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Important Safety and Product Information - Page 2
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... windshield mount may affect safety while driving. Do not place the device in front of damage to the GPS device, fire, chemical burn, electrolyte leak, and/or injury.
• Do not leave the device ...the driver's view of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm. See www.garmin.com/prop65 for an extended time, store within the following temperature range: from 32°F to...
Important Safety and Product Information - Page 3
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... incurred as a result of any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. In some countries, complete and accurate map information is either not available or is the user's responsibility to mount the Garmin device in compliance with all data sources contain some inaccurate or incomplete data.
It is prohibitively expensive...
Important Safety and Product Information - Page 4
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...under Part 15 regulations. Repairs should only be responsible for one of Garmin. Garmin retains the exclusive right to a defect in materials or workmanship; (... who is intended to the accuracy or completeness of map data in materials or workmanship for any purpose requiring precise... equipment off and on a different circuit from the GPS unit.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced...
Owner's Manual - Page 2
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... and to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other countries. nüMaps Guarantee™ and nüMaps Lifetime™ are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. © 2011 Garmin Ltd. Go to the Garmin Web site (www.garmin.com) for any purpose without the express permission of Apple Computer, Inc. or its subsidiaries
All...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
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...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
nü..., 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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Notice Before mounting the device, see the Important Safety and Product Information guide for updates.
• Software updates (page 3). • Free map update (page 3). nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
Mounting the Device
‹ WARNING This product contains a lithium-ion battery. To prevent the possibility of ...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
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... 6 Tilt your device back until it snaps into
a power outlet in your device, check for software and map updates, access product manuals and support, and more. Setting Up myDashboard 1 Connect a USB cable ➊ to... the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer.
3 Go to www.garmin.com/dashboard. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual About...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
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..., click Update Now. 4 Follow the on -screen instructions.
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3 nüMaps Guarantee™ If you register the device at http://my.garmin.com within 90 days of the product manuals in
a safe place. Updating the Software 1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Under Software Updates, click Update Now. 3 Follow...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
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... location (page 6) • By spelling the name (page 7) • By address (page 8) • Using recently found locations (page 8) • Using coordinates (page 9) • Using the map (page 9) • Using Favorites (page 10)
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Using the On-Screen Keyboard See "System Settings" to change the keyboard...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
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About Points of Interest
The detailed maps loaded in your device contain 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 Near ...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
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Finding a Location by using the onscreen keyboard, entering the location's address or coordinates, browsing the map, and more. The location is saved as "Home" in Favorites (page 10).
Deleting Your Home Location 1. Going Home Select Where To? > Go Home. nüvi ...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
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... Locations Your device stores the last 50 locations you have found.
Finding an Address NOTE: The order of the steps may change depending on the map data loaded on your device.
1 Select Where To? > Address. 2 If necessary, change the state, the country, or the
province.
3 Select an option: • Select Spell City...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
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...your Favorites.
• Select the information balloon ➋ 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. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
9 This...; to return to the previous page.
• Select ➏ to view different parts of map you select a location from the Where To?
Owner's Manual - Page 14
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... Favorites so 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 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.
Viewing a Route on the...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
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... information balloon. 4 Select Edit > Change Categories. 5 Select a category, and select New.
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Adding a Category You can add custom categories to mark the Favorite on a map, select Change Map Symbol. Finding Favorites 1 Select Where To? > Favorites. 2 If necessary, select a category. 3 Select a saved location. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
7 Edit the information...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
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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
Following an Automobile Route
notice The speed limit icon feature is marked with voice prompts, arrows on the map, and directions at all applicable traffic laws and signs...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
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...types:
• Maps and GPX waypoint files from MapSource® (page 24)
• GPI custom POI files from Garmin POI Loader (page... 24)
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NOTE: The device is not compatible with Windows® 95, 98, Me, Windows NT®, and Mac® OS 10.3 and earlier. The device has a memory card slot for additional data storage. From the map...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
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... icon in your computer (page 2). Transferring Files from an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning).
Insert a memory card into the slot on the memory card.
See your operating system Help file to learn how to map the drives.
2 On your computer, open the file browser. 3 Select the file. 4 Select Edit...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
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... you approach custom safety cameras (page 24).
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
TIP: To purchase additional map products, go to enable or disable that map.
Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps.
NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the language of travel at the top.
◦◦ North Up-displays...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
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... of, or the consequences of using, a custom POI or safety camera database. For more information on nüMaps Lifetime and complete terms and conditions, go to http://buy.garmin.com. Safety Cameras
‹ Caution Garmin is available in some locations. Your nüvi alerts you when you are driving too fast. Each region...
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