RoadPilot microGo User Manual

CONTENTS

1 . General

1.1 Parts supplied

1.2 Installation

2. Driving information screens

3. Camera warning

4. Congestion zone warning

5. Marking a new camera

5.1 Deleting a camera location

6. Settings

6.1 Adjusting the settings

6.2 General

6.3 Warning

7. Subscription

1. GENERAL

1.1 Parts supplied

1.2 Installation

1. Fix bracket to windscreen using suction cup -

USER GUIDE Issue 1.6

Lift clamp

Lock clamp

Power

Ext. antenna

(optional)

Slacken to adjust

bracket angle

Swivel antenna to get

best view of sky

12-24v DC

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CD-Rom containing synchronisation software which
enables the camera database to be updated via the
internet (Windows 2000, XP or Windows Vista). The
CD will guide you through the installation process for

the RPSync software.

Suction
cup tab

To remove, lift the locking clamp and gently pull on
the tab on the suction cup.

2. Plug in power cable -

Note - the cables should be fed through the bracket
before connecting to the microGo.

3. Clip microGo to bracket

4. Plug cable into cigarette lighter

Note - the first time microGo is powered up it may
take a few minutes to obtain a GPS fix (cold start).

Note - you must load the CD-Rom and register in
order to perform downloads of new speed camera
locations etc.

Warning - cutting or modifying the cigarette lighter
plug/power cable or the use of non-genuine RoadPilot
cables will invalidate the warranty.

USB cable

Power cable

RoadPilot microGo Mounting bracket

2. DRIVING INFORMATION SCREENS

Press button to cycle through available screens -

Speed

Shows the vehicle’s
current speed, heading
and the GPS signal
strength as a bar graph.

Rescue Me

TM

This screen contains
useful information in the
event of a breakdown,
including position and
heading.

Signal Status

The strength of the GPS
signal being received and
the number of satellites
in view. Three or more
satellites are required for
microGo to operate.

Date & Time

The date and time shown
is derived from data
transmitted from the
satellites and is extremely
accurate.

Trip

Shows the total distance
travelled (non-resettable)
and a resettable trip
counter. To reset, press
and hold the button.

Settings

Please refer to section 6
for details on settings.

3. CAMERA WARNING

If the vehicle is approaching a speed camera and is
exceeding the speed limit, microGo will sound an
audible warning (chime and voice alert) and switch to
the camera warning screen -

Speed limit

Speaker on/
mute

Current

speed

Camera

type

Range to camera

• The bars at the top indicate the relative distance to
the camera.

• At 5/10 distance, if the speed limit is still being
exceeded, microGo will give another audible
warning and continue until the vehicle slows to the
legal speed or the camera has been passed.

• The display will flash the alarm colour while the
speed camera alarm is sounding.

• Press the button to toggle audible warnings off
and on .

• The conditions under which the camera alerts are
shown depend on the settings entered in the
Warnings section of the settings (section 6.3).

4. CONGESTION CHARGE WARNING

The London Congestion Charge Zone operates
between 7am and 6:30pm Monday-Friday.

Three warnings are given by microGo within the con­gestion charge zone hours of operation - when
approaching the charge zone, on the zone boundary
and within the zone -

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5. MARKING A NEW CAMERA

To keep the internal camera database up to date we
recommend you regularly update your microGo
through your PC. However, occasionally you may
pass a new or temporary camera location (e.g. in
roadworks) that is not yet marked by your microGo.

Press and hold the button as you pass the camera to
record its location -

To abort storing the location, press the button again
within the countdown period.

User recorded locations like this will trigger the cam­era alert screen as you pass the position, but as no
speed limit, direction or camera type information will
be stored, the display will show the following -

The location of the camera will be stored and
uploaded to our server the next time the microGo is
updated through your PC. We will add this location
to our database upon successful validation by our
database team. The recorded location will be deleted
from microGo's memory after the upload.

5.1 Deleting a camera location

If a speed camera is no longer at a location marked
by microGo or you have marked a new camera loca­tion and wish to delete it, simply press and hold the
button while the camera alert screen is shown as you
pass the location -

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6. SETTINGS

To access Setup, press the button to cycle through
the driving information screens until the settings
screen is shown -

To abort deleting the location, press the button again
within the countdown period.

Press and hold the button to access settings.

The options are divided into four main sections -

General - common settings such as audio volume,
backlight colour, country of use, language etc.

Warning - options that adjust the conditions under
which the camera warnings are triggered.

Information - useful information such as the unit’s
serial number and the date the unit was last updated.

Press the button to scroll down the options until the
required section is highlighted. Press and hold the
button to select.

To exit settings and return to normal operation,
select EXIT and press and hold the button.

6.1 Adjusting the settings

All the settings are adjusted in the same way -

To adjust the selected setting - press and hold the
button. The setting level will increase until it reaches
the maximum level, then it will cycle back round to
the minimum level. This will continue as long as the
button is held down.

If the setting has an on/off state then holding the
button will toggle between the two states.

Release the button when the required setting is
shown.

To accept the current setting level and move on to
the next option - press the button.

Summary - Press = select

Press & hold = adjust
Note - while in settings mode, the unit will auto exit
back to normal operation after 10 seconds of inactivity.

Note - for safety reasons, the settings cannot be
changed while the vehicle is in motion.

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6.2 General

The following is a summary of what each of the
settings does.

Volume (Default = 80%)

Set the volume of the audible alarms (Off - 100%).

Backlight Colour

Set the colour of the backlight by adjusting the RGB
(Red/Green/Blue) levels individually (64 colours).

Alarm Backlight Colour

Set the colour the backlight flashes when the alarm
is sounding by adjusting the RGB (Red/Green/Blue)
levels individually (64 colours).

Backlight on at night only (Default = OFF)

Specify whether the backlight is on permanently or
only at night (Off/On).

Contrast (Default = 50%)

Adjust the contrast of the display (0 - 100%).

Units (Default = IMPERIAL)

Display speed and distance in mph and yards or
km/h and metres (Imperial/Metric).

Country (Default = UK)

Select country of use, which will automatically select
the correct time.

Language (Default = ENGLISH)

Select operation language (currently English, French,
Dutch, Norwegian).

Mode (Default = NORMAL)

This is used to select shop demonstration mode.

Exit settings?

Press and hold to exit to main settings menu

6.3 Warning

Over speed warning (Default = OFF)

This lets you set a personal speed limit that will
sound an alarm when it is exceeded (Off - 90mph).

Range (Default = 1 mile)

The distance from the camera that the alarm sounds
(0.2 - 2 miles).

Heading sensitive (Default = ON)

Ignore cameras that are covering the opposite car­riageway (Off/On).

Auto Range (Default = ON)

Adjust the range to suit the speed of the vehicle
(Off/On).

Speed sensitive (Default = ON)

Only sound an alarm if the vehicle is exceeding the
speed limit (Off/On).

Early Warning (Default = ON)

Sound the camera alarm as soon as the camera
comes into range (Off/On).

Early warning speed sensitive (Default = OFF)

Only sound the early warning alarm if the vehicle is
exceeding that speed limit (Off/On).

Exit settings?

Press and hold to exit to main settings menu

7. SUBSCRIPTION

After you buy your microGo, database updates are
free for the first six months. Subsequently the
updates are charged on an annual subscription basis

- £48.00 for 12 months or £96.00 for 3 years.

NNoottee

- If you do not keep your microGo updated it

will eventually stop working.

IMPORTANT NOTE - RoadPilot does not condone
speeding. Anyone who commits a road traffic
offence while using a RoadPilot product is deemed to
have broken the law and will have no recourse, legal
or otherwise against RoadPilot Ltd, its agents or rep­resentatives.

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