Read this guide to learn how to use Content Manager to browse, buy, download and install updates and extra content to your Becker PND.
To do this, you will need:
Installation of the Content Manager is quick and easy. After downloading the application, simply double-click the file to start the installation.
During the installation process follow the instructions on the screen and select your preferred language.
Before finishing the installation process, you can choose to start the Content Manager immediately or later.
Content Manager has an Auto Update feature, which prompts you to upgrade it at every startup if there is a newer version available. If you choose to upgrade, you will go through the same installation procedure again as described above.
After Content Manager has been installed and started, you will see the main page with detailed instructions on how to start.
The initial steps are:
1. Connect your Becker PND to your PC.
2. Make sure your PC is connected to the internet.
3. Login or register
When you buy an update or any extra map the Content Manager will recognize that you have the right to download it.
After successfully connecting your Becker PND and logging in, you can start browsing updates and extra maps in Content Manager.
Click on Catalogue button in the menu bar on the left-hand side.
Available updates and extras can be filtered by geographic region or content type (map, 3D package, etc.).
You can find out more details about the updates by clicking on READ MORE.
After you have purchased an update, it is added to the installation queue.
Click the Updates button to continue with the download and installation of updates.
You can start buying by clicking on the Catalogue. After that choose the item you like and clicking on shopping cart icon on detailing page of the selected item.
If you would like to buy additional updates too, simply select CONTINUE BROWSING and click on READ MORE for another item, then click the Add to cart button to add the next item to your cart.
When all items are in the cart, click on the Checkout button and go through the checkout process.
After adding the item to the cart, you will see your cart with a button to start the checkout process.
If you purchased update(s) to the installation queue, please click on the Updates button in the menu bar on the left side.
The Updates screen shows you the list of:
5.1.) Simple installation
By default, all items belonging to all regions are selected for installation.
If you would like to install all items, click Install to start the installation process.
If you decide to skip a region for now, Click in More... and proceed to 5.2.) Advanced options
After clicking Install, you will be prompted to create a device backup. We strongly recommend creating a backup before downloading and installing updates. You can skip creating a backup at your own risk.
Depending on your PC's USB port and device capabilities (support for USB 1.1 or USB 2.0) the time needed to make a backup may vary. Please wait until the backup process is completed.
After creating a backup, Content Manager will start downloading and installing the selected updates. A double status bar shows you the progress. Please wait until you receive a message that the operation is completed.
5.2.) Advanced options
You have several options to review the available updates in detail:
Here you can review the selected updates together with the content that you already have on your device. Clicking on a region on the map will have the same effect as clicking a button in the Action column of the table:
You can click Advanced in the Device maintenance window to enter the Advanced install wizard.
Here you can review all the selected updates together with the content that you already have on your device item by item.
! Attention: Please do not disconnect your Becker PND during the process!