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How To Choose Another Route On Garmin Nuvi 50 Traffic
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Owner's Manual - Page 3
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...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
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Deleting Files 18
Customizing the Device 18 System Settings ... Contacting Garmin Product Support 24 Troubleshooting 25
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Owner's Manual - Page 6
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...USB cable ➊ to the mini-USB port ➋
on -screen instructions.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual When the bars are green, the device has acquired satellite signals. ➌
➎➋
...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.
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2 Connect the other end of the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
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...vi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
3 nüMaps Guarantee™ If you want. 4 Save the file to your computer.
Go to www.garmin.com/numaps for your device is available on the Garmin web site....in several languages appears.
3 Click Download next to the manual 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 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
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GPS signal status.
Hold the Power key for 10 seconds. Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > ...
or
.
• Select the Mute check box.
You can reset your device if it stops functioning.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Resetting the Device You can select some icons to view information about features on the device.
Using Help Select to change...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
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...your device contain points of interest, such as a Via Point.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Finding a Point of Interest by Category 1 Select Where To? > Points of ... a location.
Searching Within a Category
To narrow your device finds locations closest to a Route 1 While navigating an automobile route, select
Where To?. 2 Search for the location (page 6). 3 Select Go!. 4 Select Add as...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
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... 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. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
3 Select Edit. 4 Enter your home location for locations by Spelling the Name 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
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... ➌ to zoom in and out.
• Select ➍ to create a turn-by-turn route to this location.
• Select ➎ to return to the previous page.
• Select ...the Location Map
The location map appears after you are using latitude and longitude coordinates. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
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menu.
➌
➊
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➍
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• Select...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
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...You can save locations in your 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? >...location map, select Save > OK.
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Setting a Simulated Location If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
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... on the map, and directions at all applicable traffic laws and signs.
The route is for failing to follow all times. As you travel, the device guides you depart from the original route, the device recalculates the route and provides new directions.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual If you to the destination with...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
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... Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you can create straight-line routes that do not follow roadways. 1 Select Settings > Navigation. 2 Select Route Preference > Off Road > OK. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
13 An icon displaying the current speed limit may appear as a straight line to the...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
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... of the turns and maneuvers for junctions on major roadways. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
15 Viewing the Entire Route on the top of the map. 2 Select Show Map. If available, an image...left corner of the junction appears for your entire route and the distance between turns.
1 Select the text bar on the Map 1 While navigating an automobile route, select the
navigation bar at the top of...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
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... MapSource® (page 24)
• GPI custom POI files from Garmin POI Loader (page 24)
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual NOTE: The device is not compatible with Windows® ... view the junction, if available.
Viewing an Upcoming Junction
While navigating an automobile route, you approach a junction in a route, the image of that junction appears briefly, if available. The device has a...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
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... . Transferring Files from an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning). Your device and memory card appear as removable drives in My... Computer in Windows and as maps, images, geocaches, routes, waypoints, and custom POIs.
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Owner's Manual - Page 22
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You need
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual 2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit of...software features. System Settings
Select Settings > System.
• GPS Simulator-stops the device from your keyboard. disables all functions that should not be deleted.
1 Open the Garmin drive or volume. 2 If necessary, open a folder ...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
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avoid on -screen text to the
selected language.
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• Brightness-changes the brightness of the device storage. this ...device screen. Decreasing the brightness can save battery power. Navigation Settings
Select Settings > Navigation. • Route Preference-select a preference for voice
prompts. • Text Language-sets all on your current location (...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
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Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps.
TIP: To purchase additional map products, go to enable or disable that map.
Map Settings
... Settings > Proximity Points.
• Alerts-notifies you when you approach custom safety cameras (page 24).
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Showing more detail can cause the map to redraw slower.
• Map View-sets a map perspective.
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Owner's Manual - Page 26
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... Keep your device in the glove compartment. • Register your device at http://my.garmin.com. Any items that you have saved are restored.
3 Apply the liquid to clear all user data.
22...
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Avoiding Theft • Remove the device and mount from extreme
temperatures. • Decrease the...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
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... an existing subscription at least weekly, so you always have any time.
Purchasing Accessories
Go to www.garmin.com/support.
• In the USA, call (913) 397.8200.
• In the UK...40/50 Owner's Manual Each region that you purchase has an expiration date. Check http://my.garmin.com for the life of safety cameras. Contacting Garmin Product Support
You can receive up -to www.garmin ...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
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...turn down the backlight (page 19). charged for several minutes. seem accurate.
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25 The suction cup will not stay on my windshield.
• Clean the suction ...direct sunlight or in USB mass storage computer is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off.
My battery does not stay To maximize the time between 0°C and 45...
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