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    R EN FR ES NVE-M300 GPS Na vigati on System O WNER ’S MA NU AL MODE D’EMPLOI MANU AL DE OP ERA C IÓN[...]

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    1 -EN IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING THIS PR ODUCT This prod uct is intended to pr ovide turn by turn instructio ns to get you to a des ired destinat ion. Please make certai n that all persons using t his navigation system car efully rea d these prec autions and the followin g instruc tions fully . • This product is n[...]

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    2 -EN USER AGREEMENT In using this NVE-M300 GPS Portable Navigation System (here inaft er referred to as “Syst em”) , which i nclu des Alp ine Electr onics, Inc. (“Alp ine”) Specifi cations, Space Mach ine, Inc. (“Space Machine” ) Software and NA VTEQ North America, LLC. (“NA V TEQ” ) D ata base, you are b ound by the terms and cond[...]

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    3 -EN Points to Obser ve for Safe U sage • Read this manu al carefully before using this system. It cont ains instru ctions on ho w to use this pr oduc t in a safe and e ffective manner . Alpine cannot be r e sponsible for problems re s ulting from failur e to observ e the ins tructions i n this ma nual. • This ma nual uses v arious pi ctorial [...]

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    4 -EN Contents PRECA UTIONS A ND NO TICES IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION ....................... 1 USER A GREEMENT ....... ....................... ........ 2 W ARNINGS Points to Observ e for Safe Usage ............. ........ 3 W ARNING ....... ....................... ......................... 3 CA U TION .. ............................. .................[...]

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    5 -EN Regi onal Settings ..................... ...................... . 24 Language ....... ....................... ...................... . 24 Units .............. ....................... ...................... . 24 Clock ....... ....................... ....................... ...... 24 T ime Zone ............................ .....................[...]

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    6 -EN Congratu lations and tha nk you for purchas ing the Alpine NVE-M30 0 GPS Navigation Sy stem. W e hope yo u enjoy using this exciting product and trust tha t it will make your driving experience more comforta ble, stress-f ree, and entertaini ng. The NVE-M300 GPS Navigatio n System provides an easy-to-use user interf ace, clear , easy-to-und e[...]

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    7 -EN Main Menu 1 Inf o B ut t on Pres s this to check info r mation such as : • GPS recei ver s tat us • Speed and tr ip information See pages 25-2 6. 2 Go to Button Press this to start entering a destinat ion. See pages 10-15. 3 Home Button Press th is to g o to a sa ved ho me loca tion. S ee pag e 20. 4 Settings Button Press this to change s[...]

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    8 -EN Map Functions 1 Next Maneuver Arrow and V oice Prompt Button Repeating the An nouncement T ouch this icon to r epeat the guide announcemen t. (Same as Next Maneuv er Arrow) 2 Route Butto n T ouch this icon and it will tak e you to the rout e menu . • When not in the guidan ce mode, only t he current position can be seen. Zoom buttons, Ma p [...]

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    9 -EN Setting a Destination 1 T ouch any where on map screen. 2 The vehicle arr ow changes to a cr o sshair cursor . 3 Move the cursor to the new d esired street. • Use Map Zoom button to zoo m out the map if the desti nation is far from the current location. 4 T ouch the selected position bar on the bottom o f the screen. 5 Select Set as Destina[...]

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    10 -EN Go to Menu Go to M ain Menu Go to 1 Address Button Sear ch by typing an addr ess. See page 11 . • Last 4 Str eets/Last 4 Ci ties: The last f our street names and city names searc hed are stored in memory . Y ou can reselec t a street name/ city name from this list. 2 History Button Select fr om recent destin ations. See page 13. 3 Places B[...]

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    11 -E N Set a Destination by Addr ess There are several ways to set a destina tion. Y ou can set a dest ination directl y from the ma p (page 9) or select Go to f rom the mai n menu. Go to Ma in Menu Go to Address 1 Select by Street. 2 T ype the stre et name and touch [O K ]. If ther e are multiple mat ches, the system aut omatically display s a sh[...]

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    12 -EN Set a Destination by Plac e Y ou can se lect from app roximately 6 mi llion place lo cations stored inside you r NVE-M300 GPS Navigation System. Go to Main Menu G o to Places • Last 4 names an d Last 4 types takes you to a lis t fr om the last 4 places/ty pes you have previously entered. • If you find a place near your desti nation: When[...]

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    13 -E N 1 Selec t Along Route. 2 Select the desired place type button. T ouch [OK]. • Highlighte d button means it is se lected. Y ou can select mul tiple place types. T ouch the button again to turn the selection on or off. 3 A list of places appear s Select the d esired place. 4 T ouch [Go!] . Set a Destination by Histo r y Go to M ain Menu Go [...]

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    14 -EN Set a Destination by Coor dinates Go to M ain Menu Go to Coor dinates 1 Enter the Latitude of y our destina tion. T ouch [OK] . 2 Enter the Longitud e of y our destina tion. T ouch [OK] . 3 The Confir m Destina tion Screen appea rs. T ouch [Go!] to calculate the route. • T o use de stination opt ions on the Confirm Destination Sc r een, se[...]

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    15 -E N If you know the city name of th e intersect ion you are searching, select by City . The c h oice of the st reet is narr owed do wn automa tically . This saves time in en tering the stre et inform ation. 1 Select by City . 2 T ype the city name, then select the city from the list. 3 Input the first street name. 4 Input the second street name[...]

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    16 -EN The Destina tion Optio ns Menu allows you to find places nearby , f ind alternative routes to get to your destinat ion, set a destina tion as your home, sav e a desti nation in the address book, an d create waypoints. T o get to the Dest ination Opti ons Menu , enter y our des ired destina tion by using the m ethod on pages 10-15 in order to[...]

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    17 -E N Saving a Destination into the Address Book 1 T ouch [Save to Address Book] . 2 T ype in desi red name . T ouch [OK]. 3 Selec t an icon. If there is no desir ed icon, tou ch [No Icon]. 4 T ouc h [OK]. Setting Waypoints Y ou can set up to 3 waypo ints between yo u current locati on and your destinati on. The final destinati on must be set be [...]

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    18 -EN 1 Select the desired waypoint to delete from the list. 2 T ouch [Delete]. 1 T ouch [Opti ons]. 2 T ouch [Delete All Wa ypoin ts]. T ouch [ Y es] to confir m. 3 If all waypoint s ar e deleted, wi ll return to the waypoint list. T o ge t back to the M ap screen, touch [Map] to get ba c k to the map. 1 Main Menu Info Ro ute Edit Waypoin t o r f[...]

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    19 -E N Viewing T urn List During Guidance Y ou can view a list o f street names and upc oming turns an d streets. Main Menu Info Route or directly from the M ap 1 T ouch [Vie w T urn List ]. 2 A list of upcoming streets and turns appears on the screen. T o previe w a speci fic point, select a str eet name/maneuv er on the list. Finding an Alternat[...]

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    20 -EN Editing Waypoints T o edit wa ypoints, see page 18. Canceling Route Fro m Route scre en, touch [Cancel Rout e]. • After cance ling the r o ute, you cannot sele ct Route Menu unti l the next destinati on has been set. T o set next the destination , see Go to Menu on page 10. Y ou can go Home fr om anywhere once the Home Add ress is set. See[...]

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    21 -E N Settings Menu Go to Main Menu 1 Display Button For display settings, see page 22. 2 Map Button For map setti ngs, see page 22. 3 Navigat ion Button For navig ation settings, s ee page 23. 4 Returns to th e previous screen. 5 Pa ge List Down 6 Map Butto n Press th is to g o to the map. See pa ge 8. 7 A udio Button For au dio settings , see p[...]

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    22 -EN Customizing Display Go to Main Menu Displa y • T ou ch [OK] to com plete t he sett ing. Y ou can choose from 4 different colors (A qua, Ruby , Emerald an d Amber) for all menu screens. Y ou can ad just the position of the navigation scree n displayed in the monitor. T ouch [Adjust ], adjust up, do wn, left and right in the adjustment scree[...]

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    23 -E N Customizing Navigation T ool Go to Main Menu Navigation Y ou can chan ge the routing method. See page 19 for d etails. Y ou can choose between full map and arr ow on ly in guidance m ode. Y ou ca n choose between 3 di fferent route buttons. Arrival time & distan ce to destination. Remaini ng time & di stance to d estination. Directi[...]

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    24 -EN Regional Settings Go to Main Menu Regional Y ou can sele ct a Language from English, French and Spanish. Y ou can se t the Units of Measure to rea d in kilome ters or mile s. Y ou ca n set th e Clock to 12 or 24 hour s tyle and set Dayligh t Savings to fit your region. Y ou can se t the Ti m e Zone to fit your region. Language Units Clock Ti[...]

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    25 -E N Information Menu Go to Main Menu Inf o 1 Dashboar d Button For viewing dashboard, see page 25. 2 GPS But ton For viewi ng GPS, s ee page 26. 3 Route Butto n For c hanging the r oute, see page 19. 4 System Button For viewing system informa tion, see page 26. Viewing Dashboard Go to M ain Menu Inf o Dashboa rd The odo meter d isplays the spee[...]

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    26 -EN Viewing GPS Status This f eature allows you to view GPS sate llite sig nal infor mation. Y ou can view the dy namic location inf ormat ion received fro m satellite , such as, sign al stren gth, compa ss (di rection info rmation), latitude /longitude, approx imate a ltitude. An explanat ion of the messages is shown b elow . Go to M ain Menu I[...]

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    27 -E N In Case of Difficulty If you enco unter a problem, please review the items in the foll o w ing chec klist. T his guide will help yo u isolat e the proble m if the unit is at fault. Other wise make s ure the re st of your sy stem is properly conn ected and comple tely charged. Conta ct your authori zed Alpine dealer or Alpine dire ctly at 1-[...]

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    R Desi gned by ALPIN E Japa n 68-1087 2Z69-A ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC. 1-1-8 Nis hi Gotand a, Shinaga wa-ku, T okyo 141-0 031, Jap an Phone 03-54 96-8231 ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERIC A, INC. 19145 G ramercy Plac e, T orra nce, Calif or nia 9 0501, U .S.A. Phone 1-800-AL PINE-1 (1-800-25 7-4631) 1-888-NA V -HELP (1-888 -628-4357) ALPINE ELE[...]