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Sygic
user’s guide
© 2009 Sygic, s.r.o. All rights reserverd.
I. Getting Started ...................................................................... 1
Using the “Main screen” ........................................................ 1
Entering an Address .............................................................. 2
Getting directions................................................................... 5
Acquiring GPS Position ......................................................... 6
II. Planning Your Route ........................................................... 7
Navigating to Points of Interest.............................................. 7
Navigating Home ................................................................... 9
Navigating to Your Most Recent Locations ........................... 9
III. Changing the Route.......................................................... 13
Route Details ....................................................................... 13
Modifying the Route............................................................. 14
Map Browsing Mode............................................................ 15
Itinerary planning ................................................................. 17
IV. Settings ............................................................................. 19
Advanced preferences......................................................... 21
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I. Getting Started
Usingthe
To enter the quick menu, touch
the info panel (B).
“Mainscreen”
If the menu contains more pages,
you can show the next page
using buttons at the bottom of the
A
B
To enter the main menu, touch
the map area (A) on the main
screen.
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Back
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EnteringanAddress
To navigate to your destination,
enter Main menu, select
Navigate to... icon and then
choose
Address.
Next, you will be asked to select
Country, City, Street and
House number or Street
crossing.
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After the destination is entered,
the confirmation screen is
displayed:
the route:
Wait for valid signal
(Recommended)
Your route will be calculated
as soon as your current GPS
position will be recognized.
See the chapter Acquiring
GPS Position.
Here you can view the exact
position on the map, add it to
your list of favorite locations, find
nearby parking place.
To confirm the selected
destination, push the Route Me!
button.
Last valid position
The starting point of your
route will be your last position
located by GPS (e.g. when
you entered the building).
Select from map
(For advanced users only)
Allows you to select any
If your device knows your current
starting point for your route.
position, your route will be
calculated immediately.If your
device does not have accurate
position, you will get options, how
to determine the starting point of
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After the route is calculated, the
route summary is displayed. It
shows information about distance
and time left to finish, estimated
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time of arrival and the method
used (Fastest, Economic,
Shortest, Pedestrian, Bicycle).
IMPORTANT: By default, the
method of calculation is set to
“Fastest”. To use a different
method, see Advanced
preferences.
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Gettingdirections
The calculated route is displayed
on the screen as a blue line.
The main navigation screen is
providing not only map preview,
but also well arranged additional
information:
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Next change of direction at
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crossing
Distance to next change of
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direction
Estimated time of arrival at
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destination
Current velocity
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Distance to destination
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Current street
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GPS signal strength
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Current city
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Lane Assistant
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Next street to take
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Direction to destination
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Map zoom
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AcquiringGPSPosition
In case there is no GPS signal,
the screen becomes grey. This
can happen under following
conditions:
■ the device is in a place, where
the signal reception from
satellites is obstructed by
buildings, trees, cables or in a
tunnel
■ Sygic DRIVE settings are set
incorrectly
■ Device system settings are set
incorrectly
Information about signal strength
at the bottom of the screen
provides extra information:
If the bars or port name is red,
re-check the GPS settings (see
Installation Manual).
If the bars are grey, stand
outside with the good visibility of
the sky until the signal is
regained and the bars become
green. Tap signal bars or select
Main menu >
see more detailed GPS
information.
After the GPS signal is regained,
your driving instructions will be
displayed.
GPS Status to
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II. Planning Your Route
NavigatingtoPointsof
Next, define the area of
searching:
Interest
Near my position
If you need to drive to a gas
station, restaurant, hotel, or any
other point of interest, enter the
Main menu, select
to... and then
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Navigate
Point of Interest.
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Finds POI around you
Near address…
Finds POI near the
address that you specify
Near destination
Finds POI near the
destination of your current
trip
In City…
Finds POI in the city you
select
Howtofindapointof
interest:
Select a Group (e.g. Sports) and
then select the POI type (e.g.
Golf Course).
If you don’t know the group, use
Show All button to get a list of all
POI types.
If you don’t know the POI type,
use Any button and just enter the
name.
You can refine the results by
typing a name of the POI. It’s not
necessary to enter full name –
you can just enter a part of it.
NOTE: Distance shown in the list, is
relative to the Area that you specified in
previous step.
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NavigatingHome
First, set your home location:
Main menu >
Set home location, and enter
your home address.
Once your home address is
recorded, you can navigate home
by simply selecting Main menu >
Navigate to... > Home.
Settings >
NavigatingtoYour
MostRecentLocations
Once you have navigated to a
destination, Sygic DRIVE makes
it easy to return to the same
location. There are several ways
of reusing the previously selected
destinations.
History
Sygic DRIVE keeps track of your
most recent destinations. It is
easy to reuse them again. Just
enter the Main menu >
Navigate to... > History
and start the navigation by
selecting your previous
destination.
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NOTE: Destinations are added
automatically to the list, but if you
want to quickly store your current
position for future use, just select
Memorize position from
Main menu. Memorized position
will appear in the list with icon.
Storedfavorite
locations
To view a list of your favorite
locations, select Main menu >
Navigate to... > Favourite
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> Select memorized position
Howtoaddafavorite
(marked with
icon)
location
Quick Menu (tap information
A
panel on the main screen) >
Add to favourites
B
Main menu >
map > Select point on map >
> Add as POI >
Favourites
Store your position during
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navigation (Main menu >
Memorize position). Then go
to Main menu >
POI > Add POI >
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Browse
Manage
History
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Previousaddresses
When entering an address
through Main menu >
Navigate to... >
the list of previously selected
Countries / Cities / Streets
appears, as you go through the
address details. They are marked
Address,
with
Other icons that you can see
during address search:
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icon.
City
Capital city
City center
Street
Street crossing
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III. Changing the Route
RouteDetails
You can check the calculated
route before you start driving.
Enter Main menu >
menu.
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Route
Choose
summary > Details to get a
detailed overview about the route.
The blue highlighted buttons
indicate that specific type of road
was used.
To avoid it, tap the blue
highlighted button.
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Show route
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