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®
Magellan
RoadMate™ 1200
User Manual
Magellan Navigation, Inc. 960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91773
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IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS The Magellan RoadMate is a vehicle-navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving to your selected destinations. When using the Magellan RoadMate, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others: • California and Minnesota law prohibits mounting any item to your windshield. Please check with your state or local law enforcement for applicable regulations regarding windshield mounting. Go to www.magel
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IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful int
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IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS IC statement Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause interference and 2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. IMPORTANT NOTE: IC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compli
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Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................1 Magellan RoadMate 1200 .......................................................................................................1 Front View ............................................................................................................. 2 Side Views ....................................................................................
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Map Screen ..........................................................................................................................12 Accessing the Map Screen ................................................................................14 2D Mode ......................................................................................................................14 Setting the Map Modes (2D or 3D) .................................................................... 14 Panning on the Map ...
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Address Book ...............................................................................................................26 Accessing an Address in Your Address Book ....................................................... 26 Routing to an Address in Your Address Book ...................................................... 26 Editing an Address in Your Address Book. .......................................................... 26 Deleting an Address in Your Address Book. ..........................
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Deleting a Trip ................................................................................................ 39 Renaming a Trip .............................................................................................. 40 Exit POIs ...............................................................................................................................41 Routing to a POI Near an Approaching Freeway Exit ............................................ 41 User Options 42 Selecting Map Re
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Magellan RoadMate 1200 The Magellan RoadMate 1200 is a vehicle navigation product that utilizes GPS signals from satellites to calculate your precise location and compute details about its travel. Knowing its position and ® movement, it can then overlay this information on detailed maps provided by NAVTEQ to provide a visual representation of your location. With the Magellan RoadMate 1200 you can: • Store your home address and quickly get routing details to your home. • Create and save addre
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Front View A APower Side Views B USB connector. Power input from cigarette lighter adapter or AC power adapter (+5 VDC / 2A). C C SD/MMC card slot D Reset B D Back View E E Speaker Magellan RoadMate 1200 2
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Installation Instructions Installation of the Magellan RoadMate is simple and easy. The hardest part will be picking the best location. Selecting the Location A few tips on selecting the proper location. • Mount the Magellan RoadMate in a place where it can be easily seen and will not interfere with your view of the road. • The Magellan RoadMate should be mounted in such a way that the antenna, (located in the top of the receiver), has an unobstructed view of the sky through the windshield.
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Adjustable Mount Line up the two tabs on the adjustable mount with the holes on the back of the Magellan RoadMate. Once the adjustable mount is flush with the Magellan RoadMate, push the receiver down until it locks in place with the adjustable mount. Secure the Mount to the Windshield or Adhesive Disk Make sure that the lever at the base of the adjustable mount is in the up position. Place the base of the mount firmly over the area of the windshield to be used or the adhesive disk. Pu
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Region By default, the Magellan RoadMate has the region setting for the lower 48 United States. If you are travelling in Hawaii or Puerto Rico you must change the region in User Options. 1 From the Main Menu, tap on the right arrow to access the second page of the Main Menu. 2Tap on User Options. 3Tap on Region. 4 Tap on the map region desired. Installation 5
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Fundamentals Powering on the Magellan RoadMate The On/Off button is located on the bottom right side of the Magellan RoadMate as shown in the Overview chapter. Turning the Magellan RoadMate On 1. Press and hold the On/Off button for 1-2 seconds. 2. Read the Warnings and tap OK. Turning the Magellan RoadMate Off 1. Press and hold the On/Off button for 1-2 seconds. Selecting Auto-Power Shutdown Time The Magellan RoadMate can be set up to shut down automatically using the time durations you can s
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Changing the Volume from User Options 1. Access the Main Menu. 2. Tap the Next arrow to access the Main Menu Page 2. 3. Tap User Options. 4. Tap System Settings. 5. Tap Volume. 6. Tap on the Mute button to mute the volume or tap inside the volume adjust bar below the Mute button to change the volume levels. 7.Tap . Brightness Accessing the Brightness Control 1. Access the Main Menu. 2. Tap the Next arrow to access the Main Menu Page 2. 3. Tap User Options. 4. Tap System Settings. 5. Tap Brightn
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.Main Menu - Page 1 Show Map: Displays the map with your current position (if computing a position from the GPS signals) indicated by the blue triangle. See the Map Screen chapter for details. Enter Address: Displays Enter Address menu. Addresses can be entered by first entering the city, zip code, or by selecting a city from a list of cities you have already used as destinations. Also provides access to your address book (my addresses) or to create a route to an intersection. See the c
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.Main Menu - Page 2 Trip Planner: Opens the Trip Planner menu where you can create, edit, delete, rename or activate a trip. Exit POI’s: (Accessible only while on a freeway.) Provides a listing of restaurants, gas stations, or hotels near approaching freeway exits. You can select one of the POIs presented and create a route to it. User Options: Accesses the User Options menu. This menu can be used to access functions used to customize the Magellan RoadMate to your personal needs. Home
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The Keypad Understanding the keypad while entering an address is an important part of using your Magellan RoadMate. The keypad is the most common means of entering data into the Magellan RoadMate. Keypad Overview Special Keys Alphabetic Keypad Numeric Keypad Symbols Keypad Spacebar Backspace Accept Cancel Selecting From List After tapping “OK” to accept your input you may get a list of items found in the database. The sample here shows the result of tapping “OK” after entering “LOS A”. Use
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Notes on Entering Data If you are having trouble getting the results you expected here are a few useful tips. • Make sure that you have spelled the name correctly. If you are unsure of the spelling, just enter a few characters and tap “OK”. A long list of names will be displayed but you can step through the list and probably be able to find the correct spelling. • Check for apostrophes and hyphens. If you are not seeing the POI you are looking for in the POI list, check to see if the name h
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Map Screen The most commonly used screen will be the Map screen. Whether on a route or just travelling around town, chances are the Map screen will be displayed. There are two unique modes that the Map screen can be displayed in; normal and routing. In normal mode, your position is shown on the map along with the time and your speed. As you travel, your position will be updated, giving you a clear view of your position and surrounding streets. A B K C J D I E H F G Map Screen - Normal Mod
