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Metro Navigator
Readme File
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Introduction
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Welcome to Metro Navigator Routing and Mapping CD-ROM.
Based on Navigation Technology's mapping databases,
which contain the most accurate and up-to-date mapping
data available, Metro Navigator can help you get around
major metropolitan cities by drawing maps and plotting
routes based on information you provide. The most
recent Frommer's Travel Guides information is also
included for each city, so you can select Frommer's
information in Metro Navigator to decide on a
restaurant, tour the city or find the nearest golf
course.
Metro Navigator covers a broad metropolitan area that
extends well beyond the heart of the city. This allows
you to plan extended travel routes beyond the city
limits for either business or pleasure.
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System Requirements
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MPC compatible system including:
33 mHz 80486 or better CPU
16 MB RAM or higher
MS Windows« v3.1 or higher, Windows« NT v3.5 or higher,
or Windows« 95 v1.0
640 x 480 256 Color VGA Display.
Higher resolutions may be used.
Sound card recommended.
A sound card is recommended for playing the intro audio
and the Frommer's Top Attractions slide show audio.
Double speed CD-ROM drive or better. A single speed
drive may be used, but program performance will suffer.
Note: Although Metro Navigator is supplied as a 32-bit
program for Windows« 95 use, the discs do not support
autoplay (automatically running Metro Navigator when the
disc is inserted). This is to ensure that there is no
conflict when discs are changed during the program.
In addition, Metro Navigator does not support the
Windows« 95 automatic removal feature.
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Installation Instructions
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Insert the Metro Navigator disc into your CD-ROM drive.
From the Windows« Program Manager, select RUN from the
File menu.
Type the following command at the prompt: d:\setup.
Then click OK. (If necessary, replace "d" with the
letter of your CD-ROM drive.) The installation program
for Metro Navigator will start and prompt you for
information on where to install the Metro Navigator
program and support files. (Alternatively you may
select the CD-ROM icon from the File Manager and double
click on the setup.exe program.)
During program installation, the installer will ask
which cities you wish to install on your hard drive.
Cities that you select to install will run noticeably
faster, but more of your hard drive space will be used
up (45 - 175 megabytes depending on the city). Any city
that you install can be run without the CD-ROM in the
drive. Next, you will be asked to select accelerated
cities. Accelerated cities are cities that have some
critical data files installed to the hard drive to
increase performance, but don't use up nearly the amount
of hard drive space that a fully installed city does
(1 - 7 megabytes depending on the city). The CD-ROM
must be in the drive to run accelerated cities.
Notes:
Under certain circumstances, the display of the
amount of space required is not completely accurate. If
your selected cities will not install try clearing some
extra hard drive space and reinstalling.
These installation instruction apply to Windows« 3.11,
Windows« NT and Windows« 95.
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Helpful Hints
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CITIES
When inserting a city name from the Main Menu of Metro
Navigator, try to be as specific as possible. Use the
city proper name instead of the neighborhood name.
For instance:
Wrong: Crystal City
Right: Arlington
Alternatively, omit the city name altogether and let
Metro Navigator present a list of possible matches
for the address you have typed in. You may then
select the address from the list by double clicking
on it.
New York City, in particular, poses some additional
challenges when entering the city name. The proper
format for an address in New York City is
"NEW YORK CITY-borough", i.e., "NEW YORK CITY-BROOKLYN".
Metro Navigator does not support abbreviated city names
such as LA for Los Angeles and NYC for New York City.
STREET NAMES
When searching or inputting an address name that is
also known as a direction (North, South, East, West),
double quotes should be used. For example:
Wrong: North St
Right: "North" St
Also, be sure to use double quotes when any part of
the street address (road name identifier only) has any
sort of road description associated with its name (Dr, St,
Rd, etc.). For example:
Wrong: Dr. Phillips Drive
Right: "Dr. Phillips" Drive
Note:
Quotes should only be used on the addresses
name and not on the type of road. If you are
have any problems finding an address try using
quotes to help you.
COPYING
You can copy textual directions from Metro Navigator
by performing the following steps.
1) Select addresses in the route list and calculate
route.
2) When the directions come up in the routing
results screen, select the directions using the
mouse. Click at the top portion of the
directions, hold down the mouse button and drag
the mouse pointer to the end of the directions.
3) Using the keyboard hit Ctrl C. This will copy
the text to the clipboard.
4) Once the text is in the clipboard you can paste
it into a multitude of applications, such as
Microsoft« Word, Microsoft« Excel, Power Point,
Notepad, Paintbrush, etc.
DELETING ROUTE LIST ENTRY
When an address is selected from the Route List the
entire entry can be deleted by hitting the DELETE button
on this menu or hitting ALT D from the keyboard.
Individual characters in each entry field can be deleted
by using the keyboard BACKSPACE button.
SEARCHING
In using the Go To feature in the Map and Main Menu you
can not only type in the address, but you can also
search based on the name field. The program will search
your Address Book, Other Places, Restaurants, and Hotels
in this order.
THE MAP
The map is one feature of Metro Navigator that will run
distinctly faster if the city is installed to your
hard drive. If you opt not to install the city, but
do not wish to endure multiple slow redraws of the map
in order to zoom in on an area, remember that you can
place your cursor over the area that you want to zoom
in on and press a number key (1 through # of zoom
levels) to go directly to the level of detail that you
want.
Also, keep in mind that the LEFT mouse button is used to
zoom in, and the RIGHT mouse button is used to zoom out.
When the route list is open over the map you can use the
RIGHT mouse button to center the map on any address in
the route list. The LEFT mouse button can be used to
select addresses from the route list and to drag and
drop addresses to reorder them.
NUMBERS
When inserting a numbered street be sure to type in the
NUMBER instead of the textual representation.
For instance:
Wrong: Sixth Street
Right: 6th Street
Also, when the lists of hotels, restaurants and other
places are sorted alphabetically, numbered data items
will be listed in the beginning of the list prior to
the textual items.
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Technical Support
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For technical support please dial 1-310-444-6100 to
reach Philips Media.
For the Philips Media Home and Family Entertainment
web site:
http://www.philipsmedia.com/media/home
For the Metro Navigator web site:
http://www.philipsmedia.com/metronavigator