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  • Page 1

    Magellan ® RoadMate ™ New Features / Nouvelles fonctions Instructions for Operating the Magellan RoadMate 300 Instructions sur le fonctionnement du Magellan RoadMate 300[...]

  • Page 2

    Thank you for purchasing the Magellan RoadMate 300. This document is included to explain the new software feat ures and enhancements not covered or changed since the release of Firmware V ersion 1.65. The major enhancement include: • Improved region selection • The use of AutoFIll to speed up city selection • A help menu in the Spell Street t[...]

  • Page 3

    New Features 1 T urning the Magellan RoadMate On This process assumes you ar e starting the uni t right out of the box. Press the Power button. The Power bu tton is located on the left side of the unit. If power is pr operly connected, a logo screen is displayed. Next, you will need to select the language you wish to use for your Magellan RoadMate.[...]

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    New Features 2 Continue to en ter ch aracters. When you have entere d enough characters to match the desired city , it will show in the spelle r . Select OK . However , because the city search lists all cities in the active region, matching the characters inputted, it is po ssible to select a city that does not contai n the street selected pr eviou[...]

  • Page 5

    New Features 3 Accessing Regions Before you can access deta iled region information, you mu st install t he Magellan Ro adMate Manage r application. Refer to the Reference Manual on the Documentation CD for information on i nstallati on, defining, and uploading detailed regions to yo ur Ma gellan RoadMate. Once you have your regions loaded, you wil[...]

  • Page 6

    New Features 4 If you select more tha n one region to activat e, you will be prompte d to select the region when searching for an addre ss, POI, or Intersection. Select OK . Select OK . The region is active and the Select Destinatio n screen will appea r . Using Multiple Map Files If you have used the Magellan RoadMate Mana ger to load multi ple ma[...]

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    New Features 5 A dialog will appear asking you to confirm your selection. Select Ye s . The unit will power down. T ur n the unit back on an d follow the Help screens to select the region( s) within the new m ap file. Follow the rem aining Help scre ens and the Select Destination screen will appear If you need to acti vate another region within the[...]

  • Page 8

    New Features 6 Using “Select Address” This process is identica l for entering a destination using Select Address, or creating a new Addr ess Book entry using Select Address. From the Select Destin ation screen, select Select Address . If more than one region is active, you will be asked to sel ect the region from which to search. Enter the base[...]

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    Nous vous remercions pour votre achat de ce Magellan RoadMate 300. Ce document vous est fourni afin de vous expliquer les nouvel les fonctions et améliorations apportées au logiciel par rapport à la version l ogicielle 1.65 ou qui ont changé depuis. Les principaux perfectionnements sont : •l’amélioration de la sélection des secteurs •l?[...]

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    Nouvelles fonctions 8 Allumer le Ma gellan RoadMate Dans ce qui suit, il est supposé que vous allumez l’a ppareil pour la pr emière fois. Appuyez sur la touche PWR . La touche Po wer se situe sur le coté ga uche de l’appareil. Si l’appareil est correctement al im enté, l’écran du logo s’affiche. Ensuite, vous devez séle ctionner la [...]

  • Page 11

    Nouvelles fonctions 9 Sélectionnez le "S". Ainsi, à me sure qu e vous entrez les carac tères, la ville disponible dans la base de donnée s et correspondant à l a saisie apparaît da ns la zone d’affichage. Continuez la saisie. Lo rsque vous avez entrez un nombre suffisant d e caractères correspondant à la ville de votre choix, so[...]

  • Page 12

    Nouvelles fonctions 10 Accéder aux Secteurs Pour accéder aux secteurs détaillés, vo us devez d’abord instal ler l’applicatio n Magellan RoadMate Manager . V euille z vous reporter au Manuel de fonc tio nnement détaillé sur le CD de Documen tation pour toute informati o n sur l’installation, l a définition et le ch argement des sect eur[...]

  • Page 13

    Nouvelles fonctions 11 Si vous choisissez d’activer plusieurs secteurs vous devrez préciser dans quel secteur rechercher l’adresse, le PO I ou l’intersectio n. Sélection nez OK . Sélectionnez OK . La secteur est actif et l’écran Séle ctionner une destination s’affiche. Utiliser plusieurs fichiers carte Si vous avez chargé plusieurs [...]

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    Nouvelles fonctions 12 Une boîte de dialogue s’affiche pour vous permettre de confirmer la sé lection. Sélectionnez Oui . L ’appareil va s’éteindr e. Rallumez l’appare il et suivez le s écrans d’aide pour sélectionner le ou les secteurs dans le nouveau fichier carte. Parcourez les écr ans d’Aide suiva nts jusqu’à ce que l’é[...]

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    Nouvelles fonctions 13 Utiliser "Sélectionn er une adresse" Avec "Sélectionner une adresse", le proce ssus est le même qu e vous entriez une destination ou que vous ajoutiez une nouvelle entrée au Carnet d’adresses. Dans l’écran Sélectionner une dest ination, choisissez Adresse . Si plusieurs secteurs sont actifs, vous[...]

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    Thales Consumer Products 960 Overland Court San Dimas, CA 91773 USA T el: 909 394 5000 Fax: 909 394 7050 www .magellangps.com 631286-98 A[...]