Holux GM-305 - Manual (Page 4)

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Chapter 1 QUICK REFERENCE
I. CAUTIONS
A. Please select cold start mode under the following situations:
(i) Initial use.
(ii) Moving more than 500 km without performing satellite acquiring.
(iii) Unused for more than one month regardless of looking up map.
B. Environment and antenna position
(i) Outdoors without shade.
(ii) Have the built-in antenna paralleled the ground (i.e. the angle between
Explorer
and ground is 30º) and faced up to the sky.
C. Battery
(i) Remove batteries from the cartridge when not use more than 30 days.
(ii) Use a certified charger to ensure batteries are full charged when using
rechargeable batteries.
D. Program Waypoint and Routes
When complete, you must turn off
Explorer . Then Waypoint and routes will be saved in
the system.
II. ON/OFF
A. On: press “ “ for 2 seconds.
B. Off: press ” “ for 2 seconds.
C. Backlight: press ” “ once to turn on/off backlight when the unit is on.
III. SIMULATION
Satellite page, press “ ”, select Stop Navigation and press ” ” for power saving when
looking up a map or setting up parameters without satellites acquiring. Be sure to return to
Navigation after parameters set.
IV. COLD START
Satellite page, press “ ”, select Cold Start and press ” ” to erase obsolete or incorrect
satellite data.
V. POWER SAVING MODE
Select Pw Saving On in Main Menu page and press ” ”. Turn on this function may make
batteries last longer up to 30-70% longer but it may reduce the ability of acquiring satellites.