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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 selected road category will never be
used. If the navigation cannot reach the destination without using a
road category that should be avoided, the road category will be used,
but only as little as possible. If this 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 current 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 toll 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 ferries when creating the route.
(However, ferries might not always be selected for the route.)
However, information on temporary 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 unpaved 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 route 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 distance in all possible routes.
- (Easy):
Searches for a route that is easiest to drive, with few right and left turns.
Using this option, the program 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 the screen, you can check the results
as you change settings.
• ( View Mode 3D):
Select the display mode from a 3D bird's-eye view, a 2D heads-up flat
view, or a 2D North Up flat view.
• ( Viewpoint Normal):
You can adjust the standard zoom and 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 the 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 currently 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 displayed 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 the 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 shows 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 program 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.
Trip Monitor
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 when 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 saved automatically if you need a log
after driving.
•Trip Database Size:
This is not a button. This line indicates 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 altitude. The GPS device may not be
able to acquire signals from four satellites as they are constantly moving
and obstacles may block satellite signals. Although the accuracy
decreases when only three signals can be acquired, and altitude data
cannot be sent, the receiver can calculate 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 navigated 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 the geographical center of the city/
town, but a location set by the cartographer. In towns and villages, this
is usually the most important intersection, while in larger cities it is
selected from multiple important intersections.
Color design
The color design used for the map and menu screens differs for daytime
and nighttime. Each design has a different graphic setting, with 2D and
3D each having colors for roads, blocks, seas, and lakes, whilst shadow
changes and shadows are displayed differently in 3D mode.
Daytime screen and nighttime screen designs for the map and menu
are selected one at a time. The design 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 ionosphere or reflections from objects
around the GPS equipment, can influence the accuracy with which the
GPS device can calculate the user's position.
Maps
Although this software uses digital 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 differences in altitude for mountains,
valleys, highland roads and so on, and display areas of cities using 3D
landmarks and 3D images of buildings.
The digital map can be used interactively. You can zoom in and out
(enlarge/reduce), tilt up and down, and rotate left and right. By using
navigation that supports GPS, you can easily plan your route with the
digital maps.
North Up Map Direction
North Up mode rotates the map so that 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”.
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Glossary
Route
The route is an ordered arrangement of the route events (the next
change in the route - right or left turns, roundabouts, and so on),
presenting them as they occur until you reach your destination. If there
is one starting point, there must be at least one destination. On startup,
the start point is the current position (or the last confirmed position). If
you need to check a route that is not currently being driven, you can
move the start point to wherever you want.
Heads-up Map Direction
Heads-up mode rotates the map so that the direction you are currently
traveling is always at the top of the map. This is the default direction in
3D map display mode. Also see “North Up Map Direction”.
Glossary
To enhance your enjoyment of this product, please familiarize yourself
with the following terms.
•GPS (Global Positioning System)
GPS is a system that detects the current location (latitude, longitude,
altitude) by receiving radio waves from 4 or more GPS satellites in
normal situations, or sometimes from 3 satellites.
These satellites are launched and managed by the US Department of
Defense mainly for military use, but they are also open for private
use. This unit performs navigation using GPS information, various
sensors, and road map data.
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•Wide area map, detailed map
The wide area map is a map of a large area, and the detailed map is a
map of a small area. The scales of the maps are 1/20,480,000,
1/10,240,000, 1/5,120,000, 1/ 2,560,000, 1/1,280,000, 1/640,000,
1/320,000, 1/160,000, 1/80,000, 1/40,000, 1/20,000, 1/10,000, and
1/5,000.
•Positioning
The quality of the GPS positioning is displayed in the top right of the
menu screen. The greater the number of displayed symbols, the
higher the precision of the GPS positioning.•2D positioning and 3D positioning
GPS calculates positions using triangulation.
The distance to the satellite can be determined when the radio wave
from that satellite is received, and the current location can be
measured by receiving radio waves from 3 satellites.
However, because there is a margin of error in the GPS satellites and
navigation unit, positioning is performed in only the 2 dimensions of
latitude and longitude when radio waves from only 3 satellites can
be received. The precision will be lower in this case. When radio
waves from 4 or more GPS satellites are received, positioning is
performed in the 3 dimensions of latitude, longitude, and altitude.
3D positioning is more precise than 2D positioning, and it reduces
the margin of error in the vehicle location display.
Actual position
Signals do not cross at one point
Position determined by 2D positioning