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Portable Automobile Navigation System

Product User Manual

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HOLUX and GPSmile are trademarks of HOLUX Technology, Inc.

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Note

The contents of this manual will be modified without further notice.

The operation temperature for the product is between -10

℃

~50

℃

Operating or recharging in an environment with a temperature over 50

℃

might cause the system to malfunction. However, this should be

considered a normal phenomenon. Please do not operate under

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Page 1: ...s belong to registered companies Note The contents of this manual will be modified without further notice The operation temperature for the product is between 10 50 Operating or recharging in an environment with a temperature over 50 might cause the system to malfunction However this should be considered a normal phenomenon Please do not operate under ...

Page 2: ...ir the device If device is damaged or is in a wet environment replace the device immediately 4 It is not recommended to charge from a PC because the PC power voltage is not enough to supply the device About the battery 1 Use only the original factory approved charger 2 A Lithium battery is built into the device To prevent fire or skin burns do not disassemble pierce impact or expose the battery to...

Page 3: ...tructions Note This warranty does not cover damage or malfunction from the below causes unauthorized disassembly modification of unit abuse or incorrect usage accidental and other unpreventable causes operation under variables mentioned that are different from those in this product user manual using parts not made or sold by Holux Technology or repairs done by anyone other than Holux Technology an...

Page 4: ...com and see the FAQ If answers cannot be found on the website please send us an e mail at info holux com stating your query and location Maintenance Service HOLUX Technology Inc 886 3 6687000 Web Site www holux com E mail info holux com or Contact your nearest dealer for further support HOLUX Technology Inc www holux com ...

Page 5: ...s 2 Copyright 3 Important Notice 3 First time use 4 Package Contents 4 Basic Operation 5 Introduction 5 Front View 5 Rear View 5 Top View 6 Left Side 6 Using the In Vehicle Bracket 7 Inserting a SD MMC Card 11 Getting Started 12 Performing the Initial Start Up 12 Turning Off 13 Main Menu 14 Settings 15 Brightness 16 Volume 17 Time Zone 18 ...

Page 6: ...ate Time 28 Language 29 Applications 30 Calculator 31 Gps viewer 32 Games 33 Multimedia Function 34 Music Player 34 EBook 37 Photo Viewer 40 Video Player 43 Troubleshooting 46 Resetting Your System 48 Maintaining Your Device 49 Regulatory Information 50 Regulations Statements 50 ...

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Page 8: ...of the battery can cause malfunction and or danger GPS is operated by the United States government which is solely responsible for the performance of GPS Any change to the GPS system can affect the accuracy of all GPS equipments GPS satellite signals cannot pass through solid materials except glass When you are inside a tunnel or building GPS positioning is not available A minimum of 4 GPS satelli...

Page 9: ... Copyright 2008 HOLUX Technology Inc All rights reserved Important Notice Please thoroughly read this manual of operating instructions and explanations Only use original factory approved batteries and accessories to prevent unexpected damage If the correct procedures were not followed for operation or incompatible accessories were connected this is a violation of the warrantee agreement and will a...

Page 10: ...4 First time use Package Contents Your product should include the following accessories Device In vehicle Bracket fixing Car Adapter USB Micro SD Card Optional Quick Guide Warranty Card CD ROM ...

Page 11: ...5 Basic Operation Introduction Front View Rear View Speaker LED Indicator TFT LCD with touch screen Reset ...

Page 12: ...6 Top View Left Side Power button Micro SD Slot Mini USB Connector Headphone connector ...

Page 13: ...nch the antenna cable Cars with an anti jam window design may automatically leave adequate space as needed The car holder consists of a bracket and a stand Use the car holder to fix your device in a vehicle Make sure that the GPS antenna has a clear view of the sky See the document supplied with the car holder for the installation instruction For initial positioning remain at the same spot with a ...

Page 14: ...s below to secure the bracket 1 Install bracket fixing Screw can be loosened to adjust the bracket fixing Secure the screw when the bracket fixing is in a proper angle Suction the bracket fixing to the windshield 2 Install bracket Align the bracket fixing with the in vehicle bracket as the illustration shown Insert the projection of the socket fixing into the mortise Pull up the projection until i...

Page 15: ...9 3 Install GPS unit Slide the GPS into the in vehicle bracket fitting holes to secure Gently push down until the unit is tightly fixed with the bracket Mortise Projection Release button ...

Page 16: ...ice 2 Connect the other end to the cigarette lighter in the car to power and charge your device The indicator on the car charger lights in green to indicate that power is being supplied to your device Battery Status Screen will show certain icon when battery exhausted charging and fully charged Icon turn white it means the battery is empty and needs to be charged GPS could not operate please charg...

Page 17: ...e connector pointing to the slot and its label facing the front of the device To remove a card first make sure that no application is accessing the card then slightly push the top edge of the card to release it and pull it out of the slot NOTE Make sure that no foreign objects enter the slot Keep a SD or MMC card in a well protected box to avoid dust and humidity when you are not using it ...

Page 18: ...itial Start Up 1 Press the ON OFF button for several seconds 2 Your device will automatically turn on Connect the car charger as described in the next section 3 Then the Main Menu appears as shown below You can now use your device ON OFF ...

Page 19: ...press the ON OFF button for several seconds Then you would see the user interface as the right is turn off button Pressing it you will turn off the device successfully If pressing the button the device will enter into sleeping mode for saving power ...

Page 20: ...ppears The Main Menu is your starting place for various tasks Tap a button to start a task or open another menu Navigation Start Navigation Settings Device Settings Applications Display GPS information Game Calculator Multimedia Play music file EBook Play video Play photo ...

Page 21: ...in menu The Device Settings menu appears as shown above The following sections describe these buttons and their functions You can customize the device settings such as backlight volume date and time Once you change the settings your new settings will remain until you change them again ...

Page 22: ...Device Settings menu The backlight Function menu appears as shown below Tap the knob to adjust the backlight To decrease the backlight tap To increase the backlight tap Tap the button to go to main menu Tap the button to go back to the previous page ...

Page 23: ...ion menu appears as shown below Use button to adjust volume There are ten levels Tap the button to go to main menu Tap the button to go back to the previous page to control touch pad sound shows the sound of the touch pad is disabled shows the sound of the touch pad is enabled ...

Page 24: ...p the Time Zone button on the Device Settings menu The Time Zone Function menu appears as shown below Use button to select the time zone Tap the button to go to main menu Tap the button to go back to the previous page ...

Page 25: ...ttings menu The Connection Function menu appears as shown below Use button to select the connection mode You can select the USB setting to be USB Mass Storage or ActiveSync mode Tap the button to go to main menu Tap the button to go back to the previous page ...

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Page 27: ...g function menu appears as shown below You can save other map files to this device or to the SD card Use the NaviConfig function to select the map file that you want to use Tap the button to select the map file Tap the button to go to main menu Tap the button to go back to the previous page ...

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Page 29: ...23 Default Tap the Default button on the Device Settings menu The default function menu appears as shown below ...

Page 30: ...24 System Info Tap the System Info button on the Device Settings menu The System Information appears as shown below After accomplishing tap the knob to exit ...

Page 31: ...p the Power button on the Device Settings menu The power function menu appears as shown below Use button to adjust the power setting Tap the button to go to main menu Tap the button to go back to the previous page ...

Page 32: ...on of left up When again tap and hold the center of the target the target moves the Next position of left down 2 The target moves to five position Left up left down right up right down Center in order forming a period If nicety taps and hold the target each time after a period the target is Disappear the device completes the calibration process and backs to the Device Settings menu ...

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Page 34: ...button on the Device Settings menu The Date Time Function appears as shown below Use the button to select the adjust item to increase decrease the value Tap the button to go to main menu Tap the button to go back to the previous page ...

Page 35: ...e Language button on the Device Settings menu The Language Function appears as shown below Use button to select the language that you need Tap the button to go to main menu Tap the button to go back to the previous page ...

Page 36: ...nu first tap the Applications button on the main menu The Device Applications menu appears as shown above The following sections describe these buttons and their functions You can use the device applications such as calculator GPS information and game ...

Page 37: ...31 Calculator Tap Calculator on the main screen to enter Calculator screen as below You can do general computing and numerical operations ...

Page 38: ...te signals t he unit is receiving and also the strength of these signals The compass circle shows the satellites that the unit is receiving and the bar chart below shows the strength of the signal from each of these satellites Tap the button to go back to the previous page Tap the button to reset GPS to re search satellite signal ...

Page 39: ...3 Games Tap Games on the main screen to enter Game screen as below Use the button to select the game that you want to play Tap the button to go to main menu Tap the button to go back to the previous page ...

Page 40: ... function that is capable of playing back MUSIC files stored on Micro SD memory cards Caution This device supports WMA file formats only Tap the Multi Media button on the second main menu to display the submenu Tap the Music Player button to enter the file lists menu ...

Page 41: ...pears at the bottom of the screen where you can easily control the player by tapping the control buttons such as play pause stop next and previous progress bar volume control mute repeat and close Control button lists Control Button Description Play Play the playback Stop Stop playing current song Pause Pause the playback Previous Next Play the previous or next file ...

Page 42: ...e Mute off Mute off Reduce page The music keeps play and return to the Music Player page Exit the audio player Close the music player and return to the Music Player page Volume Increase or decrease the volume Song name Shows the file of the current file Play Time Total Time ...

Page 43: ...utton on the second main menu to display the submenu Tap the EBook button to enter the file lists menu All the txt files will show on the lists menu Caution The function of the EBook is to view texts books or documents in TXT format ...

Page 44: ...Button Description Next page Display the next page Previous page Display the previous page Add bookmark Appear a bookmark symbol on the lower left hand corner of the screen Delete bookmark Delete a bookmark on the any page Skip bookmark Skip to a specific page when input the page number you need Increase font size Increase font size for easy reading ...

Page 45: ...39 Decrease font size Decrease font size for easy reading Full screen Back Stop displaying and return to EBook page ...

Page 46: ...to display the submenu Tap the Photo Viewer button to enter the file lists menu All the picture files will show on the lists menu Caution This device supports jpg and bmp file formats Tap one of the photo files the system opens photo menu and shows the selecting photo ...

Page 47: ...tion Slide Show Slide show is to play photos automatically Slide show stop Slide show stop the button returns to it s previous status Previous Next Play the previous or next file Back Return to photo list page Rotate photo Rotate a photo clockwise 90 or counter clockwise 90 Zoom in out Zoom in zoom out the photo screen ...

Page 48: ...42 Delete Delete photos in the SD card permanently ...

Page 49: ...tells you how to play video files on your device Caution This device supports WMV file formats only Tap the Multi Media button on the second main menu to display the submenu Tap the Movie Player button to enter the file lists menu ...

Page 50: ...tom of the screen where you can easily control the player by tapping the control buttons such as play pause stop next and previous progress bar volume control mute repeat and close Double Tap anywhere enter to full screen In full screen all buttons disappear include Play list Double Tap anywhere on the full screen to switch back to the standard screen all buttons will be appeared ...

Page 51: ...n lists Control Button Description Play Play the playback Stop Stop playing Exit the video player Stop playing and return to Movie Player page Movie file list Volume Increase or decrease the volume Play Time Total Time ...

Page 52: ...our device is not running out of battery power If the problem still exists reset your system Screen freezes Reset your system Screen is hard to read Make sure that the backlight of the display is on Move to a location with more light Inaccurate response to taps Recalibrate the touch screen See section 3 4 for instructions Connection Problems Cable Connection Problems Make sure that your device and...

Page 53: ...there are no valid signals available consider the following Make sure that the GPS antenna has a clear view of the sky Note that the GPS reception can be affected by Bad weather Dense overhead obstacles e g trees and tall buildings Other wireless device in the car Reflective car window tint ...

Page 54: ...ample you should reset your system when it stops responding or appears to be frozen or locked up Insert a small rod such as a straightened paperclip into the reset button on the bottom of your device This is called a soft reset The Main Menu should appear after a soft reset Reset ...

Page 55: ...re not to sit on the device We advise not to carry the device in one s back pocket for that reason The screen surface can easily be scratched Avoid touching it with sharp objects Non adhesive generic screen protectors designed specifically for use on portable devices with LCD panels may be used to help protect the screen from minor scratches Never clean your device with it powered on Use a soft li...

Page 56: ...if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the int...

Page 57: ...ity to the following European Standards EN301489 1 Electronic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMC standard for radio equipment and services Part 1 Common technical requirements EN301489 3 Electronic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMC standard for radio equipment and services Part 3 Specific conditions for Short ...

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