Asus R300 User manual

R300
Portable Navigation Device
User
Manual
Quick
Start Guide
E3402

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E3402
First Edition
September 2007
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GPS navigational software for ASUS R300
UK English
August, 2007 (1.0)
Copyright note
The product and the information contained herein may be changed at any time without prior notication.
This manual nor any parts thereof may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form either electronically
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Computer Inc..
Whereis® map data is © 2007 Telstra Corporation Limited and its licensors
Data Source © 2007 Tele Atlas N.V.
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Denmark: © DAV
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Norway: © Norwegian Mapping Authority, Public Roads Administration / Mapsolutions
Switzerland: © Swisstopo
The Netherlands: Topograsche ondergrond
Copyright © dienst voor het kadaster en de openbare registers, Apeldorn
All rights reserved.

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Safety Notices
Before using the device, carefully read the safety information below. When using the device, always
follow the safety precautions to avoid any accident, personal injury or property damage due to improper
operating.
- Congurethedevicesettingsbeforedriving.Donotcongureitwhiledriving.
- Thenavigationmaynotbealwaysinaccordancewiththeactuallocationsandit’sforyour
referenceonly.
- Themapmaynotbeexactthesamewiththeactuallocationsandit’sforyourreferenceonly.
- Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytoobservesafedrivingpracticeandthelocallawsofdriving.
- Avoidingexposingthedevicetohightemperatureforlongtime.Mountthedeviceinacool
dryplacewhenitisnotinuse.
- Whileparking,keepthesatellitenavigationfunctionenabledtoensurethesatellitesearching
accuracy.
- Donotopenorremovetheinternalcomponentsbyyourselforbyunauthorizedengineers.
ASUSisnotresponsibleforanydevicedamagecausedbytheabovesituations.
- Avoidpressurethatmaydamagetheinternalcomponents.
- Usequaliedbatteryonly.
- Protectthedisplayfromscratch.Usengersorastylustowriteonthescreen.
- Donotapplyanychemicalwhencleaningthedisplay
- Mountthedeviceinadryplaceandavoidenvironmentswhereitmaygetwet.
- Removethechargerandpoweroffthedevicebeforecleaningit.
- Shutthemainpoweronthebottomofthedeviceandcontactyourtechnicalsupportstaff
immediatelyinthefollowingsituations:
- powercableisdamaged,
- coverpanelsbreak,and
- thedeviceisexposedtowaterorrain

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CAUTION
! Use only batteries listed in user-instruction.
! Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries
according to the instructions.
! All function about GPS or the similar are not intended to be used for location of persons,
especially for “life-safety” and “non-life-safety” applications.
Package contents
Note: The Standard items table is for your reference only. Package content may change
without notice.
Standarditems
-ASUS R300
device
-Car Holder
-Car charger
-Support CD
containing full
manual and map
-Quick Start Guide
-Micro SD Card
-Warranty Card
-USB Cable
Optionalaccessories
ExternalAntenna BicycleMount TMCmodule Earphone

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Product specications
OS Microsoft®Windows®CE.Net5.0Coreversion
CPU SAMSUNG400MhzProcessor
Dimensions 101x81.5x13.8mm;140g
Battery 1300mAh,rechargeableLi-ionbattery(Swappable)
Display 3.5inchTFTTouch-screen,65KColor,320x240
Pixels(QVGA)
GPS SiRFSTARIIIGPSchipsetwithinternalantenna
Memory Buildin64MBRAM,128MBFlashROM
Connectivity USB1.1,Bluetooth2.0(withHandsfreefunction)
ExpansionSlot MicroSDCardSlot(upto4GB)
Audio SupportMP3andWMAformat
Communication -Phone:Answer/makephonecallthroughBT
Entertainment -Videoplayer:play/suspend/forward/backward/next/
previous,Fullscreenplay,PlayLister
-MP3Player:play/suspend/forward/backward/next/
previous,PlayLister
-PhotoViewer:Slideshowreview
Other 1.Lightsensor2.OptionalTMCmodule(dependson
TMCserviceavailability)3.FMTavailabilitydependson
validityindifferentcountries

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Table of Contents
Legal statements............................................................................... 2
Safety notice ..................................................................................... 4
Package Contents............................................................................. 5
Product specications ....................................................................... 6
Chapter 1 Getting to know your R300 12
1.1 Layout features...................................................................13
1.2 Charging the battery...........................................................16
1.3 Turn on the device ..............................................................18
1.4 Main menu...........................................................................19
1.5 Adjust the basic Settings...................................................20
1.6 Installing the car kit............................................................25
Chapter 2 Navigation System 25
2.1 Warnings and safety information......................................26
2.2 General information............................................................27

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2.3 Operating ASUS GO (Controls) .........................................28
Hardware buttons............................................................................ 28
Screen buttons and controls ........................................................... 28
Installing, updating or removing maps ............................................ 34
2.4 Discovering the program through the screens................17
Main menu ...................................................................................... 36
About screen ................................................................................... 37
The map ......................................................................................... 38
GPS Data screen ............................................................................ 52
Screens with map............................................................................ 56
Route Information screen................................................................ 72
Menu ......................................................................................... 77
TMC (Trafc Message Channel) ..................................................... 99
Road safety cameras .................................................................... 103
2.5 Settings..............................................................................108
General settings ............................................................................ 109
Map settings...................................................................................115

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Sound settings ...............................................................................117
Route parameter settings...............................................................119
Language & Units.......................................................................... 123
Advanced settings......................................................................... 125
2.6 Find............................................................................................... 138
Find & GO (Main menu)................................................................ 138
Selection by tapping the map........................................................ 139
Using the Find menu..................................................................... 139
2.7 Troubleshooting guide ............................................................... 158
2.8 Glossary....................................................................................... 160
2.9 End User License Agreement .................................................... 165
Chapter 3 Multi-media features 172
3.1 Music Player......................................................................173
Launch the Music player ............................................................... 173
Playlist ....................................................................................... 174
Play music..................................................................................... 175

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Note: the screens, procedures and specications in this manual may not be exactly the
same with those of your device, please take them as reference only.
3.2 Photo Viewer .....................................................................176
Launch the Photo Viewer.............................................................. 176
View photos................................................................................... 177
Display a photo ............................................................................. 178
3.3 Video Player ......................................................................179
Launch the Video Player............................................................... 179
Playlist ....................................................................................... 180
Playing a video.............................................................................. 181
Chapter 4 Phone features 182
4.1 Phone menu ................................................................................. 183
4.2 Bluetooth Settings....................................................................... 184
4.3 Connecting R300 to your cellphone .......................................... 185
4.4 Making and receiveing phone calls ........................................... 187
ASUS Contact information 189

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Getting to know
your R300
Chapter 1

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ASUS R300 is a professional portable navigation device (PND) which provides reliable
navigation and positioning function. R300 also provide you with phone and multi-media
functions.
Front and top features
1.1 Layout features
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2
3
4
5
6

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Rear and side features
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9
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12
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Number Item Description
1
ExternalAntennaport
Connects to an external antenna for better signal performance (the external
antenna is optional)
2
MicroSDSlot
Insert the external Micro SD memory card to this slot
3
SleepModeButton
Press to turn on the device, or to enter into sleep mode
4
ChargingLED
Red- charging, Yellow- full charged
5
BluetoothLED
When function turning on, it's lighting Blue
6
LightSensor
Automatically adjusts the backlight according to the light in the environment
7
AudioJack
Use to connect headsets or two-channel speakers
8
MiniUSB
Connects to other devices through a Mini USB cable
9
Speaker
Allows you to listen to music, the navigation voice, and system warning
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Battery
Battery cover
11
Reset
Push to perform reset function
12
Mainpowerswitch
Turns the main power on/off

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You can charge the device using a car charger kit. Plug any of these cables to the mini-USB
port on the right side of the device.
Car charger kit
NOTE:
When the Main Power
Switch is set to Off,
the device can not be
charged.
While charging, the
power LED lights up in
red. When the battery is
fully charged, the power
LED turns to yellow.
You can use the
device while charging.
However, the device
takes much less time
to be fully charged in
sleep mode.
1.2 Charging the Battery

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Checking battery status
To check how much battery power remains:
(1) From the main menu, tap Settings.
(2) The Sub-menu Settings appears. Tap to display Battery icon .
(3) The Battery screen appears and displays a battery icon indicating the battery power
that remains (see the gure below).

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Note:
When the main power switch is set
to Off, the device is not able to be
charged.
If you press the Sleep Mode button
when the device is on, it enters into
sleep mode.
When the device is on, it takes
longer time for the battery to be
fully charged. When the device is in
sleep mode, the battery can be fully
charged quickly.
1.3 Turning on the Device
To turn on the device:
- Turn on the main power switch on the bottom of device (gure 1).
To enter/wake up from the sleep mode:
- Press the Sleep Mode Button on the top of the device (gure 2).
gure 1
gure 2
Sleep Mode Button
Main power switch

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The following menu appears after you turn on the device. From the main menu, you can:
- Tap Navigation to enter the navigation system.
- Tap Settings to adjust the device settings.
- Tap Video Player to play videos.
- Tap Music Player to play music.
- Tap Photo Viewer to view photos.
- Tap Phone to use phone through the bluetooth connection.
1.4 Main Menu
Note: The FM transmitter icon only appears when the FM transmitter function is enabled.

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1.5 Adjust the basic settings
You can launch the basic settings menu
by tapping Settings on the main menu.
The settings menu allows you to adjust
language settings, backlight, Date and
time, bluetooth settings, volume, to align
screen, and to view system information.
tap to back
to the main
menu
tap to move
to the next
page

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System Infomation
System information screen display the ROM
version, Software Version and the screen
resolution and color information.
Language
You can choose the language for displaying
the text. Simply tap the bars behind the Text
to select the language.
Date and Time
To set the date and time, tap Date and Time
from the settings menu. Tap the bars behind
Date, Time and Time Format to adjust
them.