Uniden TRAX430 - Manuals

Page 5 What Do I Do First? W indShield 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. If you do put the device on your windshield, don’t forget to lock it up or take it with y...

Page 6 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.Whenever it senses power coming in, the device turns itself on and charges the battery.As soon as the power stops (for example, when you unplug the adapter or turn o...

Page 7 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 can always change the language later from the Settings menu. See page 64). Set your time zone From the main menu screen, select ...

Page What Do I Do First? In the time zone field, use the + and – buttons to select your local time zone. The available times zones are Atlantic Atlantic Standard Time (AST, HNA) Eastern Eastern Standard Time (EST, HNE) Central (default) Central Standard Time (CST, HNC) Mountain Mountain Standard Tim...

Page 9 What Do I Do First? 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 enter...

Page 10 What Do I Do First? Use the aphabet keypad to enter the name of the city (or unincorporated area) where your home location is. 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 , yo...

Page 11 What Do I Do First? 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 t...

Page 1 What Do I Do First? 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. On the Options screen, choose . Enter any name y...

Page 1 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): If the device doesn’t have a lock on your locat...

Page 14 What Do I Do First? W hAT do ThoSe iconS meAn ? Icon Name What it shows Tap it to... Compass The current map view, which way is north Change the map view Zoom The current zoom level and scale Bring up the zoom bar and change the zoom level , , etc. POI (Point of Interest) The location and ty...

Page 15 What Do I Do First? Tap the zoom icon to bring up the zoom bar.Tap the + or – icons to change the zoom level one step at a time. Tap anywhere on the bar to skip directly to that zoom level. c hAnGinG The mAP vieW Tap the compass icon to cycle through the 3 different map views: North up view ...

Page 16 What Do I Do First? Heading up view (2D): (default) The direction you are currently going is always at the top of the screen. The car icon points up, and the map rotates as you change direction. The compass icon’s red needle rotates to point north. Three-dimensional (3D) view: The map and al...

Page 1 What Do I Do First? Tap the mark button to open the Mark menu and set the current location as a destination, an origin, a favorite, etc.Tap the go button to plot a route to the current location. Tap to return to the map screen. Tap to go back to the previous screen. Getting more information T...

Page 19 How Do I Put It in My Car? Safety considerations Don’t install any device where it will block your view (including your mirrors!) while you’re driving. Keep your attention on the road! Don’t try to operate or focus on any device while you’re driving. If you have to concentrate on a device, p...

Page 0 How Do I Put It in My Car? Attaching the windshield mount Flip the GPS antenna up. Press in on the bracket lock.Insert the hook at the base of the bracket into the notch on the bottom of the device.Rotate the bracket up and fit it into the gap under the GPS antenna. Let go of the bracket lock...

Page 1 How Do I Put It in My Car? A djuSTinG The WindShield mounT The adjustment lock keeps both the bracket and the suction cup locked into place. Lift the adjustment lock to change the position of the device.The suction cup joint pivots front to back, and the bracket joint pivots up, down, right a...

Page How Do I Put It in My Car? Mounting on the windshield Make sure the device does not block your view of the road or your mirrors. Once you decide where you want the device, hold the suction cup in that position, then adjust the mount so you have the best view of the device. Press the suction cup...

Page How Do I Put It in My Car? R emovinG The WindShield mounT When you release the suction latch, make sure you’re holding or somehow supporting the device. Lift the suction latch and use the plastic pull tab to pull the suction cup off of the glass. Mounting on a flat surface If you want to put th...

Page 4 How Do I Put It in My Car? When you decide where you want to mount the disk, hold the suction cup in that spot and set the angle and position of the bracket (just like you would for mounting on your windshield).Clean the spot to remove any wax, grease, protecterants, etc.Carefully peel the pr...

Page 5 How Do I Use It? Most of the functions of the GPS navigation device can be summarized in two steps: Enter a destination.Decide what you want to do with it (see the map, plot a route to it, save it as a favorite, save it as your home location, etc.). Everything starts with your destination. On...

Page 6 How Do I Use It? e nTeRinG An AddReSS oR inTeRSecTion : If you followed the instructions for Entering Your Home Location starting on page 9, the process is the same. The device shows you the last-used region of the map. If this is not the region you want, choose change region ; The device ope...

Page 7 How Do I Use It? The number of cities on the list appears beside the backspace button.As you type, the device grays out any letters that don’t match a record in the map database. For example, if you type FO , the device grays out all the letters except for those that come after Fo on the list...

Page How Do I Use It? When only 5 (or fewer) city names start with the letters you typed, the device goes to the Select City Name screen. Just tap the name of the city you want.Enter the street name using the same procedure you used to enter the city name. Enter numbered streets as numerals plus abb...

Page How Do I Use It? by poi name : Enter the name (or partial name) of a POI item (enter as much as you want and tap ok ). Then choose near city , near here , or near destination . The device displays any POI items that start with the letters you entered, sorted by distance.On the Select POI Name s...

Page How Do I Use It? Tap the demo route button to see a test run of the route. Tap the options button to see what else you can do with this destination. Choosing a destination you’ve used before From the main Menu screen, tap the destination button. There are three ways to choose a destination you’...

Page 4 How Do I Use It? c hooSinG A RecenT deSTinATion The device saves the last 50 locations you enter so you can retrieve them quickly. Tap the recent button to open the list of recent locations.Use the arrow buttons to find the destination you want, then tap that line to select it. The device goe...

Page 5 How Do I Use It? Use the arrow buttons to find the location you want, then tap that line to select it. The device goes to the Confirm Destination screen. This button is only available after you save at least one favorite location. c onfiRminG youR deSTinATion When you choose your destination,...

Page 6 How Do I Use It? Choosing a destination from the map (the mark button) W hen you tap anywhere inside the map area, it centers the map on that location and brings up the mark button. Tap the mark button to open the Mark menu. The Mark menu has the same basic options as the Destination Options ...

Page 7 How Do I Use It? Using the destination Once you enter a destination, you have several options for how to use that location: See this location on the map. Save this location to your list of favorites.Save this location as your new home location.Move the car icon and center the map on this loca...

Page How Do I Use It? Tap the menu button to open the main Menu screen. Tap to go back to the previous screen. S aVe aS F aVOrIte And S aVe aS H OMe If you tap save as favorite or save as home , the device goes to the Input Name screen, which has the same alphabet keypad as the Input City Name scree...

Page 9 How Do I Use It? Plotting a route to the destination When you enter a destination and come to the Confirm Destination screen, tap the go button. The device uses the default route options to calculate a route from your current location to the destination. This may take a few seconds, depending...

Page 4 How Do I Use It? Getting more route information From any route view, you can tap the screen for more information and options without stopping the route: Tap the next maneuver arrow to change the route view (see page 41).Tap on or above the bar that shows the name of the next maneuver to go to...

Page 45 How Do I Use It? R eAdinG The r oute i nfo ScReen The Route Info screen shows the destination, the total driving distance, and the estimated drive time. Tap the maneuver list button to go to the Maneuver List screen (see page 44).To change the default options for the route, tap the route met...

Page 46 What Else Can I Do with Routes? Once you have plotted a route, you can make a lot of changes to it. You can Avoid individual roads along the route (because of traffic, construction, or whatever).Add intermediate stops or waypoints to the route.Change the way the device calculates the route. ...

Page 47 What Else Can I Do with Routes? Use the up and down (single arrow) buttons to scroll through the list one maneuver at a time.Use the page up and page down (double arrow) buttons to skip to the next screen.To avoid a particular road, tap on the maneuver line. The device highlights that maneuv...

Page 4 What Else Can I Do with Routes? When you leave the Avoid Roads screen, the device remembers which roads you selected; it can save these selections until you recalculate or delete the route. Adding waypoints Once you have a route plotted, you can add waypoints, that is, any place where you wan...

Page 49 What Else Can I Do with Routes? Tap the set as waypoint button. The device goes to the Waypoint screen, which shows the waypoint along with your destination. If you want to add more waypoints, go back to the main Menu screen and enter the next destination. (When you leave the Waypoint screen...

Page 50 What Else Can I Do with Routes? Editing or deleting waypoints You can edit or delete waypoints from the Edit Waypoints screen. There are two different ways to get there: When you enter a waypoint, tap the edit button on the bottom of Waypoint screen. Tap anywhere on the route view screen, th...

Page 51 What Else Can I Do with Routes? Use the up and down arrows to select a specific waypoint. Tap the delete button to delete the selected waypoint. If you delete the destination, the last waypoint on the list automatically becomes the destination.Use the move up button to move the selected wayp...

Page 5 What Else Can I Do with Routes? Changing the route method options You have several different options for exactly how the device plots a route. You’ve already seen how you can avoid individual roads on a specific route (see page 46 if you missed it). You can also control the route method , whi...

Page 5 What Else Can I Do with Routes? There are two different ways to get to the Route Method screen: From the Confirm Destination screen, tap the OPTIONS button. On the Route Info screen, tap the ROUTE METHOD button. On the Options screen, tap the ROUTE METHOD button. 1 2 From the Confirm Destinat...

Page 54 What Options Do I Have? The table below lists all the available menu items, the choice available for each one, and which option is set by default. See page number(s) beside each menu item for detailed information. Menu Item Use it to… Available options (default in italics) See page m AP Map ...

Page 56 What Options Do I Have? Menu Item Use it to… Available options (default in italics) See page Language Change the language of the display and the voice prompts EN (English) FR (French) ES (Spanish) 64 Time format Change from 12- to 24 hour time format. 12 hour, 24 hour N/A Sounds Turn off the...

Page 5 What Options Do I Have? c hAnGinG The M ap D ispLay C oLor The map display color automatically adjusts as the time changes from day to night. If you want the map to remain one single color all the time, choose the Day or Night color scheme here. Leave this option at Auto if you want the map t...

Page 59 What Options Do I Have? c hAnGinG The poi icon D ispLay You can choose which POI icons the device shows on the Map screen. Under POI Display , choose Edit . This opens the Edit POI Icon Display screen. Tap on any POI categories that you want to see on the Map screen. When you select a catego...

Page 60 What Options Do I Have? Customizing guidance during routes See the following pages for details and examples of the options you have for the guidance the device gives you during a route. From the Menu screen, tap the SETTINGS button. Tap the BACK icon when you’re finished. On the Settings scr...

Page 6 What Options Do I Have? Customizing general options There are two screens for system or general settings. Tap the arrow icons to switch to the next page. From the Menu screen, tap the SETTINGS button. Tap either BACK icon when you’re finished. On the Settings screen, tap the SYSTEM button. Fr...

Page 6 What Options Do I Have? c hAnGinG The ScReen ’ S B rightness The screen has 15 different brightness levels; choose the level that is easiest for you to see. Tap the + icon to make the screen brighter or the - icon to make the screen less bright. As you tap the icons, the screen adjusts immedi...

Page 64 What Options Do I Have? c hAnGinG The L anguage When you turn on the device for the first time, it asks you to choose the default language for the display and the voice instructions. To switch to a different language, choose en for English, fr for French (Française), or es for Spanish (Españ...

Page 65 What Options Do I Have? Editing favorite locations Sometimes, after you’ve saved a favorite location, you want to change the name, add a phone number, or use a different icon. From the main menu screen, select settings and then user data . This opens the Edit Favorites screen. Use the arrow ...

Page 66 What Options Do I Have? When you select a favorite from the list, the device goes to the Edit Favorite screen. Tap the delete button to delete this location from your favorites list.Tap the icon button to select a new icon for this location. The device uses the icon you select on the map scr...

Page 67 What Options Do I Have? Tap the edit name button to change the name of this location or the edit phone number button to change the phone number. From either screen, tap ok when you’re finished. This only changes the name or phone number used on the favorites list; if this location is also on...

Page 6 What Options Do I Have? Understanding the zoom options There are 12 different zoom levels, ranging from 1 centimeter = 125 feet to 1 centimeter = 100 miles. Here is some useful information about the zoom levels and what they show. At 125 feet, the device displays and names all the streets tha...

Page 69 What Options Do I Have? Starting at two miles, the device shows only state and federal highways along with geographical features: At 100 miles the device shows only interstate highways, state lines, and large geographical features (coastlines, bays, etc.): ► ►

Page 70 I have a question: How long should the battery last? With normal use, the battery charge should last about 2 hours. To help increase the battery life: Store the device at room temperature. Never store the device in temperatures below -4°F (-20°C) or above +140°F (+60°C). Don’t store the devi...

Page 71 I Have a Question h oW do i find The SofTWARe veRSion ? Before you update the software, you need to know the version of the software your device currently uses. From the Menu screen, tap the info button and then the system info button. This opens the System Info screen, which tells you the s...

Page 7 I Have a Question Why can’t I get a GPS signal lock? The most common cause of signal lock issues is external radio interference or signal blockage: if your cell phone or AM/FM radio are having trouble with reception, your GPS device might have trouble getting a clear signal also. Some common ...

Page 7 I Have a Question R eAdinG The gps s tatus ScReen The GPS Status screen gives details about the satellite signals. To open the GPS Status screen, go to the Menu screen and tap the button in the bottom right corner. The number of satellites your device can see (total squares in the lower windo...

Page 74 I Have a Question Some helpful things to know about the GPS Status screen: There are a total of 27 GPS satellites in orbit, arranged so that at least 4 satellites can be seen from every point on the planet at all times. These satellites broadcast radio signals that allow GPS devices to find ...

Page 75 I Have a Question How can I keep the device still? If the whole mount shifts out of position, the suction cup probably isn’t getting a good grip on the windshield. Try removing the mount from the windshield and re-installing it. See page 22 for hints on getting the suction cup to stick bette...

Page 76 I Have a Question 4) If the adjustment lock won’t go back down, the bracket joint is too tight. Twist the adjustment lock one or two turns counter- clockwise and try to flip it down again. Why is it that...? T he ScReen iS BluRRy And hARd To ReAd Dirt and oils from your fingers can stay on t...

Page 77 What Else Do I Need to Know? One-year limited warranty Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION (“Uniden”) ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free...

Page 7 What Else Do I Need to Know? STATEMENT OF REMEDY: In the event that the product does not conform to this warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect, warrantor will either, at its option, repair or replace the defective device and return it to you without charge for parts, service, ...

Page 79 What Else Do I Need to Know? Product should include all parts and accessories originally packaged with the Product. Include evidence of original purchase and a note describing the defect that has caused you to return it. The Product should be shipped freight prepaid, by traceable means, to w...

Page 0 What Else Do I Need to Know? Regulatory information uS ReGulAToRy comPliAnce FCC PART 15.105(b) Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protecti...

Page 1 What Else Do I Need to Know? Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by the owner’s manual, could void your authority to operate this product. c AnAdiAn ReGulAToRy comPliAnce ICES003, PARA 6.2 Th...

Page What Else Do I Need to Know? Do not use any power adapter if the cord appears damaged, if either connector seems loose, or if any internal wires are visible. If you need a replacement adapter, contact Uniden Customer Service (see back page for contact information). l iThium -i on BATTeRy cAuTio...

Page What Else Do I Need to Know? Index and glossary Term Definition See pages Breadcrumb trail A trail created by leaving markers along the path you are travelling 58 Coordinates The latitude and longitude reference for a specific location 73 GMT Greenwich Mean Time (also called Universal or Zulu T...

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