Holux GPSmile53 manual

i GPSmil e53 GPSmile 53 Portable Automobile Navigation System Product User Manual Versi on: V1 .00 April 2007 Registered info HOLUX an d GPSmile are trad emarks of HOLUX Technology, Inc. All other trademark s belong to each registere d companies. Note z Contents of this manual will be modified wit hout further notice. z The proper operation tempera[...]

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ii i GPSmil e53 Safety Precautions • Use the powe r adapter incl uded with the package, usi ng power adapters other t han the one provided wi ll res ult in malf uncti on and could prove dangerous. • The devi ce should onl y be used with t he supp lied batter ies. • About th e power adapt er 1. Do not use the powe r adapter in a wet envi ronme[...]

iv GPSmile53 Warranty Statement • This warranty applies to pa rts and se rvices of GPSmile53 manufac tured an d sold through Holux T echnology Inc. Th e local are a covered is Taiwan; the warra ntee lengt h is one year from date of purchase (counting fr om the date on th e sales r eceipt). Und er normal user operation, Holux Technology provides f[...]

v GPSmil e53 Technical Support • If ther e are any que stions re garding the us e of this prod uct, please logon to the website www. holux. com and see the F AQ. • If answer s cannot be found on th e websi te, please send us an e-m ail at info@holux.com , stating your query and locat ion. Maintenance Service HOLUX Technology, I nc. +886-3-66870[...]

GPSmile53 Table of Contents Warranty St atement ........ .................................................iv Technical Support ........... ..................................................v Maintenance Service....... ..................................................v Preface .................................. .....................................[...]

GPSmile53 Operating Methods ......... ............................... .................14 Startup ................................................................... ................. 14 Shutdown ...................... ..................... .................... ................. 14 Using Functions .............. ............................... ....[...]

GPSmile53 Using the sty lus .............. ................................................... ............ 33 Cleaning the screen ........ ................................... ................ ............ 33 Do not disassemble ........ ................................... ................ ............ 33 Storage ....................... ............[...]

1 GPSmile53 Preface We apprec iate yo ur purchase of the GPSmile 53. Please read all ins truct ions t horoughly for a fu ll understan ding of the products’ fe atures. Symbols For fast reference to the data you wi sh to find, this manual uses the following symbols. 9 This icon means to take note to messages and to read for while during us e. 0 Thi[...]

2 GPSmile53 • Do not leave th is unit under your front win dshield aft er you lea ve the vehicle. Exposure t o high temper atures mi ght be dangerou s and cause over heating to the batt ery, r esultin g in malfun ction of th e device . • Windo w tinting m ight int erfere wit h the recept ion of sat ellit e signals. We recommend y ou install a v[...]

3 GPSmile53 First time use Copyright Witho ut the writt en consent of HOLU X Techn ology, Inc, this manual including the prod uct and the software may not be duplicated , transm itted, record ed or save d on stor age devi ces; nor shall it be trans lated under any circumst ances into an y other lan guages. Copyright ©2 006 HOLUX Technolo gy, Inc. [...]

4 GPSmile53 Package Contents Your product should inc lude the following ac cessories : NAV-53 Unit In Vehicl e Bracket Bracke t fixing Car Adapt er Home / Travel Adapter (Opt ional) SD Memory Card (Opt ional) CD-ROM Quick Guide[...]

5 GPSmile53 Basic Operation Introduction Front View Rear View 3.5” TF T LCD with to uch screen Speaker System power switch I/O interfa ce Stylus Charging indic ator LED Charging: Red Full: Green Power button[...]

6 GPSmile53 Left Side Right Side Top View USB port External Antenna port Styl us SD card slot[...]

7 GPSmile53 Getting Started If you ar e a first -time s ystem u ser, th e following explanatio ns will h elp you quickly understand the sy stem operat ions, and ex perience the system’s powerful an d convenient f unctions. SD memory card installation This unit is equipped wi th a SD me mory card s lot; you c an purch ase SD (Secure Digital) Cards[...]

8 GPSmile53 Using the stylus This unit can be controll ed easily thou gh the touch screen. The sty lus is an assist tool for opera ting th is unit and is conce aled in a pen slot at the rear . Pull out to use. I/O interface The I/O interf ace has five pins, and each pin function is de scribed as below. Pin Function 1 VCCIN (DC 5.4 ± 0. 2 1A) 2 TX [...]

9 GPSmile53 Charging Using Home / Travel adapter: Before u sing th e device f or the first time, we strongly suggest you use a fully char ged batt ery. 1. Insert the USB conn ecto r into the unit. 2. Plug the ad apter into a p ower outlet.[...]

10 GPSmile53 Using the car charger: While using the devic e in a vehicle, use the in cluded car charger for l ong period s of usage. 1. Plug in the sm all plug in to the po wer jack on the rear o f the in vehicle bracket. 2. Inse rt the ot her end i nto the cigaret te light er.[...]

11 GPSmile53 9 This device uses a bu ilt-in rechargeable batt ery, please note the following: • Please do not charge in a hot environment, su ch as on a balcony or expo se to direct sunlight . • Do not wait until the b attery is depleted t o recharge. • When not using the unit for a lo ng time, p lease turn off t he system swit ch. • When c[...]

12 GPSmile53 Using the In Veh icle Bracket The includ ed in vehicle brack et set ca n be securel y suct ioned on the front windsh ield, or using t he adhesive pl ate, securing on top of the glove compart ment. This d evice will e ffectivel y secur e the GPS unit in the vehicle. Follow the proc edures below to se cure the bra cket: 1. Follow th e ar[...]

13 GPSmile53 3. Bend the br acket sup port to a proper angle. Suct ion the ve hicle brack et sec ure ly to th e w indsh ield, e nsuri ng its base is res ting fi rmly on the dashboard. 4. Follow the directions to insert the bracket i nto the slots on the bracket, and slide to fix t he set (A Æ B) . 5. The in vehi cle bracket a ssembly is complete .[...]

14 GPSmile53 Operating Methods Startup 1. For fir st time use, please tur n the syst em power switch at the rear side On . 2. Press and hold th e power button f or about two se conds to turn on the power. Note: Be fore the first time use, please switc h the sy stem power on. Shutdown 1. While p ower i s on, pres s the p ower but ton to t urn off p [...]

15 GPSmile53 Using Functions During the first startu p, the sc reen will show the main s creen consi sting of four fu nctions: navigat ion, mu sic, phot o, and se ttings. D irectly selec t the icon onscre en to use the fu nction. GPS Load s the navigat ion prog ram and n avigat ion screen Note: If the SD card with nav igator software is inserte d, [...]

16 GPSmile53 Function Menu Music Playback Function This unit has an MP 3 Music Playback func tion that is capable of playing back MP3 fi les stored on SD me mory cards. Storing MP3 files onto S D memory cards On your co mputer, yo u must fi rst con vert the music f rom an au dio CD int o MP3 files, then save them onto the SD me mory card. All the f[...]

17 GPSmile53 3. The Music Playback Window. Use th e buttons to control eac h playback func tion. 1 Play / Pause 8 Progress bar 2 Stop 9 Timer 3 Previous 10 Music St atus 4 Repeat mode 11 Repeat mode indicator 5 Next 12 Volume display 6 Battery indicator 13 Time 7 Exit[...]

18 GPSmile53 Image Browsing Function 1. The system has an I mage Browsing fun ction tha t is capable of displaying images/photographs stored on SD memo ry cards. All the files need to be stor ed under t he Image directory , and t he fil e forma t needs to be “*.jpg” . 2. Insert the SD memory card with stor ed image f iles i nto the SD memor y c[...]

19 GPSmile53 Other The other fu nction giv es you th e ability to adjust the basic system options, including time settings, volu me control, screen calibration, startup message, backlig ht setting, versi on info, and GPS r eset etc. You can mod ify the sett ings acco rding t o pers onal pr eferenc es. Video (Opti onal) Video can re ad the film with[...]

20 GPSmile53 3. On th e su b menu , sel ect [ V i deo ] icon to enter. 4. Use the arrow ke y right/left to fo rward/ backward t he film. 1 Video Title 8 Play / Pause 2 Video status 9 Stop 3 Screen 10 Forward 4 Volume 11 Next 5 Time 12 Full Screen 6 Exit 13 Previous 7 Timer / Total Video Time 14 Battery[...]

21 GPSmile53 Full Screen Mode Double cli ck at anywhere on t he sc reen to exit fu ll screen m ode 5. Press "X" to exit the fi lm v iew er.[...]

22 GPSmile53 eBook eBook can only read file with __tx t fo rma t, please save them onto the SD memory card in a folder named "ebo ok". 1. Inse rt the SD memory car d with ebook files into th e SD memory card slot on the unit. 2. Power on , and at the Main Menu Screen, select the [ Other ] icon. 3. On the sub menu, select [ eBo ok ] icon t[...]

23 GPSmile53 4. Use the arrow key up and do wn to cha nge bet ween books. 1 eBook Title 6 Next 2 Screen 7 Page up 3 Time 8 Page down 4 Exit 9 Page Status 5 Previous 10 Battery 5. Press "X" to exit the eBook reader.[...]

24 GPSmile53 Setting Time 1. After system startup, select [Other] fro m the mai n screen to go in to the System Sett ings window.[...]

25 GPSmile53 2. S e lect from the Hour pull down menu and choo se the correct value. 3. Select from the Min ute pull down menu and choose the correc t value. 4. Select to confirm, or select to ke ep original sett ings. 5. Select to return to main men u screen. Volume 1. Under the settings window, c ontr ol the vol ume dire ctly wit h the scroll bar[...]

26 GPSmile53 Startup Message 1. Under the settings window, c heck on t he Warning Voice to ; / F (check / uncheck) for whether t he star tup message is to be bro adcast.[...]

27 GPSmile53 Stylus Adjustment Control of the unit is accomplishe d pri marily throug h the stylus by touching/writing on the screen. If the system ca nnot cor rectl y identify your stylus’ input, ple ase run t hrough th e screen c alibrat ion pro cedure. 1. From the set tings window, select [Stylus Adjustme nt] to start the screen cali bration p[...]

28 GPSmile53 Backlight Setting The backlight se tting will ad just the brightness of the backlight and the auto-off time . 1. Under the setting window, select Bac klig ht to ent er the backlight sett ing window. 2. Sele ct the ti me to turn off backlight w hen running off the battery / external power (1 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 30 min, Alway s). [...]

29 GPSmile53 Version 1. Und er the settin g window, select Versi on to enter the vers ion window . 2. The screen displa y wi ll show the vers ion informat ion. 3. Select to exit the Version sc reen.[...]

30 GPSmile53 About 1. Under the Other window, s elect About to enter the about page. 2. The screen display will show inst ru ctions for all function. 3. Select to exit the Version sc reen.[...]

31 GPSmile53 Using the CD Troubleshooting System reset Only under extremely few circumstances will it be requir ed to reboot the system. Reset you r system if th e f ollowing situat ions occur: 1. Heav y lag experienc ed with s creen refr esh or ope rations, res ulting in an inoperable system. 2. Cannot turn of f the sy ste m with power button. 3. [...]

32 GPSmile53 Quick Troubleshooting Power Cannot s tartup Insu fficient b attery c harge, ple ase connect to the ad apt er and restart system. No screen displayed After powe ring up , if th e system does no t respond, try the following : 1. Connect adapter, restart system. 2. Reset system. Display speed is too slow 1. Check i f the batte ry is low o[...]

33 GPSmile53 Keep away from strong magnetic fields When u sing or st oring, plea se keep away from strong electromagnetic/radioactive or magnetic field equipment. Operating temperature The products oper ating tempera ture is be tween 0 ° C ~ 40 ° C; please do not operate under extreme temperatures. Avoid exposure to sunlight Please avoid long per[...]

34 GPSmile53 Appendix Specifications Integrated GPS Receiver 32 parallel chan nels Acquisition Time • Reacquisition : 0.1 sec. (AVG) • Hot star t : 1 sec. (AVG) • Warm start : 33 se c. (AVG) • Cold start : 36 sec . (AVG) Accuracy Positi on: 3.0 m CE P without SA* Velocity: 0.1 m/s GPS antenna Built-in patch ant enna Handheld Software (Pre- [...]

35 GPSmile53 Federal regulations This equip ment is in complia nce wit h the essent ial r equireme nts and ot her relev ant provisi ons of directive 1999/5/EC .[...]