Curtis GPD357 User manual

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Declaration
The information hereof has been carefully checked to be accurate before
publication. However, the check would not exclude all the printing or
translating mistakes. Please contact our customer service center, if you
find any of the mistakes.
Prior to using please read this user manual thoroughly. Use only the battery
and the accessories the original factory provides, in order to avoid
unanticipated damages. Once use this system not following the instruction
or connect the device with incompatible components, the damages might
even threaten your personal safety and should not be covered by our
warranty, for which the company hereof holds no liability.
For the transportation construction development, it possibly appears the
situation that the navigation electron map data with the actual
transportation instruction incompletely consistent. It is your sole
responsibility to place, secure and use these aids in such a manner that
they will not cause accidents, personal injury or property damage, or in any
manner obstructs your view. You, the user of this product, are solely
responsible for observing safe driving practices at all time. The company
hereby disclaims all liability for any use of this product in a way that may
cause accidents, damage or violation of the law.
Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Any renewal or
upgrade, please check on related website. We reserve the right of final
interpretation of this user manual.
Please keep a backup for important data. Please note that the
manufacturer holds no liability for the data loss due to making no copy.
The pictures hereof are for your reference only, please subject to the real
products.

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Remarks
1) Storage
a. Please avoid placing the device directly in sunshine, sharply changed
temperature, high temperature (above 60 ), low temperature (below℃
-20℃), and high pressure, dusty or humid place.
b. Please avoid dropping or impacting upon the device.
c. Don’t let causticity liquid drop on the surface of the device.
d. Please avoid placing the device in the radiation produced by other
electronic device.
[NOTE] If you need to travel by air with the GPS navigator, we suggest you
to put the device together with your luggage for X ray detection when you
go through the security inspection gate in the airport. Please avoid
detecting the device by magnetic detector or magnetic rod which may
destroy the system data. Our company is not responsible for any loss
arising out of this.
2) Cleanup
a. Wipe the surface with a dry and soft cloth to keep it in clean condition.
b. Please wipe the screen gently by soft cloth with light glass cleanser.
c. Please disconnect the device from computer and turn it off before
cleaning.
3) Battery
a. Before using the navigator the battery will need to be charged. To
maximize the life of the battery the first charge must be fully charge the
battery.
b. Please use the battery of the same type when change the battery to
avoid the battery exploding. Please ask career men for help if necessary.
c. Please don’t disassemble any part of the unit. Any unauthorized

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disassembly will cause the terminal of official warranty.
d. The battery contained in this unit must be recycled or disposed of
properly. Do not dispose of in household waste or burn.
4) SD/MMC Card
a. Do not press or fold SD/ MMC card; otherwise it would damage the card.
b. Avoid putting the card in humid or high temperature place or under direct
sunlight. Keep the card far away from liquid and corrosive material.
c. Do not insert the card in wrong way; otherwise the memory card slot may
be damaged.
5) Safety
a. When using your navigator while driving it is essential that you drive with
care an attention.
b. Never modify the settings or program of your navigator while driving.
c. Only look at the navigation map when it is safe to do so.
d. Only follow the system instruction when the road regulations allow you to
do so .
e. When mounting the navigator in your car make sure that it does not
obscure your view or impede the operation of any driving controls.
6) Usage
a. Please don’t use wet hand to plug /unplug or contact the device for
preventing shock or damage.
c. Please don’t judder; otherwise the device may be damaged.
d. Please ensure that the SD card has enough space to save new files.
e. Files or data stored in the device cannot completely avoid being
destroyed or lost due to improper use or other reasons. Please copy the
files and data to your computer when necessary.

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Caution
Do not leave your navigator on display in your car- it could be stolen.

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Catalog Listing
Declaration...................................................................................................1
Remarks.......................................................................................................2
Catalog Listing ............................................................................................. 5
1. Introduction ..............................................................................................6
1.1 Features.................................................................................................7
1.2 Package Checklist..................................................................................7
1.3 Buttons and Functions............................................................................7
2. Usage on the Computer...........................................................................8
2.1 Data Transferring ...................................................................................9
2.2 Disconnection.........................................................................................9
3. Basic Operation........................................................................................9
3.1 Battery..................................................................................................10
3.2 Power Button........................................................................................ 10
3.3 Reset....................................................................................................10
3.4 External Antenna (optional)..................................................................11
3.5 Car Mount ............................................................................................11
3.6 Touch Pen............................................................................................12
3.7 SD/MMC Card...................................................................................... 12
4. Mode Operation .....................................................................................13
4.1 Navigation............................................................................................13
4.1.1 Function Features ............................................................................. 13
4.1.2 Key Instructions................................................................................. 13
4.1.3 Operation Steps ................................................................................14
4.2 Media ................................................................................................... 14
4.2.1 Photo................................................................................................. 14
4.2.2 Music................................................................................................. 16

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4.2.3 Video................................................................................................. 19
4.3 EBook................................................................................................... 20
4.4 Setting..................................................................................................22
4.4.1 Volume..............................................................................................23
4.4.2 Power................................................................................................23
4.4.3 Backlight............................................................................................ 24
4.4.4 Date time........................................................................................... 24
4.4.5 Language..........................................................................................25
4.4.6 Sys Info.............................................................................................25
5. Specifications.........................................................................................28
6. FAQ........................................................................................................ 29
LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY............................................................. 30

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1. Introduction
Thanks for purchasing the portable GPS navigator system GPD357/358. It
is a new type of portable GPS navigator, which combines digital movie &
music playing, photo browsing and eBook reading.
Before using it, please read the user manual carefully. This user manual is
applicable for GPD357/358 only.
1.1 Features
a. Support GPS navigation
b. Support movie files as WMV, AVI, ASF
c. Support WMA, MP3 and WAV audio files
d. Lyric (LRC file) display synchronously
e. Support photo browsing for JPG, BMP, GIF, TIF and PNG formats
f. Support eBook browsing for TXT formats
g. Support SD\MMC card
h. Built-in speaker
i. Mini USB port
1.2 Package Checklist
Please check that you have all of the following items. If any items are
missing, please contact the local agent or distributor.
1) Portable navigator GPD357/358
2) Touch pen
3) Car adapter
4) AC adapter
5) USB cable
6) Car mount
7) User manual
8) 2GB SD card for map
1.3 Buttons and Functions

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1.Powerbutton Startup/shutdown
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2.LED Indicatesthechargingstate
3. Reset hole Reboot the system
4. Earphone jack Connect to stereo earphone
5. MINI USB port Connect with adapter to charge the battery or
connect to the computer through USB cable
6.SD/MMCcardslot Insert the SD/MMC card into it
7. External antenna hole Connect with external antenna (Not included)
8. Touch pen slot Insert the touch pen into it
9. Built-in speaker Play the sound of navigation voice prompt,
music and movie
2. Usage on the Computer
Connect the portable navigator with the computer through USB cable.
Connect standard port of USB cable to the computer and Mini port to the
navigator. The interface will show on the screen of the navigator as follows.

[NOTE] Please install the driver before using the navigator, if your system
has not installed it previously on Windows 98/98SE. This manual would be
introduced as on the system above Windows 98 for example.
2.1 Data Transferring
1. Touch the left icon on the above picture, the navigator will be connected
with your computer directly. Double click “My Computer”, you would find a
new icon named “Removable Disk” represents the SD card in GPD357/358.
Double click the “Removable disk” and enter into the folder, then you can
copy, delete or edit data in it, just as on a traditional hard disk.
[NOTE]Please avoid any operation on the navigator or unplugging USB
cable while data is transferring between the navigator and the computer,
otherwise the data may be lost.
2. Touch the right icon on the above picture, the navigator will be charged
by computer through USB cable.
2.2 Disconnection
Click the icon on the taskbar with the left key of the mouse, then click
the “Stop USB Mass Storage Device-Driver” and click the pop-up window
“’The USB Mass Storage Device’ device can now be safely removed from
the system”, then you can unplug the USB cable from the computer safely.
3. Basic Operation
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3.1 Battery
1. When the GPS navigator is used for the first time, you have to use the
adapter to fully charge the battery. GPD357/358 uses the built-in lithium
battery. Please connect the navigator with car adapter to charge for the
battery.
[NOTE]During charging, the battery indicator light is showing the charge
state. Please do not unplug the adapter while charging is uncompleted.
2. Car adapter: When using your navigator we recommend you always use
the car adapter to power the unit, especially on long journeys.
1) Plug the USB port of the car adapter into the MINI USB port on
navigator.
2) Plug the other end on the adapter into the car cigar lighter socket with
negative grounding.
[NOTE] Please use the cigarette adapter after the vehicle cranks up to
avoid the damage to the device that may be caused by the shock of the
current when starting the vehicle.
3. When the battery is charging, the red charging indicator will light and you
will find an icon at the top right of the screen. When the unit is fully
charged the indicator becomes green and the icon at the top right of the
screen becomes full. Generally, the fully charged battery can keep on
power supply for about 5 hours.
3.2 Power Button
To shut down the system, please press and hold the power button for 2
seconds and the screen would be shut off.
To start up the system, please press the power button again. The screen
will display the last picture showed before sleep automatically in the time of
starting up.
3.3 Reset
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In case the GPS navigator doesn’t response to any operation, poke the