Pharos Ostia 7.6, User Manual

Page 1: ...Ostia 7 60 Manual 1...

Page 2: ...ds are suggested for map storage Compact Flash card or SD MMC card memory 64 MB minimum Desktop Laptop Requirements CPU Pentium class Operating System Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP USB port or Card Reader...

Page 3: ...and Transferring Maps 14 2 5 Other MapFinder Functions 15 3 0 Ostia Terms and Abbreviations 16 4 0 On screen Features 17 4 1 Map Screen Buttons 17 4 2 GO Buttons 18 4 3 Power User 19 4 4 View Buttons...

Page 4: ...1 6 8 When to use the Highway Motorway Map 52 7 0 Smart Navigator Services 53 7 1 Register Subscribe 53 7 2 Smart Login 55 7 3 Using Maps on Demand POI Finder and Real time Traffic 57 7 4 Using Follow...

Page 5: ...d Customer you are eligible to download updated maps and software and participate in any future programs or services that Pharos may announce Discounted fees and or additional charges may apply Regist...

Page 6: ...adio receivers and other wireless devices may interfere with GPS reception or result in poor GPS reception quality Navigation maps may contain errors and omissions or may be out of date with recent ro...

Page 7: ...Before Copying Maps Section 2 make sure your Storage Card is in your device or card reader Use the MapFinder utility to choose and load maps Section 2 Before installing Ostia on your Windows Mobile ba...

Page 8: ...t of Reference to another with up to 10 intermittent Multi Stops in a single Route Easy to use Points of Interest categories such as Cash Fuel Food Hotel etc Text directions Visual driving directions...

Page 9: ...oute option and one touch Re Route button o Moving map while navigating with the GPS Receiver o Selectable North Up or Heading Up for map display Smart Navigator Services o 4 internet based services w...

Page 10: ...to open the Pharos Setup Screen Step 3 Select Ostia to install Ostia to your device and follow the installation instructions on your screen Note Ostia is pre installed on some Pharos devices Note Aft...

Page 11: ...se Pharos MapFinder MapFinder helps you determine which maps you need Simply select the maps you wish to use and copy them to your PC Pocket PC Pharos navigation device Smartphone or Storage Card You...

Page 12: ...more than one map to travel efficiently To view a map on the PC right mouse click on the desired map and select View Current Map This allows searching for Addresses Points of Interest i e Airports Cit...

Page 13: ...splayed as seen to the right Double click on the map to select it Repeat for additional map selection MapFinder displays how many maps you have selected how much free space is available on your hard d...

Page 14: ...ory card in a card reader Make sure you know to which drive letter your card reader is assigned 1 Choose appropriate option and click Execute Map Copy 2 Select location to store maps Click the drop do...

Page 15: ...in the list if you right click over white space Copy Current Map s map s currently selected will be copied to the device Copy Selected Map downloads maps already on your hard drive to your device Extr...

Page 16: ...ctiveSync Developed by Microsoft Use with a Windows Mobile based device and your desktop computer to install manage maps This software can be downloaded from www microsoft com windowsmobile Multi Stop...

Page 17: ...ch for a POR change map view see GPS info access Smart Navigator services manage Favorites and view Options GPS Enables you to turn the GPS on off initialize reset the GPS and indicates the current st...

Page 18: ...database to set a Destination Home Routes user to the Favorite pre designated as Home Power User Gives user access to additional Ostia features such as setting an Origin or Opening a Map See Section...

Page 19: ...New Route and make a Reverse Route Note New Route and Reverse Route are only available if an Origin and Destination have been selected Smart Navigator Accesses Smart Navigator Services For more infor...

Page 20: ...POIs Found or have been previously saved such as Trip Trace and Favorites Clear Clear features that have been added to the map such as Real time Traffic Places Found a Route Multi stops Trip Trace an...

Page 21: ...e GPS Info View Satellite strength and Compass info such as Latitude Longitude time altitude etc Note Altitude is based on Height Above Ellipsoid not Height Above Sea Level Show Destination View the c...

Page 22: ...Lon as a Favorite as Home or to Outlook Contacts Delete Favorites Delete a Favorite from the list of saved Waypoints Clear Route Clears the route from the map screen including the Origin Destination...

Page 23: ...stered Users Note POI database files are not included in Smart Maps download POI Finder Allows access to a large active POI database subscription required Follow Me Allows you to see exact locations o...

Page 24: ...ice prompt UK English using kilometers to be used for navigation or to turn Off the Voice Guidance Route Options This option sets the method on how the software will calculate a route Fastest This wil...

Page 25: ...e the Follow Me and Trip Trace Interval times between 10 sec 30 sec 1 min 5 min and 20 min Note Applies only if using Windows Mobile based device Follow Me ID This will allow the user to enter your Fo...

Page 26: ...5 0 General Features of Ostia 5 1 Anatomy of the Navigation Screen 26...

Page 27: ...ning Map Manually To open maps tap GO Power User Maps Open and select desired map from the list of available maps Tap the Forward Arrow when finished Repeat to open multiple maps The maximum number of...

Page 28: ...ired The satellites are the gray circles in the black target which will turn green when you have a Lock The Compass indicates the following information when moving at 5mph or faster General direction...

Page 29: ...econd Edition Version 4 21 or later you have the option to view the screen in Landscape mode or Portrait mode as seen below Landscape Portrait Note To change the view of your device follow these instr...

Page 30: ...dible Voice Guidance Refer to Section 4 7 Options Details Standard Map View Simplified Arrow View Split Map Arrow View Night View Uses optimal color scheme for night use You can set this view by check...

Page 31: ...from Kilometers to Miles and vice versa including all distance information related to Route calculation 2D 3D View Tapping on the Screen where the Sky appears in the horizon will change the 3D Bird s...

Page 32: ...e tip of the stylus Without letting go drag the stylus in the direction you wish to view and the map will move accordingly Note Applies only if using Windows Mobile based devices or Pharos Drive GPS 3...

Page 33: ...stylus or your finger on the screen in a motion from the upper left corner towards the bottom right corner creating a box on the screen The software will attempt to do a best fit zoom to the area with...

Page 34: ...tion or to subscribe to any of the Smart Navigator services visit www pharosgps com Each of the Smart Navigator services is described below Refer to Section 7 0 Smart Navigator Services to learn how t...

Page 35: ...on 7 0 Smart Navigator Services to learn how to use this service Note Typical download time varies depending on file size and connection speed 2 3 minutes for broadband internet connection or 15 30 mi...

Page 36: ...u can search for your Origin by using any of the following methods from Go Power User Find Outlook Contacts Favorites Address Intersection or Point of Interest You can also select any location on the...

Page 37: ...lowing 1 Hit GO and choose between Address Point of Interest Waypoint or Home Each of these options is described in detail below Note For information regarding Multi Stop Routing refer to Section 6 2...

Page 38: ...a list of possible cities in which that street is located To Enter a House Number and Street Name 1 Regardless of which entry option you chose when you arrive at the House Number screen enter the Hou...

Page 39: ...Section 5 2 Opening and Viewing a Map 3 Next select the city Based on which street you chose Ostia will show a list of cities in which that street is found Select the desired city from the list and ta...

Page 40: ...Destination Make sure that all necessary maps are already opened From the Map screen tap GO Waypoint then select from Favorites Recent Destinations or Outlook Contacts Home Once you have saved a locat...

Page 41: ...m the Map screen tap GO Power User Find Intersection and follow the steps below to perform an Intersection search 1 Enter the street name in the field provided As you type each letter only the next av...

Page 42: ...ts 4 You have the option to select this location as an Origin Destination or a Multi Stop Highlight your selection and tap OK Note If you would like to Save this location refer to Section 6 4 Saving P...

Page 43: ...the order of the stops based on your routing options to create a route Stop By Stop to create a route connecting all the Multi stops to the Destination or to not use the Multi stops in the route You...

Page 44: ...a GPS Lock with or without a Route created the center of the screen will represent your current location Using the POI button at this time will provide you with a list of POI categories to choose from...

Page 45: ...letter of the name of the City you are searching for and a list of cities will become available Select the appropriate City and tap the Forward Arrow C3 Select this POI as the Origin Destination or Mu...

Page 46: ...radius The results will list each available POI including distance from the center of the screen your current location or POR and the name of the POI Step 4 By tapping on one of the POIs from the lis...

Page 47: ...en searched for before it has no past record and will show a gray box that cannot be checked The icons above represent the POIs for Food Cash Fuel and Hotel All other POIs will only display one result...

Page 48: ...Favorite Name and tap on the Forward Arrow Save Selected Position as Home 1 Repeat Step 1 above 2 Choose Save as Home This will now be the location the software will route to when choosing GO Home Sa...

Page 49: ...ve the GPS turned Off Red Smiley Face with a route selected and choose to run a Simulation from GO Power User Tools Simulation Setting Trip Interval To set the amount of time between each marker tap G...

Page 50: ...n finished Your Trip Trace will be displayed with blue diamonds representing the markers or bread crumb trail recorded for you to follow Note When Viewing a previously Recorded Trip Trace it will not...

Page 51: ...iew the exported file on the Device go to Start Programs File Explorer My Documents and select the txt file that contains the name you provided in the previous step The text file contains the followin...

Page 52: ...ly opens the Highway Motorway and the Destination maps it will clear out any POR previously set on the map After Ostia opens the Highway Motorway and the Destination maps the Origin will have to be re...

Page 53: ...gps com products services smartnavigator htm Note Real time Traffic may be referred to as Smart Traffic and POI Finder may be called Smart Finder though in both cases there is no difference in the ser...

Page 54: ...d proceed to Step 6 if not hit Cancel Order Step 6 Enter the Credit Card number and Expiration Date The next page confirms your purchase and registration of the product You will receive an email confi...

Page 55: ...address you registered with when you bought the subscription The User ID is NOT case sensitive Enter the letters for your User ID If your email address contains numbers select the abc or 123 button in...

Page 56: ...he steps above to get back to the Symbol Menu in order to input the period Jane yahoo com When you are done entering the email address select the Forward Arrow and enter the password which IS case sen...

Page 57: ...able storage locations as well as the available amount of storage for each 5 The next window will show the possible matches for your Search as well as the size of each map listed Tap on the map you wa...

Page 58: ...Finder 1 Enter a keyword or name of POI to narrow the search results or leave blank for a general search then Tap the Forward Arrow 2 Select a POI category and tap the Forward Arrow 3 Lists available...

Page 59: ...These indicate the time and day for which the traffic info currently being displayed on the map was recorded Note You may only view the Traffic info for one city at a time Depending on the availabili...

Page 60: ...cident Data To view the Real time Incident Data yellow triangles simply tap and hold on a triangle to view the data exactly as the Highway Patrol or other law enforcement entered it into their own com...

Page 61: ...and Observers when logged in to Follow Me 2 Members a Members are allowed to invite Observers also known as Buddies and can edit their own account and Buddy List Members can be located by Supervisor o...

Page 62: ...rd Note Members can also be added in a Batch This information is available on the website Invite a Buddy 1 Log in as Supervisor or Member 2 Click Manage My Buddy List 3 Click Invite to Join 4 Complete...

Page 63: ...Power User Smart Navigator Follow Me 7 To change Tracking Interval tap GO Power User Tools Options Tracking Interval and hit the Forward Arrow until you ve selected the desired interval 8 When done ta...

Page 64: ...ter PC 1 Login as Supervisor Member or Observer to view drivers on screen here http 66 161 28 109 monitoring login asp 2 Select Real Time Monitoring 3 Select individual drivers or all to be displayed...

Page 65: ...either turned Off or the connection power or communication port does not apply for Pharos All In One devices may be disabled and should all be checked Yellow Face The GPS receiver is currently acquiri...

Page 66: ...your GPS automatically For the majority of users this will be sufficient If you prefer to set your GPS Comm Port manually please refer to the User Manual of your handheld device for the appropriate C...

Page 67: ...u can select the Baud Rate at which the GPS communicates to the software The Baud Rate for your receiver should be listed in the packaging it came in For all Pharos labeled GPS receivers the Baud Rate...

Page 68: ...This is a separate process from installing any other software 2 To install the driver connect your device to the computer laptop via Microsoft Activesync and run the Setup from the Driver Disk When fi...

Page 69: ...1a Insert the iGPS 360 or iGPS 500 into the Compact Flash adapter and then into the Compact Flash slot of the Pocket PC Note If your GPS did not come with a CF adapter you can purchase one from www s...

Page 70: ...2b Attach the CF extension cable between the iGPS 360 or iGPS 500 and the base 2c Insert the iGPS 360 or iGPS 500 Compact Flash Adapter base into the Compact Flash slot of the Pocket PC 2d The Univer...

Page 71: ...erial port and connect the Universal Car Power Adapter This mode requires power via the 12V cigarette lighter adapter in your vehicle to work 4 Bluetooth Your Passkey is 12345678 For further info plea...

Page 72: ...e the rmf and inx files for each map are stored in a My Documents folder and that the folder is not located inside any other folders or directories It must appear as follows to function properly My Do...

Page 73: ...Phone Toll free at 888 PHAROS8 888 742 7678 for Technical Support in USA and Canada 877 774 2767 for Product Info Sales Fax 310 320 1808 Email Support PharosGPS com Sales PharosGPS com Info PharosGPS...

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Page 75: ...S TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCAHNDISE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED In particular there is no warranty for high risk activities NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFE...

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