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    PLND 35 SOFTW ARE MANUAL www .pyleaudio.com[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator[...]

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    1. Limited Product Warranty Destinator Technologies, warrants to the Client that the Products shall substan tially con form to De stinator Technolog ies’ spe cificat ion for a p eriod of o ne (1) year from t he date of the original purchase by the end user (the "Warranty Pe ri od"). As Destinator Technologies' sole obligatio n and [...]

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    User's Guide Destinator i Contents 1 - Introduction 2 Destinator Features ............................................................................................................ ...........................2 Destinator Gu ided Tour ......................................................................................................... ...[...]

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    1 - Introduction Welcome to the world of mobile navigation! Wi th Destinator , you can steer into a new era of mobile navigation. Simple operation, clear maps in 2D or 3D mode as well as numerous innovat ive features and functions have made Destinator the essential guide for every traveller – whether in the car, on foot or by bike. Destinator Fea[...]

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    2 - Getting S t arted Menus Destinations – (see " Destinat ions M enu " on page 3 ) menu - Provides the central navigation features, such as Addresses , Recent Locations , My Favorites , POI (Points of Interest), and My Contacts . Options (see " Options Menu " on page 4 ) menu - Provides 2D/3D and Day/Night map view options, T[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 4 Getting Started Options Menu The Day/Night Mode toggle button lets you display the map view for either day or night driving. For a displ ay of day and night maps, see " Map Views (on page 8 )". The 2D/3D Mode toggle button lets you display the map view in 2 dimensional or 3-dimensional views for either day o[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 5 Getting Started Map Manager Menu The Select Map button lets you choose among different maps on your memory card. For more informat ion, s e e " Select Map (on page 29 )". The Units of Measure button lets you specify the system measurement units. For more informat ion, s e e " Units of Measure (on page 3[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 6 Getting Started Settings Menu The button, at the bottom of the Options menu, lets you configure your settings options. The Prompts button lets you specify the types of voice or visual prompts that you want to use. For more information, see " Prompts (on page 35 )". The Language button lets you select the lan[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 7 Getting Started Current lo cation in Vehicle Mode . Current lo cation in Pedest rian Mode . Last known location when GPS signal is unreliable. Generated route Travel direction The red GPS receiver means that a reliable GPS signal is not yet located. The green GPS receiver means that a reliable GPS signal is located an[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 8 Getting Started Map V iews From the Options menu, you can determine whether you want t o see a two-dimensional or three- dimensiona l map in daylig ht or nig ht-ti me condit ions. Figure 9 - 2D Day Map View Figure 10 - 2D Night Map View Figure 11 - 3D Day Map View Figure 12- 3D Night Map View Point on the Map You can [...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 9 Getting Started Screen Buttons The following buttons appear on many of the navigation Destinator screens. When you tap the Next button for a selected address, group, or place, Destinator automatically opens the next screen in the sequence. When you tap the Back button, Destinator returns you to the previous screen. Wh[...]

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    3 - Search for a Location Enter Address When you click the Addres s button, the Address screen appears as shown below. Figure 14 - Display the Address Screen Note: For United States maps, an additional States Address screen appears. User's Guide Destinator 10[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 11 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n You can use the keyboard to enter the characters of the address name. The characters appear i n the Address field. Destinator automatically searches the Address list for the fir st occurrence of the entered characters. After you have selected a city, Destinator displays the next address fi[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 12 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Street-Town This sequence provides the following addres s screens: Town, Street, Address Number This mode lets you enter a street name without having to first designate a town. Useful when you're looking for an addre ss in a metropolitan area where there are many cities and towns. Sid[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 13 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Add to My Favourites Lets you add an add ress to yo ur list o f favourit e loc ations, as s hown in the fig ure be low. For more informatio n, se e "My Favour ites". Figure 15 - Add Address to My Favourites If you are using a phone-enabled navigation device, you can send your cur[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 14 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Recent Locations The Recent Locations screen lets you select an existing destinati on from a list of destina tions t hat you ha ve pre viously trave lled to. Destinator automatically stores the last 64 destinations in memory. As each new route is added to the top of the list, the older des[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 15 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n From this screen, you can tap the Actions button to select from the following command options. Set as Origin Lets you designate the selected location as the route ori gi n. You would use this command when calculating a route from a point other than your current location. Tap the Free Map B[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 16 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Favourite Group s You can tap the Actions button from the My Favourites screen to add, edit, or delete groups, as described below. Add Group When you tap this button, the Favourites Group screen appears. Enter the group name and select an icon to identify the group, as shown below. Figure [...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 17 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Notes: Favourite Alert settings affect all Favourites Groups. The 2nd Alert must be set to go off at closer distance than the 1st Alert. Alerts can be set for a group but not for individual locations. Of course, you can always create a group that has just one location. You can disable the [...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 18 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n POI (Point s of Interest) The POI list is a collection of hundreds of interesting or useful places organised by easy-to- find categories. For example, you can use Destinator to guide you to a shopping centre, hotel, restaurant, or petrol station. From the Destinations menu, tap the Points [...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 19 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Search Near a Location You can tap the Near button to determine the location area, where you want to search for a specifi c place, such as a petrol station, hotel, or restaurant. The available options are listed bel ow. Current Location Lets you search near your current location. This is t[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 20 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n My Cont act s (Optional) You can specify a contact address as a destination, by selecti n g a contact from your PC folder, found under the Start menu. From the Destinations menu, tap the My Contacts button to display your list of contacts. Select a contact and click Next to displ ay the ad[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 21 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n T raffic Information (Optional) What is the T raffic Message Channel? The Traffic Message Channel ( TMC ) is a specific app lication o f the F M Radio Da ta System (RDS) us ed for broadcasting real-time traffi c and weather information. Data messages are received silently, decoded, and del[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 22 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n T raffic Info Alert Traffic ( TMC ) messages are national and regional FM radio broadcasts that are used to in form driv ers of traffic, weather, and other driving conditions, as shown below. The Traffic Alert icon appears each time a traffic event is encountered. The alert d escrip tion i[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 23 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Note: Please go to http://www.tmcforum.com for info rmation about European countries that provide TMC service. A TMC receiver is required to receiv e TMC broadcasts. From the Options menu, select the Traffic Info button, which opens the TMC inbox, and displays traffic reports. You can sele[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 24 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n TMC Options You can tap the Options button The Traffic Information Options dial ogue box is displayed, as shown below. Figure 27 - Defining Traffic Information Set t i ngs You must configure the Traffic Message Channel (TMC) be defining the following settings: When an event occurs: You can[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 25 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n T raffic Info Map Icons You can display Traffic Info. icons on the main map b y selec ting th e Traffic Info. radio button in the GPS Connection Settings screen. This icon appears only when you have activat ed the TMC from the GPS Connection Settings screen. You can tap the TMC icon to d i[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 26 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Route Summary or Canc el Route The Route Summary button lets you display an overview of your complete route on the Map Manager screen, the total driving distance to your destination, the estimated t ravel time, and the complete destination address. The Cancel Route button, in the Destinati[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 27 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Delete Group Select a group and tap this button to remove the group from the Avoid Roads screen. The road entries in this group are al so removed. When selecting a group route, you can tap the or buttons to include or exclude all roads located in the group. Avoid Road Locations When you ta[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 28 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Route Playback This feature lets you record your route as you’ re d riving and t hen to p lay it b ack on the Main Map screen. From the Route Manager menu, tap the Route Playback button. To record a route, tap the Record button in the Route Playback screen. Destinator shows the Main Map [...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 29 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Select Map This feature lets you change the currently selected ma p to another map saved on your SD memory card. If you want to store additional maps on your memory card, see “Maps” on page 1. You can tap the Select Map button to display the maps saved on your SD memory card. The Selec[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 30 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Unit s of Measure You can tap the Units of Measure button to specify the measurement system you would like to use. You can select: o Miles/Yards o Miles, 1 0 th of a Mile o Kilometres, Metres Map Settings You can tap the Map Settings button to customize your map display, as shown in the fi[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 31 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Figure 33 - Travel to Multiple Routes The Show Map screen provides you with the followi n g route types: Qui ck and Short. You can select Short (the default value) to calculate a route with the shorter physical distance between your current locati on and the selected designatio n. When you[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 32 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Stops Actions You can tap the Actions button for the following command options: Set as Origin Lets you designate the selected addres s as the route origin. You would use this command when calculating a route from a point other than your current location. Tap the Free Map Browsing button to[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 33 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n SMS Address Actions Tap the Actions button to select from the following commands. Set as Origin Lets you designate the selected location as the route origin. You would use this command when calculating a route from a point other than your current location. Tap the Free Map Browsing button [...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 34 Sear c h for a Lo cat i o n Sending an SMS Address If you are using a phone-enhanced navigation device , you can send your current location in an SMS message to someone in your Contacts list. From th e Actions menu, click Send Location. The SMS message automatically includes your current addr ess, which can be used b[...]

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    4 - Settings Prompt s You can select the types of voice and visual notifications that you would like to use while navigating. From the Settings menu, tap the Prompts button. The Prompts screen appears. V oice Prompts Speed Warning Warns you when your car exceeds the speed limit. This prompt is not active by default. Route Recalculation Activated wh[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 36 Settings GPS Settings Destinator uses the GPS receiver to pinpoi nt your location. GP S signals are automatically acquired and your vehicle's location and position are constantly updated unless you are working in the Free Browse Map mode or you tap the GPS Off button. The GPS receiver may take a f ew minutes to [...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 37 5 - Inst allation Requirement s PC Requirement s Minimum System Requirements for PC: o CPU: AMD/ c 3.8 and higher. Intel® Processor (300 MHz or faster) o Operating System: Windows® 2000/X P o Memory: 128 MB RAM (or more) o Free space on hard drive for in stall ation: at least 500 MB o CD-ROM: 4x drive (or more) o S[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 38 Installation Requirements Console T oolbar The following options are availabl e from the Console Tool bar: Figure 37 – Console Toolbar Install/Remove Maps lets you ins tall or r emove a ma p. For mo re informat ion, see " Installing a Map (on page 42 )". Cut Map Lets you c ustomize an instal led map. F or[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 39 Installation Requirements Map s After you have installed the Destinator Console to your proprietary device, you must select at least one map. For info rmation about installing maps , see " Installing a Map (on page 42 )". Import Favourite Location The Favourites Importer lets you import content created and [...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 40 Installation Requirements Exporting a Favourite Location from the Device You can export a list of favourite locations from your device to your PC. The list will be stored in Comma- Separated Values (.csv) files. As a part of the export pr ocedure, you convert the .dat files to .csv format for storage on your PC by us[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 41 Installation Requirements Quick Activation Note: This section is not relevant for maps of Western Europe and North America. Recommended Registration for Support You can activate Destinator automatically by using Quick Activation. To activate Destinator : 1. Check that your PC has an Internet connection. 2. Check that[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 42 6 - Map s Map Screen Interface On the Destinator Console , a collection of availabl e maps is displayed, as shown in the figure below. Standard Maps Maps a vailable for inst allatio n. My Maps Maps that have been customized from a standard map. Installed Maps Standard and customi sed maps that are already loaded on y[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 43 Maps Due to memory limitations of your device, you may want to customize a standard map by selecting the area you need. You can crop a standard map from the Map Cutter screen. Select a standard map and click the Cut Map button. The Map Cutter screen appears, as show n in the figure below. Figure 40 –Cutting a Map T[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 44 Maps Focus the Map The following tools are provided to help you focus your map, so you can designate the area that you want to cut. You can click the Address tool to set the origin of the map to a Town , Street Address , or Road Junction . The Address dialog box provides the Show… and Set… buttons to view and set[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 45 Maps Cut Map When you have designated your map area, click the Cut Map tool . The Cut Map dialogue box appears, as shown in the figure below. Figure 41 – Cut the Map Box You must enter a map name and description. If you have entered a name that already exists, Destinator prompts you to enter a different name. You c[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 46 7 - System Settings Starts the Destinator OP appl ication Opens the device’s System Settings screen Figure 1 - The Main Menu You can change the system settings by tapping the System button. The System screen shows all of the system settings that you can change, as displayed below. Power Settings – See Figure 4 Vo[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 47 System Settings V olume Settings Figure 3 - Volume Settings This screen lets you change the volume level for voice prompts and tap soun ds. Power Settings Figure 4 - Power Settings This screen indicates the battery status of the device. You can select the hot key checkboxes to determine whether you want the backlight[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 48 System Settings Date-T ime Settings Figure 6 - Date-Time Settings This screen lets you select your time zone, and to set the date and time. Language Settings Figure 7 - Language Settings This screen lets you select the language to be used for screen di spl ays and voice prompts. System Information Figure 8 - System I[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 49 Index Index A Add Favourite Locations • 17 Add to My Favourites • 13, 17 Address Actions • 12 Address Modes • 11 Avoid Road Groups • 26 Avoid Road Locations • 27 Avoid Roads • 4, 26 B Backlight Settings • 47 C Console Toolbar • 38 Cut Map • 45 Cycling Through Screens • 9 D Date-Time Settings •[...]

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    User's Guide Destinator 50 Index U Units of Measure • 5, 30 V Visual Prompts • 35 Voice Prompts • 35 Volume Settings • 47[...]