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Notes on Entering Data
If you are having trouble getting the results you expected, here are a few useful tips.
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Check for apostrophes and hyphens. If you do not see the POI or street name you are looking
for in the list, check to see if the name has an apostrophe or hyphen.
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The more characters you enter, the smaller the list of possible options is from which to choose.
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When entering a street or city name it is not necessary to use accented letters. You can enter
city and streets names using only standard characters.
Smart City Search
The Magellan RoadMate receiver utilizes a feature known as “Smart City Search”. Smart City Search
attempts to predict the city you are looking for. This prediction is based upon two factors; your
position and cities you’ve gone to before.
In this example I am in Los Angeles and enter “PA”. The receiver
looks for cities I’ve already gone to as well as cities near my
location that begin with “PA” and, in this case comes up with
“PASADENA, CA”.
In this example “PA” has been entered again but this time the
receiver is in Atlanta, GA. The city displayed now is Palmetto, GA,
so location has changed the predicted city to one closer to your
location.
QuickSpell
Another feature the Magellan RoadMate receiver uses to make
entering cities and streets easier is a feature known as QuickSpell.
In the example to the right, “CE” has been entered for a street
name in Chicago, IL. The Magellan RoadMate receiver has
predicted that the street name may be Cedar Ave. Also, it has
greyed out any letters that could not be used to spell a street
name in the database. This provides quick and error-free city and
street name entry.
