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    BUSHNELL NAV500 User Guide Model Number: Bushnell NAV500 Congratulations on your purchase of the NAV500. Not only can you use your NAV500 as an in-car navigation system, you can also use it as an MP3 player and a photo album viewer. Please read through the following manual carefully in order to use your NAV500 correctly.[...]

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    Contents BUSHNELL ............................................................................................ 1 NAV500 ................................................................................................... 1 User Guide ............................................................................................... 1 Contents ..........[...]

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    DESCRIPTION OF BUTTONS, ET C. FRONT VIEW Main Menu Navi g ato r Directional /OK keys Zoom in Zoom out GPS si g nal indicato r Touch screen Power indicato r TOP VIEW Head p hone/Socket SD card slot BOTTOM VIEW Hardware reset s witch Software reset button[...]

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    SIDE VIEWS External antenna connector External power connecto r USB connector on/off St y lus BACK VIEW Foldable GPS Antenna[...]

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    ACCESSING THE NAVIGAT OR FUNCTION  Switch the unit on and tap Navigator in the Main Menu screen.  Alternatively, you can use the directional keys to highlight Navigator and then press the OK key. After the application loads the main Navigator menu will appear. For more information regarding the Navigator function please see the Navigator Manu[...]

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    MP3 PLAYER Playing music on your NAV500 couldn’t be easier.  Switch the unit on and tap MP3 in the Main Menu screen.  Alternatively, you can use the directional keys to highlight MP3 and then press the OK key. The MP3 screen will now appear in the display: NOTE: Music must be loaded to the SD memory card from your computer. See the section [...]

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    Mp3 player button definitions The MP3 Player Buttons are defined as follows: Distance throu g h track Se q uence/random indicato r Volume indicator Linear/repeat indicator Pla y list Time Son g title Select sequence/random Decrease volume Increase vol ume Select linear/ repeat Sto p Fast forward Rewind Pla y / Pause Playing music  While on the M[...]

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    Adjusting the volume To adjust the volume, press the Increase volume or Decrease volume buttons. Changing the order of tracks To choose between playing tracks in sequential or der or random order, press the Select sequence /random button. The current order is indicated in the top left-hand side of the screen. NOTE: The appearance of the Select sequ[...]

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    Creating a play list  Press the Play list button  The Play list screen will now appear in the display NOTE: By default, all tracks in the My Music folder of the Memory Card are added to the play list.  To remove ALL tracks from the play list, press t he Remove all tracks button. You will be asked to confirm this operation.  To remove on[...]

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    PHOTO ALBUM You can view individual photos or slideshows on your NAV500.  Switch the unit on and tap Photo Album in the Main Menu screen.  Alternatively, you can use the directional keys to highlight Photo Album and then press the OK key.  The Photo Album screen will now appear in the display:[...]

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    Viewing photos If you cannot see photo thumbnails, but instead see folders ( as in the above image), then you can click these to access their contents (as in the image below). You can also scroll up or down to search up or down the list of folders or photos.  If you need to move back up a level, click the back button .  Once you can see photo[...]

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    You will see several options at the bottom of the screen, which are defined as follows: - Go to previous photo - Go to next photo - Zoom in (You can also use the zoom in key) - Zoom out (You can also use the zoom out key) - View photo at default rotation - View photo at 90° clockwise rotation - View photo at 90° counter clockwise rotation - Exit [...]

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    SETUP To access the Setup feature on your NAV500:  Switch the unit on and tap Setup in the Main Menu screen. The Setup screen will now appear in the display: From this screen you can set: Clock – Set the time/date Volume – Set the default volume Brightness – Calibrate the touch screen and adjust brightness and idle time. Language – Selec[...]

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    Setting the time/date  Choose Clock from the Setup screen. The Clock screen will now appear in the display:  Choose the Time Zone from the drop-down list. You can use either the touch screen or the directional keys to do this.  To enter the Date and Time, highlight the item you wish to change and then use the up/down directional keys to in[...]

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    Setting the volume  Choose Volume from the Setup screen. The Volume screen will now appear in the display:  Click the + or – buttons to increase or decrease the volume.  Alternatively, you can use the right/left directional keys to increase or decrease the volume.  Check the Enable Keytone option if you would like to hear a clicking s[...]

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    Brightness options  Choose Brightness from the Setup screen. The Screen will now appear in the display: Calibrating the touch screen  Click Calibration. The Calibration screen will now appear in the display. You will be asked to go through a number of simple steps to calibrate the screen.[...]

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    Adjusting the brightness  To adjust the brightness, click the + or – buttons  Alternatively, you can use the right/left directional keys to highlight Brightness , and then to increase or decrease the brightness.  Once you have finished, press the OK button. Setting the Idle Time The idle time feature will automatically switch off the dis[...]

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    Choosing the language  Choose Language from the Setup screen. The Language screen will now appear in the display: Click the right/left arrow buttons or use the right/left directional keys to choose a language from the list. Once you have finished, press the OK button.[...]

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    Info  Choose Info from the Setup screen. The System Info screen will now appear in the display: Here you can see your device’s serial number, OS version and Boot- loader version. The GPS Always On option is checked by default. This will keep the GPS module running and the blue signal indicator blinking when the navigator is launched and after [...]

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    DOWNLOADING FILES TO THE ME MORY CARD There are two ways to add music and photo files to the Memory Card. If your PC has a card reader attached, you can simply remove the Memory Card from the Nav500 unit and insert it into your card reader. Then using Windows on your PC go to ‘My Computer’. This is usually accessed from the ‘Start’ menu or [...]

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    CARE AND MAINTENACE Keep away from extremely hot, cold or humid conditions. Do not allow the NAV500 to get wet. Avoid shocks or vibrations. Only use the supplied stylus with the touch screen. Do not open your NAV500. Any attempts to open this device will void the warranty. Wipe the touch screen only with a lint-free cloth, slightly dampened, while [...]

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    WARNING: Bushnell is committed to safe and responsible enjoyment of outdoors. This device is intended as a navigation aide. It is the sole responsibility of the driver of the vehicle to operate the motor vehicle in a safe manner. Information from the GPS unit can distract the operator of a motor vehicle. It is unsafe to operate the controls of the [...]

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    FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not inst[...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTER 1. NAV500 will not switch on. • Make sure that the battery is properly charged. • Make sure the hardware reset switch has not been moved. 2. Bad reception. • Unfold the foldable antenna (see below picture) • Use an external antenna. 3. New Memory Card doesn’t work or files have been deleted from my original Memory Card. •[...]

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    4. Screen frozen, or NAV500 is behaving strangely • Do a soft reset. To do a soft reset, insert a thin object into the software reset button. • If this does not solve the problem, then do hardware reset. To do a hardware reset, slide the hardware reset switch to the opposite position, then return it to its original position. 5. I cannot play my[...]

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    connected again, the LED will remain orange for approximately 30 minutes before changing to green. z Before first use, the device needs to be charged for at least 8 hours. z Before first use, please make sure that the hardware reset switch is in the correct position. Leave in this position from then on. z To switch the device on, press the power bu[...]