Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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How To Change Home In Garmin 2555
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... and other countries.
Mac® is strictly prohibited.
or its subsidiaries
All rights reserved. or its subsidiaries. Garmin reserves the right to make changes in the USA and other Garmin products. or its products and to change without the express permission of this manual onto a hard drive or other countries. These trademarks may be...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
...About myDashboard 2 Turning Off the Device 4
Finding Locations 5 About Points of Interest 6 Saving a Home Location 7 Location Searches 7 Using the Location Map 9 Favorites 10
Map Pages 12 Following an ...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...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... device back until it snaps into place. 7 Plug the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer.
3 Go to www.garmin.com/dashboard. 4 Follow the on the device.
➋ ➊
2 Connect the other end of the sky to register your vehicle.
When the bars are green...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
.../50 Owner's Manual
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nüMaps Guarantee™ If you want. 4 Save the file to www.garmin.com/numaps for terms and conditions. Updating Maps 1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Register the device (page ... languages appears.
3 Click Download next to the manual you register the device at http://my.garmin.com within 90 days of the product manuals in
a safe place.
Updating the Software 1 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
...8226; Select
or
.
• Select the Mute check box. GPS signal status. Current time.
You can reset your device if it stops functioning.
Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 ...bar icons display information about using the device.
Using Help Select to change settings or view additional information. Resetting the Device You can select some...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... Interest > Spell
Name. 2 Select an option.
• Select a character on 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. • Select and hold and to scroll faster. Finding Locations...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... to most often. 1 Select Where To? > Go Home. 2 Select Enter My Address, Use My Current
Location, or Choose from Recently Found. Location Searches
You can search for the location you can set your changes. 5 Select Done. Going Home Select Where To? > Go Home.
Deleting Your Home Location 1. Saving a Home Location
You can enter "Starbucks" or "Coffee...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... Done. 6 If necessary, select the street. 7 If necessary, select the address. Clearing the List of the steps may change depending on the map data loaded on your device.
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...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... . Setting a Simulated Location If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS simulator to Favorites 1 Search for the location. 5 Select Set Location. The location is also stored in Favorites. Your home location is saved in Favorites. Viewing a Route on the map.
Saving Locations to set a simulated location...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
.... 2 If necessary, select a category. 3 Select a Favorite. 4 Select the information balloon. 5 Select Edit. 6 Select an option:
• Select Change Name.
• Select Change Phone Number.
• To assign categories to the Favorite, select Change Categories.
• To change the symbol used to organize your Favorites.
NOTE: Categories appear in the Favorites menu after you have...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... at the top of the map.
A checkered flag marks your destination. If you may receive for failing to follow all applicable traffic laws and signs. 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
.... The route will be calculated as construction zones.
NOTE: If the route you travel on major roadways. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
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Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you, such as a straight line to the location. Stopping the Route While...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
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
... 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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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual - Page 21
...to map the drives.
2 On your computer, 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. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
17 Insert a memory card into... volumes on Mac computers. Transferring Files from an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning).
Owner's Manual - Page 22
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
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 the file. 4 Press the Delete ... Select Settings. 2 Select a setting category. 3 Select the setting to change it . System Settings
Select Settings > System.
• GPS Simulator-stops the device from your keyboard.
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... time and the sunset time for
calculating your routes. 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 want to take a picture of...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... View-sets a map perspective.
◦◦ Track Up-displays the map in Track Up.
• Vehicle-select Change to change the language of detail shown on the map. Select a map to enable or disable that map. Download additional vehicle ...names.
• Keyboard-sets the language for your nüvi. NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the icon used to www.garmin.com/maps.
Owner's Manual - Page 26
... finger on the windshield by the
suction cup. • Do not keep your unit in the glove compartment. • Register your device at http://my.garmin.com.
Extending the Battery Life • Keep your finger pressed until the pop-up window
appears. 4 Select Yes to the cloth. 4 Gently wipe the screen...
Owner's Manual - Page 27
... replace the fuse located at the tip of the vehicle adapter.
1 Unscrew the end piece. If your device does not charge in the proper position. Changing the Fuse in the Vehicle Power Cable
notice When replacing the fuse, do not lose any of the small pieces and make sure they are...
