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Nokia 500 Auto Navigation User Guide 9206144 Issue 1 ...
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Hereby, NOKIA CORPORATION declares that this PD-14 product is in compliance with the essential requirements and othe r relevant provisions of Directive 1999/ 5/EC. The product is in conformity w ith the limits defined in Dire ctive 2004/104/EC (amending Directive 72/245/EEC), Annex I, paragraph 6.5, 6.6, 6.8 and 6.9. A cop ...
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THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE PROV IDED "AS IS". EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND , EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED T O, THE IMPLIED WARRAN TIES OF MERCHANTAB ILITY AND FITNES S FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE MADE IN RELATION TO THE AC CURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT ...
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4 Contents For your safety.......................... 6 1. Introduction .......................... 7 Bluetooth wireless te chnology...... ..... 7 Global Positioning System (GP S) ....... 7 DVD ....... ........................... .......................... 8 2. Get started ......................... 10 Keys and parts.......... ........................ ...
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5 Answer or reject a call ....................... 39 Call waiting........ .......................... ...... 39 In-call options ...................................... 40 Adjust phone settings .. ...................... 40 Phone connections .... ...................... 40 Bluetooth. ........................... ................ 41 Contacts download.... ...
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For your safety 6 For your safety Read these simple guidelines. Not follow ing them may be dangerous or illegal. Read the complete user guide for further information. ROAD SAFETY COMES FIRST Obey all local laws. Always keep your hands free to operate th e vehicle while driving. Your first consideration while driving should be road safety. INTERFERE ...
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Introduction 7 1. Introduction You can use the Nokia 500 Auto Navigation device for GPS navigation in a car and outdoors. You can also make calls, view photos, watch videos, and listen to music. Read this user guide care fully before using the devi ce. Also read the user guide for your mobile phone. It provides important safety and maintenance info ...
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Introd uction 8 The GPS antenna is located at th e to p of the navigation device. Some car windscreens and windows may contain metal, that may block or weaken the satellite signals. If you stand still, GPS cannot detect which way you are facing because it determines your direction on the basis of your movement. Almost all digital cartography is in ...
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Introduction 9 DVD into the compatible DVD drive on your PC. The setup wizard starts automatically (if allowed in the se ttings of the DVD drive) and guides you through the setup. If you want to change the contents of the memory card, select all the maps, POI databases, and languages th at you want to add to the card. When the wizard copies these f ...
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Get started 10 2. Get started ■ K eys and parts Parts of the device are magnetic. Meta llic mate rials may be attracted to t he device. Do not place credit cards or other magnetic storage media near the device , because infor mation stor ed on them may be erased. Front, right, an d top view 1. Cover of connector for an optional external GPS anten ...
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Get started 11 Back, left, and base view 1. Loudspeaker 2. Main power switch 3. Mini USB port/charger connector 4. Reset key 5. Microphone ■ Chargers This device is intended for use when supplied with power from t he DC-1001 charger. Warning : Use only chargers ap proved by Nokia for use with this particular device. The use of any other types may ...
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Get started 12 1. Connect the charger to the mini USB port on the navigation device, and insert the charger plug into the cigarette lighter socket of your car. Power must be supplied by the 12 V car battery. Ensure that the charger is properly inserted in th e cigarette lighter socket and does not interfere with the normal operation of the car. In ...
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Get started 13 The Navigator application starts and the map view is displayed. Now you can start to use the device. Next, set the time and date. See “Adjust device settings,” p. 22. To pair and connect the navigation device with a compatible mobile phone using Bluetooth wi reless technology, see steps 2 to 5 in “Set up Bluetooth connection,? ...
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Get started 14 Bluetooth connection at startup When you switch on the device or exit the standby mode, you are asked whether you want to connect the de vice to the previous mobile phone. To connect to the previous phone, tap its name. The map screen is displayed. To connect to some other device, tap Other . Th e Phone connections screen is displaye ...
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Get started 15 If the navigation device was connect ed to your phone, the Bluetooth name of the device is displayed. You can define the Bluetooth name in your phone. The navigation device is shown in the menu of your phone where you can view th e currently paired Blueto oth devices. You can pair the navigation device with up to eight mobile phones ...
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Get started 16 To turn off Bluetooth connectivity wh en a device is connected to the navigation device, press the menu key, and tap Phone > > > Ye s . To turn on Bluetooth connectivity, press the menu key, and tap Phone > > > Ye s . ■ Install the device in a car To install the navigation device in a car, attach the HH-12 mountin ...
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Get started 17 storage temperature falls below -40°C (-40°F) or exceeds + 100°C (212°F). Attach mobile holder to mount ing device Attach the mobile holder to the mounting device using the supplied screw (1), and snap the supplied protec tion plate with the "Nokia" text over the screw. Attach mounting device to windscreen Locate a safe ...
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Get started 18 the cup and the windscreen (2). Check that the suction cup is firmly attached. If you want to detach the mounting device from the windscreen, carefully push the locking lever towa rd the top of the mounting device, and pull the strap located on the edge of the suction cup. Place navigatio n device i nto holder To place the navigation ...
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Get started 19 Use only compatible SD cards approved by Nokia for use with this device. Nokia uses approved industry standards for memory cards, but some brands may not be fully compatible with this device. Incomp atible cards may damage the card and the device and corrupt da ta stored on the card. Insert the card Slide the memory card into the ada ...
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Get started 20 Plug one end of the supplied DKE-2 USB data cable to the mini USB port on the device and the other end to a compatible USB port on the PC. The operating system detects the navigation devi ce as a mass storage device, and Mass storage mode is displayed on the navigation device. Copy the files from the PC to the navigation device as in ...
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Basic operation 21 3. Basic operation ■ Touch screen To use most features of the device, ta p the screen with your finger. Important: Avoid scratching the touch screen. Never use a pen or pencil or other sharp objects to write on the touch screen. ■ Open applications from map screen When you switch on the device, the ma p screen is displa yed. ...
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Basic operation 22 The battery charge is low. If this indicator is blue, Bluet ooth connectivity is turned on but the navigation device is not co nnected to a compatible device. If this indicator is grey, Bluetooth connectivity is turned off. The navigation device is conne cted to a compatible device. ■ Adjust the volume To adjust the volume for ...
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Basic operation 23 • To set the time after which the back light tu rns off if the device is not used, in Energy saver (battery) , tap + or - . If you select Never , the backlight does not automatically turn off. Time and date To define the time and date settings, tap Time & date . Tap or to scroll through the settings. • To set the time, ta ...
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Basic operation 24 FM transmitter The device has an FM transmitter that you can use to listen to music from the Music application through your FM car radio system. The FM transmitter can also be used for phon e calls. To use the FM transmitter with Music , see p. 42. To define the settings for the FM transmitter, tap FM transmitter . You can access ...
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Navigator 25 4. Navigator The navigation device has an internal GPS receiver that you can use to detect your current position an d for turn-by-turn navigation. When you switch on the device, the map view of the Navigator application is displayed. To use navigation, pres s the menu key, and tap Navigator . Alternatively, tap . The device receives si ...
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Navigator 26 Tracki ng mode In the tracking mode, the map follow s your GPS position and displays the following information: 1. Current speed 2. Time 3. Elevation above mean sea level 4. Geographic coordinates 5. Number of GPS satellites to which the device is connected 6. Compass rose 7. Name of the current position 8. Current GPS position 9. Zoom ...
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Navigator 27 Browsing mode In the browsing mode, the bottom of the screen is orange, and north is on the top. The map displays the following information: 1. Compass rose 2. Name of the current position 3. Current GPS position 4. Cursor 5. Zoom out 6. Zoom in To select a location on the map, zoom the map in or out if necessary, and move the map with ...
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Navigator 28 ■ Navigate to a destination To navigate to a destination , press the menu key, and tap Navigator > Destination and one of the following: • Address — you can enter the address of the destination. See “Navigate to an address,” p. 30 . • Recent — you can navigate to a recently visited location. See “Recent locations,” ...
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Navigator 29 Navigation screen After the device has calculated the route to the destination, the navigation screen is displayed: 1. Next street 2. Route 3. Next turn and distance to it 4. Current speed 5. Estimated time of arrival to the destination 6. Distance to the destination 7. Average speed (if this function is set to on) 8. Compass rose 9. C ...
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Navigator 30 For one-way streets, the allowed direction is indicated with a blue arrow. To browse the map, tap it. To stop the navigation, tap . Functions available in navigation screen To use the functions available during navigation, tap . You can do the following: • To block the calculated route for the desired distance and force an alternativ ...
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Navigator 31 When you use the keypad, you can on ly tap the keys that lead to a search result; other keys are inactive. To delete the last character, tap Clr . You can enter characters until yo u have narrowed down the search to only one result, or you can tap and the desired address on the list. To scroll through the list, tap the up or down arrow ...
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Navigator 32 To edit an address, tap the address and Edit . To use other available options, tap the address and the desired option. You can navigate to the address, add it to a route ( Via ), view it on the map, delete it, or de lete all the addresses. Bookmarks To manage the destinations that you have saved as bookmarks, in Fav ou r it es , tap Bo ...
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Navigator 33 To navigate to a location, add it to a route ( Via ), tap the location and the desired option. ■ Plan a route You can plan your route in advance, also without GPS connection. To plan a route, press the menu key, and tap Navigator > Destination . Select the start point for the route in the same way as a destination, and add it to t ...
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Navigator 34 ■ T raffic information (TMC) To view a list of traffic incidents alon g your route during navigation or in the tracking mode, tap > Traffic info. . The list is sorted by the distance to your current position. The list is based on TMC (Traffic Message Channel) messages that yo u may receive through the internal TMC receiver from th ...
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Navigator 35 not suggest an alternate route. Se e also “Traffic informa tion (TMC),” p. 34. To select a male or female voic e for navigation instructions, tap V oiceSkin and the desired voice. (T o select the language, see “Language,” p. 22.) In some languages, you can select a text-to-speech skin (indicated with "TTS") that a llo ...
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Navigator 36 • Slow — assumes slower driving. • Bike — takes into account bike paths and restricts highways where bikes are prohibited. There are no voice instructions. • Van — takes into account van restrictions. • Motorbike — takes into account motorbike restrictions. • P edestrian — takes into account pedestrian routing, incl ...
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Call handling 37 5. Call handling If you answer a call when you use the Navigator application, the spoken navigation instructions are muted until you end the call. To view the map and minimise the in-call options sc reen, press the menu key. is displayed in the top right corner of the screen. To open the in-call options screen, tap . If you answer ...
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Call handling 38 Call a saved contact To call a contact that you have downloaded from your mobile phone, press the menu key, and tap Phone > Contacts . Tap the first few letters of the desired name using the displayed keypad. (To delete the last character, tap Clr .) The first matching names are shown at the top. To view all the ma tching names, ...
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Call handling 39 Speed dialli ng (Favourites) To speed dial a phone number, press the menu key, and tap Phone > Fav ou r it es when you are not in a call. To make a call, tap the desired contact. Assign a speed dialling number To add a c ontact to the Fa vo ur i te s view, tap an unassigned button (indicated with <assign> ) and do one of t ...
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Call handling 40 If you press the menu key to view the map and minimise the in-call options screen, the number of calls is shown beside . ■ In-call options You can use some call functions duri ng a call. The available functions are shown in an in-call options screen that is displayed when you start a call. To minimise the in-call options screen, ...
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Call handling 41 Bluetooth To turn the Bluetooth feature on or off, in Bluetooth , tap the current setting until the desired option is displayed. Contacts download To download contacts from the curre ntly connected mobile phone, tap the download status in Contacts download and Ye s . The download status can be Not done (contacts have not been downl ...
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Music player 42 6. Music player To play songs that you have save d on the memory card, press the menu key, and tap Music . To copy files to the memory card, se e “Memory card,” p. 18. To easily find the songs in the Music application, copy them to the Music folder. The application supports the MP3, W MA, AAC, and eAAC+ file formats. However, th ...
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Music player 43 volume to the desired level. You should hear the music from your car radio system. The use of the FM transmitter incr eases the demand on battery power and reduces the battery life. Headphones The navigation device has a stereo audio-out connector for compatible headphones with a 3.5-mm plug. Th e connector is compatible with 32- oh ...
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Music player 44 To delete a song from the memory card, tap in the player screen, the song that you want to delete, and . To close the music player, tap . ■ Exit to navigation screen To go to Navigator while listening to music, press the menu key, or tap . The music continues to play in the background. To return to the music player, press the menu ...
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Video player 45 7. Video player To watch video clips that you have saved on the memory card, press the menu key, and tap Gallery > Video s . To copy files to the memory card, se e “Memory card,” p. 18. To easily find the video clips in the Videos application, copy them to the Video folder. The application supports the MPEG-4, 3GP, and WMV fi ...
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Video player 46 • To pause playing, tap . To resume playing, tap . To stop playing, tap . • To play the next or pr evious video, tap or . • To view the video in full screen or to return to normal view, tap the video. • To play the video continuously, tap . The icon turns green. To play the video only once, tap the same icon. The icon turns ...
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Image viewer 47 8. Image viewer To view images that you have saved on the memory card, press the menu key, and tap Gallery > Images . To copy files to the memory card, se e “Memory card,” p. 18. To easily find the images in the Images application, copy them to the Photos folder. The application supports the JPEG, BMP, PNG, and GIF file forma ...
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Image viewer 48 • To view the image in full screen, tap . Tap the left side of the image to view the previous image or the right side to view the next image . To return to normal view, tap the middle of the image. • To rotate the image by 90 degrees, tap . • To view images as a slide show, se lect several images, and tap . To return to normal ...
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Battery information 49 9. Battery information This device has an internal, nonremovab le, rechargeable battery. Do not attempt to remove the batt ery from the device as you may damage the device. The battery can be charged and discharged hundreds of times, but it will eve ntually wear out. Recharge your battery only with Nokia approved chargers des ...
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Care and main tenance 50 Care and maintenance Your device is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treated with care. The following suggestions will help you protect your warranty coverage. • Keep the d evice dry. Precipitat ion, humidity, and all types of liq uids or moisture can contain minerals that will corrod e electro ...
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Care and maintenance 51 is available from the product retailer, lo cal waste authorities, national producer responsibility organizations, or your lo cal Nokia representative. For the product Eco-Declaration or instructions for returning your obsolete product, go to country-specific information at www.nokia.com. ...
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