Garmin Garmin Mobile PC Quick Start Guide

quick start manual

Garmin Mobile PC

turn-by-turn navigation software

for your laptop

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Install Garmin Mobile PC™ on

➊

Your Laptop

1. Insert the Garmin Mobile PC DVD-ROM into the CD
drive on your laptop.

NOTE: If you are using an ultra-mobile PC (UMPC)

or tablet PC, see your device documentation for
instructions on how to install software.

NOTE: Garmin Mobile PC is compatible with

Windows® 2000 SP2, XP, and Windows Vista®
operating systems.

2. When prompted to install the Garmin Mobile
PC navigation software, click Next. Follow the

instructions on the installation wizard to nish

installing the navigation software on your laptop.

NOTE: If you are prompted to enter a product key,

enter the product key listed on the product packaging.

Connect GPS Receiver

If you purchased Garmin Mobile PC with a GPS
(Global Positioning System) receiver, connect the
receiver to a USB port on your laptop.

1. Place the GPS receiver on a at surface, and plug it

into a USB port on your laptop.

2. To help secure the GPS
receiver, insert the cable into
the slit in the suction cup. Make
sure the suction cup is located
close to the GPS receiver to
help prevent movement.

3. Attach the suction cup to a hard surface.

Acquire GPS Signals

➋

1. Open Garmin Mobile PC.

2. Move to an open area, out of parking garages, and
away from tall buildings.

GPS receiver

Suction

cup

Acquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes.
The bars in the upper-right corner of the Menu
page indicate satellite strength. When at least one bar is

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green, you can nd your destination and go to it.

Navigating with Garmin Mobile PC

For complete information on using Garmin Mobile PC,
click Help on the Menu page.

Where to?: nd addresses,

points of interest (POIs)
such as restaurants and
hotels, saved locations, and
a variety of other locations
in your detailed map.

View map: view a map of your current location. The
map moves as you move to constantly show your
current location.

Finding a Destination

The Where to? menu provides several categories and

sub-categories to help you nd destinations.

1. Click Where to? > Food, Hotels....

2. Click a category. To nd

a destination by name,
click Spell Name, enter
all or part of the name,
and click the location
you want.

3. Click a sub-category, or
click All Categories. A list of destinations near your
current location appears.

4. Click a destination to view it on the map. You can
also type the name of the destination in the text

bar at the top of the screen to nd it in the list of

destinations.

5. Click Go to navigate to this location.

TIP: Click and hold the Back button or the Garmin

Mobile PC icon to quickly return to the Menu page.

Information Page Options

After you select a destination, click More to get the
coordinates of the destination and to see more options:

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