Mio Destinator Operating Instructions

Mio Destinator User Manual

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Contents

1 - Introduction 3

Destinator Features.......................................................................................................................................3

Tutorial .........................................................................................................................................................3

2 - Getting Started 4

Destinator Menu ...........................................................................................................................................4

What's on the Map?.......................................................................................................................................9

GPS Not Found...........................................................................................................................................10

Device Buttons............................................................................................................................................10

Map Views...................................................................................................................... ............................10

Point on the Map.........................................................................................................................................11

Navigation Screen Buttons .........................................................................................................................12

Cycling Through Screens............................................................................................................................12

3 - Search for a Location 13

Address.......................................................................................................................................................13

Recent Locations.........................................................................................................................................16

My Contacts................................................................................................................................................17

My Favorites...............................................................................................................................................18

Food, Fuel, and Lodging.............................................................................................................................21

Turn-by-Turn List.......................................................................................................................................24

Show Route or Cancel Route......................................................................................................................25

Avoid Roads ...............................................................................................................................................25

Traffic Information.....................................................................................................................................27

4 - Settings 29

Route Planning............................................................................................................................................29

Map.............................................................................................................................................................30

Prompts.......................................................................................................................................................31

Language Settings.......................................................................................................................................32

GPS Settings...............................................................................................................................................32

Units of Measure.........................................................................................................................................33

Quick Navigation........................................................................................................................................33

Select Map ..................................................................................................................................................34

Tutorial .......................................................................................................................................................35

About ..........................................................................................................................................................35

Free Map Browsing ....................................................................................................................................35

5 - Installation Requirements 36

PC Requirements ........................................................................................................................................36

Installing the Console .................................................................................................................................36

Installing the Destinator Software...............................................................................................................36

Text to Speech (TTS)..................................................................................................................................37

Transferring a Map onto the SD Memory Card..........................................................................................37

Console Toolbar..........................................................................................................................................38

Technical Support.......................................................................................................................................38

6 - Maps 39

Map Screen Interface..................................................................................................................................39

Installing a Map..........................................................................................................................................40

Map Cutter Screen Interface.......................................................................................................................41

Focus the Map.............................................................................................................................................42

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Cut Map......................................................................................................................................................43

Load Map....................................................................................................................................................43

Remove Map...............................................................................................................................................43

7 - Importing a Favorite 44

Favorites Importing File Structure..............................................................................................................44

Importing a .CSV File.................................................................................................................................45

Index 46

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1 - Introduction

Welcome to the world of mobile navigation! Your Destinator device provides a full-featured mobile
satellite navigation system. Gone are the days of “taking out the map”. You can now select an address or a
predefined point of interest and request your navigation device to create a route.

Destinator Features

Destinator provides the following features for easy navigation:

 Able to install and use your navigation device in minutes
 Full screen 2D/3D day and night maps with precise voice guidance
 Able to quickly create a route for any distance
 View your route by a demo program that moves the location icon from the current location to your

selected destination before starting navigation

 Navigate by selecting an address from the Contact folder
 Cross border navigation without switching maps
 Intuitive menus and touch-screen buttons for easy input
 Instant address retrieval from recent locations, favorite destinations, or points of interest
 Avoid toll roads, congested roads, or roads through dangerous areas
 Provides traffic messages alerts
 A wide selection of maps from all over the world
 A choice of over 3 languages
 Attractive map and screen format
 Totally portable, and can be used in a vehicle during your daily commute or on vacation

Tutorial

From the Settings menu, you can tap the Tutorial button to open the Destinator
Guide Tour program. The Guided Tour is an excellent way of becoming familiar with the

different navigation features available.

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Destinator Menu

When you start Destinator, the Destinator menu appears, as shown below.

Figure 1 – Destinator Menu

Note: When you have the Main Map screen displayed, you can press the Menu button to display
the Destinator menu.

Address Screens

The Address button lets you navigate to an address, as shown below.

Figure 2 - Address Menu Button

For a complete description of how to navigate to an address, see "Enter Address" on page . 13

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My Places Menu

When you click the My Places button, the following menu appears.

Figure 3 - My Places Menu Button

The My Places button lets you:

• Specify an address or place to which you can navigate with a single tap on the
more information, see "

• Navigate to a favorite location by tapping the My Favorites button, as described in "
on page

• Navigate to a previously visited destination by tapping the History button, as described in "
Locations" on page 16.

• The My Contacts button lets you navigate to an address saved in your Contacts folder, as described
in "My Contacts" on page 17.

18.

Set Quick Navigation" on page 33.

Home button. For

My Favorites"

Recent

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Food, Fuel, Lodging Menu

When you tap the Fuel, Food, Lodging button, the first screen of popular place categories appears, as
shown below.

Figure 4 - Food, Fuel, Lodging Menu Button

The Food, Fuel, Lodging button lets you navigate to thousands of interesting places, such as beaches,
parks, hotels, museums, and restaurants. For more information, see "Food, Fuel, Lodging" on page 21.

Map, Look & Feel Menu

You can tap the Map, Look & Feel button to determine the map display and to show the generated route
after you have selected a location. The Map, Look & Feel menu is shown below.

Figure 5 - Map, Look & Feel Menu Button

The Map, Look & Feel screen lets you:

• Display the map in 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional views for either day or night driving by tapping
the

2D/3D Mode toggle button. For more information, see "Map Views"

on page

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• Display the map view for either day or night driving by tapping the Day/Night Mode toggle button.
For more information, see "Map Views" on page 10.

• Avoid toll roads or selected streets by tapping the Avoid Roads button, as described in "Avoid Roads"
on page 25.

• Monitor traffic information and avoid congested roads by tapping the Traffic Info button. For more
information, see "

• Display complete, step-by-step directions to your destination by tapping the Turn-by-Turn button.
For more information, see "Turn-by-Turn" on page 24. This button is disabled when no route exists.

• Display your complete route on the Main Map screen by tapping the Show Route button. This
button is disabled when no route exists.

Traffic Information" on page 27.

Settings Menu

The Settings button, at the bottom of the My Places and Map, Look & Feel menus, lets you configure
your settings options. The first Settings menu is shown below.

The Settings button lets you:

• Specify the route type, Quickest or Shortest, and whether to allow for U-turns. For more
information, see “

• Specify map orientation, font, and zoom features by tapping the Map Settings button. For more
information, see "

• Specify voice or visual prompts that you want to use by tapping the Prompts button. For more
information, see "Prompts" on page 31.

• Select the language for announcing travel prompts, and displaying street names and driving
directions by tapping the Language button.

• Display the
Status

" on page 32.

• Specify the system measurement units by tapping the Units of Measure button. For more
information, see "Units of Measure" on page

• Select an address or place to which you can navigate with a single tap on the Home button, located
in the My Places menu. For more information, see "Quick Navigation" on page 33.

• Choose among different maps on your memory card by tapping the Select Map button. For more
information, see "

Route Planning” on page 29.

Map Preferences" on page 30.

GPS configurations by tapping the GPS Signal button. For more information, see "GPS

33.

Select Map" on page 34.

• Open the Destinator Guided Tour program by tapping the Tutorial button.

• Display copyright and Destinator version information by tapping the About button.

Destinator Menu Buttons

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The Map button displays the Main Map screen.

The Cancel Route button stops the current navigation and clears the route.

The MP3 button lets you switch from the Destinator Navigation System to the
MP3 player.

More button lets you move to the second menu screen.

The

The Back button lets you move to the previous menu screen.

The Settings button, at the bottom of the My Places and Map, Look & Feel
menus, lets you configure your settings options.

The Help button displays technical support information.

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What's on the Map?

When you tap the Map button on the Destinator menu screens, the Main Map screen appears. You can
use the icons displayed on this screen to view your route.

Current Location

Compass

Zoom Out

Volume

Figure 6 - Map Screen

The Compass displays the travel direction.
The GPS bar is a toggle button that displays the remaining travel distance and travel time, estimated time of

arrival, and speed and altitude, and street name and add ress number.

Your current location.

Your last known location when the GPS signal is unreliable.

The generated route.

Your selected destination.

GPS-Generated Information

Menu Button

When you have calculated a route, the Directions bar displays information about your next turn. Click
this bar for a complete list of turn-by-turn directions.

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GPS Not Found

When you first start your navigation device, you will hear the message “Signal too low”. This message
means that your navigation device hasn’t yet located a reliable GPS signal. Check that your device is
connected and has a clear view of the sky. If after five minutes, you have not located a reliable signal, go to
the “Technical Support” section on page

Please check that:

38.

• The device has a clear view of the sky for uninterrupted
the route if there is no GPS reception (for example, in a tunnel).

• The navigation device is charged or connected to the cigarette lighter.

GPS reception. Destinator cannot calculate

Device Buttons

You can use the following device buttons, located on the right-side of the device:

This button turns on the device

This button displays the Destinator menu

+

–

This button lets you increase the volume.

This button lets you decrease the volume.

Map Views

You can determine whether you want to see a two-dimensional or three-dimensional map in daylight or
nighttime conditions.

2D Day Mode View is optimized for a daytime viewing. 2D views let you manually pan or zoom. For an

The
example, refer to Figure 2 - 2D Day Mode Map View.

The 2D Night Mode View is optimized for night driving or adverse weather conditions. For an example,
refer to Figure 3 - 2D Night Mode Map View.

The 3D Mode Day View or Night View provides you with a three-dimensional map for day or night
driving. For an example, refer to Figure 4 - 3D Day Mode Map View and Figure 5 - 3D Night Mode Map View.

From the

map. If the map already appears in three-dimensions, 2D Mode is displayed on the toggle

button. You can click the

already appears in night mode,

Map, Look & Feel menu, click the 3D Mode button to view a three-dimensional

Night Mode button to display the map in night conditions. If the map

Day Mode is displayed on the toggle button.

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Figure 7 - 2D Day Mode Map View

Figure 9 - 3D Day Mode Map View

Figure 8 - 2D Night Mode Map View

Figure 10- 3D Night Mode Map View

Point on the Map

You can navigate to any point by tapping its location directly on the Main Map screen. This feature is
especially handy when you want to navigate to a specific point on the map, but you don’t have the street
address. When you tap on the map, the context menu appears.

Go There – This button lets you calculate a route from the map
point.

Add to My Favorites – This button lets you save a point on the
map as a favorite destination. This feature lets you quickly save a
location that you would want to return to later.

Set as Origin –This button lets you designate the selected point as
the starting point and not the designation.

Figure 11 - Point on the Map Options

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Navigation Screen Buttons

The following buttons appear on many of the Destinator navigation screens.

When you tap the
automatically opens the next screen in the sequence. After you have specified your
destination, tap the Next button to display a map screen showing your selected
location. This map lets you determine a route type and provides a
instructs
destination.

When you tap the

When you tap the
destination.

The
address or place.

The

The
menu or map.

Destinator to calculate the route from your current location to your selected

Actions button provides a list of command options available for the selected

Hide/Display Keyboard toggle button lets you show or remove the keyboard.

Save, OK, or Done buttons confirm your value preferences and returns you to the

Next button for a selected address, group, or place, Destinator

GO! button, which

Back button, Destinator returns you to the previous screen.

GO! button, Destinator calculates the route to your selected

Cycling Through Screens

Every navigation function in the system, such as Address, Food, Fuel, Lodging, or My Favorites consists
of a sequence of screens. You can cycle through the screen sequences by either:

 Selecting an item from the list and tapping it.
 Selecting an item form the list and tapping the Next button.

The sequence ends with the Show on Map screen, where the destination is displayed and the GO! button is
available for you to calculate a route.

You must first select an item from the list to cycle through the screen sequence, and for the Actions, Next
and Back buttons to be enabled.

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Address

When you click the Address button, the Address screen appears, as shown below.

1. Enter Address

2. State

3. City

4. Street 5. Address Number

Figure 12 - Display the Address Screen

You can use the keyboard to enter the first characters of the address name. The characters appear in the
Address field. Destinator automatically searches the Address list for the first occurrence of the entered
characters. After you have selected a city,
address number.

You can also tap the Next button to move through the sequence of address screens.
The following command keys are available to enhance your search process:

If the automatic search feature does not find your specified name, use the
conduct a sub-search, particularly useful when the address name consists of two or more
words.

The

Scroll buttons let you move up or down the list of address items, such as city or street

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names.

The

Hide/Display Keyboard toggle button lets you extend or shorten the address list by

hiding or displaying the keyboard.

Select key lets you display numeric characters. You can tap the Umlauts

The
button to display a keyboard of umlauts characters.

Destinator displays the next address field, such as street and

Find button to