Garmin 300, NUVI nuvi TM 300/350, nüvi 300, nüvi 350 Owner's Manual

personal travel assistant

nüvi

™

300/350

Owner’s Manual

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September 2006 Software Version 4.10 Part Number 190-00627-00 Rev. B

Preface

myGarmin™

Go to http://my.garmin.com to access the latest services for your Garmin products. From the myGarmin Web site, you can:

• Register your Garmin unit.

• Subscribe to online services for safety camera information (see

page 63).

• Unlock optional maps.

Return to myGarmin often for new Garmin product services.

Preface

Congratulations on purchasing the Garmin

nüvi™ personal travel assistant. The nüvi 300 and nüvi 350

are included in this manual. Unless otherwise specied, the information applies to both models.

Manual Conventions

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

You will see small arrows (>) used in the text that indicate you should touch a series of items. For example, if you see “touch Where to > My Locations” you should touch the Where to button,

and then touch My Locations.

Contact Garmin

Contact Garmin if you have any questions while using your nüvi 300/350. In the USA, contact Garmin Product Support by phone: 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM Central Time; or go to www.garmin.com/support/, and click

Product Support.

In Europe, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. at +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the UK) or 0808 2380000 (within the UK).

To purchase accessories for your nüvi 300 or 350, visit

http://shop.garmin.com.

Table of conTenTs

Preface ...................................................i

Manual Conventions ........................................i

Contact Garmin ..............................................i

myGarmin™ ..................................................i

Getting Started ......................................1

Your nüvi ......................................................1

nüvi Menu Page .............................................1

nüvi Tips and Shortcuts ..................................2

Adjust the Volume & Brightness .......................2

Lock the Screen .............................................2

Quick Links ...................................................2

Find Your Destination .....................................3

Follow Your Route ..........................................4

Add a Stop to Your Route ................................5

Add a Detour ................................................5

Stop the Route ..............................................5

Take a Better Route .......................................5

Lock Your nüvi ...............................................6

Where To ...............................................7

Finding an Address ........................................7

Finding a Place by Spelling the Name ..............8

Finding a Place Using the Map .........................9

Finding a Place Using Coordinates ..................10

Expanding Your Search .................................11

My Locations .......................................12

Saving Places You Find ................................. 12

Finding Saved Places (Favorites) .................... 12

Editing Saved Places ....................................13

Finding Recent Selections Places ....................14

My Current Location ..................................... 15

Custom POIs ...............................................15

Saving Your Current Location Using the Map .... 15

Setting a Home Location ............................... 16

Table of conTenTs

Viewing the Map and Other Pages .......17

Viewing the Map Page ..................................17

Trip Information Page ................................... 18

Current Route Page ......................................19

Next Turn Page ............................................ 19

Managing Files on Your nüvi ................20

Additional Help ............................................ 20

Supported File Types ....................................20

Step 1: Insert an SD Card (Optional) .............21

Step 2: Connect the USB Cable .....................21

Step 3: Transfer Files to Your nüvi ..................21

Step 4: Eject/UnMount and Unplug the

USB Cable ...............................................23

Information about Your nüvi Drives ................24

Using the Travel Kit .............................25

Using the Language Guide ............................25

Using the Travel Guide ..................................28

SaversGuide ...............................................29

Listening to MP3 Files ...................................30

Listening to Audible Books ............................ 32

Viewing Pictures ......................................... 37

Using the World Clock ..................................38

Converting Currency ....................................39

Converting Measurements .............................41

Using the Calculator ..................................... 42

Customizing the nüvi ...........................43

Restoring Settings .......................................43

Changing the Map Settings ...........................44

Changing the System Settings ....................... 45

Changing the Locale ..................................... 46

Changing the Display Settings .......................47

Changing the Navigation Settings ..................48

Changing the Trafc Settings .........................49

Changing the Proximity Point Settings ............ 51

Table of conTenTs

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Connecting the FM TMC Trafc Receiver to Your

nüvi ........................................................52

Viewing Trafc Events ..................................53

Avoiding Trafc ............................................ 53

Trafc Symbols ............................................ 54

Color Code ..................................................54

Appendix .............................................55

Mounting Your nüvi ......................................55

Resetting Your nüvi ...................................... 58

Clearing User Data ...................................... 58

Caring for Your nüvi .................................... 59

Updating the nüvi Software Using

WebUpdater .............................................61

Purchasing Additional MapSource Maps ...........61

Custom POIs (Points of Interest) ....................62

Battery Information ....................................64

About Satellite Signals..................................65

Specications ..............................................66

Software License Agreement ......................... 67

USB Interface Troubleshooting .......................68

nüvi Troubleshooting .................................... 69

 ..................................................70

WARNING: See the product information sheet in the product box for product warnings and other important information.

GeTTinG sTarTed

GettinG Started

Your nüvi

MCX connector

(for an optional

external

antenna)

Power

button

Mini-USB

port

SD card

slot

Headphone

plug

nüvi Menu Page

Satellite signal strength indicator. Touch to view

satellite signal information.

Battery indicator.

Touch to adjust the settings.

Touch to adjust the volume and brightness.



Touch to view trafc incidents, if an optional FM trafc receiver is connected.

Touch to use the Travel Kit.



Touch to view the map.



Touch to nd a destination.

GeTTinG sTarTed

nüvi Tips and 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 64.

Adjust the Volume & Brightness

Press and quickly release the Power button or touch on the Menu page to access the Quick Settings. Move the sliders to adjust the volume and brightness. Touch Mute to turn the volume off.

Lock the Screen

Press and release the Power button. To prevent accidental screen taps, touch Lock. To unlock the screen, press the Power button.

Quick Links

• Finding an address: page 7

• Viewing the Map page: page 17

• Listening to MP3 les: page 30

• Listening to an audible book:

page 32

• Converting currency: page 39

• Transferring les to your nüvi:

pages 20–24 and page 68

• Cleaning and storing your unit:

pages 59–60

• Using the Garmin Lock™ antitheft feature: page 6.

Do not leave your GPS unit exposed in an unattended vehicle on a hot day. To prevent damage, remove it from the vehicle; or store it out of direct sunlight, such as in the glove box. See the

specications on page 66.

GeTTinG sTarTed

Find Your Destination

Flip up the antenna on the nüvi to get satellite signals. The bars in the upper left corner represent the GPS satellite signals being received by your nüvi. When you see green bars, you have a strong signal. See

page 65 for more information. After you have a satellite x, use the Garmin nüvi to nd your destination

and go to it.

Touch Where to.

➊

Select a destination.

➌

Select a category and sub-category, if necessary.

➋

Enjoy the route!

➎

Touch Go.

➍



TIP: Touch the arrows to view more choices.

GeTTinG sTarTed

Follow 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. For more information about using the Map page, see pages 17–19.

Your route is marked

with a magenta line.

Follow the arrows as

you make turns.

A checkered ag marks

your destination.

Read the driving instructions at the top of the page.

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TIP: If you think the nüvi is not creating the best route to your destination (for example, you are being routed on side streets), change the route preferences. Touch > Navigation > Route

Preference.

GeTTinG sTarTed

Add a Stop to Your Route

You can add a stop to your route. The nüvi gives you directions

to the stop and then to your nal destination.

1. With a route active, touch Menu on the Map page.

2. Touch Where to Search for the extra stop.

3. Touch

Go.

4. Touch

Yes to add this stop before your destination.

Or, touch No to make this your new nal destination.

Add a Detour

If a road on your route is closed, you can take a detour.

1. With a route active, touch Menu.

2. Touch

Detour.

Stop the Route

1. With a route active, touch Menu.

2. Touch

Stop.

Take a Better Route

As you approach your destination, the nüvi evaluates road options,

which may result in a better route. When the nüvi nds a better

route, or appears in the right corner of the map. Touch the icon to take the better route.

Diamonds and Triangles: What do the different icon shapes mean?

The icons used to indicate a better

route and trafc are based upon

the type of unit you have: North American units use diamondshaped icons ( ), European units use triangular icons ( ).

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NOTE: You can add only one stop to your route.

GeTTinG sTarTed

Lock Your nüvi

1. Flip up the antenna on the nüvi to get satellite signals.

2. Touch

> System > Garmin Lock.

3. Touch

OK, and enter a 4-digit PIN.

4. Re-enter your four-digit PIN.

5. Touch

OK.

6. Drive to a security location, and touch

Set.

Each time you turn on the nüvi, enter the 4-digit PIN or drive to the security location.

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NOTE: If you forget your PIN and your security location, you must send your nüvi to Garmin to get it unlocked.

What is a Security Location?

You can select any location, such as your home or ofce, for your security location. If you are at your

security location, you do not need to enter a PIN. If you forget your PIN, drive to your security location to unlock the nüvi.

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NOTE: To unlock your nüvi at your security location, the nüvi must have acquired satellite signals.

Where To

Where to

The Where To menu provides several categories to help you quickly nd your destination. To learn how to

perform a simple search using the Where To menu, see page 3.

Finding an Address

From the Menu page, touch Where To > Address to enter

a specic address to which you want to navigate. Your nüvi walks you through the process of nding an address with on-screen

instructions.

1. Touch Where To > Address.

2. Select the region, and city or postal code, when prompted.

3. Type the number of the address and touch Done.

4. Type the street name and touch

Done.

5. Select the street and city, if necessary.

6. Touch the address, if necessary. The Go page opens.

7. Touch

Go to navigate to this address.

Finding an intersection is very similar to nding an address.

Touch Intersection and enter the two street names.

Search Tips

• Do not enter the street prex or sufx. For example, to nd

North Main Street enter Main,

and to nd Highway 7 enter 7.

• Touch Spell and enter the location using the on-screen keyboard. Touch Done when

you are nished.

• Touch Near to narrow your search, see page 11.

• You can search for a postal code. Enter the postal code instead of the city name. (Not all map data provides postal code searching.)

Where To

Finding a Place by Spelling the Name

If you know the name of the location you are searching for, you search only for locations by that name. If you only know part of the name, you can enter part of it to only list locations with those letter combinations in their names.

1. Touch Where to > Spell Name.

2. Using the on-screen keyboard, enter letters contained in

the name. Touch Done.

3. Select the location you want to visit. The Go page opens.

Tips for Using the On-Screen Keyboard

Touch Mode to enter diacritical and special characters.

Touch to enter numbers.

Touch to delete the last character entered; touch and hold to delete the entire entry.

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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.

Go Page Options

Touch Go to create a turn-by-turn 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 12–16 for more information.

Where To

Finding a Place Using the Map

Touch View map to open the Map page. 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.

Tips for Browsing the Map

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

Viewing Places on the Map

You can view a place you have found on the Map page.

Touch Show Map.

➊

Drag the map and zoom in or out as necessary. Touch

Back when you

are done.

➋

Where To

Finding a Place Using Coordinates

If you know the location coordinates (latitude and longitude), you

can enter them to nd the location.

1. Touch Where to > Coordinates.

2. Touch a eld (rectangle) and use the on-screen keyboard

to enter the coordinates. Touch Done.

3. After you have entered the coordinates, touch

Next to

open the Go page.

Changing the Location Format

Because different maps and charts use different position formats, the nüvi allows you to choose the correct coordinate format for the type of map you are using.

1. Touch Where to > Coordinates.

2. Touch

Format.

3. Select the format you would like to use.

4. Touch

OK.

Where To

Expanding Your Search

Touch Where to. Then touch Near.

➊

Select an option. Touch OK.

➋

• Where I Am Now—searches for places near your current location.

• A Different City—searches for places near the city you enter.

• My Current Route—searches for places along the route you are currently navigating.

• My Destination—searches for places near your route destination.



NOTE: Your nüvi automatically searches for places near your current location.

My locaTions

My LocationS

You can save all of your favorite places in My Locations. You can also save your home location in My Locations.

Saving Places You Find

➊

After you have found a place, touch Save.

➋

Touch OK.

Finding Saved Places (Favorites)

1. Touch Where to > My Locations > Favorites.

2. Select the place you want to visit.



NOTE: To delete all of your Favorites and your Custom POIs from your nüvi, touch Where To > My Locations > Delete All. Touch Yes.

➊

➋

➌

My locaTions

Editing Saved Places

After you save a place, you can change the name of the place and its symbol on the map. Touch Where to >

My Locations.

Touch Favorites.

➊

Touch the Edit button. The Edit window opens.

➍

Touch a button to change the name or the map symbol, or to delete the item.

➌

Select the place you want to edit.

➋

Changing the Name

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.

My locaTions

Finding Recent Selections Places

Your nüvi stores the last 50 of your recent nds in Recent

Selections. The most recently viewed places appear at the top of the list. Touch Where to > My Locations to view your recently found items.

Touch Recent

Selections.

➊

Select an item from the list.

➋

Deleting Recently Found Places

To remove all places from the Recent Selections list, touch Clear. Then touch Yes.

➊ ➋



NOTE: When you touch

Clear, all items from the

list are removed. It does not delete the actual place from your unit.

My locaTions

My Current Location

You can view and save your current location coordinates (latitude and longitude).

Touch an option.

➌

Touch My Current

Location.

➋

Touch Where to >

My Locations.

➊

Saving Your Current Location

Using the Map

Touch anywhere on the map. An arrow points to your current location. Touch Save. Your current location is saved in your Favorites.

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If you have loaded Custom POIs, touch Where To > My Locations > Custom POIs to view the POIs. For more information about Custom POIs, see page 62.

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.

1. Touch Where to > My Locations.

2. Touch

Set Home or Go Home.

3. Touch an option to set your home location.

Going Home

Once your Home location is set, you can route to it at any time by touching Where to > My

Locations > Go Home.

Changing Your Home Location

1. Touch Where to > My Locations.

2. Touch

Set Home.

3. Touch an option to set your home location.

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 Arrival or

Speed to open the Trip

Information page. See

page 18.

Map Page while Navigating a Route

Touch  to open the Next Turn page. See

page 19.

Touch the text bar to open the Current Route page. See page 19.

Touch to zoom out.

Touch to zoom in.

Touch Menu to return to

the Menu page.

When you are following a route, your Arrival time appears 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.

VieWinG The MaP PaGe and oTher PaGes

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The Trip Information page displays your current speed and provides helpful data about your trip. To view the Trip Information page, selectTrip Information page, select Speed or Arrival on the Map page.

Current direction

of travel

Distance traveled (Odometer)

Distance to your nal

destination

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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 data on the Trip Information page. Select Reset Max to reset the maximum speed.

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