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NOTE:

Only those items found in either Auto Alert 1 or Auto Alert 2 will function as auto alerts. You

must configure the Auto Alert categories for the audio alerts to take effect. (See

“Configuring Auto Alert Category” later.)

You may want to create a new category to store your Favorites in different groups. Tap the

down arrow to pull down the menu of Categories and tap

New Category Save

. Then

type a name in the Edit Category Properties screen, select an icon for the category, and tap

Save

3. Tap

Save

to store the location as one of your favorites. The location will be

added to the list of your favorite items.

4. Press the Back button

to exit and save the changes.

Summary of Contents for Mio 269

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Page 2: ...on Revision R00 April 2005 Trademarks All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Note The information in this manual is subject to change without...

Page 3: ...ar Holder 6 Connecting the Car Charger 7 1 4 Understanding Hardware Features 8 Front Components 8 Back Components 9 Left Side Components 9 Right Side Components 10 Top Components 10 Bottom Components...

Page 4: ...tons and Status Icons 32 Map Screen Buttons 32 Status Icons 34 Zooming the Map 35 Dragging the Map In 2D View Only 35 4 4 Navigation Settings Menus 36 4 5 Quitting Mio Map 36 5 Basic Navigation 37 5 1...

Page 5: ...ypoints 66 Part 4 Calculate the Route 70 6 6 Recording a Journey 71 Playing a Recording 72 Deleting a Recording 72 7 Changing Map Views 73 7 1 Types of View 73 7 2 View the Route 74 Turn by Turn 74 Dr...

Page 6: ...fer 97 11 2 Starting Mio Transfer 98 11 3 Using MP3 Assistant 99 Copying MP3 Files to Your Device 99 Managing Your MP3 Files 100 11 4 Using ESync 101 11 5 Using Recover 102 Part IV References 105 12 T...

Page 7: ...e overheating 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...

Page 8: ...lectronic maps of North America with roads freeways highways railways rivers lakes points of interest etc GPS positioning Optimal route calculation and trip plan Friendly and efficient navigation with...

Page 9: ...to 3 tells you how to get your device running and customize system settings Part II GPS Navigation Chapters 4 to 8 tells you how to use the GSP navigation functions Part III More Tools Chapters 9 and...

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Page 11: ...Part I Basic Operations Part I guides you through the process of getting your device running familiarizes you with the external components and tells you how to customize system settings 1...

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Page 13: ...ut the stylus and use it to slide the ON OFF switch to the ON right position CAUTION Always leave the ON OFF switch in the ON position for normal operation 2 Your device turns on and displays the Swit...

Page 14: ...ate Time screen appears Tap the appropriate arrow button to select the time zone date and time Then tap to continue NOTE You can change the time zone date and time later on by tapping Setting Date Tim...

Page 15: ...g is in progress Do not disconnect your device from AC power until the battery is fully charged when the charge indicator turns green This will take a couple of hours NOTE When charging the battery fo...

Page 16: ...route the antenna to the top of the car through a window When closing the car window be careful not to pinch the antenna cable Cars with an anti jam window design may automatically leave adequate spac...

Page 17: ...onnect the car charger only after the car engine has been started 1 Connect one end of the car charger to the power connector of your device 2 Connect the other end to the cigarette lighter in the car...

Page 18: ...n Mute Button Toggles the mute on and off Section 2 2 Moves up down left or right by pressing the corresponding area of the pad Navigation Pad Selects highlighted item by pressing in the center Sectio...

Page 19: ...r rubber dust cover allows use of an optional external antenna with magnetic mount which may be positioned on top of the car for better signal reception in areas with poor reception Left Side Componen...

Page 20: ...in use Section 2 2 Headphone Connector Connects to stereo headphones Reset Button Restarts your device soft reset Section 12 1 Top Components Ref Component Description See Also GPS antenna Receives s...

Page 21: ...Bottom Components Ref Component Description See Also Power Connector Connects to the AC adapter Section 1 2 Mini USB Connector Connects to your computer for data transfer Chapter 11 11...

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Page 23: ...r device to turn on and off your device When you press the power button to turn off the unit your device actually enters a suspend state and the system stops operating Once you turn on the system agai...

Page 24: ...on 2 2 Operating Your Device To operate your device use the hardware buttons and or the stylus Using Hardware Buttons Button Name Description See Also Mute Toggles mute on and off Back Goes back to th...

Page 25: ...ng arrow on the button To activate the selected item press the center of the button Up Right Left Down Using the Volume Control You device provides 10 volume levels from mute to the maximum When you u...

Page 26: ...ease of use Store it in the slot when not in use You can use the stylus to do the following actions Tap Touch the screen once with the stylus to open items or select options Drag Hold the stylus on th...

Page 27: ...p a SD or MMC card in a well protected box to avoid dust and humidity when you are not using it To use a SD MMC card insert it into the slot with the connector pointing to the slot and its label facin...

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Page 29: ...needs Once you change settings your new settings will remain until you change them again 3 1 Using System Settings To open the Settings screen tap the Setting button on the Home screen The Settings sc...

Page 30: ...screen 2 Tap the Backlight button on the Settings screen 3 Move the slider along the track bar to adjust To darken the screen move the slider to the left To lighten the screen move the slider to the r...

Page 31: ...t To decrease the volume move the slider to the left To increase the volume move the slider to the right 4 Tap the button to save the changes and go back to the Settings screen 3 4 Screen You can cali...

Page 32: ...hold at the center of the target 5 When the target moves to another position tap and hold at the center of the new target Repeat each time to complete the calibration process 6 When completed tap but...

Page 33: ...rs showing the remaining power of your battery NOTE If the level of power is too low be sure to charge the battery with the AC adapter or the car charger You can set a timer to automatically turn off...

Page 34: ...item 4 To change the date tap the down arrow in the Date item A calendar pops up Tap the left arrow on the calendar to go to the earlier month and year or the right arrow to the later month and year...

Page 35: ...crease the value 6 Tap the button to save the changes and go back to the Settings screen 3 7 Switch Language To change the system and voice language 1 Tap the Setting button on the Home screen 2 Tap t...

Page 36: ...pend on your region of purchase 4 Tap the button to save the changes and go back to the Settings screen The language change will take effect after you exit the Settings screen 3 8 Back The Back button...

Page 37: ...Part II GPS Navigation Part II tells you how to use the Mio Map GPS navigation software 27...

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Page 39: ...to start GPS GPS Global Positioning System is a constellation of 24 well spaced satellites that orbit the Earth and make it possible for vehicles people assets enabled with GPS antennas to pinpoint t...

Page 40: ...he default travel mode An icon of green car indicates your GPS position on the map Walker Mode This mode is ideal when you are walking instead of driving In this mode an icon of footsteps indicates yo...

Page 41: ...ial positioning make sure that you remain at the same spot with a clear view of the sky The GPS may take a few minutes to find its current location initially The descriptions above assume that you are...

Page 42: ...a quick way to switch modes or view information without leaving the map screen They operate in a cyclic way The current icon indicates the next mode to use or item to display See the table below for d...

Page 43: ...rent time and power status Latitude and longitude of the current GPS position Street name of the current GPS position Altitude of the current GPS position Current driving or moving speed Tap to close...

Page 44: ...el Mode Indicates that you are currently in Vehicle mode Tap to switch to Walker mode Section 6 1 Indicates that you are currently in Walker mode Tap to switch to Vehicle mode Power Status Displays th...

Page 45: ...ally zoom in out to override the auto zoom After a few seconds the zoom level automatically returns to the default setting Automatic Zoom Off If you turn off Automatic Zoom mode you can zoom in or out...

Page 46: ...ings menus Destinate Menu Provides ways and options for selecting your destination Options Menu Provides route and map options Settings Menu Allows you to customize Mio Map settings 4 5 Quitting Mio M...

Page 47: ...1 respectively 5 1 Selecting an Origin By default you origin is your GPS position 5 2 Selecting a Destination You can easily select a destination from any of the followings A known address intersecti...

Page 48: ...you can switch to another map This cross region navigation feature allows you to navigate a route that extends across more than one region map You can change the sequence for entering the address usi...

Page 49: ...keyboard to enter the first few characters of the city name As you enter characters the scroll list updates according with the first match displaying on the screen For more matching choices tap the bu...

Page 50: ...You can select the street name the same way you select the city name 5 After selecting the street tap Number Tap twice to switch to the numerical keyboard and enter the numbers NOTE Tapping provides...

Page 51: ...ng your address City Street Number This is the default sequence Street City Number This sequence is recommended for larger cities Zip Street Number Street Zip Number Intersection If your destination i...

Page 52: ...vigation is especially handy when you need to find a facility attraction or amenity by the type or sort For example you can ask Mio Map to guide you to the closest bank mall hotel restaurant gas stati...

Page 53: ...a POI NOTE The POIs are listed in order of distance To sort them alphabetically tap the button Search from the full scroll list Tap the button to expand the list of all the POIs matching the selected...

Page 54: ...olbar 5 To calculate the route tap Navigate top toolbar The route is shown as a highlighted blue line starting from your origin to your destination See section 5 3 for more information POI Settings By...

Page 55: ...tion on creating Favorites You can select a destination from the list of stored Favorites 1 Press the Navigation Settings button once and tap Favorites 2 In the category list tap highlight the desired...

Page 56: ...highlight the desired item 5 You can preview your destination by tapping Show top toolbar 6 To calculate the route tap Navigate top toolbar The route is shown as a highlighted blue line starting from...

Page 57: ...6 4 for more information 1 Press the Navigation Settings button once and tap History 2 Tap highlight the desired item in the history list 3 You can preview your destination by tapping Show top toolba...

Page 58: ...y or attraction by its location on the map rather than by its street address 1 Use the stylus to drag the map to a specific location or intersection of your choice 2 Tap and hold the location with you...

Page 59: ...s screen 5 3 Navigational Aids Calculating a Route With a destination selected tap Navigate top toolbar Mio Mapcalculates the route and shows the route in a blue line on the map You can start your jou...

Page 60: ...lly recalculates the route when you have deviated from the original route suggested You can also tap and hold on the screen to bring up the Map Cursor pop up menu and tap Recalculate to immediately re...

Page 61: ...ame time and distances of the route After calculating a route you can show route in one of the two ways Press the Navigation Settings button twice and tap Show Route Tap the button upper left corner t...

Page 62: ...Arrival ETA and Estimated Time Remaining ETR To exit the Show Route screen press the Back button 5 5 Cancel Route Use Cancel Route to terminate navigation to a destination at any time To cancel the r...

Page 63: ...iving In Walker mode Mio Map calculates a route appropriate for pedestrians avoiding highways and freeways By default Mio Map is in Navigation mode To switch to Walker mode use one of the two methods...

Page 64: ...can then follow the planned route on the map Note that navigational aids such as voice and visual prompts are not available in Walker mode NOTE In Walker mode your destination is limited to within ar...

Page 65: ...category is already built into Mio Map You can also create your own restriction category Using Avoid Roads is a two part process Part 1 Create a list of roads to avoid Part 2 Select the roads to be av...

Page 66: ...ap Items 4 Tap Add top toolbar The City Street Number menu appears 5 Enter the city name using the soft keyboard Or you can tap the button to expand the scroll list and tap highlight the city name or...

Page 67: ...the scroll list and tap highlight the street name NOTE If you make a mistake tap Cancel top toolbar and repeat with the correct city and street names 7 Tap OK top toolbar The Edit Item Properties scr...

Page 68: ...egory is not avoided After creating the Avoid Roads list as described earlier simply make sure that all the streets roads or highways you want to avoid have a before it Then Mio Map will avoid the sel...

Page 69: ...all the roads in a category select the category and then tap Items Tap highlight the desired road in the list and tap Use or Avoid top toolbar as required 4 Press the Back button to exit and save any...

Page 70: ...t a location for your Favorites the same way you select a destination Follow this procedure to create a Favorites location 1 Press the Navigation Settings button once and select a location from Addres...

Page 71: ...nt to create a new category to store your Favorites in different groups Tap the down arrow to pull down the menu of Categories and tap New Category Save Then type a name in the Edit Category Propertie...

Page 72: ...alerts check both boxes Or you can disable one of the alerts by clearing the box next to it If you configure two alerts the first must have a greater distance than the second 5 From the pull down menu...

Page 73: ...Auto Alert 2 categories 1 Press the Navigation Settings button once and tap Favorites 2 Tap highlight the category the one you created 3 To edit or delete the category tap Tools top toolbar Edit or D...

Page 74: ...the older destinations at the bottom of the stack are erased To use History press the Navigation Settings button once and tap History With a history selected you can do any of the followings To reuse...

Page 75: ...you can calculate a route for future use Trip Planner includes four major parts Part 1 Select Planner mode Part 2 Manually select the origin Part 3 Set waypoints Part 4 Calculate the trip route Part...

Page 76: ...ails Then tap Tools Top toolbar Set as Origin Or you can drag the map and tap and hold the location on the map Then tap Set as Origin in the Map Cursor pop up menu Part 3 Set Waypoints You can set one...

Page 77: ...ill need to create a trip category in which to store your trip details To create a trip tap Tools top toolbar Add 3 Type a name e g My trip using the soft keyboard and tap Save NOTE You can rename an...

Page 78: ...4 Tap the trip category you just created and tap Waypoints 5 Tap Tools top toolbar Add 6 Select a waypoint be it an Address POI Favorites or History See section 5 2 for details 68...

Page 79: ...l the waypoints 10 You can use Waypoint Down or Waypoint Up to move the waypoints around to suit your purposes or driving needs Or you can tap Tools Optimize to automatically sort the waypoints in the...

Page 80: ...en recalculates for the third waypoint and so on If you tap Show the first part of the route is shown with the normal blue double lines but the second third and parts of the route after the waypoints...

Page 81: ...ing a route press the Navigation Settings button twice and tap Play Record top toolbar NOTE A filename GPRSr00xx DAT where xx the recorded route number is automatically created 2 As you travel Mio Map...

Page 82: ...track You can also adjust the playback speed i e from normal to 3x normal from the pop up list at the top of the screen 4 To stop the replay press the Navigation Settings button twice and tap Play Sto...

Page 83: ...left side of the map screen allows you to easily switch the map view among four different views including 2D 2D Night 3D and 3D Night Hot Key Map View Description The default 2D view is the straightfo...

Page 84: ...a simplified three dimensional view with high contrast colorization optimized for night driving or adverse weather conditions 7 2 View the Route Turn by Turn NOTE Turn by Turn is not available in Wal...

Page 85: ...wice until the Driving Directions screen appears and tap bottom toolbar The Turn by Turn screen displays one turn of the planned route at a time Tap the Next or Prev icon at the top of the screen to s...

Page 86: ...o methods Press the Navigation Settings button twice and tap Driving Directions Tap the hot key top left corner twice screen until the Driving Directions screen appears The Driving Directions screen d...

Page 87: ...etails such as the address of your destination the ETA and the ETR Cancel Route Cancels and clears the route from the map screen Show Turn Displays the Turn by Turn screen for the highlighted turn in...

Page 88: ...ge to the map that matches your area tap the top scroll bar to scroll through the list and tap highlight the desired map The bottom of the screen displays the details of the selected map To switch to...

Page 89: ...least four different satellite signals are needed to get a fix on your current position NOTE You can also tap the icon at the lower right corner of the map screen to directly access the status screen...

Page 90: ...the address tap OK to go back to Home Button Settings screen The address will appear on the Home Button Settings screen If this type of home is selected you will be navigated to the specified address...

Page 91: ...hoose the unit of measurement for your route You can select Miles hour or Kilometers hour to display distances Press the Back button to exit and save any changes you have made 8 4 Map Settings Press t...

Page 92: ...ately according to the current speed of the vehicle person Map Font Select Use Large labels for easier reading under adverse lighting conditions Press the Back button to exit and save any changes you...

Page 93: ...u have made 8 6 Alert Settings Press the Navigation Settings button three times and tap Alert Settings to access the following settings Alert Settings Descriptions Voice Prompts Select the item s you...

Page 94: ...the upcoming turns Visual Notifications Descriptions Visual Notifications Select one of the following three types Text Displays guidance prompts in the form of text Symbols Displays guidance prompts...

Page 95: ...Part III More Tools Part III introduces MP3 Player Contacts and Mio Transfer 85...

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Page 97: ...controls such as play pause stop next and previous Graphic equalizer settings with 17 presets Playback includes single selection playback repeat single repeat sampling playback normal sequence and ra...

Page 98: ...on 11 3 for instructions 9 3 Playing MP3 Files 1 If your MP3 files are in a storage card insert the card into your device 2 Tap the Music button on the Home screen to start the MP3 Player program 3 Th...

Page 99: ...ontrol Button Name Description or Play Pause Play or pause the playback Stop Stop the playback or Previous Next Move to the previous or next file or Volume Increase or decrease the volume The indicato...

Page 100: ...escription line at the bottom of the screen Close MP3 Player Close the program and return to the Home screen Table Note When you restart the MP3 Player both playback mode and sequence will return to i...

Page 101: ...or the other songs to be added 4 To save the play list tap the Save Playlist button at the bottom of the screen and then Yes 5 To return to the control panel tap on the right toolbar Opening a Play Li...

Page 102: ...or various music effects Tap to open the equalizer panel and tap left button and right button to access various preset audio profiles Available options are Default blues classical club dance full bass...

Page 103: ...ave created Microsoft Contacts information on your computer you can copy the information to your device See section 11 4 for information To start Contacts tap Tool on the Home screen and tap Contacts...

Page 104: ...fields 3 Tap on the top right corner of the screen to return to the contact list Tap to return to the contact list the contact is saved automatically Scroll to see more fields Soft keyboard Switch to...

Page 105: ...10 4 Editing or Deleting a Contact To modify your contact details select the contact and then tap File top toolbar Edit To delete a contact tap File top toolbar Delete 95...

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Page 107: ...on your computer 1 Turn on your computer and insert the Application CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer 2 When the auto run screen appears tap the Install button in the Install Mio Transfer sect...

Page 108: ...ansfer MP3 Assistant Allows you to transfer the MP3 files between your device and your computer See section 11 3 for details ESync Allows you to transfer the Contacts information from your computer to...

Page 109: ...onnect the mini USB end of the USB cable to the bottom of your device and the other end to a USB port on your computer 4 Start Mio Transfer by clicking Start Programs Mio Transfer on your computer The...

Page 110: ...3 files in other folders You can also copy the MP3 files from your device to your computer by selecting the file from the right column and click Managing Your MP3 Files On top of the MP3 Assistant scr...

Page 111: ...nly copy Contacts information from your computer to your device You cannot use it the other way around ESync is not a synchronizing tool 1 Turn on your computer and your device 2 Connect the mini USB...

Page 112: ...ce hard drive is lost or damaged NOTE If the recovering process is interrupted be sure to start the whole recovering process all over again 1 Turn on your computer and your device 2 Connect the mini U...

Page 113: ...er screen appears 4 Click Recover on the top menu bar 5 If you want to keep all your Favorites items that you created in Mio Map check the box besides Keep all my Favorites items 6 Insert the Mio Map...

Page 114: ...8 Insert the next Mio Map CD when prompted 9 When the recovering process is complete reset your device by pressing the reset button See section 12 1 104...

Page 115: ...References Part IV gives you useful instructions on solving common problems and provides guidelines for maintenance It also provides the regulatory information and the safety precautions for the devi...

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Page 117: ...set your device For example you should reset your system when it stops responding or appears to be frozen or locked up Use the stylus to press the reset button on the side of your device This is calle...

Page 118: ...e AC adapter to your device and to AC power Then turn on your device Warning Screen A temperature warning screen appears and your device stops operating When the device temperature drops to around 5 C...

Page 119: ...e sure that the backlight of the display is on Move to a location with more light Inaccurate response to stylus taps Recalibrate the touch screen See section 3 4 for instructions Connection Problems C...

Page 120: ...rop your device or subject it to severe shock Do not subject your device to sudden and severe temperature changes This could cause moisture condensation inside the unit which could damage your device...

Page 121: ...embly modification or any attempt at repair could cause damage to your device and even bodily injury or property damage and will void any warranty Do not store or carry flammable liquids gases or expl...

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Page 123: ...s These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not...

Page 124: ...th Radio Telecommunication Terminal Equipment Directive R TTE 1995 5 EEC the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC as amended by Directive 93 68 EC...

Page 125: ...quipment About the AC Adapter Do not use the adapter in a high moisture environment Never touch the adapter when your hands or feet are wet Allow adequate ventilation around the adapter when using it...

Page 126: ...puncture or dispose of in fire or water Important instructions for service personnel only Caution Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to t...

Page 127: ...Mio Technology Corp USA Address 47988 Fremont Blvd Fremont CA 94538 Technical support no 510 252 6950 x 2 for USA 1 866 MIO 4 GPS for Canada 9 00 am to 5 00 pm CST Mon Fri Website http www miogps com...

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