Curtis GPD 357, GPD 358 Operating Instructions

Declaration

The information hereof has been carefully checked to be accurate before publication. However, the check would not exclude all the printing or translating mistakes. Please contact our customer service center, if you find any of the mistakes. Prior to using please read this user manual thoroughly. Use only the battery and the accessories the original factory provides, in order to avoid unanticipated damages. Once use this system not following the instruction or connect the device with incompatible components, the damages might even threaten your personal safety and should not be covered by our warranty, for which the company hereof holds no liability. For the transportation construction development, it possibly appears the situation that the navigation electron map data with the actual transportation instruction incompletely consistent. It is your sole responsibility to place, secure and use thes e aids in such a manner that they will not cause accidents, personal injury or property damage, or in any manner obstructs your view. You, the user of this product, are solely responsible for observing safe driving practices at all time. The company hereby disclaims all liability for any use of this pro duct in a way that may cause accidents, damage or violation of the law. Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Any renewal or upgrade, please check on related website. We reserve the right of final interpretation of this user manual. Please keep a backup for important data. Please note that the manufacturer holds no liability for the data loss due to making no copy. The pictures hereof are for your reference only, please subject to the real products.

Remarks

1) Storage

a. Please avoid placing the device directly in sunshine, sharply changed temperature, high temperature (above 60 ), low temperature (below ℃

-20℃), and high pressure, dusty or humid place. b. Please avoid dropping or impacting upon the device. c. Don’t let causticity liquid drop on the surface of the device. d. Please avoid placing the device in the radiation produced by other electronic device. [NOTE] If you need to travel by air with the GPS navigator, we suggest you to put the device together with your luggage for X r ay detection when you go through the security inspection gate in the airport. Please avoid detecting the device by magnetic detector or magnetic rod which may destroy the system data. Our company is not responsible for any loss arising out of this.

2) Cleanup a. Wipe the surface with a dry and soft cloth to keep it in clean condition. b. Please wipe the screen gently by soft cloth with light glass cleanser. c. Please disconnect the device from computer and turn it off before cleaning.

3) Battery a. Before using the navigator the battery will need to be charged. To maximize the life of the battery the first charge must be fully charge the battery. b. Please use the battery of the same type when change the battery to avoid the battery exploding. Please ask career men for help if necessary. c. Please don’t disassemble any part of the unit. Any unauthorized

disassembly will cause the terminal of official warranty. d. The battery contained in this unit must be recycled or disposed of properly. Do not dispose of in household waste or burn.

4) SD/MMC Card

a. Do not press or fold SD/ MMC card; otherwise it would damage the card. b. Avoid putting the card in humid or high temperature place or under direct sunlight. Keep the card far away from liquid and corrosive material. c. Do not insert the card in wrong way; otherwise the memory card slot may be damaged.

5) Safety

a. When using your navigator while driving it is essential that you drive with care an attention. b. Never modify the settings or program of your navigator while driving. c. Only look at the navigation map when it is safe to do so. d. Only follow the system instruction when the road regulations allow you to do so . e. When mounting the navigator in your car make sure that it does not obscure your view or impede the operation of any driving controls.

6) Usage a. Please don’t use wet hand to plug /unplug or contact the device for preventing shock or damage. c. Please don’t judder; otherwise the device may be damaged. d. Please ensure that the SD card has enough space to save new files. e. Files or data stored in the device cannot completely avoid being destroyed or lost due to improper use or other reasons. Please copy the files and data to your computer when necessary.

Caution Do not leave your navigator on display in your car- it could be stolen.

Catalog Listing

Declaration................................................................................................... 1

Remarks....................................................................................................... 2

Catalog Listing ............................................................................................. 5

1. Introduction .............................................................................................. 6

1.1 Features................................................................................................. 7

1.2 Package Checklist.................................................................................. 7

1.3 Buttons and Functions............................................................................ 7

2. Usage on the Computer...........................................................................8

2.1 Data Transferring ...................................................................................9

2.2 Disconnection......................................................................................... 9

3. Basic Operation........................................................................................ 9

3.1 Battery.................................................................................................. 10

3.2 Power Button........................................................................................ 10

3.3 Reset.................................................................................................... 10

3.4 External Antenna (optional).................................................................. 11

3.5 Car Mount ............................................................................................ 11

3.6 Touch Pen............................................................................................ 12

3.7 SD/MMC Card...................................................................................... 12

4. Mode Operation ..................................................................................... 13

4.1 Navigation............................................................................................ 13

4.1.1 Function Features ............................................................................. 13

4.1.2 Key Instructions................................................................................. 13

4.1.3 Operation Steps ................................................................................14

4.2 Media ................................................................................................... 14

4.2.1 Photo................................................................................................. 14

4.2.2 Music.................................................................................................16

4.2.3 Video................................................................................................. 19

4.3 EBook................................................................................................... 20

4.4 Setting.................................................................................................. 22

4.4.1 Volume.............................................................................................. 23

4.4.2 Power................................................................................................ 23

4.4.3 Backlight............................................................................................ 24

4.4.4 Date time........................................................................................... 24

4.4.5 Language .......................................................................................... 25

4.4.6 Sys Info............................................................................................. 25

5. Specifications......................................................................................... 28

6. FAQ........................................................................................................ 29

LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY............................................................. 30

1. Introduction Thanks for purchasing the portable GPS navigator system GPD357/358. It is a new type of portable GPS navigator, which combines digital movie & music playing, photo browsing and eBook reading. Before using it, please read the user manual carefully. This user manual is applicable for GPD357/358 only.

1.1 Features

a. Support GPS navigation b. Support movie files as WMV, AVI, ASF c. Support WMA, MP3 and WAV audio files d. Lyric (LRC file) display synchronously e. Support photo browsing for JPG, BMP, GIF, TIF and PNG formats f. Support eBook browsing for TXT formats g. Support SD\MMC card h. Built-in speaker i. Mini USB port

1.2 Package Checklist

Please check that you have all of the following items. If any items are missing, please contact the local agent or distributor.

1) Portable navigator GPD357/358

2) Touch pen

3) Car adapter

4) AC adapter

5) USB cable

6) Car mount

7) User manual

8) 2GB SD card for map

1.3 Buttons and Functions

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1. Power button Start up/shut down

2. LED Indicates the charging state

3. Reset hole Reboot the system

4. Earphone jack Connect to stereo earphone

5. MINI USB port Connect with adapter to charge the battery or connect to the computer through USB cable

6. SD/MMC card slot Insert the SD/MMC card into it

7. External antenna hole Connect with external antenna (Not included)

8. Touch pen slot Insert the touch pen into it

9. Built-in speaker Play the sound of navigation voice prompt, music and movie

2. Usage on the Computer

Connect the portable navigator with the computer through USB cable. Connect standard port of USB cable to the computer and Mini port to the navigator. The interface will show on the screen of the navigator as follows.

[NOTE] Please install the driver before using the navigator, if your system has not installed it previously on Windows 98/98SE. This manual would be introduced as on the system above Windows 98 for example.

2.1 Data Transferring

1. Touch the left icon on the above picture, the navigator will be connected

with your computer directly. Double click “My Computer”, you would find a new icon named “Removable Disk” represents the SD card in GPD357/358. Double click the “Removable disk” and enter into the folder , then you can copy, delete or edit data in it, just as on a traditional hard disk. [NOTE]Please avoid any operation on the navigator or unplugging USB cable while data is transferring between the navigator and the computer, otherwise the data may be lost.

2. Touch the right icon on the above picture, the navigator will be charged

by computer through USB cable.

2.2 Disconnection

Click the icon the “Stop USB Mass Storage Device-Driver” and click the pop-up window “’The USB Mass Storage Device’ device can now be safely removed from the system”, then you can unplug the USB cable from the computer safely.

3. Basic Operation

on the taskbar with the left key of the mouse, then click

3.1 Battery

1. When the GPS navigator is used for the first time, you have to use the

adapter to fully charge the battery. GPD357/358 uses the built-in lithium battery. Please connect the navigator with car adapter to charge for the battery. [NOTE]During charging, the battery indicator light is showing the charge state. Please do not unplug the adapter while charging is uncompleted.

2. Car adapter: When using your navigator we recommend you always use

the car adapter to power the unit, especially on long journeys.

1) Plug the USB port of the car adapter into the MINI USB port on

navigator.

2) Plug the other end on the adapter into the car cigar lighter socket with

negative grounding. [NOTE] Please use the cigarette adapter after the vehicle cranks up to avoid the damage to the device that may be caused by the shock of the current when starting the vehicle.

3. When the battery is charging, the red charging indicator will light and you

will find an icon charged the indicator becomes green and the icon at the top right of the screen becomes full. Generally, the fully charged battery can keep on power supply for about 5 hours.

3.2 Power Button

To shut down the system, please press and hold the power button for 2 seconds and the screen would be shut off. To start up the system, please press the power button again. The screen will display the last picture showed before sleep automatically in the time of starting up.

3.3 Reset

In case the GPS navigator doesn’t response to any operation, poke the

at the top right of the screen. When the unit is fully

reset hole on the right side of the device to reboot the system. [NOTE]The data may be lost when you poke the reset hole to restart the system. Please copy the files and data to your computer when necessary.

3.4 External Antenna (optional)

If the GPS receiver fails to acquire a valid signal when mounted in your car it may be due to a heat reflecting coating or heating elements in your windscreen. In these cases you may have to use the external antenna (Not included).

3.5 Car Mount

The navigator should be fixed on the windscreen of the car befor e using. Assemble the mount and the bracket then fix the unit into the bracket as shown below.

The car mount has a suction pad that fits to the windscreen or a flat area of dashboard. Place the pad on the windscreen and push the lever clock wise until it clicks into place.

[NOTE] The navigator must be mounted in a location that does not obscure

the driver’s vision, impede use of the car’s controls or impede the operation of the car’s airbags.

3.6 Touch Pen

The touch pen is an important tool, please keep it carefully. a. Single click: click the screen once with the pen point to choose the wanted item. b. Double Click: quickly click the screen twice with the pen point. c. Drag: press a point on the screen with pen point and drag the touched item to the desired direction. [NOTE] Please use touch pen to write on the LCD screen rather than other sharp objects when use the hand-writing function.

3.7 SD/MMC Card (For Electronic Map)

The SD/MMC card in the device has included the navigation software and electronic map. You can also store your favorite music, movies, photos and e-books into it. Please insert the card to the SD/MMC card slot properly as shown below. When the navigation procedure is running or the other files in SD/MMC card is being used, do not take out the SD/MMC card.

[NOTE]

1. Do not press or fold SD/ MMC card; otherwise it would damage the card.

2. Avoid putting the card in humid or high temperature place or under direct

sunlight. Keep the card far away from liquid and corrosive material.

3. Do not insert the card in wrong way; otherwise the memory card slot may

be damaged.

4. Mode Operation

There are 4 menus in the Main Menu: Navigation, Media, EBook and System. Before using these functions, please copy the correlative files into SD/MMC card.

4.1 Navigation

4.1.1 Function Features

This GPS navigator uses intelligent navigation system which can pinpoint the position of mobile device by GPS satellite signal receiver and show it on the electronic map. The system will figure out an optimal path automatically after the users set the destination and help them reach the destination safely and quickly. The system makes you fully enjoy the charm of it in many aspects such as visual map, real-time animation, voice and letter reminding and enjoy a comfortable and happy trip.

4.1.2 Key Instructions

1. Map information

GPD357/358 navigator uses the newest electronic navigation map. But the product will be incompletely accordance with the actual information after produced because of the development of transportation construction. Please be sure to drive according to actual transportation condition and

observe traffic rules and traffic control.

2. Navigation

This GPS navigator only provides the route for reference. Please decide by yourself whether you will follow that route or not. The way chosen by the driver who is familiar with the actual map may be more effective than the route provided by GPS navigator.

3. Signal receiving

Satellite signals are required for this product to function in Navigation Mode. There may be occasions within your home or building when the signal strength is limited and Navigation Mode ma y not be possible. T his is quite normal for products of this type. If you experience difficulty in receiving a signal in your car you may need to use the external antenna (optional).

4.1.3 Operation Steps

Please read the user manual of the navigation software in packing carefully and feel the charm of the powerful function of this car/portable GPS navigator.

4.2 Media

When you touch the Media icon, the Media menu is displa yed as follows. There are 3 function icons in this menu: Photo, Video and Music.

4.2.1 Photo

1. Touch the Photo icon to open the picture file folder.

Back Turn back to the Media menu

Previous page Turn to the previous page

Next page Turn to the next page

Upward Return to the parent folder

Display Display the chosen picture in full screen

2. Select a picture file and double click it to open the photo browser.

Back Turn back to the Media menu

Zoom in Scaling up the current picture

Zoom out Scaling down the current picture

Auto Play Play all pictures in the selected folder

with full screen from the current picture

Previous Show the previous picture

Next Show the next picture

Folder Return to the photo folder .[NOTE] a. Double click the picture in the photo browser; it can also enter into the auto playing mode. Then double click the picture played with full screen, it will turn back to the normal mode. b. The picture can be dragged by touch pen in any mode.

4.2.2 Music

1. Touch Music icon to open the audio file folder.

Back Turn back to the Media menu

Previous page Turn to the previous page

Next page Turn to the next page

Upward Return to the parent folder

2. Select an audio file and double click it to open the audio player.

Back Turn back to the Media menu

Play Play/continue the selected audio file

Pause Pause the playing audio file

Stop Stop playing the current audio file

Repeat Sequential playing

Random Random playing

Previous Play the previous audio file

Next Play the next audio file

Volume control Drag the slider to adjust the volume

Progress control Adjust the playing progress

Folder Return to the audio folder

Music information Display the lyric and the current state

of the playing music [NOTE] Lyric show: GPD357/358 would automatically search the lyric file (LRC format, you can make it by yourself or download from Internet.).

1) Copy the audio file and the lyric file (LRC format) into the same folder.

2) Make sure the name of the lyric file is the same as the name of the audio file, otherwise the lyric can not be displayed;

3) Lyric would be shown synchr o no usly in the lyric show area of the screen during playing.

4.2.3 Video

1. Touch the Video icon and open the video file folder.

2. Select a video file and double click it to open the video player.

Back Turn back to the Media menu

Play Play the selected video file

Pause Pause the playing video

Stop Stop playing the current video

Previous Play the previous video file

Next Play the next video file

Full screen Play the video file with full screen

Folder Return to the video folder

Volume control Drag the slider to adjust the volume

Progress control Adjust the playing progress [NOTE] Double click the picture; it would pl ay in full screen mode. Double click it again; it would turn back to the normal playing mode.

4.3 EBook

1. Click “EBook” icon in main menu to open the e-book folder.

2. Select a TXT file and double click it to open the e-book browser.

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