User manual MAGELLAN ROADMATE 500

[. . . ] Magellan® RoadMateTM Basic User Manual Basic Instructions for the Operation of the Magellan RoadMate 500/700 This document covers the basic operation of the Magellan RoadMate 500 and the Magellan RoadMate 700 Vehicle Navigation Systems. The information provided here is enough to give you all the normal operating features for using this product. If you need additional information or if you require details on other functions, refer to the Reference Manual found on the compact disc (CD-ROM) supplied with your Magellan RoadMate. *** 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. [. . . ] Now that the Magellan RoadMate knows where you want to go, all you need to do is tell it which of the four methods you want it to use to compute your route: "Shortest Time", "Shortest Distance", "Least Use Of Freeways" or "Most Use Of Freeways". After selecting the route method, a screen will show you that the Magellan RoadMate is computing the route. When the route is defined, the Guidance screen appears and you are ready to go. Selecting Trip Destinations How Do I Select a Point of Interest as a Destination?What is a Point of Interest? 13 Points of Interest (commonly referred to as a POI's), are locations of commercial, recreation landmarks or services that are preloaded into the Magellan RoadMate. These range from restaurants, parks, gas stations and banks to schools and police stations. The purpose of the POI database (accessed through the "Dining, ATM, Gas. . . " menu option) is to provide you a list of popular destinations that you might be interested in going to, without having to add them to your address book manually. If you are looking for airports, ATMs, schools, parks or other special Points of Interest (POI), the quickest way is to select from the list that is included in the database for your Magellan RoadMate. In this example we need to go to San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, CA. The first step is to select "Dining, ATM, Gas. . . " from the Select Destination menu. Next you need to indicate how you plan on accessing the name of the Point of Interest you are looking for. Spell Name: Use the keyboard to enter the first few characters in the name. After pressing "OK" you will be given a list of all the places stored in your database that begin with those characters. Select Category: This option allows you to select from a list of available POI categories. 14 Selecting Trip Destinations In this example we will be looking for an airport in San Francisco. "Select Category" is selected, the "Select Category Type" screen is displayed. Nearest: Nearest allows you to display a list of all the POI's in the category closest to your present location. List by City: This option allows you to use the keyboard to select the city that the POI is in. All Areas: All Areas would display in alphabetical order, all of the POI's in the category selected that are in the database that you have loaded. In this example, the fastest way to find this airport is by using the "List by City" option. The now familiar keyboard is displayed and we can begin entering the name of the city. For San Francisco, we will input "SAN FR" and select the "OK" key. From the list of airports in the San Francisco area, you select the one you need to go to and press Enter. The last option before the Magellan RoadMate begins calculating your route and provides you with directions, is to select the Route Method for your trip. Once the route method is selected, the Magellan RoadMate begins computing the route. When the route is defined, the Guidance screen appears and you are ready to go. Selecting Trip Destinations How Do I Go to a Previous Destination? 15 Once you have begun using your Magellan RoadMate, it will begin to store a list of your destinations. These previous destinations are stored in your Address Book and are limited to the most recent 20 destinations. Notepad You can also save items from your Previous Destination list into your address book. For information on how to do this, please refer to the Reference Manual found on the CD-ROM that came with your Magellan RoadMate. From the Select Destination menu, select "Address Book" and press Enter. Select the Previous Destination option and press Enter. The list of your previous destinations is displayed. [. . . ] Opening, dismantling, or repairing this product by anyone other than an authorized Thales Navigation Service Center, or altering or removing the factory-applied serial number, will void this warranty. THALES NAVIGATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO PURCHASER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM DELAY OR LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER FAULT OF THALES NAVIGATION OR NEGLIGENT USAGE OF THE PRODUCT. IN NO EVENT WILL THALES NAVIGATION BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH DAMAGES, EVEN IF THALES NAVIGATION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Some national, state, or local laws do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. 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