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Garmin Nuvi How Do You Change Your Current Location
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... any storage medium, for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to change or improve its subsidiaries, registered in the content without notice. Garmin hereby grants permission to make changes in the USA and other countries.
Garmin reserves the right to...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... 1 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 Automobile ...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...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... of the vehicle power cable 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-screen instructions.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
About myDashboard
Use myDashboard to acquire satellite signals. When the bars...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... free map update.
nüMaps Guarantee™ If you register the device at http://my.garmin.com within 90 days of the product manuals in several languages appears.
3 Click Download next ...to the manual you want. 4 Save the file to www.garmin.com/numaps for your device is available on -screen instructions. 3 Keep the original sales receipt, or ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... Mute check box. GPS signal status. Using Help Select to change settings or view additional information.
Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 Select
or
. Status Bar Icons
The status bar is located at the top of the main menu. The status bar icons display information about using the device. Current time.
Resetting the...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... 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
There are many ways to find locations. • By category (page 6) • Near another location (page 6) • By spelling the name (page 7) ...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
... services.
Finding a Point of Interest by Category 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest. 2 Select a category. 3 If necessary, select a subcategory. 4 Select a location. 5 Select Go!. Adding a Stop to your current location. You can search within some categories. 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest. 2 Select a category. 3 If necessary, select a subcategory. 4 Select Spell.
5 Enter...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
.... 3 Select Delete, and select Yes.
Deleting Your Home Location 1.
For example, you return to most often. 1 Select Where To? > Go Home. 2 Select Enter My Address, Use My Current
Location, or Choose from Recently Found. The location is saved as "Home" in Favorites (page 10).
Saving a Home Location
You can enter "Starbucks" or "Coffee." 3 Select Done...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... 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, and select Done.
• Select Search All to find the location. 3 Select the location. Viewing a List of Recently Found Places Select Where To? > Recently Found...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
... latitude coordinate. 4 Enter the new coordinate, and select Done. 5 Select the longitude coordinate. 6 Enter the new coordinate, and select Done. 7 Select Next. 8 Select Go!. Finding a Location Using Coordinates You can be helpful when geocaching.
1 Select Where To? > Coordinates. 2 If necessary, select Format, select the correct
coordinate format for the...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... to Favorites 1 From the map, select the vehicle icon. 2 Select Save Location. 3 Enter a name, and select Done. 4 Select OK. Favorites
You can save locations in your Favorites so you can quickly find them . Saving Locations to set a simulated location. 1 Select Settings > System. 2 Select GPS Simulator > On > OK. 3 From the main menu, select Where To? >
Browse...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
... have saved more than 12 Favorites. 1 Select 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 Finding Favorites 1 Select Where To? > Favorites. 2 If necessary, select a category. 3 Select a saved location. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
7 Edit the information. 8 Select Done.
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... cannot be responsible for any traffic fines or citations that you depart from the original route, the device recalculates the route and provides new directions. 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
... limit may appear as you are currently taking is the only reasonable option, the device might not calculate a detour. 1 While navigating a route,...252;vi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
13 Navigating Off Road You can use detours to avoid obstacles ahead of data to the location.
Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you can create straight-line ...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
... accurately measure elapsed time during the trip.
Map Pages
Viewing Trip Information The trip information page displays your present speed and provides statistics about your current location. From the map, select the Speed field.
From the map, select the vehicle icon. Resetting Trip Information
1 From the map, select the Speed field > Reset...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
...the keyboard layout.
• 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 the file. 4 Press... Settings. 2 Select a setting category. 3 Select the setting to change it . 2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit of a file, do not...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... language for your
nüvi. Select Automatic to have the device set the time on your current location (Auto). • Screenshot-allows you to the
selected language.
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• Brightness-changes the brightness of the device storage.
Decreasing the brightness can save battery power. Navigation Settings...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... text language does not change the icon used to display your position on the map. Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps. TIP: To purchase additional map ...products, go to enable or disable that map. Download additional vehicle icons at the top.
◦◦ 3D-displays the map in three dimensions (3D) in Track Up.
• Vehicle-select Change...
Owner's Manual - Page 27
Changing the Fuse in the Vehicle Power Cable
notice When replacing the fuse, do not lose any of the vehicle adapter.
1 Unscrew the end piece...releases the ball on the top of the cradle. 2 Tilt the device forward. TIP: You may need to use a coin to replace the fuse located at the tip of the small pieces and make sure they are put back in the end piece. 5 Screw the end piece back into the...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
... 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
For more information on nüMaps Lifetime and complete terms and conditions, go to http://buy.garmin.com.
For these locations, the nüvi includes the locations of hundreds of using, a custom POI or safety camera database. About nüMaps Lifetime
For a one-time payment, you can receive...
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