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Before You Begin

Before you begin using your GPS-500, you will need to charge its battery for
a minimum of 6 hours. 

1. Plug the included wall charger into a wall outlet. 
2. Use the included USB cable to connect the GPS-500’s Mini USB 

Connector/Charger port to the wall charger.

After the battery has charged for at least 6 hours:

1. Make sure the L

OCK

switch is in the 

DOWN

(unlocked) position.

2. Go outdoors to obtain GPS reception.

3. Hold down the ON/OFF button until the unit turns on.

1. Unlock

    Switch

3. Turn Power 

    ON 

2. Go Outside

    to Receive

    GPS Signal

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Summary of Contents for Guide+Play GPS-500 WE

Page 1: ...Portable Touchscreen Navigation System and A V Media Player User Manual ENGLISH e d i u g y a l p GPS 500 WE...

Page 2: ...ithium polymer battery Under normal operating conditions this battery will provide superior service with a lifespan that is superior to those of other battery types To protect the performance of your...

Page 3: ...should contain these items GPS 500 Unit Wall Charger Car Charger USB Cable Fold Flat Mounting Bracket Mounting Base Disc for Dash Mounting Adhesive Pad for Mounting Base Disc Alcohol Cleaning Pad for...

Page 4: ...FT SIDE FRONT TOP BOTTOM BACK RIGHT SIDE Lock Switch Volume Brightness Control Headphone Jack Mini USB Connector Charger Port GPS Antenna ON OFF Button SD Card Slot Reset Button Speaker Mounting Slot...

Page 5: ...flat mounting bracket for use in a vehicle TMC ANTENNA JACK ConnecttheTMCantennatoreceiveFMtrafficinformation Left Side LOCK SWITCH Locks the GPS 500 s touchscreen and all of its contols This prevent...

Page 6: ...ect the GPS 500 s Mini USB Connector Charger port to the wall charger After the battery has charged for at least 6 hours 1 Make sure the LOCK switch is in the DOWN unlocked position 2 Go outdoors to o...

Page 7: ...not reappear To change any of these settings see CHANGING NAVIGATION SETTINGS on page 16 User Manual e d i u g y a l p GPS 500 7 ENGLISH 1 Touch the button for the screen language you want to use Ned...

Page 8: ...appropriate button for the city you want to travel to If you select one of the city buttons the ENTER CITY NAME screen below appears Changing the country by pressing SELECT COUNTRY The ENTER CITY NAM...

Page 9: ...s that fit Select the desired street from the list 5 Enter the desired address number When you touch the DONE button the CONFIRM ADDRESS screen right appears 6 Touch GO to begin navigation The map scr...

Page 10: ...ace you want to go The CONFIRM ADDRESS screen right appears 5 Touch GO to begin naviga tion The map screen will appear Once you start driv ing the GPS 500 will guide you to your destination See Naviga...

Page 11: ...DRESS screen right appears 5 Touch the GO button to begin navigation The map screen will appear Once you start driving the GPS 500 will guide you to the intersection you selected See Navigating to You...

Page 12: ...yet set your home address the GPS 500 will have you do so NAVIGATING TO RECENTLY VISITED OR SAVED LOCATIONS The GPS 500 stores a list of your recently visited locations in a HISTORY page and also let...

Page 13: ...of travel The route that the GPS 500 has calculated is indicated by the green line The map shows the distance to and direction of your next turn and also shows the remaining time and distance of your...

Page 14: ...ing this but ton cycles the map view between 2D 2D north oriented and 3D See illustrations below right MAP ZOOM BUTTONS Repeatedly touching the and MAP ZOOM buttons zooms your view from a distance of...

Page 15: ...right The list shows the direction of each turn and how far to drive on each leg of the journey Touching the button for one leg of the journey and then touching the SHOW button will display a map sho...

Page 16: ...units given during voice navigation prompts ROUTE PRIORITY When the GPS 500 calculates navigation routes you can set it to give priority to either the SHORTEST DISTANCE or the SHORTEST TIME GPS DATA...

Page 17: ...e from your actual position The traffic information contains the type of traffic the road number and the length of event You can have a look at each individual traffic event on the map by hit ting the...

Page 18: ...o play on your GPS 500 audio and video files must be in one of the following formats AUDIO SUPPORTS ID3 TAGS V1 AND V2 1 2 3 MP3 16 bit VBR CBR 44kHz 64kbps up to 320kbps 2 channel WMA 16 bit 44kHz st...

Page 19: ...t the GPS 500 to your computer s USB hub right 5 Launch Windows Media Player 6 Locate the files you want to transfer 7 Select Windows Media Player s SYNC mode see below 8 Drag the files you want to tr...

Page 20: ...AGE see page 18 4 Connect the GPS 500 to your computer s USB hub see page 19 5 Launch Windows Explorer not Internet Explorer on your computer Find it at Start Programs Accessories Windows Explorer 6 F...

Page 21: ...the song you want to hear The GPS 500 will play the song then play through the rest of the songs in that genre NOTE Genre classifications are predetermined and cannot be changed by the GPS 500 BY PLAY...

Page 22: ...ng Videos Touch the VIDEO button on the SOURCE screen The MY VIDEOS screen below will appear All of the videos stored on your SD card will be displayed in the order in which they were put on the SD ca...

Page 23: ...ht There is also an AUTO button which automatically changes the color mode according to the time of day Language The LANGUAGE button lets you set the GPS 500 s screen and voice guidance languages to E...

Page 24: ...y that the GPS 500 will interfere with your driving or your view of the road On the Windshield On the Console On the Dashboard The installation of this device on the windshield between the driver and...

Page 25: ...dhesive covering 3 Attach the mounting base to the mounting location 4 Hold the mounting bracket s base against the mounting base 5 Push the mounting bracket lever towards the base to lock the bracket...

Page 26: ...0 s battery while you drive 2 Use the GPS 500 s built in speaker or connect its headphone jack to your vehicle s audio system connecting cable not supplied The installation and use suggestions provide...

Page 27: ...Your SD Card on pages 19 20 Screen is too bright or too dim Adjust the screen brightness using the volume control see Volume Brightness Control on page 5 or adjust the screen brightness in the SETTIN...

Page 28: ...or other countries Guide Play and Atlas are trademarks of Harman International Industries Incorporated Windows and Windows Media are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the Unit ed Stat...

Page 29: ...y com Declaration of Conformity We Harman Consumer Group Inc 2 route de Tours 72500 Ch teau du Loir France declare in own responsibility that the product described in this manual is in compliance with...

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