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  • Page 1 SPK-AL-NAVI600 User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 English Version Nov. 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.

  • Page 3: Before You Begin

    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.

  • Page 4: Other Features

    ※ Electronic maps with roads, freeways, highways, railways, rivers, lakes, points of interest, etc. ※ GPS positioning ※ Optimal route calculation and trip plan ※ Friendly and efficient navigation with turn-by-turn, voice, and visual guidance ※ Various ways for searching a location on the map - Using a known address - Using a POI (point of interest) - Using Favorites (personal stored locations)
  • Page 5 Part I. Basic Operations Part guides through process getting your device running, familiarizes you with the external components, and tells you how to customize system settings...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    1. 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. 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.

  • Page 7: Connecting To Ac Power And Charging The Battery

    Connecting to AC Power and Charging the Battery Fully charge the battery before using your device for the first time. Slide and click the connector converter onto the AC adapter. Connect the adapter cable to the bottom of your device. Plug the AC adapter into a wall outlet.

  • Page 8: Understanding Hardware Features

    connect the car charger only after the car engine has been started. 1.Connect one end of the car charger to the power connector of your device. 2.Connect the other end to the cigarette lighter in the car to power and charge your device. 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.

  • Page 9: Back Components

    Touch Screen Displays the output of your device. Tap the screen with the stylus pen to select menu commands or enter information. Hardware Power On/Off Buttons Back Zoom In Zoom Out Navigation Settings Stop Voice Navigation Moves up, down, left or right by pressing the corresponding area of the pad.

  • Page 10: Left-Side Components

    Component Description Receives signals from the GPS satellites overhead. It should GPS Antenna be lifted up to the horizontal position for normal operation. Sends out music, sounds and voice. Speaker The main power/battery cutoff switch. ON/OFF Switch Reset Button Restarts your device (soft reset). Left-Side Components...
  • Page 11 Component Description SD/MMC Slot Accepts a SD (Secure Digital) or MMC (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. Do not remove the card during GPS operation.

  • Page 12: Right-Side Components

    Right-Side Components Component Description This connector (under rubber dust cover) allows use of an External Antenna optional external antenna with magnetic mount, which may Connector be positioned on top of the car for better signal reception in areas with poor reception. Stylus Pen Tap on the touch screen to make selections and enter information.

  • Page 13: Bottom Components

    Component Description Light Sensor Automatically detect the strength of lighting Bottom Components Component Description Connects to the AC adapter. Power Connector Hold Button When hold on the button, it will freeze the operation. 2. Basic Skills This chapter guides through process using your...

  • Page 14: Operating Your Device

    your device. When you turn on the device for the first time, the Main screen appears as shown below. There are six buttons on the Main screen: Navigation, Photo, MP3, Video, Calculator Setup. Each button represents function or feature. function, just corresponding button.

  • Page 15: Using The Navigation Pad

    Zoom In Increases the map scale Zoom Out Decreases the map scale. Access to different navigation related tools categorized Navigation Settings under Destinate, View and Options menu screens.Press button repeatedly to cycle through the available menus. Stop Voice Mute the voice. Using the Navigation Pad With the navigation pad, you can move up, down, left and right within a menu.

  • Page 16: Using System Settings

    3. System Settings Your device supplied with default settings. also customize the settings suit your personal needs. Once 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.

  • Page 17: Setting The Idle Time

    After have made changes, press mark button save changes and exit the screen. Adjusting the Brightnes Tap the bulb button to adjust. ※To darken the screen, tap the left bulb button. ※To lighten the screen, tap the right bulb button. Setting the Idle Time You can set a timer to automatically turn off your device when it is idle for a set period of time.
  • Page 18 Tap the Idle Time box and select the time. The options are 15 secs, 30 secs, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes….etc 3.3 Calibration You can calibrate the touch screen if it is not responding accurately to your stylus pen taps. Tap Setup on the Main screen.
  • Page 19 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. When completed, tap anywhere on the screen. Power To check the remaining power level of your battery: 1.
  • Page 20 AC adapter or the car charger. Clock To set the clock: Tap Settings on the Main screen. Tap the Clock button on the Setup screen. Tap the Time Zone box to select your time zone. Tap the Date box to set the date. A calendar will pop up showing day, month and year.
  • Page 21 month and year. Then tap the date on the calendar. Before setting the time, you can tick the 24-hour format box to use 24-hour format. Then tap the item (Hour/Minute/Second) you want to set..
  • Page 22 Part II. GPS Navigation Part II tells you how to use the GPS navigation function.

  • Page 23: Navigation Basics

    4. 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. Before You Start Before you begin navigation, you must have the right map preinstalled in your flash card.
  • Page 24 external power is available or the battery has power. Rotate the GPS antenna of your device to the horizontal position. This allows the receiver to receive signals from the GPS satellites overhead. NOTE: When in poor reception areas, for better signal reception, you may choose to use an optional external antenna.
  • Page 25 The following functions/submenus can be accessed from the Main Menu by pressing the respective icons on the screen: Map View Return to the Map Screen. Destinations Begin planning a route to a Point of Interest, Address, City Center, Cross Road, Favorite Place or a Recent Destination. GPS Info Opens the GPS Information page.
  • Page 26 Introducing Map Screen The Map Screen is what you will be seeing for most of the time while you are using your navigator device. The automatically loads the Map Screen when it is turned on. To access the Map Screen from the Main Menu, press the Map Screen button.

  • Page 27: Selecting A Destination

    Menu This button will load the Main Menu. Refer to the Menu Section for more information. Zoom In/Out Changes the current map scale. Journey Information This box will show your current speed, estimated distance to next turn , remaining distance from your destination . Note: These features are only available when your device is in navigation mode.
  • Page 28 You can also tap the letter button on the soft keyboard to enter the first few letters of the city name. To enter the second or third letter on a button, tap quickly the same button twice or three times. The letters that you have entered will show at the bottom and the highlight will move accordingly.

  • Page 29: Using Point Of Interest (Poi)

    Using Point of Interest (POI) POI on a map represents local places of interest or importance. POIs are identified on the maps by various icons (e.g. for Banks, or for Restaurants). Altina Map allows you to choose your destination from a vast database of POIs. POI navigation is especially handy when you need to find a facility, attraction or amenity by the type or sort.

  • Page 30: Using Favorites

    Tap (highlight) the desired POI in the list. You can also use the soft keyboard to enter the name of the POI. The letters that you have entered will show at the bottom and the highlight will move accordingly. You can then select the POI you want. Using Favorites Favorites is a collection of locations previously stored by you for future use.

  • Page 31: Using Map Cursor

    Tap (highlight) the desired item in the history list. You can preview your destination by tapping Map. To calculate the route, tap Nav. The route is shown as a highlighted blue line starting from your origin to your destination. 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.
  • Page 32 NOTE: To clear the pop-up menu, just tap the screen anywhere besides the menu. Tap Navigate on the pop-up menu. The route is immediately calculated and shown as a highlighted blue line from your origin...

  • Page 33: Changing Map Views

    5. Changing Map Views Altina Map provides different views of the map to enhance your viewing and navigational experience. 5.1 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. To switch to 2D view, press the Navigate Settings button to open the Display menu and tap off button to 2D mode.

  • Page 34: View The Route

    5.2 View the Route After calculating a route, you can view turn-by-turn instructions on the map. This view indicates the route turn by turn(shown in Red Circle). 5.3 Day/Night Color Skin Day Color Skin Day Color Skin is the default color scheme of the map. You can open the Display menu and tap Day color skin for daylight driving conditions.
  • Page 35 Night Color Skin To change the background color for night time or adverse weather conditions, please open the Display menu and tap Night color skin. Colors and background are muted to assist night time driving making the route and current position more visible.

  • Page 36: Options, Settings, And Preferences

    6. Options, Settings, and Preferences Altina 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. General Settings Please tap Settings to access the following settings: General Settings Descriptions Units System...

  • Page 37: Alert Settings

    Local-Your route will rely on the minor roads in the vicinity. Toll Roads Include-The route will pass through any toll roads. Exclude-The route will not pass through any toll roads. Reduce Turn Enable-When enabled, your A600 will minimize the number of turns required when planning your route. Disable Alert Settings Please tap Alert Settings to access the following settings:...

  • Page 38: Gps Status

    When enabled, Speed Alert will notify you with an audio message and a visual message on the map screen when you exceed the target speed. To access the Speed Alerts menu, press the Speed Alerts button on the Main Menu. You can set your warning speed using the one of two methods mentioned below: Alert Settings Descriptions...
  • Page 39 The GPS Information screen contains information about the current satellite coverage, current time, universal time, the quality of the signals received and the status of the GPS receiver. To access the GPS Information page, press the GPS Info button on the Main Menu. These are categorized into the following catergories: ※Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) Time This is the time used by the atomic clocks found in satellites, and is...
  • Page 40 This screen displays the coordinates of the satellites available in the local area and the corresponding signal strengths. Satellites are numbered from 0-31. The satellites that your A600 receives strong, stable signals from are used to fix the location of the GPS receiver. These satellites are highlighted in green.
  • Page 41 Part III. More Tools Part III introduces MP3 Player, Photo Viewer, Mpeg 4 Video Play, Calculator,...

  • Page 42: Using Mp3 Player

    7. Using MP3 Player This chapter tells you how to play MP3 files using your device The MP3 Player program turns your device into an MP3 player. It features: ※ Playback of MP3 and WAV files ※ Basic playback controls such as play, pause, stop, next and previous ※...

  • Page 43: Preparing Mp3 Files For Your Device

    To exit the program, just ta in the lower right of the screen. 7.2 Preparing MP3 Files for Your Device With the 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.

  • Page 44: Mp3 Playback Control

    buttons as described later. ※NOTE: When files are added to the play list, the play list is automatically saved when you exit MP3 Player. 3. To exit the program, tap at the top of the toolbar. You will return to the Main menu.

  • Page 45: Using Play List

    panel will show the current volume level. Increase the volume. Volume The indicator on the upper right corner of the panel will show the current volume level. Repeat all Repeat all Single playback Single playback Random Random sequence Play List Open play list.
  • Page 46 You can use the following buttons to add or delete songs in your play list： ※Add Song Add a new song to your play list. Tap Add Song icon 3. Choose a song that you wish to add to your play list . Tap Add Song butto at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 47 Delete Song Remove one song from your play list. Choose a song that you wish to delete and tap Delete Song icon Delete All Remove all songs from your play list. Tap Delete All ico on the right toolbar. All songs in your play list will be removed. 5.

  • Page 48: Using Video Player

    8. Using Video Player This chapter tells you how to play Video files using your device The Video Player program turns your device into an Video player. It features: ※ Playback of WMV, ASF and AVI(Microsoft format) files ※ Basic playback controls such as play, pause, stop, next and previous ※...

  • Page 49: Preparing Video Files For Your Device

    To exit the program, just ta in the lower right of the screen. Preparing Video Files for Your Device With the card reader, you can easily copy Video files from your computer to a storage card. The Video Player can detect Video files in all folders of a storage card.
  • Page 50 3. To exit the program, tap at the top of the toolbar. You will return to the Main menu. 8.4 MP3 Playback Control You can control the MP3 Player via control buttons. See the table below for details: Control Button Name Description Play...
  • Page 51 Single playback Single playback Random Random sequence Play List Open play list. Info Check version Exit Exit MP3 Player 8.5 Using Play List Once the Video player is open, by default the system will automatically load all Video files in the play list. If you wish to create your own play list, follow the instructions below: 圖示。...
  • Page 52 on the right toolbar. 3. Choose a file that you wish to add to your play list . Tap Add file butto at the bottom of the screen. The new video file will appear in your play list. 4. Delete file Remove one file from your play list.
  • Page 53 6. To return to the control panel, tap on the right toolbar.

  • Page 54: Using Photo Player

    9. Using Photo Player This chapter tells you how to play Photo files using your device The Photo Player program turns your device into an Photo player. It features: ※ Playback of JPEG files ※ Basic playback controls such as the picture with zoom in/out, rotation in full screen.

  • Page 55: Preparing Photo Files For Your Device

    To exit the program, just tap in the lower right of the screen. Preparing Photo Files for Your Device With the card reader, you can easily copy Photo files from your computer to a storage card. The Photo Player can detect Photo files in all folders of a storage card.

  • Page 56: Display Mode

    Exit Exit the program previous Play the previous file next Play the next file Zoon in Zoom in the photo Zoom out Zoom out the photo Display Normal Display Right Rotate Play file in Right Rotation Left Rotate Play file in Left Rotation 9.5 Display Mode You may browse through the pictures in four different modes, file explore mode, thumbnail mode, full screen mode and slide show mode.

  • Page 57: Thumbnail Mode

    Thumbnail Mode 1. Tap Photo Player on the Main screen to switch to the program. 2. When you browse the files of the folder, the relative photo files will be shown in thumbnail mode of the windoow. Full screen mode 1.

  • Page 58: Slide Show Mode

    Select the file Double Click The selected file will be shown in full screen mode. 4. The photo program will automatically detect the photo files of your flash cards. If you are going to browse the next photo, please tap icon and it will show the next image.

  • Page 59: Browse Photo

    3. Tap icon and it will show the photos in slide show. 4. The photo program will play the photos in full screen. 5. The slide show mode will afford more than 10 different transition effects and will make your slide show more outstanding. 9.6 Browse Photo It supports 24 -bit true color images.
  • Page 60 1. Tap Photo Player on the Main screen to switch to the program. 2. Tap the photo file in the window and double click it. 3. Tap icon and you may browse the photo in zoom in mode. 4. Tap icon and you may browse the photo in zoom out mode.
  • Page 61 3. Tap icon，it will show the rotated image turn-in right. 4. Tap icon，it will show the rotated image turned-in left.

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