Direction of travel arrow

mike800966

On our old Go700 it showed the direction of travel in degrees or just a North Arrow would help
Why isnt that facility still available perhaps as user eselectable part of the screen setup?
Mad Mike

YamFazMan

Hi
@mike800966

It’s not a Compass as such, It's a Direction of travel indicator

It works on exactly the same principal as the one that Captain Jack Sparrow uses to navigate the Black Pearl

When you are driving the small Arrow head chevron, above the plus and minus signs points to your Direction of travel


If you imagine you are looking at a Paper Map of the World and your located in the UK

The North-Pole.... Is at the top & the arrow points Up
You're heading North

The South-Pole.... Is at the bottom & the arrow points Down
You're heading South

Canada.... Is on the Left (West) & the arrow points Left
You're heading West

China.... Is on the Right (East) & the arrow points Right
You're heading East

And obviously, all points of the compass in between, as in the example
Greenland....Is halfway between Up and Left & the arrow points 45 degrees between Up/Left
The arrow is pointing 45 degrees Up/Left
You're heading North West

ATB YFM

YamFazMan

Hi
@mike800966

It’s not a Compass as such, It's a Direction of travel indicator

It works on exactly the same principal as the one that Captain Jack Sparrow uses to navigate the Black Pearl

When you are driving the small Arrow head chevron, above the plus and minus signs points to your Direction of travel


If you imagine you are looking at a Paper Map of the World and your located in the UK

The North-Pole.... Is at the top & the arrow points Up
You're heading North

The South-Pole.... Is at the bottom & the arrow points Down
You're heading South

Canada.... Is on the Left (West) & the arrow points Left
You're heading West

China.... Is on the Right (East) & the arrow points Right
You're heading East

And obviously, all points of the compass in between, as in the example
Greenland....Is halfway between Up and Left & the arrow points 45 degrees between Up/Left
The arrow is pointing 45 degrees Up/Left
You're heading North West

ATB YFM

mike800966

Thanks for taking the trouble to respond but I dont get a direction of travel sign at all on the via 135
Wound't 'arf be useful
But thanks

Mike

BrianE

I'd just like to add a comment that in my view, the arrow is poorly designed as with a quick glance while driving, it's not easy to see which way the arrow is facing. Something like this would be much better.

YamFazMan

Hi
@mike800966

Sorry about that, you didn't state a Device Model in your Profile or Post
I assumed it was one of the latest NAV4 or NAV5 (Wi-Fi) devices

ATB YFM

Tsabatino_257

Tap the arrow in the circle (picture 1).
The arrow should now point left (picture 2).
This will allow the map to turn when you turn, so now your driving arrow is always pointing up and sit at the bottom of the screen. It allows you to see what side streets are coming up and traffic conditions ahead.

Picture 1
Picture 2