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US/Canada Version Jan. 2005 Trademarks All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Note The information in this manual is subject to change without notice.
Table of Contents Before You Begin.................v Part I . Basic Operations..............1 Getting Started................3 1.1 Setting the ON/OFF Switch............... 3 1.2 Connecting to AC Power and Charging the Battery......4 1.3 Using Your Device in a Vehicle............5 Using the Car Holder................ 5 Connecting the Car Charger.............
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4.2 Starting GPS Navigation Software..........27 Introducing Map Screen..............28 Zooming the Map................28 Four Steps to Navigate..............29 Quitting Mio Map Navigation............30 4.3 Selecting a Destination..............30 Using Address................. 30 Using Point of Interest (POI)............34 Using Favorites................36 Using History...................38...
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7.1 General Settings................65 7.2 Map Settings................... 66 7.3 Route Settings................67 7.4 Alert Settings.................. 68 7.5 GPS Status..................69 Using Mio Map Wizard..............71 8.1 Installing Map(s)................71 8.2 Removing Map(s)................73 Part III. More Tools................75 Using MP3 Player............... 77 9.1 Starting and Exiting MP3 Player.............
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Part IV. References................87 11 Troubleshooting and Maintenance..........89 11.1 Resetting Your System..............89 11.2 Troubleshooting................90 Power Problems................90 Screen Problems................90 Connection Problems..............91 GPS Problems................92 11.2 Maintaining Your Device..............92 Regulatory Information............. 95 A.1 Regulations Statements..............95 Class B Regulations................
Before You Begin 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 to be used only 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. It is recommended that you place the device in an appropriate place, so as not to obstruct the driver’s view, or deployment of airbags. Do not place unsecured Do not mount where the driver’s on the dashboard.
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Viewing modes for different needs and situations: 2D or 3D Daytime or nighttime view Turn-by-turn view of the route Driving direction of the route Other Features MP3 Player: playing MP3 music. About this Manual This manual is divided into four major parts: Part I “Basic Operations”...
Part I . Basic Operations Part I guides you through the process of getting your device running, familiarizes you with the external components, and tells you how to customize system settings.
Getting Started This chapter tells you step by step how to perform the initial startup and introduces you to the external components of your device. 1.1 Setting the ON/OFF Switch The ON/OFF switch should be set to the ON position for normal operation. Pull out the stylus pen and use it to slide the ON/OFF switch to the ON (left) position.
1.2 Connecting to AC Power and Charging the Battery Fully charge the battery before using your device for the first time. 1. Slide and click the connector converter onto the AC adapter. 2. Connect the adapter cable to the bottom of your device. 3.
1.3 Using Your Device in a Vehicle A car holder and a car charger are supplied with your device. Using the Car Holder CAUTION: Select an appropriate location for the car holder. Never place the holder where the driver’s field of vision is blocked. If the car’s windshield is tinted with a reflective coating, an external antenna (optional) ...
Connecting the Car Charger The car charger supplies power to your device when you are using the device in a car. CAUTION: To protect your device against sudden surges in current, connect the car charger only after the car engine has been started. 1.
1.4 Understanding Hardware Features 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 Description See Also Charge Indicator Glows bright amber to indicate that the Section 1.2 battery is charging, and turns green when the battery is fully charged. Touch Screen Displays the output of your device. Tap the screen with the stylus pen to select menu commands or enter information.
Back Components Component Description See Also ON/OFF Switch The main power/battery cutoff switch. Section 1.1 GPS Antenna Receives signals from the GPS satellites Section 4.2 overhead. It should be lifted up to the horizontal position for normal operation. ...
Ref Component Description See Also SD/MMC Slot Accepts a SD (Secure Digital) or MMC Section 4.1 (MultiMediaCard) card for accessing data such as maps and MP3 music. NOTE: Before using GPS navigation software and maps, you need to insert the storage card included with your device.
Top Components Component Description See Also Reset Button Restarts your device (soft reset). Section 11.1 Bottom Components Component Description See Also Power Connector Connects to the AC adapter. Section 1.2 Mini-USB Connects to the computer for data Section 10.2 Connector transfer.
Basic Skills This chapter guides you through the process of using your device and familiarizes you with the basic operations such as using the stylus pen, navigation pad, and the volume control. 2.1 Turning On and Off Your Device Use the power button on the front of your device to turn on and off your device.
Bottom Components To operate your device, use the hardware buttons and/or the stylus pen. Using Hardware Buttons Button Name Description See Also Power On/Off Turns on and off the device. Section 2.1 System Opens the Settings screen where you can Chapter 3 Settings configure the settings for your device.
Using the Navigation Pad With the navigation pad, you can move up, down, left and right within a menu. To move in a direction, simply press the Right Left corresponding arrow on the button. To activate the selected item, press the center of the button. Down...
Using the Volume Control The system provides you with five volume levels (from mute to the maximum). When you use the volume control at the right side of the device to adjust volume, bar(s) will appear on the screen indicating the current volume level.
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You can use the stylus pen to do the following actions: Touch the screen once with the stylus pen to open items or select options. Drag Hold the stylus pen on the screen and drag up/down/left/right or across the screen.
System Settings Your device is supplied with default settings. You may also customize the settings to suit your personal needs. Once you change settings, your new settings will remain until either you change them again, or until battery cutoff switch is turned off and then back on again, which resets the unit to factory defaults.
The Settings screen contains five buttons as shown below. The following sections describe these five buttons and their functions. 3.2 Brightness 1. Press the Settings button on your device or tap on the Main Settings screen. 2. Tap the button on the Settings screen. Brightness...
3. After you have made changes (as described later), press the Back button to save the changes and exit the screen. Adjusting the Brightness Move the slider along the track bar to adjust. To darken the screen, move the slider downward. ...
Tap the Sleep Time box and select the time. The options are 10 minutes, 30 Minutes, 60 Minutes, and Infinity. 3.3 Calibration You can calibrate the touch screen if it is not responding accurately to your stylus pen taps. 1. Press the Settings button on your device or tap on the Main Settings...
4. When the target moves to another position, tap and hold at the center of the new target. Repeat each time to complete the calibration process. 5. When completed, tap anywhere on the screen. 3.4 Power Status To check the remaining power level of your battery: 1.
4. Press the Back button to exit the screen. 3.5 Date/Time To set the date and time: 1. Press the Settings button on your device or tap on the Main Settings screen. 2. Tap the button on the Settings screen. Date/Time 3.
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4. Tap the down arrow next to the Date box to set the date. A calendar will pop up showing day, month and year. Tap the left arrow to go to the earlier month and year or tap the right arrow to select the later month and year.
Navigation Basics In this chapter you will learn how to start GPS positioning, select origin (starting point) and destination (end point). Then, you can begin your journey with the navigation program to guide you down the road. NOTE: This chapter assumes that you are in the default Navigation mode. To learn how to use Planner mode, see Section 5.4.
If your MMC card includes the map you need, use Switch Map function to switch to the correct map. If you cannot find the map from your storage card, you can use Mio Map Wizard to install map(s). (See Section 8.1 for more information.)
Main screen (such as Settings, or the MP3 player), you will need to exit that program and go back to the Main screen. 10. Tap the Navigation button to start the navigation program called Mio Map. 11. Press the Navigation Settings button twice and tap Switch Maps check your map data.
12. Once you see the map screen, assuming you are in Navigation mode (for Planner mode, see section 7.3), the system will automatically start positioning. Once the unit has a fix on your position, you will see a small arrow in a blue circle on the screen indicating your current location.
Zooming the Map You can zoom the map from 30 yards (50 meters) to 5 miles (500 km) using any of the following methods: Drag the slider of the zoom scroll bar. Drag up to zoom in and down to ...
The system will start calculating a route for you and the route will be shown on the map. (See Section 4.7 for more information.) Quitting Mio Map Navigation Always quit Mio Map when you have finished using the program. Press the Back button on the map screen and tap to quit Mio Map.
An address in History (previous destinations) NOTE: If there are roads that you want Mio Map to avoid when calculating a route, use the Avoid Roads function. (See Section 5.1 for instructions.) Using Address If you have information such as address, intersection, or zip code of your destination, you can use this method to select a location.
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entered will show at the bottom and the highlight will move accordingly. You can then select the city name at any time. You can use the stylus to scroll through the list and the highlight will move accordingly. Space bar Backspace Switch button to Euro characters and...
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6. After selecting the street, tap at the top of the screen, and enter the Number number using the soft keyboard. You can preview your destination from the map shown at the bottom. You can also enlarge the map by tapping (top toolbar).
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Using a Different Address Sequence Street City This sequence is recommended for larger cities. While in the Address menu, tap the button and tap to change the Street City sequence for entering the address to Street City Number Intersection If your destination is an intersection and you know the names of the two streets, you can use this method.
POI navigation is especially handy when you need to find a facility, attraction or amenity by the type or sort. For example, you can ask Mio Map to guide you to the closest bank, mall, hotel, restaurant, gas station, etc.
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NOTE: A check mark () before a category means that the POI icons will display on the map. The plus sign (+) located to the left indicates that the main category contains at least one sub-category (e.g. Restaurants - Italian, Indian, Barbecue or Cajun). Items .
POI Settings By default, Mio Map displays POIs in a 50-mile search radius with your current location as the center. You can change the radius and center by using (top toolbar) . The options are Whole Map, 100 mi, 50 mi, 25...
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2. In the category list, tap (highlight) the desired category name (not the check box). NOTE: A check mark () before a category means the Favorites icons will display on the map. 3. Tap . The favorite items for the selected category are listed. Items 4.
Using History Use History to select an existing destination from a list of previously traveled destinations. Mio Map automatically stores the last few destinations in memory. Press the Navigation Settings button once and tap History Tap (highlight) the desired item in the history list.
Using Map Cursor Map Cursor means using the stylus pen to pinpoint a location on the map and then view details, set as origin, save the location to Favorites or initiate navigation to the location. Navigate to Map Cursor is especially handy when you want to navigate to a physical location, facility, or attraction by its location on the map rather than by its street address.
You can start your journey right away. As you go along, Mio Map gives you turn-by-turn voice prompts to get you to your destination. NOTE: When the Mio Map program starts, the sound volume of your device is automatically adjusted to its highest level.
Recalculating the Route While on the road, Mio Map automatically recalculates the route when you have deviated from the original route suggested. You can also tap and hold on the screen to bring up the Map Cursor pop-up menu and tap Recalculate immediately recalculate the route.
The following information is displayed on the screen: On the map: The starting point is indicated with a blue flag, and the destination with an orange flag. The calculated route is always displayed in blue. In the information box: ...
There might be road works, detours or other obstacles along your planned route. You can avoid these, as well as certain roads such as highways, expressways or toll roads. Mio Map allows you to pre-program these into its route calculations.
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(top toolbar). Enter the desired category name (e.g. Bypass) and tap . The Bypass Save category will show on the screen. Items...
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(top toolbar). The menu appears with the city list on City Street the screen. Tap (highlight) the city in the scroll list. . The street list for the selected city appears on the screen. Street Tap (highlight) the street to avoid. 9.
Then, Mio Map will avoid the selected roads when calculating the route. If you are not avoiding all the roads in your next route, you can change the...
It also includes two automatic alert categories - Auto Alerts 1 or Auto Alerts 2. An “automatic alert” refers to an item that you configure so that Mio Map will alert you when you are within a certain distance of the item’s location.
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In the “Edit Item Properties” menu, enter a name and comment, if not already existing. Select a category as needed. (Default categories are My Favorites, Auto Alert 1, and Auto Alert 2.) NOTE: Only those items found in either Auto Alert 1 or Auto Alert 2 will function as auto alerts. ...
4. To exit the screen, press the Back button Configuring Auto Alert Category You can configure two distances for each automatic alert. Mio Map will first alert you when you are within the first distance and then alert you when you are within the second.
5. From the pull-down menus, select a distance for each enabled alert. Mio Map will alert you when the distance between your current traveling position and the location of the alert equals the distance you enter here. 6. Tap to complete the configuration.
History is a list of previous destinations. It allows you to select a previous destination for searching, viewing, or use again. NOTE: Mio Map automatically stores the last few in memory. As newer destinations are written to the top of the stack, older destinations drop off the bottom of the stack.
To view the location details, tap (top toolbar). Show To save it as one of your Favorites, tap (top toolbar) Tools Favorites To use it as your origin, tap (top toolbar) Tools Set as Origin ...
Trip Planner includes four major parts: Part 1: Select Planner mode Part 2: Manually select the origin Part 3: Set waypoints Part 4: Calculate the trip route Part 1. Select Planner Mode You can use the Trip Planner feature only if you are in Planner mode. Press the Navigation Settings button three times and tap Route Settings...
The pin icon appears on the screen to indicate the origin. Part 3. Set Waypoints You can set one or more waypoints if necessary. A waypoint is a stop or break in your journey along a route. 1. Press the Navigation Settings button once and tap Trip planner 2.
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4. Tap Waypoints (top toolbar) 5. Tap Tools 6. Select a waypoint – be it an Address, POI, Favorites or History. (See Section 4.3 for detailed information.) 7. With a location selected, tap (top toolbar).
8. In “Edit Waypoint Properties” fields, enter a waypoint name or change the default details and tap to save the waypoint. Save 9. Repeat steps 5 to 8 to enter all the waypoints. 10. You can use to move the waypoints around to Waypoint Down Waypoint Up suit your purposes or driving needs.
The route is calculated in stages from the departure point to the first waypoint. Once there, it recalculates to the second waypoint, and then recalculates for the third waypoint and so on. If you tap , the first part of the route is shown with the normal blue double Show lines, but the second, third and parts of the route (after the waypoints) are shown in a series of single line vectors.
3. As you travel, Mio Map records your trip. 4. When you have reached the end of your journey, press the Navigation Settings button three times and tap (top toolbar). Play Stop 5. To exit the screen, press the Back button Playing a Recording 1.
You can also adjust the playback speed i.e.: from normal to 3x normal from the pop up list at the top of the screen. 5. To stop the replay, press the Navigation Settings button three times and tap (top toolbar). Play ...
Changing Map Views Mio Map provides different views of the map to enhance your viewing and navigational experience. 6.1 Types of View You can view the map in one of the two viewpoints: 2D and 3D. 2D View The default 2D view is the straightforward two-dimensional normal view.
3D View 3D view is a general 3D (three dimensional) viewpoint showing the map in a basic 3D outline. To switch to 3D view, press the Navigation Settings button twice to open the View menu and tap 6.2 View the Route Turn by Turn After calculating a route, you can view turn-by-turn instructions on the map.
To exit the screen, press the Back button Driving Direction After calculating a route, you can view driving directions. Press the Navigation Settings button twice to open the View menu and tap Driving Directions A list displays on the screen, with distances between each turn and the street name.
6.3 Day/Night Color Skin Day Color Skin Day Color Skin is the default color scheme of the map. You can press the Navigation Settings button twice to open the View menu and tap Day color for daylight driving conditions. skin Colors are bright and easy to view under most daytime conditions.
Options, Settings, and Preferences Options, Settings, and Preferences Mio Map initially has certain default settings when it is installed. You can customize the settings to suit your personal needs. Your settings remain until you make a change again. 7.1 General Settings...
On map information Select the items that you want displayed on the map: Latitude/Longitude Velocity altitude ETA/ETR Distance Press the Back button to exit and save any changes you have made. 7.2 Map Settings Press the Navigation Settings button three times to open the Options menu and tap Map Settings to access the following settings:...
7.3 Route Settings Press the Navigation Settings button three times to open the Options menu and tap Route Settings to access the following settings: Route Settings Descriptions Routing Mode Select Navigation mode for normal driving with GPS on. Select Planner mode if you want to display planned routes, or to plan routes, but does not show your progress as you travel.
7.4 Alert Settings Press the Navigation Settings button three times to open the Options menu and tap to access the following settings: Alert Settings Alert Settings Descriptions Voice Prompts Select the item(s) you want to hear: “Over the Speed limit!” – gives you a voice reminder when your car exceeds the speed limit on this section of the road.
7.5 GPS Status Press the Navigation Settings button three times to open the Options menu and tap to check the current GPS status. You can also tap the GPS Status in the bottom right corner of map screen to directly access the status screen.
Using Mio Map Wizard This chapter tells you how to use Mio Map Wizard to install map(s) to or remove map(s) from your storage card. 8.1 Installing Map(s) Mio Map Wizard is a tool for you to easily install or remove maps.
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Map Preview picture on the right. 4. If the map you selected is in Mio Map Disk 2, you will be prompted to insert Disk 2 CD for the installation. In this case, remove Disk 1 CD, insert Disk 2 CD and click 5.
1. Insert the storage card to the card reader and connect the card reader to a USB port on your computer. 2. Insert Mio Map Disk 1 CD. The Mio Map wizard starts. 3. The “Preloaded” column shows any maps existing on the card. Clear the check box ( √...
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4. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. Click when completed. The removable disks appear only if a card reader is connected to your computer through the USB connection. North America Australia Australia North America Australia Australia Australia North America Australia North America Australia North America...
Part III. More Tools Part III introduces MP3 Player and Application CD. Tap to return to the Tap to return to the Tap to return to the system main screen. contact list (the system main screen. Tap to go to today. Tap to choose from contact is saved Tap the alphabet to...
Tap to go to today. Tap to go to today. Tap to go to today. Contacts: Tracking Friends Tap to go to today. Calendar: Viewing Tap to return to Tap to return to Tap to return to the Main screen. Tap to return to the Main screen.
To exit the program, just tap in the lower right of the screen. 9.2 Preparing MP3 Files for Your Device With the supplied card reader, you can easily copy MP3 files from your computer to a storage card. The MP3 Player can detect MP3 files in all folders of a storage card.
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4. To exit the program, tap at the bottom of the toolbar. You will return to the Main menu. NOTE: When files are added to the play list, the play list is automatically saved when you exit MP3 Player.
MP3 Playback Control You can control the MP3 Player via control buttons. See the table below for details: Control Button Name Description Play/Pause Play or pause the playback. Stop Stop the playback. Previous/ Move to the previous or next file. Next Volume Increase or decrease the volume.
Equalizer Open or close the equalizer panel. (See Section 9.5 for more information.) Help Introduce the function and operation of each icon. Tap an icon and a line of function description for that icon appears at the bottom of the screen. Close MP3 Close MP3 player.
and tap button at the bottom of the screen. The new song will Add Song appear in your play list. Delete Song Remove one song from your play list. Choose a song that you wish to delete and tap Delete Song icon.
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You can also manually adjust the equalizer by using your stylus pen to tap and hold a frequency slider and then move it up and down to adjust the volume level of that frequency range. To close the equalizer panel and return to control panel, tap on the right toolbar.
Using Application CD This chapter provides you with the installation guides for ActiveSync. You will learn how to use ActiveSync to transfer the data from your computer to your device. 10.1 Using Application CD To use this Application CD, turn on your computer and insert the Application CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.
The Application CD provides you with two options: ActiveSync allows you to copy data such as MP3 files to your storage card. Manual allows you to read this User’s Manual. 10.2 Installing ActiveSync ActiveSync allows you to establish a connection and transfer files (i.e. MP3 files) between your device and your computer.
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6. The New Partnership wizard will start automatically. Select Guest Partnership to set up as a guest device with the computer. NOTE: This device does not support synchronization with your computer. Therefore, you do not need to establish Standard Partnership. 7.
Part IV. References Part IV gives you useful instructions on solving hardware or software problems and provides guidelines for maintenance. It also provides the regulatory information and the safety precautions for the device.
Troubleshooting and Maintenance Troubleshooting and Maintenance This chapter gives solutions to common problems you may encounter. It also provides guidelines on taking care of your device. NOTE: If you encounter a problem you cannot solve, contact an authorized service center for assistance.
2. Use the stylus pen to slide the ON/OFF switch to the OFF (right) position. 3. Wait for 1 minute and then slide the switch back to the ON (left) position. 4. Your device will automatically turn on and the Main screen will appear. NOTE: Once you clear the memory with this ON/OFF switch, all the settings you have changed in the System Settings will be erased.
Screen Problems Screen is off If the screen does not respond even after you press the power button, try the following in order until the problem is solved: Connect the AC adapter to your device and to external AC power. ...
Reset your device before connecting the cable. (See Section 11.1.) Always disconnect your device before you restart your computer. GPS Problems When there are no valid signals available, consider the following: Make sure that the GPS antenna is adjusted to the horizontal position ...
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The screen surface can easily be scratched. Use only the stylus to tap on the screen. Avoid touching it with your fingers, pens, pencils or any other sharp objects. Non-adhesive generic screen protectors designed specifically for use on portable devices with LCD panels may be used to help protect the screen from minor scratches.
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.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
supply system EN60950 / IEC 60950: Product Safety 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. A.2 Safety Precautions About Charging Use only the AC adapter (PHIHONG, PSC05R-050) supplied with your ...
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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) ...
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