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ARE YOU READY FOR A WORLD WITHOUT WRONG TURNS?
User’s Guide
TRAX430 GPS
Navigation Device
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Contents How Do I Use It? ......................... 5 What Do I Do First? .......................4 Entering a new destination ............... 25 Make sure everything is OK ............... 4 Entering an address or intersection: . 26 TRAX430 GPS navigation device ........ 4 Selecting a Point of Interest (POI)...... 30 Windshield mount .............................. 5 Included accessories .......................... 5 Choosing a destination you’ve used before ......................................
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What Options Do I Have? ............54 What if I need to update the software? ....................................... 70 Map .................................................. 54 How do I find the software version? . 71 Guidance........................................... 55 System ............................................. 55 Where can I find the serial number? . 71 User Data .......................................... 56 Why can’t I get a GPS signal lock? ... 72 Customizing the Map screen .
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What Do I Do First? Make sure everything is OK If anything listed here is missing or damaged, call Customer Service (see back cover for contact information). TRAX430 GPS nA viGATion device P Po ow wer butt er button on ► Press the power button to turn off the screen; the device stays on and can still give directions. ► Press the power button GPS an GPS ant tenna enna in and hold it for three (e (ex xt tended) ended) seconds to turn the device completely off. USB por USB port f t for or
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What Do I Do First? WindShield mounT Br Brack acket et ► Some states have laws against putting things on your car’s windshield. If A Adjustmen djustment t you don’t know the laws lock lock Br Brack acket et for your state, contact the lock lock office that controls drivers’ licences. Suc Suction tion la lat tch ch ► If you do put the device Suc Suction tion on your windshield, don’t Suc Suction tion cup pull cup pull forget to lock it up or cup cup tab tab take it with you when you
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What Do I Do First? Plug it in ► Only use the power P Plug the adapt lug the adapter in er int to o 11 the po the pow wer c er connec onnect tor or adapter that came on the lo on the low wer righ er right t with your device. side of the de side of the devic vice e. . Any other adapter might damage the device. ► Whenever it senses power coming in, the P Plug the other end in lug the other end int to y o your our device turns itself 22 car car’ ’s cigar s cigarett ette ligh e light ter
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What Do I Do First? Choose your default language The first time you turn on the device, it asks you which language you want to use for menus and voice prompts. (You Select the language you want to use can always change the most of the time, then tap OK. language later from the Settings menu. See page 64). Set your time zone 1) From the main menu screen, select . 2) Select . This opens the System Settings screen. Page 7
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What Do I Do First? 3) In the time zone field, use the + and – buttons to select your local time zone. The available times zones are Atlantic Atlantic Standard Time (AST, HNA) Eastern Eastern Standard Time (EST, HNE) Central (default) Central Standard Time (CST, HNC) Mountain Mountain Standard Time (MST, HNR) Pacific Pacific Standard Time (PST, HNP) Alaska Alaska Standard Time (AKST, HNY) Hawaii Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST) 4) In the ylightda vingsa field, select oaut if your area uses
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What Do I Do First? Enter your home location Next, enter the address you want to use as your “home” location, that is, the place you travel to and from the most. (This step isn’t actually required, so you can skip it if you want. But the home feature is so useful that you’ll be glad you entered it!) 1) From the main menu, choose . 2) From the Destination screen, you can choose how you want to enter your home location. ► To enter a complete address, choose . ► To enter an intersection of two
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What Do I Do First? 4) Use the aphabet keypad to enter the name of the city (or unincorporated area) where your home location is. T The number of cities he number of cities G Go back t o back to o G Go t o to the o the in the da in the database tha tabase that t the pr the pre evious vious Ma Mapp scr screen een scr screen een ma mat tch y ch your en our entr try y. . B Backspac ackspace e L Lett etters tha ers that don t don’ ’t t ma mat tch a name in ch a name in the da the database
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What Do I Do First? ► If any city names on the list include a symbol (punctuation, letter with accents, etc.), the sym button will be active. Tap the sym button to switch the keypad from letters to symbols. ► If any city names include a number, the 123 button will be active. Tap the 123 button to switch from letters to numbers. ► To switch back to letters, tap the abc button. ► Tap the ok button when you are finished. 5) When you tap ok (or if there are 5 or fewer city names that start with
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What Do I Do First? 8) After you enter the address or cross street, the device shows the Confirm Destination screen. ► Tap the button if you need to go back to the entry screens and make changes. ► If the information is correct, tap the options button. 9) On the Options screen, choose . 10)Enter any name you want for your home location (the default name is HOME). 11)Tap the ok button when you finish. The device confirms that it saved your new home location, and you’re done. The PAyoff
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What Do I Do First? Get acquainted with the Map screen As soon as the device gets a lock on your location, it switches to the Map screen (you’ll probably use this screen the most, so you might want to take a few minutes to get familiar with it): C Car ic ar icon on Ligh Lightly tap tly tap an any ywher where e (y (you ar ou are e inside the inside the her here) e) map ar map area t ea to o POI POI r rec ecen ent ter the er the ic icons ons Z Zoom oom map and map and ic icon on V Volum
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What Do I Do First? 100 mi 100 mi S ST TA AT TE E/ / ► Tap the zoom icon to R RE EG GI IO ON N Z Zoom oom 50 mi 50 mi bring up the zoom bar. out out 25 mi 25 mi G GR RE EA AT TE ER R ► Tap the + or – 10 mi 10 mi M ME ET TR RO O M Map scale ap scale A AR RE EA A icons to change 5 mi 5 mi (appr (appro oxima ximat tely ely 1 c 1 cen entimet timeter) er) the zoom level 2 mi 2 mi 1 mi 1 mi C CI IT TY Y one step at a C Curr urren ent t ½ mi ½ mi time. z zoom oom 1000 f 1000 ft t le lev
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What Do I Do First? Heading up view (2D): (default) The direction you are currently going is always at the top of the screen. The car icon points up, and the map rotates as you change direction. The asscomp icon’s red needle rotates to point north. Three-dimensional (3D) view: The map and all icons are shown in three dimensions, so your current heading is “forward” or “away from you.” The map and the asscomp icon rotate the same way they do in the 2D heading up view. If you pre
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What Do I Do First? c hAnGinG The volume Tap the volume icon to go to the volume setting and choose one of the 15 volume levels. ► Tap the + button to increase the volume or the – button to decrease the volume. ► Tap on to mute the audio completely. ► Tap ok when you’re done. Re -cenTeRinG The mAP Tap anywhere inside the map area to G Go t o to the o the G Go t o to o center the pr pre evious vious the theMa Mapp map on that scr screen een scr screen een location. T The map c he map c
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What Do I Do First? ► Tap the mark button to open the Mark menu and set the current location as a destination, an origin, a favorite, etc. ► Tap the go button to plot a route to the current location. ► Tap to return to the map screen. ► Tap to go back to the previous screen. Getting more information This was enough information to get you started. If you want to know more about the device and how to use it, see these sections: To find out more about: See the section called: Entering destinati
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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. ► Some states have rules about what kind of devices you can affix to your car’s windshield and where exactly you can put them. If you’re not sure if there are any
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How Do I Put It in My Car? Attaching the windshield mount 1) Flip the GPS antenna up. 2) Press in on the bracket lock. R Rota otat te the e the 22 br brack acket up so et up so 3) Insert the hook at the the head ts the head ts in int to the gap o the gap. . base of the bracket into the notch on the bottom of the device. 4) Rotate the I Inser nsert the br t the brack acket hook et hook bracket 11 in int to the not o the notch a ch at the t the up and bott bottom of the de om of
