Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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Question posted by coweMik on October 15th, 2013
How To Program Garmin Nuvi 50 For Turn By Turn Route
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Owner's Manual - Page 3
...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 14
Data Management 16 File Types 16 About Memory Cards 17 Transferring Files from Your Computer 17
nüvi 30/40/50 ...Garmin Product Support 24 Troubleshooting 25
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Owner's Manual - Page 6
... into the mount. 6 Tilt your device back until it snaps into
a power outlet in your computer.
3 Go to www.garmin.com/dashboard. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual When the bars are green, the device has acquired satellite signals.
About myDashboard
Use myDashboard to acquire satellite...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
...on -screen instructions. A list of acquiring satellites while driving, your computer. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
3 Registering the Device 1 From myDashboard, click Register Now. 2 Follow the on-screen... languages appears.
3 Click Download next to the manual you register the device at http://my.garmin.com within 90 days of the product manuals in
a safe place.
Updating Maps 1 Open ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
Turning Off the Device
1 Tap the Power key ➊.
➊
2 Select Power Off.
You can reset your device if it stops functioning..... Resetting the Device You can select some icons to view information about features on the device.
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Current time.
GPS signal status. Status Bar Icons
The status bar is located at the top of the main menu.
Owner's Manual - Page 10
..., your device finds locations closest to a Route 1 While navigating an automobile route, select
Where To?. 2 Search for the... location (page 6). 3 Select Go!. 4 Select Add as restaurants, hotels, and auto services. About Points of Interest
The detailed maps loaded in your device contain points of interest, such as a Via Point.
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Owner's Manual - Page 13
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This method can find a location using , and select OK.
3 Select the latitude coordinate. ...correct
coordinate format for the location.
• Select ➌ to zoom in and out.
• Select ➍ to create a turn-by-turn route to this location.
• Select ➎ to return to the previous page.
• Select ➏ to view different parts ...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... and create routes to Favorites 1 Search for the location. 5 Select Set Location. An information balloon appears for the location (page 6). 2 From the location map, select Save > OK.
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Setting a Simulated Location If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS simulator...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... marks your destination. As you travel, the device guides you to the destination with a magenta line. The route is for failing to follow all applicable traffic laws and signs.
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...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
Stopping the Route While navigating a route, select > Stop. The route will be calculated as a straight line to display. 3 Select OK. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
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Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you, such as construction zones. An icon displaying ...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
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. Resetting Trip Information
1 ...Where Am I? TIP: If you need to reset the maximum speed.
3 Select OK.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual From the map, select the vehicle icon.
Speed to tell emergency personnel your trip.
Owner's Manual - Page 19
... top of the map. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
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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 the turn appear. Viewing a List of Turns
When you are navigating a route, you should be traveling, if available. The preview...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
... 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 NOTE: The device is not compatible with Windows® 95, 98, ... data storage.
Viewing an Upcoming Junction
While navigating an automobile route, you approach a junction in a route, the image of that junction appears briefly, if available.
Owner's Manual - Page 21
.... 4 Select Edit > Copy. 5 Open the Garmin or memory card drive or
volume.
6 Select Edit > Paste. The file appears in the list of files in your computer (page 2).
Your device and memory card appear as removable drives in My Computer in Windows and as maps, images, geocaches, routes, waypoints, and custom POIs.
Installing...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
...GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit of a file, do not know the purpose of measure used for distances.
• Keyboard Layout-sets the keyboard layout.
• Safe Mode-
disables all functions that should not be deleted.
1 Open the Garmin...
Select Settings > System.
• GPS Simulator-stops the device from your keyboard. You need
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Owner's Manual - Page 23
...-select the road types you update the system software or purchase additional map data.
this information when you want to
avoid on your routes. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
• Brightness-changes the brightness of the device storage.
Decreasing the brightness can save battery power. Language Settings
Select Settings > Language...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... as street names.
• Keyboard-sets the language for your keyboard. Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps. 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 Showing more detail can cause the map to redraw slower.
• Map View-sets a...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
...mount from extreme
temperatures. • Decrease the screen brightness (page 4). • Do not leave your device at http://my.garmin.com.
Erasing User Data
1 Turn the device on. 2 Hold your finger on the windshield by the
suction cup. • Do not keep your unit in.... All original settings are erased. 3 Apply the liquid to clear all user data.
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Owner's Manual - Page 27
... the fuse located at the tip of the vehicle adapter.
1 Unscrew the end piece. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
Removing the Device, Cradle, and Mount
Removing the Device from the Mount 1 Turn the cradle to the right or left. 2 Apply pressure until the socket on the cradle
releases the ball...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
...device is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off.
seem accurate. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
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device is turned on my windshield.
• Clean the suction cup and ... • Your device can only charge between 32°F and 113°F (between charges, turn down the backlight (page 19). How do I know my device When your device is out of...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
... your device is connected to the computer, but it will not go into mass storage mode.
1 Disconnect the USB cable from your computer. 2 Turn off the device. 3 Plug the USB cable into a USB port on and goes into your device. I cannot see any new
If you have...assigning drive letters to your operating system Help file to map or assign drive letters.
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