Harman Kardon GPS GPS-810 manual

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    P or table T ouchscreen Navigation Syst em and A/V Media Player User Manual e d i u g + y a l p ™ 0 1 8 - S P G For the la test softwar e updat es and other information, visit www.guideandplay.com .[...]

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    C on tents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Controls and F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Intr oduc tion Y our new GPS-8 1 0 is a powerful por table touchscreen navigation system and audio/video media player . The GPS-8 1 0 ’s GPS- power ed navigation featur es will make it easy for you t o travel t o almost any destination with remarkable accuracy. Its A/V media player lets y ou listen to your favorit e music, and you can ev en watch[...]

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    C ontrols and F eatures U ser Manual 4 e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-8 1 0 L EFT S IDE F RONT T OP B OTTOM B ACK R IGHT S IDE Lock Switch Volume/ Brightness Contro l Headphone/Audio Output Jack Mini USB Connector / Charger P ort GPS Antenna ON/OFF Button SD Card Slot Reset Button Speaker Mounting Base Po wer Connection Mounting Slot Microphone Auto Br[...]

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    U ser Manual e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-8 1 0 5 C ontrols and F eatures Front: T OUCHSCREEN : 4.3” 4 80 x 272 pixel WQV G A L CD touchscreen. M ICROPHONE : Lets y ou use the GPS-8 1 0 to voice dial and talk on a connected Bluetooth - enabled phone. Back: C ONNECTOR FOR E XTERNAL GPS A NTENNA : Allows c onnection of the optional G uide + P lay ext[...]

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    C ontrols and F eatures (c ontinued) M OUNTING S LOT : Locks the GPS-8 1 0 onto the included fold - flat mounting bracket for use in a v ehicle. Left Side: L OCK S WIT CH : Locks the GPS-8 1 0 ’ s touchscreen and all of its controls . This prevents ac cidental operation without your having t o turn the unit ’ s power off , so you can carry it i[...]

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    U ser Manual e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-8 1 0 7 After the battery has charged for at least 6 hours: 1. Use the included U S B cable to connect the GPS-8 1 0 to your computer’ s U S B hub ( right ). 2. G o to www.guideandplay.com . 3. Click on the P roduct Suppor t link. 4. F ollow the instructions to download the latest firm ware version into y o[...]

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    Initial Setup When you turn your GPS-8 1 0 on f or the first time, the S etup Wizard will appear . The Wizard will guide you thr ough the GPS-8 1 0 ’ s initial setup steps: When you touch the N EXT button on the P LEA S E S ET THE T IME screen, the GPS-8 1 0 will display the N AV I G AT I O N screen (see page 9). NO TE: Once you complete these in[...]

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    Na vigation After you complet e the initial setup steps, the N A VI G A TION screen ( right ) appears. Planning a Trip T o begin navigation, touch the P LAN A T RI P 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 giv es you several ways to plan y our trip . Y ou can enter a spe[...]

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    3. S pell the name of the desired city . When you hav e finished, touch the D ONE button. The E NTER S TREET N AME screen ( right ) appears. • I n most cases, once y ou ’ve entered some letters , the screen will display all of the cities that fit. S elect the desired city from the list. 4. S pell the name of the street. When you are finished, t[...]

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    T O N A VIGA TE T O A P LACE : 1. T ouch the P LACE button on the W HERE W OULD Y OU L IKE T O G O ? screen (see page 9). The F IND A P LACE screen ( right ) appears. 2. S elec t the desired area. The S ELECT A C AT E G ORY screen ( right ) appears. (If you know the name of the place, y ou can enter it instead of searching by cat egor y .) 3. Use t[...]

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    3. T ouch the G O button to begin navigation. The map screen will appear . Once you star t driving, the GPS-8 1 0 will guide you to the cent er of the city you selected. ( See Navigating to Y our Destination, on page 14.) N A VIGA TING T O AN I NTERSEC TION : 1. T ouch the I NTER S ECTION button on the W HERE W OULD Y OU L IKE T O G O ? scr een (se[...]

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    5. T ouch G O to begin na vigation. The map screen will appear . Once you start driving, the GPS-8 1 0 will guide y ou to the address y ou ’ve enter ed. ( S ee Navigating to Y our Destination , on page 14.) N A VI G A TIN G TO Y OUR H OME The GPS-8 1 0 stores your home address so y ou can easily selec t it as a destination, no matter where y ou a[...]

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    C ONFIRM A DDRE SS S CREEN O P TION S Besides touching the G O button to begin navigation, the C ONFIRM A DDRE SS screen (see page 14) also giv es you 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 15). NO TE: T ouching the V IEW M[...]

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    M A P S CREEN O P TION S M AP S CREEN L OCK /U NL OCK B UTTON : T ouching this button locks and unlocks the map screen. When the map screen is unlocked, you can mo ve the map posi - tion by moving y our finger on the touch - screen in the direction you want the map to move. ( S ee illustration, below , left.) NO TE : The Map Scr een Lock/Unlock but[...]

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    Navigation Options While you ’r e navigating , touch - ing the M ENU button on the M A P screen (see page 14) display s the N AV I G AT I O N screen ( right ). P LAN A T RIP B UT T ON : Lets y ou select a different navigation destination. ( S ee Planning a T rip, on page 9.) S TO P N A VIGA TION B UT TON : S tops the curr ent GPS-8 1 0 navigation[...]

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    R OUTE O P TION S S CREEN ( top, right ) V IEW R OUTE B UT T ON : S hows a map view of the entire naviga - tion route . ( S ee 2D Map View illustration on page 15.) V IEW T URN - BY -T URN B UT TON : Displays a detailed list of each turn for the entir e trip ( second , right ). The list shows the direction of each turn and how far to drive on each [...]

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    Changing Navigation Settings T ouching the N AV I G A TION S ET TIN GS button displays the N AV I G A TION S E T TIN GS screen ( right ). A VOIDANCES : When the GPS-8 1 0 calculates navigation routes , you can set it to alwa ys avoid the f ollowing: U - turns/ Unpaved r oads/ T oll roads/ Carpool (HOV ) roads/Highwa ys/Border cr ossings/F erries/T [...]

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    T RAFFIC : Displays the T raffic setup screen ( top , right ). NO TE : For information about sub- scribing to the TMC T raffic Ser vice, see page 13 of the Quick-Start Guide included with the GPS-810. T RAFFIC S ETU P S CREEN R ADIO F REQUENCY S ETTINGS : The TMC traffic signal is broad - cast as a ‘sideband’ on cer tain FM radio station sig na[...]

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    Pla ying Music, V ideo and Photo F iles In addition to its navigation functions, your GPS-8 1 0 can play your music and video files and display your phot os. These files must be loaded onto an S D media card. ( S D card not included .) Compatible A/V File Types In order to play on y our GPS-8 1 0 , audio and video files must be in one of the follow[...]

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    T O T RANSFER F ILES TO THE GPS -810 IN MTP M ODE : 1. Inser t an S D card into the GPS-8 1 0 ’s S D card slot (see page 4). 2. Make sure the U S B cable is disconnected from the GPS-8 1 0 . 3. S et the GPS-8 1 0 ’s U S B mode to MT P (see page 2 0 ). 4. Connect the GPS-8 1 0 to your computer’ s U S B hub ( right ). 5. Launch your comput er ?[...]

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    U S B M A SS S TOR A G E The U S B Mass S torage 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 driv e to another . However , when transferring files in the U S B Mass S t orage mode, video files that are in f ormats not sup por ted by GPS-8 1 0 wil[...]

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    Listening to Music T ouch the M U S IC button on the S OURCE screen. The Music menu ( right ) will appear . Y ou can sor t and play your music by touching the A RTI S T S , A LBUM , G ENRE , P LA YLI S T , F OLDER S or S ON GS buttons. S ELEC TIN G M U S IC B Y A RTIST : T ouching the A RTI S T button displays an alphabetical list of all of the ar [...]

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    B Y A LBUM : T ouching the A LBUM button displays an alphabetical list of all of the albums with songs stored on the S D car d. T ouch the button for the album you want, then touch the button f or the song you want to hear . The GPS-8 1 0 will display the N OW P LA YIN G screen (see page 23), play the song , then play through the r est of the songs[...]

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    Looking at Photos T ouch the P HOT O S button on the S OURCE screen. The P HOTO S screen ( top , right ) will appear , listing all of the folders on y our S D card that contain photos . T o look at photos, use the S croll U P /DOWN buttons t o find the folder y ou want, then touch its button. The GPS-8 1 0 will display thumbnails of all the photos [...]

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    U sing W ith a Bluetooth Phone Y our GPS-8 1 0 has calling features that can be used with a Bluetooth - enabled phone. Bef ore using the GPS-8 1 0 ’ s phone features, please r ead the instructions for your particular Bluetooth phone. NO TE : The v er y first time you t ouch the P HONE button the GPS-810 will take you thr ough the Cell Phone Setup[...]

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    Placing and Receiving Phone Calls T ouching the P HONE button on the S OURCE screen display s a screen f or your par ticular phone. There ar e several way s you can place calls ( belo w ). P LACIN G C ALL S FROM THE P HONEBOOK OR C ALL H I S TO RY T ouching the buttons displays a list of entries ( right ). T ouching an entr y places a call to that [...]

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    Changing Settings T ouching the S ET TIN GS button on the S OURCE screen (see page 19) displays the S ET TIN GS screen ( right ). This lets you change any of these GPS-8 1 0 settings: Brightness The B RI G HTNE SS button lets you adjust the GPS-8 1 0 ’s screen brightness so you can clearly see it in various lighting conditions. Y ou can select ma[...]

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    Audio Out The Audio Out butt on lets you adjust the V olume Mixer and the F M S ettings ( below , left ). V OL UME M IXER : Lets you adjust the r elative v olume levels of the navigation voice guidanc e, music and video files and cell phone ( abo ve, right ). T ouching each button displays a v olume adjustment screen f or that function. FM S ETTING[...]

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    7. I f you regularly trav el between cities with differ - ent active FM channels , you may need to find channels that are not broadcasting in each city . Y our GPS-8 1 0 can store up t o 5 preset F M transmit channels ( right ), so you can easily switch t o the best FM channel f or each cit y . NO TE : The curr ently-active FM transmitt er frequenc[...]

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    Installation and U se in a V ehicle Select a Mounting Location F ind a suitable mounting location for the F old - Flat Mounting Bracket: NO TE: Check your state and local la ws before mounting the brack et. Some mounting locations ar e prohibit ed in some areas . Do not mount the bracket in such a w ay tha t the GPS-810 will interfere with your dri[...]

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    Install the Mounting Bracket F OR W IND S HIELD M OUNTIN G : 1. Hold the mounting bracket ’ s base against the windshield. 2. P ush the mounting bracket lever towar d s the base to lock the bracket to the wind - shield. F OR D A S HBOARD M OUNTIN G : 1. Clean the dashboard mounting location with the supplied alcohol pad. 2. P eel the mounting bas[...]

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    M AKIN G C ONNEC TION S T O THE M OUNTIN G B RACKET 1. C onnec t the car charger to the rectangular connector on the right side of the mounting cradle ( below ). IMPOR T ANT : The GPS-810 will only rec eive TMC traffic service information while it is attached to the moun ting cradle and the car charger is c onnected to the cradle and the vehicle ?[...]

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    U sing the Remote C ontrol The included wireless r emote lets you c ontrol the GPS-8 1 0 from up t o 2 0 feet away . The remote w orks by RF , so the remote does not need a clear ‘ line of sight ’ bet ween itself and the GPS-8 1 0 for it t o work. Mounting the Remote 1. U se a coin to remo ve the r emote ’ s bottom cov er . 2. Insert the batt[...]

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    Operating the Remote The remot e allows you t o operate any of the GPS-8 1 0 ’ s features and functions. N OT E S A BOUT R EMO TE C ONTROL O P ERA TION : I N N A VIGA TION MODE : • When viewing a map scr een, turning the remote’ s outer ring zooms the view in and out (see Map Zoom Buttons , on page 15); pressing the c enter button cycles the [...]

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    I N P HONE M ODE : • When the P honebook is selected, holding - down the center button allo ws you to alphabetically seek through your contact list. The screen will display a large alphabet display ( right ). Use the outer ring to seek through the alphabet and when the desired letter is displa yed, press the center butt on once to select it. Sync[...]

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    T roubleshooting U ser Manual e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-8 1 0 37 Problem Solution GPS-8 1 0 does not turn on at all Check the L OCK switch (see Contr ols and F eatures , on pages 4 – 5); charge the battery for 6 hours (see Before Y ou Begin, on page 6) GPS-8 1 0 does not have a good GPS signal Make sure GPS-8 1 0 has a clear , unobstructed “vi[...]

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    T roubleshooting (con tinued) U ser Manual 38 e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-8 1 0 Problem Solution S creen color unexpectedly changes mode (D AY > N I G HT or N I G HT > D AY ) Color Mode is set to A UTO . Change the Color Mode to desired mode in the S ET TIN GS menu (see Color Mode , on page 27) No sound from built - in speaker Unplug headphone[...]

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    Specifications GPS : High - sensitivity S iR FstarIII receiver C P U: 532MHz Fr eescale i.MX31L Memor y : 12 8 MB Maps: U. S ., P uerto R ico and Canada, pr eloaded in internal memor y (external S D card not requir ed) S creen: 4.3"(diagonal) WQV G A screen, 65k colors , 4 80 x 272 pixels Media P layer ( Audio): P lays M P 3, WMA and M4A audio[...]

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    Notes: U ser Manual 40 e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-8 1 0[...]

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    U ser Manual e d i u g +y a l p ™ GPS-8 1 0 43 Declaration of Conf ormit y W e, Harman Consumer G roup International 2, route de T ours 725 00 Château du Loir F rance declare in own r esponsibility that the product described in this manual is in compliance with technical standar ds: EN 6 0 95 0- 1:2 00 1+A11 EN 55 0 22:199 8 +A1:2 000 +A2:2 00 3[...]

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    e d i u g +y a l p ™ 25 0 Crossway s P ark Drive W oodbur y , New Y ork 11797 ©2 008 Harman International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. F or the latest G uide + P lay pr oduct information, visit: ww w .guideandplay .com[...]