Users guide
v2 2010 Sygic, a.s. All rights reserverd.
I. Getting Started ...................................................................... 1 Using the Main screen ........................................................ 1 Entering an Address .............................................................. 2 Getting directions ................................................................... 5 Acquiring GPS Position ......................................................... 6 II. Planning Your Route ........................................................... 7 Navigating to Points of Interest.............................................. 7 Navigate to Your Contacts ..................................................... 9 Navigating Home ................................................................... 9 Navigating to Your Most Recent Locations ......................... 10 III. Changing the Route .......................................................... 12 Route Details ....................................................................... 12 Modifying the Route ............................................................. 13 Map Browsing Mode ............................................................ 14 Multi-stop route planning ..................................................... 16 IV. Connected features ...................................................... 19 Connection........................................................................... 19 Traffic Control ...................................................................... 19 Reporting speed cameras and traffic accidents.............................................................................. 20 Share position via SMS* ...................................................... 22 Weather Information ............................................................ 22 V. Settings............................................................................... 24
ii
Users Guide
I. Getting Started
Using the Main screen
If the menu contains more pages, you can show the next page using buttons at the bottom of the screen, sliding through the screen with finger or by pressing the right button on non-touchscreen devices.
To enter the main menu, touch the map area (A) on the main screen, or press the left button on non-touch screen devices. To report a speed camera or traffic incident, touch the bottom panel (B) on the main screen. For more information, see page 19.
Sygic Mobile Maps 10
Entering an Address
To navigate to your destination, enter Main menu > Navigate to > or Postal code. Address Next, you will be asked to select Country, City, Street and House number or Street crossing.
Users Guide
After the destination is chosen, the confirmation screen pops up:
If your device knows your current position, your route will be calculated immediately. If your device does not have accurate position, you will get options, how to determine the starting point of the route: Wait for valid signal (Recommended) Your route will be calculated as soon as your current GPS position will be Here you can view the exact recognized. See the chapter position on the map, add it to your Acquiring GPS Position. list of favourite locations, find a nearby parking place, or make a Last valid position phone call. The starting point of your route will be your last Please note, that the Call button is position located by GPS available only if the map contains phone (e.g. when you entered the number of selected destination, and if the building). device supports GSM calls. To confirm the selected destination, push the Route Me! button.
Sygic Mobile Maps 10
Select from map (For advanced users only) Allows you to select any starting point for your route.
After the route is calculated, the route summary is displayed. It shows information about distance and time left to finish, estimated time of arrival and the method used (Fastest, Economic, Shortest, Pedestrian, Bicycle).
IMPORTANT: By default, the method of calculation is set to Fastest.
Users Guide
Getting directions
The calculated route is displayed on the screen as a blue line. The main navigation screen is providing not only map preview, but also well arranged additional information: 1 Next maneuver 2 Distance to next change of direction 3 Current street 4 Distance to destination 5 GPS signal strength 6 Current velocity 7 Estimated time of arrival at destination 8 Current city 9 Lane Assistant 10 Direction to destination 11 Next street to take 12 Map zoom 13 Speed camera warning 14 Speed limit
Sygic Mobile Maps 10
Acquiring GPS Position
In case there is no GPS signal, the screen becomes grey. This can happen under following conditions: the device is in a place, where the signal reception from satellites is obstructed by buildings, trees, cables or in a tunnel Sygic Mobile Maps settings are set incorrectly Device system settings are set incorrectly Information about signal strength at the bottom of the screen provides extra information: If the bars or port name is red, recheck the GPS settings (see Installation Manual). If the bars are grey, stand outside with the good visibility of the sky until the signal is regained and the bars become green. Tap signal bars or select Main menu > GPS to see more detailed GPS information. After the GPS signal is regained, your driving instructions will be displayed.
Users Guide
II. Planning Your Route
Navigating to Points of Interest
If you need to drive to a gas station, restaurant, hotel, or any other point of interest, enter the Main menu, select Navigate to and then Point of Interest. Next, define the area of searching: Near my position Finds POI around you Near address Finds POI near the address that you specify Near destination Finds POI near the destination of your current trip In City Finds POI in the city you select
Sygic Mobile Maps 10
How to find a point of interest:
Click through POI groups to show the list of the nearest POIs of selected category. If you know the name of POI, just start typing. List will be showing only the items that match your filter.
You can refine the results by typing a name of the POI. Its not necessary to enter full name you can just enter a part of it.
NOTE: Distance shown in the list, is relative to the location that you specified in previous step.
Users Guide
Navigate to Your Contacts
If you want to drive to your friend or business partner, just select it from the contact list. Software will read its address and navigate there. Select Main menu> Navigate to > Contacts. Please note, that the address needs to be filled properly.
Navigating Home
First, you need to set your home location: Main menu > Settings >
Set home location, and enter your home address. Once your home address is stored, you can navigate home by simply selecting Main menu > Navigate to > Home.
Sygic Mobile Maps 10
Navigating to Your Most Recent Locations
Once you have navigated to a destination, Sygic Mobile Maps makes it easy to return to the same location. There are several ways of reusing the previously selected destinations.
Stored favourite locations
To view a list of your favourite locations, select Main menu > Navigate to > Favourite
History
Sygic Mobile Maps keeps track of your most recent destinations. It is easy to reuse them again. Just enter the Main menu> Navigate to > History and start the navigation by selecting your previous destination.
10
Users Guide
How to add a favourite location
a) From the Main menu Main menu > Map
d) From Manage POI menu Main menu > > Add POI Manage POI
Previous addresses
When entering an address through Main menu > Navigate to > Address or Postal code, the list of previously selected Countries / Cities / Streets appears, as you go through the address details. They are marked with icon.
b) From Confirmation screen
c) From the map Main menu > Map > Select Add
point on map > > as POI > Favourites
Sygic Mobile Maps 10
Other icons that you can see during address search: City Capital city City center Street Street crossing
11
III. Changing the Route
Route Details
You can check the calculated route before you start driving. Enter Main menu > menu. Route Choose Show route summary > Details to get a detailed overview about the route.
The blue highlighted buttons indicate that specific type of road was used.
12
Users Guide
To avoid it, tap the blue highlighted button. For nontouchscreen devices, press the Up arrow.
Modifying the Route
If you need to make modifications to the existing route, enter the Main menu > Route > route. Alternative
Show route instructions
Show route as images
You can Compute alternative route in case you dont like the route calculated on the first time. In case the road ahead of you is closed, you can choose Avoid next... few kilometres, to calculate a detour. You can also Avoid traffic delays on your route. Please read chapter IV. for more information.
Show route demo
Show on map
Sygic Mobile Maps 10
13
Map Browsing Mode
If you wish to travel through a certain place on your trip, you can set the Travel via... and add a waypoint the same way, as setting the destination in II. Planning Your Route. If you want to cancel your modifications of the route, use the button. Reset to original
You can find additional information about modification of calculated route in the next chapter.
Checking the details directly in the map, or even planning the route can be done in map browsing mode. Select Main menu > Map to start.
If you wish to cancel the calculated route completely, and use the navigation system only as an indicator of your current position, choose Main menu > Route > function. Cancel route On touch screen devices, you can just drag the map to scroll it around. Use arrow buttons on non-touchscreen devices. To
14 Users Guide
zoom the map in and out, use the numeric keys, or keys # and * of your mobile device.
Available options for the map: Find... You can find a position by using one of the options explained in chapter II. Planning Your Route Show current position Show entire route Show city Shows entire city on map screen Show/Hide POIs... You can select, which types of POI types are displayed when browsing the map
Sygic Mobile Maps 10
15
You can select a place on the map and then enter the context menu for that point by pressing
Multi-stop route planning
the button. Following actions are available: Navigate there Sets the new destination. Original route will be deleted. Travel via Adds a new waypoint to your existing route between start and finish. Avoid... You can select a radius around the point, which will be avoided in the route calculation. The existing route will be recalculated.
If you have added some waypoints to your route via Map or Alternative route, you can edit them in Itinerary. It is also possible to optimize waypoints Continue Adds a new waypoint after the existing within the route, plan a new route or store it for future use. destination. Add as POI Stores the selected point to Favourites or other POI category. To edit the current route, open Main menu > Route >
Itinerary and select the [Current route] to see the list of Find nearby POI Searches waypoints. for POIs that are around the selected point.
16 Users Guide
Set as finish point Puts the waypoint to the end and moves others upwards in the list Set as via point Changes the finish point to a normal waypoint You can see the starting point , the numbered waypoints and the finish . The places that you already visited are greyed out. You can add a waypoint to the itinerary by taping the button. Set as start Stores the waypoint as a start of the route. Add nearby POI Use this option for example if you have entered a destination of your business trip, and you want to find a nearby hotel. Move up the selected waypoint in the list. Move down the selected waypoint in the list. Delete the waypoint.
Waypoint options
If you click any waypoint of the itinerary, you get the following options: Set as visited Stops navigating to this waypoint and recalculates the route to the following one
Sygic Mobile Maps 10
17
Itinerary options
The following actions can be performed with each itinerary (available through the menu): Optimize itinerary Optimizes the
waypoint sequence Save itinerary for future use Delete itinerary
18
Users Guide
IV. Connected features
Connection
In order to use traffic information and speed traps from online source, you have to connect your phone to the internet. Open Main menu > Settings > Online settings. Tap the Disconnected button to go online.
Traffic Control
To view the traffic incidents on your route, open Main menu > Traffic > Incidents on route. The incidents will be listed with their distance from your position.
By selecting them (the dots become black) you can select which ones you want to avoid. To The window shows the amount of recalculate the route that will data transferred, so you can avoid the selected traffic incidents, control your phone bill. More select Main menu > Traffic > options, including roaming Optimize route. preferences can be found in Online settings > Options.
Sygic Mobile Maps 10 19
The traffic events can be seen also in the map overview.
Reporting speed cameras and traffic accidents
If you observe a camera or incident on your route, click the bottom bar of the navigation screen, the following menu will appear:
Now you are one click away from reporting incident to other drivers:
20
Users Guide
Join the growing [Link] community, where other users meet to make further improvements to the database. For more information, visit [Link]
You can find more options in Main menu > Settings > Online services > Police traps.
Sygic Mobile Maps 10
21
Share position via SMS* Weather Information
Sygic Mobile Maps enables you to To check the weather information share your current or other for specific area, open: Main positions with others via SMS. menu > Extras > To send your current position to Weather. your contacts or to receive their position, open Main menu > SMS Share and select the action.
* This feature is not available on iPhone.
22
Users Guide
To show weather icons in Main menu > Map , switch between Celsius / Fahrenheit or set automatic weather updates, open: Main menu > Settings > > Weather. Online services
Sygic Mobile Maps 10
23
V. Settings
To change the factory settings, go to Main menu and select Settings icon. NOTE: Buttons are displaying the situation that will occur when you push them, not the current status. E.g.: Button means that voice output and sounds are currently enabled. Pushing this button will disable the sounds. Volume settings: * Set the sound intensity separately for low driving speed and for high speeds. Advanced settings: (for advanced users only) For more information, see the next chapter. Planning preferences: Set the routing algorithm: Fastest, Economic, Shortest, Pedestrian, Bicycle) Toll charge settings: Set the preference of paid road segments: avoid them, dont avoid them, or always ask.
Set 2D/3D
Set Day/Night colours
Disable sounds
Enable sounds
24 Users Guide
GPS hardware: * Detailed configuration of GPS and TMC hardware. Signpost settings: Sets the number of signpost tables displayed at one time and the level of detail (Full, Simplified, Single line). Preferred Other
Regional settings: Set kilometers / miles, time format and format of GPS coordinates. Set language (user interface) Set voice (language of voice instructions) Switch map: Load different map material from your device. Backlight: * Set backlight level for Day / Night mode. Set home location About Sygic: Information about version, device code and available application memory. Please provide this information in communication with Sygic support.
25
Rotate display: * Change the display orientation (landscape / portrait). Keyboard settings: You can switch between preferred keyboard layouts using button, that is available in every keyboard.
Sygic Mobile Maps 10
Advanced settings: 1 Avoid U-Turns Enable Lane Assistant Enable Autozoom Warn if Railway Crossing 2 Backlight settings 3 Configuration of Information panel on the main screen 4 Notification settings of maximum speed limit 5 Safety camera settings (if your product includes this data) IMPORTANT: Items marked with * might not be available in your device.
26
Users Guide
Disclaimer
The information contained in this document is the property of Sygic a.s. and may be used only for the purposes of operating and supporting the relevant software created by Sygic a.s. Sygic a.s. reserves all rights concerning the information contained herein. This document or any part of it may not be reproduced, distributed, or translated into other languages in any way or form except with written approval of Sygic a.s. This document is provided to the user on a as is basis. Although maximum care was taken during preparation of this manual to provide accurate information and to avoid errors, some technical inaccuracies or editorial errors may occur. Sygic a.s. accepts no responsibility for such errors. In the interest of improving the content of the document, Sygic a.s. reserves the right to modify, amend or delete any part of the document at any time without prior notice.
For more information and updates, visit [Link]
2010 Sygic, a.s.
All rights reserved.