Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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Question posted by azitabresc on June 2nd, 2014
How To Get The Garmin Nuvi 50lm To Get The Correct Home Location
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
...subject to notify any unauthorized commercial distribution of this document is a registered trademark of Garmin.
Go to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto, provided ..., copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in the USA and other Garmin products. © 2011 Garmin Ltd. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of such changes or improvements...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... 1 Mounting the 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 Route 12 Map Pages ...252;Maps Lifetime 24 Safety Cameras 24 Purchasing Accessories 24 Contacting Garmin Product Support 24 Troubleshooting 25
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Owner's Manual - Page 6
... of the vehicle power cable 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-screen instructions.
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5 Fit the bottom ➏ of...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... for terms and conditions.
nüMaps Guarantee™ If you register the device at http://my.garmin.com within 90 days of the product manuals in
a safe place. A list of acquiring satellites ... appears.
3 Click Download next to the manual you want. 4 Save the file to www.garmin.com/numaps for one free map update. Go to your computer. Registering the Device 1 From myDashboard, click ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... your device if it stops functioning.
The status bar icons display information about using the device. GPS signal status.
Resetting the Device You can select some icons to view information about features on the...Off. Hold the Power key for 10 seconds. Status Bar Icons
The status bar is located at the top of the main menu. Using Help Select to change settings or view additional information...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... and hold to erase the entire entry.
• Select Mode to select the keyboard language mode.
• Select 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) • By address (page 8) • Using recently found...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
... To? > Points of Interest. 2 Select 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!. Finding a Point of Interest by Category 1 Select Where To? > Points of the name. 6 Select Done. Searching Near Another...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
...Owner's Manual
3 Select Edit. 4 Enter your home location for locations by Spelling the Name 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell
Name. 2 Enter a business name or a type of business.
Saving a Home Location
You can enter "Starbucks" or "Coffee." 3 Select Done. 4 Select a location.
7 The location is saved as "Home" in Favorites (page 10). Location Searches
You can search for the...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... Where To? > Recently Found. An information balloon appears for the location. 4 Select the information balloon. Finding an Address NOTE: The order...select Done.
• Select Search All to find the location. 3 Select the location.
Viewing a List of Recently Found Locations Your device stores the last 50 locations you have found.
Finding a Location by Browsing the Map 1 Select Where To? > ...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
... the information balloon ➋ to view different parts of map you select a location from the Where To?
Finding a Location Using Coordinates You can be helpful when geocaching.
1 Select Where To? > Coordinates. 2 If necessary, select Format, select the correct
coordinate format for the location.
• Select ➌ to zoom in and out.
• Select ➍...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
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balloon. 2 Select the route information box. Your home location is saved in Favorites.
Favorites
You can use the GPS simulator to them. The location is also stored in your Favorites so you can save locations 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...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
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7 Edit the information. 8 Select Done.
Finding Favorites 1 Select Where To? > Favorites. 2 If necessary, select a category. 3 Select a saved location.
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... cannot be responsible for any traffic fines or citations that you depart from the original route, the device recalculates the route and provides new directions.
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 Preference > Off Road > OK.
The route will be calculated as construction zones.
Taking a Detour While navigating a route, you , such as a straight line to the location.
Owner's Manual - Page 18
... computer.
• Select Reset Max. TIP: If you need to tell emergency personnel your location. From the map, select the vehicle icon. page to reset the information on so it ...to reset the maximum speed.
3 Select OK.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Viewing Current Location Information Use the Where Am I? From the map, select the Speed field. Resetting Trip Information
1 From the map...
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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NOTE: The device is not compatible with Windows® 95, 98, Me, Windows...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... memory or data cards. 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 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.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
...-stops the device from your keyboard. 2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit of a ... Select a setting category. 3 Select the setting to change it . 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 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 27
...up on the tab on the mount. The vehicle power cable does not work unless it is assembled correctly. Removing the Cradle from the Windshield 1 Flip the lever on the suction cup mount toward
you. 2... back into the vehicle power
cable.
TIP: You may need to use a coin to replace the fuse located at the tip of the vehicle adapter.
1 Unscrew the end piece. Removing the Suction Cup Mount from the...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
... region or extend an existing subscription at least weekly, so you are driving too fast. Purchasing Accessories
Go to www.garmin .com, and click Maps. The data is available in some locations.
Each region that you purchase has an expiration date.
Safety camera information is updated at any questions about this product...
