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..

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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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2.1 Getting started with Asus GO

Asus GO is optimised for in-car use. You can use it easily by tapping the screen buttons and

the map with your ngertips.

Asus GO can plan routes throughout the whole installed map set; you do not need to change

maps or switch to a poorly detailed general map to navigate between map segments or
countries.

Tasks Instructions

Using a stylus You do not need a stylus to use Asus GO. Tap the buttons and the map with your

Tapping and tapping & holding
a button

Finding information about the
buttons and features of Asus GO

ngertips.

You do not need to double-tap the screen and usually you do not

need to grab the screen buttons either. A single tap is usually

enough.

You need to tap&hold a screen button only in the following cases:

• Moving the handle on a slider

• Moving the map

• Zooming, tilting or rotating the map

• Deleting several characters in the text entry eld on the

keyboards

For more information, see the relevant section.

For information about the buttons and controls, see the relevant sections.

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First screen of Asus GO

Asus GO starts by displaying the Navigation menu in Simple mode.

The fastest way to nd your destination and start navigating is tapping the

button:

You can select your destination the following ways (not all of them are available in Simple
mode):

• Use the selected location on the map (the Cursor).

• Enter a full address or part of an address, for example a street name without a house
number or the names of two intersecting streets.

• Enter an address with postal code. This way you do not need to select the name of the
settlement and the search for street names might be faster as well.

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• Use a coordinate

• Use a saved location:

• a Favourite

• a POI

• the History of previously set destinations and waypoints

Using Asus GO

First you need to decide whether to keep on using the application in Simple mode, or to switch
to Advanced mode.

2.1.1 Simple and Advanced modes

The application starts in Simple mode, but you have the possibility to choose between the two
user modes:

• Simple mode: you have easy access to the most important navigation functions and the
basic settings only

• Advanced mode: you have access to the full functionality of Asus GO.

To switch from Simple mode to Advanced mode from the startup screen (Navigation Menu),

tap .

To switch from Advanced mode to Simple mode from the startup screen (Navigation Menu),

tap .

The features and settings available in each mode are as follows:

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Type of action Available in Simple

mode

Navigating to a selected map point Yes Yes

Navigating to a street address Yes Yes

Navigating to an incomplete address Yes Yes

Navigating to an intersection Yes Yes

Navigating to recent destinations (History) Yes Yes

Navigating to Favorites Yes Yes

Navigating to a POI Yes Yes

Navigating to coordinates No Yes

Creating a multi-point route No Yes

Saving a map point as a Favorite destination Yes Yes

Saving a map point as a POI No Yes

Saving a map point as a location of a No Yes

Road Safety Camera

Mark a map point with a Pin No Yes

Saving the active route No Yes

Saving track logs No Yes

Visual settings Only background picture Yes

Sound settings Only master volume Yes

Route settings No Yes

Regional settings Only language selection Yes

Warnings No Yes

Advanced mode

Available in

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2.1.2 Hardware buttons

You can use Asus GO mostly by tapping the touch screen. The device has only one hardware
button, the Power on/off button.

You can turn on or off the device at any time. When the device is switched off, Asus GO does

not calculate your GPS position and it does not update the route or the driving instructions; it

will calculate these data when it is turned on again.

When you turn Asus GO on again, Asus GO continues navigating as soon as the GPS
receiver has determined your position.

2.1.3 Buttons and other controls on the screens

When you are using Asus GO, you usually tap buttons on the touch screen.

You only need to conrm selections or changes in Asus GO if the application needs to restart
or it has to perform a major reconguration. Otherwise, Asus GO saves your selections and
applies the new settings without conrmation steps.

2.1.4 Using the map

2.1.4.1 Checking the details of a map location

You can check the details of a location (address, coordinates, nearby POIs) by tapping the
location on the screen. The Cursor (red dot with radiating red circles) appears.

The address of the location is displayed at the bottom of the map. During navigation, this line
shows the current street and house number information.

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Tap to open theCursor menu. Now tap to see the address, the
coordinates and the list of nearby POIs.

2.1.4.2 Manipulating the map

You can change how the map looks:

• You can tilt it, rotate it or scale it to best suit your needs while you are creating, planning

or following a route.

• You can customise which icons and buttons are visible. You can, for example, hide the

battery status icon.

Position markers on the map:

• Current GPS position:

• Selected location (Cursor):

Action Button(s) Description

Moving the
map with
drag&drop

Zooming in
and out

No buttons No buttons You can move the map into any direction: tap and hold the map,

and move your nger to the direction into which you want to move the map.

Change how much of the map Asus GO displays on the screen. Asus GO

uses high-quality vector maps that let you see the map at various zoom levels,

always with optimised content. It always displays street names and other text

with the same font size, never upside-down, and you only see the streets and

objects that you need.

Viewing modes

Tilting up and
down

Give you the following map perspectives in Asus GO:

• classic top-down view (2D)

• perspective view (3D)

Change the vertical view angle of the map in 3D mode.

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Action Button(s) Description

Zoom
presets

Tilt presets Tap one of the preset buttons to set the tilt level to a predened value. These buttons

Tap one of the preset buttons to set the zoom level to a predened value. These

buttons are available in 2D mode.

are available in 3D mode.

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Rotating
left and
right

Smart
Zoom

When GPS positioning is available, Asus GO always rotates the map so its top facesso its top faces
your direction of travel (Track-Up orientation). You can turn away from Track-Up with
these buttons.

If you enable Smart Zoom, Asus GO can automatically rotate, scale and tilt the map
and give you the optimal view:

• When you are approaching a turn, Asus GO zooms in and raises the view angle to

let you easily recognise your manoeuvre at the next junction.

• If the next turn is at a distance, Asus GO zooms out and lowers the view angle to

show you the road in front of you.

2.1.4.3 Switching between the 2D and 3D modes

You can switch between the 2D and 3D modes as follows:

With the
2D/3D
switch
buttons

Tap them to switch between the two modes.

or

The value always shows the mode the button switches to: If you are in 2D mode,you

can see the button and you needto tap it to switch to 3D mode.

2.1.4.4 Status information on the map (GPS, battery, etc.)

The following icons show status information on the map in Asus GO:

Icon Status for More information

GPS position quality See relevant section.

Battery See relevant section.

Orientation Asus GOalways selects the suitable in 2D, 3D or

Overview modes:

• North-Up (North is always at the top of the screen)

• Track-Up (Asus GO rotates the map into the direction
where you are heading)

TMC Status of the TMC reception (see relevant page). The

symbol on the right also shows the vehicle type used for
route calculation.

2.1.4.5 Using the Cursor

You can perform the following actions with the location that you selected on the map (with
the Cursor):

• In the active route, use it as:

• the start point by replacing the current GPS position (available in Advanced mode
only)

• the destination by replacing the previous destination

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• a via point (intermediary waypoint) preceding the destination (available in Advanced
mode only)

• the destination while keeping the previous destination as a via point (available in
Advanced mode only)

• Save it as one of the following

• POI (available in Advanced mode only)

• Favorite

• speed camera (available in Advanced mode only)

• Road Block (available in Advanced mode only)

• Push a Pin in the map at the given location (available in Advanced mode only)

• List the POIs near it

2.1.5 Using keyboards

You only need to enter letters or numbers in Asus GO when you cannot avoid it. You can

type with your ngertips on the full-screen keyboards and you can switch between various

keyboard layouts, for example ABC, QWERTY, or numerical.

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Switching to another keyboard type, for example
from a QWERTY
Latin keyboard to an alphabetical Latin keyboard. Asus GOremembers your last keyboard choice and offers it the

Correcting your entry on the keyboard

Entering a space, for example between a
surname and a family name or in multi-word
street names
Finalising the keyboard entry

Tasks Instructions

Tap the button.

next time you need to enter data.

Remove the unneeded character(s): tap the button.

Hold the button to delete the entire input string.

Tap the button.

Tap the button

2.1.6 Asus GO concepts

2.1.6.1 Smart Zoom

Smart Zoom is a lot more than just a usual automatic zoom:

• While following a route calculated by Asus GO: when approaching a turn, it will zoom in

and raise the view angle to let you easily recognise your manoeuvre at the next junc-

tion. If the next turn is at a distance, it will zoom out and lower the view angle to be at

so you can see the road in front of you.

• While driving without an active route in Asus GO:Auto Zoom will zoom in if you drive
slowly and zoom out to the limit set here when you drive at high speed.

For instructions on how to enableSmart Zoom.

2.1.6.2 Current GPS position and Lock-On-Road

Asus GO uses the following position markers on the map:

• Current GPS position:

When your GPS position is available, the Asus GO icon marks your current position

with the icon on the map and points to the direction toward which you are head-

ing. If you are driving on a two-way road, appears on the side of the road on which
you are driving, that is, on the right in Germany and on the left in the U.K.

• Selected location (Cursor):

The selected map location is marked with the radiating dot on the map.

Lock-On-Road

Asus GO puts the icon on the road or to your exact GPS position that might be off the
road depending on the selection that you made for navigation preferences.

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• If you chose a vehicle, the icon is on the road on which you are driving.

• If you chose pedestrian, the icon is at your exact GPS position.

2.1.6.3 Selected location on the map (Cursor)

If you tap the map, the Cursor appears at the selected point on the map. Asus GO displays

the Cursor with a red dot and radiating red circles to make it visible at all zoom levels, even

when it is in the background of a 3D map view.

When the Cursor is set, tap . The Cursor menu appears and you can use the Cursor
as one of the following:

• the starting point of a route (tap )

• a via point in a route (tap )

• the destination of a route (tap if there is no active route, or tap

if a route already exists)

You can save the location of the Cursor as:

• a Favorite, tap .

• a speed camera, tap .

• a POI, tap .

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• a map marker Pin, tap .

2.1.6.4 Return to GPS position

When the Cursor on the map is not at your GPS position, the button is visible. Tap it to move
the displayed map segment to the GPS position.

Note

Even if you move the map while you are driving, Asus GO continues navigating if there is an active route: it plays the
voice instructions and displays the turn preview icons according to your actual GPS position.

2.1.6.5 Daylight and night colour schemes

Asus GO uses different skins (colour schemes) during the day and during the night.

• Daylight colours are similar to paper road maps.

• The night colour schemes use dark colours for large objects to keep the average

brightness of the screen low.

Asus GO offers several daytime and night colour schemes. It can also switch automatically
between the daytime and the night scheme based on the current date and GPS position a
few minutes before sunrise, when the sky has already turned bright, and a few minutes after
sunset, before it becomes dark.

2.1.6.6 Route calculation and recalculation

Asus GO calculates the route based on your preferences:

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• route calculation method

• vehicle and route types

Asus GO automatically recalculates the route if you deviate from the proposed set of steps.

2.1.6.7 Itinerary

The list of the nearest route events, the driving instructions.

When you are on the map, you can display the itinerary in one of the following ways:

• On the Cockpit screen tap the area between the Turn preview and the Travel data.

• In Advanced mode, tap the following buttons: .

2.1.6.8 Track Logs

Asus GO can log the track that you drive.

The track log is a recording of how your GPS position changed and it is independent of the
route Asus GO calculated.

2.1.6.9 Simulation

A simulation drives you through the route, following the driving instructions.

You can use it, for example, to see which bridge Asus GO planned for the route; if you do

not want to take that bridge, you can avoid it.

2.1.6.10 Speed Cameras

A speed camera is a special POI . Asus GO is not shipped with a built-in database of speed
cameras, but you can also add more speed cameras by marking their positions on the map.

2.1.6.11 Speed limit warnings

Maps sometimes contain information about the speed limits of the road segments. This

information may not be available for your region (ask your local dealer) or may not be fully
correct for all roads in the map.

You can congure Asus GO to warn you if you exceed the current limit.

2.1.6.12 POI (Points of Interest)

A point of interest (POI) is a location that someone might nd useful or interesting. Asus

GO is delivered with thousands of POIs and you can also create your own POIs in the
application.

POI icons are quite large so you can easily recognise the symbol. The icons are also
semitransparent: they do not cover the streets and intersections behind them.

For instructions on how to add or edit a POI or a POI group, see the relevant section.

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2.2 Navigating with Asus GO

You can set up your route in Asus GO in several ways:

• if you need a simple route (a route with only one destination, without any intermediary
waypoints), you can select the destination and start navigating to it right away

• you can plan a multi-point route (available in Advanced mode only)

• you can also plan a route independently of your current GPS position or even without
GPS reception (available in Advanced mode only)

2.2.1 Selecting the destination of a simple route

Asus GO offers you several ways of choosing your destination and waypoints:

• Use the selected location on the map (the Cursor).

• Enter a full address or part of an address, for example a street name without a house
number or the names of two intersecting streets.

• Enter an address with postal code. This way you do not need to select the name of the
settlement and the search for street names might be faster as well.

• Use a coordinate

• Use a saved location:

• a Favourite

• a POI

• the History of previously set destinations and waypoints

Tip

If you are going to use a route later, save it before you start navigating.

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2.2.1.1 Selecting the Cursor as the destination

1. Find your destination on the map: move the map, tilt it, etc. as needed.

2. Tap the location that you want to select as your destination.

3. Tap to open the Cursor menu.

4. Tap the button (Advanced mode), or the
button (Simple mode).

5. The map appears with the selected point in the middle. Tap

(Simple mode) or (Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The
route is then automatically calculated, and you can start navigating.

Tip

If you know that you will use a destination later, save it as a POI.

2.2.1.2 Entering an address or part of an address

If you know at least a part of the address, it is the quickest way to select the destination of

the route. You can nd an address by entering:

• the exact address, including house number

• the centre of a settlement

• an intersection

• the midpoint of a street

• any of the above, starting the search with the postal code

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2.2.1.2.1 Entering an address

The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu.

1. Tap the following buttons: (Simple mode), or ,
(Advanced mode).

2. By default, Asus GO proposes the country/state and settlement where you are. If
needed, tap the button with the name of the country/state, and select a different one
from the list.

3. Change the settlement following the steps below:Change the settlement following the steps below:

Tip

To select the settlement from the list of recently used ones, tap the button.

1. Tap the button with the name of the settlement, or if you have changed the

country/state, tap .

2. Start entering the settlement name on the keyboard.

3. Get to the hit list:

• After entering a couple of characters, the hits that match the string appear in a list.

• Tap the button to open the hit list before it appears automatically.

4. Pick the settlement from the list.

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4. Enter the street name:

1. Tap .

2. Start entering the street name on the keyboard.

3. Get to the hit list:

• After entering a couple of characters, the hits that match the string appear in a list.

• Tap the button to open the hit list before it appears automatically.

4. Pick the street from the list.

5. Enter the house number>:

1. Tap .

2. Enter the house number on the keyboard.

3. Tap the button to nish entering the address.

6. The map appears with the selected point in the middle. Tap (Simple

mode) or (Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The route is then
automatically calculated, and you can start navigating.

Tip

Tap the button after a couple of letters; Asus GO lists the items that contain the character set.

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2.2.1.2.2 Tips on entering addresses quickly

• When you are entering the name of a settlement or a street, Asus GO only displays
those characters that appear in possible search results. The other characters are greyed
out.

• You can speed up nding an intersection:

• Search rst for the street with a less common or less usual name; fewer letters ar­enough to nd it.

• If one of the streets is shorter, search for that one rst. You can then nd the second

one faster.

• You can search for both the type and the name of a road. If the same word appears in
several names, for example in the name of streets, roads and avenues, you can obtain
the result faster if you enter the rst letter of the street type: For example, enter Pi A to
obtain Pine Avenue and skip all Pine Streets and Pickwick Roads.

• You can also search in postal codes. This is useful when a street name is common and it
is used in several districts of a city.

2.2.1.2.3 Selecting an intersection as the destination

The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu.

1. Tap the following buttons: (Simple mode), or ,
(Advanced mode).

2. By default, Asus GO proposes the country/state and settlement where you are. If
needed, tap the button with the name of the country/state, and select a different one
from the list.

3. To change the settlement:To change the settlement:

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Tip

To select the settlement from the list of recently used ones, tap the button.

1. Tap the button with the name of the settlement, or if you have changed the

country/state, tap .

2. Start entering the settlement name on the keyboard.

3. Get to the hit list:

• After entering a couple of characters, the hits that match the string appear in a list.

• Tap the button to open the hit list before it appears automatically.

4. Pick the settlement from the list.

4. Enter the street name:

1. Tap .

2. Start entering the street name on the keyboard.

3. Get to the hit list:

• After entering a couple of characters, the hits that match the string appear in a list.

• Tap the button to open the hit list before it appears automatically.

4. Pick the street from the list.

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5. Tap the button. Start entering the name of the intersecting street on the
keyboard.

6. Tap the other street in the list.

7. The map appears with the selected point in the middle. Tap (Simple

mode) or (Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The route is
then automatically calculated, and you can start navigating.

2.2.1.2.4 Selecting a city centre as the destination

The City Centre is not the geometric centre of the settlement but an arbitrary point the map

creators have chosen. In towns and villages, it is usually the most important intersection; in

larger cities, it is an important intersection.

The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu.

1. Tap the following buttons: (Simple mode), or ,
(Advanced mode).

2. By default, Asus GO proposes the country/state and settlement where you are. If
needed, tap the button with the name of the country/state, and select a different one
from the list.

3. To change the settlement:To change the settlement:

Tip

To select the settlement from the list of recently used ones, tap the button.

To change the settlement:

1. Tap the button with the name of the settlement, or if you have changed the country/

state, tap .

2. Start entering the settlement name on the keyboard.

3. Get to the hit list:

• After entering a couple of characters, the hits that match the string appear in a list.

• Tap the button to open the hit list before it appears automatically.

4. Pick the settlement from the list.

4. Tap the button.

5. The map appears with the selected point in the middle. Tap

(Simple mode) or (Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The
route is then automatically calculated, and you can start navigating.

2.2.1.2.5 Entering an address with a postal code

1. Tap the following buttons: (Simple mode), or ,

(Advanced mode).

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2. By default, Asus GO proposes the country/state and settlement where you are. If
needed, tap the button with the name of the country/state, and select a different one
from the list.

3. Tap the button with the name of the settlement, and enter the postal code:

1. Start entering the code on the keyboard.

2. Get to the hit list:

• After entering a couple of numbers, the hits that are a match appear in a list.

• Tap the button to open the hit list before it appears automatically.

3. Pick the settlement from the list.

4. Enter the street name:

1. Tap .

2. Start entering the street name on the keyboard.

3. Get to the hit list:

• After entering a couple of characters, the hits that match the string appear in a list.

• Tap the button to open the hit list before it appears automatically.

4. Pick the street from the list.

5. Enter the house number>:

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1. Tap .

2. Enter the house number on the keyboard.

3. Tap the button to nish entering the address.

6. The map appears with the selected point in the middle. Tap (Simple

mode) or (Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The route is
then automatically calculated, and you can start navigating.

2.2.1.3 Selecting the destination from your Favorites

You can select as your destination a location that you have already saved as a Favorite. For
instructions on how to create a Favorite, see the relevant section.

The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu.

1. Tap the following buttons: (Simple mode) or ,

(Advanced mode).

2. Tap the Favourite that you want to set as your destination.

3. The map appears with the selected point in the middle. Tap

(Simple mode) or (Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The
route is then automatically calculated, and you can start navigating.

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2.2.1.4 Selecting the destination from the POIs

You can select your destination from the POIs included with Asus GO or from the ones you
have previously created. For instructions on how to create a POI, see relevant section.

The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu.

1. Tap the following buttons: (Simple mode), or ,
(Advanced mode).

2. Select the area around which the POIs should be searched. For information on anchors
in POI searches, see relevant section.

3. Select the POI category to narrow the search further. If you do not want to narrow the

search further, tap the button.

4. [optional] Sort the result list:

• alphabetically with the button

• by the distance from your current position with the button

5. Tap the POI.

6. The map appears with the selected point in the middle. Tap (Simple

mode) or (Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The route is then
automatically calculated, and you can start navigating.

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2.2.1.5 Selecting the destination or a waypoint from the History

The destinations that you have set earlier appear in the History.

The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu.

1. Tap the following buttons: (Simple mode), or ,

(Advanced mode).

2. If necessary, turn the page to see earlier destinations with the arrow buttons.

3. Tap the desired item.

4. The map appears with the selected point in the middle. Tap

(Simple mode) or (Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The
route is then automatically calculated, and you can start navigating.

2.2.1.6 Selecting the destination by entering its coordinates

This feature is available in Advanced mode only.

The procedure is explained starting from the Navigation menu.

1. Tap the following buttons: .

2. (optional) Tap to change the format of the displayed

coordinates.

3. Tap the latitude or longitude value to change the coordinates:

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1. Select the coordinate system: tap WGS84 or UTM.

2. Enter the coordinate values:

• In UTM: the latitude (N or S) and the longitude (E or W)

• In WGS84: the number and the letter of the zone, and the X Y coordinates

4. Tap the button.

5. The map appears with the selected point in the middle. Tap

(Simple mode) or (Advanced mode) from the Cursor menu. The
route is then automatically calculated, and you can start navigating.

2.2.2 Creating a multi-point route

This feature is available in Advanced mode only.

1. Multi-point routes are extended from single routes, so a route must be active rst.

2. Select another point as you did in the previous sections. This will be the additional
destination in the route.

3. The map appears with the selected point in the middle, and the Cursor menu opens
automatically.

4. Tap to open the full Cursor menu with the additional functions.

5. Now add the new point to the existing route:

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• Tap to add the point as an intermediary destination preceding the

nal destination of the route.

• Tap to add the point as a new nal destination demoting the previous
one to the last intermediary destination.

6. [optional] To add more points to the route, repeat the above steps as many times as
you like.

Every time a new point is added, the route is recalculated automatically, and you can start
navigating right away.

2.2.3 Watching the simulation of a route

This feature is available in Advanced mode only.The procedure is explained starting from the
Cockpit screen.

1. Tap the following buttons: , .

2. The Route menu appears. There are two ways of running the route simulation:

• Tap to run the simulation at high speed to give you a quick overview of the
route.

• Tap to run the simulation at normal speed and with voice guidance
instructions announced. This option is for demonstration purposes, or for checking dif-

cult parts of the route in advance.

3. The simulation can be aborted any time by tapping the button.

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2.2.4 Pausing the active route

You do not need to pause the active route: when you start driving again, Asus GO restarts
the voice instructions from your position.

2.2.5 Deleting the active route

This feature is available in Advanced mode only.The procedure is explained starting from the
Cockpit screen.

• Tap the following buttons: , , .

2.2.6 Using track logs

Asus GO can record the track (how your GPS position changed) that you drive.

Tip

You do not need to select a destination and create a route for this; you can also record your driving path while cruising.

This feature is available in Advanced mode only.

The procedure is explained starting from the Cockpit screen. Recording the travelled path

(creating a Track Log)

1. Start driving.

2. Tap the following buttons: , , .

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3. Start the recording: tap the button.

You return to the map and you can continue driving.

Viewing a Track Log on the map

1. Tap the following buttons: , , .

2. Tap the log and then tap the button.

Changing the colour of a Track Log

1. Tap the following buttons: , , .

2. Tap the log and then tap the button.

2.2.7 Saving a route

This feature is available in Advanced mode only.

When you save a route, Asus GO only saves the waypoints:

• If you updated your map since you rst saved the route, Asus GO calculates the driving

instructions according to the latest available map information.

• Asus GO deletes the information about the legs and waypoints that you already left
behind during navigation. If you want to save the route, that is, the waypoints, you need
to save it before Asus GO starts navigating.

Tip

If you have a simple route or if you want to save only the destination from a multipoint oute, save the destination as a

POI.

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Saving a multi-point route

1. Tap the following buttons: , , .

2. Enter a name for the saved route, and then tap .

2.2.8 Loading a saved route

This feature is available in Advanced mode only.The procedure is explained starting from the
Cockpit screen.

1. Tap the following buttons: , , .

2. Tap the route you wish to navigate.

3. You need to conrm whether you want to stop navigating from the current GPS position

(to use the start point of the loaded route as the start point), or keep on navigating to the
destination(s) in the route from the GPS position.

4. The map appears, the route is automatically calculated, and you can start navigating.

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2.3 Reference book (Advanced mode)

Asus GO starts with the Navigation menu. From there you can access the following screens:

Screen Button Description

Map

Find

My Data

Route

Settings

About

The map.

Setting the destination (for example from an address or a POI) or using the search
engine of Asus GO.

Managing user data, such as saved point (POI, Favourites, Pins), History items,
Saved Routes, and Track logs.

Managing the active route (obtain information about it, change or delete it) or plan a
route without GPS reception.

Managing the navigation settings, for example the language settings or the settings
of the map display.

This screen has no navigation feature. It merely provides information about the
maps and licenses included with your navigation system.

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2.3.1 Map

Asus GO is primarily intended for land navigation. That is why maps in Asus GO look similar
to paper road maps. However, Asus GO provides much more than regular paper maps: you
can customise the look and the content of the map.

The most important and most often used screen of Asus GO is the Map screen. The gures
below show what can appear on the map; usually only a couple of them are visible at the

same time.

No. Name Active? Related topics

1 Next route event Yes Tap it to hear the voice instruction again.

2 Second upcoming

manoeuvre

No -

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No. Name Active? Related topics

3 Simulation control Yes Watching the simulation of a route

4 Zoom in, zoom out Yes Manipulating the map view

5 Cursor (selected map

location)

6 Map view modes Yes -

7 Current speed limit No Setting the tolerance level for the speed limit warning

8 Volume control Yes

9 Tilt up, tilt down Yes Manipulating the map view

10 Rotate left, rotate right Yes Manipulating the map view

11 Current street No

12 Active route No Creating a simple route

13 Scale No -

14 Show the Panel Yes -

15 Open the Menu Yes -

16 TMC status No Listing nearby TMC events

17 Map orientation No Manipulating the map view

18 Return to GPS position Yes -

19 Battery status No Tips for saving battery life

20 GPS position quality No Viewing the GPS status information

21 Lane information No -

22 Next street No -

Yes Using the Cursor

Creating a multi-point route

Modifying the active route

Disabling TMC

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23 POI Yes Listing nearby POIs

Creating, changing or deleting a POI

24 TMC event Yes Listing nearby TMC events

25 Safety Camera No Creating a Safety Camera

Changing the Safety Camera warning settings

26 Road Block Yes Removing a Road Block

Updating the schedule of a Road Block

27 Track Log Yes Using Track Log

28 Point Info No Checking the details of a map location

2.3.1.2 Buttons on the map

4.1.2.1 Zooming, tilting and rotating buttons

These buttons appear when you tap the map.

Button Description Available in which map view modes

Zooms the map in/out. In all modes.

Tilts the map up/down. Only in 3D mode.

Rotates the map left/right. Only in 2D and 3D modes, not in Overview mode.

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2.3.1.2.2 Map view buttons

The button of the active map view is always visible on the map. Tap it to switch to another
view.

Button Name Description

2D view (top-down)

3D view (perspective)

2.3.2 Find menu

Select the destination of your route:

Button Name Description

Address If you know at least a part of the address, this is the quickest way to nd the

Favourites You can select as your destination a location that you have already saved as

POIs You can select your destination from the thousands of POIs included with

History The destinations that you have already entered in Asus GO are available in

Coordinates You can select your destination by entering its coordinates.

location.

a Favourite.

Asus GO or from the ones you have previously created.

the History list.

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2.3.2.1 Sound and System settings

There are several ways to ne-tune the way Asus GO sounds.

Name Description

Volume Shows the current volume settings in Asus GO:

• whether dynamic volume is on When you are driving at a high speed, the noise in the car might be
too loud and you might not be able to hear the voice instructions and warnings. If you turn on Dynamic
Volume, Asus GO increases the volume when your speed exceeds a certain limit.

• loudness of the voice instructions

• loudness of your clicks when you tap the screen

Sound Shows the current sound selections for:

• clicks when you tap the screen

• incoming phone calls from known numbers

• incoming phone calls from unknown numbers

2.3.2.2 Regional settings

Regional settings let you personalize the application to t your local needs of language and

data formats.

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Name Description

Program Language Selects the language of the text on the buttons and in the menus.Asus GO restarts

Voice Prole Selects the language and the prole of the voice instructions.

Distance Units Distances in Asus GO can be displayed in various international formats.

Date and Time Format Sets the format of the date and time. Asus GO might not support all of the listed

Time and Time Zone Sets the time zone. You can also make Asus GO automatically use the time zone of

when you change the language.

units in some voice guidance languages. If you select a measurement unit that
is not supported by the chosen voice guidance language, you will see a warning
message.

the GPS position.

2.3.2.3 Route

There are various settings that inuence the way routes are calculated.

4.2.3.1 Route Calculation Method

The following route planning types exist in this application:

Option Description

Fast Gives the quickest possible route if you can travel at or near the speed limit on all roads. Usually the

Short Gives a route that has the smallest total distance of all possible routes between the waypoints.

Economical Combines the benets of Fast and Short: Asus GO calculates as if it were calculating the Fast route,

Easy Results in a route with fewer turns. With this option, you can make Asus GO to take, for example, the

best selection for fast and normal cars.

Usually practical for pedestrians, cyclists or slow vehicles.

but it takes other roads to save petrol.

motorway instead of series of smaller roads or streets.

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2.3.2.3.2 Vehicles and Road Types used in route calculation

Route calculation can be based for the following vehicle types:

• Car

• Taxi

• Bus

• Lorry

• Emergency vehicles

• Bicycle

• Pedestrian

For each vehicle type, you can set whether Asus GO should include the following route types
when it is calculating a route:

Note
When you exclude a road type, you set only a preference. Asus GO will still include such roads in the routes when it
cannot plan a route to your destination in any other way.

For instructions on how to include or exclude these route types in the route calculation, see
table below.

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Type Description

Motorways You might need to avoid motorways when you are driving a slow car or you are towing

Unpaved roads Asus GO excludes unpaved roads by default: unpaved roads can be in a bad condition and

Toll roads By default Asus GO includes toll roads (pay roads where you can purchase a pass or vignette

Charge roads Charge roads are pay roads where there is a per-use charge. They can be enabled or

U turns Asus GO can exclude manoeuvres that would include a U-turn. Turning back on dual carriage

Permit needed You might need a permit or permission from the owners to use certain roads or to enter

Ferries Asus GO includes ferries in a planned route by default. However, a map does not necessarily

Cross-border
planning

another vehicle.

usually you cannot reach the speed limit on them.

to use the road for a longer period of time) in the routes. If you disable toll roads, Asus GO
plans the best toll-free route.

disabled separately from toll roads.

ways does not count as a U-turn.

is checking for your U-turn preferences. If you enable this, Asus GO avoids U-turns whenever
possible. When it reaches a waypoint, however, it might plan the rest of the route starting in the
opposite direction.

Note: Asus GO considers waypoints as stopovers when it

certain areas. Asus GO excludes these roads from the route calculation by default.

contain information about the accessibility of temporary ferries. You might also need to pay a
fare on ferries.

In some cases the route calculated according to your other navigation and route preferences
would lead through another country. If you wish to always stay within the same country, turn
this option off.

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2.4 Glossary

2D/3D GPS reception

The GPS receiver uses satellite signals to calculate its (your) position and need at
least four signals to give a three-dimensional position, including elevation. Because the
satellites are moving and because objects can block the signals, your GPS device might
not receive four signals. If three satellites are available, the receiver can calculate the
GPS position but the accuracy is lower and the GPS device does not give you elevation
data: only 2D reception is feasible.

In Asus GO, you can see the GPS position quality on the GPS Data Screen.

2D and 3D GPS reception have nothing to do with the 2D and 3D display modes of the
map, which are ways of showing the map on the screen independently of the quality of
the GPS reception.

Active route

The instructions used in the ongoing navigation. You can save and load routes in Asus
GO, but at most one route is active at any give time, and it is always active until you
delete it, reach your destination or you shut down Asus GO.

For information how Asus GO shows the active route on the map.

City Centre

The City Centre is not the geometric centre of the settlement but an arbitrary point
the map creators have chosen. In towns and villages, it is usually the most important

intersection; in larger cities, it is an important intersection.

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GPS accuracy

Several factors have an impact on the deviation between your real position and the

one given by the GPS device. For example, signal delay in the ionosphere or reecting

objects near the GPS device have a different and varying impact on how accurately the
GPS device can calculate your position.

Map

Asus GO works with digital maps which are not simply the computerised versions of
traditional paper maps. Similarly to the paper road maps, the 2D mode of digital maps
show you streets and roads. In 3D mode, you can also see the height differences, for
example valleys and mountains, or buildings.

Digital maps, however, differ from paper maps in that you can use them interactively:

you can zoom in and out (increase or decrease the scale), you can tilt them up and

down, turn them left and right. In GPS-supported navigation, digital maps facilitate
route planning.

Route

Can contain one or more via points. The last via point is the destination and the route
is cut into different legs (from one via point to another).

Scheme

Asus GO comes with different colour schemes for the map for the daylight or night use.
Schemes are custom graphic settings for the map and they can have different colours
for streets, blocks or surface waters in 2D and 3D modes, and they display shades or
shadows in different ways in 3D mode.

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One daytime scheme and one night-time scheme is always selected. Asus GO uses
them when it switches from day to night and back.

Speed Camera

A special POI type. Asus GO is shipped with a built-in database of xed and mobile

speed cameras but you can also mark the position of a speed camera on the map. You

can congure Asus GO to warn you when you approach a speed camera.

Waypoint

A location that a navigation application uses when it calculates a route. Asus GO
navigates you to it and the voice instructions mention that you reached it.

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2.5 End user licence agreement

Please do not operate, enter data into or obtain data from this product while driving.
Failure to pay proper attention to the operation of your vehicle could cause death,
injury or material damage. When using this product, please park your vehicle safely

rst and must always observe trafc regulations and safety requirements. You use this

product at your own responsibility and risk.

ASUS shall not assume any responsibility for damages arising from this product during

driving or transportation or any violation of trafc regulations or safety requirements for

any purpose.

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Chapter

Multimedia features

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3

3.1 Music Player

The device scans its memory card for MP3 and WMA audio recordings. You can create play

lists from the audio les. Songs on a play list will be played sequentially.

Launch the Music player

1. Tap Music Player from the Main Menu to open the Music Player Main Screen ( see gure

1). The Music player main screen appears.

2. Tap Playlist from the Music player main screen to display the playlist (gure 2)

gure 1

gure 2

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Playlist

Tap playlist to display the playlist directory. When you open the playlist, the system

searches for Mp3 and WMA les on the Micro SD card to create a playlist.

Previous page

Next page

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Return to the

main screen

play
songs

Add
songs

song from the

Remove a

playlist

Remove all

songs from

the playlist

refresh
playlist

Playing Music

Select a song from your playlist, tap Play to play it. The following screen appears.

circulate
(playlist)

play randomly

back to the main
menu

launch the playlist adjust the volume

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3.2 Photo Viewer

The Photo Viewer lets you view photos from your handheld device. This application

recognizes mpg, mpeg, mpv, mpe, asf, asx, wax, wvx, wmx les. The Photo Viewer’s main
features let you zoom in or zoom out, rotate an image, and display a series of photos through

a slide show.

Launch the Photo Viewer

You can open the Photo Viewer by tapping the Photo Viewer button on the Main menu.

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View photos

When you open the Photo Viewer, the screen shows the top level folders on your device, as
shown below.

page up

page down

back to the main
menu

tap to view the
photos as a
slide show

Note: When you open the photo viewer, the system searches for photos on the Micro SD card
to create a playlist.

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Display a photo

Tap a photo from the screen below to display the photo.

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zoom out

back to the main
menu

tap to show the
photo’s infomation

previous next

zoom in

Note: Tap the photo to display it by full-screen. Tap the full-screen photo to back to its

previous size.

3.3 Video Player

The Video Player lets you view videos from your handheld device. This application

recognizes wmv les.

Launching the Video Player

You can open the Photo Viewer by tapping the Video Player button as shown below. The
Video Player main menu appears.

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Playlist

Tap Playlist on the main menu to display the Playlist screen (see the gure below).

Note: When you open the photo viewer, the system searches for photos on the Micro SD

card to create a playlist.

Tap a video name and tap play to play it.

page up

page down

back to the main menu play a video

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Play a video

Tap a video from the playlist to play it. The image below shows a video is playing.

the name of the
movie

the length of the
movie

time remains

back to the main menu

launch the playlist

adjust the
volume

Note: Tap the video to play it by full-screen, tap the full-screen video to back to its previous

size.

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Chapter

Phone features

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4

4.1 Phone menu

The Phone function allows the hands-free
communication through a bluetooth connection
to your phone.

You can open the Phone by tapping the Phone
button. The Phone main menu appears as show
below.

Open SMS

call log

Open
contact

tap to display the
phone pad

Tap to back to the
main menu

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4.2 Bluetooth settings

Turning on the bluetooth

To turn on the bluetooth, tap Bluetooth Setting button from the phone main menu, then tap
Bluetooth Status, set the status to On, tap Done.

Bluetooth settings

- Bluetooth Status. You can choose to turn
on/off the bluetooth function.

- Connect Status. You can choose to
connect/disconnect R300 from a bluetooth
cellphone.

- Auto connect. You can choose to enable/
disable Auto Connect function.

- Answer mode. If you choose Answer (5
Secs), the incoming call will automatically
get through in within 5 seconds. Or, you
can choose to disable this function.

4.3 Connecting R300 to your cellphone

To connect R300 to your cellphone:

1. Tap Dialer from the Phone Menu.

2. Tap Yes from the Connect to a
Bluetooth handset rst screen.

The screen displays the devices

3. Tap a device to select it.

Note: Some cellphones do not support the
SMS and Contact functions of R300.

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4. A screen appears to show a password.
Input the password to your cellphone.

5. After the R300 is paired up with your
cellphone, tap the cellphone name and
then tap Connect.

6. The following screen appears when
your R300 is successfully connected to
your cellphone. Tap Back to back to the
phone main menu.

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4.4 Making and Receiving Calls

Making phone calls

1. Tap Dialer from the phone main menu.

The phone-pad screen appears.

2. Input a number in the phone-number bar
and tap the green phone icon to dial.

After talk, tap the red phone icon to end
a call. You can also press Volume key to

adjust volume.

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Receiving calls

A screen appears as shown when there is a
incoming call. Press the green phone icon to
receive the call. Press the red icon to end the
call.

Call Log

Tap the Call Log button on the phone menu to
display the call record list. Tap a record to dial
or delete it.

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Contact information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Taiwan)

Hotline: [phone] (Toll-Free call from Taiwan only)

Fax: [phone]

Online service: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx

WWW: http://tw.asus.com

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacic)

Hotline: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Online service: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx

WWW: http://www.asus.com

ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany/Austria)

Hotline: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Online service: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx

WWW: http://www.asus.de

ASUS COMPUTER (China)

Tel: [phone]

Online service: http://vip.asus.com.cn/eservice/techserv.aspx.

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