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Owner's Manual - Page 2
...Garmin products.
Mac® is strictly prohibited. Garmin hereby grants permission to be used without the express prior written consent of Garmin. or its subsidiaries. or its subsidiaries, registered in the United States... be viewed and to the Garmin Web site (www.garmin.com) for any revision hereto is a registered trademark of such changes or improvements. or its products...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... Settings 19 Time Settings 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 24 Contacting Garmin...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... your vehicle. Acquiring Satellites The device may require an open view of the sky to www.garmin.com/dashboard. 4 Follow the on your computer.
3 Go to acquire satellite signals. ➌... in your device, check for software and map updates, access product manuals and support, and more.
Setting Up myDashboard 1 Connect a USB cable ➊ to the mini-USB port ➋
on the device...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
...sales receipt, or a photocopy, in several languages appears.
3 Click Download next to www.garmin.com/numaps for terms and conditions.
Updating the Software 1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Under Software Updates, click Update...40/50 Owner's Manual
3 Go 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 your...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... Volume.
4
2 Select an option:
• Select
or
.
• Select the Mute check box.
GPS signal status.
Resetting the Device You can select some icons to view information about features on the device.
Battery status. Using Help Select to change settings or view additional information.
Turning Off the Device
1 Tap the Power key ➊...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
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. • Select to change the character case. • Select and to move...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... business. Location Searches
You can search for the location 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.
For example, you return to most often. 1 Select Where To? > Go Home. 2 Select Enter My Address, Use My Current
Location, or Choose from...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... 1 Select Where To? > Browse Map. 2 Drag the map to search all cities in the state or province.
4 Enter the address number, and select Done. 5 Enter the street name, and ...the information balloon.
Viewing a List 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:...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... for the location (page 6). 2 From the location map, select Save > OK.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Saving Your Location to set a simulated location. 1 Select Settings > System. 2 Select GPS Simulator > On > OK. 3 From the main menu, select Where To? >
Browse Map. 4 Select an area on the Map 1 From the location map...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
... in the Favorites menu after you have saved more than 12 Favorites. 1 Select Where To? > Favorites. 2 Select the Favorite. 3 Select the information balloon. 4 Select Edit > Change Categories. 5 Select a category, and select New.
11 Editing Favorites 1 Select Where To? > Favorites. 2 If necessary, select a category. 3 Select a Favorite. 4 Select the information balloon. 5 Select Edit...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... by all posted speed limit signs and to use safe driving judgment at the top of the map.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual 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
... can use detours to avoid obstacles ahead of data to display. 3 Select OK. Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you can create straight-line routes that do not follow roadways. 1 Select Settings > Navigation. 2 Select Route Preference > Off Road > OK. An icon displaying the current...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
... upper-left corner of the map. 2 Select Show Map.
Viewing the Entire Route on major roadways. The preview includes the distance to the turn , lane change, or other maneuver appears in which you can view all of the turns and maneuvers for junctions on the Map 1 While navigating an automobile route...
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
Data Management
You can view the junctions on your device. NOTE: The device...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
...Transferring Files from an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning). The file appears in the list of files...Computer in your computer, 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. NOTE: Some computers with multiple network drives cannot display n...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
...GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit of a file, do not delete it . System Settings
Select Settings > System.
• GPS Simulator-stops the device from your keyboard. disables all functions that should not be deleted.
1 Open the Garmin....
Customizing the Device
1 Select Settings. 2 Select a setting category. 3 Select the setting to change it . You need
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...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
.... • Route Preference-select a preference for your routes.
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 the system software or purchase additional map data. Display...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... Settings > Map.
• Map Detail-adjusts the amount of each map loaded on the map. Proximity Points Settings
Select Settings > Proximity Points.
• Alerts-notifies you when you approach custom safety cameras (page 24).
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the icon used to www.garmin...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
... not keep your unit in direct sunlight. • Decrease the volume (page 4).
All original settings are erased. Extending the Battery Life • Keep your device away from sight when
not in... left on the lower-right corner of the
device screen. 3 Keep your device at http://my.garmin.com.
Avoiding Theft • Remove the device and mount from extreme
temperatures. • Decrease the...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
... minutes. Also, you should see one or two new removable disk
mode?
How do I know my device When your device is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off. drives listed in a hot environment, it (without interrupting the charge cycle). nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
25 If the
device...