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FRONT

BACK

BOTTOM

CONTROLS & VIEWS

Main Menu Button

Screen On/Off Button
(Bluetooth Button - for GNS8435 model only)

3&4

Map Zoom In/Out

SD Card Slot

GPS Antenna

Mount Bracket Slots

External GPS Antenna Jack

Speaker

Audio-Out Jack

Power Jack

Power ON/OFF Button

Volume Control

LEFT SIDE

RIGHT SIDE

Summary of Contents for GNS8430

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL Owner s Manual for the GNS8430 and GNS8435 In Car Navigation System...

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Page 3: ...ment GPS signal reception can be affected by the location of satellites tall buildings tunnels bridges etc If the GNS8430 8435 is not receiving a signal you will need to change your location until a s...

Page 4: ...e following items are missing This Owners Manual Software CD Start Here 1 ii Suction Cup Mount Bracket QUICKSTART GUIDE Carrying Case SD Memory Card SD Card Reader External GPS Antenna Box Contents Op...

Page 5: ...t mount within any Airbag deployment areas Do not mount where the driver s view will be obstructed or where safe operation of the vehicle may be obstructed Ensure the mount location Allows room to rai...

Page 6: ...of the main unit This allows for easy removal of the main unit Insert DC plug of the Cigarette Lighter Lead into the DC Power socket at the back of the Mount Bracket Stand and connect the other end to...

Page 7: ...he screen to select your preferred language and then touch OK to confirm You will then be prompted by the End User License Agreement Please take the time to read this and then touch ACCEPT to confirm...

Page 8: ...cessor SIRF III GPS Bluetooth capability for hands free Mobile phone use GNS8435 model only Updateable Software for Operation Map data Yearly map updates are licensed from a third party and a license...

Page 9: ...Button for GNS8435 model only 3 4 Map Zoom In Out 5 SD Card Slot 6 GPS Antenna 7 Mount Bracket Slots 8 External GPS Antenna Jack 9 Speaker 10 Audio Out Jack 11 Power Jack 12 Power ON OFF Button 13 Vol...

Page 10: ...ing steps to ensure your GNS8430 8435 is looked after Always transport and store the GNS8430 8435 using the carry case Keep the GNS8430 8435 free from dust by regularly cleaning the screen with an LCD...

Page 11: ...1 Select an application in the main menu Navi Music to get on 2 Press to come back on main menu The available applications will have coloured icons those which are not available are in grey color 3 S...

Page 12: ...to the main menu If you press the main menu key the music continues and you can choose other available applications Repeat Repeat All Play All Repeat 1 Track Repeat All Touch to select the desired opt...

Page 13: ...y card that is inserted into the device it automatically searches and shows both the file list and the movie start screen If the supplied SD memory card is short of capacity do not delete the map file...

Page 14: ...SD card then you can save more files For optimal performance view only images up to 1MB in size Enlarge Reduce Arrow shaped buttons left right up and down appear enabling an image to be enlarged redu...

Page 15: ...game The initial card selected will be reversed and the game time will begin Once your game time is over you can start new game by pressing the New Game button Score Each single failure of a card pai...

Page 16: ...tings are applied immediately The screen setting tabs appear When accessing the screen setting tab the last setting status appears If a screen with changes is exited without touching the Save button t...

Page 17: ...10 MODE Setting Options Calibrate Screen Opening Screen Setting Navigation Auto Booting ON Boot up automatically with ignition ON...

Page 18: ...MODE 11 BUILT IN BATTERY SPECIFICATION...

Page 19: ...iring your Phone with the as a Hands Free Device GNS8435 Ensure that Bluetooth is active and discoverable on your phone and tap the Hands Free button to set up your phone with the GNS8435 If you choos...

Page 20: ...ntry The will pair with your phone You may need to enter the PIN code or perform other functions on your phone to complete the pairing Please watch your phone screen during this process GNS8435 Using...

Page 21: ...lls only You cannot initiate calls using the in headset mode GNS8435 GNS8435 GNS8435 GNS8435 GNS8435 GNS8435 GNS8435 Using your Phone to Connect to GNS8435 Tapping Find Me will cause the to enter disc...

Page 22: ...ready paired to the but have none of them currently connected the following screen appears when you select Hands Free from the Main Menu GNS8435 GNS8435 Tap to connect to the currently selected device...

Page 23: ...ite Select a number from the list Tap to add a favourite number Tap to remove a selected favourite number History Tapping History accesses a list of your previously called or received numbers Voice Ca...

Page 24: ...he screen of the in call options NOTE Voice calling must be set up on your phone to use this feature Tap on this button to move the call from GNS8435 to your phone Tap on this button to send DTMF When...

Page 25: ...d a back up copy of the GNS8430 8435 Navigation software CD Contents 1 User Guide GNS8430 8435 Owner s Manual PDF GNS8430 8435 Navigation manual PDF 2 GNS8430 8435 Navigation Program MobileNavigator 3...

Page 26: ...Searching For Satellites still raised to a horizontal position showing Make sure the unit has a clear view of the sky Make sure power supply is 12V or 24V Check power connection TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLE...

Page 27: ...d Rockdale NSW 2216 East Tamaki Auckland Fax 02 9599 3278 Fax 09 274 4253 www uniden com au www uniden co nz UNIDEN GNS8430 and GNS8435 CAR NAVIGATION Limited One Year Warranty Please keep your sales...

Page 28: ...THANK YOU FOR BUYING A UNIDEN PRODUCT 2007 Uniden Australia Pty Limited Uniden New Zealand Ltd Printed in China...

Page 29: ...Navigation Manual for the GNS8430 and GNS8435 In Car Navigation System NAVIGATION MANUAL...

Page 30: ...ication This manual nor any parts thereof may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form either electronically or mechanically including photocopying and recording without the express written consen...

Page 31: ...in car navigator This document is the detailed description of the software Although Uniden Navigation can easily be discovered by experience it is still recommended that you read through this manual t...

Page 32: ...quality indicator 18 4 3 4 Time synchronization 18 4 4 The map 19 4 4 1 2D and 3D map views 19 4 4 2 Zoom levels 20 4 4 3 Daylight and night colour schemes 20 4 4 4 Streets and roads 21 4 4 5 Other ob...

Page 33: ...and via points 38 4 6 1 1 Route line 39 4 6 1 2 Distance Left 39 4 6 1 3 Method 39 4 6 1 4 Time Left 39 4 6 1 5 Estimated Arrival 40 4 6 1 6 Destination Via point 40 4 6 2 Warning icons 40 4 6 3 Fit...

Page 34: ...mic Volume 60 5 3 5 Attention Tone 60 5 4 Route parameter settings 61 5 4 1 Method 61 5 4 2 Route 61 5 4 2 1 Shortest 61 5 4 2 2 Fastest 61 5 4 2 3 Economical 61 5 4 3 Vehicle 61 5 4 4 Road types to i...

Page 35: ...ore Data 71 5 7 6 3 Remove Pins 72 5 7 6 4 Clear Data 72 5 7 6 5 Reset Advanced Settings 72 6 Find 73 6 1 Find GO Main menu 73 6 2 Selection by tapping the map 73 6 3 Using the Find menu 74 6 3 1 Find...

Page 36: ...ation has a built in optional Safety Mode that will prevent you from using the screen functions if your car is in motion Unless a passenger will be the only one to operate Uniden Navigation we strongl...

Page 37: ...does not contain pop up or pull down menus similar to the ones used in the operating system You can access all functions of the program by using hardware and screen buttons With the help of these but...

Page 38: ...ns by tapping Below you will find a list of the most frequently used controls in the program 3 1 1 Direct selectors Some of the settings can be chosen from a short list of possible values If the value...

Page 39: ...o need to confirm your selection As soon as you leave the screen the selected value becomes effective 3 1 4 Switches When a function can only have two values mainly Enabled and Disabled a switch is us...

Page 40: ...a way that you only need to enter letters or numbers when it is inevitable In these cases a full screen keyboard pops up that can easily be operated with your fingertips You can choose between a sepa...

Page 41: ...n letters only the ABC keyboard appears If you choose the Greek language an additional keyboard appears with Greek letters Similarly Hebraic and Cyrillic letters are available when Hebrew or Russian i...

Page 42: ...ontains numbers on huge buttons The special keys you find on the other keyboards except Space are available here as well Although QWERTY type keyboards also contain number keys when entering a house n...

Page 43: ...a function or change a setting 4 1 Main menu Uniden Navigation starts by displaying the Main menu This is the root of the screen hierarchy but you need to return here very rarely while using the prog...

Page 44: ...creen Same as removing the SD card 4 2 About screen Tap About on the Main menu screen to open this screen The About screen is not used in normal navigation It is there to inform you about the map lice...

Page 45: ...n speed date time and calculated accuracy Note Accuracy can be affected by several factors the GPS cannot take into account Use this accuracy information only as estimation There are two icons on the...

Page 46: ...there is no connection with the GPS device This should never be the case if your device has a built in GPS red means the GPS is connected but no GPS position is available yellow means 2D reception A G...

Page 47: ...see Page 27 The current version of Uniden Navigation is primarily intended for land navigation That is why maps in Uniden Navigation look similar to paper roadmaps when using daytime colours and 2D m...

Page 48: ...p and Cockpit screens Note Ifyouneedtozoomoutbrieflytolocateyourpositiononthemap usetheOverview mode instead of zooming out and back in The Overview mode is a 2D North up view that can be started by t...

Page 49: ...heme you can instruct Uniden Navigation to decrease the display backlight when the night colours are used Set the desired backlight levels for both daylight and night modes Page 66 Note The colours me...

Page 50: ...er you will discover how it adjusts the displayed information to the current view of the map It is important as the driver must be able to read the map at a glance Tip If you do not want to be bothere...

Page 51: ...the track log Page 46 Note the Lock on Road feature can be turned off in Advanced settings Page 70 for pedestrian use When switched off the arrow is displayed where the blue dot would be with active...

Page 52: ...rent colours help you identify a Pin in the History list Page 80 later There they are shown together with their address and GPS Coordinates Tip A quick way to tell the coordinates of a location you fo...

Page 53: ...ould the two POIs have the same icon this icon will be displayed instead of the multi POI icon Note When navigating POI icons can be disabled together with street names Page 58 If you still need this...

Page 54: ...tinue your journey 4 4 10 3 The active leg of the route The active leg is the section of the route you are currently driving If you have not added any Via points the whole route will be the active leg...

Page 55: ...map screens the Map screen and the Cockpit screen The way they show the map is the same but their look and controls are optimised for different purposes The Map screen is to be used mainly without a G...

Page 56: ...tional 5 n a Tilts up optional 6 Indicates that Lock to GPS position and heading is inactive Re enables Lock to Position Smart Zoom 7 Selected map point Cursor Opens Popup Info and Cursor menu 8 Map o...

Page 57: ...ute is active Contents differ when a route is active Appears only when a route is active Appears only when a route is active and the next turn is near 4 5 1 Turn preview No 1 On the Cockpit screen thi...

Page 58: ...4 5 These semi transparent buttons are only displayed if Zoom Tilt is enabled in the Quick menu Page 42 This function modifies the vertical viewing angle of the map in 3D mode You can change the angle...

Page 59: ...p also stops the automatic zooming or automatic tilting respectively To reactivate Smart Zoom tap this button When Smart Zoom is enabled scaling or tilting the map also stops the automatic zooming or...

Page 60: ...nges to show the new rotation mode Tap the icon again to enter Overview mode This mode looks similar to the North up mode with one difference the zoom level in this mode has a fixed default to give yo...

Page 61: ...s a GPS position and navigation is possible When only one arc is shown the position is 2D no altitude available and position error may be significant yet Uniden Navigation is ready to navigate A black...

Page 62: ...ng to the Track Log screen Page 46 where you can stop the recording or make the track log visible on the map During track log playback a green icon will blink Tapping this icon in fact tapping the scr...

Page 63: ...ination of the route This is the way to build a multi point route in reverse order when you wish to insert a stopover go to A but first get some fuel at B or want to influence the direction of the rou...

Page 64: ...oint is only available on the Map screen and if there are no POIs near the cursor i e only the address is shown in the Popup Info window POI opens the list of POIs near the selected point These are th...

Page 65: ...ld Distance to next via point Time to next via point Time to next manoeuvre next route event Speed Speed limit Arrival at next via point Arrival at destination default value for the right field 4 5 16...

Page 66: ...isplayed As a reminder you can open this screen two ways tapping the Info button in the Route menu Page 53 or tapping one of the Route Data fields on the Cockpit screen As a reminder you can open this...

Page 67: ...d only up to that via point The rest of the line remains grey 4 6 1 2 Distance Left This value can also be displayed in one of the Route data fields on the Cockpit screen as Distance to destination Th...

Page 68: ...ns The following 5 squares are normally grey Some of them turn red and show a graphical symbol in case warning s are attached to the planned route These are warnings so icons always show information f...

Page 69: ...Fit to screen Tap this button to display an overview of the whole recommended route You will jump to the Map screen with a 2D North up view so that you can check where the route takes you 4 6 4 Parame...

Page 70: ...yed in a conventional top down view This 2D view is also the end of the tilt range so it can also be accessed by tilting the map up Conversely 3D mode can be switched on by tilting down in 2D mode Map...

Page 71: ...at come with the map Manage built in POI visibility ThemapsinUnidenNavigationcomewithahugenumberofPOIs Displayingallofthem would make the maps too crowded to see how POI items are shown on the map see...

Page 72: ...age My POI By highlighting then tapping again the My POI switch on the Manage POI main screen you can manage the POI groups and items that you have created Note The group Unnamed only appears if you h...

Page 73: ...Edit you can edit the attributes name icon visibility level of a previously created My POI group Left right arrows if your groups fill several pages these buttons will let you browse through them The...

Page 74: ...feature is enabled tapping the screen activating the Cursor a radiating red dot on either of the map screens also opens a pop up box with the selected street name house number and the name of the near...

Page 75: ...s are not shown in the map normally Tip If you wish to see the track log currently being recorded tap on it twice to make it visible In this screen you have the following options Record this will init...

Page 76: ...logs Enable auto saving when auto saving is enabled you do not need to turn track log saving on and off manually Uniden Navigation will automatically start recording the track log as soon as GPS posi...

Page 77: ...will most frequently use when the window appears automatically provided that the manual route recalculation is set Page 57 Drop Next Via Point Delete Route You can modify the route to skip the next v...

Page 78: ...rebuild it from scratch Uniden Navigation will warn you before deleting route data This function has a special role if you have used the Avoid feature during your journey When you arrive at your dest...

Page 79: ...on the map This will help you identify route events in the list Avoid Tap this button to show a list of possibilities for modifying the route They let you recalculate the route avoiding the highlight...

Page 80: ...overview of the route events Uniden Navigation is tweaked to give you a smooth and easy to follow playback even at this speed This mode is useful if you want to have a look at the route before you sta...

Page 81: ...t one in the list the previous via point will be promoted to be the final destination Optimise you can optimise the order in which you will drive through the via points if there is no specific order y...

Page 82: ...con Page 33 while some of its sub screens are accessible from other parts of the program 5 1 General settings These are the basic settings of Uniden Navigation 5 1 1 Safety Mode Safety mode will disab...

Page 83: ...rs Using the automatic night mode Uniden Navigation will change between the daylight and night colour schemes a few minutes before sunrise and a few minutes after sunset based on the time and location...

Page 84: ...the previous one Move the slider to its rightmost position to turn off the alternative speed warning Then the settings of the upper slider will determine the warning for all roads 5 1 4 3 Alternative...

Page 85: ...matic recalculation was selected Drop Next Via Point Delete Route Uniden Navigation will remove the next via point from the list and recalculate the route without it If you have only one target left t...

Page 86: ...three values More detailed Normal Less detailed fast They influence when Uniden Navigation hides and shows certain map features while zooming in or out Setting a higher detail level will result in obj...

Page 87: ...tion sounds 5 3 1 Master sound volume switch The loudness of Uniden Navigation is independent of your GNS8430 8435 settings When you run Uniden Navigation the position of this fader determines the dev...

Page 88: ...ise in the car may be too loud to clearly understand the voice guidance messages and to perceive the key sounds Using Dynamic Volume you can instruct Uniden Navigation to increase the volume when your...

Page 89: ...hree different route types 5 4 2 1 Shortest Choosing Shortest will result in a route that has the smallest total distance of all possible routes between the given points This is usually preferred by p...

Page 90: ...use them but only as much as necessary In this case a warning icon will be shown on the Route Information screen Page 38 and the road not matching your preference will be displayed in alternate colour...

Page 91: ...oads are excluded from your routes by default Use this switch if your vehicle is authorised to enter 5 4 4 6 Toll Roads Toll roads are included in your routes by default If you wish to travel more to...

Page 92: ...you select a measurement unit that is not supported by the chosen voice guidance language you will see a red warning message under the selector 5 5 4 Set Date Time Format You can set the date and tim...

Page 93: ...p It is usually done in a 3D view with the current direction towards the top of the map By default Uniden Navigation uses the same look of the map in both Map and Cockpit modes Use this switch to inst...

Page 94: ...r on the left of the landscape Cockpit screen There are three route data fields at the bottom of the Cockpit screen There are three route data fields on the left of the Cockpit screen Their content is...

Page 95: ...e GNS8430 8435 device previously set in the operating system at Start Settings Backlight or you can set the backlight level separately for both daylight and night modes thus enhancing the effect of th...

Page 96: ...n in the middle again On the other hand you are not allowed to rotate the map in Overview mode This mode is a strictly north up orientated mode Note when this automatic feature is disabled you can sti...

Page 97: ...nlike with Restore Lock to Position the view changes smoothly Note Smart Zoom can only be re enabled when it is activated at the top of this page With Smart Zoom turned off neither does the Lock butto...

Page 98: ...efore the program decides to recalculate Lower values make Uniden Navigation insensitive to position errors higher values will result in quicker reactions Recalculation delay This is a setting that he...

Page 99: ...e user database or you wish to save one particular state e g saved POIs and track logs of your holiday look for the backup file on the SD card rename it or save it to your PC Tip If you move to anothe...

Page 100: ...se all your Pins 5 7 6 4 Clear Data This button will delete all user data It is a reset to factory settings Tapping this button means you lose all your saved data and customised settings Uniden Naviga...

Page 101: ...and start navigation 6 1 Find GO Main menu As just mentioned the fastest way to find your destination and start navigating is to tap Find GO in the Main menu Page 15 This will put you on the Find scre...

Page 102: ...reet Intersection or City Searching for a city a street an intersection or an exact address can all be done in the Find Address module If you know at least a part of the address this is the quick est...

Page 103: ...are currently in just start Find Address and read the first line of the list This function leads to a reliable result only if GPS position is available and you have not disabled Lock to Position by mo...

Page 104: ...the results in a list You can select the one you are looking for by tapping the appropriate list item Note When more than 300 matching items a list of more than 60 pages exist for the entered pattern...

Page 105: ...elected you need to select a settlement by entering a part of its name or postcode then selecting from the list of available matching items as described before Note In Australia you can skip this part...

Page 106: ...way you need to enter fewer letters to get the list of results You may also choose the shorter of the two streets first This way it will be faster to choose the second one from the list of crossing st...

Page 107: ...rom the list of available intersections of the previously selected street displayed in the top centre of the screen The crossing of the two streets will be the selected point 6 3 1 5 An example for a...

Page 108: ...ind in History If you have used Find before or saved map points as POIs marked points with a pin or picked and used points of the map before they all appear in the History list This list is ordered by...

Page 109: ...s after minutes When finished tap the longitude on the right and enter it as you did latitude This time the hemisphere changing button tells Uniden Navigation whether the point is located East or West...

Page 110: ...rch will be carried out around the current location given by the GPS if it is available If no GPS position is available the last known GPS position grey arrow on the map will be used Cursor the search...

Page 111: ...ts details Tapping OK will return to the map with the selected POI in the centre or starts navigating to it if Find GO was selected Tapping the arrow in the top left corner returns to the search resul...

Page 112: ...function at the Main menu it is only two taps to start navigating to one of your Favourites Note If you try to access a favourite destination that you have not yet set up Uniden Navigation will lead y...

Page 113: ...that you have no active route Check the upper left corner of the Cockpit screen Page 29 if you can see the indication for the next turn or not If this field is blank you have no route planned so you n...

Page 114: ...d warning the actual speed limits of each street and road must be present correctly on the map This is a relatively new feature of digital maps so it may not be available in some countries and its acc...

Page 115: ...as opened from the Cursor menu Sometimes the operating system disables the autorun feature The best you can do is to soft reset your GNS8430 8435 That should restore autorun functionality If you choos...

Page 116: ...n Navigation on the GPS Data screen Page 16 Lower numbers indicate better accuracy where 1 0 is near perfection Use it as a general reference only Note that several other factors affect the real accur...

Page 117: ...ake into accountyourfuturespeedorthetrafficdelays InUnidenNavigationthisvalueisshownas Estimated Arrival on the Route Information screen Page 40 ETE Estimated Time Enroute Another frequently used expr...

Page 118: ...ce Fuel Autogas address phone and fax number and other important information Use the versatile search system in Uniden Navigation to find the appropriate POI near you your des tination or any other gi...

Page 119: ...Route Information screen on the Route line Page 39 and each via point is announced by the voice instructions as you approach and when you reach it Should your via point serve as a stopover navigation...

Page 120: ...2007 Uniden Australia Pty Limited Uniden New Zealand Ltd Printed in China THANK YOU FOR BUYING A UNIDEN PRODUCT...

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