Alpine INE-W940 User manual

User Manual
Alpine Navigation
Navigation software for the Alpine INE-W940/INE-W940S/INE-NAV-40
US English
January 2013, ver. 1.0

Thank you for choosing the Alpine unit as your navigator. Start using your device right away. This
document is the detailed description of the navigation software. You can easily discover the software
while you are using it; however, we still recommend that you read this manual to fully understand the
screens and features.
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Table of contents
1 Warnings and Safety information .........................................................................................6
2 Getting started.........................................................................................................................7
2.1 Buttons and other controls on the screen.........................................................................................8
2.1.1 Using keyboards.......................................................................................................................................9
2.1.2 Beyond single screen tap........................................................................................................................10
2.2 Map screen .....................................................................................................................................11
2.2.1 Navigating on the map...........................................................................................................................11
2.2.2 Position markers.....................................................................................................................................13
2.2.2.1 Vehimarker and Lock-on-Road........................................................................................................................ 13
2.2.2.2 Selected map location (Cursor) and selected map object................................................................................ 13
2.2.3 Objects on the map.................................................................................................................................13
2.2.3.1 Streets and roads ............................................................................................................................................. 13
2.2.3.2 Turn preview and Next street........................................................................................................................... 14
2.2.3.3 Lane information and Signposts ...................................................................................................................... 15
2.2.3.4 Junction view................................................................................................................................................... 15
2.2.3.5 Freeway exit services....................................................................................................................................... 16
2.2.3.6 3D object types ................................................................................................................................................ 16
2.2.3.7 Elements of the active route............................................................................................................................. 17
2.2.4 Manipulating the map ............................................................................................................................17
2.2.5 Checking the details of the current position (Where Am I?)..................................................................19
2.3 Navigation menu.............................................................................................................................20
3 On-road navigation...............................................................................................................21
3.1 Selecting the destination of a route ................................................................................................21
3.1.1 Entering an address or a part of the address...........................................................................................21
3.1.1.1 Entering an address (United States)................................................................................................................ 22
3.1.1.2 Entering an address (Canada)......................................................................................................................... 24
3.1.1.3 Entering an address (Mexico).......................................................................................................................... 26
3.1.1.4 Entering an address starting with the street name (in the United States only) ................................................ 28
3.1.1.5 Entering the midpoint of a street as the destination......................................................................................... 30
3.1.1.6 Selecting an intersection as the destination..................................................................................................... 31
3.1.1.7 Selecting a city/town center as the destination ................................................................................................ 33
3.1.1.8 Entering an address with a ZIP code............................................................................................................... 34
3.1.1.9 Tips on entering addresses quickly.................................................................................................................. 36
3.1.2 Selecting the destination from the Places of Interest .............................................................................37
3.1.2.1 Quick search for a Place of Interest ................................................................................................................ 37
3.1.2.2 Searching for a Place of Interest using preset categories................................................................................ 38
3.1.2.3 Searching for a Place of Interest by category.................................................................................................. 40
3.1.2.4 Searching for a Place of Interest by name....................................................................................................... 43
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3.1.3 Using the free form search.....................................................................................................................46
3.1.4 Selecting a map location as the destination............................................................................................47
3.1.5 Selecting the destination from your Address Book................................................................................48
3.1.6 Selecting a recent destination from the History.....................................................................................49
3.1.7 Entering the coordinate of the destination .............................................................................................50
3.1.8 Navigate to a location stored in a picture...............................................................................................51
3.1.9 Building a route from the list of destinations (Create Route) ................................................................52
3.2 Viewing the entire route on the map...............................................................................................53
3.3 Modifying the route ........................................................................................................................53
3.3.1 Selecting a new destination when already having a route: New Route, Waypoint or Final Destination53
3.3.2 Setting a new starting position for the route ..........................................................................................54
3.3.3 Editing the list of destinations (Edit Route)...........................................................................................55
3.3.4 Canceling the active route......................................................................................................................56
3.3.5 Checking route alternatives....................................................................................................................56
3.4 Saving a location as an Address Book entry ..................................................................................57
3.5 Saving a location as an alert point.................................................................................................58
3.6 Editing an alert point......................................................................................................................58
3.7 Watching the simulation of the route..............................................................................................59
4 Off-road navigation...............................................................................................................61
4.1 Selecting the destination of the route .............................................................................................61
4.2 Navigating in off-road mode...........................................................................................................61
5 Reference Guide ....................................................................................................................62
5.1 Concepts.........................................................................................................................................62
5.1.1 Smart Zoom ...........................................................................................................................................62
5.1.2 Route calculation and recalculation .......................................................................................................62
5.1.3 Green routing.........................................................................................................................................64
5.1.4 Speed limit warning...............................................................................................................................65
5.1.5.1 Historical traffic .............................................................................................................................................. 65
5.2 Information menu ...........................................................................................................................65
5.3 Settings menu..................................................................................................................................67
5.3.1 Sound and Warnings..............................................................................................................................68
5.3.2 Route settings.........................................................................................................................................70
5.3.3 Map settings...........................................................................................................................................73
5.3.4 Visual guidance settings.........................................................................................................................74
5.3.5 Regional settings....................................................................................................................................76
5.3.6 Trip monitor settings..............................................................................................................................76
5.4 Trip monitor....................................................................................................................................77
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6 Glossary..................................................................................................................................78
7 Copyright note.......................................................................................................................80
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1 Warnings and Safety information
The navigation system helps you find your way to your destination with a connected GPS receiver. The
software does not transmit your GPS position; others cannot track you.
It is important that you look at the display only when it is safe to do so. If you are the driver of the vehicle,
we recommend that you operate your software before you start your journey. Plan the route before your
departure and stop if you need to change the route.
You must obey the traffic signs and follow the road geometry. If you deviate from the recommended
route, your software changes the instructions accordingly.
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2 Getting started
When using the navigation software for the first time, an initial setup process starts automatically. Do as
follows:
1. Select the written language of the application interface. Later you can change it in Regional
settings (page 76).
2. Read the End User License Agreement. Tap to continue.
3. The Configuration wizard starts. Tap to continue.
4. Select the language and speaker used for voice guidance messages. Later you can change it in
Sound and Warnings settings (page 76).
5. If needed, modify the time format and unit settings. Later you can change them in Regional
settings (page 76).
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6. If needed, modify the default route planning options. Later you can change them in Route settings
(page 70).
7. The initial setup is now complete. The Configuration wizard can be restarted later from the Settings
menu (page 67).
After the initial setup, the Map screen appears and you can start using the software.
2.1 Buttons and other controls on the screen
When you are using the software, you usually tap buttons on the touch screen.
You only need to confirm selections or changes if the application needs to restart, it needs to perform a
major reconfiguration, or you are about to lose some of your data or settings. Otherwise, the software
saves your selections and applies the new settings without confirmation as soon as you use the controls.
Type
Example
Description
How to use it
Button
Tap it to initiate a function, to
open a new screen, or to set a
parameter.
Tap it once.
Button
with value Some buttons display the
current value of a field or setting.
Tap the button to change the
value. After the change, the new
value is shown on the button.
Tap it once.
Icon
Shows status information.
Some icons also function as a
button. Tap them once.
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List
When you need to select from
several options, they appear in a
list.
Grab the list anywhere and
slide your finger up or down.
Depending on the speed of the
sliding, the list will scroll fast or
slow, only a bit or till the end.
Alternatively, move between
pages with the and
buttons and tap the
value that you want.
Radio
button When there are only a few
choices, radio buttons may be
used instead of lists. Only one
value can be selected.
Tap one of the buttons to
select a new value.
Switch When there are only two
choices, a checkmark shows
whether the feature is enabled.
Tap it to turn the switch on or
off.
Slider When a feature can be set to
different values in a range, the
software shows an indicator on
a gauge that displays and sets
the value.
•Drag the handle to
move the slider to its
new position.
•Tap the slider where
you want the handle to
appear; the thumb
jumps there.
Virtual
keyboard
Alphabetic and alphanumeric
keyboards to enter text and
numbers.
Each key is a touch screen
button.
2.1.1 Using keyboards
You only need to enter letters or numbers when you cannot avoid it. You can type with your fingertips on
the full-screen keyboards and you can switch between various keyboard layouts, for example English,
Greek or numerical.
Task
Instruction
Switching to another keyboard
layout, for example from an
English keyboard to a Greek
keyboard Tap the button and select the new keyboard layout
from the list.
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Correcting your entry on the
keyboard Tap to remove the unneeded character(s).
Tap and hold the button to delete several characters or the entire input
string.
Entering a space, for example
between a first name and a
family name or in multi-word
street names
Tap the button at the bottom center of the screen.
Entering upper and lower case
letters When entering a text, the first character appears in upper case while
the rest of the text is in lower case. Tap to enter an upper case
letter or tap twice to turn on Caps Lock. Tap again and lower case
letters return.
Entering symbols
Tap to switch to a keyboard offering numeric and symbol
characters.
Finalizing the keyboard entry
(accepting the suggested
search result)
Tap .
Finalizing the keyboard entry
(opening the list of search
results) Tap .
Finalizing the keyboard entry
(saving your input) Tap .
Canceling the keyboard entry
(returning to the previous
screen)
Tap .
2.1.2 Beyond single screen tap
You usually need to tap the screen only once. However, some useful features can be accessed with
combined touch screen tapping. Those are the following:
Action
Details
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Tapping and holding the
screen Tap and keep pressing the following buttons to reach extra functions:
•Tap and hold any of the , , , , , and
buttons on the Map screen: you can rotate, tilt or scale the map
continuously.
•Tap and hold on keyboard screens: you can delete several
characters quickly.
•Tap and hold or in long lists: you can scroll pages
continuously.
Gestures (drag&drop)
You need to drag and drop the screen only in cases like:
•Moving the handle on a slider.
•Scrolling the list: grab the list anywhere and slide your finger up or down.
Depending on the speed of the sliding, the list will scroll fast or slow, only
a bit or till the end.
•Moving the map in map browsing mode: grab the map, and move it in the
desired direction.
2.2 Map screen
2.2.1 Navigating on the map
The Map screen is the most frequently used screen of the software.
It shows the current position (the Vehimarker, a blue arrow by default), the recommended route (an
orange line), and the surrounding map area.
When there is no GPS position, the Vehimarker is transparent. It shows your last known position.
You see colored dots circling around a satellite symbol in the top left corner. The more green dots you
see, the closer you are to get the valid GPS position.
When GPS position is available, the Vehimarker is displayed in full color, now showing your current
position.
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There are screen buttons and data fields on the screen to help you navigate. During navigation, the
screen shows route information.
Two data fields are displayed on the left.
The data fields are different when you are navigating an active route and when you have no specified
destination (the orange line is not displayed).
There are no data fields without a given destination.
Default data fields when navigating a route (tap any of the fields to change its value):
Field
Description
Shows the distance you need to travel on the route before reaching your final
destination.
Shows the time needed to reach the final destination of the route
based on
information available for the remaining segments of the route.
Historical traffic data can also be taken into account if data is available.
There are three map view modes. Tap the button below the data fields to change the view:
•: 3D perspective view rotated in your direction of travel.
•: 2D top-down view facing North.
•: 2D top-down view rotated in your direction of travel.
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2.2.2 Position markers
2.2.2.1 Vehimarker and Lock-on-Road
When your GPS position is available, the software marks your current position with the Vehimarker. By
default, this marker is a blue arrow, but you can change this icon in Settings.
When on-road navigation is selected, the Vehimarker may not show your exact GPS position and
heading. If roads are near, it is aligned to the nearest road to suppress GPS position errors, and the
direction of the icon is aligned to the direction of the road.
If you select off-road navigation: The Vehimarker is at your exact GPS position. The direction of the icon
shows your current heading.
2.2.2.2 Selected map location (Cursor) and selected map object
You can mark a map location in the following ways:
•Tap the map when navigating,
•Tap the map when you are asked to confirm the destination at the end of a search, or
•Tap the map in Find on Map (page 47)
When a map location is selected, the Cursor appears at the selected point on the map. The Cursor is
displayed with a radiating red dot ( ) to make it visible at all zoom levels.
The location of the Cursor can be used as the destination of the route, a new alert point, you can search
for Places around it, or you can save this location as one of your Favorite destinations.
You can also select some of the objects on the map. If you tap the map at the icon of a Place of Interest
or an alert point, the object will be selected (you see a red circling border around the object), and you can
get information about this object or use it as a route point.
2.2.3 Objects on the map
2.2.3.1 Streets and roads
The software shows the streets in a way that is similar to how the paper road maps show them. Their
width and colors correspond to their importance: you can easily tell a freeway from a small street.
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2.2.3.2 Turn preview and Next street
When navigating a route, the top section of the Map screen shows information about the next route event
(maneuver) and the next street or the next city/town.
There is a field in the top left corner that displays the next maneuver. Both the type of the event (turn,
traffic circle, exiting freeway, etc.) and its distance from the current position are displayed.
Most of these icons are very intuitive. The following table lists some of the frequently shown route events.
Icon
Description
Turn left.
Turn right.
Turn back.
Bear right.
Turn sharp left.
Keep left.
Continue straight in the intersection.
Go left on the traffic circle, 3rd exit.
Enter freeway.
Exit freeway.
Board ferry.
Leave ferry.
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Approaching a waypoint.
Approaching the destination.
These fields also act as buttons:
•Tap the Turn preview field and the voice guidance will repeat the latest instruction with updated
distance information.
•Tap the Next street field to open the Itinerary.
2.2.3.3 Lane information and Signposts
When navigating on multilane roads, it is important to take the appropriate lane in order to follow the
recommended route. If lane information is available in the map data, the software displays the lanes and
their directions using small arrows at the top of the map. Highlighted arrows represent the lanes you need
to take.
Where additional information is available, signposts substitute arrows. Signposts are displayed at the top
of the map. The color and style of the signposts are similar to the real ones you can see above road or by
the roadside. They show the available destinations and the number of the road the lane leads to.
All signposts look similar when cruising (when there is no recommended route). When navigating a route,
only the signpost that points to the lane(s) to be taken is displayed in vivid colors; all others are darker.
If you want to hide the currently displayed signposts, tap any of them and the normal Map screen returns
until new signpost information is received.
This feature can be turned off in Visual Guidance settings.
2.2.3.4 Junction view
If you are approaching a freeway exit or a complex intersection and the needed information exists, the
map is replaced with a 3D view of the junction. The lanes you need to take are displayed with arrows.
Signposts can also be present if information is available.
If you want to hide the currently displayed junction, tap the picture and the Map screen returns.
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This feature can be turned off in Visual Guidance settings.
2.2.3.5 Freeway exit services
You may need a gas station or a restaurant during your journey. This feature displays a new button on
the map when you are driving on freeways.
Tap this button to open a panel with the details of the next few exits or service stations.
Tap any of them to display it on the map and add it as a waypoint to your route if needed.
If you want to display other types of Places for the exits, you can change the icons in Visual Guidance
settings (page 74).
2.2.3.6 3D object types
Your software supports the following 3D object types:
Type
Description
3D terrain
3D terrain map data shows changes in terrain, elevations or depressions in the land
when you view the map in 2D, and use it to plot the route map in 3D when you
navigate. Hills and mountains are shown in the background of the 3D map, and
illustrated by color and shading on the 2D map.
Elevated roads
Complex intersections and vertically isolated roads (such as overpasses or bridges)
are displayed in 3D.
3D landmarks Landmarks are 3D artistic or block representations of prominent or well-
known
objects.
3D buildings
3D block representation of full city building data containing actual building size and
position on the map. (optional)
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Zooming in and out
,
Changes how much of the map is displayed on the
screen.
Your software uses high-
quality vector maps that let
you examine the map at various zoom levels, always
with optimiz
ed content. It always displays street
names and other text with the same font size,
never
upside-
down, and you only see the streets and
objects that you need.
Map scaling has a limit in 3D map view
mode. If you
zoom out further, the map switches to 2D view mode.
Tap the button once to modify the view in large
steps, or tap and hold the b
utton to modify it
continuously and smoothly.
Tilting up and down
, Changes the vertical view angle of the map in 3D
mode.
Tap the button once to modify the view in large
steps, or tap and hold the button to modify it
continuously and smoothly.
Rotating left and right
, Changes the horizontal view angle of the map.
Tap the button once to modify the view in large
steps, or tap
and hold the button to modify it
continuously and smoothly.
Compass
, ,
Tap this button to cycle between a 3D perspective
and two 2D top-down map view modes.
Location information
Tap this button to open a new screen with
information about the selected map point, the Cursor.
Return to normal
navigation
Tap this button to move the map back to follow the
current GPS position
. Automatic map rotation is also
re-enabled.
The map manipulation buttons disappear and
navigation continues.
Additional options
Tap this button to open a list of additional features
like saving the Cursor
as an Address Book entry, or
searching for Places around the Cursor.
Select destination
Tap this button to select the Cursor
as a new
destination.
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2.2.5 Checking the details of the current position (Where Am I?)
This screen contains information about the current position (or about the last known position if GPS
reception is not available) and a button to search for useful Places nearby.
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You can access this screen from the map in one of the following ways:
•If the current street is displayed below the Vehimarker (the current position on the map), tap it to
open the Where Am I? screen.
•In the Navigation menu, tap and then .
Information on this screen:
•, : Latitude and Longitude (coordinate of the current position in WGS84 format).
•: Altitude (elevation information coming from the GPS receiver - often inaccurate).
•Address details (when available) of the current position are also displayed at the bottom.
You can also perform some actions on this screen:
Tap to save the current position as an Address Book entry or to read the Country
Information.
You can also search for assistance near your current position. Tap to open a new
screen for the Quick search:
The following services can be searched around the current position or the last known position:
•: Car repair and roadside assistance services
•: Medical and emergency services
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•: Police stations
•: Gas stations
Tap any of the buttons, select a Place from the list, and navigate to it.
2.3 Navigation menu
You can reach all parts of the software from the Navigation menu. When you open the menu, the
destination search buttons appear on the screen. Tap any other menu button at the top and their feature
buttons appear below.
You have the following menus:
•Tap to select your destination by entering an address or selecting a place of interest, a
location on the map or one of your Address Book entries. You can also look up your recent
destinations from the History, enter a coordinate or use the location saved in a photo. You can also
use the free form search.
•Tap to display the route parameters and the route in its full length on the map. You can
also perform route-related actions such as editing or canceling your route, setting a start point for
the route, picking route alternatives, avoiding parts of the route or simulating navigation.
•Tap to get information about your current position, the GPS reception or the trips you
have taken or to run some additional applications..
•Tap to customize the way the navigation software works.
•Press the MAP hardware button to start navigating on the map.
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