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NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:40 Page 7 Languages To change the language of the guidance system, select the items preceded by a dot “✶”. Langues Pour changer la langue du système de guidage, sélectionnez les items précédés de “✶”. Sprache Um die Sprache des Zielführungssystems zu ändern, wählen Sie bitte die mit “✶” gekennzeichneten Punkte. Taal Voor het wijzigen van de taal van het begeleidingssysteem, moet u de items die beginnen met “✶”.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:40 Page 8 SIMPLIFIED USER GUIDE For your safety, we advise you to program the system when your car is not running. TO START A GUIDANCE (to a new destination address) Enter destination: ☞ ☞ From the main menu, select “Navigation” then “Guidance”. Select successively “Country” / “City” / “Road” and “Nr” (optional) and use the displayed keyboard. Note : entering the word “road” or “avenue” is not compulsory. ∑Start the guidance: ☞ ☞ Select “Guidance”.
CARMINAT: Simplified User Guide ............................................................................................................ 8 Navigation with CARMINAT - What is it? ............................................................................................... 10 General Information ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Starting Up/Closing Down .......................................
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:40 Page 10 NAVIGATION WITH CARMINAT: WHAT IS IT? With CARMINAT, you have acquired a high-performance system to simplify your everyday driving. Thanks to the automatic route planning and guidance features, you can concentrate on driving. The time wasted on planning a route with road maps and traditional town plans is over. Before starting, all you have to do is enter your destination and “start guidance”. Then, the navigation system takes care of the rest.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:40 Page 11 Speedometer Signal Navigation computer CARMINAT contains receivers that pick up the movement of the vehicle. The electronic signal built into the speedometer determines the distance travelled, the gyroscope, the rotation on bends. The information given by these receivers is not necessarily always exact. GPS signal Changes in tyres, modifications in tyre pressures due to changes in temperature etc. may influence the values measured by the receivers.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 ☞ 11:40 Page 12 When the vehicle has been out of use for a long period, CARMINAT ’S performance may be temporarily affected. As soon as GPS reception reaches a sufficient level CARMINAT will resume normal functioning. ■ Reduction in GPS reception When GPS reception is interrupted or disrupted over several kilometres, there is also a possibility of it malfunctioning. Disturbed or non-existent reception: • In indoor car parks, tunnels or under bridges. • Between high buildings.
• 30/09/03 11:40 Page 13 The precision of the pinpointing linked to the density of the TMC pinpoints (linked to the cartographic CD). Important: The data collection and information broadcast services in Europe are still in a state of evolution and experimentation. ■ Retracting the Carminat screen On “Mégane”, the Carminat screen is retractable: • Either by pressing the open/close button situated to the right of the screen.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:40 Page 14 KEYBOARD The CARMINAT system is operated using a keyboard. The keys have the following functions: M allows you to select the main menu (this key is sometimes absent from the keyboard, depending on the type of vehicle) and enables the activation of the watching mode by a prolonged push on the button. C mutes vocal messages. i allows you to replay vocal messages. + increases volume of vocal messages. – decreases volume of vocal messages.
30/09/03 11:40 Page 15 DISPLAYS The information is organised in the following manner: 1 Time (updated by the GPS) and temperature. 2 Radio. 3 GPS reception. 4 TMC reception / Name of TMC service operator. 5 State of type pressure, doors and seat belts. (See vehicle manual.) 6 Menu title. 7 Menu options. ☞ The system can function: 1. In audio mode: • radio band highlighted, • navigation menus greyed, • navigation keyboard inactive. 2.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:40 Page 16 MAIN MENU Turn the rotary knob to move the cursor to the desired option on the menu and validate by pressing the same knob. The following options can be accessed by the “main menu”: • Navigation: This option allows you to select “Start menu”. See chapter Start Menu. • Stand-by: This option enables the screen to be switched off while leaving the vocal guidance active.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:40 Page 17 English START MENU Turn the rotary knob to move the cursor to the desired option on the menu and validate by pressing the same knob. The following options can be accessed from the “start menu”: • Destination: allows you to enter your desired destination. See chapter Entering the destination. • Map: allows you to display a road map showing the current position of the vehicle. • Settings: allows you to personalise the CARMINAT system. See chapter Configuration.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:40 Page 18 ENTERING THE DESTINATION ■ Direct entry - In the “Destination” menu, using the rotary button, select successively the categories country, city, road house, number (if you know it), as well as points of interest/junction if necessary. Enter data using the screen keyboard and validate with OK. ☞ - To leave a blank, enter “space”. The last entry can be deleted using “delete”.
30/09/03 11:40 Page 19 The road map appears with a little cross. If no data have been entered, the cross will mark the current position of the vehicle. You can move the cross using the 4 way button.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 ☞ 11:40 Page 20 "Access / Editing the address book Select the menu "Destination". - The function "address book" can be used as before to select a destination already in memory. - You can also record a new destination: enter a destination by Direct entry, then record that by selecting Address Book/Save. - You can also erase a destination already in memory by selecting Address Book/erase. ■ Points of Interest (P.O.I.
30/09/03 11:40 Page 21 GUIDANCE ☞ When guidance is operative, you can switch from icon mode to cartographic map or split screen mode by turning the rotary knob. ■ Guidance presentation by icons The guidance presentation will appear on the screen if you have programmed a destination address and selected “start guidance”. The guidance presentation displays the following information: 1 Current location of vehicle: road name, town name, name of district, if these are on the Cartographic CD.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:40 Page 22 8 Bottom line, right: 10 Km Distance remaining to destination. Symbol describes state of availability of a detour in relation to a traffic disruption on a calculated route (green: detour available, red: detour not available). TMC ☞ Name of the service operator broadcasting the traffic information (heading "TMC” displays if no name is broadcast) - the colour indicates the state of availability of the traffic information (See chapter "infos traffic”).
30/09/03 11:40 Page 23 • Info: calls up “info” menu, see chapter Traffic Information and Via points. • Alt. Route: calls up the alternative itinerary function. Use this function to choose an alternative itinerary by entering the number of kms. of the current itinerary that are to be avoided. • Brightness: enables you to adjust the brightness of the screen. • Vehicle position: return to the current position of the vehicle. • Store destination. • Store via point.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:40 Page 24 ■ Vocal messages When you activate guidance, CARMINAT provides vocal messages in addition to the information shown on the display. If you have missed a message, - Press the “i” key on the keyboard. The last guidance instruction will be repeated, or you will receive a new instruction. If the symbol “l” appears on the status bar, vocal messages will not be given. You can reactivate them by pressing the “C” key on the keyboard or pressing the “+” or “–” keys.
30/09/03 11:40 Page 25 VIA POINTS CARMINAT allows you to add via points to your itinerary. When a via point is reached, it will automatically be deleted from the list of via points. ☞ - The number of via points that can be recorded is limited to 25. In the “destination” menu, select “via points”. The “enter a via point” menu will appear: you may choose between the following functions: • Store via point: the address entered is registered as the next via point in the list or the destination memory.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:40 Page 26 TRAFFIC INFORMATION With the RDS-TMC (Traffic Message Channel) system, you are able to know the state of the traffic on your route. CARMINAT shows on the map where there are traffic problems (cf: TMC Traffic symbols). During guidance, the system will keep you informed of the traffic problems on your route provided they have been picked up by TMC receiver.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:41 Page 27 English ■ Navigation display by icons In this display mode, the following information can be given: 1 Traffic problem symbol. 2 Length of the problem or distance to the end of the problem. 3 Distance to the beginning of the problem. 4 Simplified representation of the route (vertical bars) and of the position of the problem (red segment). The position of the vehicle is shown on the vertical bar. 5 Last possible exit before the problem.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:41 Page 28 ■ Detailed description of traffic disruption To make the list of functions appear by pressing on the rotary button: - Select "infos".
30/09/03 11:41 Page 29 SETTINGS ■ Languages for guidance (vocal and written messages) Selection of national languages for transmission of audible and written messages. Languages can be loaded in the system by inserting a special CD. - Select “*Navigation” in the main menu. - Select “*Settings” in the start menu. - Select “*Language” in the configuration settings menu. - Move the cursor on to “other languages” if appropriate.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:41 Page 30 ■ Screen configuration You can configure the Carminat screen display: - Select navigation... configuration. The main functions available are: - Colour definition for day and night. - Bottom line: access to the arrival time function (if available) and time of journey remaining. - Brightness adjustment (the day/night adjustment are separate). - Automatic switching of colours with switching on of the headlights.
30/09/03 11:41 Page 31 CARTOGRAPHIC CD The CARMINAT system uses a database recorded on a CD-ROM. We recommend that you always use the latest edition of cartographic CDs. If you plan to cross several countries, or would like information about a certain territory, ask your supplier to provide you with the appropriate cartographic CD. ☞ ☞ ☞ ☞ Always use cartographic CDs compatible with CARMINAT. The CARMINAT CD player cannot play other types of CD (audio CDs for example).
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:41 Page 32 TROUBLESHOOTING In certain rare cases your CARMINAT system may not function as you wish. Before calling the after-sales service, please read the Instructions for Use and look through this troubleshooting guide for a possible solution. Problems Possible causes/solutions The system does not start up, the screen remains dark. You have not switched on the ignition. - Switch on. After running for some time, the system switches off by itself.
30/09/03 11:41 Page 33 Problems Possible causes/solutions You cannot add addresses to the address book. The address book is full. - Delete one or more addresses that you no longer need. Guidance lacks precision. A tolerance of 30 metres is allowed for. If there is a greater degree of inaccuracy - Contact your Renault dealer. The location displayed does not correspond to the actual position of your vehicle.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:41 Page 34 CARTOGRAPHIC SYMBOLS Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning Government Offices Hotel Airport Town hall Motorway service area Public gardens Embassy Car Hire Bank Amusement park Military base Entertainment Library Marina Fire Brigade Monument Commercial centre Museum City centre Law courts Cinema Park + ride Clinic Car park Automobile Club Chemist Sports complex Police Destination Post office Cash Point Restaurant Church Tourist site Car-ferry
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:41 Page 35 English TMC TRAFFIC INFORMATION SYMBOLS For small scale maps or off the planned route: SYMBOL Meaning Traffic disrupted in both directions. Traffic disrupted in the direction of flow indicated.
NAV 5 GB 30/09/03 11:41 Page 36 SUMMARY OF MENUS Here you will find a summary of the principal menus and their options: Main menu Navigation Stand by User Settings Destination Address Book Clock Via points System Delete guidance Return Guidance Destination map Map Return Settings System Information *Language Route selection Screen Config.
30/09/03 11:41 Page 37 PRECAUTIONS FOR USE ☞ If the vehicle has been transported by train or car ferry, CARMINAT may take a few minutes to relocate its exact position. ☞ If you have disconnected the vehicle ’s battery, the system may need up to 15 minutes to relocate its exact position. To obtain this, the vehicles must be in the open air and the system must be running in order to receive GPS satellite signals and the RDS-TMC service. ☞ The system may function without valid GPS data.
