Garmin Honda Portable Navigation System quick reference guide

Honda Portable

Navigation System

personal travel assistant

quick reference guide

Register Your Honda Portable Navigation System

Go to http://my.garmin.com to register your Honda Portable Navigation System.

Placing the unit on the Mount

1. Flip up the GPS antenna.

2. Fit the bottom of your unit into the cradle on the vehicle mount.

3. Tilt the unit back until it snaps into place.

To remove your unit from the cradle, press the small tab on the
bottom of the cradle up, rotate the unit, and remove it.

Turning the unit on and off

Press and hold the Power button on the top of the unit.

Charging the Honda Portable Navigation System

You can charge the unit using the vehicle mount, connecting the USB cable to the unit and your
computer, or by connecting the AC adapter to the unit and a wall outlet.

Acquiring Satellites

Before the unit can nd your current location and navigate a route, you must do the following:

1. Go outdoors to an open area, away from tall buildings and trees.

2. Flip up the GPS antenna on the back of the unit, so that it is parallel to the ground.

3. Turn on the Honda Portable Navigation System.

Acquiring satellite signals can take a few minutes. The bars indicate satellite strength.

NOTE: The rst time the Honda Portable Navigation System acquires satellites (or if

the unit has moved hundreds of miles since last acquiring satellites) it may take
several minutes. Afterward, acquisition times are quicker during normal use.

Tab

Tips and Quick Settings

Tips

• To quickly return to the Menu page, press and hold the Back button.

• Touch

• Touch the

• To extend the battery life, close the GPS antenna when you do not need GPS signals. You can
also decrease the brightness.

Quick Settings

Press and quickly release the Power button or touch

on the Menu page. Move the sliders to adjust the

volume and brightness. Touch Lock to prevent accidental
screen taps. To unlock the screen, press the Power
button.

Loading Items to Your
Honda Portable Navigation System

1. Connect the small end of the USB cable into the mini­USB port on your unit.

2. Connect the larger end of the cable to an available USB
port on your computer.

3. Windows® Computer: Double-click the My Computer icon on your computer’s desktop. Two
new removable disk drives appear in your list of drives: “nuvi” and “nuvi sd.”
Mac® Computer: The “nuvi” and “nuvi sd” drives mount onto your Mac desktop as two
mounted volumes.

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and to see more choices. Touch and hold an arrow to scroll faster.

Help button to learn more about the Travel Kit features.

Power button

MCX connector (for
an optional external

antenna)

SD card slot

Mini-USB port

Headphone jack

Important Information

This guide provides short instructions for various operations of your Honda Portable Navigation System. Fold
and keep this guide in your glove box.

See the Important Safety and Product Information guide for product warnings and legal information.

CAUTION:

guide in the product box for important battery safety information.

Notice: Check your state and local trafc laws before mounting. Currently, state laws in California and

Minnesota prohibit drivers from using suction mounts on their windshields while operating motor vehicles.
Other Garmin dashboard or friction mounting options can be used. See the Important Safety and Product
Information guide that came with your Honda Portable Navigation System for more details.

Customer Support

For questions or problems with your Honda Portable Navigation System, contact Garmin Product Support by
phone: [phone], Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM Central Time; or go to www.garmin.com/support, and
click Product Support.

More Information

Refer to the owner’s manual located on your “nuvi” drive and on the Garmin Web site: www.garmin.com/
hondaportablenavigation. Click the Manuals link and then select Download.

NOTE: For questions about accessories, contact Garmin Product Support.

© 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries

Garmin® is a registered trademark, and nüvi™, MyGarmin™, Garmin Travel Guide™, and Garmin Lock™ are
trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries and may not be used without the express permission of Garmin.
Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Mac
Computer, Inc.

For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the

Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com.

April 2007 190-00745-01 Rev. B Printed in Taiwan

This product contains a lithium-ion battery. See the Important Safety and Product Information

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is a registered trademark of Apple

Finding Your Destination

You can search for an exact address or browse the Find menu categories. Touch and
to see more choices.

➊ ➋ ➌

Touch Where to.

➍ ➎

Touch your destination.
TIP: Touch Spell to
narrow your search.

Following Your Route

Follow the route to your destination using the Map page. As you travel, the Honda Portable
Navigation System guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows on the map, and
directions at the top of the Map page. If you depart from the original route, the unit recalculates
the route and provides new route instructions.

Touch a category.
TIP: Touch Near to narrow
your search area.

Touch Go.

Touch a sub category.

➏

Enjoy the route!

Viewing the Map Page

From the Menu page, touch View Map to open the Map page. The position icon shows
your location. Touch and drag the icon to save your location. Touch and drag the map to view
different areas.

Touch to zoom out.

Menu to return

Touch

to the Menu page.

Touch Arrival or

Speed to open the Trip

Information page.

Map Page while Navigating a Route

Touch the text bar
to open the Current
Route page.

Touch

Touch Turn In to open
the Next Turn page.

to zoom in.

Adding Stops to Your Route

You can add a stop (via point) to your route. The unit gives you directions to the via point and then to
your nal destination. With a route active, touch Menu > Where to.

➊

Search for the extra stop.

Touch

Go.

➌➋

Touch Yes to add this stop
before your destination.

Setting a Home Location

➊ ➌➋

Touch Where to >

My Locations.

Locking Your Honda Portable Navigation System

To help prevent theft of the unit, do the following:

1. Flip up the GPS antenna and acquire satellites.

2. On the Menu page, touch

3. Touch the button next to Garmin Lock. Touch OK.

4. Enter a four-digit PIN. Touch Yes to accept the PIN.

5. Touch OK. Drive to a security location, and touch Set.

6. Each time you turn on the unit, enter the four-digit PIN or drive to the security location (with the
antenna up).

NOTE: If you forget your PIN and your security location, you must send your unit to Garmin to

get it unlocked. You must also send a valid product registration or proof of purchase.

Touch Set Home.

Settings > System.

Select an option.

Resetting the Honda Portable

➋

Navigation System

If the screen stops functioning, turn the unit off and on again.
If this does not help, do the following:

1. Disconnect the unit from external power.

2. Flip up the GPS antenna.

3. Press the Reset button.

4. Connect the unit to a power source. It should automatically
turn back on and operate normally.

➌

Using the Travel Kit

The Travel Kit includes several functions that are helpful when you
are traveling (for example, MP3 Player, Audible Book Player,
and Currency Converter). On the Menu page, touch Travel

Kit. Touch the arrows to view more items. Touch Help to learn more

about each feature.