Mercury Sable 2008 Pioneer Navigation System Supplement

INTERSECTION
To set an intersection as a destination:
1. Press DEST.
2. Select INTERSECTION to
program a destination to a major
intersection.
3. Under STREET #1, use the
keypad to type in the name of the
first street. The streets that
intersect with your STREET #1 will
appear in a list. Select the desired
street (STREET #2) from the list.
The list can be sorted alphabetically,
or in the order of distance from the
current position. After entering the desired intersection, select the city
from the list. The Destination Map will appear.
•STATE/PROV:Press to set the State, Province or Territory using the
keyboard or select from List . The preset value for this field is based
on current position (Auto Fill On) or previous selection (Auto Fill
Off), depending on the settings.
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USA:Select any state (except Alaska), including Puerto Rico and the
District of Columbia.
CANADA:Select any province or territory.
•CITY:Input city name for desired location.
•STREET#1:Streets which include numbers in their name can be
searched if the name is input using digits or a spelling of the number.
This applies to street names containing whole numbers from 1 (one)
to 20 (twenty) or 1st (first) to 20th (twentieth) only.
•STREET#2:Enter a valid name for the intersecting street, or select
from a list.
•LIST:State/Provinces/Territories, Cities, and Names can be selected
from a list determined by the Smart Speller.
FREEWAY ENTRANCE/EXIT
To set a freeway entrance or exit as a destination:
1. Press DEST.
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2. Select FREEWAY
ENTRANCE/EXIT.
The system will allow you to input a Freeway name, and an entrance or
exit to that freeway. The entrance/exit list can be sorted alphabetically or
by distance from the vehicle position. After selecting the desired
intersection, the Destination Map will appear.
•STATE/PROV:Press to set the State, Province or Territory using the
keyboard or select from List. The preset value for this field is based
on current position (Auto Fill On) or previous selection (Auto Fill
Off), depending on the settings.
USA:Select any state (except Alaska), including Puerto Rico and the
District of Colombia.
CANADA:Select any province or territory.
•FREEWAY:The Smart Speller will facilitate the entry of a valid
freeway in the area specified.
•LIST:State/Provinces/Territories, Cities, and Names can be selected
from a list determined by the Smart Speller.
DESTINATION MAP
After the destination type has been
selected, and the necessary
information is entered, the desired
location will be shown on the
destination map. You can then plan
a route or save the location by using
one of the buttons at the bottom of
the screen:
•SET AS DESTINATION:Select for the system to calculate your
selected destination immediately. The SELECT ROUTE screen will
then display. Refer toSelect route.
•SET AS WAYPOINT:Select for the desired location to be stored as a
waypoint. The DESTINATION/WAYPOINT LIST will then display. Refer
toDestination/Waypoint list.
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•SAVE TO ADDRESS BOOK:Select for the system to store desired
location in the address book.
•EDIT ROUTE PREFERENCES:Select to set or change the
preferences for the selected route. Refer toRoute preferences.
DESTINATION/WAYPOINTS LIST
After you have selected a location,
you can set that location as a
waypoint by pressing the SET AS
WAYPOINT while in the
DESTINATION MAP screen. If a
route is already active, press DEST
and select the QUICK DEST tab, or
press EDIT
DESTINATION/WAYPOINTS directly from the map. The
Destination/Waypoint List screen will appear, showing a list of the final
destination and up to five waypoints. From this screen, you can select:
•OPTIMIZE:This appears on screen when multiple waypoints have
been listed. Press in order to find the first closest waypoint and then
the next closest waypoint.
•CHANGE ORDER:This appears after one waypoint has been
selected. Press to manually arrange waypoints moving them one space
up or down at a time in the list. You can also move the destination to
a waypoint, making the last waypoint the new destination.
•ADD ANOTHER:This selection allows you to search and add one
more waypoint or destination to the list. This becomes disabled once
there are five waypoints and one destination programmed.
•DELETE:Press to delete the selected waypoint from the list.
•DELETE ALL:Press to delete all the listed items.
•COMPUTE ROUTE:Press for the system to begin calculating the
selected destination and waypoints.
Note:You can select waypoints before a destination is selected. If a
waypoint is deleted while a route is active, the route is recalculated from
the current position to the following waypoint or destination.
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SELECT ROUTE SCREEN
The Select route screen will appear
after COMPUTE ROUTE is selected
from the
DESTINATION/WAYPOINTS LIST
screen or the SET AS
DESTINATION from the
DESTINATION MAP screen. You can
then select from any of the
following options:
•ROUTE PREFS:Press to change settings for route searches. Refer to
Route preferences.
•START ROUTE:Press to begin guidance for the selected route. All
other calculated routes will be deleted.
•CANCEL ROUTE:Press to delete the current route (which you will
not be able to retrieve.)
The system will display all computed routes, and the preferred route will
be highlighted. A route information box will appear on the right hand
side of the screen which consists of:
•ROUTE PREFERENCE ICONS:These icons indicate the status of
the route preferences. Refer toRoute preferences.
•CALCULATED POSSIBLE ROUTES:These routes will be displayed
simultaneously, each highlighted with a different color. To view the
details of each route, press the corresponding button.
RECALCULATION OF ROUTE
If the vehicle deviates from the selected guidance route, the navigation
system will automatically recalculate the route from the current location.
VOICE GUIDANCE PROMPTS
Once a route is selected, you will begin to hear voice guidance prompts.
If you are not currently on the route, there will be a prompt. There may
be up to three voice prompts for each maneuver, depending on the
vehicle speed and the distance before the maneuver. The voice prompts
will announce all road names in route guidance instructions. Road name
pronunciations may vary from local pronunciations. The last prompt will
be a double tone and will give just enough time for you to complete the
maneuver.
To adjust the volume level of the voice guidance prompts, turn the
volume control during a voice prompt, or set to the desired level on the
FEEDBACK screen. (Refer to theMenusection).
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NAVIGATION MENU
MAP PREFERENCES
Your navigation system allows you to set specific map preferences. In the
Map Preference screen you may select from:
MAP CONTENTSelect one of the
following map displays:
•CURRENT STREET NAME:
Displays the current street name
in a window at the top of the
screen.
•TIME TO DESTINATION:
Displays the distance and
estimated travel time to the selected destination on the left side of the
screen. When selected, a popup screen will also display the Estimated
Time of Arrival (ETA).
•BREADCRUMBING:Stores and allows the display of the vehicle’s
previous route(s). These routes are indicated by white dots on the
map display. The system can store up to about 140 miles/230 km.
GUIDANCE VIEW:Select one of the guidance views:
•FULL SCREEN MAP MODE:
The map is displayed on the full
screen and a turn icon appears in
the upper right hand corner of
the screen.
•SPLIT SCREEN ARROW
MODE:The screen is divided in
two: the map is displayed on the
left, while a turn icon and street
name signify the upcoming
maneuver on the right.
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•SPLIT SCREEN TURN LIST
MODE:The screen is divided in
two, the map is displayed on the
left, and the planned turn list is
on the right.
Regardless which guidance view is
selected, a detailed intersection
screen will appear on the right side
of the map display when the vehicle
is approaching the next turn.
TURN LIST FORMAT:You can
select which order the guidance
instructions appear on the screen:
•TOP TO BOTTOM
•BOTTOM TO TOP
ROUTE PREFERENCES
You can select certain preferences for your route.
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•AVOID FREEWAYS / TOLL
ROADS / FERRIES:The system
will search for routes attempting
to avoid the use of freeways, toll
roads and/or ferries whenever
possible.
•PREFERRED ROUTE:The
system can search for up to three
routes: fastest route, shortest route and unrestricted route (the fastest
or shortest route without anyavoidsettings). If there are not any
Avoid settings, only two routes will be calculated and displayed. The
preferred route will be automatically highlighted on the map for route
selection.
ADDRESS BOOK — EDITING
The ADDRESS BOOK tab allows
you to view and edit the address
book entries. The maximum number
of entries that can be stored in the
address book is 25. Five of these
entries can be set as Destination
Presets (to be easily accessed), and
one entry can be saved as the Home
location. To set an Address Book entry as a destination preset, select the
address book entry and select the view/edit button.
Select the set button at the bottom of the screen adjacent to Quick Dest.
The list of entries can be sorted by:
•A-Z:List entries by alphabetical order.
•DATE:List entries by date of entry.
•ICON:List entries by icon type.
VIEW/EDIT:The information
related to each entry can be
changed or entered according to the
following criteria:
•NAME:Input a name or leave this blank.
•LOCATION:Previously programmed address.
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•PHONE NUMBER:Select to edit phone number for the specified entry.
•ICON:Select from a list of available icons. All icons, except for the
Home icon, can be used more than once.
•QUICK DEST SET/CLEAR:A
maximum of five entries can be
selected as Destination Preset
entries. These entries are
accessible directly from the
QUICK DEST tab under the
DEST menu as well as through
any of the ADDRESS BOOK tabs.
•VOICE NAMETAG SET/CLEAR:Use for voice tag designation.
ADD:You can select a location by one of the following methods:
•PREVIOUS DEST
•POI
•ADDRESS
•INTERSECTION
•MAP
•FREEWAY ENT/EXIT
•PHONE NUMBER
DELETE:Press to delete the selected entry from the list.
DELETE ALL:Press to delete all entries in the address book.
SET AS DEST:Press for the DESTINATION MAP screen to appear with
more options from which to select. Refer toDestination menu.
QUICK POINTS OF INTEREST (POIS)
This tab allows you to set the five
most frequently used Point of
Interest (POI) categories.
•QUICK POI LIST:Lists five preset POI categories. You can change
any of them.
•EDIT:Press to select a different POI category/subcategory from a list.
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AVOID AREAS
You can search avoiding all roads
(even freeways) within specified
avoid areas. If any road within an
avoid area is used for the route, an
icon will be displayed on the screen
for route selection. A maximum of
five areas can be stored as Avoid
Areas. They are represented on the
map as colored squares. If a road is specified as an avoid area, it is
represented by a different color to other roads.
VIEW/EDIT:After entries are programmed, they are shown in a list.
Highlight your selection to change/edit the following attributes:
•NAME:Select to enter a different name for the area.
•LOCATION:A map with the selected location will appear on the
screen. You can then:
REDUCE AREA
SAVE AREA
EXPAND AREA
•RETURN:Saves changes to the selected area.
ADD:Add an avoid area by selecting an input method and entering the
required information:
•PREVIOUS DEST
•POI
•ADDRESS
•INTERSECTION
•MAP
•FREEWAY ENTRANCE/EXIT
•PHONE NUMBER
•CANCEL
DELETE:Press to delete the selected entry.
DELETE ALL:Press to delete all entries in the Avoid Area list.
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