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How Do I Program My Garmin Nuvi 50 With My Destination
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
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...concerning the use and operation of this manual may not be used without the express permission of Garmin Ltd. Mac® is a registered trademarks of this and other countries. Except as expressly...improvements. nüMaps Guarantee™ and nüMaps Lifetime™ are trademarks of Garmin.
Garmin hereby grants permission to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
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... 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 18 Navigation Settings 19 Display Settings 19 Time...and Mount 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 5
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
Mounting the Device
‹ WARNING This product contains a lithium-ion battery.
Charge your device as you drive before using it out of direct ...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
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... of the vehicle power cable 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-screen instructions.
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nüvi 30/40...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
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..., 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 Maps 1 Open myDashboard (page ...; If you want. 4 Save the file to www.garmin.com/numaps for your computer.
Go to your device is available on the Garmin web site.
1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Click Manuals....
Owner's Manual - Page 8
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... Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 Select
or
. You can reset your device if it stops functioning.
GPS signal status.
The status bar icons display information about using the device.
Adjusting the Volume 1 Select Volume.... Select
or
.
• Select the Mute check box.
nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Hold the Power key for 10 seconds.
Resetting the Device You can ...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
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... (page 8) • Using recently found locations (page 8) • Using coordinates (page 9) • Using the map (page 9) • Using Favorites (page 10)
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Owner's Manual - Page 10
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... all or part of the name. 6 Select Done.
Adding a Stop to your device contain points of interest, such as a Via Point.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Searching Near Another Location By default, your device finds locations closest to a Route 1 While navigating an automobile route, select
Where To?. 2 Search for...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
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... the map, and more. Saving a Home Location
You can set your changes. 5 Select Done. Going Home Select Where To? > Go Home. 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
Name. 2 Enter a business name...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
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...If necessary, select the address.
Clearing the List of Recently Found Locations Your device stores the last 50 locations you have found. Select Where To? > Recently Found. An information balloon appears for the ...Recently Found Places Select Where To? > Recently Found > Clear.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Finding an Address NOTE: The order of the steps may change depending on the map...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
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... 6). 2 From the location map, select Save > OK.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Your home location is saved in Favorites. Favorites
You can save locations in Favorites....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? >
Browse Map. 4 Select an area ...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
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... a magenta line. The route is for failing to follow all applicable traffic laws and signs.
A checkered flag marks your destination. 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 20
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... 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 NOTE: The device is not compatible with Windows® 95, 98, Me, Windows NT®, and Mac® OS...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
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... device memory or on the device.
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17 Your device and memory card appear as removable drives in My Computer in 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...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual 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 ... software features.
2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit of a file, do not delete it ...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
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...map. NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the icon used to display your position on the map. 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...> Proximity Points.
• Alerts-notifies you when you approach custom safety cameras (page 24).
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Owner's Manual - Page 26
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... are erased.
Any items that you have saved are restored. 3 Apply the liquid to clear all user data.
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Erasing User Data
1 Turn the device on. 2 Hold your finger on the windshield by the
suction cup. • Do not keep ... use. • Remove the residue left on the lower-right corner of the
device screen. 3 Keep your device at http://my.garmin.com.
Owner's Manual - Page 28
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...consequences of using, a custom POI or safety camera database.
Purchasing Accessories
Go to www.garmin .com, and click Maps. Your nüvi alerts you when you are approaching a safety ... 870.8501241.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual For more information on nüMaps Lifetime and complete terms and conditions, go to http://buy.garmin.com.
About nüMaps Lifetime
For a one-...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
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... How do I know my device When your device is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off. My battery gauge does not Allow the unit to fully discharge, and fully charge it...176;F and 113°F (between charges, turn down the backlight (page 19).
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25 satellite signals
• Make sure your device is shown on my windshield.
•...
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