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How Can I Get Proximity Setting On My Garmin Nuvi 50lm Gps
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
..., copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in the United States and/or other electronic storage medium to the Garmin Web site (www.garmin.com) for any person or organization of Apple Computer, Inc. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, MapSource® and nüvi® are trademarks of this manual or any revision hereto is...
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
...updates, access product manuals and support, and more. About myDashboard
Use myDashboard to acquire satellite signals. Setting Up myDashboard 1 Connect a USB cable ➊ to the mini-USB port ➋
on the...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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➌...
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 the product manuals in
a safe place. nüvi 30/40/50... Software 1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Under Software Updates, click Update Now. 3 Follow the on the Garmin web site.
1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Click Manuals. Go to your computer. Downloading the Owner's ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... icons display information about using the device. Current time.
Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 Select
or
. Adjusting the Volume 1 Select Volume.
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2 Select an option:
• Select
or
.
• Select the Mute check box. GPS signal status.
Status Bar Icons
The status bar is located at the top of the...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
...; Select Mode to select the keyboard language mode.
• Select to enter special characters, such as punctuation marks.
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...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... most often. 1 Select Where To? > Go Home. 2 Select Enter My Address, Use My Current
Location, or Choose from Recently Found. Saving a Home Location
You can set your changes. 5 Select Done.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
3 Select Edit. 4 Enter your home location for the location you can search for locations...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use 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 ...
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Saving Your Location to Favorites 1 Search for the location. 5 Select Set Location.
Owner's Manual - Page 16
.../40/50 Owner's Manual As you travel, the device guides 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
... the route you , such as construction zones. The route will be calculated as you can create straight-line routes that do not follow roadways. 1 Select Settings > Navigation. 2 Select Route Preference > Off Road > OK. Taking a Detour While navigating a route, you travel on major roadways. Stopping the Route While navigating a route, select > Stop...
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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Owner's Manual - Page 21
... Owner's Manual
17 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 the device memory or...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.
In addition to map and data storage,...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
...sets the keyboard layout.
• Safe Mode- Customizing the Device
1 Select Settings. 2 Select a setting category. 3 Select the setting to change it . disables all functions that should not be deleted.
1 Open the Garmin...receiving a 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...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... the Screenshot folder of the screen.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
• Brightness-changes the brightness of the device storage. Display Settings
Select Settings > Display. • Color Mode-sets a light background (Day),
a dark background (Night), or automatically switches between the two based on the sunrise time and the sunset time for...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
...-view the maps and the version of detail shown on your nüvi. Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps. TIP: To purchase additional map products, go to enable or disable that map. Proximity Points Settings
Select Settings > Proximity Points.
• Alerts-notifies you when you approach custom safety cameras (page 24).
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Owner's Manual - Page 25
....
Cleaning the Touchscreen 1 Use a soft, clean, lint-free cloth. 2 If necessary, use a hard or sharp object to operate the touchscreen, or damage may result.
Select Settings. 2. Never use water, isopropyl alcohol, or
eyeglass lens cleaner. Cleaning the Outer Casing
notice Avoid chemical cleaners and solvents that can damage plastic components.
1 Clean...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
...the
device screen. 3 Keep your device in the glove compartment. • Register your device at http://my.garmin.com. Avoiding Theft • Remove the device and mount from extreme
temperatures. • Decrease the screen brightness ... 4 Gently wipe the screen with the cloth.
All original settings are erased. 3 Apply the liquid to clear all user data.
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Owner's Manual - Page 28
... locations of hundreds of using, a custom POI or safety camera database. The data is updated at any questions about this product.
• Go to www.garmin.com/support.
• In the USA, call (913) 397.8200.
• In the UK, call 0808 2380000.
• In Europe, call +44 (0) 870.8501241.
24...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
... Owner's Manual
25 drives listed in the vehicle power cable (page 23). • Verify the vehicle is turned on and is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off.
Owner's Manual - Page 32
... House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9LR UK
Garmin Corporation No. 68, Zhangshu 2nd Road, Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City, 221, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
www.garmin.com
August 2011
Part Number 190-01336-00 Rev. or its subsidiaries
Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA
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Printed in Taiwan