sat nav view perspectives

[JHorwitz]

Does the r56 nav have an option to show your route in the way shown in the picture below?

http://www.mini2.com/galleries/showp...hp?photo=43125

all the images i have seen show a very bleak view like this one below?

YouTube - R56 2007 MINI Cooper S Sat Nav Map

any help? thanks

[Nath316]

you mean you want birds eye view

[JHorwitz]

i want more like the tomtom graphical

[monkeynuts]

like this....
came out in Version 26 on the R53

[JHorwitz]

can you get that view on the r56 nav?

[ratbag98]

Yes. In Navigation (the screen where you can enter a new destination or select the On-Screen Info), go down to the bottom, then across to "Perspective".

Rob

[JHorwitz]

you cant get the tom tom graphic style on the new sat nav its very plain, and doesnt look at all like the r53 graphics shown or the tom tom ones like i asked

[ratbag98]

I beg leave to differ - I have the new satnav on my R56 and I get a 3d view with icons etc. In what way is that different from the TomTom-style view? I'll post a picture tomorrow, but rest assured, if you want a 3D view, the R56 sat-nav has it.

[TonyFoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by ratbag98 (original)

Yes. In Navigation (the screen where you can enter a new destination or select the On-Screen Info), go down to the bottom, then across to "Perspective".

Rob

Ratbag98 is the perspective mode available on the R56 'out of the box'? On my R53 MK4 I had to enable it through the hidden set menu sequence before the option was added as an extra item on the menu.

[ratbag98]

This is a standard Sept 07 build R56 SatNav. The effect is more striking in towns with many streets, but I hope you get the idea. There's a little icon in the top corner of my images, one indicates a North-oriented map (the arrow with an N) and the other represents a birds-eye view (the image of a car from above and behind). By moving the joystick to the right and selecting this icon you can change the view whilst looking at the map, alternatively you can choose the appropriate view from the menu, as shown in the middle picture. I've not included a picture of the third possible view, which is a car direction-oriented plan view.

Here's the pictorial evidence:

[Milgauss]

Ratbag - can you zoom in and view the map in birds eye view so that the view is more close up - i.e. only the near roads are visible and you can see their names (like a normal Garmin / Tom Tom view)?

Thanks for the pics btw

[JHorwitz]

to me the pictures posted above for the r53 sat nav are a lot clearer, mainly due to the colour and am a bit disapointed withh the new layout, i have ordered my car with the nav that i get tomorrow

[rellik666]

Hey how do you get the perspective view on the R53, I can't find it?

Cheers

[rkw]

Quote: Originally Posted by rellik666 (original)

Hey how do you get the perspective view on the R53, I can't find it?

Press the knob while a map is displayed. Scroll down to Map positioning and select it. You should have 3 choices available: Pointing North, Travel direction, and Perspective

If the Perspective selection isn't shown, you first need to enable it in the service menu. Bring up the main MENU screen and open the Set menu. Then press and hold the MENU button for about 10 seconds. The service menu should appear. Scroll all the way down to the second page, where there should be a Perspective setting, and turn it on. Then go back to a map and try to select Perspective view again.

All of this is assuming that your Nav unit is installed with at least V27 level firmware (released in early 2006). Personally, I think perspective view looks good but I don't use it because it doesn't display street names.

[ratbag98]

Quote: Originally Posted by Milgauss (original)

Ratbag - can you zoom in and view the map in birds eye view so that the view is more close up - i.e. only the near roads are visible and you can see their names (like a normal Garmin / Tom Tom view)?

Thanks for the pics btw

Milgauss,

You can zoom in and out (125 yds is the closest, x miles is the furthest - above a certain point it drops back to plan view). You can't see the street names, only road numbers, if memory serves - I'm normally just relying on the arrows/voice when I get to the street level, unless I'm parked.

Glad I could help,

Rob.