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NavMate ® Navigation System 2.0 User Manual.
NavMate Navigation System Copyright © 2003 All rights reserved. NavMate Navigation System User Manual This document and the software described in it are furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with such license.
lv User Manual Preface Your NavMate Navigation System provides turn-by-turn route guidance while traveling to your destination. Before operating, take a few minutes to review the safety and operating instructions in this manual so you can quickly and safely become familiar with your navigation system ’ s many features.
lvi NavMate Navigation System Safety Information and Precautions WARNING! Please read and follow the following safety precautions. Failure to follow the instructions below may increase your risk of collision and personal injury.
lvii User Manual • Do not use the NavMate Navigation System to locate emergency services (such as police, fire stations, hospitals, and clinics). The database may not include all emergency service providers. Use your own best judgment and ask for directions in these situations.
lviii NavMate Navigation System NavMate Navigation System Limited Warranty The NavMate System Limited Warranty is provided by Horizon. Horizon will provide at no cost for the repair or replacement of .
lix User Manual • Repairs performed outside of the 50 states and Canada, repairs required because of operation outside of the 50 states and Canada. • Any NavMate installed and repaired by any entity other than an Authorized Horizon Distributor, Sales and Service Center or Sales Center.
lx NavMate Navigation System Procedures for Obtaining Repair During the applicable Limited Warranty Period, call the Horizon Customer Service at 1-866-286-2831. Proof of the NavMate system installation date, vehicle delivery date and vehicle mileage at time of the installation is required to obtain limited warranty repair.
lxi User Manual Portable NavMate Navigation System Limited Warranty The NavMate System Limited Warranty is provided by Horizon. Horizon will provide at no cost for the repair or replacement of covered.
lxii NavMate Navigation System • Repairs needed to a covered part caused by a non-covered part. • To the extent allowed by law, loss of use of vehicle, loss of time, inconvenience, commercial loss, consequential damages and personal expenses.
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lxiv NavMate Navigation System Table of Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Safety Information and Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
lxv User Manual Step 2 — Select Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Step 3 — Select Route Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Step 4 — Map/Guide along Route . .
lxvi NavMate Navigation System Arrival Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 7 Detours, Off-Route, and Interruptions 42 Detour Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 User Manual 1 Introduction to Your Navigation System As you travel, your NavMate Navigation System functions as your co-pilot, providing turn-by-turn visual and voice assistance to direct you to your selected destination.
2 Introduction to Your Navigation System NavMate Navigation System odometer and a gyroscope, together with GPS information, to accurately determine vehicle heading and position on a digital map. This information is relayed to you, both verbally and in map-format, during route guidance as you proceed to your selected destination.
Map and Information Database 3 User Manual constantly being updated for completeness and accuracy. While the database was judged to be as accurate as possible at the time of its release, a map database can never be 100% accurate.
4 Introduction to Your Navigation System NavMate Navigation System Map CD 4 Map CD 5 Map CD 6 Map CD 7 Map CD 8 Map CD 9.
NavMate Navigation System 5 User Manual NavMate Navigation System System Components The following hardware components make up your NavMate: • Wire Harness – connects system to the vehicle ’ s electrical system.
6 Introduction to Your Navigation System NavMate Navigation System • Reverse sensor circuit signals when the vehicle is backing up. • A 3 amp fuse protects the navigation system from system fluctuations. • A video display cable connects the computer to the display unit, and an antenna wire connects the GPS antenna to the system.
Portable NavMate Navigation System 7 User Manual Basic Mechanics • Cigarette lighter adapter from the battery module is used to power the system from vehicle battery. Please note that in some vehicles, NavMate will stay on even when the key is removed from the vehicle.
8 Quick Start NavMate Navigation System 2 Quick Start Time to get you on the road with your NavMate Navigation System. Follow these five easy steps and you are on your way. WARNING! Before operating your NavMate, please carefully read and follow the instructions provided in the “Safety Information and Precautions” section of this manual.
9 User Manual Press to accept, and the Main Menu screen is displayed. Note: If a key is not pressed within 10 seconds, the system goes into “ sleep ” mode and the screen turns gray. The gray screen will turn on only when you are on the Please Drive Safely screen.
10 Quick Start NavMate Navigation System default criteria options. While the navigation system calculates the route to the selected point of interest, a percentage bar indicates progress. Step 4 — Map/Guide along Route Proceed to the highlighted route and drive while the navigation system provides audible and visual guidance to your destination.
What Are All These Buttons? 11 User Manual 3 Using Your Navigation System The best way to learn about this product is to explore it, play with it, and get familiar with it while observing the safety precautions discussed earlier in the “ Safety Precautions and Information ” section of this manual.
12 Using Your Navigation System NavMate Navigation System Figure 1. NavMate Navigation System Display Unit Controls and Buttons System Controls There are three system controls on your display unit. They are: • ON/OFF switch – The ON/OFF switch, at the left side of the display unit, enables power to your display unit.
13 User Manual • – Pressing this button displays the Main Menu / Where do you want to go? screen. It is the first step to selecting a destination. Also, system options are accessed from this screen through the function button. • – Pressing this button is integral to all functions within the system.
14 Using Your Navigation System NavMate Navigation System Return to previous screen. Clear POI character entries. Delete address from Address Book or Previous Destination. Cancel route guidance or select detour options. Revise an Address Book entry. Display the latitude, longitude, and altitude of your current location.
Navigation Process Flow 15 User Manual Navigation Process Flow All navigation operations begin with the NavMate Navigation System ’ s Main Menu/Where do you want to go? screen. From this menu, you have five different options all with the same function: selecting your destination .
16 Using Your Navigation System NavMate Navigation System Figure 2. Navigation Process Flow List Mode vs. Spell Mode From the Main Menu screen, you have five different ways in which you can select or enter your destination (or add/edit an entry into the address book).
List Mode vs. Spell Mode 17 User Manual Screen 2. List Mode vs. Spell Mode When to Use List Mode or Spell Mode When you are selecting a destination or you are adding names to your address book, sometimes using List Mode seems to be the most efficient; other times, Spell Mode seems more efficient.
18 Using Your Navigation System NavMate Navigation System Table 4 shows the button definitions for List Mode and Spell Mode screens. With just a little practice, using the buttons correctly between the different modes will be a matter of habit.
List Mode vs. Spell Mode 19 User Manual no matter what List Mode screen is displayed. Using Spell Mode When you press the button and go into Spell Mode, a screen is displayed with arrows pointing up, down, and to the right. Use the arrow keys on the display unit to scroll through the alphabet.
20 Using Your Navigation System NavMate Navigation System Screen 3. Progressive Screens While Spelling a Name 7. When the name that you are spelling is displayed, use the or buttons to highlight the name, then press . These steps for selecting a name while in Spell Mode apply across the board, no matter what Spell Mode screen is displayed.
Address/Intersection 21 User Manual 4 Selecting a Destination Fundamental to getting to your destination is first telling your NavMate Navigation System what your destination is. The following subsections describe the five Main Menu options in detail.
22 Selecting a Destination NavMate Navigation System • City Name – If you know the city and street address, select this option. You could use the “ Street Name ” option instead, but it is quicker and easier if you use the “ City Name ” option when you know both parts of the address.
23 User Manual Points of Interest The “Point of Interest ” option on the Main Menu/Where do you want to go? screen is good for when you are going to a public place, or point of interest (POI) location.
24 Selecting a Destination NavMate Navigation System Screen 7. Select POI Search Method Screen The Select POI Search Method screen offers three different ways to select from all POIs, as shown in Screen 8. The options are described in Table 6. Refer to the following sections depending on the option you select.
Points of Interest 25 User Manual Next, the Select Listing Preference screen is displayed, showing three different ways to sort and select from all POI categories. Screen 9. Select Listing Preferences Screen Refer to Table 7 to determine which sorting preference will work best for you and the POI you are looking for.
26 Selecting a Destination NavMate Navigation System Upon selecting the “By First Few Letters ” option within the Select POI Search Method screen, the Enter First Few Letters screen is displayed. Spell the first few letters of the POI name to narrow the search.
Previous Destination 27 User Manual “ Selecting Route Criteria ” on page 31 for more details. Previous Destination The last 10 destinations entered into your navigation system are automatically saved into the memory of the navigation system ’ s computer.
28 Selecting a Destination NavMate Navigation System visited destinations. You can have up to 30 address book entries at any one time. Upon selecting the “Address Book ” option from the Main Menu/Where do you want to go? screen, you can either: • Select a Destination from those already added to the Address Book.
Freeway Entrance/Exit 29 User Manual The mechanism to add entries is the same as selecting a destination. For example, to select the destination, you have the following options: • Address/Intersecti.
30 Selecting a Destination NavMate Navigation System Screen 14. Select Entrance/Exit Screen Depending on the freeway name previously selected, using the and buttons to highlight either “Entrance” or “Exit, ” as appropriate.
Freeway Entrance/Exit 31 User Manual 5 Selecting Route Criteria Regardless of how you select your destination — whether you select an address, intersection, point of interest, previous destination, address book entry, or freeway entrance or exit — after the destination has been selected, the Select Route Criteria screen is displayed.
32 Selecting Route Criteria NavMate Navigation System Use the and buttons to highlight your selections, then press . The navigation system immediately starts calculating the route and begins directing you to your destination.
Freeway Entrance/Exit 33 User Manual 6 Route Calculation and Guidance Screens This section illustrates and explains how to use and interpret information on the navigation system ’ s screens once the route has been calculated. The available screens are briefly described as follows: Table 9.
34 Route Calculation and Guidance Screens NavMate Navigation System Route Calculation Screen While the navigation system is calculating a route, a processing screen similar to this appears. The specific destination you selected appears in the center white box.
35 User Manual Screen 18. Please Proceed Screen Once the vehicle is on the highlighted route, the Please Proceed screen automatically changes to a Guide Display screen, showing the next turn.
36 Route Calculation and Guidance Screens NavMate Navigation System Following is an example of the Planned Route screen. It shows the route ’ s turns, streets, and mileage to be traveled.
37 User Manual Screen 20. Guide Display Screen The function buttons on this screen are described as follows: True View (Intersection) Screen About 0.2 miles before an intersection, the Guide Display screen changes automatically to a close-up of the intersection.
38 Route Calculation and Guidance Screens NavMate Navigation System Screen 21. True View (Intersection) Screen The True View (Intersection) automatically returns to a Guide Display screen once the turn at the intersection has been completed.
Map Display Screen 39 User Manual Screen 22. Map Display Screen Depending on the landscape that you encounter along your route, the GPS signal might change colors indicating the strength of the signal. The GPS signal color codings are described as follows: • green – GPS signal is free from obstruction and is being received regularly.
40 Route Calculation and Guidance Screens NavMate Navigation System Current Location Screen Your current location can be displayed at any time from the Main Menu , Guide Display , or Map Display screens.
Arrival Screen 41 User Manual Screen 24. GPS Current Location Screen Arrival Screen When you are approaching your destination, the destination is shown on the Map Display screen with a “ bull ’ s-eye ” icon. A voice message announces that you are approaching your destination.
42 Detours, Off-Route, and Interruptions NavMate Navigation System 7 Detours, Off-Route, and Interruptions If you encounter road construction, traffic jams or undesirable roads, the navigation system can quickly calculate the most efficient detour to the currently selected destination.
Off-Route Procedures 43 User Manual Off-Route Procedures If you leave the calculated route (missed turn, decided to take an alternate route, etc.), the NavMate Navigation System will automatically calculate a new route if the Auto Reroute preference is set to ON.
44 Detours, Off-Route, and Interruptions NavMate Navigation System • If the ignition is not turned OFF or the Cigarette Lighter Adapter is plugged in (in the case of Portable NavMate) – Simply return to the highlighted route or a nearby road. The NavMate Navigation System will recalculate your route.
45 User Manual 8 Trail Mode When you use the “Trail Mode ” feature with your NavMate Navigation System, your system becomes a compass-like tool for off-roading adventures. You can go off-road and the system keeps track of mid-route “way point ” references which are stored in memory for returning on your path.
46 Trail Mode NavMate Navigation System 2. A Blazing Trails screen is displayed, showing a map display of where you begin your off-road trek. As you progress on your trail, a dotted line represents your trail. Screen 28. Progressive Blazing Trails Screens 3.
Route Interruption 47 User Manual Screen 30. Name Trail Book Entry Screen 7. Upon entering a new Trail Book entry, the Trail Book screen is again displayed, listing your new Trail Book entry.
48 Portable Mode NavMate Navigation System 9 Portable Mode Portable NavMate Navigation system uses GPS signals and internal sensors to determine location of the vehicle.
49 User Manual Screen 34. GPS Signal Lost Screen and temporary Map Screen.
50 Option Menu NavMate Navigation System 10 Option Menu After using your NavMate Navigation System for a while, you may want to explore and adjust some of the available system options. From the Main Menu screen, press the button and the Option Menu screen is displayed.
System Information 51 User Manual • Volume – Indicates the volume level. Use the or buttons to increase or decrease volume. • Auto Reroute – When ON, automatically recalculates a route if you miss a turn. When OFF, you have the option to re-enter a new route.
52 Option Menu NavMate Navigation System The options are described as follows: • Position Adjustment – Select this option to display a map showing an arrow icon indicating your vehicle ’ s current position. If you need to change the icon ’ s position, use the or and or buttons to adjust.
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NavMate Navigation System NavMate® 2.0 User Manual Horizon Navigation, Inc. 4701 Patrick Henry Drive Suite 1301 Santa Clara, CA 95054 www.HorizonNav.com Copyright 1999 Horizon Navigation August 29, 2003 - Rev.
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