Asus R600 User Manual

R600

Portable Navigation Device

E3219

E3219

First Edition
July 2007

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1. Limited Product Warranty Destinator Technologies, warrants to the Client that the Products shall

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place.

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materials accompanying the Software. Destinator Technologies hereby reserves all rights not explicitly granted in
this license agreement.

Copyright © 2007, Destinator Technologies

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.

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- Shutthemainpowerontherearpanel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

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 R600
device

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

-Quick Guide

-Map CD

-SD card

-Warrenty card

-Adapter

-Car charger

-Car kit

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Product specications

OS Microsoft(R)Windows(R)CE.Net5.0Coreversion

CPU Samsung2440at400Mhz

Dimensions 142x82x18mm;260g

Battery/Working
time

Display 4.3inch,65k,480x272,TFT

GPS LatestSiRFSingleGPSchipwithinternalGPSAntenna

Memory 64MBSDRAM/128MBNANDFlash

Connectivity Bluetooth2.0

ExpansionSlot SDslotsupportupto4GB

Advanced Lightsensor,Echocancellationchip

Other OptionalTMCmodule

Communication Phone:Answer/makephonecallthroughBT

Entertainment -Videoplayer:play/suspend/forward/backward/next/

Other NavigationworkingwithPhonefunctionsimultaneously

2200+mAh,5~6hours

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

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

-PhotoViewer:Slideshowreview

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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 R600 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 Destinator Navigation System 26

2.1 Introduction ......................................................................... 27

Destinator features .......................................................................... 27

Destinator Guided Tour ................................................................... 28

Technical support ............................................................................ 28

Using the 5-way key ........................................................................ 28

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2.2 Getting start with Destinator Navigation system.............29

End User License Agreement ......................................................... 29

Driver Warning ................................................................................ 29

Menus .........................................................................................

Main Map ........................................................................................ 36

Dialler .........................................................................................

GPS not found ................................................................................. 39

Map Views ....................................................................................... 39

Point on the Map ............................................................................. 40

Screen Buttons ................................................................................ 41

Cycling Through Screens ................................................................ 41

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2.3 Search for a Location .........................................................42

Enter Address .................................................................................. 42

Address Modes ............................................................................... 44

Address Actions .............................................................................. 45

Go to your Destination .................................................................... 46

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Recent Locations ............................................................................ 47

My Favorites .................................................................................... 49

POI (Points of Interest) .................................................................... 53

Trafc Information (Optional) .......................................................... 57

Route Manager ............................................................................... 63

Map Manager .................................................................................. 70

Extras ......................................................................................... 73

2.4 Settings................................................................................78

Prompts ......................................................................................... 78

Language Settings .......................................................................... 79

GPS Settings ................................................................................... 79

Factory Restore ............................................................................... 80

2.5 Getting Started with Destinator PC portal ........................ 81

Installing the Destinator PC Portal .................................................. 81

Recommended PC System Requirements ..................................... 82

Using the Destinator PC Portal Wizard] .......................................... 82

Installing Maps ................................................................................ 85

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Importing and Exporting Favourite Locations.................................. 87

General Warning Messages ............................................................ 89

Chapter 3 Multi-media features 93

3.1 Music Player ........................................................................ 93

Launch the Music player ................................................................. 93

Playlist .........................................................................................

Play music ....................................................................................... 95

3.2 Photo Viewer .......................................................................96

Launch the Photo Viewer ................................................................ 96

View photos ..................................................................................... 97

Display a photo ............................................................................... 98

3.3 Video Player ........................................................................99

Launch the Video Player ................................................................. 99

Playlist .......................................................................................

Playing a video .............................................................................. 101

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Chapter 4 Phone features 102

4.1 Phone menu ................................................................................. 103

4.2 Bluetooth Settings ....................................................................... 104

4.3 Connecting R600 to your cellphone .......................................... 105

4.4 Making and receiveing phone calls ........................................... 107

ASUS Contact information 109

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.

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Chapter

Getting to know
your R600

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1.1 Layout features

ASUS R600 is a professional portable navigation device (PND) which provides reliable
navigation and positioning function. R600 also provide you with phone and multi-media
functions.

Front and top features

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1

2

3

4

5

6

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Rear and side features

8 9 10 11 121314

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Number Item Description

1

Light Sensor

2

Power charge LED Orange- charging, Blue- full charged

3

LCD touch screen

4

Microphone Detects and receives the user's voice

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MENU button Press to display menu screen.

5-way key

6

7

Sleep Mode button Press to turn on the device/enter into sleep mode

External Antenna

8

jack

Microphone

9

10

SD card slot Insert the external SD memory card to this slot

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Audio line-in Use to connect headsets or two-channel speakers

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USB port Connects a USB cable to your computer.

Main power switch Turns the main power on/off

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Speaker

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Automatically adjust the backlight according to the light in
the environment

Displays information and allows you to manipulate items
and execute menus by tapping the screen.

Performs hot-key functions for some features of different
applications

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

Detect the noise in the environment and enhance signal
strength.

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

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1.2 Charging the Battery

You can charge the device using the bundled AC power adapter or from an car charger kit.
Plug any of these cables to the mini-USB port on the right side of the device.

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AC power adapter

Car charger kit

NOTE:

When the Main Power
Switch is set to Off,
the device can not be
charged.

While charging, the
power LED lights up
in orange. When the
battery is fully charged,
the power LED turns
to blue.

You can use the
device while charging.
However, the device
takes much less time
to be fully charged in
sleep mode.

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:

1. Turn on the main power switch at the back of device (gure 1).

2. Press the Sleep Mode Button on the top of the device (gure 2).

gure 1

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.

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Main power switch

gure 2

Sleep Mode Button

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.

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 musics.

- Tap Photo to view photos.

- Tap Phone to use phone through the bluetooth connection.

Note: The bluetooth icon only appears when the bluetooth function is enabled.

Note: Use the up and down button of the 5-way key to adjust volume, and the left and right

key to adjust backlight.

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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.

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tap to back
to the main
menu

tap to move
to the next
page

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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LCD brightness

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

Refer to the bluetooth section on page 106
for the detailed information.

Battery

Allows you to view battery status.

Refer to page 18 for more information about
battery charging.

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1.6 Installing the car kit

screwcap A

screwcap B

To install the car kit:

1. Attach the cradle to the gooseneck (1).

2. Attached the cupule to the windowshield inside your car (3).

3. Press the lever (4) to secure the cupule on the windowshield surface.

Note: Rise the lever (2) to release the cupule from the windowshield.

4. Adjust the angle of the gooseneck and secure it by fasten screwcap A.

5. Adjust the angle of the cradle and secure it by fasten screwcap B.

6. Carefully put the device into the cradle (5).

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Chapter

Destinator 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 Introduction

Welcome to the world of mobile navigation! With Destinator, you can steer into a new era
of mobile navigation. Simple operation, clear maps in 2D or 3D mode as well as numerous
innovative features and functions have made Destinator the essential guide for every traveler
– whether in the car, on foot or by bike.

Destinator features

Destinator provides the following features for easy navigation:

• Route calculation within seconds

• High quality 2D/3D maps with display of street names·

• QuickNav™ button for travel to a predetermined address

• Address input via a full-size keyboard optimized for nger input

• Storing of any location one click away

• Cross border navigation without switching maps

• Address retrieval from History, Favorites, or Points of Interest (POI)

• Planning and optimizing of multi-stop trips

• Car navigation with fastest or shortest route

• Pedestrian navigation in parks and town centers

• Fast installation, no activation

• Short tutorial for an easy start

• Day and night views or turn-by-turn information

• Real time, high accuracy trafc data

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Destinator Guided tour

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When you rst start the Destinator navigation system, a message
box prompts you to open the Destinator Guided Tour program. The
Guided Tour helps you to become familiar with the different navigation
features available. You can also start the Destinator Guided Tour any
time by tapping the Tutorial button from the Extras menu.

Technical Support

If you have other questions about the Destinator software, contact your supplier or Technical

Support:

Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web Address: www.destinatortechnologies.com

Using the 5-way key

The 5-way key perform some hot-key functions as shown in the table below.

navigation map

up volume + move upward

down volume - move downward

right zoom in move to the right

left zoom out move to the left

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2.2 Getting Started with Destinator Navigation System

End User License Agreement

When you start Destinator for the rst time, the End User License Agreement screen
appears. Review the license information and tap the Agree button. The End User License
Agreement screen appears for each map change where the user has not agreed to the
license information.

Driver Warning

When you start Destinator, the Driver Warning Message screen appears.

Take a moment to review the information provided before tapping the Agree button. Select the
“Do not display this warning again” checkbox to skip this message when starting Destinator.

Menus

Destinations – Provides the central navigation features, such as Addresses, Recent
Locations, My Favorites, and POI (Points of Interest).

Options - Provides 2D/3D and Day/Night map view options, Trafc Info. functionality and the

following submenus:

• Route Manager - Displays features relating to route information, avoiding roads, and
setting up a QuickNav route.

• Map Manager - Displays features relating to selecting maps and specifying map
settings.

• Extras - Displays Destinator’s add-on features

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Settings - Provides setting options to congure the navigation system.

You can press the Menu button from the Main Map screen to display the
Destinations menu, as shown below.

Destinations Menu

The Address button lets you navigate to an address, as described in “Enter Address”.

The Recent Locations button lets you navigate to a previously visited destination, as
described in “Recent Locations”.

The Points of Interest button lets you navigate to thousands of interesting places. For more
information, see “POI (Points of Interest)”.

The My Favourites button lets you navigate to a favourite location, as described in “My
Favourites”.

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The Cancel Route button stops the current navigation.