Magellan 800 - Manual

v Contact Information If you need support for your Magellan RoadMate and you wish to contact Thales, please use the following information to direct your questions/comments to the proper person. 1.1 Technical Support If you need technical assistance or “how-to” help, or if you have a technical questi...

1 Chapter 1: Information 1.1 About Satellite Navigation Global satellite navigation is an exciting technology, providing enhanced productivity and accuracy in a vast number of industries. It adds a new level of enjoyment and safety to a wide range of navigation, sports, and recreational activities. ...

Chapter 1: Information 2 1.3 A Word on the Safe Usage of GPS Maps Just like paper maps, maps on GPS devices vary greatly in terms of information included and visual presentation. Whether topographical maps, roadmaps or marine charts, each map and the data it presents is designed for a specific purpo...

Chapter 1: Information 3 1.6 GPS Maps and Your Safety Remember, your GPS device is an aid to navigation. It must be used with common sense, and it is important that users interpret GPS map data with a critical eye. Landscapes and roads change or may be impassable, trees and tall buildings can obscur...

4 Chapter 2: Magellan RoadMate 2.1 Front View 1 Suspend Button Press to enable “sleep” mode. 2 Zoom In Button While viewing the map, press to zoom in on the center of the display. The Zoom In Button can also be used with long lists to scroll one page at a time. 3 Menu Button Press to view Main Menu....

Chapter 2: Magellan RoadMate 9 2.8 Using Removable Storage Cards The Magellan RoadMate is equipped with a storage card slot at the top of the unit (see page 6) that accepts Secure Digital (SD) cards and Multimedia Cards (MMC). These cards are used to backup navigation data and to transfer image file...

11 Chapter 3: Vehicle Installation Take care when mounting the Magellan RoadMate in your vehicle, whether using the windshield mount or other mount, that it does not obstruct the driver’s view of the road. Make sure that the placement of the Magellan RoadMate and cable does not interfere with the op...

13 Chapter 4: Antenna Position The antenna on the Magellan RoadMate 800 is designed in such a way as to receive the satellite signal at the front face of the antenna. It is important to angle the antenna so that the front face is mostly toward the sky. Ideally in most vehicles, the antenna should be...

14 Chapter 5: Magellan RoadMate Tools Installation 5.1 Installing the Software Insert the Magellan RoadMate Tools PC Application CD into your PC’s CD drive. The setup application will begin automatically. If it does not, browse your computer’s CD drive and double-click on the setup.exe file. Select ...

15 Chapter 6: Magellan RoadMate Music Manager The Magellan RoadMate Music Manager enables you to transfer song files in MP3 or WMA format from your computer to your Magellan RoadMate, or from your Magellan RoadMate to your computer. The Magellan RoadMate has approximately 5 GB of hard disk space ava...

16 Chapter 7: Music Player The Magellan RoadMate Music Player enables you to play music files in MP3, or WMA format, stored on the hard disk of your Magellan RoadMate. If you have not already done so, you must install the Magellan RoadMate Tools application (page 14) and transfer files onto your uni...

Chapter 7: Music Player 18 7.2.5 Rename If you want to change the name of a playlist, select Rename . Select the playlist you wish to rename and then, select OK . Use the backspace key (<-) to erase the name; and the keypad to enter a new name for your playlist. When you have finished, select OK ...

Chapter 7: Music Player 19 7.5 Equalizer The Equalizer provides advanced sound options so you can customize the quality of the playback. The equalizer will only be available for MP3 format sound files. Select an equalizer preset from the following preconfigured options: Default (flat), Jazz, Classic...

20 Chapter 8: Magellan RoadMate Photo Manager The Magellan RoadMate Photo Manager enables you to transfer image files in either JPG or BMP format from your computer to your Magellan RoadMate, or from your Magellan RoadMate to your computer. The Magellan RoadMate has approximately 5 GB of hard disk s...

21 Chapter 9: Photo Viewer The Magellan RoadMate Photo Viewer enables you to view image files in JPG and BMP format, stored on the hard disk of your Magellan RoadMate or an optional storage card. In order to transfer files from your PC to the Magellan RoadMate, you must install the Magellan RoadMate...

Chapter 9: Photo Viewer 23 9.2.4 Properties To view information on the selected file or folder, press Properties . A thumbnail of the image will be displayed along with the width and height in pixels, the size, and the format (image type). When viewing the properties for folders, width, height, and ...

24 Chapter 10: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager The Magellan RoadMate POI Manager enables you to transfer custom points of interest files from your computer to your Magellan RoadMate. Before we add any custom POI’s to the unit, you should understand how the POI Manager plots POIs. 10.1 Latitude Latitud...

Chapter 10: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager 25 10.3 Altitude Each location can also have an Altitude. Altitude is expressed by how far the point is above or below the level of the ocean, or Sea Level. For example, Los Angeles, California is about 300 feet above sea level. Death Valley, California is a...

Chapter 10: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager 26 10.4 Opening a POI File When you start the POI Manager the contents of your “My POI’s” folder will be displayed. This is the default location for storing custom POI files. Locate the POI files you wish to load. When you have selected a file, the Copy To U...

Chapter 10: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager 27 Click on the Add button . Enter the Name, the Latitude, and the Longitude. The Altitude and Description fields are optional. Select the Category field and select New . A dialog box will appear to create a new POI category. Enter the Name and assign an Ima...

Chapter 10: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager 28 10.7 Importing a Data FIle The POI Manager software supports ASCII file format (.ASC,.CSV,.TXT); GPS Exchange file format (.GPS,.XML); Magellan Waypoint file format (.WPT,.RTE); and Garmin PCX5 Waypoint file format (.WPT,.RTE). Click on the Open button . ...

29 Chapter 11: Navigation Basic Operation 11.1 Turning the Magellan RoadMate On Out of the Box Slide the RESET switch, located at the top of the unit (see “Top View” on page 6) to position “1”. If power is connected properly or if the battery is charged sufficiently, the Magellan screen will appear ...

Chapter 11: Navigation Basic Operation 30 11.6 Inputting Text Characters Whenever you need to input names, street addresses, etc., the Magellan RoadMate will display a keyboard. Touch the letter you want and, if you make a mistake, use the Backspace key to go back one character at a time. The Spaceb...

Chapter 11: Navigation Basic Operation 32 Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select “San Francisco, CA” from the list. The list of items found in the database is limited to 100 items. When over 100 items have been found, “Matches: > 100” will be displayed shown in the bottom...

33 Chapter 12: Traveling 12.1 Guidance Information Screens The Magellan RoadMate has three screens you can use to assist you in traveling to your destination: the Map screen, the Maneuver List screen, and the TrueView 3D/Split TrueView screen. Map : When a new destination is selected and calculated,...

Chapter 12: Traveling 34 12.2 Map Screen The Map screen is the most commonly used screen in the Magellan RoadMate and provides you with detailed information about where you are and where you are going. † By touching the POI icon on the screen, you can get information and route to it. As you travel, ...

Chapter 12: Traveling 35 12.4 Changing the Map Zoom Levels While viewing the Map screen, you can zoom in (enlarge the map) by pressing the + (plus) key or zoom out (shrink the map) by pressing the - (minus) key. Note: The Zoom In and Zoom Out keys can also be used the scroll through long lists. Whil...

Chapter 12: Traveling 37 12.7 Choosing the Route Method Every route is calculated based on the Route Method criteria selected. Every time a new destination is selected, the Magellan RoadMate prompts you for the method that will be used to calculate the route. Shortest Time : This selection calculate...

Chapter 12: Traveling 38 12.10 Detouring from the Planned Route If you exit the planned route, the Magellan RoadMate will get you back on course in one of three ways. 1. If, while driving, you detour from the planned route, the Magellan RoadMate will automatically recalculate the route based on your...

Chapter 12: Traveling 39 12.12 Displaying Information About Your Present Location Anytime that you want to view information about your present location you can press the LOCATE key. The first screen displays your heading and the street you are on, the state and city you are currently traveling in, t...

Chapter 12: Traveling 40 Select Dining, ATM, Gas... . Select the desired POI category. A list of the nearest POI’s is displayed. Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the desired POI. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate a new route to the selected POI from y...

Chapter 12: Traveling 41 Select the distance of the detour. Select 3 miles , 5 miles , or 10 miles . Or, you can enter a custom distance. Select Custom and select the custom distance. Enter the number of miles for your detour and then select OK . Select Route . The Magellan RoadMate will recalculate...

42 Chapter 13: Selecting Destinations 13.1 Destination Screen 13.2 Country Selection (Globe Button) Country selection is used to help speed up searching by narrowing down the database. Before entering a destination, make sure you select the country where your destination is located. To select the co...

Chapter 13: Selecting Destinations 43 Now, when you press the Home button, you will be prompted to either route to or change the Home address. 13.4 Selecting a Destination Using Select Address A destination can be created by entering the street address that you want to go to. This address is not aut...

Chapter 13: Selecting Destinations 46 13.4.4 Previous City From the Destination screen, select Select Address then, select Previous City . Select the city from the list. Enter characters that start a word within the street name (see “Multi-Word Indexing” on page 32). Do not enter prefixes such as “N...

Chapter 13: Selecting Destinations 47 13.5 Selecting a Destination Using the Address Book The Address Book can store up to 200 addresses. When you select Address Book you are given five options: Previous Destinations lets you select from a list of the last 50 destinations you routed to; List Address...

Chapter 13: Selecting Destinations 58 13.5.5.2 Optimizing a Trip With Route Optimization, you can sort the destinations in your trip from closest to farthest. From the Trip Planner screen, select Edit . Select the trip to optimize. Select Optimize . The destinations are sorted from closest to farthe...

Chapter 13: Selecting Destinations 59 13.5.5.3 Guide Me From the Destination screen, select Address Book . then select the Trip (Trip button). Select GuideMe . Select the Trip. Select the first destination in the list you wish to route to. Note: Selecting the second destination in the list will excl...

Chapter 13: Selecting Destinations 62 Use the backspace key to delete the old name; then, enter the new name for the trip. When you have finished, select OK . The trip has been renamed. 13.6 Selecting a Point of Interest as a Destination Points of Interest (or POIs) are commercial or recreational lo...

Chapter 13: Selecting Destinations 63 Enter the name of the POI. 13.6.1.1 Nearest Selecting Nearest will list the POIs matching the name you entered from closest to farthest from your current position. Select Nearest . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select th...

Chapter 13: Selecting Destinations 64 13.6.1.3 Select Category Selecting Select Category enables you to narrow the list of POIs by selecting the category of the name you spelled. Select Select Category . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down and select the desired POI category. Use th...

Chapter 13: Selecting Destinations 66 Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if necessary) and select the desired POI. Select the desired Route Method. The Magellan RoadMate will calculate the route. When the calculations are complete, the Map screen will be displayed. 13.6.2.4 Cuisin...

Chapter 13: Selecting Destinations 67 If the POI list has more than 15 returns, you can further narrow the search by selecting either Nearest or Spell Name. Select the desired POI from the list. Select Route to go to the selected Address, or select Cancel to return to the Select Custom POI menu. Sel...

70 Chapter 14: Navigation Options Navigation Options are only available when you are in Navigation Mode. When going to the Main Menu from the Music Player or from the Photo Viewer, this option will be grayed out. To access these features, press the MENU key on the unit and select Navigation Options ...

Chapter 14: Navigation Options 72 With the POI alerts set, you can now choose at what point you will be alerted. Select Alert Parameters . Select the POI category to customize. The Detection Angle is set to alert you when you are within so many degrees of the POI. Select Detection Angle .

Chapter 14: Navigation Options 73 Use the numeric keypad to enter the number of degrees in which to set the alert. When you have finished, select OK . The First Warning is set to alert you when you are within a certain number of feet from the POI. Select First Warning . Use the numeric keypad to ent...

Chapter 14: Navigation Options 74 The Last Warning is set as a final alert when you are within a certain number of feet from the POI. Select Last Warning . Use the numeric keypad to enter the number of feet in which to alert you. When you have finished, select OK . When you have set the parameters a...

Chapter 14: Navigation Options 80 Enter characters that start a word within the street name (see “Multi-Word Indexing” on page 32). Do not enter prefixes such as “North” or “N”, or the type of street such as “Ave.” or “Street”. Select OK . Use the Navigation key to scroll the list up or down (if nec...

Chapter 14: Navigation Options 84 Select Trip Computer . 14.2.1 Current Trip When you begin a new trip and you need to record the information, access the Trip Computer. There you can save the information displayed for the current trip (if needed) and reset the Trip Computer to zero in preparation fo...

Chapter 14: Navigation Options 85 While the Trip Computer is in a “Stopped” state, select Start to continue recording the current trip or select reset to begin a new trip. 14.2.1.2 Saving the Current Trip Report When you have finished with your trip, you can save the information for later viewing. S...

87 Chapter 15: System Settings The System Settings Menu contains system wide customization features which include: Brightness, Power Management, Password, and Language. To access these features, press the MENU key on the unit and select System Settings . 15.1 Brightness To change how light the scree...

Chapter 15: System Settings 88 15.3.2 Remove Password Select Password and use the keyboard to enter the password. When you have finished, select OK . Then, from the Set New Password screen, select OK . 15.4 Language To change the language for the menu text and voice prompts for navigation, select La...

89 Chapter 16: System Status The System Status menu give you further options to check the performance of your Magellan RoadMate. 16.1 Product Information Select Product Information to show the current application software versions. Also, the current hardware and firmware versions will be displayed. ...

Appendix A 93 POI Categories The Magellan RoadMate POI database has 37 different categories. The icons will appear on the Map screen (if enabled): Restaurant Fast food, diners, and food marts Bank/ATM Most financial services Gas Station Most fuel services Roadside Assistance Towing companies Hospita...

Appendix B 95 Specifications DImensions : 3.1" x 6.2" x 1.5"8.0cm x 15.9cm x 3.9cm Weight : 10.8 oz.307g Display : 3.5” color touch screen display, 2.11” x 2.81” (53.64mm x 71.52mm) Screen Resolution : 320 x 240 QVGA; 64,000 colors Storage : 20 GB Hard Drive with slot for optional storag...

Appendix C 96 PC Requirements • IBM Compatible PC, Pentium or higher • Microsoft ® WIndows® 2000 or XP • 128 MB RAM • CD Drive for Software Installation • DVD Drive for Map Upgrades • USB Port

Appendix D 97 GPS Status Screen GPS STATUS Screen Structure-first page It is ordered by the channel number from 1 to 12. Where: d1: Satellite PRN number, with “e” or “E” to the right means got ephemeris data, “v” or “V” to the right means got verified ephemeris data (double check). “E” or “V” also m...

Appendix D 98 16 ILL_DEFINED_3D_MATRIX 3X3 matrix can not be inverted in 3D fix 17 ILL_DEFINED_2D_MATRIX 2X2 matrix can not be inverted in 2D fix 20 NO_SAT_TIME no satellite time 23 NOT_ENOUGH_SATS no enough satellite for 2D or 3D fix 24 CANNOT_SELECT_FIX_TYPE 30 VELOCITY_2D_ONLY 2 satellite fix onl...

Appendix D 99 Typical GPS STATUS Screen Display First Page Second Page Heading 0 Speed 0.0 m/s Current Lat: 34.10939 N Current Long:117.82599 W GPS Version: Current altitude 255 TTFF 116s #Satellite (U/T) 11/12 PDOP 2.3 VDOP 1.7 TTFF 0.0 HDOP 1.3 FOMS P/V/H 2 UTC TIME 08/16/2004 22:56:53 CH PRN AZ E...

Appendix E 100 Frequently Asked Questions Why is my street not showing up on the map? The Magellan RoadMate uses the most current available map data. Chances are, your street is in a new housing development or the street is new. Map updates are made available about twice per year. I know there is a ...