Alpine X008U Owner's Manual

User Manual Alpine Navigation Navigation software for the Alpine INE-W957HD/X008U/X009 US English February 2014, ver. 1.0

10 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 cas

11 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

12 The data fields are different when you are navigating an active route and when you have no specified destination (the orange line is not displ

13 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 posit

14 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 (ma

15 Approaching the destination. These fields also act as buttons: • Tap the Turn preview field and the voice guidance will repeat the latest in

16 2.2.3.5 Motorway exit services You may need a petrol station or a restaurant during your journey. This feature displays a new button on the map

17 2.2.3.7 Elements of the active route Your software shows the route in the following way: Symbol Name Description Current GPS position and Start

18 In the first column you can see the number of traffic events on your route. The second column contains the full count of traffic events in the c

19 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 ex

2 Thank you for choosing the Alpine INE-W957HD/X008U/X009 as your navigator. Start using your device right away. Th

20 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

21 • : Police stations • : Petrol stations Tap any of the buttons, select a Place from the list, and navigate to it. 2.3 Navigation menu You can

22 3 On-road navigation When first started, Alpine INE-W957HD/X008U/X009 calculates routes using the road network of the high quality vect

23 3.1.1.1 Entering an address To enter an address as the destination, do as follows: 1. In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons: , .

24 • If the desired name does not show up, the names that match the string appear in a list after entering a couple of characters (to open the li

25 Tip! If you know that you will use this destination frequently, before tapping to confirm the destination, put it in the Address Bo

26 4. Instead of entering the house number, tap the input field above. The midpoint of the street is selected as the destination. 5. After

27 4. Instead of entering the house number, tap . The midpoint of the street is selected as the destination. 5. After a short summary

28 3.1.1.4 Selecting a city/town centre as the destination The city/town centre is not the geometric centre of the city/town but an arbitrary point

29 3.1.1.5 Entering an address with a postal code All of the above address searching possibilities can be performed with entering the postal c

3 Table of contents 1 Warnings and Safety information ... 6 2 Getting started ...

30 results before it appears automatically, tap ). Select the street from the list. 5. Enter the house number: a. Enter the house number on

31 • After entering a couple of letters, tap to list the items that contain the specified letters. • You can speed up finding an intersection:

32 3. After entering a few letters, tap to open the list of Places with names containing the entered character sequence. 4. (optional

33 2. The preset search categories appear: • : • If an active route exists, petrol stations are searched along the route. • If there is no act

34 4. (optional) The Places in the list are ordered by their distance from the current or last known position, from the destination or by the leng

35 3.1.2.3 Searching for a Place of Interest by category You can search for Places of Interest by their categories and subcategories. 1. In the N

36 6. Select one of the Place subcategories (e.g. Hotel or Motel) or tap to list all Places in the selected main category around the select

37 12. After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap to mo

38 4. (optional) If you have selected , select the city/town to search in. 5. Select one of the main Place categories (e.g. Accommodation)

39 9. After entering a few letters, tap to open the list of Places with names containing the entered character sequence. 10. (optional) T

4 3.1.7 Entering the coordinate of the destination ... 43 3.1.9 Building a route from the lis

40 3. In the left field enter the name you are looking for. It can be a street address (just the street name or both the street and the house

41 3. Tap the location that you want to select as your destination. The Cursor ( ) appears. 4. Tap to select the Cursor as the destination

42 3. Tap the entry that you want to set as your destination. If necessary, browse down to see more of the list or tap and enter a few letters f

43 3.1.7 Entering the coordinate of the destination You can also select a destination by entering its coordinate. Do as follows: 1. In the

44 3.1.9 Building a route from the list of destinations (Create Route) You can also build your route destination by destination from the Route

45 7. To add more destinations, tap where you want to insert the new route point in the list, and repeat the above procedure. 3.2 Viewing t

46 3. You have the following options on this screen (for detailed instructions on how to use them, see the next chapter): • Tap to edit the ro

47 • Tap to plan a new route to the newly selected location. The previous destination and waypoint(s) are deleted. • Tap to add the newly sel

48 4. The Destination menu appears and you can select the start point of the route the same way you select a destination. 5. When the n

49 3. You have the following options: • Tap to add a new destination. • Tap to delete a destination. • Tap to modify the start point

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50 2. Tap . 3. You see the basic details of three route alternatives with the selected route planning method. Tap any of them to see it on

51 2. Tap and then tap one of the following: • • • • 3. The software recalculates the route optimised for the new vehicle type. The ora

52 • - The software excludes unpaved roads by default: unpaved roads can be in a bad condition and usually you cannot reach the speed limit on th

53 3.5 Saving a location as an Address Book entry You can add any location to the Address Book, the list of frequently used destinati

54 3.6 Saving a location as an alert point You can save any map location as an alert point (for example a speed camera or a railway crossing). 1.

55 3.7 Editing an alert point You can edit a previously saved or uploaded alert point (for example a speed camera or a railway crossing). 1. Brows

56 3.8 Watching the simulation of the route You can run a simulated navigation that demonstrates the active route. Do as follows: 1. In the Navi

57 2. Tap to stop the simulation.

58 4 Off-road navigation When first started, Alpine INE-W957HD/X008U/X009 calculates routes using the road network of the high quality vec

59 5 Reference Guide On the following pages you will find the description of the different concepts and menu screens of the software.

6 1 Warnings and Safety information The navigation system helps you find your way to your destination with a connected GPS receiver. The software d

60 • Roads are used only if access for cars is allowed. • Private roads and resident-only roads are used only if they are inevitable to reach the

61 5.1.3 Green routing Route calculation is not only about finding the quickest or shortest route. For some of the vehicle types, you can also chec

62 You can also choose to see the speed limit sign on the map all the time. 5.1.5 Traffic information in route planning The recommended route is no

63 Tap to open the list of traffic even categories : In the first column you can see the number of traffic events on your route. The second col

64 Button Description Tap this button to get information about the current location and to find nearby help. Tap this button to open the GPS Inf

65 Select a country from the list and see useful driving information about the selected country. Information may include speed limits on different

66 Button Description Adjust the sound volume, mute your device or change the voice guidance language. In addition, you can enable and

67 5.3.1 Sound and Warnings Adjust the sound volume, mute your device or change the voice guidance language. In addition, you can enab

68 Maps may contain information about the speed limits of the road segments. The software is able to warn you if you exceed the current l

69 5.3.3 Traffic settings The recommended route is not always the same between two points. Whenever suitable data exists, traffic information can b

7 2 Getting started When using the navigation software for the first time, an initial setup process starts automatically. Do as follow

70 screen, and the part of the route not matching your preference will be displayed in a different colour on the map. In the list of road types you

71 Enter the average consumption of your vehicle when used in built-up areas. The unit for consumption can be set in Regional Settings. Enter th

72 • Roads are used only if access for taxis is allowed. • Private roads, resident-only roads and walkways are excluded from routes. Route Plan

73 Button Description Switch the map view between a 3D perspective view and two 2D top-down view modes. Adjust the basic zoom and tilt levels

74 5.3.6 Visual guidance settings Adjust how the software helps you navigate with different kinds of route related information on the Map screen.

75 Similar to the above possibility, alternative routes can be suggested when driving on normal roads. The software will select a different turn i

76 5.3.8 Trip monitor settings Trip logs contain useful information about your trips. Trip logs can be saved manually when you reach your destinati

77 6 Glossary 2D/3D GPS reception The GPS receiver uses satellite signals to calculate its (your) position and needs at least four signals to give

78 Route A sequence of route events, i.e. manoeuvres (for example, turns and roundabouts) to reach the destination. The route contains one start po

79 7 Copyright note The product and the information contained herein are subject to change without prior notification. This manual may

8 7. The initial setup is now complete. The Configuration wizard can be restarted later from the Settings menu (page 65). After the initial setup

9 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 bu