PYLE Audio PLND 35 User Manual
PLND 35
SOFTWARE MANUAL
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User's Guide Destinator
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Part Number: 11nl60_UK
Contents
1 - Introduction 2
Destinator Features.......................................................................................................................................2
Destinator Guided Tour ................................................................................................................................2
2 - Getting Started 3
Menus ...........................................................................................................................................................3
Main Map......................................................................................................................................................6
GPS Not Found.............................................................................................................................................7
Map Views...................................................................................................................... ..............................8
Point on the Map...........................................................................................................................................8
Screen Buttons..............................................................................................................................................9
Cycling Through Screens..............................................................................................................................9
3 - Search for a Location 10
Enter Address..............................................................................................................................................10
Recent Locations.........................................................................................................................................14
My Favourites.............................................................................................................................................15
POI (Points of Interest)...............................................................................................................................18
My Contacts (Optional) ..............................................................................................................................20
Traffic Information (Optional)....................................................................................................................21
Route Manager............................................................................................................................................25
Map Manager..............................................................................................................................................28
Extras..........................................................................................................................................................30
4 - Settings 35
Prompts.......................................................................................................................................................35
Language Settings.......................................................................................................................................35
Look & Feel Settings..................................................................................................................................35
GPS Settings...............................................................................................................................................36
5 - Installation Requirements 37
PC Requirements ........................................................................................................................................37
Installing the Console .................................................................................................................................37
Console Toolbar..........................................................................................................................................38
Maps ...........................................................................................................................................................39
Import Favourite Location..........................................................................................................................39
Exporting a Favourite Location from the Device........................................................................................40
Quick Activation.........................................................................................................................................41
6 - Maps 42
Map Screen Interface..................................................................................................................................42
Installing a Map..........................................................................................................................................42
Map Cutter Screen Interface.......................................................................................................................42
Focus the Map.............................................................................................................................................44
Cut Map......................................................................................................................................................45
Load Map....................................................................................................................................................45
Remove Map...............................................................................................................................................45
7 - System Settings 46
Volume Settings..........................................................................................................................................47
Power Settings ............................................................................................................................................47
Backlight Settings.......................................................................................................................................47
Date-Time Settings.....................................................................................................................................48
Language Settings.......................................................................................................................................48
System Information.....................................................................................................................................48
Index 49
User's Guide Destinator i
1 - Introduction
Welcome to the world of mobile navigation! With Destinator, you can steer into a new era of mobile
navigation. Simple operation, clear maps in 2D or 3D mode as well as numerous innovative features and
functions have made Destinator the essential guide for every traveller – whether in the car, on foot or by
bike.
Destinator Features
Destinator provides the following features for easy navigation:
Route calculation within seconds
High quality 2D/3D maps with display of street names·
QuickNav button for travel to a predetermined address
Address input via a full-size keyboard optimized for finger input
Storing of any location one click away
Cross border navigation without switching maps
Address retrieval from History, Favourites, Points of Interest (POI) or Microsoft® Outlook® contacts
Planning and optimising of multi-stop trips·
Car navigation with fastest or shortest route
Pedestrian navigation in parks and town centres
Fast installation, no activation
Short tutorial for an easy start·
Day and night views or turn-by-turn information
Real time, high accuracy traffic data
Destinator Guided Tour
When you first start the
you to open the Destinator Guided Tour program. The Guided Tour is an excellent way of
becoming familiar with the different navigation features available. You can also start the
Destinator Guided Tour
Destinator navigation system, a message box appears prompting
any time, by tapping the Tutorial button from the Extras menu.
User's Guide Destinator 2
2 - Getting Started
Menus
Destinations – (see "Destinations Menu" on page 3) menu - Provides the central navigation features, such
as Addresses, Recent Locations, My Favorites, POI (Points of Interest), and My Contacts.
Options (see "Options Menu" on page4) menu - Provides 2D/3D and Day/Night map view options, Traffic
Info.
functionality and the following submenus:
Route Manager (see "Route Manager Menu" on page 4) - Displays features relating to route
o
information, avoiding roads, and setting up a QuickNav route.
o Map Manager (see "Map Manager Menu" on page 5) - Displays features relating to selecting maps
and specifying map settings.
o Extras (on page 5) - Displays Destinator’s add-on features
Settings (see "Settings Menu" on page 6) menu - Provides setting options to configure the navigation
system.
You can press the
below.
button from the Main Map screen to display the Destinations menu, as shown
Destinations Menu
The Address button lets you
navigate to an address, as
described in "
Address"
Recent Locations
The
button lets you navigate to a
previously visite d destination,
as described in "
Locations (on page 14)".
The My Favourites button
lets you navigate to a
favourite location, as
described in "My Favourites
(on page
Enter
(see on page 10).
Recent
15)".
Map button lets you return to the Main Map screen.
The
The Quit button lets you close the
Figure 2 - Destinations Menu
Destinator Navigation System.
The Points of Interest button lets
you navigate to thousands of
interesting places. For more
information, see "
Interest) (on page 17)".
The My Contacts button lets you
navigate to an address saved in your
Contacts folder, as described in "My
Contacts (on page 19)".
The Cancel Route button stops the
current navigation.
POI (Points of
More button lets you move between the Destinations and Options menus.
The
User's Guide Destinator 3
Getting Started
Options Menu
Traffic information from FM radio
transmissions is received by the
TMC-enabled GPS receiver and
The
Day/Night Mode toggle
button lets you display the map
view for either day or night
driving. For a display of day and
night maps, see "
(on page
8)".
Map Views
2D/3D Mode toggle button
The
lets you display the map view in
2 dimensional or 3-dimensional
views for either day or night
driving. For a display of 2D and
3D maps, see "
page
8)".
Map Views (on
Figure 3 - Options Menu
monitored by your navigation
software. For more information,
see "
Traffic Information (on
page
21)".
Map Manager button displays
The
a menu that lets you select from
the following map buttons: Select
Map, Pedestrian Mode, Free Map
Browsing , Units of Measure, and
Map Settings. For more
information, see “
(on page
28)”.
Map Manager
The Extras button displays a menu
that lets you select additional
Destinator features. For more
information, see “Extras (on page
30)”.
The Route Manager button
displays a menu that lets you
select from the following route
buttons: Show Route, Turn-byTurn, Route Playback, Avoid
Road, and QuickNav. For more
information, see “Route
Manager (on page
25)”.
Route Manager Menu
The Turn-by-Turn button lets
you display the complete, stepby-step directions to your
destination. For more
information, see "
List
(on page 25)".
The Route Summary button
lets you display your complete
route on the Map screen. This
button is disabled when no route
exists.
The Route Playback button lets
you record your route and play
it back later. For more
information, see "Route
Playback (on page
Turn-by-Turn
28)".
Figure 4 – Route Manager Menu
The Avoid Roads button lets you
avoid a road type, such as toll
roads or selected streets, as
described in "
26)".
page
Avoid Roads (on
The QuickNav Settings button
lets you specify an address or place
to which you can navigate with a
single tap on the QuickNav button.
For more information, see
"QuickNav (on page
28)".
User's Guide Destinator 4
Getting Started
Map Manager Menu
The Select Map button lets you
choose among different maps on
your memory card. For more
information, see "
page
29)".
Units of Measure button
The
Select Map (on
lets you specify the system
measurement units. For more
information, see "
Units of
Measure (on page 30)".
The Map Settings button lets
you specify map orientation, font,
and zoom features. For more
information, see "Map Settings
(on page
30)".
Extras
Figure 6 - Extras Menu
Pedestrian Mode/Driving
The
Mode
button lets you toggle
between travelling as a pedestrian
or in a vehicle. When in Pedestrian
Mode, you are not limited by
vehicle constraints, such as one
way streets. Note that you can
only generate a route up to ten
kilometres and Voice prompts are
not available.
Figure 5 – Map Manager Menu
The Free Map Browsing button
lets you browse the map
unconnected to the current
location. In this mode, the GPS
system is not used. Your current
position is not detected and
Destinator does not keep track of
your driving progress.
The Multi-Stop Planner button lets you designate several stops on a
route, as described in "
Tutorial button opens the Destinator Guide Tour program. The
The
Multistop Planner (on page 30)".
Guided Tour is an excellent way of becoming familiar with the
different navigation features available.
The SMS Inbox button lets you set a route by an address received
through an SMS message, as described in "Navigating to an SMS
Address (on page
32)". Note: This feature is available in Phone-
Enabled devices only.
User's Guide Destinator 5
Getting Started
Settings Menu
The button, at the bottom of the Options menu, lets you configure your settings options.
Prompts button lets you
The
specify the types of voice or visual
prompts that you want to use. For
more information, see "
(on page
The
select the language for announcing
travel prompts, street names, and
driving directions. For more
information, see “
Settings (on page 35)”.
The Look & Feel button lets you
select a different skin. For more
information, see “Look & Feel
Settings (on page
35)".
Language button lets you
Prompts
Language
35)”.
Figure 7 - Settings Menu
Main Map
You can use the icons displayed on this screen to plan and view your route.
The GPS button lets you
configure the GPS settings. For
more information, see "
Settings
The
Destinator help file.
The About button opens an
information box, providing
version and copyright
information.
(on page 36)".
Help button opens the
GPS
Figure 8 - Map Screen
User's Guide Destinator 6
Getting Started
Current location in
Current location in
Last known location when
Vehicle Mode.
Pedestrian Mode.
GPS signal is unreliable.
Generated route
Travel direction
The
red GPS receiver means that a reliable GPS signal is not yet located.
The green GPS receiver means that a reliable GPS signal is located and that you are
ready to navigate.
These icons display your power source, electricity or battery. The battery appears as
green, yellow, or red depending on whether the battery is recharged or weak.
The
GPS bar is a toggle button that displays the remaining travel distance and travel time, estimated time
of arrival, street name and address number, and speed and altitude.
When you have calculated a route, the
bar for a complete list of turn-by-turn directions.
Directions bar displays information about your next turn. Click this
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 to the cigarette lighter and has a clear view of the sky.
The “GPS not found” message means that there is no GPS antenna or the antenna is not properly installed.
For more information about GPS, see GPS Settings (on page 36.
Please check that:
The GPS antenna is extended or flipped up.
The GPS antenna has a clear view of the sky for uninterrupted
calculate the route if there is no
The navigation device is charged or connected to the cigarette lighter.
GPS reception (for example, in a tunnel).
GPS reception. Destinator cannot
User's Guide Destinator 7
Getting Started
Map Views
From the Options menu, you can determine whether you want to see a two-dimensional or threedimensional map in daylight or night-time conditions.
Figure 9 - 2D Day Map View
Figure 11 - 3D Day Map View
Figure 10 - 2D Night Map View
Figure 12- 3D Night Map View
Point on the Map
You can navigate to any point by tapping its location directly on the Main Map screen in both 2D and 3D
map view. 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 Favourites – This button lets you save a point on the map
as a favourite destination. This is helpful if you see a location that you
want to return you later.
Set as Origin –This button lets you designate the selected point as
the starting point and not the designation. This is helpful when you
want to calculate a route from a point other than your current location.
Tap the
receiver.
Send SMS Message – If you are using a phone-enhanced navigation
device, you can send your current location in an SMS message. For
more information, go to "
Figure 13 - Point on the Map Options
User's Guide Destinator 8
Free Map Browsing button to disconnect from the GPS
Sending an SMS Address (on page 33)" .
Getting Started
Screen Buttons
The following buttons appear on many of the navigation Destinator screens.
When you tap the
automatically opens the next screen in the sequence.
When you tap the
Next button for a selected address, group, or place, Destinator
Back button, Destinator returns you to the previous screen.
When you tap the
destination.
Actions button provides a list of command options available for the selected
The
address or place.
Save, OK, or Done buttons confirm your value preferences and returns you to the
The
menu or map.
GO button, Destinator calculates the route to your selected
Cycling Through Screens
Every navigation function in the system, such as Address, POI, or My Favourites 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.
Note: You must first select an item for Actions, Next and Back buttons to be enabled.
User's Guide Destinator 9
3 - Search for a Location
Enter Address
When you click the Address button, the Address screen appears as shown below.
Figure 14 - Display the Address Screen
Note: For United States maps, an additional States Address screen appears.
User's Guide Destinator 10
Search for a Location
You can use the keyboard to enter the 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:
Destinator displays the next address field, such as street and
You can change your address search method by tapping the
formats, as described in "
Note: If the entered characters are not found at the beginning of the name in the Address list, the Smart
Search System automatically searches for the entered characters throughout the entire list, for example, in
the middle or the end of the name.
Destinator lets you search for city and street names without having special characters, such as umlauts or
accent marks, which are used in many European languages.
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.
Scroll buttons let you move up or down the list of address items, such as town or street
The
names.
The Hide/Display Keyboard toggle button lets you extend or shorten the address list by
hiding or displaying the keyboard.
Note: The keyboard is automatically hidden, displaying the address list only, when the
number of address search results fits on a single screen. If the search results do not display
the desire address, display the keyboard and enter additional search characters.
The
Select key lets you display lowercase, numeric, and special characters This button also
displays different alphabet characters (for example, Greek). The operating system installed
on the device must be able to support these characters.
Erase key lets you delete the last character in an address field.
The
Mode button to select from a variety of address
Address Modes" (on page 11).
Find button to
Address Modes
You can define the information used to locate an address by tapping the button. Destinator
provides a variety of options for entering an address.
State-City
Town-Street
User's Guide Destinator 11
For United States maps only. This sequence provides the following
address screens: State, City, Street, Address Number
This sequence provides the following address screens: Town, Street, Address
Number
For every city, you also have the option of selecting the City Centre.
If you don't know address number, you can select the
Town-Street is the default format.
Street Midpoint.
Search for a Location
Street-Town
Side Streets
Post Code
In Other Maps
This sequence provides the following address screens: Town, Street, Address
Number
This mode lets you enter a street name without having to first designate a town.
Useful when you're looking for an address in a metropolitan area where there are
many cities and towns.
This sequence provides the following address screens: Town, Street 1, Street 2
You can locate a road junction by entering the names of two intersecting streets.
This sequence provides the following address screens: Post Code, Street,
Address Number
You can locate a street address by entering the post code, without entering a town
name. Useful when you have no information about the town.
You can select another map of a country that you can travel to by vehicle.
This feature is available only when you have the following maps installed:
Map of the country where you are currently located.
Map of the country where you wish to travel.
The map of the major roads for that continent that connect one map to
another (for example, the major roads of Europe)
For example, if you are in Paris and you want to travel to Munich, select the map
of Germany and designate Munich Town Centre as your destination.
Destinator
automatically displays the map of France when travelling on local roads of that
country, a map of Major Roads of Europe when travelling on a European
motorway, and the map of Germany when travelling on local roads of that
country.
Address Actions
When you have specified an address, tap the Actions button to select from the following Address
commands:
Set as Origin
Lets you designate the selected location as the route origin. You would use this command when calculating a
route from a point other than your current location. Tap the Free Map Browsing button to disconnect from
the GPS receiver.
Show on Map
Lets you see the selected address on the map.
User's Guide Destinator 12
Search for a Location
Add to My Favourites
Lets you add an address to your list of favourite locations, as shown in the figure below. For more
information, see "My Favourites".
Figure 15 - Add Address to My Favourites
If you are using a phone-enabled navigation device, you can send your current location in an SMS message.
For more information, see "Sending an SMS Address" (on page 33).
Go to your Destination
After you have specified the address, tap the Next button. Destinator shows your destination on the Map
screen before calculating a route. Check that the destination address is correct at the top of the screen. If
you want to change the destination, tap the
Figure 16 - Calculate your Destination
When you have specified the address, you can instruct Destinator how to calculate your route by tapping
either the
Quick or Short button.
This option selects the route that takes the least amount of time. Quick is the default
value.
This option selects the route that is the shorter distance. Remember, the shorter route may
not always be the quickest, as you are able to travel faster on some roads than on others.
Back button and change your address entries.
When you are ready, tap the button to create a route to your selected destination.
Note: Route generation excludes any detours, stops or delays along the route.
User's Guide Destinator 13
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