Uniden TRAX350 Bedienungsanleitung

ARE YOU READ Y FOR A WORLD WITHOUT WRONG TURNS? TRAX350 GPS Navigation Device User ’s Guide[...]

P age 2 Contents What Do I Do First? ............. 4 Make sure everything is OK ....... 4 TRAX350 GPS navigation device ...4 Windshield mount .........................4 Included accessories .....................5 Plug it in ..................................... 5 Choose your default language .... 6 Set your time zone ..................... 6 Enter y[...]

P age 3 Customizing the Map screen ... 49 Changing the default map view ( Map Orientation ) .....................49 Changing the Map Display Color 50 Showing the Breadcrumb T rail .. 51 Changing the POI icon Display ... 51 Customizing guidance during routes ....................................... 52 T urning off the Voice P rompts & alert tones[...]

P age 4 What Do I Do First? Make sure everything is OK If anyt hing lis ted here is miss ing or d amag ed, call Cus tome r Ser vice (se e ba ck c over for con tact inf orma tion ). TRAX350 GPS nA viGA Tion device Press the power button to turn off the screen; the device stays on and can still give directions. Press the power button in and hold it f[...]

P age 5 What Do I Do First? i ncluded AcceSSoRieS Plug it in Connect the power adapter to the power connector on the lower right side of the device. Plug the other end into your car ’s cigarette lighter (or any standard 12 V DC outlet). Only use the power adapter that came with your device. Any other adapter might damage the device. Whenever it s[...]

P age 6 What Do I Do First? Choose your default language The rst time you turn on the device, it asks you which language you want to use for menus and voice prompts. Choose from US English ( eng ), Spanish ( esp ), or Canadian French ( fra ). (Y ou can change the language anytime you want from the Settings menu; See page 55.) Set your time zone [...]

P age 7 What Do I Do First? T ap the button to go to the second screen. In the time forma t eld, choose 12 hr to use twelve- hour (am/pm) time or 24 hr to use twenty-four-hour (military) time. T ap the button to go back to the Menu screen. T ap the button to go back to the Map screen. Enter your home location Next, enter the address you want to [...]

P age 8 What Do I Do First? Use the alphabet keypad to enter the name of the city (or unincorporated area) where your home location is. Don’t worry about typos or misspellings! As you type, the device grays out any letters that don’t match a record in the map database. For example, if you type D , you only see letters that come after D on the l[...]

P age 9 What Do I Do First? T o switch back to letters, tap the abc button. T ap the ok button when you are nished. When you tap ok (or if there are 5 or fewer city names that start with the letters you typed), the device goes to the Select City Name screen. Just tap the name of the city you want. Enter the street name using the same process you[...]

P age 10 What Do I Do First? Enter any name you want for your home location (the default name is HOME ). T ap the ok button when you nish. The device conrms that it saved your new home location, and you’re done. T he P A yoff That probably seemed like a lot of work, but here’s why you did it: In the top left corner of the menu screen, the[...]

P age 11 What Do I Do First? If the device doesn’t have a lock on your location, the car icon will be gray . T ap the menu button to open the main Menu screen. W hA T do ThoSe iconS meAn ? Icon Name What it shows T ap it to... Compass The current map view , which way is north Change the map view Zoom The current zoom level and scale Bring up the [...]

P age 12 What Do I Do First? Z oominG in And ouT There are 12 different zoom levels, ranging from 125 feet to 100 miles in the English system measurements or 50 meters to 200 kilometers in the metric system. The zoom icon shows the map scale and the current zoom level. The map scale unit is approximately ⅜ inch or 1 centimeter . T ap the zoom ico[...]

P age 13 What Do I Do First? c hAnGinG The mAP vieW T ap the comp ass icon to cycle through the three map views: North up view (2D): North is always at the top of the screen, and the car icon rotates to point in the direction you’re going. The comp ass icon’s needle (the red half) always points straight up. Heading up view (2D): (default) The d[...]

P age 14 What Do I Do First? Y ou can set any of the three map views as the default view . (See page 49 for Map screen options.) c hAnGinG The volume T ap the volume icon to go to the Volume screen. T ap the + button to increase the volume or the – button to decrease the volume. T ap on to mute the audio completely . T ap ok when you’re done. R[...]

P age 15 What Do I Do First? T ap the mark button to open the Mark menu and set the current location as a destination, an origin, a favorite, etc. T ap the go button to plot a route to the current location. T ap to return to the map screen. T ap to go back to the previous screen. Getting more information This was enough information to get you start[...]

P age 16 How Do I Put It in My Car? Safety considerations Don’t install any device where it will block your view (including your mirrors!) while you’re driving. Keep your attention on the road! Don’t try to operate or focus on any device while you’re driving. If you have to concentrate on a device, pull off the road for a few minutes. Some [...]

P age 17 How Do I Put It in My Car? Attaching the windshield mount Inser t the bracket hooks into the notches on the bottom of the device . 1 Inser t the bracket hooks into the notches on the bottom of the device . 1 ...and snap the top hook into the notch on top of the device . Rotate the bracket head up ... 3 2 ...and snap the top hook into the n[...]

P age 18 How Do I Put It in My Car? A djuSTinG The WindShield mounT The adjustment lock keeps both the bracket and the suction cup locked into place. Lift the adjustment lock to change the position of the device. The suction cup joint pivots front to back, and the bracket joint pivots up, down, right and left, any just about angle in between. Angle[...]

P age 19 How Do I Put It in My Car? Mounting on the windshield Make sure the device does not block your view of the road or your mirrors. Once you decide where you want the device, hold the suction cup in that position, then adjust the mount so you have the best view of the device. Press the suction cup at against the windshield. Push the suctio[...]

P age 20 How Do I Put It in My Car? Mounting on a at surface If you want to put the device somewhere other than your windshield (or anywhere the suction cup won’t stick), you can use the anchor disk. Once you glue the anchor disk down, the windshield mount installs inside the disk just like it does on glass. When you’re deciding where to put[...]

P age 21 How Do I Put It in My Car? Hold the disk exactly above the spot where you want to glue it down. (Remember , the glue is designed to be permanent!) Press the disk rmly against the surface. Push down along the edges, too, so that every part of the disk makes good contact with the surface. Before you install the windshield mount, gently tu[...]

P age 22 How Do I Use It? Most of the functions of the GPS navigation device can be summarized in two steps: Enter a destination. Decide what you want to do with it (see the map, plot a route to it, save it as a favorite, save it as your home location, etc.). Everything starts with your destination. Once you know where you want to go, you have a wh[...]

P age 23 How Do I Use It? e nTeRinG An AddReSS oR inTeRSecTion If you followed the instructions for Entering Y our Home Location starting on page 7, the process is the same. The device shows you the last-used region of the map. If this is not the region you want, choose change region ; The device opens the Select Region screen. Use the up and down [...]

P age 24 How Do I Use It? As you type, the device grays out any letters that don’t match a record in the map database. For example, if you type FO , the device grays out all the letters except for those that come after Fo on the list of city names. If any city names on the list include a symbol (punctuation, letter with accents, etc.), the sym bu[...]

P age 25 How Do I Use It? When only 5 (or fewer) city names start with the letters you typed, the device goes to the Select City Name screen. Just tap the name of the city you want. Enter the street name using the same procedure you used to enter the city name. Enter numbered streets as numerals plus abbreviation (1ST , 2ND, 3RD, etc.) instead of s[...]

P age 26 How Do I Use It? T ap the demo route button to see a test run of the route. T ap the options button to see what else you can do with this destination. S elecTinG A P oinT of i nTeReST (Poi) From the Destination screen, tap the button. Select the region you want to search in. The device opens the Select Category screen. The main screen show[...]

P age 27 How Do I Use It? When you select the category , the device goes to the Search Method screen. Choose the most convenient method: near here : The device shows the list of POI items that matched your search options, sorted by distance, with the closest item to the center of the map listed rst. near destina tion : The device shows the POI l[...]

P age 28 How Do I Use It? On the Select POI Name screen (the POI list), use the arrow buttons to nd the POI you want. The POI at the top of the screen is expanded to show more information. When you choose the POI, the device goes to the Conrm Destination screen. T ap the button if yo u need t o go back and make changes. If the information is [...]

P age 29 How Do I Use It? Choosing a destination you’ve used before From the main Menu screen, tap the destina tion button. There are three ways to choose a destination you’ve used before: G oinG h ome T ap the home button to use your home location as a destination; the device goes directly to the Conrm Destination screen. This button is onl[...]

P age 30 How Do I Use It? c hooSinG A f A voRiTe locA Tion Y ou can save up to 50 locations to your favorites list, so you can use them over and over again (like using speed dial on your phone). T ap the f a vorites button to open your favorites list. Use the arrow buttons to nd the location you want, then tap that line to select it. The device [...]

P age 31 How Do I Use It? T ap the options button to see what else you can do with this destination. If the destination is not correct, tap the button to go back and choose another destination. Choosing a destination from the map (the mark but - ton) W hen you tap anywhere inside the map area, it centers the map on that location and brings up the m[...]

P age 32 How Do I Use It? Using the destination Once you enter a destination, you have several options for how to use that location: See this location on the map. Save this location to your list of favorites. Save this location as your new home location. Move the car icon and center the map on this location (not available when the device has a vali[...]

P age 33 How Do I Use It? S A ve AS f A voRiTe And S Ave AS h ome If you tap sa ve as f a vorite or sa ve as home , the device goes to the Input Name screen, which has the same alphabet keypad as the Input City Name screen. Enter a name for this location. The name can be up to 30 characters, and it can use spaces, punctuation, accents, etc. If the [...]

P age 34 How Do I Use It? The device uses the default route options to calculate a route from your current location to the destination. This may take a few seconds, depending on how complicated the route is (how far the destination is, how many turns there are, etc.). While it’s calculating the route, the device shows a horizontal progress bar at[...]

P age 35 How Do I Use It? icons work the exact same way as they do on the Map screen. T ap the cancel route button to stop the route completely and go back to the Map screen. Don’t worry: the device saves the destination information in the Recent Destinations list, so you can get it later . When you get within 1000 feet of the next maneuver , the[...]

P age 36 How Do I Use It? maneuver is further than 1000 feet away . At 1000 feet, it switches to the thousand-foot countdown bar . The full screen view replaces the map with arrows that show the next three maneuvers. This view also uses the long distance count- down bar in addition to the thousand-foot countdown bar . T eSTinG The RouTe The device [...]

P age 37 How Do I Use It? Getting more route information From any route view , you can tap the screen for more information and options without stopping the route: T ap the next maneuver arrow to change the route view (see page 35). T ap on or above the bar that shows the name of the next maneuver to go to the Maneuver List screen. T ap anywhere els[...]

P age 38 How Do I Use It? Use the up and down (single arrow) buttons to scroll through the list one maneuver at a time. Use the p age up and p age down (double arrow) buttons to skip to the next screen. T ap the button to go to the route view screen. T ap the button to go to the main Menu screen. T ap the button to go back to the previous screen. T[...]

P age 39 How Do I Use It? T o change the default options for the route, tap the route method button. This takes you to the Route Method screen (see page 45 for detailed information on the route method options). T ap the delete route button to end the route (this works the same as the cancel route button). T ap the button to go back to the route vie[...]

P age 40 What Else Can I Do with Routes? Once you have plotted a route, you can make a lot of changes to it. Y ou can Avoid individual roads along the route (because of trafc, construction, or whatever). Add intermediate stops or waypoints to the route. Change the way the device calculates the route. A voiding roads on the route At any point in [...]

P age 41 What Else Can I Do with Routes? avoiding that road, that’s OK: if you tap one of the highlighted lines, the device clears that selection and will no longer avoid that road. When you have selected all the roads you want to avoid, tap the recalcula te button at the bottom of the screen. The device re-plots the route without using the roads[...]

P age 42 What Else Can I Do with Routes? Find the location you want to set as a waypoint. Follow the same steps you normally use to set a destination until you get to the Conrm Destination screen. On the Conrm Destination screen, tap the options button. The Options screen now has one more button available: the set as w a ypoint button. T ap t[...]

P age 43 What Else Can I Do with Routes? Editing or deleting waypoints Y ou can edit or delete waypoints from the Edit Waypoints screen. There are two dif ferent ways to get there: When you enter a waypoint, tap the edit button on the bottom of Waypoint screen. T ap anywhere on the route view screen, then tap the route button to go to the Route Inf[...]

P age 44 What Else Can I Do with Routes? Use the move up button to move the selected waypoint before the one above it. For example, if you want to go to W aypoint C before W aypoint A, use the move up button to move W aypoint C to the top of the list, above W aypoint A. Use the move down button to move the selected waypoint after the one below it. [...]

P age 45 What Else Can I Do with Routes? Changing the route method options Y ou have several different options for exactly how the device plots a route. Y ou’ve already seen how you can avoid individual roads on a specic route (see page 40 if you missed it). Y ou can also control the route method , which is the “background” choices the dev[...]

P age 46 What Else Can I Do with Routes? There are two different ways to get to the Route Method screen: F rom the Conrm Destination screen, tap the OPTIONS button. On the Route Info screen, tap the ROUTE METHOD button. On the Options screen, tap the ROUTE METHOD button. 1 2 F rom the Conrm Destination screen, tap the OPTIONS button. On the R[...]

P age 47 What Options Do I Have? The table below lists all the available menu items, the choice available for each one, and which option is set by default. See the page number(s) beside each menu item for detailed information. Menu Item Use it to… A vailable options (default in italics) See page m AP Map orientation Change how the map appears on [...]

P age 48 What Options Do I Have? Menu Item Use it to… A vailable options (default in italics) See page S ySTem Brightness Change how bright the screen backlight appears 15 levels (default: 15) 55 Time zone Set the device to your local time zone. (Other NA time zones: Altantic, Eastern, Mountain, Pacic, Alaska and Hawaii) North American time zo[...]

P age 49 What Options Do I Have? Customizing the Map screen The following pages give details and examples of all the options available for the Map screen. c hAnGinG The def Aul T mAP vieW ( M ap o rient a tion ) Y ou can change the map orientation at any time by tapping the comp ass icon in the lower left corner . If you prefer a particular map vie[...]

P age 50 What Options Do I Have? North up: North stays at the top of the screen, and the car icon rotates to point in the direction you’re going. Heading up: The direction you are currently going is always at the top of the screen. The car icon points up, and the map rotates as you change direction. Three-dimensional (3D): The map and all icons a[...]

P age 51 What Options Do I Have? S hoWinG The B reaDCruMB t raiL As you drive, the device can leave a trail of markers or “breadcrumbs” so you can retrace your route. This is useful if you are off-road or in an area where roads have changed since the latest map update. Set the breadcrumb trail to On if you want the device to leave the breadcrum[...]

P age 52 What Options Do I Have? If you change your mind about a POI icon, just tap the line again; the check mark turns back to gray , and the icons won’t show on the Map screen anymore. Customizing guidance during routes See the following pages for details and examples of the options you have for the guidance the device gives you during a route[...]

P age 53 What Options Do I Have? T uRninG off The v oiCe p roMpts & AleRT T oneS As you approach the next maneuver , the device sounds an alert tone and announces the instructions for that maneuver . T o turn off both the voice prompts and alert tones, set V oice Prompts to Off . A cTiv A TinG a uto -Z ooM When you get close to the next maneuve[...]

P age 54 What Options Do I Have? Be aware of speed limit signs even when the speed alert feature is on. Posted speed limits may have changed since the data was recorded. Customizing general options There are two screens for system or general settings. T ap the arrow icons to switch to the next page. Fr om the Menu screen, tap the SET TINGS button. [...]

P age 55 What Options Do I Have? c hAnGinG The ScReen ’ S B rightness The screen has 15 different brightness levels; choose the level that is easiest for you to see. T ap the + icon to make the screen brighter or the - icon to make the screen less bright. As you tap the icons, the screen adjusts immediately . If you want to increase the battery l[...]

P age 56 What Options Do I Have? T uRninG off The s ounDs The device usually beeps when you tap an option or a button on the screen. If you want to turn off these beeps, set Sounds to Off . T urning off the sounds on the Settings screen doesn’t turn off the voice directions or reminder tones that you hear during a route. See the Guidance Settings[...]

P age 57 What Options Do I Have? When you select a favorite from the list, the device goes to the Edit Favorite screen. T ap the delete button to delete this location from your favorites list. T ap the icon button to select a new icon for this location. The device uses the icon you select on the map screen. T ap the map button to see this location [...]

P age 58 What Options Do I Have? . From either screen, tap ok when you’re nished. This only changes the name or phone number used on the favorites list; if this location is also on the POI list, editing the name here will not change it on the POI list. Understanding the zoom options There are 12 dif ferent zoom levels, ranging from 1 centimete[...]

P age 59 What Options Do I Have? Between 250 and 1000 feet, the device shows most of the smaller streets but only names the larger ones: Starting at one-half mile, the device no longer shows POI icons. It shows your home location and favorites at all zoom levels: Starting at two miles, the device shows only state and federal highways along with geo[...]

P age 60 What Options Do I Have? At 100 miles the device shows only interstate highways, state lines, and large geographical features (coastlines, bays, etc.): ►[...]

P age 61 I Have a Question How long should the battery last? With normal use, the battery charge should last about 2 hours. T o help increase the battery life: Store the device at room temperature. Never store the device in temperatures below -4°F (-20°C) or above +140°F (+60°C). Don’t store the device in any area where it might get wet or wh[...]

P age 62 I Have a Question Menu screen, tap the info button and then the system info button. This opens the System Info screen, which tells you the software version and the database edition. Why can’t I get a GPS signal lock? The most common cause of signal lock issues is external radio interference or signal blockage: if your cell phone or AM/FM[...]

P age 63 I Have a Question R eAdinG The gps s t a tus ScReen The GPS Status screen gives details about the satellite signals. T o open the GPS Status screen, go to the Menu screen and tap the button in the bottom right corner . The number of satellit es your device can see (total squares in the lo wer window) The number of satellit es your device c[...]

P age 64 I Have a Question Some helpful things to know about the GPS Status screen: The re a re a tot al o f 27 GPS sat elli tes in o rbit , ar rang ed so that at leas t 4 sate llit es c an b e se en f rom ever y po int on the plan et a t al l ti mes. T hese sat elli tes broa dcas t ra dio sig nals tha t al low GPS devi ces to  nd t hem. Atmo sp[...]

P age 65 I Have a Question How can I keep the device still? If the whole mount shifts out of position, the suction cup probably isn’t getting a good grip on the windshield. T ry removing the mount from the windshield and re-installing it. See page 19 for hints on getting the suction cup to stick better . If the device shifts out of position even [...]

P age 66 I Have a Question Why is it that...? T he Poi iconS diSAPPeAR fRom The mAP ? The device does not display POI icons when the map scale greater than 1000 feet. If you can’t see the POI icons on the map, try zooming in to 1000 feet or closer . If you still can’t see the POI icons you want, go the Map Settings screen and make sure those ic[...]

P age 67 What Else Do I Need to Know? One-year limited warranty Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. W ARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORA TION (“Uniden”) ELEMENTS OF W ARRANTY : Uniden warrants, for one year , to the original retail owner , this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsma[...]

P age 68 What Else Do I Need to Know? OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES OF ANY NA TURE WHA TSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR ARISING BY OPERA TION OF LA W , INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER OR PROVIDE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OR P A YMENT[...]

P age 69 What Else Do I Need to Know? © 2008 NA VTEQ All rights reserved. The Data for areas of Canada includes information taken with permission from Canadian authorities, including: © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, © Canada Post Corporation, GeoBase® NA VTEQ holds a non-exclusive license from the U[...]

P age 70 What Else Do I Need to Know? W ARNING. The Data may contain inaccurate or incomplete information due to the passage of time, changing circumstances, sources used and the nature of collecting comprehensive geographic data, any of which may lead to incorrect results. NO W ARRANTY . This Data is provided to you “as is,” and you agree to u[...]

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P age 73 What Else Do I Need to Know? not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the re[...]

P age 74 What Else Do I Need to Know? e lecTRicAl SAfeTy WARninGS Warning! Risk of re or electric shock: read and follow all instructions carefully! THIS DEVICE IS NOT W A TERPROOF . Do not immerse the device in water or expose it to moisture. Only use the power adapter that came with your device; use of any other power adapter might damage the [...]

P age 75 What Else Do I Need to Know? Index and glossary T erm Denition See pages Breadcrumb trail A trail created by leaving markers along the path you are traveling 51 Coordinates The latitude and longitude reference for a specic location 63 GPS The Global Positioning Satellites used by GPS receivers to calculate your location 62 Heading Th[...]

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