Horizon Navigation NavMate Car GPS Receiver - Manual (Page 15)

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User Manual
1 Introduction to Your Navigation
System
As you travel, your NavMate Navigation System functions as your co-pilot,
providing turn-by-turn visual and voice assistance to direct you to your selected
destination. Because the system knows where you are and where you want to go,
it can quickly calculate step-by-step directions that provide the shortest time
route to any destination available on the included navigation map CD. The map
CD includes tens of thousands of roadway and mapping destinations, and
preprogrammed point of interest (POI) locations in over 40 categories. Simply
enter into your NavMate Navigation System where you want to go, and its
advanced engineered intelligence does the rest.
With your NavMate Navigation System, if you deviate from the directed
route, the navigation system will recalculate the route automatically to
determine a new route from your current location. If you want to intentionally
avoid certain roads or freeways, your NavMate will do that too.
The NavMate Navigation System uses vehicle direction-sensing electronics,
Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, and a roadway map database to
calculate and display travel directions. The system’s antenna picks up signals
from a constellation of 24 satellites orbiting the earth. Using the signals from
several satellites, the GPS receiver inside the system’s computer calculates your
position to within 30 meters. The navigation system’s sophisticated software
and additional sensors are used to provide the highly accurate positioning
necessary to provide real-time, turn-by-turn route guidance.
Vehicle Direction-Sensing Electronics
The NavMate Navigation System’s computer uses signals from the vehicle’s