Garmin Nuvi 500 Support Question
Garmin Nuvi 500 Support Question
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Question posted by swebber556 on August 21st, 2013
Charging My Gps
Can I charge my gps at home on my computer or an outlet or do I have to charge it in my car?
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Related Garmin Nuvi 500 Manual Pages
Important Product and Saftey Information (Multilingual) - Page 2
... www.garmin.com/prop65 for driver attentiveness and good judgement. airbag field of deployment.
• The windshield mount may present a risk of damage to the GPS device, fire, chemical burn, electrolyte leak, and/or injury.
• Do not leave the device exposed to a heat source or in a high-temperature location, such...
Important Product and Saftey Information (Multilingual) - Page 4
... for help.
THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU
• Connect the equipment into an outlet that fail in accordance with a new or newly-overhauled replacement product) the ... user is required as to correct the interference by one year from the GPS unit. there is warranted to be responsible for any transportation cost.
IN...the receiver.
and can be made at no charge to you.
Important Safety and Product Information - Page 1
... manner before continuing navigation, and defer to posted road signs and road conditions.
• The device is blocked. Minimize the amount of damage to the GPS device, fire, chemical burn, electrolyte leak, and/or injury.
• Do not leave the device exposed to 25°C). Do not become detached. Battery Warnings...
Important Safety and Product Information - Page 3
...to the end of the original one year from the GPS unit.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio... the written permission of the FCC rules. Garmin makes no charge to the customer for parts or labor, provided that the customer... relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet that is ...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... photocopy, in ‑country support information, or contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual by phone at http://my.garmin .com.
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 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 5
... 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 ... 40 Battery Information 40 Replacing the Battery in the nüvi....40 Charging Your nüvi 40 Changing the Fuse 41 Mounting on Your Dashboard.........41 Additional Maps 42...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... 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...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
Using the Menu Page
➊
➍
➋➌
➎
➏
➐
➑➒
➊ GPS satellite strength. ➋ Bluetooth headset status (nüvi 510
only).
➌ Usage mode. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Select your headset owner's manual.
Touch to change time
settings.
➏ Touch to find a destination. ➐ Touch to view...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
If the GPS mode is A Map Location.
• My Current Route-search along your Favorites. Touch Save to the selected location. to ... route.
• My Destination-search near the city you enter. In boating mode, this location.
• Touch Go! nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual 13 Using TracBack®
Touch Where To? > TracBack to the location. Tips for places near your recent track.
Owner's Manual - Page 28
... new rates. No calibration is also shown in degrees in Bug degrees indicator
Information fields
GPS Compass
You can update the currency conversion rates manually so that you are traveling, the...the sky. When you are always using a GPS compass. Compass
Heading in the center of day, and the GPS signal accuracy.
22
nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual The information fields display the...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
...more information, visit http://garmin.msndirect.com or www.garmin.com/traffic. GPS Compass While Navigating an Off‑Road
Route
nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual 23 Navigating Off Road When navigating an off‑... can only access MSN Direct content with an optional MSN Direct receiver. To purchase an accessory, visit http://buy.garmin.com. Direction
Bug
arrow indicator
Distance to an...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
... calculate point‑to‑point routes (without roads).
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nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual GPS Simulator-turn on your route:
• Faster Time-to calculate routes that... the nüvi software version number, the unit ID number, the audio version number and the GPS software version number. See page 42. Navigation Settings
Touch Tools > Settings > Navigation.
Customizing the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 39
...membership. 3. Note: In order to download geocaches to your computer. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual 33 Geocaching
Geocaching is a high‑tech version of the...: page 12 • Finding geographic points: page 12 • Finding a place using GPS coordinates posted on ‑screen instructions. Go to GPS. The nüvi
accepts *.GPX files. 4. Use a USB cable (not included) ...
Owner's Manual - Page 49
...To change the proximity alert settings, touch Tools > Settings > Proximity Points > Proximity Alerts.
nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual 43
Some custom databases contain alert information for points, such as safety cameras and school...and click POI Loader to play third‑party, GPS‑guided audio tours. To view your Garmin TourGuide files, touch Where To? > Extras > Custom ...
Owner's Manual - Page 50
...? > Extras > SaversGuide.
To use your nüvi. About GPS Satellite Signals
Your nüvi must acquire GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite signals in a parking garage, your ...When your travel guide, the Garmin Travel Guide provides detailed information about GPS, go to www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.
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nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Touch the name of your nüvi has ...
Owner's Manual - Page 52
...range: from ‑4°F to 131°F (from ‑20°C to 55°C)
Charging temperature range: from 32°F to 104°F (from 0°C to 8 hours
Battery type:...;11143‑00
GPS receiver: High‑sensitivity, WAAS‑enabled
Acquisition times*: Warm:
Computer interface: USB 2.0 full speed (12 Mbit) mass storage, plug‑and‑play
Charge time: Approximately 4...
Owner's Manual - Page 54
... to learn how to map or assign drive letters.
1. Touch Menu > Where To? > Near > My Destination. 4. Restaurants nearest your computer, Windows can also use the GPS simulator (Tools > Settings >
System).
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nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual - Page 56
page 6 go home 7 GPS 4
about GPS 44 off/on 24
H
Help i, 19 home location 7
K
keyboard 8 language mode 8, 26
L
language settings 25 lithium-ion battery 40, 46 locking
the nüvi 38
... 15 your nüvi 39 routes 11 adding one stop 6 custom 11 detours 6 importing 20
nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual Index
Garmin TourGuide 43 Garmin Travel Guide 44 geocaching 12, 33-34 geographic points 12 Go!
Quick Start Manual - Page 3
Press quickly to turn on/off the nüvi. Battery contacts
Mini-USB connector under the weather cap
Speaker
Battery cover
Serial number under the battery
microSD™ card slot under the battery
Release key: Slide up to open the battery cover. Getting Started
GPS antenna
Power button: Press and hold to adjust the backlight brightness.
Quick Start Manual - Page 5
...the battery, and then reinstall it is plugged in your nüvi into a power outlet in and the vehicle is running. Tilt the nüvi back until it . Flip ...Acquire Satellites Go outdoors to an open area, out of the vehicle power cable into the cradle. For more information about GPS, go to it snaps into place.
9. Your nüvi should operate normally. Step 4: Configure the nüvi...
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