4.2.2 Upload American Map to the Memory Card ........20 5. Setup GV-101 in Car 5.1 Attach GV-101 and Car Holder on the Car ............23 5.2 Removing the GV-101 with the Car Holder ............24 5.3 Connecting the Car Cigarette Charger to the GV-101 .........24 5.4 Powering the GV-101 On and Off ...............25...
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7.2.1.1.2 Map Display..........31 7.2.1.1.3 Navigation Display ........32 7.2.1.1.4 GPS Status Display ........33 7.2.1.2 Selecting Your Destination..........33 7.2.1.2.1 If You Have Selected “Street First” ....34 7.2.1.2.2 If You Have Selected “City First”....36 7.2.1.3 To Enter a Destination from Intersection......40 7.2.1.3.1 If You Have Selected “Street First” ....41 7.2.1.3.2 If You Have Selected “City First”....44 7.2.1.4 To Enter a Destination from Points of Interest ....47 7.2.1.4.1 If You Have Selected “Alphabetical”..48...
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7.2.5.3 Blue tooth Mobile Phone Settings ........85 7.2.5.3.1 Adding and Delete Phone Settings....86 7.2.5.3.2 Connecting to a Phone ........86 7.2.5.3.3 Disconnecting the Mobile Phone ....87 7.2.5.3.4 Adding “+” before the Setup Number.....89 7.2.5.4 Answering Calls ..............90 7.2.5.5 Hang Up the Calls..............90 7.2.5.6 Direct Dialing..............90 7.2.5.7 List All Calls the Incoming Calls........91 7.2.5.7.1 Adding Calls to the Phonebook.......91...
1. Features and Specification 1.1 Features ․Complete car navigation solution in one box including car mount ․Touch panel LCD with 65000 colors ․Smart and easy: - Attach, switch it on and go - Large Function icons design for easy touched - User-Friendly keypad - Clear, high quality voice-guided instruction - Powered by cigarette lighter or long-life rechargeable battery...
Figure 1.3 2.2 Detailed Hardware Functions (1) Status Indicators GPS LED: If it is a SOLID green, it means that GPS has not located its position. A BLINKING green means it has located a fix. POWER LED: lease check if the Power LED is lit in orange. (If lit in red, the battery is not fully charged.
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The PC applications and map data can be stored and be used along with the CF memory card simultaneously. Note: “GlobalView Application Software” and “Map” must be stored in the same memory card before use. (8) Memory Card Slot – CF The PC applications and map data can be stored and be used along with the SD memory card simultaneously.
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(12) Car Mount Slots Attach the GV-101 holder to the mount slots. (13) Earphone socket Plug the earphone or headset to the socket, you can listen to the navigation voice guide and enjoy your favorite MP3 music.
Step 2: Insert the PC application CD (“GlobalView American application software Disk 1” or “GlobalView Europe application software Disk 1”) into the CD-ROM drive. The installation will automatically start. When the application has loaded, click “Make System...
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Step 3: On the install menu, click “Refresh” to show the Device List and select which means the memory card is inserted in the card reader; however, the icon shows there is no memory card inserted in the card reader. Then, click “Start” button to start copy application and data to the selected memory card.
“GlobalView Application Software” and “Map” must be stored in the same memory card before use. Step 2: Insert the “GlobalView Europe Map Loader CD1” into the CD ROM, and then run the CD-ROM driver://setup/setup.exe. Choose a Setup Language window and click OK. Step 3:...
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Step 4: Click “Yes” on the License Agreement. Step 5: Click “Next” on the Select Components.
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Step 6: Click “Finish” to finish installation.
4.1.2 Upload Europe Map to the Memory Card Step 1: Double click the icon on Desktop, and click “OK” on the welcome menu. Step 2: Select the region and target memory card drive, then click “Generate Map” button.
4.2.1 Install American Map Loader Software Step 1: Make sure the flash memory (USB) card reader is connected to PC and the system memory card is inserted. Note: “GlobalView Application Software” and “Map” must be stored in the same memory card before use. Step 2:...
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Insert the “GlobalView American Map Loader Disk 1” into the CD-ROM, and then run the CD-ROM driver://setup/setup.exe. Then show the Choose Setup Language window and click Step 3: Click “Next” on the InstallShield Wizard. Step 4: Click “Yes” on the License Agreement.
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Step 5: Click “Next” on the Select Components. Step 6: Click “Finish” to finish installation.
4.2.2 Upload American Map to the Memory Card Step 1: Double click the icon on Desktop, and click“OK” on the welcome menu. Step 2: Select the region and target memory card drive, then click “Generate Map” button.
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Step 3: The download is now running and the map data will be stored into the flash memory card.
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Note: When you update the map data, the Map Loader Software will delete the map data in your memory card first, and then reload the selected map data to the memory card.
5. Setup GV-101 in Car 5.1 Attach GV-101 to Car Holder in the car Step 1: Attach the car holder to the mount slot on the back of the device by following the red arrow shown in figure 5.1, and in figure 5.2 after it is completed.
5.2 Removing the GV-101 from the Car Holder To remove the GV-101 from the car holder, place two fingers in the position shown by the red arrows in figure 5.6 and squeeze them together. Slide the holder downward in the direction of the red arrow shown in figure 5.7.
When GV-101 is on, press the power button will automatically close any open windows and enter a power saving mode (standby mode). 5.4.2 Powering the GV-101 On When GV-101 is in the standby mode, press the power button will automatically turn it back to the normal operating state. Note: The GV-101 device needs about 2 seconds to enter the standby mode or come back back to normal operating state.
5.5 Reset If your GV-101 is down or it encounters an unexpected error, you can reset it. There are two types of reset: a hard reset and a soft reset. The reset button is shown in figure 5.10; you will need to use a stylus or pencil to press the reset button.
5.6 Screen Alignment When the system has been hard reset, the screen needs to be aligned before it can be used. This will start automatically. Step 1: Using the stylus to tap on the cross in the middle of the screen as shown in figure 5.11. Figure 5.11 Step 1: The cross will now move to the upper left corner.
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Step 3: When the screen has been aligned successfully, it will be shown as in figure 5.13. If this failed, please repeat steps 1 and 2. After all the steps are finished, touch the screen again and the system menu will appear on the display. Figure 5.13...
6. Changing the Battery GV-101 contains a replaceable battery. A flip-up battery lid makes it easy for battery removal by following the steps below. Step 1: Open the battery cover as shown in Figure 6.1. Figure 6.1 Step 2: Remove the battery by using a finger as shown in figure 6.2.
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Step 3: Figure 6.2 shows the battery replacement process following the red arrow and figure 6.3 shows it correctly replaced. Figure 6.3...
7. Software 7.1 The Main Application Screen The main application screen controls the GV-101. All the main features are accessed from the system menu with six icons. Figure 7.1.1 1.Car Navigation 4. Setup 2. Photo View 5. MP3 Player 3. Movie Playback (.mpg, .dat) Functions 6.
7.2.1.1.4 GPS Status Display 7.2.1.2 Selecting Your Destination from Street First Step 1: , and Step 2: to enter the street name first or to enter the city name first.
7.2.1.2.1 If You Have Selected “Street First”, follow the steps below: Step 1: Enter street name and tap (!) Advisory - DO NOT ENTER STREET TYPE. For Main Street just enter Main. Step 2: Enter the house number and tap Step 3: From the match list, select the desired address.
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Step 4: to navigate to this location or; Step 5: to add this location to your Favorites List or;...
Step 6: to set this location as your starting point and see the location on the map. 7.2.1.2.2 If You Selected “City First”, then follow the steps below: Step 1: Enter city name and tap...
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Step 2: Enter the street name and tap (!) Advisory - DO NOT ENTER STREET TYPE. For Main Street just enter Main. Step 3: Enter the house number and tap...
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Step 4: From the match list, select the desired address. Step 5: to navigate to this location or;...
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Step 6: to add this location to your Favorites List or; Step 7: to set this location as your starting point and see the location on the map.
(i) Information - If a large number of records are found by the “Street First” method, the program will automatically revert to “City First” method. 7.2.1.3 To Enter a Destination from Intersection Step 1: , and then Step 2: to enter the street name first or to enter the city name first.
7.2.1.3.1 If You Selected “Street First”, then follow the steps below: Step 1: Enter the street name and tap (!) Advisory - DO NOT ENTER STREET TYPE. For Main Street just enter Main. Step 2: Enter the name of the Cross Street and tap...
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(!) Advisory - DO NOT ENTER STREET TYPE. For Main Street just enter Main. Step 3: From the match list, select the desired intersection. Step 4: to navigate to this location or;...
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Step 5: to add this location to your Favorites List or; Step 6: to set this location as your starting point and see the location on the map.
7.2.1.3.2 If You Selected “City First”, then follow the steps below: Step 1: Enter the name of the city and tap Step 3: Enter the street name and tap...
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(!) Advisory - DO NOT ENTER STREET TYPE. For Main Street just enter Main. Step 4: Enter the name of the Cross Street and tap (!) Advisory - DO NOT ENTER STREET TYPE. For Main Street just enter Main. Step 5: From the match list, select the desired intersection.
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Step 6: to navigate to this location or; Step 7: to add this location to your Favorites List or;...
Step 8: to set this location as your starting point and see the location on the map. (i) Information - If a large number of records are found by the Street First method, the program will automatically revert to City First method. 7.2.1.4 To Enter a Destination from Points of Interest Step 1: , and then...
Tap one of the categories for Points of Interest. Step 3: Select as shown in the figure below. 7.2.1.4.1 If You Selected “Alphabetical”, then follow the steps below: Step 1:...
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Enter the name of the destination. Step 2: Select a matching POI location from the list. Step 3: to accept the location. The location details will be shown. Step 4: to navigate to this location or;...
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Step 5: to add this location to your Favorites List or; Step 6: to set this location as your starting point and see the location on the map.
7.2.1.5 To Enter a Destination from Favorites Step 1: , and then Step 2: Select a destination from the list if you have already created one. Step 3: to navigate to this location or;...
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Step 4: to set this location as your starting point and see the location on the map Step 5: to create a label such as HOME for this destination or change the label if one already exists or;...
Step 6: to delete this location from your Favorites List. 7.2.1.6 To Enter a Destination from Recent Step 1: , and then...
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Step 2: Select the destination. Step 3: to navigate to this location or; Step 4: to set this location as your starting point and see the location on the map...
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Step 5: to add this location to your Favorites List or; Step 6: to delete this location from your Recent List.
Step 3: 、 to enter the city name first. 7.2.1.7.1 If You Selected “Alphabetical”, then follow the steps below: Step 1: Enter city name and tap...
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(!) Advisory - DO NOT ENTER STREET TYPE. For Main Street just enter Main. Step 2: From the match list, select the desired intersection. Step 3: to navigate to this location or;...
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Step 4: to add this location to your Favorites List or; Step 5: to set this location as your starting point and see the location on the map.
7.2.1.7.3 If You Selected “List ALL”, then follow the steps below: Step 1: Enter city name and tap (!) Advisory - DO NOT ENTER STREET TYPE. For Main Street just enter Main. Step 2: From the match list, select the desired intersection.
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Step 3: to navigate to this location or; Step 4: to add this location to your Favorites List or;...
Step 5: to set this location as your starting point and see the location on the map. 7.2.1.8 To Set the Route Options Step 1: , and then to open the Route Options Screen. Step 2: Select the desired options...
Step 3: Method: Select the method of routing. The quickest route, shortest route, route that favors major roads, or route that favors local roads. Toll Roads: Select whether toll roads should be included or excluded in the route calculation. Ferries: Select whether carpool lanes (High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes) should be included or excluded in the route calculation.
Step 2: Select the desired options. Step 3: Time Zone: Choose to use the sunlight time or current time zone setting. Units: Choose different units and change. to accept or to reject changes. 7.2.1.10 To Set the Display Options Step 1:...
, and then to open the Display Options Screen. Step 2: Select the desired option(s). Step 3: Map Orientation: Orient the Map Screen so that the driving direction is pointing up or North is pointing up. Color Scheme: Set color scheme to Day or Night mode. Auto setting changes from Day to Night mode automatically at approximately sunrise and sunset.
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Step 1: , and then Step 2: Select a recent destination. Step 3: Step 4:...
and enter a label using the keypad. Step 4: 7.2.1.13 To Demo the Navigation Step 1: Press and hold your finger on the screen to show the option menu. Tap and then place and hold the finger on the desired starting point.
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Step 2: to end the option menu. Step 3: , then to run for the selected destination.
7.2.1.14 To Add a Location to Favorites Step 1: Press and hold your finger on the desired location of the screen to show the option menu. Step 2: button to save this location to Favorites.
7.2.2 Photo View All the files on the GV-101’s memory cards are scanned searching for images. Any pictures found will be displayed as thumbnails as shown in figure 7.2.1. On the image window, tapping the button shows the previous page, tapping the button shows the next page, and tapping the button will close the Photo View.
7.2.3 Movie Playback Overview: The movie on the GV-101 can be played back from either of the memory cards. The supported movie files must be encoded in mpg and dat format. The GV-101 has a full function media player, which has play, pause, forward and rewind functions in the movie player control as shown in figure 7.2.4.
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Figure 7.2.4 Movie Display to open and select the required files to play in the movie display as shown in figure 7.2.5a. Tap to go back to the main movie display control. Figure 7.2.5a Tapping allows you to play the movie whereas tapping will stop playing.
Figure 7.2.5b 7.2.4 MP3 Player Overview The GV-101 scans the memory cards for MP3 audio recordings. Play lists can be created from the audio files. All the songs are played sequentially from a play list. 7.2.4.1 Creating a Play List...
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Figure 7.2.6 Step 2: When you open the play list, the system will look for the MP3 files and create a play list from SD or CF memory card. You can easily tap for the previous page or for the next page as shown in figure 7.2.7.
7.2.4.2 Basic Operation Figure 7.2.9 Play the Created Play List After you have created a play list, the GV-101 has normal playback features. Tapping allows you to play the music from the play list, whereas tapping will pause the music but tap twice or to assume playing from the paused point.
, this will cancel the repeat mode, as shown in figure 7.2.9. 7.2.4.3 The Equalizer The GV-101 has 4 equalizer settings to suit the style of the music. To select the style simply . There are four types of style: Default, Classical, Rock and Metal as shown in figure 7.2.10.
Note: See 8.1 Index A for the “Blue tooth HandsFree Carkit Installation” before use. 7.2.5.1 How to Use the HandsFree Carkit Instruction: Tap on the main menu then tap to enter the handsfree application as shown in figure 7.2.11. Figure 7.2.11 Screen Overview: Initiates an outgoing call or accepts an incoming call.
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Prior to linking the mobile phone to the GV-101, you need to ensure that you have a mobile phone equipped with a blue tooth headset or handsfree profile. Consult your phone manual or phone provider if you are not sure.
Device” will appear on the GV-101). 3. When the pairing is completed, “Unknown Device” will appear on the GV-101. After the blue tooth is fully connected with the GV-101, the selected device name will be shown on the device. Blue tooth is a standard for connecting devices together to perform certain functions.
Figure 7.2.15 7.2.5.3.1 Adding and Deleting Phone Settings You can add a new mobile phone by tapping as shown in figure 7.2.5.2. If a phone is no longer required, it can be deleted by selecting the phone and tapping 7.2.5.3.2 Connecting to a Phone You need to manually select which of the configured mobile phones is the active one by following these steps: Step 1:...
Figure 7.2.16 Figure 7.2.17 Step 2: If the connection is successful, it will show in the window indicating that the connection between carkit and the mobile phone is active as shown in photo 7.2.18. Figure 7.2.18 7.2.5.3.3 Disconnecting the Mobile Phone To disconnect the phone follow the steps below: Step 1:...
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Select the icon as shown in figure 7.2.19. Figure 7.2.19 Step 2: Enter the configuration screen as shown in figure 7.2.20. You can see the current mobile connection is T610, then tap to disconnect it. Figure 7.2.20 Step 3: After disconnecting the icon will change to , indicating that the phone has been disconnected as shown in figure 7.2.21.
Figure 7.2.21 7.2.5.3.4 Adding “+” Before the Setup Numbers There are some numbers that require adding a “+” before dialing. If you cannot dial out properly through the carkit, it could be because some telephone providers require this number format. The setup steps to correct this are shown below: Step 1: Select as shown in figure 7.2.22.
When the GV-101 is connected to your mobile phone, you can dial directly from the GV-101 without having to use the phone using the dial screen in the GV-101. The dialing process is shown in figure 7.2.25. After it is connected, you can simply talk to the other person...
through the external microphone and built-in speakers. Figure 7.2.25 7.2.5.7 Listing All the Incoming Calls All calls are automatically stored after incoming calls. Numbers can either be saved in the phonebook, deleted, or dialed directly without having to be saved, as shown in figure 7.2.26. Figure 7.2.26 7.2.5.7.1 Adding Calls to the Phonebook Step 1:...
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Figure 7.2.27 Step 2: In the editing menu, select column to enter the associated name as shown in figure 7.2.28. Figure 7.2.28 Step 3: When the input box appears on the top of the screen, enter the name as shown in figure 7.2.29.
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Figure 7.2.29 Step 4: to open the image files. Select a file from the list and tap to confirm as shown in figure 7.2.30. Figure 7.2.30...
Step 5: After it is finished, tap to complete the setting as shown in figure 7.2.31. Figure 7.2.31 7.2.5.7.2 Deleting All the Received and Missed Calls to delete all calls as shown in figure 7.2.32. Figure 7.2.32...
7.2.5.7.3 Direct Dialing from the Call Log Select a phone number as shown in figure 7.2.33. Tap and proceed dialing as shown in figure 7.2.34. Figure 7.2.33 Figure 7.2.34...
7.2.5.8 Phonebook The carkit contains a phonebook facility allowing you to add, delete, edit or dial entries. 7.2.5.8.1 Add a Number to the Phonebook Step 1: to insert new information in the phonebook as shown in step 7.2.5.7.1 for instructions. Figure 7.2.35 Step 2: After Step 1 is finished, it will appear as shown in figure 7.2.36.
7.2.5.8.2 Edit a Number in the Phonebook Step 1: Select a number you desire to be edited, then tap to enter the editing menu. Figure 7.2.37 Step 2: In the editing menu, select the icon, as shown in figure 7.2.38. Figure 7.2.38 Step 3: Open the editing menu as shown in figure 7.2.39.
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Figure 7.2.39 Step 4: If selecting the key as shown in figure 7.2.38, the photo selections will appear in the setting as shown in figure 7.2.40. You can select one of the images and tap confirm. Figure 7.2.40 Step 5: After the editing is completed as shown in figure 7.2.41, tap to confirm.
Figure 7.2.41 7.2.6 Setting Mode The GV-101 contains six setting modes. To enter the main menu as shown in figure 7.2.42, Figure 7.2.42 7.2.6.1 System Information Tapping will present data on the total and free memory capacities. Memory (Free/Total): Remaining/Overall...
The power setting will appear as shown in figure 7.2.43. Note: This setting is only valid when it is not connected to external power. That is, if your GV-101 is connecting to the AC Adapter, the system will always on even if you check this setting.
In figure 7.2.45 shows the screen saver setting. For example, if you tap on the empty box, the system will shut down after 30 sec of inactivity. Figure 7.2.45 7.2.6.3 Backlight Adjustment Step 1: On the main menu, select to enter the backlight setting. Step 2: The backlight setting is shown in figure 7.2.46.
The setting in figure 7.2.48 is for backlight adjustment. Tapping will darken the backlight and tapping will lighten the backlight. Figure 7.2.48 Once the desired setting is selected, you can either tap to confirm or to cancel. 7.2.6.4 Language Selection and Time zone Step 1: 7 On the main menu, select to enter the language and time zone setup mode.
7.2.6.6 Screen Correction This setting will show the screen correction. Step 1: On the main menu, tap to show the setting. Step 2: Using the stylus tap on the cross in the middle of the screen as shown in figure 3.5.1. Please see step 3.6 for complete instructions.
Blue tooth HandsFree CarKit is an external connector as shown in figure 8.1.5.. Once installed to the GV-101, it will become a blue tooth handsfree car phone enabling you to make and receive calls without touching the mobile phone Figure 8.1.6 shows the complete set.
Figure 8.1.8 shows it correctly plugged. Figure 8.1.7 Figure 8.1.8 Step 2: Insert the blue tooth carkit in the GV-101’s expansion slot as shown in figure 8.1.9. Figure 8.1.9 Step 3: Mount the microphone on the dashboard using the double-sided tape. Figure 8.1.11 shows...
8.2 Index B - FM Transmitter (Optional) 8.2.1 Introduction The GV-101 can use an FM Transmitter as an optional accessory. The main purpose for the FM Transmitter is to adapt the wireless channels from voice source to the FM wireless frequency.
Figure 8.2.1 8.2.2 FM Transmitter Installation Step 1: Connect the FM Stereo Transmitter to the USB of the device and then insert one end of the audio adapter lead to the back of the FM Stereo Transmitter Socket. Figure 8.2.2...
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Table 8.1 Step 2: Insert the other end of the audio adapter lead into the headphone socket on the left side of the device as shown in figure 8.2.3. Figure 8.2.3 Step 3: Figure 8.2.2 shows the FM Channel. For more information about the FM Channel and Speakers adjustments, see Table 8.1.
9. Troubleshooting: If the GV-101 does not boot up successfully or does not function properly: 1. Please refer to Ch. 3 of the user manual to see if the GlobalView software is properly installed in the memory card. 2. Please refer to Ch. 2.2, Section (7) of the user manual to confirm the SD memory card is inserted into the SD expansion slot.
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Please remove your current version of Map Loader and then install it from the CD-ROM again. Please make sure you use the Map Loader program and map data from the CD-ROM that comes with your GV-101.
10. FCC Notices This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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