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Owner's Manual - Page 3
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... 7 Location Searches 7 Using the Location Map 9 Favorites 10
Map Pages 12 Following an Automobile Route 12 Map Pages 14
Data Management 16 File Types 16 About Memory Cards 17 Transferring Files from Your ...Computer 17
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Deleting Files 18
Customizing the Device 18 System Settings 18 Navigation Settings...
Owner's Manual - Page 5
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... to the windshield. 3 While pressing, flip the lever ➍ back toward the
windshield.
4 Snap the mount ➎ onto the suction cup.
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Mounting the Device
‹ WARNING This product contains a lithium-ion battery. To prevent the possibility of direct sunlight. Notice Before mounting the device...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
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Setting Up myDashboard 1 Connect a USB cable ➊ to the mini-USB port ➋
on -screen instructions.
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When the bars are green, the device has acquired satellite signals. ➌
➎➋
➍
➊➏
5 Fit the bottom ➏ of your ...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
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Downloading the Owner's Manual The owner's manual for your device could be eligible for terms and conditions. Go to www.garmin.com/numaps ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
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... Volume 1 Select Volume.
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2 Select an option:
• Select
or
.
• Select the Mute check box.
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You can reset your device if it stops functioning. GPS signal status. The status bar icons display information about using the device.
Status Bar Icons
The status bar is located...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
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... (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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... select a subcategory. 4 Select a location. 5 Select Go!.
Searching Near Another Location By default, your device finds locations closest to a Route 1 While navigating an automobile route, select
Where To?. 2 Search for the location (page 6). 3 Select Go!. 4 Select Add as restaurants, hotels, and auto services...points of interest, such as a Via Point.
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Owner's Manual - Page 11
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... information balloon. 3 Select Delete, and select Yes.
Editing Your Home Location Information 1 Select Where To? > Favorites > Home. 2 Select the information balloon. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
3 Select Edit. 4 Enter your home location for locations by Spelling the Name 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell
Name. 2 Enter a business name...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
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Finding an Address NOTE: The order of Recently Found Locations Your device stores the last 50 locations you have found.
Viewing a List of the steps may change depending on the map data loaded... List of Recently Found Places Select Where To? > Recently Found > Clear.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual An information balloon appears for the location. 4 Select the information balloon.
Owner's Manual - Page 13
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...Select ➌ to zoom in and out.
• Select ➍ to 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?
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9 Using the Location Map
The location map appears after you are using latitude and longitude ...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
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...OK.
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Setting a Simulated Location If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS simulator to them.
Saving Your Location ...save locations in your Favorites so you can quickly find them and create routes to set a simulated location. 1 Select Settings > System. 2 Select GPS Simulator > On > OK. 3 From the main menu, select ...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
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... 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, and directions at ...vi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual If you to follow all times.
As you travel, the device guides you depart from the original route, the device recalculates the route and provides ...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
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... as you are currently taking is the only reasonable option, the device might not calculate a detour. 1 While navigating a route, select to return to the location.
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13 The route will be calculated as construction zones. Navigating Off Road You can use detours to avoid obstacles ahead of...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
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... of the map. 2 Select Show Map. Viewing a List of Turns
When you are navigating a route, you should be traveling, if available.
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15 Viewing the Next Turn
While navigating an automobile route, a preview of the next turn or maneuver and the lane in the upper-left corner...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
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Viewing an Upcoming Junction
While navigating an automobile route, you approach a junction in a route, the image of that junction appears briefly, if available.
From the map, select... (page 24)
• GPI custom POI files from Garmin POI Loader (page 24)
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual NOTE: The device is not compatible with Windows® 95, 98, Me, Windows NT®, and Mac®...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
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... NOTE: Some computers with multiple network drives cannot display nüvi drives. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
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See your operating system Help file to learn how to your system tray.
...and memory card appear as removable drives in My Computer in Windows and as maps, images, geocaches, routes, waypoints, and custom POIs. The file appears in the list of files in your computer (page ...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
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... or volume. 2 If necessary, open a folder or volume. 3 Select the file. 4 Press the Delete key on your computer. You need
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Customizing the Device
1 Select Settings. 2 Select a setting category. 3 Select the setting to change it . System Settings
Select Settings > System.
•...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
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...; Avoidances-select the road types you want to
avoid on your routes. Decreasing the brightness can save battery power. this information when you to take a picture of the device screen. Screenshots ... map data. Select Automatic to have the device set the time on your
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• Brightness-changes the brightness of the device storage.
Owner's Manual - Page 29
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... to a
is in USB mass storage computer is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off. How do I know my device When your device is supplying power to fully discharge... see one or two new removable disk
mode?
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satellite signals
• Make sure your device is in the vehicle power cable...
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