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2014 Navigation system basics Paul Pearson Bowling Green Revision 3.0

Index Contents 1. Introduction...3 2. Overview...4 3. Navigation overview...4 4. Destination Entry....6 5. Points of Interest (POI s)....9 6. Contact integration... 16 7. Additional Destination options... 19 8. Adding Waypoints to your trip...20 9. Saving Destinations, current location and POIs...22

Using the Seventh Generation Corvette Navigation System. 1. Introduction Moving forward from the previous generation Denso navigation radio in the 2005 2013, this next generation system is a full-fledged, Linux based infotainment system. Users that have had exposure to the Cadillac CUE system or other vehicles within the GM line using the My Link system will find this unit very familiar to operate. The system incorporates a 24 bit color, 8 multi-touch capable touch screen. Additionally, you will find a concealed storage location to place and charge your phone or mp3 player while in use. This is located behind the screen. The system supports device connection via Bluetooth and I/O courtesy of USB, SD and a 3.5 mm Auxiliary in connection for non-usb enabled legacy devices with audio out capability. Users will find this unit much easier to use than the previous generation system and find the input and the menu structure for commands much more intuitive. In addition to navigation functionality, owners will find updated features such as navigation and traffic tools, weather, Pandora, AM/FM and XM radio and a rear facing camera. This added technology comes with a lot of available information at the users finger tips and you will still need to invest some time in learning this system if you want to get the most out of it. The screen uses navigation gestures that will be familiar to anyone who has used a current generation smart phone or tablet with swipe, tap and pinch to zoom functionality. Navigation of the system and its commands are augmented with a very clean voice recognition system by Nuance that goes beyond basic commands but is most useful in navigation, audio and calling features. Picture this as a little bit like Apple s Siri but it is installed and processed locally in the vehicle. Much like my last tutorial, this guide will focus on system functionality and make use of screen shots and simple to use language to help you find your way around the system.

2. Overview The main menu screen is icon based. Each of the icons can be moved and arranged. Outside temperature to the top left, clock to the top right and favorites button to the lower right of the screen. On the bezel to the left of the main touch screen you will find the power button, the volume knob and button to raise and lower the screens. Below the touch screen you will find button to bring up the radio display, the media display screen and a home button to get back to the main menu. In the center below the screen you will find a menu button to bring up the audio system menu and to the right you will find Forward/Seek and Backward/Seek and a Back button. Lastly, note the arrow presented on the right and left sides of the screen. These will be used to scroll between screens. 3. Navigation overview Let s move right in to the navigation system.. This marks the end of DVD based navigation for the Corvette. It makes use of a proprietary adaptation of the Navteq database. The 2014 Corvette navigation system is upgradeable via software download through a USB port.

Once you have selected the Navigation icon from the main menu you will be greated by a very nice full screen implementation of the map screen. You will have the option to configure 2D and 3D views as well as zoom features (with buttons at the bottom or multi-touch capability). The menu at the bottom will timeout if not used. Once this happens, a touch anyplace on the screen will bring it back in to service. You will also note that there is a very nice sub-menu at the top that will give you access to your commonly used icons. For example, audio menu, return to the navigation menu, telephone menu and climate control menu. You can alter this configuration and include three to five favorites. Also, deleting an icon from the sub-menu will not delete it from the main menu. Along the bottom you will find zoom out, zoom in, reset view, destination entry sub-menu and system menu where you will change view and preference settings.

4. Destination Entry. Destination entry can be from the map (tap and mark or select from displayed points of interest, or from a keypad where you can type in an address, street, intersection or search term. Once you press the Destination Menu icon, select Address and you will be greeted with a keyboard screen. Type in your destination address. Give it as much accurate information as you have. Including the city, state and or zip code will narrow the search results and reduce the search time. Press Go at the top left. Once you have your destination entered you will be presented with an overview and your choices for beginning navigation and estimated time of arrival.

Once you select go, you will be able to see an overview of the route depending upon your map scale and view your turn list with another tap. On the right side of the map screen you will see a box that lists your arrival time and shows a graphic of your next driving direction. Pressing the top section of this box (with the flag and time display) you can change your view option from arrival time to the number of hours for your trip. If you press the NAV icon in the upper tray, you can change your view from top down to 3D to north facing. Each press will cycle to the next view option. You will also see roads highlighted on the map screen, this shows your route. You can vary the amount of detail by zooming in and zooming out with the menu buttons. If you have the traffic feature enabled, it will highlight the roads with color showing traffic flow* and you will be presented with icons for accidents and construction issues on your route*. You can view your turn by turn list by pressing on the large black box with the arrow in it on the right of a navigation screen while under route guidance. This will present you with your turn by turn route overview.

(* requires a valid subscription to XM services) Selecting any section of the route will bring up an overview of that section on the map display to the right of the screen. You can scroll using your finger on the arrow at the bottom or sliding the display bar up and down. Select by pressing your finger on the screen on your choice. You can also use the ring at the outside of the menu knob and select using the menu button in the center of the knob. If you elect not to take this route or if you want to end your trip early, select the menu button and you will be presented with the navigation settings menu and if you are under route guidance, the first option you will be presented with will be to end your trip.

5. Points of Interest (POI s). The second most frequently used method of destination entry is likely to be the point of interest icons. POI s must be enabled in the map options. You can access this screen from the menu tray icon in the navigation app. Select the Menu button and scroll down to Display Places of Interest Icons. This will bring up another menu screen where you can select the types of POI icons that you would like to display. Simply scroll down the list and make your selections. This can be accomplished by pressing an arrow or sliding the bar with your finger. Touch a box or use the MENU hard key to make your selections.

In this view you will note the generic POI s displayed on the map. Generic in so much as they are not identified by brand but it will be clear in viewing them that some are food, some are banks, some are lodging, etc. just not brand specific as some of the restaurant icon s were in the previous generations system. Selecting one of the icons will bring up additional details about the proximity of your selection to your current location. If multiple POI s are present in the general vicinity of your press, it will bring up a dialog box that will show you each point of interest and you can select from the list to get additional information by pressing on the POI name and the selecting INFO.

For a single POI on screen, pressing the I on the detail box will bring up even more details like Name, address and phone number. From this screen you can select this POI as a destination by pressing Go. Save it as contact to the vehicle by pressing Save or press the Info button at the top center to bring up additional info and the phone number.

From the info screen shown above, you can navigate to this POI by pressing Go. You can save it as a contact by pressing Save. You can add it as a waypoint to your trip by pressing the plus icon or you can call the phone number as listed by pressing the phone icon. You will first be presented with a POI category list. You can scroll down the list to pick a category. These category lists will continue to allow you to refine your criteria. For example, pressing Food and Nightlife will exapand to show different types of venues by cuisine and type of establishment. Coffee shops, Nightlife and Restaurants (the number in parenthesis will indicate how many of each type are contained within. Expanding the Restaurant list will further allow you to break down your selection by type of cuisine and category.

Much like the Destination address entry, you can also search for POI s via the built in keyboard. Press the POI icon from the navigation destination menu and select Search All at the top of the list of POI categories on the first page of the menu. To begin your search, type in information about the POI that you are trying to find. The system will display results based on proximity.

You can alter your search results by pressing the sort button. It will start with a list displayed by proximity with the closest to you at the top of the list. Pressing sort will allow you to change that sort from proximity to alphabetical and lastly by confidence. You will also note that your POI selection screen changes depending upon whether or not you are currently under route guidance. The assumption is that if you are under route guidance you will want to select from points of interest that are along your route to your desired destination.

You can change this by pressing the Search Nearby button on the displayed map segment. Doing so will allow you to change your search criteria from Along Route (if under route guidance) to Nearby, Near Destination (if under route guidance) or Another Location which you can specify using the keyboard. Once you have mastered the basics of destinations via address entry or the included POI database, it's time to move on to using some of the more advanced features of the system.

6. Contact Integration If you have a Bluetooth enabled smartphone you can ask the system to pair with your device and integrate your contact entries for use in navigating and communications. The first step will be to "Pair" your device to the Bluetooth system in the car. You can do this from the Menu screen Settings menu or from the phone menu. From the main menu, select the Phone icon. Using your finger on the screen or the outer ring of the Menu knob, scroll down the list to Bluetooth. From the menu at the bottom, select Phones at the right and select Pair New Device. Make sure you device has Bluetooth capability and that Bluetooth is turned on and your device is discoverable. Follow the on screen prompts and enter the PIN that appears on the screen on your device. This should return a Successfully paired message when complete. If you want to add another device, simply select the pair device button on the screen and repeat the process:

The system has access to two contact lists. A vehicle list (which is generated when you "save" a contact that you have brought up in the navigation system or called on the phone and select the SAVE option on the detail screen. These saved contacts are available to both systems. The second contact list that the system can access is from your cell phone connected via Bluetooth. The car will actually download a snapshot of the contact list on your device (if your device supports this and the feature is enabled) and it will refresh the list each time your phone is connected (again, if your phone supports this feature and it is enabled.) and it will display it when a device is connected. The refresh of the contact list can take time (up to several minutes) on connection so a contact that you just added and are sure is there, may not appear right away when you connect. This is because you are seeing the snapshot of the previous contact list before the refresh. This second option becomes the "centralized" contact list that you are seeking but only when the device is connected and it is made available to both the navigation software and the phone software. The system will generally ignore incomplete listings (no phone number or no address as well and will often ignore when one or the other is missing. It also prefers contacts to have a defined naming convention and a complete contact list entry - ie if you attempt to use first name, last name and comment on all three lines (some folks do this to ensure it is searchable in either conventional list) the system will ignore the entry as it doesn't know how to classify it. Just use a first name on the first name line, a last name on the last name line, give it an address and a phone number and it will refresh.

7. Additional Destination options: The navigation database can help you navigate to intersections or streets in a location. Entering a street and zip code will generate a search result showing matching streets and intersections.

Having chosen from the intersections or streets search results, you can then further refine your choice from the presented list to continue your navigation. Selecting any of these on the list will show you the selection on the map window to the right. 8.0 Adding Waypoints to your trip Waypoints are added as an additional destination while under route guidance

You add a waypoint just like you add any other destination. These can be added from contacts, addresses, POIs or points on the map. Select the destination and tell the system to start route guidance to that new destination. You will be prompted to add it as a waypoint or set it as a new destination. Once the waypoint is added, access the Waypoint Trip screen by pressing the Route Box on the map screen. From this screen you can edit your waypoints or allow the system to optimize your trip. This will sort the waypoint destinations according to your system preferences.

9. Saving Destinations, contacts, current locations and points of interest. You can save Addresses, Contacts and Points of Interest as a Favorites. You can save addresses, contacts and points of interest locations to the vehicle contact list. Favorites give you direct access from any sub-system to information stored as a Favorite (song, address, etc.) Vehicle contacts give you access to the address without having to search or enter address information and all while not having to worry about what phone is currently paired with the vehicle. Saving a destination. Type or select the address. From the navigation screen, press the favorites "chevron" icon in the lower right corner. This will bring up your favorites menu. Press and hold (or scroll to) the favorite of your choice. Alternatively, you can save it as a vehicle contact by pressing Save and following the on screen prompts

Saving your current location or point on the map is a similar process to saving a destination.

Select the vehicle icon. Press the information box. From the navigation screen, press the favorites chevron in the lower right corner. This will bring up your favorites menu. Press and hold (or scroll to) the favorite of your choice. Alternatively, you can save it as a vehicle contact by pressing Save and following the on screen prompts Saving your Point of Interest is again a similar process to saving a destination. Select the POI icon. Press the information box. From the navigation screen, press the favorites chevron in the lower right corner.

This will bring up your favorites menu. Press and hold (or scroll to) the favorite of your choice. Alternatively, you can save it as a vehicle contact by pressing Save and following the on screen prompts