Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................... 2 Starting NDrive .............................................................................................................. 3 INTERACTIONS WITH THE MAP SCREEN ..................................................................... 6 USING THE KEYBOARD .............................................................................................. 13 THE MAIN MENU .......................................................................................................... 18 SETTINGS .................................................................................................................... 19 FIND & NAVIGATE ....................................................................................................... 27 MY NDRIVE .................................................................................................................. 45 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................. 66

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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the NDrive 10 user guide for connected devices (smartphones, pocket PCs, PDAs, etc.). This guide was created with two purposes: to provide clear explanation of NDrive functionalities and to serve as a comprehensive resource for those seeking to get more out of NDrive. In this guide you can find answers to your questions about NDrive 10. You can also discover new ways to use NDrive more effectively.

General Application Information

NDrive is a GPS application which can be used on many devices, like mobile phones, portable navigation devices, tablets and smartbooks. NDrive provides reliable navigation guidance via visual and voice directions.

Maps
NDrive partners with the best map companies in order to bring you detailed and accurate digital maps for all our products. NDrive works with large map providers like Tele Atlas and NAVTEQ, but also with local map providers.

Interface and Navigation

The user interface is simple and user friendly. That makes it more intuitive for the average user. But beneath its simplicity lies a powerful engine that delivers superior navigational control directly into the hands of both experienced and inexperienced users. As a navigation application, NDrives primary purpose is to help you get to your destination safely, quickly and effortlessly. You can learn more about how to use NDrive by reading this guide.

Using NDrive and this User Guide

If you want to search for a specific function in NDrive, check the Table of Contents below to find the appropriate section. You can also browse through the manual for more comprehensive details on all the functions of NDrive. Note: Whenever you find in this user guide this logo: only to Apple iPhone users. , it means that the information is directed

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Starting NDrive
In this section you will learn
How to quickly start using NDrive 10. What you have to do in the first steps. How the map and location information is displayed. How to use your phone as an efficient GPS device. How to watch, stop and skip video tutorials.

The first steps

The first time you load NDrive you will see this screen:

Loading screen

Next, you will be prompted to choose the language you would like to use. You can tap the loudspeaker icons to listen to the different voices before choosing. Make sure that the volume on your device is at an audible level.

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Tap on a language to select it

Tap on the loudspeaker icon to listen to the voice

When finish press OK to move on

Language choice screen

After choosing the language, click OK to continue. On the next screen you will see a legal information screen and an anonymous data collection screen. Read them through the first time you use the product and choose an option.

Legal information screen

The legal Information screen contains a disclaimer about liability and speed data accuracy. You can select to show/hide this menu on start up. You can always view it in NDrives About > Startup Wizard section.

Video tutorials
The first time you run a command in NDrive, youll be asked if you would like to start watching a short video tutorial. The application contains several video tutorials to give you a basic overview of some features.
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In order to better understand the softwares features, we recommend you watch all tutorials. They are an easy and effective guide across NDrive 10 features. If you prefer, you can skip or interrupt them. You can also go to Settings General to reset tutorials and start watching them again.

After these initial steps, you will be shown the map.

Getting your position and GPS signal performance

If this is the first time youre using your phone GPS, it may take several minutes to gain a signal, ranging anywhere from 5 minutes to 25 minutes. The time it will take can vary greatly depending on your location. This is normal for all GPS systems when booting for the first time. Once you receive a signal, you will see the NDrive map displaying your current location (as shown in the next chapter). If you have chosen to let the iPhone use your location, NDrive will show your current position on the map.

What to do if my phone cannot get a GPS signal

Your GPS may not lock on because you are in a location where it is not possible to receive GPS reception. If you are indoors where the signal is very weak, you will need to find a location where you can receive the signal. GPS works best when it has a clear view of the sky. Clouds, fog, rain and snow are barriers and will cause a GPS signal to degrade. Signal reception will often be weaker in cities with very large buildings. The signal will bounce off these buildings multiple times before reaching your receiver, resulting in a much weaker signal.

How to improve GPS signal quality When using NDrive in the car, place it high on the dashboard, near the windshield. GPS reception will increase dramatically. Some cars have athermic heat reflecting windshields, which will prevent GPS signals from being received. When using GPS in the car, be sure that your car does not have this type of windshield.

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INTERACTIONS WITH THE MAP SCREEN

In this section you will learn
What types of information can be displayed on a map. How to interact with a map using the touch screen of your phone (when available).

First look on the map

Map overview
On the Map-Display Screen you will find all important information needed to navigate. Roads, parks, lakes, rivers and urban areas are all presented in very intuitive way. Amongst all of them, users can find on the map small colourful icons representing Points of Interest and, in some maps, 3D buildings* and radar (safety cameras) positions. You can tap any POI icon to get more information about it. You can also point to any other place on the map to get information about the name of the street, 3D building or to find the coordinates of the place. * may be hidden on devices with low performance. The most important information and meters that you can find on the map are presented on the following screens.

Zoom in button

Zoom out button

Map tilt buttons Map pan/zoom lock/unlock

Time/speed/distance controls Bottom display field

First look on the map waiting for GPS signal

GPS signal strength bar

When you click Menu, you will go directly to the Main Menu, where you can manage your settings, find new places or start navigation. When your position is locked on the map, you will see it indicated by a green pointer. Tap on the map for more options:

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The three icons on the bottom are used to select a point from the map as: Favourite, Itinerary or to send its coordinate via SMS

POI (Point of interest) Bank icon tap for more information The green pointer indicates the current position The three icons on the bottom are used to select a point from the map as: Favourite, Itinerary or to navigate to this location
First look on the locked map (after tapping the screen)

Map scale

Icons on the bottom of the screen are used to mark a location as a Favourite, an Itinerary waypoint, Start Navigation, and send coordinates via SMS (not available on the iPhone). To learn more about how to use them, please check the sections Managing Favourites, Managing Itineraries in the chapter My NDrive, and refer to Find & Navigate chapter to check how you can navigate.

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Changing the Volume Level

When navigating, you can also change the volume level. If you slide your finger over the bottom of the screen you can increase/decrease the audio level.

Changing the volume

Portrait & Landscape modes*

Changing the phone position from vertical to horizontal will change the mode of the display from Portrait to Landscape. *available on selected phones

Portrait

Landscape

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Using the Touch screen

The iPhone multi-touch capability enables NDrive 10 to use shortcuts and special gestures to pan, zoom, rotate and tilt maps.

Panning
To view other areas of the map, tap and drag your finger over it. Flicking the map will make it move continuously you can wait for the map to stop or you can stop it by touching the screen.

Panning

Zooming
You can zoom in and out whenever you like while on the map screen. You can double-tap on the map to zoom in and zoom out or touch the screen with two fingers and split/join them. You can also use the zooming icons if you chose in Settings to have them displayed on the map.

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Zooming in

Zooming out

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Tilting
Tilting a map is useful when you want to specify the accurate angle of the map that lets you use it in the most comfortable way. There are two ways of tilting your map. You can use the buttons (if you chose them to be displayed in Settings) or use the special gesture (sliding two fingers up/down on the screen).

Tilting

Rotating
To change the map orientation, you can rotate the map. To do so, you should use a twist gesture.

Rotating
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Going back to your Home location

One of the most frequent destinations of all users is Home. In order to make navigating to Home even easier, NDrive utilises a special gesture. Tap the map with three fingers and hold for approximately 2 seconds and NDrive immediately calculates the route to your Home.

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USING THE KEYBOARD

In this section you will learn
How to adjust the Keyboard to your preferences. How to use the Keyboard efficiently. How to switch between QWERTY/ABC, numbers and extended character sets.

Using the keyboard

With NDrive you can choose to view the keyboard in either ABC or QWERTY mode. The user can enter letters, numbers, punctuation, and other characters. Access the keyboard menu via Settings Language. You will have a choice between two types of keyboards.

Switching between QWERTY and ABC keyboard

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The difference between keyboard sets is presented below.

Difference between keyboards: left - ABC, right QWERTY

Pressing the 123 button on the QWERTY or ABC keyboards will display a keypad with larger numbers and symbols, as well as the buttons: EXT and #&?. Pressing any of the buttons will let you access extended symbols and characters keyboards.

Extended symbols and characters keyboard

Pressing the Back Arrow button at any time will take you back to the menu. You can access extended characters by pressing the Ext button, as shown below.

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Extended Characters

Using non-Latin-based alphabets

NDrive provides users with more than one type of alphabet. It is a must when you use a map from, for example,, Arabic or Russian speaking countries, where the names of the streets need to be presented with non-Latin characters. Non-Latin characters are directly connected with the map. Users can choose the type of alphabet by selecting between two available map sources. In order to do so, please go to Menu About Map, click on the map and then on the Select button. In this way, not only the keyboard set but also all street names will be displayed and fully searchable in the new alphabet.

Capitalization of letters and country specific characters NDrive automatically changes the capitalization of the letters, so there is no need to worry about addresses which are capitalised in a special way. The search engine will find them anyway! The same rule applies to country-specific characters. Although some of them are available on the Extended Characters keypad, the search engine will also find the address when they are not included.

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Using the iPod

In this section you will learn
How to start playing music when navigating. How NDrive navigation is integrated with iPod.

Starting iPod
Now you can listen to your music and change your playlist/album/artist while navigating. To open the iPod control panel you should tap in the area next to the menu button, as shown below. You will see a simple volume control panel where you can change the volume level.

Clicking the Music Note symbol will open the iPod control panel which lets you pause or play music and go to the next or previous song. You will also see the song title, artist and album information. In order to change the playlist/artist/album, click on the song title.

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When you finish your choice simply click Done. You will go back to the map. To hide the iPod controls, simply click on the map or on the Music Note symbol.

Voice instructions while listening to music Some users are concerned that listening to music while using navigation software will prevent them from hearing the voice instructions. You should not worry about it. NDrive 10 automatically lowers the volume of the music when voice instructions are given.

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THE MAIN MENU

In this section you will learn
How to find your way starting from the Main Menu What can you find in the main sections of the Main Menu.

Main Menus main sections

When you open NDrive, youll see Menu with buttons visible on the screen Navigate Find Settings My NDrive About Help

Tapping the side-button or scrolling the screen to the right you will find two more:

Calculate routes and directions

Explore the map, POI and Favourite locations

Access Community features, manage Favourites and Itineraries

Adjust basic operational settings and preferences

Main Menu Options

All these buttons can be considered the top level of NDrive operation. This guide is organised to address, one by one, all the functions and sub-processes of NDrive 10. Generally, the most important sections are Find and Navigate, which are the starting points for most users. Settings and My NDrive are mostly connected with the setting up and personalization of the software. The next section is a complete guide to NDrives Settings. We recommend you read it if you arent familiar with navigation software and if you want to take full advantage of NDrive 10.

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SETTINGS
In this section you will learn
How to setup general settings and system language. How to change the map appearance. How to adjust Favourites and Points of Interest display settings. How to choose from different routing modes. How to personalise the Safety Options. Where to change the time and coordinates format. Where to turn on/off GPS reception. About the Traffic module and how to use it. (Available in selected countries and on connected devices)

Overview
The way NDrive operates is both enabled and restricted by its settings. Understanding the different types of settings will improve NDrives usability.

Traffic is only available in selected countries Settings menu

Return to the map

Overview of the Settings Menu

The NDrive Menu system is controlled by a touch screen interface. To select an option, tap on it once. To slide the menu horizontally or vertically, drag your finger across the screen. Opening the settings tab will display a number of configurable options.

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General and Language Settings

General Settings

Speaker
Speaker toggle allows you to change the NDrive voice instruction volume from Off to level 5.

Light
This toggle allows you to manage the backlight. There are two possible options: Always on: Backlight stays on System - Phone goes to dim mode in accordance with the phone system settings.

Light dim timing Light will dim after 30 seconds of disuse and then sleep.

Video Tutorials Reset

The Reset video tutorials button enables you to start watching all the video tutorials again - once again you will be asked to start them when you enter some sections of NDrive.

Language Menu
In the Language Menu you can set the language and other language-related display options such as keyboard mode (ABC or QWERTY) and KpH/MpH.

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Changing the language changes spoken instructions Please remember, when you change the language, the spoken instructions also change to the language of your choice.

Map Appearance
Changing options in this menu will change how you view the map and its components.

Map Appearance Settings

Lane Assistant*
The Lane Assistant informs you which side of the road you should you keep in, in order to easily follow the calculated route. The Lane Assistant toggle lets you choose between detailed and simple display modes for Lane Assistance graphics. *Available in selected maps.

Map Control Buttons

Turning this option on enables two curved arrows to appear on the middle left-hand side of the map screen. It also enables zoom buttons. The curved arrows can be used to tilt the map, or you can slide two of your fingers vertically.

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Templates:
Templates allow you to choose your map colour scheme. There are five template choices: Default, Night, Balanced, Britannica, and Contrast. In this panel you can also control auto toggling between night/day mode.

Click here to cycle through the different templates for daylight hours.

Click here to cycle through the different templates that will be shown during night time

Map Appearance Settings

Templates gallery

Favourites
Favourites option allows you to add, edit, import/export (not available on the iPhone) and remove Favourites categories. NDrive comes with three categories, Personal, Friends, and Work, but you can create an unlimited number as required. More information about managing Favourites can be found in the chapter My NDrive, in the Managing Favourites section.

Points of Interest
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POI settings let you choose Point of Interest categories and groups that will be shown as icons on the map. Use this option to make the POI you are interested in visible and others invisible.

You can tick the categories to make them visible on the map

Clicking in the square button will enable you to select/deselect all categories

Personalization of displayed POIs

Routing Options
The configuration of NDrives routing options will greatly influence NDrives route selection.

Picture 1 - Routing Options Menu

It is important to know the behaviour of the different modes, so you can understand how the software will make decisions. Fastest is best for longer routes. NDrive will calculate routes by giving high priority to faster roads, such as highways, minimizing travel time. This option is usually not the best for travelling short distances, or within cities. Shortest: Shortest is primarily used for in-city driving or for travelling over short distances. NDrive will choose the shortest path to the destination by minimizing the distance to drive. This routing option does not consider the quality of the road, speed limits, number of stop signs, or any other attribute that may make the road less desirable.
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Pedestrian Mode: NDrive will calculate routes without considering traffic signs, such as one-way signs. This mode will avoid any road that does not give pedestrian access, such as highways. Adventure Mode: This mode does not use the normal map. Instead it functions primarily by using a free-roaming mode with waypoints. Extra tools such as the compass are available in Adventure Mode. Refer to the Adventure Mode section in the end of Find & Navigate chapter for more details. Tolls: This option is especially valuable if tolls are an important consideration. There are two options for tolls. Yes: If necessary, NDrive will use toll roads to minimise travel time. Avoid: When calculating its route, NDrive will avoid toll roads. If that is not possible, youll hear the word Toll at the end of the calculation.

Safety Options

Safety Options Settings

There are three other safety options that will help you to avoid speeding tickets and other penalties:

Speed Limit Alarm

NDrive will activate a sound alarm every time you exceed a certain speed that is predefined by you. The alarm sounds once and is not persistent. In this menu you can set the speed that you do not want to exceed or turn the alarm off.

Accuracy of speed indicator Actual speed may be different than the speed shown by your vehicles speed indicator.

Road Speed Alert

Every road has a legal speed limit. You can choose to be warned each time you exceed the speed limit of the road you are travelling on. You can select to have Visual Alerts, Sound Alerts, or Visual and Sound Alerts. Road speed information comes from a database. This database may not always have
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complete information about the legal speed limits of roads in your area. Hence, you will not receive a warning if no speed limit is listed for that road.

Safety Camera Alert

Enable or disable the fixed radar alerts (safety cameras).

Radar/ Safety Cameras information availability NDrive only offers Radar and Safety Camera information in a selection of maps.

System
In this menu you can choose to display the time in 12 Hour or 24 Hour format. You can also use the button Restore Settings, which sets all settings to a default position.

System Settings

Local time settings There is no need to set the local time. As soon as NDrive fixes a satellite signal, NDrive will automatically set the local time.

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GPS Settings
There are two settings you can change in the GPS section.

GPS settings

GPS:
Here you can turn GPS on and off.

Disabling GPS signal reception enables you to use NDrives Demo Mode When the GPS signal reception is disabled, you are able to calculate and start routing in demo mode. In order to start the simulation you just need to select a travel place in the Navigate section.

Problems with disabled navigation Normal navigation will only work properly with the GPS on. If you are moving and the GPS isnt updating your position, this is one of the settings you should check.

Coordinates
Here you can set the coordinates format. This setting also defines the search/navigate by coordinates format. There are three format types: DMS DMM DDD Degrees, minutes and seconds Degrees and minutes Degrees and decimal degrees

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FIND & NAVIGATE

In this section you will learn
How to search and navigate to an Address, Points of Interest and Favourites. How to search or navigate to a location if you only know its coordinates. How to quickly navigate to Home. How to find recently visited or searched locations. How to navigate to a postcode. How to create a travel plan using the Itineraries section. What the functions Road book and Alternatives do.

Overview
After you define your settings, the next step is to begin using your GPS. Return to NDrives Main Menu. Find and Navigate can be used together or independently, depending on what you want to do. How to use these functions will be explained in detail in this section.

Navigate/Find Icons

The major difference between Navigate and Find is that when you use Navigate to search for a location, the last action you perform will be to calculate the route. Conversely, the last action in Find is to display the selected point on the map, without any route calculation occurring. Find is a tool that you can use to explore all the locations on your map. That includes everything from addresses, postcodes, coordinates, Points of Interest, Favourites, and recent locations. Find can also be used to find 3D landmarks, restaurants, gas stations, and other POIs which you can call or visit their website, when available, with a simple finger tap. Navigate is an option to use whenever you want to calculate a route or distance from your starting point. If the GPS is set to On and you have a valid signal then the navigation mode will activate automatically once a destination has been chosen, allowing you to see all the instructions and
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manoeuvres on the way to your destination. To stop navigation, simply return to the second screen of the Main Menu and select Stop Navigation.

Stop Navigation icon

If NDrive has no GPS signal (inside buildings or closed locations, or where there is extensive interference) it will ask you if you want to route in Simulation Mode. Simulation mode shows all directions until the destination point. When you click on Navigate or Find, a number of search methods will appear. You can navigate and search by Address, Recent Location, POI (Point of Interest), Home, Favourite, Nearby POI, Online POI, Coordinates and Postcode. There is one more option in the Navigate submenu that is not in the Find submenu - it is Itinerary.

Search Methods

Search methods

NDrive allows you to search or navigate to:

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Address Recent Location Favourite Home POI/Nearby POI/Online POI Postcode Coordinates

You can also navigate using Itineraries All search methods are explained individually, starting with Home, in the following subsections. Here we would like to show you how to effectively use the search engine, which is used whenever you want to search for POI, Address or Coordinates. Address search queries will take you to a screen where you can input information into the three following fields: City name Street name The number of the building or crossing Other search queries like POI or Postcode search queries will also start by asking you to input a City name Below you can see two different search screens (POI and Address search screens)

POI and Address search screens

If you want to see more results of a search, without scrolling, then you can hide the keyboard by sliding your finger downwards in the area of the screen where the results are shown. You can then go through all the other results by sliding your finger vertically along the screen.

Changing the country and state* When searching or looking for a place you want to navigate to, you can change the country or state you are searching in by clicking on the flag on the left of the text entry bar. This only applies if your NDrive application contains multiple countries or states. *available on selected countries
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Using the names of the streets There is no need to write the avenue, street, or road type.

When searching for cities, the results will be ranked by population. Whenever you choose locations or streets, NDrive keeps a record of all your choices in order to accelerate future searches.

Searching by initials
NDrive enables you to search by initials, which means that you dont have to input the full name of the city, street, POI etc. In the vast majority of situations, you will be able to choose your destination from the search list after inputting the first two or three characters of the name.

Searching by Initials

Tip: Initials for long street and city names Moreover, you can also very easily search for names which consist of more than one word. For instance: instead of writing Frankfurt am Main, you can just input three characters: F A M and choose the name from the searching list visible below the input text area

Searching Points of Interest and Nearby Points of Interest

Points of Interest can be searched in two different ways. It is possible to search within the city (or location) limits or by proximity (related to the place where you are located on the map). Just after selecting the City where you would like to perform your search, you will see a selection screen where it is possible to choose between searching by All POIs, by Groups (e.g.. Transportation) or even by Group Category (e.g.. Railway Station).
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POI search screen

Below we have opted to search in New York for POI Visit Tourist Attraction. Then we search for locations starting with a St L which refers to Statue of Liberty.

Places to visit Tourist attractions Statue of Liberty

Fast and effective POI searching The general rule is that if you dont know which sub menu a POI may be found in, you can expand your searching range by using more general categories. For instance, searching All Restaurants will reveal all locations that serve food and have seating. While the Fast Food search will only reveal the data designated as being Fast Food. So, if you are uncertain which group a POI can be found in (e.g.: Will the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC be found in Tourism 3D landmarks or in Culture Museums? Actually, in that case it can be found in either way), you can use a category that contains more sub categories, like All POIs. The more general and inclusive the category the longer the search will take.

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More information about POI

Once you have selected a POI to visit, you will have different options available such as Contact, Get More Information, and Navigate. Use the Information button at bottom centre to display the options.

Interactive POI information

Searching for Nearby POI

Nearby POI will enable you to search based on the POI that are closer to your location. You will have the same search options as a regular POI search but they will be ranked by proximity to your location.

Searching Nearby POIs

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How to search for a Nearby POI while, for example, drinking coffee in a restaurant? If you do not have a valid GPS signal (e.g. you are indoors or you are simulating a route with disabled GPS module) NDrive will display the points that are close to the point selected on the map. It may be useful when you are finishing your lunch downtown and you would like to check where the nearest bookstore or gas station is. Make sure the point in the map is your current location.

Searching for Online POIs

Searching for Online POIs is possible only if you have an Internet connection. This type of searching allows you to search for an expression (e.g.. Restaurant) in the Google database. All searchable POIs contain coordinates, so you can immediately start navigating to them.

Searching & Navigating to Favourites

Favourites can be used to store places that are special or frequently visited so that you can find them without needing to do a complete search every time. Searching by Favourites means finding data within the default and/or user defined categories. Favourites are organised by categories. You can create an unlimited number of categories. (NDrive comes with three pre-made, common categories: Personal, Friends, and Work). Inside each category you can have an unlimited number of Favourites. Clicking on Favourites will bring you to the Favourites Menu, which is shown below.

Navigating to a Favourite

After clicking the Friends category, you will see a list with all the friends youve created. To start navigating to Adam, just click on his name.

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This is an example of a menu shown after clicking on the Friends category. You can see: how far your friends are from you, call or navigate to their location.

Searching for a friend

Where to create, manage and delete Favourites? If you would like to learn how to create, manage, edit and delete Favourites, please refer to the Chapter My NDrive, where we present more information about that section.

Recent Locations
Recent Locations contains a history of all previous searches. This category will keep streets, cities, POIs, postcodes and coordinates until you clear them.

This icon indicates that you are in the Find menu Recent locations appear with an icon indicating the type of location. Click on any recent location to find/navigate to it. Clicking here will clear all recent locations.

List of Recent Locations

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Searching by Postcode
All streets belong to a specific postcode. You can use the postcode to find a given street. Sometimes it is faster, more practical and precise to use postcodes instead of city or location. After entering the postcode, NDrive will display the list of streets within that postcode.

Searching by Post Code

Important: What if one street spans more than one postcode? In this particular situation NDrive will only display the segment that belongs to the postcode nearest to you.

Searching by Coordinates
Coordinates are a great way to search for a location or destination. If you know the coordinates of the location to be searched, you can input them directly. Coordinates can be input in any of the three most used formats. The format will adjust automatically to your input as long as it is one of the three recognised formats, or you can preset in the Settings menu.

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Search by Coordinates

If you have any problems understanding any of the fields, you can crosscheck with the next screen.

Insert the coordinates you want to search here. You must use the coordinates format indicated below.

Use this button to delete inserted characters

Use these toggle buttons to indicate direction

You can change the coordinates format in the Settings menu

Use this key to go to the previous screen

Search by Coordinates

Tip: Usage for coordinates search This option can also be used for geo-caching or to search for off-road locations. If you have pedestrian or auto routing mode enabled, NDrive will navigate to the nearest street to the coordinate given. If you wish to navigate directly to the coordinate then just input the coordinate in the correct format and navigate.

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Navigating to Itineraries
Itinerary is found in the Navigate submenu but not in the Find submenu.

Navigating to an Itinerary

The Itineraries feature allows you to plan several stops or waypoints for your trip. When you choose to Navigate on an Itinerary, NDrive will display all created itineraries (in this example, only one). You can select the one you want.

Itinerary Points

NDrive will calculate Itinerary routes based on the settings in the Routing Options Menu. Please refer to the My NDrive Managing My Itineraries section for information about adding, editing, importing/exporting (not available on the iPhone) and deleting itineraries. Before beginning to navigate, make sure that you have the GPS in the On setting, otherwise NDrive will route in simulation mode. Using an itinerary is like dividing your route into stages. The first waypoint will be the destination for the first stage of your route. The chequered flag is used to indicate the completion of one stage of your trip.
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Orange flags indicate other itinerary waypoints that you will navigate to after completing the first stage. Grey flags represent places already passed.

Itinerary Route Calculation and Overview

You can choose to begin navigating to other itinerary points whenever you like by pressing Menu My Itinerary. Here youll have the chance to: Mark as visited forces NDrive to skip the selected waypoint. Next Destination forces NDrive to reroute to the waypoint you chose as the Next Destination. Move up moves the selected itinerary point one place higher in the itinerary. Making it the first to be visited. Move down the reverse of Move up. This function changes the order of waypoints to visit by moving a selected waypoint down. Choosing different options will cause NDrive to recalculate your route to get to the new destination. You are also able to add itinerary points at any time during your trip via map interface or My NDrive Manage My Itineraries.

The Navigation Screen

Standard Navigation Mode
When you choose a place to navigate to, NDrive will perform the routing calculation and begin navigating. If the GPS is set to Off, NDrive will run in simulation mode. Firstly you will have an opportunity to take a short look at the entire route from the top. Then the application will zoom in to a level more useful for navigation.

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Top display area Lane assistance (1) Signposts (1) Next manoeuvre area Time/distance/speed indicators Lock buttons: zoom/pan Bottom display area

Navigation screen

(1) Available on selected maps

Your position is displayed as a blue/green three-cornered indicator. On the screen you will also see a green flag (representing your starting point) and chequered flag (representing the end of your route). There is also a lot of additional information that can be displayed on the navigation screen. Some of this was described in the Map Interface section. In addition, you can find some special fields with information useful only during driving. The full list of fields is presented below (please refer to the illustration above): 1. Top Display area - usually displays the name of the street following the next manoeuvre or direction. 2. Lane Assistance (displayed occasionally) indicates the lane that you should choose in order to follow the calculated route. 3. Signpost (displayed occasionally) shows signposts on roads. 4. Next Manoeuvre area shows the distance to the next manoeuvre (in miles, yards, kilometres, meters, feet etc.) and its type (represented by the green curved arrows). 5. Time, distance and speed indicators (see the full list below) 6. Lock buttons: zoom and pan 7. Bottom display area showing the name of a current street, country-road and system information To make it as simple as possible, NDrive lets you to choose what you would like to have presented on the screen. Tapping the time, distance and speed controls you can choose to display different indicators. Below, you can find the complete list of all available indicators:

Estimated time left to destination Speed limit on the current street

Estimated time of arrival to destination Distance left to destination or waypoint

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Actual speed

Actual time

If you tap on the map, the bottom display area will display additional icons, also referred to in the Map Interface section. You can use them to add new Favourites or itinerary points to your personal list. (Please refer to the chapter Interactions with the Map Screen)

You can tap on the map and add a location to your Favourites or Itineraries.

Navigation after tapping the screen

When navigating, you will also see green and yellow arrows on your route, over the map, indicating the nearest turnings. Green arrows represent the next manoeuvre, yellow arrows show a few successive manoeuvres.

Quick switching between simple and detailed signposts display There are two modes of displaying signposts information: simple and detailed. You can select them in Settings Map Appearance Signpost Display Mode or tap the signpost when displayed, so it will immediately switch to the other mode.

Adventure Mode
Routing in Adventure Mode will disregard any roads. Its perfect for off-road navigation, when you need orientation to a location with no road access. In Adventure Mode, you can see different indicators on the screen. See below.

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Compass

Time/distance/speed/altitude indicators

Adventure Mode

Using the Adventure Mode, you will see a compass, distance, speed and altitude indicators. Below, you can find the complete list of all available indicators:

Travelled distance Speed limit on the current street Actual speed Time to the next waypoint Estimated time of arrival Altitude Actual time Distance to destination

Road Book and Alternatives

Road Book, and Route Alternatives options only appear during navigation (not available in Adventure Mode).

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Road Book and Alternative Routes

The Road Book indicates every manoeuvre you will make while on the way to your destination. It lists the type of turn, total distance to that point, distance to next turn, expected time it will take to reach that turn, and street information for each manoeuvre.

From left to right: Manoeuvre symbol, exit number (if its a rotary), street name and number (if available) From left to right: distance until the next manoeuvre, total distance travelled, time travelled

Road Book details

When you choose to calculate alternatives, you will see a new menu. This can be used to find other paths to your destination.

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Alternative Route Calculation

From the next menu you can choose to Calculate an alternative, Calculate original (if you are already following an alternative path), Define a Roadblock, or Avoid part of the route.

Calculates an alternative route

Recalculates the original route

Allows you to define a roadblock or detour

Avoid specific streets in the route

Alternatives Menu

You can also choose to block sections of the road you know are slow or unusable via the Roadblock option.

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If you want to take a detour and return to the main road, you can use the Roadblock function. Choose how long the roadblock will be and NDrive will recalculate your route.

Road Block Options

The Avoid part of the route option will enable you to have more control over which specific roads you want to avoid during navigation. The image below demonstrates how to use it.

If an entry is greyed out, it means you have passed that street. The number below indicates how far youve travelled.

By marking a road with an X you can choose to avoid it. NDrive will recalculate the route based on your selections.

Avoid Part of the Route screen

Pressing Recalculate will bring you back to the map screen. You can also click Back to exit without saving changes to your route.

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MY NDRIVE
In this section you will learn
How to create your account and assign your Home location. How to create, manage, edit and delete Favourites. How to create, manage, edit and delete Itineraries. Why Communities can be useful and how to use them. What is the NDrive Store.

Features Overview
My NDrive is an area where you can keep personalised information that you create while using NDrive.

My NDrive Menu

My Account is used to set up your account. Without an account it is not possible to use community features. Define/Modify Home lets you change the location of your Home. Manage Favourites will allow you to create, delete, edit, and organise Favourite categories. You can also edit the appearance preferences for each category. With NDrive it is also possible to share your Favourites using the Communities feature. Manage Itineraries allows you to create, edit, and delete customised itineraries. This is also the menu that is used to add waypoints to itineraries. Communities section gives you access to information that has been shared by other users. It also enables you to share your own Favourites.

Create an Account
The first thing to do when visiting this menu is to set up your NDrive Account. Having an account enables you to access NDrive community sharing features. Setting up an account is as simple as establishing a data connection, choosing a username and password, and clicking OK.
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Your username is what other users will see when they see information youve posted in Communities, so choose a name with that consideration in mind.

Tip: Is it possible to create a new account?

You can always set up a new account with a different username and password by re-entering the My Account Menu.

Important: How to connect to the Communities? By Data Connection we mean that you must have a connection to the Internet via GPRS, 3G, ActiveSync, or wireless network access. Any charges for accessing this connection are charged by the Internet provider. NDrive does not take part in the process.

Use the screens below as a guide if you have difficulties setting up your account.

Setting up an Account

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Setting up an Account (Nickname and Password)

Account Registration Completion

Define/Modify your Home

While setting up your account its also a good idea to set up your Home location. The Home key is a special Favourite. It can be set for one location that you use as a regular point of departure, like your home.

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Defining Home

When you start defining Home, you will be directed to a menu similar to the Find Menu. You have then to decide whether you want to find the location by searching for address, postcode, recent location etc.

Tip: How to quickly calculate your route to Home location? The route to Home location can be quickly calculated by selecting Home in the Navigate section. You can also use the gesture (presented in the Interactions with the Map Screen section). In order to calculate your way back to Home, simply press the screen with three fingers and hold it for 2 seconds.

Manage Favourites
Overview
You can store favourite places on NDrive, such as places that you visit frequently, locations of personal interest, places to visit, friends addresses, clients addresses, etc. Any point on the map can be designated as a Favourite, even if it is off-road. You can store an unlimited number of Favourites on your database and place them inside the default categories (Personal, Friends, and Work) or create new categories. As mentioned before, you can also share your Favourites with other NDrive users via Communities. However, there are some limitations to what you can share. The default categories and data that you have already downloaded from other users cannot be published. In order to share, you will need to create a new category.

Adding a new Favourites Category

After having opened the Manage My Favourites menu you will see a + in the bottom centre of the screen. Press that icon and you will be given the option to add a new Favourites category (Add). Then you will see the Add New Category screen, as displayed below:

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Adding a new Favourites Category

There are five adjustable settings for user-made Favourites categories. Name Visible enable or disable the icon on the map Minimum Scale (that the icon will be visible at) Maximum Scale (that the icon will be visible at) Icon - personalise the icon

In order to create a new category:

1. Choose a title for your Favourites category and enter it into the name field. 2. Choose if you would like Favourites in that category to be visible on the map. 3. The minimum scale determines at which distance the icon will appear. (E.g.. if you set the minimum scale to 5km, then you will not see any Favourite locations within that category unless you are 5km or more away. If you set the minimum distance to 20m then the Favourite will always appear unless you are very close to or outside the maximum scale setting. 4. Maximum scale is just the opposite. If you set the maximum scale to 5km and then zoom out so that you can see the whole state or country, the Favourite icon will no longer appear. 5. Choose an icon to represent Favourites in this group. All the steps listed above are also presented on the screens below:

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Entering Favourite Category details

Selecting an Icon for a new Favourites Category

Editing a Favourites Category

Whenever you click on a Category of Favourites, a new options menu will appear as above. Show: Opens the group and shows the Favourites included in that group. Edit: Edit the groups definitions. Delete: Removes the selected group (Only user-created groups can be removed). Publish: Uploads the selected group to NDrive communities. (Refer to Communities section).

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Favourite Category modification options

Choose the Edit option. This will once more bring up the menu with five adjustable settings (see Adding a new Favourites Category for details).

Adding a Favourite
Now that you have your Favourite categories defined, it is time to fill them with data points. There are two different ways to add a Favourite: Use Find to search for a location. Once found, click the blue star next to Menu. Click anywhere on the map. Then click the star next to the Menu button.

Adding detailed information about a new Favourite point

Once you click the star, a new field will be displayed. In this field you can enter extended Favourites information like the address, phone number, URL, fax, e-mail, and a description. You must also pick a name for the Favourite as well as select the group it will belong to. Clicking OK will complete the process and your new Favourite will be active.

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Updated Favourites Menu

Editing a Favourite
To edit a Favourite follow this path: My NDrive Manage My Favourites Choose the category to which your Favourite belongs to. Then choose Show from the pop-up window. The contents of that category will appear. Click on the Favourite you want to edit. There will be a small information icon at the bottom centre of the screen, between Back and Map. Click the information button and choose to Edit. All the information you enter will enable interactive functions. Writing a phone number will enable you to make calls, having a web address will allow you to navigate to that Favourites website, etc. If you do decide to make a call, open a browser, or send an e-mail you will need to restart NDrive afterwards.

Removing a Favourite
To remove a Favourite you can follow a process similar to the edit process. To delete a Favourite follow this path: My NDrive Manage My Favourites Choose the category your Favourite belongs to. Choose the Show option. The contents of that category will be shown. Select the Favourite you want to delete and click the small information icon at the bottom centre of the screen, in between Back and Map. Click the information button and choose to delete the Favourite.

Deleting a Favourites Category

To delete a Favourites category, enter the My NDrive section and select Manage My Favourites. Select the category you would like to delete. A menu will appear with options to show, edit, delete, and publish. Choose to delete the category. Default categories cannot be deleted.

Managing Itineraries
Overview
Itineraries are used to create a pre-planned route for a trip. One can add via points (waypoints), and places to stop along the way. Itineraries can be very useful for planning longer trips, or trips with multiple stops.
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You can create as many itineraries as you like. You can organise them by date or alphabetically using the tabs near the bottom of the screen.

Creating Itineraries
To create an itinerary go to My NDrive Manage My Itineraries. Press the + (plus sign) at the bottom centre of the screen and you will be given the option to Create an itinerary.

Creating a new Itinerary

An Unnamed Itinerary with no data points will open. You can add waypoints by pressing the +sign at the bottom centre of the screen. Press the Add option and you will be taken to the Add to Itinerary screen.

Add waypoints to a new Itinerary

This is similar to the Find Menu. You can add to an itinerary points like: Home, Address, POI, Nearby POI, Favourite, Recent Location, Postcode, and Coordinates.
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Selecting the first Waypoint in a new Itinerary

Choose a waypoint and press Done in the bottom right corner. You will be prompted to add a Name, Description, and Icon for the new itinerary.

Editing Itinerary Name, Icon, and Description

You can add more waypoints to this itinerary by using the same + (plus button).

Editing Itineraries
To edit an itinerary select an itinerary from the Manage My Itineraries Menu. You will see a window with three options: Show, Edit, and Delete. Select Edit. In this screen you can edit the itinerary name, description and icon.

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Managing an Itinerary

Adding/Editing Waypoints in an Itinerary

To add, rearrange, or delete waypoints from an itinerary go to Manage My Itineraries and select an itinerary. When you select an itinerary you will have three options: Show, Edit, Delete. Choose Show to view the waypoints of the itinerary. You can also use the Show button in the bottom right corner of the Manage My Itineraries menu.

Showing waypoints in an Itinerary

After selecting Show you will see your itinerary and all waypoints. To add a new waypoint you can use the + (plus sign) at the bottom centre of the screen. The point you add will be placed as the last destination in your itinerary.

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Complete Itinerary after adding additional waypoints

To change the order of waypoints, view waypoints on the map, or delete waypoints, just select a waypoint. A new menu will appear. There are seven operations you can perform from this menu. Use Move up or Move down to move the waypoint, Delete to remove it, and Above or Below to add another waypoint above or below the waypoint selected.

Changing the order of Waypoints to visit / Adding new Waypoints

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Tip: What is the best way to add Itinerary Points? We highly recommend adding points to your itinerary using this method. If you add waypoints via the + or Above and Below options available in the pop-up menu then the waypoints will be called by their proper names (e.g.. House of Parliament as opposed to unknown street). To add waypoints via the map interface, exit the Manage My Itineraries menu and return to the map screen. Tap on the desired location. Two new icons will appear at the bottom of the screen. Tap the flag icon to add the point to an itinerary

The itineraries menu will open. Select the itinerary to add it to. It will be added as the last waypoint. You can add points quickly via hotkeys on the map interface but the resulting waypoint will display the closest street or coordinates and not the name of the waypoint. Hence, the other method is recommended.

Deleting an Itinerary
Deleting an Itinerary is quite simple. Just select the itinerary and choose Delete from the pop-up menu. Confirm and the itinerary will be erased.

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Communities
Overview
You will need to have an account to publish any categories to Communities. If you do not have one yet, please create one. For instructions see the My Account section.

Community Category in My NDrive

Downloading Community Information

To download information from the community go to My NDrive Communities. You will see the following menu.

Search field

Arrows indicate if an item was uploaded/downloaded/not downloaded Rating and # of items

Recent / Most downloaded / Rating / Alphabetical / Personal items If your NDrive has multiple country maps, you can use this button to change to different country community

Community Category Information Display

Select a category and click to download.

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Downloading from Communities

To vote on a category go to the Communities menu. There you will see categories that you have downloaded (represented by a green arrow pointing downwards). Click on any of these categories to vote. You can vote on a category at any time.

Voting on Communities items that you have Downloaded

Sharing Favourites
It is very easy to share your Favourites with other users. To share a category, go to the Manage My Favourites and select a Favourites category. The Show/Edit/Delete/Publish menu will appear.

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Publishing a Favourite's Category to NDrive Communities

Choose to Publish the Favourites category. When additional prompts appear click YES.

Uploading the Best Places for Fishing Category

Your category should be successfully uploaded to the server! If you want, you can also upload an icon for the category.

Important: What happens after submission? It will take a couple hours for your Favourite to be available on the server for other users to download. You can verify that it was uploaded by visiting the Communities Menu and searching for the title. You can update your submissions by selecting them and then choosing the update option.

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NDrive Store
NDrive Store is special section where you can download additional data, like radars (safety cameras) or voices. To access the store you must first enter the My NDrive Menu and select Store.

Accessing the Store via My NDrive Menu

Once you are inside the store, you will see several categories with different kinds of content, as shown below:

Downloading items

After selecting type of content you will be given the chance to choose from countries which have content of that specified type available for download.

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Downloading items 2

To see a list of content that has been purchased/downloaded you can click on the My Products tab. Selecting the product will display detailed information about it.

My products overview

Choosing to download contents will bring up a status meter indicating progress towards completion of the download.

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Downloading items

Important: Be sure that you are downloading maps when you are connected to WiFi Country maps available in the NDrive Store can contain a large amount of data, which may have a long downloading time and high data transfer consumption. Because of this, it is recommended you start downloading large files from the store over your WiFi connection instead of 3G or similar, to avoid additional cost from your phone operator.

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About and Help Options

In this section you will learn
What kind of information you can find in the About section. How to change the used map for another choice. What happens when you go to the Help section.

About & Help Overview

About and Help sections are presented below.

About/Help overview

Inside the About section you can find information about the version of the software and map data. You can also restart the Startup Wizard. By clicking on the blue icon, you will enable the wizard the next time the application starts . Pressing the Help button, will take you to the HTML version of the User Guide.

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About section

In the Map subsection you can select a map source (possible if you have maps available in two alphabets). You can also check if the map data is consistent or read more about its version.

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CONCLUSION
This concludes our explanation of NDrive 10s features and functions. If your question was not answered in this guide please contact us at support@ndrive.com. We hope you have a wonderful experience using NDrive.

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