GPS 301 GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
WARNINGS & NOTIFICATIONS THE GPS301 IS A GPS RECEIVER ONLY & HAS NO RADAR DETECTION CAPABILITIES IT IS LEGAL TO USE THIS UNIT IN ANY AUSTRALIAN STATE OR NZ OPERATION NOTICE OF GPS GPS signal reception can be affected by the location of satellites, tall buildings, tunnels, bridges, etc. If the GPS301 is not receiving a signal, you will need to change your location until a signal is received.
Quick Start Guide INSTALLATION a. ! Avoid any position which may obstruct the deployment of any air bags or obstruct the drivers view. ! Place your GPS301 in a position where it has a good view of the sky above. ! Generally, the best location is in the centre bottom of the windscreen, which allows easy access to controls & view of the display.
INSTALLATION b. i) Find the main unit and mounting bracket (with suction cups) in the main box/package. ii) The metal portion of the bracket locks into the top plastic portion of main unit. Press the release button and slide the bracket into place iii) Bend the angled portion of the windshield mounting bracket so that the GPS301 is parallel to the road surface. c. i) Find the 12VDC cigarette lighter adapter and insert the small plug into the 12VDC power input on the side of the main unit.
INITIAL POWER ON DISPLAY when the power is turned on for the first time only, the unit may take up to 5 minutes to establish a satellite lock. During this period the unit must remain on. RED Welcome RED GPS301 The GPS LED will turn (from RED to GREEN) once satellite information has been retrieved. Future Power On should only take a few moments. 4 START DISPLAY The start display shows the compass heading on the left of the LED window and the current Speed (km)on the right.
CONTENTS Warnings & Notifications...........................................................................i Quick Start Guide.....................................................................................ii Contents..................................................................................................1 Feature Highlights....................................................................................2 Included with your GPS301............................................................
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) TECHNOLOGY EARLY WARNING SAFETY SYSTEM - NATIONWIDE COVERAGE ! GPS direction, time and distance to more than 5000 pre-programmed Australian and New Zealand cities and suburbs ! 3 Stage visual and audible warning system to maximise safety ! Speed Camera warning ! Red Light Camera warning ! Black Spot warning ! Over speed alert ! Audible warning ! Distance to warning location ! Direction to warning location ! User up datable warning locations ! Individua
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 2 1 3 LEFT SIDE VIEW 5 4 NE 6 56 FRONT VIEW (Example Display Shown) 7 8 9 TOP VIEW 10 11 13 14 12 1 Serial Port 2 12 volt Power Socket 3 ON / OFF Volume Control 4 Speaker 5 Satellite Status LED 6 Alert Status LED 7 8 Character LED Display 8 Windshield Clip Socket 9 Windshield Clip release 10 11 DISPLAY button (Name tag - Right) SELECT button 12 SCROLL button 13 NAVIGATE button (Name tag - Left) MENU / Cancel 14 3
3 STAGE SAFETY ALERTS Your GPS301 has a pre-programmed memory that will alert you to any speed camera, red light camera or black spot you are approaching. Example 400m 800m 160m Camera Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 1 Alert @ approx 800m GREEN GREEN Green Alert LED Speed Camera, Red Light Camera or Black Spot Red Ligh scrolls on display No audible alert.
OPERATION - MAIN MENU Key Layout For General Operation L R NAVI DISPLAY MENU /CANCEL Example: SELECT SCROLL NE PRESS 0 MENU Mark Loc Speed Display; (Compass heading, speed) PRESS SELECT Mark Location (Page 6) PRESS Navigate PRESS SELECT Navigation (Page 12) PRESS PRESS Speeds PRESS SELECT Speeds (Page 15) PRESS Position PRESS SELECT Position (Page 15) PRESS Options PRESS SELECT Options (Page 16) Display Key - From any Menu you may return to the start display by R pressing or p
MARK LOCATION QUICK ACCESS LOCATION Mark location is used to store in memory your current location, which may be used in future as a point to navigate to. The Quick Access Locations are to mark your HOME, WORK, AIRPORT or HOTEL locations. OPERATION FLOW PRESS Mark Loc MENU Example Home SELECT Save? 1. Drive to a location you wish to mark and stop the vehicle. 2. Press MENU. 3. Scroll to Mark Loc and press SELECT. 4. Scroll to the desired Quick Access Location name you wish to store to. 5.
MARK LOCATION USER LOCATIONS WITH NAME TAG User locations are used to store into memory your current location, which may be used in future to navigate back to. You may name each individual location. OPERATION FLOW PRESS Mark Loc MENU New Loc User PT SELECT Example B SELECT L NAVI or DISPLAY SELECT 1. Drive to a location you wish to mark as a user point and stop the vehicle. 2. Press MENU. 3. Scroll to Mark Loc and press 4. Scroll to New Loc. Press 7 SELECT R SELECT. SELECT.
MARK LOCATION to User PT and press 5. Scroll SELECT. 6. You are now at the naming stage. Use Scroll Press R to find desired letter. DISPLAY button to move one character space L to the right or press NAVI button to move one character space to the left. When satisfied with the name move to the next step. 7. Press SELECT and you will be prompted with Save?. 8. Press SELECT again to save. Saved will appear. To edit user point name see page 10.
MARK LOCATION ALERT POINT An alert point is a location you wish to store where a new Speed Camera, Red Light Camera or Black Spot has appeared which is currently not in the GPS301's memory. OPERATION FLOW PRESS Mark Loc MENU New Loc SELECT Alert PT SELECT SELECT Example Black Sp 1. SELECT Stop as close as safely practical to the alert location. 2. Press MENU. 3. Scroll to Mark Loc. Press 4. Scroll to New Loc. Press 5. Scroll to Alert PT and press SELECT. SELECT. SELECT. 6.
EDIT NAME MARK LOCATION OPERATION FLOW PRESS Mark Loc MENU EditName SELECT SELECT You may edit the names of previously stored user points. 1. Press MENU. 2. Scroll to Mark Loc and press 3. Scroll to EditName and press SELECT. 4. Scroll to the desired name and press SELECT. SELECT. You can now edit the name of your user point using buttons and scroll. 5. Press SELECT and press L and SELECT again to confirm.
MARK LOCATION 3. Scroll to Delete, press SELECT. 4. Scroll to the name or Del All. Press 5. Press SELECT. SELECT to confirm delete. DELETE: ALERT POINTS OPERATION FLOW PRESS Mark Loc MENU Delete SELECT Example Johns SELECT SELECT SELECT This feature allows you to delete an alert point currently stored in your GPS301's memory. This includes alert points you have stored or pre-installed alert points.
NAVIGATION The navigation feature allows you to select a desired point to navigate to. The point (location) can be a pre-installed city or suburb, quick access location, user point or pre-installed Point of interest. P.O.I. (Point of Interest)locations are currently unavailable but may be available in future updates. When navigating to a location point, your display alternates as follows: 104km 58 :30 ALT Press * You can press anytime to show current direction and speed.
NAVIGATION NAVIGATE TO CITY OR SUBURB You may select a city or suburb to navigate to. Your GPS301 contains an extensive list of cities and suburbs in Australia and NZ for you to choose from. OPERATION FLOW PRESS Example L City city NAVIGATE NAVI SELECT Example NSW manly Manly SELECT SELECT 1. Press NAVI to navigation menu. 2. Scroll to City, Press 3. Scroll to desired state. SELECT. Press SELECT, Scroll to desired City and press (Press and hold for fast scrolling). 4.
NAVIGATION NAVIGATE TO POINT OF INTEREST (POI) You may select a point of interest group which will then allow you to navigate to the nearest location for that point of interest group. OPERATION FLOW PRESS L city POI NAVIGATE NAVI Example Wendys manly 1. Press Example NAVI. Scroll SELECT SELECT to POI, press SELECT. 2. Scroll to desired POI, Press SELECT. Selected appears and navigation mode begins. EXIT NAVIGATE 1. To exit from navigate mode press 2. Scroll to Off and press NAVI SELECT.
SPEEDS The speed feature allows you to view your average, maximum speeds for a journey. You may reset the speed (trip computer) records to start a new journey. OPERATION FLOW PRESS Speeds MENU 1. Press SELECT MENU. 2. Scroll to Speeds and press SELECT. 3. The displays for Speeds are as follows: Example: avg 75k Average Speed 75km PRESS PRESS max Max Speed 124km 124k PRESS Reset? PRESS Reset SELECT POSITION You can view your longitude, latitude and altitude position.
OPTIONS OPERATION FLOW PRESS Options MENU SELECT The options feature gives you access to the following sections.
OPTIONS ALERT VOLUMES The alert volumes can be turned On,Quiet or Off. OPERATION FLOW PRESS Options MENU Black Sp SELECT SELECT 1. Press MENU. 2. Scroll to Options and press 3. Scroll to desired Alert. Press 3. Scroll to desired volume and press SELECT. SELECT. SELECT, 4. Selected appears to confirm. SPEED ALERT The is feature allows you to set a speed limit where if you exceed this limit the unit will give an audible alert. OPERATION FLOW PRESS Speed Al 1.
OPTIONS DIMMER You can select the brightness of the LED display (MID, HIGH or LOW) for you enter the Options-Dimmer menu. As a SHORTCUT, do the following: Press NAVI and DISPLAY buttons at the same time to rotate through the 3 dimmer states. Release the buttons when at the desired state. BAUD RATE The Baud rate selection allows you to choose a setting for when communicating (via serial cable) to a PC or Laptop for downloading updates.
OPTIONS UNITS The Unit Selection allows you to set either metric or imperial for speed and distance displays. OPERATION FLOW PRESS Units 1. Press Options MENU SELECT Metric SELECT MENU. 2. Scroll to Options and press 3. Scroll to Units and press 4. Scroll to the desired unit selection. 5. Press SELECT to confirm. 19 SELECT SELECT.
DOWNLOADS OPTIONS You must select this mode when the unit is connected via the serial cable to a PC or Laptop for downloading updates. The AC adaptor is used to power the GPS301 in a house when connected to a PC for downloading updates. PC REQUIREMENTS FOR DOWNLOADING - Pentium II equivalent or higher - Serial Port - Internet Capable - Operating System: Win98 second edition, Win2000 or XP DOWNLOAD PROCEDURE: PC: Preparation. 1. Go to www.uniden.com.au and download the file Uniden GPS Uploader.zip. 2.
OPTIONS 3. Turn on your GPS301. 4. Press MENU. 5.. Scroll to Options and press 6. Scroll to Download and press SELECT. SELECT. PC: Download 1. Double click on the file Uniden GPS Uploader.exe. If an error message is displayed when you double click on Uniden GPS Uploader.exe then please check the serial cable connection and PC internet connection. 2. Check the next screen of Uniden GPS Uploader.
OPTIONS 22
GPS RESET OPTIONS You may reset the GPS Receiver if you have moved countries or traveled a long distance without the GPS 301 switched on. OPERATION FLOW PRESS Options MENU GPS Rese Reset? SELECT 1. Press MENU. 2. Scroll to options and press SELECT. 3. Scroll to GPS Reset and Press SELECT. 4. Press SELECT SELECT SELECT again to confirm. The GPS Receiver will be reset and may take several minutes to obtain a satellite lock NMEA GPS - NMEA Ver 3.
TROUBLESHOOTING If your GPS301 does not perform to your expectations, try the suggestions listed below. Unit does not operate: ! Check the power cord. Be sure the connectors are properly installed. ! Be sure ignition key is ON or in the accessory position. ! Fuse out. Check and replace. ! Check power to lighter socket. Vehicle electrical problem exists. ! Make sure that the volume control is in the ON position. ! Clean cigarette lighter socket. Weak detection. ! Check angle of unit.
ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY IMPORTANT: Evidence of the original purchase is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR: Uniden New Zealand Limited. Uniden Australia Pty Limited. ABN 58 001 865 498 ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants to the original retail owner for the duration of this warranty its GPS301 hereinafter referred to as the Product, to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below.
Printed in China USZZ01077ZA
