Uniden GNS8600 manual

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W ARNINGS W ARNINGS & NOTIFICA TIONS When used correctly, the GNS8600 enhances your driving experience. The voice and map information in the GNS8600 cannot be guaranteed accurate as road layout may change. Always follow the posted road signs and traffic laws. Do not mount the in a position which may obstruct the driver's view or prevent th[...]

1 3 2 Quick Start Guide BOX CONTENTS Please contact your place of purchase if any of the following items are missing. Main Unit +12V Cigarette P ower Cord USB Cable for software upgrades 1 x Mount Stand This Owners Manual Software CD Start Here Carr y Case 1 ii 1 3 2 Guide Quick Start Car Navigation System Owner's Manual & GNS8600 AC Adapt[...]

INST ALLA TION Please consider the following when choosing a mount location: Choose a location where the fixed antenna, when extended horizontally will have a clear view of the sky . Do not mount within any Airbag deployment areas. Do not mount where the driver's view will be obstructed or where safe operation of the vehicle is may be obstruct[...]

QUICKST ART GUIDE MOUNT & CONNECT Once a suitable mount location has been decided place the Mount Stand as follows: i. Slide the GNS8600 onto the mount clip from the rear (see fig 1; & ). ii. Once mounted on the swivel clip the GNS8600 can be rotated 360 degrees or tilted for ward or backwards (see fig 2). iii. Once a viewing angle is set, [...]

POWER ON S CREEN T urn ignition on and GNS8600 will power on, The screen may be turned on or off by pressing . . The CAUTION NOTICE will appear on the display . Please read this message carefully . T ouch to proceed. 4 The GNS8600 will then display the Map Screen. 'Searching for Satellites' will appear on the display . Once the satellites[...]

CONTENTS CONTENTS Contents..................................................................................................................1 F eatures...................................................................................................................1 Controls & Views..............................................................[...]

CONTROLS & VIEWS FRONT BACK SIDE 1 Screen ON/OFF/Dim Button 2 LCD T ouch Screen 3 Main menu Button 4 Map Button 5 Mark Button 6 V olume Button 7 Joystick/Navi Button 8 Speaker 9 GPS Antenna 12 USB Cable Connector 13 +12V DC P ower Jack 14 Reset Button 15 Not used 10 Mount Slot 11 Stylus P en 15 9 1 12 2 4 3 8 10 13 11 TOP BOTTOM OPERA TION 14 1[...]

USING THE TOUCHS CREEN The GNS8600 is designed to respond to touchscreen input. Momentarily touch the screen with the tip of your finger when making a selection (fig3). Avoid applying excessive pressure to the screen or holding a finger for more than a moment (fig 4). Y ou may also use the stylus pen which is located at the top right of the unit to[...]

OPERA TION FLOW CHART DAY NIGHT 3D HEADING UP NORTH AUTO SPLIT ZOOM SPLIT Mode TEX T Mode 15m 30m 60m 120m 600m 1k 2k 8k 30k 100k 400k ROUTE SETTINGS MY POI EDITOR SAFETY W ARNING MAP SETTINGS SIMULA TION ADDRESS INTERSECTION MY POI POI RECENT ROUTES SPEED TIME RESET ST ART TRANSIT END GO MARK MIN-MAX MUTE TEST SAVE RENAME POI list see page 27 EXIT[...]

OPERA TION FLOW CHART MENU NAVI MARK TRIP POI MAP BRIGHTNESS VOLUME INFORMA TION CALIBRA TION The GNS8600 will give voice guide and display alert (see displays below) of Fixed Speed Camera, Red Light Camera or Black Spots you are approaching. SAFETY W ARNING SYSTEM Fixed Speed or Red Light Camera L ocation 5 OPERA TION OTHELLO PUZZLE Shortcut Butto[...]

The TOOL BAR appears at the top and bottom of the Map Screen when the vehicle is stationar y . The functions available in the T op T oolbar are to help you set your preferred map viewing settings. The name of the street you are currently on appears above the Bottom T oolbar which has available your menu and navigation options. Scale: Zoom In/Out Th[...]

Map View Map View changes the way the onscreen map is displayed. The 3 settings are below . The current Map View appears in the top toolbar . T ouch the current selection to change to your prefer red view . - Heading Up Shows your position as always moving towards the top of the screen. - North Up Shows your moving direction with reference to North[...]

NA VIG A TION Navigate to an Address The Navigation (NAVI) feature may be accessed from the T oolbar . If you know the address you wish to navigate to then you may search for the address as follows: 1. T ouch or press the centre of the joystick. The navigation menu appears. 2. T ouch . Then touch . The State list appears. 3. T ouch the desired Stat[...]

NA VIG A TION Navigate to an Intersection If you wish to navigate to the intersection of 2 streets then you may search for the intersection as follows: 1. T ouch or press the centre of the joystick. The Navigation menu appears. 2. T ouch The State list appears. 3. T ouch the desired State name. The City list appears. 4. Y ou may press the icons to [...]

NA VIG A TION Navigate to a P oint Of Interest (POI) Y ou may search for a point of interest to navigate to from the GNS8600 database. A table of POI categories and sub categories can be found on page 27. 1. T ouch The Navigation menu appears. 2. T ouch The State list appears. 3 T ouch state name. The first page of POI appears 4. T ouch to move bet[...]

NA VIG A TION Navigate to a RECENT ROUTE or REVERSE ROUTE The GNS8600 stores a list of routes you have previously navigated to. 1. T ouch The Navigation menu appears. 2. T ouch Recent Route. The list of recent routes appears. 3. T ouch the desired recent route or use the scroll to view other recent routes. T ouch to view map route. If you wish to r[...]

MARK LOCA TION Mark current position Y ou may Mark your present position as follows: 1. T ouch The Save P osition display appears. 2. Y ou may choose a category icon for this position. The icon will appear in the map view . The icons are Quick Access icons. Quick Access icons show in the Navi menu. Quick Access icons cannot be Renamed. 3. T ouch to[...]

MARK as MY POI Y ou may Mark important or frequently used destinations as a My POI for easy access. T o Mark a My POI: T ouch . 1. F ollow the instructions to select a desired Address, Intersection or POI. 2. At the last step: T ouch the option. The Save P osition display appears. 3. Y ou may choose a category icon for this position. The icon will [...]

TRIP COMP UTER TRIP COMPUTER SPEED D A T A The T rip computer shows Average speed, Maximum speed, Driving distance and your current speed. There are two displays; Speed Data and T ime Data. 1. T ouch The Speed Data display is shown. 2. T ouch to reset the displayed statistics. The T rip Computer display will remain on the screen until another displ[...]

MENU The MENU icon gives access to various settings that may be changed to enhance your driving experience. MENU is available from the T oolbar . 1. T ouch The MENU list appears. 2. T ouch the desired menu option to view . Each option is described in the following pages Allows you to change settings which affect how the GNS8600 calculates the route[...]

Road Speed ROUTE SETTINGS When you select a destination to Navigate to the GNS8600 will calculate the route following the guidelines in Route Settings. Y ou may change route settings to your preference. 1. T ouch The MENU list appears. 2. T ouch The Route Settings display with Route Option list. The Route Option name shows on the left and the cur r[...]

MY POI EDITOR Y ou may view and edit the My POI list. Note: Quick Access locations may be changed at any time in the Mark location menu. 1. T ouch The menu list appears. 2. T ouch The My POI list appears. 3. T ouch to find the desired My POI. Y ou may use the keyboard to spell the name of the My POI and the list will be reduced as more letters are [...]

SAFETY W ARNINGS Speed W arnings provide voice alert when a set speed is exceeded. Y ou may turn off or select which safety warnings (Fixed Speed Camera, Red Light Camera or Black Spot) to activate. Y ou may also turn off the moving speed warning or adjust the speed setting for road types. 1. T ouch The menu list appears. 2. T ouch The Safety W arn[...]

MAP SETTINGS Item Description POI Icon Select ON or OFF to enable POI icons to show on map POI Name Select ON or OFF to enable POI names to show on map Street Name Select ON or OFF to enable Street names to show on map Auto Zoom in Guide Select to set map display level in Auto Guide Mode Auto Zoom over 80km/h Select to set Auto map level when vehic[...]

SIMULA TIONS Y ou may use this feature to simulate a navigation route which may be helpful before driving. T est and Demo simulations may be operated using the AC adaptor indoors. Y ou may choose from a T est or Demo simulation. T est will r un through the route once. Demonstration mode repeats the route continuously randomly changing map views. 1.[...]

MODE The MODE facility gives access to the car navigation mode, games mode and display screen adjustments mode. T ouch to enter car navigation mode T ouch to access; T ouchscreen Calibration Product Information V olume Brightness T ouch to access these games; Othello Puzzle ! ! ! ! ! ! 21 MODE Mode[...]

SETUP Y ou may adjust Brightness, Contrast, V olume, calibrate the touchscreen or view product information as follows. 1. Press to show mode display . 2. T ouch The setup display appears. 1. T ouch T ouch the yellow level indicator to decrease brightness. T ouch to the right of the level indicator to increase brightness. 1. T ouch T ouch the yellow[...]

G AMES 23 MODE There are 2 games available, Othello and Puzzle. 1. Press to show mode display . 2. T ouch . The Game display shows. 1. T ouch . The Othello game shows. Othello is a strategy game. The purpose is to finish the game with the greater amount of circles of the same colour (user colour is red). 2. T ouch to begin game. i) T ouch the scree[...]

24 GUIDE GPS ST A TUS GPS ACTIVA TED GPS INACTIVE The GPS icon always shows on the map screen. When GPS data is available the GPS ACTIV A TED style icon shows. When the GNS8600 displays 'Searching for satellites' the GPS INACTIVE icon shows. If there is no GPS signal move to a clear view of the sky . Y ou may view the current GPS informat[...]

GUIDE 25 TURN GUIDE DES CRIPTIONS Turn Lef t Turn Right T ake the Left Lane Take First Exit Take Secend Exit Make a U-T urn if possible Turn Right followed by Turn Left The following figures are provided to help with interpreting the voice guide you will hear during navigation. T ake the Right Lane[...]

31 MAP S CREEN ICONS etc Department Store Airport Golf Course Bank Sports Centre Post Office Stadium Car Dealer Swimming Pool Car Repair Facility Cinema Library Casino School Scenic Panoramic View College/University Winery Fire Brigade Zoo Hospital/Polyclinic Opera House Police Station Caltex(Petrol) Boat Launching Ramp Hotel/Motel Petrol Station M[...]

My POI Quick Access My POI list Airport Airline Airline Access Airport Bank/P ost Bank P ost Building Company Manufacturers Supplies Car Car Dealer Car Repair F acilities Cargo Centre Rent Car F acility Education Kindergarten Librar y School College/University Emergency Doctor Emergency Medical Ser vices Fire Brigade Hospital/P olyclinic Pharmacy P[...]

No Display T ouchscreen not responding No Sound 'Searching F or Satellites' still showing. Display Dim Display too bright when using at night. If touchscreen not responding while driving then Safe Mode is on (see page 18). T urn off power . W ait a moment and turn back on. Clean LCD with LCD cleaner . Make sure you are only momentarily to[...]

W ARRANTY OPERA TION to this warranty at any time while this war ranty is in effect, the warrantor at its discretion, will repair the defect or replace the product and return it to you without charge for parts and ser vice. THIS W ARR ANTY DOES NOT COVER PROVIDE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OR P A YMENT OF INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. THIS GUAR A[...]

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