OnCourse Navigator 6.0 (OCN) for PDA
Quick Start Guide
Thank you for choosing OCN as your in-car navigator. The SD card version of the
program is very easy to use. You only need to plug the card into your PDA. A simple setup
procedure will then run automatically. Later OCN will start when you insert the card into the PDA
and will exit (without losing any data) when you remove it.
Plug & GO – as simple as that
Contents of this manual:
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What’s in the box?
What’s on the SD card?
Automatic setup
How to start the setup manually (optional)
Ready to navigate
o The first steps if you have no GPS
o The first steps if you have GPS
Automatic GPS detection
Manual GPS configuration
Out on the road
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What’s in the box?
On unpacking OCN6 you will find a preprogrammed OCN SD Card, a CD including multilingual
manuals and this printed Quick Start Guide. That is all you need to use OCN.
Please insert this SD Card into your PDA.
NOTE: If you have purchased a miniSD / microSD card version, you will need to remove the
miniSD /microSD adapter before using the memory card.
Note: Never format this SD Card or delete any content. Formatting this SD Card
means losing your license key and the complete map material!
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When the PDA recognizes the card, OCN first asks you if the setup should
start or not. Tap Yes to set up and start using OCN now, or No to set it up
later.
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The OCN environment is set up on your PDA within a few seconds.
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Now choose the language of the program and the voice profile for the navigation
guidance. First select the written language of OCN then tap OK to confirm your selection.
Languages are listed in alphabetical order. Use the Previous/Next buttons if your
preferred language is not on the first page.
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Now select the voice profile for the guided navigation the same way you did for the written
language. There may be several different possibilities in your preferred language. To help
you choose the appropriate one, when tapping any of the lines, OCN will play a few words
with the selected profile. Highlight the line of your choice then tap OK to confirm your
selection.
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The setup procedure is finished, OCN is ready to run, and starts automatically. Before
using OCN the first time, you need to read carefully and Accept the End User License
Agreement or Decline it if you do not agree with the conditions and limitations. In the
latter case you will exit OCN.
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When Accept is selected the OCN main screen appears automatically. You are now
ready to use the program.
How to start the setup manually (optional)
If your PDA does not support the automatic setup, it is also easy to start manually.
You need to do the following:
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Open the Start menu (by tapping the Windows logo in the top left corner)
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Open Programs
Launch File Explorer
Open the folder of the memory card (its name depends on your PDA, usual
names are ‘Storage Card’, ‘SD Card’, etc.)
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Tap on AUTORUN
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Then follow the setup procedure as described in ‘Automatic setup’.
Ready to navigate
Now that the installation is complete and OCN is running, you are ready to start using it. Without
GPS it can be used as a digital map (e.g. to search for addresses or POIs, to browse the map or
use it as an off-line reference for navigation), but with the addition of a GPS device (that is able to
communicate with your PDA) it can be turned into the ultimate navigation system.
The program offers several custom settings for your comfort described in detail in the OCN
select Support menu. You may download a PDF version of the User Manual on that page.
However the factory settings let you start using OCN with its full functionality and comfort.
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The first steps if you have no GPS:
Tap the MAP button on the main screen to start using the program as a map, searching
for Points of Interest, or looking for addresses.
The screen is set to give you the maximum map size possible. You can move the map in
any direction by simply dragging it. You can also drag and stretch the scale at the bottom to set
the zoom level. Use the PDA cursor buttons to turn and scale the map. Tap any map location to
have the name of the street displayed together with the house number and the list of the nearest
POIs. You can then mark this point with a pin or save it as a POI. In addition various other options
are available in the different menus accessible from the corners of the screen. You can find a
website at www.OnCourseNavigator.com
The first steps if you have GPS:
Make sure your GPS has already been recognized by the handheld computer (e.g. a
Bluetooth GPS device needs to be searched for, connected and paired using the built-in
Bluetooth manager application of the PDA). Now you are ready to set up the connection
to OCN.
When OCN is first started, a black satellite dish with a red exclamation mark is displayed at the
bottom left corner. This shows that there is no GPS connection.
Tap this icon to bring up the GPS Data screen where you have two options.
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Automatic GPS detection
The easiest way to connect your GPS is to launch Detect in the bottom right corner.
The program will check each available communication port with all possible port speeds
and communication protocols to automatically detect your GPS. This may take one or
two minutes. The successful connection is confirmed by OCN, and the communication between
your GPS and your PDA is indicated by a blinking green light on the left. Unless you are inside a
building or under heavy foliage, shortly after this the satellite positions and reception strength bars
should appear in the upper section of the screen, and when the GPS device finds its position, the
exact location coordinates together with date, time, accuracy, elevation and speed information
become available in the lower part of the screen.
Your GPS is now set up and next time you run OCN, it will automatically connect
using the same settings. Now you can return to the main screen by tapping the arrow in
the top left corner. The satellite dish in the bottom left corner is now white (if you have a
GPS fix) or red (if you are inside a building), and the exclamation mark has disappeared.
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Manual GPS configuration
If you know where and how the GPS is connected, select Config. instead of Detect.
In the next screen you need to set the communication protocol (NMEA or SIRF), the
communication port (e.g. COM1 or COM4) and the communication speed in Bauds
(4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 or 57600).
Having connected the GPS receiver with your settings, tap OK to return to the GPS Data
screen, or tap the arrow in the top left corner to cancel the operation leaving the factory
settings untouched.
If you have selected OK and your settings are correct, the result will be the same as with
the Detect function. The green light on the left will start blinking immediately, and after a
short wait satellite positions, signal strength bars, actual coordinates, date, time, accuracy,
elevation and speed will be displayed. Now you can return to the main screen by tapping the
arrow in the top left corner. The satellite dish in the bottom left corner is
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now white (if you have a GPS fix) or red (if you are inside a building), and the
exclamation mark has disappeared.
Out on the road
The first steps of the GPS aided navigation are also very easy.
If you have no exact destination to reach or you just want to try OCN cruising around
for a while, tapping COCKPIT in the main screen will take you to the driving screen
where the automatically rotated 3D map will instantly put you on the virtual road.
As you start driving you will see how the blue arrow (yellow at night) keeps showing your
exact location and heading on the map. At the lower part of the screen some important
travel data is also shown (e.g. the street you are driving on and your current speed).
If you already have a destination to reach, choose FIND & GO instead of COCKPIT and
enter the Find section of OCN.
Here you can select your destination by giving its coordinates, you can choose it from
the built-in data of the map (city names, intersections, exact addresses or Points of
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Interest), but later also from the previous search results, your own POI database, and
your favorite destinations (originally called Home and Work).
As soon as you pick a location in Find, OCN will switch to the Cockpit screen and navigation
begins. Just listen to the voice and follow the instructions.
Now you are using OCN for navigation, its main function. This was the aim of this short manual. To
explore the full functionality and extra features of OCN we strongly encourage you to read the full
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