Garmin Nuvi 260W Support Question
Garmin Nuvi 260W Support Question
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How To Update Garmin Nuvi 260w Maps For Free
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Important Product and Saftey Information (Multilingual) - Page 3
You must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. You accept full responsibility for complying with part 15 of operation.
Map Data Information Garmin uses a combination of fire or explosion.
FCC Compliance This device complies with all applicable laws and ordinances. In some inaccurate or incomplete data.
...
Important Product and Saftey Information (Multilingual) - Page 4
..., INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY ARISING
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. OR OTHERWISE. Repairs should only be made at no...Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in a
Garmin makes no guarantee that the customer shall be made by one year from the GPS...authorized Garmin service center. there is on the outside of map data in normal use. If this period, Garmin will...
Owner's Manual - Page 2
... reserved.
or its products and to make changes in the USA and other Garmin products. Garmin reserves the right to change without obligation to notify any revision hereto is subject...of this manual or of any storage medium, for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of Garmin. Garmin Lock™ and myGarmin™ are trademarks of Microsoft...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
...online services for safety camera information (see
more choices.
The small arrows (>) used in this manual will use your Garmin unit.
• Subscribe to touch an item on your nüvi might have a button, but this manual... buttons are instructed to see page 32).
• Unlock optional maps. Touch and hold Back.
• Touch
and
to "touch" something, use the word Tools.
Owner's Manual - Page 5
...;vi 26 Updating the Software 27 Clearing User Data 27 Battery Information 28 Charging Your nüvi 28 Changing the Fuse 29 Removing the nüvi and
Mount 29 Mounting on Your
Dashboard 30 Additional Maps 30 About GPS Satellite Signals.... 31 Extras and Optional
Accessories 31 Garmin Travel Guide 33 Contact Garmin 33 Specifications...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
...back of most USB mass storage devices. Connect the larger end of the cable to http://buy.garmin.com or contact your computer.
Step 2: Connect the USB Cable The USB cable is not compatible... JPEG and JPG image files: see page 16
• Maps and GPX waypoint files from MapSource®: see page 30
• GPI custom POI files from Garmin's POI Loader: see page 31
Loading Files
Step 1: Insert...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
...Edit > Paste.
Deleting Files
Connect the nüvi to your operating system Help file to learn how to map the drives.
nüvi 200 and 200W series owner's manual15 See your computer, and open the nüvi... important system files that should not be deleted. Open the "Garmin" or memory card drive/volume.
4.
Step 3: Transfer Files to the Trash on Mac computers.
Owner's Manual - Page 26
... version number. Changing the System Settings
Touch Tools > Settings > System. Usage Mode-specify how you update the system software or purchase additional map data (see page 30).
GPS Simulator-turn on the simulator to turn off the GPS mode and simulate navigation and to change.
3. Touch the setting you want to save battery power...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
...-select a 12-hour, 24-hour, or UTC time format. Daylight Saving-set to the selected language. Text-change the language of user-entered data or map data, such as street names.
Keyboard-select the keyboard for voice prompts.
Restore-restore the original language settings.
22
nüvi 200 and 200W series...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
..., see page 25.
When your direction of detail shown on or off. Restore-restore the original security settings.
Map View-select a map perspective.
• Track Up-display the map in Track Up. Safe Mode-turn on Garmin Lock™ to redraw slower.
Note that require significant operator attention and could become a distraction while driving...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
... vehicle icons at www.garmin.com/vehicles. Touch a map to use, and then touch OK. Restoring All Settings
1. Touch Tools > Settings. 2. Touch the icon you approach custom POIs or safety cameras.
Touch Tools > Settings > Proximity Points.
Restore-restore the proximity points settings.
See page 31.
Restore-restore the original map settings. Changing the...
Owner's Manual - Page 33
..., and follow the on the nüvi.
2. nüvi 200 and 200W series owner's manual
27 Updating the Software
1.
Go to www.garmin.com /products/webupdater, and download WebUpdater to perform an update, WebUpdater automatically downloads the update and installs it on your nüvi. After confirming that you want to your finger pressed...
Owner's Manual - Page 36
... the disk). To determine the versions of the disk.
3. Appendix
Mounting on your nüvi, open the Menu page. Touch Tools > Settings > Map > Map Info. Check http://my.garmin.com/maps/updates .htm to the dashboard and comply with certain state regulations.
Remove the backing from the top of the disk. Place the disk on...
Owner's Manual - Page 37
...Appendix
Extras and Optional Accessories
For more information. Go outside to an area free from various companies on the Menu page are available from tall obstructions to navigate... for more information about GPS, go to http://buy.garmin .com or www.garmin.com/extras, or contact your nüvi. About GPS Satellite Signals
Your nüvi must acquire GPS (Global Positioning System) ...
Owner's Manual - Page 38
... to -date information. The data is not responsible for availability. To change the proximity alert settings, touch Tools > Settings > Proximity Points > Proximity Alerts. Caution: Garmin is updated at any time.
For these locations, the nüvi includes the locations of hundreds of using, a custom POI or safety camera database.
32
nüvi...
Owner's Manual - Page 47
... 7 GPS
about GPS 3, 31 off/on 20
H
Help 16 home
setting a location 7
J
JPEG image files 14
K
keyboard 8 language mode 8, 22
kilometers 20
L
language settings 22 lithium-ion battery 28,
34, 35 locking
screen 5 the nüvi 25
M
map adding 30 browsing 10 detail level 23 enabling detail maps 24 Map Info button 24 settings 23 updating...
Owner's Manual - Page 48
...-screen keyboard 8 on-unit Help 16 output, audio 5
P
pedestrian navigation mode 11, 20
PIN Garmin Lock 25
points of interest 7 custom 31 POI loader 14
position icon 24 proximity alerts 24 proximity ...24 restoring 24 setting your location 10 simulating a route 20 software license agreement 36 updating 27 version 20 specifications 200 series 34 200W series 35 storing the nüvi ...
Owner's Manual - Page 49
... files 15 trip computer 13 trip data, reset 13 troubleshooting 37 turn-by-turn directions 13 turn list 13
U
unit ID 20 units, convert 18 updating
maps 30 software 26 usage mode 20
USB 38 eject 15 mass-storage mode 14
user data, delete 27
V
vehicle icon 24 via point, adding 5 voice...
Owner's Manual - Page 50
For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin
Web site at www.garmin.com.
© 2008 Garmin Ltd. A
Printed in Taiwan Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire,
SO40 9RB UK
Garmin Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan
www.garmin.com
October 2008
190-00752...
Quick Start Manual - Page 13
...off and on a different circuit from the GPS unit.
• Consult the dealer or ...receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. Limited Warranty
This Garmin product is on , the user is subject to correct the interference by an authorized Garmin...requiring precise measurement of map data in this product. Repairs should only be free from the date of...
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