Graco NUVI 600 User Manual

nüvi

Quick Reference Guide

600/650

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

1. Plug the vehicle power cable into the power connector on the back of the cradle.

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

3. Flip the lever back, toward the windshield.

4. Flip up the GPS antenna. Fit the bottom of your nüvi into the cradle.

5. Tilt the nüvi back until it snaps into place.

6. 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 your vehicle is running.

Ways to Charge Your nüvi

Connect the vehicle power cable, place the nüvi in the

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cradle, and start your vehicle. Connect the USB cable to the nüvi and your computer.

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Connect the AC adapter (optional accessory) to the nüvi and a wall outlet.

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suction cup

mount

cradle

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Windshield

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WARNING

: This product contains a lithium-ion battery. See the Important Safety and

Product Information guide in the product box for important battery safety information.

Turning On the nüvi

Menu Page

Press and hold the Power button on the top of the unit to turn it on. Follow the on-

screen 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:

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

2. Flip up the GPS antenna on the back of the nüvi.

3. Turn on the nüvi.

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

strength. When at least one bar is green, the nüvi has acquired satellites.

Touch to nd a destination.

Touch to view the map.

Touch to open the Travel Kit.

Touch to adjust the nüvi’s settings.

Touch to adjust the volume and screen

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brightness, and lock the screen.

Touch to view trafc information when

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connected to an optional GTM FM

TMC Trafc Receiver.

Finding Points of Interest

1. Touch Where to > Food, Lodging.

2. Select a category and a sub-category.

3. Select a destination, and touch Go.

Enter letters contained in the name to narrow the search. Touch Where to > Food,

Lodging > Spell Name.

To search for a location in a different area touch Where to > Near.

Finding an Address

1. Touch Where to > Address.

2. Select a country and state/province, if necessary.

3. Touch Spell City. Enter the city/postal code, and touch Done. Select the city/ postal code in the list.

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

5. Enter the street name, and touch Done. Select the correct street in the list.

6. Touch the address, and touch Go.

Taking a Detour

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

> 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.

Stopping the Route

With a route active, touch > Stop.

Adding a Stop

You can add one stop (via point) to your route.

The nüvi gives you directions to the stop and then to your nal destination.

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

2. Touch Where to, and then search for the extra stop.

3. Touch Go, and select an option.

NOTE: Not all map data provides postal

code searching.

Viewing the Main Pages

Touch View Map to open the Map page. The vehicle icon shows your current location. Touch to save your current location. Touch the map and drag to view different

parts of the map. Touch any object on the map; an arrow appears pointing at the object.

After you touch Go, the Map page opens. 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 page. A checkered ag marks your destination. If you depart from the original route, your nüvi recalculates the route and provides new directions.

Touch the text bar to open the Turn List.

Touch to zoom out.

Touch to zoom in.

Touch to return

to the Menu page.

Touch Arrival or

Speed to open the Trip

Information.

Touch to open the media player.

Touch Turn In to view the Next Turn.

Map Page while Navigating a Route

Turn List Next TurnTrip Information

Loading Files on Your nüvi

Connect the mini-USB connector on the USB cable to the mini-USB connector on

the side of the nüvi. Connect the larger end

of the cable to an available USB port on your computer.

Your nüvi’s 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.

Listening to MP3 Files

Load MP3 les to the internal memory or SD card. From the Menu page, touch Travel

Kit > MP3 Player > Browse. Select a

category. To play the entire category, touch

Play All. To play one song, touch the title.

Listening to Your Playlists

Using your computer and an audio program, create a playlist of MP3 les. Save the playlist as an M3U le (with the MP3 le names only, no paths). Transfer the playlist and the MP3 les to the nüvi or SD drive.

On the nüvi, touch Travel Kit > MP3

Player > Browse > Import Playlist.

Media Player Buttons

NOTE: The nüvi plays MP3 les; it

does NOT support M4A/M4P les.

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, and

to shufe the MP3s.

Listening to Audible Books

Purchase books from Audible.com. Load

MP3 les to the internal memory or SD card. From the Menu page, touch Travel Kit

> Audible Book Player > Browse. Select a category and a book.

Using Bookmarks

To create a bookmark, touch >

Bookmark. To view your bookmarks,

touch and then touch a bookmark. Touch Play to listen to the book from the bookmark.

Locking Your nüvi

1. Touch > System.

2. Touch the button next to Garmin Lock.

3. Enter a 4-digit PIN.

4. Drive to a security location (such as your home or ofce), and touch Set.

Each time you turn on the nüvi, enter the

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.

You must also send a valid product registration or proof of purchase.

Resetting the nüvi

If the nüvi screen stops functioning, turn the nüvi off and on again. If this does not help,

do the following:

1. Disconnect the nüvi from external power.

2. Flip up the GPS antenna.

3. Press the Reset button.

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

nüvi Tips and Shortcuts

To quickly return to the Menu page,

• touch and hold Back.

Touch and to see more

• choices. Touch and hold to scroll faster.

On the Map, touch to open the media

• player. Touch Source to switch between

the MP3 and audible book player. To adjust the nüvi’s settings, touch .

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To extend the battery life, close the GPS

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More Information

You can download the latest version of the

owner’s manual from www.garmin.com/products/nuvi600, or www.garmin.com/products/nuvi650; click

Manuals, and then select Download.

For information about accessories, go to

http://shop.garmin.com or contact your Garmin dealer.

antenna when you are not navigating. To adjust the volume or the screen

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brightness, quickly tap the Power button. To lock the screen, touch > Lock.

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To learn more about the Travel Kit, touch

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Travel Kit > Help.

Go to http://my.garmin.com to access the

• latest services for your Garmin products.

Garmin® and nüvi® are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA and other countries. Personal Travel Assistant™ is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. 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® is a

registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

March 2007 190-00809-01 Rev. C Printed in Taiwan