VMS 3DX, User Manual

Page 1: ...VMS 3DX GPS Navigator User Guide ...

Page 2: ...Creating a route 8 9 Viewing and Navigating along a route 10 Modifying a route 11 12 WAYPOINTS What is a waypoint 13 Adding a waypoint on the map 13 Saving the waypoint 14 Adding a waypoint by coordinates 15 16 SEARCH Searching for a location 17 18 TRACKLOGS What is a tracklog 19 Creating a tracklog 19 20 Accessing and modifying a tracklog 21 RASTER MAPS Browsing the Map list 22 23 SETTINGS Access...

Page 3: ...PHYSICAL NAVIGATION BUTTONS 2 ...

Page 4: ...the 3D Maps icon Carefully read the terms and conditions T Cs of the navigation software as shown below and proceed with the navigation software by accepting the T Cs Please note You will not be able to use the navigation if T Cs aren t accepted please get in touch with your reseller if there are any further questions 3 ...

Page 5: ...d to the VMS 3DX if Internet connectivity isn t available VMS 3D Map Explorer The VMS 3D Map Explorer is 100 fully developed in Australia by Australians with ease of use and great features in mind Therefore it performs very well on touch screen enabled devices which is a popular feature on all VMS GPS products The software provides an intuitive user experience via common mobile phone gesture langu...

Page 6: ...ion Tracklogs Routes Track where you have been Start stop or view your saved tracklogs Create a new route or view and modify existing routes Waypoints Create a new waypoint or view and modify existing waypoints Raster maps Manage your raster map collection stored on the microSD card Settings Access a variety of settings to tailor the application to suit your needs 5 ...

Page 7: ...VIEW MAP SCREEN On screen controls adsac 6 ...

Page 8: ...perial standards which can be set in the Settings menu of the application Heading This displays the angle of the direction in which you are travelling 0 True North to 360 degrees Altitude Displays the current altitude in metres from the sea level Quick Setup Gives the user a quick access to change following settings Record Tracklog Screen Brightness 3D Height Exaggeration Making POIs Point of Inte...

Page 9: ... to accessing the Tracklogs Routes menu please locate the region or map you wish to plot the route on When you are ready access the main menu Lower left corner and press on Tracklogs Routes Press the Create New Route button A crosshair button will be displayed on the Creating route toolbox which can be used to position the map to the centre of the screen with reference to the latest waypoint if re...

Page 10: ...n All the saved routes will be stored in the Routes list and can be edited in the future You can choose to display or hide any particular route on the map by pressing the eye icon shown at the front of each saved route You can also display different routes in different colours of your choice Any saved route can be recalled and reviewed from the database at any time and you can place your fingertip...

Page 11: ...wn on the toolbar that appears on the left of the map you can also choose to navigate from where you are currently located to The Starting point of the chosen route or To the End point of the chosen route When the route is calculated to the selected point of the chosen route either the Starting point or the End point the unit will plot out a navigation route to direct you to the nearest point on t...

Page 12: ... on the point you held down on select the waypoint and then press the red Route button Then select the blue Add to Route button The unit will recalculate the route and add the new point to it too You can add as many points to extend your route as you like and the end point of your route will be extended to the latest added map point You can edit the extended route by selecting the pen icon beside ...

Page 13: ...r screen as depicted in the picture You can do as follows Route to the new added point Remove the latest map point Close to the dialogue box without making any changes Based on your choice a relcaluated route will appear on the left of your screen with an updated ETA 12 ...

Page 14: ...ing spot Waypoints can be marked prior to or during your trip either by manually entering coordinates or simply by marking them on the navigators map Adding a map point on the map screen Firstly go to the area you want to put a waypoint in by either scrolling through the map or using the search option to go to an area Then hold down on a particular part of the map where you want to put down a map ...

Page 15: ...rdinates description and color of the waypoint in the update toolbox on the left You can also choose to show or hide the waypoint on the map by pressing the VIsible button in the toolbox Otherwise you can go to the waypoint menu in the application menu and find the map point that you just saved and press the pen icon to the rightmost of the screen to edit the waypoint 14 ...

Page 16: ...es To add a waypoint by coordinates press the Waypoints button from the main menu You will be brought to the Waypoints page Press the Create new waypoint button if you want to add a waypoint using the coordinates of the location 15 ...

Page 17: ...he dropbox menu Coordinate formats are Degrees Degrees Minutes Degrees Minutes Seconds UTM Once all the coordinates are entered into the required fields Press the red Add new Waypoint button Then you can go to Waypoints again from the main menu and find your newly added waypoint there 16 ...

Page 18: ...n search a place in the existing database by inputting the name of the POI Point of Interest or by its physical address or by its actual GPS coordinates When a search is performed it will return a list of results that contain part of the word typed into the search Search results may vary depending on how the search terms are being phrased so please be as specific as you can be while typing in your...

Page 19: ...n information page that contains details about the destination and facilities available there in case of CAMPS11 and Caravan park 6 POIs along with various options such as Save the result as a waypoint Route to the selected destination from the current location 18 ...

Page 20: ...ton It is advised to press the GPS lock Position button on the Map View Screen to reposition your current location to the centre of the map before you start recording a new tracklog Press the Record new tracklog to begin creating your new track log As soon as the aforementioned button is pressed the GPS will start logging your current location to form a tracklog This feature can also be accessed v...

Page 21: ...d out on the map as you move along If you wish to stop the current track logging action press the recording button and the Tracklog toolbox will be brought up for you from the left hand side of the screen The Tracklog toolbox allows you to Pause or Stop Save the current active tracklog that you are recording When a tracklog is saved it will appear in the tracklog list shown in the Tracklog Menu 20...

Page 22: ...ll the tracklogs you have created in the past and active tracking as well from here you can select the track log of interest which you wish to view on the map or modify it s details The tracklog information page will be displayed containing all the information about the selected tracking You can modify following properties of the tracklog Tracklog name Description Color of the tracklog Show or hid...

Page 23: ...the available raster maps being stored on the microSD card press the Raster maps button from the main menu You will also be prompted automatically to enter a raster map activation code when new maps are detected by the system when you re launch the application 22 ...

Page 24: ... activation codes will be provided for your specific device Once a raster map is available for the area of map you are in a dropdown box will appear on the middle top of your map view screen and you can select which map you would like to overlay The selected raster map will get overlayed over the 3D vector maps in 3D form too You can use the X button beside the name of the active map to turn off t...

Page 25: ...Map view screen 2 Turn on off Dark mode for the maps 3 Screen timeout settings If you scroll down you edit following settings 4 Coordinate format Change coordinate format to a Degrees Minutes Seconds b Degrees Decimal Minutes c Decimal Degrees d UTM 5 Units Changes units to either a Metric km km h b Imperial mi mi h 6 Show or hide Heads up display wedges shown on the map view screen 7 Options to i...

Page 26: ...TECHNICAL SUPPORT Website https www vms4x4 com FAQ https www vms4x4 com pages 3dx support faqs For technical support enquiries contact us Phone 03 9017 5589 Email support vms4x4 com 25 ...