Nextar NXRGZ3 - Flat Screen GPS Unit, Software Instruction Manual

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Page 2: ...9 Using an Address as a Destination 10 Using an Intersection as a Destination 11 Using a Point of Interest POI as a Destination 12 Using a Favorite Destination as a Destination 15 Using a Recent Destination as a Destination 15 Using a City Center as a Destination 16 Detours Avoid Roads and Stopovers 17 Setting an Itinerary 19 Using Shortcuts 20 Managing Your Favorites List 21 Getting Information 2...

Page 3: ... while driving It is dangerous to do so When you want to enter an address or change a setting please pull over and park the car in a safe area first You should always pay full attention to the road and use the system only as an aid by taking only glances at a time and listening to the voice prompts An inexperienced driver should NOT use the system UV protected Windshield UV protected windshield in...

Page 4: ...esn t have a physical keyboard Instead you tap the screen to enter data When you are entering data a screen containing the letters of the alphabet appears As you tap the buttons on the virtual on screen keyboard the list at the top of the screen scrolls to show the next item that matches the letters you ve tapped If you need to enter numbers tap the button and the numeric keyboard appears ...

Page 5: ...to go to the previous screen tap the in the upper right corner of the screen If you want to go back to the map view directly tap the button on the upper left corner of the screen Resetting the GPS You should never have to reset the GPS under normal circumstances However in the event that a problem cannot be corrected you may reset the GPS ...

Page 6: ... are zoom in and out buttons respectively Maneuver Detail If you have set a destination the map displays additional information As you navigate to a destination the top of the map displays the name of the next street the direction of your next turn and the distance to the turn At the bottom of the map you see the estimate of how much time remains before arriving at your destination the remaining d...

Page 7: ...Settings screen appears 3 Tap Display Options The Display Option screen appears 4 Select from 2D High Medium and Low which represents the inclination of the 3D map display Route List If you have set a destination you can view a list of the maneuvers that make up your route To view the route list 1 Tap Menu The Main Menu appears 2 Tap Information The Information screen appears 3 Tap Route List 4 Ta...

Page 8: ... view information From the Information screen you have several options y Set Start Location y Set Stopover with an existing route y Set Destination y Save This Location y Information Setting the location as a starting point is useful if you are trying to find the distance between two locations Setting the location as your destination is a quick way to set a destination Saving the location adds the...

Page 9: ...Areas Tap in designated areas on the map display for shortcuts to handy functions Repeat Voice Guidance Zoom Out Show details of current location Show route list Change map orientation to Heading Up or North Up Zoom in Mute 2D map only Tap and hold to show details of the street set as the start location or set as the destination ...

Page 10: ...on y Point of Interest POI y Favorites y Recent y City Center When you have found your destination you have several options y Nav y Fav y Show Nav calculates the route from your current location or the location you set as a starting point to the destination Fav adds the destination to your Favorites list Your Favorites list is a list of locations that you can add destinations to You can also enter...

Page 11: ... enter the house number Tap OK The Select Address screen appears 8 Select the address that matches the location you want to go to and tap Nav The map appears and the guidance directions begin To Enter an Address as a Destination Using City First 1 Tap Menu The main menu appears 2 Tap Destination The Set Destination screen appears 3 Tap Address The Input Method screen appears 4 If you need to chang...

Page 12: ...t The Select Address screen appears 8 Select the intersection that matches the location you want to go to and tap Nav The map appears and the guidance directions begin To enter an intersection as a destination using City First 1 Tap Menu The main menu appears 2 Tap Destination The Set Destination screen appears 3 Tap Intersection The Input Method screen appears 4 If you need to change the region a...

Page 13: ...metimes you must first select a subcategory before you can choose a selection method The four methods of selecting a specific point of interest include two for nearby POIs and two for all POIs in a region To select a nearby POI as a destination 1 Tap Menu The main menu appears 2 Tap Destination The Set Destination screen appears 3 Tap Points of Interest The Points of Interest screen appears 4 Tap ...

Page 14: ...are searching for a nearby POI To select a nearby POI from an alphabetical list a Tap Alphabetical The Enter POI Name screen appears b Tap the Letters to enter the name of the POI c Tap OK when you have selected the POI The POI Select screen appears displaying the address of the POI ...

Page 15: ...ions begin c Tap Fav to save the POI in the Favorites list d Tap Show to show the POI location on the map display e Tap Info to show additional detail including address and telephone number To select from all POIs in a region or State a Tap List All The Enter POI Name screen appears b Tap the Letters to enter the name of the POI Tap OK when you have selected the POI The POI Select screen appears c...

Page 16: ...creen appears 4 Tap on the favorite you want to use as a destination and tap Nav The map appears and the guidance directions begin Using a Recent Destination as a Destination Recent destinations are locations you have navigated to recently You can easily select one of these locations as a destination Managing your recent destinations list is covered later in this section To select a destination fr...

Page 17: ... of the city Tap OK when you have selected the city The City Center screen appears c Tap Nav The map appears and the guidance directions begin To select by distance a Tap By Distance The City List screen appears listing the closest city centers first b Tap the city that you want to go to and tap Nav You may need to scroll down the list by tapping the scroll bar The map appears and the guidance dir...

Page 18: ...m three distance options to bypass A new route is calculated automatically To clear a detour 1 Tap Menu The main menu appears 2 Tap Destination The Destination Options screen appears 3 Tap Detour The Detour screen appears 4 Tap Reset Avoid Road Once you have set a destination you can look at the list of streets and determine if you need to mark one or more as unavailable If you mark a section as u...

Page 19: ... reach your stopover you will be prompted to continue to the original destination To create a stopover 1 Press Menu The main menu appears 2 Tap Destination The Destination Options screen appears 3 Tap Stopover The Set Destination screen appears 4 Set your stopover destination using any of the methods explained earlier in this section To cancel a stopover 1 Tap Menu The main menu appears 2 Tap Dest...

Page 20: ...tinerary screen appears 3 Tap Add to add new destinations from Favorites Recent or POI list or enter a new address as destination 4 Tap Del to remove a destination from the Itinerary 5 Tap Go to start navigating from the first item on the Itinerary 6 Once you reach a destination in your itinerary GPS will automatically prompt you to proceed to the next destination in the list To Re order the Itine...

Page 21: ...ck access to some of the most important destinations while you re on the road including y Home y ATM y Gas y Hospital y Parking y Restaurant y Tourist Information By tapping any of the POI categories you will see a list of the nearest POIs sorted by distance ...

Page 22: ...enu The main menu appears 2 Tap Favorites The Favorites screen appears To edit a favorite a Tap on the favorite you want to edit b Tap Edit The Edit Favorites screen appears c Enter a descriptive name for this favorite d Tap OK when you are done To delete a destination from your favorites list a Tap on the favorite you want to delete b Tap Del The favorite is removed from the list c Tap OK to clos...

Page 23: ...pears 3 Select from the following Route List Provides detailed turn by turn maneuver information of your current route If you have not set a destination the route list will be empty Current Location Provides detailed information about your current location You can save the current location into your Favorites list by tapping on Save ...

Page 24: ...en you need to keep track of your mileage Almanac Provides information related to the sun and the moon based on your current geographic location System Information Provides software revision number and copyright information GPS Information Provides information related to GPS signal strength coordinates date and time ...

Page 25: ...e parked your car 2 Take the GPS with you Note If you park inside a parking structure the saved location will be nearby the entrance to the structure To find your car 1 Tap Menu 2 Tap Parked car Locator 3 Wait about 30 seconds for the device to acquire GPS signal or until the foot cursor on the map display turns green 4 You will then see a straight green line connecting your current position to yo...

Page 26: ...POI Icons y Color y 3D View There are two orientation settings Heading turns the map as you drive so that you are always moving toward the top of the screen North keeps the map oriented with North at the top of the map like a traditional paper map There are three guidance settings which control how the maneuver detail screen appears when you near your next maneuver 3D Junction Views provide simpli...

Page 27: ...ifferent angle for each value If you use any of the 3D settings you will not be able to tap on a location to view location information To set your display settings 1 Tap Menu The Menu screen appears 2 Tap Settings The Settings screen appears 3 Tap Display Options The Display Options screen appears 4 Tap your Orientation preference Heading or North 5 Tap your Guidance preference Jct View Std or Off...

Page 28: ...er you want to include or exclude toll roads when your route is calculated If you include toll roads those roads will be used if appropriate for the method you selected The carpool setting indicates whether or not you want to include carpool or high occupancy vehicle HOV restrictions in the calculation of your route The turns setting indicates whether or not you want to reduce the number of turns ...

Page 29: ...the probable speed limit Fixed speed alert lets you enter a speed and will warn you if that speed is exceeded Auto speed alert is based on road class and may not necessarily reflect the actual speed limit Please use this feature only as a reference To set the speed alert 1 Tap Menu The Menu screen appears 2 Tap Settings The Settings screen appears 3 Tap Safety Options The Safety Options screen app...

Page 30: ...To set the passcode 1 Tap Menu The Menu screen appears 2 Tap Settings The Settings screen appears 3 Tap Safety Options The Safety Options screen appears 4 Tap Enable under the caption Passcode 5 Enter the desired 4 digit code 6 Tap on Save The next time you start the navigation software you will be prompted for the passcode If you forget your password you may use the factory reset password 9175 NO...

Page 31: ...feature alerts you once per minute using a customizable voice phrase Alternatively you can record a custom prompt in a WAV file and copy it as ALERT WAV to the root of your SD card School Zone Alert Alerts you with a voice phrase when you approach a school zone Emergency Option Enabling this feature allows you to quickly determine your location cross street s coordinates and find the closest polic...

Page 32: ...ars 2 Tap Settings Settings screen appears 3 Tap Language Options The Language Options screen appears 4 Tap your Language preference English François Chinese Español Korean or Japanese 5 When you have finished choosing your options tap OK TTS Text to Speech Options Off Voice prompts will not include street names Mixed Voice prompts will be in recorded human voice but street names will be in comput...

Page 33: ...ation There are two settings for systems which determine how the distance to your location is expressed You can choose between Mi miles or KM kilometers To set your localization settings 1 Tap Menu Menu screen appears 2 Tap Settings Settings screen appears 3 Tap Localization Options The Localization screen appears 4 Tap your Time Zone preference Eastern Central Mountain Pacific Alaska or Hawaii 5 ...

Page 34: ...hown are simulated and may not represent the actual screen on production unit sold to consumers Mapping database copyright 2008 NAVTEQ NAVTEQ MAPS is a trademark of NAVTEQ Navigation software copyright 2001 2008 Netropa Inc For Free instruction books information on this product its operation and accessories visit us on the web at www nextar com Or write to us at 2008 NEXTAR HONG KONG LIMITED 1661 ...