Garmin NUVI 205, NUVI 205W, NUVI 215, NUVI 215W, NUVI 265 Owner Manual

nüvi® 205 and 205W series

owner’s manual

for use with these nüvi models:

205, 205W, 215, 215W, 255, 255W, 265, 265W, 275, and 285W

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September 2009

Part Number 190-00973-00 Rev. D

Printed in Taiwan

Introduction

Manual Conventions

When you are instructed to “touch” something, use your finger to touch an item on the screen.

The small arrows (>) used in the text indicate that you should touch a series of items. For example, if you see “touch Where to? > Favorites” you should touch Where to?, and then touch Favorites.

nüvi® Tips and Shortcuts

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

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

•Screenshots in this manual are taken from a widescreen unit and may look different than your unit.

Introduction

myGarmin™

Go to http://my.garmin.com to access the latest services for your Garmin products:

•Register your Garmin unit.

•Subscribe to online services for safety camera information (see pages 46–47).

•Unlock optional maps.

Contact Garmin

Contact Garmin Product Support 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].

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.

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Introduction
Table of Contents
Introduction..........................	i
Manual Conventions..............	i
nüvi® Tips and Shortcuts........	i
myGarmin™ ...........................	i
Contact Garmin......................	i
Getting Started....................	1
Step 1: Mount Your nüvi........	2
Step 2: Configure Your nüvi..	3
Step 3: Acquire Satellites......	3
Step 4: Use Your nüvi...........	3
Finding Your Destination.......	4
Adding a Stop.......................	5
Taking a Detour.....................	5
Stopping the Route...............	5
Adjusting the Volume............	5
Locking the Screen...............	5
Where to?.............................	6
Finding an Address...............	6
Setting a Home Location.......	6
Go! Page Options.................	7

Finding a Place by Spelling
the Name .............................	8
Searching Near Another
Location................................	8
Finding Recently Found
Places...................................	9
Favorites...............................	9
Finding a Place Using the
Map.....................................	10
Entering Coordinates..........	11
Using Photo Navigation......	11
Navigating Off Road............	11
Walking to a Destination.....	11
Using the Map....................	12
Trip Computer.....................	13
Turn List..............................	13
Next Turn............................	13
Making Hands-Free Phone
Calls....................................	14
Pairing Your Phone.............	14
Receiving a Call .................	15
In a Call ..............................	16

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Phone Menu........................	16
Managing Files..................	19
Supported File Types..........	19
Loading Files.......................	19
Loading Pictures for Photo
Navigation...........................	20
Deleting Files .....................	20
Using the Tools.................	21
Settings...............................	21
Where Am I?.......................	21
Help.....................................	21
MSN® Direct.........................	21
ecoRoute™...........................	22
Picture Viewer.....................	25
My Data...............................	26
World Clock ........................	26
Calculator ...........................	26
Unit Converter ....................	27
Viewing Advertisements......	27
Using FM Traffic................	29
Traffic in Your Area..............	30

Introduction
Severity Color Code............	30
Traffic on Your Route..........	30
Viewing the Traffic Map.......	31
Viewing Traffic Delays.........	31
Traffic Subscriptions............	32
Customizing the nüvi........	33
Changing the System
Settings...............................	33
Changing the Navigation
Settings...............................	33
Adjusting the Display
Settings...............................	34
Updating the Time
Settings...............................	34
Setting the Languages........	35
Changing the Map
Settings...............................	35
Changing Security
Settings...............................	36
Setting the Bluetooth
Technology Options............	36

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Introduction
Changing the Proximity
Points Settings....................	37
Viewing Traffic Subscription
Information..........................	37
Restoring All Settings..........	39
Appendix............................	40
Caring for Your nüvi ...........	40
Locking Your nüvi................	41
Calibrating the Screen........	41
Resetting Your nüvi.............	42
Updating the Software........	42
Clearing User Data.............	42
Battery Information .............	43
Charging Your nüvi..............	43
Changing the Fuse..............	43
Removing the nüvi and
Mount..................................	44
Mounting on Your
Dashboard..........................	44
nüMaps Guarantee™...........	45
Additional Maps..................	45

About GPS Satellite
Signals................................	45
Extras and Optional
Accessories.........................	46
Garmin Travel Guide...........	47
Specifications......................	48
Declaration of Conformity...	50
Software License
Agreement..........................	50
Troubleshooting .................	51
Index...................................	53

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Getting Started

Getting Started

See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information.

		Power key:
	Slide to the left to turn the nüvi on/off;
Mini-USB connector	slide to the right to lock the screen.
Memory
	card
	slot
Speaker		Microphone

note: Memory card slots on units may be equipped for an SD card or a microSD™ card.

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

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Getting Started

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

Step 1: Mount Your nüvi

1.Plug the vehicle power cable into the back of your nüvi.

2.Snap the cradle onto the suction cup arm.

3.Remove the clear plastic from the suction cup.

Clean and dry your windshield and the suction cup with a lint-free cloth. Press the suction cup firmly on the windshield.

Suction cup mount

Cradle

4.Flip the lever back toward the windshield.

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

6.Tilt your nüvi back until it snaps into place.

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

8.If you are using a traffic receiver in Europe, connect the external antenna to the traffic receiver and secure the external antenna to the windshield using the suction cups. (Traffic receivers are included in some nüvi 205 and

205W series packages.)

Lever

Vehicle power cable

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Step 2: Configure Your nüvi

To turn your nüvi on, slide the Power key to the left. Follow the on-screen instructions. To turn your nüvi off, slide the Power key to the left.

Step 3: Acquire

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. Now you can select a destination and navigate to it.

Getting Started

Step 4: Use Your nüvi

GPS satellite strength

Bluetooth® technology status (Available on the nüvi 215, 215W, 265, 265W, 275, and 285W.)

Battery status

Current time. Touch to change time settings.

Touch to find a destination.

Touch to view the map.

Touch to make a call when connected to a compatible mobile phone.

Touch to adjust the volume.

Touch to use the tools such as settings and Help.

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Getting Started

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 3. Select a subcategory. contain millions of points of interest,

such as restaurants, hotels, and auto services.

4. Select a destination.

1. Touch Where to?.

5. Touch Go!.

tip: Touch and to see more choices.

2. Select a category.

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Adding a Stop

You can add a stop (called a Via Point) to your route. The nüvi gives you directions to the Via Point and then to your final destination.

1.With a route active, touch Menu >

Where to?.

2.Search for the extra stop.

3.Touch Go!.

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

Touch Set as new Destination to make this your final destination.

Taking a Detour

1.With a route active, touch Menu.

2.Touch Detour.

The nüvi attempts to get you back on your original route as quickly as possible. If the route

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

Getting Started

Stopping the Route

1.With a route active, touch Menu.

2.Touch Stop.

Adjusting the Volume

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

Locking the Screen

To prevent accidental screen touches, slide the Power key to the right

(). To unlock the screen, slide the Power key to the center position.

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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, country, or province, if necessary.

3.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.) If you are unsure of the city, touch Search All.

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

To set a different 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.

To edit 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 6.

Where to?

Go! Page Options

Touch to view the route on the map.

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

Touch Map to view this location on the map.

Touch Save to save this location to your Favorites.

If a mobile phone with Bluetooth wireless technology is connected, touch the phone number to call this location.

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Where to?

Finding a Place by Spelling the Name

If you know the name of the destination you are looking for, you can spell it using the on-screen keyboard. 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. Touch Done.

Using the On-Screen Keyboard

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

Touch to add a space. Touch and to move the cursor. 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.

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.

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•My Current Route—search along your active route.

•My Destination—search near your current destination.

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.

Note: When you touch Clear, all items in the list are removed. This process does not delete the actual place from your nüvi.

Where to?

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. Your saved locations are listed.

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Where to?

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.

•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.

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.

•Touch Save to save this location.

•Touch Go! to navigate to the location.

•If the GPS mode is off, touch Set Loc to set your location to the selected location. (See page 33.)

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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 a box to enter a coordinate.

3.Touch Format to change the type of coordinates. Because different maps and charts use different coordinate formats, the nüvi allows you 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.

Where to?

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.

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.

Walking to a Destination

If you are walking to your destination, use Pedestrian mode to optimize your route for walking. Touch Tools > Settings > System > Usage Mode > Pedestrian > OK.

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Using the Map

Using the Map

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.

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

Touch to view the next turn.

Touch to view the turn list.

Touch to zoom in and zoom out.

Touch to view the Where Am I? page.

Touch to view the trip computer.

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Trip Computer

The trip computer displays your current speed and provides helpful statistics about your trip.

To view the trip computer, touch the

Speed field on the map.

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

Resetting the Trip Computer

Reset the trip computer before beginning a trip. From the map, touch the Speed field. Touch Reset Trip to reset the information on the trip computer. Touch Reset Max to reset the maximum speed.

Using the Map

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 turn. Touch Show Map to view the entire route on the browse map page.

Next Turn

When you are navigating a route, the next turn 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, touch the turn indicator on the map, or touch any turn from the turn list.

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Making Hands-Free Phone Calls

Making Hands-Free

Phone Calls

Bluetooth wireless technology is available on the nüvi 215, 215W, 265, 265W, 275, and 285W.

Using Bluetooth wireless technology, your nüvi can connect to your mobile phone to become a handsfree device. To determine whether your mobile phone with Bluetooth technology is compatible with the nüvi, go to www.garmin.com /bluetooth.

Bluetooth wireless technology establishes a wireless link between devices, such as a mobile phone and the nüvi. The first time you use two devices together you must “pair” them by establishing a relationship using a PIN or passkey. After the initial pairing, the two devices can

connect automatically each time you turn them on.

Note: You might have to set your mobile phone to connect to the nüvi automatically when it is turned on.

Pairing Your Phone

To pair and connect, your phone and the nüvi must be turned on and be within 10 meters of each other.

Initiate pairing from your nüvi or from your phone. Refer to your phone instructions.

To pair using your phone settings:

1.Enable the Bluetooth setting on your nüvi. Touch Tools >

Settings > Bluetooth.

2.Select Enabled.

3.Enable the Bluetooth component on your phone. This might be in a menu called Settings, Bluetooth, Connections, or Hands-free.

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