Snooper S8000 VenturaXL Pro manual

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    S8000 7” Screen P or table Satellite Na vigation Sy stem with DVB- T Receiv er U ser manual S8000[...]

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    2 • UK Return to contents Intr oduc tion Congra tulations on buying the S8000 Portable Navigator and F ixed Speed Camera loca tion system. S8000 utilises the very latest Global Positioning Sat ellite (GPS) technology to pr ovide you with accurat e street level navigation via clear and precise voic e prompts as well as alerting you to potentially [...]

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    3 • UK Return to contents As the A URA™ camera database changes daily , regular updates to S8000 ar e required . S8000 connects quick ly and easily to your PC so that you can download the database in a ma tter of minutes (internet connection required). P lease note: In order for the software to be installed successfully , there are certain mini[...]

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    C ontents P age 5 What’ s included? 6 Overview 7 Registering S8000 8 Switched On 9 Quick Start Guide to Navigation 11 Start Up – Installing the SD Card Sy stem Requirements and Downloading 12 Downloading the A UR A™ Camera Da tabase 13 Installing S8000 14 Po wer C onnec tion & Charging 15 Charging the internal ba tter y P owering S8000 us[...]

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    5 • UK Return to contents Wha t ’ s included? 1 x S8000 satellite naviga tion system 1 x SD Card con taining mapping 1 x Windscreen Mounting Br acket 1 x Home Charger 1 x12/24v DC in V ehicle charger 1 x USB Cable 1 x TMC Antenna 1 x Hard prot ec tive case 1 x Video In adaptor 2.5mm (for use with r eversing camera Not included) 1 x CD ROM This [...]

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    6 • UK Return to contents Over view 1. Po wer/MENU Button Pr ess and hold to switch on or off . Press and r elease to switch between functions. LED Status: LED Off : Unit is switched off LED RED: The unit is power ed by the mains or in vehicle charger . LED Green: The unit power ed by the internal battery . 2. Microphone for Blue T ooth 3 T ou[...]

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    7 • UK Return to contents Registering S8000 IMPORT ANT! PLEASE READ BEFORE USING S8000. T o enable S8000 to locate F ixed Speed Cameras and Ac cident Black spots you will have t o register and download the A URA™ Camera Database. Register Online Go to the official website www .snooperneo.c o .uk and register your unit online . Y our unit should[...]

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    8 • UK Return to contents S8000 Switching On 1. Slide the battery on/off button, on the rear of the unit, towar ds the ON position. 2. Pr ess and hold the Pow er/Menu button on the top of the unit the LED will illuminate Green and the L CD screen will display the Home menu 3. Pr ess the icon to star t the requir ed feature Home menu screen Navig[...]

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    9 • UK Return to contents Quick Star t Guide to Naviga tion 1. T ake the S8000 outside so that the GPS receiver can locate your position. This may take between 15 - 30 minutes the first time. When satellite lock is achieved, the scr een will display your curren t position on its map in a ‘3D’ navigation view . Y our position (and direction) [...]

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    10 • UK Return to contents Tip: The def ault route options are set to Quickest R oute. T o change the route options refer to section 6 in this user manual . 4. Press and S8000 will calculate the fastest route fr om your current position to y our destination. This should only take a few moments and a pr ogress bar is shown on the screen. 5. A jour[...]

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    1 1 • UK Return to contents Star t Up – Installing the SD Car d Before using the S8000, y ou will need to install the SD Card included with the device . The SD Card c omes complete with digital mapping and is also where the A URA™ camera database is stored if y ou choose to subscribe and download it. Start by moving the ‘Batt. ON/OFF’ swi[...]

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    12 • UK Return to contents Downloading the A URA™ Camer a Database Please Note: Y ou must register S8000 before you can perform a download. Performing a download is simple. 1. Connect the AC P ower adapter pr ovided to a mains plug socket and attach the other end to the S8000 pow er socket. 2. Po wer up S8000 by pressing and holding the po wer [...]

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    13 • UK Return to contents Installing S8000 S8000 comes with a windscreen bracket so tha t the unit can be mounted onto your v ehicles windscreen. When installing S8000 please ensure that:  The unit, with its built in GPS antenna has a clear view of the sky*  I t is located in a position where y ou can easily view the L CD display without h[...]

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    14 • UK Return to contents P ow er C onnec tion & Charging P ow ering and charging S8000 from the cigarett e lighter sock et S8000 comes with a power cable desig ned to plug into your v ehicles cigarette lighter socket. The power cable is suitable f or both 12v DC and 24v DC vehicles. This lead will power the devic e but will also charge S800[...]

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    15 • UK Return to contents Plug the charger into a 240V AC mains sock et Charging the int ernal battery Although S8000 can be charged using the cigarette ligh ter in your vehicle , a complete charge is mor e easily achieved by using the 240V AC mains char ger included. When new , the batter y contains a nominal charge . T o charge the unit fully [...]

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    16 • UK Return to contents Lo w Battery W arning If S8000 is powered fr om the internal battery and the ‘Battery Low – Please Recharge ’ warning is display ed on the screen, the unit has a few minutes of battery power remaining . Y ou should either connect the cigarette light er adaptor lead to the unit whilst in the vehicle or r echarge th[...]

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    17 • UK Return to contents Detailed Guide to Satellit e Na vigation 1.Starting Up Once you hav e synchronised the Micro-SD Card and per formed a download as necessary it is time to perform the first Start Up. F irst make sure your vehicle is parked in as open a space as possible, clear of tall tr ees and buildings so that the built in GPS antenn[...]

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    18 • UK Return to contents Lane Guidance. Snoopers’ advanced lane guidance will assist the driver b y clarifying which lane the vehicle should be using. Snooper has extensive cov erage of motor way , complex junctions, some dual carriage way exits and some inner city junctions. The criteria for lane guidance is that the turning lanes or exit la[...]

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    19 • UK Return to contents Additional warning or informa tion pop ups will appear at the bottom left hand corner of the screen. If lane guidance is displayed then the warning pop ups will be displayed at the t op left hand side of the screen. or ONL Y - R estriction and warnings will be displayed in the bottom left hand side of the screen, if lan[...]

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    20 • UK Return to contents T o modify the information sho wn:  Press the centr e of the screen to access the menu .  Press the ‘ Configure ’ button.  Press the icon where y ou will see the list of options below .  Selec t the option you wish to change on the left.  T o change a setting, simply press on the tick bo x to indicat[...]

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    21 • UK Return to contents Setting up vehicle par ameters F or Ven tura to calculate a route suitable f or your vehicle it needs to know certain information about the vehicle itself such as its height, weight and width. It is possible to sav e the settings of 10 different vehicles . F ollow these instructions to enter your vehicles details. Pr e[...]

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    22 • UK Return to contents Setting up vehicle par ameters F or T ruckmate to calculate a route suitable f or your vehicle it needs to know certain information about the vehicle itself such as its height, weight and width. It is possible to sav e the settings of 10 different trucks. F ollow these instructions to enter your vehicles details. Pr es[...]

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    23 • UK Return to contents  T unnel Category B/D  T unnel Category B/E  T unnel Category C  TUNNEL CA TEGORY C/D  T unnel Category C/E  T unnel Category D  T unnel Category D/E  T unnel Category E B Most restric tive P assage forbidden through tunnels of category B, C, D and E B1000C Carriage where the total net explosiv e[...]

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    24 • UK Return to contents 3. Planning a route There ar e several ways t o plan a route on S8000. 3.1 Find b y post code  Press the centr e of the screen to access the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu.  Press the ‘F ind by post code ’ icon.  I f you ha ve the European version of S8000, y ou will need to select the ‘ Country ’ first BEFO[...]

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    25 • UK Return to contents Once the calculation is complete y ou can either press ‘G o’ to start navigation, ‘Simulation ’ to see the actual route that will be taken, ‘Route Option ’ to change the parameters of the rout e or ‘ Guide’ which will list the turn by turn instructions of the journey . The ‘Summary Screen ’ will tell[...]

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    26 • UK Return to contents 3.3.1 Home Y ou can navigat e easily and quick ly from a pr evious journey or destination to your home, by personalising S8000 so tha t a route can be calculated by pr essing just a few buttons. 3.3.2 Setting the ‘Home ’ Destination  Press the centr e of the display to enter the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu.  Pres[...]

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    27 • UK Return to contents 3.4 Offi ce Y ou can navigat e easily and quick ly from a pr evious journey or destination to your office or place of work, by personalising S8000 so that a route can be calculat ed by pressing just a few butt ons. 3.4.1 Setting the ‘ O ffice ’ Destination  Press the centr e of the display to enter the ‘Na viga[...]

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    28 • UK Return to contents Once a route has been calcula ted, the ‘Recent Route ’ icon is replaced with a ‘ Clear Route’ icon. T o cancel a rout e that you have calculated:  Press the centr e of the screen to enter the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu.  Press the ‘ Clear Route’ icon. The route will then aut omatically be deleted. Please[...]

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    29 • UK Return to contents If you are happy with the start position, you can now begin to en ter the data of your first destination.  Press ‘A d d ’ – you are provided with sev eral options to find your destination stage: > F ind address by city > F ind address by post code > F ind by POI > F ind by recently used >F ind [...]

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    30 • UK Return to contents Once you hav e pressed ‘G o’ S8000 will now display y our current map position along with a small summar y screen located in the bottom left hand corner . The following inf ormation is displayed on the summary screen: If, during the journey , you wish to cancel the current stage and beg in travelling to the next sta[...]

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    31 • UK Return to contents 3.7 Find b y favourites S8000 has the capacity to store up to 150 user locations . T o add your fav ourite locations see Section 4.1.1 on page 45. T o navigate t o one of your stored locations:  Press the centr e of the screen to enter the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu.  Press the ‘F ind by fav ourites’ icon.  S[...]

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    32 • UK Return to contents 3.9 Find b y POI (points of interest) If you would like to calculat e a route to a hotel, airport, restaurant or ev en a golf course S8000 can calculate a route using its extensive database of POI’ s (P oints of I nterest). T o navigate using this da tabase:  Press the centr e of the screen to access the ‘Na viga[...]

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    33 • UK Return to contents 3.10 Find b y nearest POI This function will help you to find the nearest POI fr om either your ‘ Current Position ’ or a ‘Different P osition’ within a certain radius which can specified up to a maximum of 60 miles. 3.10.1 T o na vigate using the ‘ Current P osition’  Press the centr e of the screen t[...]

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    34 • UK Return to contents 3.10.2 T o na vigate using a ‘Differ ent Position ’  Press the centr e of the screen to enter the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu.  Press the black arrow once.  Press the ‘F ind by nearest POI’ icon.  Selec t ‘Differen t Position ’  Press ‘ Country’ and selec t the country where you would like [...]

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    35 • UK Return to contents Once the calculation is complete y ou can either press ‘G o’ to start navigation, ‘Simulation ’ to see the ac tual route that will be taken, ‘Rout e Option’ to change the parameters of the rout e or ‘ Guide’ which will list the turn by turn instructions of the journey . The ‘Summary Screen’ will tell[...]

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    36 • UK Return to contents Select the POI with your finger; an information screen will be displayed . Press ‘OK ’ if the POI is correct, press ‘Map ’ to view the POI location on the map , press ‘Route options’ to change start position or press to return to the pr evious screen. Pr ess ‘ Calculate ’ and a journey summary screen wi[...]

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    37 • UK Return to contents 3.11.3 Find ar ound different position  Press the centr e of the screen to enter the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu.  Press the black arrow once.  Press the ‘User POI’ ic on.  Press the POI you wish t o look for  Selec t ‘F ind around different position ’  Press ‘ Country’ and selec t the count[...]

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    38 • UK Return to contents Once the calculation is complete y ou can either press ‘G o’ to start navigation, ‘Simulation ’ to see the ac tual route that will be taken, ‘Rout e Option’ to change the parameters of the rout e or ‘ Guide’ which will list the turn by turn instructions of the journey . The ‘Summary Screen’ will tell[...]

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    39 • UK Return to contents 3.13 Find b y coordinate T o navigate t o a location using a coordinate:  Press the centr e of the screen to access the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu  Press the black arrow onc e  Press the ‘Find by coor dinate ’ icon Enter the coor dinate using the key pad and press the ‘O K ’ button. Y ou can enter the c o[...]

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    40 • UK Return to contents 3.14.1 A void By Road Name If you know the road name or road number you wish t o avoid, then select this option.  Press ‘ Av oid by Road Name ’ . Y ou will be pro vided with the turn by turn instructions of the route that you are curren tly following. If the road y ou are looking for is not visible, press the do [...]

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    41 • UK Return to contents 3.14.3 Clear A voided Road If you do not wish to use the alternative r outes offered b y S8000 and you wish to return to the original calculat ed route, pr ess the ‘ Clear A voided Road’ button and the original rout e plotted by S8000 will be restor ed. Once the re- calculation of the original route is c omplete th[...]

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    42 • UK Return to contents T o calculate a r oute which is appropriate for y our vehicle, once a sec ond link has been added the following screen will be displa yed: if this is the correct vehicle press ‘ Calculate ’ or if you need to change the vehicle press ‘ Change’ . 6. Continue adding r oads to ‘Y our route’ until y ou have const[...]

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    43 • UK Return to contents 3.16 Route Description After a route has been calculat ed and the journey has commenced, you can acc ess the summar y display again by using this function. T o view the summary screen:  Press the centr e of the screen to enter the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu.  Press the black arrow twice .  Press the ‘Route desc[...]

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    44 • UK Return to contents The options can be deselected by pressing the – the box will be display ed with the red tick remov ed . T o finalize your selection press TMC Icon Once the unit starts to receive TMC aler ts one of the two following ic ons will appear on the main screen This icon appears if S8000 has rec eived TMC information but the[...]

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    45 • UK Return to contents T o view the incident press T o return to the pr evious screen press If you want to return t o the original route (not avoiding the inciden t) then press the TMC Icon select the TMC aler t you originally wanted to a void and then press S8000 will recalculate the original r oute Note: TMC data is transmitted sim ultaneou[...]

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    46 • UK Return to contents 3.18 Campsite Sear ch ( V entura ONL Y ) V entura can search from o ver 20,000 caravan and motor home sit es and rest stops. This unique, cont ent rich, data is supplied by some of the biggest camping organizations in Eur ope: ASCI , Bordatlas and Camperstop (by F acile en Route). Additional campsite data f or Caravan C[...]

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    47 • UK Return to contents Y ou can select as many or as few options as y ou require to narr ow or expand the search. Pr ess OK to continue Pr ess ‘Review facilities selected’ to show a summary of the facilities chosen. I f required , you can remov e some of the facilities On this screen you can edit the selected facilities. Select OK to cont[...]

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    48 • UK Return to contents 4.1.1 Add a fa vourite destination  Press the centr e of the screen to access the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu.  Press ‘ My F avourite ’ at the top of the display .  Press the ‘F avourites ’ icon.  Press ‘A d d ’ . Y ou can now sear ch for the destination using the follo wing options displayed:  F[...]

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    49 • UK Return to contents 4.2 Recent destination This function can be used to delete any or all of the r ecent destinations that are stored on S8000. S8000 can stor e up to a maximum of 40 recent destinations . 4.2.1 T o delete individually st ored recent destina tions  Press the centr e of the screen to access the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu. ?[...]

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    50 • UK Return to contents 4.4 Home T o set up and use this function was explained in Sec tion 3.3 earlier in the manual. When this function is accessed from the ‘My F av ourite ’ menu, y ou are able to change the ‘Home ’ location (for example if y ou move house) or to delete the ‘Home ’ location. 4.4.1 T o change the home location ?[...]

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    51 • UK Return to contents 4.5 Office T o set up and use this function was explained in Sec tion 3.4 earlier in the manual. When this function is accessed from the ‘My F av ourite’ menu, y ou are able to change the ‘O ffi c e ’ location (f or example if you move house) or to delet e the ‘ O ffi c e ’ location. 4.5.1 T o change the o?[...]

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    52 • UK Return to contents  Press ‘ Quick Menu’ and ‘ Continue ’ .  Press ‘OK ’ S8000 will automatically sav e this location as your ‘Home ’ or ‘O ffi c e’ destination. 5.0 Configur e The ‘ Configure ’ menu is used to customise the operation and appearance of your unit. T o access the ‘ Configure ’ menu  Pr[...]

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    53 • UK Return to contents 5.2 T ruck Setting up vehicle perameters F or T ruckmate to calculate a route suitable f or your vehicle it needs to know certain information about the vehicle itself such as its height, weight and width. It is possible to sav e the settings of 10 different trucks. F ollow these instructions to enter your vehicles deta[...]

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    54 • UK Return to contents  T unnel Category B1000C  T unnel Category B/D  T unnel Category B/E  T unnel Category C  TUNNEL CA TEGORY C/D  T unnel Category C/E  T unnel Category D  T unnel Category D/E  T unnel Category E B Most restric tive Passage forbidden thr ough tunnels of categor y B, C, D and E B1000C Carriage w[...]

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    55 • UK Return to contents 5.3 Cara van/Motorhome Setting up vehicle perameters F or Ven tura to calculate a route suitable f or your vehicle it needs to know certain information about the vehicle itself such as its height, weight and width. It is possible to sav e the settings of 10 different vehicles . F ollow these instructions to enter your [...]

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    56 • UK Return to contents 5.4 V olume Control S8000 volume can be adjusted using this function within the ‘ Configure ’ menu. T o adjust the volume:  Press the centr e of the screen to enter the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu.  Press ‘ Configure ’ .  Press the ‘V olume Control’ icon.  T o increase the volume press the icon. ?[...]

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    57 • UK Return to contents This facility customises the map view between T o make your selection, touch the relevan t tick box with your finger . 5.6.2 Speed/Time This option allows y ou to change the information display ed in the bottom left hand side of the navigation screen between the vehicle speed and the current time. Y ou can also specify[...]

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    58 • UK Return to contents 5.6.5 Map T ext Size This option allows y ou to increase or decrease the size of the r oad and place name text which appears on the map screen Select the tex t size then press OK t o save and exit 5.6.6 Car Icon This option allows y ou to choose the icon which appears on the navigation screen. Pr ess the required icon t[...]

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    59 • UK Return to contents 5.6.7 Lane Guidance The allows y ou to show or hide lane guidance on the navigation scr een T o show or hide lane guidance choose Y es or No then press OK to confirm y our selection. Lane Guidance On Lane Guidance Off[...]

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    60 • UK Return to contents 5.7 Show POI S8000 comes complete with a compr ehensive list of POI’ s (Point’ s of Interest). Y ou can search f or addresses using POI’ s and sav e POI’ s in your list of favourites . Y ou can also choose which of the POI’ s you would like to have indicated on your map . As standard ALL POI’ s are sho wn, h[...]

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    61 • UK Return to contents 5.9 Camera alert In order for this feature to operate you will need to subscribe to and download the A URA™ Camera Database onto S8000. See ‘Registering S8000’ (P age 4) and ‘System R equirements & D ownloading ’ (page 11) for fur ther details. This function allows you to personalise the camer a aler t set[...]

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    62 • UK Return to contents 5.9.3 School Y ou can choose between the f ollowing options: Y es: Pr ovided you have selected the option to do wnload schools on S8000 updater software, this f eature enables the unit to alert you when you ar e near a primar y school*. No: The unit will not provide alerts of Primary schools. Schools are indicated on S8[...]

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    63 • UK Return to contents 5.11.1 T ouch T one Y ou can choose between the f ollowing options: Y es: The unit emits a confirmation tone each time the scr een is touched. No: This will turn off the confirmation beep when the screen is touched. T o make your selection, touch the relevan t tick box with your finger . 5.11.2 Route Alert If you de[...]

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    64 • UK Return to contents 5.12 Map Colour This function allows you to choose between the alt ernative colour schemes that are a vailable for the maps used in S8000 system (several of which are most suitable f or use at night). T o access this facility :  Press the centr e of the screen to enter the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu.  Press the ‘ [...]

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    65 • UK Return to contents 5.14 TMC This featur e allows you to c onfigure the type of TMC aler ts you rec eive along with the facility to view the radio tuner that searches f or TMC transmissions when the TMC aerial is plugged into the TMC socket. T o access this facility:  Press the centr e of the screen to enter the ‘Na vigate to’ menu[...]

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    66 • UK Return to contents 5.15 GPS status Y ou can check the health of the GPS connection of your unit at an y time as well as being able to see the exact coordinat es of your current position by using this featur e.  Press the centr e of the screen to enter the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu.  Press the ‘ Configure ’ button.  Press the [...]

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    67 • UK Return to contents 5.18 Save user poin t As mentioned earlier in this user manual you hav e the facility to store, edit and delet e on the S8000. (F or more information regar ding User Poin ts, please refer t o Sec tion 4.3 earlier in the user manual) Before y ou can store any user points on to your S8000, you need to activate the butt on[...]

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    68 • UK Return to contents 5.20 V ersion This option allows y ou to view the hardware and software version numbers of y our unit. T o view this information:  Press the centr e of the screen to enter the ‘Na vigate to ’ menu.  Press the ‘ Configure ’ button.  Press the black arrow twice.  Press the ‘V ersion icon. The follo [...]

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    69 • UK Return to contents 6.1.3 Av oid T ollwa y If you want to calculate a r oute avoiding an y type of T oll Roads, select this featur e before calculating your r oute. P ress again to deselect. 6.1.4 A void Motorway If you would like to take a mor e leisurely journey with the chance of a more picturesque view then select the ‘ Av oid Motorw[...]

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    70 • UK Return to contents Once the calculation is complete y ou can either press ‘G o’ to start navigation, ‘Simulation ’ to see the actual route that will be taken, ‘Route Option ’ to change the parameters of the rout e or ‘ Guide’ which will list the turn by turn instructions of the journey . The ‘Summary Screen ’ will tell[...]

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    71 • UK Return to contents 6.4 Change Start Position Y ou can use this function if you would like to calcula te a route but from a diff erent location to the one you ar e currently at. F irst input your destination address as normal but when you reach the Summary page, press the ‘Route Option ’ button. Now press the ‘ Change Start Position[...]

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    72 • UK Return to contents 7.1 V olume S etting Selecting this option opens the V olume menu whereby you can increase or decr ease the audio level of the unit. P ress the ‘V olume Control’ icon. T o adjust the volume , use your finger to pr ess either the button to increase the v olume or the button to decrease the volume . Please note that [...]

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    73 • UK Return to contents 8.0 Understanding the Mapping Screen Distance to next junction or instruction Whilst navigating a calculat ed route the S8000 display will sho w an information bo x. This box will tell you the next road you should be travelling on and the distanc e to that turn. The screen will also show you either the expected time of [...]

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    74 • UK Return to contents DVB- T P or table Digital T elevision IMPORT ANT NO TICE. PLEASE READ Never attempt t o watch DVB- T digital T V whilst driving a vehicle. If a passenger wishes to view DVB- T in a moving vehicle, the unit must be positioned so that the driver cannot see the screen. Wa tching DVB- T TV whilst dr iving is illegal and hig[...]

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    75 • UK Return to contents 4. T V Shows a list of T V channels that are currently available to view in y our area 5. Radio Shows a list of Radio channels that are currently a vailable to view in your area F av ourites Shows a list of channels you ha ve saved as F avourites . See sec tion on Saving F avourites below . 6. F av ourites Shows a list [...]

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    76 • UK Return to contents VIDEO T o view Video files press the ‘Media ’ button then the ‘V ideo’ button. Due t o the size of some video files you will need to prepar e a separate SD card with y our video files and inser t it in to the SD card slot. 1. F ile Name Y ou can see the selected file name. 2. List (Refer to next page) 3. Rew[...]

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    77 • UK Return to contents MUSIC Pr ess MUSIC button from the Media Menu 1. Stop 2. Move to previous file 3. Play/P ause 4. Move to next file 5. List 6. EQ Setting 7. Random Play 8. Repeat Play 9. File Name 10. V olume Up 11. V olume Down 12. Mute Open the Music List screen by pr essing [List] from the MUSIC main menu. 1. File P ath 2. Sub Fold[...]

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    78 • UK Return to contents PHONE By connecting the S8000 with a phone which has built-in Bluetooth users can call and receiv e phone calls. Pr ess the Phone button in the main menu. 1. Dial P ad : shows the Dial pad screen to make a phone call 2. Redial : redials the last successful phone number 3. Histor y : shows the last 20 phone calls 4. Setu[...]

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    79 • UK Return to contents Pairing In order to use the Bluetooth facility you must first ‘pair’ your unit with your mobile phone . Once the phone is paired with the S8000, ther e is no need to do the pairing again unless the mobile phone is changed. 1. Activate the Bluetooth function by pressing the “Bluetooth ” button on the Setup scree[...]

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    80 • UK Return to contents Connect / Disconnect 1. When a connection between the mobile phone and a tool is done through “Pairing ” on the “Setup” screen, press the “C onnec t” button and activate the Bluetooth c onnec tion. 2. T o disconnect, press the “Disconnect ” button. CAUTION : THERE ARE SOME FUNCTIONS WHICH CAN ONL Y BE PE[...]

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    81 • UK Return to contents Phone Call When in the Bluetooth main screen and y ou press ‘R edial’ or you make/answer a call using the ‘Call’ , ‘Dial’ or ‘C all Histor y ’ functions the following ic ons at the top of the screen are displa yed (see picture below). 1. Switches the phone call to the pair ed mobile phone and the icon is[...]

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    82 • UK Return to contents PHO T O T o view photos press the PHO TO button. Phot os can be added to the existing SD card or prepared on a separ ate SD card. Pr ess the button in the Media Menu to switch to PHOT O 1. Sub F older 2. Image 3. Move to Upper F older 4. Move to P revious Image 5. Move to Next Image 6. F ile Name 7. Slide Show Please no[...]

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    83 • UK Return to contents S y stem Settings T o enter the and adjust the syst ems settings press the SET TINGS button. Please note Pr ess on the tab to view or change setting on the device 1 SCREEN 2 ST ART MENU Y ou can chose how the S8000 starts when it is powered On. NA VI When the device is switched on the unit will automatically start in na[...]

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    84 • UK Return to contents 1 SOUND T o enter and adjust the sound settings of the DB5800 press the SOUND tab. 2 VOL UME T o adjust the master volume of the S8000 press the right arro w to increase the volume and the left arrow to decr ease the volume 3 TOUCH SOUND The touch screen ‘beep’ can be switched On or Off 4 SMART MIX T urn commands a[...]

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    85 • UK Return to contents VERSION V ersion Information 1 This screen shows the v ersion information of the S8000 2 LANGUA GE Pr ess the button to change the language of the S8000. NOTE: The navig ation language must be changed within the navigation menu (see page 56 for details) 1. Press Language 2. Selec t the language you wish to change to , u[...]

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    86 • UK Return to contents Screen Ic ons 1 Receiv e Sensitivit y of DVB- T Indicates the receiv e sensitivity of the broadcast currently being received X means ther e is no reception and 5 antenna bars mean the highest receiv e sensitivity. No reception Maximum Caution! These antenna ic ons do not indicate the receive sensitivity of GPS but will [...]

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    87 • UK Return to contents T r oubleshooting S8000 Downloads If you are having an y difficulty in per forming a download onto the S8000 unit it is advisable to r efer to the checklist in Sec tion A first before c ontacting us. If you are still unable to perform a download after following all of this checklist then please send an email to Support[...]

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    88 • UK Return to contents 4. Is the USB c able supplied with S8000 connec ted correctly? Please make sure the USB lead has a secur e connection to the PC and is fully plugged in. Ensure the smaller connector is plugged into the USB socket on the side of the unit. Only plug the USB lead into S8000 onc e you see the ‘Menu Screen ’ after turnin[...]

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    89 • UK Return to contents W arning: We do not rec ommend disabling your firewall softw are in order to per form a download to S8000, nor can we pro vide advice on how to alter the settings on third party soft ware , nor can we be held responsible for any action taken by the PC user that makes the PC more vulner able to malicious viruses, softwa[...]

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    90 • UK Return to contents 12. Can ’t charge the battery -Please check if the AC adapter/cigar ette lighter adapter is connected corr ectly. -Please check if the contact area is dirty. If you operate the unit during USB charging , the charging may not be c ompleted. So please turn off the unit to charge or charge the unit by using A C/cigaratt[...]

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    91 • UK Return to contents SPECIFICA TION POS WIN CE 6.0 Core edition CPU Speed 720 MHz T ype T CC9101/T elechips Memor y ROM 128 MB Nand Flash RAM 256 MB DDR2 Display Size 7” Display Colors 24 bit true color Number of Pix els 800(H) x 480 x RGB( V ) T ouch Pr essure Type , Anti- Glare T ype Brightness 350 Cd Innolux Pr oduc t Size 185 x 114.5 [...]

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    92 • UK Return to contents Video Play er WMV9(SP)(3) Photo Viewer BMP , JPG, GIF , PNG(2) Multi- T ask MP3 & NA VI, MP3 & Photo, M AP Language 14 countries “English/F rench/German/Dutch/Italian/Spanish/Portuguese/ F innish/Swedish/Norwegian/Danish/Czech/T urk ish/Greek” EXT -ANT GPS External Active ANT D- T V Ex ternal Passiv e ANT Po[...]

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    93 • UK Return to contents Recommenda tions for safe use of pr oduc t (S8000, Battery , A C Mains Charger and other acc essories)  Always treat y our product with care, keep it in a clean, and dust free en vironment.  W arning! May explode if disposed of in fire.  Do not expose your product to liquid or moisture or humidity .  Do not[...]

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    94 • UK Return to contents Disposal of Old Electric al or Electronic Equipment This symbol on the product indicates that this pr oduct shall not be treated as household waste. Instead, it shall be handed over to the applicable c ollection point for the recycling of electrical or elec tronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of corre[...]

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    95 • UK Return to contents A C CESSORIES & PRICE LIST The follo wing accessories are available fr om your local Snooper dealer . For further details please contact our sales depar tment on 0333 240 1000 (Option 1). Replacement European Mapping SD Car d £149.99 Remote GPS extension antenna (5m) £34.99 In- car charger (24v/12v DC) adaptor £1[...]