VMS Navigation v8 User Manual

User Manual

VMS Navigation v8

Street Navigation software

Australia

Oct 2008, ver. 1.0

This User Manual is based of the Nav n Go - iGo Street Navigation manual and may contain content that is not accurate to the VMS Touring Range of products. VMS can not be held liable for the accuracy or content from within this manual.

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Thank you for choosing

VMS Navigation as your door-to-door in-car navigator. Read the

Quick Start Guide first and start usin

g VMS Navigation right away. This document is the

detailed description of the software. You can easily discover

VMS Navigation while you are

using it; however, we still recommend that you read this manual to understand the screens

and the features of VMS Navigation.

Table of contents

1 Warnings and Safety information .................................................................................. 7

2 Getting started with VMS Navigation ............................................................................ 8

2.1 Simple and Advanced modes...................................................................................................10

2.2 Hardware buttons ...................................................................................................................11

2.3 Buttons and other controls on the screen................................................................................12

2.3.1 Using keyboards ............................................................................................................................14

2.4 Using the map .........................................................................................................................14

2.4.1 Checking the details of a map location..........................................................................................15

2.4.2 Manipulating the map ....................................................................................................................15

2.4.3 Status information and hidden controls on the map....................................................................... 18

2.4.4 Using the Cursor (the selected map location)................................................................................ 21

2.5 VMS Navigation concepts.......................................................................................................22

2.5.1 Smart Zoom ................................................................................................................................... 22

2.5.2 Position markers ............................................................................................................................22

2.5.2.1 Current GPS position and Lock-on-Road ............................................................................................... 22

2.5.2.2 Returning to normal navigation.............................................................................................................. 23

2.5.2.3 Selected location (Cursor) ...................................................................................................................... 23

2.5.2.4 Original position in the Cursor menu ..................................................................................................... 24

2.5.3 Daytime and night colour schemes................................................................................................ 24

2.5.4 Colour

scheme in tunnels............................................................................................................... 24

2.5.5 Route calculation and recalculation............................................................................................... 24

2.5.6 Itinerary ......................................................................................................................................... 25

2.5.7 Track Logs..................................................................................................................................... 26

2.5.8 Route demonstration...................................................................................................................... 26

2.5.9 POI (Points of Interest).................................................................................................................. 27

2.5.10 Road Safety Cameras...................................................................................................................27

2.5.10.1 Camera types ........................................................................................................................................28

2.5.10.2 Camera directions................................................................................................................................. 29

2.5.11 Speed limit warning..................................................................................................................... 29

2.5.12 TMC (Traffic Message Channel).................................................................................................30

3 Navigating with VMS Navigation ................................................................................. 31

3.1 Selecting the destination of a route.........................................................................................31

3.1.1 Selecting the Cursor as the destination ..........................................................................................31

3.1.2 Entering an address or part of an address ......................................................................................32

3.1.2.1 Entering an address (Europe)................................................................................................................. 32

3.1.2.2 Entering an address (North America, Australia) .................................................................................... 33

3.1.2.3 Entering an address if house

numbering is restarted.............................................................................. 35

3.1.2.4 Entering an address without knowing the dictrict/suburb....................................................................... 36

3.1.2.5 Selecting an intersection as the destination ............................................................................................ 37

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3.1.2.6 Selecting a city centre as the destination................................................................................................38

3.1.2.7 Entering an address with a postal code.................................................................................................. 39

3.1.2.8 Tips on entering addresses quickly......................................................................................................... 40

3.1.3 Selecting the destination from your Favourites.............................................................................40

3.1.4 Selecting the destination from the POIs.........................................................................................41

3.1.5 Selecting the destination with a saved POI search criteria.............................................................42

3.1.6 Selecting the destination from the History.....................................................................................42

3.1.7 Selecting the destination by entering its coordinate.......................................................................43

3.2 Creating a multi-point route (inserting a via point) ...............................................................43

3.3 Creating a multi-point route (appending a new destination)..................................................44

3.4 Editing the route .....................................................................................................................45

3.5 Viewing the whole route on the map (Fit-to-Screen)..............................................................45

3.6 Watching the simulation of the route......................................................................................45

3.7 Enabling Safety Mode.............................................................................................................46

3.8 Pausing the active route..........................................................................................................46

3.9 Deleting the next via point from the route ..............................................................................46

3.10 Deleting the active route.......................................................................................................47

3.11 Using Track Logs..................................................................................................................47

3.12 Saving a route.......................................................................................................................48

3.13 Loading a saved route...........................................................................................................48

4 Reference book (Advanced mode)................................................................................50

4.1 Map screen..............................................................................................................................50

4.1.1 Icons on the map............................................................................................................................53

4.1.1.1 Battery, GPS position quality and Vehicle type indicator.......................................................................53

4.1.1.2 Status indicator strip...............................................................................................................................54

4.1.1.3 Next two route events (Turn Preview fields)........................................................................................... 55

4.1.2 Objects on the map ........................................................................................................................56

4.1.2.1 Streets and roads .................................................................................................................................... 56

4.1.2.2 3D object types........................................................................................................................................ 56

4.1.2.3 Elements of the active route....................................................................................................................57

4.1.3 Detour menu..................................................................................................................................58

4.1.4 Cursor menu...................................................................................................................................58

4.1.5 Position menu ................................................................................................................................60

4.1.6 Route Information screen...............................................................................................................60

4.1.7 Trip Information screen.................................................................................................................62

4.1.7.1 Trip Computer screen.............................................................................................................................64

4.1.8 Quick menu....................................................................................................................................64

4.1.9 GPS data screen.............................................................................................................................65

4.2 Find menu ...............................................................................................................................67

4.3 Route menu..............................................................................................................................67

4.4 Manage menu..........................................................................................................................68

4.4.1 Manage Saved Routes.................................................................................................................... 69

4.4.2 Manage History .............................................................................................................................69

4.4.3 Manage Track Logs ....................................................................................................................... 69

4.4.4 Manage Favourites......................................................................................................................... 70

4.4.5 Manage POIs .................................................................................................................................70

4.4.6 Manage Saved Search Criteria....................................................................................................... 72

4.4.7 User Data Management .................................................................................................................72

4.5 Settings menu ..........................................................................................................................73

4.5.1 Map Screen settings....................................................................................................................... 74

4.5.2 Sound settings................................................................................................................................ 75

4.5.3 Route Planning options.................................................................................................................. 75

4.5.4 Regional settings............................................................................................................................78

4.5.5 Navigation settings ........................................................................................................................79

4.5.6 Warning settings ............................................................................................................................ 79

4.5.7 GPS settings...................................................................................................................................80

4.5.8 TMC settings .................................................................................................................................81

4.5.9 Menu settings.................................................................................................................................82

4.5.10 Device settings.............................................................................................................................82

4.5.11 Track Log settings .......................................................................................................................83

5 Glossary........................................................................................................................... 84

6 End User Licence Agreement........................................................................................ 86

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1 Warnings and Safety information

VMS Navigation is a navigation system that helps you find your way to your destination with a connected GPS receiver. VMS Navigation does not transmit your GPS position; others

cannot track you.

It is important that you look at the display only when it is safe to do so. If you are the driver of

the vehicle, we recommend that you operate VMS Navigation before you start your journey. Plan the route before your departure and stop if you need to change something in the route. VMS Navigation

has a Safety Mode: if you turn on Safety Mode, you cannot change anything

in VMS Navigation while the vehicle is moving at a speed of 10 km/h (6 mph) or higher. Unless only passengers operate VMS Navigation, we strongly encourage you to turn on

Safety Mode.

You must obey the traffic signs and follow the road geometry. If you deviate from the route

that VMS Navigation recommended, VMS Navigation changes the instructions accordingly.

Never place mobile devices where it obstructs the driver's view, where it is in the deployment zone of an airbag or where it might cause injuries in an accident.

For more information, consult the End User Licence Agreement (page 86).

2 Getting started with VMS Navigation

VMS Navigation is optimised for in-car use. You can use it easily by tapping the screen buttons and the map with your fingertips. VMS Navigation

can plan routes throughout the whole installed map set; you do not need to change maps or switch to a poorly detailed general map to navigate between map segments or countries.

Tasks Instructions

Using the retractable stylus

You do not need a stylus to use VMS Navigation. Tap the buttons and

the map with your fingertips.

Double tapping the screen

You do not need to tap the screen twice for any action. With buttons and controls, a single tap is enough.

Tapping and holding the screen

You do not need this to access the basic navigation functions. Tap and keep pressing the following buttons to reach extra functions:

• Tap and hold

on the Map screen: you can set the

minimum and maximum zoom level of Smart Zoom.

• Tap and hold any of the

buttons on the Map screen: you can set or reset the zoom value of the button (2D map).

• Tap and hold any of the

buttons on the Map screen: you can set or reset the tilt and zoom values of the button (3D map).

• Tap and hold

on list and menu screens: the

Navigation menu appears.

• Tap and hold any of the

buttons on the Map screen: you can rotate, tilt or scale

the map continuously.

• Tap and hold

on keyboard screens: you can delete

several characters quickly.

• Tap and hold

or in long lists: you can turn the

page continuously.

• Tap and hold the buttons in the Quick menu to open screens from the Manage menu or the Settings menu related with the function of the button.

• In portrait screen orientation there are symbols (instead of labels) on the buttons at the bottom of the screen. Tap and hold any of these buttons, and its name pops up at the centre of the screen.

Gestures (drag&drop)

You do not need gestures to access the basic navigation features.

Tasks Instructions

You need to drag and drop the screen only in cases like:

• Moving the handle on a slider.

• Moving the map: grab the map, and move it in the desired

direction.

• Shortcut to open the Map screen: slide your finger from the bottom right corner to the bottom left corner on any screen.

• Shortcut to open the Navigation menu: slide your finger from the top left corner to the bottom left corner on any screen.

Start using VMS Navigation

When VMS Navigation is started the first time, you need to do the following:

1. Select the written language of the application. Later you can change it in Settings (page 78).

Select the language and speaker used for voice guidance messages. Later you can change it in Settings (page 78).

Select whether to start the program in Simple mode or in Advanced mode. Later you can switch between the two operating modes in Settings.

After this, the Navigation menu appears and you can start using VMS Navigation.

The Navigation menu in Simple mode:

The Navigation menu in Advanced mode:

The typical way of using VMS Navigation is to select a destination, and start navigating. You

can select your destination in the following ways (not all of them are available in Simple mode):

• Use the selected location on the map (the Cursor) (page 31).

•

Enter a full address or a part of an address, for example a street name without a house number or the names of two intersecting streets (page 32).

• Enter an address with postal code (page 39). This way you do not need to select the name of the settlement and

the search for street names might be faster as well.

• Use a coordinate (page 43)

•

Use a saved location:

• a Favourite (page 40)

•

a POI (page 41)

•

the History of previously set destinations and waypoints (page 42)

2.1 Simple and Advanced modes

The two operating modes of VMS Navigation mainly differ in the menu structure and the

number of available features. The controls and screen layouts are the same.

• Simple mode: you have easy access to the most important navigation functions and the basic settings only. The rest of the settings are set to values that are optimal for typical use.

• Advanced mode: you have access to the full functional

ity of VMS Navigation.

In portrait screen orientation

To switch from Simple mode to Advanced mode: on the startup screen (Navigation Menu),

tap

, .

To switch from Advanced mode to Simple mode: on the startup screen (Navigation Menu),

tap

, .

In landscape screen orientation

To switch from Simple mode to Advanced mode: on the startup screen (Navigation Menu),

tap

, .

To switch from Advanced mode to Simple mode: on the startup screen (Navigation Menu),

tap

, .

The features and settings available in each mode are as follows:

Type of action Available in

Simple mode

Available in

Advanced

mode

Explanation

Navigating to a selected map point Yes Yes

See page 31

Navigating to a street address Yes Yes See page

Navigating to an incomplete address Yes Yes See page

Navigating to an intersection Yes Yes See page

Navigating to recent destinations (History) Yes Yes See page

Type of action Available in

Simple mode

Available in

Advanced

mode

Explanation

Navigating to Favourites Yes Yes See page

Navigating to a POI Yes Yes See page

Navigating to coordinates No Yes See page

Creating a multi-point route No Yes See page

Saving a map point as a Favourite destination

Yes Yes See page

Saving a map point as a POI No Yes See page

Saving a map point as a location of a Road Safety Camera

No Yes See page

Mark a map point with a Pin No Yes See page

Saving the active route No Yes See page

Saving Track Logs No Yes See page

Map Screen settings No Yes See page

Menu settings Only background

picture

Yes See page

Sound settings Only Master

volume

Yes See page

Route Planning options Yes Yes See page

Regional settings Only language

selection

Yes See page

Warnings No Yes See page

Button Action Screen button

equivalent

1 Tilts down in 3D map view

2 Tilts up in 3D map view

Toggles between two screens:

 Route Information screen

 Itinerary



for the Route

Information screen



for the Itinerary

4 Opens the Map screen

in the

Navigation menu

5 Rotates left in 3D map view

6 Rotates right in 3D map view

7 Zoom in the map

8 Zooms out the map

Back to Navigation:

 Repeats the last voice guidance instruction

with updated distance information

 If necessary, re-enables normal navigation

(Lock-to-Position and Track-up map orientation)

 No equivalent for

announcing the voice instruction



for re-enabling

normal navigation

2.3 Buttons and other controls on the screen

When you are using VMS Navigation you usually tap buttons on the touch screen.

You only need to confirm selections or changes in VMS Navigation if the application needs to restart, it needs to perform a major reconfiguration, or you are about to lose some of your

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data or settings. Otherwis

e, VMS Navigation saves your selections and applies the new

settings without confirmation as soon as you use the controls.

Type Example Description How to use it

Button

Tap it to initiate a function, to open a new screen, or to set a parameter.

Tap it once.

Icon

Shows status information.

Some icons also function as a button. Tap them once.

List

When you need to select from several options, they appear in a list.

Turn the page with

the

and buttons and tap the value that you want.

Slider

When a feature has several different unnamed values, Nav

VMS Navigation shows an

indicator on a gauge that displays and sets a value from a range.

• Drag the handle to move the slider to its new position.

• Tap the slider where you want the handle to appear; the thumb jumps there.

Switch

When there are only two choices, a checkmark shows whether the feature is enabled.

Tap it to turn the switch on or off.

Virtual keyboard

Alphabetic and alphanumeric keyboards to enter text and numbers.

Each key is a touch screen button.

Type Example Description How to use it

2.3.1 Using keyboards

You only need to enter letters or numbers in VMSNavigation when you cannot avoid it. You

can type with your fingertips on the full-screen keyboards and you can switch between various keyboard layouts, for example ABC, QWERTY, or numerical.

Task Details

Tap , and select from the list of available keyboard types.

Switching to another keyboard layout, for example from a Latin QWERTY keyboard to a Greek keyboard

Nav N Go iGO remembers your last keyboard choice and offers it the next time you need to enter data.

Correcting your entry on the keyboard

Remove the unneeded character(s): tap

Tap and hold the button to delete the entire input string.

Entering a space, for example between a first name and a family name or in multi-word street names

Tap

Entering small or capital letters

Tap

to cycle through entering lower case letters,

capital initials or all capitals.

Entering symbols

Tap

to switch to a keyboard of symbol characters.

Finalising the keyboard entry

Tap

2.4 Using the map

The map screen is the most frequently used screen of VMS Navigation. It can be accessed

from the Navigation menu by tapping

For further information about the map screen, see page 50.

2.4.1 Checking the details of a map location

• If you are interested in the details of your current position during navigation:

1. Check the bottom line of the map. It shows the current street and house number information.

2. For further details, tap

to open the Position menu.

3. Tap

. The address, the coordinate and the list of nearby

POIs will be displayed.

• You can check the details of any other location by selecting it on the map:

1. Tap the map anywhere to open the map control buttons.

2. Tap the desired location on the map. The Cursor (

) appears there. The

address of the location is displayed at the bottom of the map.

3. For further details, tap

to open the Cursor menu.

4. Tap

. The address, the coordinate and the list of nearby

POIs will be displayed.

• It is even easier if you select the desired point in the Find menu. Then the Cursor menu

opens automatically. You only need to tap the

button.

2.4.2 Manipulating the map

Position markers on the map:

• Current GPS position:

(page 22)

• Selected location (Cursor):

(page 23)

The following controls help you modify the map view to best suit your actual needs. Most of these controls appear only if you tap the map once, and disappear after a few seconds of inactivity.

Action Button(s) Description

Moving the map with drag&drop

No buttons

You can move the map into any direction: tap and hold the map, and move your finger to the direction in which you want to move the map.

If GPS position is available and you have moved the

map, the

button appears. Tap this button to

return to the GPS position.

Opening/clo sing map control buttons

Tap this button to show or hide the following map control buttons:

• Zoom in/out

• Rotate left/right (3D map only)

• Tilt up/down (3D map only)

• Zoom preset buttons (2D map only)

• Tilt and zoom preset buttons (3D map only)

• Return to GPS position button

• Smart Zoom button

Zooming in and out

Changes how much of the map is displayed on the screen.

VMS Navigation

uses high-quality vector maps that let you see the map at various zoom levels, always with optimised content. It always displays street names and other text with the same font size, never upside-down, and you only see the streets and objects that you need.

Map scaling has different limits in 2D and in 3D map view modes.

Tilting up and down

Changes the vertical view angle of the map in 3D mode.

Rotating left and right

Changes the horizontal view angle of the map in 3D mode.

When GPS position is available,

VMS Navigation

always rotates the map so its top faces your direction of travel (Track-Up orientation). You can turn away from Track-Up with these buttons.

If GPS position is available and you have rotated the

map, the

button appears. Tap this button to re-

enable the automatic map rotation.

Viewing modes

Gives you the following map perspectives in

VMS

Navigation:

• classic top-down view (2D)

Action Button(s) Description

• perspective view (3D)

The value always shows the mode the button switches

to: If you are in 2D mode, you can see the button and you need to tap it to switch to 3D mode.

Smart Zoom

can automatically rotate, scale and tilt the map and give you the optimal view:

• When you are approaching a turn,

VMS

Navigation

zooms in and raises the view angle to let you easily recognise your manoeuvre at the next junction.

• If the next turn is at a distance, VMS Navigation

zooms out and lowers the view angle to show you the road in front of you.

Tap this button once

to enable Smart Zoom.

Tap&hold the button

to set the zoom limits of Smart

Zoom.

Returning to normal navigation (back to the GPS position with automatic map rotation)

Tap this button to move the map back to the current GPS position. If the map has been rotated in 3D mode, automatic map rotation is also re-enabled.

Zoom preset buttons (available in Advanced mode only)

Tap one of the preset buttons

to set the zoom level to a fix, predefined value. Smart Zoom is disabled. These buttons are available in 2D mode.

Tap&hold any of the buttons

to set its value to the

current zoom level, or to reset it to its original value.

Tilt and zoom preset buttons (available in Advanced mode only)

Tap one of the preset buttons

to set the tilt and zoom levels to fix, predefined values. Smart Zoom is disabled. These buttons are available in 3D mode.

Tap&hold any of the buttons

to set its value to the current tilt and zoom levels, or to reset it to its original value.

Map scale

VMS Navigation shows the scale of the map in 2D

mode.

Fit-toscreen

This button does not appear on the Map screen. It is available on the following screens:

• Plan on Map screen: When you have an active route, you can display it in its full length on the map.

• Track Information screen: A track log can be displayed in its full length on the map.

2.4.3 Status information and hidden controls on the map

The following information appears in the rounded field in the top left corner, the Turn Preview field. When tapping this area, the result depends on the information currently shown.

Icon Information Details Action

There is no active route in Simple mode

If there is no route to be navigated in Simple mode, this icon appears in the Turn Preview field.

Tap this area to open Find Address.

There is no active route in

Advanced

mode

If there is no route to be navigated in

Advanced mode, this icon appears in the Turn Preview field.

Tap this area to open Find.

There is no valid GPS position.

If an active route exists, and there is no valid GPS position, the view of the sky above you is shown with coloured dots for each satellite. Some dots need to turn green to be able to navigate.

Tap this area to open the Route Information screen.

If the icon is a static picture, route calculation is needed

GPS position and an active route are available, but automatic off-route recalculation is switched off, and you deviated from the route.

Tap this area to make

VMS Navigation

recalculate the recommended route.

If the icon is animated, route calculation is in progress

VMS Navigation is

calculating or recalculating the route.

Nothing happens if you tap this area of the screen.

Next route event (next manoeuvre)

GPS position and an active route are available, and you navigate the recommended route. This area gives you information about the type and distance of the next route event.

Tap this area to open the Route Information screen.

The following area appears next to the above described rounded area. When tapping this area, the result depends on the information currently shown.

Icon Information Details Action

There is no valid GPS position

If there is no valid GPS position, this symbol appears here.

Tap this area to open the GPS Data screen to check the signal status or the connection settings.

Traffic restriction

When GPS position is available, but there is no

Nothing happens if you tap this area of the screen.

Icon Information Details Action

route to be navigated, the traffic restriction of the upcoming intersection is shown here if there is any.

Second route event (manoeuvre after the next manoeuvre)

When GPS position and an active route are both available, this field shows the route event that follows the next route event shown in the above described area.

Tap this area to open the Itinerary screen with the turn by turn guidance instructions.

Approaching a Road Safety Camera

This icon appears when you are approaching a Road Safety Camera, and the warning for cameras is enabled in Settings.

Tap this area to suppress the audible camera warning.

Stops the running simulation

This icon appears during Route Fly Over, Route Simulation, and Track Log playback.

Tap this area to stop the simulation.

Route recalculation progress

During route recalculation, this field shows the recalculation progress between 0% and 100%.

Nothing happens if you tap this area of the screen.

Indicator strip

- sounds muted/enabled

- Track Log recording

- TMC status

Nothing happens if you tap this area of the screen.

The following symbols appear in the Indicator strip:

Icon Description

The sound output of VMS Navigation is muted.

The sound output of VMS Navigation is enabled.

VMS Navigation records a Track log when GPS position is available.

Track log recording is disabled.

No TMC receiver is connected or TMC is turned off.

TMC receiver is connected and a radio station with TMC broadcast is received.

There are new, unread TMC events.

N/A

Icon Description

A part of the route is bypassed based on TMC events.

A part of the route is mentioned in TMC events but could not be bypassed (for example, the destination is on a congested street).

N/A The Bluetooth radio is switched off.

N/A The Bluetooth radio is turned on, but no telephone is connected.

N/A There is an error in the Bluetooth connection.

N/A Connected to a telephone as a handsfree set via Bluetooth.

N/A A phone call is in progress over the Bluetooth connection.

The following information can be seen in the three data fields shown on the map screen. Tap this area to open the Trip Information screen where you can select which values to be shown in these three fields.

When there is no active route, these fields show the following information: current speed, compass and the current time of day.

Icon Type More information

Compass

Shows the direction of your heading both when the map is automatically rotated (3D) and when the map is always facing North (2D).

Speed information

There are speed values that can be shown:

• Current speed

• Speed limit on the current road

Time information

There are time values that can be shown:

• Current GPS time

• Time remaining to reach the destination

• Time remaining to reach the next via point

• Estimated arrival time at the destination

• Estimated arrival time at the next via point

Distance information

There are distance type values that can be shown:

• Distance remaining to reach the destination

• Distance remaining to reach the next via point

• Current altitude

The next area is a combined status field. Tap this area to open the Quick menu (page 64).

Icon Status for More information

GPS position quality

The more lit bars, the better is the GPS position.

Battery status

The device is running on battery power. The number of lit bars represent the remaining capacity.

The battery is being charged

The device is running on external power. The battery is being charged.

Vehicle type

The symbol displays the vehicle type used for route calculation.

2.4.4 Using the Cursor (the selected map location)

First, place the Cursor at the desired map location with one of the following options:

• Use the Find menu to select a location. The map returns with the selected point (the Cursor) in the middle, and the Cursor menu appears with the available options.

• Tap the screen and tap again to place the Cursor at the desired location. Now tap

to open the Cursor menu.

You can perform the following actions:

Button Action

In the active route, uses the Cursor as the start point by replacing the current GPS position (available in Advanced mode only)

In the active route, uses the Cursor as the destination by replacing the previous destination

In the active route, uses the Cursor as a via point (an intermediate destination) preceding the destination (available in Advanced mode only)

In the active route, uses the Cursor as the destination while keeping the previous destination as a via point (available in Advanced mode only)

Shows the different routes calculated by the available routing methods. Choose the one that suits your needs the best.(available in Advanced mode only)

Saves the Cursor as a POI(available in Advanced mode only)

Saves the Cursor as a Favourite location

Saves the Cursor as a Road Safety Camera location (available in Advanced mode only)

Button Action

Marks the map with a Pin at the Cursor (available in Advanced mode only)

Opens a screen with the name, address and coordinate information of the Cursor, and the list of POIs near it

2.5 VMS Navigation concepts

2.5.1 Smart Zoom

Smart Zoom is a lot more than just a usual automatic zoom:

• While following a route calculated b y

VMS Navigation: when approaching a turn, it

will zoom in and raise the view angle to let you easily recognise your manoeuvre at the next junction. If the next turn is at a distance, it will zoom out and lower the view angle to be flat so you can see the road in front of you.

• While driving w ithout an active route in VMS Navigation: Smart Zoom will zoom in

if you drive slowly and zoom out to the limit set here when you drive at high speed.

Enabling Smart Zoom

Tap the map to let the map control buttons appear, and then tap to enable Smart Zoom.

Fine-tuning Smart Zoom

Tap the map to let the map control buttons appear, and then tap and hold to open the Smart Zoom Settings window. Modify the zoom limits of Smart Zoom if necessary.

2.5.2 Position markers

2.5.2.1 Current GPS position and Lock-on-Road

When your GPS position is available, VMS Navigation marks your current position with the

icon on the map. The exact location of the position marker depends on the vehicle type

used for route calculation.

The vehicle type can be selected in Route settings (page 75) or in the Quick Menu (page 64).

• If you choose pedestrian: The

icon is at your exact GPS position. The direction

of the icon shows your actual heading.

• If you choose any of the vehicles: The

icon is aligned to the nearest road to suppress GPS position errors. The direction of the icon is one of the directions of the route.

To use the current GPS position, tap

. The Position menu appears and you can save

the GPS position as one of the following:

• a Favourite

• a Road Safety Camera

• a POI

• a map marker Pin

2.5.2.2 Returning to normal navigation

When GPS position is available, and you have moved the map (the icon is moving or is

not even visible), or you have rotated the map in 3D mode, the

button appears. Tap it to move the map back to the GPS position and re-enable Track-up map orientation (automatic map rotation).

Note!

Even if you move the map while you are driving,

VMS Navigation continues

navigating if there is an active route: it plays the voice instructions and displays the turn preview icons according to your current GPS position.

2.5.2.3 Selected location (Cursor)

If you select a location in the Find menu, or you tap the map when the map control buttons

are visible, the Cursor appears at the selected point on the map. VMS Navigation displays the

Cursor with a radiating red dot (

) to make it visible at all zoom levels, even when it is in

the background of a 3D map view.

When the Cursor is set, tap

. The Cursor menu appears and you can use the Cursor as

one of the following:

• the start point of a route

• a via point in a route

• the destination of a route

You can also search for POIs around the Cursor.

Or you can save the location of the Cursor as:

• a Favourite

• a Road Safety Camera

• a POI

• a map marker Pin

2.5.2.4 Original position in the Cursor menu

When the Cursor menu is open, a special icon ( ) shows the Cursor position the menu was opened with.

You can move and zoom the map, and you can set the Cursor to a different place. The usual

Cursor (

) appears, and the buttons of the Cursor menu initiate actions for this new

location.

To return to the original Cursor position, tap

. The map jumps back to the position with

which the Cursor menu was opened, and the

icon appears again.

2.5.3 Daytime and night colour schemes

VMS Navigation uses different colour schemes during the day and during the night.

• Daytime colours are similar to paper road maps.

• The night colour schemes use dark colours for large objects to keep the average

brightness of the screen low.

VMS Navigation offers different daytime and night colour schemes. It can also switch

automatically between the daytime and the night scheme based on the current time and GPS position a few minutes before sunrise, when the sky has already turned bright, and a few minutes after sunset, before it becomes dark.

2.5.4 Colour scheme in tunnels

When entering a tunnel, the colours of the map change. All buildings disappear, the large objects (such as surface waters or forests) and the empty areas between roads become black.

However roads and streets keep their original colours from the daytime or night colour scheme currently used.

After leaving the tunnel, the original colours return.

2.5.5 Route calculation and recalculation

VMS Navigation calculates the route based on your preferences:

• Route calculation method:

• Fast

• Short

• Economical

 Easy

 Vehicle types :

 Car

 Taxi

 Bus

 Emergency vehicles

 Bicycle

 Pedestrian

 Road types

 Unpaved Roads

 Permit Needed

 Motorways

 Toll Roads

 Charge Roads

 Ferries

 Cross-border Planning

 Carpool Lanes (appears only when used in the USA)

VMS Navigation automatically recalculates the route if you deviate from the proposed itinerary.

Depending on the type of the TMC event, VMS Navigation also recalculates the route if a TMC event concerns a part of the recommended route.

For further information about Route Planning options, see page 75.

2.5.6 Itinerary

The Itinerary is the list of the route events, that is, the driving instructions.

When you are on the Map screen, you can display the Itinerary in one of the following ways:

 Tap the area between the Turn preview and the Travel data fields where the symbol of

the second next manoeuvre is displayed (for example

 In Advanced mode, tap the following buttons:

, , .

You have the following options on the Itinerary screen:

N/A

Button Description

Any of the list items Opens the map with the selected manoeuvre in the middle.

Changes the detail level of the Itinerary. The levels are as follows:

• Detailed Instructions: all intersections are listed

• Itinerary: only significant intersections (the ones

announced in voice guidance) are listed

• Road list: the list of the roads used while navigating the route

Turns the page for additional list items.

When the map is open with a manoeuvre in the middle:

Button Description

Zooms in the map.

Zooms out the map.

Moves the map to show the previous or next manoeuvre.

Opens a screen where you can avoid a part of the route starting from the selected manoeuvre.

2.5.7 Track Logs

VMS Navigation can log the track that you drive (page 47).

A Track Log is a recording of how your GPS position changed and it is independent of the route

VMS Navigation calculated.

Track Logs can be recorded, renamed, replayed, shown on the map, exported to a memory card in GPX format, and deleted. See page 69.

Indepe

ndently of the normal track log, you can instru

ct VMS Navigation to record the native

GPS data received from the GPS device. These logs are saved as separate text files on the memory card, and they cannot be shown or replayed in

VMS Navigation.

To turn on NMEA/SIRF log saving, tap the following buttons:

, , ,

2.5.8 Route demonstration

A simulation drives you through the route, following the driving instructions (page 45). You can choose from a simulation at high speed or at normal driving speed.

You can use it, for example, to see which bridge VMS Navigation planned for the route; if you

do not want to take that bridge, you can avoid it.

Route demonstrations can be started from the Route menu by tapping the

(high speed simulation) or the (simulation at normal

speed) button.

2.5.9 POI (Points of Interest)

A point of interest (POI) is a location that someone might find useful or interesting. VMS Navigation

is delivered with thousands of POIs and you can also create your own POIs in the application.

POI locations are marked on the map with special icons. POI icons are quite large so you can easily recognise the symbol. The icons are also semi-transparent: they do not cover the streets and intersections behind them.

POIs are grouped into several levels of categories and subcategories. The icon of a POI that comes with the map shows the symbol of the POI category. If you save your own POI, you can select an icon for it independently of the POI category you have put it in.

Saving POI

To save a POI, place the Cursor ( ) at the desired location, then tap the following

buttons:

, , .

Managing POI

You can select which POI groups to show and which ones to hide on the map, and from which zoom levels POI icons are visible. At the same place you can manage your saved POIs. A saved POI can be renamed, moved to a different POI group, its icon can be changed, or a phone number and additional information can be added to it. Tap the following buttons:

, , .

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