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Table of Contents Getting Started...................................................................................................................2 GPS Information .......................................................................................................3 Entering Data on the Nextar Navigation System.....................................................3 Moving Through the Screens...................................................................................4 Resetting th
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Getting Started Congratulations on your purchase of the Nextar Navigation System. Your Nextar Navigation System can guide you to the destination of your choice using signals from Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) orbiting the earth. There are 24 GPS satellites orbiting the earth. A GPS device can calculate your position on the earth if it can receive signals from at least three of these satellites. When it receives at least four signals, a GPS device can also calculate your altitude (h
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GPS Information To view the GPS information: Tap Menu 1. Tap Information. 2. Tap GPS Information. The GPS Info screen 3. appears. Entering Data on the Nextar Navigation System The GPS doesn't have a physical keyboard. Instead, you tap the screen to enter data. When you are entering data, a screen containing the letters of the alphabet appears: As you tap the buttons on the virtual on-screen keyboard, the list at the top of the screen scrolls to show the
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Moving Through the Screens The GPS shows you one screen at a time. Each time you tap a button, a new screen appears. If you want to return to go to the previous screen, tap the in the upper right corner of the screen. If you want to go back to the map view directly, tap the button on the upper left corner of the screen. Resetting the GPS You should never have to reset the GPS under normal circumstances. However, in the event that a problem cannot be corrected, you may reset the GPS.
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Working with the Map The GPS gives you many ways of looking at the map. You can see your current position, view any of the turns on a route, or pan the map to view other areas. You can zoom in and out, and find information about specific locations. Map View The map view on the GPS shows your current location. At the bottom of the map is a scale indicating your current zoom level. On the upper right is the compass. On the center right and left are zoom in and out buttons, respectively.
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Panning the Map You can pan the map by tapping and dragging the map. To return to the regular map view, tap the X button. 3D Map View You can change the perspective of the map display to 3D or bird s eye view. To change to 3D view: 1. Tap Menu. The Main Menu appears. 2. Tap Settings. The Settings screen appears. 3. Tap Display Options. The Display Option screen appears. 4. Select from 2D, High, Medium and Low, which represents the inclination of the 3D map display.
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Current Location You can find location information about any point on the map by pressing firmly on the map for one second. A screen appears giving you the opportunity to set the location as the Start or the Destination, and save the location to your Favorites list, or view information. From the Information screen you have several options: Set Start Location Set Stopover (with an existing route) Set Destination Save This Location Information Setting the l
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Screen Tap Areas Tap in designated areas on the map display for shortcuts to handy functions. Show route list Repeat Voice Guidance Change map orientation to Heading Up or North Up Zoom Out Zoom in Mute Show details of current location (2D map only) Tap and hold to show details of the street, set as the start location, or set as the destination. - 8 -
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Planning Your Route You can set a destination with the GPS in many different ways. Once you have set a destination, you can add a detour or a stopover. The GPS also offers an Itinerary feature, where you can enter up to 100 destinations and use the Itinerary screen to re-order destinations as you like. Setting a Single Destination You can set your destination the following ways: Address Intersection Point of Interest (POI) Favorites Recent City Center When you ha
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Using an Address as a Destination There are two ways to enter the address: by selecting the street first, or by selecting the city first. If you use Street First and too many records match, you will be asked to use City First. NOTE: You will be prompted for the street name first, then the house number. To Enter an Address as a Destination Using Street First: 1. Tap Menu. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The Set Destination screen appears. 3. Tap Address. The Input Method scre
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Using an Intersection as a Destination There are two ways to enter the intersection: by selecting the street first, or by selecting the city first. If you use Street First and too many records match, you will be asked to use City First. To enter an intersection as a destination using Street First: 1. Tap Menu. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The Set Destination screen appears. 3. Tap Intersection. The Input Method screen appears. 4. If you need to change the region or Stat
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Using a Point of Interest (POI) as a Destination There are over 6 million points of interest that you can select as a destination. Generally, you choose a category and then choose one of four methods of selecting the specific point of interest. Sometimes you must first select a subcategory before you can choose a selection method. The four methods of selecting a specific point of interest include two for nearby POIs and two for all POIs in a region. To select a nearby POI as a destina
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5. Tap a Subcategory. The POI Options screen appears. 6. Select the radius, if you are searching for a nearby POI. To select a nearby POI from an alphabetical list: a. Tap Alphabetical. The Enter POI Name screen appears. b. Tap the Letters to enter the name of the POI. a. Tap OK when you have selected the POI. The POI Select screen appears, displaying the address of the POI. b.
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To select a nearby POI by distance: a. Tap By Distance. The POI List screen appears, listing the closest POIs first. b. Tap the POI that you want to go to and tap Nav. You may need to scroll down the list by tapping the scroll bar. The map appears, and the guidance directions begin. c. Tap Fav to save the POI in the Favorites list. d. Tap Show to show the POI location on the map display. e. Tap Info to show additional detail including address and telephone number. To select
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Using a Favorite Destination as a Destination Favorite destinations are locations you add to a list on the GPS. You can add locations to your Favorites list as you set a destination, from the POI(s) screen, and from the Location Information screen. You can then easily select one of these locations as a destination. To Select a Favorite as a Destination: 1. Tap Menu. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The Set Destination screen appears. 3. Tap Favorites. The Favorites screen appe
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Using a City Center as a Destination Sometimes you may want to use the GPS to get to a city, but not to a specific location within the city. To do this you select a City Center as a destination. As with selecting a Point of Interest, there are several methods of selecting a city center: two for nearby city centers and one for all city centers in a region. To select a nearby City Center as a destination: 1. Tap Menu. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The Set Destination screen app
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Detours, Avoid Roads, and Stopovers The Detour feature will allow you to bypass a certain portion of the route starting at your present position, while avoid road allows you to bypass the entire road. Stopovers are stops you add to a trip to make prior to reaching your destination. Detour NOTE: you cannot create a detour if you do not have a current destination To set a detour: 1. Tap Menu. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The Destination Options screen appear
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To avoid roads in the route list: 1. Tap Menu. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Destination. The Destination Options screen appears. 3. Tap Avoid Road. The Avoid Road screen appears. 4. Mark any segments that you do not want included: a. Tap on a route instruction to highlight it. b. Tap Avoid. A do-not-enter symbol appears. 5. When you have finished marking segments, tap Nav. Your route is recalculated, the map appears and the guidance directions begin. Stopover Once you ha
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Setting an Itinerary The Itinerary feature allows you to set multiple destinations. You can add, remove, or re- order destinations according to your needs. To set the Itinerary: 1. Tap Menu. The main menu appears. 2. Tap Itinerary. The Itinerary screen appears. 3. Tap Add to add new destinations from Favorites, Recent or POI list, or enter a new address as destination. 4. Tap Del to remove a destination from the Itinerary. 5. Tap Go! to start navigating from the first item
