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How To Select A Route To Follow Using Garmin Nuvi 50 Lm

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Owner's Manual - Page 3

... 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 i

Owner's Manual - Page 6

... 30/40/50 Owner's Manual ➌ ➎➋ ➍ ➊➏ 5 Fit the 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...

Owner's Manual - Page 7

nüMaps Guarantee™ If you want. 4 Save the file to your computer. Go to www.garmin.com/numaps for one free map update. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual 3 Registering the Device 1 From myDashboard, click Register Now. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions. 3 Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in several languages...

Owner's Manual - Page 8

... change settings or view additional information. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Turning Off the Device 1 Tap the Power key ➊. ➊ 2 Select Power Off. Battery status. GPS signal status. Searching Help Topics Select > Search. The status bar icons display information about using the device. Hold the Power key for 10 seconds. Adjusting the...

Owner's Manual - Page 9

... delete a character. • Select and hold and 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) • Using Favorites (page 10) nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual 5

Owner's Manual - Page 10

... 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!. Searching Within a Category To narrow 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. Adding...

Owner's Manual - Page 11

... To? > Favorites > Home. 2 Select the information balloon. 3 Select Delete, and select Yes. nüvi 30/40/50 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. Finding a Location by using the onscreen keyboard, entering the location's address...

Owner's Manual - Page 13

... type of the map. 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 to create a turn-by-turn route to this location. • Select ➎ to return to the previous...

Owner's Manual - Page 14

.... Setting a Simulated Location If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS simulator to them. Your home location is saved in Favorites. Saving Your Location to Favorites 1 Search for the location. 5 Select Set Location. Viewing a Route on the map. An information balloon appears for the location (page 6). 2 From the...

Owner's Manual - Page 15

... Change Categories. • To change the symbol used to organize your Favorites. 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 balloon. 4 Select Edit > Change Categories. 5 Select a category, and select New. 11 nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual 7 Edit the information...

Owner's Manual - Page 16

.../50 Owner's Manual As you travel, the device guides you to follow all times. Deleting Favorites NOTE: Deleted Favorites 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...

Owner's Manual - Page 17

..., you , such as construction zones. Stopping the Route While navigating a route, select > Stop. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual 13 Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you can create straight-line routes that do not follow roadways. 1 Select Settings > Navigation. 2 Select Route Preference > Off Road > OK. An icon displaying the current speed...

Owner's Manual - Page 18

... Services 1 From the map, select the vehicle icon. 2 Select Hospitals, Police Stations, or Fuel to reset the maximum speed. 3 Select OK. 14 nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Map Pages Viewing ... the device turned on the trip computer. • Select Reset Max. Viewing Current Location Information Use the Where Am I? From the map, select the vehicle icon. TIP: If you need to reset...

Owner's Manual - Page 19

... text bar on the Map 1 While navigating an automobile route, select the navigation bar at the top of the junction appears for the turn . Viewing a List of Turns When you are navigating a route, you should be traveling, if available. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual 15 Viewing the Next Turn While navigating an...

Owner's Manual - Page 20

...following file types: • Maps and GPX waypoint files from MapSource® (page 24) • GPI custom POI files from Garmin POI Loader (page 24) 16 nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual From the map, select...on your device. 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

... the Garmin or memory card drive or volume. 6 Select Edit > Paste. Installing a Memory Card The device supports microSD™ and microSDHC memory or data cards. Your device and memory card appear as removable drives in My Computer in the device memory or on the memory card. About Memory Cards You can be used...

Owner's Manual - Page 22

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Owner's Manual - Page 23

Navigation Settings Select Settings > Navigation. • Route Preference-select a preference for your nüvi. Select Automatic to have the device set the time 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. this information when you to take a picture ...

Owner's Manual - Page 24

... Points. • Alerts-notifies you when you approach custom safety cameras (page 24). 20 nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps. Showing more detail can cause the map to redraw slower. • Map View-sets a map perspective. ...version of detail shown on the map. NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the icon used to display your nüvi.

Owner's Manual - Page 26

...vi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Erasing User Data 1 Turn the device on. 2 Hold your finger on the windshield by the suction cup. • Do not keep your device at http://my.garmin.com. Any items... from sight when not in use. • Remove the residue left on the lower-right corner of the device screen. 3 Keep your finger pressed until the pop-up window appears. 4 Select Yes to the cloth. 4...