Renkforce Marco Polo City User Manual

Marco Polo City Guide Manual

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Welcome_________________________________________________________ 4

General notes on use ______________________________________________5

2.1

Touchscreen___________________________________________________________________5

2.2

Keypad _______________________________________________________________________5

2.3

Icons _________________________________________________________________________5

2.4

Buttons _______________________________________________________________________6

2.5

Page up/down__________________________________________________________________6

2.6

Scrolling ______________________________________________________________________6

2.7

Destination display______________________________________________________________7

2.7.1 Picture________________________________________________________________________8

2.7.2 Map__________________________________________________________________________8

2.7.3 Favourites_____________________________________________________________________8

2.7.4 Navigate to destination___________________________________________________________8

2.8

Subjects ______________________________________________________________________8

2.9

Cities_________________________________________________________________________8

2.10 Main menu and Help ____________________________________________________________9

Examples of application for a quick start ____________________________10

3.1

Starting the Marco Polo City Guide ________________________________________________10

3.2

Top highlights _________________________________________________________________10

3.3

Search for destinations directly ___________________________________________________11

3.4

Navigate to destination__________________________________________________________11

Features of the Marco Polo City Guide ______________________________12

4.1

Top highlights _________________________________________________________________12

4.2

Subjects _____________________________________________________________________12

4.2.1 Places of interest ______________________________________________________________13

4.2.2 Museums ____________________________________________________________________14

4.2.3 Food & Drink__________________________________________________________________14

4.2.4 Shopping_____________________________________________________________________15

4.2.5 Staying overnight ______________________________________________________________16

4.2.6 In the evening_________________________________________________________________18

4.2.7 Exhibition Centres & Transport ___________________________________________________18

4.2.8 Art & Culture__________________________________________________________________19

4.3

Marco Polo Insider Tips _________________________________________________________19

4.4

Highlights ____________________________________________________________________20

4.5

Favourites____________________________________________________________________21

4.5.1 Choose destination as favourite___________________________________________________21

4.5.2 Delete favourite _______________________________________________________________22

4.6

Search around chosen location – district radius search ________________________________22

4.6.1 Search around current GPS position _______________________________________________24

4.6.2 Search around address _________________________________________________________25

4.6.3 Search around destination _______________________________________________________26

4.6.4 Search around destination from the Favourites list____________________________________27

4.6.5 District radius search around point on the map_______________________________________28

4.6.6 Delete location ________________________________________________________________29

4.7

Search for destinations by name __________________________________________________29

4.8

Display destinations on map _____________________________________________________30

4.9

Tours________________________________________________________________________30

4.9.1 Edit tour _____________________________________________________________________32

4.9.2 Display tour on map ____________________________________________________________32

4.9.3 Navigate with the tour___________________________________________________________33

4.9.4 Delete tour ___________________________________________________________________33

4.10 Transfer destinations to Navigator_________________________________________________34

4.10.1 Navigation from the destination view _______________________________________________34

4.10.2 Navigation from the map view ____________________________________________________34

4.11 Choose city___________________________________________________________________35

Program messages_______________________________________________36

5.1

Messages concerning maps and address entry ______________________________________36

5.2

Messages concerning the district radius search ______________________________________36

5.3

Messages concerning the GPS ___________________________________________________37

5.4

Messages concerning the city ____________________________________________________37

5.5

Messages concerning tours______________________________________________________37

Support_________________________________________________________38

1 Welcome

Congratulations on purchasing a navigation device with the new Marco Polo Navigator 5 and the multimedia Marco Polo City Guide. It will allow you to discover romantic squares, snug little cafes, the finest delicatessen shops and all the other things you need and want to see in a city.

As well as the carefully researched attractions and places of interest which all have brief descriptions, the Marco Polo City Guide also provides you with pictures or audio text you can listen to for lots of destinations. This ensures that before you even set off you get a real feel for what you can expect to find on your journey. The Marco Polo City Guide is naturally based on the established expertise of the editorial teams who produce our travel guides. Our authors work continuously to find Insider Tips especially for you, ensuring that you are able to enjoy unusual things that not everybody is able to experience. Or you can simply visit the top highlights in each city which you really must not miss. Whatever your preference, the Marco Polo City Guide is the perfect companion for anybody who wishes to rediscover their own city or wants to explore a new one.

We hope that you thoroughly enjoy using your Marco Polo City Guide.

2 General notes on use

Before you start exploring a city using the Marco Polo City Guide, we would like to provide you with some important notes on how to use the guide and explain some of the terms which we will refer to repeatedly in this manual.

2.1 Touchscreen

The surface of the screen of the device is what is referred to as a touchscreen. This means that you can operate all of the elements which are displayed on the screen just by tapping on the screen. The elements are deliberately displayed in a large format so that you can actually operate the Marco Polo City Guide with your finger.

2.2 Keypad

You can use the keypad to enter the name of a destination or the address details.

As you enter letters, the Marco Polo City Guide searches for possible matches on the basis of the letters you have already entered. Once all possible matches have been determined, they are displayed in a list.

The keypad then only displays the letters which are relevant for entering the rest of the word.

2.3 Icons

“Icons” are large symbols which you can tap on. When you select an icon, it is shown with a blue background.

Selected icon

Once you have called up the Marco Polo City Guide, you can use the icons to select different subjects or functions.

Normal display

2.4 Buttons

A “button” is the term used in the Marco Polo City Guide to refer to the square-shaped or rectangular elements. You can use the buttons to call up various functions such as “Display picture” or you can exit an operation by tapping on the “Cancel” button. The buttons are displayed in two modes: active or inactive. Buttons which stand out in blue are active and can be selected. Buttons which appear grey are inactive – this function is not available.

Active button

Inactive button

Active button

2.5 Page up/down

The horizontal display format provides enough space on the screen for three destinations. In most cases, however, a search produces far more than just three destinations. In the example, the search for “Places of interest” has produced so many hits that they have to be spread across several pages. In the example, you can see “1 of 30” on the screen shown. This means that you are on the first of 30 pages.

If you want to look at destinations on the other pages, tap on the right-hand button with the double arrow. Each time you tap on the button, the next three destinations will be displayed. If you want to go back a page, just tap on the left-hand button with the double arrow. If you hold your finger down on one of the buttons for several seconds, the pages are scrolled through very quickly.

2.6 Scrolling

Once you have chosen a destination in the Marco Polo City Guide, it is possible that not all of the information for the destination will fit on the screen. If this is the case, the two buttons “Scroll up” and “Scroll down” will be active on the right-hand edge of the screen shown.

Scroll up

Scroll down

To allow you to read the description given, tap with your finger on the button with the white arrow pointing downwards. Hold your finger down applying a slight amount of pressure. This allows you to move down the screen which is shown and view the rest of the description.

This procedure is known as scrolling. You can achieve the same effect if you tap on the two buttons with the arrows several times. The screen then moves in the direction in which the arrows point.

2.7 Destination display

The Marco Polo City Guide contains interesting destinations within each city which have been researched especially for you, e.g. places of interest or restaurants. You can find out everything you need to know about destinations in the brief description which is given. At the end of each description, you will find useful information such as opening times, prices, which credit cards are accepted or a telephone number. The destinations are always displayed in the same format: Picture (if available), name, address, description, additional information (if available), telephone number (if available).

Name Rating Subject icon Distance Comfort Price class

When you call up a destination, four buttons are displayed on the right next to the destination. The buttons are “Listen to text”, “View picture”, “Scroll down” and ”Scroll up”. At the bottom of the screen shown you will see the buttons “Back”, ”Options” and “Map”.

Address

Description

Additional information

Orientation icon

Listen to text

View picture

Display destination on map

2.7.1 Picture

If a picture is available for a destination, the picture is displayed above the name. You can display the picture in a larger format by tapping on the “View picture” button. You can then use the “Back” button to return to the destination display screen.

2.7.2 Map

You can display a destination on a map by tapping on the “Map” button. The destination is then displayed on the map with its subject symbol and its name.

You can change the map extract by clicking on the “-” or “+” button in the middle of the screen. The “Back” button allows you to exit the map screen and return to the destination display screen.

2.7.3 Favourites

When you choose the Options button, you have the option of saving or deleting a destination as a favourite. To do this, tap on the “in Favourites” or “from Favourites” icon.

2.7.4 Navigate to destination

The third option available to you under “Options” is to let the device navigate you to a destination. To do this, tap on the “Navigate to” icon. You can now start navigating.

You can also start navigating from the map display screen. On the destination display screen tap on the “Map” button, and then on the map display screen on the “Navigate” button. You can now start navigating.

2.8 Subjects

All of the interesting places which have been researched for you in the Marco Polo City Guide are arranged according to nine different subject areas. The subject areas are: Places of Interest, Museums, Food & Drink, Shopping, Staying Overnight, In the Evening, Exhibition Centres & Transport and Art & Culture.

To provide you with a better overview, lots of subjects are divided up into further categories. Thus, with the subject “In the Evening”, for instance, you have the option of refining your search by searching specifically for cafes or bars. All subjects and categories are identified by a symbol. This symbol is also displayed with the destinations which are found. This means that you always know which “subject” a destination originates from. If you choose the ”Top highlights” icon, for example, all top highlights are displayed in a list. You will see the symbols on the left next to the destinations in this list itself. When you then call up a destination, the symbol also appears on the left on the screen which is shown.

2.9 Cities

Various cities are available on your mobile device for the Marco Polo City Guide. You can save several cities at the same time on your mobile device for the Marco Polo City Guide. Use the “Choose city” button on the main menu to choose the city in which you would like to search for destinations.

2.10 Main menu and Help

The main menu is the first page of the Marco Polo City Guide. This is where you begin your city tour.

The main menu features the “Help” button. Here you can obtain helpful information concerning subjects and functions of the Marco Polo City Guide. You can use the buttons on the right of the screen (white arrows) to scroll up or down within a chapter. If you tap on the double arrows at the bottom, you will skip directly from one chapter to the next. The arrows with a vertical line take you straight to the end or the start of the Help section. The “Back” button takes you back to the main menu again.

3 Examples of application for a quick start

To ensure that you are able to really enjoy your city tour, we would like to use the following examples to demonstrate to you how you can use the Marco Polo City Guide to start exploring quickly and easily.

3.1 Starting the Marco Polo City Guide

Tap on the “City Guide” icon on the main menu of the Marco Polo Navigator 5. After 2-5 seconds, you will automatically proceed to the main menu of the Marco Polo City Guide.

When you start the Marco Polo City Guide for the first time, you will first be requested to choose a city on the screen.

If one or more cities are displayed, select the city which you wish to see on the device. Then tap on the “Apply” button (if no city is displayed, you first of all need to load a city onto your mobile device).

You will then automatically proceed to the main menu of the Marco Polo City Guide.

3.2 Top highlights

The “Top highlights” are the destinations in a city which you really must visit. ”Top highlights” are indicated by a yellow circle containing a red star. If you tap on the “Top highlights” icon on the main menu with your finger, all of the “Top highlights” for the city you have selected will be displayed in a list.

3.3 Search for destinations directly

If you already know the name of a destination, you can search for this destination directly. To do this, choose the “Destination search” icon on the main menu. A screen will then be displayed on which you can enter the name. As you enter the letters, the Marco Polo City Guide will search for possible names and suggest them in a list. You can select the destination you want from the list by tapping on it. If several possible destinations are found, simply scroll down the list until your destination appears and then select it.

Scroll up/down the list

3.4 Navigate to destination

Tap for example on “Top highlights” in the main menu and then select a top highlight as your destination.

Then choose the “Options” button and the “Navigate to” icon on the following screen.

You can now start navigating.

4 Features of the Marco Polo City Guide

4.1 Top highlights

The Marco Polo City Guide ensures that you will never again miss out on any of the ”Top highlights” a city has to offer. Within this area, we have compiled all of the places of interest and attractions which you really must visit – especially if you are just on a short city break. All of the “Top highlights” are very easy to spot with a yellow circle containing a red star.

If you want to view the ”Top highlights”, tap on “Top highlights” on the main menu of the Marco Polo City Guide.

You will then see a list containing all of the top highlights.

Tap on the “Top highlight” you wish to look at. The destination will be displayed.

4.2 Subjects

If you choose the “Subjects” icon on the main menu of the Marco Polo City Guide, all of the subjects are displayed for which interesting destinations exist. From this point, you can search for destinations in the different subject areas.

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