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User’s Manual 5” Portable GPS Navigation 5” Portable GPS Navigation and Multimedia System and Multimedia System now available in stunning able in stunning H I G H D E F I N I T I O N E F I N I T I O N...
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Statement HD500i GPS Thanks for using Roadmate HD500i! Roadmate reserves the rights of final interpretation of the manual. The product is subject to change without notice. Please accept our apology for any inconvenience. Please back up your information in the GPS navigator. Roadmate assumes no responsibility for any loss caused by material loss.
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Read Me First HD500i GPS Please read the instructions in this manual and use only accessories of Roadmate to avoid unpredicted damage. Failure to follow the instructions will invalidate warranty and might endanger personnel safety, for which Roadmate assumes no responsibility.
Welcome HD500i GPS Welcome Thanks for using the HD500i. With navigation as the major function, it supports audio play, video play, photo browsing, e-book reading, FM Transmitter, Window Explorer and Bluetooth. SiRF Atlas- CPU with high performance and low power...
Charge the GPS navigator fully with the charger before first use. 1.1.1 Power Supply The HD500i can be powered by the built-in battery or external power supply. When the GPS navigator is unconnected to the charger, it is powered by the Li-polymer battery.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS succeeding use. 1.1.3 Charging by Car Charger Plug one terminal of the car charger into the USB port on the left side of the GPS navigator and the other to the charging port to supply power and charge the GPS navigator.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS 1.2.2 Restart the System When the system does not response, press the reset key on the back of the GPS navigator to restart the system. [Relevant Information] The following situations might lead to no response of the system.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS [Note] 1. Do not take out the T-FLASH card while a navigation program is being run or a media file is being played. 2. To avoid drop or crash of the T-FLASH card, do not exert heavy pressure on it or bend it.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Tap Media , Games , Tools or Setting to enter the next function menus. The main functions are listed as below. Function Explanation Tap to enable navigation function Music player WMA9 and WAV files supported; Random, sequence and cycle play supported Video player WMV, ASF and AVI files supported;...
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Chapter II GPS Various navigation mapping applications can be installed in the GPS navigator, such as CARELAND and RITU intelligent navigation systems, which position the navigator via the satellite receiver and display it on the map. Set a destination, and the system will automatically work out the best path to help the user reach the destination safely and quickly.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Chapter III Media Tap the Media icon in the system main interface to enter the Media interface as follows: The Media function includes the music player, video player, photo browser and e-book reader 3.1 Music Player This section introduces the usage of the music player.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS in the interface Music Play to enter the Music list as shown below. Icon Name Explanation Close Close the Music List Scroll bar Drag it upward/ downward to view all music.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Icon Name Explanation Add one Add a piece of music on the left list to the play list on the right. Add all Add all the music on the left list to the play list on the right.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Icon Name Explanation Play/ Pause Tap to play/pause the music Stop Stop the playing music play Select sequence, random or cycle sequence play. Previous Play the previous music. Next Play the next music. Volume Drag it leftward to turn down or rightward to turn up the volume.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS in the Music Play interface to enter the Equalizer Setting interface as follows: Tick in on the upper left of the above interface, and then tap to select a music type or “User” from the drop-down menu. The music types include Pop, Rock, Metal, Dance, Electronic, Country, Jazz, Oldies, Blues, Nostalgia, Opera and speech.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS progress selection and file selection. Copy video files to a folder in your memory card before using the player. 3.2.2 Interface and Operation in the Media interface to enter the video player interface as shown below.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Icon Name Explanation Close Close the video player. Previous Play the previous film. film Play/Pause Tap to pause/play the video file. Next film Play the next film. Stop Stop the film being played.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Icon Name Explanation Video Enter it to select a film to play. folder Progress Drag the sliding block leftward to play from a previous moment or rightward coming moment. Volume Drag it leftward to turn down or rightward to turn up the volume.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Icon Name Explanation Previous View the preview photo in the folder. Next View the next photo in the folder. Zoom in Scale up current photo. Zoom Scale down current photo. Rotate Rotate current photo 90°clockwise. Auto...
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Icon Name Explanation Folder Enter the photo folder to select a photo. Close Close the browser and return to the Media interface. in the browser interface to enter the photo folder as shown below. Icon Name...
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Icon Name Explanation Scroll bar Drag the sliding block to view all the photos. to enter auto play interface as shown below. Drag the slider at the bottom of the screen to regulate play speed (1-10 seconds), and then tap on the screen to hide the slide (or the slide will be hidden automatically);...
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS 3.4.1 Features The reader supports TXT files, page turn and folder selection. Copy TXT files to a folder in your memory card before using the browser. 3.4.2 Interface and Operation Tap the e-book icon in the Media interface to enter the reader interface as shown below.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Icon Name Explanation Previous Read the previous page. Next Read the next page. Setting Select a text theme, font, word size and bold type. Select partial text and tap the icon to create a bookmark bookmark.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS 2) Tap in the e-book reader interface to enter the setting interface shown as below. Icon Name Explanation Close Exit the setting interface. Save Save the setting. Theme to select a theme for the e-book. Font to select a font for the e-book.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Icon Name Explanation Close Close current folder Return Return to the previous folder. Scroll bar Drag the sliding block upward/ downward to view all text files. File name& The file name and format. format 4) To create a bookmark, locate a page by taping dragging the scroll bar in the reader interface and drag to select text content.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Drag the scroll bar and select a bookmark on the left list. Tap go to the page with the bookmark or tap to delete the bookmark.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Chapter IV Bluetooth In the main interface, tap to enter the Bluetooth interface as follow. At the bottom is the connection status bar. 4.1 Pair to enter the following interface to pair with mobile phone (mobile phone’s Bluetooth function should be enabled beforehand).
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS pairing them. After successful pairing, the message “Connected established” and the mobile phone name will be shown in the interface as below. 4.2 Outgoing call to enter the phone keyboard interface as below. Tap on the keyboard to enter a phone number. Tap to delete the last number entered.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS following interface. Volume down Tap it to turn down the volume. Volume up Tap it to turn up the volume. Hang off Tap to hang off. When the called number is put through, the interface will be as follows.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Volume down Tap it to turn down the volume. Volume up Tap it to turn up the volume. Tap to input voice. Volume Switch the voice output to the mobile switch phone. Keypad Tap it to open the keypad Hang off Tap to hang off.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Volume Reduce the volume down Volume up Increase the volume Answer Answer the call Reject Reject the incoming call 4.4 Dial Record in the Bluetooth interface to enter the dial record interface as shown below.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Outgoing call Tap it to view the list of called numbers. records Incoming call Tap it to view the list of incoming call records numbers. Failed call Tap it t to view the list of failed calls.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS 4.6 Setting In the Bluetooth interface, tap to enter the setting interface as shown below. Name The device’s display name in the Bluetooth transmission process. Tap to enter the interface below to set a code pin code for the connection between the PND and mobile phone.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS You may choose to keep Bluetooth function when the Bluetooth interface is closed by ticking in the box. Otherwise, the Bluetooth function will be disabled. You may also choose automatic HFP connection when Bluetooth is started up by ticking in the box.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Select a profile from the list, and then: Connect Tap it to reconnect the PND with the mobile phone. Disconnect Tap it to disconnect the PND from the mobile phone. In the above interface, tap to prompt the GPRS Dial-up Networking interface as shown below.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS prompt the following interface. Select an option, for example “Modify Info”, and tap “OK” to go to the interface as shown below. Tap in a column, enter information with the prompted input panel and then tap “OK” to save the input information or tap “Cancel” to quit.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS 4.8 Search In the Bluetooth interface, tap to enter the following interface and the device will automatically search and display a list of Bluetooth devices as follows. Select a device from the left list and tap to pair with it.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS 4.9 Phonebook to enter the phonebook interface as follows. Download Download the phonebook of the mobile phone to the PND. Dial Select a number from the phonebook and tap this icon to generate a call. Delete Select a number from the phonebook and tap this icon to delete it.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Chapter V Games This chapter introduces the usage of Games. in the system main interface to enter the games interface as shown as below. Tap to exit. 5.1 Othello in the Games interface to enter the interface as shown below.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS 5.2 Russia Block in the Games interface to enter the interface as shown below. 5.3 BoxMan in the Games interface to enter the interface as shown below.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Chapter VI Tools The tools include Calculator and Unit conversion. in the system main interface to enter the tools interface as shown below. Tap to exit. 6.1 Calculator in the Tools interface to enter the calculator interface as shown...
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS 6.2 Unit in the Tools interface to enter the unit converter interface as shown below. 6.3 System Resource Tap the icon in the Tools interface to enter the following interface: You may check the capacity of the memory, SD card and flash, or...
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS 6.4 Favorites in the system Tools interface to enter the Favorite interface as shown below. in the above interface to open the directory where the application to be added is, and then double tap the application to add it to the Favorite.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Chapter VII Settings 7.1 Summary This chapter introduces the system settings of the GPS navigator. in the system main interface to enter the system interface to check and/or set volume, backlight, language, date & time, calibration, FM Transmitter, system info, factory reset, USB and navigation path.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Function Explanation Volume Adjust the speaker volume; Open/ close the startup music setting Backlight Adjust the brightness of touch screen backlight; Auto backlight adjustment. Language System language selection Date & time System date setting; System time setting;...
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Close Exit the volume setting. Volume Ten volume grades (from mute maximum) available. Tap to decrease the volume by grade. Sounds for Tap it to enable the taps function. Tap it again to disable the function.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Close Exit backlight setting. Backlight Drag leftward to turn down or rightward to turn up the backlight. Auto off Auto backlight shutoff after service stop for a period. The options are always On, 10s, 30s, 1m, 2m and 3m.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS save the selection. 7.5 Date& Time in the Settings interface to enter the date & time setting interface as shown below. Date & Time setting includes system date setting, time setting and time zone setting. 7.5.1 Setting the system date and time...
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS [Note]: Time format options are 12-hour and 24-hour. 7.5.2 Setting the system time zone In the above interface, tap to select a time zone. For example, select “(GMT+02:00) Harare, Pretoria” for South Africa. 7.6 Calibration in the Settings interface to prompt the calibration dialog shown as below.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS 7.7 FM Transmitter FM transmitter realizes transmission of audio signals of the GPS navigator to radio sets. Adjust the emission frequency of the GPS navigator the same as that of the receiving frequency of the radio, and sounds of the navigator will be output by the amplifier system of the radio sets.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Use FM Tick in the box to enable FM function. Frequency Drag the slide block rightward ) to increase frequency leftward (or tap reduce frequency. frequency range 88.00 Mhz-108.00 Mhz. Attention: when “Use FM ” is ticked, sound from the Device is disabled.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS 7.9 USB Connect the GPS navigator to PC via the MINI USB port to transmit data, or back up data from the navigator data to PC. The GPS navigator provides MASS STORAGE and MS STORAGE modes.
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Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Select MASS STORAGE and tap to save it. 3. Connect the MINI USB terminal of the USB cord to the MINI USB port of the GPS navigator and the standard USB terminal to the USB Host port of PC.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS 3. Connect the MINI USB terminal of the USB cable to the MINI USB port of the GPS navigator and the standard USB terminal to the USB Host port of 4. After the PC finds new hardware, double click the Mobile Device drive in the selection area to enter the memory of GPS navigator for data transmission.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Select a map address and tap to save the setting. Tap to select a map address. Tick in the box to run the set navigation map when the navigator is powered on. 7.11 Factory Reset in the Settings interface to restore the factory setting. The following dialog will be prompted.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Chapter VIII GPS Info on the system main interface to view the GPS information as shown below. to prompt a dialog as follows. Tap OK to reset the GPS satellite or tap Cancel to exit.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Chapter IX WinCE Tap the icon in the system main interface to popup a dialog box indicating whether to enter the WINCE system. Tap OK to enter the WINCE system as shown below while tap Cancel to return to the system main interface.
Operation Instruction HD500i GPS Chapter X Troubleshooting Please carry out the following operations in case of abnormal operation of the GPS navigator. For further problems, please contact our customer service center. Fault Reason Solution Startup failure Low battery Supply external power and charge the battery.
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