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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® | English OPERA TING INSTRUCTION MANU AL N N A A V V O O N N E E ® ® 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10474 NAVONE 5000 VD_PH1.2.qxd 7/25/07 2:39 PM Page 1[...]
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Cont r ols and Indicat or s : A bout the NA V ONE Syst em 2 P ower Button S Press to turn the unit On . Press and hold to turn it Off . S Hold for ten seconds to reset the unit if necessar y . S When unit is On , tap t o cycle through four levels of brightness. S SmartPower default is Off . See ì NOTE below. Microphone Men u Button S Press to go d[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Contr ols and Indicator s : About the NA V ONE System 3 CONTENTS Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About the NA V ONE System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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Import ant Saf ety Inf ormation 4 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION Bef ore installing and using the Cobra NA V ONE system, please read these general war nings and precautions. Without reading this impor tant saf ety information, the user may be placed in a dangerous situation or ma y damage the unit before ha ving any practical use from it. Also read[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Important Saf ety Information 5 CA UTION SYMBOLS AND ST A TEMENTS Please pay special attention to the CAUTION symbols and statements in this manual. CAUTION Statements identify conditions that could cause damage to the system or other equipment. CAUTIONS n The user is responsible for operating this product wisely .[...]
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Inst alla tion 6 INST ALLA TION The NA V ONE requires very little installation bey ond putting it at a conv enient location an d securing it in place. The pow er cord can be connected to the vehicle’ s 12-volt power connector . When locating and securing the NA V ONE in the vehicle, keep in mind the warnings and cautions on pages 4 and 5 to allow[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Install ation 7 T o secure and connect the NAV ONE: 1. Select and clean a suitable location where the unit can be mounted. 2. Separate the mounting bracket from the unit. 3. Press the suction cup against the windshield and pull the lock lever all the way back toward the bracket arm UNTIL IT CLICKS . 4. Continue to [...]
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Syst em Overview : Main Menu 8 SYSTEM O VER VIEW When the NA V ONE is turned On , an opening message and saf ety warning are shown (below). or NA VIGA TION IN PROGRESS NA VIGA TION W AS NOT IN PROGRESS ì NOTE The Main Menu or the Map will be displayed depending on which has been set as the Start Screen in the User Preferences . LANGU A GE CHOICES [...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® System Ov erview : Main Menu 9 MAIN MENU The star ting point f or all system f eatures. Select fr om a list of previous destinations or enter a ne w location. Up to 1,000 entries can be created and or ganiz ed in up to 20 f olders. Interest points can be selected near a location or along a r oute fr om the millions[...]
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List s : Menu Choices 10 LISTS T ake a moment to become familiar with using lists on the NA V ONE. Lists presen t inform ation conv enie ntly an d allow choices to be selected b y touching the desired item on the screen. Once a n item i s selected, the system continues automatically to the ne xt step in the process. Down Button Press to advance by [...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Lists : Menu Choic es 11 MENU CHOICES This section briefly descr ibes each of the major Menu choices and lists some e xplanations of the buttons associated with them. A trip destination can be selected from a list of previously selected destinations or a new destination can be entered as an address, a crossroad int[...]
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Menu Choices 12 Returns to the previous menu. Allows creation and naming of folders within the Address Book . Is the means of adding a location to an Address Book folder . From the display of the selected folder , the Add Entry mode allows choices from a specified location, the unit’ s current location, the list of interest points or an Address B[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Menu Choic es 13 Returns to the previous menu. Displays the Map and starts navigation. Shows the currently installed software version and other system data. Provides immediate routing from any location to the place that has been designated as home. Provides the user with the ability to customize system and map pref[...]
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Shows a segment of the entire Map as if through a window that can be moved to display any desired portion. The window can be zoomed in or out to reveal greater detail or a larger area. The system defaults to the Map segment associated with the current activity . When the system is in navigation to a destination, the route is highlighted on the Map [...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Menu Choices 15 Displays information about the current trip. Displays a scrolling list of maneuvers from start to end of the trip. T ouch any item to view . Enables the user to stop navigation. Allows the user to force the system to recalculate a trip in progress to avoid specific roads. Allows the user the change [...]
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Int er acting with the Map : R oute Selection 16 INTERA CTING WITH THE MAP When the Map is displa yed, the touch-screen f eature of the NA V ONE makes it easy to w ork with. T ouching the screen anywhere on the Map opens Map Browse mode. Once in this mode, touch the Map to show a list of locations at that place. Also the Map can be mo v ed in any o[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Inter acting with the Map : Rout e Selection 17 While in Map Browse, touch any spot on the Map to see what destinations are there . The status bar at the top of the screen will change to show a single location or multiple locations. SINGLE LOCA TION MUL TIPLE LOCA TIONS T ouch the location in the blue bar to begin [...]
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Special L ocations : T r ail 18 SPECIAL LOCA TIONS Special locations include fix ed speed cameras and red light ca mer as. T he a ler ts t o these locations are intended to remind users to e xercise special caution when the y are approached. Aler ts will be signaled by an icon on the screen as sho wn at the lower left corner . Y ou can change the d[...]
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TRAIL This f eature can be used on or off the road to record vehicle mo vements . Instead of guiding the vehicle on a route calculated in advance , it captures the route actually taken. Once a trail is recorded and sav ed, it can be used to retrace the route or to repeat it in the future. Enter T rail mode by pressing: Main Menu S Map S More S T ra[...]
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Bluet ooth 20 BLUET OO TH The NA V ONE can function as a speaker phone f or many Bluetooth enabled cell phones . The first step is to set up a cell phone with the NA V ONE. 1. On the NA V ONE, go to Bluetooth Setup with the sequence Main Menu S Settings S Bluetooth. 2. Press the Ye s button to enable the NAV ONE to be discovered by a cell phone . 3[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Bluet ooth 21 BLUET OO TH The embedded numbers f or P oints Of Interest recalled from the system's database can be called directly . Press the Call button on the Destination Revie w screen after choosing a POI location. Incoming calls bring up the Answer / Ignore screen with caller ID , if av ailable from the [...]
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T r affic : User Settings 22 Re-r oute options. When T raffic overla y is turned On (using Main Menu S Settings S T raffic Settings S On/Off ), the NA V ONE will indicate traffic conditions and incidents on the Map b y colored segments and icons along the route. Changes that occur dur ing navigation will prompt voice alerts. T ouching the screen at[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® T raffic : User Settings 23 USER SETTINGS The following settings of user preferences are available. The list can be reached using the sequence: Main Menu S Settings S User/Map Settings The Help button on the same screen opens a list of detailed explanations of the items. After selecting all desired settings, press [...]
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Map Settings : Batt ery Oper ation : Maint enance 24 ì NOTE The Help button in settings provides detailed explanations of each item. MAP SETTINGS The following settings of map preferences are available. The list can be reached using the sequence: Main Menu S Settings S User/Map Settings. After selecting all desired settings, press the Save button.[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Map Settings : Batt ery Opera tion : Maintenance 25 B A TTER Y OPERA TION The NA V ONE has a built-in rechargeab le battery to allow operation without a power cord attached. The batter y automatically goes into Recharge mode whene ver a po wer cord is plugged in to the unit. When the batter y is v er y cold or v er[...]
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User License : W ar r anty 26 USER LICENSE This document and the software and data described in it may be subject to one or more copyrights owned by or licensed to or from Cobra Electronics Corporation, T ele Atlas, T ele Atlas Canada, Inc., Statistics Canada, Geomatics Canada, and/or Canada Post Corporation and are furnished under license and may [...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® User License : W ar r anty 27 COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION warrants that its Cobra NAV ONE, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in workmanship and materials for a term of one year from the date of first consumer purchase. This warranty may be enforced by the first consumer pur chaser , provid[...]
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T r oubleshooting : Pr oduct Service 28 Display does not power up. Power switch is turned Off . T urn the unit On with the Power button. Battery is discharged. Plug in 12V power and turn the unit On . Fuse in 12V power cord is blown. Check for green LED on 12v power plug. Unscrew the fuse holder , inspect the fuse and replace it if blown. No voltag[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® T roubleshoo ting : Product Service 29 PRODUCT SER VICE F or any questions about operating or installing this ne w Cobra product, or if par ts are missing … PLEASE CALL COBRA FIRST …do not return this product to the store. If this product should require f actor y service, please call Cobra first before sending [...]
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Cust omer A ss ist ance : T r ademark A cknowledgement : A cces sories 30 CUST OMER ASSIST ANCE Should there be any prob lems with this product, or its many f eatures not be understood, please refer to this owner’ s manual. For fur ther assistance after reading this manual, Cobra Electronics off ers the f ollo wing customer assistance services: F[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Cust omer As sist ance : T r ademark Acknowledgement : A cces sories 31 A CCESSORIES These and other accessories are av ailable f or the NA V ONE from a local Cobra dealer or directly from Cobra. Alternate mounting brackets are also a vailable . See our website at www .cobra.com for details . MNA 2300 CS Delux e ca[...]
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