23. Real-Time Traffic Information

Figure 69: Maestro's Traffic Alert Icons

Maestro 3140 supports Magellan's optional TrafficKit, a special docking cradle that includes an integrated TMC traffic receiver. TrafficKit sells for around $75 and comes with a complimentary 3-month subscription, after which you'll need to activate an annual subscription (about $60).

Real-time traffic information enables Maestro to evaluate current traffic conditions along your route and choose an alternate, faster route if appropriate. If a traffic event along your route will cause a delay, Maestro will alert you to the problem and ask if you want to route around it.

Figure 70: Traffic Options Menu

The Traffic Options screen allows you to enter traffic subscription information, view the status of the traffic receiver, and specify what actions that Maestro should take when it detects traffic events along your planned route.

Figure 71: Traffic Selection Menu

This screen allows you to specify whether or not Maestro should automatically choose an alternate route if there is a traffic-related problem along your planned route. It also allows you to enable or disable the traffic feature altogether.

24. Bluetooth

Figure 72: Bluetooth Main Menu

The Bluetooth function of the Magellan Maestro allows you to use the Maestro as a hands-free device for a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone. You can answer and dial your phone by using the Maestro's touch screen.

To access the Bluetooth menu, tap on the telephone icon from the Main Menu.

To pair a device with the Maestro for the first time, you'll use the "Pair Mode " icon.

Figure 73: Pairing Maestro with a Bluetooth Enabled Phone

Tapping on "Pair Mode"initiates the pairing process between Maestro and your cell phone.

Figure 74: Entering the Bluetooth Passkey

Before Maestro can complete the pairing process with your cell phone, you'll need to enter the Bluetooth passkey to your cell phone.

Figure 75: Maestro, Paired with a Bluetooth Enabled Cell Phone

Once Maestro has successfully paired to a Bluetooth enabled cell phone, the connected phone will be shown on the bottom of the main Bluetooth screen, as shown above.

Figure 76: Using Maestro as a Hands-Free Speakerphone

Once paired with a cell phone, you can access the cell phone's address book, place and receive phone calls using Maestro as the speakerphone, and dial POI's from the POI database.

Using Maestro as a hands-free speakerphone in the car had mixed results. When parked in a quiet cabin, sound quality was good and both parties could hear the conversation well. However, when traveling at highway speeds, I found Maestro's internal speaker too quiet to hear the phone conversation, and people I called complained they could hear their own echo.

Figure 77: Using Bluetooth to Receive SMS Messages

If your phone supports SMS, you can view incoming SMS messages on Maestro via the Short Message screen.

Figure 78: Accessing the Call History via Bluetooth

Once successfully paired, Maestro can access your cell phone's call logs.

Figure 79: Maestro's Bluetooth Manager

Bluetooth connections are managed via the Bluetooth Manager, shown above. From here you can remove the link between Maestro and a paired device, copy over the phone book from a paired device, and access the call history on your cell phone.