Suppport Thread for the TND 500, TND 700 or future Rand McNally products.

Has mark gone awol?

 

i just bought this RM. supposed to be the newest 500 device. i like what it does. but i don't see how it helps any. it has absolutely no setting for type of load you are carrying.

how's it going to help me if i'm carrying a haz or overweight/sized load?

it's nice that it can take you into town and not go down streets built for cars. and has warning for dot and what not. but out in the open road. my sprint navigation works better for actual routing.

i'm going to try this copilot for my android phone. $150. it has those settings for types of loads. and offers more information. i sure hope i didn't spend $350 for something that may or may not get used.

 

All models of the TND will display next exit/next cross road. The display for that is at the bottem of the map page. It's the same dispaly that shows City/County/State and current road. Tapping on that will cycle through the three display options. This is regardless of the "mode" the unit is in ie, routed or follow-me. In route mode, the navigation data is displayed on top of the map page with the next turn to the upper left ( as one is looking at the screen). So it doens't interfer with the data you want to see and which I just described.

For the other question regarding speed, check out the DieselBoss' website-He's got a great comparison chart with the top brands on it. That chart includes the calculation speed.

Mark( but not THEE Mark)

 

This goes way back to the 500/700 units. It's like the thing is biased to certian routes regardless of the user parameters. Strange. It's got to be an insignificent line of code buried somewhere that's not being caught. And if so, that's the kind of thing that's way over my pay grade.

Mark (but not THEE Mark)

 

You can define a load by hazmat type, truck length, height, and weight and other parameters. The manual will lead you to the right menu.