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.

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

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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

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 27

2.1 Getting started with Asus GO ............................................28

2.1.1 Simple and Advanced modes .......................................... 30

2.1.2 Hardware buttons ............................................................. 32

2.1.3 Buttons and other controls on the screens ...................... 32

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2.1.4 Using the map .................................................................. 32

2.1.5 Using keyboards .............................................................. 36

2.1.6 Asus GO concepts ........................................................... 37

2.2 Navigating with Asus GO ................................................... 42

2.2.1 Selecting the destination of a simple route ...................... 42

2.2.2 Creating a multi-point route .............................................. 54

2.2.3 Watching the simulation of a route ................................... 55

2.2.4 Pausing the active route .................................................. 56

2.2.5 Deleting the active route .................................................. 56

2.2.6 Using track logs ............................................................... 56

2.2.7 Saving a route .................................................................. 57

2.2.8 Loading a saved route ..................................................... 58

2.3 Reference book (Advanced mode) ....................................59

2.3.1 Map .................................................................................. 60

2.3.2 Find menu ........................................................................ 63

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2.4 Glossary ..............................................................................68

2.5 End user licence agreement ..............................................71

Chapter 3 Multi-media features 72

3.1 Music Player ........................................................................ 73

Launch the Music player ................................................................. 73

Playlist ......................................................................................... 74

Play music ....................................................................................... 75

3.2 Photo Viewer .......................................................................76

Launch the Photo Viewer ................................................................ 76

View photos ..................................................................................... 77

Display a photo ............................................................................... 78

3.3 Video Player ........................................................................79

Launch the Video Player ................................................................. 79

Playlist ......................................................................................... 80

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Playing a video ................................................................................ 81

Chapter 4 Phone features 82

4.1 Phone menu ................................................................................... 83

4.2 Bluetooth Settings ......................................................................... 84

4.3 Connecting R300 to your cellphone ............................................ 85

4.4 Making and receiveing phone calls ............................................. 87

ASUS Contact information 89

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

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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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