Rand McNally Road Explorer 50, User Manual

Page 1: ...Road Explorer 50 60 User Manual A ADVANCED GPS RoadExplorer 50 60 RoadExplorer 50 60 ...

Page 2: ...er Connect the equipment into an outlet that is on a different circuit from the GPS unit Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help When using the device ensure that the antenna of the device is at least 20cm away from all persons IC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Industry Canada license exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject ...

Page 3: ...n such as mountains man made structures such as highway overpasses bridges and tall buildings as well as weather can interfere with the GPS signal For best GPS reception position the device and mount with a clear line of sight to the sky Some vehicles may have a limited view of the sky due to metal sun shields or a metallized windshield coating Map data includes the geographical coordinates for ad...

Page 4: ...ts of Interest POIs 25 27 Confirmation Windows 28 4 Maps Routing 29 Route Map Window 29 Exits Quick View 30 Directions Slide Out List 31 Virtual Dashboard 32 33 Junction View Turn View 34 Location and Route Options 35 5 Tools Features 36 Checklists 36 Maintenance 37 Trails 38 Fuel Logs 39 Quick Planner 40 Road Atlas Information 41 Unit Converter 42 Calculator 42 Trip Tools 43 6 Connect With Rand 4...

Page 5: ...mount make sure that it does not pose a risk in the event of an accident Do not run cables directly next to safety relevant devices and power supplies After installation check all safety relevant equipment Connect the wall charger to a 120V or 240V outlet only Connect the vehicle charger to a 12V outlet only 1 Your Device Device Do not use sharp edged objects on the device touch screen The device ...

Page 6: ...sky and GPS satellites 2 Clean and dry the mounting area 3 Remove the suction cup protective film 4 Adjust the angle of the mount using the thumbscrews 5 Pull the suction cup lever up to release suction 6 Plug the power cord into the device and the vehicle s 12 volt power source 7 Clip the device onto the mount 8 Place and hold the mount suction cup against the mounting surface 9 Press the suction...

Page 7: ...aker Connect to optional external speaker 4 SD Card Slot For future use as needed For future use as needed 5 Mini USB Port Connect the charger or the USB cord Connect the charger or the USB cord 6 Reset Button Use the reset button on the back of the device to restart This will cancel the current route but preferences address book and other personal data will be saved 7 Speaker 8 Light Sensor See B...

Page 8: ...USB Port Connect the charger or the USB cord 6 Speaker Start Your Device Each time you turn on your device the Warning and Legal Consent window displays To view a short tutorial on device use tap Tutorial Tap Accept or if you turned the device off while on a route tap Accept and Route to Previous Destination Your Device 1 A red light indicates the battery is charging and blinks when the battery is...

Page 9: ...s 3 Go to Map Tap to view location on the map 4 Choose Destination Tap to select an address or point of interest POI 5 Preferences Tap to set general route or map options 6 Mute Unmute the Speaker Tap to mute or unmute spoken instructions Note You can also tap this icon when it appears on the map screen to mute unmute 7 Volume Tap to increase or decrease 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 10: ...Button 9 Shortcut Button 9 Skin Style Day 8 Skin Style Night 8 Toll Prompt Notification 8 Tutorial 8 Units 8 Voice Name 8 Route Cross Country Borders 10 Dirt Roads 10 Fast Recalc 10 Ferries 10 Freeways 10 Junction View Distance 10 Manage Avoid List 10 Recalculation 10 Route 10 Tollways 10 Tunnels 10 Turn Announcements 10 Turn View Distance 10 U Turns 10 Map Address Book Icons 11 Car Icon 11 Map Au...

Page 11: ...ning distance to toll booths by using the slider or the and buttons Construction Area Set warning distance to construction areas by using the slider or the and buttons Construction information is based on RoadWork data Speed Limit Warning Set the amount over the posted limit at which the warning appears Set user defined maximum speed to be warned whenever the vehicle exceeds that speed regardless ...

Page 12: ...f minutes after sunrise and sunset Toll Prompt Notification Enabled Disabled Brightness Set separately for day and night modes My Custom POIs Tap Manage Custom POIs to specify how custom POIs are displayed on the map set image warning distance warning type and street city state level map display Tap the x to delete any set of POIs See pages 45 46 Screen Click Click off Click on Tutorial View on de...

Page 13: ...e screen Quick Power Press POI along route Screen snapshot Main Menu Show map Mute on off Save current location Tell Rand The power button can also give you access to these screens at any time with one quick tap Align screen Calibrate the touch screen Note Select this option if your device seems to have buttons that are hard to tap GPS Status Tap to show details about your location Contact About T...

Page 14: ...e is an additional sound just before the maneuver Turn View Distance Set the distance before the maneuver at which the local street turn view screen appears Note In 3D map view this warning is not needed and will be turned off Junction View Distance Set the distance before the maneuver at which the highway junction view screen appears Note A route may still include a roadway or maneuver set to Avo...

Page 15: ...rast Map Auto Zoom Off On auto scale On street scale On city scale On state scale Set to auto scale to keep the current vehicle position and the next turn in the map view at all times Set to street city state scale to specify the maximum scale of the zoom Note Map redraw speed is impacted by autozoom especially when combined with 3D map display option POI Icons Off On Select icons to display on th...

Page 16: ...itude longitude 3 History Tap to route to a recently entered location 4 Address Book Tap to view a list of saved locations 5 Multi Stop Trips Tap to view a list of saved multi stop trips or to create a new one 6 Points of Interest POIs Tap to search for a point of interest POI such as a gas station restaurant etc Rand McNally Trips Tap to view Rand McNally Trip content 3 Destinations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7...

Page 17: ...oking for displays in the list Streets If the next letter in the street name can not be selected on the keyboard tap Expand Search to search a greater area The Expand Search button can also help locate addresses that may actu ally be in a different town spelled slightly differently or in a neighboring town Note If you re entering a State or County Route it s typically best to first either enter th...

Page 18: ...ing the zip code and street See page 15 2 City Center Tap to route to a city center See page 16 3 Intersection Tap to route to two intersecting roads in a city See page 16 4 Back Tap to return to the previous window 5 Enter Lat Long Tap to route to a location by latitude and longitude See page 17 6 Main Menu Tap to return to the Main Menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 19: ...ate you may need to check both for your specific address 4 Or tap Zip Code Search Type the zip code 5 Type the first few characters in the street name or if the next characters of the street name cannot be selected on the keyboard tap Expand Search and search a wider area 6 Tap on the street name from the displayed list 7 Tap the house number or tap List to show a list of address ranges and select...

Page 20: ...Location Intersection 6 Type the first few characters in the city name 7 Tap on the city name 8 Type the first few characters in the primary street name or if the next characters of the street name cannot be selected on the keyboard tap Expand Search and search a wider area 9 Tap on the street name in the list 10 Type the first few characters in the intersecting street name 11 Tap on the intersect...

Page 21: ...e latitude of the location and tap Enter 4 Tap in the Longitude field 5 Enter the longitude of the location and tap Enter 6 Tap Go The Confirmation Window displays See page 28 7 Tap Begin New Route to navigate to the location Note There are two ways to enter latitude longitude by decimal degrees or by degrees minutes and seconds 3 Destinations Addresses ...

Page 22: ...k Entries are alphabetically sorted by Name To sort by Distance or Date tap Sort By Use the up and down arrows to scroll through the list or use the alphabet buttons on the left Tap the Search field to search the Address Book by keyword The notepad icon indicates a note has been added for this location Route to an Address Book Location 1 Tap Choose Destination Address Book Tap on the All Addresses...

Page 23: ...dd an Address to a Group 1 Tap Choose Destination Address Book 2 Tap the Groups tab 3 Tap on the group you want to add an address to 4 Tap New Location 5 Tap Enter New Address History Address Book or POI 6 If you selected History Saved or POI the selected location is added to the group Enter a New Address tap Yes to accept the default name or tap No to display a keyboard and enter a new name Remov...

Page 24: ...in the order you want to route to them or reorder stops later See page 21 1 Tap Choose Destination Multi Stop Trips 2 Tap on the route 3 Tap Add Address 4 To add an address tap Enter New Address History Address Book or POI 5 A Confirmation Window asks if you want to add another stop Tap Yes to add another stop No if the route is complete 6 Tap Back to save changes Remove a Stop 1 Tap Choose Destin...

Page 25: ...p Select Last Stop and select the last stop or No Preference 7 Tap Yes to return to your current location to complete the route or No to complete the route at the last stop 8 Tap Start Trip to begin the route Note There is a limit of ten stops that can be optimized automatically Reorder a Route Manually 1 Tap Choose Destination Multi Stop Trips 2 Tap on the route you want to optimize 3 Tap Reorder...

Page 26: ...p Next Stop To calculate a route to the next stop in the route Skip Next Stop To skip the next stop and calculate a route to the stop after the next one End Current Trip To end the route at the current stop Note To view your entire trip select Summary Map View from the Route Display Options See page 31 Delete a Route 1 Tap Choose Destination Multi Stop Trips The Multi Stop Trips window displays 2 ...

Page 27: ...1 Add as Via Add a via an interim stop between the origin and the destination 2 Avoid Tap to avoid the route road or area or to detour See page 24 3 Set Origin Set the location as the starting point of the route 4 Route to Here Tap Begin New Route to navigate to the location 3 Destinations Tap Map 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 28: ...k on the map when zoomed in Tap on a segment and tap Remove Avoid to remove the segment from the Avoid List Detour Detour around a road segment on an active route The route is recalculated but the road segment is only avoided temporarily and does not appear on the Avoid List To cancel the detour tap the icon in the lower left hand corner of the map screen and select Detour See page 35 Avoid Area S...

Page 29: ...h for a point of interest in a city 3 My Route Tap to search for a point of interest along the vehicle route 4 My Destination Tap to search for a point of interest near the route destination 5 Back Tap to return to the previous window 6 Custom POI Tap to select a custom POI location 7 Main Menu Tap to return to the Main Menu 3 Destinations POIs 1 3 5 6 7 4 2 ...

Page 30: ...t POIs 1 Rand McNally Editors Picks Tap to search for national parks festivals and other places to visit 2 Other Categories Tap to select from a wide range of restaurants shopping and other POIs 3 Back Return to previous window 3 Destinations POIs 1 3 2 ...

Page 31: ...Categories 4 Tap on a category for example Hospital Emergency Or use the Search bar to search by name 5 If necessary tap on a subcategory type for example Pharmacy 6 Tap on a location from the list or 7 Tap All 8 Tap on the Spell button to display the keyboard 9 Type the first characters in the POI name 10 Tap on the POI name in the displayed list 3 Destinations POIs ...

Page 32: ...ted Rand McNally Road Atlas and Motor Carriers Road Atlas Page numbers apply to the most recent atlas Go to Map Tap to view this location on a map Set Origin Tap to set the location as the starting point of a route Menu Tap to return to the Main Menu Edit Entry Rename or edit this entry in the Address Book Note Add a note about this location in the Address Book Back Tap to return to previous windo...

Page 33: ...b Tap to simplify the map screen Icons are minimized to show simply the zoom next manueuver and miles time 15 Mute 1 Next Maneuver Tap to repeat spoken next maneuver instructions 2 Road Name Name of street you will turn onto next 3 Miles Time Displays remaining distance Tap to select from home arrival time arrival time remaining time home time and elevation 4 Exits Quick View Slide out to show upc...

Page 34: ...nterest and amenities at upcoming exits The list displays the distance to the next exit exit name and number and a count of available amenities 1 Tap on an exit to bring up the notes icon 2 Tap the icon to display local amenities by category 3 Tap on any item in the list to route to that location ...

Page 35: ...peed in miles per hour 3 Distance Time Displays remaining distance and time 4 Distance Displays the distance to the next maneuver and the type of maneuver 5 Street Road Name Displays the street name you will be on after performing the next maneuver Tap on any item in the list to view it on the map and to detour around it if necessary Note For multi stop tips highways in each leg are listed color c...

Page 36: ...ted distance to next maneuver and the number of miles and time spent on the trip to this point 5 Vehicle odometer Tap the pencil to reset 6 Gather trip information for up to three trips Includes odometer settings hours and speeds 7 Reset trip information for the selected trip Tab 1 Tab 2 or Tab 3 See page 33 8 Select to automatically reset the information in each tab after the vehicle has remained...

Page 37: ...nformation is captured as you travel the route Automatically Reset Trip Information To reset trip information after the vehicle has remained stationary after a specific number of hours 1 Tap on the tab you want to reset 2 Tap Auto Reset 3 Tap to increase the number of hours 4 Tap to decrease the number of hours 5 To save changes tap Change 6 The Tab displays the auto reset number of hours ...

Page 38: ...maneuver Junction View closes and the previous window displays 1 Signs to follow for the next maneuver 2 Number and direction of lanes for the next maneuver 3 Distance to the upcoming maneuver Distance decreases as you approach the ramp 4 Lane assist arrow 5 Return to previous window Turn View Displays for upcoming turns Set distance in Preferences Route 4 Maps Routing 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 39: ...cific Roadway 1 On the right side of the window tap and to view a list of roads in the current route 2 Tap on one or more roadways to be avoided A check mark appears in front of each selected road 3 Tap Detour to recalculate the route Note Tap Cancel Detour to remove detours 7 Detour the entire route and add it to the avoid list See page 24 8 Skip to next stop for multi stop trips 9 Cancel current...

Page 40: ...Select the new checklist from the list 7 Tap Add Item to add tasks 8 Tap the box next to each task to check it off the list 9 Tap Back to save changes 10 If you have not checked off all the tasks a warning displays Tap Cancel to continue completing tasks Uncheck All to clear all checklist tasks or OK to save changes 11 The Checklists tab redisplays with the number of completed tasks on the right f...

Page 41: ...nance Keep track of maintenance performed on your car 1 Tap Tools 2 Tap Checklists Maintenance Trails Fuel 3 Tap the Maintenance tab 4 Tap Add Note and enter the details 5 Tap Back to save changes Tap any note to edit or to change the date To delete a note tap ...

Page 42: ... Trails tab 4 To record a trail tap New Trail 5 To end the trail tap the Trails icon on the map screen 6 The trail is recorded in the Trails tab 7 Tap on a trail to view details 8 Tap Show on Map to display the trail on the map screen 9 Tap Edit Name to change the name of the trail 10 Tap Set Color to change the color of the trail Note The Trails feature is also accessible from the Address Book Se...

Page 43: ... list of fuel logs by quarter 4 Tap Add Fuel to record the date location and cost of fuel purchase 5 Tap on any field to edit 6 Tap Save 7 Once fuel purchases have been entered tap on a quarter to view the details 8 You can View by State or View by Month 9 Tap the state or month to view fuel purchases 10 Tap View All to see all fuel purchases ...

Page 44: ...on displays 3 Tap From City 1 and select the city 4 Tap To City 2 and select the city 5 The distance displays 6 Tap Cost per Mile and enter the per mile rate or tap Total and enter the total amount 7 Tap the new dollar amount and tap Enter 8 The dollar amounts readjust automatically 9 Tap Average Speed MPH enter a speed Tap or to decrease or increase the speed Tap the calculator to enter a speed 1...

Page 45: ...ols Features Road Atlas Information To reference the Rand McNally Road Atlas 1 Tap Tools 2 Tap Road Atlas Information 3 Select the appropriate country tab 4 Select the appropriate state province to view emergency and other key phone numbers ...

Page 46: ...ools Features Unit Converter 1 Tap Tools 2 Tap Converter 3 Tap on the first field and select the type of conversion to perform 4 Tap on the second field and enter the value to be converted 5 Tap Enter Calculator 1 Tap Tools 2 Tap Calculator ...

Page 47: ...ts maintenance notes trails and fuel purchase information 3 Warnings Set warnings for hills speed limits and more 4 Quick Planner Estimate the distance driving time and cost between any two cities or towns 5 Tell Rand Compose a message to send to Rand McNally when you connect to the Dock 6 Converter Quickly convert distance weight and temperature 7 Calculator 8 Back Return to the Main Menu 8 1 2 3...

Page 48: ...e the TripMaker online trip planning tool to create an itinerary explore along your route and add things to see and do Send your customized itinerary to your Road Explorer as a multi stop trip Access TripMaker on the Rand McNally Dock or go to randmcnally com tripmaker ...

Page 49: ...ting your own list of POIs 1 Files must be in csv format 2 You can enter locations by longitude latitude in decimal format address or both 3 Separate each piece of information with a comma Do not use spaces before or after commas 4 Enter in order the longitude latitude location name street address city state zip and country For example Longitude latitude and address 87 761039 42 059611 Rand McNall...

Page 50: ...ck Open to automatically transfer the file to your device 6 Unplug your device from your computer 7 Plug your device into power using the power adapter 8 Turn the device on 9 Depending on the size the download could take up to 30 minutes Note Failed records are those for which some information was dropped from the records If you would like to know why some records failed plug your device into your...

Page 51: ...nformation to your computer The exported file can be in xls or csv format On the Rand McNally Dock 1 Click on Fuel 2 Select where you want the file to be downloaded and click Save 3 The file is download to your computer When finished a notification message displays 4 Click Ok 6 Connect With Rand ...

Page 52: ... Rand message by tapping the speed limit or mile marker on the map screen or with the power button by setting the Quick Power Press to Tell Rand See page 9 3 If you selected Enter Different Location enter it as an address If you selected Find Location on Map tap on the map to set the crosshairs at that location then tap Back 4 On the right side tap the type of message you want to send 5 Type your ...

Page 53: ...r PC or Mac at www randmcnally com dock and connect your device using the USB cable provided With the Rand McNally Dock you can also Export fuel logs to your home computer Upload custom POIs such as red light cameras and railroad crossings to your device Access the Rand McNally support site and online store Read product news and announcements Send feedback and suggestions to Rand McNally through T...

Page 54: ...For more information Rand McNally Website www randmcnally com Support www randmcnally com support GPS accessories store randmcnally com Rand McNally Dock www randmcnally com dock Facebook www facebook com randmcnally 6 Connect With Rand ...

Page 55: ...ous improvement process and reserves the right to provide enhancements that may not be reflected in the pictures and specifications in this manual The information contained herein may be changed at any time without prior notification Neither this manual nor any parts thereof may be reproduced for any purpose whatsoever without the express written consent of Rand McNally Inc nor may it be transmitt...

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