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Initial Setup

When you turn your 

GPS-8

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0

 on for the first time, the 

S

etup Wizard will

appear. The Wizard will guide you through the 

GPS-8

1

0

’s initial setup steps:

When you touch the N

EXT

button on the 

P

LEA

S

E

S

ET THE

T

IME

screen, the 

GPS-8

1

0

 will display the N

AVI

G

ATION

screen (see page 9).

NOTE: Once you complete these initial setup steps, the Setup Wizard will not reappear.
To change any of the GPS-810’s settings, see 

C

H A N G I N G

S

E T T I N G S

, on page 27.

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ser Manual

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GPS-8

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1. Touch the button for the

screen language you want to
use (English, French or

S

panish). 

Touch the N

EXT

button.

2. Touch the button for the 

distance units you want to
use (kilometers/meters, miles/
feet or miles/yards).

Touch the N

EXT

button.

3. Touch the button for the

time zone where you are
located.

Touch the N

EXT

button.

4. 

S

et the current local time.

You can also set the clock 
to display either 12

-

hour or

24

-

hour time. (Note that

after you initially set the
time, the 

GPS-8

1

0

 will auto

-

matically update the time
according to the 

GPS

 signals

it receives.)

Summary of Contents for guide+play GPS-810

Page 1: ...Portable Touchscreen Navigation System and A V Media Player User Manual e d i u g y a l p 0 1 8 S P G For the latest software updates and other information visit www guideandplay com ...

Page 2: ...pecifications 39 Battery Notes The Harman Kardon GPS 810 uses a lithium polymer battery To protect the performance of your GPS 810 and its battery please observe the following guidelines Do not operate the GPS 810 in ambient temperatures outside of the following range 14 F 10 C to 131 F 55 C Do not store the GPS 810 even for short periods in ambient temperatures outside of the following range 4 F ...

Page 3: ...oroughly Unpacking Your GPS 810 box should contain these items GPS 810 Unit Wall Charger Car Charger USB Cable Fold Flat Mounting Bracket Mounting Base Disc and Adhesive Pad for Dash Mounting Alcohol Cleaning Pad for Dash Surface Wireless Remote Control with Battery and Adhesive Pad for Mounting Carrying Case Quick Start Guide If anything is missing notify the dealer where you purchased your GPS 8...

Page 4: ... RIGHT SIDE Lock Switch Volume Brightness Control Headphone Audio Output Jack Mini USB Connector Charger Port GPS Antenna ON OFF Button SD Card Slot Reset Button Speaker Mounting Base Power Connection Mounting Slot Microphone Auto Brightness Sensor Touchscreen Connector for External GPS Antenna ...

Page 5: ...n the GPS 810 keeping the navigation maps loaded into the unit s memory for quicker turn on OFF mode Completely shuts the GPS 810 off requiring that the navigation maps be loaded back into memory when the unit is turned back on When the GPS 810 is on pressing the ON OFF button for 1 second will place it in STANDBY the Touchscreen will display Standby for two seconds before going blank holding the ...

Page 6: ...imposed on the screen and you can change the screen s brightness by rotating the volume knob HEADPHONE AUDIO OUTPUT JACK Lets you connect headphones for person al listening You can also connect the headphone jack to an auxiliary input on your vehicle s audio system SD CARD SLOT Accepts an SD memory card not included The SD card is required to store audio video media and photos to be played on your...

Page 7: ...ndplay com 3 Click on the Product Support link 4 Follow the instructions to download the latest firmware version into your GPS 810 After the GPS 810 s firmware has been updated 1 Make sure the LOCK switch is in the DOWN unlocked position 2 Go outdoors to obtain GPS reception 3 Hold down the ON OFF button until the unit turns on 1 Unlock Switch 3 Turn Power ON 2 Go Outside to Receive GPS Signal ...

Page 8: ... CHANGING SETTINGS on page 27 User Manual 8 e d i u g y a l p GPS 810 1 Touch the button for the screen language you want to use English French or Spanish Touch the NEXT button 2 Touch the button for the distance units you want to use kilometers meters miles feet or miles yards Touch the NEXT button 3 Touch the button for the time zone where you are located Touch the NEXT button 4 Set the current ...

Page 9: ...Touch the appropriate button for the city you want to travel to If you select one of the city buttons the ENTER CITY NAME screen below appears If you select OTHER LOCATION the SELECT COUNTRY and SELECT STATE screens will appear Select the desired country the U S or Canada and then the desired state The ENTER CITY NAME screen right appears User Manual e d i u g y a l p GPS 810 9 The geographic info...

Page 10: ... page 14 CHOOSING A PLACE FROM THE GPS 810 S DATABASE The GPS 810 has a built in point of interest database with millions of entries in many different categories SERVICES Gas stations car dealers and rentals post offices banks and ATMs TRANSPORTATION Airports railroads ferries bus stations parking areas rest areas SHOPPING Shopping centers independent stores ENTERTAINMENT Amusement parks zoos movi...

Page 11: ...you want to go The CONFIRM ADDRESS screen right appears 5 Touch GO to begin navigation The map screen will appear Once you start driving the GPS 810 will guide you to your destination See Navigating to Your Destination on page 14 SELECTING A CITY CENTER INTERSECTION OR POSTAL CODE The GPS 810 can guide you to a city center to the intersection of two streets or to a specific postal code NAVIGATING ...

Page 12: ...me of the second street The CONFIRM ADDRESS screen right appears 5 Touch the GO button to begin navigation The map screen will appear Once you start driving the GPS 810 will guide you to the intersection you selected See Navigating to Your Destination on page 14 NAVIGATING TO A POSTAL CODE 1 Touch the POSTAL CODE button on the WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO screen The FIND A POSTAL CODE screen right a...

Page 13: ...your home address the GPS 810 will have you do so NAVIGATING TO RECENTLY VISITED OR SAVED LOCATIONS The GPS 810 stores a list of your recently visited locations in a HISTORY page and also lets you save locations to a special list You can easily select your destination from either of these lists 1 Touch the RECENT PLACES or SAVED PLACES button on the WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO screen see page 8 The...

Page 14: ...cation and your direction of travel The route that the GPS 810 has calculated is indicated by the green line The map shows the distance to and direction of your next turn and also shows the remaining time and distance of your trip and your estimated arrival time NOTE If you are playing music on the GPS 810 s Music Player see page 23 the MAP screen will also display the title of the currently playi...

Page 15: ... VIEW BUTTON Touching this button cycles the map view between 2D 2D north oriented and 3D See illustrations below right MAP ZOOM BUTTONS Repeatedly touching the and buttons zooms your view from a distance of just a few yards off the ground all the way to a view from thousands of miles in space See illustrations below left User Manual e d i u g y a l p GPS 810 15 3DMapView 2DMapView 2D North Orient...

Page 16: ...s Specific traffic hazards are indicated icons on the map screen TRAFFIC EVENT LIST BUTTON Displays a list of all the major highways in your area that have traffic hazards right Touching the ALL TRAFFIC EVENTS button lists all traffic hazards in the order of how close they are to your current location Touching a highway s button displays a list of the traffic hazards on that road right The list sh...

Page 17: ...ticular leg of the trip third right Touching the CHANGE ROUTE BY AVOIDING button lets you alter your route bottom right This screen lets the GPS 810 recalculate a new route that avoids a particular turn road or road segment NOTE Voice guidance continues when the GPS 810 s screen is in the Turn By Turn view ADD DESTINATION BUTTON Lets you add another destina tion at the end of your trip See Plannin...

Page 18: ...er turning the power back on you will need to go outside to receive the GPS signal again before the navigation functions will operate ROUTE PRIORITY When the GPS 810 calculates navigation routes you can set it to give priority to either the Shortest Distance or the Shortest Time top speed limits VOICE SETTINGS Lets you choose between having voice guidance in a natural voice that does not announce ...

Page 19: ...uded from TMC tuning SUBSCRIPTION Shows when your current TMC subscription expires and has your GPS810 s unique TMC ID number MAP DISPLAY Allows you to enable or disable the display of traffic and event icons on the navigation map right The SOURCE Screen Touching the SOURCE button on any of the GPS 810 s screens dis plays the SOURCE screen right The SOURCE screen lets you select the GPS 810 s navi...

Page 20: ...Mbps data rate M4V MP4 3GP extensions only PHOTOS JPEG BMP and GIF formats up to 4096 x 3072 pixels Resizing images to the GPS 810 s native screen resolution of 480 x 272 will produce the best results Loading Media on Your SD Card There are two ways to transfer media from your computer to an SD card inserted into your GPS 810 via USB Mass Storage or via MTP Media Transfer Protocol Touch the SETTIN...

Page 21: ... Select Windows Media Player s SYNC mode see below 8 Drag the files you want to transfer into the Windows Media Player SYNC LIST see below 9 Select START SYNC and wait for the process to finish see below NOTE Your Windows Media Player screen may look different from the example Once the Sync is finished you can unplug the GPS 810 from your computer and watch or listen to the files on it See Listeni...

Page 22: ... USB MASS STORAGE see page 20 4 Connect the GPS 810 to your computer s USB hub see page 21 5 Launch Windows Explorer not Internet Explorer on your computer Find it at Start Programs Accessories Windows Explorer 6 Find the folder with your media in Windows Explorer s left hand window 7 Double click the folder Its contents will appear in the right hand window 8 Drag the files you want to transfer fr...

Page 23: ...eens all look and work the same as the ARTIST screen THE NOW PLAYING SCREEN The GPS 810 will display the NOW PLAYING screen below while songs are playing giving you control of and information about your music NOTE During navigation guidance prompts appear at the bottom of the NOW PLAYING screen above the MUSIC menu screen and the ARTISTS screen above Voice guidance prompts will continue to be hear...

Page 24: ...screen see page 23 play the song then play through the rest of the songs in that playlist NOTE Playlist contents are determined by the computer the songs were transferred from and cannot be changed by the GPS 810 BY FOLDER Folders and songs transferred to the SD card using the USB Mass Storage mode will retain the same folder structure they had on the host computer BY SONG Touching the SONG button...

Page 25: ...il will display it third right To see the full photo fourth right touch the screen To see the next or previous photos in the folder touch the Skip Ahead Skip Backward buttons below To see a slide show of all the photos in the folder touch the center arrow button The GPS 810 will display a fullscreen version of each photo for 5 seconds To end the slideshow touch the screen Touch the BACK button to ...

Page 26: ...n both the GPS 810 and the Bluetooth enabled phone 1 Turn your Bluetooth enabled phone ON and put it in Pairing or Discovery mode 2 Touch the PHONE button on the SOURCE screen see page 19 The CELL PHONE screen right appears 3 Touch the MANAGE CONNECTION button The MANAGE CONNECTION screen below right appears 4 Touch the CONNECT TO A NEW PHONE button The CELL PHONE SETUP screen bottom right appears...

Page 27: ...strongly recommend attaching the GPS 810 to the included mounting bracket and using the Guide Play hands free microphone model GPS MIC not included The microphone connects to the mounting bracket see page 32 for details RECEIVING AN INCOMING CALL When your phone receives a call the GPS 810 will display an alert below left Touch ACCEPT to answer the call When the call is finished touch the hang up ...

Page 28: ...ontrol knob in The BRIGHTNESS indicator will be superimposed on the screen and you can manually change the screen s brightness by rotating the volume knob or change the mode to AUTOMATIC Color Mode The GPS 810 has two color modes DAY optimized for viewing in brighter light below left and NIGHT optimized for viewing in lower light below right You can manually select either mode or select the AUTO b...

Page 29: ... sound of your GPS 810 1 Turn your vehicle s radio on and tune through its FM channels to find one between 88 1MHz and 107 9MHz that is not broadcasting in your area 2 Once you have located an FM channel that is not broadcasting in your area save it as a preset on your vehicle radio This will become your GPS 810 preset 3 Touch the FM SETTINGS button then touch the TURN TRANSMITTER ON button The FM...

Page 30: ...tary time formats DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Selecting ON adds an hour to the current time Demo Content The DISPLAY SOURCE BUTTONS button on the DEMO CONTENT screen right lets you select between the standard SOURCE screen below left and one that does not display the GPS 810 s MUSIC VIDEO and PHOTOS media source buttons below right NOTE If an SD card containing media is loaded in the GPS 810 s SD card slot t...

Page 31: ... l p GPS 810 31 On the Windshield On the Console On the Dashboard Do not install this device in any manner that impairs the safe operation of the vehicle Do not install this device on any airbag panels or in the deployment field of any airbags Do not place the device on the vehicle s dashboard unsecured Failure to observe the installation or usage instructions may result in traffic accidents or pe...

Page 32: ...et to the dash board ATTACHING THE GPS 810 TO THE BRACKET 1 Fit the bottom mounting slot into the bracket cradle 2 Snap the rear mounting slot into the bracket cradle Make sure that the unit is securely connected to the bracket so it will receive power from the car charger To unlock and remove the unit press the lever on the bottom of the cradle up User Manual 32 e d i u g y a l p GPS 810 1 Clean ...

Page 33: ... fits a 3 5mm stereo mini plug LISTENING TO AUDIO IN YOUR VEHICLE There are three ways you can listen to audio from your GPS 810 in your vehicle 1 Through your vehicle s AUX IN audio connection see above 2 Through your vehicle s FM radio see FM Settings on page 27 3 Through the built in speaker IMPORTANT DO NOT USE HEADPHONES WHILE DRIVING User Manual e d i u g y a l p GPS 810 33 The installation ...

Page 34: ... supplied double stick adhesive pad IMPORTANT If you use the adhesive pad you must first clean the mounting area with the supplied alcohol swab 6 Push the remote down onto the bottom cover and turn its base clockwise to secure it below right To remove the remote from the bottom cover hold it by the base and turn it counter clockwise User Manual 34 e d i u g y a l p GPS 810 On the Center Console On...

Page 35: ...ly seek The screen will display a large alphabet display right Use the outer ring to seek through the alphabet and when the desired letter is displayed press the center button once to select it User Manual e d i u g y a l p GPS 810 35 Center Left Right Screen Dependent Button Function Press once for SOURCE screen Press and hold for 2 seconds to adjust BRIGHTNESS using OUTER RING Press CENTER BUTTO...

Page 36: ...ng the Remote with the GPS 810 If the remote fails to operate the GPS 810 you will need to synchronize their RF frequencies bind the remote 1 Turn the GPS 810 on 2 Press the remote s top center and right buttons simultaneously right The REMOTE CONTROL REQUEST screen below right will appear 3 Place the GPS 810 unit within 1 foot of the remote 4 Press the remote s center button repeatedly until the ...

Page 37: ...oading Media on Your SD Card on page 19 Screen is too bright or too dim Adjust the screen brightness using the volume control see Volume Brightness Control on page 5 or adjust the screen brightness in the SETTINGS menu see Changing Settings on page 26 Volume is too low for navigation voice guidance prompts Adjust the volume control see Volume Brightness Control on page 5 adjust the VOLUME MIXER se...

Page 38: ...uetooth mode is turned ON Turn the GPS 810 fully off and on Touch the SOURCE PHONE MANAGE CONNECTION CONNECT PHONE buttons See Using With a Bluetooth Phone on page 25 Unable to Voice Dial Bluetooth phone using GPS 810 s built in microphone Attach GPS 810 to mounting bracket and connect optional GPS MIC hands free microphone GPS 810 unexpectedly goes into self demonstration mode Demo Video mode is ...

Page 39: ... Rechargeable internal lithium polymer battery Battery Life 4 Hours Dimensions HxWxD 27 8 x 4 x 73mm x 121mm x 19mm Harman Kardon is a trademark of Harman International Industries Incorporated registered in the United States and or other countries Guide Play and Atlas are trademarks of Harman International Industries Incorporated Windows and Windows Media are registered trademarks of Microsoft Cor...

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Page 43: ...eau du Loir France declare in own responsibility that the product described in this manual is in compliance with technical standards EN 60950 1 2001 A11 EN 55022 1998 A1 2000 A2 2003 EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN 61000 3 2 2000 EN 61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 Klaus Lebherz Harman Consumer Group International Château du Loir France 2 07 ...

Page 44: ...i u g y a l p 250 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury New York 11797 2008 Harman International Industries Incorporated All rights reserved For the latest Guide Play product information visit www guideandplay com ...

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