Navigation & Audio Can you change the way street names are displayed?

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Oct 9, 2007 | 01:05 PM

#26

Birdman

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From: Long Island, NY

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Grande

Also no street names are displayed if you are in perspective view. So that might be the issue.

Yep, that MUST be it. There is nothing in the manual on "how to display street names", becuase there is no such option. They are always displayed when you are zoomed in, in "Map direction of Travel". And I LOVE saying "Map Perspective" or "Map Direction of Travel" and watching the screen change. Voice command is pretty cool.

Oct 9, 2007 | 02:11 PM

#27

R56 Ed

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From: Edgewater, MD

That's good information. I didn't know! Will go out and see later tonight. Thanks!

Oct 10, 2007 | 08:45 AM

#28

peppysq

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From: Burlingame, CA

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robin Casady

I believe there are different ways to view the NAV. IIRC, you can have the map full screen, or you can have a split screen where the other part has a directional arrow with the name of the upcoming street in fairly large type. I use the spit screen and don't have any trouble reading the street.

Robin how do you get the map in split screen. I know you can have it split screen when it's guiding you, but it sounds like you can have it split screen without guidance.

Oct 10, 2007 | 08:59 AM

#29

TheBigNewt

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CC

Just got my Sept build R56 with Nav and am having some real heart burn with this as well. One thing I noticed that helps a tiny bit, and you have to dangerously take your eyes off the road in order to see, but there is a small black dot associated with each road name on the applicable road (line). It is usually next to the first or the last letter of the name. Not easy to see, but it seems to help in the less cluttered displays.

That is the most helpful post I've seen in awhile. I would have gotten almost every street wrong in Ninja's screenshot without that info. It's not easy to see the dot either, I hope it's easier in real life.

Oct 10, 2007 | 09:01 AM

#30

TheOfficeMaven

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From: Orange County, CA

The nav in the 1st gen MINIs can be in split screen mode all the time. However, I do believe that in the 2nd gen MINIs, split screen mode can only be obtained while a route is active (as you've mentioned).

Oct 10, 2007 | 09:03 AM

#31

TheOfficeMaven

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From: Orange County, CA

Indeed, the small black dots are really hard to see in real life as well. It would be nice if MINI would change them to a more visible color and/or make them bigger. They do indeed help though.

Oct 10, 2007 | 11:53 AM

#32

R56 Ed

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From: Edgewater, MD

Thanks, Chris G. for the spot-on info. Sure enough that's all it took to display the street names. Can't see the little black dots, but just seeing the names is better than nothing. And I really get a kick out of telling the nav unit what to do, too! Wish others in my life listened that well!