Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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Question posted by Joekath on September 10th, 2013
I Have A Garmin 50lm That Has Stopped Showing Maps Unless You Have A
destination plugged in
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... the content without notice. or its products and to notify any unauthorized commercial distribution of Garmin Ltd. nüMaps Guarantee™ and nüMaps Lifetime™ are trademarks of this document is strictly prohibited. or its subsidiaries. Garmin reserves the right to change without obligation to make changes in this manual or any revision...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
...Device 18 System Settings 18 Navigation Settings 19 Display 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 ... the Device, Cradle, and Mount 23 About nüMaps Lifetime 24 Safety Cameras 24 Purchasing Accessories 24 Contacting Garmin Product Support 24 Troubleshooting 25
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Owner's Manual - Page 5
... heat, remove the device from the vehicle when exiting or store it on battery power.
1 Plug the vehicle power cable ➊ into the USB port ➋ on the device.
2 Press...Important Safety and Product Information guide for updates.
• Software updates (page 3). • Free map update (page 3). Getting Started
‹ WARNING S ee the Important Safety and Product Information guide in...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... bottom ➏ of your device into the mount. 6 Tilt your 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 sky...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... acquiring satellites while driving, your device could be eligible for your computer. nüMaps Guarantee™ If you want. 4 Save the file to www.garmin.com/numaps for terms and conditions.
Updating Maps 1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Register the device (page 3). 3 Under Map Updates, click Update Now. 4 Follow the on -screen instructions. nüvi 30...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
You can reset your device if it stops functioning. Current time. Battery status. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 ...10122;
2 Select Power Off. Using Help Select to change settings or view additional information. Hold the Power key for 10 seconds. GPS signal status. Searching Help Topics Select > Search.
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... location (page 6) • By spelling the name (page 7) • By address (page 8) • Using recently found locations (page 8) • Using coordinates (page 9) • Using the map (page 9) • Using Favorites (page 10)
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
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Using the On-Screen Buttons • Hold to quickly return to the...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
... 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. Adding a Stop to your current location. Finding a Point of Interest by Category 1 Select Where To? > Points of the name. 6 Select Done.
About Points of Interest
The detailed...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
Finding a Location by using the onscreen keyboard, entering the location's address or coordinates, browsing the map, and more. 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
... the information balloon.
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 ...location. Select Where To? > Recently Found. Finding a Location by Browsing the Map 1 Select Where To? > Browse Map. 2 Drag the map to search all cities in the state or province.
4 Enter the address number,...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
...Select OK. An information balloon appears for the location (page 6). 2 From the location map, select Save > OK.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual The ...GPS simulator to them and create routes 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 16
... new directions. The route is for failing to the destination with a magenta line. As you travel, the device guides you to follow all times. 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
Navigating Off Road You can use detours to display. 3 Select OK.
Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of data to avoid obstacles ahead of you can create straight-line routes that ... option, the device might not calculate a detour. 1 While navigating a route, select to return to the location.
Stopping the Route While navigating a route, select...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
... you need to tell emergency personnel your trip. From the map, select the vehicle icon. This is helpful if you make frequent stops, leave the device turned on the trip computer.
• Select Reset Max.
From the map, select the Speed field.
Map Pages
Viewing Trip Information The trip information page displays your present...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
...of the junction appears for junctions on the top of the map. The details for your entire route and the distance between ...Map 1 While navigating an automobile route, select the
navigation bar at the top of the next turn or maneuver and the lane in the upper-left corner of the map. Viewing the Next Turn
While navigating an automobile route, a preview of the map. 2 Select Show Map. From the map...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
... 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. Viewing an Upcoming Junction
While navigating an automobile route, you approach a junction in a route, the...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
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Insert a memory card into the slot on Mac computers. 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 in your system tray.
• For Mac computers, drag the volume icon to the...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
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 drive or volume. 2 If necessary, open a folder or volume. 3 Select the file. 4 Press the Delete key on your computer.
2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
...: Changing the text language does not change the icon used to display your position on the map. Showing more detail can cause the map to redraw slower.
• Map View-sets a map perspective.
◦◦ Track Up-displays the map in two dimensions (2D) with your direction of travel at the top.
◦◦ North Up...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
... a new region or extend an existing subscription at least weekly, so you always have any time. You can contact Garmin Product Support if you have access to the most up to four map updates each year for the life of your device. Safety camera information is not responsible for the accuracy of...
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