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Harman-Kardon GPS-300WE manual

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    GPS-300WE Quick-Start Guide ENGLISH[...]

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    Quick-Start Guide 2 GPS-300 ! Befor e Y ou Begin 4 2 Unlock Switch Po wer On 3 1 Charge Battery at Least 6 Hours Go outdoors for at Least 3 Minutes to Obtain GPS Signal Reception Volume (Push for Brightness) Headphone Jack Mini USB + Charger Port What’ s in the Bo x W ARNING: Operation of any feature of this device while driving is dangerous. Do [...]

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    Quick-Start Guide 3 GPS-300 ENGLISH Setup W izar d Select Language Select Units Select T ime Zone Confi rm Time of Da y 1 2 3 4 The geographic information provided by this device serves as a navigational aid only and does not include information pertaining to construction, road closures, speed restrictions, road or traffi c conditions, or other ci[...]

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    Quick-Start Guide 4 GPS-300 Select Mounting Location Select Mounting Location In-V ehicle I nstallation Install Mounting Base 2 Install GPS-300 in Mounting Base 3 2 1 Dash-Mount Display Angle Adjustment Windshield-Mount Lock Unlock Clean dash with supplied alcohol pad. 1 Route TMC cable alongside bottom part of the winshield Installation of TMC ant[...]

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    Quick-Start Guide 5 GPS-300 ENGLISH Plan Y our First T rip 1 Choose “Plan a T rip ” 2 Choose “ Address” Enter Destination 3 Choose “Go ” 4 Follo w the On-Screen Prompts Follo w the On-Screen Prompts 5[...]

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    Quick-Start Guide 6 GPS-300 Loading Media F iles * * An SD Memory Card (up to 4GB) is required for stor age of audio  les. This is not included with the unit and must be purchased separately . Please use the supplied USB cable. While connected to the PC the GPS-300 will be automatically charged. 5 1 Up to 4GB Media Files GPS-300 SD Card Drag and[...]

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    Quick-Start Guide 7 GPS-300 ENGLISH Prepare GPS-300 for S ync • Insert the SD card into the GPS-300’ s SD card slot. • Disconnect the USB cable from the GPS-300. • Enter “Settings ” menu, go to “USB” and select “MTP” . • Use supplied USB cable t o connect the GPS-300 to a PC USB hub. Syncing Media F iles Requirements • PC ru[...]

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    Quick-Start Guide 8 GPS-300 4 Select Files 5 Sync F iles Select the  les you wish to sync from the sync list. If necessary, Windows Media Player will automatically transcode audio  les to the format supported by the GPS-300. In order to do this, the decoder r equired for the media format must be installed on the PC – this can be tested by p[...]

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    Quick-Start Guide 9 GPS-300 ENGLISH Main Menu Choosing “Music” from the source menu brings up the “ Ar tists” scr een. Y ou can navigate music by Artist, Album, Genre, Pla ylist or Song, using the appropriate button. Please note that correct ID3 tag information is requir ed for other than Song based browsing . Music Menu Example Using the A[...]

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    Quick-Start Guide 10 GPS-300 Volume Headphone Jack Do not use headphones while driving! 1 2 Connect to Audio S ystem or Use Built-In Speaker Plug In for Charging When Needed T o Audio System Built-In Speaker 12 VDC Listening to A udio ( Car) Listening to A udio (out of the car) 1 2 Connect Headphones or Ear Buds Or Use the Built-In Speaker The inst[...]

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    Quick-Start Guide 11 GPS-300 ENGLISH SYMPT OM SOL UTION Unit does not turn on at all Charge battery, check UNL OCK switch Unit does not have a good GPS signal Make sure the unit has a clear and unobstructed view of the sky If your vehicle has a heat reective shield you might hav e to use an external GPS antenna. Unit does not have any songs t o [...]

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    250 Crossways P ark Drive, W oodbury, New Y ork 11797 www.harmankardon.com 2, route de T ours, 72500 Château du Loir , FRANCE ©2007 Harman International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved Part No. 950-0209-001 Please Recycle Declaration of Conformity We , Harman Consumer Group, Inc. 2, route de T ours 72500 Château du Loir FRANCE decl[...]