TeleNav Version 5.5 User's Guide - T-Mobile (Android)
TeleNav Version 5.5 User's Guide - T-Mobile (Android)
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GPS Navigation Suite for:
Android Devices
User’s Guide
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Revision History
TeleNav™ 5.5 utilizes the integration of GPS position determination technology, the Android™ programming
environment, and access to your wireless carrier’s data network. The T-Mobile G1 provides both the Android
environment and access to the wireless network. The TeleNav application provides:
GPS navigation that punctually guides you turn-by-turn to any destination address in the Continental U.S
and Canada. If you miss a turn or get off-track, TeleNav will calculate a new route for you. You can enter
one or more destination addresses by keying or speaking directly into the phone, entering them on the
TeleNav website, or by pulling your contacts from the G1 Address Book. Optionally, you can input a remote
origin and receive Driving Directions from that origin address to the selected destination address.
Audio and visual traffic alerts while driving or viewing maps, as well as traffic rerouting capabilities to
minimize delays on your trip.
The ability to set up alerts for your daily commute and view any traffic incidents on the map of the route.
A Directory feature that allows you to find businesses or points of interest near your current location, around
a Favorite, around an entered address, or around an airport. You can call the business first to check
availability of an item or get a reservation and then navigate to it. You can also save the address for use
later in the day.
Maps of the area around your current location, a marked Favorite, or an address you enter manually or
have previously entered. You can pan the map (adjust left/right/up/down), and zoom in or out. You can also
mark a point under the cursor as a Favorite.
The ability to mark the current location as a Favorite that can be labeled.
The ability to personalize the application by selecting the use of U.S. customary or metric distance units, the
language for audible guidance, the volume and map colors, etc.
TeleNav’s servers support these enhanced services via the carrier’s data network.
Please read this section carefully before using TeleNav GPS Navigator
TeleNav will not accept any responsibility whatsoever for accidents resulting from failure to observe common sense
precautions. Your personal judgment, traffic regulations, and common sense must always take precedence over any
driving direction produced by TeleNav.
It is your responsibility as the vehicle operator to keep your eyes on the road and be an alert driver at all times,
ESPECIALLY when the vehicle is moving. The vehicle operator should not be distracted by the application displays,
audible cues, or manually interacting with the controls. When you need to enter data on your phone using the keypad or
study the display, please do so while the vehicle is parked, not while in motion. Should your ability to drive responsibly be
decreased, please turn off the phone.
If you are using a phone mounting kit, make sure that it does not obscure your vision. You may wish to charge the phone
while using TeleNav. If so, make sure the charging cable does not interfere with any of the vehicle controls.
The vehicle operator’s personal judgment, traffic regulations, and common sense must always take precedence over the
instructions provided by TeleNav.
It is your responsibility as the vehicle operator to drive safely, observe all traffic rules, and above all use your own
personal judgment while driving. If you feel that a route suggested by the navigation software instructs you to perform an
unsafe or illegal maneuver, places you in an unsafe situation, or routes you into an area which you consider unsafe, do
not follow the instructions.
Depending on your device, the phone controls may vary. Below is an example of the G1 phone in Portrait view. Any
action buttons are featured on the touch screen.
Volume
Menu
Trackball
Back button In most TeleNav screens, the Back button will return you to the previous screen. Pressing the
Back button while at the TeleNav Main Menu will open the exit prompt.
Call button The Call button is typically used when you speak in an address. You can also press the Call
button to make a phone call and temporarily suspend TeleNav.
End Call button Press End Call to end a phone call or to temporarily suspend TeleNav and lock the screen.
Home button Press Home to return to the Home screen from anywhere on your phone. Press & hold Home to
bring up the recent applications window.
Trackball Roll the trackball up/down and left/right to navigate selectable items on the screen. Click the
trackball to select a highlighted item or action.
As with the Menu button, clicking the trackball while using the TeleNav application may give you
a variety of options, depending on what screen you are on.
Volume buttons The volume control buttons are located on the left side of the phone. Press either + or - to
manually increase or decrease the volume of audible alerts in TeleNav.
The Keyboard
Opening the phone reveals the keyboard, as depicted on the left. In this
configuration, the screen will always switch to landscape format.
The keyboard allows you to type in addresses and other information. The
buttons mentioned above retain their described functions.
Generally, you will open the phone anytime you need to type in information.
The TeleNav GPS Navigator application that resides within your G1 requires a TeleNav subscription and means of
accessing the public Internet.
TeleNav Account
You can create a TeleNav account by visiting www.telenav.com or by calling 1-888-353-6284.
Software Installation
TeleNav can be downloaded directly onto your G1 using its Browser.
NOTE: This approach may take 5-30 minutes depending on whether you are in 3G or EDGE coverage.
6. At "Type Web address," input the OTA download link: http://ota.telenav.com/ota/tm and click the trackball.
After the download process has completed successfully, go into the download history to select and install the application.
Network Access
TeleNav GPS Navigator uses the public Internet to access its servers for mapping, routing, and search services from
your phone.
1. Press the Menu button to expose the application list. Tap the TeleNav icon
to launch TeleNav or use the trackball.
2. After starting TeleNav, the splash screen will appear for a few seconds.
Registration
1. The TeleNav User Agreement appears. If you agree to the terms, choose Accept to continue.
2. This screen will collect your first and last name, along with your email address. Use the trackball to move the
cursor between the fields.
3. The TeleNav Warning screen appears. If you agree to the terms, choose Go to continue.
4. The first time you launch TeleNav, you will be offered a brief tour. If you decide to skip the tour now, you can
always launch it in Tools & More >> Product Tour.
5. During your first use of TeleNav, the phone will download the audible and graphical content needed to build the
displays and produce audible messages. The alert screen similar to that shown on the right advises you that this
is taking place. The time it takes to complete the download depends on whether you are in 3G or EDGE
coverage.
NOTE: Do not interact with the G1 while this download is underway. Wait for it to finish. When the download is
completed, you will see the TeleNav Home Menu.
NOTE: If the TeleNav application indicates that it cannot reach the TeleNav servers, the most likely reason is that your
carrier data service plan is not yet active. If so, you will be notified at this point and will be directed to go to
www.telenav.com to extend your service agreement. You will not be able to progress beyond this point until your
account is returned to current status. You may also see an important message from TeleNav regarding upgrades,
scheduled downtime, pending account expiration, etc.
When the phone reaches the TeleNav servers with a valid and active phone number and PIN, the phone will be
registered to use TeleNav and will not present any of the above screens except the splash and Warning screens in the
future. Visiting www.telenav.com and changing the PIN will require you to repeat the above registration process.
This section gives you a brief overview of the TeleNav GPS Navigator menus.
Main Menu
The TeleNav GPS Navigator Main Menu options are:
Drive To
Search
You can return to the TeleNav Main Menu using Menu and choosing “Home Screen”
from elsewhere within TeleNav. This will save you on the amount of clicks it would
take to get to the Main Menu by pressing Back.
My Favorites
Recent Places
Address
Intersection
City
Businesses
Airports
Contacts
Select one of these menu items or use the Back button to return to the TeleNav GPS Navigator Main Menu.
See page 16 for more information on how to use the Drive To menu.
Search Menu
The Search menu provides you with a few different ways to find the addresses and
phone numbers of businesses such as restaurants, motels, and gas stations.
This option shows you a map of your current location. Click Menu >> Get New Map
to view a map of:
A Favorite Place
A Recent Place
An Intersection
A City
A Business
An Airport
The Tools & More menu gives you options for setting your preferences and other
features.
My Stuff
Weather
Record Location
Product Tour
Preferences
About
7. Drive To Menu
1. Select the Drive To option from the TeleNav GPS Navigator Main Menu. Then select one of the seven Drive To
menu options shown below.
The Getting Route progress bar appears after you select a Drive To address. To edit your route, tap Edit Route before
the progress bar reaches 100%. You will be taken to the Trip Confirmation screen, where you can highlight a field and
click the trackball to edit. See “Navigation Options” on page 26 for more information.
1. Select “Drive To” from the TeleNav GPS Navigator Main Menu.
TIP: Coaching for each screen is available using the Menu >> Help selection.
Resume Trip
This option appears if you have previously interrupted a navigation session. Your
destination and route settings are saved if you exit navigation while on a route so that
you may easily resume the trip later. The settings for a paused trip will clear if you
begin a new route.
My Favorites
Favorite are places that you have saved in the past so you can quickly access them.
Many TeleNav users save their home and work addresses as a Favorite so they can
easily reuse the addresses later. For more information on saving or deleting
favorites, see “My Favorites” under the Tools & More menu on page 52.
Your Favorites list can grow to an unlimited length. If your Favorites list gets very
large, it may be easier to use the Find function to find your desired Favorite. To use
the Find function, enter one or more alphanumeric characters in the Find field. As
you type, the closest match(es) will appear at the top of the list.
Sync with Website - Pull in addresses that you saved in the TeleNav website at www.telenav.com.
Received Addresses - This folder contains addresses that other TeleNav users may have sent you (see
page 52).
Folder Icons - These are the Favorite categories that you have created. These folders contain the
Favorites that you have saved to those categories.
Heart Icons - These are the individual Favorites that you have saved.
Highlight a Favorites and press the Menu button for the following options:
Recent Places
Recent Places are addresses used recently for navigation, directions, directory
searches, or mapping. When an address in the list is used within TeleNav, it is
promoted to the head of the list.
TeleNav GPS Navigator automatically saves all of the places that you:
Viewed as a map.
Your Recent places list can grow to an unlimited length. If you have a large Recent Places list, it may be easier to use
the Find function to find your desired Recent Place. To use the Find function, enter one or more alphanumeric
characters in the Find text box. As you type, the closest match(es) will appear at the top of the list.
Save as Favorite - Save the Recent Place to your Favorites list to easily locate it later.
In the Recent Places screen, choose your desired location and click the trackball to begin navigation.
1. On the Drive To menu, highlight Address and click the trackball to expose
the menu. Then choose Type It.
2. Type in a street address. Partial entry (5 or more letters) is okay for the street
name. You can also leave the Address field blank and just type in a city and
state or zip code to use the address of the city’s center. As you enter
characters, nearby cities or addresses that you have recently visited will be
automatically suggested. To save time, you can select the suggestions
before you finish typing.
NOTE: Clicking the Menu button will expose a menu with more options you can
choose from. For example, you can choose to “Speak In Address” instead of typing.
See page 22 for more information on dictating an address.
NOTE: You can change your Navigation Options while in navigation mode. See page
for 26 further details.
If you set your Speech Input method in the Tools & More >> Preferences
area to “Call In,” TeleNav will place a call to the Voice Address Input
System. To use this system, follow the voice prompts to dictate an
address. When you hang up the call, you will be directed back to the
screen you were on. The new address can be found in your Recent Places
list.
If you set your Speech Input method in the Tools & More >> Preferences
area to “Speak In Directly,” you can dictate your address from within
TeleNav as described below:
1. On the Drive To menu, highlight Address and click the trackball to expose the
menu. Then choose “Speak It.”
2. Follow the voice prompts to dictate your address. The prompts will vary,
depending on the menu from which you accessed the “Speak It” option.
TIP: Hold down the Call button and wait for the beep. Then speak clearly into your
phone. Release the Call button after you are finished talking.
3. The matching address is then displayed on your screen for confirmation. The
address is also automatically saved to your Recent Places list.
NOTE: If you are using the “Call In” method and have never placed a call on your
new phone, the “Speak It” feature may not work. To resolve this issue, simply place a
call from the phone’s Applications menu. When prompted, type in your home area
code and continue with the call. The “Call in Address” feature will now work after you
re-launch TeleNav.
The following section contains an example of what you might hear and say when using the Call In option for entering an
address (the prompts are different if you chose Search menu >> Speak It):
TeleNav GPS Navigator prompt>> Thank you for calling TeleNav! Please say the 5 digit ZIP, or the city and
state. For a Canadian address say the city and province.
TeleNav GPS Navigator prompt>> I heard Arlington, Texas. Say GO BACK if this is not correct. <pause>> Say
the street including both the number and name, like 422 Main Street. <pause>> It can also be a highway.
TeleNav GPS Navigator prompt>> I heard 1620 Oak Street. Say GO BACK if this is not correct. <pause>> Great,
your destination is saved in you recent stop list: 1620 Oak Street, Arlington, Texas 75210 You can hang up now
and launch TeleNav on your phone or stay on the line to start over for another destination.
The recognition system may reply back with an incorrectly recognized input. When this happens, simply say, “Go Back”
and repeat the data entry. The voice system may advise you that a street number is out of range and provide the proper
range of numbers for you to use. Provide a number that is within the range or nearest the end of the range that you are
sure is valid.
If you say “Intersection” and then provide a crossing street name, the voice system may advise you that the streets you
provided do not actually cross and allow you to change either street name or both street names. Select the name you
want to change by saying it, and then provide the correct name.
Intersection - Typing In
Enter an intersection by typing in the appropriate fields. The intersection is automatically saved to your Recent Places
list.
1. On the Drive To menu, highlight Intersection and click the trackball to expose the menu. Then choose “Type It.”
2. Type in an intersection. You can also leave the Street fields blank and just type in a city and state or zip code to
use the address of the city’s center. As you enter characters, nearby cities or intersections that you have recently
visited will be automatically suggested. To save time, you can select the suggestions before you finish typing.
NOTE: Clicking the Menu button will expose a menu with more options you can choose from. For example, you can
choose to “Speak In Intersection” instead of typing. See page 22 for more information on dictating an address.
4. TeleNav GPS Navigator checks to see if the intersection that you entered can be found. TeleNav GPS Navigator
prompts you to modify the name of the intersection if one of the streets does not exist, if the streets do not cross,
or if the address is too new to be found in the mapping database.
Intersection - Speaking In
On the Drive To menu, highlight Intersection and click the trackball to expose the menu. Then choose Speak It. See
“Address - Calling In” on page 22 for more details on this feature.
1. On the Drive To menu, highlight City and click the trackball to expose the
menu. Then choose “Type It.”
2. Type in a city for directions to the city’s center. As you enter characters, nearby
cities will be automatically suggested. To save time, you can select the
suggestions before you finish typing.
NOTE: Clicking the Menu button will expose a menu with more options you can
choose from. For example, you can choose to “Speak In Intersection” instead of
typing. See page 22 for more information on dictating an address.
Business
TeleNav GPS Navigator offers a full national business directory. Search by typing in a
keyword or by choosing a category in the extensive directory.
In the Category directory, you can find the addresses and phone numbers of
businesses such as restaurants, motels, and gas stations.
Once you find what you are looking for, click the trackball to get navigation directions
to the business. The search result is automatically saved to your Recent places list.
NOTE: Clicking the Menu button will expose a menu with more options you can
choose from. For example, you can choose to “Speak In Search” instead of typing.
See page 22 for more information on dictating an address.
See the Search Menu section on page 41 for more details on this feature.
1. In the Airport screen, type the three-letter abbreviation of the airport, or type the
whole name of the airport. As you type, matching airports will be suggested.
You may highlight and select one of the suggestions to save you keystrokes.
NOTE: Clicking the Menu button will expose a menu with more options you can
choose from. For example, you can choose to “Speak In Airport” instead of typing.
See page 22 for more information on dictating an address.
Contact
Quickly find addresses that you have saved in your G1 Address Book. If you have a
large Address Book, it may be easier to use the Find function to find your desired
address. To use the Find function, enter a First or Last name of a contact in the Find
text box. As you type, the closest match(es) will appear at the top of the list.
After you select a Drive To location, the Going To pop-up appears. Tap Edit Route
before the Getting Route progress bar reaches 100% to be taken to the Trip
Confirmation screen, where you can highlight a field and click the trackball to edit.
After you are done editing, tap Get Route to get directions.
NOTE: You can also make adjustments to your route in Tools & More menu >>
Preferences.
Tap the Origin field on the Trip Confirmation screen to select a new starting point for
the trip. This menu is almost identical to the Drive To menu.
Edit Destination
Tap the Destination field on the Trip Confirmation screen to select a new ending point
for the trip.
Edit Preferences
Highlight the Preferences field on the Trip Confirmation screen and tap one of the following to edit your route style:
Fastest - This default Route Style finds the fastest driving route.
Shortest - This Route Style may or may not take more time to drive but it shows you the shortest distance.
NOTE: The “Pedestrian” route style may make your walking route easier, for example by allowing you to take advantage
of going the wrong way down one way streets. As always, use your common sense to determine the safety of any route.
NOTE: This screen does not appear if you selected “Pedestrian” as your Route Style.
If you are not moving, TeleNav GPS Navigator may not know your direction of travel,
so the first few driving directions may be incorrect since TeleNav GPS Navigator may
initially make an incorrect assumption. However, once you start moving, TeleNav
GPS Navigator learns your direction of travel and provides an updated set of driving
directions.
TIP: Click the Space key at any time on the navigation screen to replay the audio.
When the phone is in portrait mode (keyboard closed), you can also tap the name of
the street you are turning on.
TeleNav GPS Navigator delivers spoken audible directions as you drive. A preparatory audible tone is typically heard no
less than 30 seconds before reaching a turn, and an action audible tone is typically heard no less than 10 seconds
before reaching a turn. The preparatory audible tone may not be sounded if the distance to the next turn only allows time
for the action tone.
The lead times for the audible guidance tones are increased proportionally to your driving speed. This allows more time
for changing lanes before a turn if you are driving at highway speeds as opposed to driving more slowly on local streets.
A Preference setting determines whether street names are included in the messages or not. Enabling street names
increases packet data usage.
NOTE: If you are using a Bluetooth headset, be sure to click the “$” (Speaker) button on the phone while in navigation
mode so that you will be able to hear the audio prompts.
Audio Replay
If you wish to hear an updated informational message for the current route segment, simply press the Space key. When
the phone is in portrait mode (keyboard closed), you can also tap the name of the street you are turning on.
Whenever you miss a turn, turn the wrong way, turn too early or too late, or otherwise get off the planned route to your
destination, the TeleNav GPS Navigator automatically creates a new route to your desired destination, audibly
announce, “Rerouting,” and give you a new set of instructions.
If you realize you have missed a turn or have otherwise gotten off the route, just keeping driving. TeleNav GPS
Navigator detects your current location and recalculates a new set of driving directions to get you back on track.
It may take approximately 15 to 30 seconds for TeleNav GPS Navigator to update your route. If during this process you
make additional deviations from your current route, TeleNav GPS Navigator may have to contact its servers for another
new route.
Since TeleNav GPS Navigator requires access your carrier’s network, if you are off route and outside of the carrier’s
coverage area, you must return to your carrier’s coverage area in order for TeleNav GPS Navigator to recalculate your
route.
Navigation Options
Press the Menu button or click the trackball to reveal your navigation options.
Nav Mode - Choose between 2D moving maps, 3D moving maps, and turn
icon views.
More - Recalculate your route from your current position, view a Help Card,
or send Feedback.
To repeat an audio prompt during navigation, tap the name of the next street or press
the Space key.
When you arrive at your destination, use Menu to return to the TeleNav Main Menu.
Navigation closes the Navigation Options menu and returns you to the navigation
screen.
Summary
Get a turn-by-turn summary of your route, a map of your route from start to finish, or a
summary of traffic incidents along your route.
A text listing of every turn for this navigation session from your starting location to
your destination along with mini turn icons.
Map Summary
The entire route from your starting location to your destination is drawn on a map,
complete with the latest traffic alerts and traffic flow information. The route is
displayed as a blue line connecting the Start and Finish flags. When available, open
the phone and press “0” to read traffic details.
Highways and major roads with traffic flow information are color-coded by speed in
each direction of travel:
30 - 50 mph Yellow
Unknown Grey
Tap and to zoom in and out of the map (you can also choose these
options by calling up the menu). Use the trackball to pan the map.
Displays overall delay from traffic, a summary of incidents on the route, and the
average speed for each segment where available. You can click on any line to view
more details.
Below is an explanation of what you will see on the Traffic Alert screen:
Color Severity
Delay - Total time delay caused by traffic conditions, or the sum of delays on each segment.
NOTE: This is not the distance from the origin but the length of each road segment.
NOTE: “N/A” is displayed for segments without traffic flow information (usually local streets) or segments farther than
200 miles away.
If you click on an incident line, you can view the details. Below is an explanation of
what you will see on the Traffic Detail screen:
o Additional comments
NOTE: If there is no flow information for a segment, the Average Speed bar on the
Details page is grayed out.
Nav Mode
Nav Mode allows you to change the navigation view between 2D moving maps, 3D
moving maps, and turn icons.
The default navigation view is 3D moving maps, but you may wish to use the 2D Map
instead. You can change the default navigation view in Tools & More >> Preferences
>> Navigation (see page 61 for more information).
NOTE: You can set either 2D Map or 3D Map view as your default in the Tools &
More >> Preferences >> Navigation menu (see page 61).
This view allows you to see how the road network is organized, similar to the
perspective of a cartographer looking down on a map.
The name of the street you are currently on is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
About 2 minutes before the next turn, the street name changes to the one you will
turn onto.
When you are viewing moving maps during navigation and have set Traffic Alerts to
“On” in Tools & More >> Preferences, a Traffic Alert icon will appear at the bottom-
right corner of the map if there is an accident less than 15 miles ahead of your
current route. You will see the distance along the route until the accident and hear
an audio warning.
3D Moving Map
This view allows you to see how the road ahead is organized, similar to the
perspective of a bird flying above the route. You can see the route to your
destination as a blue overlay on one of the roads with white triangles leading you in
the correct direction. Orange arrows mark any upcoming turns.
The name of the street you are currently on is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
About two minutes before the next turn, the street name changes to the one you will
turn onto.
When you are viewing moving maps during navigation and have set Traffic Alerts to
“On” in Tools & More >> Preferences, a Traffic Alert icon will appear at the left of the
map if there is an accident less than 15 miles ahead of your current route. You will
see the distance along the route until the accident and hear an audio warning.
This view allows you to see the next two consecutive turns in your navigation route.
The name of the street you are currently on is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
About 2 minutes before the next turn, the street name changes to the one you will
turn onto.
Search
Use the Search menu to find the desired locations along your navigation route. For
example, find every Mexican restaurant on your route between San Francisco and
Sacramento. This also displays how many miles off your route each restaurant is.
Select a restaurant from the Search Along list to get driving directions from your
current location to the restaurant.
When you choose “Search Along” on the navigation menu, you have two options:
Speak It - Depending on the Speech Input option you selected in Preferences, you
can dictate a business directly in TeleNav or place a call to TeleNav’s Voice Input
server.
You have the option of resuming any navigation session ended in this way by
opening the Drive To menu.
More
Tapping More give you the option to recalculate your route, view a Help card with
useful tips, or send Feedback.
Use this option to refresh the calculation to your destination, for example, if you have
selected the “Avoid Traffic Delays” routing option and you want to proactively refresh
your route to optimize for traffic.
You can also use “Recalculate Route” if during a navigation session you would like to
edit your Route Style. Remember to pull over safely before interacting with the phone.
Then tap No, Edit Style on the Recalculate pop-up to be taken to the Select Route
Style screen (see “Edit Preferences” on page 27).
Name of the
street you Directional
will turn onto heading
Next turn
Distance and
estimated time
remaining
Distance to
next turn
Upcoming
cross-street
Name of the
street you
are on
Manual
While you are in a navigation session, you can choose to manually re-route to avoid
traffic congestion.
2. Tap on one of the lines with slow traffic to view more options:
View Details - View the traffic details for this particular segment.
Minimize All Delays - Reroute to minimize traffic delays for the entire
current route (You will be taken to the Suggested Route screen).
Click the trackball to accept the Suggested Route and start navigation.
Click the Back button to cancel and go back to the Traffic Summary
screen.
When you hear an audio warning about a traffic incident during your navigation
session, you can re-route to avoid congestion ahead.
2. Tap the alert icon or press “0” on the phone. The “Getting New Route”
progress bar appears, and the application automatically calculates a route to
avoid all incidents within a 15-mile range. When you hear the audio prompt,
“New Route,” the new route will be shown on your navigation session. The
traffic alert icon will disappear from the screen.
The Search menu provides you with a few different ways to find the addresses and
phone numbers of businesses such as restaurants, motels, and gas stations. You
can also find WiFi spots for Internet access (TeleNav marks which are free) and
parking lots or garages.
If the search succeeds, you will be presented with a list of businesses that are near
the search point, or within the search area you specified.
Once you find what you are looking for, you can get audible and visual driving or
walking directions, view a map of the location, or save the location to your Favorites
list. You can also place a call to make reservations.
Search by Category
1. Highlight the “Category” field on the Search screen. And click the trackball.
3. After you choose a category, a list of nearby results will be displayed. These
results will be ordered by “Relevance,” which is a combination of best match
and distance. Make a selection from the list.
4. The Results screen appears with details about your selection. The screen
shows:
Street address
Drive To - Get driving directions (this option will take you to the Going
To confirmation screen).
NOTE: When the call ends, you will be returned to the Results screen. The calling option will not be
available if you are already on another call.
Map It - View a map of the area surrounding the business address (See “Map Results on page 44).
View Reviews - Read reviews others have written about the business (see below).
Rate This - Submit your own rating for the business (see below).
NOTE: If a location is already part of your Favorites, you will not see the “Save to Favorites” option.
Define a Location
You can choose to either search for the business near your current location or near
another location that you specify.
2. The Search Near screen appears. Select a place to conduct your search.
Map Results
You can view your search results plotted on a map. From the Map Results screen, you can also click on a corresponding
number to view more details about a particular point of interest.
On the Map Results screen, press 1-9 to center on a certain location. Press the 0 button to view more results.
Points of interests are ordered based on how they were sorted on the Search Results page. If sorted by distance, the #1
point of interest is the one closest to the search location. If sorted by rating, the #1 point of interest is the one with the
highest rating.
If you are viewing the Map Results screen from the Address Details screen, the search result number for that point of
interest is highlighted by default. For example, if you are looking at the third search result and choose “Map It” from the
menu, the third result appears in the center of the page.
You can also tap on + or - to zoom in and out or use the trackball to pan the map. Zooming out may allow you to view
more results on the page.
Sort by Relevance
This is the default sorting option. “Sort by Relevance” is not valid for “Gas by Price” searches.
Sort by Distance
Sort the businesses in your Search Results screen by order of distance to your chosen location.
Sort the businesses in your Search Results screen by the amount of stars they received from user ratings. Highlight a
business in the list to view the distance from your chosen location.
1. In the Search screen, expand the Food/Coffee category and choose “Most
Popular.”
2. Choose “Search” in the next screen.
3. The Most Popular search results screen displays items that are frequently
given higher star ratings. By default, results are sorted by the number of
points they have received (popularity). Items with no points or negative
points are not displayed.
NOTE: Highlight an item in the list to view its distance from the search point’s origin
and the average number of stars it received.
3. Highlight Gas By Price and click the trackball to expose the menu.
4. Choose “Any” to search all categories, or choose a fuel grade and click the
trackball.
5. In the Search menu, you can select a search location. Tap Search to get
results.
7. Choose a gas station and click the trackball to go to its Details screen. The
date the price was last updated is also listed.
8. Tap the screen to Drive To, Map, or Save the location to your Favorites. You
can also share the address with a friend.
Read Reviews
NOTE: This option is not available if the business currently does not have any
reviews written yet.
4. In the Rating screen, tap on a star to enter a rating from 1 to 5. You can also
scroll the trackball left or right to choose a rating. Your rating will be averaged
with other users’ ratings and will affect the location’s popularity points.
NOTE: If you click on the “Rate This” option for a location that you have already
rated, the original rating is displayed by default. If you submit a modified rating, the old
rating is excluded from the average and replaced with the new rating, and the number
of reviews remains the same.
There are several ways in which you can view a map and traffic information:
1. From the Maps & Traffic option in the TeleNav GPS Navigator Main Menu. A map of your last known location is
automatically displayed when you choose this option. To view a map of a different area, choose Menu >> New
Map. You can view a map of: your Current Location, a Favorite Place, a Recent Place, an Address, an
Intersection, a City, a Business, an Airport, or an address you saved in your G1 Address Book (Contacts).
2. From the “Map It” option for Favorites and Recent Places in the Drive To menu. For example, from the TeleNav
GPS Navigator Main Menu, select Drive To >> My Favorites >> Menu button >> Map It.
3. From the “Map It” option for any location that you have found using the Directory. For example, from the
TeleNav GPS Navigator Main Menu, select Directory. Search the category for your desired location and then
select the Map It option in the menu for the location that you found.
Show/Hide Traffic - View or hide the traffic conditions for your current route (see “Check Traffic” section below).
Commute Alert - Go to the Commute Alert screen to set up a new alert or view a map of existing alerts (see
page 54).
Share Location - Send the map’s address to contacts in your G1 Address Book or to recipients whose phone
number you provide.
Cursor Address - Get the physical address for the cursor point on the map. Click Menu for additional options,
such as Get Drive To directions, Share the address, or Save it to your Favorites.
Get New Map - Get a map for a location that you choose.
Check Traffic
In the Maps & Traffic menu, you can also check traffic conditions around a certain area.
2. The map of your last known location appears. By default traffic will be shown on this page.
NOTE: You can zoom in or out by tapping + or -. Zoom levels range from 1 (closest) to 9 (farthest). Use the trackball
to pan the map. When you zoom or pan, there may be brief activity to fetch the updated map.
3. Traffic alerts, as well as traffic flow information, are then shown on the map, flashing on and off.
NOTE: If no traffic information appears on the map, try zooming out to show a larger area. Traffic flow information
will only appear for large roads such as highways.
The Tools & More menu gives you options for setting your preferences and other features as described in the following
sections.
My Stuff
The My Stuff menu in Tools & More includes the following (explained in detail below):
Commute Alerts - Set up commute alerts for your daily route to get traffic alert information before you start
driving.
My Favorites
You can view your Favorites or create new ones in this screen.
Sync with Website - You can synch your G1 with addresses that you have
created on TeleNav’s website, www.telenav.com.
o Call - Call the business (if there is a phone number listed with the
Favorite).
o Rate This - If there is a “Rate This” icon next to the Favorite, you can
submit your rating for this location.
o Edit - Edit the name, address, or category the favorite is located in (See
Category below).
1. In Tools & More >> My Stuff >> My Favorites, highlight an individual Favorite from the list.
2. Click Menu and choose Edit. The Edit Favorite screen appears.
3. Highlight the Category field and click the trackball.
4. On the Categories screen, check the category folder in the list to add the location to the folder. You may select as
many categories as you would like.
5. Click the Menu >> Done. You will be taken back to the Edit Favorite screen.
NOTE: You can also use the “Find” function to quickly locate categories if you have a long list.
1. In Tools & More >> My Stuff >> My Favorites, highlight an individual Favorite from the list.
2. Click Menu and choose Edit. The Edit Favorite screen appears.
3. Highlight the Category field and click the trackball.
4. On the Categories screen, choose “Create New.”
5. On the next screen, enter a category name and click Done.
You can delete or rename a category that you have created in My Favorites (the default “Received Addresses” category,
which stores addresses other users may have shared with you, cannot be deleted or renamed).
Category Only - Delete just the category. All favorites will be moved out of it and appear on the Favorites
screen.
Category & Favorites - Delete the category and all favorites in it. This deletes the favorites in this category
only. If a favorite is also saved under a different category, this action does not delete it there.
You can manage your Recent Places in this screen. Tap a Recent Place to reveal the
following options:
Call - Call the business (if there is a phone number listed with the
Favorite).
Rate This - If there is a “Rate This” icon next to the Recent Place, you
can submit your rating for this location.
Commute Alerts
You can set up traffic alerts (20 maximum) for frequent commutes. Get a text
message or an email that gives you traffic information and estimated delay time for
the route that your specify. You can also sync your Commute Alerts with the TeleNav
website at www.telenav.com.
2. A list of the alerts you created are displayed in the order they were created.
Highlight an alert and click the Menu button for additional options:
Edit Alert - Edit details of the alert, including origin, destination, time and
frequency of commute, and notification preferences.
Turn Off Alert - Save the alert in the list, but turn notification off. This
option only appears if notifications were enabled with the alert.
Create Copy - Create another copy of the alert (useful for when you
would like to create a similar alert and do not want to re-type all the
information).
2. Go to Tools & More >> My Stuff >> Commute Alerts and choose “Create New
Commute Alert.”
3. In the Commute Alert screen, fill out the following information:
Route Name - Assign a name for the route (e.g., “Home to Work”).
Maximum 15 characters. If you do not assign a name, the street address
of the origin will be used as default.
Origin - Select a location for your starting point (default is your current
location).
Frequency - Select Once, Daily, Weekly (select a specific day of the week), Mon-Fri, or Weekends.
Notification - Select Text Message, Email, or Alert within TeleNav. An “Alert within TeleNav” will set
TeleNav to automatically launch on your G1 at the specified Commute Alert Time, as in the figure to the
right. From the Alert within TeleNav, you can view a traffic summary or snooze the alert to see updated
traffic information 15 minutes later.
3. Details for the selected day will appear on the next screen.
2. The Create Favorite screen appears. Fill out the following information:
Address - Your current location is listed by default. Tap this bar to select
a different address.
Label - The default label is based on the current date. You can replace it
with a label that describes your current location, like “Work”, “Amy’s
School”, etc. This label will appear in your Favorites list.
Product Tour
Choose “Product Tour” on the Tools & More menu to go through a brief tour of
TeleNav GPS Navigator’s key features.
Preferences
You can set personal preferences in the Preferences menu. Tap each line to expose
the menu and choose form the options available for that particular feature. After you
select your new preference, choose Save.
In Tools & More >> Preferences >> General, you can edit the following:
Email - Edit your email here. Your email address is used to send
important messages about your TeleNav account, as well as any
commute alert emails you have created.
NOTE: You must confirm your email before it can be used for Commute
Alerts or Feedback Confirmation.
Tips - Tips prompt you with hints or cautions about using various menu options. To clear a Tip from the
screen, tap OK. Choose “Always On” or “Always Off.”
Exit after (minutes) - Choose Never, 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes to automatically exit TeleNav if it has been
idle for that long.
Initial Volume - Choose from Very Soft, Soft, Normal, Loud, or Very Loud. You can adjust the volume
while you are using TeleNav, but this preference controls the initial volume.
Map Colors - Choose from Daytime, Nighttime, or Auto. Nighttime colors have greater contrast to let you
better see the navigation screen in the dark. Choose “Auto” to have the navigation maps switch to Daytime
colors at 6:00AM and to Nighttime colors at 7:00PM.
In Tools & More >> Preferences >> Navigation, you can edit the following:
Avoid - Select what to avoid on your route: HOV lanes, Tolls, and Traffic
Delays. You can make multiple selections.
Traffic Alerts - On or Off. If this feature is on, audio and visual traffic alerts will appear on the 2D or 3D Moving
Maps screen if there is a traffic incident on the route ahead.
Navigation Audio
In Tools & More >> Preferences >> Navigation Audio, you can edit the following:
Guide Tones - You can purchase a variety of guide tones so your audio
prompts will be announced in the selected voice. When you tap this
option, you will see a list of available Guide Tones. Those you have not
yet purchased are grayed out, but you can highlight them and click the
Space key to hear a preview. It is recommended to set the Audio
Options to “Instructions Only” when using a purchased guide tone. To
purchase a Guide Tone, highlight the one you want and click the
trackball. You will see a pop-up asking if you would like to learn more
about purchasing guide tones. Click “Yes” in this pop-up.
In Tools & More >> Preferences >> Speech Input, you can edit the following:
Address Input - Choose Always Ask, Always Speak In, or Always Type
In. The “Always Ask” option presents a menu with the options “Speak In”
or “Type In” every time to choose to enter an address for navigation.
Search Input - Choose Always Ask, Always Speak In, or Always Type
In. The “Always Ask” option presents a menu with the options “Speak In”
or “Type In” every time to start a POI search.
About
Find important information about your TeleNav account such as the version number
you are using and your PIN. You can quickly find contact information for TeleNav
Customer Support or offer your feedback for the application.
This menu option shows the exact version of TeleNav GPS Navigator that is on your
phone. Knowing the exact version of your software may be helpful if you ever have to
call TeleNav Technical Support.
Support Info
Find contact information for TeleNav Customer Support here. Once you are on the
Support screen, you can click Menu to quickly call Customer Support, send an email,
or view additional support information from your G1’s Browser.
View your PIN number. Your PIN is used to log into “My TeleNav” at
www.telenav.com for pre-planning.
TeleNav is always striving to give you the best user experience. The Feedback menu
gives you the following options so you can give us your feedback about how TeleNav
GPS Navigator is working for you.
Most Used - Drive To, Search, Maps & Traffic, or Tools & More
You can also give Feedback from any page in TeleNav by holding down the “F” key
for two seconds, or by clicking Menu >> Give Feedback in Drive To, Search, and
Maps & Traffic screens. You can speak in your feedback or type it in.
Occasionally, you may also be asked to provide feedback after a navigation session
is finished. To opt out of future feedback surveys, simply check the box, “Do not ask
me for feedback after trips.”
If you ignore the call, the TeleNav GPS application resumes and continues with the function that you were using before
the call came in.
If you answer the call, TeleNav will be operating but “suspended.” After the call, press the Back button to end the call. At
this point, TeleNav should resume from its suspended state. If you are navigating and have gotten off the route, TeleNav
will say “Rerouting” and obtain a new route for you.
NOTE: When TeleNav briefly uses the data network, incoming calls may be blocked. When you are on an incoming
call, TeleNav is still running and will periodically collect a GPS fix from the internal GPS receiver. When this fix is taken,
there may be a very brief loss of intelligibility on the received audio from the caller.
When incoming calls are blocked due to TeleNav GPS Navigator’s use of your carrier’s data network, phone calls go to
your voice mail if you have a voice mail service available.
1. In an Browser go to the TeleNav Web site at www.telenav.com and click on “My TeleNav.”
4. Enter your current PIN number and your new PIN number.
5. Click Submit.
NOTE: You can find your current PIN number by selecting Tools & More >> About >> Your PIN Number:
1. When you are on the TeleNav GPS Navigator Main Menu, press the Back
button on the G1.
You can also press the Menu button from any other screen in TeleNav and then
tap
TeleNav can be removed from your G1 quickly right from the phone. Follow these steps to remove TeleNav from your
G1.
NOTE: You should always remove TeleNav before completing a reinstall of the TeleNav application.
4. Tap Uninstall.
6. Tap OK to finish.
You can also use many of TeleNav’s features on the TeleNav website, like getting driving directions (Route Planning)
and using the Directory to find businesses, churches, schools, and government offices. You can also use the TeleNav
website to add an address to your My Favorites list and manage your My Favorites and Recent Places lists.
To access the TeleNav website, go to http://www.telenav.com. Some of the features are available without logging in,
while others require logging into My TeleNav as described below.
Route planning for planning a trip by entering the starting and destination addresses (this does not update
information on your phone).
The Directory (Search) for finding restaurants, motels, stores, churches, schools, government offices, etc. You
can also get addresses, phone numbers, maps, and directions.
My TeleNav
In My TeleNav, which requires logging in with your phone number and PIN, you can also:
Add an address and save it to the My Favorites list on your phone. The next time you launch the TeleNav GPS
Navigator application on your phone, the new address will appear in your My Favorites and Recent Places lists.
NOTE: Favorites created on the website will only show up in your My Favorites list on the phone after you click
the ‘Refresh’ option on the Favorites page within TeleNav GPS Navigator.
Manage addresses in your My Favorites and Recent Places lists (both of which update information on your
phone). These lists can grow to an unlimited length. You can also delete addresses you no longer need.
Manage an independent Web address book (saved to your Web address book only, not saved to your phone).
Update your personal information including your home and work addresses and your email address.
Enable or disable emails from TeleNav, including marketing emails and Commute Alerts.
If you need to migrate your TeleNav account to a different phone number, please call TeleNav Customer Care at
1-888-353-6284. For security reasons, you cannot perform this change unassisted.
Account cancelled
You do not have a valid TeleNav GPS Navigator account. Contact TeleNav GPS Navigator Customer Care at
1-888-353-6284.
You do not have a valid TeleNav GPS Navigator account. Contact TeleNav GPS Navigator Customer Support at
1-888-353-6284.
Move to an area where your phone has a clearer view of the sky and can still connect with your phone. Please note that
some car windshields that have heat-reflective coatings may reduce the quality of the GPS signal. Your phone should
announce when you have adequate GPS signal again.
Low battery
The GPS will not work if the phone’s battery charge level is below about 15%. Starting with a freshly charged standard
battery, we have used TeleNav for around 4 hours before it became necessary to connect the charging cable. If you get
a low battery warning, connect a charging cable as soon as possible. In some cases, you may need to wait a while for
the battery to become sufficiently charged so that the GPS receiver will work.
If the carrier network signal is weak, move to an area where reception is better and try the function that requires network
access again.
TeleNav GPS Navigator is having technical problems with the specific request that you made. This can be due to an
address that it cannot find, or mapping data that does not allow routing from where you are to where you want to go. In
this case, try to use a nearby address.
If you get an advisory message that TeleNav GPS Navigator is not available, exit the TeleNav GPS Navigator
application and then re-launch it. If the problem recurs, it may be due to a temporary TeleNav GPS Navigator server
outage.
TeleNav GPS Navigator could not generate a route between the two endpoints of the route. This may be a temporary
error if you have a weak GPS signal when establishing the origin, but may be due to errors in the map data in the area
around the destination.
Unable to login
Someone may be fraudulently using your account. You will need to change your PIN and attempt to log in again.
You may see this message for several different reasons: a) your data plan is not active, b) your WIX services are not
enabled, c) you are outside of coverage, d) the data network is currently experiencing difficulties, or
e) the TeleNav server is not acknowledging your phone’s attempt to communicate.
You should call T-Mobile Customer Support to see if it is items a through d, or TeleNav Customer Care at
1-888-353-6284 to see if it is item e.
You do not have a valid TeleNav GPS Navigator account. Order TeleNav GPS Navigator by calling TeleNav GPS
Navigator Customer Support at 1-888-353-6284.
17. FAQs
The data plan allows you to access nationwide routes, maps, and Directory content from the TeleNav GPS Navigator
servers using the data communication features of your phone. These services are different from your cellular airtime. To
order a data plan from T-Mobile, please contact their customer support directly:
How long after I apply for the data service until I can use my TeleNav system?
Generally, it takes until the following business morning before the data services are fully provisioned. If you already have
data services, it should be no more than 4 hours before an added TeleNav plan is active.
TeleNav GPS Navigator uses data to provide its navigation functions. Using data does not use any of your voice
minutes. However, calling the Voice Address Input System does use about 75 seconds per address entered. The Voice
Call feature internal to the TeleNav GPS Navigator application also uses voice minutes.
How do I increase or decrease the voice prompt volume and control the backlighting?
The backlight and speaker volume levels can be controlled from within TeleNav’s Tools & More >> Preferences >>
Navigation menu. Speaker volume can also be controlled with the volume buttons on the right-hand side of the phone. If
the speaker volume is set to at least mid-range and you are still not receiving audio prompts, verify that your phone
profile is not set to vibrate or quiet.
GPS accuracy can range from 20m (approx. 65 ft) to 100m (approx. 328 ft). Most of the time, the GPS is accurate to less
than 50 meters (approx. 164 ft).
The GPS requires an open, clear view of the sky. Buildings, covered parking areas, tunnels, and dense foliage can
cause the GPS receiver to be unable to locate a GPS satellite or may cause extended initialization time (time to first
GPS fix).
If you are parked in a covered parking lot or near a tall building, it is recommended that you move into an open area and
then begin to use the TeleNav GPS Navigator service.
The GPS uses signals from satellites so it needs a clear view of the sky. Tall buildings and other objects that block the
GPS receiver’s view to the sky may make it impossible to determine your location. Sometimes the satellites are not
overhead but near the horizon; in these cases, the GPS receiver in your phone must have a clear view of the horizon.
The TeleNav GPS Navigator application on your phone alerts you if you do not have a valid GPS signal. If this happens,
move to an area where there is a clear view of the sky so the receiver can hear the GPS signals from space.
What happens if I’m using TeleNav GPS Navigator for driving directions and I lose the GPS signal while driving
across a bridge or through a tunnel or lose the GPS signal for some other reason?
TeleNav GPS Navigator remembers the speed at which you were driving before losing the GPS signal. TeleNav GPS
Navigator continues to give you driving directions based on an estimate of the projected distance that you may have
traveled at your last recorded rate of speed. TeleNav GPS Navigator recalculates your current position when you regain
a GPS signal and adjusts your driving directions accordingly.
Send an email with your questions or comments to TeleNav GPS Navigator Customer Support, or enter a comment
through the TeleNav GPS Navigator Web site. We will promptly reply to your inquiries.
Technical Support
Toll Free Customer Support Line: 1-88-TeleNav-4 (1-888-353-6284)
Fax: 408-245-0238
[email protected]
www.telenav.com
TeleNav, Inc.
1130 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
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