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Customize Quick Menu
Allows you to set Quick menu items to suit your needs. (See Page 97.) Touch the button you want to change, and then select another function from the
list.
Button Explanation Primary Location
(Quick
Place Search) Touch this button to search around a poin
t on the route, or your current position
(when a route search has not been performed). Destination / Find Places / Quick Search (See Page
114
.)
(Favorites) Touch this button to select an item from the
destination list.Destination / Favorite (See Page 129.)
(History) Touch this button to select previously set destinations
from the history list. Destination / History (See Page 131.)
(Create
Route)/ (Edit
Route) Touch this button to change the route.
My Route / Create (Edit) Route (See Page 134.)
(Route
Settings) Touch this button to change route related se
ttings.More / Settings / Route Settings (See Page 161.)
(Map
Settings) Touch this button to change map related setti
ngs.More / Settings / Map Settings (See Page 162.)
( Where Am I?) Touch this button to display a special
screen with a button that searches for
information on your curr ent position and determines the nearest emergency
assistance or road-side assistance. See the following section for more details. N/A
(Cancel
Route) Touch this button to clear the route an
d cancel navigation. This button is
available when only one destination is set. My Route / Cancel Route (See Page
142.)
(Remove Next Waypoint) Touch this button to remove the next wa
ypoint from the route. When multiple
destinations are set, the pr evious waypoint is displayed. This button is available
when only two or more destinations are set. N/A
(Overview) Reduces the scale of the 2D ma
p to display the entire route. My Route / Overview (See Page 135.)
Quick Place Search
Favorites
History
Create Route
Edit Route
Route Settings
Map Settings
Where Am I?
Cancel Route
Remove Next Waypoint
Overview
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Tra f f i c
Sets On/Off of traffic information display and the method to use the
received real-time traffic in formation on route search.
• ( Traffic Receiver):
Turns on or off the traffic information display.
• (Detour):
Set to use real-time traffic information when searching for a route.
When searching for a new route, or when it is necessary to search
again based on the traffic information received, it searches for merits
to avoiding the current traffic conditions.
Set so that confirmation is need ed every time you perform another
search by delaying the timing when the search is remade.
- (Never offer detour):
When this button is touched, routes th at do not satisfy traffic conditions are
not searched.
- (Offer detour if
the calculated route saves more than:):
When this button is touched, routes that satisfy traffic conditions are
searched.
Time slider:
Adjust the timing before starting anot her route search. (You can set 0 to 60
every 5 minutes)
- (Do you want to confirm
the offered route?):
You can turn the route confirmation di splay on or off for each new search.
• (Event Types):
Touch this button to open a list of types of traffic conditions, and
select the events to take into consideration when searching for a
route.
Settings button for each type of traffic condition
- (All events in this category will be:):
You can select “Considered” or “I gnored” when searching for a route.
- ( Visible on map):
Yo u c a n t u r n t h e i c o n d i s p lay on the map on or off.Traffic Receiver
Detour
Never offer detour
Offer detour if the calculated route saves more than:
Do you want to confirm the offered route?
Event Types
All events in this category will be:
Visible on map
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Route Settings
Sets the route search method.• (Vehicle):
Sets various factors to take into account when performing a search,
such as fuel consumption, vehicle model, fuel costs, and maximum
speeds on normal roads and expressways.
• (Navigation Mode):
You can change between On-road and Off-road.
Set to On-road to perform normal navigation, or set to Off-road to
navigate using the straightest possible route to the destination.
• (Route Planning Method):
By changing the route search method, you can search for the
optimum route for a variety of situations and types of vehicle. See
the following items for more details.
You can set which road categories to include or to avoid in the route to
match the user's preferences.
Avoiding a road category is simply a matter of changing the priority
level. This does not mean that the se lected road category will never be
used. If the navigation cannot reac h the destination without using a
road category that should be avoided, the road category will be used,
but only as little as possible. If th is does happen, a warning icon is
displayed on the My Route screen. In the road category list you can check the number of sections used for
each road category on the curren
t route and the overall distance.
• (Highways):
Select whether or not to use the expressway when creating the
route.
• (Period Charge):
Select whether or not to use to ll roads (Period Charge) when
creating the route.
• (Per-use Toll):
Select whether or not to use toll roads (Per-use Toll) when creating
the route.
• (Ferries):
Select whether or not to use fe rries when creating the route.
(However, ferries might not always be selected for the route.)
However, information on tempor ary service ferries may not be
displayed on the map. There may be a fee for using the ferry.
• :
Select whether or not to use Carpool/HOV lanes when creating the
route.
• (Unpaved Roads):
Select whether or not to use un paved roads when creating the
route.
Vehicle
Navigation Mode
Route Planning Method
Highways
Period Charge
Per-use Toll
Ferries
Carpool/HOV
Unpaved Roads
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• (Calculate Green Alternative):
Select whether or not to consider energy efficiency when creating
the route.
Type of route search method:
- (Fast):
Searches all roads for the quickest ro ute following the speed limits of the
roads.
- (Green):
Searches for the route that conserves the most energy, taking into account
the merits of “Fast” and “Short”.
- (Short):
Searches for the shortest dist ance in all possible routes.
- (Easy):
Searches for a route that is easiest to drive, with few right and left turns.
Using this option, the prog ram allows you to avoid combinations of smaller
roads and to take the expressway.
Map Settings
Fine tunes the Map screen appearance. Performs adjustments for your
selected map display, selects from a list of color designs used for
daytime and nighttime, turns the path log on or off, and manages the
spot display categories (allows you to select the type of spot displayed
on the map).
Because the map is displayed on th e screen, you can check the results
as you change settings.
• ( View Mode 3D):
Select the display mode from a 3D bi rd's-eye view, a 2D heads-up flat
view, or a 2D North Up flat view.
• (Viewpoint Normal):
You can adjust the standard zoom an d the angle of tilt to suit your
needs. You can set the level in three stages.
• (Automatic Overview):
Automatically reduces the scale of the 2D map to display the entire
route. You can turn this function on and off.
Calculate Green Alternative
Fast
Green
Short
Easy
View Mode 3D
Viewpoint Normal
Automatic Overview
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• (Day Map Color):
Select the screen color used in daytime mode.
• (Night Map Color):
Select the screen color used in nighttime mode. •
(Track Logs):
Turns the path log save function on or off (saves in positional order
for each trip).
• (Place Markers):
Select a spot displayed on th e map during navigation. We
recommend reducing the number of spots displayed as much as
possible as the map is difficult to see if there are too many spots.
Because of this, the software is designed to allow multiple spot
displays. Follow the steps below.
- Touch the check box to show or hide the spot category.
- Touch the spot category name to open a sub-category.
- Touch (More) to save the currentl y displayed spot position, or read
spot displays saved previously. You can also restore the default display
settings.
Day Map Color
Night Map Color
Track Logs
Place Markers
More
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Visual Guidance
Changes settings related to Map screen guidance.• (Data Fields):
You can set the data fields displaye d at the corner of the Map screen
to match your needs. Touch this button and select the guidance you
want to display. Values may differ when driving without having set a
destination in route navigation. You can select altitude and so on for
a standard trip data, or select route data related to the final
destination or the next waypoint on the route.
• (Highway Services):
Displays service area information while driving on the expressway.
You can turn this function on and off.
• (Facility Types):
Touch this button and select the service area information display
items you want to display.
• (Signposts):
When information is available, lane information similar to overhead
road traffic signs is displayed at th e top of the map. You can turn this
function on and off.
• (Junction View):
When approaching an expressway exit or a complicated intersection,
the map switches to a 3D display if the necessary information can be
displayed. •
(Route Progress Bar):
Turns on the route progress bar which is displayed as a straight line
to the left of the map. This show s the progress made on the current
route. When a blue arrow is used to indicate position, the arrow
continues to rise as you drive towards your destination. Waypoints
and traffic conditions are displayed on the line.
Data Fields
Highway Services
Facility Types
Signposts
Junction View
Route Progress Bar
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Units and Formats
Sets display units and the date display.• (Units and Formats):
Sets the units used by the prog ram to measure distance. Voice
guidance languages do not support all units displayed in the list.
You can select to display the time in various international date
formats.
Types of display units and date display settings: • (Distance):
Switches the units used to display distance.
• (Fuel Economy):
Switches the units used to display fuel consumption.
• (Currency):
Displays the keyboard screen allowing you to enter the currency
name. (For the keyboard, see “Using the Keyboard” on Page 84.)
• (Date Format):
Switches the units used to display the date.
• (Date Delimiter):
Switches the date delimiter.
• (Coordinate Display Format):
Switches the coordinate display format.
Tr i p M o n i to r
Contains useful information on the user's distance moved in the trip
logs and path logs. You can save trip logs automatically by turning this
setting on, or save them manually wh en arriving at a destination. You
can view all logs on the trip monitor. Launch the trip monitor from the
“Others” menu. • (Enable Auto-Saving):
The trip monitor saves statistical data for the distance traveled. You
can set it so that the route is sa ved automatically if you need a log
after driving.
• Trip Database Size:
This is not a button. This line indi cates the current size of the trip
database. This shows the total for all saved trip logs and path logs.
• (Save Track Log):
You can save path logs (positional order acquired from GPS receiver)
in the trip log.
Units and Formats
Distance
Fuel Economy
Currency
Date Format
Date Delimiter
Coordinate Display Format
Enable Auto-Saving
Save Track Log
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Glossary
2D/3D GPS reception
The GPS receiver uses signals from satellites to calculate its current
position (the user's position), but to acquire a 3D position at least four
signals are necessary, including alti tude. The GPS device may not be
able to acquire signals from four sate llites as they are constantly moving
and obstacles may block satellite signals. Although the accuracy
decreases when only three signals ca n be acquired, and altitude data
cannot be sent, the receiver can ca lculate a latitude and longitude GPS
position. Only 2D reception is possible.
Route being navigated
The route currently being navigated. When a destination is set, the
route will be continuously navigate d until the destination is deleted,
you arrive at the destination, or the software is closed. Also see “Route”.
City center
The center of the city/town is not th e geographical center of the city/
town, but a location set by the cartog rapher. In towns and villages, this
is usually the most important intersec tion, while in larger cities it is
selected from multiple important intersections.
Color design
The color design used for the map an d menu screens differs for daytime
and nighttime. Each design has a different graphic setting, with 2D and
3D each having colors for roads, bl ocks, seas, and lakes, whilst shadow
changes and shadows are displayed differently in 3D mode.
Daytime screen and nighttime scr een designs for the map and menu
are selected one at a time. The desi gn changes automatically when day
becomes night and night becomes day. GPS accuracy
Various factors can contribute to a margin of error between the user's
actual position and the position
acquired from the GPS device. For
example, signal delays in the iono sphere or reflections from objects
around the GPS equipment, can infl uence the accuracy with which the
GPS device can calculate the user's position.
Maps
Although this software uses digita l maps, these are not simply digital
conversions from printed maps. The 2D mode digital map represents
roads in the same way as a traditional printed map, using color
classifications to show streets, roads, and changes in altitude.
In 3D mode, you can confirm differ ences in altitude for mountains,
valleys, highland roads and so on, an d display areas of cities using 3D
landmarks and 3D images of buildings.
The digital map can be used intera ctively. You can zoom in and out
(enlarge/reduce), tilt up and down, an d rotate left and right. By using
navigation that supports GPS, you ca n easily plan your route with the
digital maps.
North Up Map Direction
North Up mode rotates the map so th at North is always at the top of
the map. You can use this direction with Find On Map and so on. Also
see “Heads-up Map Direction”.