KAPSYS KAPTEN Users Manual
Using your kapten - Navigating with the GPS function
3.2 Navigating with the GPS function
kapten is a portable navigation system equipped with a GPS system (See
«GPS», page 3).
This section covers some important points concerning GPS and goes into
detail on the pre-requisites and procedures necessary for GPS navigation with
kapten
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3.2.1 Prior to using kapten's GPS navigation function
WARNING WHEN USING GPS
:
Prior to using kapten's GPS navigation function
Launching GPS navigation
During GPS navigation
During GPS navigation, you must strictly heed this
warning. Regardless of how you are getting about, any
navigation instructions from kapten
infringements of the highway code.
must never result in
kapten is a GPS-based portable navigation system which you can use whether
you are on foot, riding a bicycle or motorbike, or driving a car.
Your mind must be first and foremost on the road ahead: stay vigilant and
attentive throughout your journey and respect the other road users, be they
pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists or motorists.
Last but not least, use your common sense before following a navigation
instruction from kapten
becomes impossible for you to follow the route as indicated, kapten
automatically recalculate your itinerary in accordance with your new position.
, and strictly obey all road signs and road systems. If it
will
OPTIMISING THE QUALITY OF YOUR GPS RECEPTION
As mentioned previously (See «GPS», page 3),a GPS receives data coming
from a myriad of satellites.
In order to optimise data reception, you are recommended to use kapten
outdoors (which will pose no problem to pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists)
or from behind a window (when travelling by car, for instance)..
The "K" button LED indicates the quality of GPS reception..
For further information, See «Understanding the lights on
your kapten», page 29
kapten
have access to this technology, connect your kapten
week to Kapmanager.
integrates a fast satellites acquisiation technology, to
once a
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3.2.2 Launching GPS navigation
Below illustrates how GPS navigation is launched :
Check pre-
requisites
Activation of GPS
function
Figure 3 - 1 : below illustrates how GPS navigation is launched
Select navigation
mode
Select type of
destination
NAVIGATION
STEP ONE: CHECKING PRE-REQUISITES
Ask yourself the following questions before launching GPS navigation with
kapten
Table 3 - 2 : GPS navigation pre-requisites
Question Response
Is my
::
kapten ready for use?
See Prior to using your kapten, page 36
kapten
Have I taken the warnings into
account
for when using GPS navigation?
Have I totally got to grips with
navigating in a voice menu?
See Prior to using kapten's GPS
navigation function, page 38
See
page 10
Interacting vocally with kapten,
When you have satisfied these pre-requisites, you may activate the GPS
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STEP TWO: ACTIVATING THE GPS FUNCTION
The GPS function is activated via a simple manual operation.
To activate the GPS function and launch GPS navigation:
1 Briefly press the function button
Make sure the button lights up blue without flashing:
2
Figure 3 - 2 : GPS navigation - Activation of the GPS function
From this point onwards, it is absolutely vital that you
know how to navigate in a voice menu and state your
choices, See «Navigating in a voice menu - Vocal beginner
mode:», page 13.
STEP THREE: SELECTING THE NAVIGATION MODE
3 Once the GPS function has been activated, kapten tells you the list of
possible navigation modes
Figure 3 - 3 : GPS Navigation - "Navigation mode" voice menu
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There are two ways of selecting your required mode of navigation:
At the beep signalling the end of the voice menu, orally state the mode of
4
navigation OR press the buttons or
indicators flash one after the other; and confirm your selection by pressing
the button
The corresponding LED should light up blue without flashing:
5
so that the navigation mode
Figure 3 - 4 : GPS Navigation - Selecting the navigation mode "Bicycle"
STEP FOUR: SELECTING THE TYPE OF DESTINATION
6 Once you have chosen the navigation mode, kapten tells you the list of
possible types of destination:
Figure 3 - 5 : GPS Navigation - "Type of destination" voice menu
The table below sets out the types of destination:
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Table 3 - 3 : GPS Navigation - Types of destination available
Type of destination Description
New Address Selection of a new destination
Favorites Selection of destinations from the following list of
favourites:
• Home
• Office
• Car
To find out how to save a favourite on the fly
See «ACTION KEY-WORDS», page 17.
Last trips Selection of destinations from the list of recent routes
(automatically saved by
Contacts Selection of destinations from the list of synchronised
contacts (if their address is available)
K-tag Selection of destinations from the list of K-tags created
or downloaded.
For further information on K-tags, See «Creating K-
tags», page 63.
kapten as you navigate)
Point of Interest Selection of destinations from the list of useful
addresses. (POI).
Visits Selection of destinations from the list of downloaded
visits
Public transport Only available in Pedestrian mode, for all the other
types of destination, only if no GPS signal available.
Navigation in pedestrian mode until the first station /
public transport stop:
• Tram
• Underground train
Then, navigation in pedestrian mode until destination
reached.
7 State a type of destination;
Follow the procedures below, according to the type of destination chosen.
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Navigating to a
New address:
1 kapten invites you to state the name of the city towards which you wish
to navigate
«Enter city name»
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If your GPS position is valid, you may directly validate the city
you are located in by pressing .
State the name of the city;
2
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3 kapten announces an initial city selection, followed by a beep;
4
If the choice of city is correct, say "Yes" OR press the button
Otherwise, say "No" OR press the button in this case, kapten
4’
announces the option of a subsequent city. Pick up the procedure from
point 4 above
To enter the name of the city again, hold down the button .
kapten invites you to state the name of the street
5
«Enter street name» ;
• To enter the street name again, hold down the button
• If you want to go directly to the city centre, without stating
the street name briefly press the button
State the name of the street;
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kapten announces an initial street selection, followed by a beep
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8
If the choice of city is correct, say "Yes" OR press the button
Otherwise, say "No" OR press the button in this case, kapten
8’
announces the option of a subsequent city. Pick up the procedure from
point 8 above
You can also press the button to hear the previous
choice.
kapten invites you to state the street number:
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«Enter street number» ;
If you don't mind where in the street, press the button
without stating a number.
kapten
State the street number;
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1 kapten now informs you that it is calculating your itinerary:
1
In Pedestrian mode, if public transport is availabled, kapten then
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suggests using public transport:
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«New itinerary calculation in progress...»
"Do you want to use public transport?"
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13 If you want to use public transport, say "Yes" OR press the button
; Otherwise, say "No" OR press the button
;
14 Navigate following kapten's instructions.
Navigating to a
Favourite:
1 kapten invites you to state the favourite to where you would like to
navigate:
"Where do you want to go: home, office, Car?"
State your choice from the list of favourites;
2
kapten now informs you that it is calculating your itinerary:
3
«New itinerary calculation in progress...»
In Pedestrian mode, if public transport is availabled, kapten then
4
suggests using public transport:
"Do you want to use public transport?"
If you want to use public transport, say "Yes" OR press the button
5
; Otherwise, say "No" OR press the button
;
6 Navigate following kapten's instructions.
For how to save a favourite on the fly, See «ACTION KEYWORDS», page 17.
Navigating using a
Last trips:
1 kapten invites you to state which of your recent routes you wish to use:
"Select among recent destinations: X, Y, Z..."
2 State your choice of recent destination OR press the button
kapten requests confirmation of your choice of recent destination;
3
"Do you want to navigate to [X, Y, Z, ...] ?"
If the choice of the destination is correct, say "Yes" OR press the
4
button
Otherwise, say "No" OR press the button in this case, kapten
4’
announces the next recent destination in the listy. Pick up the procedure
from point 3 above.
kapten now informs you that it is calculating your itinerary:
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«New itinerary calculation in progress...»
In Pedestrian mode, if public transport is availabled, kapten then
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suggests using public transport:
"Do you want to use public transport?"
7 If you want to use public transport, say "Yes" OR press the button
; Otherwise, say "No" OR press the button
;
8 Navigate following kapten's instructions.
Navigating using
Contacts:
1 kapten invites you to state the surname of the contact to whom you wish
to navigate:
"Which contact do you want to navigate to?"
State your choice of contact;
2
If the contact's address is available, kapten requests confirmation of
3
your choice of contact;
"Do you want to go to [contact]?"
If the contact has several address (home, ofice), kapten suggests the
3’
list of diferent address.
If the contact's address is not available, kapten informs you that it does
3’
not know the address for this contact, and pick up the procedure from
type of destination choice.
If the choice of the contact is correct, say "Yes" OR press the
4
button
4’ Otherwise, say "No" OR press the button in this case,then pick up
the procedure from point 1 above.
kapten now informs you that it is calculating your itinerary:
5
«New itinerary calculation in progress...»
In Pedestrian mode, if public transport is availabled, kapten then
6
suggests using public transport:
"Do you want to use public transport?"
If you want to use public transport, say "Yes" OR press the button
7
; Otherwise, say "No" OR press the button
;
8 Navigate following kapten's instructions.
Naviguez en suivant les instructions du kapten.
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Navigating to a
K-tag:
1 kapten invites you to select the category of K-tag you wish to navigate
to;
kapten
Then kapten invites you to select the K-tag in the category
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«Select K tag in [category] category»
3
State your choice of K-tag OR press the button
kapten requests confirmation of your choice of K-tag;
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"Do you want to go to [contact]?"
5 If the choice is correct, say "Yes" OR press the button
Otherwise, say "No" OR press the button in this case,then pick up
5’
the procedure from point 1 above.
kapten now informs you that it is calculating your itinerary:
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«New itinerary calculation in progress...»
In Pedestrian mode, if public transport is availabled, kapten then
7
suggests using public transport:
"Do you want to use public transport?"
If you want to use public transport, say "Yes" OR press the button
8
; Otherwise, say "No" OR press the button
;
9 Navigate following kapten's instructions.
Navigating in
Visit mode:
1 kapten invites you to select a visit:
"Select the visit: Visit 1, Visit 2, Visit 3…"
State your choice of visit;
2
kapten requests confirmation of your choice of the visit;
3
"Do you want to play the visit [visit] ?"
To start the tour, say "Yes" OR press the button ;
4
Otherwise, say "No" OR press the button
then pick up the procedure
from point 1 above;
Begin your visit following kapten's instructions.
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During this tourist commentary, you may take different actions.:
Table 3 - 4 : Actions possibles au cours d’un message touristique
I want to… I briefly press
…interrupt / resume the tourism
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3.2.3 During GPS navigation
The table below sets out the operations that can be performed during GPS
navigation :
Table 3 - 5 : Operations possible during GPS navigation
I want to… I briefly press…
..hear a navigation instruction again
…hear the next navigation
instruction
…interrupt navigation
…listen to some music
…listen to the radio
…make a telephone call
When you activate the MP3, FM or CALL function during
GPS navigation, the menu buttons become dedicated to that
new activated function. The navigation instructions then
intervene in the music or communication, the volume of
which is lowered every time there is a new navigation
instruction
after the instruction has finished
at any time
, , then I follow the instructions in the
section
function, page 48
section
function, page 54
section
page 58
Listening to music with the MP3
, , then I follow the instructions in the
Listening to the radio with the FM
, ,then I follow the instructions in the
Telephoning with the CALL function,
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Key-word tip: there are certain key-words which are specific
to the GPS function.. for example, you can use them to find
out how far you have left, the speed limit, to avoid tolls etc.
For more information about key-words, See «Interacting
using key-words», page 15.
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Using your kapten - Listening to music with the MP3 function
3.3 Listening to music with the MP3 function
kapten features an MP3 function which enables users to listen to music at any
time.
This section covers some important points about listening to MP3 files and
goes into detail on the pre-requisites and procedures necessary for listening to
music with kapten
• Prior to using kapten for listening to music
The procedure for playing music
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3.3.1 Prior to using kapten for listening to music
WARNING: LISTENING TO MUSIC FOR PROLONGED PERIODS
The provisions of L.5232-1 of the French Public Code of Health, as amended
by the law dated 9 August 2004, imposes a maximum acoustic output of 100
decibels for all portable personal music players. The headset and kapten
comply with current legislation
Listening to the music player at full volume for
prolonged periods could damage your hearing.
STORING MUSIC ON kapten
With its 3 GB memory, kapten can be used as a storage device, just like a USB
flash drive. In order to be able to listen to music with your kapten
first download music files to the storage area of the device, in .mp3 format
To find out how easy it is to store music files and the best
podcasts from the web on your kapten
drag and drop them from your PC/MAC to your kapten
«Familiarising yourself with kapmanager», page 73.
, and how to simply
, you must
, See
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3.3.2 The procedure for playing music
figure 3 - 6 below illustrates the procedure for playing music
Check pre-
requisites
Activation of MP3
function
Figure 3 - 6 : Flowchart illustrating the procedure for playing music
Select listening
mode
LISTEN TO THE
MUSIC
STEP ONE: CHECKING PRE-REQUISITES
Ask yourself the following questions before you begin playing music with
kapten
Table 3 - 6 : Music playing pre-requisites
Question Response
Is my
Does my kapten hold music files
podcasts, playlists etc.?
Have I taken the warnings into
account concerning listening to music
for prolonged periods?
Have I totally got to grips with
navigating in a voice menu?
: :
kapten ready for use?
See Prior to using your kapten, page 36
See Installing kapmanager , page 72
See
WARNING: LISTENING TO MUSIC
FOR PROLONGED PERIODS, page 48
See
page 10
Interacting vocally with kapten,
kapten
When you have satisfied these pre-requisites, you may activate the MP3
function.
STEP TWO: ACTIVATING THE MP3 FUNCTION
The MP3 function is activated via a simple manual operation.
To activate the MP3 function and start playing music:
1 Briefly press the function button . The button should light up blue
without flashing
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Figure 3 - 7 : Playing music - Activating the MP3 function
From this point onwards, it is absolutely vital that you
know how to navigate in a voice menu and state your
choices, See «Navigating in a voice menu», page 13.
STEP THREE: SELECTING THE LISTENING MODE
2 Once the MP3 function has been activated, kapten tells you the list of
possible listening modes
Figure 3 - 8 : Playing MP3 - "Listening mode" voice menu
The table below sets out the different listening modes:
Table 3 - 7 : Playing music - Different listening modes
Listening mode Description
Albums Choose from a list of albums
Artists Choose from a list of artists
Genre Choose from a list of music types
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Playlist
Podcast
a
b
Choose from different playlists
Choose from a list of podcasts
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a. A playlist is a list of tracks compiled on a personal computer for transfer to and playing on a
personal digital music player
b. A podcast, is a means of broadcasting audio and video files on the Internet, downloaded using
specific software for transfer to and playing on a personal digital music player
3 State listening mode or use the listening shortcut:
Table 3 - 8 : Listening shortcuts
Action… Result….
…briefly press
…hold down (3 seconds
minimum)
…plays previous list again at the
same place in the list
…plays all the music on your
kapten
4 Follow the instructions below, according to the listening mode you have
chosen.
To listen to an
Album:
1 kapten invites you to state the title of the album you wish to hear:
"Select the album: AlbumA, AlbumB, AlbumC..";
If there is only one album stored on kapten, you will hear
"Name of the album, Name of the artist" and it will start
playing immediately
State your choice of album OR scroll through the options one after the
2
other using the button
and , then validate with
kapten
The music begins to play.
3
To listen to a particular
Artist:
1 kapten invites you to state the name of the artist you wish to listen to:
"Select the artist: ArtistA, ArtistB, ArtistC...";
If there is only one artist on kapten, you will hear "Name of
the artist" and the music will start playing immediately.
2 State your choice of artist OR scroll through the options one after the
other using the button
The music begins to play.
3
To listen to a particular
and , then validate with
Genre:
1 kapten invites you to state the name of the genre you wish to listen to:
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