Sygic AURA Owner's manual

User guide

v1

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.

2 User Guide

1

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

7

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.

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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

2

4 User Guide

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:

1

Next maneuver

2

Distance to next change of

direction

3

Current road/street

4

Distance to destination

5

GPS signal strength

6

Current speed

7

Estimated time of arrival at

destination

8

Lane Assistant

9

Next road/street to take

10

Map zoom in/out

11

Speed camera warning

12

Current speed limit

6 User Guide

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.

Sygic Aura 2.0 9

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

10 User Guide

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

2

1

POI groups

POI Subtypes

List of POIs

Search by POI

name anytime

Sygic Aura 2.0 11

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

1

, 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.

1

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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