20. Configuring Navigation Options

Most of the options you'll actually care about are located in the Options menu within the Navigation application.

Figure 70: Navigation Configuration

Figure 71: POI Selection

The POI Selection page allows you to configure which POI icons will be displayed on the map.

Figure 72: Address Book Options

This page allows you to clear addresses from the address book.

Figure 73: Map Options

The Map Options page allows you to switch between a 2D or 3D map view. Heading Up / North Up sets the top of the map display to be either the direction you are heading, or North (North Up is only available when the map is set to 2D mode). TrueView displays a close-up on the map shortly before a maneuver, then returns to the normal map view just prior to the maneuver. Split TrueView displays a split-screen shortly before a maneuver, with half the screen showing a 3D arrow illustrating the turn you will need to make, and the other half showing the map view. You can disable both TrueView and Split TrueView by un-checking the boxes on this page.

Figure 74: Map Colors

This screen allows you to customize the map colors for both the Day and Night mode, and enable or disable automatic switching from day to night mode.

Figure 75: Route Preferences

By default the Magellan RoadMate will automatically re-calculate the route if you miss a turn or wander off the planned route. If, for some reason, you want to disable automatic re-routing, you can do so here.

Figure 76: Detour Options

The RoadMate can detect when you are traveling slower than expected on a given road or highway, and can automatically suggest an alternate route. When enabled, the RoadMate will display a detour icon on the map screen, which you can then tap and have the GPS route you an alternative way. This screen allows you to enable or disable the feature, set the default distance the unit will route you around a traffic problem, and specify after how many minutes of moving slowly the RoadMate will consider a detour.

Figure 77: Tone Options

A nice Magellan feature is that the unit will play an alert tone to indicate that a maneuver is upcoming. This page allows you to choose between a bell, chime, or beep.

Figure 78: Text to Speech Settings

The RoadMate 2200T includes text-to-speech technology, which allows the RoadMate to announce not only the next turn, but also say the actual name of the street or highway.

Figure 79: GPS Options

This page allows you to check the status of the GPS signal or set a starting location for the GPS receiver.

Figure 80: Backup and Restore

Backup and Restore will save all your addresses, trips, and configuration settings to an SD card.

21. Screen Brightness

Figure 81: Screen Brightness: RoadMate 2200T vs. Garmin nuvi 660

Screen brightness on the Magellan RoadMate 2200T is acceptable, although not exceptional. It is noticeably less bright, for example, than the Garmin nuvi 660 (although the nuvi is almost twice as expensive as the 2200T). I found the display on the 2200T easy to read in most situations. However, in direct bright sunlight, the display was difficult to see.