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Important Safety and Product Information - Page 2
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.... Keep your windshield clean to help ensure that may present a risk of damage to the GPS device, fire, chemical burn, electrolyte leak, and/or injury.
• Do not leave ...device outside of the device controls while driving. For safety, always resolve any functions requiring prolonged use voice prompts when possible.
• Do not input destinations, change settings, or access any ...
Important Safety and Product Information - Page 3
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... of any interference received, including interference that
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Notice
Windshield Mounting Legal Restrictions Before using the suction cup mount on your product. • Only replace the battery with.... • Do not disassemble, puncture, or damage the battery. • If using suction mounts on their windshields while operating motor vehicles. Virtually all applicable laws and ordinances...
Important Safety and Product Information - Page 4
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..., WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR ANY TRAFFIC FINES OR CITATIONS, WHETHER RESULTING FROM THE USE, MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT. If this equipment does cause harmful ... and your authority to operate this period, Garmin will be made by one year from the GPS unit.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Within this...
Owner's Manual - Page 2
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...downloaded or stored in any storage medium, for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of Apple Computer, Inc. Information in the USA and other countries. Garmin... provided herein, no part of Microsoft Corporation in the content without obligation to be used without notice. Windows® is a registered trademarks of this manual or any revision...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
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Table of Contents
Getting Started 1 Mounting the Device 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 Route 12 Map Pages 14
Data Management 16 File Types 16 About Memory Cards ...
Owner's Manual - Page 5
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...exiting or store it on battery power.
1 Plug the vehicle power cable ➊ into the USB port ➋ on the device.
2 Press the suction cup ➌ to windshield mounting.
n...‹ WARNING This product contains a lithium-ion battery. Charge your device as you drive before using it out of direct sunlight.
Notice Before mounting the device, see the Important Safety and Product ...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
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..., access product manuals and support, and more. 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 vehicle power cable into place. 7 Plug the other end of the sky to acquire satellite signals. About myDashboard
Use...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
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The status bar icons display information about using the device.
Adjusting the Volume 1 Select Volume.
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2 Select an option:
• Select
or
.
• Select the Mute check box.
Searching Help Topics Select > Search.
GPS signal status. You can reset your device if it stops functioning.
Status Bar Icons
The status bar is located at...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
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... hold to erase the entire entry.
• Select Mode to select the keyboard language mode.
• Select to 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 Interest > Spell
Name. 2 Select an option...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
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Deleting Your Home Location 1.
Finding a Location by using the onscreen keyboard, entering the location's address or coordinates, browsing the map, ...balloon. For example, 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. The location is saved as "Home" in Favorites (page 10).
Location Searches...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
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Finding a Location Using Coordinates You can be helpful when geocaching.
1 Select Where To? > Coordinates. 2 If necessary, select ...• Select the information balloon ➋ to view more information for the type of the map. 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 longitude coordinate....
Owner's Manual - Page 14
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...save locations in Favorites.
Saving Your Location 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... quickly find them . The location is also stored in your Favorites so you can use the GPS simulator to Favorites 1 From the map, select the vehicle icon. 2 Select Save Location. 3 Enter a...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
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... option:
• Select Change Name.
• Select Change Phone Number.
• To assign categories to the Favorite, select Change Categories.
• To change the symbol used to organize your Favorites.
Owner's Manual - Page 16
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... citations that you may receive for information only and does 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. As you travel, the device guides you depart from the original route, the device recalculates the...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
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... you can create straight-line routes that do not follow roadways. 1 Select Settings > Navigation. 2 Select Route Preference > Off Road > OK. Navigating Off Road You can use detours to avoid obstacles ahead of data to display. 3 Select OK. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
13 An icon displaying the current speed...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
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.../40/50 Owner's Manual TIP: If you need to tell emergency personnel your trip.
From the map, select the vehicle icon. Viewing Current Location Information Use the Where Am I?
Resetting Trip Information
1 From the map, select the Speed field > Reset. 2 Select an option:
• Select Reset Trip Data to view information...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
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...the list of files in Windows and as maps, images, geocaches, routes, waypoints, and custom POIs. Disconnecting the USB Cable 1 Complete an action:
• For Windows computers, click the eject icon in your computer, open the ...the volume icon to the Trash .
About Memory Cards
You can be used to store files such as mounted volumes on the device. Insert a memory card into the slot on...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
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...number, the unit ID number, and information about several other software features. 2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit of a file, do not delete it ....Files
NOTICE If you do not know the purpose of measure used for distances.
• Keyboard Layout-sets the keyboard layout.
• Safe Mode-
System Settings
Select Settings ...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
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... map data, such as street names.
• Keyboard-sets the language for your nüvi. NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the icon used to redraw slower.
• Map View-sets a map perspective.
◦◦ Track Up-displays the map in two dimensions (2D) with your direction of travel...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
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... suction cup (page 1). The device does not charge in my vehicle.
• Check the fuse in USB mass storage computer is supplying power to fully discharge, and fully charge it cannot charge. If the
device is... not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off.
My battery gauge does not Allow the unit to the power outlet. •...
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