Acer Destinator PN User's Guide

DESTINATOR PN USER GUIDE

Destinator PN User Guide Page 10 of 118 1.3 Technical Support In Europe For answers to common questions and quick assistance see the Destinator

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Destinator PN User Guide Page 101 of 118 10 10 Auto & Favorites Alerts 10.1 Introduction An Automatic Alert refers to an item that yo

Destinator PN User Guide Page 102 of 118 6. To display the map position of items in the Auto Alerts category, check the box to the left of the catego

Destinator PN User Guide Page 103 of 118 11 11 Favorites Importing 11.1 Introduction Destinator PN Professional Edition also lets you d

Destinator PN User Guide Page 104 of 118 5. Select the file (*.csv format) containing the automatic alert. About the *.csv file: Appendix A descri

Destinator PN User Guide Page 105 of 118 Glossary This glossary describes terms and abbreviations used with Destinator PN. Abbreviation Name Desc

Destinator PN User Guide Page 106 of 118 Abbreviation Name Description Sat Satellite See also GPS A man-made object, or device that orbits the ear

Destinator PN User Guide Page 107 of 118 Appendix A - Favorites Importing File Structure The Favorites Importing file structure must be in CSV (Com

Destinator PN User Guide Page 108 of 118 Appendix B - Manual Activation of Destinator PN • Obtain the Device ID of your Pocket PC • Obtain your Ac

Destinator PN User Guide Page 109 of 118 5. The Activation Successful screen indicates that your Destinator has been activated. Click on Finish, then

Destinator PN User Guide Page 11 of 118 2 2 Installing Destinator PN 2.1 Introduction This chapter will guide you through Destinator PN installation

Destinator PN User Guide Page 110 of 118 4. You will be emailed a copy of your chosen Login Name and Password. When you complete the registration sc

Destinator PN User Guide Page 111 of 118 12 Appendix C – Sending a Location as an SMS Message Destinator PN allows you to send a location to someone v

Destinator PN User Guide Page 112 of 118 3. The Mobile number of your contact is automatically entered into the first box. You can add a message

Destinator PN User Guide Page 113 of 118 7. Press Send to send the SMS message. A confirmation message will tell you that the message has been sent

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Destinator PN User Guide Page 115 of 118 Index 2 2D View... 96 3 3D View...

Destinator PN User Guide Page 116 of 118 Maps New ... 43 Registering ...

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Destinator PN User Guide Page 12 of 118 1. From the Select language pop-up– highlight your language preference and click OK. 2. After reading the

Destinator PN User Guide Page 13 of 118 Install Destinator Insert the Destinator Disk 1 into the PC’s CD-ROM drive. Launch the Destinator Console fro

Destinator PN User Guide Page 14 of 118 4. You are asked to which directory you would like to install. Select Yes to install to the default director

Destinator PN User Guide Page 15 of 118 Install TTS (Text To Speech) The TTS feature lets you hear street names as part of the voice prompts. 1. Cl

Destinator PN User Guide Page 16 of 118 4. A status window indicates the progress of the TTS installation. Figure 8 - Status Window for TTS I

Destinator PN User Guide Page 17 of 118 2. In the Select Target Device dialog, highlight where to install maps (eg: Storage Card) and click OK. T

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Destinator PN User Guide Page 19 of 118 3 3 Activation 3.1 Introduction After the map(s) have been installed, Destinator PN must be activated before y

Destinator PN User Guide Page 2 of 118 Notices, Disclaimers and Terms of Use 1. Limited Product Warranty. Homeland Security Technology Corporation (

Destinator PN User Guide Page 20 of 118 3. Start the Destinator program on your PC. 4. From the toolbar at the top of the screen, select the butt

Destinator PN User Guide Page 21 of 118 Figure 11 - User Information Screen 7. Enter the license key and select your device type. Click on Finish

Destinator PN User Guide Page 22 of 118 8. The message “Congratulations, your Destinator license key has been successfully activated” is displayed.

Destinator PN User Guide Page 23 of 118 2. Key in your License Key number and press Next. The following screen is displayed: 3. Be sure you re

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Destinator PN User Guide Page 25 of 118 4 4 Hardware Installation 4.1 Introduction This Chapter will guide you through the Destinator PN hardware i

Destinator PN User Guide Page 26 of 118 4.2 Connecting the Hardware Installing Hardware. 1. Pocket PC device. 2. GPS antenna/

Destinator PN User Guide Page 27 of 118 3. Plug in the Cigarette Lighter Adapter (4) to power up the GPS Receiver and charge the Pocket PC. 4. Ch

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Destinator PN User Guide Page 29 of 118 5 5 Using Destinator PN Console 5.1 Introduction This chapter will guide you through: • Toolbar Overview •

Destinator PN User Guide Page 3 of 118 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Welcome To Destinator PN...

Destinator PN User Guide Page 30 of 118 • Text to Speech – This function inserts street names into the voice prompts at 200 meters prior to a turn, a

Destinator PN User Guide Page 31 of 118 Tool Menu • Select Target Device – Select where to load map • Remove Maps – Remove old or unused maps to

Destinator PN User Guide Page 32 of 118 • Manual Registration on the Web – Destinator Community Registration web page • Quick Activation – To activa

Destinator PN User Guide Page 33 of 118 2. Press the Yes button to completely uninstall the previous version and re-install the new version. If you p

Destinator PN User Guide Page 34 of 118 A Confirmation Dialog is displayed, press the OK button to install the map(s), or the Cancel button to exit ma

Destinator PN User Guide Page 35 of 118 5.5 Cutting Maps 1. Click Cut Map to create that selected zone (map). Figure 19 - Entering a

Destinator PN User Guide Page 36 of 118 5.6 Route Cutting Destinator supports route cutting, which allows you to create a map composed of a travel rou

Destinator PN User Guide Page 37 of 118 - Click on this icon to delete all points from the route. and - Changes the numerical order of the points

Destinator PN User Guide Page 38 of 118 Figure 20 - Pre-Cut Selection Window Do you have a specific Address, POI or Region that you need to

Destinator PN User Guide Page 39 of 118 Figure 21 - Select Address Sub Region Window 5. In the Destinator Map Cutter main view the map is update

Destinator PN User Guide Page 4 of 118 Selecting by Sub Region...

Destinator PN User Guide Page 40 of 118 2. First, click City then the 1st Street and then Intersection. 3. From the list, click 2nd Street. 4. The

Destinator PN User Guide Page 41 of 118 Selecting by Sub Region (If you are ready using the Destinator Map cutter see step 3). 1. On the Destinat

Destinator PN User Guide Page 42 of 118 Confirm that there is enough memory to install map. 5. Click . A pop-up message requiring confirmation appe

Destinator PN User Guide Page 43 of 118 4. Press the button to remove the selected map. 5. Destinator requires that you confirm that you wish to r

Destinator PN User Guide Page 44 of 118 Figure 24 - Destinator Activation and Congratulations Dialogs 2. Click +New to add a new license. Th

Destinator PN User Guide Page 45 of 118 5.12 Exit From Destinator Console 1. If you need to exit the Destinator Console File > Exit. You will

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Destinator PN User Guide Page 47 of 118 6 6 Navigating a Route 6.1 Introduction This chapter will help you to define and plan a route. You will be a

Destinator PN User Guide Page 48 of 118 6.2 Map Description There are various buttons and icons on the map screen that are used to plan and view a rou

Destinator PN User Guide Page 49 of 118 Dynamic cursor Destinator PN's screen cursor has the capability to automatically change its appearance so

Destinator PN User Guide Page 5 of 118 Zoom Mechanism...

Destinator PN User Guide Page 50 of 118 Displays GPS–generated information, such as UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator), geographic position, curren

Destinator PN User Guide Page 51 of 118 Figure 26 - Menu Structure Landscape View Destinator P

Destinator PN User Guide Page 52 of 118 • Address list • Point of Interest (POI) list • Favorites list • History list • Contact list • SMS Inbox

Destinator PN User Guide Page 53 of 118 6.4 Navigate To An Address (or Intersection) When you navigate to an address, there are several ways of

Destinator PN User Guide Page 54 of 118 Figure 28 - Address Screen with Region Feature The default order for entering your destination is City -&g

Destinator PN User Guide Page 55 of 118 Lets you search for an intersection by entering the City, the first Street, then the intersecting Street. F

Destinator PN User Guide Page 56 of 118 Allows you to add the destination to your Favorites Folder, or to set it as your Origin. If you are using a P

Destinator PN User Guide Page 57 of 118 The Points of Interest (POI) list is a collection of potential destinations of interest in predefined categori

Destinator PN User Guide Page 58 of 118 Figure 31 - POI Categories At this point, you can display all the items within a category on the

Destinator PN User Guide Page 59 of 118 your Contacts list. Click on Send Location. The SMS message will automatically include the location of the hig

Destinator PN User Guide Page 6 of 118 Table of Figures Figure 1 - Installation Language selection Pop-up ...

Destinator PN User Guide Page 60 of 118 your Contacts list. Click on Send Location. The SMS message will automatically include the location of the hig

Destinator PN User Guide Page 61 of 118 4. Enter a name and comment that will help you recognize the item in future. 5. Enter a new category name (

Destinator PN User Guide Page 62 of 118 2. Highlight your selected History item and click to calculate your route. The route is shown on the map as

Destinator PN User Guide Page 63 of 118 Figure 34 - Contacts List 2. Highlight the contact you want to navigate to, and press Info to d

Destinator PN User Guide Page 64 of 118 Figure 36 - List of Possible Addresses 4. Highlight your selection and click to calculate your route. The

Destinator PN User Guide Page 65 of 118 2. The item at the top of the list is the most recent SMS message. When you highlight this item, informat

Destinator PN User Guide Page 66 of 118 Figure 37 - Map Cursor Dialog 1. Use the stylus to scroll or drag the map to a specific point, a

Destinator PN User Guide Page 67 of 118 6.12 Trip Planning Trip planning is useful when you have more than one destination along your route. This

Destinator PN User Guide Page 68 of 118 4. At the map screen, press the button and select Trip Planner from the Destination menu. Note: If

Destinator PN User Guide Page 69 of 118 9. Select the address of your first waypoint – be it an Address, POI, Favorites or History – and press . 10.

Destinator PN User Guide Page 7 of 118 Figure 45 - Turn by Turn Dialog ...

Destinator PN User Guide Page 70 of 118 * Remember to change back to Navigational Mode. * See Section 8.7 Route Settings for a description of Naviga

Destinator PN User Guide Page 71 of 118 6.13 Avoid Roads You can specify that certain roads be excluded from your route calculations. For example, y

Destinator PN User Guide Page 72 of 118 Figure 41 - Avoid Roads (Items) 4. Once you have specified your road restrictions, press to return

Destinator PN User Guide Page 73 of 118 Follow the procedure below to configure TMC settings. Be sure you have first enabled TMC by pressing the bu

Destinator PN User Guide Page 74 of 118 Figure 42 - TMC Inbox 3. To search for TMC events that are being broadcasted by other FM channe

Destinator PN User Guide Page 75 of 118 you avoid a TMC event in manual mode, the Avoid button will not be available for that TMC event again. TMC Ba

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Destinator PN User Guide Page 77 of 118 7 7 Options 7.1 Introduction There are various route and map options available from the Options Menu.

Destinator PN User Guide Page 78 of 118 7.2 The Options Menu The Options Menu provides choices for displaying your route, displaying your driving di

Destinator PN User Guide Page 79 of 118 Voice and visual prompts (displayed at the top of the screen) are provided at varying intervals to indicate yo

Destinator PN User Guide Page 8 of 118 Note: Some smaller (sub-) municipalities may not contain street data. In such cases, please choose the larg

Destinator PN User Guide Page 80 of 118 Avoid Turn Will recalculate your route to exclude this particular turn or maneuver. 7.5 Turn By Turn This

Destinator PN User Guide Page 81 of 118 7.6 Cancel Route Cancels and clears the route from the map screen. 7.7 Play This feature allows you to rec

Destinator PN User Guide Page 82 of 118 Pedestrian Mode or Vehicle Mode. In Pedestrian Mode, the navigation radius is restricted to 10 kilometres (6

Destinator PN User Guide Page 83 of 118 8 8 Settings 8.1 Introduction You can easily change the default settings of maps, views and route parameters

Destinator PN User Guide Page 84 of 118 8.2 The Settings Menu The Settings Menu allows you to change the settings which determine how your route is

Destinator PN User Guide Page 85 of 118 Figure 46 - GPS Status Screen To view your GPS configuration, click on the button. You c

Destinator PN User Guide Page 86 of 118 3. Protocol - Default is NMEA. Automatic reconnect – Select this option to ensure automatic reconnection when

Destinator PN User Guide Page 87 of 118 Figure 48 - Home Button Settings Screen Press the button to save and return to the map screen. Now, when

Destinator PN User Guide Page 88 of 118 Figure 49 - General Settings Dialog All distances are displayed in imperial or metric units. 1. Imperial

Destinator PN User Guide Page 89 of 118 Figure 50 - Map Settings Dialog Map Orientation Forward is up – orients the map so that your forward directi

Destinator PN User Guide Page 9 of 118 1 1 Welcome To Destinator PN 1.1 Introduction Destinator PN is a full-featured mobile satellite navigation s

Destinator PN User Guide Page 90 of 118 8.7 Route Settings The Route Settings screen lets you choose the parameters for route calculation. Figure

Destinator PN User Guide Page 91 of 118 not keep track of your driving progress. Use Planner Mode for trip planning. Route generation Quickest

Destinator PN User Guide Page 92 of 118 Figure 52 - Alert Settings Dialog Voice Prompts 1. Speed Limit - Gives you a voice prompt when your car e

Destinator PN User Guide Page 93 of 118 8.9 Visual Notifications The Visual Notifications screen lets you choose how Destinator PN notifies you of

Destinator PN User Guide Page 94 of 118 8.10 Look & Feel The Look & Feel screen allows you to customize how Destinator PN looks and sounds.

Destinator PN User Guide Page 95 of 118 9 9 Changing Map Views 9.1 Introduction You can change your view of the map, and the way in which the map is

Destinator PN User Guide Page 96 of 118 9.2 How to Zoom and Scroll Figure 55 - Zooming Scroll Bar Window The Zoom scroll bar can be used to

Destinator PN User Guide Page 97 of 118 9.3 Types of View The button on the map screen toggles between 4 types of views: 2D, 2D Night, 3D and 3D Ni

Destinator PN User Guide Page 98 of 118 3D View The 3D view is a simplified three-dimensional view showing the map in a basic 3D relief. It

Destinator PN User Guide Page 99 of 118 3D Night View The 3D night view is a simplified three-dimensional view with high-contrast colorization opt