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  • Page 1 User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Disclaimer Specifications and manuals are subject to change without notice. Mio Technology assumes no liability for damage incurred directly or indirectly from errors, omissions, or discrepancies between the device and the manuals.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Precautions and Notices ..............vii Getting Started..................1 1.1 Understanding Hardware Components..........1 Front Components ................1 Back Components................2 Left-Side Components ................. 2 Top Components.................. 3 Bottom Components ................3 1.2 Performing the Initial Start Up .............. 4 1.3 Connecting to AC Power and Charging the Battery......
  • Page 4 3.4 Playback Controls ................23 3.5 Displaying Lyrics ................25 Preparing the Lyrics Files for your Device ......... 25 Playing Songs with Lyrics ..............25 3.6 Using the Play Lists................26 Creating a Play List ................26 Opening a Play List ................27 3.7 Equalizer ....................
  • Page 5 Editing a Contact ................55 Deleting a Contact................55 Calculator ..................57 7.1 Starting and Exiting Calculator............57 7.2 Using the Calculator Mode..............58 Calculator Memory ................59 7.3 Using the Currency Mode ..............59 Editing Exchange Rate............... 61 7.4 Using the Conversion Mode............... 62 File Manager..................65 8.1 Starting and Exiting File Manager ............
  • Page 6 11.3 User Interface..................90 11.4 Four Steps to Create a Video File............91 Step 1: Determine Video Output Setting..........91 Step 2: Add/Edit Media Clip ............... 91 Step 3: Choose Style ................. 92 Step 4: Create Video File ..............93 11.5 Adding Media Clips ................
  • Page 7 Bluetooth ..................115 14.2 Safety Precautions ................115 About Charging ................115 About the AC Adapter ..............115 About the Battery ................116...

  • Page 9: Precautions And Notices

    Precautions and Notices For your own safety, do not operate the controls of the product while driving. Use this product prudently. The product is intended for use solely as a navigation aid. It is not for precise measurement of direction, distance, location or topography.
  • Page 10 A car holder is needed when using the device in a car. Be sure that you place the device in an appropriate place, so as not to obstruct the driver’s view, or deployment of airbags. Do not mount where the driver’s Do not place unsecured field of vision is blocked.

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Getting Started 1.1 Understanding Hardware Components NOTE: Depending upon the specific model purchased, the color of your device may not exactly match the device shown in this manual. Front Components Component Description Touch Screen Displays the output of your device. Tap the screen with your fingertip to select menu commands or enter info rmation.

  • Page 12: Back Components

    Back Components Ref Component Description External GPS This connector (under rubber dust cover) allows use of an Antenna optional external GPS antenna with magnetic mount, which may Connector be positioned on top of the car for better signal reception in areas with poor reception.

  • Page 13: Top Components

    Component Description SD/MMC Slot Accepts a SD (Secure Digital) or MMC (MultiMediaCard) card for accessing data such as MP3 music. Headphone Connects to stereo headphones. Connector Top Components Component Description Power Button Turns on and off the device. (Pressing briefly or for a long duration makes a difference.

  • Page 14: Performing The Initial Start Up

    1.2 Performing the Initial Start Up 1. For the initial start up, press the power button for 5 seconds to turn on your device. NOTE: For normal operation, briefly press the power button to turn on and off your device. 2.
  • Page 15 5. The Home screen appears. You can now use your device.

  • Page 16: Connecting To Ac Power And Charging The Battery

    1.3 Connecting to AC Power and Charging the Battery When charging the battery for the very first time, you should charge it for at least 8 hours. 1. Slide and click the connector converter onto the AC adapter. 2. Connect the adapter cable to the bottom of your device. 3.

  • Page 17: Charging The Battery Via The Usb Cable

    1.4 Charging the Battery via the USB Cable 1. Turn on the computer. 2. Connect the mini-USB end of the USB cable to the bottom of your device and the other end to a USB port on your computer. 3. If your device is on, the screen as shown below appears. Whenever your device is connected to a computer, you will not be able to use it.

  • Page 18: Using Your Device In A Vehicle

    1.5 Using Your Device in a Vehicle CAUTION: Select an appropriate location for mounting the device in a vehicle. Never place the device where the driver’s field of vision is blocked. Make sure that the GPS antenna has a clear view of the sky.

  • Page 19: Operating Basics

    1.6 Operating Basics Turning On and Off For normal operation, turn off the device by briefly pressing the power button. The device enters a suspended state. When you next briefly press the power button, the system resumes. You will either be back to where you left off or see the Home screen. NOTE: The screen you see after resuming depends on the program you were using when you suspended the device.

  • Page 20: Home Screen

    Touch the screen once with your fingertip to open items or select onscreen buttons or options. Drag Hold your fingertip on the screen and drag up/down/left/right or across the screen. Tap and hold Tap and hold your fingertip until an action is complete, or a result or menu is shown.

  • Page 21: Using The Soft Keyboard

    Tools Contacts keeps a list of names, addresses, and Chapter 6 phone numbers. Calculator provides basic arithmetic, Chapter 7 currency conversion, and measure conversion functions. File Manager transfers multimedia files Chapter 8 between a storage card and the device’s flash memory.
  • Page 22 Number/symbol Keypad Switch to the alphabet keypad. When you tap to enable umlaut, you can tap a vowel letter repeatedly to input a different form of the letter. Alternatively, you can tap the letter in the pop-up window as shown below. Umlaut enabled.

  • Page 23: Inserting A Sd/Mmc Card

    1.7 Inserting a SD/MMC Card Your device has a SD/MMC slot where you can insert an optional Secure Digital or MultiMediaCard storage card. It supports up to 2GB storage card. To use a SD/MMC card, insert it into the slot, with the connector pointing to the slot and its label facing the front of the device.

  • Page 25: Video

    Video 2.1 Starting and Exiting Videos CAUTION: DO NOT view videos while driving. It may be illegal in your state for a display showing a video to be in view of the driver. Movie allows you to watch the video clips on your device. (See later section for the formats that your device supports.) to start the program.

  • Page 26: Preparing The Video Files For Your Device

    Use Video ToolBox supplied with your device to convert video files to the format supported by your device. (See Chapter 11 for information.) A tool called Mio Transfer is supplied for you to easily copy the files from your omputer to the correct location. (See Section 10.3 for information.)

  • Page 27: Playing Video Clips

    2.3 Playing Video Clips 1. If y our files are in a storage card, insert the card into your device. . Tap to s tart the program. Videos 3. The program will search the m atching files in the specific folder on your device and in all folders on a storage card.

  • Page 28: Video Playback Controls

    2.4 Video Playback Controls During the playback, tap anywhere on the screen to open or close the onscreen control buttons. When the control buttons are closed, the video shows in full screen. Back You can tap on a point along the track bar to move directly to a different location for the playback.
  • Page 29 Control Button Name Description Volume Increase or decrease the volume. The indicator at the bottom shows the current volume level. Exit Stop the video playback and return to the video list screen.

  • Page 31: Audio

    Audio 3.1 Starting and Exiting Audio Audio features: Playback of MP3/WAV/WMA files Basic playback controls such as play, pause, stop, next and previous Playback includes single selection playback, repeat, single repeat, sampling playback, normal sequence and random sequence. 11 preset equalizer audio profiles Play list support Background playback Lyrics display...

  • Page 32: Preparing The Audio Files For Your Device

    The control panel appears on the screen where you can easily control the player by tapping the control buttons. To exit the program, tap 3.2 Preparing the Audio Files for Your Device Before using the program, have the files (.mp3, .wav, or .wma) ready on either your device’s My Flash Disk\My Audio folder or on a storage card.

  • Page 33: Playback Controls

    The information area displays the current status including the play/pause/stop status, the elapsed time, the power status, the playback mode, the volume level, and the properties of the current song such as the artist (if available with the file), filename, total length, and stereo/mono information. NOTE: During the playback, the screen backlight will automatically shut off if you haven’t tapped the screen within the preset time (30 seconds by default).The backlight will restore when...
  • Page 34 Control Button Name Description Playback Switches to the next mode: Mode Repeated playback of the current file. Repeated playback of all files in the current play list in sequence. Playback of all files in the current play list in random order. Sampling (10 seconds) playback of all files in the current play list in random order.

  • Page 35: Displaying Lyrics

    3.5 Displaying Lyrics The program allows you to display the real-time lyrics on the screen while playing songs. This feature is especially handy for you to sing along with the songs. Preparing the Lyrics Files for your Device To display the lyrics, you need to have the lyrics files (.lrc) ready on your device’s \My Flash Disk\My Audio\Lyric\ folder or the \My Audio\Lyric\ folder on your storage card.

  • Page 36: Using The Play Lists

    To close the lyrics screen and go back to the control panel, tap anywhere on the screen. 3.6 Using the Play Lists You can create your own play lists for future use. Creating a Play List 1. Tap on the control panel to open the play list screen. The screen shows the current play list.

  • Page 37: Opening A Play List

    Back Add the selected song(s) Add all songs to the to the play list. play list. 4. To save the play list, tap 5. The keyboard screen appears where you can change the default name of the play list. Rename the play list if you want. Tap when finished.

  • Page 38: Equalizer

    3. Tap the play list you want to open and tap Back Rename the Open the selected play list. selected play list. Delete the selected play list. Delete all play lists. 4. To return to the control panel, tap 3.7 Equalizer The program provides 11 preset audio profiles.

  • Page 39: Settings

    to save your selection and return to the control panel. To select the Default profile, tap 3.8 Settings on the control panel. The Settings screen appears. Help NOTE: To know the function of each button, you can tap . Then tap the button on the list to display a description line on the right side of the screen.

  • Page 41: Pictures

    Pictures 4.1 Starting and Exiting Pictures Pictures allows you to view pictures in JPG, J PEG, and BMP formats and view the slideshow of the pictures on your device. on the Home screen o start the program. Pictures To exit the program, tap 4.2 Preparing the Pictures for Your Device Before using the program, have the files (.jpg, .jpeg, or .bmp) ready on either your...

  • Page 42: Viewing Pictures In Thumbnail View

    4.3 Viewing Pictures in Thumbnail View 1. If your files are in a storage card, insert the card into your device. 2. Tap on the Home screen o start the program. Pictures 3. The program will search the matching files in the specific folder on your device and in all folders on a storage card.

  • Page 43: On-Screen Control Buttons

    To go back to the thumbnail view, tap anywhere on the screen to display the control buttons and then tap 4.5 On-Screen Control Buttons On-screen control buttons provide various functions and settings. Tap anywhere on the picture to display the buttons as shown below. To close the buttons, tap the picture again.

  • Page 44: Viewing The Slideshow

    Zoom Tap the button to zoom in to 1.2x, 1.5x, 1.8x, or 2.0x, or, after zooming in, to zoom out. When you have zoomed in the picture, you can drag the picture to view other parts of the picture. Back Goes back to the thumbnail view.

  • Page 45: Bluetooth

    Bluetooth 5.1 About Bluetooth Profiles Your device incorporates Bluetooth wireless communications technology. Devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information over a distance of about 10 meters (30 feet) without requiring a physical connection. Your device supports Bluetooth profiles as below: Hands-free Profile (HFP) Allows your device to serve as a hands-free device for a Bluetooth mobile phone.

  • Page 46: Connecting A Bluetooth Mobile Phone

    5.2 Connecting a Bluetooth Mobile Phone Connecting a Mobile Phone for the First Time NOTE: This chapter tells you how to initiate the Bluetooth connection from your device. If you want to initiate the Bluetooth connection from a Bluetooth mobile phone, make sure that your device is in discoverable mode.
  • Page 47 5. Tap the soft keyboard to enter the passkey (within 16 characters). 6. Enter the same passkey on your Bluetooth mobile phone so that the connection can be established. Depending on the mobile phone model, you may need to select the hands-free service to complete the connection. 7.
  • Page 48 9. In the Mobile Phone main menu, you can place phone calls by tapping buttons on the screen. (See Section 5.3 for information.) 10. You can tap to minimize the screen and use other functions of the device. Back...

  • Page 49: Connecting A Different Mobile Phone

    Connecting a Different Mobile Phone To connect a mobile phone that is not already in the shortcut list: 1. If you are in the Mobile Phone main menu, tap Connect to Phone 2. In the shortcut menu, tap Find Others Using the Mobile Phone Shortcut Once a Bluetooth connection has been established, the shortcut will be saved.

  • Page 50: Disconnecting The Mobile Phone

    Delete the selected shortcut. NOTE: All shortcuts will be cleared if you shut down the device. The program can save up to 15 shortcuts. A 16th shortcut will replace the oldest one. Disconnecting the Mobile Phone Tap the connected device in the shortcut menu and tap when the Disconnect message appears asking you to select your operation.

  • Page 51: Phone Book

    Dial By tapping the button in the Mobile Phone main menu, you can enter the Dial telephone number with the onscreen keypad. After entering the telephone number, to place the call. NOTE: International calls require a country code to be included in the phone number. On your device, the country code is separated from the rest of the number sequence by a plus (+) sign.

  • Page 52: Call History

    NOTE: When a mobile phone different from the previous one is connected, a message will appear asking if you want to replace the previous remote phone book with the current remote phone book. If you need to refresh the remote phone book, tap Get Phone Number to download the phonebook from the mobile phone again.

  • Page 53: Receiving A Call

    Save the selected phone number to the Contacts program. By default, the list shows the incoming, outgoing, and missed calls. You can filter the calls by tapping Options NOTE: To clear the call history, use Bluetooth settings as described in Section 8.8. Receiving a Call After pairing with a mobile phone (as described in Section 5.2), your device will ring and display the incoming call screen when there is an incoming call.

  • Page 54: Operations During A Call

    Operations during a Call During a phone call: If you need to input other numbers, such as an extension number, tap Keyboard to open the keypad and tap the digits. to mute your sound so that the other party cannot hear you. To end Mute the mute mode, tap the button again.

  • Page 55: Connecting A Bluetooth Headset

    5.4 Connecting a Bluetooth Headset Connecting a Headset for the First Time 1. Make sure that the headset to connect is a stereo Bluetooth headset. 2. Tap on the Home screen. Stereo 3. The program will search for nearby Bluetooth headsets if this is the first time you try to connect a headset.
  • Page 56 5. Tap the soft keyboard to enter the passkey. (Check the headset manual for the passkey.) 6. When the connection is completed, a message will appear on the screen. Tap 7. The shortcut menu appears with the name of the connected device on top of the screen.

  • Page 57: Connecting A Different Headset

    8. You can tap to go back to the Home screen. Back Connecting a Different Headset To connect a headset that is not already in the shortcut list, tap in the Find Others shortcut menu. Using the Headset Shortcut Once a Bluetooth connection has been established, the shortcut will be saved. When you next tap the button on the Home screen, the program Connect to Headset...

  • Page 59: Contacts

    Contacts 6.1 Starting and Exiting Contacts Contacts allows you to keep a list of names, addresses, and phone numbers. NOTE: If you have created Microsoft Outlook Contacts information on your computer, you can copy the information to your device. (See Section 10.4 for information.) on the Home screen and then tap to start the program.

  • Page 60: Using The Contacts List

    To exit the program, tap 6.2 Using the Contacts List After starting Contacts, the contacts list appears. It shows the names and phone numbers (mobile phone numbers by default) of your contacts. You can use the various buttons on the screen to search a contact, navigate to the address of a contact, call a contact, and so on.

  • Page 61: Using The Summary Screen

    6.3 Using the Summary Screen In the contact list, tapping a contact twice displays the summary screen of the contact. Tap to scroll through the entry fields. Back 6.4 Navigating to a Contact’s Address You can set a contact’s address as your GPS navigation destination. 1.

  • Page 62: Making A Phone Call To A Contact

    4. The navigation program starts. (See the document supplied with the navigation software for more information.) 6.5 Making a Phone Call to a Contact 1. Connect your device with a Bluetooth mobile phone as described in Section 5.2. 2. Tap the button on the Home screen to start the program.

  • Page 63: Managing Contacts

    6.6 Managing Contacts Adding a Contact 1. Tap the button on the Home screen to start the program. Contacts 2. Tap 3. Tap an entry field twice Or, tap a field and then tap .The soft keyboard appears.
  • Page 64 4. Use the soft keyboard to enter the information in the field and tap 5. Enter the information in other fields such as address and phone number fields. You will need to scroll down to see all available fields. NOTE: When entering the address, the soft keyboard guides you through different parts of the address including street, city, state, post, and country.

  • Page 65: Editing A Contact

    6. Tap save the contact’s information and return to the contact list. Editing a Contact To modify a contact’s information: 1. In the contact list, tap the contact twice to open the summary screen. - or - In the contact list, tap the contact and then tap 2.

  • Page 67: Calculator

    Calculator 7.1 Starting and Exiting Calculator Calculator provides three modes: Calculator, Currency, and Conversion. can use these modes to perform basic arithmetic, currency conversion, and measure conversion functions. on the Home screen and then tap to start the program. Tools Calculator ↓...

  • Page 68: Using The Calculator Mode

    Switch to Calculator mode. Switch to Currency mode. Switch to Conversion mode. Exit To exit the program, tap 7.2 Using the Calculator Mode The Calculator mode allows you to perform any of the standard operations for which you would normally use a handheld calculator. If you are currently not in the Calculator mode, tap the button.

  • Page 69: Calculator Memory

    Calculator Memory Memory indicator Memory buttons Button Name Description Memory Cancel Clears the value in memory. Memory Recall Shows the value in memory. Memory Plus Adds the current value to the value in memory. Memory Minus Subtracts the current value from the value in memory. 7.3 Using the Currency Mode Use the Currency mode to perform the currency conversion.
  • Page 70 3. Tap the down arrow next to the input field to display a list of currencies and select the currency to convert from. When a currency is selected, the abbreviation of the currency will be displayed on the upper left corner of the input field.

  • Page 71: Editing Exchange Rate

    Output field Currency indicator Currency scroll list Scroll bar 5. Enter the currency value in the input field by tapping the number buttons on the numeric keypad. You can also perform basic arithmetic in the input field. The converted currency immediately appears in the output field. Input value Output value NOTE: The program uses the default exchange rates unless you change them.

  • Page 72: Using The Conversion Mode

    4. Enter the exchange rate and tap to save the changes and go back to the previous screen. 7.4 Using the Conversion Mode The Conversion mode allows you to convert measures from one unit to another. 1. Start the Calculator program as described in Section 7.1. 2.
  • Page 73 4. Tap the down arrow next to the input field to display a list of units and select the unit to convert from. When a unit is selected, the abbreviation of the unit will be displayed on the upper left corner of the input field. Input field Unit indicator Unit scroll list...
  • Page 74 Output field Unit indicator Unit scroll list 6. Enter the value in the input field by tapping the number buttons on the numeric keypad. You can also perform basic arithmetic in the input field. The converted value immediately appears in the output field. Input value Output value...

  • Page 75: File Manager

    File Manager 8.1 Starting and Exiting File Manager File Manager allows you to transfer multimedia files between your device and a storage card. on the Home screen and then tap to start the program. Tools File Manager ↓...

  • Page 76: Transferring Files

    The File Manager screen shows specific folders of your device in the left column and the folder(s)/file(s) of the storage card, if inserted, in the right column. NOTE: The left column shows only “specific” folders in the My Flash Disk of your device. “Specific”...
  • Page 77 3. To select the target folder, tap twice the folder in the left column to open it. Or, tap the folder and then tap to open the folder. 4. If the source file is in a folder of the storage card, tap twice the folder in the right column to open the folder.

  • Page 78: From Your Device To The Storage Card

    NOTE: To go up one level, tap 6. Tap to copy the selected file to the target folder. From Your Device to the Storage Card Use the same method as described in the previous sub-section to copy files from your device to the storage card except that the direction is from the left column to ) the right column.

  • Page 79: Settings

    Settings 9.1 Starting and Exiting Settings You can customize the system settings such as backlight brightness, volume, an language. Once you change the settings, the new settings will remain until you change them again. Tap the button on the Home screen. The Settings menu appears as shown Settings below.

  • Page 80: Backlight

    To exit Settings, tap The following sections describe the various buttons and their functions. 9.2 Backlight 1. Tap the button on the Home screen. Settings 2. Tap the button. Backlight Move the knob along the trac k bar to adjust the brightness of the backlight. To darken the backlight, m ove the knob to the left.

  • Page 81: Volume

    9.3 Volume 1. Tap the button on the Home screen. Settings 2. Tap the button. Volume 3. Move the knob along the track bar to adjust the volume. To decrease the volume, move the knob to the left. To increase the volume, move the knob to the right.

  • Page 82: Screen

    9.4 Screen You can calibrate the touch screen if it is not responding accurately to your taps. 1. Tap the button on the Home screen. Settings 2. Tap the button. Screen 3. Tap to start the calibration. 4. Tap and hold the centre of the target.

  • Page 83: Power

    5. When the target moves to another position, tap and hold the centre of the new target. Repeat each time to complete the calibration process. 6. When completed, tap 9.5 Power To check the remaining power level of your battery and/or set up the power saving feature: 1.

  • Page 84: Date/Time

    4. Tap to save the changes. 9.6 Date/Time 1. Tap the button on the Home screen. Settings 2. Tap the button. Date/Time 3. To change the time zone, tap the arrow in the “Time Zone” item.
  • Page 85 4. To change the date, tap the down arrow in the “Date” item. A calendar pops up. Tap the left arrow on the calendar to go to the earlier month and year or the right arrow to the later month and year. Alternatively, you can tap the month or year on top of the calendar to directly change the month or year.

  • Page 86: Language

    9.7 Language 1. Tap the button on the Home screen. Settings 2. Tap the button. Language 3. Tap the up/down arrow button to select the desired language. 4. Tap to save the changes. 5. Tap the button for the new setting to take effect.

  • Page 87: Bluetooth

    9.8 Bluetooth 6. Tap the button on the Home screen. Settings 7. Tap the button. Bluetooth 8. The “Bluetooth Settings” screen contains 3 buttons as described below. 9. After you complete your settings in a screen, tap Done 10. Tap to go back to the Settings screen.

  • Page 88: Bt Preferences

    BT Preferences The setting items in the “BT preferences” screen are: Name Tap twice this field if you want to rename the Bluetooth device name. A soft keyboard appears for you to enter the new name. Enable Bluetooth The Bluetooth radio is on when this item is checked. Uncheck this item if you want to turn off the Bluetooth radio.

  • Page 89: Delete Preferences

    You can specify how soon your device automatically answers an incoming call. If you want to manually answer a call, select Never Delete Preferences Whenever you want to delete particular data as listed below, check the corresponding item(s) in the “Delete preferences” screen. Phonebook (phone number) Empty call history A message will appear on the screen asking if you want to permanently delete the...
  • Page 90 3. Tap...

  • Page 91: Miotransfer

    MioTransfer 10.1 Installing MioTransfer MioTransfer allows you to easily transfer data such as MP3 and photos between your device and a computer. To install MioTransfer to your computer: 1. Turn on your computer and insert the supplied CD/DVD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive of your computer.

  • Page 92: Starting And Exiting Miotransfer

    4. Click . Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Next NOTE: If MioTransfer has already been installed on your computer, clicking Install MioTransfer will remove the application from your system. 10.2 Starting and Exiting MioTransfer Click icon on the Windows Desktop to start the program. The MioTransfer MioTransfer screen appears.

  • Page 93: Copying Multimedia Files To Your Device

    Allows you to copy the Microsoft Outlook Contacts information from your computer to your device. (See Section 10.4 for details.) Mio Online Provides link to the Mio website. To exit MioTransfer, click at the bottom right corner of the screen.
  • Page 94 5. Select the type of file to copy: To copy audio files, click on the top menu bar. Audio To copy video files, click on the top menu bar. Videos To copy photos or pictures, click on the top menu bar. Pictures The left column shows the drives of your computer and the right column shows the files in the appropriate folder of the target device (either...

  • Page 95: Managing Files

    progress of file transfer and the selected file will be copied to the target device. NOTE: You can also copy files from your device to your computer. First select the file you want to copy from the right column and select a folder on the left column to place these files. Then click to start the file transfer.

  • Page 96: Copying Contacts Information To Your Device

    10.4 Copying Contacts Information to Your Device You can copy the Microsoft Outlook Contacts information from your computer to your device using MioTransfer. This saves you the time for entering the information all over again on your device or on your computer. (For information on Contacts, see Chapter 6.) 1.

  • Page 99: Video Toolbox

    Video ToolBox 11.1 About Video ToolBox Video ToolBox allows you to import media in a variety of sources and save it in a specific file format so you can watch the video on your device. You can also use the editing tools such as trimming the clip and adding special effects to create a customized project.

  • Page 100: User Interface

    11.3 User Interface Name Description File menu Select to open a menu where you can save your project file and set project preferences. Options Panel Displays controls, buttons, and other information that you can use to customize the project. The contents of this panel change depending on the step you are in and the selected project element.

  • Page 101: Four Steps To Create A Video File

    Navigation Panel Displays buttons for playback and trimming clips. 11.4 Four Steps to Create a Video File Step 1: Determine Video Output Setting 1. On Windows desktop, click Start Programs Video ToolBox 2.0 Home Edition Video ToolBox 2.0 Home Edition 2.

  • Page 102: Step 3: Choose Style

    To add video from an analog source (e.g. TV tuner card), click 4. Click to continue. Next Step 3: Choose Style 5. If you want, you can choose a movie style from the available themes and edit movie style elements. If you do not want to apply a style for your project, select the default white theme.

  • Page 103: Step 4: Create Video File

    6. Click to continue. Next Step 4: Create Video File 7. Click to save your video file in the selected output video format. Create 8. In the dialog box, enter the filename and click Save...

  • Page 104: Adding Media Clips

    11.5 Adding Media Clips Inserting Clips into Your Project Insert video, image and DVD/DVD-VR video into the project’s Media Clip List. To insert a clip, just click an button and in the dialog box that opens, Add Media locate the file and click Open/OK NOTE: Video ToolBox can only import DVD videos from non-copy-protected DVD discs or folders.

  • Page 105: Capturing Analog Video

    Capturing Analog Video When footage is captured from analog sources such as VHS, Video¬8, or TV, it is converted to a digital format that can be read and stored by the computer. Video ToolBox automatically saves the captured video in the DV AVI format. To capture analog video: 1.

  • Page 106: Editing Video Clips

    11.6 Editing Video Clips Editing tools Media Clip List When video clip(s) are added, the editing tools include: Multi-trim Video Allows you to choose desired segments from a video file and extract them. Split Video Cuts the selected clip into two. Auto-enhance Select to automatically adjust the hue, saturation, brightness and the contrast of the clip.

  • Page 107: Trimming A Clip

    Trimming a Clip To split a video clip: 1. Select the clip you want to split on the Media Clip List. 2. Drag the Jog Bar to the point where you want to cut the clip. 3. Click to cut the clip into two clips. Split Video To remove one of these clips, select the unwanted clip and click To trim a video clip with the Trim Bar:...

  • Page 108: Trimming A Video Into Multiple Clips

    3. Drag the Jog Bar to the point in the clip that you want to set as the start/end of the clip then click (Mark-in/Mark-out). Trimming a Video into Multiple Clips 1. Click on the Options Panel. Multi-trim Video 2. In the Multi-trim Video dialog box, view the whole clip first by clicking to determine how you want to mark segments.
  • Page 109 4. Repeat step 3 as required until you have marked all the segments you want kept or removed. 5. Click when finished. The video segments that you kept are then inserted onto the Media Clip List. Multi-Trim Video Control Control Button Description Reverses or advances through the video in fixed increments.

  • Page 110: Creating An Image Slideshow

    11.7 Creating an Image Slideshow You can create a video slideshow using your images. To create, click (Insert Image) and, in the dialog box, select the images (press to select Ctrl Shift multiple files) you want to include in the slideshow and click .

  • Page 111: Choosing A Style

    11.8 Choosing a Style A style refers to a set of attributes including beginning/ending clips, transition effects, and background music. Select a style. Select background Style elements are added music. to the Media Clip List. Selecting a Movie Style In the Options Panel, click the style you want to use. A beginning clip and an ending clip in the selected style will be added to your project.

  • Page 112: Changing The Transition Effect

    Changing the Transition Effect With multiple video clips or image files in the Media Clip List, default transition effects are applied to the project according to the style selected. To change the transition effect 1. In the Media Clip List, click the transition effect you want to change. 2.

  • Page 113: Change The Background Music

    5. Adjust the text attributes using the settings in the Options Panel. Font face Select your desired font style. Font size Set your desired font size. Vertical text Makes the orientation of the title vertical. Font style Set the text as bold, italic and/or underlined.

  • Page 115: Poi Loader

    POI Loader 12.1 Installing POI Loader With POI Loader, you can import a list of favorite locations from your comp uter to your device. The locations will be added to the category of the My POI function of MioMap. (See MioMap manual for information on POIs.) 1.

  • Page 116: Preparing The Source Files

    4. Click . Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Next 12.2 Preparing the Source Files The source files can be .xls or .csv files. The file must contain the following data: Longitude Latitud Name The “Longitude” and “Latitude” fields are numerical values of the WGS84 system.

  • Page 117: Importing Pois

    12.3 Importing POIs NOTE: When importing .xls files, make sure that your computer has Microsoft Excel installed. 1. Have the .xls or .csv files ready on your computer. (See section 12.2 for the file structure.) 2. Insert an SD card to your device. This is where the POIs will be imported. 3.

  • Page 118: Using The Imported Pois With Your Device

    8. Click Next CAUTION: Before disconnecting the cable, you must click the device icon in the task bar and click “Safely remove xxx” (where xxx is the name of your device). If you are transferring data, disconnecting the cable without following the correct removal procedure can result in data loss.

  • Page 119: Troubleshooting And Maintenance

    Troubleshooting and Maintenance Troubleshooting and Maintenance 13.1 Restart and Shut Down Occasionally, you may need to reset your device. For example, you should reset your system when it stops respo nding; or appears to be “frozen” or “locked up.” Restarting Your Device To restart your device, press the power button for 5 seconds until the “Power Off Selection”...

  • Page 120: Troubleshooting

    Shutting down puts the device in a deep sleep state. The device will close all running programs before shutting down. To use the device again, press the power butto n for 5 seconds. The Home screen appears. 3.2 Troubleshooting NOTE: If you encount er a problem you cannot solve, contact an authorized service center for assistance.

  • Page 121: Connection Problems

    Connection Problems Cable Connection Problems Make sure that your device and your computer are both turned on before trying to establish a connection. Make sure that the cable is securely plugged into the USB p ort on your computer and on the device. Connect the USB cable directly to your computer—do not run the cable through a USB h eset your device before connecting the cable.

  • Page 122: Maintaining Your Device

    13.3 Maintaining Your Device ing good care of your device will ensure trouble-free operation and reduce t risk of damage to your devic Keep your device away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures. Avoid exposing your device to direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time.

  • Page 123: Regulatory Information

    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. 14.1 Regulations Statements Class B Regulations Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference...
  • Page 124 provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, ma cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

  • Page 125: Safety Precautions

    Bluetooth Bluetooth QD ID B012565 14.2 Safety Precautions Prolonged listening of music in maximum volume can damage the ears. The use of headphones other than those recommended/supplied can cause hearing impairment due to excessive sound pressure. About Charging Use only the charger supplied with your device. Use of another type will result in malfunction and/or danger.

  • Page 126: About The Battery

    About the Battery Use a specified battery in the equipment. CAUTION: This unit contains a non-replaceable internal Lithium Ion battery. The battery can burst or explode, releasing hazardous chemicals. To reduce the risk of fire or burns, do not disassemble, crush, puncture, or dispose of in fire or water. Important instructions (for service personnel only) Caution: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.

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