................................................................... 66 Sound settings

5.3.1 ............................................................... 67 Master sound volume/switch

5.3.2 ............................................................ 67 Voice guidance volume/switch

5.3.3 ................................................................... 67 Key sound volume/switch

5.3.4 ................................................................................. 67 Dynamic Volume

5.3.5 .................................................................................... 68 Attention Tone

5.4 ........................................................................... 68 Route parameter settings

5.4.1 ................................................................................................ 68 Method

5.4.2 .................................................................................................. 68 Route

5.4.2.1 ............................................................................................ 68 Short

5.4.2.2 .............................................................................................. 69 Fast

5.4.2.3 .................................................................................. 69 Economical

5.4.3 ................................................................................................ 69 Vehicle

5.4.4 ............................................................ 69 Road types to include/exclude

5.4.4.1 ........................................................................... 70 Unpaved Roads

5.4.4.2 ................................................................................... 70 Motorways

5.4.4.3 ......................................................................................... 70 Ferries

5.4.4.4 ......................................................................................... 70 U-turns

5.4.4.5 ............................................................................. 70 Permit needed

5.4.4.6 ................................................................................... 70 Toll Roads

5.5 ...................................................................................... 71 Language & Units

5.5.1 .............................................................................. 71 Program language

5.5.2 ................................................................................... 71 Voice language

5.5.3 .................................................................................................... 71 Units

5.5.4 ..................................................................... 71 Set Date & Time Format

5.6 ...................................................................................... 72 Advanced settings

5.6.1 ................................................................................... 72 Display options

5.6.1.1 ................................ 72 2D in Map mode (and North-up orientation)

5.6.1.2 ............................ 73 3D in Cockpit mode (and track-up orientation)

5.6.1.3 ......................................................................... 73 Zoom in after find

5.6.1.4 ............................................................ 73 Coordinate display format

5.6.1.5 .................................................................. 73 Cockpit screen layout

5.6.2 ................................................................................ 73 Backlight settings

5.6.2.1 ..................................................................... 74 Power management

5.6.3 ........................................................................................ 74 Smart Zoom

5.6.3.1 .................................................................... 75 Smart Zoom settings

5.6.3.2 ................................................................ 75 Enable Overview mode

5.6.3.3 .................................. 75 Restore Lock-to-Position and Smart Zoom

5.6.4 ...................................................................................... 76 Route options

5.6.4.1 .............................................................................. 77 U-turn penalty

5.6.4.2 ................................................................. 77 Cross-border planning

5.6.4.3 ........................................ 77 Keep position on road (Lock-on-Road)

5.6.5 ...................................................................... 77 User data management

5.6.5.1 ................................................................................ 77 Backup Data

5.6.5.2 ............................................................................... 78 Restore Data

5.6.5.3 ............................................................................... 78 Remove Pins

5.6.5.4 ................................................................................... 78 Clear Data

5.6.5.5 ............................................................ 78 Reset Advanced Settings

6 ................................................................................................................... 79 Find

6.1 ............................................................................ 79 Destination (Main menu)

6.2 ..................................................................... 79 Selection by tapping the map

6.3 ................................................................................. 80 Using the Main menu

6.3.1 ...................................... 80 Find an Address, Street, Intersection or City

6.3.1.1 .................................. 80 Selecting the city and country to search in

6.3.1.2 ........................ 83 Selecting a street or the centre of the settlement

6.3.1.3 ............... 84 Selecting a house number or the midpoint of the street

6.3.1.4 ............ 85 How to select an intersection instead of a house number

6.3.1.5 ........................................... 85 An example for a full address search

6.3.2 ..................................................................................... 85 Find in History

6.3.3 ................................................................................ 86 Find Coordinates

6.3.4 ........................................................................................... 87 Find a POI

6.3.5 ............................................ 89 Find one of the Favourites (Home/Work)

7 ....................................................................................... 90 Troubleshooting guide

8 ............................................................................................................ 92 Glossary

1 Warnings and safety information

Clarion is a navigation system that helps you find your way to your selected destination. It will determine your exact location with the help of an attached GPS device. The position information obtained from the GPS receiver will not be transmitted anywhere, so others will not be able to track you by the help of this program.

If you are the driver of the vehicle, we recommend that you operate Clarion before beginning your journey. The driver’s attention should be on the road. Plan your route before departure and pull over if you need to change route parameters. Clarion has a built-in (optional) Safety Mode that will prevent you from using the screen functions if your car is in motion. Unless a passenger will be the only one to operate Clarion, we strongly encourage you to turn on the Safety Mode.

It is also important that you look at the display only if it is absolutely safe to do so.

You should always observe traffic signs and road geometry before you obey any instruction from Clarion. If you need to deviate from the recommended direction, Clarion will suggest a modified route according to the new situation.

Never place the PNA where it can obstruct the view of the driver, is within the deployment zone of airbags, or where it can cause injuries in case of an accident.

2 General information

Clarion is a navigation system optimised for in-car use. It provides door-to-door navigation for both single and multi-point routes using adaptable route parameters. Clarion is capable of planning routes throughout the whole installed map set. Unlike some other products, Clarion does not require that you change maps or switch to a poorly detailed general map to navigate between map segments or countries. You always have complete freedom to go wherever you wish. Just select your destination and go.

You do not need a stylus to use Clarion. All screen buttons and controls are designed so that you can operate them with your fingertips.

You can access all functions of the program by using hardware and screen buttons. With the help of these buttons you can travel through all the screens of the program. Most of the screens (especially menu functions and settings) can be accessed from several other screens, minimising the number of actions needed to reach the desired function.

When using Clarion, you do not need to ‘double tap’ or ‘tap & hold’ the touch screen as these functions cannot be used reliably in a moving vehicle. A single tap triggers most of the screen controls. The only exceptions are ‘drag & drop’ for moving the map, or scaling it in Map mode (Page ). 32

Most of the screens have a Return button returns to the previous screen or directly to one of the map screens.

Settings screens also have a Help button a detailed description of the current settings screen.

in the top left corner. This arrow

in the top right corner. This will show

3 Operating Clarion (Controls)

Clarion is designed for easy operation. All controls are operable by fingertips. Wherever possible, pushbuttons and lists are provided to make accessing functions or changing settings as easy as possible.

3.1 Hardware buttons

There are only a few hardware buttons on your Map 670/770.

The majority of the Clarion functions can be accessed using the touch screen. The hardware buttons are the following:

3.1.1 Power on/off

Use this button to turn the power of the Map 670/770 on or off any time.

If the device power is turned off while Clarion is running, when you turn the device back on, Clarion will continue the navigation as soon as the built-in GPS determines the location again.

While the device is switched off, the GPS will not work, no position will be calculated, track log will not be saved, and navigation will stop.

3.1.2 Toggling between the Map and Cockpit screens

You may want to temporarily switch between the Cockpit screen and the Map screen during navigation. For example you may want to use the Map screen to have a better view of the map, or to save a POI. The Cockpit screen can come in handy if you wish to quickly check the name of the street you are on. This button will let you toggle between the two screens. Alternatively, you can return to the Main menu, and select the other screen from there.

3.2 Screen buttons and controls

The primary input channel of Clarion is the touch screen. If you read on, you will realise that most parts of the screen are not only used to display information but also to initiate functions by tapping. Below you will find a list of the most frequently used controls in the program.

3.2.1 Direct selectors

Some of the settings can be chosen from a short list of possible values. If the values can be described graphically, all values are available on the screen.

Tap one of the icons to set/change the value.

3.2.2 List selectors

When the values in the list need to be named, only the current value is shown (sometimes together with a short description) in a horizontal stripe with arrows at both ends.

The arrows are buttons. Tap to move left in the list or tap to move right. You need not confirm your selection. As soon as you leave the screen, the selected value becomes effective.

3.2.3 Sliders

When a feature has several different unnamed (numeric) values, Clarion will show sliders that look like analogue potentiometers to set the desired value.

If the value limits are not displayed at the ends of the slider, the leftmost position means the minimum value, while the rightmost position represents the maximum value.

With most sliders you can check the current value on the left.

This control can be operated in two ways. Either drag the handle to move the slider to its new position, or tap the slider where you want the handle to appear (the thumb

jumps there immediately). As with the list selectors, there is no need to confirm your selection. As soon as you leave the screen, the selected value becomes effective.

3.2.4 Switches

When a function can only have two values (mainly Enabled and Disabled), a switch is used. Unlike with list selectors, the horizontal line contains the name of the function and not the actual status. There is a lamp on the left to show whether the function is active or not.

When the lamp is dark , the function is not selected. When it is lit , the function is enabled. The whole strip works as a button. Tap anywhere to toggle between the enabled and disabled status.

3.2.5 Special switches

Some switches behave differently. Instead of being dark when not selected, the light turns red and the lamp becomes crossed out to emphasize the prohibition of use. Furthermore the switches used for the road types (to be included or avoided when planning a route) on the Route Parameters screen (Page ) cannot be changed for some vehicle types. When such a vehicle is selected, not only the lamp but also the whole line becomes inactive and dark.

Use these buttons the same way as you would other switches. Tap them anywhere to toggle between the enabled and disabled states.

3.2.6 Switches in the Quick menu

The switches of the Quick menu (Page ) behave as normal switches but they look different in order to fit in with the other menu buttons.

Tap the button to toggle between the enabled and disabled states.

3.2.7 Virtual keyboards

Clarion is designed in a way that you only need to enter letters or numbers when it is inevitable. In these cases a full screen keyboard pops up that can easily be operated with your fingertips. You can choose between a separate ABC and numeric keypad, or a set of QWERTY-type keyboards that contain both letters and numbers. Clarion will remember your last choice and offer it the next time you need to enter data.

The alphabetic keyboards in Clarion do not contain special characters, because you do not need to enter accents when searching for a destination. Type only the base letters (the letter most similar to the accented one) and Clarion will search for all their combinations in the database (e.g. for the French street ‘Cité Bergère ’ you only need to type ‘Cite Bergere’, and the rest is done by the program).

When you type in POI or track log names, Clarion will automatically turn all initials into capitals to create names that look pleasant.

3.2.7.1 ABC-type keyboards

These keyboards contain only letters (Latin, Hebraic, Greek or Cyrillic). If you wish to

enter numbers, you need to tap the Keys ( ) button to switch to the numeric keyboard.

Use Backspace (arrow pointing left between Space and Keys) to delete the last letter you have entered if you have made a mistake, tap Space to enter more words, and hit Done to finish entering the text.

This type of keyboard has large, finger-friendly buttons.

Note: If you have chosen a program language that uses Latin letters, only the ABC keyboard appears. If you choose the Greek language, an additional keyboard appears with Greek letters. Similarly Hebraic and Cyrillic letters are available when Hebrew or Russian is chosen in Setup / Languages (Page ). 71

If you are used to computer keyboards, you may consider trying one of the QWERTY-type keypads.

3.2.7.2 QWERTY-type keyboards

QWERTY-type keyboards have both letters and numbers on them. Their layout is the same as of the standard QWERTY, QWERTZ (German) and AZERTY (French) keyboards. To switch to your desired QWERTY-type keyboard, press the Keys button repeatedly until the appropriate keyboard appears.

The special keys described in the previous section are also available here.

3.2.7.3 The numeric keyboard

The numeric keyboard only contains numbers, on huge buttons. The special keys you find on the other keyboards (except Space) are available here as well.

Although QWERTY-type keyboards also contain number keys, when entering a house number, the program offers the more convenient numeric keypad.

4 Discovering the program through the screens

The best way to discover Clarion is to explore each screen in detail, and to find out how to move from one to another. Read this chapter for a guided tour.

4.1 Main menu (Navigation Menu)

Clarion starts by displaying the Main menu. This is the root of the screen hierarchy, but you need to return here very rarely while using the program. Screens are also accessible from each other to reduce the number of actions needed to initiate a function or change a setting.

Most parts of the program are directly accessible from here by using the buttons described below.

No. Content

1 Destination: Button to open Find menu

2 Button to open Map screen

3 Button to open Cockpit screen

4 Current position

5 Current date and time

6 Battery Status indicator

7 Button that displays GPS Status and opens the list of TMC messages

8 Button to open Settings

No. Content

9 Button to open About screen

10 Button to exit Clarion (navigation stops)

4.2 About screen

Tap About on the Main menu screen to open this screen. The About screen is not used in normal navigation. It is there to inform you about the map licenses you have, the creators of Clarion and the legal aspects of using the program.

4.3 The map

The most important and most frequently used screens of Clarion are the two screens with the map (Map screen and Cockpit screen). They are similar in look and in possible controls but are optimised for different uses. The map they display is common. The elements of the map are described here. For the controls and special functions of the two map screens see Page . 28

The current version of Clarion is primarily intended for land navigation. That is why maps in Clarion look similar to paper roadmaps (when using daytime colours and 2D map mode). However, Clarion provides much more than regular paper maps can. The look and the contents can be changed.

4.3.1 2D and 3D map views

Besides the classical top down view of the map (called 2D mode), you have the possibility to tilt the map to have a perspective view (3D mode) that gives a view similar to that seen through the windscreen with the possibility to see far ahead.

It is easy to change between 2D and 3D modes. You have two options. You can use the Tilt up and down buttons (Page ) to tilt the map seamlessly between 2D and all 3D angles, or you can use the switch in the Quick menu (Page 3143) to quickly switch between the two modes.

Note: You may find that 2D mode is more useful in North-up Map mode when looking for a certain part of the map or an object to select as destination. On the other hand, 3D mode in Track-up Cockpit mode with Smart Zoom makes navigation very comfortable. The description of these modes will come later in this manual.

Note: 3D view is only useful for navigation. As you zoom out, the view angle will automatically be raised. Finally 2D view will be reached. When you zoom back in, 3D view will gradually return.

Note: Using the Advanced settings, you can force Cockpit mode to always start in 3D Track-up view (Page ). You can still rotate and tilt the maps in either mode, but the next time you enter this screen, the preset look will reappear. Similarly you can force Map mode to always start in 2D North-up view.

4.3.2 Zoom levels

Clarion uses high quality vector maps that let you see the map at various zoom levels, always with optimised content (the density of the map details can be independently set for Map and Cockpit screens in Map settings (Page )). Street names and other text objects are always displayed with the same font size, never upside down, and you only see as many streets and objects as needed to find your way around the map. Zoom in and out to see how the map changes in either the 2D or 3D view.

Changing the scale of the map is very easy. You can drag and stretch the scale (Page ) at the bottom of the Map screen, or use the zoom icons (Page 32 31) on both Map and Cockpit screens.

Note: If you need to zoom out briefly to locate your position on the map, use the Overview mode instead of zooming out and back in. The Overview mode is a 2D North-up view that can be started by tapping the compass button on the right (Page

33).

Note: Clarion has a special Smart Zoom function for navigation that automatically rotates, scales and tilts the map in 3D map mode to always give you the optimal view in your current situation. 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 flat in order to let you see the road in front of you.

4.3.3 Daylight and night colour schemes

The different colour schemes let you adjust Clarion to the brightness of the environment. Use the daylight and night colour schemes accordingly. Daylight colours are similar to paper roadmaps, while the night colour schemes use dark tints for large objects to keep the average brightness of the screen low, with carefully selected colours to still keep you informed about all the necessary information on the screen.

You can change between day and night views manually in the Quick Menu (Page

Clarion do it automatically (44) or let Page 62) for you.

Note: The automatic day/night mode is based upon the current date and GPS position by which Clarion calculates the exact sunrise and sunset times on the particular day at the particular location. Using that information Clarion can automatically switch between the colour schemes a few minutes before sunrise, when the sky has already turned bright, and a few minutes after sunset before it gets dark.

Tip: There are several daytime and night colour schemes included with Clarion. To select the one that suits your needs the best, make your selection in Settings (Page

66).

Tip: To further enhance the effect of the night colour scheme, you can instruct Clarion to decrease the display backlight when the night colours are used. Set the desired backlight levels for both daylight and night modes. Page . 73

Note: The colours mentioned and screenshots included in this manual refer to the default daytime and night colour schemes. They may not look the same in the schemes you have chosen.

Tip: If you use Clarion after sunrise or before sunset, look for the sun in the sky in the map background using a flat 3D view. It is displayed at its actual position to give you another way to orientate, and also to provide some eye candy.

4.3.4 Streets and roads

The similarity of Clarion to paper roadmaps is also convenient when it comes to streets, the most important elements of the map concerning navigation. Clarion uses similar colour codes to those you are accustomed to, and the width of the streets also refers to their importance, so it will not be difficult to tell a highway from a small street.

Streets and roads have names or numbers for identification. Of course, this information can be displayed on the map. Clarion uses two different ways to show street labels. The conventional way is the same as a roadmap – it displays the name of the street aligned with the street. The alternative is a kind of virtual signpost stuck into the street itself.

You need not choose between the two modes. Clarion will use the one best for the current tilt and zoom level. Zoom in to have only a few streets on the map, and start tilting up and down to see how Clarion switches between the two modes in an instant.

Note: The automatic switching is on even when using Smart Zoom. At first you may find it odd, but later you will discover how it adjusts the displayed information to the current view of the map. It is important, as the driver must be able to read the map at a glance.

Tip: If you do not want to be bothered by street names during navigation, turn them off in Map Options (Page ). 66

Tip: Major roads usually have alternative names (numbering) besides the primary name. You can choose whether to display these alternative names or not. You can set this in Map Options (Page ). 66

4.3.5 Other objects

To help orientate you, the map also contains objects that have no other navigating function than to help you recognise your location on the map. These are surfacewaters, large buildings, forests, etc.

Tip: These objects are normally displayed using textured polygons that look natural to the eye. You may wish to switch the textured display off (Page ) to free some of the resources of your 66PNA by replacing textures with plain coloured surfaces.

4.3.6 Current position and Lock-on-Road

When your GPS position is available, a blue arrow (yellow when using night colours) shows your location on the map.

The direction of the arrow represents your heading. The arrow is sized and vertically rotated with the zoom and tilt levels to always look realistic.

Clarion has a built-in Lock-on-Road feature that always puts the position arrow on the road, on the axis of the street in case of one-way streets, or on the side of the

road where you drive (e.g. on the right in Germany and on the left in the U.K.) on two-way roads.

The location received from the GPS receiver is shown as a blue dot on the map. This can help you locate your position if the GPS accuracy is poor, and the Lock-on-Road system puts you on the wrong street. It is also the location saved in the track log (Page ). 48

Note: The Lock-on-Road feature can be turned off in Advanced settings (Page ) 77 for pedestrian use. When switched off, the arrow is displayed where the blue dot would be with active Lock-on-Road.

When the GPS position is lost, the arrow turns grey, but the journey continues on the recommended route for a short period of time with the speed last detected before the GPS position was lost. When the next route event is reached, or after 40 seconds, the arrow stops, and remains grey until GPS reception returns. This way short tunnels can be crossed without losing the position.

4.3.7 Selected map point, also known as the Cursor

If you tap the map somewhere or select a specific item in Find, it will become the selected point on the map, marked with a small red dot and permanently radiating red circles to make it conspicuous at all zoom levels, even when it is in the background of a 3D map view. You can use this point as starting point, via point, or destination of your route, you can search for a POI near to it, mark it with a drawingpin, or save it as a POI. The cursor, when visible, is also the reference point for map scaling.

Note: When your GPS position is available, and Lock-to-Position (Page ) is active, 32 the cursor is the current GPS position, the blue arrow. When you select another point by tapping the map, or using the Main menu (Using the Main menu), the new Cursor is shown on the display with the red dot and the radiating red circles.

4.3.8 Marked map points (Pin)

The Cursor can be marked with a Pin. Pins are shown as being stuck in the map. A Pin is visible at all zoom levels and remains in its position until you unpin it, or delete all Pins in Advanced settings (Page ). 78

The colour of the Pin is automatically selected by Clarion. Different colours help you identify a Pin in the History list (Page ) later. There they are shown together with their address and GPS Coordinates.

Tip: A quick way to tell the coordinates of a location you found on the map is to Pin it, and then look for the coordinates in the History list (Page ).This way you also save the coordinates with the Pin for later reference. If you do not need the coordinates later, just select the point and start Find Coordinates (Page 8586).

4.3.9 Visible POIs (Points of Interest)

Clarion comes with thousands of built-in POIs, and you can create your own POI database as well. Having all of them displayed on the map would make the map too crowded. To avoid this, Clarion lets you select which POIs to show and which ones to hide (Page ) using their categories and subcategories. 45

POIs are represented by icons on the map. For a built-in POI it is the icon of the subcategory of the actual POI. For points you create, it is the icon you had chosen when you created the POI (it can be changed later).

These icons are large enough to recognise the symbol, and semi-transparent so as not to cover the streets and junctions behind them.

When the map is zoomed out, the icons are not shown. As you zoom in, small dots appear at the locations of visible POIs. Zooming in further makes the full icons appear.

If two points are too close to each other so that icons overlap, a multi-POI icon is shown instead of individual ones. Zoom in more to see them separately. (Should the two POIs have the same icon, this icon will be displayed instead of the multi-POI icon.)

Note: When navigating, POI icons can be disabled together with street names (Page

66). If you still need this information during your journey, just drag the map to disable Lock-to-Position (Page 32). This will restore street names and POI icons immediately. Now tap Lock to reactivate Lock-to-Position.

Tip: Tap the map on or near a POI item to see the list of the names of the nearest POIs in a popup list, if it is enabled (Page ). To see the details of a particular POI in the list, tap the blue ’i’ icon on the right. If you have too may POIs nearby, this list may not be complete. In the Cursor menu (Page 4735) there is a button called POI that leads you to the screen of all nearby POI items. There you can open them one by one to see their details, and select any of them as a route point.

4.3.10 Road safety cameras

Road safety cameras, such as speed cameras and red light cameras are special POI types in Clarion. They are described in detail here: Page 5 7

4.3.11 Elements of the Active Route

Clarion uses a multi-destination routing system in which you have a start point (your current location if GPS position is available), a destination, the line of the active leg of the route, and optionally via points and inactive legs. They are all shown on the map.

4.3.11.1 The start point, via points and the destination

These points are represented by flags.

4.3.11.2 Animated turn guidance

Animated arrows represent all route events other than the above-mentioned special points. These arrows show the direction in which you need to continue your journey.

4.3.11.3 The active leg of the route

The active leg is the section of the route you are currently driving. If you have not added any Via points, the whole route will be the active leg. When Via points are present, the active leg is the part leading from your location to the next via point.

The active section is displayed in light green/red. It is always the most conspicuous part of the map even when in the background of a 3D map view.

The line of the route is displayed on the driving side of the road for two-way and on the axis in case of one-way streets. When the map is zoomed in and the line is wide enough, small arrows show the direction of the route. This can be useful if you preview the route before starting the journey or when entering a complex junction.

4.3.11.4 Inactive legs of the route

Future sections of a route are inactive. They are also shown on the map with the same colour but a darker tint than the active one. An inactive route section becomes active as soon as you reach its starting Via point.

4.3.11.5 Roads in the route excluded by your preferences

Although you can choose whether to include or avoid some road types in Route parameter settings (Page ), sometimes they are impossible to avoid near the starting point, via points or the destination.

If so, Clarion will display those segments of the route with an alternate colour.

4.4 GPS Data screen

Tap the GPS button at the list of TMC messages screen to open this window.

The GPS Data screen is a collection of information received from the GPS device and it also serves as the entry point to the following screens:

• Time Sync.

4.4.1 GPS data displayed

The virtual sky on the left represents the currently visible part of the sky above you, with your position as the centre. The satellites are shown at their current positions. The GPS receives data from both the green and grey satellites. Signals from the grey satellites are only received, while green ones are used by the GPS to calculate your current location. On the right you can see the satellite signal strength bars. Grey bars are for the grey and black bars are for the green satellites. To identify satellites use their numbers also shown in the virtual sky. The more satellites your GPS tracks (the green ones), the better your calculated position will be.

Additional pieces of information on this screen are: current position in latitude/longitude format, elevation, speed, date, time and calculated accuracy.

Note: Accuracy can be affected by several factors the GPS cannot take into account. Use this accuracy information only as estimation.

There are two icons on the left to show the status of the GPS connection and the quality of reception.

4.4.2 GPS connection indicator

In the middle to the left there is a lamp similar to the ones used for switches. This one has more colours and represents more values:

• a fast blinking green lamp means that there is communication with the GPS and data is being received,

• these appear, this means a faulty operation of your device.

other colours may not appear with a built-in GPS. Should any of

4.4.3 GPS data quality indicator

In the top left corner there is a satellite dish to show the quality of the GPS position. Different colours represent different signal quality:

• black with a red cross means there is no connection with the GPS device. This should never be the case if your device has a built-in GPS.

• red means the GPS is connected but no GPS position is available,

• yellow means 2D reception. A GPS position has been acquired, Clarion is

ready for navigation, but the GPS is using enough satellites for calculating the horizontal position only. Elevation data is not provided, and the position error may be significant.

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green means 3D reception. The GPS receiver has enough satellites to calculate altitude. Position is generally correct (yet it can still be inaccurate due to different environmental factors). Clarion is ready for navigation.

4.4.4 Time synchronization

In the top right corner of the screen you have another button that leads to a new screen where you can synchronize the clock of your PNA to the very accurate time provided by the connected GPS.

Turn on the Auto Correction switch to let Clarion frequently check and correct the PNA time with the GPS time.

Below that button you will see the current values of the GPS and the PNA clocks.

You can check here whether any correction is needed. Tap the button to manually synchronize the time.

Below the PNA time you have hour and minute controls to manually correct the time with or without a valid GPS time. It also gives you the chance to correct the time after synchronization if your PNA does not support time zones or daylight saving time.

4.5 Screens with map

Having explained the contents of the map, the description of the other parts of the map screens follows. There are two map screens: the Map screen and the Cockpit screen. The way they show the map is the same but their look and controls are optimised for different purposes.

The Map screen is to be used mainly without a GPS, to browse the map, create user POI items, or to plan your route based on map points. The Map screen is designed to give you the maximum map area. This screen is usually used in 2D North-up mode.

You can set Clarion so it always opens the Map screen in 2D North-up mode (Page

7273).

The Cockpit screen is for driving purposes. Besides showing the map, it contains some additional travel information if you are just cruising (speed, current street your are driving in, speed limit for the current street), and some more route data if you are navigating (e.g. next street in your route, distance to travel, type of the next route event). This screen is typically used in 3D Track-up mode.

You can make Clarion always open the Cockpit screen in 3D Track-up mode (Page

There are several controls that function in a similar fashion on the two screens. They are described on the following pages.

Map screen contents:

Cockpit screen contents:

No. Display Control

1 (Cockpit only) Turn preview* Voice guidance repeat

2 n/a Zooms in (optional)

3 n/a Zooms out (optional)

4 n/a Tilts down (optional)

5 n/a Tilts up (optional)

Indicates that Lock to GPS

position and heading is inactive

7 Selected map point (Cursor)

8 (Map only) Map scale

9 n/a

10 Map orientation and Overview

11 GPS position quality

12 Battery status Opens settings

13 Sound on or muted Opens Sound settings

Re-enables Lock-toPosition / Smart Zoom

Opens Popup Info and Cursor menu

Zooms in/out by dragging

Menu (Find, Quick, Route, Main)

Switches North-up, Track-up and Overview

Opens the list of TMC messages

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