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  • Page 1 User Manual...
  • Page 2 Notes Depending upon the specific model purchased, the color and look of your Mio and accessories may not exactly match the graphics shown in this document. The screenshots and other presentations shown in this document are for reference only. They may differ...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Copying files onto your Mio .................... 17 Playing audio files......................18 Playback controls......................18 Displaying song lyrics ..................... 19 Preparing the lyrics files for your Mio................19 Playing songs with lyrics..................... 19 Creating a playlist ......................20 Creating a custom playlist................... 20 How do I open a playlist?....................
  • Page 4 Photo Album ........................46 Toolbar........................47 How do I copy NavPix or albums from my Mio to Photo Album? ....... 47 How do I transfer pictures from Photo Album to my Mio? .......... 47 More to do with pictures and albums ................48 How do I set the Photo Album preferences? ..............

  • Page 5: Getting To Know Your Mio

    Description Power Connects to the AC charger. Connector Touch Screen Displays the output of your Mio. Tap the screen with your fingertip to select menu commands or enter information. Charge Indicates the level of battery charge: indicator - battery full Green - battery charging.

  • Page 6: Top/ Back Components

    Mutes or unmutes the sound. GPS /AV-In Switches between AV-In and MioMap applications. Button Power Button Turns on and off your Mio. See “Turning on and off” section for information. Reset Button Restarts your Mio (soft reset). Speaker Outputs voice commands and audio.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    For the initial start up, press the power button for 3 seconds to turn on your Mio. Note: For normal operation, briefly press the power button to turn on and off your Mio. Your Mio will turn on. We recommend you charge your Mio before the first use. (See next section for more details.)

  • Page 8: Charging The Battery

    Note: If your Mio's battery has completely discharged, do not immediately turn it on when charging. Wait at least one minute. Note: When you unplug your Mio from a power source, the volume and brightness will drop to extend battery life.

  • Page 9: Using Your Mio In A Vehicle

    Using your Mio in a Vehicle CAUTION: Ensure that your Mio does not obstruct the driver's view, or interfere with the operation of the vehicle airbags and safety devices. Make sure that the GPS antenna has a clear view of the sky.

  • Page 10: Connecting The Tmc Antenna

    CAUTION: Keep the antenna cord fairly straight (not curled or bent) for best performance. When traffic events are received by your Mio, they will be displayed on the map. If an event affects your route, your Mio will automatically calculate an alternative route.

  • Page 11: Basic Operation

    The Home screen should appear after a soft reset. Hard Reset If your Mio still does not respond after a soft reset, you can use the following steps to perform a “hard reset.” Disconnect all cables, including the AC charger, from your Mio.

  • Page 12: Navigating On The Screen

    Navigating on the screen To operate your Mio, touch the screen with your fingertip. You can perform the following actions: 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. (This is not supported by all applications.)

  • Page 13: Home Screen

    Home screen The first time you use your Mio, the Home screen will appear. The Home screen is your starting point for various tasks. Tap a button to start a program or open another menu. When you exit a program, you will go back to the Home screen.

  • Page 14: Picture Viewer

    Note: The Pictures program does not support the display of BMP files in 32-bit and higher. A tool called File Transfer on the MioMore Desktop is supplied for you to easily copy the files from your computer to your Mio. (See the “How do I transfer picture/audio/video files to my Mio?” section for information.)

  • Page 15: Viewing Pictures In Thumbnails

    If your files are on a storage card, insert the card into your Mio. If your files are on an external flash disk, connect the flash disk to your Mio. (See “How do I connect an External Flash Disk?” section for information.) on the Home screen to start the program.

  • Page 16: Viewing A Picture In Full Screen

    Buttons Name Description Up/Down Scrolls up and down the current list. Viewing a picture in full screen When you tap a picture twice in the thumbnail view, the picture is displayed in full screen. You can tap the up/down button to go to the previous or next picture. To go back to the thumbnail view, tap anywhere on the screen to display the control buttons and then tap Full Screen Control buttons Full screen control buttons provide various functions and settings.
  • Page 17 Button Name Description Information Displays or hides the name and date of the picture. Delete Deletes the current picture. Brightness Tap the buttons on the right to increase or decrease the picture brightness. The indictor on the left shows the current brightness level. Zoom Tap the buttons on the right to zoom in or out.

  • Page 18: Slideshow View

    Slideshow View To view the slideshow of all your pictures, do one of the following: When in the thumbnail view, tap When in full screen, tap anywhere on the picture to display the full screen control buttons. Then tap To stop the slideshow, tap anywhere on the screen.

  • Page 19: Audio Player

    Copying files onto your Mio A tool called File Transfer on the MioMore Desktop is supplied for you to easily copy the files from your computer to your Mio. (See the “How do I transfer picture/audio/video files to my Mio?” section for information.)

  • Page 20: Playing Audio Files

    If your files are on a storage card, insert the card into your Mio. on the Home screen to start the program. The program will search for the supported audio files on your Mio and in the storage card. When files are detected, they will be added to the playlist.

  • Page 21: Displaying Song Lyrics

    This feature will display the real-time lyrics on the screen while playing songs. Preparing the lyrics files for your Mio To display the lyrics, you need to have the lyrics files (.lrc) ready on your Mio’s \My Flash Disk\My Audio\Lyric\ folder or the \Storage Card\My Audio\Lyric\ folder on your storage card.

  • Page 22: Creating A Playlist

    As the song plays, the lyrics scroll line by line on the screen, with the current line highlighted by a different color. The background image changes in turn at a specific time interval. If the lyrics are not provided for the next songs you play, the screen will automatically switch back to the control panel. To close the lyrics screen and go back to the control panel, tap anywhere on the screen.

  • Page 23: How Do I Open A Playlist

    To add a song to the playlist, tap A screen appears displaying all the audio files. Tap the song(s) you wish to add and then tap To save the playlist, tap . When the saving screen appears, tap and the playlist will be automatically saved.

  • Page 24: How Do I Delete Custom Playlists

    How do I delete custom playlists? on the control panel. To delete one playlist, tap the playlist you want to delete and tap To delete all playlists, tap...

  • Page 25: Audio Settings

    Audio settings Note: To see the function of a button, tap . Then tap the button on the list to display a description line on the right side of the screen. on the control panel and tap Play Mode. Select one of the following as your playback mode: Button Name Description...

  • Page 26: Equalizer Settings

    To turn off power saving, select Never. To save any changes you have made, tap Equalizer Settings to open the equalizer panel. to cycle through the available options: Default, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classical, Dance, Heavy, Disco, Soft, 3D and Hall. to save your selection and return to the control panel.

  • Page 27: Video Player

    Mio assumes no liability in this regard. Videos allows you to watch the video clips on your Mio (MP4, MOV, AVI, 3GP and WMV formats). on the Home screen to start the program.

  • Page 28: Copying Files Onto Your Mio

    Copying files onto your Mio A tool called File Transfer on the MioMore Desktop is supplied for you to easily copy the files from your computer to your Mio. (See the “How do I transfer picture/audio/video files to my Mio?” section for information.)

  • Page 29: Playing Video Clips

    (SD/SDHC/MMC card). Then tap to load the files. The program will search the matching files in the specific folder on your Mio or in all folders on a storage card. It then displays the video file list. To play a video file, tap the desired file in the list and tap , or simply tap the video format icon preceding the desired file.

  • Page 30: Video Playback Control

    Video Playback Control During the playback, the control buttons appear as shown below. Button Name Description Play/Pause Plays or pauses the playback. Stop Stops the playback. Fast Forward Fast forward the video. Tap the button to switch to the next speed. Playback Mode Switch to the next mode: Single playback.

  • Page 31: Av In

    AV IN Your Mio has an AV IN connector, which can turn your Mio into an external screen to display video playback from an external composite video source. Note: The AV IN function supports only the NTSC (interlace) format. Connecting an AV external source Connect the video (yellow) and audio (red and white) signal ends of the supplied AV cable to the AV output connectors on the external video device.

  • Page 32: Customising Your Mio

    Customising your Mio Tap the button on the Home screen. From the Settings menu, you can customise the system settings such as backlight brightness, volume, and language. Once you change the settings, the new settings will remain until you change them again.

  • Page 33: Backlight

    Backlight Tap the Backlight button. Tap the to raise or lower the brightness. The slider will move along the scale. to save your changes.

  • Page 34: Volume

    Volume Tap the Volume button. Tap the icon to raise or lower the volume. The slider will move along the scale. to save your changes.

  • Page 35: Fm Transmitter

    FM Transmitter By default, your Mio uses the internal speakers for audio output. You can also use the built-in FM transmitter to broadcast audio output to your car speakers. Select FM Transmitter and then tap Tune to an unused FM channel on your car radio.

  • Page 36: Screen

    Screen You can calibrate the touch screen if it is not responding accurately to your taps. Tap the Align Screen button. to start the calibration. Tap and hold the centre of the target. When the target moves to another position, tap and hold the centre of the new target. Repeat each time to complete the calibration process.

  • Page 37: Power

    The screen shows the remaining power of your battery. You can set a timer to automatically turn off your Mio when it is idle for a set period of time. The options include Never, 30 minutes, 20 minutes, and 10 minutes.

  • Page 38: Date/Time

    Date/Time Tap the Date/Time button. To change the time zone, tap the arrow in the “Time Zone” item. 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.

  • Page 39: Language

    Language Tap the Language button. Tap the up/down arrow button to select the desired language. to save your changes.

  • Page 40: File Explorer

    Tap the File Explorer button. You can browse or manage the files on your Mio, storage card or on a USB drive. CAUTION: Do not delete any files that the system has installed. Deleting system or program files could cause your Mio to malfunction.

  • Page 41: Miomore Desktop

    MioMore Desktop is a suite of tools you can use to access greater functionality and product information via your computer. It allows you to perform some or all of the below tasks depending on your Mio model: obtain software updates...

  • Page 42: Miomore Desktop Features

    File Transfer Allows you to transfer multimedia files between your Mio and your computer. How do I keep MioMore Desktop up-to-date? We recommend that you regularly use MioMore Desktop to check the Mio server for MioMore Desktop software updates. Click Tools Options General when MioMore Desktop has been started.

  • Page 43: How Do I Set The Miomore Desktop Preferences

    Note: You must have an active Internet connection to access Mio Online. Clicking the Mio Online button on the left side displays the Mio website in the embedded browser window. You can then browse the web pages within the window.

  • Page 44: How Do I Remove Maps From My Mio

    From the My Maps section, click Working Folder. If you want to restore map data, insert the disc supplied with your Mio and browse to the DVD drive. Select Software & Documentation DVD and the folder Maps\Program Files\MioMap. If you are installing a new map, browse to the folder containing the map.

  • Page 45: Importing Pois From Your Computer To Your Mio

    Perform step 1 to 10 of “Searching for a POI using MioMore Services.” Click next to the POI you want to import to your Mio. Note: You can install a maximum of 200 POIs on your Mio via MioMore Services.

  • Page 46: Deleting A Poi From Your Mio

    From My Saved Locations select a checkbox of the POI you want to delete. Click Delete Selected. The POI is deleted from your Mio. Note: To delete all the POIs installed on your Mio, select the Select all check box and then click Delete Selected. Point of Interest Point of Interest allows you to create or import your own POI files.

  • Page 47: How Do I Uninstall Points Of Interest

    Click on Add to device button to add the POI to your Mio. How do I uninstall Points of Interest? Connect your Mio to your computer via the USB cable. From the “Installed POIs” section, select the check box next to the file name you want to remove.

  • Page 48: Photo Album

    NavPix library on your computer. My Mio albums Displays a list of albums stored on the Mio internal memory and on the memory card if one is inserted. Click an album to display its contents in the Album display area.

  • Page 49: Toolbar

    How do I transfer pictures from Photo Album to my Mio? You can transfer pictures from your computer to your Mio. You can import any JPEG (.jpg) into a Photo Album, add or edit GPS information, and then copy the picture to your Mio.

  • Page 50: More To Do With Pictures And Albums

    \Program Files\MioMap\photo\xxx folder (where xxx is a sequential number) in the card. For the NavPix feature of your Mio to access the picture stored in the card, you must create the \Album folder in the card and move the picture from the \Program Files\MioMap\photo\xxx folder to this \Album folder.

  • Page 51: File Transfer

    Locate and select the file(s) you want to transfer. To transfer the selected file(s) from your computer to your Mio, click the Transfer to your Mio Device button on the bottom toolbar. To transfer the selected file(s) from your Mio to your computer, click the Export to disk button.

  • Page 52: How Do I Make Backups Of My Mio

    You can save backups of information such as Favourites and preferences, and later restore them to your Mio. Before you begin, ensure your Mio is connected to your computer via the USB cable. Start MioMore Desktop. Click Tools Backup and Restore.

  • Page 53: Reference

    To remove a card, gently push the top edge of the card inwards to release it, and pull it out of the slot. How do I connect an External Flash Disk? Your Mio has a USB port to connect an external flash disk for file viewing or transfer. Simply connect the flash disk to the USB port on your Mio.

  • Page 54: Troubleshooting

    LCD panels may be used to help protect the screen from minor scratches. Never clean your Mio with it powered on. Use a soft, lint-free cloth to wipe the screen and the exterior of your Mio.

  • Page 55: Regulatory Information

    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. Hereby, Mio Technology declares that this C725 is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.

  • Page 56: Safety Precautions

    Safety precautions About charging Use only the charger supplied with your Mio. Use of another type of charger will result in malfunction and/or danger. This product is intended to be supplied by a LISTED Power Unit marked with “LPS”, “Limited Power Source”...
  • Page 57 MioMap User’s Manual Revision: R02 (WEU) (2008/12)
  • Page 58 How do I navigate to a NavPix? ......................30 TMC (Traffic Message Channel) ......................31 How does my Mio receive traffic information? .................31 How will I know when a Traffic Event occurs?.................32 How do I view a list of all events on my route?................33 How do I know if a detour is recommended? ..................35...
  • Page 59 Map Display ............................44 Map Display 1/2..........................44 Select Map 2/2..........................44 Map POIs............................45 Volume ............................46 Screen ............................47 POI Alerts ............................48 Time settings ..........................49 Language............................50 Units ...............................51 Power .............................52 Keyboard ............................53 Restore defaults..........................54...

  • Page 60: Welcome

    Welcome Thank you for purchasing this Mio. This manual has been prepared to guide you through the operation of your Mio from first set-up through to continuous use. Please read this manual carefully before using your Mio for the first time.

  • Page 61: Starting And Exiting Miomap

    Starting and Exiting MioMap Press the power button for 3 seconds to turn on your device. Your device turns on and the Home screen appears. To start the MioMap, tap on the Home screen. The MioMap Map screen appears. You can tap to open the Main Menu screen.

  • Page 62: What Are The Main Screens I Will Use

    The Main Menu can be accessed from the map screen by tapping at the bottom left corner of map screen. Note: The Main Menu screens may differ from those displayed above, depending on your Mio model.

  • Page 63: How Do I Navigate With Gps

    Note: Before you begin, check if your vehicle is fitted with a heat-reflective or heated windscreen. If so, you may need to purchase an external antenna for your Mio to receive GPS signals. The first time you use your Mio, it may take up to 15 minutes to establish a GPS connection.

  • Page 64: How Do I Go From A To B

    WARNING For your safety, enter destination information before you start a journey. Do not enter a destination while driving. What if I miss a turn? You will be automatically redirected if you make a wrong turn. In most cases you will not even notice that Mio has just recalculated your route.

  • Page 65: How Do I Search For An Address

    How do I search for an address? to open the Find address screen. Enter a destination using the Find address screen. There are five ways to enter an address, depending on the data about destination you may have. These five ways are: Find city centre, which you will use if your destination is centre of some city or settlement Find address, which you will use if you have complete address information including city, street and house number...
  • Page 66 Note: although you may have installed maps covering several countries, you do not need to enter country name to find address. Your Mio will search all your maps to find the best possible address match. Use the Street address lookup screen to type London in the city field, type James in the street field and 22 in the house number field.

  • Page 67: Using The Keyboard Screen

    Using the Keyboard screen The Keyboard screen will display when you are required to enter text, such as when searching for a street name. Search results will be listed in matching order, with the closest matches appearing at the top of the list. A maximum of 100 results will display.

  • Page 68: How Do I Create A Trip With Multiple Stops

    How do I create a trip with multiple stops? You can use the Add a destination or Add a via point screen to set multiple stops or waypoints for your trip. Your route will be calculated to go via each of these points in the specified order. If you use Add a destination, your location will be added as the last destination of you trip.

  • Page 69: How Do I Skip A Waypoint During A Multi-Stop Trip

    Use the City centre lookup screen to type London in the city field. Press Find. The Search results screen will display. Tap the (only) list item containing London, United Kingdom. The Destination Preview screen will display. Complete one of the following: If you want to ...

  • Page 70: How Do I Search For A Point Of Interest (Poi)

    Type Museum in What field and type London in Where field. Then tap the Find button. NOTE: Not all the POI categories are available at your region. If you have your own POI information, you can also use MioMore Desktop to import these POIs to your Mio device.
  • Page 71 Select The National Gallery from the search results window. The Preview screen will display. Complete one of the following: If you want to ... Then ... navigate to your selected destination Your route is calculated and displayed on the map screen. add this destination as the last tap Add a destination.

  • Page 72: How Do I Save Favourites And My Home

    How do I save Favourites and My Home? You can save up to 256 destinations as favourites, one of which can be saved as My Home. You can save a favourite from the Preview screen after searching for an address, or from the Map Menu. For more information, see "How do I use the Map Menu?".

  • Page 73: How Do I Navigate To A Favourite

    Select a favourite from the Favourites list. The Preview screen will display. Your Mio will calculate the route from your current location. The map screen will display. How do I navigate to My Home? Option 1 – Select Take me home Your Mio will calculate the route from your current location.

  • Page 74: How Do I Edit The Name Of A Favourite

    How do I edit the name of a Favourite? From the Favourites menu, select a favourite to edit. The Favourite Preview screen will display. Tap Next… and tap Change name. The Edit favourite Name screen will display. After you have edited the favourite name, tap...

  • Page 75: How Do I Delete A Favourite

    How do I delete a Favourite? From the Favourite menu, select a favourite to delete. The Preview screen will display. Tap Next… and tap Delete. A warning message will display prompting you to confirm action. The favourite will be deleted if you tap Yes.

  • Page 76: How Do I Navigate To A Recent Location

    How do I navigate to a recent location? To make navigating easier, your Mio will automatically save all the destinations that you have been navigating to in a list. Tap to select a recent location from the list. The Preview screen will display.

  • Page 77: How Do I View My Route

    How do I view my route? When a route has been calculated, the map screen will display. You will be directed to your destination by spoken and visual instructions. Navigation screen The Navigation screen displays your current position and guides your direction of travel. Tap and hold to drag the screen and move across the map.
  • Page 78 GPS TMC status indicator information. The TMC status is green if your Mio or Traffic module is active and receiving traffic events. The TMC status is gray if traffic is currently inactive. Battery charge indicator Mute/unmute volume (including voice guidance)

  • Page 79: How Do I Use The Route Menu

    How do I use the Route Menu? When you are in navigation mode, tapping the button allows you to access navigational functions from the map screen. Route Menu options The following options are available via the Route Menu: Menu Option Description Drop next via point Cancels your next stop point.

  • Page 80: How Do I Use The Trip Menu

    How do I use the Trip Menu? When you are not in the navigation mode and have calculated your route using Set as start options instead of using a GPS position as start location, then you have a trip. Tapping the button allows you to access trip specific functions from the map screen.

  • Page 81: How Do I Use The Map Menu

    How do I use the Map Menu? The Map Menu allows you to access specific location and navigational functions from the map screen. Displaying the Map Menu Tap and drag to move around the map to your selected location. Tap the desired location on the map screen. The Map Menu will display.

  • Page 82: How Do I Demonstrate A Trip

    How do I demonstrate a trip? Route demonstration allows you to: Preview a route. Plan and view a route without a GPS fix, such as when you are inside a building. The following steps will show you how to preview one route. 1.

  • Page 83: How Do I Use Saved Trip

    How do I use saved trip? If you saved your route or planned trip using Route Menu or Trip Menu, it will be stored under My Trips. You may quickly reload your saved trip from the Main Menu: Trips are saved with start and end location together will all intermediate via locations. The list with all your saved trips will display.

  • Page 84: How Do I View My Navpix Albums

    How do I view my NavPix albums? NavPix Albums Your NavPix images are stored in device internal memory. All images within each subfolder in NavPix folder represent one NavPix album. You should use MioMore desktop tool to add organize your NavPix images. To display list of your NavPix albums use Main Menu: Your collection of NavPix albums will display: The albums contain all your NavPix and display them as thumbnails.

  • Page 85: How Do I View A Navpix In Full-Screen

    How do I view a NavPix in full-screen? From the NavPix Details screen, tap the thumbnail of the NavPix. The NavPix will appear in full-screen. Complete the following: If you want to ... Then ... zoom into the NavPix zoom out of the NavPix rotate the NavPix The NavPix will rotate 90 degrees anticlockwise each time is tapped;...

  • Page 86: How Do I Navigate To A Navpix

    How do I navigate to a NavPix? Your Mio contains preinstalled NavPix that you can navigate to. Note: To navigate to a NavPix location, either a GPS fix must have been available when the NavPix was taken, or GPS coordinates have been added using MioMore.

  • Page 87: Tmc (Traffic Message Channel)

    How does my Mio receive traffic information? You can receive current traffic information on your Mio via the TMC receiver. Depending on your Mio model, the TMC receiver is either a built-in part of your Mio or sold separately as a TMC accessory.

  • Page 88: How Will I Know When A Traffic Event Occurs

    Incoming events are handled according to your Traffic preferences. When travelling through an area in which you can receive traffic information, your Mio will decode these events and display them on-screen. An icon will display at the event location on the map screen, and an audible warning is given if an event is on your route.

  • Page 89: How Do I View A List Of All Events On My Route

    How do I view a list of all events on my route? Your Mio creates a list of events as they are received, which is displayed on the TMC screen. From the map screen, tap Element Description Event description Displays details of the Event, including: Name of road and direction in which the Event is taking place.
  • Page 90 Event icons When an Event is received, one of the following icons will display: Event Message Type Event Description Danger There is a dangerous situation on the route; for example, people are on the road. Traffic Any event that will cause a delay on a route. Weather Weather conditions are adversely affecting a route;...

  • Page 91: How Do I Know If A Detour Is Recommended

    How do I know if a detour is recommended? When a Traffic or Clearance event occurs on your route, a detour will always be recommended. The detour event message will display in the status bar on the map screen. Note: Detours are only recommended for Traffic or Clearance Events on a calculated route. How do I avoid an event on my route? From the map screen, tap From the TMC list screen, tap the event.

  • Page 92: Traffic Preferences

    Traffic Preferences You can view the current traffic system status and change options by customizing the traffic preferences. Traffic System Status The Tuned to section displays the name and frequency of the radio station currently being used to receive traffic event information.

  • Page 93: Traffic Event Notification

    Traffic Event Notification Complete the following: If you want to ... Then ... turn on/ off traffic event notification select the Notify me about nearby traffic events check box to receive traffic event notification. clear the Notify me about nearby traffic events check box to turn off traffic event notification.

  • Page 94: Select Event Sorting Type

    Select event sorting type From the Traffic Overview screen: Complete one the following: If you want to ... Then ... sort events by distance select the Distance check box. sort events by road name select the Road name check box. sort events by age select the Age check box to list events by time.

  • Page 95: Mio Connect

    Mio Connect Mio Connect allows you to navigate to POIs imported by the MioMore Services function of MioMore Desktop. Use the MioMore Services function of MioMore Desktop to seach online for live POI information and import the POIs to your Mio.

  • Page 96: Gps Status

    GPS Status Signals are transmitted by Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites orbiting the Earth. The GPS Status screen provides a visual representation of the information being received. Latitude and longitude are displayed, along with ground speed and the heading in degrees. The strength of each satellite is displayed on a bar chart.

  • Page 97: What Can I Customise

    What can I customise? There are various customisation options available to enhance your navigation experience. The Preferences menu screens are accessed by pressing To move forward through the Preferences screens, tap To revisit the previous screen, tap...

  • Page 98: Route Options

    Route Options You can enhance your navigation experience by modifying aspects of your route and route calculation. Route Calculation 1/4 Complete the following: If you want to... Then... change the route type move the Route Type slider towards Fastest to give high priority to the fastest time when calculating a route.

  • Page 99: Road Types 3/4

    Road Types 3/4 Complete the following: If you want to... Then... avoid unpaved roads select the unpaved roads check box in the Do not use column. Your preferences are automatically saved. Driving Alerts 4/4 Complete the following: If you want to... Then...

  • Page 100: Map Display 1/2

    Map Display You can change the look and behaviour of the map screens by customizing the Map Display preferences. Map Display 1/2 Complete the following: If you want to... Then... set the screen contrast to automatically adjust select the Auto day/night option. improve screen contrast in light or dark select either the Day or the Night option to manually adjust the contrast.

  • Page 101: Map Pois

    Map POIs Points of Interest (POIs) are grouped into categories. You may choose to display (or hide) icons of all or selected POI categories on the map screens. For example, you may only be interested in entertainment venues and want to disable other categories such as schools.

  • Page 102: Volume

    Volume Complete the following: If you want to... Then... increase or decrease the volume move the Volume slider towards High to increase the volume. move the Volume slider towards Low to decrease the volume. completely mute sounds select the Mute check box. Your preferences are automatically saved.

  • Page 103: Screen

    Screen Brightness slider towards Dim to decrease screen brightness. Warning: Your Mio can heat up when the Brightness scale is set above 70% - i.e., when more than seven rectangles are coloured - therefore, use lower brightness whenever acceptable.

  • Page 104: Poi Alerts

    MioMore (Custom POIs). You may also be able to set warnings to certain POI categories that were preinstalled on your Mio or available by subscription, such as Safety Cameras. If you have a route set, the warnings will occur when you are a certain distance (set by the Warning Distance preference) from the POI on your route.

  • Page 105: Time Settings

    Time settings You can set Mio time zone settings to match your current location. From the Time settings screen: Complete the following: If you want to... Then... change Mio time zone select your preferred time zone from Time zones .

  • Page 106: Language

    Language Complete the following: If you want to... Then... change the on-screen language select your preferred language from the Language box. Your language preference is saved and the map screen is displayed. change the voice guidance between male select your preferred voice gender from the Voice box. and female voice Your preferences are automatically saved.

  • Page 107: Units

    Units You can change the units used by your Mio by customising the measurements preferences. Complete the following: If you want to... Then... change the time format select either the 12 hour or 24 hour option change the distance units select your preferred distance unit type from the Distance Units options.

  • Page 108: Power

    Power The Battery Status bar shows the charging status or the remaining battery power.

  • Page 109: Keyboard

    If you want to... Then... use an alphabetic keyboard for entering select Alphabetic (abc). information use a QWERTY keyboard for entering select QWERTY. information allow Mio to automatically capitalise first select Change upper/lower case. letters of words Your preferences are automatically saved.

  • Page 110: Restore Defaults

    Restore defaults This option will restore all factory default settings. Note: The Restore Factory Defaults option does not delete recent locations or saved favourite destinations.

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