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Table of Contents 1 Getting Started................................................................................ 1 1.1 Understanding Hardware Components................................................ 1 Front Components ............................................................................... 1 Back Components ................................................................................ 2 Right-Side Components ....................................................................... 3 Top Components.................................................................................. 3 Bottom Components ............................................................................ 4 Performing the Initial Start Up .............................................................. 4 Charging the Battery via the USB Cable.............................................. 5 Using Your Device in a Vehicle............................................................ 6 Using the Car Holder............................................................................ 6 Connecting the Car Charger ................................................................ 7 Connecting the TMC Antenna.............................................................. 7 Operating Basics .................................................................................. 9 Turning On and Off .............................................................................. 9 Using the Stylus ................................................................................... 9 Inserting a SD/MMC Card .................................................................. 10 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2 Audio Player.................................................................................. 11 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Introduction......................................................................................... 11 Preparing the Audio Files for Your Device......................................... 12 Playing Audio Files............................................................................. 12 Playback Controls .............................................................................. 13 Displaying Lyrics ................................................................................ 14 Preparing the Lyrics Files for your Device ......................................... 14 Playing Songs with Lyrics .................................................................. 14 Using the Play Lists............................................................................ 15 Creating a Play List ............................................................................ 15 Opening a Play List ............................................................................ 16 Equalizer ............................................................................................ 17 Settings .............................................................................................. 18 2.7 2.8 i 3 Troubleshooting and Maintenance.............................................. 19 3.1 3.2 Resetting Your System ...................................................................... 19 Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 19 Power Problems ................................................................................. 19 Screen Problems................................................................................ 20 Connection Problems......................................................................... 20 Maintaining Your Device .................................................................... 20 3.3 4 Regulatory Information ................................................................ 22 4.1 4.2 4.3 Regulations Statements ..................................................................... 22 European Notice ................................................................................ 22 Safety Precautions ............................................................................. 23 About Charging .................................................................................. 23 About the Battery ............................................................................... 23 Disposal of old electrical appliances .................................................. 23 5 Limited warranty........................................................................... 24 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 WARRANTOR.................................................................................... 24 WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS ................................................. 24 WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ................................ 24 HOW TO MAKE A WARRANTY CLAIM ............................................ 25 YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS...................................................................... 25 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY................................................................ 26 ii 1 Getting Started 1.1 Understanding Hardware Components NOTE: Depending upon the specific model purchased, the color of your device may not exactly match the device shown in this manual. Front Components Ref Description Displays the output of your device. Tap the screen with your stylus to select menu commands or enter information. Charge Indicator Glows bright amber to indicate that the battery is charging, and turns green when the battery is fully charged. Component Touch Screen 1 Back Components Ref Component External GPS Antenna Connector Stylus Description This connector (under rubber dust cover) allows use of an optional external GPS antenna with magnetic mount, which may be positioned on top of the car for better signal reception in areas with poor reception. Tap the touch screen to make selections and enter information. Pull the stylus out of its slot to use it, and store it in the slot when not in use. Sends out music, sounds and voice. Speaker 2 Right-Side Components Ref Component Power Button Navigation Button Description Turns on and off the device. Opens the navigation menu. Top Components Ref Component SD/MMC Slot Description Accepts a SD (Secure Digital) or MMC (MultiMediaCard) card for accessing data such as MP3 music. 3 Bottom Components Ref Component Reset Button Headphone Connector(ROUTE 66 Chicago) Headphone/TMC Connector (ROUTE 66 Chicago TMC) Mini-USB Connector Description Restarts your device (soft reset). Connects to stereo headphones. Connects to stereo headphones or the TMC (Traffic Message Channel) antenna for receiving TMC information. Connects to the charger or USB cable. 1.2 Performing the Initial Start Up 1. Make sure that power is supplied to your device. (See the next section.) 2. For the initial start up, press the power button for 6 seconds to turn on your device. NOTE: For normal operation, briefly press the power button to turn on and off your device. 4 1.3 Charging the Battery via the USB Cable When charging the battery for the very first time, you should charge it for at least 8 hours. 1. Turn on the computer. 2. Connect the mini-USB end of the USB cable to the bottom of your device and the other end to a USB port on your computer. The charge indicator glows amber when charging is in progress. Do not disconnect your device until the battery is fully charged, when the charge indicator turns green. This will take a couple of hours. CAUTION: For optimal performance of the lithium battery, take note of the following: Do not charge the battery where the temperature is high (e.g. in direct sunlight). There is no need to fully discharge the battery before charging. You can charge the battery before it is discharged. If you will not use the product for a long period of time, be sure to fully charge the battery at least once every two weeks. Over discharge of the battery can affect the charging performance. 5 1.4 Using Your Device in a Vehicle A car holder and a car charger are supplied with your device. Using the Car Holder CAUTION: Select an appropriate location for the car holder. Never place the holder where the driver's field of vision is blocked. If the car's windshield is tinted with a reflective coating, an external antenna (optional) may be needed to route the antenna to the top of the car through a window. When closing the car window, be careful not to pinch the antenna cable The car holder consists of a bracket and a stand. Use the car holder to fix your device in a vehicle. Make sure that the GPS antenna has a clear view of the sky. 6 Connecting the Car Charger The car charger supplies power to your device when you are using the device in a car. CAUTION: To protect your device against sudden surges in current, connect the car charger only after the car engine has been started. 1. Connect one end of the car charger to the power connector of your device. 2. Connect the other end to the cigarette lighter in the car to power and charge your device. The indicator on the car charger lights in green to indicate that power is being supplied to your device. Connecting the TMC Antenna ROUTE 66 Chicago TMC 7 ROUTE 66 Chicago The TMC receiver and antenna are purchased separately. 8 1.5 Operating Basics Turning On and Off Briefly press the power button to turn on and off your device When you press the power button to turn off the unit, your device actually enters a suspend state and the system stops operating. Once you turn on the system again, it resumes. NOTE: In case you turn off the power by pressing the power button for 6 seconds, you will need to press the power button for 6 seconds again for turning on. You will then see the initial start up screen. Using the Stylus The stylus is your input device. You use it to navigate and select objects on the screen. Pull the stylus out of the slot and extend it for ease of use. Store it in the slot when not in use. You can use the stylus for the following actions: Tap Touch the screen once with the stylus to open items or select options. Drag Hold the stylus on the screen and drag up/down/left/right or across the screen. Tap and hold Tap and hold the stylus until an action is complete, or a result or menu is shown. 9 1.6 Inserting a SD/MMC Card Your device has a SD/MMC slot where you can insert an optional Secure Digital or MultiMediaCard storage card. To use a SD/MMC card, insert it into the slot, with the connector pointing to the slot and its label facing the front of the device. To remove a card, first make sure that no application is accessing the card, then slightly push the top edge of the card to release it and pull it out of the slot. NOTE: Make sure that no foreign objects enter the slot. Keep a SD or MMC card in a well-protected box to avoid dust and humidity when you are not using it. 10 2 Audio Player 2.1 Introduction Audio Player features: Playback of MP3/WAV/WMA files Basic playback controls such as play, pause, stop, next and previous Playback includes single selection playback, repeat, single repeat, sampling playback, normal sequence and random sequence. 11 preset equalizer audio profiles Play list support Lyrics display When you start the program, the control panel appears on the screen where you can easily control the player by tapping the control buttons. To exit the program, tap . 11 2.2 Preparing the Audio Files for Your Device Before using the program, have the files ready on either your device's My Flash Disk\My Audio folder or on a storage card. Use ActiveSync to copy files from your computer to the correct location. Install ActiveSync using the CD supplied. When the "Set up partnership" screen appears, select No and Next to connect as a guest device. You can then use the Explorer function of ActiveSync to transfer files between your computer and your device. 2.3 Playing Audio Files 1. If your files are in a storage card, insert the card into your device. 2. Start the program. 3. The program will search for the supported audio files in your device and in the storage card. When files are detected, they will be added to the play list. NOTE: You can create your own play lists for future playback. (See section 2.6 for details.) 4. To start the playback, tap buttons as described later. . To control the playback, use the control The information area displays the current status such as play/pause/stop status, the elapsed time, the power status, the playback mode, the filename, and the volume level. NOTE: During the playback, the screen backlight will automatically shut off if you haven't tapped the screen within the preset time (5 minutes by default).The backlight will restore when you press the power or Menu button or when the playback of the current play list has ended. 12 2.4 Playback Con ...