Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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How To Set Home Destination Garmin Nuvi 50lm
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... Lifetime™ are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other Garmin products. or its subsidiaries
All rights reserved. Windows® is strictly prohibited. or...subsidiaries, registered in this manual or any revision hereto is a registered trademarks of Garmin Ltd.
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Owner's Manual - Page 3
... 6 Saving a Home Location 7 Location ...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
Setting Up myDashboard 1 Connect a USB cable ➊ to the mini-USB port ➋
on the device.
➋ ➊
2 Connect the other end of the sky to www.garmin.com/dashboard. 4 Follow the on your computer.
3 Go to acquire satellite signals. Acquiring Satellites The device may require an open view of the vehicle power...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... Owner's Manual The owner's manual for terms and conditions. Go to www.garmin.com/numaps for your device is available on the Garmin web site.
1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Click Manuals. Registering the Device... 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. A list of acquiring ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
....
4
2 Select an option:
• Select
or
.
• Select the Mute check box. GPS signal status.
Battery status.
Resetting the Device You can select some icons to view information about features on the device. Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 Select
or
. You can reset your device if it stops functioning...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
...; Select to enter special characters, such as punctuation marks.
Finding Locations
There are many ways to scroll faster.
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
...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...Saving a Home Location
You can enter "Starbucks" or "Coffee." 3 Select Done. 4 Select a location.
7
Going Home Select Where To? > Go Home.
Location Searches
You can search for the location you can set your changes....
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... on the map. Saving Locations 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 area on the Map 1 From the location map, select the information
balloon. 2 Select the route information box. Your home location is saved in Favorites. The location...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... a magenta line. A checkered flag marks your destination. 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.
12...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
... appear as a straight line to the location. 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.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
13 Stopping the Route While navigating a route, select > Stop.
Taking a Detour...
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)
16
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
From the map, select to view the junction, if available. NOTE: The device...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... an action:
• For Windows computers, click the eject icon 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. Installing a Memory Card The device supports microSD™ and microSDHC memory or data cards. nüvi...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
...50 Owner's Manual System Settings
Select Settings > System.
• GPS Simulator-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 file... 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...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
...
19 Screenshots are saved in the Screenshot folder of the screen.
Language Settings
Select Settings > Language. • Voice Language-sets the language for
calculating your route. • Avoidances-select the road...; Brightness-changes the brightness of the device storage.
Select Automatic to have the device set the time on the sunrise time and the sunset time for your
nüvi.
...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... a map to www.garmin.com/maps. Download additional vehicle icons at the top.
◦◦ 3D-displays the map in three dimensions (3D) in Track Up.
• Vehicle-select Change to change the language of user-entered data or map data, such as street names.
• Keyboard-sets the language for your...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
...device (not the touchscreen) using a cloth dampened with water can restore a category of settings or all settings to the factory defaults. 1. Do not expose the device to water.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner...'s Manual
21 Select Settings. 2.
Cleaning the Touchscreen 1 Use a soft, clean, lint-free cloth. 2 If necessary, use a...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
... left on the lower-right corner of the
device screen. 3 Keep your device in the glove compartment. • Register your device at http://my.garmin.com. All original settings are erased. Erasing User Data
1 Turn the device on. 2 Hold your finger on the windshield by the
suction cup. • Do not keep...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
...questions about this product.
• Go to -date information. Safety Cameras
‹ Caution Garmin is not responsible for availability. Your nüvi alerts you when you are approaching a safety camera and ...can receive up -to www.garmin.com/support.
• In the USA, call (913) 397.8200.
• In the UK, call ...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
... vehicle is turned on and is supplying power to a
is in My Computer. drives listed in USB mass storage computer is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
25 seem accurate. My battery gauge does not Allow the unit to fully discharge, and...
Owner's Manual - Page 32
Liberty 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. A
Printed in Taiwan © 2011 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries
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