Archos 605 - Traffic Message Channel (Tmc); Additional Options; 6� Other Functions

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USER MANUAL - version 4
6� OTheR fUnCTIOns
6�1� TRaffIC MessaGe Channel (TMC)
If you have purchased the GPS in-car holder as an accessory, this function is not available.
WHAT IS TMC?
Your ARCHOS GPS includes a TMC receiver. This is a system that allows your GPS device to be
informed of current trafc conditions. Depending on your country and your location, there are FM
radio stations that transmit trafc information along with the regular programming. Some trafc
information is free of charge while other trafc information services, which typically offer a wider
range of trafc info, must be purchased.
Using the included TMC antenna, your ARCHOS GPS will receive the free trafc conditions if this is
offered in your country or area. Check the ARCHOS website to see what other purchasable TMC op-
tions are available. TMC is not an ARCHOS service and the reliability of information is the responsi-
bility of the provider of these services.
Once the antenna is installed, and you are traveling through an area that has TMC broadcasts, the green
TMC indicator will display
(on the main navigation screen) indicating that the device has cap-
tured the TMC signal and is incorporating it into the planned route. See the settings section to decide
how you want the device to manage TMC information. By default, if the ARCHOS GPS nds trafc
problems on your current route, it will automatically compute a new route that will avoid trafc.
Note: In certain cases, the best route may be the original one.
HOW TO INSTALL THE TMC ANTENNA
Connect the TMC antenna to the TMC connector, at
the bottom of the in-car holder.
Then place the cable in such a way that it does not
impede your vision or your ability to drive safely.
Heat reective windshields could impede reception.
Check your car manual to see if your windshield has
areas that do not have this property.
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6�2� addITIOnal OPTIOns
Check in your ARCHOS personal account on-line (you create this when you register your product:
www.archos.com/register) for additional free and purchasable options such as extended Points of Interests,
updated maps, etc.
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