Magellan 5045T GPS Receiver User Manual


 
Traffic
Glossary
RDS: Radio Data System. Infrastructure that broadcasts digital information on the FM band.
TMC: Trafc Message Channel, one of the types of information that a Radio Data System can broadcast.
Public TMC Service: In some countries, there is at least one TMC service provider that broadcasts Trafc information
free of charge. The Magellan RoadMate automatically receives public TMC services, whichever country you are in. For
the updated list of countries and providers, please, check www.magellanGPS.com.
Trafc Message: A message received by the Magellan RoadMate that contains the description of a Trafc event.
Trafc Event: An event liable to disturb the ow of trafc.
Traffic Incidents
When routing, if a trafc incident(s), slow trafc or stopped trafc will delay your
arrival, the trafc icon on the Map screen will display the computed delay due
to trafc in the red box below the trafc icon. Across the top of the display is the
banner for coupons and offers that are available for Trafc Link users.
Avoiding a Trafc Incidents
When the trafc icon indicates a delay and you are on a route, you can select
to avoid any or all of the trafc incidents that can impact your drive.
Tap on the red trafc icon while traveling on a route. A screen displaying
your current route and a computed route that avoids the trafc incident is
displayed.
Tap Avoid Trafc to select the newly computed route.
.Traffic Icons
There is a trafc icon on the Map screen that will give a visual indication of the trafc status in your immediate vicinity
or, if travelling on a route, the delays that can be expected if you continue to follow the current route. When you are
travelling on a route, the delay is presented in the box below the trafc icon. When not on a route, the box is not
displayed.
Green if delay is less than 15% of the time for the
entire trip.
Red is the deleay is more than 15% of the time
for the entire trip. Popup is displayed if the delay
is more than 20% of the entire trip and there is a
better alternative route.