Uniden GPS Receiver TRAX430 User Manual

ARE YOU READY FOR A WORLD WITHOUT WRONG TURNS?  
User’s Guide  
TRAX430 GPS  
Navigation Device  
 
 
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What Do I Do First?  
Make sure everything is OK  
If anything listed here is missing or damaged, call Customer Service  
(see back cover for contact information).  
TRAX430 GPS nAviGATion device  
Power button  
Press the power button  
to turn off the screen;  
the device stays on  
and can still give  
directions.  
Press the power button  
GPS antenna  
in and hold it for three  
seconds to turn the  
(extended)  
device completely off.  
USB port for  
software and  
map updates  
Power  
connection  
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Bracket  
WindShield mounT  
Some states have laws  
against putting things on  
your car’s windshield. If  
you don’t know the laws  
for your state, contact the  
office that controls drivers’  
licences.  
Adjustment  
lock  
Bracket  
lock  
Suction  
latch  
If you do put the device  
on your windshield, don’t  
forget to lock it up or  
take it with you when you  
leave your car.  
Suction  
cup pull  
tab  
Suction  
cup  
included AcceSSoRieS  
DC (car)  
adapter  
Adhesive  
anchor  
disk  
USB  
cable  
 
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What Do I Do First?  
Plug it in  
Only use the power  
adapter that came  
with your device.  
Any other adapter  
might damage the  
device.  
Plug the adapter into  
the power connector  
on the lower right  
side of the device.  
1
Whenever it  
senses power  
coming in, the  
device turns itself  
on and charges  
the battery.  
Plug the other end into your  
car’s cigarette lighter (or any  
standard 12 V DC outlet).  
2
Caution: Be sure to use a 12 Volt DC  
(standard cigarette lighter) outlet.  
Non-standard power outlets can  
damage electronic devices.  
As soon as the power  
stops (for example,  
when you unplug the  
adapter or turn off  
your car), the device automatically shuts down. If you want it to  
stay on, tap anywhere on the screen during the Shutting down  
message.  
You can turn the device on or off anytime you want: just push  
the power button on top of the device (hold the button for three  
seconds to turn the device off).  
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What Do I Do First?  
Choose your default language  
The first time you turn  
on the device, it asks  
you which language you  
want to use for menus  
and voice prompts. (You  
Select the language you want to use  
most of the time, then tap OK.  
can always change the  
language later from the  
Settings menu. See page 64).  
Set your time zone  
1) From the main menu screen, select  
.
2) Select . This opens the System Settings screen.  
 
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3) In the time zone field, use the + and buttons to select your  
local time zone. The available times zones are  
Atlantic  
Eastern  
Atlantic Standard Time (AST, HNA)  
Eastern Standard Time (EST, HNE)  
Central (default) Central Standard Time (CST, HNC)  
Mountain  
Pacific  
Alaska  
Hawaii  
Mountain Standard Time (MST, HNR)  
Pacific Standard Time (PST, HNP)  
Alaska Standard Time (AKST, HNY)  
Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST)  
4) In the daylight saving field, select auto if your area uses  
daylight savings time. Select no if your area never uses  
daylight savings time.  
5) Tap the  
button to go to the next page.  
6) In the time format field, choose 12 hr to use twelve-hour  
(am/pm) time or 24 hr to use twenty-four-hour (military) time.  
7) Tap the  
Tap the  
button to go back to the Menu screen.  
button to go back to the Map screen.  
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Enter your home location  
Next, enter the address you want to use as your “home” location,  
that is, the place you travel to and from the most. (This step isn’t  
actually required, so you can skip it if you want. But the home  
feature is so useful that you’ll be glad you entered it!)  
1) From the main menu, choose  
.
2) From the Destination screen, you can choose how you want to  
enter your home location.  
To enter a complete address, choose  
.
To enter an intersection of two streets, choose  
.
3) The device shows you the  
default (or the last-used)  
map region. Tap the  
button with the name of  
the region.  
To pick a different region,  
choose change region.  
On the Select Region  
screen, scroll down until you find the region you want to use.  
For the US, there are 53 available regions: all 50 states, Puerto  
Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia.  
 
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4) Use the aphabet keypad to enter the name of the city (or  
unincorporated area) where your home location is.  
The number of cities  
Go back to  
Go to the  
Map screen  
in the database that  
match your entry.  
the previous  
screen  
Backspace  
Letters that don’t  
match a name in  
the database are  
grayed out  
Switch to the  
SYMbol or  
number keypad  
(only available  
if a name in the  
database has a  
symbol or  
Tap OK when  
you’re done  
numeral)  
Go to  
the Menu  
screen  
Go to the  
volume  
settings  
Don’t worry about typos or misspellings! As you type, the device  
grays out any letters that don’t match a record in the map  
database. For example, if you type D, you only see letters that  
come after D on the list of city names.  
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If any city names on the list include a symbol (punctuation,  
letter with accents, etc.), the sym button will be active. Tap the  
sym button to switch the keypad from letters to symbols.  
If any city names include a number, the 123 button will be  
active. Tap the 123 button to switch from letters to numbers.  
To switch back to letters, tap the abc button.  
Tap the ok button when you are finished.  
5) When you tap ok (or if there are 5 or fewer city names that start  
with the letters you typed), the device goes to the Select City  
Name screen. Just tap the name of the city you want.  
6) Enter the street name using the same process you used to  
enter the city name. When the device shows the Select Street  
Name screen, tap the name of the street you want.  
Enter numbered streets as numerals plus abbreviation  
(1ST, 2ND, 3RD, etc.) instead of spelling out the word  
(First, Second, Third, etc.).  
7) Enter the address number (if you are entering an address) or  
the second street name (if you are entering an intersection).  
Use the same process you used to enter the city and the street  
name.  
 
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What Do I Do First?  
8) After you enter the address or  
cross street, the device shows  
the Confirm Destination screen.  
Tap the  
button if you need to  
go back to the entry screens and  
make changes.  
If the information is correct, tap  
the options button.  
9) On the Options screen, choose  
.
10)Enter any name you want for your home location (the default  
name is HOME).  
11)Tap the ok button when you finish. The device confirms that it  
saved your new home location, and you’re done.  
The PAyoff:  
That probably seemed like a lot of  
work, but here’s why you did it:  
Take me  
home!  
In the top left corner of the menu  
screen, there’s a home icon. Tap that  
icon, and the device plots a route from  
wherever you are right now to your  
home location.  
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What Do I Do First?  
Get acquainted with the Map screen  
As soon as the device gets a lock on your location, it switches to  
the Map screen (you’ll probably use this screen the most, so you  
might want to take a few minutes to get familiar with it):  
Car icon  
(you are  
here)  
Lightly tap  
anywhere  
inside the  
map area to  
recenter the  
map and  
POI  
icons  
Zoom  
icon  
Volume  
icon  
see more  
Battery  
status  
icon  
options.  
Compass  
icon  
Name of the  
road you’re on  
Go to the  
Trip Computer Icons  
Menu  
screen  
(miles travelled) (current speed) (elapsed time)  
If the device doesn’t have a lock on your location, the car  
icon will be gray.  
Tap the menu button to open the main Menu screen.  
 
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WhAT do ThoSe iconS meAn?  
Icon  
Name  
What it shows  
Tap it to...  
The current map view,  
which way is north  
Compass  
Change the map view  
The current zoom  
level and scale  
Bring up the zoom bar and  
change the zoom level  
Zoom  
POI  
Get more information  
The location and type  
of various POI  
(Point of  
Interest)  
(name, address, phone  
number) on a specific POI  
,
, etc.  
Whether the audio is Change the volume or  
Volume  
Trip  
,
muted  
mute the audio  
Miles driven, current  
Open the Trip Computer  
Computer speed, elapsed time  
screen to see more details  
BATTeRy STATuS icon  
The battery status  
icon shows how  
much charge is left  
in the battery.  
Battery  
Status:  
Low Medium High  
Full Charging  
Icon:  
Anytime there is a power input, the icon shows “charging”.  
ZoominG in And ouT  
There are 12 different zoom levels, ranging from 1 centimeter =  
125 feet to 1 centimeter = 100 miles.  
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100 mi STATE/  
50 mi  
Tap the zoom icon to  
REGION  
Zoom  
out  
bring up the zoom bar.  
25 mi  
10 mi  
5 mi  
GREATER  
METRO  
AREA  
Tap the + or –  
Map scale  
icons to change  
(approximately  
1 centimeter)  
2 mi  
the zoom level  
one step at a  
time.  
CITY  
1 mi  
Current  
zoom  
level  
½ mi  
1000 ft  
500 ft  
250 ft  
125 ft  
Tap anywhere on  
the bar to skip  
directly to that  
zoom level.  
STREET  
Zoom  
in  
chAnGinG The mAP vieW  
Tap the compass icon to cycle through the 3 different map views:  
North up view (2D):  
North is always at the top  
of the screen, and the  
car icon rotates to point  
in the direction you’re  
going. The compass  
icon’s needle (the red  
half) always points  
straight up.  
 
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