Garmin Garmin Mobile 20 Set Up

Garmin Mobile™ 20

smart mount and GPS receiver with

Bluetooth® wireless technology

set up and go!

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Contents of Your Garmin Mobile™ 20 Package

If you ordered your GPS 20SM from the Garmin
Mobile Buyer’s Guide (at www.garmin.com/

mobilephones), the contents of your package may not

match the contents listed above. In this case, compare

your order conrmation and the packing list to the

registration number, and unlock code to unlock the
detailed maps (if necessary).

Phone in mount

(phone not included)

Speaker

Volume/hands-free

wheel (not shown)

items in this package.

GPS 20SM smart mount and GPS receiver with
Bluetooth® wireless technology.

Posts on slide

bars

Suction cup mount.

Adapter cables to charge your mobile phone.

Posts to hold the phone in the mount.

Dashboard disk to mount the GPS 20SM on your

dashboard instead of the windshield.

Data card with Garmin Mobile XT navigation

Suction cup

mount

Microphone

LED (not shown)

Power cable

software and mapping data. (A data card may not be
included in customized packages purchased from the
Garmin Mobile Buyer’s Guide.)

Yellow sheet that contains your unit’s serial number,

Install the Navigation Software

➊

on Your Mobile Phone

Insert the data card into your phone. When prompted to
install the Garmin Mobile XT software, select Yes. The

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navigation software is installed on your phone. Answer

the questions to congure Garmin Mobile XT.

Windows Mobile® Smartphone users: If the software
installation does not start automatically, use the phone’s

le explorer to open the le named “Garmin Mobile

XT” on the card to install Garmin Mobile XT.

Palm OS® Smartphone users: If the software
installation does not start automatically, open the

application named “XT Install” on the card to install

Garmin Mobile XT.

Garmin Mobile Buyer’s Guide purchasers: If you
purchased the GPS 20SM with a DVD-ROM, use the
DVD-ROM to install the software on your mobile
device. For more installation information, refer to the
setup guide in the DVD-ROM box.

Mount the GPS 20SM

➋

1.

2.

3.

Installing the Mount Posts

From the bag labeled Standard Mount Posts install
the four large posts on the vertical slide bars of the
phone mount. Install the two small posts on the bottom
bar of the phone mount.

Slide two of the large posts onto each vertical
slide bar on the phone mount. If you have a large
phone, use the posts in the bag labeled For use
with Larger Mobile Phones.

Pull out one of the vertical slide bars on the side of
the phone mount.

Slide the two small posts on the bottom bar.

Posts

Vertical

slide

➊ ➊

bars

➋

➌

Bottom bar

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Mounting the GPS 20SM

Select a location for the GPS 20SM. To receive satellite
signals, place the GPS 20SM where it has a clear view
of the sky. To communicate, the GPS 20SM must be
within 10 meters (about 30 feet) of your mobile phone.
Clean and dry the selected area of the windshield.

Volume/hands-free

wheel

Windshield

➋

To remove the phone mount from the suction cup
mount, turn the phone mount as far as you can to the
right or left. Apply pressure in that direction until the
phone mount pops off the suction cup mount.

To remove the suction cup mount, ip the lever toward

you. Pull the tab on the suction cup toward you.

➊

Lever

➌

Tab

Adapter cable connector

to power the phone

Power cable to power the GPS 20SM

Snap the phone mount onto the suction cup

1.
mount.

Place the suction cup on the windshield.

2.
Flip the lever back, toward the windshield.

3.

Mounting on the Dashboard

Important: The permanent mounting adhesive is

extremely difcult to remove after it is installed.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

NOTE: If state or local laws prohibit the use of

suction cup mounts, or if your phone opens vertically
and the windshield has a steep angle, you may need
to use the dashboard disk.

Select a location on your dashboard where the
GPS 20SM will have a clear view of the sky.

Clean and dry the selected area of the dashboard.
Remove the backing from the bottom of the disk.
Place the disk on the dashboard.
Place the suction cup mount on top of the disk.

Flip the lever down (toward the disk).

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Mount Your Phone

➌

Select the adapter cable that ts your phone.

1.
Additional adapter cables are available at

http://my.garmin.com/shop.

Connect the adapter cable to the power connector

2.
on your phone and connect the other end of the
adapter cable into the power connector on the
bottom of the phone mount. This charges your
phone while it is in the mount.

Gently pull the slide bars away from the mount.

3.
Slide your phone into the mount.

4.

Adjust the posts for the best t.

5.

NOTE: Some phones will not charge outside of a

specic temperature range. If your phone does not

charge, refer to the phone’s documentation for more
information.

To remove your phone from the mount, disconnect the
cable, turn the phone sideways, and remove the phone.

Plug in the GPS 20SM

➍

Plug the GPS 20SM into an available power receptacle

Pair the GPS 20SM

➎

Bluetooth® wireless technology establishes a wireless
link between your mobile phone and the GPS 20SM.
See www.garmin.com/mobilephones to verify that your
mobile phone is compatible with the GPS 20SM.

The wireless connection between your phone and the
Bluetooth GPS is created automatically. To use the

hands-free features of the GPS 20SM, you must “pair”

the two devices to establish a wireless connection.

Close the Garmin Mobile XT application.

1.
Make sure your mobile phone and GPS 20SM are

2.
turned on and within 10 meters of each other.

Enable your mobile phone’s Bluetooth component.

3.
This might be in a menu called Settings, Bluetooth,
Connections, or Hands-free.

Initiate a search for Bluetooth devices.

4.
Select the GPS 20SM from the list of devices.

5.
Enter the GPS 20SM’s Bluetooth PIN (1234) into

6.
your mobile phone.

For more specic instructions on pairing your phone,

refer to your phone’s documentation.

in your vehicle; the GPS 20SM automatically turns on.

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