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nüvifone G60 user’s guide 1
Set Up Your nüvifone
Understand the Home
Screen Icons
Main Icons
IconDescription
Touch to make a phone
call.
Touch to search for
locations, including
restaurants, hotels, and
auto services.
Touch to view the map.
Call Icon
—Missed call icon
showing the number of
missed calls.
—Voice mail icon
showing the number of
new voice mails.
The nüvifone Home screen has
scrollable icons. Touch and drag
to view all the icons. For more
information, see page 3.
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Understand the Scrolling Icons
Icons ApplicationIcons Application
Browse the web.
Access text messages.Access the tools, such as
Access your e-mail
account(s).
Access your calendar.Open the music player.
Use the camera.
checklists and the alarm clock.
Open Ciao!.
Set Up Your nüvifone
View weather information
for your area.
Access your contacts.
Access the settings for your
phone.
Tips and Shortcuts
Touch to return to the previous screen.
•
To quickly return to the Home screen, touch and hold from any screen.
•
Touch and to see more choices. Quickly tap these buttons to scroll
•
faster.
nüvifone G60 user’s guide 3
Set Up Your nüvifone
Understand the Status Bar Icons
IconDescription
Mobile signal strength. The more colored bars that appear,
the stronger the signal. A red “X” indicates no mobile signal
strength.
Network connectivity. This icon appears when the nüvifone
is connected for Internet access. If the icon is white, the
connection is in use. If the icon is gray, your nüvifone is trying to
establish the data connection with the network. The connection
types are as follows: G—GPRS, E—Edge, 3G—3G.
Wi-Fi® connectivity. This icon appears in place of the network
connectivity icon when the nüvifone is using Wi-Fi.
An alarm is set.
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IconDescription
Satellite connectivity. The more colored bars that appear, the
stronger the satellite signal. If there is no satellite signal or the
nüvifone is in simulator mode, a red “X” appears.
Current time. The time is based on the location of the device or
the selected time zone.
The nüvifone is connected to a device using Bluetooth
technology. If the icon is white, Bluetooth wireless technology is
enabled but the nüvifone is not connected to a device.
Teletypewriter (TTY) mode is activated.
Battery charge. See page 7 for more information.
Set Up Your nüvifone
®
wireless
nüvifone G60 user’s guide 5
Set Up Your nüvifone
Install the SIM Card and
the Battery
1. Press down rmly on the battery
cover and slide it off the back of
your nüvifone.
Battery cover
2. Insert the SIM card in the
slot at the top of the battery
compartment. Insert the notched
corner of the SIM card rst with
the gold contacts facing up. The
SIM card clicks into place.
SIM card
3. Locate the lithium-ion battery that
came in the product box.
4. Locate the metal contacts on the
end of the lithium-ion battery.
5. Insert the battery so that the
metal contacts on the battery
match up with the metal contacts
inside the battery compartment.
Battery
6. Slide the battery cover onto the
back of your nüvifone.
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Set Up Your nüvifone
Charge the Battery
1. Insert the appropriate plug
adapter into the AC adapter.
2. Connect the small end of the USB
cable to the mini-USB connector
on the side of your nüvifone.
3. Connect the large end of the USB
cable to the AC adapter.
4. Plug the AC adapter into a power
outlet.
Alternate Charging Methods
(Preferred) Insert your nüvifone
•
into the cradle, and connect the
vehicle power cable to the cradle.
Connect the vehicle power cable
•
to your nüvifone.
Connect your nüvifone to a
•
computer using the USB cable
included in the box.
Insert the battery into the battery
•
charger (accessory). For more
Battery Icons
IconMeaning
Battery life. The
more colored
bars that appear,
the greater the
remaining battery
charge.
Battery is charging.
External power is
connected, and
the battery is fully
charged.
WARNING: This product contains a lithiumion battery. To prevent damage, remove the
device from the vehicle when exiting or store
it out of direct sunlight.
NOTICE: Your nüvifone will not charge
if it has exceeded the maximum charging
temperature. If the nüvifone is mounted in
the windshield, remove it from the mount and
place it somewhere out of direct sunlight.
information about accessories, go
to www.garmin.com.
nüvifone G60 user’s guide 7
Set Up Your nüvifone
Install the microSD Card
The use of a microSD card is
optional.
1. On the side of your nüvifone, ip
up the rectangular plastic cap and
slide it over to reveal the microSD
card slot.
2. Insert the microSD card with
the contacts facing the nüvifone
screen. The microSD card will
lock into place.
microSD
card
3. Push the plastic cap back into
place.
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Remove the microSD
Card
1. On the side of your nüvifone, ip
up the rectangular plastic cap and
slide it over to reveal the microSD
card slot.
2. Push the microSD card in until it
clicks.
3. Pull out the microSD card.
Set Up Your nüvifone
Orient the Screen
Rotate your nüvifone to the left
•
or the right to view in horizontal
(landscape) mode.
From horizontal mode, rotate
•
your nüvifone to the left or the
right to view in vertical (portrait)
mode.
Scroll the Screen
Touch and slide your nger to
•
slowly scroll the menu.
Touch, quickly slide, and lift your
•
nger to continue scrolling the
menu after removing your nger.
Touch the screen to stop
•
scrolling, or wait for the image to
slow to a stop.
Lock the Screen
With your nüvifone turned on,
•
quickly press the Power key.
To unlock the touchscreen,
•
quickly press the Power key and
then double-tap .
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Set Up Your nüvifone
Mount Your nüvifone
Before mounting the nüvifone, see the
Important Safety and Product Information
guide for information about laws pertaining to
windshield mounting.
1. Plug the vehicle power cable into
the power connector on the back
of the cradle.
6. Fit the gold contacts on the left
Suction cup arm
Lever
side of your nüvifone into the
Cradle
Vehicle power
cable
cradle.
7. Tilt the nüvifone back until it
snaps into the cradle.
2. Remove the clear plastic from the
suction cup. Clean and dry your
windshield and the suction cup
with a lint-free cloth.
3. Place the suction cup on the
windshield.
4. Flip the lever back, toward the
windshield.
5. Snap the
cradle onto the suction
NOTICE: If you encounter a problem
charging your nüvifone, the battery might
have exceeded the maximum charging
temperature. If the nüvifone is mounted,
remove it from the mount and place it
somewhere out of direct sunlight.
cup arm.
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Acquire Satellites
Before you can navigate with your
nüvifone, you need to acquire
satellites.
1. Go outdoors to an open area,
away from tall buildings and trees.
2. Turn on your nüvifone.
Acquiring satellite signals can take a
few minutes. The satellite icon
indicates satellite strength. When
at least one of the lines is green,
your nüvifone has acquired satellite
signals.
If you are having trouble acquiring
satellites, ensure the data connection
is turned on. From the Home screen,
touch Settings > Phone > Data
Connection > On.
Set Up Your nüvifone
nüvifone G60 user’s guide 11
Use Your Phone
Use Your Phone
Dial a Number
The rst time you touch the call
icon, the system defaults to the Dial
page.
1. Touch Call (> Dial).
2. Enter the phone number using
the touch keypad.
3. Touch
number.
Call a Contact
1. Touch Call > Contacts.
2. Select a contact, and touch
For more information about adding
and editing contacts, see page 34.
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to dial the phone
Call.
Set Up Voice Mail
1. From the Home screen, touch
Settings > Phone > Voice Mail
Number, and verify that your
voice mail number is correct.
2. Touch
Call > Contacts > Voice
Mail, and follow the prompts.
Call Voice Mail
The voice mail icon appears on the
Home screen when you have new
voice mail.
Select one of following methods to
call your voice mail:
Touch Call > Contacts >
•
Voice Mail.
Touch Call > Dial, and touch
•
and hold “1.”
Touch Contacts > Voice Mail.
•
Use Your Phone
Use Call History
1. Touch Call > Call History. Calls
are organized into four categories:
—Dialed call
—Received call
—Missed call
—Voice mail
2. Select a call.
3. Select an option:
Call—call the number.
•
Text—send a text message.
•
Go!—navigate to the location
•
assigned to the number, if
available.
Delete All Calls
1. Touch Call > Call History.
2. Touch
nüvifone G60 user’s guide 13
> Clear All History.
Delete a Call
1. Touch Call > Call History.
2. Select a call.
3. Touch
History.
4. Touch
> Delete from Call
Yes.
View Related Calls
Related calls are calls made to or
received from the same number.
1. Touch Call > Call History.
2. Select a call.
3. Touch
> View Related Calls.
A list of related calls appears
displaying the length of each call or a
status message.
Use Your Phone
Do a Reverse Lookup
This service is available as a paid
subscription. Reverse lookup is not
available in all areas.
A reverse lookup allows you to
search for the address of a phone
number that called you.
1. Touch Call > Call History.
2. Select a call.
3. Touch
> Reverse Lookup.
Receive a Call
Select from the following options
when you receive a call:
Answer—touch to answer the
•
call.
Ignore—touch to ignore a call.
•
NOTE: With some mobile phone
plans, touching Ignore will send the
call to your voice mail.
—double-tap to answer a call
•
when the screen is locked.
Power key—press to ignore a
•
call when the screen is locked.
Volume down key—touch to
•
silence a call.
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Use Your Phone
Use In-Call Options
When you are on a call, you can
perform other tasks. The following
options are available on the In-Call
page:
Speaker—activate the
•
speakerphone.
Mute—silence the audio input
•
End a Call
During a call, your nüvifone screen
dims and then fades to black.
1. If the screen is dimmed, doubletap .
If the screen is black, press and
release the Power key.
2. Touch
End Call.
to the microphone. The other
caller will not be able to hear you
speak.
Add—select a number to add to
•
the current call when placing a
conference call.
Hold—place the current call on
•
Redial a Number
1. Touch Call > Dial.
2. Touch
appears in the white bar.
3. Touch
number.
. The last-dialed call
again to call the
hold.
End Call—end the current call.
•
nüvifone G60 user’s guide 15
Use Your Phone
Set Your Ringtones
You can set a default ringtone and
assign different ringtones to contacts.
If you have loaded music onto your
nüvifone, the songs are also available
as ringtones. For more information
on transferring music les to your
nüvifone, see page 59.
Set a Default Ringtone
1. From the Home screen, touch
Settings > Audio > Sounds.
2. Touch the button under
3. Touch
4. Select a ringtone, and touch
Ringtones.
Set a Ringtone for a Contact
1. Touch Call > Contacts.
2. Select a contact.
3. Touch
4. Scroll down to the Personal
category, and touch Ringtone.
5. Select a ringtone, and touch
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> Edit Contact.
Phone.
OK.
OK.
Forward a Call
You can forward incoming calls to
another number.
1. From the Home screen, touch
Settings > Phone.
2. Touch the button under
Forward.
3. Touch the button under
Forwarding.
4. Touch
5. Select an option:
On > OK.
History—select a number
•
from your call history.
Contacts—select a number
•
from your contacts.
Enter Number—enter a
•
number.
Call
Use Your Phone
Use Call Waiting
1. From the Home screen, touch
Settings > Phone.
2. Touch the button under
Waiting.
3. Touch
On > OK.
Call
Make a Conference Call
1. Dial the rst phone number.
2. When the caller answers, touch
Add.
3. Select an option to dial the
second phone number.
4. Touch
5. When the caller answers, touch
Join.
nüvifone G60 user’s guide 17
.
Speak Privately During a
Conference Call
1. While in a conference call,
touch . A list appears with the
participating callers.
2. Touch
Private next to the caller
you want to speak privately with.
Other members of the conference
call can continue to speak to each
other.
Disconnect a Participating
Call
1. While in a conference call,
touch . A list appears with the
participating callers.
2. Touch
Drop next to the caller you
want to disconnect.
Search for Locations
Search for Locations
3. Touch
Use the Search menu to nd
addresses, Points of Interest
(restaurants, hotels, attractions), and
other items included in the built-in
map data.
NOTE: Before you can navigate
4. Enter the number of the address,
with your nüvifone, you need to
acquire satellites. See page 11.
5. Enter the street name, and touch
6. Select the correct street in the list,
Find 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. Touch Search > Address.
2. Change the state, country, or
province, if necessary.
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7. Touch the address, if necessary.
8. Touch
Touch to save the location or to
send a location message.
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.) If you are
unsure of the city, touch Search
All.
and touch Done.
Done.
if necessary.
Go!, or touch View Map to
view the location on the map.
Search for Locations
Use the Location Page
When you select a location, the
Location page appears.
Find a Point of Interest
The detailed maps loaded in your
nüvifone contain millions of points
of interest, such as restaurants,
hotels, and auto services.
1. Touch Search > Points of
Interest.
2. Select a category and a
subcategory, if necessary.
Call—touch to call the location.
•
View Map—touch to view the
•
location on the map.
Go!—touch to create a route to
•
the location.
—touch to save the location or
•
to send the location in a location
message.
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3. Select a destination.
Call a Location
Phone numbers are not included for
all locations.
1. Touch Search.
2. Touch a category and a
subcategory, if necessary.
3. Select a location.
4. Touch
Call.
Search for Locations
Navigate to a Contact
If you have entered address
information for a contact, you
can create a route to the contact’s
My Current Route and My
Destination options are only
available if you are navigating a
route.
address.
1. Touch Search > Contacts.
2. Select a contact from the list.
3. Touch
Go!.
Search Near Another
Location
By default, your nüvifone nds
places near your current location.
1. Touch Search > > Near.
2. Select an option:
Where I Am Now
•
A Different City
•
My Current Route
•
My Destination
•
Set a Home Location
Set your home location for the place
you return to most often.
1. Touch Search > Home.
2. Select an option:
Enter My Address
•
Use My Current Location
•
Choose from Recently
•
Found
Go Home
To navigate home after you have set
your home location, touch Search
> Home > Go!. Your home location
is also stored in your Favorites. See
page 22 for more information.
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Search for Locations
Edit Your Home Location
1. Touch Search > Home.
2. Touch
3. Select an option:
•
•
•
•
•
> Edit.
Change Name
Attach Picture or Change
Picture
Change Map Symbol
Change Phone Number
Change Categories
Delete Your Home Location
1. Touch Search > Home.
2. Touch
3. Touch
4. Touch
> Edit.
> Delete.
Yes.
TIP: To enter a new home location,
touch Search > > Set Home
Location. Select an option.
nüvifone G60 user’s guide 21
Search with
Yellowpages.com
Businesses listed with Yellowpages.
com include ratings based on
Yellowpages.com user reviews. A
data connection is required for this
feature.
1. Touch Search > Yellowpages.
com.
2. Select a category, or touch
Name.
3. Select a location.
Spell
Save Favorite Locations
You can save locations in your
Favorites so you can quickly nd
them and create routes to them.
Your nüvifone can store about 3,000
favorite locations.
1. After you select a location, touch
> Save to save the location to
your Favorites.
2. Touch
OK.
Search for Locations
Find Favorite Locations
1. Touch Search > Favorites. Your
saved locations are listed by
category.
2. Touch
Find a Favorite Location by
Spelling the Name
1. Touch Search > Favorites.
2. Select a category, if necessary.
3. Touch
4. Enter the name of the location,
All Categories to search
all your saved locations.
Spell.
and touch Done.
Find Recently Found
Locations
Your nüvifone stores the last 50
locations you have found.
1. Touch Search > Recently
Found.
2. Select a location.
Clear the Recently Found List
1. Touch Search > Recently
Found.
2. Touch
3. Touch
> Clear.
Yes.
This process clears the list of
recently found locations. These
locations will not be deleted from
your nüvifone.
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