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ALTINA A800 User’s Manual English Version Oct. 2007 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.
Before You Start ※ 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.
※ 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) - Using History (previous destinations) ※...
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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...
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. 1.1 Setting the ON/OFF Switch The ON/OFF switch should be set to the ON position for normal operation. CAUTION: Always leave the ON/OFF switch in the ON position for normal operation.
1.2 Connecting to AC Power and Charging the Battery Fully charge the battery before using your device for the first time. Connect the adapter cable to the right side of your device. Plug the AC adapter into a wall outlet. 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: 1.Select an appropriate location for the car holder. Never place the holder where the driver’s field of vision is blocked. 2.If the car’s windshield is tinted with a reflective coating, an external antenna (optional) may be needed to route the antenna to the top of the car through a window.
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.
1.4 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 Charge indicator Component Description Charge Indicator Battery Full – Green (Static) Battery in charging -- Red (Static)
Back Components External Antenna Connector Speaker Component Description Speaker Sends out music, sounds and voice. External Antenna This connector (under rubber dust cover) allows use of an Connector optional external antenna with magnetic mount, which may be positioned on top of the car for better signal reception in areas with poor reception.
Left-Side Components Volume increase Volume decrease SD / MMC slot Component Description Press the button to increase the volume Volume Increase Press the button to decrease the volume Volume Decrease SD/MMC Slot Accepts a SD (Secure Digital) or MMC (MultiMediaCard) card for accessing data such as maps and MP3 music.
Right-Side Components Power ON/OFF Reset button Earphone jack USB port Component Description Power ON/OFF Turn on and turn off the power. Reset button Restarts your device (soft reset). Headphone Connector Connects to stereo headphones Use the USB port to connect to pc, or connect to a USB plug USB port of power adaptor for charging.
Bottom Components ON/OFF Switch Component Description ON/OFF Switch The main power / battery cut off switch. Be sure to turn on the ON / OFF switch while battery is in charging. Ps. If turn off ON / OFF switch while battery is in charging, the battery can not be charged.
2. 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 and navigation pad.. 2.1 Turning On and Off Your Device Use the power button on the right side of your device to turn on and off your device.
2.2 Operating Your Device To operate your device, use the hardware buttons and/or the stylus pen. Using Hardware Buttons Button Name Description Turns on and off the LCD panel, and enter to suspend Power On/Off mode. Volume Volume Increase Volume Volume Decrease...
3. 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 cut off switch is turned off and then back on again, which resets the unit to factory defaults.
3.2 Backlight 1. Tap SETTINGS on the Main screen to enter the backlight setting as shown below. Setting the backlight level Tap the button to increase the backlight level, and tap the decrease the backlight level. 3.3 Calibration You can calibrate the touch screen if it is not responding accurately. If screen loses alignment, please calibrate the screen to get back to normal display.
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Tap and hold the center of the target. 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.
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Part II. Media Part II introduces MP3, Photo Viewer, Video Player., etc...
Using Media Tap the Meida button on the Main screen as shown below. The Media screen contains three buttons as shown below. The following sections describe these three buttons and their functions.
4. 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 ※...
To exit the program, just tap in the upper-right corner of the screen. 4.2 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.
4.3 Playing MP3 Files Tap the MP3 Player button on the Main screen to switch to the program To start the playback, tap To control the playback, use the 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.
Decrease the volume. Volume The indicator on the left corner of the toolbar will show the current volume level. Increase the volume. Volume The indicator on the left corner of the toolbar will show the current volume level. Repeat all Repeat all Single playback Single playback...
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Favourites 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. You can customize your favourite play list to the folders. 3. Tap the ALL Music folder to select a song from the play list. 3. Choose a song that you wish to add to your play lists. Tap Add Song button .
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4. Delete Song Remove one song from your play list. Choose a song that you wish to delete and tap Delete Song icon 5. Delete All Remove all files from your play list. Drag to select all files. Then, tap Delete music icon on the right toolbar.
5. Using Photo Player This chapter tells you how to play Photo files using your device The Photo Player program turns your device into a Photo player. It features: ※ Playback of JPEG files ※ Basic playback controls such as the picture with zoom in/out, rotation in full screen.
To exit the program, just tap in the right of the toolbar. 5.3 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.
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 5.5 Display Mode You may browse through the pictures in four different modes, file explore mode, thumbnail mode, full screen mode and slide show mode.
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3 Full screen mode 1. Tap Photo Player on the Main screen to switch to the program. 2. Tap the photo file in the window and double click. 1. Select the file 2. Double Click 3. The selected file will be shown in full screen mode.
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4. The photo program will automatically detect the photo files on your flash cards. If you are going to browse the next photo, please tap icon and it will show the next image. If you are going to browse the previous photo, please icon and it will show the previous image.
5.6 Browse Photo It supports 24 -bit true color images. You can browse the picture with zoom in/out and rotation in full screen 1Full screen 2Zoom in/out 1. Tap Photo Player on the Main screen to switch to the program. 2.
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3Photo browse in Rotation 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. Photo appears in landscape mode 3. Tap icon, the image will be rotated to the right.
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4. Tap icon, the image will be rotated to the left. 5. Tap icon to get back to normal display as shown below.
6. 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 MPEG (Microsoft format) files ※ Basic playback controls such as play, pause, stop, next and previous ※...
To exit the program, just tap in the upper-right corner of the screen. 6.2 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.
return to the Main menu. 6.4 Video Playback Control You can control the Video Player via control buttons. See the table below for details: Control Button Name Description Play Play the playback. Pause Pause the playback Previous Move to the previous file. Next Move to the next file.
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1. To create your own play list in Video Player, tap on the right of the toolbar to enter the music Library. 2. The video library categorizes the video files into All Videos and five folders with My Favourites 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. You can customize your favourite play list to the folders.
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5. Delete video file Remove one video file from your play list. Choose a video that you wish to delete and tap Delete video icon 6. Delete All Remove all files from your play list. Drag to select all files. Then, tap Delete...
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video icon on the right toolbar. All files in your play list will be removed. 7. To return to the control panel, tap on the right toolbar.
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