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®
Magellan
RoadMate™ 1230
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 Magellan RoadMate 1230 .......................................................................................................1 Magellan RoadMate 1230 ....................................................................................... 2 Installation Instructions ...........................................................................................................3 Selecting the Location ...................................................................................
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Setting the Map Modes (2D or 3D) .................................................................... 14 Panning on the Map ......................................................................................... 14 Saving a Position While Panning ....................................................................... 14 Routing to a Panned Position ............................................................................ 15 Current Location Screen ...........................................
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Routing to an Address from Your Favorites List ................................................... 25 Editing an Address from Your Favorites List ....................................................... 25 Deleting an Address from Your Favorites List ...................................................... 25 Creating a New Entry ....................................................................................................25 Creating a New Entry to You Address Book by Selecting on the Map ...
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Selecting Categories of Traffic Events ............................................................................40 Re-routing Mode ..........................................................................................................40 Traveling with the Re-routing Mode On ................................................................... 41 Alert Only Mode ............................................................................................................41 Traveling with the Al
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Setting Auto Night Map Display ........................................................................ 55 Setting Detour Options .....................................................................................56 Using the Simulator ......................................................................................... 56 Setting Tone Options .......................................................................................57 Setting Text-To-Speech Use ...............................
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Magellan RoadMate 1230 The Magellan RoadMate 1230 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 1230 you can: • Store your home address and quickly get routing details to your home. • Create and save addre
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Magellan RoadMate 1230 A B C D E A Power Button B Reset Button C FM Antenna connector (traffic) D USB connector. Power input from vehicle power adapter cable or AC power adapter (+5 VDC / 2A). E SD Card slot Magellan RoadMate 1230 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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Attach the Cradle to the Swivel Mount Line up the two tabs on the swivel mount with the holes on the back of the cradle. Push the cradle down until it locks in place with the swivel mount. Secure the Swivel 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 swivel mount firmly over the area of the windshield to be used or the adhesive disk. Push the lever at the base of the swivel mount all
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Connecting Power Plug the end of the cigarette lighter adapter into a 12 VDC vehicle power receptacle. Connect the other end of the cable to the Magellan RoadMate’s USB connector as shown. If there is power at the receptacle, the Magellan RoadMate will power on. (Note: some vehicles apply power to the vehicle power receptacle only when the ignition is on.) Connect the FM Traffic Antenna connector (from the vehicle power adapter cable) into the FM antenna recepticle located above the
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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
