Garmin 01887 Users Manual

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nüvi

3500 series

quick start manual

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üvi models: 3540, 3550, 3590

September 2011 190-01387-01_0A Printed in Taiwan

Getting Started

See the Important Safety and Product

Information guide in the product box for product

warnings and other important information.

Setting Up Your Device

When using your device for the rst time,
complete the following tasks.

Mount the device

1

(page 2).
Register the device (page 3).

2

Check for updates.

3

• Software updates (page 3).

• Free map update (page 4).
Download the full owner’s manual (page 4).

4

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 WARNING

Connecting the Device to Vehicle
Power

This product contains a lithium-ion battery.
To prevent the possibility of personal injury or
product damage caused by battery exposure
to extreme heat, remove the device from the
vehicle when exiting or store it out of direct
sunlight.

Before mounting the device, see the Important
Safety and Product Information guide for
information about laws pertaining to windshield
mounting.

Charge your device as you drive before using it
on battery power.

Plug the vehicle power cable ➊ into the

1

USB port on the mount
Snap the mount onto the suction cup ➌.

2

 WARNING

Notice

➋.

Press the suction cup to the windshield, and

3

ip the lever
Fit the bottom of your device into the mount.

4

Tilt your device back until it snaps into place.

5

➍ back toward the windshield.

Setting Up myDashboard

Connect the micro-USB ➊ cable to the

1

micro-USB port

➋ on the device.

➋

➌

➋

➊

Plug the other end of the vehicle power

6

cable into a power outlet in your vehicle.
If necessary, connect the external antenna

7

to the trafc receiver and secure it to the
windshield using the suction cups.

About myDashboard

You can use myDashboard to register your
device, check for software and map updates,
access product manuals and support, and more.

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➍

Connect the micro-USB cable to the USB

2

port on your computer.
Go to www.garmin.com/dashboard.

3

Follow the on-screen instructions.

4

Registering your Device

From myDashboard, click Register Now.

1

Follow the on-screen instructions.

2

Keep the original sales receipt, or a

3

photocopy, in a safe place.

➊

nüMaps Guarantee

If you register the device at http://my.garmin

.com within 90 days of acquiring satellites while

driving, your device could be eligible for one free
map update. Go to www.garmin.com/numaps for
terms and conditions.

Using myDashboard Services

Open myDashboard (page 3).

1

Select an option:

2

• To update the software, click Update
Now under Software Updates.

• To update the maps, click Update Now
under Map Updates.

• To download the owner’s manual, click
Manuals, and then click Download next
to the manual you want.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

3

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Turning off the Device

Hold the Power key ➊ for 3 seconds.

1

➊

Select Off.

2

Resetting the Device

Hold the Power key for 10 seconds.

About Sleep Mode

Use sleep mode to conserve battery power
when your device is not in use. Sleep mode
uses very little power, and a battery charge lasts
for weeks when your device is in sleep mode.

Entering Sleep Mode

Press the Power key.

Exiting Sleep Mode

While the device is in sleep mode, press the
Power key and double-tap

.

Finding a Location Using the
Search Bar

You can use the search bar to search for
locations by entering a category, brand name,
address, or city name.

Select Where To?.

1

Select the search bar.

2

Enter all or part of the search term.

3

Suggested search terms appear below the
search bar.

• To search for a type of business, enter
a category name (for example, “movie
theaters”).

• To search for a business by name, enter
all or part of the name.

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• To search for an address near you, enter
the street number and street name.

• To search for an address in another city,
enter the street number, street name,
city, and state.

• To search for a city, enter the city and
state.

• To search for coordinates, enter latitude
and longitude coordinates.

Select an option:

4

• To search using a suggested search
term, select the term.

• To search using the text you entered,
select

If necessary, select a location.

5

.

Searching Near Another Location

From the main menu, select Where To?.

1

Select Searching Near.

2

Select an option.

3

➊ ➋

Your Route on the Map

The speed limit icon feature is for information
only and does not replace the driver’s
responsibility to abide by all posted speed limit
signs and to use safe driving judgment at all
times. Garmin will not be responsible for any
trafc nes or citations that you may receive for
failing to follow all applicable trafc laws and
signs.

Your route is marked with a magenta line on the
map. If you depart from the original route, your
device recalculates the route. A speed limit icon
could appear as you travel on major roadways.

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Notice

➍

• Select ➊ to view the next turn.

If a view of a junction exists, the junction
view appears.

• Select

• Select

• Select

➋ to view the turn list.
➌ to stop the route you are

currently navigating.

➍ to view the Where Am I? page.

➌

Adding a Stop

Before you can add a stop, you must be
navigating a route.

From the map, select > Points of

1

Interest.

Search for the extra stop.

2

Select the stop from the search results.

3

Select Go!.

4

Select Add to Active Route.

5

Taking a Detour

While navigating an automobile route, you can
use detours to avoid obstacles ahead of you,
such as construction zones.

NOTE: If the route you are currently taking is the
only reasonable option, your device might not
calculate a detour.

While navigating, select

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> Detour.

About Trafc

Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy or
timeliness of the trafc information.

Trafc information may not be available in all
areas or countries.

A trafc receiver is included in some packages.
It is built into the vehicle power cable. The trafc
receiver and device must be powered and in
data range of a station transmitting trafc data
to receive trafc information. You do not need
to activate the subscription included with your
trafc receiver.

The trafc icon (
the severity of trafc conditions on your route or
on the road you are currently traveling.

Go to www.garmin.com/trafc for more
information.

Notice

) changes color to indicate

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