ASUS R300 User Manual

R300

User
Manual

Quick
Start Guide

Portable Navigation Device

E3402

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
or mechanically, including photocopying and recording, without the express written consent of ASUSTek
Computer Inc..

Whereis® map data is © 2007 Telstra Corporation Limited and its licensors

Data Source © 2007 Tele Atlas N.V.

Austria: © BEV, GZ 1368/2003

Denmark: © DAV

France: © IGN France

Great Britain: Ordnance Survey data with permission of Her Majesty’s Stationery Ofce

© Crown Copyright

Italy: © Geonext/DeAgostini

Northern Ireland: © Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland

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

Standarditems

-ASUS R300
device

Optionalaccessories

ExternalAntenna BicycleMount TMCmodule Earphone

Note: The Standard items table is for your reference only. Package content may change
without notice.

-Car Holder

-Car charger

-Support CD
containing full
manual and map

-Quick Start Guide

-Micro SD Card

-Warranty Card

-USB Cable

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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

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/

Other 1.Lightsensor2.OptionalTMCmodule(dependson

Pixels(QVGA)

previous,Fullscreenplay,PlayLister

-MP3Player:play/suspend/forward/backward/next/
previous,PlayLister

-PhotoViewer:Slideshowreview

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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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

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.

Chapter

Getting to know
your R300

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1.1 Layout features

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

2

3

4

5

6

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Rear and side features

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8

9

10

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Number Item Description

Connects to an external antenna for better signal performance (the external
antenna is optional)

Insert the external Micro SD memory card to this slot

Press to turn on the device, or to enter into sleep mode

Red- charging, Yellow- full charged

When function turning on, it's lighting Blue

Automatically adjusts the backlight according to the light in the environment

Use to connect headsets or two-channel speakers

Connects to other devices through a Mini USB cable

Allows you to listen to music, the navigation voice, and system warning

Battery cover

Push to perform reset function

Turns the main power on/off

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12

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ExternalAntennaport

MicroSDSlot

SleepModeButton

ChargingLED

BluetoothLED

LightSensor

AudioJack

MiniUSB

Speaker

Battery

Reset

Mainpowerswitch

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1.2 Charging the Battery

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.

NOTE:

Car charger kit

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.

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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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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

Main power switch

Sleep Mode Button

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.

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1.4 Main Menu

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.

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
from the settings menu. Tap the bars behind

Date, Time

them.

and

Time Format

Date and Time

to adjust

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Set Date

Set time

Set time format

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LCD brightness

Note: The device provides two LCD
brightness adjusting modes for you to
choose, one is Fix backlight brightness,
the other is Adjust by environment
brightness.

To adjust LCD brightness in Fix backlight
brightness mode, simply tap + or -.

To adjust LCD brightness in Adjustment by
environment brightness mode:

- tap the + or - behind the sun light icon

to adjust the LCD brightness in a lighter
environment

- tap the + or - behind the moon light icon

to adjust the LCD brightness in a darker
environment

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Screen calibration

Screen calibration ensures that the screen
accurately responds to the stylus.

To calibrate screen:

1. Carefully press and briey hold stylus on

the center of the target. Repeat as the target
moves to other coordinates on the screen.

2. When done, tap anywhere on the screen

for the settings to take effect; otherwise,

the new settings will be canceled after 30
seconds.

3. Tap on the screen to exit.

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FM Transmitter

The FM transmitter allows you to transmit
navigation voice instruction and music/video
sounds to your car audio system through the
FM radio.

To use FM Transmitter function:

1. Tap FM Transmitter from the settings
menu.

2. Tap to turn on the Power and then to set
the Channel. Set the same channel as the
one on your car stereo.

The sound of R300 then can be broadcasted
and plays through your car stereo.

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Volume

Tap

or

to adjust the volume for the

+

-

device and for the phone, or mute the device
and the phone.

Bluetooth

Enable bluetooth function to connect to a cell
phone.

Battery

Allows you to view battery status.

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1.6 Installing the car kit

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3

screwcap A

5

screwcap B

1

2

To install the car kit:

1. Attached the cupula to the windshield inside your car.

2. Press the lever to secure the cupula on the windshield surface.

Note: Rise the lever (3) to release the cupula from the windshield.

3. Adjust the angle of the gooseneck and secure it by fastening screwcap A.

4. Adjust the angle of the cradle and secure it by fastening screwcap B.

5. Carefully place and slide the device into the cradle.

Chapter

Navigation System

Note: the screens and procedures in this chapter may not be exactly the same with those of
your device, please take them as reference only.

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2.1 Warnings and safety information

ASUS GO is a navigation system that helps you nd your way to your selected destination.

It will determine your exact location with the help of the built-in GPS device. The position
information obtained from the GPS receiver will not be transmitted anywhere, so others will
not be able to track you by the help of this program.

If you are the driver of the vehicle, we recommend that you operate ASUS GO before

beginning your journey. The driver’s attention should always be on the road. Plan your route

before departure and pull over if you need to change route parameters. ASUS GO has a
built-in (optional) Safety Mode that will prevent you from using the screen functions if your
car is in motion. Unless a passenger will be the only one to operate ASUS GO, we strongly
encourage you to turn on the Safety Mode.

It is also important that you look at the display only if it is absolutely safe to do so.

You should always observe trafc signs and road geometry before you obey any instruction

from ASUS GO. If you need to deviate from the recommended direction, ASUS GO will

suggest a modied route according to the new situation.

Never place the PNA where it can obstruct the view of the driver, is within the deployment

zone of airbags, or where it can cause injuries in case of an accident.

For further information, please consult the End User License Agreement.

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2.2 General information

ASUS GO is a navigation system optimised for in-car use. It provides door-to-door navigation
for both single and multi-point routes using adaptable route parameters. ASUS GO is capable
of planning routes throughout the whole installed map set. Unlike some other products,
ASUS GO does not require that you change maps or switch to a poorly detailed general map
to navigate between map segments or countries. You always have complete freedom to go
wherever you wish. Just select your destination and go.

You do not need a stylus to use ASUS GO. All screen buttons and controls are designed so

that you can operate them with your ngertips.

You can access all functions of the program by using hardware and screen buttons. With
the help of these buttons you can travel through all the screens of the program. Most of
the screens (especially menu functions and settings) can be accessed from several other
screens, minimising the number of actions needed to reach the desired function.

When using ASUS GO, you do not need to ‘double tap’ or ‘tap & hold’ the touch screen as

these functions cannot be used reliably in a moving vehicle. A single tap triggers most of the

screen controls. The only exceptions are ‘drag & drop’ for moving the map, or scaling it in Map

mode (Page 33).

Most of the screens have a Return button in the top left corner. This arrow returns to
the previous screen or directly to one of the map screens.

Settings screens also have a Help button in the top right corner. This will show a
detailed description of the current settings screen.

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Instant Fix feature

Instant Fix allows you to update R300’s

GPS data and provide more accurate
satellite navigation services. Install this
application from the Bonus CD following the
procedures below:

1. Insert the R300 Bonus CD into the optical

drive. Open Instant Fix setup le to install it

in your PC.

2. Use the Mini USB cable to connect R300

to your PC.

3. Launch Instant Fix and click Update,

the system will connect to ASUS server
automatically and update the GPS data that
is stored in your R300.

4. If you want your R300 to automatically

update the GPS data when it is connected
to a PC (that has a internet connection),
check the Auto-Update when USB

connected to PC option, otherwise check
Start up when windows boot up.

Note: While using this feature, make sure

your R300 has a microSD card installed and
it is connected to a PC via Mini USB cable.