Garmin A50 User Manual

owner’s manual

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Introduction

0700

The Garminfone™ is a multi-media
mobile phone with integrated
navigation and services.

Getting Support

1. Go to www.t-mobile.com.

2. Click Support.

nüMaps Guarantee

To receive one free map update (if
available), register your device at

www.garminasus.com within 60 days

of acquiring satellites while driving
with your device You are not eligible
for the free map update if you register
by phone or wait longer than 60 days

after the rst time you acquire satellites

while driving with your device.

Registering Your Product

1. Go to www.garminasus.com.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions.

3. Keep the original sales receipt, or a
photocopy, in a safe place.

Buying Additional Maps

Updating the Software

1. Go to www.garminasus.com.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Introduction

™

Go to www.garminasus.com.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction ...................................i

Getting Support ..............................i

Registering Your Product ................ i

Updating the Software ....................i

nüMaps Guarantee™ ....................... i

Buying Additional Maps ..................i

Getting Started .............................1

Device Features ............................1

Setting Up the Device ....................2

Turning On Your Device ................4

Mounting Your Device....................4

Completing the Setup ....................5

Getting to Know Your Device .....6

Using the Home Screen ................6

About the Keys ..............................7

Rotating the Device .......................7

Using the Touchscreen ..................8

Viewing the Application Tray ..........8

Viewing Notications .....................9

Changing the Volume ..................10

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Setting Your Wallpaper ................10

Using the Widgets .......................10

Using the Scroll Arrows ............... 11

Using the On-screen Keyboard ... 11

Getting Help.................................12

About the Automatic Screen

Lock ..........................................13

About the Headset .......................13

Status and Notication Icons .......15

Using the Phone ........................17

Dialing a Number .........................17

Calling a Contact .........................17

Calling a Found Location .............17

Using In-Call Options...................18

Ending a Call ...............................18

Receiving a Call...........................19

Activating Call Waiting .................19

Using Call Waiting .......................19

Calling Voice Mail ........................20

Using Call History ........................20

Placing a Conference Call ...........22

Setting the Default Ringtone........23

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Forwarding Calls..........................23

Barring Calls ................................23

Checking Your Phone Usage.......24

Turning On Airplane Mode ...........24

Managing Your Contacts ..........25

Adding a Contact .........................25

Calling a Contact .........................25

Searching for a Contact ...............25

Editing and Deleting Contacts .....25

Starting a Route to a Contact ......27

Managing Your SIM Contacts ......28

Searching for Locations ...........30

Acquiring Satellites ......................30

Finding a Point of Interest............30

Working with Found Locations ....31

Changing the Search Area ..........32

Saving and Editing Locations ......32

Sharing Locations ........................34

Finding Your Parking Spot ...........35

Finding Your Current Location .....35

Setting Your Home Location ........36

Finding an Address ......................36

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Finding Local Businesses ............37

Finding Saved Locations .............37

Finding Recently Found

Locations ...................................37

Finding Upcoming Events............38

Finding Panoramio™ Photos ........38

Finding Gas Prices ......................39

Finding Cities ...............................39

Using the White Pages Phone

Directory ....................................39

Entering Coordinates ...................40

Finding Intersections ...................41

About Extras ................................41

Following Your Route ................42

About the Map .............................42

Using the Map .............................42

About Usage Modes ....................43

Navigating in Driving Mode..........44

About Trafc ................................46

Navigating in Walking Mode ........48

Taking a Detour ...........................50

Stopping the Route ......................50

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Working with Routes ....................50

Viewing Your Trip Log ..................52

Sending and Receiving

Messages ...................................53

Sending an Text Message ...........53

About Multimedia Messages ......54

Reading Messages ......................55

Using E-mail ................................57

Using Ciao!™ ..............................61

Registering Your Device and

Joining Ciao! .............................61

Changing Your Display Name......62

Inviting a Friend ...........................62

Accepting or Declining an

Invitation ....................................62

Sending a Location Update .........63

Automatically Sending Location

Updates .....................................63

Updating Your Status ...................63

Viewing Friends ...........................63

Adding a Friend to Contacts ........64

Sending a Message to a Friend ..64

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Starting a Route to a Friend’s

Location ...................................64

Removing an Invitation ................64

Removing a Friend ......................65

Hiding Your Location....................65

Viewing Ciao! Networks ...............65

Disabling Ciao! ............................65

Browsing the Web .....................66

Using the Browser .......................66

Viewing Multiple Browser

Windows ..................................68

Saving a Web Page to Favorites .68

Viewing Your History ...................68

Sharing a URL .............................69

Opening a Web Site in a New

Window ....................................69

Deleting a Web Site from a List ...69
Setting Your Browser Home

Page ..........................................69

Downloading Files .......................70

Playing Music.............................71

Music Player File Types ...............71

Table of Contents

Playing a Song ............................71

Changing the Music Player

View ..........................................72

About Playlists .............................72

Searching the Music Player .........74

Saving a Song as a Ringtone ......74

Streaming Online Music ..............74

Taking and Viewing Pictures

and Videos .................................75

Taking a Picture ...........................75

Taking a Picture with GPS

Information ................................75

Recording a Video .......................76

Changing the Camera and Video

Settings .....................................76

About Picture and Video File

Types ........................................77

About the Gallery .........................77

Viewing Pictures ..........................77

Viewing a Video ...........................78

Viewing a Slideshow ....................78

Sharing Pictures and Videos .......78

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Setting Your Wallpaper ................78

Editing Pictures and Videos .........79

Adding a Picture to a Contact ......79

Starting a Route to a

Photograph ...............................79

Organizing Your Life .................81

Using the Calendar .....................81

Viewing a Document ....................83

Checking the Weather Forecast ..84

Using the Clock ...........................85

Using the Converter.....................87

Checking Flight Status.................89

Finding Movie Times....................89

Connecting with Other

Devices .......................................91

Synchronizing Your Device with

Your Computer ..........................91

Synchronizing Your Device with

an Exchange Server .................92

Synchronizing with a Google™

Account .....................................93

Using Bluetooth Technology ........94

Table of Contents

Transferring Files .........................96

About Wi-Fi ..................................97

Customizing Your Device .........99

General Device Settings ..............99

Location Settings .........................99

Security Settings........................100

Changing the Text Language .....101

Keyboard Settings .....................101

Date and Time Settings .............102

Changing the Storage Settings..102

Data Connection Settings ..........103

Phone Settings ..........................103

Appendix .................................. 113

About Satellite Signals...............113

About Connected Services ........113

Battery Information .................... 114

Mounting on Your Dashboard .... 115

Removing the Device, Cradle,

and Mount ............................... 115

Resetting the Device .................116

Caring for Your Device............... 116

Specications ............................117

Troubleshooting ......................... 119

Index .........................................121

Audio Settings ...........................104

Navigation Settings....................105

Application Settings ...................107

Display Settings ......................... 111

Viewing Software Information .... 112

Restoring Settings ..................... 112

Clearing All User Data ............... 112

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Getting Started

Getting Started



WARNING

See the Important Safety and Product Information document in the product box
for product warnings and other important information.

Download the latest owner’s manual at www.garminasus.com.

Device Features

Power key

Volume keys

Power connector for
navigation cradle

Camera key

Mini-USB connector

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Direction pad

Getting Started

Setting Up the Device

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Install the SIM card.

3. Install the microSD card.

Installing the SIM Card

Insert the SIM card in the holder
with the gold contacts facing down
and the notched corner toward the
center of the device.

4. Install the battery (page 3).

5. Replace the battery cover (page 3).

6. Charge the battery (page 3).

SIM
card

Removing the Battery Cover

Slide the battery cover off the back
of the device.

Battery cover

microSD
card

Installing the microSD Card

Insert the microSD card in the
microSD slot with the gold contacts
facing down.

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Getting Started

Installing the Battery

1. Locate the battery that came in the
product box.

2. Locate the metal contacts on the
end of the battery and in the battery
compartment.

3. Insert the battery with the
Garmin-Asus logo facing up and
the metal contacts on the battery
aligned with the contacts in the
battery compartment.

Battery

Charging the Battery

Notice

Your device will not charge if the
temperature has exceeded 140°F
(60°C). If the device is mounted in the
windshield, remove it from the mount
and place it somewhere out of direct
sunlight to allow the battery to charge.

Charge the battery for at least four
hours before using the device for the

rst time.

1. Insert the plug into the AC power
adapter, if necessary.

2. Plug the USB cable into the AC
adapter.

3. Connect the mini-USB end of the

Replacing the Battery Cover

Slide the battery cover onto the
back of the device until it clicks.

USB cable to the connector on the
bottom of the device.

4. Plug the AC adapter into a power
outlet.

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Getting Started

If you completely discharge the battery,
recharge it for at least 20 minutes
before turning on your device.

Charging Methods

There are several ways to charge
the device in addition to the method
described on page 3.

(Preferred) Use the vehicle power

•
cable connected to the cradle, with
the device in the cradle.

Use the vehicle power cable

•
connected to the device (not the
cradle).

Use the USB cable to a computer

•
and your device.

Use the battery charger accessory.

•
For more information about
accessories, go to

www.garminasus.com.

Turning On Your Device

Press and hold the Power key.

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Mounting Your Device



WARNING

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.

Notice

Before mounting the device, see
the Important Safety and Product
information document in the product
box for information about laws
pertaining to windshield mounting.

1. Plug the vehicle power cable into
the power connector on the back of
the cradle.

2. Remove the clear plastic from the
suction cup.

Getting Started

3. Clean and dry your windshield
and the suction cup with a lint-free
cloth.

9. Plug the other end of the vehicle
power cable into a power outlet in
your vehicle.

4. Place the suction cup on the
windshield.

Cradle

5. Flip the lever back, toward the
windshield.

6. Snap the cradle onto the suction
cup arm.

7. Fit the gold contacts on the left side
of your device into the cradle.

8. Tilt the device back until it snaps
into the cradle.

Suction

cup arm

Lever

Vehicle power cable

TIP: To learn how to remove the
device from the mount, see page 115.

Completing the Setup

Complete the following optional tasks

to nish setting up your device:

Set up an e-mail account (page 57).

•

Synchronize the device with your

•
computer (page 91).

Synchronize the device with a

•
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
account (page 92).

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Getting to Know Your Device

Getting to Know Your

Device

Using the Home Screen

➊

➋

➌

➍

➎

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➊

Touch and drag the status bar

down to view notications

(page 9). The status bar displays

notication icons, status icons

(page 15), and the current time.

➋

Touch a shortcut icon in the

application tray to start an
application (page 8). Touch and
drag the bar to scroll through all of
the shortcuts.

➌

Touch to place a phone call and

access contacts.

➍

Touch to nd and navigate to a

location.

➎

Touch to view the map.

Getting to Know Your Device

About the Keys

Key Use

Touch to open the phone.

Touch to send a call.

Touch to return to the Home
screen.

Touch and hold to open the
widgets.

Touch to go back to the
previous screen or to exit the
current application.

Touch to view a menu of
options for the current screen
or application.

Volume Up
and Down

Direction
pad

Camera Press to open the camera.

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Press to increase or decrease
the audio level.

Press up, down, left, or right
to highlight items or to scroll
through lists.

Press the center of the
directional pad to select a
highlighted item.

Press to take a screenshot,
when enabled.

Rotating the Device

NOTE: Some applications can only
be viewed in one orientation. For
example, the camera is only available
in landscape mode.

From vertical mode, rotate your

•
device to the left or the right to
view in horizontal (landscape)
mode.

From horizontal mode, rotate your

•
device to the left or the right to
view in vertical (portrait) mode.

Getting to Know Your Device

Using the Touchscreen

NOTE: The touchscreen requires
direct contact with your skin. The
device will not respond if you touch

the touchscreen with your ngernail or

with a glove.

Touch and drag your nger to

•
slowly scroll the screen.

Scroll the screen both vertically and

•
horizontally, when available.

Touch, drag, and quickly remove

•

your nger (ick the screen) to

quickly scroll the screen.

Touch the screen to stop scrolling.

•

Touch two points near the center

•

of the page, and drag your ngers

apart to zoom in, when available.

Touch two points near opposite

•
edges of the page, and drag your

ngers toward the center of the

page to zoom out, when available.

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Viewing the Application Tray

The application tray contains shortcuts
for the applications on the device. The

rst row or column of shortcuts is

always visible on the Home screen.

Scroll the

•
application
tray up and
down to view
more shortcuts.

Touch and

•
drag the
application
tray toward the
opposite side
of the screen.

The application tray expands, and a
second section of shortcuts appears.

Application trayApplication tray

Getting to Know Your Device

Arranging Shortcuts

You can change the order of shortcuts,
and you can move shortcuts into or out

of the rst section of the application

tray.

1. Expand the application tray.

2. Touch and hold the shortcut until
the device vibrates.

3. Drag the shortcut to a new location.

Hiding the Notication Window

Touch and drag the bottom of the

notication window to the top of

the screen.

Setting the Notication Tone

1. From the application tray, touch
Settings > Audio > Notications.

2. Touch a tone.

3. Touch Done.

Viewing Notications

When a notication icon appears in
the status bar, open the notication

window to view more information.

1. Touch and drag the status bar
toward the bottom of the screen.

The notication window expands to
ll the screen.

2. Touch an item to view more details
or to go to the application.

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Getting to Know Your Device

Changing the Volume

You can change the volume for certain
features, such as the ringer, navigation,
and media.

1. Open the application.

2. Adjust the volume:

Press the Volume Up or

•
Volume Down key to adjust the
volume.

Press the Volume Down key

•
until appears, to set your
device to vibrate mode, when
available.

Press the Volume Down key

•
until appears, to set your
device to silent mode, when
available.

TIP: You can also access the volume
settings from the application tray, touch
Settings > Audio.

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Setting Your Wallpaper

1. From the application tray, touch

Settings > Display > Wallpaper.

TIP: You can also open the Gallery

to select an image.

2. Touch a picture.

3. Touch and drag the edges of the
rectangle to crop the photo.

4. Touch Save.

Using the Widgets

Widgets provide quick access to
frequently used tasks and information.

1. Touch and hold .

2. Touch and drag the screen to
the left or to the right to view
additional widgets.

Getting to Know Your Device

Customizing the Widgets

1. Touch and hold .

2. Customize the widgets panel:

To add widgets, touch , and

•
touch an item.

To move a widget, touch and

•
hold the widget until the device
vibrates, and drag the widget to
a new location.

To remove a widget, touch

•
> .

Using the Scroll Arrows

Touch or , or touch and drag

•
the screen, to scroll.

Quickly touch or to scroll

•
faster.

Touch and hold or to slowly

•
scroll.

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Using the On-screen Keyboard

A keyboard appears when you need to
enter text.

Touch a key to enter text.

•

Touch to backspace.

•

Touch to shift.

•

Touch and hold to turn on

•
caps lock.

Touch to close the keyboard.

•

Touch to display numbers and

•
symbols.

Touch to display an alphabetic

•
keyboard.

Touch to change the keyboard

•

To insert a cursor to edit text, touch

•
the text or numbers on the screen.

Getting to Know Your Device

Using Text Completion

The device includes a text-completion
feature that recognizes words you are
typing.

NOTE: To adjust the text-completion
settings, see page 102.

1. Begin typing a word.

Selecting an Input Method

The device includes multiple
input methods, such as language-

specic keyboards and handwriting

recognition, when available.

NOTE: To enable additional input
methods in the keyboard settings, see

page 101.

A row of suggested auto-text words
appears above the keyboard. The
closest match is highlighted.

2. Continue typing.

1. Touch and hold a text eld.

2. Touch Input Method.

3. Select an option.

The text-completion words may
change or disappear.

3. Touch a text-completion word to
accept it.

NOTE: The underlined word is

Getting Help

1. From the application tray, touch
Help.

2. Touch a topic.

inserted automatically when you
enter a space or a punctuation mark.

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Getting to Know Your Device

About the Automatic Screen Lock

The device automatically locks if you

do not use it for a specied amount of

time. You can still use the device to
contact emergency services.

If the device is in the mount with
external power, the screen will not
automatically lock.

Manually Locking the Device

Press the Power key.

Unlocking the Device

NOTE: To adjust the unlock settings,
see page 100.

1. Quickly press the Power key, if
necessary.

2. Double-tap .

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Adjusting the Screen Timeout
Length

1. From the application tray, touch

Settings > Display > Screen
Timeout.

2. Touch a time.

3. Touch OK.

About the Headset

You can use the wired headset
(included in some packages) or a
Bluetooth wireless headset to listen to
audio and talk on the phone.

Connecting the Headset

NOTE: To connect a Bluetooth
headset, see page 94.

1. Connect 3.5 mm headphones to the

3.5 mm adapter on the headset.

2. Connect the mini-USB connector
on the headset to the device.

Getting to Know Your Device

Using the Headset

Press to answer a call.

•

Press to end a call.

•

Speak into the adapter on the

•
headset, which contains the
microphone.

Use the Volume knob to adjust the

•
audio volume.

Press to pause and play music.

•

For information on using a Bluetooth
headset, see the instructions that came
with the headset.

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Status and Notication Icons

Icon Description

Current time. The time is based on the location of the device or on the selected
time zone.

Battery life.

External power is connected, and the battery is charging.

Mobile signal strength. The more colored bars that appear, the stronger the signal.
A red bar indicates there is no mobile signal.

Airplane mode.

Wi-Fi® connectivity. This icon appears in place of the network connectivity icon
when the device is using Wi-Fi.

Bluetooth wireless technology is enabled, but the Garminfone is not connected to
a device.

The Garminfone is connected to a device using Bluetooth

Teletypewriter (TTY) mode is activated (page 103).

Network connectivity. This icon appears when the device is connected for Internet
access. The connection types are as follows: G—GPRS, E—Edge, 3G—3G.

GPS satellite strength. The more colored bars that appear, the stronger the
satellite signal. A red “X” indicates no satellite signals.

Vibrate mode.

Silent mode.

Getting to Know Your Device

®

wireless technology.

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Getting to Know Your Device

Icon Description

Speaker phone.

In a phone call.

Text or MMS message received.

E-mail message received.

Appointment reminder.

New voice mail message.

Parking spot has been saved.

You are currently navigating a route.

An alarm is enabled.

Connected to the computer using the USB cable.

Synchronizing data with your computer.

There is an error synchronizing data with your computer.

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Using the Phone

Using the Phone

Dialing a Number

1. Touch > .

TIP: You can also open the phone
application by touching Call From
the Home screen.

2. Dial the number.

3. Touch .

Calling a Found Location

You can call a location that you have
found in the Where To? menu, if the
location has a phone number associated
with it.

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To?.

2. Search for a location (see pages

30–41).

3. Touch Call.

Calling a Contact

Before you can call a contact, you must
add a contact (page 25).

1. Touch > .

2. Touch a contact.

3. Touch Call.

4. If the contact has more than one
phone number, touch the phone
number to call.

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Using the Phone

Using In-Call Options

While you are in a call, use the
following options:

Touch Speakerphone to activate

•
the speakerphone.

Touch Audio to select audio output,

•
when a wireless hands-free is
connected (page 94).

Touch Mute to mute the audio

•
input.

Touch Add Call to place a new

•
call.

The rst call is placed on hold:

Touch Switch to change

◦

between the current call and the
call on hold, if you are on call
waiting.

Touch Merge to create a

◦

conference call.

Touch Hold to place the current

•
call on hold.

Touch to display a numeric

•
keypad for automated systems that
require numeric entries.

Ending a Call

Touch End Call.

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Using the Phone

Receiving a Call

Touch Answer to answer the call,

•
or touch Ignore to ignore the call.

To answer a call when the screen is

•
locked, double-tap .

To ignore a call when the screen is

•
locked, press the Power key.

Activating Call Waiting

From the application tray, touch

Settings > Phone > Call Waiting >
On > OK.

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Using Call Waiting

If call waiting is activated, use the
following call waiting options when
you receive an incoming call:

Touch Answer + Hold to answer

•
the new call and place the original
call on hold:

Touch Merge to create a

◦

conference call with the original
call and the new call.

Touch Switch to switch

◦

between the original call and the
new call.

Touch Answer + End to answer the

•
new call and end the original call.

Touch Ignore to send the new call

•
to your voice mail.

Using the Phone

Calling Voice Mail

When you have new voice mail,
appears in the status bar.

1. Touch and drag the status bar
toward the bottom of the screen.

TIP: You can also touch > >

to call your voice mail.

2. Touch New Voice Mail.

Using Call History

1. Touch > .

Calls are organized into three
categories:

Icon Description

Dialed call

Received call

Missed call

2. Touch a call.

3. Select an option.

Deleting a Call from the Call
History

1. Touch > .

2. Touch a call.

3. Touch > Delete from Call
History > OK.

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Using the Phone

Saving a Number to Contacts

1. Touch > .

2. Touch a call.

3. Touch > Add to Contacts >
Create new contact.

Using Reverse Lookup

This service is not available in all
areas. This service may be available as
a paid subscription. A data connection
is required for this feature. Your regular
data usage charges apply.

4. Touch a phone type

5. Touch Name.

6. Enter a name, and touch Done.

7. Touch Save.

Viewing Related Calls

Related calls are calls made to or
received from the same number.

1. Touch > .

2. Touch a call.

3. Touch > View Related Calls.

A reverse lookup allows you to search
for the address of a phone number that
called you.

1. Touch > .

2. Touch a call.

3. Touch > Reverse Lookup.

Deleting All Calls from the Call
History

Touch > > > Clear Call
Log.

A list of related calls appears
displaying the length of each call or a
status message.

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Using the Phone

Placing a Conference Call

You can host a conference call with
two other callers.

TIP: If you receive a call while you are
already on another call, you can start a
conference call by touching Merge.

1. Place a call to the rst phone

number.

2. Touch Add Call.

3. Place a call to the second phone
number.

4. Touch Merge.

5. Touch to view the other

Speaking Privately During a
Conference Call

You can speak privately with another
member of the conference call.

1. During the conference call, touch
.

2. Touch next to the contact with

whom you would like to speak with
privately.

The other members of the
conference call can continue to
speak to each other.

To end the private conversation, touch
Merge.

members of the conference call
(optional).

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Using the Phone

Setting the Default Ringtone

1. From the application tray, touch
Settings > Audio > Ringtone.

2. Touch a ringtone.

3. Touch Done.

Forwarding Calls

1. From the application tray,
touch Settings > Phone > Call
Forwarding.

2. Touch a call type.

3. Select an option:

Enter a number to forward calls.

•

Touch to select a contact to

•

forward calls.

Touch Disable to disable call

•

forwarding for that call type.

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Barring Calls

You can block incoming calls and
outgoing calls.

NOTE: You must obtain the call
barring password from your service
provider.

1. From the application tray, touch
Settings > Phone > Call Barring.

2. Touch a call type.

3. Select an option.

4. Touch OK.

5. Enter the call barring password, and
touch OK.

Using the Phone

Checking Your Phone Usage

You can check the amount of call
minutes and data that you have used.

TIP: To track your approximate
monthly usage, reset the call time and
the data usage at the beginning of each
billing cycle.

1. From the application tray, touch
Settings > > About > Phone.

2. Select an option:

Touch Total Time, This

•

Session, or Total Data to see
usage details.

Touch > Reset Call Time to

•

reset the Call Time values.

Touch > Reset Data Usage

•

to reset the Data Usage values.

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Turning On Airplane Mode

Airplane mode turns off the phone and
data connections for situations such as

an airplane ight.

From the application tray, touch

Settings > Wireless Manager >
Airplane Mode.

When Airplane mode is on, the
telephone, the network, and Bluetooth
features are deactivated. You cannot
send or receive calls, e-mail messages,
or SMS/MMS messages.

Managing Your Contacts

Managing Your

Contacts

Adding a Contact

1. From the application tray, touch

Contacts > .

2. Touch an item.

3. Enter the information

4. Touch Done > Save.

Calling a Contact

1. From the application tray, touch

Contacts.

2. Touch a contact.

3. Touch Call.

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Searching for a Contact

1. From the application tray, touch
Contacts > .

2. Enter part of the contact name.

3. Touch the contact.

Editing and Deleting Contacts

Editing a Contact

1. From the application tray, touch
Contacts.

2. Touch a contact.

3. Touch > Edit.

4. Edit the contact:

Touch an item to edit the

•

information.

Touch to delete the

•

information.

5. Touch Save.

Managing Your Contacts

Adding a Picture for a Contact

1. From the application tray, touch
Contacts.

2. Touch a contact.

3. Touch > Edit.

4. Touch the picture of the contact.

5. Select an option:

Touch Take Picture to take a

•

picture using the device camera.

Touch Select Picture to select a

•

saved picture.

6. Touch and drag the square to crop
the picture.

7. Touch Save > Save.

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Assigning a Location to a
Contact

1. From the application tray, touch
Contacts.

2. Touch a contact.

3. Touch > Edit.

4. Touch next to Add Address.

5. Touch Add Location.

6. Select the location:

Touch the location on the map.

•

Touch , and search for the

•

location.

7. Touch Select this Location > Done
> Save.

Managing Your Contacts

Setting a Ringtone for a
Contact

1. From the application tray, touch
Contacts.

2. Touch a contact.

3. Touch > Edit > Ringtone.

4. Touch a ringtone.

5. Touch Done > Save.

Deleting a Contact

1. From the application tray, touch
Contacts.

2. Touch a contact.

3. Touch > Delete > OK.

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Starting a Route to a Contact

1. From the application tray, touch
Contacts.

2. Touch a contact.

3. Touch Go!.

4. If necessary, select an option to
enter a location:

Enter the full address or location

•

name, and touch Done.

Touch Add Location, nd a

•

location, and touch Select this
Location.

5. Touch Done.

Managing Your Contacts

Managing Your SIM Contacts

Exporting Contacts to Your SIM
Card

1. From the application tray, touch
Contacts.

2. Touch > SIM Phone Book >
Export Contacts to SIM.

3. Touch a method to export contacts:

Touch Export All Contacts.

•

Select the check box for the

•

contact.

4. Touch Export.

Importing Contacts from Your
SIM Card

1. From the application tray, touch
Contacts.

2. Touch > SIM Phone Book >
Import Contacts from SIM.

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3. Touch a method to import contacts:

Touch Import All Contacts.

•

Select the check box for the

•
contact.

4. Touch Import.

Creating a New SIM Contact

1. From the application tray, touch
Contacts.

2. Touch > SIM Phone Book >

View SIM Contacts > Create New
SIM Contact.

3. Touch Name.

4. Touch the eld, enter the name, and

touch Done.

5. Touch Primary Number.

6. Touch the eld, enter the phone

number, and touch Done > Done >
Save.

Managing Your Contacts

Call or Send a Message to a
SIM Contact

1. From the application tray, touch
Contacts.

2. Touch > SIM Phone Book >
View SIM Contacts.

3. Touch a contact.

Deleting Contacts on Your SIM
Card

1. From the application tray, touch
Contacts > > SIM Phone Book
> View SIM Contacts

2. Touch a contact.

3. Touch > Delete > OK.

4. Touch Call or Send Message.

Editing Contacts on Your SIM
Card

1. From the application tray, touch
Contacts > > SIM Phone Book
> View SIM Contacts.

2. Touch a contact.

3. Touch > Edit.

4. Edit the name and phone number,
and touch Done > Save.

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Searching for Locations

Searching for

Locations

The Where To? menu provides several
different categories you can use to
search for locations and destinations.

Acquiring Satellites

Before you can navigate with your
device, you must acquire satellites.

1. Turn on your device.

2. If necessary, go outdoors to an open
area, away from tall buildings and
trees.

Acquiring satellite signals can take a
few minutes.

Finding a Point of Interest

The detailed maps loaded in your
device contain points of interest,
such as restaurants, hotels, and auto
services.

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Finding by Category

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Points of Interest.

2. Touch a category.

3. Touch a subcategory, if necessary.

TIP: To narrow the search, touch

the data entry eld along the top of

the screen, enter the text, and touch
Done.

A list of items near your current
location appears.

4. Touch an item.

Finding by Spelling the Name

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Points of Interest >
Spell Name.

2. Enter all or part of the name.

3. Touch an item.

Searching for Locations

Working with Found Locations

After you nd a location, the location

appears on the map. An information
balloon displays the name of the
location.

➊

➋

➌
➍

➊

Touch to view the other locations

on the map.

➋

Touch to view additional details,
such as the address and the phone
number, if known.

➌

Touch to create a route to the

location.

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➍

Touch to dial the phone number of

the location, if available.

Starting a Route to a Location

1. Find a location.

2. Touch Go!.

3. Touch a navigation mode, if

necessary.

Calling a Location

1. Find a location.

2. Touch Call.

Finding a Nearby Location

1. Find a location.

2. Touch > Search Near.

3. Select an option.

Searching for Locations

Viewing the Location in Street
View

You can view the location on a
photograph of the street surrounding
the location.

1. Find a location.

2. Touch > Street View.

Adding a Location to Contacts

1. Find a location.

2. Touch the information balloon.

3. Touch > Add to Contacts.

4. Select an option:

Touch Create New Contact.

•

Touch an existing contact to add

•
the information to it, and touch
Save.

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Changing the Search Area

By default, your device nds locations

near your current location.

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To?.

2. Touch > Change Location.

3. Select the location:

Touch the location on the map.

•

Touch , and search for the

•

location.

4. Touch Select this Location.

Saving and Editing Locations

Saving a Found Location

1. Find a location.

2. Touch the information balloon.

3. Touch Save.

Searching for Locations

Saving Your Current Location

1. From the Home screen, touch View
Map.

2. Touch the vehicle icon.

3. Touch Save.

4. If necessary, enter a name, and
touch Done.

Editing Saved Locations

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Saved Locations.

2. Touch and hold a location.

3. Touch Edit.

Creating Categories

When you save a location, it is
automatically assigned to a category.
You can create your own categories to
help organize your saved locations.

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Saved Locations.

2. Touch and hold a location.

3. Touch Edit > Categories > Enter
New Category.

4. Enter a name for the category, and
touch Done > Done > Save.

4. Touch an item to edit it.

5. Touch Save.

Deleting a Saved Location

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Saved Locations.

2. Touch and hold a location.

3. Touch Delete > Conrm.

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Searching for Locations

Assigning Saved Locations to
Categories

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Saved Locations.

2. Touch and hold a location.

3. Touch Edit > Categories.

4. Touch the categories to assign to
this location.

5. Touch Done > Save.

Sharing Locations

Sharing a Found Location

1. Find a location.

9. Touch

Sharing Your Current Location

1. From the application tray screen,

2. Touch Share.

3. Select an option to send the

4. Touch To.

5. Add a recipient, and touch Done.

6. Touch Message.

7. Enter a message.

8. Touch Done > Send.

Done > Send.

touch Where Am I?.

location.

2. Touch the information balloon.

3. Touch Share.

4. Select an option to send the
location.

5. Touch To.

6. Add a recipient, and touch Done.

7. Touch Message.

8. Enter a message.

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Searching for Locations

Finding Your Parking Spot

About the Parking Spot Feature

When the My Parking Spot feature is
enabled, the location of your parking
spot is saved automatically if you are
receiving satellite signals when you
remove the device from the cradle.

When your parking spot is saved,
appears in the status bar.

Starting a Route to Your
Parking Spot

1. Touch and drag the status bar

toward the bottom of the screen.

TIP: You can also access your
Parking Spot by touching Where
To? > Saved Locations.

2. Touch Saved Parking Spot > Go!.

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Finding Your Current Location

Use the Where Am I? page to view
information about your current
location. This is a helpful feature if you
need to tell emergency personnel your
location.

1. From the application tray, touch
Where Am I?.

2. Touch the information balloon to
open the Where Am I? page to
view your location coordinates and
nearby items, such as fuel stations.

TIP: You can also open the Where
Am I? page by touching the vehicle
icon on the map.

Searching for Locations

Setting Your Home Location

You can save a home location and
quickly generate a route to it.

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Home.

2. Select an option.

Starting a Route to Your Home

Before you can create a route to your
home location, you must set your home
location (page 36).

Touch Where To? > Home > Go!.

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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 Home screen, touch

Where To? > Address.

TIP: To change the search area,

touch Change State/Country,
and touch a state, a province, or a
country.

2. Touch Enter House Number.

3. Enter the house number, and touch
Next.

4. Enter all or part of the street name
or number, and touch Done.

5. Touch the street.

6. Enter and touch the correct city, if
necessary.

7. Touch the correct address, if
necessary.

Searching for Locations

Finding Local Businesses

Local search enables you to search
for local businesses. In addition to
searching by spelling the name of a
location, you can also spell the names
of categories, like “salon” or “coffee.”

This service is not available in all
areas. A data connection is required for
this feature. Your regular data usage
charges apply.

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Local Search.

2. Enter your search term, and touch

.

3. Touch an item.

Finding Saved Locations

To learn how to save a location, see

page 32.

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Saved Locations.

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2. Touch the arrows to search different
categories, if necessary.

3. Touch an item.

Finding Recently Found Locations

Your device stores the last 50 locations
you have found.

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Recently Found.

2. Touch a location.

Clearing the Recently Found
List

Touch Where To? > Recently

Found > > Clear > OK.

The list of recently found locations is
cleared. These locations are not deleted
from the map data.

Searching for Locations

Finding Upcoming Events

Search for upcoming events, such as
art shows and sporting events.

This service is not available in all
areas. This service may be available as
a paid subscription. A data connection
is required for this feature. Your regular
data usage charges apply.

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Upcoming Events.

2. Touch a category.

3. Touch the arrows or the date to
select a different date, if necessary.

4. Touch an event to view more
information.

5. Select an option:

If the event begins within two

•

hours, touch Go! to navigate to
the event.

If the event begins in more

•
than two hours, touch Remind
Me! to add the event as an
appointment on your calendar.

Finding Panoramio™ Photos

Panoramio photographs contain
information about the location where
the photograph was taken. You can
use this information to navigate to
locations and landmarks shown in
Panoramio photographs.

This service is not available in all
areas. A data connection is required for
this feature.

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Panoramio.

2. A list of photographs from nearby
locations appears.

3. Touch a photograph.

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Searching for Locations

Finding Gas Prices

This service is not available in all
areas. This service may be available as
a paid subscription. A data connection
is required for this feature. Your regular
data usage charges apply.

From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Gas Prices.

A list of fuel prices near your
current location appears.

Changing the Fuel Type

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Gas Prices.

2. Touch .

3. Touch a fuel type.

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Finding Cities

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Cities.

2. Enter the name, and touch Done.

TIP: To view a list of nearby cities,
touch > Nearby Cities.

3. Touch a city.

Using the White Pages Phone Directory

This service is not available in all
areas. This service may be available as
a paid subscription. A data connection
is required for this feature. Your regular
data usage charges apply.

Finding by Name

1. From the Home screen, touch

Where To? > White Pages > By
Name.

2. Enter all or part of the last name,
and touch Next.

Searching for Locations

3. Enter all or part of the rst name

(optional), and touch Next.

4. Touch Search.

5. Enter the postal code, if necessary.

Entering Coordinates

If you know the geographic coordinates
of your destination, you can use your
device to navigate there. This can be
especially helpful when geocaching.

Finding by Phone Number

This service may not be available for
all phone numbers.

1. From the Home screen, touch

Where To? > White Pages > By
Phone Number.

2. Enter the area code and phone
number, and touch Search.

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Coordinates.

2. Touch a cardinal direction button to
change the direction.

3. Touch a eld to enter the latitude

and longitude data.

4. Touch View Map.

Changing the Map Coordinate
Format

1. From the Home screen, touch

Where To? > Coordinates > >
Coordinate Format.

2. Touch a format.

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Searching for Locations

Finding Intersections

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Intersections.

2. If necessary, touch Change
State/Country to change the state,
country, or province.

3. Touch Enter Street 1

4. Enter all or part of the street name,
and touch the correct street.

5. Repeat for the second street.

6. Touch the correct intersection, if
necessary.

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About Extras

You can download additional content,
such as custom POIs, from

www.garminasus.com.

Custom POIs are customized points
on the map. They can contain alerts
that let you know if you are near a
designated point or if you are traveling

faster than a specied speed.

You can create or download custom
POI lists and install them on your
device using POI Loader software
available at www.garminasus.com.

See the POI Loader Help le for more

information.

Finding Extras

1. From the Home screen, touch
Where To? > Extras.

2. Touch a category.

Following Your Route

Following Your Route

Before you can navigate with your
device, you must acquire satellites
(page 30).

Using the Map

1. Touch View Map.

2. Touch anywhere on the map.

About the Map

From the Home screen, touch View
Map to display a default 3-D view of
your current location. You can change
this view by changing the settings for
the current usage mode.

You can view your trip log, which is
the path you have traveled. The trip log
appears as a colored line on the map.
See page 52 for more information.

The vehicle icon displays your position
on the map.

A speed-limit icon may appear as you
travel on major roadways.

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Touch and drag to view

•
different parts of the map.

Touch and to zoom in

•
and out.

As you zoom out, the map

◦

changes to a digital elevation
map showing the contours of
the area.

Zoom far out to view a

◦

globe. Touch and drag to
spin the globe.

Touch to rotate the map.

•

Touch to view the map in

•
two-dimensions (2-D).

Touch to view the map in

•
three-dimensions (3-D).

Touch to center the map on

•
your location.

Touch anywhere on the map. An

•
arrow points to the location.

Touch for more options.

•

NOTE: You can only see detailed map
information for areas for which you
have maps loaded on your device.

Following Your Route

About Usage Modes

You can navigate to a destination in
Driving mode or in Walking mode. The
navigation tools vary slightly based on
your usage mode.

In Driving mode, your device
calculates routes for automobiles.

These routes obey trafc rules, such

as for one-way streets. Your device
uses typical automobile speeds when
estimating your arrival time.

In Walking mode, your device
calculates routes for walking. These
routes avoid highways in favor
of smaller streets. Your device
uses typical walking speeds when
estimating your arrival time. If you
have cityXplorer™ maps installed,
your device may include public transit
systems in walking routes.

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Following Your Route

Navigating in Driving Mode

Starting a Route in Driving
Mode

1. Find a location.

2. Touch Go! > Driving.

NOTE: When the device is in the
mount, Driving is automatically
selected.

The device creates a route to the
location and opens the map.

Using the Map to Navigate in
Driving Mode

Your route is marked with a magenta
line.

As you travel, your device guides you
to your destination with voice prompts,
arrows on the map, and directions at
the top of the map.

If you deviate from the original route,
your device recalculates the route and

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provides new directions.

➊

➋

➌

➍

➎

➊

Touch to view the next turn.

➋

Touch to view the route details.

➌

Touch to view the Trafc menu,

when available. Trafc services

require an additional subscription
and data plan charges.

➍

Touch to open the Where Am I?
page.

➎

Touch to view the trip computer.

➎

Following Your Route

Viewing the Route Details

When you are navigating in Driving
mode, you can view all of the turns
for your entire route and the distance
between turns.

1. While navigating to a destination,
touch the text bar on the top of the

Viewing the Next Turn

When you are navigating in Driving
mode, you can view the turn on the
map and the distance and time left
before you reach the turn.

1. While navigating to a destination,
touch the turn indicator on the map.

map.

2. Touch the arrows to see more turns

2. Touch a turn on the list to view
details for the turn.

Viewing the Entire Route on
the Map

1. From the map, touch the text bar on
the top of the screen.

2. Touch View Map.

The map appears with your route
marked with a magenta line.

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in the route.

Viewing the Trip Computer in
Driving Mode

The trip computer displays a compass,
your current speed, and other helpful
statistics about your trip.

While you are navigating in
Driving mode, from the map, touch
Speed or Arrival.

Following Your Route

About Trafc

This service is not available in all
areas. This service may be available as
a paid subscription. A data connection
is required for this feature. Your regular

Resetting the Trip Computer in
Driving Mode

Reset the trip computer before
beginning a trip.

1. When you are navigating in Driving
mode, from the map, touch Speed
or Arrival > .

2. Touch an item to reset.

Avoiding Road Features

1. From the application tray,
touch Settings > Navigation >
Automobile > Avoidances.

2. Select the check boxes to mark the
road features to avoid.

data usage charges apply.

NOTE: Garmin and ASUS are not
responsible for the accuracy of the

trafc information.

About the Trafc Icon

The trafc icon on the map changes
color to indicate the severity of trafc

conditions.

Icon Denition

Gray Trafc information is not

Green Trafc is owing freely.

Yellow Trafc is moving but there is

available.

a delay. There is moderate

trafc congestion.

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Following Your Route

Icon Denition

Red Trafc is not moving or is

moving very slowly. There is
a severe delay.

Trafc on Your Route

When calculating your route, the

device examines the current trafc

and automatically optimizes the
route for the shortest time. If a severe

trafc delay occurs on your route

while you are navigating, the device
automatically recalculates the route.
You might still be routed through

trafc if no better alternative routes

exist.

If a non-severe trafc delay occurs on
your route, the trafc icon displays

how much time the delay has added
to your route. This time is already
included in your estimated arrival time.

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Changing Trafc Avoidance

Settings

1. From the application tray,
touch Settings > Navigation. >
Automobile > Avoidances.

2. Select or clear the Trafc check
box.

Manually Avoiding Trafc on

Your Route

1. On the Map page, touch the trafc

icon.

2. Touch Trafc On Route.

3. Touch the arrows to select a trafc

delay, if necessary.

4. Touch > Avoid to avoid the

selected trafc delay.

You might still be routed through

trafc if no better alternative routes

exist.

Following Your Route

Viewing the Trafc Map

The trafc map displays color-coded
trafc ow and delays on nearby roads.

1. On the Map page, touch the trafc

icon.

2. Touch Show Trafc Map.

To return to the normal map, touch the

trafc icon, and touch Show Normal
Map.

Viewing Trafc Delays

1. On the Map page, touch the trafc

icon.

2. Touch Trafc Search to view a list

of trafc delays.

3. Touch an item to view the delay on
a map and details about the delay.

4. If there is more than one delay,
touch the arrows to view the
additional delays.

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Navigating in Walking Mode

Starting a Route in Walking
Mode

1. Find a location.

2. Touch Go! > Walking.

NOTE: The device must be out
of the mount to be able to select
Walking.

The device creates a route to the
location and opens the map.

Using the Map to Navigate in
Walking Mode

Your route is marked with a magenta
line.

➊ ➊

➋

➌

➊

Touch to view the next or previous
turn.

➋

Touch to view the itinerary page.

➌

Touch to view the Where Am I?
page.

Following Your Route

Viewing the Itinerary Page

While navigating a route in
Walking mode, touch > View
Itinerary.

Using the Compass to Navigate

1. From the Map page, touch >
Trip Computer.

As you travel, the compass rotates
to indicate your direction of travel.

2. Move in a circle until the arrow
points at the bug indicator.

The bug indicator is the inverted
triangle at the top of the compass,
which indicates your current
heading.

3. Continue traveling in this direction,
toward your destination.

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Following Your Route

Calibrating the Compass

1. From the Home screen, touch View
Map > > Trip Computer >
> Calibrate Compass.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Resetting the Trip Computer in
Walking Mode

Reset the trip computer before
beginning a trip.

1. From the Home screen, touch View
Map > > Trip Computer > .

2. Touch an item to reset.

Taking a Detour

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

1. While navigating a route, touch .

2. Select an option:

From the application tray, touch

•

Detour when in Driving mode.

From the application tray, touch

•
Recalculate when in Walking
mode.

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

Stopping the Route

1. While navigating a route, touch .

2. From the application tray, touch
Stop.

Working with Routes

Adding Points to the Active
Route

1. While navigating a route, touch .

2. From the Home screen, touch
Where To?.

3. Select an option for the search area.

4. Touch the intermediate location.

5. Touch Go! > Insert Via Point.

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Following Your Route

Saving the Active Route

1. While navigating a route, touch .

2. From the application tray, touch
Routes > Current Route > Edit >
Save.

Planning a Route

1. From the application tray, touch

Routes > Create New Route >
Add Location.

2. Select the location:

Touch the location on the map.

•

Touch , and search for the

•

location.

3. Touch Select this Location > Add
Location.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3.

5. Touch Save.

Editing a Saved Route

1. From the application tray, touch
Routes.

2. Touch a route.

3. Touch Edit.

4. Edit the route:

Touch Add Location to add

•

more locations.

Touch and drag or to

•

move the location down or up in
the route.

Touch to delete a location.

•

Optimizing and Reversing a
Saved Route

1. From the application tray, touch
Routes.

2. Touch a route.

3. Touch Edit > > Optimize
Route or Reverse Route.

4. Touch Save.

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Following Your Route

Deleting a Saved Route

1. From the application tray, touch
Routes.

2. Touch a route.

3. Touch Edit > >Delete Route >
OK.

Starting Navigation of a Saved
Route

1. From the application tray, touch
Routes.

2. Touch a route.

3. Touch Go!.

Viewing Your Trip Log

You can record the path you travel
(called a trip log) and display it as a
dotted line on the map.

1. From the application tray, touch
Settings > Navigation.

2. Select Automobile or Pedestrian.

3. Select the Trip Log check box.

The trip log appears on the map.

Clearing the Trip Log

From the application tray, touch

Settings > Navigation > >
Clear Trip Log.

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Sending and Receiving Messages

Sending and

Receiving Messages

Your regular messaging fees apply
when sending and receiving messages.

Sending an Text Message

You can send Short Message Service
(SMS) text messages.

1. From the application tray, touch
Messaging > New Text Message.

2. Touch To to enter a recipient:

Enter a phone number or a

•

contact name, and touch Done.

Touch Add from Contacts,

•

and touch a contact from your
Contacts list.

3. Touch Message.

4. Enter the text message.

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5. Touch for additional options:

Touch Attach to add

•
attachments such as media,
contacts, or events.

Touch Add Subject to add a

•
subject line.

Touch Add CC to add carbon-

•
copy recipients.

Touch Call to place a phone

•
call.

Touch Add to Contacts to add

•
the number to your contacts list.

Touch View Contact to view

•
the contact information for the
recipient, if available.

Touch Discard to discard the

•
text message without saving.

Touch Delete Thread to delete

•
the entire text thread.

5. Touch Send.

Sending and Receiving Messages

About Multimedia

•

Messages

A multimedia (MMS) message is
similar to a text message, but it
includes an attachment, such as a
photo, video, contact, or calendar
event.

While creating a text message, touch

> Attach to add a multimedia

attachment.

The following multimedia attachments
are available:

Photo/Video—a saved photo or

•

saved video.

Camera—a new photo or new

•

video.

Slideshow—a series of

•

photographs or videos.

Audio—a saved audio recording.

•

Record Audio—a new audio

•

recording.

•

Sending an MMS

1. From the application tray, touch

2. Touch To.

3. Enter a recipient.

4. Touch > Attach.

5. Touch a media type.

6. Touch the le to attach.

7. Touch Message.

8. Enter the text message.

9. Touch Send.

Contact—a contact you have saved
in Contacts.

Calendar Event—an event you
have scheduled in the Calendar.

Messaging > New Text Message.

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Sending and Receiving Messages

Sending a Location Message



CAUTION

Use caution when sharing your location
information with others.

Location messages allow you to send
your current location information to
other people.

1. From the application tray, touch
Messaging > New Text Message.

2. Touch a recipient.

3. Touch > Attach > Location.

4. Select the location:

Touch the location on the map.

•

Touch , and search for the

•

Reading Messages

A number on the Messaging icon
displays the number of unread
messages in your inbox.

1. From the Home screen, touch
Messaging.

The inbox opens, containing SMS
and MMS messages received from
other devices.

Unread messages are displayed in

bold.

2. Touch a message to read it.

TIP: Touch and hold a message to
view more options.

3. Touch for more options.

location.

5. Touch Select this Location.

6. Touch Message.

7. Enter the text message.

8. Touch Send.

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Sending and Receiving Messages

Replying to a Message

1. From the Home screen, touch
Messaging.

2. Touch a message.

3. Touch the data entry eld.

4. Enter a message, and touch Send.

Forwarding a Message

1. From the Home screen, touch
Messaging.

2. Touch a message.

3. Touch and hold a message in the
thread.

Deleting a Message

1. From the Home screen, touch
Messaging.

2. Touch a message.

3. Touch and hold a message in the
thread.

4. Touch Delete Message.

Deleting a Thread

1. From the Home screen, touch
Messaging.

2. Touch a message.

3. Touch > Delete Thread.

4. Touch Forward Message.

5. Touch To.

6. Touch a recipient.

7. Touch Message to edit the message,
if necessary.

8. Touch Send.

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Sending and Receiving Messages

Using E-mail

Adding an Exchange
ActiveSync E-mail Account

To set up an Exchange ActiveSync
account, see page 92.

1. From the application tray, touch
E-mail > Other (POP3/IMAP4).

2. Enter the e-mail address and the
e-mail password, and touch Done >
Save.

3. If necessary, enter account-

Adding an E-mail Account

The device can automatically congure

account information for some e-mail
accounts. These accounts only
require you to enter minimal account
information, such as your e-mail
address and password.

If additional information is required,
the device prompts you to enter the
required information. Contact your e-

mail account provider for conguration

information.

conguration information from

your service provider.

4. Touch Next > Save.

Sending an E-mail Message

1. From the application tray, touch
E-mail > Compose.

2. Touch the elds on the screen to

enter recipients, to enter a subject,
and to add attachments.

3. Touch Message.

4. Enter the text message.

5. Touch for more options
(optional).

6. Touch Send.

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Sending and Receiving Messages

Viewing an E-mail Message

1. From the application tray, touch
E-mail.

2. Touch to check for new e-mail
messages, if necessary.

3. Touch an e-mail message.

4. Select an option:

Touch to view the location

•

information, if available.

Touch to open the

•

attachment, if available.

Touch Reply to compose a reply

•

to the sender.

Touch Reply All to compose a

•

reply to the sender and all other
recipients.

Touch Forward to send the

•
e-mail to another recipient.

Touch to delete the e-mail.

•

Touch > Mark as unread to

•
display the e-mail as unread in
your inbox.

Deleting E-mail Messages

1. From the application tray, touch
E-mail > .

2. Touch the messages to delete.

3. Touch Delete > OK.

The message is deleted from the online
e-mail account.

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Sending and Receiving Messages

Changing Folders

1. From the application tray, touch
E-mail.

2. Touch > View Folders.

3. Touch a folder.

Searching a Folder

NOTE: This only searches the headers
of the messages, not the message text.

1. From the application tray, touch
E-mail.

TIP: To search a different folder,
touch > View Folders, and

Setting an E-mail Signature

You can set an e-mail signature for
each e-mail account you have added.

1. From the application tray, touch
Settings > Applications > E-mail.

2. Touch an account.

3. Touch Advanced Settings.

4. Select the Use Signature check
box.

5. Touch Signature.

6. Enter a signature, and touch OK.

7. Touch Done.

touch a folder, if necessary.

2. Touch > Search Current
Folder.

3. Enter the search text, and touch
Done.

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Sending and Receiving Messages

Changing E-mail Accounts

1. From the application tray, touch
E-mail.

2. Touch and .

Setting the Default E-mail
Account

1. From the application tray, touch
Settings > Applications > E-mail
> > Set Default Account.

2. Touch an account.

3. Touch Done.

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Using Ciao!

Using Ciao!

Ciao! periodically sends your location
to our partner networks and downloads
the most recent location of your
friends. This application only submits
your location when you tell it to, unless
you enable automatic updates.

This service is not available in all
areas. A data connection is required for
this feature. Your regular data usage
charges apply.



CAUTION

Use caution when sharing your location
information with others.

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™

Registering Your Device and Joining Ciao!

1. From the application tray, touch
Ciao!.

2. Read and accept the on-screen
messages.

3. Follow the steps to register your
device.

After registering, you will receive

an SMS message for verication.

4. Open the SMS message received
from myGarmin.

5. Touch the link to complete the

verication process.

6. Touch OK.

The Ciao! registration page opens.

7. Select the check box to verify that
you are of legal age to use Ciao!.

8. Touch Next.

Using Ciao!

9. Enter a display name, and touch
Done.

10. Touch a type of location update:
Manual or Automatic.

11. Touch the link to read the terms of
service for the displayed network or
networks.

12. Touch Accept.

Your location is updated and becomes
available to your friends.

Inviting a Friend

1. From the application tray, touch
Ciao! > Invite.

2. Select an option to nd a friend.

3. Touch Done.

Your invited friend must accept the
invitation before you can receive
location updates from that friend.

Accepting or Declining an Invitation

Changing Your Display Name

1. From the application tray, touch

Ciao! > My Details > > Change
Name.

2. Enter a new name, and touch Done.

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1. From the application tray, touch
Ciao!.

2. Touch the friend that sent you the
invitation.

3. Touch Accept or Decline.

Using Ciao!

Sending a Location Update

From the application tray, touch

Ciao! > My Details > Send
Update.

Updating Your Status

1. From the application tray, touch

Ciao! > My Details > Change
Status.

2. Enter a new status message, and

touch Done.

Automatically Sending Location Updates



CAUTION

Use caution when sharing your location
information with others.

By default, your location is only sent
when you manually send it.

1. From the application tray, touch
Ciao! > My Details.

2. Touch > Change Location
Updates > Automatic > Done.

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Viewing Friends

Your list of friends displays the status
of, the distance to, and the direction to
your friends.

1. From the application tray, touch
Ciao!.

2. Touch a friend.

The location for the friend appears
on a map.

Viewing All Friends on the Map

From the application tray, touch
Ciao! > View Map.

Using Ciao!

Adding a Friend to Contacts

1. From the application tray, touch
Ciao!.

2. Touch a friend.

3. Touch > Add to Contacts.

Sending a Message to a Friend

1. From the application tray, touch
Ciao!.

2. Touch a friend.

3. Touch Message.

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Starting a Route to a Friend’s Location

1. From the application tray, touch
Ciao!.

2. Touch a friend.

3. Touch Go!.

Removing an Invitation

1. From the application tray, touch
Ciao!.

2. Touch an invited friend.

3. Touch Uninvite.

Using Ciao!

Removing a Friend

1. From the application tray, touch
Ciao!.

2. Touch a friend.

3. Touch the information balloon.

4. Touch > Remove Friend > Yes.

Hiding Your Location

From the application tray, touch

•
Ciao! > > Hide > Hide.

Your current location is hidden
from your friends.

To stop hiding, touch Ciao! > >

•
Stop Hiding > Stop Hiding.

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Viewing Ciao! Networks

1. From the application tray, touch
Ciao!.

2. Touch > Privacy > >
Networks.

Disabling Ciao!

1. From the application tray, touch
Ciao!.

2. Touch > Privacy > > Disable
Ciao! > OK.

All the Ciao! information stored on
your device is removed. You no longer
send any position updates.

To enable Ciao!, you must join Ciao!
again.

Browsing the Web

Browsing the Web

1. From the application tray, touch
Browser.

2. Touch the URL bar.

3. Enter a search term or URL, and
touch Go.

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Using the Browser

Touch to refresh the current

•
Web page.

Touch to stop loading the Web

•
page.

Touch and drag the screen to scroll

•
the Web page.

Touch two points near the center

•

of the page, and drag your ngers

apart to zoom in.

Touch two points near opposite

•
edges of the page, and drag your

ngers toward the center of the

page to zoom out.

Touch links, text-entry boxes, and

•
other interactive items to activate
them.

Touch and hold interactive items to

•
view a menu of additional options.

Touch to return to the previous

•
Web page in your history.

Touch to go to the next to the

•
Web page in your history.

Touch to add this Web page to

•
your favorites, if it is not already
added.

Touch to remove this Web page

•
from your favorites, if it is already
added.

Touch to view a list of recently

•
viewed Web sites ( ), favorite
Web sites ( ), and most viewed
Web sites ( ).

Touch to view other active

•
browser windows.

Browsing the Web

Touch to use the following

•
options:

Touch Share to send the URL in

◦

a text message or e-mail.

Touch Find on Page to nd text

◦

in the current Web page.

Touch Select Text to copy text

◦

from the current Web page to
the system clipboard. Touch
and drag across the text to copy.

When you lift your nger, the

selected text is copied to the
clipboard.

Touch View Downloads to view

◦

your Download History.

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Browsing the Web

Viewing Multiple Browser Windows

You can view another Web page
without closing the current page by
launching another browser window.

1. From the application tray, touch
Browser > > New Page.

2. Touch the URL bar to enter a web
address, and open the new Web
page.

3. Touch .

4. Touch an active browser window.

Saving a Web Page to Favorites

1. Open to the Web page to save.

2. Touch .

When you view one of your favorite
Web pages, appears gold.

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Removing a Web Site from
Favorites

1. Open to the Web page to remove.

2. Touch .

Opening a Favorite Web Page

1. From the application tray, touch
Browser > > .

2. Touch a Web page to view in the
browser.

Viewing Your History

1. From the application tray, touch
Browser > > .

2. Touch a Web page to view in the
browser.

Clearing Your Web Page
History

From the application tray, touch

Settings > Applications > Browser
> Clear History > Yes.

Browsing the Web

Sharing a URL

1. From the application tray, touch
Browser > .

2. Touch a category.

3. Touch and hold a Web page.

4. Touch Share.

5. Select an option to send the URL.

Opening a Web Site in a New Window

1. From the application tray, touch
Browser > .

2. Touch a category.

3. Touch and hold a Web page.

4. Touch Open in New Window.

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Deleting a Web Site from a List

1. From the application tray, touch
Browser > .

2. Touch a category.

3. Touch .

4. Touch next to the Web site to
remove from the list.

5. Touch again to delete.

6. Touch Done.

Setting Your Browser Home Page

1. From the application tray, touch
Settings > Applications > Browser
> Set Home Page.

2. Enter a URL, and touch OK.

Browsing the Web

Downloading Files

1. From the application tray, touch
Browser.

2. Open a Web page that contains a
download link.

3. Touch the download link.

The download history page appears,
and a progress bar indicates the
status of the download.

4. Touch to use the following
options:

Touch Clear All to clear the

•

download history. This option
does not remove downloaded

les from the device.

Touch Pause All to pause all

•

in-progress downloads.

Touch Resume All to resume all

•

paused downloads.

Touch Cancel All to cancel

•
all in-progress downloads.
This option does not remove
downloads that have already
completed.

5. When the progress bar is full,

touch the le name to view the
downloaded le.

View Download History

From the application tray, touch
Browser > > View Downloads.

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Playing Music

Playing Music

Music Player File Types

The music player supports the
following le types:

MP3

•

MPEG4

•

WMA

•

AAC/AAC+/eAAC+

•

WAV

•

MIDI

•

All supported music les on your

device are displayed in the Music
Player.

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Playing a Song

You must transfer music les to your

device before playing songs or creating
playlists. For more information on

transferring les, see page 96.

1. From the application tray, touch
Music.

2 Select an option:

Touch All Songs.

•

Touch a category and

•

subcategory, if necessary.

All the songs in the selected
category are added to the current
playlist.

3. Select an option:

Touch a song.

•

Touch .

•

The music player plays the song
and the following songs.

Playing Music

Changing the Music Player View

While playing a song, touch the
following icons to change the music
player view:

Touch to view the current

•
playlist.

Touch to view the current

•
track, cover art, and a progress
slider.

When using the playlist view, touch

•

> Browse Music Library to
browse the music library without
stopping the music.

About Playlists

A playlist is a list of songs that can be
saved. The current playlist appears on
the playlist screen of the music player.
You can also create and save playlists
for future playback.

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Creating a Playlist

1. From the application tray, touch
Music > Playlists > .

2. Enter a new name, and touch Save.

3. Touch the new playlist.

4. Touch .

5. Touch a category and subcategories,
if necessary.

6. Select the check box next to each
song to add to the playlist, and
touch Add to Playlist.

7. Repeat steps 5–6 to add additional
songs.

8. Touch Done > Save.

9. To change the order of the playlist,
touch and drag the song to a new
position in the list (optional).

10. Touch Save.

Playing Music

Playing a Playlist

1. From the application tray, touch
Music > Playlists.

2. Touch a playlist.

3. Select an option:

Touch .

•

Touch a song to begin playing

•

the playlist.

Editing a Playlist

1. From the application tray, touch
Music > Playlists.

2. Touch a playlist.

3. Touch > Edit Playlist.

4. Select an option to edit the playlist:

Touch to add songs to the

•

playlist.

Touch to remove a song

•

from the playlist.

Touch and hold , and drag the

•

song to a new position in the
playlist.

5. Touch Save.

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Playing Music

Searching the Music Player

1. From the application tray, touch
Music.

2. Touch .

3. Enter all or part of the song, album,
or artist.

4. Touch Done.

Saving a Song as a Ringtone

1. From the music player playlist
view, touch and hold the song.

2. Touch Use as phone ringtone.

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Streaming Online Music

You can stream supported music les

without saving them on the device.

1. From the application tray, touch
Browser.

2. Select an option:

Enter a URL.

•

Navigate to a page with a link to

•

a supported music le.

3. Touch the music le link.

The music player launches and
plays the song. The URL for the
song appears.

4. If possible, touch > Save to save
the song.

Taking and Viewing Pictures and Videos

Taking and Viewing

Pictures and Videos

NOTE: If it is not already removed,

remove the plastic lm from the

camera lens before using the camera.

Taking a Picture

1. Press the Camera key on the side
of the device.

2. Use the screen as a viewnder, and

point the camera lens at the subject
to photograph.

3. Lightly press the Camera key.

A ashing gray box appears on the

screen. The device focuses on the
object inside of the box. When the
camera is in focus, the box turns

green and stops ashing.

4. Press and hold the Camera key,
and hold the camera still.

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When you hear the camera click,
the photo is taken and displayed for
review for 3 seconds..

5. Select an option:

Touch for more options,

•
such as to set the image as the
wallpaper or a contact icon.

Touch to share the image.

•

Touch to erase the image.

•

Wait for the image to clear to

•
take a new image.

Taking a Picture with GPS Information

If you are receiving GPS signals, the
device can assign a GPS location to the
photo.

1. Press the Camera key on the side
of the device.

2. Touch > Yes.

Taking and Viewing Pictures and Videos

3. Use the screen as a viewnder, and

point the camera lens at the subject
to photograph.

4. Press and hold the Camera key,
and hold the camera still.

When you hear the camera click,
the photo is saved.

Recording a Video

1. Press the Camera key on the side
of the device.

2. Use the screen as a viewnder, and

point the camera lens at the subject
to photograph.

3. Touch to begin recording.

4. Touch to stop recording.

The video is saved automatically.

TIP: Touch to nd and view
the video.

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Changing the Camera and Video Settings

1. Press the Camera key on the side
of the device.

2. Touch > Options.

3. Select an option to change the
setting:

Touch Lighting Adjustment to

•

select a lighting condition, or
select Automatic.

Touch Picture Resolution

•

to select the resolution to
capture photos. Higher settings
use more storage memory to
provide better-quality photos.

Touch Shutter Sound to turn

•

the shutter sound on or off.

Touch Auto Review to turn

•

the review page on or off. The
review page displays the photo

briey after you take it.

Touch Video Quality to select

•
the resolution to record video.

NOTE: Video Quality can
only be adjusted when MP4 is
selected as the Video Format.

Touch Video Format to select

•
the video format to use when
saving videos.

About Picture and Video File Types

Your device supports the following le
types:

About the Gallery

You can view and edit pictures and
videos using the Gallery.

Opening the Gallery from the
application tray allows you to view
all pictures and videos stored on the
device.

Opening the Gallery from the Camera
allows you to view only pictures and
videos that you have taken with the
device camera.

Viewing Pictures

Picture: JPEG, PNG, BMP

•

Video: 3GP, WMV, MP4

•

For more information on copying les

from your computer to your device, see

page 96.

1. From the application tray, touch

2. Touch a picture.

3. Touch the arrows to view additional

Taking and Viewing Pictures and Videos

Gallery.

photos.

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Taking and Viewing Pictures and Videos

Viewing a Video

1. From the application tray, touch
Gallery.

2. Touch a video.

Videos are indicated by .

3. Touch to play the video.

4. Touch the screen to view the
playback controls.

Sharing Pictures and Videos

1. From the application tray, touch
Gallery.

2. Touch the picture or video.

3. Touch .

4. Select an option to send the image.

Setting Your Wallpaper

Viewing a Slideshow

1. From the application tray, touch
Gallery.

2. Touch .

Adjusting the Slideshow
Interval

1. From the application tray, touch

Gallery > > Slideshow
Interval.

2. Touch an interval, and touch OK.

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You can select and prepare a photo to
serve as wallpaper when the device
screen is locked.

1. From the application tray, touch
Gallery.

2. Touch a picture.

3. Touch > Set As > Wallpaper.

4. Touch and drag the edges of the
rectangle to crop the photo.

5. Touch Save.

Taking and Viewing Pictures and Videos

Editing Pictures and Videos

1. From the application tray, touch
Gallery.

2. Touch a picture or video.

3. Touch , and select an option:

Touch Set As to set the photo as

•

the wallpaper or a contact icon.

Touch Rotate to turn the photo

•

left or right.

Touch Crop, touch and drag the

•

edges of the rectangle to crop
the photo, and touch Save.

Touch Rename, enter a new

•

name for the photo or video,
and touch Save.

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Adding a Picture to a Contact

1. From the application tray, touch
Gallery.

2. Touch a picture.

3. Touch > Set As > Contact icon.

4. Touch a contact.

5. Touch and drag the edges of the
square to crop the photo.

6. Touch Save.

Starting a Route to a Photograph

You can route to photographs that have
GPS location information (see page

75).

1. From the application tray, touch
Gallery.

2. Touch a picture.

3. Touch > Go!.

Taking and Viewing Pictures and Videos

MPEG-4 EULA

This product is licensed under the
MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio
License for the personal and non­commercial use of a consumer for (i)
encoding video in compliance with
the MPEG-4 visual standard (“MPEG­4 Video”) and/or (ii) decoding
MPEG-4 video that was encoded by
a consumer engaged in a personal
and non-commercial activity and/or
was obtained from a video provider
licensed by MPEG LA to provide
MPEG-4 video. No license is granted
or shall be implied for any other use.
Additional information including that
relating to promotional, internal, and

AVC EULA

This product is licensed under the
AVC Patent Portfolio License for the
personal and non-commercial use
of a consumer to (i) encode video in
compliance with the AVC standard
(“AVC Video”) and/or (ii) decode
AVC video that was encoded by
a consumer engaged in a personal
and non-commercial activity and/or
was obtained from a video provider
licensed to provide AVC video.
No license is granted or shall be
implied for any other use. Additional
information may be obtained from
MPEG LA, LLC. See

www.MPEGLA.com.

commercial uses and licensing may be
obtained from MPEG LA, LLC. See

www.MPEGLA.com.

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Organizing Your Life

You can synchronize your phone with
your computer or Exchange account
to keep your in-box and calendar up-to­date in both locations (page 91 and

page 92).

Using the Calendar

1. From the application tray, touch
Calendar.

2. Use any of the following options:

Touch or to change the

•

day or month.

Touch to add an

•

appointment.

Touch to view to the

•

current day. The number in the
circle is the current day of the
month.

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Touch to view your

•
upcoming appointments.

Touch to view the daily

•
calendar.

Touch to view the monthly

•
calendar. The current day is
circled in red.

Creating an Appointment

1. From the application tray, touch
Calendar.

2. Touch .

3. Touch Subject.

4. Enter a subject, and touch Done.

5. Touch Location.

6. Select an option to enter a location:

Enter the full address or location

•

name, and touch Done.

Touch Add Location, nd a

•

location, and touch Select this
Location > Done.

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7. Select the duration of the
appointment:

Select a start and end time.

•

Select the All Day check box to

•

create an all-day appointment.

8. Touch Repeat, select how often
the appointment recurs, and touch
Save, if necessary.

9. Touch Calendar to select a
calendar, if you have more then one
calendar on the device.

10. Touch Invites to invite people to
the appointment, if necessary.

11. Touch Save.

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Viewing an Appointment

1. From the application tray, touch
Calendar.

2. Select an option, if necessary:

Touch or to change the

•

day or month.

Touch to view an agenda of

•

upcoming appointments.

Touch to view

•

appointments for today.

Touch to select a date on

•

the monthly calendar.

3. Touch an appointment to view
details.

Starting a Route to an
Appointment

If the appointment has location
information, you can start a route to the

2. Touch the document.

location.

1. From the application tray, touch
Calendar.

2. Touch the appointment.

3. Use any of the following options:

3. Touch > Go!.

Viewing a Document

You can view the following document
types using the document viewer:
Microsoft® Word, Excel®, PowerPoint®,
Adobe® PDF, HTML, and plain

text les. For more information on
transferring les, see page 96.

1. From the application tray, touch
Document Viewer.

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TIP

: To display les of a certain

type, touch > Show By File
Type, and touch a le type.

NOTE: You can also open a
document attached to an e-mail or
linked on a Web page.

Touch or to move

•
backward or forward one page.

Touch Page, and enter a page

•
number.

Touch two points near the center

•
of the page, and drag your
ngers apart to zoom in.

Touch two points near opposite

•
edges of the page, and drag your

ngers toward the center of the

page to zoom out.

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Touch > Search to search

•
the document.

Touch > Rotate to rotate the

•
document 90° clockwise.

Touch > Share to e-mail the

•
document.

Searching a Document

1. Open the document in the
Document Viewer (see page 83).

2. Touch > Search.

3. Enter a search term, and touch .

4. Touch or to nd the
next occurrence or the previous
occurrence of the search term.

5. Touch to close the search bar.

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Checking the Weather Forecast

This service is not available in all
areas. A data connection is required for
this feature. Your regular data usage
charges apply.

TIP: To change the units of measure,
see page 99.

1. From the application tray, touch
Weather.

The current local weather
conditions and a six-day forecast
are displayed.

2. Touch a day to view a detailed
forecast for that day.

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Viewing the Forecast in Other
Cities

1. From the application tray, touch

Weather > > Edit Favorite
Cities > Add City.

2. Enter the city name, and touch
Done.

3. Touch the city.

4. Touch Done.

5. Touch or to view the

Using the Clock

For information on manually changing
the time or time zone, see page 102.

Adding Cities to the Time List

1. From the application tray, touch
Clock > > .

2. Enter all or part of a city name, and
touch Done.

3. Touch the city.

forecast in your favorite cities.

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Setting an Alarm

1. From the application tray, touch
Clock > > Add New Alarm.

2. Touch Alarm Message

3. Enter a message for the alarm, and
touch OK.

4. Touch Start.

5. Select an alarm time, and touch
Done.

6. Touch Repeat.

7. Select how often the alarm should
repeat, and touch OK.

8. Touch Ringer.

9. Touch a ringer, and touch Done
(optional).

10. Touch Save.

Managing Alarms

Select or clear the check box next

•
to an alarm to enable or disable the
alarm.

To delete an alarm, touch an alarm,

•
and touch > Delete Alarm.

When the alarm sounds, touch

•
Snooze to hear the alarm again in
10 minutes, or touch Dismiss.

Using the Stop Watch

1. From the application tray, touch
Clock > .

2. Touch Start to start the timer.

3. Touch Lap to record the lap time
and split time (optional).

4. Touch Stop to stop the timer.

5. Touch the Split and Lap times to
view details (optional).

6. Touch Reset to reset timer
(optional).

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Viewing the World Map

1. From the application tray, touch
Clock > .

The globe displays areas of daylight
and night across the world.

2. Use any of the following options:

Touch and drag the globe

•

to change the speed or the
direction of rotation.

Touch the globe to stop the

•

rotation.

When the globe is stopped,

◦

touch again to view a at

map view.

Touch the map to switch

◦

back to the globe view.

Using the Converter

Converting Units

1. From the application tray, touch
Converter.

2. Touch the button next to Convert.

3. Touch the type of items to be
converted, and touch Done.

4. Touch a unit of measurement.

5. Touch the unit type, and touch
Done.

6. Touch a number.

7. Enter the number of units to be
converted.

8. Touch Done.

TIP: To clear the number of units,
touch > Clear.

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Converting Currency

1. From the application tray, touch
Converter.

2. Touch the button next to Convert.

3. Touch Currency > Done.

4. Touch a currency button.

TIP: Touch and drag the tab
to quickly scroll through the
currencies.

5. Touch a currency, and touch Done

6. Touch the amount below the
currency to convert.

7. Enter the amount, and touch Done.

Updating the Currency Rates

A data connection is required for this
feature.

1. From the application tray, touch
Converter.

2. Touch the button next to Convert.

3. Touch Currency > Done >
Update.

Setting Conversion Rates
Manually

1. From the application tray, touch
Converter.

2. Touch the button next to Convert.

3. Touch Currency > Done.

4. Touch a currency button.

5. Touch the currency for which you
want to set the conversion rate, and
touch Done.

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6. Repeat step 5 to set the other
currency, if necessary.

7. Touch > Custom.

8. Touch a conversion tab to change
how the currencies are converted.

9. Touch a conversion rate.

10. Enter a new conversion rate, and
touch Done.

Checking Flight Status

A data connection is required for
this feature. Your regular data usage
charges apply.

1. From the application tray, touch
Flight Status.

2. Touch a search option:

Touch Current Location to

•

search for ights in airports near

your current location.

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Touch Another City to search

•

for ights in airports near the

city you select.

A list of airports appears. Major

airports are listed rst, and all other

airports are sorted by distance.

3. Touch an airport.

TIP: Touch to view the airport
on the map.

4. Select an option.

5. Touch a ight.

Finding Movie Times

This service is not available in all
areas. A data connection is required for
this feature. Your regular data usage
charges apply.

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Finding a Movie by the Title

1. From the application tray, touch
Movie Times > Movies.

2. Touch the arrows or the date to
select a different date, if necessary.

3. Touch a movie.

4. Touch Theatres.

5. Touch a theatre.

6. Select an option.

Starting a Route to a Movie
Theatre

After you select a movie and theatre,
you can create a route to the theatre.

Touch Go!.

Setting an Appointment for a
Movie

After you select a movie and theatre,
you can set an appointment for the
movie time.

Finding a Movie by Theatre

1. From the application tray, touch
Movie Times > Theatres.

1. Touch > Remind Me.

2. Touch a movie time.

2. Touch a theatre.

3. Touch the arrows or the date to
select a different date, if necessary.

4. Touch a movie.

5. Select an option.

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Connecting with Other Devices

Connecting with Other

Devices

Synchronizing Your Device with Your Computer

Synchronize your device with your
computer to transfer your contacts and
calendar events to your device.

Downloading and Installing
Garmin-Asus PC Sync

NOTE: Garmin-Asus PC Sync
software is not compatible with Mac®
computers.

1. Go to www.garminasus.com/

pcsync.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to

download and install Garmin-Asus
PC Sync software.

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Synchronizing With Your
Computer

1. Verify that you have downloaded
and installed Garmin-Asus PC Sync
software on your computer.

2. Connect the mini-USB cable to
the connector on the bottom of the
device.

3. Connect the mini-USB cable to a
USB port on your computer.

4. Touch Sync.

Your Microsoft Outlook® contacts,
calendar events, and tasks are
synchronized with your device contact
list and calendar.

Connecting with Other Devices

Synchronizing Your Device with an Exchange Server

Synchronize your contacts, calendar,
and e-mail with an Exchange
ActiveSync account. You must have a
data connection to use this feature.

Setting Up your Exchange
ActiveSync Account

Contact your network administrator to
obtain the necessary information for
your network.

1. From the application tray, touch
E-mail > Exchange ActiveSync.

2. Enter your e-mail address and your
e-mail password, and touch Next.

3. Enter the necessary information.

4. Select the Use SSL Encryption
check box, if necessary

5. Touch Next.

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The device veries the account

settings.

About Exchange ActiveSync

The device will not synchronize with
your Exchange ActiveSync account

until the account is veried. You can

edit your account settings to update or
verify your account.

You can select which types of data to
synchronize in the sync settings.

Editing your Exchange
ActiveSync Account

Contact your network administrator to
obtain the necessary information for
your network.

1. From the application tray, touch

Settings > Sync > Exchange
ActiveSync > Account Info.

2. Edit the elds as necessary.

3. Touch .

4. Select an option: