Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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Question posted by dofair on January 7th, 2014
Help.garmin Gps Does Not Go Past The Home Screen
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... any purpose without notice. or its subsidiaries
All rights reserved. or its subsidiaries. nüMaps Guarantee™ and nüMaps Lifetime™ are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its products and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto, provided that such electronic or printed copy of...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
...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 ... 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 6
.... Acquiring Satellites The device may require an open view 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 Setting Up myDashboard 1 Connect a USB cable ➊ to the mini-USB port ➋
on...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
.... Updating the Software 1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Under Software Updates, click Update Now. 3 Follow the on -screen instructions.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
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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. Downloading the Owner's Manual The owner's manual for...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... additional information.
Hold the Power key for 10 seconds.
Searching Help Topics Select > Search. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Adjusting the Volume 1 Select Volume.
4
2 Select an option:
• Select
or
.
• Select the Mute check box. Current time.
Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 Select
or
. Turning Off...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
...Locations
There are many ways 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 ... • Select to delete a character. • Select and hold and to scroll faster.
Using the On-Screen Buttons • Hold to quickly return to the main menu. • Select and to see more choices. ...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... the Name 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell
Name. 2 Enter a business name or a type of business.
The location is saved as "Home" in Favorites (page 10).
Deleting Your Home Location 1. Location Searches
You can enter "Starbucks" or "Coffee." 3 Select Done. 4 Select a location.
7 For example, you return to most often. 1 Select Where...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
.... 6 Enter the new coordinate, and select Done. 7 Select Next. 8 Select Go!. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
9 Finding a Location Using Coordinates You can be helpful when geocaching.
1 Select Where To? > Coordinates. 2 If necessary, select Format, select the correct
coordinate format for the location.
• Select ➌ to zoom in and...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
The location is also stored in Favorites.
Your home location is saved 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? ...Simulated Location If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS simulator to them.
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... not replace the driver's responsibility to abide by all posted speed limit signs and to follow all times. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual 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 18
... in that category. Map Pages
Viewing Trip Information The trip information page displays your present speed and provides statistics about your current location. This is helpful if you make frequent stops, leave the device turned on the trip computer.
• Select Reset Max.
From the map, select the vehicle icon.
Resetting...
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 From the map, select to view the junction, if available. Viewing an Upcoming...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... drives. 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...system Help file to learn how 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.
...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
... the keyboard layout.
• Safe Mode- 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... 3 Select the setting to change it . System Settings
Select Settings > System.
• GPS Simulator-stops the device from your keyboard. You need
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual 2 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
...
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
• Brightness-changes the brightness of the screen. Time Settings
Select Settings > Time. • Time Format-select a 12-hour, 24-...-sets the language for
calculating your routes.
this information when you want to
avoid on -screen text to the
selected language.
19 Navigation Settings
Select Settings > Navigation. • Route Preference...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... amount of user-entered data or map data, such as street names.
• Keyboard-sets the language for your nüvi. Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps.
Owner's Manual - Page 26
... windshield by the
suction cup. • Do not keep your device at http://my.garmin.com. Any items that you have saved are restored.
Avoiding Theft • Remove the device and mount from extreme
temperatures. • Decrease the screen brightness (page 4). • Do not leave your device in the glove compartment. •...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Purchasing Accessories
Go to www.garmin .com, and click Maps. For these locations, the nüvi includes the locations of hundreds of your device... data is updated at any questions about this product.
• Go to -date information. Contacting Garmin Product Support
You can purchase a new region or extend an existing subscription at least weekly, so...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
...between 0°C and 45°C). Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
My device is shown on the device screen.
My battery gauge does not Allow the unit to a
is in My Computer.
drives ...listed in USB mass storage computer is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off. How do I know my device When your device is out of a device connected ...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
... computer. 2 Turn off the device. 3 Plug the USB cable into a USB port on your computer and into USB mass storage mode.
4 Verify your operating system Help file to learn
of drives.
The device automatically turns on and goes into your device drives. how to map or assign drive letters.
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