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TRAX353
In-Car Navigation
OWNER’S MANUAL
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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 flat surface 12 How Do I Use It? 14 1: Warnings and Safety Information 14 2: Getting started with TRAX353 14 Start using TRAX353 16 Simple and Advanced modes 17 Hardware button (Power on/off) 19 Buttons and other controls on the screen 1
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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 Track Logs 39 Route demonstration 40 POI(Points of Interest) 40 Saving POI 41 Managing POI 41 Road Safety Cameras 41 Saving Road Safety Cameras 41 Camera warning 41 Camera types 42 Camera directions 43 Speed limit warning 44 3: Navi
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Creating a multi-point route (inserting a via point) 61 Creating a multi-point route (appending a new destination) 62 Editing the route 62 View the whole route on the map (Fit-to-Screen) 63 Watching the simulation of the route 64 Enabling Safety Mode 64 Pausing the active route 65 Deleting the next via point from the route 65 Deleting the active route 65 Using Track Logs 66 Recording the travelled path (creating a Track Log) 66 Simulating a Track Log on the map 67 Changing the co
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Route menu 93 Manage menu 94 Manage saved route 95 Manage History 95 Manage Track Logs 96 Manage Favourites 97 Manage POIs 97 Managed Saved Search Criteria 99 User Data management 100 Settings Menu 101 Map Screen settings 102 Sound settings 103 Route Planning options 104 Regional settings 106 Navigation settings 107 Warning settings 109 GPS settings 110 Menu settings 111 Device settings 111 Track Log settings 112 5: Bluetooth 114 6: Glossary 126 Warranty
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What Do I Do First? Make Sure These Items Arrived in the Box If anything listed here is missing or damaged, contact your place of purchase immediately. Power Button TRAX353 GPS Power button n Aiv GA Tion eviced Notch for windshield Notch for windshield mount brack mount brack et et. ► Press the power button momentarily to turn the screen off (or back on); the device stays on and can still give directions. ► Press the power button in and hold it for three seconds to turn the device com
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What Do I Do First? i dnclude Aecc SSo Rie S DC (car) DC (car) adapter adapter Adhesive USB USB cable Adhesive anchor cable anchor disk disk 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 damage the device. ► Whenever it senses power coming in, the device turns
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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. ► It’s a good idea to take valuable items with you when you leave you car—that includes GPS devices. If you can’t take the device with you, lock it in the glove co
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How Do I Put It in My Car? Attaching the windshield mount Insert the bracket hooks 1 into the notches on the bottom of the device. Rotate the 2 bracket head up... ...and snap 3 the top hook into the notch on top of the device. Page 9
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How Do I Put It in My Car? Adju STni G The Wnid Slehid moun T Lift the adjustment lock to move the suction cup and bracket The bracket pivots in all directions ► 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 about angle in between. ► Angle the suction cup and the bracket where you w
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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) Press the suction cup flat against the windshield. 2) Push the suction lock up (towards the suction cup) until it snaps into place. 3) Gently pull on the mount to make sure it is secure. If you have trouble getting
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How Do I Put It in My Car? Mounting on a flat 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 the anchor disk, here are some things to keep in mind: ► The surface should be as flat as possible. If the disk is upside down or at a sharp angle, it might
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How Do I Put It in My Car? 4) Hold the disk exactly above the spot where you want to glue it down. (Remember, the glue is designed to be permanent!) 5) Press the disk firmly against the surface. Push down along the edges, too, so that every part of the disk makes good contact with the surface. 6) Before you install the windshield mount, gently tug on the disk to make sure it’s secure. 7) Remove the clear plastic sheet from the top of the anchor disk. 8) Press the suction cup flat against
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How Do I Use It? 1: Warnings and Safety information TRAX353 is a navigation system that helps you find your way to your destination with a connected GPS receiver. TRAX353 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 you are the driver of the vehicle, we recommend that you operate TRAX353 before you start your journey. Plan the route before your departure and stop if you need to change something i
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How Do I Use It? Tasks Instructions Double tapping You do not need to tap the screen twice for any action. the screen With buttons and controls, a single tap is enough. Tapping and You do not need this to access the basic navigation holding the functions. Tap and keep pressing the following buttons screen to reach extra functions: • T ap and hold on the Map screen: you can set the minimum and maximum zoom level of Smart Zoom. • T ap and hold any of the buttons on the Map screen: you ca
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How Do I Use It? Gestures You do not need gestures to access the basic (drag&drop) navigation features. You 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. Shortcut to open the Map screen: slide your finger from the bottom right corner to the bottom left corner on any screen. Shortcut to open the Navigation menu: slide your finger from the top left corner to the bottom left corner on a
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How Do I Use It? The typical way of using TRAX353 is to select a destination, and start navigating. You can select your destination in the following ways (not all of them are available in Simple mode): • Use the selected location on the map (the Cursor) (page 35). • Enter a full address or a part of an address, for example a street name without a house number or the names of two intersecting streets (page 46). • Enter an add ress with postal code (page 55). This way you do no
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How Do I Use It? Type of action Available Available in Explanation in Simple Advanced mode mode Navigating to a selected Yes Yes See page 46 map point Navigating to a street Yes Yes See page 46 address Navigating to an Yes Yes See page 46 incomplete address Navigating to an Yes Yes See page 52 intersection Navigating to recent Yes Yes See page 59 destinations (History) Navigating to Favourites Yes Yes See page 57 Navigating to a POI Yes Yes See page 57 Navigating to coordinates No Yes See page
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How Do I Use It? Route Planning options Yes Yes See page 104 Regional settings Only Yes See page language 106 selection Warnings No Yes See page 109 Hardware button (Power on/off) You can use TRAX353 mostly by tapping the touch screen. The device has only one hardware button for turning power on or off. When the device is on, pressing the power button momentarily turns the LCD screen off (the green LED stays on and the device continues to operate) or on. Press and hold the power button to
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How Do I Use It? Icon Shows status Some icons also information. function as a button. Tap them once. List When you need Turn the page to select from with the and several options, they appear in buttons and a list. tap the value that you want. Slider When a feature • Drag the handle has several to move the different slider to its new unnamed values, position. TRAX353 shows • T ap the slider an indicator on where you want a gauge that the handle to displays and sets appear;
