Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PND-K3-MSN Alpine
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PND-K3 / PND-K3msn PN D - K 3 Portable Navigation System Portable Navigation System OWNER’S MANUAL V ersion 1.1 msn.
2 IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT This product is intended to provide turn by turn instruc tions to get you to a desired destination. P lease mak e cer tain that all persons using thi s navigation system carefully read these precautions and the following in str uctions fully .
POINTS TO OBSERVE FOR SAFE USAGE Read this m anual carefully before using th is system. It contains instructions on how to use this product in a safe and ef fective manner . Alpine cannot be responsible for problems resulting from fai lure to obser ve the instructions in this ma nual.
4 USE R A GRE EME NT In using this PND -K 3 Port able Na vigation S ys tem (herein af ter referred t o as “Sys t em”) , w hic h includes Alpine E lec tron ic s, Inc. (“ Alpine ”) Specifications, Space Machine, Inc. ( “Space Machine ”) Sof tware and NA V TEQ Nor th America, LLC.
5 PRECAUTIONS AND NOTICES .............................................. 2 Important Information....................................................... 2 WARNINGS .......................................................................... 3 Points to Observe for Safe Usage .
6 IN THE B O X ACCESSORIES Congratul ations and t hank y ou for purchasing the Alpine PN D -K 3 Port able Navigation S ystem . W e hope you enjo y using t his ex citing produc t and trust that it will mak e your driv ing experience more comforta ble, stress-free , and entertaining.
7 SYSTE M F EA TUR ES PND-K3 PORT ABLE NA VIGA TION SYSTEM CRADLE WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER CHARGER POWER BUTTON Press and hold for 2 seconds to turn the device on or off SD/MMC CARD SLOT For music playb.
8 I N S TA L L AT I O N BEFORE YOU ST ART Before y ou st art , char ge the PND - K3 for at leas t 3 hours, using the incl uded AC char ger . HOW TO MOUNT THE PND-K3 1 F in d a s pot su ita ble f or t he na vig at ion de vic e. S ti ck t he suc ti on cup against the desired mounting l oc at ion.
9 MAIN ME NU GO TO BUTTON Press this to star t entering a de s tinatio n. See page 1 3 - 18. PLA Y BUTTON Press this to go to t he music playe r . See page 33. SETTINGS BUTTON Press this to cha nge s ystem se t ting s . See page 27 -30. HOME BUTTON Press this to go to a sa ved home location.
10 MAP FU NC TIONS SETTING THE MAP ORIENT A TION T ouch this icon t o s witc h be tween N orth Up , Hea ding Up and 3D View . NORTH UP In nor th up vie w, north is always at the top o f the display . This mak e s it easy to determine y our current head ing with respec t to the map.
11 GPS ST A TUS BAR GPS Signal S trength BA TTERY ST A TUS This shows st atus of t he bat ter y . (Light ning bolt) indi cates that the bat tery is currently ch arging. (3 bars) i ndicates that the batter y has more than 60 % charge. (2 bars) i ndicates that the batter y has more than 40% ch arge.
12 F ROM T HE MAP DISPL A Y SETTING A DESTINA TION 1 T ouch any where on map screen. 2 The vehicle a rrow changes to a cr oss ha ir cursor . 3 Move the c ur sor to t he new de si red s treet. NOTE: Use Map Zoo m butt on to zoom out the map if t he destinatio n is far from the current l ocation.
13 INPUT A D ESTINA TION ADDRESS BOOK BUTTON Selec t from saved de s tinatio ns . See page 1 7 . HISTORY BUTTON Selec t from recent de s tinatio ns . See page 1 6 . ADDRESS BUTTON Search by typing an add ress. See page 1 4. PLACES BUTTON Selec t places.
14 SET A DE STINA TION B Y ADDRE SS There are sever al ways t o se t a destinati on. Y ou c an set a des t ination d irec tly fr om the map (Page 1 2) or selec t Go to from the ma in menu. Go to Mai n Menu ➜ Go to ➜ Address FINDING A DESTINA TION BY ENTERING STREET NAME FIRST 1 Selec t by Street .
15 SET A DE STINA TION B Y PL A CE Y ou can selec t from approxim ately 6 mil lion pl ace locations stored inside your PND -K 3 Por table Navigat ion System.
16 SET A DE STINA TION B Y PL A CE, C ONTINUE D Go to Mai n Menu ➜ Go to ➜ Places FINDING A PLACE WITHIN CITY VICINITY 1 Selec t W ith in City V ici nity . 2 Selec t W ith in a City . NOTE: L ast 4 Cities t ak es you s traight to the list of cities you have prev iously entered .
17 SET A DE STINA TION FR OM THE ADDR ES S BO OK Go to Mai n Menu ➜ Go to ➜ Address Book 1 Selec t the desired des ti nation. 2 The Confirm Des t ination Screen appears. T ouch G o! to c alculate the route . EDITING ADDRESS BOOK Go to Mai n Menu ➜ Go to ➜ Address Book 1 Selec t the des t ination y ou would l ik e to modify .
18 SET A DE STINA TION B Y INTERSE C TION Go to Mai n Menu ➜ Go to ➜ In ter se c tion FINDING A DESTINA TION BY ENTERING A STREET NAME FIRST 1 Selec t by Street . 2 T y pe in the first s tr ee t name. T ouch OK . The list of applicable street names app ears.
19 DE S TINA TION OP TIONS The Des tin ation Options Menu all ows you to find plac es nearby , find alternat ive routes to get t o your destinat ion, set a d estinat ion as your home, save a destinati on in the address b ook, and create waypoi nt s.
20 DE S TINA TION OP TIONS, CONTIN UE D T o ge t t o the Des tin ation Options Menu, enter your desired destinati on by using the method on page s 1 3 through 1 8 in order to get to the Con firm Des tin ation screen. Selec t Opti ons . SA VING A DESTINA TION INTO THE ADDRESS BOOK 1 To u c h Save to A ddres s Book .
21 DE S TINA TION OP TIONS, CONTIN UE D T o ge t t o the Des tin ation Options Menu, enter your desired destinati on by using the method on page s 1 3 through 1 8 in order to get to the Con firm Des tin ation screen. Selec t Opti ons . SETTING WA YPOINTS, CONTINUED OPTIMIZING YOUR ROUTE 1 To u c h Set as Waypoin t .
22 ROU T E VIEWING TURN LIST DURING GUIDANCE Y ou can view a list of street names and up c oming turns and streets . Main Menu ➜ Inf o ➜ Rou te or directly from the Map ➜ 1 To u c h View T urn Lis t . 2 A list of upcoming streets and turns appears on the s cr een.
23 HOME Y ou can go Home from any where once the Home Address is set . See page 1 9 to set a des ti nation as Hom e. GOING HOME Go to Mai n Menu ➜ Home T ouch G o! to calc ulate the r oute. NOTE: T o fin d an alternate Route to go H ome, see pag e 22 .
24 BL UETOO TH Bluetoot h enabled mobile phones can b e pai red to interface with PND -K 3. Y ou can customiz e this interface using the B luetooth Setup contr ols. Go to Mai n Menu ➜ ➜ Bluetooth The Bluetooth Setup menu appears and displays the setup options.
25 MOBILE PHONE Mos t Bl uetooth enabled mobile phones can be s ynchron iz ed to interface with PND -K 3. Once you ha ve pair ed and s ynchroni zed your mobile phone wit h PN D- K 3 ( se e Setup on page 2 4) you can pl ace and receive cal ls in addition t o many other c onveni ent func tions.
26 MOBIL E PHON E SET TINGS, C ONTINUED T ouch Main Menu ➜ USING YOUR CALL LOGS 1 To u c h Call Logs . 2 To u c h Diale d C alls , Missed C al ls or Received Calls . 3 A list of your ca ll histor y appears . Selec t the desired c ontac t from th e li st.
27 AUDIO BUTTON For audio settings , see page 30. MAP BUTTON For map set ti ngs , see page 28. DISPLA Y BUTTON For display settings , see page 28 . NA VIGA TION BUTTON For navi gation set tings, see pag e 29 . BLUETOOTH BUTTON For Bluetoot h se ttings, see page 24.
28 CUST OMIZ ING D I S P L AY Go to Mai n Menu ➜ ➜ Display NOTE: T o uch OK to complete the se tting . MENU COLOR Y ou can choose from 8 dif ferent c olors for all menu screens.
29 CUST OMIZ ING NA VIGA TION T OOL Go to Mai n Menu ➜ ➜ Navigati on NOTE: T o uch OK to complete the se tting . ROUTE METHOD Y ou can change the routi ng method. See page 22 for det ai ls. GUIDANCE MAP Y ou can choose b etween full map and arro w only in guida nce mod e.
30 SET T ING AU D I O Go to Mai n Menu ➜ ➜ Audio NOTE: T ouch O K to complete t he set ting. CHANGING NA VI MIX VOLUME This al lows you to v ar y the vol ume of the voic e prompt s with respe ct to the music. BUTTON SOUNDS This al lows you to t urn but ton sounds ON or O FF .
31 MSN DIR E C T SET TING ( Only on P ND - K3msn ) BEFORE USING MSN-DIRECT Y ou mus t subscribe t o MSN - Direct to enable the feat ure on the PND - K3. 1 Go to w w w .m sndi rec t.com / ac tiv ate to begin activat ion. 2 Mak e sure to h ave the product key .
32 INFOR MA TIO N Go to Mai n Menu ➜ Info VIE WING DA S H B O A R D Go to Mai n Menu ➜ Info ➜ Dashboard The odom eter displ ays the route distance and time tr aveled. Driving A ver age Av erage spee d. Over all A verage Av erage spee d (i ncludes idle time.
33 VIE WING GP S ST A TUS This featu re allo ws you to view GPS satell ite signal i nformat ion. Y ou can view the dynamic location inf ormation receiv ed from satell ite, such as , sign al strength, compas s ( direc tion i nformat ion ), lat itude / longitude, appro ximate alt itude, and spee d.
34 MUSIC PL A YER MUSIC PLA YER The PND - K3 is not only a navigat ion device, it’s also a music pla yer ! Choos e “P lay” from the Ma in Menu, then jus t plac e an SD card with your f avorit e music into the PND- K 3. It ’ s that simpl e! ONCE MUSIC IS PLA YING, CLICK AND DRAG TO SKIP TO ANYWHERE IN THE SONG.
35 MSN DIR E C T ( O n ly on P ND - K 3msn ) Go to Mai n Menu ➜ VIEWING TRAFFIC Y ou can view tr af fic and receive i ns tructions for detours . VIEWING GAS PRICES Y ou can view gas price inf ormation by distance or by price . VIEWING WEA THER Change the Lo cation T ouch .
36 MSN DIR E C T , CO NTINUE D Go to Mai n Menu ➜ VIEWING NEWS AND ALERTS News Y ou can read a brief descripti on of lat es t news . Br eaking news appears in red tex t. VIEWING STOCKS Y ou can check the latest mark e t activit y . Y ou can search and/or add your f avorit e s t ock by Mark et In dex or S tock Sym bol .
37 IN C A SE OF D IFF ICUL T Y If you enc ounter a problem, please review the it ems in the follo wing checklist. This guide wil l help you isola te the problem if the un it is at fault. Other wise mak e sure the rest of your sys tem is properly connec ted and c ompletely charged.
38 SPE CIFIC A TIONS Main Unit Size : 1 23mm x 7 4mm x 20 mm Main Unit W eight: 6.4 oz CPU: SiRF Titan GP S: Embed ded 20 channel GPS with bui lt-in ant enna Internal S torage: Bui lt - in fl ash m e.
39 IN DE X A Accessories 6 Address Book 17 Announcement 10 Audio 30 Button Sounds 30 Changing Navi Mix Volume 30 Guidance Prompt 30 B Battery Status 11 Indicator 10 Before Using This Product 2 Before .
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