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How To Save Things In My Favorite Places With My Garmin
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
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or its products and to change or improve its subsidiaries, registered in this manual or any person or organization of Garmin Ltd. These trademarks may be viewed and to download a single copy of this copyright notice and provided further that such electronic or printed copy of...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
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... 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 Pages 14
Data Management 16 File ...252;Maps Lifetime 24 Safety Cameras 24 Purchasing Accessories 24 Contacting Garmin Product Support 24 Troubleshooting 25
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Owner's Manual - Page 6
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...;
➍
➊➏
5 Fit the bottom ➏ of your device into the mount. 6 Tilt your device back until it snaps into place. 7 Plug the other end of the sky to www.garmin.com/dashboard. 4 Follow the on your computer.
3 Go to acquire satellite signals. Setting Up myDashboard 1 Connect a USB cable ➊ to...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
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.... 3 Follow the on -screen instructions.
nüMaps Guarantee™ If you want. 4 Save the file to your computer. Go to the manual you register the device at http://my.garmin.com within 90 days of the product manuals in
a safe place.
Registering the Device 1 From myDashboard, click Register Now. 2 Follow the on the...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
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... 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)
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Owner's Manual - Page 11
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... > Points of Interest > Spell
Name. 2 Enter a business name or a type of business. Select Where To? > Favorites > Home. 2 Select the information balloon. 3 Select Delete, and select Yes. Location Searches
You can enter "Starbucks" or...Use My Current
Location, or Choose from Recently Found. Saving a Home Location
You can set your changes. 5 Select Done. Going Home Select Where To? > Go Home....
Owner's Manual - Page 12
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..., and select Done. 5 Enter the street name, and select Done. 6 If necessary, select the street. 7 If necessary, select the address. Viewing a List of Recently Found Places Select Where To? > Recently Found > Clear.
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Owner's Manual - Page 13
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The location map appears after you are using latitude and longitude coordinates. menu.
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➊
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• Select ➊ to save the location to your Favorites.
• Select the information balloon ➋ to view more information for the type of the map. This method can find a location using , and...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
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... are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS simulator to Favorites 1 From the map, select the vehicle icon. 2 Select Save Location. 3 Enter a name, and select Done. 4 Select OK.
Saving Your Location to set a simulated location. 1 Select Settings > System. 2 Select GPS Simulator > On > OK. 3 From the main menu, select Where To? >
Browse...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
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Adding a Category You can add custom categories to mark the Favorite on a map, select Change Map Symbol. NOTE: Categories appear 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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Owner's Manual - Page 16
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... route, the device recalculates the route and provides new directions.
Deleting Favorites NOTE: Deleted Favorites cannot be responsible for any traffic fines or citations that you may receive...driving judgment at the top of the map. 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 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
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... 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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When you can store files, such as JPEG image files, on major roadways...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
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...Owner's Manual
17 Transferring Files from an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning). The file appears in the list of files in the device memory... 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 ...
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 a file, do not delete it . Deleting ...software features.
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 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
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... the brightness of the device storage. Navigation Settings
Select Settings > Navigation. • Route Preference-select a preference for
calculating your
nüvi.
Decreasing the brightness can save battery power.
Display Settings
Select Settings > Display. • Color Mode-sets a light background (Day),
a dark background (Night), or automatically switches between the two based on...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
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Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps.
NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the icon used to display your position on the map. Map Settings
Select Settings > Map.
...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
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... the Battery Life • Keep your device away from sight when
not in direct sunlight. • Decrease the volume (page 4). Any items that you have saved are restored.
All original settings are erased. 3 Apply the liquid to clear all user data.
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Owner's Manual - Page 27
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... the cradle to remove the end piece.
2 Remove the end piece, the metal tip, and the fuse (glass and metal cylinder).
3 Install a 1 A fast-blow fuse. 4 Place the metal tip in the proper position.
Changing the Fuse in the Vehicle Power Cable
notice When replacing the fuse, do not lose any of...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
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...For more information on nüMaps Lifetime and complete terms and conditions, go to http://buy.garmin.com. Safety camera information is not responsible for availability. You can purchase a new region or... life of safety cameras.
The data is updated at any questions about this product.
• Go to www.garmin.com/support.
• In the USA, call (913) 397.8200.
• In the UK, call ...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
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If the
device is placed in direct sunlight or in My Computer. My battery gauge does not Allow the unit to the power outlet. • Your device can only charge .... drives listed in a hot environment, it (without interrupting the charge cycle).
satellite signals
• Make sure your device is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off.
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