Garmin nuvi 880, North America, BMW, BMW Portable Navigation System Pro (860), BMW Navigation Portable Pro (880) User Manual

Navigation Portable Pro

owner’s manual

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Introduction

Introduction

nüvi® Tips and Shortcuts

•

Manual Conventions

When you are instructed to “touch”

something, use your nger to touch an item

on the screen.

The small arrows (>) used in the text
indicate that you should touch a series
of items. For example, if you see “touch

Where to? > Favorites” you should touch
Where to?, and then touch Favorites.

Speech recognition commands such as “Go

Home” or “Find Nearest Bank” are noted

in green in this manual. When you are
instructed to speak to your nüvi, talk in a
normal voice directed to the unit.

•

myGarmin™

Go to http://my.garmin.com to access the
latest services for your Garmin products:

•

•

•

To quickly return to the Menu page,
touch and hold Back.

Touch and to see more
choices. Touch and hold these buttons to
scroll faster.

Register your Garmin unit.

Subscribe to online services for safety
camera information (see page 40).

Unlock optional maps.

Contact Garmin

Contact Garmin Product Support if you
have any questions while using your
nüvi. In the USA, go to www.garmin

.com/support, or contact Garmin USA

by phone at [phone] or (800)
800-1020.

In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
by phone at 0808 2380000.

In Europe, go to www.garmin.com

/support and click Contact Support

for in-country support information, or
contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. by phone
at +44 (0) 870.8501241.

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Introduction

Table of Contents

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

Manual Conventions ..................... i

nüvi® Tips and Shortcuts ............... i

myGarmin™ .................................. i

Contact Garmin ............................. i

Your nüvi Unit ...............................1

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

Installing the Battery.....................2

Mounting the nüvi .........................2

Removing the nüvi from

the cradle .....................................2

Mounting the Speech

Recognition Remote Control ........ 2

Conguring the nüvi ..................... 3

MSN® Direct Activation ................. 3

Acquiring Satellites.......................3

Understanding the Menu Page ....3

Finding Your Destination ..............4

Following Your Route ...................5

Adding a Stop...............................5

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Taking a Detour ............................ 5

Stopping the Route ......................5

Speaking Commands ...................6

Adjusting the Volume ................... 6

Locking the Screen ......................6

Where to? ................................... 7

Go! Page Options.........................7

Finding an Address ...................... 7

Finding a Place by Spelling the

Name ...........................................7

Setting a Home Location ..............8

Finding Recently-Found Places ... 8

Favorites ......................................8

Using Photo Navigation................9

Finding a Place Using the Map .. 10

Entering Coordinates .................10

Creating and Editing Routes ...... 10

Searching Near Another

Location...................................... 11

Navigating Off Road ................... 11

Walking to a Destination ............ 11

Using the Main Pages ............. 12

Map Page ...................................12

Trip Computer Page ...................13

Turn List Page ............................13

Next Turn Page .......................... 13

Speaking Commands .............. 14

Using the Remote Control ..........14

Activating Speech Recognition ..14

Speaking to Your nüvi ................14

Recognizing Icons and Tones ....16

Using Speech Recognition Tips . 16

Making Hands Free

Phone Calls .............................. 17

Pairing Your Phone ....................17

Receiving a Call ........................ 18

In a Call ..................................... 18

Hands Free Phone Menu ........... 18

Using the Media Players ......... 21

Playing Music ............................. 21

Listening to Audible Books .........22

Introduction

Managing Files ......................... 24

Supported File Types ................. 24

Loading Files ..............................24

Loading Pictures for Photo

Navigation .................................. 25

Deleting Files ............................25

Using the Tools ........................ 26

Where Am I? .............................. 26

Settings ...................................... 26

Routes ........................................26

Help ............................................26

Music Player...............................26

Audible Player ............................ 26

Picture Viewer ............................ 26

Trafc ......................................... 27

MSN® Direct ...............................27

Games........................................27

Calculator .................................. 27

Currency Converter ....................27

Unit Converter ........................... 28

World Clock ...............................28

Alarm Clock ................................29

My Data ......................................29

Using FM Trafc ....................... 30

Trafc in Your Area .....................30

Trafc on Your Road ..................30

Trafc on Your Route .................30

Trafc Icons ................................ 31

Severity Color Code ................... 31

Trafc Subscriptions ................... 31

Customizing the nüvi .............. 32

Changing the System Settings ...32
Changing the Navigation

Settings ...................................... 32

Adding Security Settings ............ 33

Updating the Time Settings ........33

Adjusting the Display Settings....33

Changing the Map Settings ........34

Setting the Bluetooth Technology

Options .......................................34

Setting the Languages ............... 35

Viewing FM Trafc Subscription

Information ................................. 35

Changing the Proximity Points

Settings ...................................... 36

Restoring All Settings .................36

Appendix .................................. 37

Caring for Your nüvi ................... 37

Locking Your nüvi ....................... 37

Calibrating the Screen................38

Resetting the nüvi ......................38

Updating the Software................38

Clearing User Data.....................38

Battery Information ....................38

Charging Your nüvi ..................... 39

Additional Maps..........................39

Extras and Optional

Accessories ................................40

About GPS Satellite Signals.......41

Declaration of Conformity...........41

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Introduction

Important Legal Notice
Regarding Your FM

Transmitter ................................. 41

Software License Agreement ..... 42

Specications ............................. 43

Troubleshooting .........................44

Index ......................................... 46

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Getting Started

Your nüvi Unit

Battery cover

GPS antenna

slide to the left to turn the unit on/off;

slide to the right to lock the screen

Headphone/

audio-out jack

Power key:

Microphone

new

microSD™

card slot

Microphone

Serial number

under battery

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

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External
antenna

connector

Mini-USB

connector

Speakers

Getting Started

Installing the Battery

WARNING: This product contains a
lithium-ion battery. To prevent damage,
remove the unit from the vehicle or store
it out of direct sunlight.

1. Locate the rectangular lithium-ion
battery that came in the product box.

2. Slide the battery cover off the back of
the nüvi.

3. Locate
the metal
contacts on
the end of the
lithium-ion battery.

4. Insert the battery so that the metal
contacts on the battery match up with
the metal contacts inside the battery
compartment.

5. Press the battery down into place.

6. Slide the battery cover back on until it
clicks into place.

Mounting the nüvi

1. Fit the bottom of your nüvi into the
cradle.

2. Tilt the nüvi back until it snaps into
place.

Mounting the Speech Recognition Remote Control

Pull the clear tab out of the remote control

Removing the nüvi from

to activate it.

the cradle

1. Press the small tab on the bottom of the
cradle up.

2. Tilt the nüvi forward.

3. Snap the protective cover on to the
cradle when it is not in use.

Cover

Tab

Cradle

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Getting Started

Mount the remote control in a convenient
location in your vehicle, such as on your
steering wheel. Use the strap to secure the
remote control in place.

Conguring the nüvi

To turn on your nüvi, slide the Power
key to the left. Follow the on-screen
instructions.

MSN® Direct Activation

To activate MSN Direct on North American
units, see the MSN Direct Owner’s Manual
Supplement.

Acquiring Satellites

Go outdoors to an open area, out of
garages, and away from tall buildings.
Stop your vehicle, and turn on the nüvi.

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Acquiring satellite signals can take a few
minutes.

➌

➍

The bars indicate GPS satellite
strength. When one bar is green, the nüvi
has acquired satellite signals. Now you can
select a destination and navigate to it. For
more information about GPS, see page 41
and visit www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.

Understanding the Menu Page

➏

➑

➌ ➍

➒

➊ ➋

➎

➐

➊

GPS satellite strength

➋

Bluetooth® technology status

➎

➏

➐

➑

➒

Battery status

Current time—touch to change time

settings.

Touch to nd a destination.

Touch to view the map.

Touch to make a call when connected
to a compatible mobile phone.

Touch to adjust the volume.

Touch to use tools such as media

players, settings, and Help.

Getting Started

Finding YourYour Destination

The Where to? menu provides several different categories for you to use when searching for addresses, cities, and other locations. The
detailed maps loaded in your nüvi contain millions of points of interest, such as restaurants, hotels, and auto services.

2. Select a category. 1. Touch Where to?.

4. Select a destination. 5. Touch Go!.

3. Select a subcategory.

TIP: Touch and to see more choices.

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Getting Started

Following Your Route

As you travel, your nüvi guides you to your
destination with voice prompts, arrows
on the map, and directions at the top of
the map. If you depart from the original

Adding a Stop

You can add a stop (called a Via Point) to
your route. The nüvi gives you directions

to the Via Point and then to your nal

destination.
route, your nüvi recalculates the route and
provides new directions.

1. With a route active, touch Menu >

2. Search for the extra stop.

3. Touch Go!.

Your route is marked with a magenta line.

Follow the arrows as you take turns.

A checkered ag marks your destination.

4. Touch Add as Via Point to add this stop

TIP: To learn how to edit the active

route, see page 10.

Where to?.

before your destination. Touch Set as

new Destination to make this your new

nal destination.

Taking a Detour

1. With a route active, touch Menu.

2. Touch Detour.

The nüvi attempts to get you back on your
original route as quickly as possible. If
the route you are currently taking is the
only reasonable option, the nüvi might not
calculate a detour.

Stopping the Route

1. With a route active, touch Menu.

2. Touch Stop.

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Getting Started

Speaking Commands

Use the speech recognition feature to speak

to your nüvi to nd destinations and select

options.

Press the large button on the remote control
to turn on speech recognition. When
the green speak icon appears on the
screen, speak a command. You can speak
anything you see on the screen. For more
information about the speech recognition
feature, the remote control, and a list of
shortcut commands, see pages 14–16.

Adjusting the Volume

From the Menu page, touch Volume. Touch

Touch the box next to Mute to mute all

audio.

To adjust the volume levels for the voice

prompts, the media player, and the phone,

touch Mixer. Adjust the levels as needed.

Touch Restore to return the volume settings

to the original levels.

Locking the Screen

To prevent accidental screen touches, slide

the Power key to the right ( ). To unlock

the screen, slide the Power key to the

center position.

and to adjust the master volume.

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Where to?

Where to?

The Where to? menu provides several
different categories you can use to search
for locations. To learn how to perform a
simple search, see page 4.

TIP: Touch Near… to change the search

area. See page 11.

Go! Page Options

Touch an item in the search results list to
view the Go! page.

Touch Go! to create a turn-by-turn route to
this location.

If a mobile phone with Bluetooth
technology is connected, touch to call

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this location.

Touch Show Map to view this location on

the map.

Touch Save to save this location. See

page 8.

Finding an Address

1. Touch Where to? > Address.

2. Touch Change State/Province or

Change Country, if necessary.

3. Touch Search All.

OR

Touch Spell City, enter the city/postal

code, and touch Done. Select the city/
postal code in the list. (Not all map data
provides postal code searching.)

4. Enter the number of the address, and

touch Done.

5. Enter the street name, and touch Done.

Select the correct street in the list, if
necessary.

6. Touch the address, if necessary.

NOTE: Depending on the version of the

maps loaded on your nüvi, the button
names can change and some steps could
be ordered differently.

Finding a Place by Spelling the Name

If you know the name of the location you
are looking for, you can spell it using the
on-screen keyboard. You can also enter
letters contained in the name to narrow the
search.

1. Touch Where to? > Points of Interest
> Spell Name.

2. Using the on-screen keyboard, enter
letters in the name. Touch Done.

Where to?

Using the On-Screen Keyboard

When an on-screen keyboard appears,
touch a letter or number to enter it.

Touch to add a space. Touch and

to move the cursor. Touch to delete
a character. Touch and hold to erase the
entire entry.

Touch Mode to select the keyboard
language mode. Touch &?% to enter
special characters, such as punctuation
marks.

Setting a Home Location

You can set a home location for the place
you return to most often.

1. Touch Where to? > Go Home.

2. Select an option.

Going Home

After you set your home location, you can
route to it at any time by touching Where

to? > Go Home.

Finding Recently-Found Places

Your nüvi stores the last 50 of your recent

nds in the Recently Found list. The most-

recently viewed places appear at the top
of the list. Touch Where to? > Recently

Found to view your recently found items.

Deleting Recently Found Places

To remove all places from the Recently
Found list, touch Clear > Yes.

Changing Your Home Location

To change your home location, you must
rst delete it from Favorites.

1. Touch Where to? > Favorites.

2. Touch Home > Edit > Delete > Yes.

After you delete your home location, reset
it by following the steps of “Setting a
Home Location.”

Favoritesvorites

You can save places in your Favorites so

you can quickly nd them and create routes

to them. Your home location is also stored
in Favorites.

NOTE: When you touch Clear, all items

from the list are removed. This process
does not delete the actual place from your
nüvi.

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Where to?

Saving Your Current Location

From the Map page, touch . Touch Save

Location to save your current location.

Saving Places You Find

1. After you have found a place you want

to save, touch Save.

2. Touch OK. The place is saved in

Favorites.

Finding Saved Places

1. Touch Where to?.

2. Touch Favorites. Your saved locations

are listed.

TIP: Your Last Position is automatically

saved each time you remove the nüvi

from the cradle. Use this feature to nd

your car in a parking lot.

Editing Saved Places

1. Touch Where to? > Favorites.

2. Touch the location you want to edit.

3. Touch Edit.

4. Touch an item to edit:

Change Name—enter a new name,

•

and touch Done.

Attach Photo—select a picture to

•
assign to the location.

Change Map Symbol— touch a new

•

symbol used to mark this location on
the map.

Change Phone Number— enter a

•

phone number, and touch Done.

Change Categories—select another

•

category for the location.

Delete—removes this item from the

•
Favorites list. Touch Yes.

Using Photo Navigation

Panoramio™ provides pictures that include
location information. You can load these
pictures on your nüvi or on a microSD card
and create routes to them.

1. Touch Where to? > Favorites >

Panoramio Photos. Pictures you

have saved on the nüvi drive or on the
microSD card are listed.

2. Touch a picture.

3. Touch Go! to navigate to the location.
Touch Show Map to view the location
on the map.

Visit http://connect.garmin.com/photos
to download pictures with location
information. See page 25 for more
information.

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Where to?

Finding a Place Using the Map

Use the Browse Map page to view different
parts of the map. Touch Where to? >

Browse Map.

Tips for Browsing the Map

Touch the map, and drag to view

•
different parts of the map.

Touch and to zoom out and in.

•

Touch any object on the map. An arrow

•
appears pointing at the object.

Touch Save to save this location.

•

Touch Go! to navigate to the location

•

If GPS mode is off, touch Set Location

•
to set your location to the selected
location. (See page 32.)

latitude and longitude coordinates. This can
be especially helpful when geocaching.

1. Touch Where to? > Coordinates.

2. Touch Format to change the type of

coordinates. Because different maps
and charts use different position
formats, the nüvi allows you to select
the correct coordinate format for the
type of map you are using.

3. Enter the coordinates, and touch Done.

Creating and Editing Routes

Touch Where to? > Routes. Select the
route you want to take and touch Go!.

Creating a Saved Route

Use your nüvi to create and save routes

3. Find a location as your starting point,

and touch Select.

4. Touch Add New End Point.

5. Find a location as your ending point,

and touch Select.

6. Touch to add another location
to your route. Touch to remove a
location.

7. Touch Next to calculate your route and
view it on the map.

8. Touch Save to save the route and exit.

before your next trip. You can save up to

Entering Coordinates

If you know the geographic coordinates
of your destination, you can use your nüvi
to navigate to your destination using the

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10 routes.

1. Touch Where to? (or Tools) > Routes
> New.

2. Touch Add New Start Point.

Where to?

Editing Routes

1. Touch Where to? (or Tools) > Routes.

2. Select the route you want to edit.

3. Touch

4. Touch an item to edit:

Edit.

Change Name—enter a new name,

•

and touch Done.

Add/Remove Points—add or

•

remove points from the route.

Manually Reorder Points—change

•

the order of points along your route.

Optimally Reorder Points—

•

automatically order the points.

Recalculate—change the route

•

preference to calculate by faster
time, shorter distance, or off road.

Delete—remove this route.

•

NOTE: Your changes are automatically

saved when you exit any of the route edit
pages.

Searching Near Another Location

NOTE: Your nüvi automatically searches

for places near your current location.

1. Touch Where to? > Near….

2. Select an option:

Where I Am Now—search near your

•

current location.

A Different City—search near the

•

city you enter.

My Current Route—search along

•

your active route.

My Destination—search near your

•

current destination.

3. Touch OK.

Navigating Off Road

If you are not following roadways as
you navigate, use Off Road mode. Touch

Tools > Settings > Navigation > Route
Preference > Off Road > OK. Select a

destination and touch Go! to navigate off
road to the destination.

Walking to a Destination

If you are walking to your destination, use
Pedestrian mode to optimize your route for
walking. Touch Tools > Settings > System
> Usage Mode > Pedestrian > OK.

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