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Portable T ouchscr een Navigation System and A/V Media Player User Manual ENGLISH e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-410/510[...]
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Co nt e n t s Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Controls and F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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Introduction Y our new GPS-410/510 is a power ful por table touchscreen na vigation system and audio/video media player . The GPS-410/510’ s GPS-powered navigation features will make it easy f or you to travel t o almost anywhere in Europe with remarkable accuracy. Its A/V media player lets y ou listen to your fav orite music, and you can even wa[...]
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C ontrols and F eatures User Manual 4 e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-410/510 L EFT S IDE F RONT T OP B OT TOM B AC K R IGHT S IDE Lock Switch Vol um e / Brightness Control Headphone Jack Mini USB Connector/ Charger Port GPS Antenna ON/OFF Button SD Card Slot Reset Button Speaker Mounting Slot Mounting Slot T ouchscreen External GPS Antenna TMC Antenna [...]
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C ontrols and F eatures Fro nt: T OUCHSCREEN : 480 x 272 pixel WQVGA L CD touchscreen. Back: S PEAKER : Built-in speaker plays navigation voic e guidance commands and audio/video files that are stored on an SD memory card (see below). M OUNTING S LOT : Lets you lock the GPS-410/510 onto the included fold-flat mounting bracket for use in a vehicle .[...]
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Bef or e Y ou Begin Before y ou begin using your GPS-410/510, you will need to char ge its battery for a minimum of 6 hours. 1. Plug the included wall charger into a wall outlet. 2. Use the included USB cable to connect the GPS-410/510’ s M ini USB Connector/Charger port to the wall charger . After the battery has charged for at least 6 hours: 1.[...]
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Initial Setup When you turn your GPS-410/510 on f or the first time, the Setup Wizard will appear . T he W izard will guide you thr ough the GPS-410/510’ s initial setup steps: When you touch the N EXT button on the P LEASE S ET THE T IME screen, the GPS-410/510 will display the N A VIGA TION M AIN M ENU screen (see page 8). NOTE: Once you comple[...]
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Naviga tion After you complete the initial setup steps, the N A VIGA TION screen ( right ) appears. Planning a T rip T o begin navigation, touch the P LAN A T RIP button. The W HERE W OULD Y OU L IKE T O G O ? screen ( right ) appears. The W HERE W OULD Y OU L IKE T O G O ? screen gives y ou several ways to plan your trip . Y ou can enter a specifi[...]
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• In most cases, once you ’ve entered some letters , the screen will display all of the cities that fit. Press DONE and select the desired city from the list. 4. Spell the name of the street. When you are finished , touch the D ONE button. The E NTER H OUSE N UMBER screen appears. • In many cases, once y ou’v e entered some letters, the scr[...]
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T O N A VIGA TE TO A P LACE (POI) 1. T ouch the P LACE (POI) button on the W HERE W OULD Y OU L IKE T O G O ? screen (see page 8). The F IND A P LACE screen ( right ) appears. 2. Select the desired area. The S ELECT A C A TEGORY screen ( right ) appears. (If you know the name of the place, you can enter it instead of search- ing by category.) 3. Us[...]
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3. T ouch the G O button to begin navigation. The map screen will appear . Once you start driving, the GPS-410/510 will guide you to the center of the city you selected. ( See Navigating to Y our Destination, on page 13.) N A VIGA TING TO AN I NTERSEC TION : 1. T ouch the Junction button on the W HERE W OULD Y OU L IKE T O G O ? screen (see page 8)[...]
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5. T ouch G O to begin navigation. The map screen will appear . Once you start driving, the GPS-410/510 will guide you t o the address you ’ve entered . (See Navigating to Y our Destination , on page 13.) N AVIGA TING TO Y OUR H OME The GPS-410/510 stores y our home address so you can easily select it as a destination, no matter where you ar e in[...]
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C ONFIRM A DDRESS S CREEN O PTIONS Besides touching the G O button to begin navigat ion, the C ONFIRM A DDRESS screen (see page 12) also gives y ou these options: V IEW M AP : T ouch to see a map showing your destination. Y ou can change the map view and zoom the view in and out (see Map Screen Options , on page 14). NOTE: T ouching the V IEW M AP [...]
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M AP S CREEN O PTIONS M AP B ROWSING /F OLLOW C AR BUTTON : T ouching this button switches between 1) Map Browsing , where you can mov e the map position by moving your finger on the touchscreen in the direction you want the map to move . Y ou may also zoom in and out of the map 2) F ollow Car , which shows you the navi- gation map for your r oute.[...]
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User Manual e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-410/510 15 ENGLISH A UTO-ZOOM The GPS-410/510 offers diff erent auto-zoom modes for impro ved route visi- bility . Junction zoom: When approaching a turn the map will automatically zoom in and switch to 2D mode in order to g ive a better view on the upcoming maneuver . Thereafter it will return to the default [...]
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User Manual 16 e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-410/510 Navigation Options T ouching the M ENU button on the M AP screen (see page 13) displa ys the N A VIGA TION screen ( below , right ). M AP B UTTON : T akes you back to the M AP screen. P LAN A T RIP B UTTON : Le ts yo u select a navigation destination. (See Planning a T rip, on page 8.) S TO P N AVIG[...]
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Changing Navigation Settings T ouching the N A VIGA TION S ET TINGS button displays the N A VIGA TION S ET TINGS screen ( right ). V OICE S ET TINGS : Opens the "Voices" scr een where you can choose your pref erred voice (only available in selected lan- guages). M AP I CO NS : Opens a screen where you can enable or disable visibility of P[...]
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User Manual 18 e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-410/510 T raffic Message Channel “TMC” The GPS-410/510 is equipped with a built-in F M receiver to pr ocess TMC ( T raffic Message Channel) messages. The TMC is a fr ee system to send out free traffic information via RDS (Radio Data System). TMC might or might not be available in your country . Please n[...]
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User Manual e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-410/510 19 ENGLISH The Sourc e S creen T ouching the S OURCE button on any of the GPS-410/510’ s screens dis- plays the S OURCE screen ( right ). The S OURCE screen lets you select the GPS-410/510’ s navigation, music player or video play er functions. ( Video function only GPS-510). The S OURCE screen let[...]
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User Manual 20 e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-410/510 T o use the MTP mode, y ou must have a PC that is running the Windows® XP operating system (Service Pack 2 or higher) and has Windows Media Player 10 or higher installed. T O T RANSFER F ILES TO THE GPS -410/510 IN MTP M ODE : 1. Inser t a regular SD card into the GPS-410/510’ s SD card slot (see[...]
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User Manual e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-410/510 21 ENGLISH USB M ASS S TO R AG E The USB Mass Storage mode lets you transf er files the using drag-and-drop method on your computer – the same method y ou use to transfer files from one folder or drive t o another . However , when transferring files in the USB Mass Storage mode, video files that are [...]
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User Manual 22 e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-410/510 Listening to Music T ouch the M USIC button on the S OURCE screen. The Music menu ( below ) will appear . Y ou can sor t and display your music by touching the A RTIST , A LBUM , G ENRE , P LA YLIST or S ONG F ile Display Option buttons. S ELEC TING M USIC B Y A RTIST : T ouching the A RTIST button [...]
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S HUFFLE P LA Y T ouching the S HUFFLE P LA Y button plays all the songs currently displayed in random order . T HE N OW P LA YING S CREEN The GPS-410/510 will display the N OW P LA YING screen ( right ) while songs are playing . This screen shows the elapsed time of the song, and pro vides buttons for skipping to the next or previous song, and for[...]
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Changing Settings T ouching the S ET TINGS button on the S OURCE screen displays the S ET TINGS screen ( right ). This lets you change an y of these GPS-410/510 settings: Brightness The B RIGHTNESS button lets you adjust the GPS-410/510’ s screen brightness so you can clearly see it in various lighting conditions. NOTE : Y ou can adjust the scree[...]
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User Manual e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-410/510 25 ENGLISH Battery Charge The B AT T E R Y C HARGE screen show s the GPS-410/510 battery ’ s charge level. It also lists your unit’ s current software version and serial number . Note: The orange battery/lightning bolt symbol indicates that the GPS-410/510 is being power ed through its charger port[...]
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Install the Mounting Brack et F OR W INDSHIELD -M OUNTING : 1. Hold the mounting bracket’ s base against the windshield. 2. Push the mounting bracket lever to wards the base to lock the bracket to the windshield. F OR D ASHBOARD -M OUNTING : 1. Clean the dashboard mounting location with the supplied alcohol pad. 2. P eel the mounting base adhesiv[...]
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A TT ACHING THE GPS-410/510 T O THE B RACKET 1. F it the bottom mounting slot into the bracket cradle. 2. Snap the rear mounting slot into the bracket cradle. T o unlock and remove the unit, press the lever on the botton of the cradle up . L ISTENING TO A UDIO IN Y OUR V EHICLE 1. Plug the supplied car charger into your v ehicle’ s 12V power outl[...]
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T roubleshooting User Manual 28 e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-410/510 Problem Solut ion GPS-410/510 does not turn on at all Check the L OCK switch (see Controls and Featur es , on pages 4 – 5); charge the battery for 6 hours (see Before Y ou Begin, on page 6) GPS-410/510 does not have a good GPS signal Make sure GPS-410/510 has a clear , unobstructe[...]
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T roubleshooting (con tinued) Specifications GPS: High-sensitivity Atlas™ II receiver CPU: 400MHz ARM9 core RAM Memor y:: GPS-510: 128MB, GPS-410. 64MB Maps: F ull Europe (38 countries), preloaded in int ernal memory (no need for external SD card) Screen: 4.0"(diagonal) WQVGA screen, 65k colors, 480 x 272 pixels Media Player (A udio): Plays [...]
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e d i u g +y a l p ™ 8500 Balboa Boulevard Northridge, CA 91329, USA © 2008 Harman International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. For the lat est Guide + Play product information, visit: ww w .guideandplay .com Declaration of Conformity We , Harman Consumer Group, Inc. 8500 Balboa Boulevard, Northridge, CA 91329, USA declare in own[...]