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... subsidiaries, registered in the U.S. Mac® is strictly prohibited. October 2009 Part Number 190-00937-00 Rev. 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...as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual or any purpose without the express permission of Use Agreement located at http://www.geocaching. Information in the United States and/or other Garmin products. or its subsidiaries. Use of Garmin. com data is subject to the Geocaching....
... subsidiaries, registered in the U.S. Mac® is strictly prohibited. October 2009 Part Number 190-00937-00 Rev. 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...as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual or any purpose without the express permission of Use Agreement located at http://www.geocaching. Information in the United States and/or other Garmin products. or its subsidiaries. Use of Garmin. com data is subject to the Geocaching....
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.... For information about your nüvi, touch Tools > Help. Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support if you for purchasing the Garmin® nüvi® 500‑series GPS‑enabled navigator. See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for in...More Information For more information about accessories, go to http://buy.garmin .com or www.garmin.com/extras, or contact your Garmin dealer. Introduction In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Introduction Thank you have any questions while using your n...
.... For information about your nüvi, touch Tools > Help. Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support if you for purchasing the Garmin® nüvi® 500‑series GPS‑enabled navigator. See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for in...More Information For more information about accessories, go to http://buy.garmin .com or www.garmin.com/extras, or contact your Garmin dealer. Introduction In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Introduction Thank you have any questions while using your n...
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Introduction Table of Contents Introduction i Product Registration i Contact Garmin i More Information i Looking at Your nüvi iv Getting Started 1 Step 1: Install the nüvi Battery..........1 Step 2: Charge Your nüvi 2 Step 3: Mount Your nü... 19 Custom Routes 20 My Data 20 World Clock 20 Calculator 21 Unit Converter 21 Compass 22 Traffic 23 MSN® Direct 23 nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual
Introduction Table of Contents Introduction i Product Registration i Contact Garmin i More Information i Looking at Your nüvi iv Getting Started 1 Step 1: Install the nüvi Battery..........1 Step 2: Charge Your nüvi 2 Step 3: Mount Your nü... 19 Custom Routes 20 My Data 20 World Clock 20 Calculator 21 Unit Converter 21 Compass 22 Traffic 23 MSN® Direct 23 nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual
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...Links 33 Downloading Geocaches 33 Finding Geocaches 34 Wherigo 34 Boating Mode 35 Viewing Marine Maps 35 Finding Marine Points 36 nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Introduction Viewing Tide Information 36 Viewing Marine Currents 36 More Information 36 Appendix 37 myGarmin 37 Caring for Your nüvi 37 Locking... Your nüvi 40 Changing the Fuse 41 Mounting on Your Dashboard.........41 Additional Maps 42 Extras and Optional Accessories....42 About GPS Satellite Signals...........44 Software License Agreement..........45 Specifications 46 Troubleshooting 47 Index 49 iii
...Links 33 Downloading Geocaches 33 Finding Geocaches 34 Wherigo 34 Boating Mode 35 Viewing Marine Maps 35 Finding Marine Points 36 nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Introduction Viewing Tide Information 36 Viewing Marine Currents 36 More Information 36 Appendix 37 myGarmin 37 Caring for Your nüvi 37 Locking... Your nüvi 40 Changing the Fuse 41 Mounting on Your Dashboard.........41 Additional Maps 42 Extras and Optional Accessories....42 About GPS Satellite Signals...........44 Software License Agreement..........45 Specifications 46 Troubleshooting 47 Index 49 iii
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Press quickly to turn on/off the nüvi. microSD™ card slot under the battery Release key: Slide up to open the battery cover. Introduction Looking at Your nüvi GPS antenna Power button: Press and hold to adjust the backlight brightness. Battery contacts Mini‑USB connector under the weather cap iv Speaker Battery cover Serial number under the battery nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual
Press quickly to turn on/off the nüvi. microSD™ card slot under the battery Release key: Slide up to open the battery cover. Introduction Looking at Your nüvi GPS antenna Power button: Press and hold to adjust the backlight brightness. Battery contacts Mini‑USB connector under the weather cap iv Speaker Battery cover Serial number under the battery nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual
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.... 3. Insert the battery so that came in the product box. 2. Slide the release key up with the metal contacts inside the battery compartment. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Getting Started Warning: This product contains a lithium-ion battery.
.... 3. Insert the battery so that came in the product box. 2. Slide the release key up with the metal contacts inside the battery compartment. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Getting Started Warning: This product contains a lithium-ion battery.
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Suction cup arm Step 2: Charge Your nüvi Use the vehicle power cable to http://buy.garmin.com. Pull back the weather cap from the suction cup. Snap the cradle onto the suction cup arm. Remove the clear plastic from the mini-...USB connector located on the back of your nüvi. 2. Press the battery into the cradle. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Fit the bottom of your nüvi into place. 6. Plug the vehicle power cable into place. Clean and dry your nüvi. Place the...
Suction cup arm Step 2: Charge Your nüvi Use the vehicle power cable to http://buy.garmin.com. Pull back the weather cap from the suction cup. Snap the cradle onto the suction cup arm. Remove the clear plastic from the mini-...USB connector located on the back of your nüvi. 2. Press the battery into the cradle. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Fit the bottom of your nüvi into place. 6. Plug the vehicle power cable into place. Clean and dry your nüvi. Place the...
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... may take a few minutes. 8. Step 6: Pair your nüvi. 3. Your Bluetooth headset and the nüvi must "pair" them on ‑screen instructions. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual
... may take a few minutes. 8. Step 6: Pair your nüvi. 3. Your Bluetooth headset and the nüvi must "pair" them on ‑screen instructions. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual
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.... ➎ Current time. NOTE: Boating mode is only available if you have marine maps loaded to driving, walking, bicycling, or boating mode. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Enable Find Me/Discoverable/Visible mode on the nüvi. 6. Using the Menu Page ➊ ➍ ➋➌ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑➒ ➊...
.... ➎ Current time. NOTE: Boating mode is only available if you have marine maps loaded to driving, walking, bicycling, or boating mode. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Enable Find Me/Discoverable/Visible mode on the nüvi. 6. Using the Menu Page ➊ ➍ ➋➌ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑➒ ➊...
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... mode and settings. Touch Yes, and follow the on‑screen instructions to configure your usage mode: 1. To search in driving mode. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Touch Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell Name. Getting Started To change your usage mode settings. Select a mode, and touch OK. 3. Touch the usage...
... mode and settings. Touch Yes, and follow the on‑screen instructions to configure your usage mode: 1. To search in driving mode. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Touch Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell Name. Getting Started To change your usage mode settings. Select a mode, and touch OK. 3. Touch the usage...
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... then returns to view this your original route. NOTE: Detour is the only reasonable option, the nüvi might not calculate a detour. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Touch Detour. With a route active, touch Menu. 2. Search for the extra stop before your Favorites. The nüvi attempts to save this stop (Via...
... then returns to view this your original route. NOTE: Detour is the only reasonable option, the nüvi might not calculate a detour. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Touch Detour. With a route active, touch Menu. 2. Search for the extra stop before your Favorites. The nüvi attempts to save this stop (Via...
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.... Going Home After you set a home location for the place you return to search for locations. Touch Where To? > Address. 2. The Where To? nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Touch Where To? > Go Home. 2. Tip: Touch Near to perform a simple search, see page 5.
.... Going Home After you set a home location for the place you return to search for locations. Touch Where To? > Address. 2. The Where To? nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Touch Where To? > Go Home. 2. Tip: Touch Near to perform a simple search, see page 5.
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... ‑screen keyboard, enter letters in the name to delete a character. Touch Done. • Touch to view a list of Interest > Spell Name. 2. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Touch Where To? > Points of recently found search words. • Touch to narrow the search. 1. Touch and hold to erase the entire entry. •...
... ‑screen keyboard, enter letters in the name to delete a character. Touch Done. • Touch to view a list of Interest > Spell Name. 2. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Touch Where To? > Points of recently found search words. • Touch to narrow the search. 1. Touch and hold to erase the entire entry. •...
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... your current location. Saving Your Current Location From the Map page, touch . After you have found a place you can quickly find them . nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual The most recently viewed places appear at the top of your recent finds in your nüvi. Editing Saved Places 1. Touch Where To? > Recently...
... your current location. Saving Your Current Location From the Map page, touch . After you have found a place you can quickly find them . nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual The most recently viewed places appear at the top of your recent finds in your nüvi. Editing Saved Places 1. Touch Where To? > Recently...
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...-removes this location on the microSD card are listed. 2. Touch Go! Extras For information about loading photos, see pages 42-44. 10 nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Touch an item to edit: • Change Name-enter a new name, and touch Done. • Attach Photo-select a picture to assign to the location... on your nüvi or on the map. Touch a photo. 3. to navigate to them. For more information about extras such as safety camera information and Garmin Travel Guide, see page 18. 1. Touch Where To? > Favorites > Photos.
...-removes this location on the microSD card are listed. 2. Touch Go! Extras For information about loading photos, see pages 42-44. 10 nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Touch an item to edit: • Change Name-enter a new name, and touch Done. • Attach Photo-select a picture to assign to the location... on your nüvi or on the map. Touch a photo. 3. to navigate to them. For more information about extras such as safety camera information and Garmin Travel Guide, see page 18. 1. Touch Where To? > Favorites > Photos.
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... Touch Edit. 4. Where To? change the order of points along your custom route and view it on the map. 8. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual 11 Select the route you want to your next trip. Editing Custom Routes 1. Touch Add New End Point. 5. Touch an item to remove...edit: • Change Name-enter a new name, and touch Done. • Add/Remove Points-add or remove points from the route. • Manually Reorder Points- Find a location as your ending point, and touch Select. 6. Touch Add New Start Point. 3. automatically order the points. Creating a ...
... Touch Edit. 4. Where To? change the order of points along your custom route and view it on the map. 8. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual 11 Select the route you want to your next trip. Editing Custom Routes 1. Touch Add New End Point. 5. Touch an item to remove...edit: • Change Name-enter a new name, and touch Done. • Add/Remove Points-add or remove points from the route. • Manually Reorder Points- Find a location as your ending point, and touch Select. 6. Touch Add New Start Point. 3. automatically order the points. Creating a ...
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... point from the list. 3. For information about additional maps, see pages 33-34. 1. Enter the coordinates, and touch Done. Touch Go!. 12 nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Where To? • Recalculate-change the type of coordinates. For information about geocaching, see page 42. 1. Entering Coordinates If you know the geographic coordinates...
... point from the list. 3. For information about additional maps, see pages 33-34. 1. Enter the coordinates, and touch Done. Touch Go!. 12 nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Where To? • Recalculate-change the type of coordinates. For information about geocaching, see page 42. 1. Entering Coordinates If you know the geographic coordinates...
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If the GPS mode is A Map Location. • My Current Route-search along your active route. • My Destination-search near your recent track. Touch Save to save ... Note: Your nüvi automatically searches for Browsing the Map • Touch the map, and drag to your current destination. Where To? nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual 13 An arrow appears pointing at the object. • Touch Save to save the track to view different parts of travel. Select an option...
If the GPS mode is A Map Location. • My Current Route-search along your active route. • My Destination-search near your recent track. Touch Save to save ... Note: Your nüvi automatically searches for Browsing the Map • Touch the map, and drag to your current destination. Where To? nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual 13 An arrow appears pointing at the object. • Touch Save to save the track to view different parts of travel. Select an option...
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... directions at the top of the map. A checkered flag marks your destination with a magenta line. If you to view the Menu page. 14 nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual page. ➎ Touch to view the trip computer. ➏ Touch to your destination.
... directions at the top of the map. A checkered flag marks your destination with a magenta line. If you to view the Menu page. 14 nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual page. ➎ Touch to view the trip computer. ➏ Touch to your destination.