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Magellan RoadMate
Reference Manual
Magellan RoadMate 700
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Thales Navigation ZAC de la Fleuriaye BP 60433 44474 Carquefou cedex France www.magellangps.com PN 631161-18A
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*** IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS *** The Magellan RoadMate is a vehicle navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving at your selected destination. When using the Magellan RoadMate, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: • When driving, the need to view the display is minimal. Voice prompts will guide you to your destination. The driver must not enter data or program the unit unless the vehicle has come to a complete s
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Table of Contents Magellan RoadMate ............................................................................................................ 1 FRONT VIEW ............................................................................................................................................ 1 REAR VIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Installing the Magellan RoadMate ...........
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Deviating from the Planned Route........................................................................................................... 38 Excluding a Manoeuvre in a Planned Route............................................................................................. 39 Cancelling a Planned Route ...................................................................................................................... 40 Changing the Route Method ............................................
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Magellan RoadMate 1 Magellan RoadMate FRONT VIEW 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 On/Off Button Press to turn the Magellan RoadMate on or off. 1 Volume Control Adjust to set the speaker volume. 2 Repeat Press to repeat the last spoken prompt. 3 Whilst viewing the map, press to zoom in on the centre of the Zoom In Button 4 display. Option Button Press to access the User Option menu. 5 Enter Button Press to confirm highlighted selections. 16 Cancel Button Press to stop the current function. 7 8-Way Arr
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Magellan RoadMate 2 REAR VIEW 4 2 3 1 5 6 Speaker Used for spoken directions. 1 Repeat Button Press to repeat the last spoken prompt. 2 Volume Control Adjust to set the volume of the speaker. 3 Rotate upwards when in use to receive signals from the GPS Detachable Antenna 4 satellite network. Compact Flash Storage compartment for the CompactFlash memory card. 5 Power/Data Connector Connection for power and data for the Magellan RoadMate. 6 N o t e p a d The Magellan RoadMate has a touchscreen d
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Installing the Magellan RoadMate 3 Installing the Magellan RoadMate Installation Take care when mounting the Magellan RoadMate in you vehicle, whether using the windscreen mount, vent mount or other mount, that it does not obstruct the driver’s view of the road. Make sure that the positioning of the Magellan RoadMate and cable does not interfere with the operation of vehicle safety devices, such as air bags. You assume the risks associated with damage to your vehicle or vehicle’s occupants as a
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Installing the Magellan RoadMate 4 Press the windscreen mount to the glass and rotate the locking lever towards the glass. Plug the power cable into the cradle. To do this simply connect the small end of the vehicle power cable to the power connector on the cradle (see the illustration below). Power connector Plug the cigarette lighter connector into an appropriate 12V socket (cigarette lighter) in your car. Rotate the antenna upwards. Installation is complete and you are ready to turn the Mag
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Connecting to a Personal Computer 5 Connecting to a Personal Computer The standard cradle is equipped with ports for connecting the Magellan RoadMate to a personal computer and external power source. Connecting your Magellan RoadMate to your PC will allow you to download future software and map updates. USB Port Power Port Connecting to external power When connecting to an external power source, leave the Magellan RoadMate attached to the cradle, disconnect the vehicle power cable and remove the
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Basic Operations 6 Basic Operations Adjusting the Volume The volume control is located on the top of the Magellan RoadMate. Use the thumbwheel to set the speaker volume to the desired level. Volume Control Repeating the Last Command If you missed the last voice command you can repeat it by pressing the Repeat button. The Repeat button is located on the top of the Magellan RoadMate. Repeat Button
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Basic Operations 7 Turning the Magellan RoadMate On Press the Power button. If power is properly connected, a logo screen will be displayed followed by the Warning screen. Select the User profile to be applied and press Enter. N o t e p a d The Magellan RoadMate can be personalised for three different users. The Magellan RoadMate will use the saved profile settings for the user who you select here. Please refer to the User Options section of this manual for information about how to change the n
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Basic Operations 8 Turning the Magellan RoadMate Off Press the Power button and the Magellan RoadMate will switch itself off. Power Button Inputting Text Characters Whenever you need to input names, street addresses, etc., the Magellan RoadMate will display a keyboard that allows you to use the 8-way arrow keypad and the Enter key to highlight and select the alphanumeric characters. You can also simply touch the screen to select the required letter. Space Bar Cancel Backspace Numerical Character
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Basic Operations 9 Additional Characters ("More" Button) When you are entering characters you may need to add hyphens or other special or accented characters. When available, pressing the "More" button brings up an additional keypad with the characters shown here. Numerical Characters ("123" Button) When available, pressing the "123" button brings up a keypad with the numeric characters. Numerical characters can be selected in the same way as alphabetic characters. Using QuickSpell® What Is Quic
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Basic Operations 10 Select "A" using the 8-way arrow keypad and press Enter. Select "R" using the 8-way arrow keypad and press Enter. When you feel that enough characters have been entered so that the list of towns is short enough to find PARIS in the list, select "OK" using the 8-way arrow keypad and press Enter. Use the 8-way arrow keypad to select "PARIS" from the list and press Enter. (If you are using the touchscreen to select the town, use the scroll bar to the right of the list to scroll
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Basic Operations 11 TM Using FlexAddress What is FlexAddress? FlexAddress is a very powerful feature which allows you to search for an address by typing any significant word in its name. Example: Suppose you want to go to Place Charles de Gaulle in Paris. Either enter ’CHARLES’ to be presented with a list of all places containing Charles in their names and pick ’Place Charles de Gaulle’ from the list... ...or enter ’GAU’ and press OK to be presented with a list of all places beginning with thes
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Selecting a Destination 12 Selecting a Destination Selecting a Destination Using Street Address When the address that you want to go to is not stored in your address book or your Previous Destinations list, select your destination by entering the street address. Your Magellan RoadMate uses one address database for each European country. The first step in searching for a new address is to check that the correct country is selected. Once the correct country is selected four search options are ava
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Selecting a Destination 13 Selecting a Destination Using Street Address - Search by Town From the Destination screen, check in the title bar that the correct country is selected (if not, select the Earth icon and choose it from the list) then highlight the "Select Address" option and press Enter. Select "Search By Town" and press Enter. Use the 8-way arrow keypad to enter the first few characters in the town name. After you have selected these first few characters, select "OK" and press Enter to
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Selecting a Destination 14 Use the 8-way arrow keypad to enter the street address. The acceptable range of numbers is displayed at the top of the screen. Once an acceptable street address has been entered, the "Done" button will become active. Select "Done" and press Enter when you are ready to continue. Select the desired Routing Method and press Enter. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When the calculations are complete, the Guidance screen will be displayed. Select a Destination
