Garmin Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry Owner’s Manual

owner’s manual

Garmin Mobile

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Introduction

Use the end button on your keypad if

Introduction

When you see text in blue, click the text
with your mouse to follow a link for
more information. You will see small
arrows (>) in the text. They indicate that
you should select a series of items. For
example, if you see “select Where to?
> My Locations” you should use the
trackball to select Where to?, and then
select My Locations.

Tips

Your phone must have an Internet

•
connection to perform searches and
navigate. See your phone service
provider for applicable charges.

Select the BlackBerry menu

•
button to return to the main menu or
for additional navigating options.

Use the Back button on your keypad

•
to go back a page while in the Garmin
Mobile for BlackBerry application.

When you are instructed to “select”

•
something, use the trackball on your
mobile device.

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you need to return to the BlackBerry
menu page, and do not want to lose
your search or active route. Garmin
Mobile will continue giving turn by
turn directions. Select the Garmin
Mobile for BlackBerry icon to return
to the application.

Contact Garmin

Contact Garmin Product Support if you
have any questions while using your
Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry. In the
USA, go to www.garmin.com/support, or
contact Garmin USA by phone at (913)
397-8200 or [phone].

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.

Table of Contents

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

Tips ................................................... i

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

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

Completing Software Installation ......1

Pairing your Phone with an External

GPS Receiver ................................. 1

Acquiring Satellite Signals ................1

Using the Main Page ......................... 2

Following a Route ............................. 2

Viewing Trafc Data ......................... 3

Severity Color Code ........................ 4

Viewing Weather Data ...................... 4

Extras ................................................4

Where to? ................................... 5

Information Page Options ................. 5

Finding an Address ........................... 5

Finding Points of Interest .................. 6

Finding a Location by Spelling the

Name ............................................. 6

Finding a Location Using

Local Search ..................................6

My Locations .....................................7

Navigating to a Contact .................... 7

Finding Recently Found Places ........ 8

Finding Cities ................................... 8

Finding Intersections ........................8

Checking Flight Status ...................... 9

Finding a Location Using Photo

Navigation ......................................9

Routing ......................................... 10

Viewing the Route Overview .............10

Viewing the Upcoming Turns ............10

Finding Points of Interest while

Navigating ......................................11

Stopping Your Route ......................... 11

Avoiding Roads and Areas ................11

Incoming Calls and E-mails ..............12

My Locations ................................13

Saving a Location .............................13

Editing My Locations ........................13

Mobile Manager ...........................14

Creating a Mobile

Manager Account ........................... 14

Saving a Location

to Mobile Manager .......................... 14

Navigating to a Saved Location ........ 15

Contacts .......................................16

Assigning a Location to a Contact ....16

Editing Contacts ...............................16

Settings ........................................17

Index .............................................20

Getting Started

Getting Started

1. Enable the Bluetooth component

Completing Software Installation

1. After downloading Garmin Mobile
for BlackBerry®, open the Garmin
Mobile for BlackBerry application on
your device.

2. To activate the software, enter the
activation code.

™

2. From your phone menu button, select

3. Select your receiver from the list.

4. Enter the passkey for your receiver.

Pairing your Phone with an External GPS Receiver

If you receive a message prompting you
to test your Bluetooth® GPS receiver,
you need to pair your phone with an
external receiver using Bluetooth
wireless technology to acquire satellites.

With Garmin Mobile you can pair your
BlackBerry with a Garmin Bluetooth
receiver or other brand (not all third
party Bluetooth receivers are supported).

Acquiring Satellite Signals

Open the Garmin Mobile for
BlackBerry application. Move to an open
area, out of parking garages, and away
from tall buildings. Acquiring satellite
signals may take a few minutes.

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

Add Device.

The passkey for Garmin receivers is

1234.

NOTE: To obtain the passkey for

third-party receivers, refer to the
product owner’s manual.

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Getting Started

Using the Main Page

your current location, or any location
found using the Where to? menu.

conditions and a ve-day forecast

for your current location, or any
location found using the Where to?

Where to?—nd addresses,

Points of Interest (restaurants,
hotels, attractions), intersections,
and a variety of other locations. See

page 5–9 for information on nding

destinations.

View map—see a map of your

current location. The map moves as
you move to constantly show your
current location.

menu.

preferences for navigation and other
application features.

for BlackBerry application.

Following a Route

After you nd a location, select

Start Navigating to create a route to

it. The map automatically opens with
your route indicated with a magenta
line.

Trafc—view trafc events near

Weather—view current

Settings—customize your

Exit—close the Garmin Mobile

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Getting Started

The position icon shows your position
on the map.

If you leave the map and want to return,
select View map on the main Garmin
Mobile for BlackBerry page.

As you travel, your Garmin Mobile
for BlackBerry guides you to your
destination with voice prompts, arrows
on the map, and directions at the top of

Select Stop on the main Garmin
Mobile for BlackBerry page to stop the
active route.

the map.

A checkered ag marks your destination.

If you depart from the original route,
your nüvi recalculates the route and
provides new directions.

Your current speed and estimated arrival
time appear at the bottom of the page.

Viewing Trafc Data

Your BlackBerry displays trafc delays
on the map when trafc information is

received. This information is used to

avoid trafc delays and nd the fastest

routes.

By default, Garmin Mobile for

BlackBerry avoids severe trafc

incidents while generating a route.

NOTE: By default, severe trafc is

avoided when routes are generated.
To change this and other routing
settings, select (Menu >) Settings >

Avoidances. See page 11.

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Getting Started

To deactivate this setting, select (Menu
>) Settings > Avoidances.

Select Trafc. A list of nearby trafc
events appears. To view details, select

a trafc event from the list. To show a
trafc event on the map, select an event

and then select Map.

Severity Color Code

Green = Low severity; trafc is

owing normally.

Yellow = Medium severity; trafc is a

bit congested.

Red = High severity; trafc is heavily

congested or stopped.

Viewing Weather DataWeather Data

To view current conditions for your
current location, select (Menu >)

Weather. To view a ve-day forecast for

your location select Forecast.

You can also view weather data for a
location you have found. See page 5.

Extras

For more information about optional
accessories, go to http://shop.garmin

.com or www.garmin.com/extras. You

can also contact your Garmin dealer to
purchase accessories.

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Where to?

Use the Where to? menu to nd

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addresses, restaurants, attractions, and a
variety of other locations up to 50 miles

•

away from your current location. You

can also nd nearby ight times and fuel

•

prices.

To learn how to perform a standard

•

search, see page 6.

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Finding an Address

Where to?

Find Nearby—search for locations

near the selected destination.

Save—save the location to My

Locations.

View Map—view the location on a

map.

View Trafc—view trafc near the

location. See page 3.

View Weather—shows the current

weather conditions at that location.
See page 4.

Call—call location.

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NOTE: When entering street
information, you do not need to enter

a prex or sufx. For example, to nd

“E Main St,” you can enter “Main.”

Information Page �ptionsnformation Page �ptions

After you choose an item, you can select

Start Navigating to create a route to this

location, or scroll down the information
page:

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1. From the main page, select Where

to? > Address.

2. Select a state or region (if
necessary).

3. Enter the house number.