Magellan Magellan RoadMate 500 User manual

Basic Instructions for the Operation
of the
Magellan RoadMate 500/700
Magellan®RoadMate™
Basic User Manual

This document covers the basic operation of the Magellan RoadMate 500 and the
Magellan RoadMate 700 Vehicle Navigation Systems. The information provided
here is enough to give you all the normal operating features for using this product.
If you need additional information or if you require details on other functions, refer
to the Reference Manual found on the compact disc (CD-ROM) supplied with your
Magellan RoadMate.
The Magellan RoadMate is a vehicle navigation aid designed to assist you in arriving at your
selected destination. 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:
• When driving, the need to view the display is minimal. Voice prompts
will guide you to your destination. The driver should enter data or
program the unit only when the vehicle is stopped. Only a vehicle
passenger should enter data or program the unit while the vehicle is
moving.
• It is your responsibility to comply with all traffic laws.
• While every attempt is made to ensure that the database is accurate,
roadways, points of interest, and business and service locations may
change over time. The database does not include, analyze, process,
consider or reflect any of the following: legal restrictions (such as
vehicular type, weight, height, width, load and speed restrictions); road
slope or grade; bridge height, width, weight or other limits; population
density; neighborhood quality or safety; availability or proximity of law
enforcement, emergency rescue, medical or other assistance; construction
work zones or hazards; road or lane closures; road, traffic or traffic
facilities safety or condition; weather conditions; pavement characteristics
or conditions; special events; traffic congestion. It is your responsibility
to disregard any unsafe, hazardous or illegal route suggestions.
*** IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS ***
© 2003 Thales Navigation, Inc. All rights reserved.
Magellan, RoadMate, TrueView and QuickSpell are trademarks of Thales Navigation.
No part of this user manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any
purpose other then the purchaser’s personal use, without the prior written permission
of Thales Navigation.

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The Magellan RoadMate
Thank you for purchasing the Magellan RoadMate. We hope you will enjoy using your
new vehicle guidance system and encourage you to provide us with feedback. Please
take a moment to register your Magellan RoadMate with us at www.magellangps.com.
Table of Contents
Magellan RoadMate (Front View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Magellan RoadMate (Rear View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Basic Operation
How Do I Enter Text? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Where is the Volume Control? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Can the Voice Command be Repeated? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
How Do I Adjust the Contrast and Brightness? . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Traveling with the Magellan RoadMate
How Do I Read the Guidance Screen? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Viewing the Guidance Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Changing the Map Zoom Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
How Do I See the Entire Route? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
How Can I See What the Next Instruction Will Be? . . . . . . . .9
How Do I Cancel a Route? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
How Do I Get Back on the Route after a Detour? . . . . . . . . .10
Selecting Trip Destinations
How Do I Go to a New Street Address? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
How Do I Select a Point of Interest as a Destination? . . . . . .12
How Do I Go to a Previous Destination? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
How Do I Go to an Address from My Address Book? . . . . . .16
Using the Trip Computer
Is There a Way I Can Record Mileage for My Trip? . . . . . . . .17
Using the Tutorial
Can I Get Help While I’m Using the Magellan RoadMate? . .18
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Registration Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

2Magellan RoadMate (Front View)
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On/Off Button Press to turn the Magellan RoadMate on or off.
2
Volume Control Adjust to set the volume of the speaker.
3
Repeat Button Press to repeat the last spoken prompt.
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Zoom In Button While viewing the map, press to zoom in on the
center of the display.
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Option Button Press to access the User Options menu.
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Enter Button Press to confirm highlighted selections.
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Cancel Button Press to stop the current function.
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8-Way Arrow Keypad Press to move the cursor or to highlight other
options.
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Locate Button Press to display current location details.
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View Button Press to view map display, maneuver list or
Tr u e V i e w ®3D display.
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Light Sensor Automatically changes the contrast and brightness of
the display to adjust for changes in lighting.
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Zoom Out Button While viewing the map, press to zoom out from the
center of the display.

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The Magellan RoadMate (Rear View)
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Speaker Used for audible maneuvering instructions.
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Repeat Button Press to repeat the last spoken prompt.
3
Volume Control Adjust to set the volume of the speaker.
4
Antenna Rotate up when in use to receive signals from the
GPS satellite network.
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Compact Flash This compartment stores the compact flash memory
card.
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Power/Data Connector Connection for power and data for the Magellan
RoadMate.
The difference between the Magellan RoadMate 500 and the Magellan RoadMate
700 is in how the mapping data is stored. The Magellan RoadMate 500 uses
compact flash memory card which can store a selected area of mapping data that
can then be uploaded from the supplied software. The Magellan RoadMate 700
has an internal hard drive, pre-loaded with mapping data and over 2 million
Points of Interest for the United States and Canada.
For this document, both models will be referred to as the Magellan RoadMate
unless noted. Since the Magellan RoadMate 500 can store only a portion of the
United States and Canada, you may notice that the information displayed on your
Magellan RoadMate 500 may differ slightly from what is shown here.
Magellan RoadMate 500/700

4Basic Operation
How Do I Enter Text?
Whenever you need to input names, street addresses, etc., the Magellan RoadMate
will display a keyboard that allows you to use the 8-way arrow keypad and the Enter
key to highlight and select the alphanumeric characters.
Space Bar
Additional Characters
Accept Entry
Numerical Characters
Cancel
Backspace
Both the Magellan RoadMate 500 and the Magellan RoadMate 700 have a
touchscreen display and keypad giving you two easy ways to input
information into your Magellan RoadMate. The examples here describe
using the 8-way arrow keypad and the Enter button to input and accept
changes.
If you prefer to use the touchscreen, touch the
key directly on the screen with your finger.
Please use the method that is easiest for you.
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The Magellan RoadMate uses QuickSpell technology to provide you the
fastest method possible to enter characters. QuickSpell eliminates the
possibility of a mispelled word or looking for a city or street that is not in
the loaded database. As you begin entering characters, the QuickSpell
feature of the Magellan RoadMate dims out those characters which are not
available, thereby speeding up the process of entering data.
What Is QuickSpell®?

Example:
Suppose that you need to input the name of a city, in this case, San Francisco.
QuickSpell checks the cities in the database
and determines which characters are
available based on city names in the
database. Use the 8-way arrow keypad to
highlight the “A” and press Enter.
The full keypad is displayed. Use the 8-way
arrow keypad to move around the keyboard,
and press Enter when the letter “S” is
selected.
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Basic Operation
The available characters changes and the
text you are typing appears at the top of the
keyboard. Use the 8-way arrow keypad to
highlight the “N” and press Enter.
With “SAN” entered, QuickSpell determines
the only characters availble are “D”, “T”,
and the spacebar. In this example, we want
to continue to narrow the search. Use the 8-
way arrow keypad to highlight the spacebar
and press Enter.
You can now select “OK” and get a list of
cities that begin with “SAN ” and select San
Francisco from the list.

Using the QuickSpell keyboard, add “F” to
our city select text. Now the city list can be
checked again. Select “OK” and press Enter.
For the database used in this example, San
Francisco, CA is the only city displayed. Your
database could still show more cities and you
may need to enter more characters.
When you are entering characters you may
need to add punctuation or other special
characters. When available, pressing the
“More” button brings up a keypad with the
characters shown here.
Addtional Characters (“More” Button)
When available, pressing the “123” button
brings up a keypad with the numeric
characters shown here.
Numeric Characters (“123” Button)
6Basic Operation
Selecting “OK” brings up a list that would be
similar to the one displayed here. For this
example, you could select San Francisco very
easily. With a larger database installed, this
list could be very long and still difficult to
find the city you are looking for. Press the
escape button (or using the touchscreen,
touch the “X” in the upper right corner) to go back to the
QuickSpell keyboard to continue entering characters.

Where is the Volume Control?
The volume control is located at the top of the Magellan RoadMate. Use the
thumbwheel to set the volume of the speaker to a desired level.
Can the Voice Command be Repeated?
Yes. Anytime you may have missed a voice prompt, simply press the Repeat button
on the top of the Magellan RoadMate to have the last voice promt repeated.
Repeat ButtonVolume Control
How Do I Adjust the Contrast and Brightness?
The Magellan RoadMate has a light sensor on the front of the unit that will
automatically detect changes in lighting and adjust the brightness and contrast for
optimum viewing levels. You may also manually adjust the brightness and contrast
levels.
To access the contrast and brightness controls, press the
Option button and select “Configuration” from the list of
menu items. From the “Configuration” menu items, select
“Contrast” or “Brightness” and press Enter.
Use the left and right arrows from the 8-way arrow keypad
to adjust the contrast or the brightness to the levels desired.
Press Enter when you have the setting you want.
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Traveling with the Magellan RoadMate

How Do I Read the Guidance Screen?
Viewing the Guidance Screen
The Guidance screen is the most commonly used screen in the Magellan RoadMate
and provides you with detailed information about where you are and where you are
going.
Distance to
Destination
Position Cursor
(points in the
direction you are
heading)
Estimated
Time to
Destination
Distance to
Next
Maneuver
Next
Maneuver
Command
Direction of
Travel and GPS
Signal Strength
Planned Route
As you travel, the Guidance screen constantly updates your location and provides
you with not only a map, but a visual indication of where you are on the map.
You can view the Guidance screen at anytime by pressing the View button on the
Magellan RoadMate. While viewing the Guidance screen, the View button steps
through the Guidance screen, the Maneuver List and the TrueView 3D display.
Blue = WAAS Signal
Green = Strong Signal
Yellow = Average Signal
Red = No Signal
Direction of
Destination
View Button
8Traveling with the Magellan RoadMate

How Can I See the Entire Route?
While you are manuevering in a route and are viewing the
Guidance screen, press the View button to bring up a list
of all the navigation instructions for your route. In the
Magellan RoadMate this list is called the “Maneuver List.”
When you are done viewing the maneuver list, press the View button twice
to return to the Guidance screen or wait for a few moments and it will
automatically return.
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How Can I See What the Next Instruction Will Be?
The Magellan RoadMate uses TrueView 3D technology to
display a 3D picture of the next guidance instruction.
While you are traveling on a route and are viewing the
Guidance screen press the View button twice to view the
TrueView 3D display. This will give you a 3-dimensional
view of the next turn instruction. This will clearly show
you which lane you need to be in for the next turn.
Press View to return to the Guidance screen.
Changing the Map Zoom Levels
You can zoom in by pressing the “+” button or zoom out by pressing the “-” button.
Zoom in Button
Zoom out Button
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Traveling with the Magellan RoadMate

The Magellan RoadMate will attempt to get you back on the route three
times. If after the third time, you haven’t gotten on the route, it assumes
that you no longer plan to go to your original destination and will clear the
route.
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How Do I Get Back on the Route after a Detour?
If you exit the planned route, the Magellan RoadMate will get you back on course
in one of two ways.
1. If you exited the planned route and turned off the Magellan RoadMate:
Suppose you left the planned route to stop at the store for a moment or to drop
something off at a friend’s house. In this case you would normally come to a
complete stop and turn off your vehicle which also turns the Magellan RoadMate
off. After you have completed your errand and turned your vehicle back on (which
turns the Magellan RoadMate back on), you would be presented with a screen
asking if you wanted to resume your route.
Selecting “Resume” causes the Magellan RoadMate to recalculate the route
using the same destination as before.
Selecting “Cancel” clears the route and displays the Select Destination
screen.
2. If you exited the planned route and kept driving: Suppose you left the
planned route due to a traffic jam or you just wanted to do a little sight-seeing. The
Magellan RoadMate will automatically guide you back to your route. After
recalculating, the Magellan RoadMate will provide you with directions to route you
back to your original destination.
How Do I Cancel a Route?
Anytime you are traveling on a route and viewing the Guidance screen, the
Maneuver List or the TrueView 3D display, you can cancel the route by pressing the
cancel button. You will be given the option of confirming the route cancellation
(press the “Yes” button) or continuing on the present route (press the “No” button).
10 Traveling with the Magellan RoadMate

The Magellan RoadMate has many different ways you can select your destinations.
As you use the Magellan RoadMate, you will find that you use one more than the
others, depending on your particular needs. The most commonly used methods
are: entering a new street address, asking the Magellan RoadMate to find a
destination from the Points of Interest database, selecting a previous destination or
selecting an address from your address book.
How Do I Go To a New Street Address?
For this set of instructions, a new street address is one that is probably not in the list
of Points of Interest, not in your Previous Destination list and not in your Address
Book. An example would be if you needed to go to a dinner party and all you had
was the address.
First, select “Select Address” from the list of
destination choices from the Select
Destination menu.
Select “Search By City” or “Search By
State”. “Search By City” is the most
commonly used as you probably know the
city that the street is in. (If you do not
know the city, “Search By State” will show
you every city in the state selected that has
a street that matches the one you will enter.) For this example we will assume
that you know the city, so select “Search By City” and press Enter.
Using the QuickSpell keyboard, enter the first few characters in the city name.
In this example, we are looking for San Jose, CA as the city, so “SAN J” was
entered using the keyboard and then “OK” was selected.
A list of cities in the Magellan RoadMate
database is presented. All you need to do is
to select the city and press Enter.
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Selecting Trip Destinations

The keyboard is used to enter the name of the street. Just as when you entered
the city name, you do not need to enter the entire street name. The more letters
of the name you enter, the smaller the list of names to select from.
For this example, we are looking for Denise
Way. Using the keyboard, enter “DEN” and
select “OK” to display the list of street names.
Now all we need to do is to find ‘Denise Way’
in the list, select it and press Enter.
The last step in entering the street address is
to input the street number. You will notice at
the top of the screen, the range of addresses
that can be input for the street and city you
have selected. Only numbers within this
range will be accepted. When you have the
number entered, select “Done” and press
Enter.
Now that the Magellan RoadMate knows
where you want to go, all you need to do is
tell it which of the four methods you want it
to use to compute your route: “Shortest
Time”, “Shortest Distance”, “Least Use Of
Freeways” or “Most Use Of Freeways”.
After selecting the route method, a screen will show you that the Magellan
RoadMate is computing the route. When the route is defined, the Guidance
screen appears and you are ready to go.
Some streets have a prefix like North or South, East or West. When this is
the case, they will appear in the list of possible street names and you need to
be certain that you select the correct one.
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12 Selecting Trip Destinations

If you are looking for airports, ATMs, schools, parks or other special Points of Interest
(POI), the quickest way is to select from the list that is included in the database for
your Magellan RoadMate. In this example we need to go to San Francisco
International Airport in San Francisco, CA.
The first step is to select “Dining, ATM,
Gas...” from the Select Destination menu.
Next you need to indicate how you plan on
accessing the name of the Point of Interest
you are looking for.
Spell Name: Use the keyboard to enter
the first few characters in the name.
After pressing “OK” you will be given a
list of all the places stored in your database that begin with those characters.
Select Category: This option allows you to select from a list of available POI
categories.
How Do I Select a Point of Interest as a Destination?
Points of Interest (commonly referred to as a POI’s), are locations of
commercial, recreation landmarks or services that are preloaded into the
Magellan RoadMate. These range from restaurants, parks, gas stations and
banks to schools and police stations. The purpose of the POI database
(accessed through the “Dining, ATM, Gas...” menu option) is to provide
you a list of popular destinations that you might be interested in going to,
without having to add them to your address book manually.
What is a Point of Interest?
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Selecting Trip Destinations

In this example, the fastest way to find this airport is by using the “List by City”
option. The now familiar keyboard is displayed and we can begin entering the
name of the city. For San Francisco, we will input “SAN FR” and select the “OK”
key.
From the list of airports in the San Francisco
area, you select the one you need to go to and
press Enter.
The last option before the Magellan RoadMate
begins calculating your route and provides you
with directions, is to select the Route Method
for your trip.
Once the route method is selected, the
Magellan RoadMate begins computing the
route. When the route is defined, the Guidance screen appears and you are ready
to go.
In this example we will be looking for an
airport in San Francisco. “Select Category”
is selected, the “Select Category Type”
screen is displayed. Here you select the
category and press Enter.
We now have three options to choose from.
Nearest: Nearest allows you to display a list
of all the POI’s in the category closest to
your present location.
List by City: This option allows you to use
the keyboard to select the city that the POI
is in.
All Areas: All Areas would display in alphabetical order, all of the POI’s in
the category selected that are in the database that you have loaded.
14 Selecting Trip Destinations

Select the Previous Destination option and
press Enter.
The list of your previous destinations is
displayed. Select the destination that you want
to go back to and press Enter.
A full screen display of the information for the
selected destination is displayed. Select “Route”
and press Enter. (The “Edit” button is used for
saving this destination permanently into your
Address Book.)
From the Select Destination menu, select
“Address Book” and press Enter.
You can also save items from your Previous Destination list into your
address book. For information on how to do this, please refer to the
Reference Manual found on the CD-ROM that came with your Magellan
RoadMate.
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Once you have begun using your Magellan RoadMate, it will begin to store a list of
your destinations. These previous destinations are stored in your Address Book and
are limited to the most recent 20 destinations.
How Do I Go to a Previous Destination?
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Selecting Trip Destinations

The Magellan RoadMate 500 and 700 stores up to 100 street addresses for each
User option for quick and easy access.
Select “Address Book” from the Select
Destination menu and press Enter.
The final option is to select the routing method
you desire.
Select the method that best suits you and press
Enter. The Magellan RoadMate will begin to
calculate the route to the Previous Destination
you selected and you are ready to go.
From the Address Book menu, select “List
Addresses”.
(The “New” option lets you to input an address
into the Address Book and then use the new
address as your destination.)
Select the address you want to go to from your
address book list and press Enter.
Finally, select the Route Method that you want
the Magellan RoadMate to use in calculating the
route.
How Do I Go To an Address in My Address Book?
16 Selecting Trip Destinations

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Using the Trip Computer
Sometimes you need to be able to record mileage and time spent on the road for
business trips. Other times you just may want to keep track of your mileage for your
vacation trips. The Magellan RoadMate has just the tool for you, the Trip Computer.
The Trip Computer lets you to record and store the average speed of your trip, the
total time of your trip, how much of the time you were driving and the total distance
of the trip.
The Trip Computer also allows you to store these details so you can reference them at
any time.
To access the Trip Computer, press the Option
button. Select “Trip Computer” and press Enter.
At the top of the list is the current trip. Also
displayed would be any trips that you had saved
previously. To view one of the saved trips, select
the name and press Enter. To work with the
information for the current trip, select “Current”
and press Enter.
The Trip Computer has three options; Stop/Start,
Reset and Save.
Start/Stop: Switches the Trip Computer between
Running and Paused. While the Trip Computer
is paused, no information from your trip is added
to the trip details.
Reset: Sets all of the trip details to zero. (If you need to record the details for your
trip, you should do this at the same time you set your destination. Also,
remember to save the current details before resetting if you might need them at a
future time.)
Save: Stores the current Trip Computer details into the Magellan RoadMate using
a name that you will enter.
Is There a Way I Can Record Mileage for My Trip?

18 Using the Tutorial
Select the tutorial topic that interests you and
press Enter.
The Magellan RoadMate has a built-in Tutorial that you can view or refer to anytime
the Magellan RoadMate is turned on. Do not attempt to view the tutorial while you
are driving. If you are operating the vehicle, please
come to a complete stop before reviewing the
tutorial topics.
To access the Tutorial, press the Option button
and select “Tutorial” from the list of options.
You are presented with a list of topics to select from:
1. Use the tutorial
2. Tour the Magellan RoadMate
3. Read the Guidance screen
4. Use the QuickSpell screen
5. Select a User
6. Enter a street address
7. Follow basic navigation steps
8. Enter an intersection
To skip ahead one step within a topic: Press right side of 8-way arrow keypad.
To go back one step within a topic: Press left side of 8-way arrow keypad.
To exit the Tutorial: Press Cancel key
Moving Around the Tutorial
9. Select a Point of Interest
10. Select previous destinations
11. Determine current location
12. Store an address
13. Exclude a route segment
14. Use the trip computer
15. Personalize settings
Can I Get Help While I’m Using the Magellan RoadMate?