This user guide is designed to give you an introduction the tw700 or create your own tours in the browser to the tw700 and to provide a description of the with an editor.
If you want to remove the back cover / battery after the ► Universal device holder: Cradle for car or bicy- tw700 has come into contact with water, you should cle mount (without clip-on pedestal), do this with the display facing upwards. This avoids the risk of damage due to accumulated water getting into ►...
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9 Back button. The microphone aperture is just below the Back button. The function of the buttons is described in “Your de- vice” on page 12. Fig. 1: Front and left side of the tw700 Welcome www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
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The soft nylon case (not shown) is provided with a cut- out to allow the walkie talkie antenna to be extended while in the case. Fig. 2: Rear and right side of the tw700 takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com Welcome...
A 4 GB microSD card is provided from the internet. We recommend you to set up an ap- with the tw700; You can also use your own card (max. propriate data tariff with your mobile phone operator capacity 32 GB).
SIM card or in areas without mobile phone coverage. In this case you are limited to using maps which are already downloaded on the tw700 and the takwak group feature will not be available. Fig. 3: tw700 with back cover open...
You need to wait for around 20 seconds more music or multimedia. until the tw700 is fully started before you can use all of Menu the functions. In rare circumstances , e.g. you are mak-...
Solid green light for 4 - 5 seconds: battery level tariff) or through wireless LAN (Wi-Fi). When setting up is sufficient, the device is just starting. the tw700 to the first time, it’s best to use a Wi-Fi con- takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com...
Signal reception is mostly not Sleep mode possible indoors. If you do not use the tw700 for a while, the screen When you first start the takwak software, to get the turns dark to save battery power. When the screen is...
Your home screen want to call or write to the contact or edit the entry. comes pre-installed with the takwak widget (see “takwak Outdoor widget” on page 19).
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With some of the notifications, you can then tap the notification message to get additional details or start the app which sent the notification. Home screen www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
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Missed phone call Bluetooth is on Phone call in progress Wi-Fi is active (signal strength 3 bars) Upcoming calendar event GPRS is connected (small arrows in and out appear during data transfer) New email message takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com Home screen...
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Phone is connected via USB cable No SIM card installed Icons from the takwak apps: Event or notification from the takwak Contact to the takwak server has been interrupted for more than 5 minutes. A warning sound is also output in this case.
79 and “Third-party apps” twOutdoor on your own (“navigate-alone mode”). page 87), the tw700 comes pre-installed with the fol- Tap the right hand button if you want to use the group lowing takwak apps: feature to form a group with other tw700 users:...
The connection lost icon is shown in the status bar if the contact to the takwak server has been inter- rupted for more than 5 minutes. The range of Wi-Fi is limited to about 50 m, and so for...
Outdoor All map types can be stored on the tw700 in case you don't want to or cannot access the Internet when you takwak Outdoor is an exclusive outdoor activity app are outdoors. Using offline maps minimizes data usage which has been extended with special group features from the mobile network when you are touring.
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My Location button and the orange cursor Scroll the map to any required position by dragging. The map is then no longer centred on your current po- sition and the “My Location” button at the top left of takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
Maximum speed ► Average speed ► Pace (Min/Km) ► Number of trackpoints ► Total distance travelled ► Elapsed time ► Driving time (travelling time) ► Altitude ► Lowest point/highest point ► Gradient takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
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Tap the Start button to start recording a track. The red REC button lights up and the Start button changes to Pause. You can pause and then resume the track re- cording at any time. When you have finished recording takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
Fig. 8: Map view showing crosshair, my location and a waypoint The crosshair disappears again shortly after you stop moving the map. Tap the waypoint button at the bottom right when the position is correct. takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
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Tap + to create a new waypoint in Waypoints View in- stead of in Map View. twOutdoor then switches to the Waypoint Edit screen and you must then enter the waypoint name and geographical coordinates manual- takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
Map: Switch to Map View with the map centred on the waypoint. Fig. 10: Waypoint Details screen Bearing: Switch to Map View and show the distance and bearing of the waypoint to the current GPS posi- takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
Visit www.takwak.com and choose Tour Planner if you want to plan your tour online or download a tour from the internet database. Fig. 11: Bearing and distance to a waypoint takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
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Fig. 12: Tours view showing saved tracks The Tour Info screen also shows statistics on the tour To load tours on to the tw700, attach it to a computer such as total distance. using the USB data cable and copy the gpx file to the / Tap the Edit button to give the tour a personal rating takwak/tracks directory of the SD card.
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Map view with the tour centred on the screen. give the tour a new name. Fig. 15: Map view showing a topo map Fig. 14: Rating a track with a track loaded takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
35). for any area of the world. They are loaded in a special, The group features of takwak Outdoor have extra highly efficient and fast format designed for embed- functions which make it very easy to exchange tours ded devices.
You are shown an overview of regions which are al- and only if a tour has been loaded on the map. Choose ready installed on your tw700 and you can install fur- this option to remove the tour. The tour disappears ther regions from the map server by pressing Manage from the map but the track file is not deleted.
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View Region on Map, Uninstall Region and sible with a mobile data connection. Update Region. The latter is only shown if an OSM map update is available on our server. In addition, “Update takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
Wi-Fi to conserve battery power. The bonus voucher included with the tw700 is valid for one map region from Germany, Austria or Switzerland. The GPS receiver is always kept on if you are re-...
35), you can configure the visual and acoustic Help warnings you are given related to your progress along This menu item opens the online help for the takwak the track. Warnings are sounded when you stray from Outdoor app. the track and before significant changes in direction.
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The remaining distance to the end of the track to Map view. The track is then shown superimposed (destination) is shown in orange at the top left. on the map and a round button is shown at the takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
Group mode the summit or they want to take “time off” for a The group features in takwak Outdoor let you link up snack. with friends or colleagues to carry out group activities Group instructions are sent to group members via a together.
As an alternative to Bluetooth pairing, you can enter a round-the-clock but does not guarantee it to be avail- new person’s contact details into the takwak software able at all times.
“Using group mode for the first time” on page 49). Contacts List to view the contacts list in the takwak software or to add a new contact prior to forming a group (see “Creating a new contact” page 42). Create Group The group manager is first shown a historical list of former groups.
The Confirm Your Group screen looks like this: Fig. 19: History of former groups If the same group of people is meeting up again, tap on the former group to get the Confirm Your Group screen. takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
Fig. 20: Select the members of your group Tap “Confirm your Group” to proceed to the Go Live- screen (see “Go Live screen” on page 46). Alternatively, press Menu to get the following options: takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
Confirm Your Group new twOutdoor contact, manually or getting your de- to proceed to the walkie talkie configuration screen. vice to read the contact details from the other device takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
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Bluetooth pairing. This transmits a special takwak code and requires the pairing devices to be closer together than about 10 m. Entering the new person’s contact details manually requires quite a lot of typing but is useful if the new person is currently not in your vicinity.
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Fig. 23: Create contact - stop Bluetooth search In the next screen (not shown here), select the device(s) to add to the contacts list with the checkboxes and press “Add to contacts list”. takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
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Press “Enter manually” to use this method. You then need to get the nickname, IMEI and mobile phone number (optional) from the other person and enter them on the following screen: Fig. 24: Create contact - Done takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
Fig. 25: Create new contact manually Name: Enter the nickname of the new contact. IMEI: Enter the IMEI of the new contact’s device. This is a unique 15 digit ID for each tw700. He or she can takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com...
Join Group button and will proceed directly to the Join Group screen: Fig. 26: Go Live screen (manager) Press Exit to stop group formation or press Menu and choose Exit. takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
Group membership finishes when a group member exits the twOutdoor app or switches off the tw700 (but not if the device loses contact to the Fig. 27: Join Group screen (non-manager) takwak server, e.g. due to a radio hole). If everyone leaves a group and another group is formed with the Tap Join Group to join the group.
In the takwak software, your device is identified by a unique ID and cannot be changed. Your nickname and avatar just makes it easier for other group members to identify you on the map.
Fig. 29: Map centred on user’s position (orange cursor) The above map shows three group members (yourself as the orange cursor and two other group members as takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
The page 63). takwak server has been waiting for a long time for a re- To summarize, the Group Details screen shows: sponse from the other device. If this status persists,...
Fig. 32: Direct All to the location marked with a crosshair The Direct All menu option is not available if you are al- ready participating in another group action. To see this menu option, you must quit the other action. takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
The top half of the screen shows which of the group members are participating in this activity and their dis- tance away from the destination. The orange “cheq- uered flag” target icon shows that the participants are takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
Fig. 34: Follow Me - I am the mushroom The Follow Me menu option is not available if you are already participating in another group action. To see this menu option, you must quit the other action. takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
Fig. 35: Group details for Follow Me or Seek Member The top half of the screen shows which of the group members are participating in this activity and their dis- tance away from the destination. The orange “cheq- takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
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Fig. 36: Group details with prompt to join an ongoing group activity The target icon indicates which kind of group activity is being carried out: takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
Fig. 38: Adding new members to the group Alternatively, press Menu to get the following options: Confirm your group: Same as pressing the button Fig. 37: twOutdoor message in Notifications shown in the figure. screen takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
Type your messages in the lower box. The upper box shows all of the chat messages in chron- ological order. The chat messages are sent via the takwak server. The chat remains open until the current group is terminated. Fig. 39: Group chat...
Talk: Choose this option to switch off the within the currently active group to talk to other group walkie talkie function for your tw700 if you do not members. You are then prompted to choose a suitable want to communicate with other group members in takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com...
PMR walkie talkie, for example if you are experiencing some radio interference. Fig. 40: Changing the PMR channel, group mode The menu item New Talk Channel is not shown if the walkie talkie (PMR) function is currently switched off. takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
Rate: Choose how often this device members get a notification in the status bar “Channel contacts the takwak server to get status updates and is being changed” and a long beep is output on their send its own status updates (Slow, Normal or Fast). In- devices.
The walkie talkie icon shows the distance to the other person and the icon colour indicates the likelihood of a good radio connection depending on the distance: Green = well within wireless range, orange = nearly at takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
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The Seek Member menu option is not available if you Fig. 43: Member being sought are already participating in another group action. To see this menu option, you must quit the other action. takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
(if any): Fig. 44: My own member details takwak Outdoor widget - views If you press the Home button to get back to the home screen (twOutdoor is still running in the background), takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com...
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(modes) of the takwak software. mated remaining time to the final destination (along the track, not line of sight):...
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If twOutdoor is running in group mode and you are be- ing directed to another location (Direct All command), the widget shows number of members in the group, the walkie talkie status (Talk or No Talk) and the Direct icon: takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
Send Object to Member. You then get the following options: ► Instant message. The instant message is sent via the takwak server. takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
Map View. If takwak server immediately, the other objects are necessary, you can switch to Tours View to load stored on the takwak server and kept there for about a different stored track. Then tap Map to 24 hours.
In addition, you will find a button which leads you as an email attachment to the email address you spec- to the takwak map store on the MagicMaps server. ified. Since you already used this voucher in the previ- Buying maps through in-app purchase ous step you cannot use it again.
This starts twOutdoor and you are shown a list of all available map regions in the country for which the Buying map vouchers voucher is valid.
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Map view with the map centred on and tap Start Navigation when you are finished. your current position. If you are close to the route, it shown on the screen as a tour marked in red. In addi- takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com takwak Software Suite...
Tour Explorer and the tw700 and vice versa. In track Navigation mode, twOutdoor navigates you To transfer tours or maps, the tw700 must be connect- along the track by giving you information about the ed by Wi-Fi to the same LAN as the PC (same broad- way to be followed using large green arrows and sym- band router or subnet).
You can only click “Continue” if you have entered the correct PIN. Then click Export. A progress indicator is shown on the tw700 and on the PC during the transfer. Tour Explorer first converts the map section to twOutdoor format and then starts the takwak tw700 version 1.30...
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Fig. 52: Walkie Talkie app nificantly increase the range if you switch off the display of the tw700 by briefly pressing the power The PMR walkie talkie standard is allocated eight PMR switch on the side of the device when you start to use channels in the 446 MHz band and 38 subtones (CTC- the walkie talkie.
0. If you press the orange PTT (Push-To-Talk) but- Setting the PMR volume ton on the right edge of the tw700, it will start trans- To set the PMR volume, press the PTT button very brief- mitting on this channel. If you don’t press the PTT ly in Map View and then press Volume - or Volume +.
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Scrambling is turned off again when you choose a new frequency or close and restart the walkie talkie app. Scramble is not available when you use the walkie talkie in group mode. takwak Software Suite www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
Phone The Phone app is used to make phone calls. You can Your tw700 comes pre-installed with standard An- find a shortcut to this app at the bottom of the home droid™ apps and a selection of third-party apps and screen.
You can also import contacts which are stored on the or specify an account containing contacts which you SIM card. can synchronise with the tw700. Proceed as follows to import contacts manually from a If you have a Google™ account, you can set up your Google™...
Enter your Google™ email address and password and tap Next. Edit the Server Settings screen as follows: Fig. 53: Settings for Google Sync™ On this screen, make sure that your email address is prefixed by the “\”character. takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com Other apps...
This makes sure quires an Internet connection through Wi-Fi or mobile you have a backup copy of the data in case your tw700 data when you first set up the email account. gets lost or broken. In the Settings menu, you can con- You can configure the Email app for more than one e- figure additional accounts to use for synchronising.
You can set once only alarms, open a menu where you can copy the results or paste alarms that repeat daily and alarms that only in numbers from other apps. sound on specific days of the week. takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com Other apps...
The pictures are saved as JPG files and the videos as 3gp files in the DCIM directory of the SD card. With the Camera app started and the tw700 in land- scape mode, the following three large buttons are Gallery...
PC with suitable playback with the contacts app and tap the Messaging button software such as VLC Media Player. alongside the mobile phone number. This opens the takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com Other apps...
Web 2.0. They are not stored local- mail and movies. ly on the tw700, so you must be online through Wi-Fi Picasa™ or mobile data in order to use them. In contrast, the lo- Access and edit online photo albums.
We apologize that takwak cannot offer technical sup- Third-party apps port for third-party apps, including ones which are You can install apps on the tw700 through the An- bundled with the tw700. Please contact the respective droidPIT App Center, which is already installed on your developer instead.
USB cable. Then confirm the To add widgets to the home screen, press and hold on prompt on the screen of the tw700. After a short delay a blank part of the home screen to get a menu. Then the microSD card of the tw700 should be recognised choose Shortcuts »...
Wi-Fi settings automatically scans for Wi-Fi networks mail when your tw700 is out of range. Ask your mobile which are within range. Tap one of the entries to make phone operator for the correct voice mail phone a connection.
To ensure maximum accuracy, tions. you should re-calibrate the compass if you travel with the tw700 to a different part of the country. To do this, ► SD card files such as music or photos. Android™ settings www.takwak.com...
It is a good idea to note down the IMEI in a safe place. window is opened. If the tw700 is stolen, some mobile phone operators are able to disable usage of the tw700 remotely if you tell them the IMEI and provide proof of ownership. takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com...
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You can choose between the following: If a hardware reset to the tw700 should be necessary, ► Yes: Carry out the update now. you can restore takwak maps you have purchased on- line with the menu item Restore Map Purchases in the ►...
The tw700 is a rugged and waterproof device, but try fects for a period of one year starting from the date of nonetheless to avoid dropping it on the ground or into purchase.
You should turn down resulting damages or in the event of material or per- the volume or switch off the tw700 if you feel discom- sonal damage caused by improper operation or non- fort or if your ears start to ring.
Settings » Wireless & Network » Mobile Network). If the tw700 gets wet, make sure that the micro USB Since the display illumination is a big power user, you socket is dry before you attach the battery charger and should choose a screen timeout which is as short as charge the battery.
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ID number which identifies maps are topographical maps made available by Kom- your tw700 or any other mobile phone. You can view pass Karten GmbH. The other topographical maps in the IMEI in Settings » About phone » Status.
Mobile data 2.5G (GPRS Class 10 & EDGE) microSD flash Supplied with 4 GB microSD card (max. Wi-Fi / WLAN 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz 32 GB) Encryption WEP, WPA/WPA2 PSK, 802.1xEAP Technical specifications www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
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Bluetooth Bluetooth class 2 ver. (battery) and the flap over the USB connec- 2.1 + EDR tor are correctly closed. Sensors Proximity sensor, accel- erometer / gyroscope, barometric altimeter, electronic compass takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com Technical specifications...
In case you have any questions, refer to the lo- cal government authority which is responsible for Your tw700 includes a bonus voucher which is valid for recycling. You can get information on collection points one map region from Germany, Austria or Switzerland.
Specific adsorption rate (SAR) rate registration with the third-party provider and be The tw700 is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is de- subject to additional conditions of use. We therefore signed not to exceed the safe limits for exposure to ra- urgently recommend that users observe in advance the dio waves recommended by international guidelines.
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59 LED 8, 13 Group navigation Direct All 53 Manager of group 39 Follow Me 55 Map regions (topographical) 71 glossary 96 Map streaming 34 Seek Member 64 GSM 97 Navigation dynamic 96 Index www.takwak.com takwak tw700 version 1.30...
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Reset (factory reset) 90 map regions 71 Ringtones 89 Touchscreen, cleaning 95 Route 97 Tour Explorer 97 Route calculation (routing function) 72 Track 97 copying gps tracks to the phone 28 Safety instructions 95 takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com Index...
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8 Waypoints 25 Web apps 86 Calendar™ 86 Unlock the screen 14 Gmail™ 86 Updating the takwak software 93 Google Docs™ 86 Google News™ 86 Version Google Search™ 86 of the apps, checking 90 Google Translate™ 87 of the user guide 5 iGoogle™...
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