When used correctly, the GNS8600 enhances your driving experience. The voice and map information in the GNS8600 cannot be guaranteed accurate as road layout may change. Always follow the posted road signs and traffic laws. The Global Positioning System is operated and maintained by the US Government. The US Government is completely responsible for the accuracy of the Global Positioning System.
QUICKSTART GUIDE Quick Start Guide 1 3 2 StartHere 1x Glass Mount Bracket 1 BOX CONTENTS Please contact your place of purchase if any of the following items are missing.
Please consider the following when choosing a mount location: ! Choose a location where the fixed antenna, when extended horizontally will have a clear view of the sky. ! Do not mount within any Airbag deployment areas. ! Do not mount where the driver's view will be obstructed or where safe operation of the vehicle is may be obstructed. Ensure the mount location; ! Allows room to raise the GPS antenna horizontally. ! Allows for the GNS8600 to be slotted in and out of the mount stand.
QUICKSTART GUIDE 3 MOUNT & CONNECT Once a suitable mount location has been decided place the Mount Stand as follows: Connect Power/Raise GPS Antenna i. Mount Stand Preparation i. Clean the surface area of the location you wish to place the mount stand. Use the alcohol wipe supplied. ii. Peel adhesive cover off bottom of mount stand. iii Place the mount stand in the desired location and press down firmly. iv.
POWER ON SCREEN Turn ignition on and GNS8600 will power on, The screen may be turned on or off by pressing The CAUTION NOTICE will appear on the display. Please read this message carefully. Touch POWER. . The GNS8600 will then display the Map Screen. 'Searching for Satellites' will appear on the display. Once the satellites have been found the map screen will show your position. QUICKSTART GUIDE 4 to proceed. Your position will be indicated by the pointer in the centre of the displayed map.
CONTENTS 1 CONTENTS FEATURES Contents..................................................................................................................1 Features...................................................................................................................1 Controls & Views.......................................................................................................2 Using the Touchscreen.........................................................................................
OPERATION CONTROLS & VIEWS 1 TOP 2 15 14 BOTTOM 7 3 6 4 FRONT 5 11 8 15 9 12 13 1 Screen ON/OFF/Dim Button 2 3 4 5 6 7 LCD Touch Screen Main menu Button Map Button Mark Button Volume Button Joystick/Navi Button 8 Speaker 9 GPS Antenna 10 Mount Slot 11 Stylus Pen 12 USB Cable Connector 13 +12V DC Power Jack 14 Reset Button 15 Not used 10 BACK SIDE 2
CARE & MAINTENANCE OPERATION USING THE TOUCHSCREEN The GNS8600 is designed to respond to touchscreen input. Momentarily touch the screen with the tip of your finger when making a selection (fig3). Avoid applying excessive pressure to the screen or holding a finger for more than a moment (fig 4). Please take the following steps to ensure your GNS8600 is looked after. ! Always transport and store the GNS8600 using the carry case.
15m 30m 60m 120m 600m 1k 2k 8k 30k 100k 400k MIN-MAX MUTE TEST DAY NIGHT 3D HEADING UP NORTH Touchscreen activation is prevented while driving with Safe Mode ON. See Safety Warnings on page 18 for Safe Mode setting.
OPERATION FLOW CHART SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM OPERATION The GNS8600 will give voice guide and display alert (see displays below) of Fixed Speed Camera, Red Light Camera or Black Spots you are approaching.
TOOLBAR The TOOL BAR appears at the top and bottom of the Map Screen when the vehicle is stationary. The functions available in the Top Toolbar are to help you set your preferred map viewing settings. The name of the street you are currently on appears above the Bottom Toolbar which has available your menu and navigation options. SET UP Day/Night Touch to switch the map display colours from a day setting to a night setting.
SET UP TOOLBAR Map View Map View changes the way the onscreen map is displayed. The 3 settings are below. The current Map View appears in the top toolbar. Touch the current selection to change to your preferred view. ! - Heading Up Shows your position as always moving towards the top of the screen. ! - North Up Shows your moving direction with reference to North always pointing up. ! 7 - 3D Shows the 3D view of the map with your position always moving towards the top of the display.
Navigate to an Address The Navigation (NAVI) feature may be accessed from the Toolbar. If you know the address you wish to navigate to then you may search for the address as follows: 1. Touch or press the centre of the joystick. The navigation menu appears. 2. Touch . Then touch State . The State list appears. 3. Touch the desired State name. The City list appears. The previous address is remembered when turned off. 4. You may press the icons to scroll down the list of Cities.
NAVIGATION NAVIGATION Navigate to an Intersection 5. Touch the city name. The Street list will appear. If you wish to navigate to the intersection of 2 streets then you may search for the intersection as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. Touch or press the centre of the joystick. The Navigation menu appears. Touch The State list appears. Touch the desired State name. The City list appears. You may press the icons to scroll down the list of Cities. Intersection Street2 6.
Navigate to a Point Of Interest (POI) You may search for a point of interest to navigate to from the GNS8600 database. A table of POI categories and sub categories can be found on page 27. 1. Touch The Navigation menu appears. 2. Touch The State list appears. 3 Touch state name. The first page of POI appears 4. Touch to move between 1st and 2nd POI category pages. Touch to return back to 1st page. 5. Touch the desired POI category. The POI sub category list appears. 6. Touch the POI sub category.
NAVIGATION NAVIGATION Navigate to a RECENT ROUTE or REVERSE ROUTE Navigate by MAP The GNS8600 stores a list of routes you have previously navigated to. You may search a destination to navigate to using the map view. 1. Touch The Navigation menu appears. 1. Touch position. 2. 2. Touch Recent Route. The list of recent routes appears. Touch the Scale Bar:Zoom to view the map and touch the screen anywhere on the map to centre that location. 3.
MARK LOCATION Mark current position Mark from Map Screen. You may Mark your present position as follows: 1. Touch The Save Position display appears. 2. You may choose a category icon for this position. The icon will appear in the map view. The icons are Quick Access icons. Quick Access icons show in the Navi menu. Quick Access icons cannot be Renamed. 3. Touch to rename the position. a) Use the keyboard to enter a new name. b)Touch to return to Save Position display. 4. Touch to confirm.
MARK LOCATION MARK LOCATION MARK as MY POI You may Mark important or frequently used destinations as a My POI for easy access. To Mark a My POI: Touch . 1. Follow the instructions to select a desired Address, Intersection or POI. 2. At the last step: Touch the option. The Save Position display appears. 3. You may choose a category icon for this position. The icon will appear in the map view. The icons are Quick Access icons.Quick Access icons show in the Navi menu. Quick Access icons cannot be RENAMED.
SPEED DATA TIME DATA The Trip computer shows Average speed, Maximum speed, Driving distance and your current speed. There are two displays; Speed Data and Time Data. 1. Touch 1. Touch The Speed Data display is shown. 2. Touch to reset the displayed statistics. The Trip Computer display will remain on the screen until another display is chosen. To return to Map Screen touch . The Speed Data is shown. 2. Touch . The Time Data is shown. 3.
MENU MENU The MENU icon gives access to various settings that may be changed to enhance your driving experience. MENU is available from the Toolbar. 1. Touch The MENU list appears. 2. Touch the desired menu option to view. Each option is described in the following pages Allows you to change settings which affect how the GNS8600 calculates the route to a selected destination. Allows you to view and edit the My POI list (including Quick Access).
ROUTE SETTINGS Route Option 1. 2. 3. Touch The MENU list appears. Touch The Route Settings display with Route Option list. The Route Option name shows on the left and the current setting shows on the right. Touch the current setting to change. Adjusting Route Method or including or excluding road types will increase or decrease your estimated time of arrival to any destination. Route Options Item Description Route Method Select to choose Quickest Route or Shortest Route method.
MENU MY POI EDITOR You may view and edit the My POI list. Note: Quick Access locations may be changed at any time in the Mark location menu. Delete My POI 1. Edit My POI Touch The menu list appears. 2. Touch The My POI list appears. 3. Touch to find the desired My POI. You may use the keyboard to spell the name of the My POI and the list will be reduced as more letters are entered. 4. Touch the desired My POI name to highlight it. Touch to view the map location of a selected My POI.
Safety Warning Speed Warnings provide voice alert when a set speed is exceeded. You may turn off or select which safety warnings (Fixed Speed Camera, Red Light Camera or Black Spot) to activate. You may also turn off the moving speed warning or adjust the speed setting for road types. Item Safety Warning Safe Mode 1. Touch The menu list appears. 2. Touch The Safety Warning display with Safety Warning options show. 3. Touch the desired setting to change.
MENU MAP SETTINGS MAP Settings allows you to select what appears on the MAP display and the Auto Zoom setting. See the table for a description of each item. Map Settings 1. Touch The menu list appears. 2. Touch Map Settings list and current settings appear. 3. Touch current setting to change. To Reset Touch to return to factory defaults (as shown). 6. Touch 19 to exit.
You may use this feature to simulate a navigation route which may be helpful before driving. Test and Demo simulations may be operated using the AC adaptor indoors. You may choose from a Test or Demo simulation. Test will run through the route once. Demonstration mode repeats the route continuously randomly changing map views. 1. Touch The menu list appears. 2. Touch The simulation display appears with no current start or destination points showing. 3. Touch The navigation display appears. 4.
MODE MODE The MODE facility gives access to the car navigation mode, games mode and display screen adjustments mode.
You may adjust Brightness, Contrast, Volume, calibrate the touchscreen or view product information as follows. Calibration 1. Press Mode to show mode display. 2. Touch The setup display appears. 1. Touch . Follow the display instructions to calibrate touchscreen. MODE SETUP Brightness 1. Touch Touch the yellow level indicator to decrease brightness. Touch to the right of the level indicator to increase brightness. Volume 1. Touch Touch the yellow level indicator to decrease volume.
MODE GAMES There are 2 games available, Othello and Puzzle. 1. Press Modeto show mode display. 2. Touch . The Game display shows. Othello 1. Touch Othello . The Othello game shows. Othello is a strategy game. The purpose is to finish the game with the greater amount of circles of the same colour (user colour is red). 2. Touch to begin game. i) Touch the screen to placea circle in a desired square. ii) If a circle cannot be placed in a square bloack then a sound will be heard. Choose another block.
The GPS icon always shows on the map screen. When GPS data is available the GPS ACTIVATED style icon shows. GPS ACTIVATED When the GNS8600 displays 'Searching for satellites' the GPS INACTIVE GPS INACTIVE icon shows. If there is no GPS signal move to a clear view of the sky. GUIDE GPS STATUS You may view the current GPS information by touching the GPS icon. Touch to return to map screen.
GUIDE TURN GUIDE DESCRIPTIONS The following figures are provided to help with interpreting the voice guide you will hear during navigation.
etc Department Store Boat Launching Ramp Hotel/Motel Airport Golf Course Petrol Station Museum Bank Sports Centre Railway Station Beach Post Office Stadium Place of Worship Camping Ground Car Dealer Swimming Pool Café/Pub Caravan Site Car Repair Facility Cinema Restaurant Area Open Parking Area Library Casino School Scenic Panoramic View College/University Winery Fire Brigade Zoo Hospital/Polyclinic Opera House Police Station Caltex(Petrol) GUIDE MAP SCREEN ICONS 26 31
POINTS OF INTEREST TABLE My POI Quick Access My POI list Airport Airline Airline Access Airport Bank/Post Bank Post Building Company Manufacturers Supplies Car Car Dealer Car Repair Facilities Cargo Centre Rent Car Facility Restaurant Cafes/Pub Restaurant Restaurant Area Ferry Boat Launch Ramp Ferry Terminal Yacht Basin Shopping Government Court House Embassy Government Office Department Store Shopping Centre Wholesale Outlet Sports Hotel Condominium Hotel or Motel Museum Museum Golf
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM No Display SOLUTION ! ! ! Touchscreen not responding ! ! ! No Sound 'Searching For Satellites' still showing. Display Dim Display too bright when using at night. Make sure power supply is +12V DC Check power connection. If touchscreen not responding while driving then Safe Mode is on (see page 18). Turn off power. Wait a moment and turn back on. Clean LCD with LCD cleaner. Make sure you are only momentarily touching screen. ! ! Check volume. Touch .
UNIDEN GNS8600 CAR NAVIGATION Limited One Year Warranty Please keep your sales docket as it provides evidence of warranty.
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