Owner's Manual Garmin Mobile XT TM © 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Garmin Corporation 1200 East 151st Street, Unit 5, The Quadrangle, No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Shijr, Taipei County, Tel. (913) 397-8200 or Romsey, SO51 9DL, UK Taiwan (800) 800-1020 Tel. +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the UK) Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 Fax (913) 397-8282 0808.2380000 (within the UK) Fax 886/2.2642.9099 Fax +44 (0) 870.8501251 All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose without the express prior written consent of Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto, provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements. Visit the Garmin Web site (www.garmin. com) for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other Garmin products. Garmin® is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA and other countries. Garmin MobileTM, myGarminTM, PeerPointsTM, and Garmin OnlineTM are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin. SiRF, SiRFstar and the SiRF logo are registered trademarks of SiRF Technology, Inc. SiRFstarIII and SiRF Powered are trademarks of SiRF Technology, Inc. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license. Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. January 2007 Part Number 190-00704-00 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan Preface Preface Thank you for purchasing the Garmin MobileTM XT navigation software. For complete information on using Garmin Mobile XT, refer to the built-in Help system; select (Menu >) Help on the main page of the Garmin Mobile XT program. Manual Conventions When you see text in blue, click it with your mouse to follow a link for more information. For example, to learn how to perform a simple search, see page 3. When you are instructed to "select" something, use your mobile device's navigation key or use the touch screen to select an item on the screen. You will see small arrows (>) in the text. They indicate that you should select a series of items. For example, if you see "select Where to > Home" you should use the navigation key or touch screen to select Where to, and then select Home. Garmin Mobile XT is compatible with a broad range of Nokia Symbian®, Windows Mobile®, and Palm OS® Treo smartphones. There may be differences in the software interfaces on various phones. For example, on some phones you may need to select Menu in order to see additional options. These differences are indicated with parentheses. For example, if the manual instructs you to select (Menu >) Tools and your phone does not have a Menu option, just select Tools. Garmin Mobile XT can be used on mobile phones as well personal digital assistants (PDAs) and other mobile devices. This manual uses the word "phone" to mean the mobile device on which you are using Garmin Mobile XT navigation software. Garmin MobileTM XT Owner's Manual i Preface Avoiding Theft · To avoid theft, remove the unit and mount from sight when not in use. Remove the residue on the windshield left by the suction cup. · Do not keep your GPS receiver in the glove compartment; thieves know where to look. · Register your GPS receiver at http://my.garmin.com. ii Garmin MobileTM XT Owner's Manual Preface Preface............................................ i Manual Conventions ...................... i Avoiding Theft ............................... ii Acquiring GPS Signals ................. 1 Using the Main Garmin Mobile XT Page ........................................... 2 Finding a Destination........................3 Following the Route ......................4 Information Page Options ............ 5 Sending a Found Location ...............6 Finding Places Near Other Places ....................................... 7 Going Home .................................. 8 Changing Your Home Location ........8 Finding Addresses ....................... 9 Finding Points of Interest ........... 10 Finding a Place by Spelling the Name ........................................10 Finding Fuel Prices ........................11 Finding Hotels.com Rates...............12 Navigating to a Contact ............. 13 My Locations ............................... 13 Saving Places You Find ..................13 Finding Saved Places ......................13 Getting Started.............................. 1 Finding Recently Found Places ...................................... 14 Finding Extras ............................. 14 Custom POIs ...................................14 Finding SaversGuide Locations .....15 Finding Travel Guide Locations ....15 Finding Cities .............................. 15 Finding Intersections ................. 16 Finding PeerPointsTM ................... 16 Where to? ...................................... 5 Routing ........................................ 17 Following a Route ....................... 17 Using the Trip Computer ...............18 Viewing the Upcoming Turns ........18 Viewing the Route Details ..............18 Adding a Detour to Your Route .. 19 Stopping Your Route ................... 19 Adding Stops to a Route ........... 19 Avoiding Roads and Areas ........ 20 Avoiding Roads .............................21 Avoiding Areas ..............................21 View and Edit Avoidances .............21 Saving a Route ........................... 22 Planning a Route ........................ 22 Navigating a Saved Route ..............22 Editing a Saved Route ...................23 Simulating a Route ..................... 23 iii Garmin MobileTM XT Owner's Manual Preface Garmin OnlineTM........................... 24 Checking Subscription Status .. 25 Activating Your Garmin Online Account ....................................25 Viewing Weather Data ...................25 Viewing Traffic Data .....................26 Viewing Hotels.com Rates .............26 Downloading Safety Cameras .......27 Sending Your Location as a PeerPoints Message ............. 28 Requesting a PeerPoints Message ................................. 29 Routing to a PeerPoints Message Location .................................. 29 Saving a Location ....................... 30 Creating a New Saved Location . 30 Editing My Locations ................. 30 Using Location Categories ............31 Deleting All Saved Locations ..... 31 Assigning a Location to a Contact .................................... 32 Editing Contacts ......................... 32 Routing to an Appointment ........ 33 Tools ............................................ 34 Browsing the Map ...................... 34 Where Am I? ................................ 35 Managing Data ............................ 35 Managing Your Map Sets ..............36 Managing Your Tracks....................36 Map Settings ............................... 38 System Settings ......................... 39 Routing Settings.......................... 40 Display Settings ..........................41 Audio Settings ............................ 42 Garmin Online Settings ............. 42 Proximity Points Settings .......... 43 About ........................................... 43 Restore Defaults ......................... 43 Remote GPS Page ....................... 44 Setting Your Location ....................45 Changing the Fuse on the GPS 20SM ............................... 45 Settings ....................................... 38 PeerPointsTM................................. 28 My Locations............................... 30 Appendix ..................................... 44 Contacts ...................................... 32 Index ............................................ 46 iv Garmin MobileTM XT Owner's Manual GettinG Started GettinG Started Acquiring GPS Signals Before you can navigate to a destination, the GPS receiver must acquire satellite (GPS) signals. 1. Turn on your Garmin GPS receiver. 2. Make sure the GPS receiver is connected to your mobile phone using Bluetooth® wireless technology. (For frequently asked questions about Bluetooth wireless technology, see www.garmin.com/support/faqs. Enter "Bluetooth" and click Search.) 3. Open the Garmin Mobile XT application. 4. Go to an open area, out of parking garages, and away from tall buildings. Acquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes. The bars in the upper-left corner indicate satellite strength. While the GPS receiver is acquiring satellite signals or if it loses signals, the bars are red or hollow . When the bars are green , your GPS has acquired satellite signals; you can find your destination and go to it. To view information about the GPS receiver, select the GPS icon ( , , or ). You can also select (Menu >) Settings > System > Remote GPS. For more information about the Remote GPS page, see page 44. For more information about GPS, visit www.garmin.com/aboutGPS. Note: If you are prompted to enter an unlock code for maps, enter the unlock code listed on the included yellow sheet. Garmin MobileTM XT Owner's Manual GettinG Started Using the Main Garmin Mobile XT Page Where to­find addresses, Points of Interest (restaurants, hotels, attractions), intersections, and a variety of other locations. See pages 5­16 for information on finding destinations. View map­see a map of your current location. The map moves as you move to constantly show your current location. Exit­close the Garmin Mobile XT application. PeerPoints­you have a new PeerPointsTM message. See pages 28­29 for information. Message­you have a new message from the Garmin OnlineTM server. Tools­use tools that are useful for navigation, such as Route Details, PeerPoints (pages 28­29), and Garmin OnlineTM (pages 24­27). Settings­adjust the settings. See pages 38­43 for information. Help­learn more about Garmin Mobile XT. NoTE: You may have to select Menu to see Tools, Settings, and Help. This in indicated with parentheses. For example, (Menu >) Tools. If your phone does not have a Menu option, just select Tools. GPS disabled­select to enable (turn GPS on). GPS enabled­searching for your GPS unit. Select to view GPS Information. Satellite Strength­select to view GPS Information. Garmin MobileTM XT Owner's Manual GettinG Started Finding a Destination The Where to menu provides several categories and subcategories to help you find destinations. You can enter addresses, look up locations you recently found, and view locations you have saved. 1. From the main Garmin Mobile XT page, select Where to > Food, Hotels. 2. Select a category. To find a location by name, select Spell Name, enter all or part of the name, and then select the location you want. 3. Select a sub-category or select All Categories. A list of locations near your current location appears. 4. Select the location to open the location's information page. 5. Select Go to create a route to this location. Garmin MobileTM XT Owner's Manual GettinG Started Following the Route After you find a location, select Go to create a route to it. The map automatically opens with your route indicated with a magenta line. The position icon shows your position on the map. Directions appear at the top of the page. Your current speed and estimated arrival time appear at the bottom of the page. If you leave the map and want to return, select View map on the main Garmin Mobile XT page. Select Stop on the main Garmin Mobile XT page to stop the active route. Note: By default, traffic is avoided when routes are generated. To change this and other routing settings, select (Menu >) Settings > Routing. See page 40. You can select (Menu >) Tools > Browse Map to show a different view of the map. Garmin MobileTM XT Owner's Manual Where to? Where to? Use the Where to menu to find addresses, restaurants, attractions, and a variety of other locations. You can also find nearby hotel prices, fuel prices, and SaversGuide® locations. To learn how to perform a simple search, see page 3. Many categories in the Where to me ...