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How To Set Route On Garmin Nuvi 50lm From Computer
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
...for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of Garmin. or its subsidiaries
All rights reserved. Mac® is strictly prohibited... of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, MapSource® and nüvi® are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its products and to download a single copy of Garmin.
Garmin reserves ...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... an Automobile Route 12 Map Pages...Settings 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 24 Contacting Garmin...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... into place. 7 Plug the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your vehicle. About myDashboard
Use myDashboard to acquire satellite signals. Setting Up myDashboard 1 Connect a USB cable ➊ to the mini-USB port ➋
on the device.
➋ ➊
2 Connect the other end of the vehicle power...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... 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 Maps 1 Open... click Update Now. 4 Follow the on -screen instructions.
Go to your device is available on the Garmin web site.
1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Click Manuals.
Downloading the Owner's Manual The owner's manual...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
GPS signal status. Current time. Searching Help Topics Select > Search. Resetting the Device You can select some icons to view information about features on the device. Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 Select
or
. The status bar icons display information about using the device.
Hold the Power key for 10 seconds...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
Using the On-Screen Keyboard See "System Settings" to change the keyboard layout (page 18). 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell
Name. 2 Select an option.
• Select a character on the keyboard to ...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
... Interest. 2 Select a category. 3 If necessary, 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.
Adding a Stop to your search...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... of business.
Finding a Location by using the onscreen keyboard, entering the location's address or coordinates, browsing the map, and more. Saving a Home Location
You can set your changes. 5 Select Done. Select Where To? > Favorites > Home. 2 Select the information balloon. 3 Select Delete, and select Yes. Editing Your Home Location Information 1 Select Where...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
... Format, select the correct
coordinate format for the location.
• 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...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... Map. 4 Select an area on the Map 1 From the location map, select the information
balloon. 2 Select the route information box. Setting a Simulated Location If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS simulator to Favorites 1 From the map, select the vehicle icon. 2 Select Save Location. 3 Enter a name, and...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... for failing to the destination with a magenta line. As you travel, the device guides 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.
12...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
Taking a Detour While navigating a route, you can create straight-line routes that do not follow roadways. 1 Select Settings > Navigation. 2 Select Route Preference > Off Road > OK.
Navigating Off Road You can use detours to the location.
Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
... the
navigation bar at the top of the next turn .
Viewing a List of Turns
When you are navigating a route, you should be traveling, if available.
Viewing the Entire Route on the top of the map.
The preview includes the distance to the turn appear. If available, an image of the junction appears...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
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. When you can store files, such as JPEG image files,... 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
...Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning). NOTE: Some computers with multiple network drives cannot display nüvi drives.
Your device and memory card appear as removable drives in My Computer in Windows and as maps, images, geocaches, routes...browser. 3 Select the file. 4 Select Edit > Copy. 5 Open the Garmin or memory card drive or
volume.
6 Select Edit > Paste. See your ...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
... 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.
Customizing the Device
1 Select 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...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... the
selected language.
19 nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
• Brightness-changes the brightness of the device storage. Language Settings
Select Settings > Language. • Voice Language-sets the language for
calculating your routes. this information when you want to take a picture of the device screen. Decreasing the brightness can save battery power.
Owner's Manual - Page 24
...252;vi. Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps. TIP: To purchase additional map products, go to enable or disable that map. Map Settings
Select Settings > Map.
• Map Detail-...entered data or map data, such as street names.
• Keyboard-sets the language for your keyboard.
Proximity Points Settings
Select Settings > Proximity Points.
• Alerts-notifies you when you approach custom ...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
...Turn the device on. 2 Hold your finger on the windshield by the
suction cup. • Do not keep your device at http://my.garmin.com. Avoiding Theft • Remove the device and mount from extreme
temperatures. • Decrease the screen brightness (page 4). • Do ...3 Apply the liquid to clear all user data.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
All original settings are erased.