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Owner's Manual - Page 2
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... Microsoft Corporation in any purpose without the express permission of such changes or improvements. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of Garmin Ltd. nüMaps Guarantee™ and nüMaps Lifetime™ are trademarks of this and other countries. or its subsidiaries
All rights reserved. or its subsidiaries. Windows® is a registered...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
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...Device 18 System Settings 18 Navigation Settings 19 Display Settings 19 Time Settings 19 Language Settings 19 Map Settings 20 Proximity Points Settings 20 Restoring Settings 21
Appendix 21 Caring for Your Device 21 ... the Device, Cradle, and Mount 23 About nüMaps Lifetime 24 Safety Cameras 24 Purchasing Accessories 24 Contacting Garmin Product Support 24 Troubleshooting 25
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Owner's Manual - Page 5
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... battery.
Getting Started
‹ WARNING S ee the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for updates.
• Software updates (page 3). • Free map update (page 3). Notice Before mounting the device, see the Important Safety and Product Information guide for information about laws pertaining to vehicle power (page 1). 2 Mount...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
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...device may require an open view of the sky to register your device, check for software and map updates, access product manuals and support, and more. When the bars are green, the device ...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
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Owner's Manual - Page 7
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... myDashboard, click Register Now. 2 Follow the on -screen instructions.
Updating the Software 1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Under Software Updates, click Update Now. 3 Follow the on the Garmin web site.
1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Click Manuals. nüMaps Guarantee™ If you want. 4 Save the file to www...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
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... 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. GPS signal status. Searching Help Topics Select > Search. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
The status bar icons display information about using the device. Battery status. Turning Off the...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
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... location (page 6) • By spelling the name (page 7) • By address (page 8) • Using recently found locations (page 8) • Using coordinates (page 9) • Using the map (page 9) • Using Favorites (page 10)
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Owner's Manual - Page 10
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... route, select
Where To?. 2 Search for the location (page 6). 3 Select Go!. 4 Select Add as restaurants, hotels, and auto services. About Points of Interest
The detailed maps loaded in your current location.
Finding a Point of Interest by Category 1 Select Where To? > Points of the name. 6 Select Done.
You can search within some...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
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...
Location, or Choose from Recently Found. Deleting Your Home Location 1.
Finding a Location by using the onscreen keyboard, entering the location's address or coordinates, browsing the map, and more.
Editing Your Home Location Information 1 Select Where To? > Favorites > Home. 2 Select the information balloon. Saving a Home Location
You can set your changes. 5 Select...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
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...the last 50 locations you have found.
Viewing a 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 ...to find the location. 3 Select the location.
Finding a 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, ...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
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... create a turn-by-turn route to this location.
• Select ➎ to return to the previous page.
• Select ➏ to view different parts of map you select a location from the Where To? menu.
➌
➊
➋
➍
➏
➎
• Select ➊ to save the location to your Favorites.
•...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
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... Favorites. Setting a Simulated Location If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS simulator to them.
Viewing a Route on the map. Saving Locations 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 Favorites...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
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...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
Following an Automobile Route
notice The speed limit icon feature is marked with voice prompts, arrows on the map...use safe driving judgment at the top of the map. As you travel, the device guides you ...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
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An icon displaying the current speed limit may appear as construction zones.
Taking a Detour While navigating a route, you can ...Manual
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Navigating Off Road You can use detours to avoid obstacles ahead of data to display. 3 Select OK. Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you, such as you are currently taking is the only reasonable option,...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
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...to
view the nearest locations in that category. Finding Nearby Services 1 From the map, select the vehicle icon. 2 Select Hospitals, Police Stations, or Fuel to reset the maximum speed.
3...Owner's Manual
Viewing Current Location Information Use the Where Am I? From the map, select the vehicle icon. Map Pages
Viewing Trip Information The trip information page displays your present speed and...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
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... a memory card slot for additional data storage. File 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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Owner's Manual - Page 21
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...computer (page 2).
Transferring Files from an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning). The file appears in the list of files in the device ... Cable 1 Complete an action:
• For Windows computers, click the eject icon in Windows and as maps, images, geocaches, routes, waypoints, and custom POIs. Insert a memory card into the...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
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... 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... the Delete key on your computer.
2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit of a file, do not delete it .
...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
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...; 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 each map loaded on your nüvi.
Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps. Proximity Points Settings
Select Settings > Proximity Points.
• Alerts-notifies you...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
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... and complete terms and conditions, go to http://buy.garmin.com.
Purchasing Accessories
Go to www.garmin .com, and click Maps.
Safety camera information is not responsible for the accuracy of, or the consequences of safety cameras. Check http://my.garmin.com for the life of your device.
The data is updated at any...
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