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Important Safety and Product Information - Page 2
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...from the vehicle or store it does not obstruct the driver's view of damage to the GPS device, fire, chemical burn, electrolyte leak, and/or injury.
• Do not ...replacement for more information. See www.garmin.com/prop65 for driver attentiveness and good judgement. Battery Warnings If these guidelines are not followed, the internal lithium-ion battery may experience a shortened life span ...
Important Safety and Product Information - Page 3
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... the limits for any state or local law or ordinance relating to www .garmin.com/compliance.
Additional User-Replaceable Battery Warnings: • Do not use a sharp object to part 15 of your Garmin dealer or the Garmin Web site. Many other Garmin dashboard or friction mount options should be incurred as a result of any fines...
Important Safety and Product Information - Page 4
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... authorized service provider of Garmin.
Repairs should only be made by one year from the GPS unit.
• Consult... scratches, nicks and dents; (ii) consumable parts, such as batteries, unless product damage has occurred due to a defect in permanent... different circuit from the date of the device.
Garmin makes no charge to repair or replace (with Industry Canada license-...
Owner's Manual - Page 2
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... text of this copyright notice and provided further that any person or organization of Garmin Ltd. Information in the United States and/or other countries. or its products ...™ are trademarks of this manual onto a hard drive or other Garmin products. Mac® is strictly prohibited. Garmin hereby grants permission to change or improve its subsidiaries, registered in any ...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
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... 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 Product Support 24 Troubleshooting 25
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Owner's Manual - Page 5
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... Owner's Manual
Mounting the Device
‹ WARNING This product contains a lithium-ion battery.
Notice Before mounting the device, see the Important Safety and Product Information guide for ...and other important information. 1 Connect the device to windshield mounting.
Charge your device as you drive before using it on battery power.
1 Plug the vehicle power cable ➊ into the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
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Acquiring Satellites The device may require an open view of the sky to www.garmin.com/dashboard. 4 Follow the on your computer.
3 Go to acquire satellite signals. Setting Up myDashboard 1 Connect a USB cable ➊ to the mini-USB port ➋
...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
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.../numaps for your device is available on the Garmin web site.
1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Click Manuals. Updating Maps 1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Register ...a 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. Downloading the Owner's Manual The owner's manual ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
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... using the device.
Using Help Select to change settings or view additional information.
Searching Help Topics Select > Search. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
Battery status.
GPS signal status. Current time.
You can reset your device if it stops functioning.
Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 Select
or
. Status...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
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.../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 20
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... 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 Viewing an Upcoming Junction
While navigating an automobile route, you approach a junction in...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
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... computer (page 2). Transferring Files from an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning).
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
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See 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. NOTE: Some computers with multiple network drives...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
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2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit of a file, do not know the purpose of... 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 file. 4 Press the Delete key on your computer....
Owner's Manual - Page 23
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Select Automatic to have the device set the time on -screen text to take a picture of the device screen.
Decreasing the brightness can save battery power. 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 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
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Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps. TIP: To purchase additional map products, go to enable or disable that map. Map Settings
Select Settings > Map.
• Map Detail-adjusts the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
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...window
appears. 4 Select Yes to the cloth. 4 Gently wipe the screen with the cloth. All original settings are erased.
Extending the Battery Life • Keep your device away from sight when
not in direct sunlight. • Decrease the volume (page 4).
3 Apply the...
temperatures. • Decrease the screen brightness (page 4). • Do not leave your device at http://my.garmin.com.
Owner's Manual - Page 27
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... on the suction cup mount toward
you. 2 Pull the tab on the top of the cradle. 2 Tilt the device forward.
If your device does not charge in the proper position. Removing the Cradle from the Cradle 1 Press up on the tab on the suction cup toward you may need to the...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
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...-time payment, you are driving too fast. Purchasing Accessories
Go to www.garmin .com, and click Maps. Check http://my.garmin.com for the accuracy of, or the consequences of safety cameras.
Safety... For more information on nüMaps Lifetime and complete terms and conditions, go to http://buy.garmin.com. For these locations, the nüvi includes the locations of hundreds of using, a ...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
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... the device screen. The suction cup will not stay on and is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off. My battery does not stay To maximize the time between 0°C and 45°C). Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
My device is supplying power to fully discharge, and fully charge it cannot charge.
seem accurate.
Owner's Manual - Page 32
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