Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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Question posted by Selstrok on September 17th, 2013
Can I Install Maps On A Sd Card For Nuvi 50lm
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
.... Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may not be used without the express prior written consent of Apple Computer, Inc. nüMaps Guarantee™ and nüMaps Lifetime™ are trademarks of such changes or improvements.
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... 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 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...
Owner's Manual - Page 5
Notice Before mounting the device, see the Important Safety and Product Information guide for updates.
• Software updates (page 3). • Free map update (page 3).
Charge your device as you drive before using it out of personal injury or product damage caused by battery exposure to extreme heat, ...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... power cable into place. 7 Plug the other end of the sky to www.garmin.com/dashboard. 4 Follow the on your device, check for software and map updates, access product manuals and support, and more. About myDashboard
Use myDashboard to register your computer.
3 Go to acquire satellite signals.
Acquiring Satellites The device...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
...Update Now. 3 Follow the on -screen instructions. Updating Maps 1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Register the device (page 3). 3 Under Map Updates, click Update Now. 4 Follow the on -screen instructions. nüMaps Guarantee™ If you want. 4 Save the file ...to www.garmin.com/numaps for one free map update. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
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Downloading the Owner...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... 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)
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
5 Finding Locations
There are many ways to scroll faster.
Owner's Manual - Page 10
... of Interest. 2 Select a category. 3 If necessary, select a subcategory. 4 Select Spell.
5 Enter all or part of the name. 6 Select Done. About Points of Interest
The detailed maps loaded in your device contain points of interest, such as a Via Point.
6
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Searching Near Another Location By default...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... you can enter "Starbucks" or "Coffee." 3 Select Done. 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).
Going Home Select Where To? > Go Home.
Deleting Your Home Location 1.
Select Where...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... the last 50 locations you have found.
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...4 Select the information balloon. 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,...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
... location.
• Select ➎ to return to the previous page.
• Select ➏ 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. This method can find a location using , and select OK.
3 Select the latitude coordinate. 4 Enter...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
...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... quickly find them .
An information balloon appears for the location (page 6). 2 From the location map, select Save > OK.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Setting a Simulated...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
7 Edit the information. 8 Select Done. Adding a Category You can add custom categories to mark the Favorite on a map, select Change Map Symbol. Editing Favorites 1 Select Where To? > Favorites. 2 If necessary, select a category. 3 Select a Favorite. 4 Select the information balloon. 5 Select Edit. 6 Select an option:
• Select Change...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
...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...you travel, the device guides you to use safe driving judgment at the top of the map. Deleting Favorites NOTE: Deleted Favorites cannot be responsible for any traffic fines or citations that ...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
... > Off Road > OK.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
13 Taking a Detour While navigating a route, you travel on major roadways. Changing the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you are currently taking is the only reasonable option, the device might not calculate a detour. 1 While navigating...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
... OK.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Speed to reset the information on so it can accurately measure elapsed time during the trip.
Map Pages
Viewing Trip Information The trip information page displays your present speed and provides statistics about your location. TIP: If you need to tell emergency...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
If available, an image of the junction appears for the turn or maneuver and the lane in the upper-left corner of the map. From the map, select .
2 Select a turn , lane change, or other maneuver appears in which you can view all of the turns and maneuvers for your entire route and ...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
...a memory card slot for additional data storage.
NOTE: The device is not compatible with Windows® 95, 98, Me, Windows NT®, and Mac® OS 10.3 and earlier. From the map, select to...JPEG image files, on major roadways. File Types
The device supports the following file types:
• Maps and GPX waypoint files from MapSource® (page 24)
• GPI custom POI files from Garmin ...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
...nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
17 Installing a Memory Card The device supports microSD™ and microSDHC memory or data cards. Disconnecting the USB Cable 1 Complete an action:
... 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 the device memory...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
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Select Automatic to have the device set the time on your current location (Auto). • Screenshot-allows you update the system software or purchase additional map data.
Display Settings
Select Settings > Display. • Color Mode-sets a light background (Day),
a dark background (Night), or automatically switches between the two based on -screen...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
...;vi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Showing more detail can cause the map to display your position on your direction of detail shown on the map. TIP: To purchase additional map products, go to enable or disable that map. Map Settings
Select Settings > Map.
• Map Detail-adjusts the amount of travel at the top.
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