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Appendix
Problem/Question Solution/Answer
My computer never
senses that the aera is
connected.
1. Unplug the USB cable from your computer.
2. Turn the aera off.
3. Plug the USB cable into your computer and your aera. The aera automatically turns on and goes into USB mass storage mode.
I cannot see any new
removable drives in my
list of drives.
If you have several network drives mapped on your computer, Windows may have trouble assigning drive letters to your aera drives.
See the operating system Help le to learn how to map/assign drive letters.
I cannot get trafc
information.
Verify that your aera is trafc compatible and that you are in a coverage area. You must be in a coverage area to get the trafc
information for that area.
If your aera is trafc compatible, verify that the FM TMC Trafc receiver is connected to the power connector on the cradle and also
connected to a power outlet in your vehicle.
How can I nd
restaurants near the
hotel I will be staying at
in the future?
1. Touch
Where To? > Near > A Different City and enter your vacation destination.
2. Find the hotel and touch Go!.
3. Touch Menu > Where To? > Near > My Destination.
4. Search for a restaurant. Restaurants nearest to your hotel are listed rst.
