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    ARE YOU READY FOR A WORLD WITHOUT WRONG TURNS? User's Guide TRAX350 GPS Navigation Device
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    is OK........ 4 TRAX350 GPS navigation device....4 Windshield mount 4 Included accessories 5 Plug it in 5 Choose your default language..... 6 Set your time zone 6 Enter your home location 7 The payoff 10 Get acquainted with the Map screen 10 What do those icons mean?.........11 Battery status
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    the zoom options 58 I Have a Question 61 How long should the battery last 61 How do I update or add maps? 61 What if I need to update the software 61 How do I find the software version 61 Why can't I get a GPS signal lock 62 Reading the GPS Status screen...63 How can I keep the device still?65
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    damaged, call Customer Service (see back cover for contact information). TRAX350 GPS navigation device ► car's windshield. If you don't know the laws for your state, contact the office that controls drivers' Suction Suction cuplatch pull tab licences. USB port for software and map updates
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    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 itself on and charges the battery. ► As soon as the power stops (for example, when you unplug the adapter or turn off your car), the device automatically shuts
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    anytime you want from the Settings menu; See page 55.) Set your time zone 1) From the main menu screen, select . 2) Select to open the System Settings screen: 3) In the time zone field, use the + and - buttons to select your local time zone. The available time zones are Atlantic (Atlantic
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    to use twenty-four-hour (military) time. 7) Tap the button to go back to the Menu screen. Tap the button to go back to the Map screen. Enter your home location Next, enter the address you want to use as your "home" location, that is, the place you travel to and
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    previous screen The number of cities in the database that Go to the Map screen match your entry. Letters that don't match a name in the As you type, the device grays out any letters that don't match a record in the map database. For example, if you type D, you only see letters that come after D
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    What Do I Do First? ► To switch back to letters, tap the abc button. ► Tap the ok button when you are finished. 5) When you tap ok (or if there are 5 or fewer city names that start with the letters you typed), the device goes to the Select City Name screen. Just tap the name of the city you want. 6)
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    most often, so you should take a few minutes to get familiar with it: Tap on the map itself to recenter the map screen and see more options. Car icon (you are here) POI icons Volume icon Battery status icon Zoom icon Compass Name of icon the road you're on Miles Current travelled time
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    't have a lock on your location, the car icon will be gray. ► Tap the menu button to open the main Menu screen. What do those icons mean? Icon Name What it shows Tap it to... Compass The current map view, which way is north Change the map view Zoom The current zoom level and
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    different zoom levels, ranging from 125 feet to 100 miles in the English system measurements or 50 meters to 200 kilometers in the metric system. ► The zoom icon shows the map scale and the current zoom level. The map scale unit is approximately ⅜ inch or 1 centimeter. ► Tap the zoom icon to bring
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    half) always points straight up. Heading up view (2D): (default) The direction you are currently going is always at the top of the screen. The car icon points up, and the map rotates as you change direction. The compass icon's needle rotates to point north. Three-dimensional (3D) view: The
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    the volume or the - button to decrease the volume. ► Tap on to mute the audio completely. ► Tap ok when you're done. Re-centering the map Tap anywhere inside the map area to center the map on that location. This also gives you some additional options: Go to the previous screen The
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    list Creating a route Seeing a list of directions Adding waypoints to a route Fixing a problem See the section called: Entering a new destination (p 22) Choosing a recent destination (p 29) Choosing a destination from the map (p 31) Save as favorite (p 33) Editing favorite locations (p 56) Plotting
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    in your state, contact the state agency that issues drivers' licences. ► 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
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    Attaching the windshield mount How Do I Put It in My Car? 1 Insert the bracket hooks into the notches on the bottom of the device. 2 Rotate the bracket head up... 3 ...and snap the top hook into the notch on top of the device. Page 17
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    How Do I Put It in My Car? Adjusting the windshield mount Lift the adjustment lock to move the suction cup and bracket The bracket pivots in all directions ► The adjustment lock keeps
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    Put It in My Car? Make sure the device pull on the mount to make sure it is secure. If you have trouble getting the suction cup to stick: Flip the suction ► Clean the spot the suction latch, make sure you're holding or somehow supporting the device. Lift the suction latch and use the plastic pull tab
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    How Do I Put It in My Car? 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
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    How Do I Put It in My Car? 4) 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
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    How Do I Use It? Most of the functions of the GPS navigation device can be summarized in two steps: 1) Enter a destination. 2) Decide what you want to do with it (see the map, plot a route to it, save it as a favorite, save it as your home location, etc.). Everything starts with your destination.
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    Entering an address or intersection How Do I Use It? If you followed the instructions for Entering Your Home Location starting on page 7, the process is the same. 1) The device shows you the last-used region of the map. If this is not the region you want, choose change region; The device opens
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    How Do I Use It? ► As you type, the device grays out any letters that don't match a record in the map database. For example, if you type FO, the device grays out all the letters except for those that come after Fo on the list of
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    How Do I Use It? 3) When only 5 (or fewer) city names start with the letters you typed, the device goes to the Select City Name screen. Just tap the name of the city you want. 4) Enter the street name using the same procedure you used to enter the city name. Enter numbered streets as numerals plus
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    How Do I Use It? ► Tap the demo route button to see a test run of the route. ► Tap the options button to see what else you can do with this destination. Selecting a Point of Interest (POI) 1) From the Destination screen, tap the 2) Select the region you want to search in. button. 3) The device
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    by distance, with the closest item to the center of the map listed first. Enter the name of a POI item, then sort items by distance Sort POI items by distance from the map center (closest items rst) Enter a city name, then sort POI items by
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    How Do I Use It? 6) On the Select POI Name screen (the POI list), use the arrow buttons to find the POI you want. The POI at the top of the screen is expanded to show more information. 7) When you choose the POI, the device goes to the Confirm Destination screen. ► Tap the button if you need to go
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    How Do I Use It? Choosing a destination you've used before From the main Menu screen, tap the destination button. There are three ways to choose a destination you've used before: Going Home Tap the home button to use your home location as a destination; the device goes directly to the Confirm Use
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    How Do I Use It? Choosing a favorite location You can save up to 50 locations to your favorites list, so you can use them over and over again (like using speed dial on your phone). Tap the favorites button to open your favorites list. Use the arrow buttons to find the location you want, then tap
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    button to go Choosing a destination from the map (the mark button) When you tap anywhere inside the map area, it centers the map on that location and brings up the mark (see page 41). ORIGIN Move the car icon and center the map on this location. (This option is not available when the device has
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    to your list of favorites. Save this location as your new home location. Move the car icon and center the map on this location (not available when the device has a valid GPS signal lock). View Map The device centers the map on the location and marks it with crosshairs. (This screen is the same one
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    How Do I Use It? Save as Favorite and Save as Home If you tap save as favorite or save as home, the device goes to the Input Name screen, which has the same alphabet keypad as the Input City Name screen. Enter a name for this location. ► The name can be up to 30 characters, and it can use spaces,
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    How Do I Use It? The device uses the default route options to calculate a route from your current location to the destination. This may take a few seconds, depending on how complicated the route is (how far the destination is, how many turns there are, etc.). While it's calculating the route, the
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    ), the split-screen view, and the full-screen view. ► The split screen view divides Street where the next maneuver is the screen between the map and the The direction you need to go next maneuver area. The split screen view also shows a long-distance countdown bar Long range countdown bar
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    the thousand-foot countdown bar. ► The full screen view replaces the map with arrows that show the next three maneuvers. This view also uses can show you a full test run of the route, including all instructions and voice prompts. From the Confirm Destination screen, tap the demo route
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    the next maneuver title bar to see the complete maneuvers for this route. list of arrow to change the route view Tap anywhere inside the map area to pause the route and see more options. ► Tap the next maneuver arrow to change the route view (see page 35). ► Tap on or
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    the main Menu screen. ► Tap the button to go back to the previous screen. ► Tap on an individual maneuver line to see a map of that maneuver's location. This map includes the mark button (which opens the Mark menu) and the route button (which opens the Route Info screen). Reading the Route Info
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    How Do I Use It? ► To change the default options for the route, tap the route method button. This takes you to the Route Method screen (see page 45 for detailed information on the route method options). ► Tap the delete route button to end the route (this works the same as the cancel route button).
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    What Else Can I Do with Routes? Once you have plotted a route, you can make a lot of changes to it. You can ► Avoid individual roads along the route (because of traffic, construction, or whatever). ► Add intermediate stops or waypoints to the route. ► Change the way the device calculates the route.
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    What Else Can I Do with Routes? avoiding that road, that's OK: if you tap one of the highlighted lines, the device clears that selection and will no longer avoid that road. ► When you have selected all the roads you want to avoid, tap the recalculate button at the bottom of the screen. The device re
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    What Else Can I Do with Routes? 4) Find the location you want to set as a waypoint. Follow the same steps you normally use to set a destination until you get to the Confirm Destination screen. 5) On the Confirm Destination screen, tap the options button. The Options screen now has one more button
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    What Else Can I Do with Routes? Editing or deleting waypoints You can edit or delete waypoints from the Edit Waypoints screen. There are two different ways to get there: ► When you enter a waypoint, tap the edit button on the bottom of Waypoint screen. ► Tap anywhere on the route view screen, then
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    What Else Can I Do with Routes? ► Use the move up button to move the selected waypoint before the one above it. For example, if you want to go to Waypoint C before Waypoint A, use the move up button to move Waypoint C to the top of the list, above Waypoint A. ► Use the move down button to move the
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    What Else Can I Do with Routes? Changing the route method options You have several different options for exactly how the device plots a route. You've already seen how you can avoid individual roads on a specific route (see page 40 if you missed it). You can also control the route method, which is
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    What Else Can I Do with Routes? There are two different ways to get to the Route Method screen: 1 From the Con rm Destination screen, tap the OPTIONS button. On the Options screen, tap the ROUTE METHOD button. 2 Page 46 On the Route Info screen, tap the ROUTE METHOD button.
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    you drive. On Off 51 Choose which point of interest POI display icons you want to see on the map screen Edit Off 51 Guidance Voice Turn off the spoken instructions On prompts and alert tones during a route Off 53 Auto reroute Automatically recalculate the route if you miss a turn
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    it to... Available options See (default in italics) page System Brightness Change how bright the screen backlight appears 15 levels (default hour forward for daylight savings time Yes No 6 Unit setup Change the map units from feet/ miles to meters/kilometers mile km 55 Volume Change the
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    screen. From the Menu screen, tap the SETTINGS button. On the Settings screen, tap the MAP button. Tap the BACK icon when you're nished. Changing the default map view (Map Orientation) You can change the map orientation at any time by tapping the compass icon in the lower left corner. If you prefer
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    going. Heading up: The direction you are currently going is always at the top of the screen. The car icon points up, and the map rotates as you change direction. Three-dimensional (3D): The map and all icons are shown in three dimensions, so your current heading is "forward" or "away from you
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    in an area where roads have changed since the latest map update. Set the breadcrumb trail to On if you want the Map screen. The following icons display by default: ► airports ► bookstores ► amusement parks ► bus stations ► ATMs/banks ► cinemas ► auto dealerships ► coffee shops ► auto service
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    change your mind about a POI icon, just tap the line again; the check mark turns back to gray, and the icons won't show on the Map screen anymore. Customizing guidance during routes See the following pages for details and examples of the options you have for the guidance the device gives
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    approach the next maneuver, the device sounds an alert tone and announces the instructions for that maneuver. To turn off both the voice prompts and alert tones zoom out two levels Activating Speed Alert The information in the map database includes the posted speed limit of each road. Because the
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    the speed alert feature is on. Posted speed limits may have changed since the data was recorded. Customizing general options There are two screens for system or general settings. Tap the arrow icons to switch to the next page. From the Menu screen, tap the SETTINGS button. Tap either BACK icon
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    immediately. If you want to increase the battery life, decrease the screen brightness by a few levels the Volume The speaker has 15 volume levels. The system settings will change the starting or default volume level. any time by tapping the icon on the Map screen. Changing the Language When you turn
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    What Options Do I Have? Turning off the Sounds The device usually beeps when you tap an option or a button on the screen. If you want to turn off these beeps, set Sounds to Off. Turning off the sounds on the Settings screen doesn't turn off the voice directions or reminder tones that you hear during
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    back to the previous screen Edit the Go to the name of this Map screen location Go to Volume settings Edit the phone number of this location this location from the favorites list Change the icon See this location on the map Go to the main Menu screen ► Tap the delete button to delete this
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    information about the zoom levels and what they show. ► At 125 feet, the device displays and names all the streets that are currently within the map area: Page 58
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    What Options Do I Have? ► Between 250 and 1000 feet, the device shows most of the smaller streets but only names the larger ones: ► Starting at one-half mile, the device no longer shows POI icons. It shows your home location and favorites at all zoom levels: ► Starting at two miles, the device shows
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    What Options Do I Have? ► At 100 miles the device shows only interstate highways, state lines, and large geographical features (coastlines, bays, etc.): Page 60
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    cost through www.uniden.com. Instructions on how to update the maps or add new maps are available at the website. What if I need to update the software? You can download any necessary software updates other than maps through www.uniden.com. Instructions on how to update the software is included with
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    . This opens the System Info screen, which tells you the software version and the database edition. Why can't I get a GPS signal lock? The most common cause of signal lock issues is external radio interference or signal blockage: if your cell phone or AM/FM radio are having trouble with reception
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    screen gives details about the satellite signals. To open the GPS Status screen, go to the Menu screen and tap the button in the bottom right corner. The number of satellites your device can see (total
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    planet at all times. These satellites broadcast radio signals that allow GPS devices to find them. Atmospheric conditions and radiation can affect the onto four satellite signals to calculate your position accurately. ► The GPS Status screen also shows the accuracy of your position. An accuracy
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    I Have a Question How can I keep the device still? If the whole mount shifts out of position, the suction cup probably isn't getting a good grip on the windshield. Try removing the mount from the windshield and re-installing it. See page 19 for hints on getting the suction cup to stick better. If
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    on the screen, and never immerse the device in water. I can't find a location on the map Newer addresses may not have existed when the map software was created. Check www.uniden.com for the latest maps. Some buttons are grayed out If a button's function is not available for some reason the button
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    an authorized Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty, (E) used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured by Uniden, or (F) installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the owner's manual for this product
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    OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY: If, after following the instructions in the owner's manual you are certain that the Product is defective, pack should be shipped freight prepaid, by traceable means, to warrantor at: Uniden America Service 4700 Amon Carter Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76155 NAVTEQ Data End-
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    Postal Service, USPS, and ZIP+4. Terms and Conditions PERSONAL USE ONLY. You agree to use this Data together with Uniden's TRAX series GPS navigation do so by UNIDEN, and without limiting the preceding paragraph, you may not (a) use this Data with any products, systems, or applications installed
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    may lead to incorrect results. NO WARRANTY. This Data is provided to you "as is," and you agree to use it at your own risk. UNIDEN and its licensors (and their licensors and suppliers) make no guarantees, representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, arising by law or otherwise
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    approvals required under, applicable export laws, rules and regulations. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between UNIDEN (and its licensors, including their licensors and suppliers) and you pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes in their
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    , documentation, map database, and navigation software are subject to change without notice. ► Any updates to this manual will be posted at www.uniden.com and and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there
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    operation. FCC PART 15.21 Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by the owner's manual, could void your authority to operate this product. Canadian regulatory compliance ICES003, PARA 6.2 This Class
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    shock: read and follow all instructions carefully! ► THIS DEVICE IS Uniden Customer Service (see back page for contact information). Lithium-Ion battery cautions This product contains a rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery. ► The battery is not user-servicable. Do not attempt to remove the battery
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    location GPS The Global Positioning Satellites used by GPS receivers map (no matter what direction you are going) Point of Interest. One of approximately 2 million POI pre-programmed address in the device, divided into categories Route A calculated list of roads, maneuvers, and instructions
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    HAVE A QUESTION? NEED A PART? Our Customer Service Specialists are ready to help! During regular business hours* call 1-800-620-7531 or get answers 24/7 at www.uniden.com. *Central Time USZZ01209ZZ (0) Printed in China.
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ARE YOU READY FOR A WORLD WITHOUT WRONG TURNS?
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