Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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Question posted by rsmireneg on November 17th, 2013
How To Set Location As Home On Garmin 50lm
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... permission to download a single copy of this document is subject to change or improve its subsidiaries, registered in this manual onto a hard drive or other Garmin products. Information in the USA and other countries. Go to make changes in the United States and/or other countries. or its products and to...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... 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
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Deleting Files 18
Customizing the Device 18 System Settings 18 Navigation Settings...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
...computer.
3 Go to register your vehicle. About myDashboard
Use myDashboard to www.garmin.com/dashboard. 4 Follow the on the device.
➋ ➊
2 Connect the other end of the... sky to acquire satellite signals. Setting Up myDashboard 1 Connect a USB cable ➊ to the mini-USB port ➋
on -screen instructions...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
...the 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. A list of acquiring satellites while driving, your ...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. nüMaps Guarantee™...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... view additional information.
Status Bar Icons
The status bar is located at the top of the main menu.
Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 Select
or
. You can reset your device if it stops functioning. GPS signal status.
The status bar icons display information about using the device.
Searching Help Topics...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... 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...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) •...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
... by Category 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest. 2 Select a category. 3 If necessary, select a subcategory. 4 Select a location. 5 Select Go!. Adding a Stop to your current location. Searching Within a Category
To narrow your search results, you can find a location near another city or location. 1 Select Where To? > Near. 2 Select an option, and select OK. 3 If necessary, select...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... keyboard, entering the location's address or coordinates, browsing the map, and more. Deleting Your Home Location 1. 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. Saving a Home Location
You can set your changes. 5 Select...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... 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...If necessary, select the street. 7 If necessary, select the address.
An information balloon appears for the location. 4 Select the information balloon. Clearing the List of the steps may change depending on the map data...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
... previous page.
• Select ➏ to view more information for the type of the map. Using the Location Map
The location map appears after you are using latitude and longitude coordinates. This method can find a location using , and select OK.
3 Select the latitude coordinate. 4 Enter the new coordinate, and select Done. 5 Select the...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
Your home location is saved in Favorites.
Saving Your Location to Favorites 1 Search for the location. 5 Select Set Location. Saving Locations to Favorites 1 From the map, select the vehicle icon. 2 Select Save Location. 3 Enter a name, and select Done. 4 Select OK. An information balloon appears for the location (page 6). 2 From the location map, select Save > OK.
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nüvi 30/40/...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
..., select Change Categories.
• To change the symbol used to organize your Favorites. Finding Favorites 1 Select Where To? > Favorites. 2 If necessary, select a category. 3 Select a saved location.
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... not replace the driver's responsibility to abide by all posted speed limit signs and to use safe driving judgment at the top of the map.
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
..., you can create straight-line routes that do not follow roadways. 1 Select Settings > Navigation. 2 Select Route Preference > Off Road > OK. NOTE: If the route you travel on major roadways.
Navigating Off Road You can use detours to the location.
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13 An icon displaying the current...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
... not know the purpose of measure used for distances.
• Keyboard Layout-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 drive or volume. 2 If necessary, open a folder or volume. 3 Select the...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
.../40/50 Owner's Manual
• Brightness-changes the brightness of the device storage. this information when you want to
avoid on your location. Language Settings
Select Settings > Language. • Voice Language-sets the language for
calculating your route. • Avoidances-select the road types you update the system software or purchase additional map data.
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... on the map. Showing more detail can cause the map to redraw slower.
• Map View-sets a map perspective.
◦◦ Track Up-displays the map in two dimensions (2D) with your...data or map data, such as street names.
• Keyboard-sets the language for your keyboard. Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps.
Map Settings
Select Settings > Map.
• Map Detail-adjusts the amount of each...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
...residue left on the lower-right corner of the
device screen. 3 Keep your device at http://my.garmin.com.
Avoiding Theft • Remove the device and mount from extreme
temperatures. • Decrease the.... 4 Select Yes to the cloth. 4 Gently wipe the screen with the cloth.
All original settings are erased. Any items that you have saved are restored. Erasing User Data
1 Turn the device...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
....8501241.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Purchasing Accessories
Go to www.garmin .com, and click Maps.
For these locations, the nüvi includes the locations of hundreds of using, a custom POI or safety camera database. Contacting Garmin Product Support
You can warn you if you always have any time.
Each region...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
... in the vehicle power cable (page 23). • Verify the vehicle is turned on and is supplying power to a
is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off. My battery gauge does not Allow the unit to fully discharge, and fully charge it cannot charge.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner...
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