HGVSOLUTIONS.COM – QUICK START GUIDE CD ROM

Version 1.3 – July 2007

CONTENTS

STEP 1: A quick intro to using Low Bridge POI 1

Step 2: Checklist of software and equipment needed. 3

Step 3: Using navman HOME and choosing the Low Bridge POI Files. 4

Step 4: INSTALL THE OTHER 2 LOW BRIDGE POI FILES. 8

Step 5: RE-START THE NAVMAN AND USE IT. 9

OTHER TRANSPORT DATA. 10

STEP 1: A quick intro to using Low Bridge POI

These instructions are for NAVMAN V3 Software.

Platform and Software Supported

If your Navman uses Smart ST V3 or later then our POI data packs will work. If you have SmartST 2005 or 2006 it will also work. The following list (is as up to date as possible) of what will work;

§ iCN510 (V3 and newer)

§ iCN520 (SmartST 2005 or newer)

§ iCN530 (SmartST 2006 or newer)

§ iCN550 (SmartST 2005 or newer)

§ iCN 610 (V3 and newer)

§ iCN620 (V3 and newer)

§ iCN630 (V3 and newer)

§ iCN635 (V3 and newer)

§ iCN650 (V3 and newer)

§ NAVMAN iCN720

§ NAVMAN iCN750

§ iCN7xx (SmartST 2006 or newer)

§ N-range (incl N20, N40i, N60i)

§ F-range*

§ Pocket PC (V3 and newer)

§ PiN570

§ PiN300

§ Sony NVX-P1

*F20 – May require connectivity kit if not already supplied.

Platform and Software not Supported

These versions will not work and are the older units.

§ Navman Pocket PC (With V1)

§ Pocket PC (With V2)

§ iCN510 (With V2)

§ iCN620 (With V2)

§ iCN630 (With V1)

§ iCN630 (With V2)

§ iCN320 & 330

§ Navman SmartST Pro V1 & V2

If you are unsure as to which version you have on your device then please check in the ABOUT screen.

Quick Overview

There are 6 easy steps to using this Landis Media Ltd – Fleet and Low Bridge Data Disk with your Navman. If you get stuck then refer to the TROUBLESHOOTING section on the CD ROM.

This first step introduces you to using Low Bridge POI data and an overview of the system in use. Make sure you read this step because the background given will help you decide which POI files you will need later. We give two EXAMPLES to demonstrate how in practice Low Bridge POI warnings work.

NOTE: The maps below are just for illustration purposes and not taken from a Navman unit. You can see similar style maps on your Navman device and this is demonstrated later.

Example 1: You have a 15ft 4inch cab height and your vehicle can’t fit under the 14ft 7inch Low Bridge that’s on the planned route ahead.

Please follow step by step what happens on the picture above:

You follow the route that the Navman has planned (shown by the BLUE arrows)

You are 2km from the Bridge at Point 1 – you hear and see the POI alert for the All_Low_Bridges_Data POI

This warning tells you that a bridge is coming up and that you need to listen out carefully for further warnings over the next 2 KM. You continue to drive

You are 1.5km from the Bridge at Point 2 – you hear and see 15ft 4inch Low Bridge POI warning (for your cab height). You know your vehicle won’t fit under the Bridge ahead and that you will need to choose a new route.

You choose an alternative route using the Navman (shown by the RED arrows) and divert off the old route at Nut Hill roundabout. This takes you down Nut Lane and avoids the Low Bridge on the B3301 by the railway tunnel.

You rejoin the planned main route (BLUE arrows) at Griggs Hill and continue your journey as planned.

Example 2: You are now in a truck with a 13ft 2inch cab height. You can easily fit under the 14ft 7inch Low Bridge that’s on the planned route.

Please follow step by step what happens on the picture above:

You are 2km from the Bridge at Point 1 – you hear and see the POI alert for the All_Low_Bridges_Data POI

This warning tells you that a bridge is coming up and that you need to listen out carefully for further warnings over the next 2 KM. You continue to drive

You are now 1.5km from the Bridge at Point 2 – this time you don’t hear or see any warning, why not ? Your cab height in this example is 13ft 2inches and so will fit easily under the 14ft 7inch railway bridge ahead. Since you don’t hear any warning you can keep driving confidently following the planned route (Blue arrows)

You are now 100m from the Bridge at Point 3 – you then hear and see the Alert_Low_Bridge_Close POI warning. This tells you that you are 100m away from the Bridge and should reduce speed

This warning is used as a safety feature in case of fog, bad road conditions, corners or temporary bridge height reductions (local council put scaffolding up)

You drive under the bridge and continue on your planned route

USER TIP: These examples show that just 3 POI files contain all the information needed to avoid every Low Bridge in the UK. A further total of 85 different CAB HEIGHTS are provided from which each driver will choose just the one that corresponds to their Cab Height. This way we can cover every vehicle on the road, trucks, HGV, commercial, caravans, leisure vehicle etc. Remember you need just 3 POI files; your Cab Height, the All Low Bridges and Alert Low Bridge Close this will be important later when you are installing files.

Step 2: Checklist of software and equipment needed

Please make sure that you have the following;

A PC laptop or desktop running Windows XP

Navman device (whichever model you use) charged up

USB cable to connect the Navman device to the PC

The LANDIS MEDIA Ltd - Fleet & Low Bridge CD

A note of your UNLOADED cab height

You need the latest copy of Navman SmartST Desktop software installed on your PC. Navman SmartST Desktop makes sure that you can load the POIs onto your Navman device.

Even if you already have Navman SmartST Desktop installed, make sure that it’s the latest version.

Finally please ensure you make a BACKUP – should anything go wrong then you can always restore it. Landis Media Ltd cannot be responsible if you make a mistake whilst installing POIs.

Step 3: Using navman HOME and choosing the Low Bridge POI Files

Connect your Navman device using the USB cable to your PC and then turn it on.

Make sure that the LANDIS MEDIA Ltd - Fleet & Low Bridge CD ROM is also inside your PC’s CD ROM drive.

Now start up Navman SmartST Desktop – it may auto start or you may have to start it. It will then appear as follows;

Click MAP menu

Then POI's to open the POI Editor

Now Click the FILE menu

Then click OPEN and browse to the first CSV file we will be installing. As there are three Low bridge POPI files required and two of them are always the same we will start by installing one of these.

In this first example we will use the “Low_Bridges_all.csv” file which you can see has been selected below.

To select this open the CD ROM

then locate the Low_Bridges_Data folder

then locate the All_ft folder

inside this is the file you need – Low_bridges_all.csv (highlighted in blue below)

Later on we will discuss the two other files you need to setup the whole Low Bridge Warnings solution on your Navman.

USER NOTE: Newer versions of the software, by default, ask for Files of type: CSV Files (*.csv)' You might have to put *.* or *.asc and press 'Open' in the File Name window in order to show the asc files.

The file should now open and you will see data similar to that shown in the screenshot below (yours will not match this as its only an example). Still you will see a set of data and some heights and road names.

Now click the FILE menu

Then click SAVE TO DEVICE (as shown below)

The next screen allows you to setup a lot of different options. These are all very useful when using Low Bridges. Using this dialogue box you can change the alert distance, what type of alert you require etc - see manual for details of all the options.

You will also need to setup these parameters for each of the 3 Low Bridge files separately so that the warnings occur when required at the right distances. Later on the distances for each of the warnings for each of the 3 Low bridge POI files is given.

On the panel you need to;

Tick ACTIVE

Tick VISUAL ALERT & AUDIO ALERT

Click on METRIC

Now set the distance for the Warning to be 2000m for this POI (we want a long warning as described in STEP 1)

Now move the slider and increase the POI Visibility

Finally locate the BMP file that is in the same directory as the POI was in (see below)

Now finally enter a name that this POI will appear as in the NAVMAN software, in this case LOW_BRIDGE_ALL

 Once you click OK - the data should be downloaded into your Navman device. You should be able to enter the menus and see the latest addition to your POI collection in place.

You have now installed one of the LOW Bridge POIs. To setup the low bridges you need to install the other two files. One is the ALERT LOW BRIDGES and the other one your CAB HEIGHT FILE.

NOTE: In our pictures above the CD ROM is letter D: yours may be different depending on your PC. When you first see this screen the contents of My Computer, CD ROM and other folders may be “wrapped up” – to expand them just use the + sign that’s next to the folder to see its contents. The window above shows the CD ROM will always be called “Fleet & Low Bridge CD ROM” , whatever the drive letter.

Step 4: INSTALL THE OTHER 2 LOW BRIDGE POI FILES

As explained in Step 1: you have to install 3 Low Bridge POI files in total.

All Low Bridge POI File (you have installed this already)

Alert Low Bridge POI File (this is always installed – and you still have to do this)

The final file is one of 85 CAB HEIGHT POI files

You will only need to choose one of these to install as the third LOW Bridge POI file - but which one ?

Above you can see there are directories all the way from 16ft to 6ft and each one contains multiple files. You need to locate a height that corresponds to your UNLOADED Cab Height. Included are the 85 separate height files to cover every HGV, truck, caravan, lorry, motor-home and vans in the UK. You will only need now to select JUST ONE of these – which matches your CAB HEIGHT.

SPECIAL NOTE: You only need your cab height from the list of 85 different heights. The Alert and All Low Bridge POIs contain every Low Bridge in the UK anyway. The Cab Height file has all the Low Bridges that your vehicle will need to avoid, starting from your Cab Height downwards to 6 feet. Some people install ALL 85 DIFFERENT CAB HEIGHTS thinking that they need them all or will get “better” data. In fact doing this would SLOW DOWN your Navman down and even STOP the Low Bridge warnings working properly. All the data for the entire UK is already inside the 3 files you will install.

HOW TO CHOOSE ?

If for instance you drive a 14ft 6 inch cab – you would look in the 14ft directory on the CD ROM and select the 14ft-6_downwards.csv file. This file is the one that closely corresponds to your cab height and so this is the final POI file to use. In your case just pick the one that closely relates to your Cab Height.

So now its time to install these other two files – once you have selected your Cab Height. The warning distances that are recommended (setup whilst loading the POI) for all the POI heights are as follows;

ALERT LOW BRIDGE WARN AT 100m

ALL LOW BRIDGE WARN AT 2000m

YOUR CAB HEIGHT e.g. 13ft 2inch WARN AT 1500m

So now locate the Alert Low Bridges file and install that POI using the normal steps above (setting the warning at 100m and using the right .BMP icon file)

Finally locate your CAB HEIGHT file from the right directory and again follow the steps above and install it. Remember to set the warning at 1500m for this POI and choose the right icon .BMP file.

When you have completed this (and made sure the warnings are set at the correct distances) you are then ready to roll.

Step 5: RE-START THE NAVMAN AND USE IT

Now exit the software and re-start your Navman. You will now have the three POI warnings enabled and the ability to plan and divert around them as described in STEP 1. Take some time to get used to how these work as they are a very powerful method for avoiding Low Bridges.

You can now setup some routes in your Navman and locate the POIs on those routes and see the heights and warnings displayed.

CONTRACT DRIVERS NOTE: If you are a contract driver and drive many different sized vehicles on various different occasions you may want to install several CAB HEIGHTS and only turn on the one you need on the say that you drive it. However for all normal drivers you just need the ONE Cab Height file.

OTHER TRANSPORT DATA

We have also included on the disk some other useful transport data, This is in the other directory called TRANSPORT_DATA on the CD ROM. You can see this list of Navman CSV files and the BMP images for the icons below.

Just repeat the steps above for installing the Low Bridges, though you may not need proximity warnings for all of these extra POIs.

If you have a more complex query or are getting stuck at a particular point you can always contact us at helpdesk@tomtompoi.net