MG3. Touch User Manual

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3.1.3.3 Searching for a Place of Interest by category

You can search for Places of Interest by their categories and subcategories.

If you are on the Map screen, tap

to return to the Navigation

menu.

In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons:

Tap

Select the area around which the Place should be searched for:

x Tap

to search around the current position or if it is not

available, around the last know position. (The result list will be ordered by the
distance from this position.)

x Tap

to search for a place within a selected city/town. (The

result list will be ordered by the distance from the centre of the selected
city/town.)

x Tap

to search for a place around the destination of the

active route. (The result list will be ordered by the distance from the destination.)

x Tap

to search along the active route, and not around a

given point. This is useful when you search for a later stopover that results in a
minimal detour only, such as searching for upcoming petrol stations or
restaurants. (The result list will be ordered by the length of the necessary
detour.)

(optional) If you have selected

, select the city/town to search in.

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Select one of the main Place categories (e.g. Accommodation) or tap

to list all Places around the selected location or along the route.

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

Sometimes the list of brands in the selected Place subcategory appears. Select one

brand or tap

to list all Places in the selected subcategory around

the selected location or along the route.

Finally, the results appear in a list.

10. (optional) The Places in the list are ordered by their distance from the current or last

known position, from the selected city/town, from the destination or by the length of the

necessary detour. If you need to reorder the list, tap

11. Browse the list if necessary and tap one of the list items. A full screen map appears

with the selected point in the middle. The name and address of the Place is displayed
at the top of the screen.

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12. (optional) Tap

to see the details of the selected Place. If there is a telephone

number saved for this Place, you can make a call to that number by tapping the green

button at the bottom. Tap

to return to the map.

13. If necessary, tap the map somewhere else to modify the destination. The Cursor

(

) appears at the new location. Tap

to confirm the

destination, or tap

to select a different destination.

14. After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire

route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap

to modify route

parameters, or tap

and start your journey.

3.1.3.4 Searching for a Place of Interest by name

You can search for Places of Interest by their names. You can search around different
locations or along your route in the whole Place database or in one Place category or
subcategory only.

If you are on the Map screen, tap

to return to the Navigation

menu.

In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons:

Tap

Select the area around which the Place should be searched for:

x Tap

to search around the current position or if it is not

available, around the last know position. (The result list will be ordered by the
distance from this position.)

x Tap

to search for a place within a selected city/town. (The

result list will be ordered by the distance from the centre of the selected
city/town.)

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x Tap

to search for a place around the destination of the

active route. (The result list will be ordered by the distance from the destination.)

x Tap

to search along the active route, and not around a

(optional) If you have selected

, select the city/town to search in.

Select one of the main Place categories (e.g. Accommodation) to search in or tap

to search among all Places.

Select one of the Place subcategories (e.g. Hotel or Motel) to search in or tap

to search in the selected Place category.

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Tap

if you have not done it before.

Using the keyboard, start entering the name of the Place.

10. After entering a few letters, tap

to open the list of Places with

names containing the entered character sequence.

11. (optional) The Places in the list are ordered by their distance from the current or last

known position, from the selected city/town, from the destination or by the length of the

necessary detour. If you need to reorder the list, tap

12. Browse the list if necessary and tap one of the list items. A full screen map appears

with the selected point in the middle. The name and address of the Place is displayed
at the top of the screen.

13. (optional) Tap

to see the details of the selected Place. If there is a telephone

number saved for this Place, you can make a call to that number by tapping the green

button at the bottom. Tap

to return to the map.

14. If necessary, tap the map somewhere else to modify the destination. The Cursor

(

) appears at the new location. Tap

to confirm the

destination, or tap

to select a different destination.

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15. After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire

route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap

to modify route

parameters, or tap

and start your journey.

3.1.3.5 Selecting nearby assistance from 'Where Am I?'

You can quickly search for nearby assistance from the 'Where Am I?' screen.

On the Map screen, tap

to open the Quick menu.

Tap

, and then

Preset search categories appear, all for searching around the current position (or
around the last known position if the current position is not available):

: Car repair and roadside assistance services

: Medical and emergency services

: Police stations

: Petrol stations

Tap any of the quick search buttons to get an instant list of that type of Places.

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(optional) The Places in the list are ordered by their distance from the current or last
known position, from the selected city/town, from the destination or by the length of the

necessary detour. If you need to reorder the list, tap

Browse the list if necessary and tap one of the list items. A full screen map appears
with the selected point in the middle. The name and address of the Place is displayed
at the top of the screen.

(optional) Tap

to see the details of the selected Place. If there is a telephone

number saved for this Place, you can make a call to that number by tapping the green

button at the bottom. Tap

to return to the map.

If necessary, tap the map somewhere else to modify the destination. The Cursor

(

) appears at the new location. Tap

to confirm the

destination, or tap

to select a different destination.

After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire

route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap

to modify route

parameters, or tap

and start your journey.

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3.1.4 Searching for a Place using Google Local Search

If you have an internet connection, you can search for places with the Google Local Search
service. Do as follows:

If you are on the Map screen, tap

to return to the Navigation

menu.

In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons:

Using the keyboard, start entering the text to search for. This text can be a type of
Place (like "Hotel"), a type of goods you are looking for (like "Pizza" or "Vacuum
cleaner") or even a street name followed by the city/town.

(optional) The local search is carried out around your current location. To search
around a different location, enter the name of the city/town after the word you are
looking for. You can enter up to 25 characters.

After entering the text, tap

to open the list of results:

Browse the list if necessary and tap one of the list items. A full screen map appears
with the selected point in the middle. The name and address of the Place is displayed
at the top of the screen.

If necessary, tap the map somewhere else to modify the destination. The Cursor

(

) appears at the new location. Tap

to confirm the

destination, or tap

to select a different destination.

After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire

route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap

to modify route

parameters, or tap

and start your journey.

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3.1.5 Selecting a map location as the destination

If you are on the Map screen, tap

to return to the Navigation

menu.

In the Navigation menu, tap the following buttons:

Locate your destination on the map: move and scale the map as needed.

Tap the location that you want to select as your destination. The Cursor (

)

appears there.

Tap

to select the Cursor as the destination.

After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire

route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap

to modify route

parameters, or tap

and start your journey.

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3.1.6 Selecting the destination from your Favourites

You can select a location that you have already saved as a Favourite to be your destination.
Adding a location to the list of Favourite destinations is described on page 74.

Access the list of Favourites:

x If you are on the Map screen, tap

to open the Quick menu.

x If you are in the Navigation menu, tap

Tap

. The list of Favourite destinations is displayed.

Tap the Favourite 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 from the

name of the Favourite destination.

A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle. If necessary, tap the

map somewhere else to modify the destination. The Cursor (

) appears at the

new location. Tap

to confirm the destination, or tap

to select a different destination.

After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire

route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap

to modify route

parameters, or tap

and start your journey.

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3.1.7 Selecting one of the most likely destinations (Smart History)

The destinations that you have set earlier appear in the History list. Two of those recent
destinations are shown in the Destination menu for easy access. Smart History offers these
locations based on your navigation habits, using parameters like the current time of day, the
day of week, and the current location. The more you use the navigation software, the better it
can guess your desired destination.

If you are on the Map screen, tap

to return to the Navigation

menu.

In the Navigation menu, tap

Tap the

or the

destination in the History field.

A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle. If necessary, tap the

map somewhere else to modify the destination. The Cursor (

) appears at the

new location. Tap

to confirm the destination, or tap

to select a different destination.

After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire

route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap

to modify route

parameters, or tap

and start your journey.

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3.1.8 Selecting a recent destination from the History

The destinations that you have set earlier appear in the History.

Access the History:

x If you are on the Map screen, tap

and then tap

x If you are in the Navigation menu, tap

and then tap

The list of recent destinations appears. Smart History promotes three destinations to
the first page based on your previous routes (most likely destinations). The rest of the
destinations are ordered by time they were last selected. If necessary, scroll the list to
see earlier destinations.

Select a destination from the list.

A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle. If necessary, tap the

map somewhere else to modify the destination. The Cursor (

) appears at the

new location. Tap

to confirm the destination, or tap

to select a different destination.

After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire

route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap

to modify route

parameters, or tap

and start your journey.

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3.1.9 Entering the coordinate of the destination

You can also select a destination by entering its coordinate. Do as follows:

If you are on the Map screen, tap

to return to the Navigation

menu.

In the Navigation menu, tap

Open the

menu and tap

You can enter the latitude and longitude values in any of the following formats: decimal
degrees; degrees and decimal minutes; or degrees, minutes and decimal seconds.

(optional) If necessary, tap

then

and enter

the coordinate in UTM format.

When finished, tap

A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle. If necessary, tap the

map somewhere else to modify the destination. The Cursor (

) appears at the

new location. Tap

to confirm the destination, or tap

to select a different destination.

After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire

route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap

to modify route

parameters, or tap

and start your journey.

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3.1.10 Navigate to a location stored in a photo

You can also set the location stored in a photo as your destination. Do as follows:

In the More menu, tap

The photos stored in the device appear. Select one photo to set its location as the
destination.

A full screen map appears with the selected point in the middle. If necessary, tap the

map somewhere else to modify the destination. The Cursor (

) appears at the

new location. Tap

to confirm the destination, or tap

to select a different destination.

After a short summary of the route parameters, the map appears showing the entire

route. The route is automatically calculated. Tap

to modify route

parameters, or tap

and start your journey.

Note!

Only geotagged JPG files contain location information. That is why these kind of
files can only be used in navigation. Other picture files do not appear in the list.

Files must be located on an inserted SD card, either in the root folder or in a
"pictures" folder.

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3.1.11 Building a route from the list of destinations (Create Route)

You can also build your route destination by destination from the My Route menu.

If you are on the Map screen, tap

to return to the Navigation

menu.

In the Navigation menu, tap

Tap

There is only one line in the list of route points, the start point of the route, normally the
current GPS position.

Tap

to select the destination.

The Destination menu appears and you can select the destination of the route the
same way as described in the previous sections.

When the new destination is selected, the list returns.

To add more destinations, tap

where you want to insert the new route point in

the list, and repeat the above procedure.

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3.2 Viewing the entire route on the map

It is easy to get a map overview of the active route. Do as follows:

If you are on the Map screen, tap

to return to the Navigation

menu.

In the Navigation menu, tap

Tap

. The active route is displayed in its full length on the map

together with additional information and controls.

3.3 Checking route parameters and accessing route related functions

You can check different parameters of the route recommended by iGO primo.

If you are on the Map screen, tap

to return to the Navigation

menu.

In the Navigation menu, tap

The following pieces of information are displayed:

x The name and/or address of the destination.
x Warning icons (if any). They provide extra information about your route (e.g.

unpaved roads or toll roads to be taken).

x  The total time of the route.
x  The total length of the route.
x  Estimated delay calculated from traffic events on your route.
x  The symbol of the vehicle type used in route calculation.
x  The route planning method (e.g. Fast).

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