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Table of contents for the manual
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TRAX436 In-Car Na viga tion OWNER’S MANU AL[...]
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P age 2 Contents What Do I Do First? 6 Make Sure These Items Arrived in the Box 6 Plug it in 7 How Do I Put It in My Car? 8 Safety considerations 8 Attaching the windshield mount 9 Adjusting the windshield mount 10 Mounting on the windshield 11 Mounting on a at surface 12 How Do I Use It? 14 1: W arnings and Safety Information 14 2: Getting star[...]
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P age 3 Returning to normal navigation 35 Selected location (Cursor) 36 Original position in the Cursor menu 36 Daytime and night colour schemes 37 Colour scheme in tunnels 37 Route calculation and recalculation 37 Itinerary 38 T rack Logs 39 Route demonstration 40 POI(Points of Interest) 40 Saving POI 41 Managing POI 41 Road Safety Cameras 41 Savi[...]
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P age 4 Selecting the destination by entering its coordinate 60 Creating a multi-point route (inserting a via point) 61 Creating a multi-point route (appending a new destination) 62 Editing the route 63 View the whole route on the map (Fit-to-Screen) 64 W atching the simulation of the route 64 Enabling Safety Mode 65 Pausing the active route 65 Del[...]
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P age 5 Find menu 93 Route menu 94 Manage menu 95 Manage saved route 95 Manage History 96 Manage T rack Logs 96 Manage Favourites 97 Manage POIs 98 Managed Saved Search Criteria 100 User Data management 100 Settings Menu 101 Map Screen settings 103 Sound settings 104 Route Planning options 105 Regional settings 107 Navigation settings 109 W arning [...]
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P age 6 What Do I Do First? Make Sure These Items Arrived in the Box If any thi ng lis ted he re is mis sing or da mag ed, co nta ct you r p lac e o f purchase immediately . TRAX436 GPS n A v i G A T i o n d e v i c e Press the power ► button momentarily to turn the screen off (or back on); the device stays on and can still give directions. Press[...]
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P age 7 What Do I Do First? i n c l u d e d A c c e S S o R i e S Plug it in Connect the power adapter to the ► power connector on the lower right side of the device. Plug the other end into your car ’s cigarette lighter (or any standard ► 12 V DC outlet). Only use the power adapter that came with your device. Any other ► adapter might dama[...]
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P age 8 How Do I Put It in My Car? Safety considerations Don’t install any device where it will block your view (including your ► mirrors!) while you’re driving. Keep your attention on the road! ► Don’t try to operate or focus on any device while you’re driving. If you have to concentrate on a device, pull off the road for a few minutes[...]
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P age 9 How Do I Put It in My Car? Attaching the windshield mount Inser t the bracket hook into the notch at the bottom of the device . Rotate the bracket up so the head ts into the gap . 1 2[...]
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P age 10 How Do I Put It in My Car? A d j u S T i n G T h e W i n d S h i e l d m o u n T The adjustment lock keeps both the bracket and the suction cup ► locked into place. Lift the adjustment lock to change the position of the device. The suction cup joint pivots front to back, and the bracket joint pivots ► up, down, right and left, any just[...]
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P age 11 How Do I Put It in My Car? Mounting on the windshield Make sure the device does not block your view of the road or your mirrors. Once you decide where you want the device, hold the suction cup in that position, then adjust the mount so you have the best view of the device. 1) Pressthesuctioncupatagainstthewindshield[...]
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P age 12 How Do I Put It in My Car? Mounting on a at surface If you want to put the device somewhere other than your windshield (or anywhere the suction cup won’t stick), you can use the anchor disk. Once you glue the anchor disk down, the windshield mount installs inside the disk just like it does on glass. When you’re deciding where to put[...]
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P age 13 How Do I Put It in My Car? Hold the disk 4) exactly above the spot where you want to glue it down. (Remember , the glue is designed to be permanent!) Pressthediskrmlyagainstthesurface.Pushdownalongthe 5) edges, too, so that every part of the disk makes good contact with the surface. Before you install th[...]
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P age 14 How Do I Use It? 1: W arnings and Safety information TRAX436isanavigationsystemthathelpsyoundyourwaytoyour destination with a connected GPS receiver . TRAX436 does not transmit your GPS position; others cannot track you. It is important that you look at the display only when it is safe to do so. If[...]
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P age 15 How Do I Use It? T asks Instructions Double tapping the screen Y ou do not need to tap the screen twice for any action. With buttons and controls, a single tap is enough. T apping and holding the screen Y ou do not need this to access the basic navigation functions. T ap and keep pressing the following buttons to reach extra functions: •[...]
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P age 16 How Do I Use It? Gestures (drag&drop) Y ou do not need gestures to access the basic navigation features. Y ou need to drag and drop the screen only in cases like: Moving the handle on a slider . Moving the map: grab the map, and move it in the desired direction. ShortcuttoopentheMapscreen:slideyournger fro[...]
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P age 17 How Do I Use It? The typical way of using TRAX436 is to select a destination, and start navigating. Y ou can select your destination in the following ways (not all of them are available in Simple mode): • Usetheselectedlocationonthemap(theCursor)(page36). • Enterafulladdressorapart?[...]
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P age 18 How Do I Use It? T ype of action A vailable in Simple mode A vailable in Advanced mode Explanation Navigating to a selected map point Y es Y es See page 46 Navigating to a street address Y es Y es See page 47 Navigating to an incomplete address Y es Y es See page 47 Navigating to an intersection Y es Y es See page 53 Navigating to recent d[...]
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P age 19 How Do I Use It? Route Planning options Y es Y es See page 105 Regional settings Only language selection Y es See page 107 W arnings No Y es See page 1 10 Hardware button (Power on/off) Y ou can use TRAX436 mostly by tapping the touch screen. The device has only one hardware button for turning power on or off. When the device is on, pressi[...]
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P age 20 How Do I Use It? Icon Shows status information. Some icons also function as a button. T ap them once. List When you need to select from several options, they appear in a list. T urn the page with the and buttons and tap the value that you want. Slider When a feature has several different unnamed values, TRAX436 shows an indicator on a gaug[...]
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P age 21 How Do I Use It? Using keyboards Y ou only need to enter letters or numbers in TRAX436 when you cannot avoidit.Y oucantypewithyourngertipsonthefull-screenkeyboards and you can switch between various keyboard layouts, for example ABC, QWERTY , or numerical. T ask Details Switching to another keyboard l[...]
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P age 22 How Do I Use It? Using the map The map screen is the most frequently used screen of TRAX436. It can be accessed from the Navigation menu by tapping . For further information about the map screen, see page 69. Checking the details of a map location • Ifyouareinterestedinthedetailsofyourcurrentpositiondu[...]
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P age 23 How Do I Use It? 3. For further details, tap to open the Cursor menu. 4. T ap . The address, the coordinate and the list of nearby POIs will be displayed. • ItiseveneasierifyouselectthedesiredpointintheFindmenu. Then the Cursor menu opens automatically . Y ou only need to tap the button[...]
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P age 24 How Do I Use It? Opening/ closing map control buttons T ap this button to show or hide the following map control buttons: •Zoomin/out •Rotateleft/right(3Dmaponly) •T iltup/down(3Dmaponly) •Zoompresetbuttons(2Dmaponly) •T iltandzoompresetbuttons(3D map only[...]
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P age 25 How Do I Use It? Rotating left and right Changes the horizontal view angle of the map in 3D mode. When GPS position is available, TRAX436 always rotates the map so its top faces your direction of travel (T rack-U p orientation). Y ou can turn away from T rack-Up with these buttons. If GPS position is available and you have rotated the map,[...]
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P age 26 How Do I Use It? Smart Zoom TRAX436 can automatically rotate, scale and tilt the map and give you the optimal view: •Whenyouareapproachingaturn, TRAX436 zooms in and raises the view angle to let you easily recognise your manoeuvre at the next junction. •Ifthenextturnisatadistance, TRAX436[...]
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P age 27 How Do I Use It? T ilt and zoom preset buttons (available in Advanced mode only) T ap one of the preset buttons to setthetiltandzoomlevelstox, predenedvalues.SmartZoom is disabled. These buttons are available in 3D mode. T ap&hold any of the buttons to set its value to the current tilt and zoom[...]
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P age 28 How Do I Use It? There is no active route in Advanced mode If there is no route to be navigated in Advanced mode, this icon appears intheT urnPrevieweld. T ap this area to open Find. There is no valid GPS position. If an active route exists, and there is no valid GPS position, the view of the sky above you is shown with colo[...]
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P age 29 How Do I Use It? Icon Information Details Action There is no valid GPS position If there is no valid GPS position, this symbol appears here. T ap this area to open the GPS Data screen to check the signal status or the connection settings. T rafcrestriction When GPS position is available, but there is no route to be navigated, the tra[...]
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P age 30 How Do I Use It? Indicator strip - sounds muted/ enabled - T rack Log recording - TMC status - Bluetooth status Nothing happens if you tap this area of the screen. The following symbols appear in the Indicator strip: Icon Description The sound output of TRAX436 is muted. The sound output of TRAX436 is enabled. TRAX436 records a T rack log [...]
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P age 31 How Do I Use It? There are new , unread TMC events. A part of the route is bypassed based on TMC events. A part of the route is mentioned in TMC events but could not be bypassed (for example, the destination is on a congested street). The Bluetooth radio is switched off. The Bluetooth radio is turned on, but no telephone is connected. Ther[...]
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P age 32 How Do I Use It? Speed information There are speed values that can be shown: •Currentspeed •Speedlimitonthecurrentroad T ime information There are time values that can be shown: •CurrentGPStime •T imeremainingtoreachthe destination •T imeremainingtoreachthe next via p[...]
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P age 33 How Do I Use It? V ehicle type The symbol displays the vehicle type used for route calculation. Using the Cursor (the selected map location) First, place the Cursor at the desired map location with one of the following options: • UsetheFindmenutoselectalocation.Themapreturnswith the selected point ([...]
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P age 34 How Do I Use It? Saves the Cursor as a Road Safety Camera location (available in Advanced mode only) Marks the map with a Pin at the Cursor (available in Advanced mode only) Opens a screen with the name, address and coordinate information of the Cursor , and the list of POIs near it TRAX436 Concepts Smart Zoom Smart Zoom is a lot more than[...]
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P age 35 How Do I Use It? Position markers Current GPS position and Lock-on-Road When your GPS position is available, TRAX436 marks your current position with the icon on the map. The exact location of the position marker depends on the vehicle type used for route calculation. The vehicle type can be selected in Route settings (page 94) or in the Q[...]
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P age 36 How Do I Use It? Selected location (Cursor) If you select a location in the Find menu, or you tap the map when the map control buttons are visible, the Cursor appears at the selected point on the map. TRAX436 displays the Cursor with a radiating red dot ( ) to make it visible at all zoom levels, even when it is in the background of a 3D ma[...]
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P age 37 How Do I Use It? Daytime and night colour schemes TRAX436 uses different colour schemes during the day and during the night. • Daytimecoloursaresimilartopaperroadmaps. • Thenightcolourschemesusedarkcoloursforlargeobjectsto keep the average brightness of the screen low . TRAX43[...]
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P age 38 How Do I Use It? • Pedestrian • Roadtypes: • UnpavedRoads • PermitNeeded • Motorways • T ollRoads • ChargeRoads • Ferries • Cross-borderPlanning TRAX436 automatically recalculates the route if you deviate from the proposed itinerary . Depending o[...]
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P age 39 How Do I Use It? Y ou have the following options on the Itinerary screen: Button Description Any of the list items Opens the map with the selected manoeuvre in the middle. Changes the detail level of the Itinerary . The levels are as follows: •DetailedInstructions:allintersectionsarelisted •Itinerary:onlysign[...]
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P age 40 How Do I Use It? Independently of the normal track log, you can instruct TRAX436 to record the native GPS data received from the GPS device. These logs are saved asseparatetextlesontheinternalFlashROM,andtheycannotbe shown or replayed in TRAX436. T o turn on NMEA/SIRF log saving, tap the following [...]
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P age 41 How Do I Use It? Saving POI T o save a POI, place the Cursor ( ) at the desired location, then tap the following buttons: , , . Managing POI Y ou can select which POI groups to show and which ones to hide on the map, and from which zoom levels POI icons are visible. At the same place you can manage your saved POIs. A saved POI can be renam[...]
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P age 42 How Do I Use It? When you approach a Road Safety Camera with the warning enabled, the following happens: • VisibleW arning:Thetypeofthecameraisdisplayedinthesecondary T urnPrevieweld(forexample ). • AudibleW arning:Ifthereisnospeedlimitgivenfor[...]
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P age 43 How Do I Use It? Built-in Somespeedcamerasarebuiltintotrafclights. Theyworklikexedspeedcameras,butthey aredifculttospot.Thewarningforproximity andspeedingisthesameasforthexedspeed cameras. Section control These speed cameras wo[...]
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P age 44 How Do I Use It? Symbol Description The camera checks the speed of the direction into which you are driving. The camera checks the speed of the opposite driving direction. The camera checks the speed in both directions on the road. The camera can check the speed in any direction. Speed limit warning Maps sometimes contain information about[...]
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P age 45 How Do I Use It? TMC (T rafc Message Channel) TRAX436canprovideyouwithevenbetterroutesifT rafcMessage Channel(TMC)informationisavailable.The TMCisaspecicapplication oftheFMRadioDataSystem(RDS)usedforbroadcastingreal-timetrafc a[...]
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P age 46 How Do I Use It? Selecting the destination of a route TRAX436 offers you several ways of choosing your destination and via points (intermediate destinations): • Usetheselectedlocationonthemap(theCursor)(page46). • Enterafulladdressorapartofanaddress,forexampleas[...]
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P age 47 How Do I Use It? (Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The route is then automatically calculated, and you can start navigating. If you know that you will use a destination later , when the Cursor menu appears, save it as a POI, or put it on the list ofyourFavouritesrst.TheCursormenureturns automatically [...]
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P age 48 How Do I Use It? 1. T ap the following buttons: (Simple mode), or , (Advanced mode). 2. By def aul t, TRAX43 6 p rop ose s t he cou ntr y , sta te and se ttl eme nt whe re you ar e. If nee ded , t ap the but ton wi th the na me of the cou ntr y , and se lec t a dif feren t o ne fro m t he lis t. If you se lec t a new co unt ry , you als o [...]
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P age 49 How Do I Use It? 3. Get to the list of results: • Afterenteringacoupleofcharacters,thenamesthat match the string appear in a list. • T ap to open the list of results before it appears automatically . 4. Pick the street from the list. 6. Enter the house number: 1. T ap . 2. Enter the h[...]
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P age 50 How Do I Use It? country/state, and select a different one from the list. 3. If needed, change the settlement: • T oselectthesettlementfromthelistofrecentlyusedones, tap the button. • T oenteranewsettlement: 1. T ap the button with the name of the settlement, or if you h[...]
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P age 51 How Do I Use It? 2. Enter the house number on the keyboard. 3. T ap tonishenteringtheaddress. 6. A list appears with the matching addresses. T ap the desired one. 7. The map appears with the selected point in the middle. T ap (Simple mode) or (Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The route is then automatically calculated[...]
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P age 52 How Do I Use It? 3. Get to the list of search results: • Afterenteringacoupleofcharacters,thenamesthat match the string appear in a list. • T ap to open the list of results before it appears automatically . 4. Pick the settlement from the list. 4. Enter the street name:[...]
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P age 53 How Do I Use It? Selecting an intersection as the destination The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu. 1. T ap the following buttons: (Simple mode), or , (Advanced mode). 2. By default, TRAX436 proposes the country/state and settlement where you are. If needed, tap the button with the name of the country/state, and sel[...]
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P age 54 How Do I Use It? match the string appear in a list. • T ap to open the list of results before it appears automatically . 4. Pick the street from the list. 5. T ap the button. • Ifonlyafewintersectingstreetsexist,theirlistappears immediately . • Incaseofalon[...]
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P age 55 How Do I Use It? • T oselectthesettlementfromthelistofrecentlyusedones, tap the button. • T oenteranewsettlement: 1. T ap the button with the name of the settlement, or if you have changed the country/state, tap . 2. Start entering the settlement name on the keyboard. 3. Get to[...]
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P age 56 How Do I Use It? , (Advanced mode). 2. By default, TRAX436 proposes the country/state and settlement where you are. If needed, tap the button with the name of the country/state, and select a different one from the list. 3. T ap the button with the name of the settlement, and enter the postal code: 1. Start entering the postal code on the k[...]
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P age 57 How Do I Use It? (Simple mode) or (Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The route is then automatically calculated, and you can start navigating. T ips on entering addresses quickly • Whenyouareenteringthenameofasettlementorastreet, TRAX436 only displays those characters that appear in possible search [...]
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P age 58 How Do I Use It? 3. The map appears with the selected point in the middle. T ap (Simple mode) or (Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The route is then automatically calculated, and you can start navigating. Selecting the destination from the POIs Y ou can select your destination from the POIs included with TRAX436 or from the ones you ha[...]
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P age 59 How Do I Use It? 3. Y ou can narrow the search with the following: • SelectthePOIgroup(e.g. Accomodation),andafterthat,if needed, select the POI subgroup (e.g. Hotel or Motel). • T ondthePOIbyitsname,tap , and use the keyboard to enter a part of the name. •[...]
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P age 60 How Do I Use It? The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu. 1. T ap the following buttons: (Simple mode), or , (Advanced mode). 2. T ap . 3. Select one of the saved criteria, and the list of matching POIs appear . 4. T ap the desired POI in the list. 5. The map appears with the selected point in the middle. T ap (Simple [...]
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P age 61 How Do I Use It? This feature is available in Advanced mode only . The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu. 1. T ap the following buttons: , . 2. [optional] T ap to change the format of the displayed coordinates. 3. T ap the latitude or longitude value to change the coordinate. 4. Enter the coordinate values in WGS84 f[...]
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P age 62 How Do I Use It? If you insert a via point in a route that is already a multi-point route, you will automatically be taken to the Edit Route screen where you can determine the position of the intermediate route point. When you enter the screen, thenewviapointisplacedasthelastviapointbeforethenal[...]
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P age 63 How Do I Use It? 3. T ap to open the full Cursor menu with the additional functions. 4. T ap toaddthepointasanewnaldestination demoting the previous one to the last intermediate destination. 5. [optional] T o add more points to the route, repeat the above steps as many times as you like. Every time a new po[...]
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P age 64 How Do I Use It? As soon as you leave this screen, the route is recalculated automatically , and you can start navigating right away . V iewing the whole route on the map (Fit-to- Screen) The map can be moved and scaled to show the whole line of the route. Y ou do not need to manipulate the map manually . The Plan on Map feature does it fo[...]
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P age 65 How Do I Use It? • T ap to run the simulation at normal speed and with voice guidance instructions announced. This option is fordemonstrationpurposes,orforcheckingdifcultpartsof the route in advance. 3. The simulation can be aborted any time by tapping . Enabling Safety Mode This feature is[...]
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P age 66 How Do I Use It? Deleting the active route The easiest way to delete the active route in Advanced mode is to open theRouteInformationscreenbytappingtheT urnPrevieweld( ) on the Map screen, and then tapping . In Advanced mode, you have another option. T ap the following buttons: , , . If via points exist in [...]
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P age 67 How Do I Use It? 3. Start the recording: tap the button. Y ou return to the map and you can continue driving. 4. Repeat the above steps, then tap later to stop the recording. TRAX436 labels the T rack Log with a time stamp. (As an alternative, you can tap the button in the Quick menu to start, and later to stop the T rack Log recording.) S[...]
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P age 68 How Do I Use It? 1. T ap the following buttons: , , . 2. Enter a name for the saved route, and then tap . When you save a route, TRAX436 not only saves the route points but the whole itinerary: • ThesavedroutemighthavebeeninuencedbyTMCinformation. When you later use the route, it appears as it w[...]
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P age 69 How Do I Use It? 4: Reference book (Advanced mode) Onthefollowingpagesyouwillndthedescriptionofthedifferentmenu screens of TRAX436 in Advanced mode. In Simple mode, these functions work the same way , but only a few of them are available. The Navigation menu: TRAX436 starts with the Navigation menu[...]
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P age 70 How Do I Use It? During navigation, the screen shows route information and trip data (left screenshot), but when you tap the map, additional buttons and controls appear for a few seconds (right screenshot). Most parts of the screen behave as buttons. Symbol Name Action T urn Preview , that is, the next route event Opens the Route Informati[...]
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P age 71 How Do I Use It? Detour Opens the Detour screen, two ways of modifying the route: •thelistofSavedSearchCriteria •abuttontoavoidpartsofthe route Position menu (appears when navigating a route) Opens the Position menu Cursor menu (appears when there is no GPS position or the Cursor is not at the [...]
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P age 72 How Do I Use It? Return to GPS position (appears when GPS position is available and you have moved the map) T ap this button to move the map back to the current GPS position. If the map has been rotated in 3D mode, automatic map rotation is also re-enabled. Enable Smart Zoom (replaces the previous button if there is no GPS position or the [...]
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P age 73 How Do I Use It? Orange Line (Day mode) White Line (Night mode) Active route n/a Map scale (2D map only) n/a Icons on the map There are several status icons on the map. Most of them also function as a button. The information they provide is as follows: • GPSpositionquality • Batterystatus • V ehicletypeused[...]
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P age 74 How Do I Use It? Y ou need to recharge the battery . The GP S r ece pti on qua lit y s how s th e c urr ent ac cur acy of th e p osi tio n information. Icon Description TRAX436 has no connection to the GPS receiver: GPS navigation is not possible. Devices with a built-in GPS receiver are permanently connected. On such devices, the icon doe[...]
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P age 75 How Do I Use It? Bicycle Pedestrian Status indicator strip Thi s i s a co mpl ex ind ica tor . In one str ip it ind ica tes th e f oll owi ng sta tus information: Icon Description The sound output of TRAX436 is muted. The sound output of TRAX436 is enabled. TRAX436 records a T rack log when GPS position is available. T rack log recording i[...]
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P age 76 How Do I Use It? A part of the route is mentioned in TMC events but could not be bypassed (for example, the destination is on a congested street). The Bluetooth radio is switched off. The Bluetooth radio is turned on, but no telephone is connected. There is an error in the Bluetooth connection. TRAX436 is connected to a telephone as a hand[...]
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P age 77 How Do I Use It? , T urn back. , Bear right. , T urn sharp left. , Keep left. , Continue straight in the intersection. , Enter roundabout. The number of the exit is shown in the circle, but only for the next turn. , Enter motorway . , Exit motorway . , Board ferry . , Leave ferry . , Approaching the next via point. , Approaching the destin[...]
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P age 78 How Do I Use It? Objects on the map Streets and roads TRA X43 6 s how s t he str eet s i n a way th at is sim ila r t o h ow the pa per ro ad maps show them. Their width and colours correspond to their importance: you can easily tell a motorway from a small street. If you pr efe r n ot to see st ree t n ame s d uri ng navi gat ion , turn t[...]
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P age 79 How Do I Use It? Symbol Name Description Current GPS position Y our current position displayed on the map. •Inpedestrianmodeitistheexact GPS position. •Ifavehicleisselectedforroute calculation, the arrow is put on the nearest road. Cursor (selected map location) The location selected in t[...]
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P age 80 How Do I Use It? Via point A via point is an intermediate destination. Y ou can place as many via points as you want. Destination (end point) Thelastpointoftheroute,thenal destination. Route colour The route always stands out with its colour on the map, both in daytime and in night colour mode. The active leg of [...]
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P age 81 How Do I Use It? • OnthemainpartofthescreenyoucanseetherstpageofSaved Sea rch Cr ite ria . S ele ct any of the cr ite ria to qu ick ly rec eiv e t he lis t o f n ear est mat chi ng POI s, and in sta ntl y p lan a n ew rou te to the de sir ed one , o r i nse rt it as a via point in[...]
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P age 82 How Do I Use It? Displayed at the Cursor if it is at the same location with which the Cursor menu was opened. Displayed at the Cursor if it has been relocated since the Cursor menu was opened. Opens a new screen with the address and coordinate of the Cursor , and the list of nearby POIs. Opens the full-screen Cursor menu with all the possi[...]
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P age 83 How Do I Use It? If the Cursor is at or near the selected start point, this button replaces the previous one, and deletes the start point from the route. The current GPS position is used again as the start point, and Automatic Off-route Recalculation is re-enabled. The Cursor is saved as a user POI. Select the POI group and give a name for[...]
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P age 84 How Do I Use It? Route Information screen The Route Information screen has all the data and some of the functions you need while you navigate. There are two ways to open this screen: • It ca nb eo pen ed dir ect ly fro mth eM ap scr een by ta ppi ng the T urn Previeweld( ). • In ?[...]
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P age 85 How Do I Use It? Arrival (Estimated Arrival) Shows the estimated arrival timeatthenaldestinationof the route based on information available for the remaining segments of the route. The calculation cannot take into accounttrafcjamsandother possible delays. T apthiseldto change the conten[...]
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P age 86 How Do I Use It? Opens the Route Planning options screen from theSettings menu. Opens the map screen designed for route planning. Appears only if at least one via point exists. Deletes the next via point from the route. Appears only if there are no via points in the route. Deletes the active route. T rip Information screen The T rip In for[...]
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P age 87 How Do I Use It? Name Description Function or Shows whether the route data eldsshowinformationabout thenaldestination(checkered ag)oraboutthenextviapoint (yellowag). Field next to theag Shows the name or number of the destination. T urn Preview Shows the type and distance of[...]
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P age 88 How Do I Use It? GPS T ime Shows the current time corrected with time zone offset. The accurate time comes from the GPS satellites, and the time zone information comes from the map or it can be set manually in Regional settings. T apthiseldtoshow it on the map screen in one of the T rip Data elds. Altitude Shows the el[...]
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P age 89 How Do I Use It? This value appears on the map screen in the T rip Data area. This is the value at the top. This value appears on the map screen in the T rip Data area. This is the value in the middle. This value appears on the map screen in the T rip Data area. This is the value at the bottom. T rip Computer screen The T rip Computer scre[...]
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P age 90 How Do I Use It? If you ta p a ny of the sw itc hes in the Qu ick me nu exc ept fo r t he V ehic le typ e, the Ma p s cre en imm edi ate ly ret urns . A swi tch is on if it s l amp is li t. The V ehicle type button is different. It is a multi-value button. It opens a list of ava ila ble ch oic es, an d t he sym bol of the se lec ted ve hic[...]
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P age 91 How Do I Use It? T ap this button and select the V ehicle type to be used for route calculation. Otherwise it is selected in Route Planning options in Settings (page 104). Changing the V ehicle type triggers an automatic route recalculation. Opens Route Planning options. T urns track log recording on or off otherwise controlled on the Mana[...]
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P age 92 How Do I Use It? Icon Colour Name Description Green TR A X4 3 6 h as a co n ne c ti o n t o t he G PS re c ei v er an d G P S po sit io n in f or m at i on is av ai lab le in 3D : TR A X4 3 6 c an ca l cu l at e b o th yo ur ho r iz o nt a l a nd ve rt ica l G PS position. Y ellow TRAX436 has a connection to the GPS receiver and GPS positi[...]
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P age 93 How Do I Use It? n/a Sky view circle The virtual sky shows the visible part of the sky above you, with your position as the centre. The satellites are shown at their current positions. The GPS receives data from both the green and yellow satellites. Signals from the yellow satellites are only received, while green ones are used by the GPS [...]
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P age 94 How Do I Use It? The destinations that you have already entered in TRAX436 are available in the History list. Page 60 Y ou can select your destination by entering its coordinates. Page 60 Y ou can select as your destination a location that you have already saved as a Favourite. Page 57 Opens a special 2D map screen optimised for route plan[...]
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P age 95 How Do I Use It? Opens the Route settings screen with controls to modify the vehicle, the road types used for route calculation, or the route calculation method. Page 101 Y ou can run a demonstration of the route at high speed. Page 40 Y ou can run a demonstration of the route at normal speed. Page 40 Manage menu Y ou ca n m ana ge the co [...]
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P age 96 How Do I Use It? Button Description Button with the name of the saved route Opens the selected route for editing. Deletes the selected route. Clears the list of saved routes. , T urns the page for additional list items. Manage History Y ou can manage the list of locations you used lately . T ap the following buttons: , , . Button Descripti[...]
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P age 97 How Do I Use It? Stops the ongoing T rack Log recording. (Y ou can also stop the track log recording in the Quick menu.) Button with the name of the track log Shows the details of the selected T rack Log. Starts a simulated playback of the selected T rack Log on the map. , T urns the page for additional list items. When track log details a[...]
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P age 98 How Do I Use It? Button Description Button with the name of the Favourite Opens the selected Favourite for editing. Deletes the selected item in the list of Favourites. Clears the list of Favourites. , T urns the page for additional list items. Manage POIs Y ou ca n m ana ge you r P OIs , a nd set th e P OI vis ibi lity fo r b oth yo ur PO[...]
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P age 99 How Do I Use It? This POI group is not shown on the map. This POI group and all its subgroups are shown on the map. This POI group and some of its subgroups are shown on the map. This POI group contains POIs that you saved. When a POI group is open for editing: Button Description Items in the POI group will not be shown on the map. , The d[...]
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P age 100 How Do I Use It? T ap this button to delete the selected POI. T ap this button to move the POI to another POI group or subgroup. Manage Saved Search Criteria Y ouca nm ana ge the li st of sea rch cr iter ia pre vio usl ys ave dt oe asi ly nd frequently searched POI types. T ap the following button[...]
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P age 101 How Do I Use It? Button Description Remove Pins Map locations can be marked with Pins using the button in the Cursor menu. T ap this button to remove all your Pins from the map. Backup User Data All user data and the current settings will be saved on the inserted memory card.Thereisalwaysonebackuple.If you perfo[...]
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P age 102 How Do I Use It? Button Description Reference Y oucanne-tunetheappearanceand content of the Map screen. Page 103 Y ou can adjust the sounds of TRAX436. Page 104 These settings determine how routes will be calculated. Page 105 These settings allow you to adjust the application to your local language, measurement units,[...]
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P age 103 How Do I Use It? Map Screen settings Y ouca n ne- tun et he app ear anc ean dc ont ent of th eM ap scr een . T ap th e following buttons: , . . Button Description 3D Settings Use 3D settings to determine which of the present 3D objects are shown on the map, and adjust the level of 3D visual detail[...]
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P age 104 How Do I Use It? Show Street Names Street names and POI icons can be disturbing on the map during navigation. With this switch you can suppress these map elements when TRAX436 is following your position on the map. If you move the map, both the street names and POI icons reappear immediately . Lane Information Some maps contain lane infor[...]
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P age 105 How Do I Use It? Route Planning options The se set tin gs det erm ine ho w r oute s w ill be ca lcu lat ed. T ap the fo llo win g buttons: , , . Button Description V ehicle Y ou can set the type of vehicle you will use to navigate the route. Based upon this setting, some of the road types will be excluded from the route (e.g. motorways fo[...]
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P age 106 How Do I Use It? Recalculate to Avoid T rafc This setting determines how TRAX436 uses the received TMC information in route recalculation: • Automatic:Whenrouterecalculationbecomes necessary based on the received TMC events, TRAX436 recalculates the route automatically . •Manual:Whenrouterecalculati[...]
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P age 107 How Do I Use It? Permit needed Y ou might need a permit or permission from the owners to use certain roads or to enter certain areas. TRAX436 excludes these roads from the route calculation by default. Ferries TRAX436 includes ferries in a planned route by default. However , a map does not necessarily contain information about the accessi[...]
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P age 108 How Do I Use It? T ype Description Program Language This button displays the current written language of TRAX436. By tapping the button, you can select a new one from the list of available languages. The application will restart if you change this setting; you are asked to conrmthis. V oice Language (V oice Prole) This button sho[...]
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P age 109 How Do I Use It? Navigation settings Y ou ca n c ont rol ho w TRA X43 6 b eha ves du rin g n avi gat ion . T ap th e f oll owi ng buttons: , , . T ype Description Keep Position on Road This feature allows car drivers to always correct GPS position errors by matching the vehicle position to the road network. For pedestrian navigation, this[...]
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P age 110 How Do I Use It? Automatic Overview This feature switches the map view to Overview mode when the next route event is at a distance. Overview is a zoomed out 2D view to let you see the surrounding area. Y ou have the following controls for Automatic Overview: •RouteeventdistanceforOverview(T urnDistance For Overvi[...]
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P age 111 How Do I Use It? T ype Description W arn when speeding Maps may contain information about the speed limits of the road segments. TRAX436 is able to warn you if you exceed the current limit. This information may not be available for your region (ask your local dealer), or may not be fully correct for all roads in the map. This setting lets[...]
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P age 112 How Do I Use It? Safety Mode Safety Mode disables the touch screen above 10 km/h (6 mph) to keep your attention on the road. While driving, you will not be able to set a new destination or to change settings. The only screen control that remains enabled is the gesture that puts you back on the Map screen. GPS settings Y ou ca n s et up th[...]
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P age 113 How Do I Use It? , When Auto-tuner is turned off, search for the desired radio station manually with these buttons. Exclude This Station Push this button to put the currently received FM radio station on an exception list, and make TRAX436 search for another station instead. Show Excluded Stations This button opens the list of radio stati[...]
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P age 114 How Do I Use It? T ype Description Power Management Y ou ca n s et how th e b ack lig ht wil l b eha ve whe n t he scr een ha s n ot bee n t ouc hed fo r a whi le. Y ou ha ve the following options: •Backlight AlwaysOn:Thescreeniscontinuouslylit. •SmartPowerSave:Whenrunningonbattery , Sma[...]
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P age 115 How Do I Use It? T rack Logs Max. Size Y ou can set the maximum database size for the automatically saved track logs. When the limit is reached, the oldest automatically saved track logs will be deleted. Create NMEA/ SIRF Log Independently of the normal track log, you can instruct TRAX436 to record the native GPS data received from the GP[...]
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P age 116 How Do I Use It? 6: Bluetooth TRAX436 includes Bluetooth® connectivity . With its integrated microphone TRAX436 allows you to answer and make calls from the touch screen. Access to the Bluetooth feature is in the Quick menu screen (page 89). From the Map screen tap the following buttons: , The Bluetooth Phone Menu screen appears. Phone M[...]
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P age 117 How Do I Use It? Paired Device (No Phone) TRA X43 6 w ill se arc h f or and li st n ear by Blu eto oth de vic es. No Pai red Dev ice s a re currently listed Make sure the Blu eto oth on yo ur phone is enabled. T ouch to begin search T ouch to search for Blu eto oth devices. T ouc h t o s ele ct the de sir ed Blu eto oth device.[...]
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P age 118 How Do I Use It? Y ou sh oul d s et up you r p hon e t o a llo w c onn ect ing to you r n avi gat or aut oma tic all y i n t he fut ure . S ee y our ph one ma nua l f or mor e d eta ils . Pairingisnished. T ouch to exit the pairing procedure. T ouch to initiate con nec tio n w ith Bluetooth device. About to connect to your phone [...]
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P age 119 How Do I Use It? Managing Bluetooth Devices Bluetooth Off Bluetooth On (Disconnected) Y ou may have multiple phones set up for connection with your TRAX436. Bluetooth Off (Connected) Bel ow is the ty pic al dis pla y w hen Blu eto oth on yo ur mob ile is se t t o c onn ect automatically . Bluetooth On (Connected) T ouch to turn BT on T ou[...]
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P age 120 How Do I Use It? Paired Devices Screen Y ou can add and remove phones from your list and disconnect and connect to dif ferent ph one s u sin g t he Lis t S cre en. If yo u h ave ph one s a lre ady pa ire d to the T RAX 436 , b ut hav e n one of th em cur ren tly co nne cte d, the fo llo win g screen appears when you touch from the Main Me[...]
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P age 121 How Do I Use It? Answering a Bluetooth Call Phone Menu (T alk) Phone Menu (T alk on Phone) Whe n a Blu eto oth ca ll is rec eiv ed the na me and num ber is displayed. T ouch to end call. T ouch to can cel incoming call. T ouch t o acc ept th e c all and begin talk. T ouch to talk on phone T ouch to talk on phone[...]
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P age 122 How Do I Use It? Making a Bluetooth Call (from Dial Pad) T o make a Bluetooth call touch the following buttons from the Map screen. , , . Phone Menu (T alk) Phone Menu (T alk) 1. i) Inp ut pho ne number 2. T ouch to call 1. ii) T o uch to delete digit 3. T ouch t o end call 2. ii) T o uch to mot e c all[...]
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P age 123 How Do I Use It? Making a Bluetooth Call (from PhoneBook) Add to Phonebook T ouch to open Phonebook list. If the phonebook is empty tap to dow nlo ad pho neb ook fr om pai red phone. Phonebook Empty Dial from Phonebook Phonebook Downloaded Select Name T ouch to add Phonebook from Mobile Phone T ouch , to scroll down the phonebook list.[...]
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P age 124 How Do I Use It? Name w/multiple number Making Call Making a Bluetooth Call (from Call Log) Call Log T ouch to open Call Log list. If the ca ll log is em pty T RAX 436 wi ll dow nlo ad the ca ll log fr om the pa ire d phone. T ouc h n ame to sel ect . I f a nam e e ntr y has mu lti ple num ber s the n t hes e will display . T ouc h p hon [...]
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P age 125 How Do I Use It? Answered Call Making Call Dialled Call Missed Call T ouch to sel ect ca ll log . The det ail s o f the se lec ted log ged ca ll will display . T ouch to cancel call. T ouch to begin call.[...]
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P age 126 How Do I Use It? 6: Glossary 2D/3D GPS reception The GPS receiver uses satellite signals to calculate its (your) position and need at least four signals to give a three-dimensional position, including elevation. Because the satellites are moving and because objects can block the signals, your GPS device might not receive four signals. If [...]
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P age 127 How Do I Use It? North-up map orientation In North-up mode the map is rotated so its top always faces North. This is the orientation in 2D map view mode and in Overview mode. See also: T rack-up map orientation. Overview mode Y ou can instruct TRAX436 to automatically switch to Overview mode if the next route event is in a distance. In Ov[...]
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P age 128 NOTES[...]
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P age 129 NOTES[...]
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P age 130 UNIDEN TRAX436 IN CAR NA VIGA TION Limited One Y ear Warranty Please keep your sales docket as it provides evidence of warranty . Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. W arrantor: Uniden Australia Pty Limited A.B.N. 58 001 865 498 Uniden New Zealand Limited W arranty is only valid in the original count[...]
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P age 131 P ARTS COVERED: This warranty covers for one (1) year , the Product and included accessories. ST A TEMENT OF REMEDY : In the event that the Product does not conform to this warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect, the warrantor at its discretion, will repair the defect or replace the Product and return it to you without char[...]
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THANK Y OU FOR B UYING A UNIDEN PR ODUCT . © 2008 Uniden Australia Pty Limited. Uniden New Zealand Ltd. Printed in China. USZZ01216ZZ(0)[...]