Garmin NUVI 350 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

Quick Reference Guide

nüvi® 300/350

personal travel assistant

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

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 should be
used. See the Important Safety and Product Information guide for more details.

Mounting Your nüvi

For a tight grip, clean and dry your windshield before

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mounting the suction cup.

Plug the power cable into the back of the cradle.

1.

Snap the cradle onto the suction cup arm.

2.

Place the suction cup on the windshield.

3.

Flip the lever back, toward the windshield.

4.

Flip up the GPS antenna, and then t the bottom

5.
of your nüvi into the cradle.

Tilt the nüvi back until it snaps into place.

6.

Plug the power cable into a power receptacle

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in your vehicle. Your unit should turn on
automatically if it is plugged in and your vehicle
is running.

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Windshield

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WARNING: This product contains a lithium-ion battery. To prevent damage and risk of

re due to high temperatures, remove the unit from the vehicle or store it out of direct
sunlight, such as in the glove box. For more information, see www.garmin.com/safety.

Charging Your nüvi

Connect the nüvi to the mount and start

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your vehicle.

Connect the USB cable to the nüvi and

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your computer.

Connect the AC adapter to a wall outlet

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and the mini-USB connector on the side
of the nüvi. The AC adapter is included
with the nüvi 350 only.

Turning On the nüvi

Press and hold the Power button on the
top of the unit to turn it on. Follow the on­screen instructions to set up your nüvi; you
only have to do this once. To turn your nüvi
off, press and hold the Power button.

Acquiring Satellites

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

the following:

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2.

3.

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

More Information

Download the English owner’s manual from

www.garmin.com/products/nuvi. Click the

Manuals link, and then click Download.

nüvi 350 users: You can access a PDF le

of the owner’s manual on the nüvi’s internal
memory. See page 7 for more information.

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

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

Turn on the nüvi.

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Finding Your Destination

From the Menu page, touch Where to.

1.

Adding a Stop to the Route

You can add a stop to your route. The nüvi
gives you directions to the stop and then to
your nal destination. Note: You can add
only one stop to your route.

1.

Select a category, and a sub-category, if

2.
necessary. Touch and to see
more choices.

Select a destination.

3.

Touch Go.

4.

Enjoy the route!

5.

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
page. If you depart from the original route,

your nüvi recalculates the route and provides
new route instructions.

2.

3.

4.

Taking a Detour

When navigating a route, touch Menu >

Detour.

The nüvi attempts to get you back on your

original route, as soon as possible. If the

route you are currently taking is the only

reasonable option, the nüvi might not

calculate a detour.

While navigating a route, go to the Menu
page, and touch Where to.

Search for the extra stop.

Touch Go.

Touch Yes to add this stop before your
destination. Or, touch No to make this

your new nal destination.

Stopping the Route

When navigating a route, touch Menu >

Stop.

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Viewing the Map Page

From the Menu page, touch View map to open the Map page. The position icon shows
your current location. Touch buttons on the Map page to see additional information.

Touch the directions bar to

open the Current Route page.

Touch to zoom out.

Touch Arrival or Speed to open

the Trip Information page.

Touch to zoom in.

Touch Turn In to open
the Next Turn page.

Touch Menu to open

the Menu page.

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Finding an Address

From the Menu page, touch Where to >

1.

Address.

Select the country (if necessary) and the

2.
state/region.

Select or enter the city/postal code.

3.

Type the address number. Touch Done.

4.

Type the street name until a list of

5.
streets appears or touch Done.

Select the street.

6.

Select a city, if necessary.

7.

Select the address. Touch Go.

8.

Saving Your Current
Location

From the Menu page, touch Where to.

1.

Touch My Locations > My Current

2.

Location.

Touch Save > Yes.

3.

Saving Places You Find

After you have found a place you want

1.
to save, touch Save.

Touch OK. The place is saved in My

2.

Locations > Favorites.

Finding Saved Places

From the Menu page, touch Where to.

1.

Touch My Locations > Favorites.

2.

Setting a Home Location

Touch Where to > My Locations.

1.

Touch Set Home.

2.

Select an option to nd and set your

3.
home location.

After you have set your Home location,

you can route to it at any time by touching

Where to > My Locations > Go Home.

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Adjusting the Volume and
Brightness

To access the Quick Settings, quickly press

and release the Power button. Move the
sliders to adjust the volume and brightness.
You can also touch on the Menu page
to adjust the levels.

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

Listening to MP3 Files

To load MP3 les on your nüvi, see the
previous page. From the Menu page, touch

Browse. Select a category. To play the entire

category, touch Play All. To play one song,

touch the title.

Travel Kit > MP3 Player >

NOTE: The nüvi supports MP3 and

M3U le; it does not support iTunes®
M4A/M4P les.

Loading Files on Your nüvi

Connect the mini-USB connector to the
side of the nüvi. Connect the larger end of
the cable to an available USB port on your
computer.

Your nüvi internal memory and SD card
appear as removable drives in My Computer
on Windows® computers, and as mounted
volumes on Mac® computers. Copy and

paste les from your computer into the nüvi
drives/volumes. When you are nished
transferring les, click the Eject icon
in your system tray on Windows computers,

or drag the volume icon to the Trash on
Mac computers. Unplug your nüvi.

Playing Audible Books

To load audible books on your nüvi, see the
previous page. From the Menu page, touch

Browse. Select a category and a book.

Controlling Music and Books

Touch to adjust the volume. Tap
to go to the beginning of the song/chapter;
touch and hold to skip back. Tap to skip
to the end of the song/chapter; touch and
hold to skip ahead. Touch to pause the
song/book. Touch to repeat. Touch

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Travel Kit > Audible Book Player >

to shufe.

Trafc Information with an
FM TMC Trafc Receiver

To access FM TMC trafc data, connect
a GTM trafc receiver to the mini-USB

connector on the side of the nüvi. For

more information about Garmin FM trafc
receivers, visit www.garmin.com/trafc.

Viewing Trafc Incidents

From the Menu page, touch to display
trafc incidents in your area.

Avoiding Trafc

The Map page displays when there is

a trafc incident on your current route or

on the road on which you are traveling. To

avoid a trafc incident, touch , select a
trafc incident, and touch Avoid.

Garmin® and nüvi are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA and other countries. These
trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin.

Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac® and iTunes® are

registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

© Copyright 2005–2006 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries

November 2006 190-00627-01 Rev. C Printed in Taiwan

Resetting Your nüvi

If your nüvi locks up (freezes up), turn off

the nüvi and then back on. If this does not

help, reset your nüvi:

Unplug the power and USB cables to

1.
remove external power.

Raise the antenna.

2.
Press the Reset

3.
button for about 3
seconds.

Connect the

4.
nüvi to a power
source using
the power cable.
The nüvi should
automatically turn back on and operate
normally.

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