Garmin 3760, 3790 User Manual
nüvi® 3700 series
owner’s manual
for use with these nüvi models:
3750, 3760, 3790
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Getting Started .................... 1
Setting Up Your Device.............. 1
Powering the Device.................. 1
Mounting Your Device................ 2
Conguring The Device ............. 3
Front Cover................................ 3
Acquiring Satellites ................... 4
Rotating the Screen ................... 4
About the Automatic Screen
Lock ........................................ 4
Main Menu ................................. 5
Using the On-screen Buttons .... 5
Adjusting the Master Volume ..... 6
Transportation Modes ................ 6
Finding a Point of Interest.......... 6
Using the On-screen
Keyboard ................................. 7
Adding Points to the Active
Route ...................................... 8
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Changing the Destination of the
Active Route ............................ 9
Taking a Detour ......................... 9
Stopping the Route .................... 9
Navigating Off Road .................. 9
Finding Locations ............. 10
Finding an Address .................. 10
Using the Go! Page ..................11
Setting a Home Location ......... 12
Viewing a List of Recently Found
Locations ............................... 12
About Favorites ....................... 13
Finding Parking........................ 14
Planning a Trip......................... 15
Using the Map Buttons ............ 16
Browsing the Map by Touching
the Screen ............................. 16
Entering Coordinates ............... 18
Using Photo Navigation ........... 18
Table of Contents
Speaking Commands ....... 19
About Voice Commands .......... 19
Setting your Wakeup Phrase ... 19
Activating Voice Command...... 19
Tips for Using Voice
Commands ............................ 20
Navigating to a Popular Location
Using Voice Commands ........ 20
Speaking an Address............... 21
About Icons and Tones ............ 21
About the Map Pages ....... 22
Viewing the Map While
Navigating ............................. 22
About myTrends™ .................... 23
Viewing Trip Information ......... 23
Viewing the Turn List .............. 24
Viewing the Next Turn ............. 25
Viewing the Junction View ....... 25
Using the Pedestrian Navigation
Map ....................................... 26
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Hands-free Phone Calls ... 27
Pairing Your Devices ............... 27
Receiving a Call ...................... 29
Using the Device During a
Call ....................................... 29
Dialing a Point of Interest ........ 30
Dialing a Number ..................... 30
Entering Your Phone
Number ................................. 30
Placing Calls Using Voice
Dial ........................................ 31
Checking the Phone Status ..... 31
Using the Tools ................. 32
Viewing Current Location
Information ............................ 32
Using Help ............................... 32
About ecoRoute™ ..................... 32
Maximizing Your Fuel
Economy ............................... 33
Viewing Fuel Economy
Information ............................ 34
Using the Picture Viewer ......... 36
Table of Contents
Using the World Clock ............ 36
Using the Calculator ................ 37
Capturing Screen Shots .......... 37
Using the Unit Converter ........ 37
Trafc ................................. 39
Trafc Receiver ....................... 39
Subscription Activation ............ 39
Receiving Trafc Information ... 40
About the Trafc Icon............... 40
Trafc on Your Route ............... 41
Viewing the Trafc Map ........... 41
Searching for Trafc Delays .... 41
About Offers ............................ 42
Data Management ............. 44
File Types ................................ 44
Customizing the Device ... 47
System Settings....................... 47
Automobile Navigation
Settings ................................. 48
Pedestrian Navigation
Settings ................................. 49
Route Preferences................... 50
Display Settings ....................... 51
Language Settings................... 52
Viewing Map Information ........ 52
Bluetooth Settings ................... 52
Enabling Trafc ........................ 53
About Trafc Subscriptions ...... 53
Restoring All Original
Settings ................................. 54
Connecting Your device to Your
Computer .............................. 45
Transferring Files To Your
Computer ............................. 45
Deleting Files .......................... 46
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Table of Contents
Appendix ........................... 55
Index .................................. 67
About GPS Satellite Signals .... 55
Caring for Your Device............. 55
Locking Your Device ................ 57
Updating the Software ............. 58
Clearing User Data .................. 58
Battery Information ................. 58
Changing the Fuse in the Vehicle
Power Cable ......................... 59
Mounting on Your
Dashboard ............................ 60
Removing the Device, Cradle,
and Mount ............................. 60
nüMaps Guarantee™ ................ 61
nüMaps Lifetime™ .................... 61
Purchasing Additional Maps .... 61
About Extras ............................ 62
Contacting Garmin Product
Support ................................. 63
Registering Your Device .......... 63
Specications .......................... 64
Troubleshooting ...................... 65
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Getting Started
Getting Started
‹
WARNING
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.
1. Power your device (page 1).
2. Mount your device (page 2).
3. Congure your device (page 3).
4. Turn the device on and off
(page 3).
5. Acquire satellites (page 4).
6. Understand the main menu
(page 5).
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Powering the Device
Connect your device to the
vehicle power cable while it is
plugged into your vehicle.
Your nüvi charges as you drive.
Power Cables
Your device can be powered three
ways.
Vehicle power cable
•
USB cable (page 58)
•
AC adapter (optional accessory)
•
If you do not plan to use your device
while it is connected to a power
source, press the Power button to
lock the device. For more on locking
the device, see page 4.
Getting Started
Mounting The Device
4. Snap the mount onto the suction
cup arm.
‹
WARNING
This product contains a lithium-ion
Mount
Suction cup
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.
Notice
Before mounting the device, see
the Important Safety and Product
Information guide for information
about laws pertaining to windshield
Vehicle power
cable
5. Fit the bottom of your device into
the mount.
6. Tilt your device back until it
snaps into place.
Speaker
mounting.
1. Remove the clear plastic from the
suction cup.
2. Place the suction cup on the
windshield.
3. Flip the lever back toward the
windshield.
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Vehicle power
cable connector
Getting Started
Conguring The Device
1. Plug the vehicle power cable into
the mount.
2. Plug the other end of the vehicle
power cable into a power outlet in
Front Cover
Power key
Microphone
Memory card
slot
your vehicle.
The device should turn on
automatically if it is plugged in
and the vehicle is running.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
(on back cover)
4. If you are using a trafc receiver
in Europe, connect the external
antenna to the trafc receiver and
secure it to the windshield using
the suction cups.
Turning the Device On and
Off
Resetting Your Device
micro-B connector
Speaker
Press and hold the Power key.
You can reset your device if it stops
functioning.
Press and hold the Power key for
10 seconds.
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Getting Started
Acquiring Satellites
The bars indicate satellite
strength.
1. Go outdoors to an open area,
away from tall buildings and
trees.
2. If necessary, turn on your device.
Acquiring satellite signals can take a
few minutes.
About the Automatic Screen Lock
The device automatically locks if
you do not use it for a specied
amount of time.
If the device is in the mount with
external power, the screen will not
automatically lock.
Manually Locking the Device
Press the Power key.
Rotating the Screen
Rotate your device to view in
horizontal (landscape) or vertical
(portrait) mode.
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Unlocking the Device
1. Quickly press the Power key, if
necessary.
2. Double-tap .
Getting Started
Main Menu
Using the On-screen Buttons
➊
➋ ➌
➍ ➐ ➑➎ ➏
➊
Touch to select a transportation
mode.
➋
Touch to nd a destination.
➌
Touch to view the map.
➍
Touch to stop a route.
➎
Touch to detour a route.
➏
Touch to make a call when
connected to a compatible
mobile phone.
See www.garmin.com/bluetooth
for information.
➐
Touch to adjust the volume.
➑
Touch to open the menu of
tools and settings.
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Touch and hold to quickly
•
return to the main menu.
Touch and to see more
•
choices.
Touch and hold and to
•
scroll faster.
Adjusting the Master
Volume
1. Touch Volume.
2. Adjust the slider left to right.
Muting the Audio
1. Touch Volume > .
Getting Started
Transportation Modes
Finding a Point of Interest
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Automobile
The device offers several
transportation modes for navigation
methods. Routing is calculated
differently based on your mode.
Changing Your
Transportation Mode
1. Touch the transportation mode
icon on the upper-left corner.
2. Select a mode.
3. Touch Save.
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The detailed maps loaded in your
device contain points of interest,
such as restaurants, hotels, and auto
services.
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Points of Interest.
2. Select a category.
3. If necessary, select a subcategory.
4. Select a destination.
5. Touch Go!.
Finding a Location by
Spelling the Name
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Points of Interest
> Spell Name.
2. Enter all or part of the name.
3. Touch Done.
4. Select a destination.
5. Touch Go!.
Getting Started
Using the On-screen Keyboard
Touch a character on the
•
keyboard to enter a letter or
number.
Touch to add a space.
•
Touch and to move the
•
cursor.
Touch to delete a character.
•
Touch and hold to erase the
•
entire entry.
Touch to select the keyboard
•
language mode.
Touch to enter special
•
characters, such as punctuation
marks.
See “Changing the System Settings”
to change the keyboard layout (page
47).
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Finding Points of Interest in
Pedestrian Mode
While in pedestrian mode in certain
cities, you may use cityXplorer™
maps to navigate using public transit.
Go to www.garmin.com for more
information on cityXplorer maps.
1. Select Pedestrian transportation
mode (page 6).
2. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Points of Interest.
3. Select a category.
4. If necessary, select a subcategory.
5. Select a destination.
6. Select an option:
Touch Walk to calculate a
•
route you will navigate by
walking.
Touch Public Transit to
•
calculate a route that uses
public transit and walking.
7. Touch Go!.
Getting Started
Adding Points to the Active Route
1. While navigating a route, touch
to return to the main menu.
2. From the main menu, touch
Where To?.
3. Select a category.
4. If necessary, select a subcategory.
5. Select a destination.
6. Touch Go!.
7. Touch Add to Current Route.
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Changing the
Destination of the Active
Route
Before you can change destinations,
you must be navigating a route.
1. Touch to return to the main
menu.
2. Touch Where To?.
3. Search for the location.
4. Touch Go!.
5. Touch Start New Route.
Getting Started
Taking a Detour
While navigating a 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,
the device might not calculate a
detour.
1. While navigating a route, touch
.
2. From the main menu, touch
Detour or Recalculate.
Navigating Off Road
If you are not following roadways as
you navigate, use Off Road mode.
1. From the main menu, touch
Tools > Settings > Navigation >
Automobile > Route Preference.
2. Touch Off Road.
3. Touch Save.
Stopping the Route
1. While navigating a route, touch
.
2. From the main menu, touch Stop.
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Finding Locations
Finding Locations
The Where To? menu provides
several different categories you
can use to search for locations. To
perform a simple search, see page 6.
Finding an Address
NOTE: Depending on the version of
the built in map data on your device,
the button names and the order of
steps could be different than the steps
below.
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Address.
2. If necessary, change the state, the
country, or the province.
3. Touch Spell City
4. Enter the city/postal code.
TIP: If you are unsure of the city/
postal code, touch Search All.
5. Touch Done.
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6. If necessary, select the city/postal
code.
NOTE: Not all map data provides
postal code searching.
7. Enter the number of the address.
8. Touch Done.
9. Enter the street name.
10. Touch Done.
11. If necessary, select the street.
12. If necessary, select the address.
Finding Locations
Using the Go! Page
The Go! page opens when you select
a location to navigate to.
➊
➋
➌
➍
➏
➊
Touch to call the selected
location when your device is
connected to phone, or to save
the location to your favorites.
➋
Touch to switch between 2-D
and 3-D view.
➌
Touch to rotate the view.
➍
Touch to view more
information for the location.
➎
Touch to zoom in and out.
➏
Touch to return to the previous
page. Touch and hold to return
to the main menu.
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➎
➐
➐
Touch to create a turn-by-turn
route to this location.
Reporting an Incorrect Point
of Interest
When your search results contain
an outdated or incorrect point of
interest, you can remove the location
from future searches.
1. From the Go! page, touch theGo! page, touch the
information box.
2. Touch > Report Error > Yes.
The location is removed from
future searches.
Finding Locations
Setting a Home Location
You can set your home location for
the location you return to most often.
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Go Home.
2. Select Enter My Address,
Use My Current Location, or
Recently Found.
Going Home
Before you can navigate to home,
you must set a home location.
From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Go Home.
Resetting Your Home
Location
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > > Set Home
Location.
2. Select an option to change your
address.
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Editing Your Home Location
Information
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Favorites > Home.
2. Touch > Edit.
3. Enter your changes
4. Touch Done.
Viewing a List of Recently Found Locations
Your device stores the last 50
locations you have found.
From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Recently Found.
Finding Locations
Clearing the List of Recently
Found Locations
From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Recently Found >
> Clear > Yes.
About Favoritesvorites
You can save locations in your
Favorites so you can quickly nd
them and create routes to them.
Your home location is also stored in
Saving Locations to
Favorites
1. Search for the location (page 6).
2. From the Go! page, touch >
Save > OK.
Finding Favorites
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Favorites.
2. If necessary, select a category.
3. Select a saved location.
Favorites.
Saving Your Current Location
to Favorites
1. From the map, touch the vehicle
icon.
2. Enter a name.
3. Touch Save.
The location is saved in Favorites.
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Finding Locations
Editing Favorites
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Favorites.
2. Select a category.
3. Select a favorite.
4. Touch the information box.
5. Touch > Edit.
6. Select an option:
Name
•
Phone Number
•
Categories
•
Assign Photo—touch to
•
select a saved photo (page
36).
Change Map Symbol
•
Finding Parking
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Parking > Find
Parking.
2. Select a parking location.
3. Touch Go!.
Finding Your Last Parking
Spot
The device saves your parking spot
when you remove the device from
the mount while power is applied
to it.
From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Parking > Last
Spot.
7. Edit the information.
8. Touch Done.
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Finding Locations
Planning a Trip
You can use Trip Planner to create
and save a trip with multiple
destinations.
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Trip Planner.
2. Touch .
3. Touch Select Start Location.
4. Search for a location (page 6).
5. Touch Select.
6. Touch to add an additional
location.
7. Touch Select.
8. Repeat steps 4–6 to add
additional locations to your trip.
9. Touch Next.
10. Enter a name.
11. Touch Done.
Navigating to a Saved Trip
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Trip Planner.
2. Select a saved trip.
3. Touch Go!.
Editing a Saved Trip
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Trip Planner.
2. Select a saved trip.
3. Touch .
4. Select an option:
Touch Rename Trip to edit
•
the trip name.
Touch Edit Destinations to
•
add or delete locations.
Touch Delete Trip to delete
•
the entire trip.
Touch Optimize Order to
•
arrange your trip locations in
the most efcient order.
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Finding Locations
Using the Map Buttons
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Browse Map.
2. Touch anywhere on the map.
Touch and to zoom in
•
and out.
Touch to switch between
•
2D and 3D views.
Touch to rotate the view.
•
Browsing the Map by Touching the Screen
Touch an area on the map to
•
select a location.
An information box appears
next to the location.
Touch and drag the map to
•
view different parts of the
map.
Tap the map twice to zoom in
•
and center on a location.
Touch two points near the
•
center of the map and drag
your ngers apart to zoom in.
Touch two points near
•
opposite edges of the screen
and drag your ngers toward
the center of the screen to
zoom out.
Touch and drag two ngers
•
down the map to move from
an aerial view to a birds-eye
view.
Touch and drag two ngers up
•
the map to move from a birdseye view to an aerial view.
Touch and drag two ngers
•
right or left to rotate the map.
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Finding Locations
Finding a Location Using the
Map
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Browse Map.
2. Touch a location.
An information box appears next
to the location.
3. Touch the information box.
4. Select an option:
Touch > Save.
•
5. Touch Go!.
Setting a Simulated Location
You can use the GPS simulator to
select another location, near which
you can search for and save points of
interest. This may be helpful when
planning trips.
1. From the main menu, touch Tools
> Settings > System > GPS
Simulator > On.
2. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Browse Map.
3. Touch an area on the map.
4. Touch > Set Location.
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Finding Locations
Entering Coordinates
If you know the geographic
coordinates of your destination, you
can use your device to navigate to
the destination using the latitude and
longitude coordinates. This can be
especially helpful when geocaching.
1. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Coordinates.
2. Touch a eld to enter the latitude
and longitude data.
3. Touch View on Map.
4. Touch Go!.
Changing the Map
Coordinate Format
1. From the Home Screen, touch
Where To? > Coordinates >
Format.
2. Select a format.
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Using Photo Navigation
You can upload onto your device or
memory card pictures that include
location information and create
routes to the pictured locations.
1. Connect your device to your
computer (page 45).
2. Go to http://connect.garmin.com
/photos.
3. Follow the instructions on the
Web site to select and load
pictures.
4. From the main menu, touch
Where To? > Favorites >
Photos.
A list of pictures with locaiton
information appears.
5. Touch a picture.
6. Touch Go!.
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