Garmin NUVI owner’s manual
™
nüvi
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owner’s manual
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September 2005 Part Number 190-00627-00 Rev. A
PREFACE
PREFACE
Congratulations on purchasing the Garmin
Assistant.
®
nüvi™ Personal Travel
Serial Number
Record the serial number (8-digit number on the back of the unit)
in case your nüvi needs service or you want to purchase additional
maps.
Serial Number: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Contact Garmin
Contact Garmin if you have any questions or if you should
encounter any difficulty while using your nüvi.
• Finding an address: page 5
• Viewing the Map page: page 13
• Listening to MP3 files: page 25
• Listening to an audible book:
page 26
• Converting currency: page 32
• Transferring files to your nüvi:
pages 17–20 and page 55
• Adjusting the volume and
backlight brightness: page 3
• Cleaning and storing your unit:
Quick Links
pages 52–53
In the U.S.A, contact Garmin Product Support by phone at
913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM
Central Time; or by e-mail at support@garmin.com.
In Europe, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. at 44/0870.8501241.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface ...................................................i
Serial Number ................................................i
Contact Garmin ..............................................i
Quick Links ....................................................i
Find It and Go! ......................................1
Finding Your Destination .................................1
Following Your Route ......................................2
Adjusting the Volume and Brightness ...............3
Locking the Screen ........................................3
nüvi Tips and Shortcuts ..................................3
Where To? .......................................4
Finding a Place by Spelling the Name ..............4
Saving Your Current Location ..........................9
Editing Saved Places ....................................10
Setting a Home Location ...............................11
Finding Recently Found Places .......................12
Viewing the Map and Other Pages .......13
Viewing the Map Page ...........................13
Trip Information Page ...................................14
Current Route Page ......................................15
Next Turn Page ............................................15
Adding a Detour to a Route ...........................16
Stopping Your Route ....................................
16
Managing Files on Your nüvi ................17
Go! Page Options ...........................................4
Finding an Address ........................................5
Finding a Place Using the Map .........................6
Expanding Your Search ...................................7
Adding a Stop to Your Route ............................
8
My Locations ..................................9
Saving Places You Find ...................................9
Finding Saved Places ......................................9
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Step 1: Insert an SD Card (Optional) .............17
Step 2: Connect the USB Cable .....................17
Step 3: Transfer Files to Your nüvi ..................18
Step 4: Eject and Unplug the USB Cable ......... 18
Information about Your nüvi Drives ................19
Additional Help ............................................19
Deleting Files from Your nüvi .........................20
Supported File Types ....................................20
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Using the Travel Kit ......................21
Using the Language Guide ....................... 21
Using the Travel Guide ............................ 24
Listening to MP3 Files .............................25
Listening to Audible Books ....................... 26
Viewing Pictures ....................................30
Using the World Clock .............................31
Convert
Converting
Using the Calculator ...............................35
ing Currency ...............................32
Measurements ...................... 34
Customizing the nüvi ...........................36
Restoring Settings .......................................36
Viewing Traffic Events ..................................44
Avoiding Traffic ............................................ 44
Traffic Symbols ............................................
Color Code ..................................................45
Adding a Subscription ..................................46
45
Appendix .............................................47
Mounting Your nüvi ...................................... 47
Resetting Your nüvi ......................................50
Clearing User Data .......................................50
Custom POIs (Points of Interest) ....................51
Caring for Your nüvi ....................................52
Updating the nüvi Software ........................... 53
Changing the Map Settings ........................... 37
Changing the System Settings .......................38
Changing the Time Settings ..........................39
Changing the Display Settings .......................40
Changing the Navigation Settings .................. 41
Changing the Language Settings ....................42
FM TMC Traffic Information ................43
Connecting the FM TMC Traffic Receiver
to Your nüvi .............................................
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Purchasing Additional MapSource Maps ........... 54
Loading MapSource Waypoints on Your nüvi .... 54
USB Interface Troubleshooting .......................55
nüvi Troubleshooting ....................................56
Battery Information .................................... 57
About Satellite Signals .................................58
Technical Specifications ................................
Software
License Agreement .........................60
59
Index ..................................................61
FIND IT AND GO!
FIND IT AND GO!
Flip up the antenna on the nüvi to get satellite signals. Then, use the Garmin nüvi to find your destination
and go to it.
Finding Your Destination
➊
➍
Touch Where to?
Touch .
➋
➎
➌
Select a category. Touch the
arrows to see more categories.
GPS Satellite
The bars in the upper left
corner represent the satellite
signals being received by your
Enjoy the route!
nüvi. When you see green bars,
Select a destination.
Signals
you have a strong signal. See page
58 for more information
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FIND IT AND GO!
Following Your Route
Follow the route to your destination using the Map page. As you travel, your nüvi guides you to your
destination with vocal prompts, turn arrows on the map, and directions at the top of the Map page. If you
depart from the original route, your nüvi recalculates the route and provides new route directions.
Read the driving
instructions at
the top of the
page.
Your route is marked
with a magenta line.
Follow the arrows
as you make turns.
For more information about using the Map page, see pages 13–16.
A checkered
flag marks your
destination.
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FIND IT AND GO!
Adjusting the Volume and Brightness
Press and quickly release the Power button or touch on the
nüvi Tips and
Menu page to access the Quick Settings. Move the sliders to adjust
the volume and brightness. Touch Mute to turn the volume off.
Locking the Screen
To prevent accidental screen taps, touch Lock. To unlock the
screen, press the Power button.
Shortcuts
• To quickly return to the Menu
page, press and hold Back.
• Touch Help to learn more
about the nüvi’s Travel Kit.
• When you are listening to
music or an audible book,
quickly press the Power
button twice to jump from
any page back to the player
page. Press Back to return to
the previous page you were
viewing (such as the map).
• To extend the battery life,
close the antenna when you
do not need to receive GPS
signals. If the antenna is
closed, GPS is turned off.
• For more tips about the
battery, see page 57.
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WHERE TO?
WHERE TO?
To learn how to perform a simple search using the Where To
menu, see page 1.
Finding a Place by Spelling the Name
From the Menu page, touch Where to? > Spell Name.
Go! Page Options
➊
Using the on-screen keyboard,
enter letters contained in the
name. Then touch Done.
Touch to enter numbers. Touch to delete the last
character entered; touch and hold to delete the entire entry.
TIP: In any search results list, if you do not see the place
you want visit or you want to narrow your search results
list, touch Spell and enter the name or part of the name.
➋
Select the place
you want to visit.
Touch
.
Touch to create a turn-byturn route to this location.
Touch Show Map to view this
location on the map.
Touch Save to save this location
as one of your Favorites. See
pages 9 through 12 for more
information.
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WHERE TO?
Finding an Address
To find an address, touch Where to? from the Menu page. Touch Address.
➊
➎
Select a state.
➋
➏
Touch Search All,
or touch Spell City
and spell the city.
➌
➐
➍
Type the number
of the address and
touch Done.
Type the street
name and touch
Done.
Select the street. Touch the address, if
Finding an intersection is very similar to finding an address.
Touch Intersection and enter the two street names.
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Touch a city, if
necessary.
necessary. Touch .
WHERE TO?
Finding a Place Using the Map
Touch and drag anywhere on the Map page to browse the map and
view different parts of the map. You can also touch Where to?
> Browse Map.
Viewing Places on
You can view a place you have
found on the Map page.
➊
Tips for Browsing the Map
• Touch the map and drag to view different parts of the map.
the Map
Touch Show Map.
• Use the and icons to zoom in and out.
• Touch any object on the map. An arrow appears pointing at the
object you selected.
• Touch Go to navigate to the selected location.
• Touch Save to save this location to your Favorites.
• If the GPS if turned off, touch Set Loc. to set your location to
the selected location.
• Touch Back to return to the previous screen.
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➋
Drag the map and
zoom in or out as
necessary. Touch
Back when you
are done.
WHERE TO?
Expanding Your Search
➊
From the Menu page,
touch Where to?
Then touch Near.
Where I Am Now—searches for places near your current
➋
Select an option.
Touch OK.
location.
A Different City—searches for places near the city you enter.
My Current Route—searches for places along the route you are
NOTE: Your nüvi
automatically searches
for places near your
current location.
currently navigating.
My Destination—searches for places near your route
destination.
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WHERE TO?
Adding a Stop to Your Route
You can add a stop (via point) to your route. The nüvi gives you
directions to the via point and then to your final destination.
➊
➌
➋
With a route active, touch
Menu > Where to?
➍
Search for the extra stop.
NOTE: You can add
only one via point to
your route.
Touch .
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Touch Yes to add this stop
before your destination.
Touch No to make this
your new final destination
MY LOCATIONS
MY LOCATIONS
Saving Places You Find
➊
After you have
found a place,
touch Save.
Finding Saved Places
➋
Touch OK.
Understanding My
Locations
You can save all of your favorite
places in My Locations. You can
also save your home location in
My Locations.
Saving Your
Current Location
From the Menu page, touch Where to? > My Locations.
Touch anywhere on the Map.
An arrow points to your current
location. Touch Save. Your
➋➊
current location is saved in your
Favorites.
Touch Favorites. Select the place
you want to visit.
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MY LOCATIONS
Editing Saved Places
After you save a place, you can change the name of the place and
its symbol on the map. From the Menu page, touch Where to?
> My Locations.
Changing the Name
➊
➌
Touch Favorites.
Touch the Edit button.
The Edit window opens.
➋
➍
Select the place
you want to edit.
Touch a button to
change the name or
the map symbol, or
To change the name, touch
Change Name. Enter the
new name using the on-screen
keyboard. Touch Done.
Changing the Map
Symbol
To change the symbol used on
the map, touch Change Map
Symbol and select a symbol from
the list.
Deleting Saved Places
To delete this saved place, touch
Delete. Then touch Yes.
to delete the item.
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MY LOCATIONS
Setting a Home Location
You can set a Home location for the place you return to most often. After you have set your Home, you can
easily Go Home.
➊
Touch Where to?
> My Locations.
Going Home
Once your Home location is set, you can route to it at any time by touching My Locations and then Go
Home.
Changing Your Home Location
Change your Home location by repeating the steps above.
➋
Touch Set Home.
➌
Touch an option.
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MY LOCATIONS
Finding Recently Found Places
Your nüvi stores the last 50 of your recent finds in Recent
Selections. The most recently viewed places appear at the top of
the list. From the Menu page, touch Where to? > My
Locations to view your recently found items.
➊
Touch Recent
Selections.
Deleting Recently Found Places
To remove all places from the Recent Selections list, touch Clear.
Then touch Yes.
➋
Select an item from
the list.
➊ ➋
NOTE: When you touch
Clear, all items from the
list are removed. It does
not delete the actual place
from your unit.
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VIEWING THE MAP PAGE AND OTHER PAGES
VIEWING THE MAP AND OTHER PAGES
Viewing the Map Page
From the Menu page, touch View map to open the Map page. The position icon shows your
current location. Touch and drag the map to view other areas of the map. Touch areas of the page to see
additional information, as described below.
Touch to zoom out.
Touch
Speed to open the Trip
Menu to return to
the Menu page.
Touch Arrival or
Information page. See
page 14.
Touch the text bar to
open the Turns List. See
page 15.
Touch
Touch Turn In to open
the Next Turn page. See
page 15.
to zoom in.
Map Page while Navigating a Route
When you are following a route, your Arrival time is displayed in the lower left corner. The distance to the
next turn (Turn In) is shown in the lower right corner.
When you are simply driving while viewing the Map page (not following a route), your Speed is shown in
the lower left corner. The direction you are heading (Driving) is shown in the lower right corner.
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VIEWING THE MAP PAGE AND OTHER PAGES
Trip Information Page
The Trip Information page displays your current speed and provides helpful statistics about your trip. To
view the Trip Information page, select Speed or Arrival on the Map page.
Distance to your final
Current direction
of travel
destination
Distance traveled
(Odometer)
Trip Information Page
Resetting Trip Information
If you want accurate trip information, reset the trip information before beginning a trip. If you make
frequent stops, leave the nüvi turned on so it can accurately measure elapsed time during the trip.
Select Reset Trip to reset the information on the Trip Information page. Select Reset Max to reset the
Maximum Speed.
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VIEWING THE MAP PAGE AND OTHER PAGES
Current Route Page
The Current Route page displays turn-by-turn instructions for your entire route. Touch the green text bar
on the top of the Map page to open the Current Route page. This page displays all turns in the route and
the distance between turns. Select a turn on the list to view the Next Turn page for that turn. Touch Map
to view the entire route on the map.
Direction of
the turn
Distance to
the turn
Current Route Page
Next Turn Page
Upcoming turn
Distance to the
upcoming turn
Approximate time
left until this turn
Next Turn Page
The Next Turn page shows the turn on the map and the distance and time left before you reach the turn.
To view an upcoming turn on the map, select Turn In on the Map page, or select any turn from the
Current Route page.
Use the up and down arrows to view other turns in the route. When you are finished viewing the Next Turn
page, select Back.
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VIEWING THE MAP PAGE AND OTHER PAGES
Adding a Detour to a Route
If you need to take a detour from your current route, select
Detour from the Menu page of the nüvi. The unit calculates a new
➊
route and provides you with new instructions. The nüvi attempts
to get you back on your original route as soon as possible.
On some routes, the route you are currently taking might be the
only reasonable option. In this case, you cannot take a detour.
Stopping Your Route
If you want to stop your current route, return to the Menu page
and select Stop.
➋
Select Menu to return
to the Menu page.
Select Stop to end
navigation. Select Detour
and your unit creates a
new route if possible.
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