Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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Question posted by litolenita on April 2nd, 2014
How To Change Home Location On Garmin Nuvi 50l
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Answer #1: Posted by waelsaidani1 on April 3rd, 2014 7:44 AM
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- Touch Where to?
- Touch Favorites
- Touch the favorite named Home1
- Touch the "bubble" pointing at Home (usually says "Press for More")
- Touch Delete and confirm by touching Yes
- Touch the back button to exit the favorites list
- Touch Go Home
- Select the desired option for setting the new home location
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
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Garmin reserves the right to make changes in the content without the express permission of such...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
...Device 1 About myDashboard 2 Turning Off the Device 4
Finding Locations 5 About Points of Interest 6 Saving a Home Location 7 Location Searches 7 Using the Location Map 9 Favorites 10
Map Pages 12 Following an Automobile ...Restoring Settings 21
Appendix 21 Caring for Your Device 21 Erasing User Data 22 Changing the Fuse in the Vehicle Power Cable...... 23 Removing the Device, Cradle, ...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... device back until it snaps into place. 7 Plug the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer.
3 Go to www.garmin.com/dashboard. 4 Follow the on the device.
➋ ➊
2 Connect the other end of the vehicle power cable into
a power outlet in your device, check...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... to the manual you want. 4 Save the file to www.garmin.com/numaps for one free map update.
nüMaps Guarantee™ If you register the device at...30/40/50 Owner's Manual
3 Registering the Device 1 From myDashboard, click Register Now. 2 Follow the on the Garmin web site.
1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Click Manuals.
Go to your device could be eligible for terms and conditions...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
...device. Status Bar Icons
The status bar is located at the top of the main menu.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display >...or
.
• Select the Mute check box.
Current time. Using Help Select to change settings or view additional information. GPS signal status. Turning Off the Device
1 Tap the Power key ➊.
➊...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... to enter a letter or number.
• Select to add a space. • Select to change the character case. • Select and to move the cursor. • Select to delete a character.... • Select and hold and to scroll faster.
Finding Locations
There are many ways to find locations. • By category (page 6) • Near another location (page 6) • By spelling the name (page 7) ...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
... a category. 3 If necessary, select a subcategory. 4 Select Spell.
5 Enter all or part of Interest. 2 Select a category. 3 If necessary, select a subcategory. 4 Select a location. 5 Select Go!.
Searching Within a Category
To narrow your current location. About Points of Interest
The detailed maps loaded in your device contain points of interest, such as a Via Point.
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nüvi...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
..., Use My Current
Location, or Choose from Recently Found.
Location Searches
You can search for the location you can set your changes. 5 Select Done. Editing Your Home Location Information 1 Select Where To? > Favorites > Home. 2 Select the information balloon.
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Saving a Home Location
You can enter...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... map data loaded on your device.
1 Select Where To? > Address. 2 If necessary, change the state, the country, or the
province.
3 Select an option: • Select Spell City, enter the city, and select Done.
• Select Search All to find the location. 3 Select the location. Finding an Address NOTE: The order of Recently Found...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
... Favorites.
• Select the information balloon ➋ to view more information for the type of the map. Using the Location Map
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Finding a Location Using Coordinates You can be helpful when geocaching.
1 Select Where To? > Coordinates. 2 If necessary, select Format, select the...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... information box.
Your home location is saved in Favorites.
The location is also stored in Favorites. Saving Locations to Favorites 1 From the map, select the vehicle icon. 2 Select Save Location. 3 Enter a name, and select Done. 4 Select OK. Setting a Simulated Location If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS simulator to them...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
...To? > Favorites. 2 Select the Favorite. 3 Select the information balloon. 4 Select Edit > Change Categories. 5 Select a category, and select New.
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Owner's Manual - Page 16
... not replace the driver's responsibility to abide by all posted speed limit signs and to use safe driving judgment at the top of the map.
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Map Pages...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
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Navigating Off Road You can use detours to the location. Stopping the Route While navigating a route, select > Stop. Taking a Detour While navigating... the route you travel on major roadways. An icon displaying the current speed limit may appear as construction zones. Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you, such...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
... trip computer.
• Select Reset Max. From the map, select the Speed field. From the map, select the vehicle icon.
Speed to
view the nearest locations in that category.
Map Pages
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Owner's Manual - Page 22
...GPS Simulator-stops the device from your keyboard.
Customizing the Device
1 Select Settings. 2 Select a setting category. 3 Select the setting to change it . disables all functions that should not be deleted.
1 Open the Garmin...information about several other software features. 2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit of a...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
...
prompts. • Text Language-sets all on the sunrise time and the sunset time for
calculating your current location (Auto). • Screenshot-allows you to the
selected language.
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Time Settings
Select Settings > Time. &#...;vi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
• Brightness-changes the brightness of the device screen.
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Owner's Manual - Page 24
...; 3D-displays the map in three dimensions (3D) in Track Up.
• Vehicle-select Change to change the language of each map loaded on your nüvi. Proximity Points Settings
Select Settings > ...does not change the icon used to redraw slower.
• Map View-sets a map perspective.
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Owner's Manual - Page 27
... the Windshield 1 Flip the lever on the suction cup mount toward
you may need to replace the fuse located at the tip of the cradle. 2 Tilt the device forward. The vehicle power cable does not work .... If your device does not charge in your vehicle, you . 2 Pull the tab on the mount.
Changing the Fuse in the Vehicle Power Cable
notice When replacing the fuse, do not lose any of the small ...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
... 0808 2380000.
• In Europe, call +44 (0) 870.8501241.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Safety Cameras
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