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How Do I Change Default City On My Garmin Nuvi 50lm
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Owner's Manual - Page 3
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... 19 Language Settings 19 Map Settings 20 Proximity Points Settings 20 Restoring Settings 21
Appendix 21 Caring for Your Device 21 Erasing User Data 22 Changing the Fuse in the Vehicle Power Cable...... 23 Removing the Device, Cradle, and Mount 23 About nüMaps Lifetime 24 Safety Cameras 24 Purchasing Accessories...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
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... the bottom ➏ of your device into the mount. 6 Tilt your device back until it snaps into
a power outlet in your computer.
3 Go to www.garmin.com/dashboard. 4 Follow the on your vehicle.
About myDashboard
Use myDashboard to acquire satellite signals. Acquiring Satellites The device may require an open view of...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
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... while driving, your device is available on -screen instructions. 3 Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in several languages appears.
3 Click Download next to www.garmin.com/numaps for one free map update. Updating the Software 1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Under Software Updates, click Update Now. 3 Follow the on -screen instructions.
Owner's Manual - Page 8
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... device if it stops functioning. Battery status.
Searching Help Topics Select > Search. The status bar icons display information about using the device. GPS signal status.
Using Help Select to change settings or view additional information. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
Adjusting the Volume 1 Select Volume.
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2 Select an option:
• Select...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
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... enter special characters, such as punctuation marks.
Using the On-Screen Keyboard See "System Settings" to change the keyboard layout (page 18). 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell
Name. ... the keyboard to enter a letter or number.
• Select to add a space. • Select to change the character case. • Select and to move the cursor. • Select to delete a character. ...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
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...in your device contain points of the name. 6 Select Done.
Searching Near Another Location By default, your device finds locations closest to a Route 1 While navigating an automobile route, select
Where ...Adding a Stop to your search results, you can find a location near another city or location. 1 Select Where To? > Near. 2 Select an option, and select OK. 3 If necessary, select a location.
Owner's Manual - Page 11
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Location, or Choose from Recently Found. Location Searches
You can enter "Starbucks" or "Coffee." 3 Select Done. 4 Select a location.
7 Saving a Home Location
You can set your changes. 5 Select Done. The location is saved as "Home" in Favorites (page 10).
Owner's Manual - Page 12
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...1 Select Where To? > Address. 2 If necessary, change the state, the country, or the
province.
3 Select an option: • Select Spell City, enter the city, and select Done.
• Select Search All to ...Location by Browsing the Map 1 Select Where To? > Browse Map. 2 Drag the map to search all cities in the state or province.
4 Enter the address number, and select Done. 5 Enter the street name,...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
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... Adding a Category You can add custom categories to mark the Favorite on a map, select Change Map Symbol.
NOTE: Categories appear in the Favorites menu after you have saved more than 12... Where To? > Favorites. 2 Select the Favorite. 3 Select the information balloon. 4 Select Edit > Change Categories. 5 Select a category, and select New.
11 Editing Favorites 1 Select Where To? > Favorites....
Owner's Manual - Page 16
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... not replace the driver's responsibility to abide by all posted speed limit signs and to use safe driving judgment at the top of the map. Garmin will not be recovered. 1 Select Where To? > Favorites. 2 If necessary, select a category. 3 Select the Favorite. 4 Select the information balloon. 5 Select Delete > Yes.
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Map Pages...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
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... route will be calculated as you can create straight-line routes that do not follow roadways. 1 Select Settings > Navigation. 2 Select Route Preference > Off Road > OK. Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you are currently taking is the only reasonable option, the device might...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
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... appear.
Viewing a List of Turns
When you are navigating a route, you should be traveling, if available.
The preview includes the distance to the turn , lane change, or other maneuver appears in which you can view all of the turns and maneuvers for your entire route and the distance between turns.
1 Select...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
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... Types
The device supports the following file types:
• Maps and GPX waypoint files from MapSource® (page 24)
• GPI custom POI files from Garmin POI Loader (page 24)
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When you can store files, such as JPEG image files, on major roadways...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
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..., open the file browser. 3 Select the file. 4 Select Edit > Copy. 5 Open the Garmin or memory card drive or
volume.
6 Select Edit > Paste.
Disconnecting the USB Cable 1 Complete an...252;vi drives. Transferring Files from an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning). Insert a memory card into the slot on Mac computers.
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Owner's Manual - Page 22
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...; Safe Mode- disables all functions that should not be deleted.
1 Open the Garmin drive or volume. 2 If necessary, open a folder or volume. 3 Select...
1 Select Settings. 2 Select a setting category. 3 Select the setting to change it . Your device memory contains important system files that require significant operator attention ...
• GPS Simulator-stops the device from your keyboard.
You need
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Owner's Manual - Page 23
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Decreasing the brightness can save battery power. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
• Brightness-changes the brightness of the device storage.
Screenshots are saved in the Screenshot folder of the screen. this information when you to take a picture of the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
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...com.
• Trip Log-shows or hides the log of your travels.
• Map Data Layout-changes the amount of data visible on the map.
• Info-view the maps and the version of ...
• Keyboard-sets the language for your keyboard. Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps. NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the language of travel at the top.
◦◦ North Up-displays the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 32
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or its subsidiaries,
registered in Taiwan www.garmin.com
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