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WARNINGS & NOTIFICATIONS The Global Positioning System is operated and When used correctly, the GNS8600 enhances your maintained by the US Government. The US driving experience. The voice and map information Government is completely responsible for the in the GNS8600 cannot be guaranteed accurate as accuracy of the Global Positioning System. road layout may change. Always follow the posted road signs and traffic laws. The US Government reserves the right to make changes to the Global Positioning
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Quick Start Guide 1 3 1x Glass Mount Bracket 2 Start Here +12V Cigarette +12V Hardwire Power Cord Power Cord BOX CONTENTS 1 Please contact your place of purchase if any of the USB Cable for AC Adapter following items are missing. software upgrades 1 x Mount Cover 1 x Mount Stand GNS8600 Car Navigation System Owner's Manual & Quick Start Guide 1 3 2 This Owners Manual Carry Case Software CD Main Unit 1 x Alcohol Wipe ii QUICKSTART GUIDE
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INSTALLATION 2 Please consider the following when choosing a mount Ensure the mount location; location: Allows room to raise the GPS antenna Choose a location where the fixed antenna, horizontally. when extended horizontally will have a clear Allows for the GNS8600 to be slotted in and out view of the sky. of the mount stand. Do not mount within any Airbag deployment Allows for the tilt angle to avoid reflected areas. sunlight. Do not mount where the driver's view will be obstructed
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MOUNT & CONNECT 3 Once a suitable mount location has been decided place the Mount Stand Connect Power/Raise GPS Antenna as follows: i. Insert DC plug of Cigarette Lighter Lead into the +12V DC Power Mount Stand Preparation socket of your GNS8600 and connect the other end to the +12V i. Clean the surface area of the location you wish to place the mount cigarette lighter socket. stand. Use the alcohol wipe supplied. You may use the hard wire lead instead of the Cigarette Lighter lead. ii. Peel adh
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POWER ON SCREEN 4 The GNS8600 will then display the Map Screen. Turn ignition on and GNS8600 will power on, 'Searching for Satellites' will appear on the display. Once the satellites have been found the map screen will show your The screen may be turned on or off by pressing POWER . . position. The CAUTION NOTICE will appear on the display. Please read this message carefully. Touch to proceed. Your position will be indicated by the pointer in the centre of the displayed map. For the initial powe
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CONTENTS FEATURES Contents..................................................................................................................1 Car Navigation Features...................................................................................................................1 Navigate to pre-programmed State/City locations Controls & Views.......................................................................................................2 Using the Touchscreen..........................
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CONTROLS & VIEWS 1 TOP 2 15 14 BOTTOM 7 1 Screen ON/OFF/Dim Button 3 6 2 LCD Touch Screen 3 Main menu Button 4 5 4 Map Button FRONT 5 Mark Button 11 6 Volume Button 7 Joystick/Navi Button 8 8 Speaker 15 9 GPS Antenna 9 10 Mount Slot 12 11 Stylus Pen 13 12 USB Cable Connector 13 +12V DC Power Jack 14 Reset Button 10 15 Not used BACK SIDE 2 OPERATION
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USING THE TOUCHSCREEN CARE & MAINTENANCE The GNS8600 is designed to respond to touchscreen input. Momentarily Please take the following steps to ensure your GNS8600 is looked after. 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 Always transport and store the GNS8600 using the carry case. more than a moment (fig 4). You may also use the stylus pen which is located at the top right of the unit
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OPERATION FLOW CHART Touchscreen activation is MIN-MAX 3D AUTO SPLIT ZOOM prevented while driving with 15m MUTE DAY HEADING UP SPLIT Mode Safe Mode ON. See Safety 30m TEST NIGHT NORTH Warnings on page 18 for Safe TEXT Mode 60m Mode setting. 120m 600m 1k EXIT 2k SCREEN 8k /CLOSE 30k 100k 400k GPS Icon/Compass SPEED SAVE POI list ROUTE SETTINGS START ADDRESS TRANSIT TIME RENAME see page 27 MY POI EDITOR INTERSECTION RESET END SAFETY WARNING MY POI GO MAP SETTINGS POI MARK SIMULATION RECENT ROUTES
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OPERATION FLOW CHART SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM 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. Fixed Speed or Red Light Camera Location BRIGHTNESS MENU OTHELLO VOLUME NAVI PUZZLE INFORMATION MARK CALIBRATION TRIP POI MAP Shortcut Buttons Main Menu Map Joystick/Navi Mark Volume Black Spot Location 5 OPERATION
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TOOLBAR Day/Night The TOOL BAR appears at the top and bottom of the Map Screen when Touch to switch the map the vehicle is stationary. display colours from a day setting to a night setting. The functions available in the Top Toolbar are to help you set your preferred map viewing settings. The name of the street you are currently on appears above the Bottom Toolbar which has available your menu and navigation options. Day Mode Scale: Zoom In/Out There are 11 map levels 15m, 30m, 60m, 120m, 600m
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TOOLBAR Map View Turn Guide Mode Map View changes the way the onscreen map is displayed. The 3 settings are below. The current Map View appears in the top toolbar. Touch the During navigation you may select the current selection to change to your preferred view. way navigation is shown. The current Turn Guide Mode appears in the top toolbar. - Heading Up Shows your position as always - Auto Split Zoom moving towards the top of the When within 300m of an screen. intersection that is part of y
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NAVIGATION Navigate to an Address 5. Touch the city name. The Street list appears The Navigation (NAVI) feature may 1 be accessed from the Toolbar. If you 6. Use the keyboard to find a know the address you wish to street. navigate to then you may search for the address as follows: 7. Touch the street name. The street number display 1. Touch or press the appears. centre of the joystick. The navigation menu appears. 8. If the street number is available select from the range shown. 2. Touch . Move
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NAVIGATION 5. Touch the city name. Navigate to an Intersection The Street list will appear. Street2 If you wish to navigate to the intersection of 2 streets then you may 6. Use the keyboard to select a search for the intersection as follows: Street name. The 2nd Street list appears. 1. Touch or press the centre of the joystick. 7. Touch to scroll The Navigation menu to desired 2nd Street. appears. Touch 2nd Street name. 2. Touch The State list appears. 8. Touch to begin navigation. 3. Touch the
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NAVIGATION Navigate to a Point Of Interest (POI) 7. Use the keyboard to spell the name and the list of POI will be You may search for a point of interest to navigate to from the GNS8600 reduced as more letters are database. entered. A table of POI categories and sub categories can be found on page 27. If you are unsure of the exact 1. Touch name of a POI or wish to search The Navigation menu appears. for POI within a certain range(distance to your position) 2. Touch then press Within. The State
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NAVIGATION Navigate to a RECENT ROUTE or REVERSE ROUTE Navigate by MAP You may search a destination to navigate to using the map view. The GNS8600 stores a list of routes you have previously navigated to. 1. Touch . The Map toolbar appears with map of your current 1. Touch position. The Navigation menu appears. 2. Touch the Scale Bar:Zoom to view the map and 2. Touch Recent Route. touch the screen anywhere The list of recent routes on the map to centre that appears. location. 3. Touch the desire
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MARK LOCATION MARK LOCATION Mark current position Mark from Map Screen. You may Mark your present position as follows: From any screen you may use the joystick or zoom in/out to move around the map to find a position then touch then follow step 2. 1. Touch Or you may touch at any time then follow step 1. The Save Position display appears. 1. Use the Scale Bar Zoom In/Out 2. You may choose a category icon to view the map and touch the for this position. The icon will screen anywhere on the map to
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MARK LOCATION 4. Touch to MARK as MY POI rename the destination. a) Use the keyboard to enter a You may Mark important or frequently used destinations as a My POI for new name. easy access. b) Touch to return to SavePosition display. To Mark a My POI: 5. Touch to confirm. Touch . Mark will save this position in 1. Follow the instructions My POI if you have chosen a to select a desired Address, category icon or as a Quick Intersection or POI. Access destination available in the NAVI menu. 2. At t
