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Portable GPS with Built-in DVD Player
MGX-0550

Operation Manual

20060201

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  • Page 1: Operation Manual

    Portable GPS with Built-in DVD Player MGX-0550 Operation Manual 20060201...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Important safety instructions CAUTION: to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. ELECTROCUTION HAZARD: The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol inside of an equilateral triangle uninsulated dangerous voltage within the case that may be strong enough to WARNING: to reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this...
  • Page 4 The region code of this system is 1. IMPORTANT Polaroid is not responsible for any damage caused by substitutions and modifications of the product that were done without authorization from Polaroid or an authorized service center.
  • Page 5 • Use only attachments and accessories specified by Polaroid. • Use only with the bracket or mounting hardware specified by Polaroid or sold with the system. • Unplug the system during lightning storms or when unused for a long time.

  • Page 6: Caring For Discs

    Caring for discs Holding discs When handling discs, always hold them by their outside or inside edges. Cleaning • Dirt and fingerprints on the disc may affect the quality of disc playback. Use a soft, clean cloth to wipe discs clean. If necessary to remove heavy dirt or fingerprints, moisten the cloth with diluted, neutral detergent.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Important safety instructions ...1 Caring for discs...4 Contents...5 Features ...7 Package contents...8 Overview ...10 Left ...11 Back ...12 Remote control...13 Setting up the system...16 Installing the remote control battery...16 Connecting power ...17 Installing the system in your car ...21 Connecting external audio and video ...22 Using the FM transmitter ...25 Changing system settings ...26...
  • Page 8 Playing audio CDs... 57 Playing CDs ...57 Viewing a photo CD... 59 Troubleshooting ... 61 Specifications ... 63 Glossary ... 65 Copyright ... 67...

  • Page 9: Features

    Features • GPS navigation Supports address destination, waypoints, route suggestions, and Favorites. Audio prompts to help you keep your eyes on the road while providing helpful navigation cues. Pre-loaded maps of North America Keep track of up to 50 routes. Accurate to within about 11 yards (10 meters).

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    SD Card and USB Input: designed with SD card and USB ports, can be connected to SD card or other USB device for map updates. FM transmitter: supports 88.0-108.0 MHz FM transmission. Package contents Portable GPS with DVD player Remote control User’s manual Li-Ion polymer battery AV cable...
  • Page 11 DC power cord Mounting cradle Windshield mount bracket Dashboard mount disk Carrying case Note: Accessories are subject to change without prior notice.

  • Page 12: Overview

    Overview Speakers LCD touch screen Mode button Press to change between DVD, AV In, or GPS mode. BACK button In GPS mode, press to return to the previous menu. Control knob In GPS mode, use to zoom in or zoom out the map and change selections within menus.

  • Page 13: Left

    DC 12V input jack Connect to the power adapter or cord. AV OUT jack Connect to an external AV device for audio and video output. AV IN jack Connect to an external AV signal source for audio and video input. Headphone jack Used to connect headphones for private listening.

  • Page 14: Back

    Back PUSH button Press to open the LCD screen. Power indicator POWER switch Slide to turn power on or off. Bottom Rechargeable battery contacts For connecting the rechargeable battery pack. Do not touch the contacts.

  • Page 15: Remote Control

    Remote control For best results, aim the remote control directly at the front of the GPS within about 15 feet, within a 60-degree arc, and with no obstacles between the remote control and the remote sensor. Not used in GPS mode. For more information, see “Playing DVDs”...
  • Page 16 PWR button Press to access standby mode or playback mode. INFO button Press to display the detailed information of the disc during playback. Press this button again to close the information window. TITLE button Press to display the title menu (if it exists). Direction buttons Press to select options.
  • Page 17 STOP button Press to stop playback, then press PLAY to resume playback. Press twice to stop playback completely and return you to the main DVD menu. PLAY button Press to begin play. GOTO button Press to select a starting time, track, or title. +10 button Press this button and additional number buttons to enter values greater than 9.

  • Page 18: Setting Up The System

    Setting up the system Installing the remote control battery Pull the battery holder out of the remote control in the direction of the arrow. Load a new battery with the (+) side up. Slide the battery holder back into the remote control. Caution •...

  • Page 19: Connecting Power

    Connecting power Using the AC power adapter The GPS has an AC adapter included for powering the GPS and charging the battery. Connect the AC adapter to the right side of the GPS in the jack marked DC 12V IN. Plug the two-prong end of the power cord into a grounded electrical outlet.

  • Page 20: Using The Rechargeable Battery

    Using the DC power cord The GPS has a DC power cord (car adapter) for powering the GPS while in a vehicle. Connect the car adapter (DC power cord) to the right side of the GPS in the jack marked DC 12V IN. Plug the other end into the vehicle’s 12V accessory/cigarette lighter socket Using the rechargeable battery...

  • Page 21: Attaching The Battery

    • Do not open the battery. • When charging the battery pack, the charge light turns red. When charging is complete, the light turns green. • Detach the battery when it is not in use. • When the battery is weak, the battery low icon LCD screen.

  • Page 22: Charging The Battery

    Charging the battery The battery must be attached to the GPS to be recharged. Attach the battery to the GPS. Plug the supplied AC power adapter or DC power cord into the GPS’s “DC 12V IN” power jack (on the right side of the GPS). Plug the other end of the power cord into a household outlet (for the AC power adapter) or a car cigarette lighter (for the DC cord) as shown below:...

  • Page 23: Installing The System In Your Car

    Installing the system in your car Use the windshield mount bracket to mount the GPS in your car. Loosen the nuts on the bracket hinges. Slide the mounting cradle onto the bracket’s rotating head until it’s locked into place. Clean the bracket’s suction cup using the enclosed alcohol prep pad or a cotton ball moistened with isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol.

  • Page 24: Connecting External Audio And Video

    Connecting external audio and video • Always make sure that the GPS, TV, and any other electrical equipment to be connected are turned off and unplugged from the power supply. • Make sure that you observe the color coding when connecting audio and video cables.

  • Page 25: Connecting To An Amplifier

    Connecting to an amplifier See your audio equipment’s documentation for connecting the GPS. Connect your GPS as shown in the diagram below.
  • Page 26 Connecting to an external video source You can connect this GPS to an AV signal source such as a video cassette player, video camera, or video game. Connect the audio/video cable to the GPS AV In jack and to the external AV signal source.

  • Page 27: Connecting To Headphones

    Connecting to headphones Connect the headphones to the headphone jack on the right side of the GPS for private listening. When headphones are connected, the speakers automatically turn off. Using the FM transmitter You can transmit your system’s audio over an FM radio frequency, so you can listen to its audio in stereo over any nearby FM radio.

  • Page 28: Changing System Settings

    Changing system settings Press the SETUP button on the GPS. The screen will display a menu, as shown below: In the menu, tap one of the six submenus: mode) Turn the knob to adjust the selected setting. The menu turns off automatically after several seconds.

  • Page 29: Navigating With Gps

    Navigating with GPS Your GPS system is a convenient way to navigate to a location, determine your current location, and plan a travel route. Getting ready for GPS navigation Connect the system to power. Rotate the built-in GPS antenna (on the underside of the system) out until it’s horizontal, or plug in the external GPS antenna.

  • Page 30: Understanding The Map

    Understanding the map Icon Meaning Indicates Car mode. It shows your current location or your last known GPS location (when there is no valid GPS information at the current time) while in Navigation Mode. The icon becomes elongated at higher speeds and wider at lower speeds. Indicates Pedestrian mode.

  • Page 31: Using The Main Menu

    Using the Main Menu Tap Menu on the map to enter the main menu. The main map menu opens. Tap Go To Address to enter an address and create a route to an address. Tap My Favorites, Recent Locations, or Gas, Food, Lodging, etc.

  • Page 32: Using The Front Knob Control

    Using the front knob control The knob on the front of your GPS can perform several functions, depending on the active GPS mode. GPS mode Menu Navigation Mode – Provides voice instructions as you drive. The unit uses the satellite-based global positioning system (GPS) to constantly detect your current position.
  • Page 33 Tap Enter to select the state (or Canada) and open the City screen, then enter names the same way you did in the previous step. Tap Enter to select the city and open the Street screen, then enter names the same way you did in the previous steps. Tip: Enter the name of the street only (for example, “Oak”), without a N, S, E, or W direction, and without the road type (avenue, street, way, etc.).
  • Page 34 Setting search order for entering addresses To change the order in which address information is entered, tap the Search By button after you have entered a state. The Search By screen opens. Tap City-Street to search for an address by entering in the sequence of city, street, then the number.
  • Page 35 In the driving list, tap Route to see the route overview. The overview shows information about the current route, including the distance, the time to travel, and the destination address. icon represents the route origin and the the destination. You can see a specific turn by tapping the turn in the turn-by-turn menu, then tapping Turn.

  • Page 36: Navigating To Location On The Map

    Driving demo Instead of tapping Go at the end of your address entry, tap the Demo button to run a demonstration of navigating the currently selected route in the map view. When nearing each turn, a visual notice and a voice prompt will inform you about the direction change.

  • Page 37: Navigating To A Point Of Interest

    If you need to reset the point of origin, tap the map screen to open the dialog, then select Set As Origin. All new route calculations will use this as the starting point, but only if you do not have a GPS signal (typically only indoors).
  • Page 38 To restrict the area in which the POI is searched for, tap Near, set the search radius, then tap Done. You can also choose to search near where you are (Current Location) or near your destination if you have set a navigation route. The selected POI category can be shown or hidden in the map by tapping the Show Symbol on Map or Hide Symbol on Map button.

  • Page 39: Navigating To A Recent Location

    Navigating to a recent location The Recent Locations list allows you to select an existing destination from a list of previously traveled or entered addresses or POIs. The software automatically stores the last few destinations in memory. As each new route is added to the top of the list, the older destinations at the bottom are erased.

  • Page 40: Using Favorites

    Using Favorites Saving a Favorite When selecting a Destination which you may use regularly, you can save it to your personalized Favorites list. Method one: On the map, tap any point in the map screen. A context menu appears. Tap Add To My Favorites. The Favorites editing menu opens. In the Favorites editing menu, use the on-screen keyboard to type the name for the Favorite.
  • Page 41 Method two: Tap a POI, then tap Actions. The Actions menu opens. Tap Add to My Favorites. In the Favorites editing menu, use the on-screen keyboard to type the name for the Favorite and select the Favorite group to add it to. Tap Save to save your Favorite.
  • Page 42 Navigating to a Favorite You can select a destination from your list of stored Favorites. A Favorite is an address or destination previously stored by you for quick and easy retrieval. You can also save, edit, or delete destinations from this folder. To navigate to a Favorite: In the main menu, tap My Favorites to view the list of Favorites groups.

  • Page 43: Map Options

    Map options You can customize your map view with several route and map options. In the main menu, tap Map Options. The map options menu opens. The Map Options menu provides choices for display mode, avoiding roads, displaying your driving directions, a route overview, playing and recording a route.

  • Page 44: Day And Night Modes

    Day and night modes In the Map Options menu, tap Day Mode or Night Mode to choose between the two color schemes for viewing maps. Day mode is the brightest display, and uses white and yellow. Night Mode is the darkest display, but shows streets and landmarks in bright colors, which is best for nighttime navigation.

  • Page 45: Turn By Turn

    Tap Next to list all the roads in a highlighted group. To specify restrictions for a particular road, highlight it and tap Allow or Avoid. To preview a highlighted road on the map screen, tap Actions and select Show on the map. In the Actions menu, you can also add a new road or edit an existing road.

  • Page 46: Settings

    Settings You can easily change the default settings of maps, views, and route parameters to suit your personal preferences. From the map, tap Menu, Map Options, then tap Settings. The Settings menu opens. Tap More for additional settings options. Changing map and route settings The Map/Route Settings menu allows you to change the settings that determine the map orientation, U turn usage, system units automatic zoom and large labels.

  • Page 47: Setting Your Home Location

    Route U-Turn enabled System units Map Orientation (2D mode only) Use Automatic Zoom Use Larger Labels Tap Done to save the settings. Setting your home location In the Settings menu, tap Set Home Location to enter the Set Home Location screen. Select Faster or Shorter for your desired route.
  • Page 48 To define your home location, you can enter an address or the nearest POI. For example, you can enter your home address here for quick navigation. When you select To Nearest POI Category, you can, for example, locate the closest gast station each time you tap the Home icon on the right side of the map screen.

  • Page 49: Selecting A Map

    Setting language, voice, and appearance In the Settings menu, tap Look & Feel. The Look & Feel menu opens. Change settings for language text and voice guidance to select between English, Spanish, and French for on-screen text and voice guidance. Note: The Skins option is reserved for future use, and is not a feature that can currently be used.

  • Page 50: Multistop Planner

    Setting travel modes Tap More in the Settings menu, the screen will display as below: In the menu, tap Pedestrian Mode or Vehicle Mode. In Pedestrian Mode, the navigation radius is restricted to 6 miles (10 kilometers) and some functions are not available, such as Turn by Turn, Avoid Roads, and Route overview.
  • Page 51 The scroll list shows the list of existing trips. If this is the first time you are using Multistop Planner, you will need to create a Multistop route to store your trip details. You can use any name. For example, you can enter My trip plan.

  • Page 52: Favorites Alerts

    When you’re done adding stops, tap Show or Next to see the Multistop plan overview in the map. No route is calculated yet. Note: In this procedure, the stop in the plan list, not a destination. Tap Go to navigate from the origin to the plan.

  • Page 53: Finding Your Software Version

    Note: The 1st Alert distance must be greater than the 2nd Alert distance. To display the map position of items in the Auto Alerts category, tap Show Symbol on Map. To hide the map position, tap Hide Symbol on Map. Tap Done to save your settings.

  • Page 54: Playing Dvds

    Playing DVDs Read the following instructions carefully before using the GPS with DVD player for the first time. For information on caring for your DVDs, see “Caring for discs” on page 4. WARNING: Do not play poor-quality discs to avoid damaging the lens.
  • Page 55 PLAY button Press to start playing, or press 0-9 buttons to select a title and chapter directly. PAUSE button Press once to pause during playback, then press it again for frame-by-frame playback. Press PLAY to resume normal playback. STOP button Press once to stop playing, then press PLAY to resume normal playback from the point where playback stopped.

  • Page 56: Using On-Screen Buttons

    SUBT button REP button ANGLE button GOTO button Using on-screen buttons You can also use on-screen buttons for playing DVDs and navigating DVD menus. To use the on-screen buttons, tap anywhere on the screen while in DVD mode. The button bar appears. Tap any of the transport controls to control DVD playback, and tap the arrow buttons to move within DVD menus.
  • Page 57 To set up your DVD system: While the player is in DVD mode, press the SETUP button on the remote control. The SYSTEM SETUP menu opens. Press to set up, then press Press ENTER to select it. To exit the setup menu, press SETUP on your remote control. Highlight one of the menu items, then press Enter to open the submenu.

  • Page 58: Language Setup

    Digital Setup While the player is in DVD mode, press the SETUP button on the remote control to open the SYSTEM SETUP menu, then press to open the DIGITAL SETUP menu. Press to set up, then press DYNAMIC RANGE DUAL MONO To exit Setup, highlight EXIT SETUP, then press ENTER.

  • Page 59: Playing Audio Cds

    Playing audio CDs When a CD disc is loaded, the player will play it automatically by the default sequence of the disc. You can use track to play. For information on caring for your CDs, see “Caring for discs” on page 4. Playing CDs Connect the player to a power supply using the AC adapter or the DC power cord.
  • Page 60 Play button Press to play the CD. Pause button During playback, press PAUSE to pause the playback, then press PLAY to resume playback. buttons Press forward at speeds of 2X, 4X, 8X, 20X, and normal. Press fast reverse at speeds of 2X, 4X, 8X, 20X, and normal.

  • Page 61: Viewing A Photo Cd

    Viewing a photo CD For information on caring for your CDs, see “Caring for discs” on page 4. Viewing photos on a CD Load the photo CD in the disc tray. The player searches for photos automatically, and the screen displays the root (lowest) folder with several subfolders.
  • Page 62 ZOOM Press the ZOOM button to zoom in or zoom out the photo. GOTO Press GOTO button to select the desired folder or picture. Press 0-9 buttons to select your favorite folder or picture directly. Press the photo counter-clockwise. Press photo horizontally.

  • Page 63: Troubleshooting

    Turn on the speakers. Set up the DVD sound correctly. Check settings in the DVD player and in the DVD’s own audio setup menu. Clean or change the disc. Turn on the display and choose the correct video mode.
  • Page 64 The player has The disc is dirty or warped. poor AV performance. The remote control Some obstructions are doesn’t work between the remote control and the player. The remote control isn’t pointed at the player. The batteries of the remote control aren’t inserted correctly.

  • Page 65: Specifications

    Specifications TFT screen size Laser wavelength Video system Frequency response Audio signal-to-noise rate Audio distortion+noise Channel separation Dynamic range Audio out Video out Power Power consumption Dimensions Weight Remote control battery Compatible disc formats 20 Hz~20 kHz Analog Audio Output Level: 1.5V± Output Level:1V Video Out AC 100-240V...

  • Page 66: Compatible Disc Formats

    Compatible disc formats JPEG Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. © 1992 -1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. DISC LOGO DIAMETER 12 cm...

  • Page 67: Glossary

    Glossary Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a technology developed by Dolby Laboratories. Soundtracks encoded in Dolby Digital can reproduce from one to 5.1 discrete channels of excellent quality audio. Estimated Time of Arrival. The estimate time to complete the journey, excluding any detours, stops, or delays along the route.
  • Page 68 Pan & Scan screen This refers to a screen on which the playback picture of wide-screen DVDs is cut off at the left and right sides. Point Of Interest. A place or item of interest along the selected route. Satellite. See also GPS. A man-made object or device that orbits the Earth, such as a GPS satellite that orbits the earth in a fixed pattern, height, and speed.

  • Page 69: Copyright

    Copyright This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision.
  • Page 71 "Polaroid" and “Polaroid and Pixel,” and “Polaroid Simplicity” are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA. For service, support, and warranty information, visit www.polaroid.com or in the U.S. call 1-866-289-5168. Para información relacionada al mantenimiento, soporte y garantía, visite www.polaroid.com o al 1-866-289-5168.

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