Uniden TRAX325 Owner's Manual

TRAX325

In-Car Navigation

OWNER’S MANUAL

Contents

What Do I Do First?

Make sure everything is OK

Plug it in

How Do I Put It in My Car?

Safety considerations

Attaching the windshield mount

Adjusting the windshield mount

Mounting on the windshield

Mounting on a flat surface

How Do I Use It?

1: Warnings and Safety Information

2: Getting started with TRAX325

Start using TRAX325

Simple and Advanced modes

Hardware button (Power on/off)

Buttons and other controls on the screen

Using keyboards

Using the map

Checking the details of a map location

Manipulating the map

Status information and hidden controls on the map

Using the cursor (the selected map location)

TRAX325 Concepts

Smart Zoom

Enabling Smart Zoom

Fine tuning Smart Zoom

Position markers

Current GPS position and Lock-On-Road

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Returning to normal navigation

Selected location (Cursor)

Original position in the Cursor menu

Daytime and night colour schemes

Colour scheme in tunnels

Route calculation and recalculation

Itinerary

Track Logs

Route demonstration

POI(Points of Interest)

Saving POI

Managing POI

Road Safety Cameras

Saving Road Safety Cameras

Camera warning

Camera types

Camera directions

Speed limit warning

3: Navigating with TRAX325

Selecting the destination of a route

Selecting the Cursor as the destination

Entering an address or part of an address

Entering an address (Australia)

Entering an address if house numbering is restarted

Entering an address without knowing the district/suburb

Selecting an intersection as the destination

Selecting a city centre as the destination

Entering an address with a postal code

Tips on entering addresses quickly

Selecting addresses from your Favourites

Selecting the destination from the POIs

Selecting the destination with a saved POI search criteria

Selecting the destination from History

Selecting the destination by entering its coordinate

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Creating a multi-point route (inserting a via point)

Creating a multi-point route (appending a new destination)

Editing the route

View the whole route on the map (Fit-to-Screen)

Watching the simulation of the route

Enabling Safety Mode

Pausing the active route

Deleting the next via point from the route

Deleting the active route

Using Track Logs

Recording the travelled path (creating a Track Log)

Simulating a Track Log on the map

Changing the colour of a Track Log

Saving a route

Loading a saved route

4: Reference book (Advanced mode)

Map screen

Icons on the map

Battery, GPS position quality and Vehicle type indicator

Status indicator strip

Next two route events (Turn Preview fields)

Objects on the map

Streets and roads

3D object types

Elements of the active route

Detour menu

Cursor menu

Position menu

Route information screen

Trip information screen

Trip computer screen

Quick menu

GPS data screen

Find menu

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Route menu

Manage menu

Manage saved route

Manage History

Manage Track Logs

Manage Favourites

Manage POIs

Managed Saved Search Criteria

User Data management

Settings Menu

Map Screen settings

Sound settings

Route Planning options

Regional settings

Navigation settings

Warning settings

GPS settings

Menu settings

Device settings

Track Log settings

5: Glossary

What Else Do I Need To Know?

Warranty

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Make Sure These Items Arrived in the Box

If anything listed here is missing or damaged, contact your place of purchase immediately.

TRAX325 GPS nAviGATion device

► 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 completely off.

Notch for windshield mount bracket.

USB port for software and

Power connection

W indShield mounT

► If you do put the device on your windshield, don’t forget to lock it up or take it with you when you leave your car.

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Suction cup

Adjustment lock

Suction latch latch

Suction cup pull tab

Bracket top

Bracket bottom

i ncluded AcceSSoRieS


DC (car) adapter

USB cable

Adhesive anchor 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 itself on and charges the battery.

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As soon as the power stops (for example, when you unplug the adapter or turn off your car), the device automatically shuts down. If you want it to stay on, tap anywhere on the screen during the Shutting down message.

You can turn the device on or off anytime you want: just push the power button on top of the device (hold the button for three seconds to turn the device off). See Hardware button (Power on/off) p19.

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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 compartment or hide it somewhere. And don’t forget to take down the windshield mount: you don’t want to remind any potential thieves that you might have some valuable mobile electronics in the car.

Don’t leave the device in direct sunlight for a long period of time or where the temperature could go above 60º C (140º F).

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Attaching the windshield mount


1

Insert the bracket hooks into the notches on the bottom of the device.

2

Rotate the bracket head up...

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...and snap the top hook into the notch on top of the device.

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A djuSTinG The WindShield mounT

Lift the adjustment lock to move the suction cup and bracket

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The bracket pivots in all directions

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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 want them, then push the adjustment lock back down to lock the windshield mount into position.

If the bracket still moves too easily after you push the adjustment lock down, tighten the bracket joint (lift the adjustment lock, and twist the lock handle clockwise two, maybe three turns).


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 the suction cup to stick:

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Clean the spot with an ammonia-free cleanser.

Dry the spot completely (use a lint-free cloth, if possible).

Make sure the spot is smooth and flat (suction cups won’t

Flip the suction latch up to lock the windshield mount into place.

stick well on a curved or textured surface).

R emovinG The WindShield mounT

When you release the suction latch, make sure you’re holding or somehow supporting the device.

Lift the suction latch and use the plastic pull tab to pull the suction cup off of the glass.

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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 not hold the device’s weight.

► The surface should be as smooth as possible. If the surface texture is too rough, the glue may not stick as well.

► The anchor disk will stick permanently on most surfaces. If you try to remove the disk, you might damage the surface.

► Don’t peel off the protective sheet until you’re ready to install the disk.

Once you expose the glue, you can’t stop easily.

1) When you decide where you want to mount the disk, hold the suction cup in that spot and set the angle and position of the bracket (just like you would for mounting on your windshield).

2) Clean the spot to remove any wax, grease, protecterants, etc.

3) Carefully peel the protective sheet from the bottom of the anchor disk to expose the glue.

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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 the anchor disk, then push the suction latch down (towards the suction cup) to lock it into place.

Flip the latch down towards the suction cup

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1: Warnings and Safety information

TRAX325 is a navigation system that helps you find your way to your destination with a connected GPS receiver. TRAX325 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

TRAX325 before you start your journey. Plan the route before your departure and stop if you need to change something in the route.

TRAX325 has a Safety Mode: if you turn on Safety Mode, you cannot change anything in TRAX325 while the vehicle is moving at a speed of 10 km/h (6 mph) or higher. Unless only passengers operate TRAX325, we strongly encourage you to turn on Safety Mode.

You must obey the traffic signs and follow the road geometry. If you deviate from the route that TRAX325 recommended, TRAX325 changes the instructions accordingly.

Never place mobile devices where it obstructs the driver’s view, where it is in the deployment zone of an airbag or where it might cause injuries in an accident.

2: Getting started with TRAX325

TRAX325 is optimised for in-car use. Tap the screen buttons and the map with your fingertips.

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Tasks

Double tapping the screen

Tapping and holding the screen

Instructions

You do not need to tap the screen twice for any action.

With buttons and controls, a single tap is enough.

You do not need this to access the basic navigation functions. Tap and keep pressing the following buttons to reach extra functions:

• Tap and hold on the Map screen: you can set the minimum and maximum zoom level of Smart

Zoom.

• Tap and hold any of the buttons on the Map screen: you can set or reset the zoom value of the button (2D map).

• Tap and hold any of the buttons on the Map screen: you can set or reset the tilt and zoom values of the button (3D map).

• Tap and hold on list and menu screens: the Navigation menu appears.

• Tap and hold any of the

buttons on the Map screen: you can rotate, tilt or scale the map continuously.

• Tap and hold on keyboard screens: you can delete several characters quickly.

• Tap and hold or the page continuously.

in long lists: you can turn

• Tap and hold the buttons in the Quick menu to open screens from the Manage menu or the Settings menu related with the function of the button.

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Gestures

(drag&drop)

You do not need gestures to access the basic 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 any screen.

Start using TRAX325

When TRAX325 is started the first time, you need to do the following:

1. Select the written language of the application.

2. Select the language and speaker used for voice guidance

messages.

NOTE

IMPORTANT! - To use the Spoken Street Names feature you must choose a guidance language which is enabled for Text To

Speech. These are indicated with (TTS).

3. Select whether to start the program in Simple mode or in

Advanced mode. Later you can change the language or switch

between the two operating modes in Settings (page 101).

After this, the Navigation menu appears and you can start using TRAX325.

The Navigation menu in

Simple mode:

The Navigation menu in

Advanced mode:

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The typical way of using TRAX325 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 address with postal code (page 55). This way you do

not need to select the name of the settlement and the search for

street names might be faster as well.

• Use a coordinate (page 60)

• Use a saved location:

• a Favourite (page 57)

• a POI (page 57)

• the History of previously set destinations and waypoints (page 59)

Simple and Advanced modes

The two operating modes of TRAX325 mainly differ in the menu structure and the number of available features. The controls and screen layouts are the same.

• Simple mode: you have easy access to the most important

navigation functions and the basic settings only. The rest of the settings are set to values that are optimal for typical use.

• Advanced mode: you have access to the full functionality of

TRAX325.

To switch from Simple mode to Advanced mode: on the startup screen

(Navigation Menu), tap , .

To switch from Advanced mode to Simple mode: on the startup screen

(Navigation Menu), tap , .

The features and settings available in each mode are as follows:

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Type of action Available in Simple mode

Yes Navigating to a selected map point

Navigating to a street address

Navigating to an incomplete address

Navigating to an intersection

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Yes

Yes

Navigating to recent destinations (History)

Navigating to Favourites

Navigating to a POI

Yes

Yes

Yes

Navigating to coordinates No

Creating a multi-point route No

Saving a map point as a

Favourite destination

Yes

Saving a map point as a POI No

Saving a map point as a location of a Road Safety

Camera

No

Mark a map point with a Pin No

Saving the active route No

Saving Track Logs

Map Screen settings

No

No

Menu settings

Sound settings

Available in

Advanced mode

Yes

Explanation

See page 46

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Only background picture

Only Master volume

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

See page 46

See page 46

See page 52

See page 59

See page 57

See page 57

See page 60

See page 61

See page 80

See page 80

See page 80

See page 80

See page 67

See page 66

See page

102

See page

111

See page

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Route Planning options

Regional settings

Warnings

Yes

Only language selection

No

Yes

Yes

Yes


See page

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See page

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See page

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Hardware button (Power on/off)

You can use TRAX325 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 turn the device off.

You can turn the devices on or off at any time. When the device is switched off, TRAX325 does not calculate your GPS position and it does not update the route or the driving instructions.

When you turn the device on again, TRAX325 continues navigating as soon as the GPS receiver has determined your position.

Buttons and other controls on the screen

When you are using TRAX325, you usually tap buttons on the touch screen.

You only need to confirm selections or changes in TRAX325 if the application needs to restart, it needs to perform a major reconfiguration, or you are about to lose some of your data or settings. Otherwise, TRAX325 saves your selections and applies the new settings without confirmation as soon as you use the controls.

Type

Button

Example Description

Tap it to initiate a function, to open a new screen, or to set a parameter.

How to use it

Tap it once.

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Icon

List

Slider

Switch

Virtual keyboard

Shows status information.

When you need to select from several options, they appear in a list.

When a feature has several different unnamed values,

TRAX325 shows an indicator on a gauge that displays and sets a value from a range.

Some icons also function as a button. Tap them once.

Turn the page with the and

buttons and tap the value that you want.

• Drag the handle to move the slider to its new position.

• Tap the slider where you want the handle to appear; the thumb jumps there.

When there are only two choices, a checkmark shows whether the feature is enabled.

Alphabetic and alphanumeric keyboards to enter text and numbers.

Tap it to turn the switch on or off.

Each key is a touch screen button.

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Using keyboards

You only need to enter letters or numbers in TRAX325 when you cannot avoid it. You can type with your fingertips on the full-screen keyboards and you can switch between various keyboard layouts, for example ABC,

QWERTY, or numerical.

Task

Switching to another keyboard layout, for example from a Latin

QWERTY keyboard to a Greek keyboard

Details

Correcting your entry on the keyboard

Tap , and select from the list of available keyboard types.

TRAX325 remembers your last keyboard choice and offers it the next time you need to enter data.

Remove the unneeded character(s): tap . Tap and hold the button to delete the entire input string.

Entering a space, for example between a first name and a family name or in multi-word street names

Entering small or capital letters

Tap .

Tap to cycle through entering lower case letters, capital initials or all capitals.

Entering symbols

Tap to switch to a keyboard of symbol characters.

Finalising the keyboard entry

Tap .

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Using the map

The map screen is the most frequently used screen of TRAX325. It can be accessed from the Navigation menu by tapping .

For further information about the map screen, see page 69.

Checking the details of a map location

• If you are interested in the details of your current position during

navigation:

1. Check the bottom line of the map. It shows the current street

and house number information.

2. For further details, tap to open the Position menu.

3. Tap . The address, the coordinate and the list of

nearby POIs will be displayed.

• You can check the details of any other location by selecting it on

the map:

1. Tap the map anywhere to open the map control buttons.

2. Tap the desired location on the map. The Cursor ( ) appears

there. The address of the location is displayed at the bottom of

the map.

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3. For further details, tap to open the Cursor menu.

4. Tap . The address, the coordinate and the list of

nearby POIs will be displayed.

• It is even easier if you select the desired point in the Find menu.

Then the Cursor menu opens automatically. You only need to

tap the button.

Manipulating the map

Position markers on the map:

• Current GPS position: (page 34)

• Selected location (Cursor): (page 35)

The following controls help you modify the map view to best suit your actual needs. Most of these controls appear only if you tap the map once, and disappear after a few seconds of inactivity.

Action

Moving the map with drag&drop

Button(s)

No buttons

Description

You can move the map into any direction: tap and hold the map, and move your finger to the direction in which you want to move the map.

If GPS position is available and you have moved the map, the button appears. Tap this button to return to the GPS position.

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Opening/ closing map control buttons

Zooming in and out

Tilting up and down

Tap this button to show or hide the following map control buttons:

• Zoom in/out

• Rotate left/right (3D map only)

• Tilt up/down (3D map only)

• Zoom preset buttons (2D map only)

• Tilt and zoom preset buttons (3D map only)

• Return to GPS position button

• Smart Zoom button

Changes how much of the map is displayed on the screen.

TRAX325 uses high-quality vector maps that let you see the map at various zoom levels, always with optimised content. It always displays street names and other text with the same font size, never upside-down, and you only see the streets and objects that you need.

Map scaling has different limits in 2D and in 3D map view modes.

Changes the vertical view angle of the map in 3D mode.

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Rotating left and right

Viewing modes


Changes the horizontal view angle of the map in 3D mode.

When GPS position is available,

TRAX325 always rotates the map so its top faces your direction of travel

(Track-U p orientation). You can turn away from Track-Up with these buttons.

If GPS position is available and you have rotated the map, the button appears. Tap this button to reenable the automatic map rotation.

Gives you the following map perspectives in TRAX325:

• classic top-down view (2D)

• perspective view (3D)

The value always shows the mode the button switches to: If you are in

2D mode, you can see the button and you need to tap it to switch to 3D mode.

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Smart Zoom

Returning to normal navigation

(back to the GPS position with automatic map rotation)

Zoom preset buttons

(available in

Advanced mode only)

TRAX325 can automatically rotate, scale and tilt the map and give you the optimal view:

• When you are approaching a turn,

TRAX325 zooms in and raises the view angle to let you easily recognise your manoeuvre at the next junction.

• If the next turn is at a distance,

TRAX325 zooms out and lowers the view angle to show you the road in front of you.

Tap this button once to enable Smart

Zoom.

Tap&hold the button to set the zoom limits of Smart Zoom.

Tap this button to move the map back to the current GPS position.

If the map has been rotated in 3D mode, automatic map rotation is also re-enabled.

Tap one of the preset buttons to set the zoom level to a fix, predefined value. Smart Zoom is disabled.

These buttons are available in 2D mode.

Tap&hold any of the buttons to set its value to the current zoom level, or to reset it to its original value.

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Tilt and zoom preset buttons

(available in

Advanced mode only)

Map scale

Fit-to-screen


Tap one of the preset buttons to set the tilt and zoom levels to fix, predefined values. Smart Zoom is disabled. These buttons are available in 3D mode.

Tap&hold any of the buttons to set its value to the current tilt and zoom levels, or to reset it to its original value.

TRAX325 shows the scale of the map in 2D mode.

This button does not appear on the

Map screen. It is available on the following screens:

Plan on Map screen: When you have an active route, you can display it in its full length on the map.

Track Information screen: A track log can be displayed in its full length on the map.

Status information and hidden controls on the map

The following information appears in the rounded field in the top left corner, the Turn Preview field. When tapping this area, the result depends on the information currently shown.

Icon Information

There is no active route in

Simple mode

Details

If there is no route to be navigated in Simple mode, this icon appears in the Turn Preview field.

Action

Tap this area to open Find

Address.

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There is no active route in

Advanced mode

There is no valid

GPS position.

If the icon is a static picture, route calculation is needed

If there is no route to be navigated in Advanced mode, this icon appears in the Turn Preview field.

If an active route exists, and there is no valid GPS position, the view of the sky above you is shown with coloured dots for each satellite. Some dots need to turn green to be able to navigate.

GPS position and an active route are available, but automatic off-route recalculation is switched off, and you deviated from the route.

TRAX325 is calculating or recalculating the route.

Tap this area to open Find.

Tap this area to open the Route

Information screen.

Tap this area to make TRAX325 recalculate the recommended route.

If the icon is animated, route calculation is in progress

Nothing happens if you tap this area of the screen.

Next route event (next manoeuvre)

GPS position and an active route are available, and you navigate the recommended route.

This area gives you information about the type and distance of the next route event.

Tap this area to open the Route

Information screen.

The following area appears next to the above described rounded area.

When tapping this area, the result depends on the information currently shown.

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Icon


Information

There is no valid

GPS position

Details

If there is no valid GPS position, this symbol appears here.

Traffic restriction When GPS position is available, but there is no route to be navigated, the traffic restriction of the upcoming intersection is shown here if there is any.

Second route event

(manoeuvre after the next manoeuvre)

When GPS position and an active route are both available, this field shows the route event that follows the next route event shown in the above described area.

Approaching a Road Safety

Camera

Stops the running simulation

Route recalculation progress

This icon appears when you are approaching a

Road Safety Camera, and the warning for cameras is enabled in Settings.

This icon appears during

Route Fly Over, Route

Simulation, and Track

Log playback.

During route recalculation, this field shows the recalculation progress between 0% and 100%.

Action

Tap this area to open the GPS

Data screen to check the signal status or the connection settings.


Tap this area to open the

Itinerary screen with the turn by turn guidance instructions.

Tap this area to suppress the audible camera warning.

Tap this area to stop the simulation.


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Indicator strip enabled

- sounds muted/


- Track Log recording

- not used

- not used

The following symbols appear in the Indicator strip:

Icon Description

The sound output of TRAX325 is muted.

The sound output of TRAX325 is enabled.

TRAX325 records a Track log when GPS position is available.

Track log recording is disabled.

The following information can be seen in the three data fields shown on the map screen. Tap this area to open the Trip Information screen where you can select which values to be shown in these three fields.

When there is no active route, these fields show the following information: current speed, compass and the current time of day.

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Icon Type

Compass

Speed information

Time information

Distance information


More Information

Shows the direction of your heading both when the map is automatically rotated (3D) and when the map is always facing North (2D).

There are speed values that can be shown:

• Current speed

• Speed limit on the current road

There are time values that can be shown:

• Current GPS time

• Time remaining to reach the destination

• Time remaining to reach the next via point

• Estimated arrival time at the destination

• Estimated arrival time at the next via point

There are distance type values that can be shown:

• Distance remaining to reach the destination

• Distance remaining to reach the next via point

• Current altitude

The next area is a combined status field. Tap this area to open the Quick menu (page 89).

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Icon Status for

GPS position quality

Battery status

The battery is being charged

Vehicle type

More Information

The more lit bars, the better is the GPS position.

The device is running on battery power.

The number of lit bars represent the remaining capacity.

The device is running on external power.

The battery is being charged.

The symbol displays the vehicle type used for route calculation.

Using the Cursor (the selected map location)

First, place the Cursor at the desired map location with one of the following options:

• Use the Find menu to select a location. The map returns with

the selected point (the Cursor) in the middle, and the Cursor

menu appears with the available options.

• Tap the screen and tap again to place the Cursor at the desired

location. Now tap to open the Cursor menu.

You can perform the following actions:

Button Action

In the active route, uses the Cursor as the start point by replacing the current GPS position (available in

Advanced mode only)

In the active route, uses the Cursor as the destination by replacing the previous destination

In the active route, uses the Cursor as a via point (an intermediate destination) preceding the destination

(available in Advanced mode only)

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In the active route, uses the Cursor as the destination while keeping the previous destination as a via point


Shows the different routes calculated by the available routing methods. Choose the one that suits your needs the best.(available in Advanced mode only)

Saves the Cursor as a POI(available in Advanced mode only)

Saves the Cursor as a Favourite location

Saves the Cursor as a Road Safety Camera location


Marks the map with a Pin at the Cursor (available in

Advanced mode only)

Opens a screen with the name, address and coordinate information of the Cursor, and the list of

POIs near it

TRAX325 Concepts

Smart Zoom

Smart Zoom is a lot more than just a usual automatic zoom:

• While following a route calculated by TRAX325: when

approaching a turn, it will zoom in and raise the view angle to

let you easily recognise your manoeuvre at the next junction.

If the next turn is at a distance, it will zoom out and lower the

view angle to be flat so you can see the road in front of you.

• While driving without an active route in TRAX325: Smart

Zoom will zoom in if you drive slowly and zoom out to the limit

set here when you drive at high speed.

Enabling Smart Zoom

Tap the map to let the map control buttons appear, and then tap to

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enable Smart Zoom.

Fine-tuning Smart Zoom

Tap the map to let the map control buttons appear, and then tap and hold

to open the Smart Zoom Settings window. Modify the zoom limits of

Smart Zoom if necessary.

Position markers

Current GPS position and Lock-on-Road

When your GPS position is available, TRAX325 marks your current position with the icon on the map. The exact location of the position marker depends on the vehicle type used for route calculation.

The vehicle type can be selected in Route settings (page 93) or in the

Quick Menu (page 89).

• If you choose pedestrian: The icon is at your exact GPS position.

The direction of the icon shows your actual heading.

• If you choose any of the vehicles: The icon is aligned to the nearest road to suppress GPS position errors. The direction of the icon is one of the directions of the route.

To use the current GPS position, tap . The Position menu appears and you can save the GPS position as one of the following:

• a Favourite

• a Road Safety Camera

• a POI

• a map marker Pin

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Return to normal navigation

When GPS position is available, and you have moved the map (the icon is moving or is not even visible), or you have rotated the map in 3D mode, the button appears. Tap it to move the map back to the GPS position and re-enable Track-up map orientation (automatic map rotation).

NOTE

Even if you move the map while you are driving,

TRAX325 continues navigating if there is an active route: it plays the voice instructions and displays the turn preview icons according to your current GPS position.

Selected location (Cursor)

If you select a location in the Find menu, or you tap the map when the map control buttons are visible, the Cursor appears at the selected point on the map. TRAX325 displays the Cursor with a radiating red dot ( ) to make it visible at all zoom levels, even when it is in the background of a 3D map view.

When the Cursor is set, tap . The Cursor menu appears and you can use the Cursor as one of the following:

• the start point of a route

• a via point in a route

• the destination of a route

You can also search for POIs around the Cursor.

Or you can save the location of the Cursor as:

• a Favourite

• a Road Safety Camera

• a POI

• a map marker Pin

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Original position in the Cursor menu

When the Cursor menu is open, a special icon ( position the menu was opened with.

) shows the Cursor

You can move and zoom the map, and you can set the Cursor to a different place. The usual Cursor ( ) appears, and the buttons of the

Cursor menu initiate actions for this new location.

To return to the original Cursor position, tap the position with which the Cursor menu was opened, and the appears again.

. The map jumps back to

icon

Daytime and night colour schemes

TRAX325 uses different colour schemes during the day and during the night.

• Daytime colours are similar to paper road maps.

• The night colour schemes use dark colours for large objects to

keep the average brightness of the screen low.

TRAX325 offers different daytime and night colour schemes. It can also switch automatically between the daytime and the night scheme based on the current time and GPS position a few minutes before sunrise, when the sky has already turned bright, and a few minutes after sunset, before it becomes dark.

Colour scheme in tunnels

When entering a tunnel, the colours of the map change. All buildings disappear, the large objects (such as surface waters or forests) and the empty areas between roads become black.

However roads and streets keep their original colours from the daytime or night colour scheme currently used.

After leaving the tunnel, the original colours return.

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Route calculation and recalculation

TRAX325 calculates the route based on your preferences:

• Route calculation method:

• Fast

• Short

• Economical

• Easy

• Vehicle types :

• Car

• Taxi

• Bus

• Emergency vehicles

• Bicycle

• Pedestrian

• Road types:

• Unpaved Roads

• Permit Needed

• Motorways

• Toll Roads

• Charge Roads

• Ferries

• Cross-border Planning


TRAX325 automatically recalculates the route if you deviate from the proposed itinerary.

For further information about Route Planning options, see page 104.

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Itinerary

The Itinerary is the list of the route events, that is, the driving instructions.

When you are on the Map screen, you can display the Itinerary in one of the following ways:

• Tap the area between the Turn preview and the Travel data

fields where the symbol of the second next manoeuvre is

displayed (for example ).

• In Advanced mode, tap the following buttons:

, , .

You have the following options on the Itinerary screen:

Button

Any of the list items

Description

Opens the map with the selected manoeuvre in the middle.

Changes the detail level of the Itinerary. The levels are as follows:

• Detailed Instructions: all intersections are listed

• Itinerary: only significant intersections (the ones announced in voice guidance) are listed

• Road list: the list of the roads used while navigating the route

Turns the page for additional list items.

,

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When the map is open with a manoeuvre in the middle:

Button Description

Zooms in the map.

,

Zooms out the map.

Moves the map to show the previous or next manoeuvre.

Opens a screen where you can avoid a part of the route starting from the selected manoeuvre.

Track Logs

TRAX325 can log the track that you drive (page 66).

A Track Log is a recording of how your GPS position changed and it is independent of the route TRAX325 calculated.

Track Logs can be recorded, renamed, replayed, shown on the map, exported to the internal Flash ROM in GPX format, and deleted. See page 66.

Independently of the normal track log, you can instruct TRAX325 to record the native GPS data received from the GPS device. These logs are saved as separate text files on the internal Flash ROM, and they cannot be shown or replayed in TRAX325.

To turn on NMEA/SIRF log saving, tap the following buttons:

, .

, ,

Route demonstration

A simulation drives you through the route, following the driving instructions

(page 64). You can choose from a simulation at high speed or at normal driving speed.

You can use it, for example, to see which bridge TRAX325 planned for the

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route; if you do not want to take that bridge, you can avoid it.

Route demonstrations can be started from the Route menu by tapping the

(high speed simulation) or the normal speed) button.

(simulation at

POI (Points of Interest)

A point of interest (POI) is a location that someone might find useful or interesting. TRAX325 is delivered with thousands of POIs and you can also create your own POIs in the application.

POI locations are marked on the map with special icons. POI icons are quite large so you can easily recognise the symbol. The icons are also semi-transparent: they do not cover the streets and intersections behind them.

POIs are grouped into several levels of categories and subcategories.

The icon of a POI that comes with the map shows the symbol of the

POI category. If you save your own POI, you can select an icon for it independently of the POI category you have put it in.

Saving POI

To save a POI, place the Cursor ( ) at the desired location, then tap the following buttons:

, , .

Managing POI

You can select which POI groups to show and which ones to hide on the map, and from which zoom levels POI icons are visible. At the same place you can manage your saved POIs. A saved POI can be renamed, moved to a different POI group, its icon can be changed, or a phone number and additional information can be added to it. Tap the following buttons: ,

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, .

Road Safety Cameras

The location of a Road Safety Camera is a special POI. They cannot be searched like other POIs, and there is a special proximity warning only for cameras.

NOTE

The TRAX325 does not have a pre-installed speed camera database.

You can save the Cursor as the location of a Road Safety Camera. In this way you can create and add to your own database of camera locations.

Saving Road Safety Cameras

To save the location of a Road Safety Camera, place the Cursor

( ) at the desired location, then tap the following buttons:

, .

,

Camera warning

The warning for Road Safety Cameras can be turned on in Warning

Settings. Tap the following buttons: , , ,

.

When you approach a Road Safety Camera with the warning enabled, the following happens:

• Visible Warning: The type of the camera is displayed in the secondary

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Turn Preview field (for example ).

• Audible Warning: If there is no speed limit given for the camera, or your speed is under the given speed limit, single beeps warn you about the camera.

• If you exceed the speed limit of the camera, the following also happens:

• Visible Warning: A symbol with the speed limit appears in the corner of the map (for example: ),

• Audible Warning: A special alert sound is played.

Camera types

There are different types of Road Safety Cameras.

Symbol Type

Fixed

Description

Some speed cameras stand by the roadside, looking in one direction, measuring one or both directions of the traffic. They measure your current speed. For these speed cameras you can specify the controlled traffic direction and the speed limit.

TRAX325 warns you when you approach these speed cameras in the measured direction. If your speed exceeds the speed limit near the speed camera, TRAX325 plays a special warning sound.

Mobile Some speed cameras are operated from vehicles.

They do not always work and they are not set to check a preset speed limit. The warning is similar to fixed speed cameras, but as there is no speed limit given, only the proximity is announced.

Built-in Some speed cameras are built into traffic lights.

They work like fixed speed cameras, but they are difficult to spot. The warning for proximity and speeding is the same as for the fixed speed cameras.

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Section control

Red light


These speed cameras work in pairs, and do not measure your current speed but your average speed between the two speed cameras. Both identify your car and record the exact time you pass them. They use the difference between the two points in time to calculate your average speed.

TRAX325 warns you when you approach one of these speed cameras, but as you pass by, the warning stays on, and your average speed is measured until you reach another speed camera of this type. If your average speed exceeds the speed limit between the two speed cameras, you receive the same special warning sound as with the other speed camera types.

In the rare case TRAX325 cannot register the moment you pass the second speed camera (for example, it is placed at the exit of a tunnel where

GPS position is not yet available) the warning continues. Just tap the speed camera symbol displayed on the screen to stop the warning.

These cameras check if you obey traffic lights.

The warning is similar to mobile speed cameras: as there is no speed limit given, only the proximity is announced.

Camera directions

A speed camera can measure the speed of one direction of the traffic, both directions, or even several directions in an intersection, when they are mounted on a rotating base. The same directions apply to red light cameras. TRAX325 warns you only if you drive in a measured or possibly measured direction. The measured direction of the camera appears with the following symbols:

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Symbol Description

The camera checks the speed of the direction into which you are driving.

The camera checks the speed of the opposite driving direction.

The camera checks the speed in both directions on the road.

The camera can check the speed in any direction.

Speed limit warning

Maps sometimes contain information about the speed limits of the road segments. This information may not be available for your region (ask your local dealer) or may not be fully correct for all roads on the map.

You can configure TRAX325 to warn you if you exceed the current limit.

Tap the following buttons:

, , , .

When you exceed the speed limit, the following happens:

• Visible Warning: A symbol with the speed limit appears in the

corner of the map (for example: ).

• Audible Warning: A voice message is played using the selected

voice guidance profile.

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3: Navigating with TRAX325

You can set up your route in TRAX325 in several ways:

• If you need a simple route (a route with only one destination,

without any intermediate via points), you can select the

destination and start navigating to it right away

• you can plan a multi-point route (available in Advanced

mode only)

• you can also plan a route independently of your current GPS

position or even without GPS reception (available in Advanced

mode only)

Selecting the destination of a route

TRAX325 offers you several ways of choosing your destination and via points (intermediate destinations):

• Use the selected location on the map (the Cursor) (page 46).

• 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 address with postal code (page 55). This way you do

not need to select the name of the settlement and the search for

street names might be faster as well.

• Use a coordinate (page 60)

• Use a saved location:

• a Favourite (page 57)

• a POI (page 57)

• the History of previously set destinations and waypoints

(page 59)

TIP

If you are going to use a route later, save it before you start navigating. Tap the following buttons:

, , .

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Selecting the Cursor as the destination

1. Locate your destination on the map: move and scale the map

as needed (page 14).

2. Tap the location that you want to select as your destination. The

Cursor ( ) appears.

3. Tap to open the Cursor menu.

4. The map appears with the selected point in the middle. Tap

(Simple mode) or

(Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The route is then

automatically calculated, and you can start navigating.

TIP

If you know that you will use a destination later, when the

Cursor menu appears, save it as a POI, or put it on the list of your Favourites first. The Cursor menu returns automatically with the same point. Now you can use it as a route point.

Entering an address or part of an address

If you know at least a part of the address, it is the quickest way to select the destination of the route.

Using the same screen, you can find an address by entering:

• the exact address, including house number

• the centre of a settlement

• an intersection

• the midpoint of a street

• any of the above, starting the search with the postal code

(page 55)

Entering an address (Australia)

In some countries, the state is also used in addresses. If you are in one of

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these countries, or choose any of them from the list of countries, five lines appear on the screen:

The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu.

1. Tap the following buttons: (Simple mode), or

, (Advanced mode).

2. By default, TRAX325 proposes the country, state and settlement

where you are. If needed, tap the button with the name of the

country, and select a different one from the list. If you select a

new country, you also need to select the state, or tap

to search for a settlement regardless of the state it is in.

3. If you have not changed the country, you still have the

possibility to change the state. Tap the button with the name of

the state, and select from the list.

4. If needed, change the settlement:

• To select the settlement from the list of recently used ones,

tap the button.

• To enter a new settlement:

1. Tap the button with the name of the settlement, or if you

have changed the country/state, tap

2. Start entering the settlement name on the keyboard.

3. Get to the list of search results:

• After entering a couple of characters, the names that

.

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match the string appear in a list.

• Tap to open the list of results before it

appears automatically.

4. Pick the settlement from the list.

5. Enter the street name:

1. Tap .

2. Start entering the street name on the keyboard.

3. Get to the list of results:





4. Pick the street from the list.

6. Enter the house number:

1. Tap .

2. Enter the house number on the keyboard.

3. Tap to finish entering the address.


(Simple mode) or



Entering an address if house numbering is restarted

There are long roads where the house numbering is restarted at some point. This way the same house number can appear twice or even

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more times on the same road. If this is the case, after giving the house number, you need to select the appropriate address by the district/suburb information.



, (Advanced mode).

2. By default, TRAX325 proposes the country/state and settlement


country/state, and select a different one from the list.



tap the button.





.








1. Tap .



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1. Tap .



6. A list appears with the matching addresses. Tap the desired

one.


(Simple mode) or



Entering an address without knowing the dictrict/suburb

Long roads can run across several districts or suburbs. You may not know if a particular house number is in which of them. In this case, follow the instructions below:



, (Advanced mode).




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tap the button.





.








1. Tap .







4. Instead of picking one of the streets, tap


1. Tap .


.

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6. A list appears with the matching addresses. Tap the desired

one.


(Simple mode) or



Selecting an intersection as the destination



, (Advanced mode).






tap the button.





.




• Tap

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to open the list of results before it





1. Tap .








5. Tap the button.

• If only a few intersecting streets exist, their list appears

immediately.

• In case of a longer street, a keyboard screen appears.

Start entering the name of the intersecting street on the

keyboard. As you type, if the matching streets can be

shown on one screen, their list appears automatically.

6. Tap the desired intersecting street in the list.


(Simple mode) or



Selecting a city centre as the destination

The City Centre is not the geometric centre of the settlement but an arbitrary point the map creators have chosen. In towns and villages, it is usually the most important intersection; in larger cities, it is an important intersection.

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, (Advanced mode).

2. By default, TRAX325 proposes the country/state and settlement where you are. If needed, tap the button with the name of the country/state, and select a different one from the list.



tap the button.





.




• Tap


to open the list of results before it


4. Tap the button.


(Simple mode) or



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Entering an address with a postal code

All of the above address searching possibilities can be performed with entering the postal code instead of the settlement name. Find below an example with a full address:



, (Advanced mode).




3. Tap the button with the name of the settlement, and enter the

postal code:

1. Start entering the postal code on the keyboard.


• After entering a couple of numbers, the ones that are a

match appear in a list.





1. Tap .







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1. Tap .




(Simple mode) or



Tips on entering addresses quickly

• When you are entering the name of a settlement or a street,

TRAX325 only displays those characters that appear in possible

search results. The other characters are greyed out.

• When entering the settlement name or the street name, tap the

button after a couple of letters; TRAX325 lists the

items that contain the character set.

• You can speed up finding an intersection:

• Search first for the street with a less common or less usual

name; fewer letters are enough to find it.

• If one of the streets is shorter, search for that one first. You

can then find the second one faster.

• You can search for both the type and the name of a road. If the

same word appears in several names, for example in the name

of streets, roads and avenues, you can obtain the result faster

if you enter the first letter of the street type: For example, enter

Pi A to obtain Pine Avenue and skip all Pine Streets and

Pickwick Roads.

• You can also search in postal codes. This is useful when a

street name is common and it is used in several districts of a city.

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Selecting the destination from your Favourites

Y

ou can select a location that you have already saved as a Favourite to be your destination.


1. Tap the following buttons: (Simple mode) or

, (Advanced mode).

2. Tap the Favourite that you want to set as your destination.


(Simple mode) or



Selecting the destination from the POIs

You can select your destination from the POIs included with TRAX325 or from the ones you have previously created.



, (Advanced mode).

2. Select the area around which the POI should be searched:

• : The POI will be searched around a given address.

• : The map appears with the Cursor in the middle.

Modify the location of the Cursor if necessary, then tap

. The POI will be searched around the given

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location.

•

GPS position.

: The POI will be searched around the current

• : The POI will be searched around the

destination of the active route.

• : The POI will be searched not around a given

point but by the size of the detour it means from the active

route. This can be useful if you search for a later stopover

that causes only a minimal detour. For example upcoming

petrol stations or restaurants.

3. You can narrow the search with the following:

• Select the POI group (e.g. Accomodation), and after that, if

needed, select the POI subgroup (e.g. Hotel or Motel).

• To find the POI by its name, tap

keyboard to enter a part of the name.

, and use the

• To list all POIs in a given POI group, tap

4. [optional] When finally the list of results appear, you can sort the list:

.

• : sort the list alphabetically (available when you search around a single location)

• : sort the list by the distance from your current position in a straight line (available when you search around a single location)

• : sort the list by the distance to drive on route from your current position (available when you search along the active route)

• : sort the list by the size of the needed detour

(available when you search along the active route)

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5. Tap the desired POI in the list.


(Simple mode) or



Selecting the destination with a saved POI search criteria

POI search criteria can be saved in the POI section of the Manage menu, but TRAX325 is already shipped with some saved criteria you can use instantly when searching for a POI.


1. Tap the following buttons:

, (Advanced mode).

(Simple mode), or

2. Tap .

3. Select one of the saved criteria, and the list of matching POIs

appear.

4. Tap the desired POI in the list.


(Simple mode) or



Selecting the destination from the History

The destinations that you have set earlier appear in the History.


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, (Advanced mode).

2. If necessary, turn the page with to see earlier destinations.

3. Tap the desired item.


(Simple mode) or



Selecting the destination by entering its coordinate

This feature is available in Advanced mode only.


1. Tap the following buttons: , .

2. [optional] Tap

displayed coordinates.

to change the format of the

3. Tap the latitude or longitude value to change the coordinate.

4. Enter the coordinate values in WGS84 format on the keyboard: the latitude (N or S) and the longitude (E or W).

5. Tap .


(Simple mode) or



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Creating a multi-point route (inserting a via point)

Multi-point routes are created from simple routes, so a route must be active first. One of the ways of expanding the route is to keep the destination, and to add via points (intermediate destinations).


1. Select a new location as you did in the previous sections. This will be the additional destination in the route.

2. The map appears with the selected point in the middle, and the

Cursor menu opens automatically.

3. Tap to add the point as an intermediate

destination preceding the final destination of the route.

4. [optional] To add more points to the route, repeat the above

steps as many times as you like.

If you insert a via point in a route that is already a multi-point route, you will automatically be taken to the Edit Route screen where you can determine the position of the intermediate route point. When you enter the screen, the new via point is placed as the last via point before the final destination.

The new point is the selected point in the list.

You have the following options:

Button Action

The selected point moves up in the list (becomes a via point to be reached earlier). Tap this button repeatedly, and the point becomes the start point of the route.

The selected point moves down in the list (becomes a via point to be reached later). Tap this button repeatedly, and the point becomes the final destination of the route.

The route is reversed. The start point becomes the destination, the destination becomes the start point, and all via points are to be reached in the opposite order than before.

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The route is optimised. The start point and the destination remain at their position, but the via points are reordered to make the shortest possible route.

The selected point is removed from the route. The route remains as it was before adding the new point.

Every time a new point is added, the route is recalculated automatically, and you can start navigating right away.

Creating a multi-point route (appending a new destination)

Multi-point routes are created from simple routes, so a route must be active first. One of the ways of expanding the route is to add a new destination. The previous destination becomes the last via point of the route.


1. Select a new location as you did in the previous sections. This

will be the additional destination in the route.

2. The map appears with the selected point in the middle, and the

Cursor menu opens automatically.

3. Tap

additional functions.

to open the full Cursor menu with the

4. Tap to add the point as a new final destination

demoting the previous one to the last intermediate destination.

5. [optional] To add more points to the route, repeat the above

steps as many times as you like.

Every time a new point is added, the route is recalculated automatically, and you can start navigating right away.

Editing the route


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Tap the following buttons: , , .

The list of route points appear with the start point at the top of the list and the final destination at the bottom. If several via points exist, you might need to turn the page.

Tap one of the route points in the list. You have the following options:

Button Action

The selected point moves up in the list (becomes a via point to be reached earlier). Tap this button repeatedly, and the point becomes the start point of the route.

The selected point moves down in the list (becomes a via point to be reached later). Tap this button repeatedly, and the point becomes the final destination of the route.

The route is reversed. The start point becomes the destination, the destination becomes the start point, and all via points are to be reached in the opposite order than before.

The route is optimised. The start point and the destination remain at their position, but the via points are reordered to make the shortest possible route.

The selected point is removed from the route.

As soon as you leave this screen, the route is recalculated automatically, and you can start navigating right away.

Viewing the whole route on the map (Fit-to-

Screen)

The map can be moved and scaled to show the whole line of the route.

You do not need to manipulate the map manually. The Plan on Map feature does it for you.

In Advanced mode you have the following options to enter Plan on Map:

• Via the Find menu: tap , , .

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• Via the Route Information screen: tap

.

, ,

• Via the Route Information screen using a shortcut: tap

.

In Simple mode the last option is available only.

,

,

Watching the simulation of the route


The procedure is explained starting from the Map screen.

1. Tap the following buttons: , .

2. The Route menu appears. There are two ways of running the

route simulation:

• Tap to run the simulation at high speed to give

you a quick overview of the route.

• Tap to run the simulation at normal speed and

with voice guidance instructions announced. This option is

for demonstration purposes, or for checking difficult parts of

the route in advance.

3. The simulation can be aborted any time by tapping .

Enabling Safety Mode


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Safety Mode disables the touch screen above 10 km/h (6 mph) to keep your attention on the road. While driving, you will not be able to set a new destination or to change settings. The only screen control that remains enabled is the gesture that puts you back on the Map screen.


Tap the following buttons:

, , , .

Pausing the active route

You do not need to pause the active route: when you start driving again,

TRAX325 restarts the voice instructions from your position.

Deleting the next via point from the route

The easiest way to delete the upcoming route point (the next via point) in Advanced mode is to open the Route Information screen by tapping the Turn Preview field ( ) on the Map screen, and then tapping

.

In Advanced mode, you have another option. Tap the following buttons:

, , , .

Deleting the active route

The easiest way to delete the active route in both Simple mode and

Advanced mode is to open the Route Information screen by tapping the Turn Preview field ( ) on the Map screen, and then tapping

.

In Advanced mode, you have another option. Tap the following buttons:

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, , .

If via points exist in the active route, you cannot delete

the route immediately on the Route Information screen.

Tap

NOTE

and the

whole route.

repeatedly until all via points disappear

button appears. Tap it to cancel the

Using Track Logs

TRAX325 can record the track (how your GPS position changed) that you drive.

You do not need to select a destination and create a

route for this; you can also record your driving path while

TIP



Recording the travelled path (creating a Track Log)

1. Start driving.

2. Tap the following buttons: , ,

3. Start the recording: tap the button.

You return to the map and you can continue driving.

4. Repeat the above steps, then tap

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.

later to stop the

recording. TRAX325 labels the Track Log with a time stamp.


(As an alternative, you can tap the button in the Quick menu to start, and later to stop the Track Log recording.)

Simulating a Track Log on the map

1. Tap the following buttons: , , .

2. Locate the desired Track Log, and then tap the

to it.

button next

3. The map returns, and the Track Log simulation (a life-like

replay) begins.

4. You can stop the replay any time by tapping the button.

Changing the colour of a Track Log


2. Tap the desired Track Log and then tap one of the colour buttons.

Saving a route




2. Enter a name for the saved route, and then tap .

When you save a route, TRAX325 not only saves the route points but the whole itinerary:

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• If you updated your map since you first saved the route,

TRAX325 recognises the change, and recalculates the driving

instructions according to the latest available map information.

• TRAX325 deletes from the route the via points that you already

left behind during navigation together with the road segments

used to reach it. To avoid this, if you want to save the route, you

need to save it before you start navigating.

Loading a saved route



1. Tap the following buttons: ,

2. Tap the route you wish to navigate.

, .

3. In the very likely case when the start position of the saved route is different from the current GPS position, you need to confirm whether you want to stop navigating from the current GPS position to use the start point of the loaded route.

• If you choose this option, the automatic off-route recalculation will be disabled.

• If you choose to keep the current GPS position as the start point, the route will be recalculated starting from your current position.

4. The map appears, and you can start navigating.

4: Reference book (Advanced mode)

On the following pages you will find the description of the different menu screens of TRAX325 in Advanced mode. In Simple mode, these functions work the same way, but only a few of them are available.

The Navigation menu:

TRAX325 starts with the Navigation menu. From there you can access the following screens:

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Screen

Map

Find

Button

Route

Manage

Settings


Description

The Map screen.

Selecting the destination (for example an address or a POI) or using the search engine of TRAX325 for any other reason

(for example to look for the phone number of a POI).

Managing the active route (obtaining information about it, changing or deleting it or parts of it) or planning a route without GPS reception.

Managing user data, such as saved locations (POIs, Favourites, Pins, and

History items), Saved Routes, and Track

Logs.

Managing the behaviour of TRAX325, for example the map layout during navigation, the used languages or the warnings.

Map screen

TRAX325 is primarily intended for land navigation. That is why maps in

TRAX325 look similar to paper road maps. However, TRAX325 provides much more than regular paper maps: you can customise the look and the content of the map.

The most important and most often used screen of TRAX325 is the Map screen.

During navigation, the screen shows route information and trip data (left

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screenshot), but when you tap the map, additional buttons and controls appear for a few seconds (right screenshot). Most parts of the screen behave as buttons.

Symbol Name

Turn Preview, that is, the next route event

Second upcoming route event

Action

Opens the Route Information screen

Opens the Itinerary

Trip data Opens the Trip Information screen

Top row

Bottom row

,

Battery status Opens the Quick menu

GPS position quality

Vehicle used in route calculation

Opens the Quick menu

Opens the Quick menu

Next street

Current street and house numbers on left and right

Map view modes n/a n/a

Menu

Switches between 2D and 3D map modes

Opens the Navigation menu

Detour Opens the Detour screen, two ways of modifying the route:

• the list of Saved Search Criteria

• a button to avoid parts of the route

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,

,

,

Position menu

(appears when navigating a route)

Cursor menu

(appears when there is no GPS position or the

Cursor is not at the current GPS position)

Open/Close Map control buttons


Opens the Position menu

Opens the Cursor menu

Tap this button to show or hide the following map control buttons:

• Zoom in/out

• Rotate left/right (3D map only)

• Tilt up/down (3D map only)

• Zoom preset buttons (2D map only)

• Tilt and zoom preset buttons (3D map only)

• Return to GPS position button

• Smart Zoom button

Rotates the 3D map left or right Rotate left, rotate right

Tilt up, tilt down Tilts the 3D map

Zoom in, zoom out Scales the map

Return to GPS position (appears when GPS position is available and you have moved the map)

Tap this button to move the map back to the current GPS position.

If the map has been rotated in 3D mode, automatic map rotation is also re-enabled.

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Enable Smart

Zoom (replaces the previous button if there is no GPS position or the map has not been moved)

Zoom preset buttons (available in Advanced mode only)

Tap this button once to enable

Smart Zoom.

Tap&hold the button to set the zoom limits of Smart Zoom.

Tap one of the preset buttons to set the zoom level to a fix, predefined value. Smart Zoom is disabled. These buttons are available in 2D mode.

Tap&hold any of the buttons to set its value to the current zoom level, or to reset it to its original value.

Tilt preset buttons

(available in

Advanced mode only)

Current GPS position (on nearest road)

Cursor (selected map location)

Lane information n/a n/a

Tap one of the preset buttons to set the tilt and zoom levels to fix, predefined values. Smart Zoom is disabled. These buttons are available in 3D mode.

Tap&hold any of the buttons to set its value to the current tilt and zoom levels, or to reset it to its original value.

n/a n/a Orange Line

(Day mode)

White Line

(Night mode)

Active route

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Map scale (2D map only) n/a

Icons on the map

There are several status icons on the map. Most of them also function as a button. The information they provide is as follows:

• GPS position quality

• Battery status

• Vehicle type used for route calculation

• Sound status (muted or enabled)

• Track log recording status

Battery, GPS position quality and

Vehicle type indicator

This is a complex indicator, and a button that opens the Quick menu.

The battery part shows information about the rechargeable battery of the device.


The battery is charging. The device runs on external power.

The battery is not charging but it is full.

The battery is not full but it still has enough capacity.

You need to recharge the battery.

The GPS reception quality shows the current accuracy of the position information.

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TRAX325 has no connection to the GPS receiver: GPS navigation is not possible.

Devices with a built-in GPS receiver are permanently connected. On such devices, the icon does not appear in normal circumstances.

TRAX325 is connected to the GPS receiver, but the signal is too weak and the receiver cannot determine the

GPS position.

GPS navigation is not possible.

Only a few satellites are received. Position information is available, but elevation (altitude) cannot be calculated.

GPS navigation is possible, but the position error may be significant.

Altitude information is available, the position is a 3D position. GPS navigation is possible.

The remaining part of the field shows the vehicle type used for route calculation.

Icon Vehicle Type

Car

Taxi

Bus

Emergency vehicles

Bicycle

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Pedestrian

Status indicator strip

This is a complex indicator. In one strip it indicates the following status information:


The sound output of TRAX325 is muted.

The sound output of TRAX325 is enabled.

TRAX325 records a Track log when GPS position is available.

Track log recording is disabled.

Next two route events (Turn Preview fields)

There are two fields reserved on the Map screen to display the next two manoeuvres (route events that are listed in the Itinerary). Both the type of the event (turn, roundabout, exiting motorway, etc.) and distances are displayed (the top manoeuvre shows the distance from the current GPS position, and the lower manoeuvre shows the distance between the next point and the final destination, or 3rd position).

Most of these icons are very intuitive and you also know them as road signs.

The following table lists some of the frequently shown route events. The same symbols are used in both fields:

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Turn left.

,

Turn right.

,

Turn back.

,

Bear right.

,

Turn sharp left.

,

Keep left.

,

Continue straight in the intersection.

,

,

Enter roundabout. The number of the exit is shown in the circle, but only for the next turn.

Enter motorway.

,

Exit motorway.

,

Board ferry.

,

Leave ferry.

,

Approaching the next via point.

,

Approaching the destination.

,

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In certain situations when route events are not important, these fields show other useful pieces of information. They are described here: page 16.

Objects on the map

Streets and roads

TRAX325 shows the streets in a way that is similar to how the paper road maps show them. Their width and colours correspond to their importance: you can easily tell a motorway from a small street.

If you prefer not to see street names during navigation,

turn them off (page 102).

TIP

3D object types

To enable or disable 3D visualisation on the map, tap the following buttons:

, , , .

TRAX325 supports the following 3D object types:

Icon

Elevated roads

Terrain Detail

Level

Description

Complex intersections and vertically isolated roads

(such as overpasses or underground tunnels) are displayed in 3D.

3D terrain map data shows changes in terrain, elevations or depressions in the land when you view the map, and use it to plot the route map in 3D when you navigate.

Landmarks Feature unavailable. (This switch performs no action)

Building Visibility Feature unavailable. (This switch is presented for future expansion and currently performs no action)

Elements of the active route

TRAX325 shows the route in the following way:

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Symbol Name

Current GPS position

Cursor (selected map location)

Start point

Description

Your current position displayed on the map.

• In pedestrian mode it is the exact

GPS position.

• If a vehicle is selected for route calculation, the arrow is put on the nearest road.

The location selected in the Find menu, or a map point selected by tapping the map.

The first point of the route.

Normally, if GPS position is available, it is the start point of the route. If there is no valid GPS position, TRAX325 uses the last known GPS position as the start point.

When you are using a saved route,

TRAX325 asks you if you want to use your GPS position or the first point in the saved route as the start point.

You can also modify the start point in the Cursor menu. If you do so, the automatic off-route recalculation needs to be turned off to keep the selected point as the start point.

If the automatic off-route recalculation is disabled for any of the above, tapping the icon in the Turn Preview field not only initiates a route recalculation from the current GPS position, but it will re-enable the automatic off-route recalculation as well.

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Via point

Destination (end point)

Route colour

Active leg of the route

Inactive legs of the route

Streets and roads that are excluded from the navigation


A via point is an intermediate destination. You can place as many via points as you want.

The last point of the route, the final destination.

The route always stands out with its colour on the map, both in daytime and in night colour mode. The active leg of the route is always displayed in a brighter shade than the inactive

(upcoming) legs.

The section of the route on which you are driving.

If you have not added any via points

(only a destination), the entire route is the active leg. If you have added via points, the active leg is the part of the route from your current location to the next route point (the next via point, or the destination if there are no more via points to reach).

The future sections of the route; each of them becomes active when you reach the via point at its beginning.

You can choose whether you want to use or avoid certain road types

(page 104). However, when TRAX325 cannot avoid such roads, the route will include them and it will show them in a colour that is different from the route colour.

Detour menu

This screen contains quick detour possibilities during navigation. It can be opened directly from the Map screen by tapping .

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You have the following options:

• On the main part of the screen you can see the first page of Saved

Search Criteria. Select any of the criteria to quickly receive the list of nearest matching POIs, and instantly plan a new route to the desired one, or insert it as a via point in your active route.

• In Advanced mode more buttons appear at the bottom:

• : If you want to bypass a part of the route starting

from the next intersection, tap this button, and select a distance

to bypass.

• : If you have used the above function before, tap

this button to clear the restrictions from the map.

Cursor menu

As soon as you select one point in the Find menu, the map appears with the

Cursor menu, a menu with possible actions for the selected point.

Alternatively, when you tap the map, control buttons appear. Tap again to place the Cursor, a radiating red dot. Now tap opens with a list of options.

, and the Cursor menu

In order to show a part of the map with the Cursor menu, it contains only a few buttons first. Tap to get all the options.

Button Description

Closes the Cursor menu, and returns to the previous screen.

Zooms out the map.

Zooms in the map.

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With the Cursor menu open, you can still move or scale the map, and tap the map anywhere to place the Cursor to a new location, but when you use this button, the

Cursor jumps back to the place where it was at the time when you opened the Cursor menu.

Displayed at the Cursor if it is at the same location with which the Cursor menu was opened.

Displayed at the Cursor if it has been relocated since the

Cursor menu was opened.

Opens a new screen with the address and coordinate of the Cursor, and the list of nearby POIs.

Opens the full-screen Cursor menu with all the possible options.

A new route is calculated with the Cursor as the destination. The previous route is deleted.

If the Cursor is at or near the destination, this button replaces the previous one, and deletes the current destination from the route. The last via point is promoted as destination, or if there are no via points, the route is deleted.

The Cursor is added to the active route as an intermediate route point, a point to be reached before the destination. If there is already a via point in the route, the Edit Route screen opens to let you decide where the new via point is to appear in the route.

If the Cursor is at or near one of the via points, this button replaces the previous one, and deletes the selected via point from the route. The route is recalculated without the deleted point.

The Cursor is appended at the end of the route as the new destination. The previous destination is demoted, and becomes the last via point.

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This button is similar to the button, but a new screen opens, and the route is calculated with all the possible route calculation methods (Fast, Short,

Economical and Easy). Observe the results, and choose one of the routes to navigate.

The Cursor becomes the start point of the route. This means that the route will not be started from the current

GPS position, and Automatic Off-route Recalculation needs to be turned off to keep the start point the selected one.

If the Cursor is at or near the selected start point, this button replaces the previous one, and deletes the start point from the route. The current GPS position is used again as the start point, and Automatic Off-route

Recalculation is re-enabled.

The Cursor is saved as a user POI. Select the POI group and give a name for the POI, then select a suitable icon, enter a phone number, and additional information if you like.

Map locations can be marked with Pins. Unlike POIs, a

Pin has no name and other details, only a colour to let you tell one from another on the map.

If the Cursor is at or near a Pin, this button replaces the previous one, and deletes the Pin the Cursor is near to.

The Cursor is saved as the location of a Road Safety

Camera (speed camera or red light camera). A new screen appears where you can set the type of the camera, the direction of the measured traffic, and the speed limit checked (if applicable).

If the Cursor is at or near a Road Safety Camera, this button replaces the previous one, and opens a new screen where you can edit the details of the camera.

The location of the Cursor is added to the list of frequently visited destinations, the so called Favourites.

You can give a name for the Favourite.

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Position menu

When you follow the recommended route on the map (the Cursor is the current GPS position), the Position menu replaces the Cursor menu. It does not contain buttons that modify the current route, as the GPS position is not useful as a route point.

To open the Position menu, tap .

Route Information screen

The Route Information screen has all the data and some of the functions you need while you navigate. There are two ways to open this screen:

• It can be opened directly from the Map screen by tapping the Turn

Preview field ( ).

• In Advanced mode, from the Navigation menu tap the following buttons:

, .

In the top section of the screen you see information about the current route.

The fields on this screen are continuously updated while you keep the screen open.

When you open the screen, all fields contain information about reaching your final destination. Tap any of the fields to see data on the via points starting from the first one through the final destination again.

You have the following data and functions on this screen:

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Name

Route line

Description

The upper part of this screen shows your planned route as a horizontal line. Its leftmost point is the start of the route, the rightmost one is the final destination, and you can see your via point flags along the line, spaced in proportion to their distance.

Estimated

Arrival

Shows the estimated arrival time at the final destination of the route based on information available for the remaining segments of the route. The calculation cannot take into account traffic jams and other possible delays.

Distance Left Shows the distance you need to travel on the route before reaching your final destination.

Time Left

Function

Tap this field to change the content of all data fields to via point information.


Shows the time needed to reach the final destination of the route based on information available for the remaining segments of the route. The calculation cannot take into account traffic jams and other possible delays.



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Method

Warning icons


This field shows how the route was calculated. It either displays the Route Calculation

Method or the Vehicle field from the Route Planning options. If you have chosen Car, Taxi or

Bus, the type of the route (Fast,

Short, Easy or Economical) will be displayed here; if you have selected Emergency, Bicycle or

Pedestrian, this information will be displayed here.

In these square fields graphical symbol are displayed in case warnings are attached to the planned route. These are warnings, so icons always show information for the whole route, even if the data fields display values from your current position to a via point only.


Tap any of the icons for an explanation.

Appears only if at least one via point exists.

Opens the Route

Planning options screen from theSettings menu.

Opens the map screen designed for route planning.

Deletes the next via point from the route.

Appears only if there are no via points in the route.

Deletes the active route.

Trip Information screen

The Trip Information screen has both route and travel data you might need during your journey. It can be opened directly from the Map screen by

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tapping the Trip Data field ( ).


When you open the screen, all route data fields contain information about reaching your final destination. Tap and the fields concerning your route display data for the next via point. Tap the button repeatedly to toggle between the two possibilities.

You have the following data and functions on this screen:

Function Name

or

Field next to the flag

Turn

Preview

Compass

Description

Shows whether the route data fields show information about the final destination (checkered flag) or about the next via point

(yellow flag).

Shows the name or number of the destination.

Shows the type and distance of the next route event.

Shows the current heading.

Speedo- meter

Shows the current speed both graphically and as a number.

Tap this field to show it on the map screen in one of the Trip Data fields.


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Distance

Remaining

Shows the distance you need to travel on the route before reaching your final destination.

Time

Remaining

Shows the time needed to reach the final destination of the route based on information available for the remaining segments of the route. The calculation cannot take into account traffic jams and other possible delays.

Arrival Time Shows the estimated arrival time at the final destination of the route based on information available for the remaining segments of the route. The calculation cannot take into account traffic jams and other possible delays.

GPS Time Shows the current time corrected with time zone offset.

The accurate time comes from the GPS satellites, and the time zone information comes from the map or it can be set manually in

Regional settings.

Altitude Shows the elevation if it is provided by the GPS receiver.





Speed Limit Shows the speed limit of the current street if the map contains it.



Opens a new screen with three resettable

Trip Computers.

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If you tap the previous button, this one replaces it.

Tap this button to change the content of the Route Data fields to show information about the next via point.

Tap this button and the Route Data fields show information about the final destination again.

Most of the fields on this screen have a symbol next to them. This symbol shows whether the field it is attached to is shown on the map as a Trip Data.

It also shows the position of the data as follows:

Symbol Description

This value is not shown on the map screen.

This value appears on the map screen in the Trip Data area.

This is the value at the top.


This is the value in the middle.


This is the value at the bottom.

Trip Computer screen

The Trip Computer screen provides collected trip data. It can be opened from the Trip Information screen by tapping .


You can switch between the trips, pause then resume them, or reset their data.

You have the following functions on this screen:

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Name


Description

Pauses the trip currently shown on the screen. Values on the screen stop changing.

This button replaces the previous one if it has been activated. Tap it to resume collecting trip data.

Resets all counters of the currently shown trip.

Collecting trip data is restarted only when TRAX325 receives a position from the GPS.

Cycles through all trips.

,

Quick menu

The Quick menu is a selection of controls that are frequently needed during navigation. It can be opened directly from the Map screen by tapping

.

If you tap any of the switches in the Quick menu except for the Vehicle type, the Map screen immediately returns. A switch is on if its lamp is lit. The

Vehicle type button is different. It is a multi-value button. It opens a list of available choices, and the symbol of the selected vehicle is shown on the button.

Name

Master

Volume slider

Main function (single tap)

Adjusts the sound volume of the device. All sounds of the application are involved.

Function (tap and hold)

No action.

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If you only adjust the volume, you need to use this button to return to the Map screen.

Mutes all sounds of TRAX325.

Opens the

Navigation menu.

Opens Sound settings.

Switches between the daytime and night colour schemes manually.

This will not disable the automatic switching between the two schemes: the other colour scheme returns at the next scheduled time.

Not used.

Opens Colour

Profiles settings.

Opens 3D

Settings.

Tap this button and select the

Vehicle type to be used for route calculation. Otherwise it is selected in Route Planning options in Settings

(page 104).

Changing the Vehicle type triggers an automatic route recalculation.

Turns track log recording on or off otherwise controlled on the Manage

Track Logs screen.

Opens the GPS Data screen with satellite information, data coming from the GPS receiver, and a shortcut to the GPS Settings screen if needed (GPS receiver detection is automatic).

Opens Route

Planning options.

Opens Manage

Track Logs.

No action.

GPS data screen

Tap the following buttons: , to open the GPS

Data screen and to see the status of the GPS reception.

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Icon Colour

Green

Name

Yellow

Grey

Red

Description

TRAX325 has a connection to the GPS receiver and GPS position information is available in 3D: TRAX325 can calculate both your horizontal and vertical GPS position.

TRAX325 has a connection to the GPS receiver and GPS position information is available in 2D: only the horizontal position is calculated,

TRAX325 cannot calculate your vertical

GPS position.

TRAX325has a connection to the

GPS receiver but GPS position information is not available.

TRAX325 has no connection to the GPS receiver.

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n/a n/a n/a

Green, blinking

Yellow, blinking

Red, blinking

Sky view circle

Coordinates

Status bar for the satellites

TRAX325 is connected to the GPS receiver.

TRAX325 has no connection to the GPS receiver but it is still trying to establish a connection.

TRAX325 has no connection to the GPS receiver and does not try to establish a connection.

The virtual sky shows the visible part of the sky above you, with your position as the centre.

The satellites are shown at their current positions.

The GPS receives data from both the green and yellow satellites. Signals from the yellow satellites are only received, while green ones are used by the GPS to calculate your current location.

Your current GPS position in WGS84 format.

Dark bars are for the yellow and lit bars are for the green satellites.

The more satellites your

GPS tracks (the green ones), the better is your calculated position.

Find menu

Select the destination of your route. Tap the following buttons:

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,

Button

.

Description

If you know at least a part of the address, this is the quickest way to find the location.

Reference

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You can select your destination from the thousands of POIs included with TRAX325 or from the ones you have previously created.

The destinations that you have already entered in TRAX325 are available in the

History list.

You can select your destination by entering its coordinates.

You can select as your destination a location that you have already saved as a Favourite.

Opens a special 2D map screen optimised for route planning. Only the Zoom in and

Zoom out buttons and the route modification buttons of the Cursor menu appear.

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Route menu

Save, load and edit your routes. Tap the following buttons:

,

Button

.

Description

Opens a screen with useful route data.

Reference

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You can browse the driving instructions that

TRAX325 follows during navigation. You can exclude manoeuvres or streets to adjust the route to your preferences.

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You can modify the route: remove route points or change their order.

Erase the active route with all its route points

(start point, via points and destination). If you later decide that you need the same route, you will have to rebuild it from scratch.

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You can load a previously saved route for navigation.

Opens the Route settings screen with controls to modify the vehicle, the road types used for route calculation, or the route calculation method.

You can run a demonstration of the route at high speed.

You can run a demonstration of the route at normal speed.

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Manage menu

You can manage the content that TRAX325 stores. Tap the following buttons:

Button

, .

Description

Renaming or deleting saved routes

Reference

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Deleting History items Page 95

Recording, simulating, renaming or deleting track logs, assigning colour to them to be shown on the map

Renaming or deleting Favourites

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Creating, updating or deleting POIs

Creating, updating or deleting POI groups

Modifying POI visibility settings

Creating, renaming or deleting Saved

Search Criteria


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Manage Saved Routes

You can manage the previously saved routes. Tap the following buttons:

, ,

Button

Button with the name of the saved route

.

Description

Opens the selected route for editing.

Deletes the selected route.

Clears the list of saved routes.


,

Manage History

You can manage the list of locations you used lately. Tap the following buttons:

Button

, , .

Description

Deletes the selected item in the History.

Deletes the entire History.

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,


Manage Track Logs

You can record Track Logs, then play them back, display them on the map, and see their details. Tap the following buttons:

, , .


Starts recording the track that you drive.

(You can also start recording a track log in the Quick menu.)

Stops the ongoing Track Log recording. (You can also stop the track log recording in the

Quick menu.)

Shows the details of the selected Track Log.

Button with the name of the track log

Starts a simulated playback of the selected

Track Log on the map.


,

When track log details are shown:

Button

Button with the name of the Track Log

Description

Opens a keyboard screen to let you rename the Track Log.

Tap this button to hide the Track Log on the map. No colour will be assigned to the Track

Log.

Tap one of the coloured buttons to assign a colour to the Track Log. The Track Log will be shown on the map with this colour.

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The map returns with the Track Log. The map is scaled to show the whole Track Log.

Deletes the selected Track Log.

Saves the Track Log on the inserted memory card in GPX format.

Manage Favourites

You can manage the list of your Favourites. Tap the following buttons:

, .

Button

Button with the name of the Favourite

Description

Opens the selected Favourite for editing.

Deletes the selected item in the list of

Favourites.

Clears the list of Favourites.


,

,

Manage POIs

You can manage your POIs, and set the POI visibility for both your POIs and the ones that came with the product. Tap the following buttons:

.

, ,

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Button

Button with the name of the POI group

Button with the name and address of a POI item

Description

Opens the list of the subgroups of this POI group. The new list behaves the same as this one.

Opens the selected POI for editing. Only the

POIs you have created appear in this list.

Opens the selected POI group for editing.

Tap to filter the list to contain only the POIs that you saved.

Tap to see all POIs in the list.

,

Creates a new POI group at the given group level.


This POI group is not shown on the map.

This POI group and all its subgroups are shown on the map.

This POI group and some of its subgroups are shown on the map.

This POI group contains POIs that you saved.

When a POI group is open for editing:

Button

,

Description

Items in the POI group will not be shown on the map.

The distance buttons set the zoom level from which the items in the POI group will be shown on the map.

Subgroups under the edited POI group will inherit its visibility settings.

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Button with the icon of the POI group

Tap this button to select a new icon for the

POI group.

Deletes the edited POI group. You are only allowed to remove POI groups that you have created.

When a POI item is open for editing:

Button

Button with the name of the POI

Button with the name of the POI

Description

Tap this button to rename the POI.

Tap this button to select a new icon for the

POI.

Tap this button to enter a telephone number for the POI.

Tap this button to enter additional information for the POI.

Tap this button to delete the selected POI.

Tap this button to move the POI to another

POI group or subgroup.

Manage Saved Search Criteria

You can manage the list of search criteria previously saved to easily find frequently searched POI types. Tap the following buttons:

, ,

Button

Button with the name of the Saved Search Criteria

.

Description

Tap to rename the saved query.

Deletes the selected item in the list.

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,

Deletes the entire list.


Tap to save a new search criteria. Similar to how you search for a POI, select the search reference first, then select the POI group or subgroup to search in.

User Data Management

You can manage the data you have saved (Pins, POIs, Favourites, History, and Track logs) and the settings you have made in the program. Tap the following buttons: , , .

Button

Remove Pins

Backup User Data

Restore User Data

Delete User Data

Reset Factory Settings

Description

Map locations can be marked with Pins using the button in the

Cursor menu. Tap this button to remove all your Pins from the map.

All user data and the current settings will be saved on the inserted memory card. There is always one backup file. If you perform a backup later, the previous backup will be overwritten with the new information.

All user data and settings will be overwritten with the information stored in the backup file. Data and settings created after the latest backup will be lost.

All user data will be deleted, and settings will return to their factory defaults.

All settings will return to their factory defaults, but no user data will be deleted.

If Backup User Data does not save to memory card, select Reset Factory

Settings and save again.

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Settings menu

You can configure the program settings, and modify the behaviour of

TRAX325. Tap the following buttons: , .

The Settings menu has two pages of submenus. Tap other options.

to access the


You can fine-tune the appearance and content of the Map screen.

You can adjust the sounds of TRAX325.

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These settings determine how routes will be calculated.

These settings allow you to adjust the application to your local language, measurement units, time and date and their formats, as well as choose the voice guidance profile you prefer.

You can control how TRAX325 behaves during navigation.

You can enable some handy warnings, and disable the touch screen in a moving vehicle with Safety Mode.

You can set up the connection to the GPS receiver.

You can modify the look and behaviour of the Menu screens.

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You can change some device settings to control the screen backlight when TRAX325 is running.

You can set up an automatic Track Log saving, and fine-tune its settings.

This screen has no navigation feature. It merely provides information about the maps and licenses included with your navigation system.

You can switch to Simple mode. In Simple mode only a few of the above settings are available. The rest of the settings are set to values that are optimal for typical use.

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Map Screen settings

You can fine-tune the appearance and content of the Map screen. Tap the following buttons: , . .

Button

3D Settings

Description

Use 3D settings to determine which of the present 3D objects are shown on the map, and adjust the level of

3D visual detail. The options are as follows:

• Elevated Roads: Complex intersections and vertically isolated roads (such as overpasses or underground tunnels) are displayed in 3D.

• Terrain Detail Level: 3D terrain map data shows changes in terrain, elevations or depressions in the land when you view the map, and use it to plot the route map in 3D when you navigate.

Colour Profiles TRAX325 is able to show the map and the menus in different colours during the day and during the night.

Select the colour profiles to be used in each mode, and select the automatic or manual switching between the daytime and night colour profiles.

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Elevation on 2D

Map

Show Street

Names

Lane

Information

2D maps can also display 3D information. These top-down maps can display elevation by colours and shading.

Street names and POI icons can be disturbing on the map during navigation. With this switch you can suppress these map elements when TRAX325 is following your position on the map. If you move the map, both the street names and POI icons reappear immediately.

Some maps contain lane information to help you position your car in the upcoming intersection.

This setting tells TRAX325 whether to display this information at the top or at the bottom of the map.

Sound settings

You can adjust the sounds of TRAX325. Tap the following buttons: ,

. .


Master Volume Use the switch to mute all sounds of the device and then to re-enable them again. The position of the fader determines the volume level.

Voice Guidance

Volume

Key Sounds

The slider adjusts the loudness of voice prompts. In its leftmost position, the voice guidance is suppressed; in its rightmost position, the master volume applies.

Key sounds are audible confirmation of either pressing hardware buttons or tapping the touch screen.

The switch turns the key sounds on or off. Key sounds are played at the master volume level.

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Dynamic

Volume

When driving at high speed, the noise in the car may be too loud to clearly hear the voice guidance and other sounds. Using Dynamic Volume you can instruct

TRAX325 to increase the volume when your speed exceeds a certain minimum, and reach its highest volume at the given maximum speed.

Route Planning options

These settings determine how routes will be calculated. Tap the following buttons:

Button

Vehicle

Route

Calculation

Method

,

Road Types

Used for Route

Planning

, .

Description

You can set the type of vehicle you will use to navigate the route. Based upon this setting, some of the road types will be excluded from the route (e.g. motorways for pedestrians), or some of the restrictions may not be taken into account (e.g. emergency vehicles have only a few restrictions).

To let the route fit your needs, you can also set which road types are to be considered for or to be excluded from the route, if possible.

Excluding a route is a preference. It does not necessarily mean total prohibition. If your destination can only be accessed using some of the excluded road types, they will be used, but only as much as necessary. In this case a warning icon will be shown on the Route Information screen, and the part of the route not matching your preference will be displayed in a different colour on the map.

You can choose from different route types. The routing method can also be chosen while creating the route: when the destination is selected, tap the Cursor menu.

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Vehicle types:

• Car

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• Taxi

• Bus

• Emergency vehicles

• Bicycle

• Pedestrians

Road Types Used for Route Planning:

Type Description

Motorways You might need to avoid motorways when you are driving a slow car or you are towing another vehicle.

Unpaved roads

Toll roads

TRAX325 excludes unpaved roads by default: unpaved roads can be in a bad condition and usually you cannot reach the speed limit on them.

By default TRAX325 includes toll roads (pay roads where there is a per-use charge) in the routes. If you disable toll roads, TRAX325 plans the best toll-free route.

Charge roads

Permit needed

Ferries

Crossborder planning

Charge roads are pay roads where you can purchase a pass or vignette to use the road for a longer period of time. They can be enabled or disabled separately from toll roads.

You might need a permit or permission from the owners to use certain roads or to enter certain areas. TRAX325 excludes these roads from the route calculation by default.

TRAX325 includes ferries in a planned route by default.

However, a map does not necessarily contain information about the accessibility of temporary ferries. You might also need to pay a fare on ferries.

In some cases the route calculated according to your other navigation and route preferences would lead through another country. If you wish to always stay within the same country, turn this option off.

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Route Calculation Method types:

Type

Fast

Description

Gives the quickest possible route if you can travel at or near the speed limit on all roads. Usually the best selection for fast and normal cars.

Short Gives a route that has the smallest total distance of all possible routes between the route points. Usually practical for pedestrians, cyclists or slow vehicles.

Economical Combines the benefits of Fast and Short: TRAX325 calculates as if it were calculating the Fast route, but it takes other roads to save petrol.

Easy Results in a route with fewer turns. With this option, you can make TRAX325 to take, for example, the motorway instead of series of smaller roads or streets.

Regional settings

These settings allow you to adjust the application for your local language, measurement units, time and date and their formats, as well as choose the voice guidance profile you prefer. Tap the following buttons: , ,

.

Type

Program

Language

Description

This button displays the current written language of

TRAX325. By tapping the button, you can select a new one from the list of available languages. The application will restart if you change this setting; you are asked to confirm this.

Voice Profile This button shows the current language of the voice guidance. By tapping the button, you can select a new one from the list of available languages and speakers.

Tap any of these to hear a sample voice prompt. Just tap

OK when you have selected the new spoken language.

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Units

Set Date &

Time Format

Time and

Time Zone

Settings

You can set the distance units to be used by the program. TRAX325 may not support all the listed units in some voice guidance languages. If you select a measurement unit not supported by the chosen voice guidance language, a warning message will appear.

You can set the date and time format. Various international formats are available.

You can access time and time zone settings. TRAX325 helps you with correcting the device time to the ever accurate GPS time. TRAX325 can also help you set the time zone based on your current GPS position.

Time and Time Zone Settings:

Type

Auto Time

Correction to

GPS

Use Auto

Time Zone

Set Time

Zone

Description

Use this feature to synchronise the clock of your device to the very accurate time provided by the GPS receiver.

Use this feature to synchronise the time zone of the clock of your device to the time zone based on your current

GPS position. This is useful if you travel abroad.

Set time zone manually if you do not want to synchronise the time zone automatically. This allows you to use Auto

Time Correction and apply a time zone offset to obtain the desired time.

Navigation settings

You can control how TRAX325 behaves during navigation. Tap the following buttons: , , .

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Type

Keep Position on Road

Off-route

Recalculation

Restore Lockto-Position

Automatic

Overview

Description

This feature allows car drivers to always correct GPS position errors by matching the vehicle position to the road network. For pedestrian navigation, this feature is automatically disabled to let the software show your exact position.

By turning off this feature you also turn off the GPS position error filtering. The position shown on the map will be subject to all position errors and position fluctuations.

This switch tells TRAX325 whether to automatically recalculate the route when you deviate from it. If this feature is turned off, you need to initiate route recalculation manually otherwise navigation will be stopped until you return to the originally recommended route.

Setting another point than the current GPS position as the start point of the active route will automatically disable this feature.

If you have moved or rotated the map during navigation, this feature moves the map back to your current GPS position and re-enables automatic map rotation after the given period of inactivity.

This feature switches the map view to Overview mode when the next route event is at a distance. Overview is a zoomed out 2D view to let you see the surrounding area. You have the following controls for Automatic

Overview:

• Turn Distance for Overview: The map view will be switched to Overview mode if the next route even is at least as far as this value.

• Default Zoom Level: Overview mode will appear with this zoom level. You can scale the map in Overview mode but next time Overview appears again, this zoom level will be applied.

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Warning settings

You can enable some handy warnings, and disable the touch screen in a moving vehicle with Safety Mode. Tap the following buttons:

.

, ,

Type

Warn when speeding

Description

Maps may contain information about the speed limits of the road segments. TRAX325 is able to warn you if you exceed the current limit. This information may not be available for your region (ask your local dealer), or may not be fully correct for all roads in the map. This setting lets you decide whether you wish to receive the warnings. You can set the relative speeding at which the application warns you (100% is the current speed limit):

• In Built-up Areas: in cities and towns

• Elsewhere: at all other locations

There are two types of warnings. You can turn them on or off independently:

• Audible Warning: A voice message is played using the selected voice guidance profile.

• Visible Warning: A symbol with the speed limit appears in the corner of the map

(for example: ).

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Speed

Camera

Warning

This feature allows you to receive a warning when approaching a Road Safety Camera. You must ensure on your own liability that using this feature is legal in the country where you intend to use it. You have the following options:

• Audible Warning: beeps can be played while you are approaching the camera, or just alert sounds if you exceed the speed limit while approaching one of these cameras.

• Visible Warning: the type of the camera and the controlled speed limit appears on the Map screen while you are approaching one of these cameras.

Warn if Too

Fast for

Pedestrian

Enable this warning to be alert if pedestrian mode is activated and you drive fast. You are asked if you want to change to car navigation mode. This way you can be sure you will not be routed via one-way roads in the wrong direction as a pedestrian could, for example.

Safety Mode Safety Mode disables the touch screen above 10 km/h

(6 mph) to keep your attention on the road. While driving, you will not be able to set a new destination or to change settings. The only screen control that remains enabled is the gesture that puts you back on the Map screen.

GPS settings

You can set up the connection to the GPS receiver. Tap the following buttons: , , .

Type Description

GPS Enabled Turn the connection to the GPS receiver on or off.

Turning off the GPS receiver can be useful for indoors use or demonstration purposes.

Port

Baud Rate

The communication port used between the GPS receiver and the application.

The communication speed used between the GPS receiver and the application.

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Autodetect


Tap this button and let TRAX325 find and connect the

GPS receiver.

Menu settings

You can modify the look and behaviour of the Menu screens. Tap the following buttons:

Type

Animation

Background

Skins

, , .

Description

You can activate and deactivate the Menu animations.

When animation is turned on, buttons on Menu and keyboard screens appear in an animated way.

You can choose the image to be used as the menu background image.

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Device settings

You can change some device settings to control the screen backlight when

TRAX325 is running. Tap the following buttons:

, ,

Type

Power

Management

.

Description

You can set how the backlight will behave when the screen has not been touched for a while. You have the following options:

• Backlight Always On: The screen is continuously lit.

• Smart Powersave: When running on battery,

Smart Powersave will light up the screen only when you press a button, tap the screen, or if there is something to show you. After a few seconds the light level decreases, and after another few seconds the backlight turns off. This helps achieve a longer battery life.

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Backlight Intensity at Daytime

Backlight Intensity at Night

You can set the backlight level for daytime use.

You can set the backlight level for night use.

Track Log settings

You can set up an automatic Track Log saving, and fine-tune its settings.

Tap the following buttons: , , .

Type

Update

Interval

Enable Autosaving

Description

This is how often track points will be saved. Position information is normally received once a second from the

GPS. If you do not need such a detailed log, you can increase this number to save track log space.

When auto-saving is enabled, you do not need to turn track log saving on and off manually. TRAX325 will automatically start recording the track log as soon as

GPS position is available.

This figure shows how much memory is used by the automatically saved track logs.

Track Log

Database

Size

Track Logs

Max. Size

Create NMEA/

SIRF Log

You can set the maximum database size for the automatically saved track logs. When the limit is reached, the oldest automatically saved track logs will be deleted.

Independently of the normal track log, you can instruct

TRAX325 to record the native GPS data received from the GPS device. These logs are saved as separate text files on the internal Flash ROM, and they cannot be shown or replayed in TRAX325.

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5: Glossary

2D/3D GPS reception

The GPS receiver uses satellite signals to calculate its (your) position and need at least four signals to give a three-dimensional position, including elevation. Because the satellites are moving and because objects can block the signals, your GPS device might not receive four signals. If three satellites are available, the receiver can calculate the horizontal GPS position but the accuracy is lower and the GPS device does not give you elevation data: only 2D reception is possible.

Active route

The currently navigated route. You can save and load routes in TRAX325, but only one route can be active at any given time, and it is always active until you delete it, reach your destination or you quit TRAX325. See also:

Route.

City Centre

The City Centre is not the geometric centre of the settlement but an arbitrary point the map creators have chosen. In towns and villages, it is usually the most important intersection; in larger cities, it is an important intersection.

GPS accuracy

Several factors have impact on the deviation between your real position and the one given by the GPS device. For example, signal delay in the ionosphere or reflecting objects near the GPS device have a different and varying impact on how accurately the GPS device can calculate your position.

Map

TRAX325 works with digital maps which are not simply the computerised versions of traditional paper maps. Similarly to the paper road maps, the

2D mode of digital maps show you streets, roads, and elevation is also shown by colours. In 3D mode, you can see the altitude differences, for example valleys, mountains and elevated roads.

You can use digital maps interactively: you can zoom in and out (increase or decrease the scale), you can tilt them up and down, and turn them left and right. In GPS-supported navigation, digital maps facilitate route planning.

North-up map orientation

In North-up mode the map is rotated so its top always faces North. This is the orientation in 2D map view mode and in Overview mode. See also:

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Track-up map orientation.

Overview mode

You can instruct TRAX325 to automatically switch to Overview mode if the next route event is in a distance. In Overview mode the map is shown in

2D but scaled down to a predefined zoom level. When you approach the next route event, the previous 2D or 3D map view returns automatically.

Route

A series of destinations to be reached one after the other. A simple route contains one start point and only one destination. Multi-point routes contain one or more via points (intermediate destinations). The last route point is the final destination and the route is cut into different legs (from one destination to the next).

Scheme

TRAX325 comes with different colour schemes for the map for daytime or night use. Schemes are custom graphic settings for the map and they can have different colours for streets, blocks or surface waters in 2D and 3D modes, and they display shades or shadows in different ways in 3D mode.

One daytime scheme and one night scheme is always selected. TRAX325 uses them when it switches from day to night and back.

Track-up map orientation

In Track-up mode the map is rotated so its top always points in the currend driving direction. This is the default orientation in 3D map view mode. See also: North-up map orientation.

Road Safety Camera

A special POI type for speed cameras and red light cameras. Different data sources are available, and you can also mark the position of a Road

Safety Camera on the map.

You can configure TRAX325 to warn you when you approach one of these cameras.

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UNIDEN TRAX 325 IN CAR NAVIGATION

Limited One Year Warranty

NOTE

Please keep your sales docket as it provides evidence of warranty.

Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service.

Warrantor: Uniden Australia Pty Limited A.B.N. 58 001 865 498

Uniden New Zealand Limited

Warranty is only valid in the original country of purchase.

ELEMENT OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants to the original retail owner for the duration of this warranty, its TRAX 325 (herein after referred to as the Product), to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below.

WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original retail owner only, shall terminate and be of no further effect ONE (1) year after the date of original retail sale. This warranty will be deemed invalid if the product is;

(A) Damaged or not maintained as reasonable and necessary,

(B) Modified, altered or used as part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or any configurations not sold by Uniden,

(C) Improperly installed,

(D) Repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden

Repair Agent for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty,

(E) Used in conjunction with any equipment or parts or as part of a system not manufactured by Uniden, or

(F) Where the Serial Number label of the product has been removed or damaged beyond recognition.

Warranty only valid in the country of original retail/sale.

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PARTS COVERED: This warranty covers for one (1) year, the Product and included accessories.

STATEMENT OF REMEDY: In the event that the Product does not conform to this warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect, the warrantor at its discretion, will repair the defect or replace the Product and return it to you without charge for parts or service. This warranty does not provide for reimbursement or payment of incidental or consequential damages.

This EXPRESS WARRANTY is in addition to and does not in any way affect your rights under the TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974 (Cth)

(Australia) or the CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT (New Zealand).

PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OR WARRANTY: In the event that the product does not conform to this warranty, the Product should be shipped or delivered, freight pre-paid, with evidence of original purchase (e.g. a copy of the sales docket), to the warrantor at:

UNIDEN AUSTRALIA PTY

LIMITED

Service Division

345 Princes Highway,

Rockdale, NSW 2216

Fax (02) 9599 3278

www.uniden.com.au

UNIDEN NEW ZEALAND

LIMITED

Service Division

150 Harris Road,

East Tamaki, Auckland

Fax (09) 274 4253 www.uniden.co.nz

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