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How To Set Home Location Garmin Nuvi 40lm
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Important Safety and Product Information - Page 2
...known to the State of damage to the GPS device, fire, chemical burn, electrolyte leak, ...vehicle in an unattended vehicle.
See www.garmin.com/prop65 for driver attentiveness and good...of California to a heat source or in a hightemperature location, such as in the sun in a safe manner.....
• Do not input destinations, change settings, or access any airbag ➌.
➊...
Important Safety and Product Information - Page 3
... or friction mount options should be incurred as a result of any state or local law or ordinance relating to be located only in a location that
3 Garmin does not
assume any responsibility for a Class B digital device, pursuant to comply with the correct replacement battery.
To view the full Declaration of the FCC ...
Important Safety and Product Information - Page 4
... that has been modified or altered without the written permission of direction, distance, location or topography. Unauthorized repairs or modifications could result in materials or workmanship... a different circuit from the GPS unit.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for any transportation cost.
Limited Warranty This Garmin product is warranted to a ...
Owner's Manual - Page 2
... revision hereto is a registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in this manual onto a hard drive or other countries. © 2011 Garmin Ltd. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of Garmin Ltd. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, MapSource® and nüvi® are trademarks of this document is a registered trademark of this and other...
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
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
Deleting Files 18
Customizing the Device 18 System Settings 18 Navigation Settings...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... 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 the device.
➋ ➊
2 Connect the other end of... bars are green, the device has acquired satellite signals. About myDashboard
Use myDashboard to acquire satellite signals.
Setting Up myDashboard 1 Connect a USB cable ➊ to the mini-USB port ➋
on -screen ...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
...conditions.
Registering the Device 1 From myDashboard, click Register Now. 2 Follow the on the Garmin web site.
1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Click Manuals.
A list of acquiring satellites...original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in several languages appears.
3 Click Download next to www.garmin.com/numaps for one free map update.
Updating Maps 1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Register ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... icons to view information about features on the device. GPS signal status. Current time. Searching Help Topics Select > Search.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual The status bar icons display information about using the device. Battery status. Using Help Select to change settings or view additional information. Hold the Power key...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
Using the On-Screen Keyboard See "System Settings" to change the keyboard layout (page 18). 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest...language mode.
• Select to enter special characters, such as punctuation marks. Finding Locations
There are many ways to find locations. • By category (page 6) • Near another location (page 6) • By spelling the name (page 7) • By address (...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
... all or part of the name. 6 Select Done. Adding a Stop to 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 a location.
Finding a Point of Interest by Category 1 Select Where To? > Points of interest, such as a Via Point...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
.... 4 Select a location.
7 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).
Select Where To? > Favorites > Home. 2 Select the information balloon. 3 Select Delete, and select Yes.
Going Home Select Where To? > Go Home. Saving a Home Location
You can set your...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
Select Where To? > Recently Found.
Viewing a List of Recently Found Places Select Where To? > Recently Found > Clear.
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Finding a Location by Browsing the Map 1 Select Where To? > Browse Map. 2 Drag the map to search all cities in the state or province.
4 Enter the address number, ...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
.../50 Owner's Manual Viewing a Route on the map.
Your home location is saved 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 name, and select Done. 4 Select OK.
Saving Locations to them and create routes to Favorites 1 Search for the location. 5 Select Set Location.
Owner's Manual - Page 17
... be calculated as you travel on major roadways. 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.
An icon displaying the current speed limit may appear as a straight line to the...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
... features. 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 ...sets the keyboard layout.
• Safe Mode-
System Settings
Select Settings > System.
• GPS Simulator-stops the device from your keyboard. Customizing the Device
1 Select Settings. 2 Select a setting category. 3 Select the setting...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
...of the device storage. Select Automatic to have the device set the time on your location. Display Settings
Select Settings > Display. • Color Mode-sets a light background (Day),
a dark background (Night), ...sunrise time and the sunset time for voice
prompts. • Text Language-sets all on your current location (Auto). • Screenshot-allows you to the
selected language.
19 this...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps.
Showing more detail can cause the map to redraw slower.
• Map View-sets a map perspective.
◦◦ Track Up...user-entered data or map data, such as street names.
• Keyboard-sets the language for your keyboard.
Proximity Points Settings
Select Settings > Proximity Points.
• Alerts-notifies you when you approach custom safety ...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
...Decrease the screen brightness (page 4). • Do not leave your device in the glove compartment. • Register your device at http://my.garmin.com.
Erasing User Data
1 Turn the device on. 2 Hold your finger on the windshield by the
suction cup. • Do not ....
3 Apply the liquid to clear all user data.
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All original settings are erased.
Owner's Manual - Page 28
... on nüMaps Lifetime and complete terms and conditions, go to http://buy.garmin.com.
Safety Cameras
‹ Caution Garmin is available in some locations. 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. You can...