Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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Question posted by becksyu91 on June 25th, 2014
How To Change Options On A Garmin Nuvi 50lm
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... document is a registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in any person or organization of Garmin Ltd. Windows® is subject to change or improve its subsidiaries
All rights reserved. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, MapSource® and nüvi® are trademarks of Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... 19 Language Settings 19 Map Settings 20 Proximity Points Settings 20 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, and Mount 23 About nüMaps Lifetime 24 Safety Cameras 24 Purchasing Accessories...
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 vehicle.
Setting...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... several languages appears.
3 Click Download next to the manual you register the device at http://my.garmin.com within 90 days of acquiring satellites while driving, your device could be eligible for one free... 2). 2 Click Manuals. nüMaps Guarantee™ If you want. 4 Save the file to www.garmin.com/numaps for your computer. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
3 Updating Maps 1 Open ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... the device. Battery status. Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 Select
or
. Adjusting the Volume 1 Select Volume.
4
2 Select an option:
• Select
or
....
• Select the Mute check box. Status Bar Icons
The status bar is located at the top of the main menu. GPS signal status.
Turning Off ...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... the keyboard language mode.
• Select to scroll faster.
Using the On-Screen Keyboard See "System Settings" to change the keyboard layout (page 18). 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell
Name. 2 Select an option.
• Select a character on the keyboard to enter a letter or number.
• Select to add a space. •...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
.... 6 Select Done. Searching Within a Category
To narrow your search results, you can find a location near another city or location. 1 Select Where To? > Near. 2 Select an option, and select OK. 3 If necessary, select a location.
Searching Near Another Location By default, your current location. Adding a Stop to your device finds locations closest to...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... a business name or a type of business. Location Searches
You can enter "Starbucks" or "Coffee." 3 Select Done. 4 Select a location.
7
Saving a Home Location
You can set your changes. 5 Select Done. Going Home Select Where To? > Go Home.
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... you have found.
Finding an Address NOTE: The order of the steps may change depending on the 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...
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.
11 Finding Favorites 1 Select Where To? > ... Edit. 6 Select an option:
• Select Change Name.
• Select Change Phone Number.
• To assign categories to the Favorite, select Change Categories.
• To change the symbol used to organize...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
A checkered flag marks your destination. Garmin will not be recovered. 1 Select Where To? > Favorites. 2 If necessary, select a category. 3 Select the Favorite. 4 Select the information balloon. 5 Select Delete > Yes.
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Map Pages
...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
...route, select > Stop. The route will be calculated as you are currently taking is the only reasonable option, the device might not calculate a detour. 1 While navigating a route, select to return to display.... Road You can use detours to avoid obstacles ahead of data to
the main menu. 2 Select Detour. Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you can...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
..., leave the device turned on the trip computer.
• Select Reset Max.
Resetting Trip Information
1 From the map, select the Speed field > Reset. 2 Select an option:
• Select Reset Trip Data to
view the nearest locations in that category. Speed to view information about your current location. page to reset the...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
... junction appears for the turn or maneuver and the lane in the upper-left corner of the map. From the map, select .
2 Select a turn , lane change, or other maneuver appears in which you can view all of the turns and maneuvers for your entire route and the distance between turns.
1 Select...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
... Types
The device supports the following file types:
• Maps and GPX waypoint files from MapSource® (page 24)
• GPI custom POI files from Garmin POI Loader (page 24)
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual From the map, select to view the junction, if available. When you can...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
..., open the file browser. 3 Select the file. 4 Select Edit > Copy. 5 Open the Garmin or memory card drive or
volume.
6 Select Edit > Paste. Installing a Memory Card The device supports...volumes on Mac computers. Transferring Files from an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning).
See your operating system Help file to learn how to map the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
...Mode- Customizing the Device
1 Select Settings. 2 Select a setting category. 3 Select the setting to change it . You need
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Your device memory contains ...cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit of a file, do not delete it . disables all functions that should not be deleted.
1 Open the Garmin drive or volume. 2...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... a light background (Day),
a dark background (Night), or automatically switches between the two based on your location. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
• Brightness-changes the brightness of the device storage.
Select Automatic to have the device set the time on your current location (Auto). • Screenshot-allows you update...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... data, such as street names.
• Keyboard-sets the language for your nüvi. NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the icon used to display your position on the map. Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps. TIP: To purchase additional map products, go to enable or disable that map.
Map...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
... User Data
1 Turn the device on. 2 Hold your finger on the windshield by the
suction cup. • Do not keep your device at http://my.garmin.com. All original settings are erased.
Avoiding Theft • Remove the device and mount from extreme
temperatures. • Decrease the screen brightness (page 4). • Do...
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