Garmin NUVI 1200, NUVI 1210, NUVI 1240, NUVI 1245, NUVI 1250 Owner Manual

nüvi® 1200/1300/1400 series

owner’s manual

for use with these nüvi models: 1200, 1210, 1240, 1245, 1250, 1255, 1260

1300, 1310, 1340, 1350, 1370, 1390 1410, 1440, 1450, 1490

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October 2009

Part Number 190-01041-00 Rev. B

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Table of Contents

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Models.................................	iv
Getting Started....................	1
Looking at Your nüvi...................	1
Using the Main Menu.................	1
Setting Up Your nüvi...................	2
Using the Power Button.............	4
Adjusting the Volume.................	4
Navigating the Screens..............	4
Finding Your Destination............	4
Navigating in Pedestrian
Usage Mode............................	6
Adding a Stop.............................	7
Changing Destinations...............	7
Taking a Detour..........................	7
Stopping the Route....................	7
Where To?............................	8
Finding an Address....................	8
Setting a Home Location............	8
Using the Go! Page....................	9

Table of Contents
Providing Feedback on
Points of Interest....................	10
Finding a Place by Spelling
the Name ..............................	10
Searching Near Another
Location..................................	11
Finding Recently Found
Places....................................	12
Finding a Place Using the
Map........................................	13
Entering Coordinates...............	14
Using Photo Navigation............	14
Using the Map Pages........	15
Viewing the Trip Computer ......	16
Viewing the Turn List ...............	16
Viewing the Next Turn Page.....	17
Viewing the Junction View
Page......................................	17
Using the Pedestrian Map
Page......................................	18

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Making Hands-Free Phone
Calls....................................	19
Pairing Your Phone..................	19
Receiving a Call ......................	20
In a Call ...................................	21
Accessing the Phone Menu.....	21
Managing Files..................	24
Supported File Types...............	24
Connecting Your nüvi to Your
Computer...............................	24
Transferring Files ....................	25
Deleting Files ..........................	25
Using the Tools.................	26
Accessing the Settings.............	26
Using the Where Am I?
Page......................................	26
Accessing Help........................	26
Using MSN® Direct...................	26
Using the Picture Viewer..........	27
Accessing My Data..................	28
Using the World Clock .............	28
Using the Calculator.................	28

Using the Unit Converter .........	28
Using ecoRoute™.....................	29
Resetting ecoRoute Data.........	32
Viewing Offers..........................	33
Using Traffic......................	34
Understanding FM TMC
Traffic.....................................	34
Understanding MSN® Direct
Traffic.....................................	35
Adding or Renewing Traffic
Subscriptions.........................	35
Receiving Traffic Information....	35
Traffic in YourArea...................	36
Traffic on Your Route...............	36
Viewing the Traffic Map............	37
Viewing Traffic Delays..............	37
Viewing Offers..........................	37
Customizing the nüvi........	38
Changing the System
Settings..................................	38
Changing the Navigation
Settings..................................	39

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Adjusting the Display
Settings..................................	39
Updating the Time Settings......	40
Setting the Languages.............	40
Changing the Map Settings......	41
Changing Security Settings......	41
Setting the Bluetooth
Technology Options...............	42
Changing the Proximity Points
Settings..................................	43
Viewing Traffic Subscription
Information.............................	43
Restoring All Settings...............	44
Appendix............................	45
Caring for Your nüvi .................	45
Locking Your nüvi.....................	46
Calibrating the Screen..............	47
Updating the Software..............	47
Clearing User Data...................	47
Battery Information ..................	47
Charging Your nüvi...................	48
Changing the Fuse...................	48

Table of Contents
Removing the nüvi and
Mount.....................................	48
Mounting on Your
Dashboard.............................	49
nüMaps Guarantee™................	49
Additional Maps........................	50
About GPS Satellite Signals.....	50
Extras and Optional
Accessories...........................	50
Garmin Travel Guide................	52
Contact Garmin........................	52
Registering Your nüvi...............	52
Specifications...........................	53
Declaration of Conformity.........	56
Software License Agreement...	56
Troubleshooting ......................	57
Index...................................	60

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nüvi 1200/1300/1400 Series Models

nüvi 1200/1300/1400 Series Models

	Model	Bluetooth®	Lane	Junction	Speaks	Speed Limits
		Technology	Assist	View	Street Names	on Map
	1200
	1210/1260/
	1410
	1240/1250
	1245/1255/
	1350
	1300		Europe			Europe only
			only
	1310		Europe
			only
	1340		Europe
			only
	1370
	1440/1450
	1390/1490

Note: Go to www.garmin.com or see the packaging contents on your product box for more information.

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Getting Started

Getting Started

Looking at Your nüvi

Power button:

Press to turn the nüvi on and off.

Speaker Mini-USB connector

microSD™ card slot

Microphone

note: Depending on your nüvi model, some images and screen shots could look different.

Using the Main Menu

GPS satellite strength.

Bluetooth technology status.Touch to select a usage mode.

Current time. Touch to change time settings.

Battery status.

Touch to find a destination.

Touch to view the map.

Touch to make a call when connected to a compatible mobile phone on some models.

Touch to adjust the volume.

Touch to use the tools such as settings and Help.

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Setting Up Your nüvi

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

Mounting Your nüvi

1.Remove the clear plastic from the suction cup. Place the suction cup on the windshield.

2.	Flip the lever back toward the windshield.	Suction cup mount
3.	Snap the cradle onto the suction cup arm.
4.	Plug the vehicle power cable into the back of
	your nüvi.
5.	Plug the other end of the vehicle power	Cradle
	cable into a power outlet in your vehicle.
	Your unit should turn on automatically if it is
	plugged in and the vehicle is running. Follow the on-screen instructions.
6.	Fit the bottom of your nüvi into the cradle.
7.	Tilt your nüvi back until it snaps into place.
8.	If you are using a traffic receiver in Europe,
	connect the external antenna to the traffic
	receiver and secure it to the windshield using	Vehicle power
	the suction cups. (Traffic receivers are included
	in some nüvi packages. See page iv.)	cable

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.

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Acquiring Satellites

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

2.Turn on your nüvi.

Acquiring satellite signals can take a few minutes. The bars indicate satellite strength. When at least one of the bars is green, your nüvi has acquired satellite signals.

Selecting a Usage Mode

Pedestrian

Bicycle Automobile

Your nüvi offers several usage modes for navigation methods. Routing is calculated differently based on your usage mode. For example, in Pedestrian usage mode with cityXplorer™ maps loaded, your nüvi calculates a route that uses a

Getting Started

combination of public transit options, such as riding a bus or subway, and walking. cityXplorer maps are not included with your nüvi. See www.garmin.com to purchase cityXplorer maps.

To change your usage mode:

1.From the Main menu, touch the usage mode icon on the upperleft corner.

2.Select a mode, and touch OK.

3.Touch Yes, and follow the on screen instructions to configure your settings.

Navigating Off Road

If you are not following roadways as you navigate, use Off Road mode. Touch Tools > Settings > Navigation > Route Preference > Off Road > OK.

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Using the Power Button

Press and quickly release the Power button to view additional options:

•Touch and to adjust the screen brightness.

•Touch Lock Screen to prevent accidental screen touches.

•Touch Power Off to turn off your nüvi. You can also turn off the nüvi by holding the power button for approximately three seconds.

Resetting Your nüvi

If your nüvi stops functioning, reset your nüvi by pressing and holding the Power button.

Adjusting the Volume

From the Main menu, touch Volume. Touch and to adjust the volume. Touch the box next to Mute to mute all audio.

Navigating the Screens

•To quickly return to the Main menu, touch and hold .

•Touch and to see more choices. Touch and hold to scroll faster.

Finding Your Destination

The Where To? menu provides several different categories for you to use when searching for addresses, cities, and other locations. The detailed maps loaded in your nüvi contain millions of points of interest, such as restaurants, hotels, and auto services.

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1. Touch Where To?.		4. Select a destination.

2. Select a category.		5. Touch Go!.

3. Select a subcategory.

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Navigating in Pedestrian Usage Mode

Using the Itinerary Page

In Pedestrian usage mode, the Itinerary page appears after you touch Go!.

Select a leg of the route to view more detailed instructions, or touch Start to create a route.

1.Select a route from the Route Options page to view the Itinerary page. Each route on the page offers a different combination

of public transit or pedestrian options.

2. Touch Start.

Using the Route Options Page

In Pedestrian usage mode, the Route Options page appears after you touch Go! if you have cityXplorer maps for the current metropolitan area loaded on your nüvi. See www.garmin.com to purchase cityXplorer maps.

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Adding a Stop

1.While navigating a route, touch > Where To?.

2.Search for the extra stop.

3.Touch Go!.

4.Touch Add as Via Point to add this stop before your final destination.

Changing Destinations

1.While navigating a route, touch > Where To?.

2.Search for the extra stop.

3.Touch Go!.

4.Touch Set as New Destination to make this your final destination.

Getting Started

Taking a Detour

1.While navigating a route, touch

.

2.Touch or .

If the route you are currently taking is the only reasonable option, the nüvi might not calculate a detour.

Stopping the Route

1.With a route active, touch Menu.

2.Touch Stop.

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Where To?

Where To?

The Where To? menu provides several different categories you can use to search for locations. To learn how to perform a simple search, see page 4.

Finding an Address

note: Depending on the version of the maps loaded on your nüvi, the button names can change

and some steps could be ordered differently.

1.Touch Where To? > Address.

2.Change the state, the country, or the province, if necessary.

3.Touch Search All.

If you know the city, touch Spell City, enter the city/postal code, and touch Done. Select the city/postal code in the list. (Not all map data provides postal code searching.)

4.Enter the number of the address, and touch Done.

5.Enter the street name, and touch

Done.

6.Select the correct street in the list, if necessary.

7.Touch the address, if necessary.

Setting a Home Location

Set your home location for the place you return to most often.

1.To set your home location, touch

Where To? > Go Home.

2.Select an option:

•Enter your address.

•Use your current location.

•Choose from a list of recently found locations.

Going Home

To navigate home after you have set your home location, touch Where To? > Go Home.

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Changing Your Home

Location

1.Touch Tools > My Data > Set

Home Location.

2.Select an option:

•Enter your address.

•Use your current location.

•Choose from a list of recently found locations.

Editing Your Home Location

1.Touch Where To? > Favorites > All Favorites > Home.

2.Touch Edit, enter your changes, and touch Done.

If you delete your home location, you can reset it by following the steps on page 8.

Where To?

Using the Go! Page

After you have selected a location to navigate to, the Go! page opens.

Touch to view more information for the location.

Touch	and	to zoom in
and out.

Touch to call this location when connected to phone.

Touch to save this location to your Favorites.

Touch to create a turn-by-turn route to this location.

Touch to return to the previous page. Touch and hold to return to the Main menu.

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Where To?

Providing Feedback on

Points of Interest

1.On the Go! page, touch the white

box. Detailed information for the location appears.

2.Touch Feedback for the following options:

•Edit Rating—touch a circle to give the point of interest (POI) a rating from 1 to 5 stars.

•Report Error—the item will be removed from future

searches. Reports will be sent to Garmin when your nüvi is connected to a computer. See page 24.

•Edit Phone Number—use the keyboard to change the phone number.

Finding a Place by

Spelling the Name

Use the on-screen keyboard to spell the name of the destination you are looking for. You can also enter letters contained in the name to narrow the search.

1.Touch Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell Name.

2.Using the on-screen keyboard, enter letters of the name of your destination.

3.Touch Done.

Using the On-Screen Keyboard

When an on-screen keyboard appears, touch a letter or number to enter it.

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Touch to add a space. Touch and to move the cursor (available on some nüvi models). Touch to delete a character. Touch and hold to erase the entire entry.

Touch Mode to select the keyboard language mode. Touch to enter special characters, such as punctuation marks. To change the keyboard layout, see page 38.

Where To?

Searching Near Another

Location

1.Touch Where To? > Near.

2.Select an option:

•Where I Am Now—search near your current location.

•A Different City—search near the city you enter.

•A Recent Destination— search near recent destination

•A Favorite Destination— select a destination from Favorites.

•My Current Route—search along your active route.

•My Destination—search near your current destination.

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Where To?

Finding Recently Found Places

Your nüvi stores the last 50 of your recent finds in the Recently Found list. The most-recently viewed places appear at the top of the list. Touch

Where To? > Recently Found to view your recently found items.

Deleting Recently Found Places

To remove all places from the Recently Found list, touch Clear > Yes. All items from the list are

removed, but this does not delete the actual place from your nüvi.

Using Favorites

You can save places in your

Favorites so you can quickly find them and create routes to them. Your home location is also stored in Favorites.

Saving Your Current Location

From the Map page, touch . Touch Save Location to save your current location.

Saving Places You Find

1.From the Go! page, touch Save.

2.Touch OK. The place is saved in

Favorites.

Finding Saved Places

1.Touch Where To?.

2.Touch Favorites.

3.Select a category. Your saved locations are listed.

Editing Saved Places

1.Touch Where To? > Favorites.

2.Select the category and the location you want to edit.

3.Touch Edit.

4.Touch an item to edit:

•Change Name—enter a new name, and touch Done.

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•Attach Photo—select a picture that you have loaded on your nüvi or on a memory card to assign to the location.

•Change Map Symbol—touch a new symbol used to mark this location on the map.

•Change Phone Number— enter a phone number, and touch Done.

•Change Categories—select another category for the location.

•Delete—touch Yes to remove this item from the Favorites list.

Finding a Place Using the Map

Use the Browse Map page to view different parts of the map. Touch

Where To? > Browse Map.

Where To?

Tips for Browsing the Map

•Touch the map, and drag to view different parts of the map.

•Touch and to zoom in and out.

•Touch any object on the map. An arrow appears, pointing at the object, and a box displays information on the location.

When the box displays Press for more, several POIs exist at that location. Press to see the list of POIs.

•Touch Save to save this location.

•Touch Go! to navigate to the location.

•If the GPS simulator is on, touch Set Location to set your location to the selected location. See page 38.

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Where To?

Entering Coordinates

If you know the geographic coordinates of your destination, you can use your nüvi to navigate to your destination using the latitude and longitude coordinates. This can be especially helpful when geocaching.

1.Touch Where To? > Coordinates.

2.Touch the coordinate you want to adjust.

3.Touch Format to select the correct coordinate format for the type of map you are using.

4.Enter the coordinates, and touch

Next.

Using Photo Navigation

You can load pictures with location information onto your nüvi and then create routes to them.

1.Go to http://connect.garmin.com/ photos (not available in all areas) to download pictures with location information.

2.Follow instructions on the Web site to select and load pictures.

3.Touch Where To? > Favorites

> Photos. Pictures with location information are listed.

4.Touch a picture.

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Using the Map Pages

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

A speed limit icon may appear as you travel on major roadways. This icon displays the current speed limit of the roadway.

On some models, the turn indicator also includes Lane Assist, which tells you which lane you should be in to prepare for your next maneuver. See page iv to view a list of models that include Lane Assist.

Using the Map Pages

Touch to view the next turn.Touch to view the turn list.

Touch to zoom in and zoom out.

Touch to return to the Main menu.

Touch to display a different data field.

Touch to view the Where Am I? page.

Touch to view the trip computer.

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Using the Map Pages

Viewing the Trip

Computer

The trip computer displays your current speed and provides statistics about your trip. To view the trip computer, touch the Speed field on the map.

Note: If you make frequent stops, leave the nüvi turned on so it can accurately measure elapsed time during the trip.

Resetting Trip Computer Information

From the map, touch the Speed field.

Touch Reset > Reset Trip Data to reset the information on the trip computer.

Touch Reset > Reset Max to reset the maximum speed.

Touch Reset > Reset Fuel Price to reset the fuel price.

Viewing the Turn List

When you are navigating a route, the turn list displays turn-by-turn instructions for your entire route and the distance between turns.

Touch the text bar on the top of the map to open the turn list. Touch a turn on the list to view the next turn for that route. Touch Show Map to view the entire route on the Browse Map page.

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