Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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Question posted by berJoh on September 29th, 2013
How Do I Change My Home On My Garmin 50lm
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... content without the express prior written consent of such changes or improvements.
Go to the Garmin Web site (www.garmin.com) for any person or organization of Garmin. Garmin reserves the right to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other Garmin products.
Garmin®, the Garmin logo, MapSource® and nüvi® are...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
...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 ...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 the Device, Cradle, and Mount...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... device back until it snaps into place. 7 Plug 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 the vehicle power cable into
a power outlet in your vehicle...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
...several languages appears.
3 Click Download next to the manual you want. 4 Save the file to www.garmin.com/numaps for your device is available on -screen instructions.
A list of acquiring satellites while driving, ... 2 Under Software Updates, click Update Now. 3 Follow the on the Garmin web site.
1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Click Manuals. nüMaps Guarantee™ If you register the device...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
...Status Bar Icons
The status bar is located at the top of the main menu. GPS signal status. Searching Help Topics Select > Search.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner...for 10 seconds.
Battery status. The status bar icons display information about using the device. Current time. Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 Select
or
.
Adjusting the Volume 1...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... language mode.
• Select to scroll faster. 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 ... the keyboard to enter a letter or number.
• Select to add a space. • Select to change the character case. • Select and to move the cursor. • Select to delete a character. &#...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... can search for the location you can enter "Starbucks" or "Coffee." 3 Select Done. 4 Select a location.
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Deleting Your Home Location 1. Location Searches
You can set your changes. 5 Select Done. 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.
Owner's Manual - Page 12
..., select the street. 7 If necessary, select the address. 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, enter the city...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... map, select Save > OK.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
Your home location is saved in Favorites. The location is also stored in your Favorites so you can quickly... indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS simulator to them and create routes to set a simulated location. 1 Select Settings > System. 2 Select GPS Simulator > On > OK. 3 From the main menu,...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
... 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 balloon. 4 Select Edit > Change Categories. 5 Select a category, and select New.
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7 Edit the information. 8 Select Done.
Editing Favorites 1 Select Where To? > Favorites...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... for information only and does not replace the driver's responsibility to abide by all posted speed limit signs and to the destination with a magenta line. 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 17
... data to
the main menu. 2 Select Detour.
An icon displaying the current speed limit may appear as you , such as a straight line to the location.
Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you travel on major roadways.
Taking a Detour While navigating a route, you can...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
... the upper-left corner of the map. 2 Select Show Map.
Viewing the Next Turn
While navigating an automobile route, a preview of the next turn, lane change, or other maneuver appears in which you can view all of the turns and maneuvers for your entire route and the distance between turns.
1 Select...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
... 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 When you can store files, such as JPEG image files, on major roadways...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
Transferring Files from an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning). See your operating system Help file to learn ... device to 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.
Disconnecting the USB Cable 1 Complete an action:
•...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
...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. System Settings
Select Settings > System.
• GPS... several other software features. 2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... device set the time on the sunrise time and the sunset time for
calculating your location. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
• Brightness-changes the brightness of the device storage. Decreasing the brightness can save battery power. Screenshots are saved in the Screenshot folder of the screen. Time Settings...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... in two dimensions (2D) with your nüvi. Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps.
Download additional vehicle icons at www .garmingarage.com.
• Trip Log-shows or hides the log of your travels.
• Map Data Layout-changes the amount of data visible on the map.
• Info-view the maps...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
... Theft • Remove the device and mount from extreme
temperatures. • Decrease the screen brightness (page 4). • Do not leave your device at http://my.garmin.com.
All original settings are erased.
Erasing User Data
1 Turn the device on. 2 Hold your finger on the windshield by the
suction cup. • Do...
Owner's Manual - Page 27
Changing the Fuse in the Vehicle Power Cable
notice When replacing the fuse, do not lose any of the small pieces and make sure they are ...
