Figure 29: Magellan Maestro's New Map Screen

1. Direction indicator - Tap to view the Current Location screen where you can save your position into your Address Book
2. Zoom out
3. Current position icon
4. Next maneuver icon - Tap on this icon to display the Maneuver List screen
5. Distance to next maneuver - Tap to repeat the last voice command
6. Main Menu button - Tap to go to the Main Menu screen
7. ETA / Distance Remaining - Tap to toggle between distance remaining to reach destination, time remaining, and estimated arrival time.
8. Street name for next maneuver
9. Volume control - Tap to display the Volume Setting screen where the loudness can be adjusted or muted
10. Zoom in
11. Satellite Status - Optimal satellite reception when all four green bars are filled. Tap this icon to display the GPS Status screen
12. Street name currently on

Maestro's new map view is part of the new interface overhaul the Magellan developed for the Maestro series. Initial feedback on the Maestro 3100 was mixed, and many customers (myself included) felt Magellan had actually degraded the quality of the map screen rather than improved it.

Thankfully, Magellan listened to feedback and has significantly improved the Map screen on the 3140 to reflect the customer feedback

Figure 30: Maestro 3140's Improved Map Screen

Magellan has addressed customer complaints regarding the Maestro 3100's Map Screen, and made the following important improvements to the 3140's Map Screen (Shown Above):

• The font size has been increased for improved readability
• Zoom out / in buttons have been made less transparent, and are more easily seen on the map
• The ETA is (finally) displayed on the map. This is the first Magellan GPS to display the arrival time - hallelujah!.

Magellan deserves praise for responding quickly to customer feedback regarding Maestro 3100's Map Screen, and correcting those issues on the 3140's Map Screen.

Magellan will be issuing a free software update that will deliver these same map improvements to the Maestro 3100 and 4040.

Figure 31: Magellan's Excellent TrueView Split Screen View

Split screen is a fantastic feature unique to Magellan that makes it easy to see the next maneuver. Shortly before an upcoming turn, Magellan's "split screen" view is displayed and a chime sounds, letting you know that you'll need to make a turn soon.

Like previous Magellan GPS units, the Maestro 3140 does a good job notifying you of an upcoming maneuver. However, I did notice that Magellan has shortened the turn alert from the previous setting of 2 miles to the current setting of 1 mile before a turn. So instead of getting notification of the next maneuver 2 miles before the turn, Maestro alerts you just 1 mile before the turn, and then again 0.2 miles before the turn. For highway driving, I found these intervals too short, and would prefer to see Magellan return to the standard 2-mile notifications.

10. Viewing the Maneuvering List

Figure 32: Accessing the Maneuver List From the Map Screen

When navigating to a destination with the Maestro 3140, the "Maneuver List", or text list of all upcoming turns, can be viewed at any time by pressing on the turn icon in the lower-left corner, shown above. You can also view the maneuver list before you start driving.

Figure 33: The Maneuver List

The Maneuver List screen displays a text list of all upcoming turns. Each line in the maneuver list provides details about the maneuver in the order they are to be made, with the next maneuver at the top of the list. The bottom bar displays the distance and time to the next maneuver, as well as the total distance to the destination.

To exclude a particular road and force Maestro to find an alternate route that avoids that street, tap on the maneuver from this list and then tap "Exclude".

Figure 34: Magellan's Route Exclusion Feature

Magellan makes it easy to avoid a particular road or highway along your route - simply tap on the road you want to avoid from the maneuvering list (shown in figure 33), and then tap the Exclude button.

11. Canceling the Route

Figure 35: Canceling a Route

When routing to a destination, you can cancel the route easily by tapping on Menu from the map screen, and then tapping on "Cancel Route". It's nice to see this command easily located right on the main menu ( displayed only when navigating to a destination); some other GPS devices hide the cancel route function deep within the menu system.

Figure 36: Are You Sure You Want To Cancel the Route?

Tapping on Cancel Route from the previous menu brings up the cancel confirmation dialog screen, shown above. Tap on Yes to cancel the route and return to the main menu, or tap No to return to the previous menu.

12. Using the Detour Feature

Figure 37: Accessing the Detour Feature

There may be times when you encounter heavy traffic or a closed road and want/need to detour around the problem area. Magellan's "detour" feature allows you to do just that. Tapping on the Detour icon from the main menu (shown above) brings up the Detour screen, shown below.

Figure 38: Using the Detour Feature

The Detour page asks you to specify how far you want to avoid the road you are currently traveling on.

For example, if you're stuck in traffic caused by an accident not far from your current position, you may only want to avoid the current road for 3 miles or less. However, if the entire highway is closed due to flooding, or you know that the traffic extends for miles, you may want to take a longer detour of 5, 10, or any custom number of miles.

13. Using the Exit POI's Feature

Figure 39: Accessing the Exit POI Feature

Another excellent feature unique to Magellan is the "Exit POI's" feature. Exit POI provides a way of accessing commonly used POIs that are near an exit you are approaching while traveling on a freeway. Exit POIs include restaurants, gas stations, auto repair, shops, and hotels. Note that Exit POIs can only be accessed while driving on a highway (either en route to a destination or just driving).

To access the Exit POIs, tap on Menu from the Map screen and then tap the Exit POI's icon, shown above.

Figure 40: Using the Exit POI Feature

The Exit POI screen, shown above, displays a list of upcoming exits, along with the 4 categories of POIs: food, gas, auto repair, and lodging. To see the available POIs for a given category at an exit, tap on the category icon. For example, to see all the restaurants at a particular exit, tap on the restaurant icon for the exit you want to view, and the Maestro produces a list of all restaurants located at that exit (shown below).

Figure 41: Viewing POI Details via the Exit POI Menu

You can route to any POI found via the Exit POI by tapping on the POI from the results list, shown above.