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A PREFACE PREFACE Congratulations on purchasing the Garmin® nüviTM Personal Travel Assistant. Quick Links · Finding an address: page 5 · Viewing the Map page: page 13 · Listening to MP3 files: page 25 · Listening to an audible book: page 26 · Converting currency: page 32 · Transferring files to your nüvi: pages 17­20 and page 55 · Adjusting the volume and backlight brightness: page 3 · Cleaning and storing your unit: pages 52­53 · Tips and Shortcuts: page 3 Tell us how you like this manual! Fill out the Product Documentation Survey. Go to http://www.garmin.com/ contactUs/ and click Product Documentation Survey. nüvi Owner's Manual Serial Number Record the serial number (8-digit number on the back of the unit) in case your nüvi needs service or you want to purchase additional maps. Serial Number: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Contact Garmin Contact Garmin if you have any questions or if you should encounter any difficulty while using your nüvi. 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Garmin © 2005 i TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ...................................................i Serial Number ................................................i Contact Garmin ..............................................i Quick Links ....................................................i Saving Your Current Location ..........................9 Editing Saved Places .................................... 10 Setting a Home Location ............................... 11 Finding Recently Found Places ....................... 12 Find It and Go! ......................................1 Finding Your Destination .................................1 Following Your Route ......................................2 Adjusting the Volume and Brightness ...............3 Locking the Screen ........................................3 nüvi Tips and Shortcuts ..................................3 Viewing the Map and Other Pages .......13 Viewing the Map Page ........................... 13 Trip Information Page ................................... 14 Current Route Page ...................................... 15 Next Turn Page ............................................ 15 Adding a Detour to a Route ........................... 16 Stopping Your Route .................................... 16 Where To? .......................................4 Finding a Place by Spelling the Name ..............4 Go! Page Options ...........................................4 Finding an Address ........................................5 Finding a Place Using the Map .........................6 Expanding Your Search ...................................7 Adding a Stop to Your Route............................8 Managing Files on Your nüvi ................17 Step 1: Insert an SD Card (Optional) ............. 17 Step 2: Connect the USB Cable ..................... 17 Step 3: Transfer Files to Your nüvi.................. 18 Step 4: Eject and Unplug the USB Cable ......... 18 Information about Your nüvi Drives ................ 19 Additional Help ............................................ 19 Deleting Files from Your nüvi ......................... 20 Supported File Types .................................... 20 ii nüvi Owner's Manual My Locations ..................................9 Saving Places You Find ...................................9 Finding Saved Places ......................................9 Garmin © 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS Using the Travel Kit Using the Language Guide Using the Travel Guide Listening to MP3 Files Viewing Pictures Converting Currency Using the Calculator Listening to Audible Books Using the World Clock Converting Measurements ......................21 ....................... 21 ............................ 24 ............................. 25 ....................... 26 Viewing Traffic Events .................................. 44 Avoiding Traffic ............................................ 44 Traffic Symbols ............................................ 45 Color Code.................................................. 45 Adding a Subscription .................................. 46 .................................... 30 ............................. 31 ............................... 32 ...................... 34 ............................... 35 Appendix .............................................47 Mounting Your nüvi ...................................... 47 Resetting Your nüvi ...................................... 50 Clearing User Data ....................................... 50 Custom POIs (Points of Interest).................... 51 Caring for Your nüvi .................................... 52 Updating the nüvi Software ........................... 53 Purchasing Additional MapSource Maps ........... 54 Loading MapSource Waypoints on Your nüvi .... 54 USB Interface Troubleshooting....................... 55 nüvi Troubleshooting .................................... 56 Battery Information .................................... 57 About Satellite Signals ................................. 58 Technical Specifications ................................ 59 Software License Agreement ......................... 60 Customizing the nüvi ...........................36 Restoring Settings ....................................... 36 Changing the Map Settings ........................... 37 Changing the System Settings ....................... 38 Changing the Time Settings .......................... 39 Changing the Display Settings ....................... 40 Changing the Navigation Settings .................. 41 Changing the Language Settings .................... 42 FM TMC Traffic Information ................43 Connecting the FM TMC Traffic Receiver to Your nüvi ............................................. 43 Garmin © 2005 iii Index ..................................................61 nüvi Owner's Manual FIND IT AND GO! FIND IT Finding Your Destination AND GO! Flip up the antenna on the nüvi to get satellite signals. Then, use the Garmin nüvi to find your destination and go to it. Touch Where to? Select a category. Touch the arrows to see more categories. Select a destination. Touch . Enjoy the route! GPS Satellite Signals The bars in the upper left corner represent the satellite signals being received by your nüvi. When you see green bars, you have a strong signal. See page 58 for more information nüvi Owner's Manual Garmin © 2005 1 FIND IT AND GO! Following Your Route Follow the route to your destination using the Map page. As you travel, your nüvi guides you to your destination with vocal prompts, turn arrows on the map, and directions at the top of the Map page. If you depart from the original route, your nüvi recalculates the route and provides new route directions. Read the driving instructions at the top of the page. Your route is marked with a magenta line. Follow the arrows as you make turns. A checkered flag marks your destination. For more information about using the Map page, see pages 13­16. Garmin © 2005 2 nüvi Owner's Manual FIND IT AND GO! Adjusting the Volume and Brightness Press and quickly release the Power button or touch on the Menu page to access the Quick Settings. Move the sliders to adjust the volume and brightness. Touch Mute to turn the volume off. nüvi Tips and Shortcuts · To quickly return to the Menu page, press and hold Back. · Touch Help to learn more about the nüvi's Travel Kit. · When you are listening to music or an audible book, quickly press the Power button twice to jump from any page back to the player page. Press Back to return to the previous page you were viewing (such as the map). · To extend the battery life, close the antenna when you do not need to receive GPS signals. If the antenna is closed, GPS is turned off. · For more tips about the battery, see page 57. Locking the Screen To prevent accidental screen taps, touch Lock. To unlock the screen, press the Power button. Garmin © 2005 3 nüvi Owner's Manual WHERE TO? WHERE TO? To learn how to perform a simple search using the menu, see page 1. Where To Finding a Place by Spelling the Name From the Menu page, touch Where to? > Spell Name. Go! Page Options Using the on-screen keyboard, enter letters contained in the name. Then touch Done. Select the place you want to visit. Touch . Touch to create a turn-byturn route to this location. Touch Show Map to view this location on the map. Touch Save to save this location as one of your Favorites. See pages 9 through 12 for more information. Touch to enter numbers. Touch to delete the last character entered; touch and hold to delete the entire entry. TIP: In any search results list, if you do not see the place you want visit or you want to narrow your search results list, touch Spell and enter the name or part of the name. 4 Garmin © 2005 nüvi Owner's Manual WHERE TO? Finding an Address To find an address, touch Where to? from the Menu page. Touch Address. Select a state. Touch Search All, or touch Spell City and spell the city. Type the number of the address and touch Done. Type the street name and touch Done. Select the street. Touch a city, if necessary. Touch the address, if necessary. Touch . Finding an intersection is very similar to finding an address. Touch Intersection and enter the two street names. Garmin © 2005 5 nüvi Owner's Manual WHERE TO? Finding a Place Using the Map Touch and drag anywhere on the Map page to browse the map and view different parts of the map. You can also touch Where to? > Browse Map. Viewing Places on the Map You can view a place you have found on the Map page. Touch Show Map. Tips for Browsing the Map · Touch the map and drag to view different parts of the map. · Use the and icons to zoom in and out. Drag the map and zoom in or out as necessary. Touch Back when you are done. nüvi Owner's Manual · Touch any object on the map. An arrow appears pointing at the object you selected. · Touch Go to navigate to the selected location. · Touch Save to save this location to your Favorites. · If the GPS if turned off, touch Set Loc. to set your location to the selected location. · Touch Back to return to the previous ...