Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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Question posted by thanakpodp on June 5th, 2014
How To Set Speed Alerts On 50lm Garmin
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... any purpose without the express permission of this manual onto a hard drive or other Garmin products. Go to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto, provided... the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of Garmin. nüMaps Guarantee™ and nüMaps Lifetime™ are trademarks of Apple Computer...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... Time 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
... more.
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5 Fit the bottom ➏ 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 When the bars are green, the device has acquired satellite signals...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... on -screen instructions. A list of acquiring satellites while driving, your device is available on the Garmin web site.
1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Click Manuals.
Downloading the Owner's Manual The owner...and conditions. nüMaps Guarantee™ If you want. 4 Save the file to www.garmin.com/numaps for one free map update.
Updating the Software 1 Open myDashboard (page 2). ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... > Brightness.
2 Select
or
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Searching Help Topics Select > Search. GPS signal status.
Hold the Power key for 10 seconds.
Using Help Select to change settings or view additional information. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual The status bar icons display information about using the device.
Status Bar Icons
The ...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
...; Select to enter special characters, such as punctuation marks.
Finding Locations
There are many ways to scroll faster. 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 11
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.
Going Home Select Where To? > Go Home.
...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... 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.
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 Map. 4 Select an area on the Map 1 From...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
...for information only and does not replace the driver's responsibility to abide by all posted speed limit signs and to the destination with a magenta line. As you travel, the device... guides you to use safe driving judgment at the top of the map. Garmin will not be recovered. 1 Select Where To? > Favorites. 2 If necessary, select a category. 3 Select the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
An icon displaying the current speed limit may appear as you , such as a straight line to the location. Navigating..., select > Stop.
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. The route will be calculated as construction zones.
NOTE: If the route ...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
... the trip.
Map Pages
Viewing Trip Information The trip information page displays your present speed and provides statistics about your trip. TIP: If you need to view information about your current location... frequent stops, leave the device turned on the trip computer.
• Select Reset Max.
Speed to
view the nearest locations in that category. From the map, select the vehicle icon. ...
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 Viewing an Upcoming Junction
While navigating an automobile route, you approach a junction in...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... in My Computer in 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. See your operating system Help file to learn how to map the drives...30/40/50 Owner's Manual
17 Transferring Files from an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning).
Owner's Manual - Page 22
...functions that should not be deleted.
1 Open the Garmin drive or volume. 2 If necessary, open a...setting category. 3 Select the setting to change it . Deleting Files
NOTICE If you do not know the purpose of measure used for distances.
• Keyboard Layout-sets the keyboard layout.
• Safe Mode- 2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... time for
calculating your route. • Avoidances-select the road types you want to
avoid on your
nüvi. Select Automatic to have the device set the time on -screen text to the
selected language.
19 nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
• Brightness-changes the brightness of the device...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
...enable or disable that map. Proximity Points Settings
Select Settings > Proximity Points.
• Alerts-notifies you when you approach custom safety... detail can cause the map to redraw slower.
• Map View-sets a map perspective.
◦◦ Track Up-displays the map in...data or map data, such as street names.
• Keyboard-sets the language for your nüvi. NOTE: Changing the text ...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
..., or
eyeglass lens cleaner. Cleaning the Outer Casing
notice Avoid chemical cleaners and solvents that can damage plastic components.
1 Clean the outer casing of settings or all settings to the factory defaults. 1. Select Settings. 2. Cleaning the Touchscreen 1 Use a soft, clean, lint-free cloth. 2 If necessary, use a hard or sharp object to malfunction. Restoring...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
.... • Register your finger pressed until the pop-up window
appears. 4 Select Yes to the cloth. 4 Gently wipe the screen with the cloth. All original settings are erased.
Avoiding Theft • Remove the device and mount from extreme
temperatures. • Decrease the screen brightness (page 4). • Do not leave your device...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
... of safety cameras.
Safety camera information is updated at any questions about this product.
• Go to www.garmin.com/support.
• In the USA, call (913) 397.8200.
• In the UK, call 0808...in some locations. You can warn you if you are driving too fast.
Your nüvi alerts you when you are approaching a safety camera and can purchase a new region or extend an...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
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seem accurate. Also, you should see one or two new removable disk
mode? drives listed in USB mass storage computer is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off. charged for several minutes. How do I know my device When your device is out of a device connected to a
is in My Computer...
