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Table of Contents Precautions and Notices ...v Getting Started...1 1.1 Understanding Hardware Components... 1 Front Components ... 1 Back Components... 2 Left-Side Components ... 2 Top Components... 3 Bottom Components ... 3 1.2 Performing the Initial Start Up ... 4 1.3 Charging the Battery via the USB Cable...
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2.5 Displaying Lyrics ... 17 Preparing the Lyrics Files for your Device ... 17 Playing Songs with Lyrics ... 17 2.6 Using the Play Lists... 18 Creating a Play List ... 18 Opening a Play List ... 19 2.7 Equalizer ... 20 2.8 Settings ...
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6.2 Safety Precautions ... 44 About Charging ... 44 About the Charger... 44 About the Battery ... 44...
Precautions and Notices For your own safety, do not operate the controls of the product while driving. Use this product prudently. The product is intended for use solely as a navigation aid. It is not for precise measurement of direction, distance, location or topography.
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A car holder is needed when using the device in a car. Be sure that you place the device in an appropriate place, so as not to obstruct the driver’s view, or deployment of airbags. Do not mount where the driver’s field of vision is blocked.
Getting Started 1.1 Understanding Hardware Components NOTE: Depending upon the specific model purchased, the color of your device may not exactly match the device shown in this manual. Front Components Component Touch Screen Charge Indicator Description Displays the output of your device. Tap the screen with yo fingertip to select menu commands or enter information.
Back Components Ref Component External GPS This connector (under rubber dust cover) allows use of an Antenna optional external GPS antenna with magnetic mount, which may Connector be positioned on top of the car for better signal reception in areas with poor reception.
Component SD/MMC Slot Headphone Connector Top Components Component Power Button Bottom Components Component Mini-USB Connector Connects to the charger or USB cable. Cradle Connector Description Accepts a SD (Secure Digital) or MMC (MultiMediaCard) card for accessing data such as MP3 music. Connects to stereo headphones.
1.2 Performing the Initial Start Up 1. For the initial start up, press the power button for 5 seconds to turn on your device. NOTE: For normal operation, briefly press the power button to turn on and off your device. 2.
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5. The Home screen appears. You can now use your device.
1.3 Charging the Battery via the USB Cable 1. Turn on the computer. 2. Connect 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. 3. If your device is on, the screen as shown below appears. Whenever your device is connected to a computer, you will not be able to use it.
NOTE: When the device is connected to a computer, it is recognized as an external mass storage device. Do not delete any files pre-installed in the device. Deleting files of which the function is unknown can cause programs or features to malfunction. If you intend to charge your device in this way, turn off your device so that it takes less time to charge the battery.
With the TMC cradle (purchased separately), you can connect the TMC antenna to receive radio transmissions that are used to inform drivers of traffic conditions. TMC information is monitored by the navigation software. Once the information is received, you can view it on your device and traffic icons will appear in the map view.
1.5 Operating Basics Turning On and Off For normal operation, turn off the device by briefly pressing the power button. The device enters a suspended state. When you next briefly press the power button, the system resumes. You will either be back to where you left off or see the Home screen. NOTE: The screen you see after resuming depends on the program you were using when you suspended the device.
Touch the screen once with your fingertip to open items or select onscreen buttons or options. Drag Hold your fingertip on the screen and drag up/down/left/right or across the screen. Tap and hold Tap and hold your fingertip until an action is complete, or a result or menu is shown.
Using the Soft Keyboard There are occasions when you input text or numbers to your device. On such occasions, the soft keyboard as shown below will appear on the screen. Depending on the current operation, either the alphabet keypad or the number/symbol keypad appears.
After you complete an input, tap 1.6 Inserting a SD/MMC Card Your device has a SD/MMC slot where you can insert an optional Secure Digital or MultiMediaCard storage card. It supports up to 2GB storage card. To use a SD/MMC card, insert it into the slot, with the connector pointing to the slot and its label facing the front of the device.
Audio 2.1 Starting and Exiting Audio Audio features: Playback of MP3/WAV/WMA files Basic playback controls such as play, pause, stop, next and previous Playback includes single selection playback, repeat, single repeat, sampling playback, normal sequence and random sequence. 11 preset equalizer audio profiles Play list support Background playback Lyrics display...
The control panel appears on the screen where you can easily control the player by tapping the control buttons. To exit the program, tap 2.2 Preparing the Audio Files for Your Device Before using the program, have the files (.mp3, .wav, or .wma) ready on either your device’s My Flash Disk\My Audio folder or on a storage card.
The information area displays the current status including the play/pause/stop status, the elapsed time, the power status, the playback mode, the volume level, and the properties of the current song such as the artist (if available with the file), filename, total length, and stereo/mono information. NOTE: During the playback, the screen backlight will automatically shut off if you haven’t tapped the screen within the preset time (30 seconds by default).The backlight will restore when...
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Control Button Playback Mode Lyrics Minimize Play List Equalizer Settings Exit Name Switches to the next mode: Repeated playback of the current file. Repeated playback of all files in the current play list in sequence. Playback of all files in the current play list in random order.
2.5 Displaying Lyrics The program allows you to display the real-time lyrics on the screen while playing songs. This feature is especially handy for you to sing along with the songs. Preparing the Lyrics Files for your Device To display the lyrics, you need to have the lyrics files (.lrc) ready on your device’s \My Flash Disk\My Audio\Lyric\ folder or the \Lyric\ folder on your storage card.
To close the lyrics screen and go back to the control panel, tap anywhere on the screen. 2.6 Using the Play Lists You can create your own play lists for future use. Creating a Play List 1. Tap on the control panel to open the play list screen. The screen shows the current play list.
4. To save the play list, tap 5. The keyboard screen appears where you can change the default name of the play list. Rename the play list if you want. Tap 6. To return to the control panel, tap Opening a Play List To open one of the play lists that you have created: 1.
3. Tap the play list you want to open and tap Back Rename the Open the selected play list. selected play list. Delete the selected play list. Delete all play lists. 4. To return to the control panel, tap 2.7 Equalizer The program provides 11 preset audio profiles.
to save your selection and return to the control panel. To select the Default profile, tap 2.8 Settings on the control panel. The Settings screen appears. NOTE: To know the function of each button, you can tap list to display a description line on the right side of the screen. Tap the check box (√) to turn on the power saving mode.
Settings 3.1 Starting and Exiting Settings You can customize the system settings such as backlight brightness, volume, an language. Once you change the settings, the new settings will remain until you change them again. Tap the button on the Home screen. The Settings menu appears as shown Settings below.
To exit Settings, tap The fo owing sections 3.2 Backlight 1. Tap the button on the Home screen. Settings 2. Tap the button. Backli Move the knob along the trac darken the backlight, m ove the knob to the right. to save the changes.
3.3 Volume 1. Tap the button on the Home screen. Settings 2. Tap the button. Volume 3. Move the knob along the track bar to adjust the volume. To decrease the volume, move the knob to the left. To increase the volume, move the knob to the right.
3.4 Screen You can calibrate the touch screen if it is not responding accurately to your taps. 1. Tap the button on the Home screen. Settings 2. Tap the button. Screen 3. Tap to start the calibration. 4. Tap and hold the centre of the target.
5. When the target moves to another position, tap and hold the centre of the new target. Repeat each time to complete the calibration process. 6. When completed, tap 3.5 Power To check the remaining power level of your battery and/or set up the power saving feature: 1.
4. Tap to save the changes. 3.6 Date/Time 1. Tap the button on the Home screen. Settings 2. Tap the button. Date/Time 3. To change the time zone, tap the arrow in the “Time Zone” item.
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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. Alternatively, you can tap the month or year on top of the calendar to directly change the month or year.
3.7 Language 1. Tap the button on the Home screen. Settings 2. Tap the button. Language 3. Tap the up/down arrow button to select the desired language. 4. Tap to save the changes.
MioTransfer 4.1 Installing MioTransfer MioTransfer allows you to easily transfer data such as MP3 files between your device and a computer. To install MioTransfer to your computer: 1. Turn on your computer and insert the supplied CD/DVD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive of your computer. 2.
Audio Allows you to transfer the audio files between your device and your computer. (See section 4.3 for details.) Mio Online Provides link to the Mio website. To exit MioTransfer, click at the bottom right corner of the screen. Exit...
4.3 Copying Multimedia Files to Your Device Before playing multimedia files such as MP3 files, you need to have the files ready on your device. Use MioTransfer to copy the files from your computer to the correct location on your device. 1.
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6. Select your target device by clicking one of the icons: - the flash memory of your device - a storage card inserted into your device. 7. Select the folder where your files are from the left column. Select the file you want to copy and tap transfer and the selected file will be copied to the target device.
Managing Files Various buttons are available for you to manage the files: Rename Changes the name of the selected file. Delete Removes the selected file. Cancel Aborts the ongoing action of file transfer. New Folder Creates a new folder in the selected drive or folder.
Troubleshooting and Maintenance Troubleshooting and Maintenance 5.1 Restart and Shut Down Occasionally, you may need to reset your device. For example, you should reset your system when it stops responding; or appears to be “frozen” or “locked up.” Restarting Your Device To restart your device, press the power button for 5 seconds until the “Power Off Selection”...
Shutting down puts the device in a deep sleep state. The device will close all running programs before shutting down. To use the device again, press the power button for 5 seconds. The Home screen appears. 5.2 Troubleshooting NOTE: If you encounter a problem you cannot solve, contact an authorized service center for assistance.
Connection Problems Cable Connection Problems Make sure that your device and your computer are both turned on before trying to establish a connection. Make sure that the cable is securely plugged into the USB port on your computer and on the device. Connect the USB cable directly to your computer—do not run the cable through a USB hub.
5.3 Maintaining Your Device Taking good care of your device will ensure trouble-free operation and reduce the risk of damage to your device. Keep your device away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures. Avoid exposing your device to direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time.
Regulatory Information NOTE: Marking labels located on the exterior of your device indicate the regulations that your model complies with. Please check the marking labels on your device and refer to the corresponding statements in this chapter. Some notices apply to specific models only. 6.1 Regulations Statements European Notice Products with the CE marking comply with Radio &...
The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for modifications made by the User and the consequences thereof, which may alter the conformity of the product with the CE Marking. 6.2 Safety Precautions Prolonged listening of music in maximum volume can damage the ears. The use of headphones other than those recommended/supplied can cause hearing impairment due to excessive sound pressure.
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CAUTION: This unit contains a non-replaceable internal Lithium Ion battery. The battery can burst or explode, releasing hazardous chemicals. To reduce the risk of fire or burns, do not disassemble, crush, 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.
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6.3 Maintaining Your Device ing good care of your device will ensure trouble-free operation and reduce t risk of damage to your device. Keep your device away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures. Avoid exposing your device to direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time.