Garmin GPS Kit nuvi 510 User Manual

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nüvi

quick start manual

510

Important Information

See the Important Safety and Product

Information guide in the product

box for product warnings and other
important information.

Contact Garmin

Contact Garmin 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
[phone].

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

Before mounting the nüvi, see the
Important Safety and Product Information
guide for information about laws
pertaining to windshield mounting.

Product Registration

Help us better support you by completing
our online registration today! Connect to our
Web site at http://my.garmin.com. Keep the
original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a
safe place.

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.

More Information

For more information about your nüvi,
touch Tools > Help. You can download the
latest version of the owner’s manual from

www.garmin.com. For information about

accessories, go to http://buy.garmin.com or
contact your Garmin dealer.

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Getting Started

GPS antenna

Power button:
Press and hold to turn on/off the nüvi.
Press quickly to adjust the backlight
brightness.

Battery

contacts

Mini-USB

connector under

the weather cap

Speaker

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Battery cover

Serial number
under the battery

Release key: Slide
up to open the
battery cover.

microSD™ card slot
under the battery

Step 1: Install the nüvi Battery

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

2. Slide the release key up to open the
battery cover on 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.

Step 2: Charge Your nüvi

Use the vehicle power cable to charge your
nüvi. To purchase an optional USB cable or
AC adapter cable, go to http://buy.garmin

.com.

Step 3: Mount Your nüvi

1. Pull back the weather cap from the mini-

2. Plug the vehicle power cable into the

3. Snap the cradle onto the suction cup

USB connector located on the back of
your nüvi.

mini-USB connector.

arm.

Suction cup

arm

5. Press the battery into place.

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

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Cradle

4. Remove the clear plastic from the suction
cup. Clean and dry your windshield and
the suction cup with a lint-free cloth.

Lever

5. Place the suction cup on the windshield.

6. Flip the lever back, toward the
windshield.

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

Step 5: Acquire Satellites

Go outdoors to an open area, out of garages,
and away from tall buildings. Stop your
vehicle, and turn on the nüvi. Acquiring
satellite signals may take a few minutes.

Step 6: Pair your Bluetooth®
Headset

You can listen to nüvi audio with your
Bluetooth headset. Your Bluetooth headset
and the nüvi must be turned on and
be within 10 meters of each other. See
your headset owner’s manual for more
information.

1. Touch Tools > Settings > Bluetooth.

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

9. Plug the other end of the vehicle power
cable into a power outlet in your vehicle.
Your nüvi should turn on automatically if
it is plugged in and the vehicle is running.

Step 4: Congure the nüvi

To turn on your nüvi, press and hold .
Follow the on-screen instructions.

2. Enable Bluetooth technology on your

3. Under connections, touch Add or

4. Enable Find Me/Discoverable/Visible

5. Touch OK on the nüvi.

6. Select your headset, and touch OK.

7. Enter the Bluetooth PIN for your headset,

8. Touch OK.

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nüvi.

Change.

mode on your headset.

if necessary, and touch Done.

Using the Menu Page

➊

➋ ➌

➍

➎

➏ ➐

➑ ➒

➊

GPS satellite strength.

➋

Bluetooth headset status.

➌

Usage mode. Touch to change to

driving, walking, bicycling, or boating
mode.

Finding Points of Interest

1. Touch Where To? > Points of Interest.

2. Select a category.

3. Select a destination, and touch Go!.

To search by name, touch Where To? >

Points of Interest > Spell Name.

To search in a different area, touch Where

To? > Near.

Using the Go! Page

NOTE: Pages appear differently based on

your usage mode and settings. For more
information, see the owner’s manual.

➍

Battery status.

➎

Current time. Touch to change time

settings.

➏

 Touchtondadestination.

➐

Touch to view the map.

➑

Touch to adjust the volume.

➒

Touch to use the tools such as settings,

Where Am I?, Help, and routes.

➊

➌

➊

Touch to view the route on the map.

➋

Touch to start navigating the route.

➌

Touch to view this location and

surrounding areas on the map.

➍

Touch to save this location to your

Favorites.

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➋

➍

Using the Map Page

Your route is marked with a magenta line.
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.Acheckeredagmarksyour

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

➊

➋

➊ ➋

➌

➌

➍

➍

➎

➊

Touch to view

the next turn
(navigating on
road).

➏

➎

Touch to view

the compass
(navigating off
road).

Touch the text

bar to view the
turn list.

Touch to zoom
in and out.

Touch the

vehicle icon to
view the Where
Am I? page.

Touch to
view the trip
computer.

➏

Touch to view
the Menu page.

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Taking a Detour

If the road ahead is closed, you can take a

Securing Your nüvi

1. Touch Tools > Settings > Security >

detour.

NOTE: Detour is not available when

navigating off road.

1. With a route active, touch

2. Touch Detour.

Menu.

2. Enter a 4-digit PIN and drive to a security

Thenüviattemptstondanalternateroute

that avoids the current road or the next road
on your turn list, and then returns to your
original route. If the route you are currently
navigating is the only reasonable option, the
nüvi might not calculate a detour.

Resetting the nüvi

If the nüvi stops functioning, turn the nüvi
off and on again. If this does not help, press
and hold for 10 seconds. The nüvi should

Adding a Stop to Your Route

1. With a route active, touch Menu > Where

To?.

2. Search for the extra stop (Via Point).

3. Touch Go!.

4. Touch Add as Via Point to add this stop
before your destination.
OR
Touch Set as new Destination to make

this your new nal destination.

operate normally. You can also remove the
battery, and then reinstall it.

© 2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries

Garmin® and nüvi® are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its
subsidiaries, registered in the USA and other countries.
Garmin Lock™ is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its
subsidiaries. These trademarks may not be used without the
express permission of Garmin. microSD™ is a trademark of
the SD Card Association. The Bluetooth® word mark and
logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of
such marks by Garmin is under license. Other trademarks and
trade names are those of their respective owners.

Garmin Lock.

location.

NOTE: If you forget your PIN and your

security location, you must send your nüvi
to Garmin to get it unlocked. You must
also send a valid product registration or
proof of purchase.

August 2008 Part Number 190-00995-01 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan

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