User manual WHISTLER WMAP550

[. . . ] wMap GPS Software wMap Software User Manual Note Contents of this manual and product specifications can change without notice. Rev 2 1 wMap GPS Software Introduction Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of a Whistler GPS receiver and the wMap mapping software. This system can provide an auto route to the destination of your choice using signals from Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) 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. [. . . ] 7 wMap GPS Software Track Up or North Up--continued Operation When the map is switched to North Up from the defaulted Track Up, the direction of travel (N, S, E, W etc) is displayed under the red arrow. See Figure 7C for an example for a SE direction of travel. Select the display heading style There are three ways to change the display: 1. Simply tap the North indicator and the icon will change from one setting to the other. Simply press the direction button in the up position. Figure 8A Press the up arrow to change views Figure 8B Generic button shown Navigation and Panning Modes The map page can be displayed in two views; Navigation Mode (See Figure 7B) and Panning Mode (See Figure 8C). Panning Mode allows Points of Interest (POI) and street name information to be displayed and also allows movement of the map to different areas for viewing. To enter Panning Mode: Simply tap and drag along the screen to allow movement of the map to view different areas. Figure 8C Tap here to exit panning mode To exit Panning Mode, tap the red "X" button in the lower right corner of the display. To find out more info on a POI, simply tap on the POI's icon and the POI Info screen will be displayed. Tap here to get detailed POI information POI Information screen is displayed Figure 8D Figure 8E The POI Info screen provides the POI's name and phone number. (See Figure 8E) 8 Operation Navigation and Panning Modes - continued wMap GPS Software At the bottom of the POI Info page there are three choices for the POI info displayed: Nav = Set an auto route to the POI Fav = Saves this POI into the Favorites folder Map = Return to the map page Figure 9A POI's Displayed on the Map Page Selecting only certain POI's is helpful in large city areas POI on where the POI icons could overwhelm the map page. POI off To change the default settings. Under the POI Icons column, select what POI's are shown on the map page. Tap and hold anywhere on the map and an option menu will be displayed. Select the desired option: Set Start Location allows the auto route to use this location instead of GPS location. Info provides county and latitude/longitude coordinates for the selected area. Figure 9C The following screens can be accessed by moving the direction button on the GPS unit either left or right. Current Route This page is normally blank unless an auto route is entered. This page is useful when looking for the next turn or turns that are approaching. Tap on either the yellow arrow icons or the scroll bar to see all turns in the route. The map page will be shown in panning mode. Figure 9D 9 wMap GPS Software Operation Trip Information Page The Trip Information Page can store three different trips. The information displayed includes: trip time, top speed, average speed, total distance, date and time information. Figure 10A Trip 1 ready Tap the Clear icon to erase a trip. Tap the Start icon to begin the trip. To end the trip tap the Stop Icon. GPS Info This page displays the GPS receiver's satellite reception, local and UTC time (24hr format independent of the GPS receiver's own clock), current longitude and latitude, altitude and traveling speed. Figure 10B Bars indicate receiving satellites Satellite signal strength. Numbers below the bars indicate satellite number The vertical bars on the Satellite page indicate the signal strength of the received satellite(s). The number below the bars indicates the satellite number. Almanac The Almanac is a simple page that provides sunrise and sunset times, current phase of the moon, age of the moon, full moon and the next new moon expected. Figure 10C 10 Operation wMap GPS Software Current Location Use this page to get information about the current position and from this page the location can be saved to the Favorites folder. Tap on either the yellow arrow icons or the scroll bar to see all the available information. Tapping the Save icon will show the edit screen to allow renaming the location before saving it in the Favorites folder. Figure 11A Map View Style The map page can be viewed in different dimensions; normal 2D and three options of 3D. Simply press the directional button in the down position to Figure 11B Generic button shown change from the default 2D viewing to 3D. Press the down arrow to change views Select the display viewing style Figure 11C Note: 3D view only has 5 levels of zoom. 2D View One of three 3D Views Figure 11D Figure 11E 11 wMap GPS Software Creating and Using an Auto Route Operation When an auto route is selected the map page will show the route on the map by changing the road color to blue. Turn approaching and distance to the turn. Auto route engaged and displayed with a blue road along the route Street name of next turn Figure 12A Estimated time once arrived at destination Estimated time traveling to destination Vehicle speed Distance to destination To start an auto route, begin from the map page. Tap the Menu icon and from the Main Menu page tap on the Destination icon. Tap on the Menu icon or the menu button on the unit to enter the Main Menu page. [. . . ] To Zoom In and Out Use the hardware up and down buttons to zoom in and zoom out. (i) Information - The Map screen is the only view that allows zooming and panning. To Adjust the Guidance Volume Setting 1. Tap OK to accept and return to Map screen. Figure 21B Exit Map Program - About Screen For software version information and also to exit the mapping program follow these steps. Tap Exit to turn off the GPS program. Figure 21B 21 wMap GPS Software Installing Maps Installing Maps Some models may require loading the correct map data onto a SD/MMC card and then placing it into the GPS receiver before you can use the unit. [. . . ]