User guide
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version 2.0
ii User Guide
I. Getting Started ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Entering an Address ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Turn by Turn Navigation .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Acquiring GPS Position .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
II. Planning the Route ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Action menu ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Navigating to a Point of Interest ................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Navigating to Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Navigating Home ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Navigating to Favourite Destinations .................................................................................................................................................................. 13
III. Altering the Route ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Route Menu ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Modifying the Route ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Map Browsing Mode .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Avoid toll roads, motorways of ferries ................................................................................................................................................................ 16
IV. Online features ................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Connection ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Traffic alerts ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Reporting speed cameras and incidents ............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Weather Information ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
V. Community ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
Friends ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
Share your location and status ................................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Send messages ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Share position via SMS ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
VI. City guides and Travel Book .......................................................................................................................................................... 24
City Guides ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Travel book ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
VII. Settings ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Sygic Aura 2.0 1
I. Getting Started
In Navigation Mode (A), the software tracks your
position for visual reference of route and map
around you. If you want to explore other locations,
drag the map with your fingers to switch to Map
Browsing Mode (B). To select destinations, review
information about your route and alter settings, go
to Menu (C).
Please note, that symbols and
specify functionality available for
following devices:
Devices with phone functionality.
Smart phones or devices with
internet connection.
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Menu
Enter the Menu by tapping the arrow on the
right side of the information bar. You can scroll
between the menu pages by sliding a finger
across the screen on smart phones, or by using
the scroll bar on the right side on Personal
Navigation Devices (PNDs).
2
Map Browsing Mode
Drag the map with your fingers to enter the Map
Browsing Mode (B).
3
Back
Return to the previous screen.
4
Target Square
Tap the Target Square for more actions related
to the position inside. For more information see
the chapter Action menu.
5
Zoom
Tap (+) button to zoom-in to more detailed view,
(-) button to zoom out. Alternatively you can
zoom using multi-touch gestures on certain
devices (e.g. iPhone).
6
2D/3D view
Switch between 2D a 3D view by taping on the
grid between the + and – symbols on the right
side of the navigation screen
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Compass
Use compass at the bottom of the screen to turn
around and change direction of the view. Tap on
the compass to return the map to the north-up
position.
Sygic Aura 2.0 3
Entering an Address
To set your destination by entering its address
select
Menu > Find > Destination
After you Select Country you can enter Select City
or Postal Code or enter Select Street directly. Enter
the first few letters of the City/Street name to see a
list of similar names.
Sygic Aura supports City-first and Street-first
address entry.
City-first address search
Street-first address search
The list also features explanatory icons left to the
city/street name:
City
Capital city
City center
Street
Street crossing
Middle of street
Select city
1
Select street
2
Select street
1
City changes
automatically
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Select the desired city/street from the list.
Tap Done button and Action Menu with following
options will appear: Drive to, Walk there, Travel
via, Nearby POI, Add to favourites, Share location,
Add POI.
For more information about Action Menu, see the
chapter Action menu.
To select a different address altogether, tap the
Back button.
If your device can determine your current
position, your route will be calculated
immediately from that positon. If your current
position cannot be determined, you will be offered
the following options:
Wait for valid position (Recommended)
Your route will be calculated from your current
position as soon as a valid GPS signal is available
(see the chapter Acquiring GPS Position).
Last valid position
Your route will be calculated from your last
known position (i.e. where you were just before
the device lost GPS signal).
Select from map
Allows you to select any starting point for the
route calculation.
When route calculation is complete, the route
summary is displayed with total distance,
estimated time of arrival (ETA), time left to
destination and icons indicating if parts of the route
take you on Motorways, roads with Toll Charge or
Ferry.
From Route menu, you can:
- Preview on map
- Cancel the route
- Show Route Instructions
- Demonstrate the route
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To accept the route and start turn by turn
navigation, tap Done. If you wish to return to
planned route go to Menu > Info > Route.
Turn by Turn Navigation
The Navigation Screen will show the map of your
surrounding area with the calculated route
highlighted in blue.
As you approach a junction, further directions are
displayed to indicate which road to take.
In addition to turn by turn directions, the
Navigation Screen also provides a range of further
useful information:
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Next maneuver
2
Distance to next change of
direction
3
Current road/street
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Distance to destination
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GPS signal strength
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Current speed
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Estimated time of arrival at
destination
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Lane Assistant
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Next road/street to take
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Map zoom in/out
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Speed camera warning
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Current speed limit
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Acquiring GPS Position
If there is no GPS signal, the GPS signal indicator on
the right side of the screen will show empty bars.
This can happen under any of the following
conditions:
■
The device is in a tunnel or at a location
where signals from the GPS satellites are
obstructed by buildings, trees, electric
cables or other objects.
■
Device system settings or Product
Settings are set incorrectly.
You can check and configure GPS settings in:
Menu > Settings > Hardware, and
Menu > Settings > Battery management
Sygic Aura 2.0 7
II. Planning the Route
Action menu
Action menu is the last step in the process of
selecting any location in Sygic Aura. A variation of
action menu is available after:
- Pushing a red Target Square in Map
Browsing Mode
- Making a selection from any part of Find
menu
- Selecting a contact or Aura Friend from
Community > Friends menu
Drive to
Set selected location as destination and
calculate route for car navigation.
Walk there
Set selected location as destination work
Walk mode and calculate pedestrian route.
Travel via
Insert a waypoint to an existing route.
More actions
Show on map
Not available from Map Browsing Mode.
Nearby POI
Display the list of POIs near the selected
location.
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Add to favourites
Add selected location to the list of favorite
destinations.
Share location
Send a message with position via e-mail,
SMS or Facebook.
Add POI
Add selected location to the database of
points of interest.
Actions related to Contacts / Friends
Call friend
Dial contact’s number.
Send SMS
Compose SMS message to a selected
contact.
Send Message
Send message via Aura Friend network.
Remove this friend
Selected friend will not be notified about
his/her removal.
Assign new position
Set GPS position linked to your
contact/friend.
Profile
View the friend’s profile from Aura
network.
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Navigating to a Point of Interest
In addition to the road network, the map also
stores the details of thousands of Points of Interest
(POIs) such as gas stations, restaurants, hotels,
tourist attractions and other facilities.
To set a POI as your destination, you have multiple
options:
- Menu > Find > Destination
Find POI in the city or near the selected
address.
- Menu > Find > Nearby POI
Shows a list of POIs near your current (or
last valid) position.
- Select a position in Map Browsing Mode
and choose Nearby POI from Action Menu
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Searching POI by Name
Anytime during the search process, you can start
typing the name of POI (tap to show the
keyboard) to refine the results.
Searching POI by Categories
You can switch between List view (shows narrow
list of POIs) and Groups view (shows POI
categories and subcategories). To refine your
search results, tap the icon at the bottom of the
screen and type the name of the POI you are
looking for. You can also enter partial names.
When finished, the Action Menu pops up. For more
information, see the chapter Action menu.
Find POI in
Vienna
Select city
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POI groups
POI Subtypes
List of POIs
Search by POI
name anytime
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Navigating to Contacts
If you want to drive to your friend or business
partner, you can select their name directly from
your contact list. Select
Menu > Community > Friends
In the list, scroll to the desired contact, or tap on
the magnifying glass and enter their name. You
can also enter partial names. Tap on the name of
the Contact and action menu will appear. To set
the address assigned to a contact as your
destination, tap the Drive to, Walk there or Travel
via button. For more actions, see the chapter
Action menu.
NOTE: To set your destination from the contact list, the selected
contact must be stored with a full address.
Navigating Home
To start using this feature, you need to set your
home location first, select:
Menu > Find > Home
Once your home address is stored, you can
navigate home from the same dialogue.
If you wish to change your Home address, tap the
Set button.
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Navigating to Recent
Destinations
Sygic Aura keeps track of your recent destinations,
making it easy to return to a previously set
location.
When entering an address through
Menu > Find > Destination
the last entered address is preselected. If you are
selecting City or Street, the list of previous
selections appears. They are marked with icon
You can directly go to a list of recent destination by
selecting
Menu > Find > History
and start navigation by selecting a previous
destination from the list shown.
Tap on the item and select action.
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Navigating to Favourite
Destinations
To view a list of your favourite destinations, select
Menu > Find> Favourites
You can start navigation by selecting a Favourite
destination from the list shown.
Select the desired Favourite destination by tapping
it and then select your next option from the Action
Menu.
Defining a new Favourite destination
To add new item to the list of your Favourite
destinations tap on Add then set address by
choosing from following options:
- My current position,
- Select from map, or
- Enter address.
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III. Altering the Route
Route Menu
You can access detailed information about the
calculated route from the Route menu. Select
Menu > Info > Route
To see the entire route on the map, select Preview
on map.
To get a detailed list of junctions and directions
along the route, select Route Instructions. The
icons highlighted in blue indicate specific types of
roads included in the route.
To see the calculated route as if you were driving
along (fly over mode) select Demonstrate.
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Modifying the Route
If you wish to travel through a certain place on
your trip, use option Travel via in Action Menu. For
more information, see the chapter Action menu.
Map Browsing Mode
When you drag the map a red Target Square will
appear. Tap into the square and the Action Menu
will appear.
Actions available for the selected location: Drive
to, Walk there, Travel via
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, Nearby POI, Add to
favourites, Share location , Add POI.
For more information about available actions, see
the chapter Action menu.
Note: The action menu appears only if you zoom into a part of map
that is included in your product license.
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This option is only present when you have already planned a route.
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Avoid toll roads, motorways of
ferries
To Avoid motorways, Avoid toll roads or Avoid
ferries tap on the icons shown in the header of the
route.
If you have added some waypoints to your route,
you can set Avoid motorways, Avoid toll roads or
Avoid ferries for each via point separately.
If you wish to cancel the calculated route entirely,
and use the navigation system only as an indicator
of your current position, select
Menu > Info > Route > Cancel route
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IV. Online features
The entire chapter Online features applies only to smart phones or devices with internet
connectivity.
Connection
In order to use online services (e.g. real time traffic
and safety camera alerts) you will need to connect
your device to the internet. Select
Menu > Settings > Connection
Tap the button Connect to go online. A confirmation
screen will pop up, to go online tap on yes.
Tap the button Disconnect to go offline.
NOTE: The cost of data transfer depends on your mobile phone tariff.
Make sure you know the cost before you start using online features.
The costs can be considerably higher when you are roaming abroad.
Traffic alerts
Availability of the traffic service depends on your product
configuration.
Visit www.sygic.com/shop for more information about
availability and pricing of traffic service in your region.
For more options, including roaming preferences,
go to
Menu > Settings > Connection
To view real time alerts of traffic incidents along
your calculated route, select
Menu > Info > Traffic
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The screen will show the incidents ordered by their
distance from your current position. You can select
which of them you want to avoid.
To select all the listed incidents, tap the Avoid all
button.
To select individual incidents, first tap the incident.
To show its extent on the map tap on Show on map,
to avoid it tap Avoid.
Incidents selected for avoidance are marked with a
solid black circle.
Tap Optimize route to recalculate the route
avoiding traffic incidents.
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