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Question posted by lindpbr on February 9th, 2014

How To Erase Home Location On Nuvi 40lm

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Answer #1: Posted by waelsaidani1 on February 10th, 2014 7:01 AM
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  1. Touch Where to?
  2. Touch Favorites
  3. Touch the favorite named Home1
  4. Touch the "bubble" pointing at Home (usually says "Press for More")
  5. Touch Delete and confirm by touching Yes
  6. Touch the back button to exit the favorites list
  7. Touch Go Home
  8. Select the desired option for setting the new home location

The home location has now been changed. Repeat these steps as needed.

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Important Safety and Product Information - Page 2

... the windshield. • Always use your local waste disposal department to dispose of damage to the GPS device, fire, chemical burn, electrolyte leak, and/or injury. • Do not leave the ...may experience a shortened life span or may not stay attached to a heat source or in a hightemperature location, such as in the glove box. • Do not puncture or incinerate the device or battery. ...
Important Safety and Product Information - Page 3

... cause harmful interference to radio communications if not installed and used . Notice Windshield Mounting Legal Restrictions Before using suction mounts on your Garmin device in a location that are designed to restrictions made by one or more Member States. Where required, other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. FCC Compliance This device...
Important Safety and Product Information - Page 4

... LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. interference will be made by one year from the GPS unit. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for any interference,... Limited Warranty This Garmin product is not an authorized service provider of direction, distance, location or topography. In addition, Garmin reserves the right to correct the interference by an authorized...
Owner's Manual - Page 3

... 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... 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...
Owner's Manual - Page 8

GPS signal status. Searching Help Topics Select > Search. The status bar icons display information about using the device. Changing ...2 Select an option: • Select or . • Select the Mute check box. Current time. Status Bar Icons The status bar is located at the top of the main menu. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Turning Off the Device 1 Tap the Power key ➊....
Owner's Manual - Page 9

Finding Locations There are many ways to scroll faster. Using the On-Screen Buttons • Hold to quickly return to the main menu. • Select and to see more choices. • Select and hold to erase the entire entry. • Select Mode to select the keyboard language mode. • Select to enter special...
Owner's Manual - Page 10

... points of interest, such as a Via Point. 6 nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual About Points of Interest The detailed maps loaded in 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

...." 3 Select Done. 4 Select a location. 7 Deleting Your Home Location 1. For example, you can search for the location you return to most often. 1 Select Where To? > Go Home. 2 Select Enter My Address, Use My Current Location, or Choose from Recently Found. Going Home Select Where To? > Go Home. The location is saved as "Home" in Favorites (page 10). Saving a Home Location You can set...
Owner's Manual - Page 12

...252;vi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Clearing the List of Recently Found Locations Your device stores the last 50 locations you have found. Finding an Address NOTE: The order of the steps...Spell City, enter the city, and select Done. • Select Search All to find the location. 3 Select the location. Finding a Location by Browsing the Map 1 Select Where To? > Browse Map. 2 Drag the map to search...
Owner's Manual - Page 13

... 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 to...more information for the type of the map. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual 9 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

.... Favorites You can use the GPS simulator to them. Your home location is saved in your Favorites so you can save locations in Favorites. Setting a Simulated Location If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can quickly find them and create routes to set a simulated location. 1 Select Settings > System. 2 Select GPS Simulator > On > OK. 3 From...
Owner's Manual - Page 15

... Symbol. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual 7 Edit the information. 8 Select Done. 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 17

... of you, such as a straight line to display. 3 Select OK. Navigating Off Road You can use detours to avoid obstacles ahead of data to the location. Taking a Detour While navigating a route, you can create straight-line routes that do not follow roadways. 1 Select Settings > Navigation. 2 Select Route Preference > Off Road > OK...
Owner's Manual - Page 18

... trip computer. • Select Reset Max. Map Pages Viewing Trip Information The trip information page displays your present speed and provides statistics about your current location. From the map, select the Speed field. Finding Nearby Services 1 From the map, select the vehicle icon. 2 Select Hospitals, Police Stations, or Fuel to tell...
Owner's Manual - Page 22

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Owner's Manual - Page 23

... for calculating your route. • Avoidances-select the road types you to avoid on your current location (Auto). • Screenshot-allows you want to take a picture of the device screen. Time ... 24-hour, or UTC time format. • Current Time-manually set the time based on your location. Display Settings Select Settings > Display. • Color Mode-sets a light background (Day), a...
Owner's Manual - Page 26

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Owner's Manual - Page 27

The vehicle power cable does not work unless it is assembled correctly. If your vehicle, you may need to replace the fuse located at the tip of the vehicle adapter. 1 Unscrew the end piece. TIP: You may need to use a coin to the right or left. 2 Apply pressure ...
Owner's Manual - Page 28

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Owner's Manual - Page 29

... power to fully discharge, and fully charge it cannot charge. How do I know my device When your device is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off. charged for several minutes. The suction cup will not stay on my windshield. • Clean the suction cup and windshield with rubbing alcohol...

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