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Uniden TRAX436 Manual

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What Do I Do First?
Make sure everything is OK
If anything listed here is missing or damaged, call Customer
Service (see back cover for contact information).
TRAX436
TRAX438 GPS
OR
The parts
you'll use
most often
are in large
type.
Connectors
for optional
accessories
are shown in
italics.
Press the
power button
to turn off
the screen;
the device
stays on and
can still give
directions.
To turn
the device
completely off, press the power button in and hold it for
three seconds.
Page 4
NAVI
A A GATION DEVICE
Power button
Power button
GPS antenna
GPS antenna
(extended)
(extended)
Connection
Connection
for external
for external
antenna
antenna
USB port for
USB port for
software updates
software updates
Jack for external
Jack for external
headset
headset
Power
Power
connection
connection

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  • Page 1 What Do I Do First? Make sure everything is OK If anything listed here is missing or damaged, call Customer Service (see back cover for contact information). TRAX436 TRAX438 GPS NAVI A A GATION DEVICE The parts Power button Power button you’ll use...
  • Page 2 What Do I Do First? INDSHIELD MOUNT The device attaches Bracket Bracket to the bracket, and the suction cup holds the Adjustment Adjustment mount in your lock lock windshield. Bracket Bracket lock lock Some states have laws Suction Suction against latch latch putting things...
  • Page 3 What Do I Do First? Plug it in Plug the adapter Plug the adapter into the power into the power connector on the connector on the lower right side of lower right side of the device. the device. Plug the other end into Plug the other end into your car’s cigarette lighter.
  • Page 4 What Do I Do First? Choose your default language language you want to use for menus and voice prompts. Tap the line with the lanuguage you want to use, or tap the down arrow to see more choices. The device will use that language from now on.
  • Page 5 What Do I Do First? Tap the button in the Select TIME ZONE a Time Zone screen. Tap anywhere on the world map to use the time zone for that location. Tap the arrow to zoom in or the arrow to zoom out.
  • Page 6 What Do I Do First? Enter your home location Next, enter the address you want to use as your “home” location, that is, the place you travel to and from the most. (This step isn’t actually required, so you can skip it if you want.
  • Page 7 What Do I Do First? The device searches for names that include the entered characters. For example, if you choose Texas and enter FORT T T Comfort and Wolffort h t t along with names that begin with FORT. If you enter a space after FORT T T followed by a space (Fort Davis, Fort Worth, etc.) If you need to type a letter with an accent or diacritical...
  • Page 8 What Do I Do First? When you tap , the device shows the list of city names that include the characters you entered. Tap the name of the city you want, or tap the button to go back and BACK make any changes.
  • Page 9 What Do I Do First? On the screen, tap the button. If the device doesn’t have a lock on your location yet, it displays the following message box: Choose . The device shows the Map screen centered on the location you just entered. On the Map screen, tap the button.

  • Page 10: Get Acquainted With The Map Screen

    What Do I Do First? Get acquainted with the Map screen When the device gets a lock on your location, it goes to the Map screen (you’ll probably use this screen the most, so you might want to spend a few minutes getting familiar with it): Car icon Car icon Compass...
  • Page 11 What Do I Do First? OOMING IN AND OUT There are 10 different 10 mi 10 mi GREATER GREATER zoom levels, ranging METRO METRO 4 mi 4 mi from ¼ inch = 100 ft AREA AREA 2 mi 2 mi Map scale Map scale to ¼...
  • Page 12 What Do I Do First? North Up North Up Heading Up Heading Up HANGING THE MAP DETAIL LEVEL icon is at the bottom right corner of the MAP DETAIL map. Tap this icon to change the level of detail the device shows on the map.
  • Page 13 What Do I Do First? Only displays major arteries, controlled access roads, area features, Low detail level and the current route. Displays every-thing shown on the low detail level but includes Medium detail residential level and surface streets. Displays every-thing shown on the medium detail level,...

  • Page 14: Getting More Information

    What Do I Do First? Volume/ Volume/ brightness brightness status status button button Traffic Traffic Time Time Battery Battery Settings Settings Bluetooth Bluetooth button button status status button button status status Go to the Go to the Phone Phone Map screen Map screen icon icon...
  • Page 15 What Do I Do First? Saving places to the favorites list Save as favorite (p 38) Editing the favorites list Editing favorite locations (p 65) Creating a route Plotting a route to the destination (p 39) Seeing a list of directions Reading the screen (p 44) Adding waypoints to a route...
  • Page 16 How Do I Put It in My Car? Safety considerations Don’t install any device where it will block your view (including your mirrors!) while you’re driving. Don’t try to operate or focus on any device while you’re driving. If you have to concentrate on a device, pull off the road for a few minutes.
  • Page 17 Chapter Title Rotate the Rotate the bracket up so bracket up so the head fits the head fits into the gap. into the gap. Insert the bracket hook Insert the bracket hook into the notch at the into the notch at the bottom of the device.
  • Page 18 Chapter Title Lift the adjustment lock Lift the adjustment lock to move the suction cup to move the suction cup and bracket and bracket The bracket The bracket pivots in all pivots in all directions directions If the bracket still moves too easily after you push the adjustment lock down, you can tighten the bracket joint: Remove the mount from your windshield.
  • Page 19 Chapter Title Mounting on the windshield Make sure the device does not block your view of the road or your mirrors. Once you decide where you want the device, hold the suction cup in that position, then adjust the mount so you have the best view of the device.
  • Page 20 Chapter Title If you want to put the device somewhere other than your windshield (or anywhere the suction cup won’t stick), you can use the anchor disk. Once you glue the anchor disk down, the windshield mount installs inside the disk just like it does on glass.
  • Page 21 Chapter Title Hold the disk exactly above the spot where you want to glue it down. (Remember, the glue is designed to be permanent!) along the edges, too, so that every part of the disk makes good contact with the surface. Before you install the windshield mount, gently tug on the disk to make sure it’s secure.
  • Page 22 How Do I Get There? There are three basic ways to tell the GPS device where you want to go: Enter a new address or intersection as your destination. Pick your destination from the pre-programmed list of Points of Interest (POI). Pick your destination from the list of places you’ve been to before.
  • Page 23 How Do I Get There For the US, there are 53 available states: all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. Use the aphabet keypad to enter the name of the city (or unincorporated area) where your destination is. (You don’t have to enter the whole name.) The device searches for names that include the entered characters.
  • Page 24 How Do I Get There If you need to type a letter with an accent or diacritical mark, tap the ÔÑË button to go to the symbol keypad. If you need to type a number or any kind of punctuation mark, tap the $12 button to go to the number keypad.
  • Page 25 How Do I Get There displays the screen. Choose the option you want from the buttons on this screen: Distance and direction Distance and direction to this destination from to this destination from your current location. your current location. Address of this Address of this destination destination...
  • Page 26 How Do I Get There error message. To see all the streets one (within the limits of the city you selected), ; tap the CANCEL button to go back to the previous entry screen. Choosing a POI as a Destination From the main menu, choose .
  • Page 27 How Do I Get There category is divided into cuisine type; RESTAURANT types. For example, if you choose asian as the cuisine such as , etc. CHINESE FILIPINO INDIAN INDONESIAN After you pick the lowest division in a category, the device shows the closest 20 POI that match your selection.
  • Page 28 How Do I Get There Choose to search for POI in a different city from IN CITY your current location. The device takes you to the state selection screen, where you can enter the state and then the city you want to search in (see page XX). If you change the search center, the device remembers the new center point until you change it.
  • Page 29 How Do I Get There HOOSING A FAVORITE LOCATION You can save up to 20 locations to your favorites list, so you can use them over and over again (like using speed dial on your phone). Tap to open your favorites list. FAVORITES Tap on the location you want to use for your destination.
  • Page 30 How Do I Get There Plotting a route to your destination When you choose your destination, the device screen shows the destination’s address (and name if it’s a POI) and the distance and direction from your current location: Distance and direction Distance and direction to this destination from to this destination from...
  • Page 31 How Do I Get There While it’s calculating the route, the device shows dialog box with a progress bar. If you want to stop calculating this route, tap the button. CANCEL Otherwise, wait until the device before you do anything else. Reading the Route Screens the route screen.
  • Page 32 How Do I Get There Tap the button to end the route. STOP Tap on the time to see the trip detail screen. ARRIVAL Tap the title bar to see the maneuver list. Tap the next turn arrow to see one maneuver at a time. AUSING THE ROUTE If you tap the stop button on the route screen, you will .
  • Page 33 How Do I Get There IEWING THE MANEUVER LIST The maneuver list is a complete set of directions for the entire route. It shows all the information about every maneuver you need to make: the name of the street you need to turn on, the direction you need to go, and the distance from the previous maneuver.
  • Page 34 How Do I Get There IEWING THE ROUTE ONE MANEUVER AT A TIME You can jump ahead in the route to see individual maneuvers before you get there. You can even scroll through the whole route one maneuver at a time. Each white Each white arrow shows...
  • Page 35 How Do I Get There Avoiding roads on the route You can tell the device to temporaily avoid particular types of roads while a route is in progress. The device can recalculate routes without using U-turns, highways, dirt roads, toll roads, or ferries. From the main route screen, tap the button.
  • Page 36 How Do I Get There Adding waypoints Once you have a route plotted, you can add waypoints, that is, any place where you want to stop along the way: Anytime during a route, tap the button to go to the MENU Menu screen.
  • Page 37 How Do I Get There On the route screen, the waypoint is marked with a pink cone with a W on the top. In the maneuver list screen, the waypoint line is highlighted. Tap on this line to jump to the waypoint (just like any other maneuver.) If you...
  • Page 38 How Do I Get There When you add a new waypoint to a route, the device displays all the waypoints on the route and asks where you want to insert the new waypoint. Tap the line that you want to insert the new waypoint in front of (that is, select the waypoint that should come immediately after the new one).
  • Page 39 How Do I Get There Station??? Frequency?? PIN?? {Is there anywhere to input this information? Can I use my XM TMC channel with the TRAX units? ??} From the Menu screen, tap the button. SETTINGS On the Settings screen, scroll down and select TRAFFIC Tap the line until the button shows...
  • Page 40 How Do I Get There ECEIVING TRAFFIC ALERTS When the device receives notice of marks the location on the map with a red triangle icon. It also sounds the audio warning type you selected on screen. Tap on any incident icon to see more details about the incident.

  • Page 41: What Options Do I Have

    What Options Do I Have? Using the Menu Screens To customize your device, go to the Menu screen and tap the button at SETTINGS the top. On the Settings screen, choose the menu you want to change. On each menu screen, if a menu item line has a button on the right side, tap on the line to rotate through the options for that menu item.
  • Page 42 What Options Do I Have? THER YSTEM MENU OPTIONS Choose whether the device makes a sound when you touch the screen. Your options are On and Off Touch Sounds (default). Choose how long the device remains idle before it Dim Screen dims the screen backlight.
  • Page 43 What Options Do I Have? menu options VOIDANCES The device can avoid using certain types of roads when it calculates routes. You can tell the device to avoid U-turns Highways Dirt Roads Toll Roads Ferries. To have the device avoid road types on every route, set the avoidance here.
  • Page 44 What Options Do I Have? THER OUTES MENU OPTIONS Change the way the device calculates routes. Choose Use Route whether to use the route with the Shortest distance or With the Shortest time (default) Choose whether the device sounds a tone as you Attention get close to a maneuver.
  • Page 45 What Options Do I Have? Editing favorite locations Sometimes, after you’ve saved a favorite location, you want to change the name or use a different icon. From the main menu screen, select MY LOCATIONS then . This opens your list of favorites: FAVORITES Tap on the favorite you...
  • Page 46 SING AN EXTERNAL ANTENNA If you travel in a lot of areas with weak satellite signals, you might consider getting an external GPS antenna. You can get an external antenna from www.uniden.com; the part number you’ll want to order is GPSEXT4. Page 53...
  • Page 47 What Options Do I Have? To install the Connect the Connect the external antenna, external antenna external antenna to the device. to the device. just insert the antenna plug into the small gold connector on the built-in antenna. The external Attach the Attach the antenna to...
  • Page 48 How Do I Use My Bluetooth Phone? If you have a mobile phone that supports Bluetooth {PROFILES?? VERSION #?}, you can pair that phone with your TRAX device and use the following features: Use your device as a hands-free speakerphone. Transfer calls from the device to the mobile phone.
  • Page 49 How Do I Use My Bluetooth Phone? Tap the name of the phone you want to connect to your device. If you don’t see the phone you want, tap the SCAN button to AGAIN have the device do another search for Bluetooth phones. When you select a phone, the device prompts you to...
  • Page 50 How Do I Use My Bluetooth Phone? ONNECTING TO A DIFFERENT PHONE To pair a different phone, make sure the is on and ready. Go to the screen, and repeat the Connecting process starting with Step 5. {QUESTION DeCarta manu CONNECTING TO A RECENT PHONE discusses de information fr...
  • Page 51 How Do I Use My Bluetooth Phone? AKING CALLS Tap the icon on the map screen or the Menu screen. PHONE The device displays the screen. Call the Call the route route destination. destination. Call a POI. Call a POI. Open the Open the phonebook.
  • Page 52 How Do I Use My Bluetooth Phone? : When you pair your Bluetooth phone, the PHONE BOOK device downloads the phonebook automatically. Tap PHONE BOOK button to display your phonebook entries and their available phone numbers. Tap call the home number, for the work number, or the cell/mobile number.
  • Page 53 How Do I Use My Bluetooth Phone? Tap the HOLD RETRIEVE button to place the caller on hold. Tap the END CALL button to hang up. After XX seconds, the phone keypad times out, and the device return to the previous screen. To bring up the phone keypad again, tap the icon on the Menu PHONE...
  • Page 54 How Do I Use My Bluetooth Phone? RANSFERRING A CALL TO YOUR PHONE You can transfer calls back to your mobile phone. This disconnects the phone audio from the device and mutes the speaker and microphone. comes in, just tap the TRANSFER TO PHONE button on the phone keypad to transfer the...
  • Page 55 How Do I Use My Bluetooth Phone? HANGING THE PHONE SPEAKER VOLUME The device automatically mutes all voice prompts when you are on a call; if you change the volume or mute the speaker, it affects the phone audio only. The device returns to its usual volume setting when you hang up.

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