Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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Question posted by mathPo on July 27th, 2014
How To Reset Garmin Nuvi 50lm Home Location
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
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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
... 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 vehicle power cable into
a power outlet in your vehicle...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
...photocopy, in 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 Owner's Manual...the Device 1 From myDashboard, click Register Now. 2 Follow the on the Garmin web site.
1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Click Manuals. nüMaps Guarantee™ If you want. 4 Save the...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
...information about features on the device.
You can reset your device if it stops functioning.
Using Help ... Select Volume.
4
2 Select an option:
• Select
or
.
• Select the Mute check box. GPS signal status. Current time.
Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 Select
or
.
...bar is located at the top of the main menu.
Owner's Manual - Page 9
...a character. • Select and hold and 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 locations (page 8) • Using coordinates (page 9) • Using the map (page 9)...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
About Points of Interest
The detailed maps loaded in your device contain points of the name. 6 Select Done. Searching Within a Category
To narrow your current location. You can search within some categories. 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest. 2 Select a category. 3 If necessary, select a subcategory. 4 Select Spell.
5 Enter all or part of ...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
.... 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 set your changes. 5 Select Done. Editing Your Home Location Information 1 Select Where To? > Favorites > Home. 2 Select the information balloon. The location is saved as "Home" in Favorites...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... Where To? > Recently Found.
Clearing the List of Recently Found Places Select Where To? > Recently Found > Clear.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual 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 13
.... 6 Enter the new coordinate, and select Done. 7 Select Next. 8 Select Go!.
Finding a Location Using Coordinates You can be helpful when geocaching.
1 Select Where To? > Coordinates. 2 If necessary, select Format, select...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 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... GPS simulator to them. Saving Your Location to Favorites 1 Search for the location. 5 Select Set Location.
The location is also stored in Favorites.
Viewing a Route on the map. 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
Your home location is saved in Favorites. Saving Locations...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
... add custom categories to mark the Favorite on a map, select Change Map Symbol.
Finding Favorites 1 Select Where To? > Favorites. 2 If necessary, select a category. 3 Select a saved location. NOTE: Categories appear 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...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... new directions.
The route is for failing to the destination with a magenta line. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual A checkered flag marks your destination. 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
..., select > Stop. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
13 Navigating Off Road You can use detours to avoid obstacles ahead of data to the location. NOTE: If the route you , such as construction zones. Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you are...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
... your present speed and provides statistics about your location. Resetting Trip Information
1 From the map, select the Speed field > Reset. 2 Select an option:
• Select Reset Trip Data to tell emergency personnel your current location.
Speed to
view the nearest locations in that category.
TIP: If you need to reset the information on so it can accurately...
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.
When you can...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... 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. Your device and memory card appear...on the device.
Transferring Files from an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning).
NOTE: Some computers with multiple network drives cannot display nü...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
... Safe Mode- 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... to change it . 2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit of a file, do not delete it .
Owner's Manual - Page 23
...8226; Color Mode-sets a light background (Day),
a dark background (Night), or automatically switches between the two based on your current location (Auto). • Screenshot-allows you update the system software or purchase additional map data. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual... Navigation Settings
Select Settings > Navigation. • Route Preference-select a preference for your location.
Owner's Manual - Page 28
... 0808 2380000.
• In Europe, call +44 (0) 870.8501241.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual The data is available in some locations.
Your nüvi alerts you when you are driving too fast. Contacting Garmin Product Support
You can warn you if you are approaching a safety camera and can contact...
