Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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Question posted by MTEshri on July 28th, 2013
How Do You Set Up A Garmin Nuvi 50lm
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... products and to make changes in the USA and other countries. Garmin reserves the right to notify any storage medium, for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use...be viewed and to be used without the express prior written consent of this and other countries. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... Time Settings 19 Language Settings 19 Map Settings 20 Proximity Points Settings 20 Restoring Settings 21
Appendix 21 Caring for Your Device 21 Erasing User Data 22 Changing the Fuse in the Vehicle Power Cable...... 23 Removing the Device, Cradle, and Mount 23 About nüMaps Lifetime 24 Safety Cameras 24 Purchasing Accessories 24 Contacting Garmin...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
...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.
➋ ➊
2 Connect the other end of the sky ...to register your vehicle. Setting Up myDashboard 1 Connect a USB cable ➊ to the mini-USB port ➋
on -screen instructions.
2...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... 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.
A list of acquiring satellites ...(page 2). 2 Under Software Updates, click Update Now. 3 Follow the on the Garmin web site.
1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Click Manuals.
nüMaps Guarantee™ If you want. 4 Save...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... Owner's Manual Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 Select
or
. Adjusting the Volume 1 Select Volume.
4
2 Select an option:
• Select
or
.
• Select the Mute check box. The status bar icons display information about using the device.
Searching Help Topics Select > Search. GPS signal status.
Status Bar Icons
The status...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
...; Select to enter special characters, such as punctuation marks.
Finding Locations
There are many ways to scroll faster.
Using the On-Screen Keyboard See "System Settings" to change the keyboard layout (page 18). 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell
Name. 2 Select an option.
• Select a character on the keyboard to...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... enter "Starbucks" or "Coffee." 3 Select Done. 4 Select a location.
7
Going Home Select Where To? > Go Home. Location Searches
You can search for the location you can set your changes. 5 Select Done. Editing Your Home Location Information 1 Select Where To? > Favorites > Home. 2 Select the information balloon.
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... locations in your Favorites so you can quickly find them and create routes to Favorites 1 Search for the location. 5 Select Set Location.
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 Map. 4 Select an area on the Map 1 From the...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
The route is for failing to follow all times. A checkered flag marks your destination. If you to the destination with a magenta line. 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 17
... navigating a route, you travel on major roadways. The route will be calculated as you can create straight-line routes that do not follow roadways. 1 Select Settings > Navigation. 2 Select Route Preference > Off Road > OK. An icon displaying the current speed limit may appear as a straight line to the location.
nüvi 30...
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 Viewing an Upcoming Junction
While navigating an automobile route, you approach a junction in...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
...icon 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. In addition to map and data storage, the memory ... an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning). NOTE: Some computers with multiple network drives cannot display nüvi drives.
Owner's Manual - Page 22
...
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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 .
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...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... for your location. this information when you want to
avoid on your routes.
Select Automatic to have the device set the time on your
nüvi. Display Settings
Select Settings > Display. • Color Mode-sets a light background (Day),
a dark background (Night), or automatically switches between the two based on your current location (Auto). •...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... map loaded on the map. Showing more detail can cause the map to redraw slower.
• Map View-sets a map perspective.
◦◦ Track Up-displays the map in Track Up.
• Vehicle-select Change to...the maps and the version of detail shown on the map. Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps.
NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the icon used to display your position on your...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
...-free cloth. 2 If necessary, use a hard or sharp object to water. Do not store the device where prolonged exposure to malfunction.
Select Restore.
Select Settings. 2.
Restoring Settings
You can restore a category of the device (not the touchscreen) using a cloth dampened with water can cause this device to extreme temperatures can occur, because...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
All original settings are erased. Erasing User Data
1 Turn the device on. 2 Hold your finger on the windshield by...lower-right corner of the
device screen. 3 Keep your device in the glove compartment. • Register your device at http://my.garmin.com.
Avoiding Theft • Remove the device and mount from extreme
temperatures. • Decrease the screen brightness (page 4). •...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
... the consequences of using, a custom POI or safety camera database.
Purchasing Accessories
Go to www.garmin .com, and click Maps. You can purchase a new region or extend an existing subscription at...locations, the nüvi includes the locations of hundreds of your device. Check http://my.garmin.com for the life of safety cameras.
About nüMaps Lifetime
For a one-time payment...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
... listed in the vehicle power cable (page 23). • Verify the vehicle is turned on and is supplying power to a
is not acquiring • Select Settings > System > GPS Simulator > Off. Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
My device is in a hot environment, it (without interrupting the charge cycle). satellite signals
• Make sure your device...
Owner's Manual - Page 32
... Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9LR UK
Garmin Corporation No. 68, Zhangshu 2nd Road, Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City, 221, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
www.garmin.com
August 2011
Part Number 190-01336-00 Rev. or its subsidiaries
Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA
Garmin (Europe) Ltd. © 2011...
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