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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... or improve its subsidiaries, registered in the content without notice. © 2011 Garmin Ltd. Garmin reserves the right to change without obligation to make changes in the USA and ... stored in the United States and/or other countries. or its subsidiaries
All rights reserved. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, MapSource® and nüvi® are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc....
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... 6 Saving a Home Location 7 Location ...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
When the bars are green, the device has acquired satellite signals. Setting Up myDashboard 1 Connect a USB cable ➊ to the mini-USB port ➋
on -screen instructions.
... 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 the device.
➋ ➊
2 Connect the other end of the sky to register ...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
nüMaps Guarantee™ If you want. 4 Save the file to www.garmin.com/numaps for one free map update. Go to your computer.
nüvi 30/40/50 ... photocopy, 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. Registering the Device 1 From myDashboard, click Register Now. ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
...The status bar is located at the top of the main menu. GPS signal status.
Using Help Select to change settings or view additional information. Searching Help Topics Select > Search.
Turning...key ➊.
➊
2 Select Power Off.
Current time. Changing the Screen Brightness
1 Select Settings > Display > Brightness.
2 Select
or
. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual You ...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
...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 To? > Points of ...(page 6) • Near another 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...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... the location you can set your changes. 5 Select Done. Saving a Home Location
You can enter "Starbucks" or "Coffee." 3 Select Done. 4 Select a location.
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Editing Your Home Location Information 1 Select Where To? > Favorites > Home. 2 Select the information balloon. For example, you return to most often. 1 Select Where To? > Go Home. 2 Select Enter My Address, Use My Current
Location...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
...Map. 2 Drag the map to search all cities in the state or province.
4 Enter the address number, and select Done. 5 Enter the street name, and select Done. 6 If necessary, select the street. 7 If necessary,...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, the country, or the
province.
3 Select an option: • ...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... Enter a name, and select Done. 4 Select OK. Viewing a Route on the map. Your home location is saved in Favorites. An information balloon appears for the location (page 6). 2 From the location... or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS simulator to them and create routes to set a simulated location. 1 Select Settings > System. 2 Select GPS Simulator > On > OK. 3 From the main...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
A checkered flag marks your destination. 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
... the Map Data Field 1 From the map, select a data field. 2 Select a type of you can create straight-line routes that do not follow roadways. 1 Select Settings > Navigation. 2 Select Route Preference > Off Road > OK.
The route will be calculated as construction zones. An icon displaying the current speed limit may appear as...
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
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... to the Trash . 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 ...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,...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
...
2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets the unit of a file, do not know the purpose of measure used for distances.
• Keyboard Layout-sets the keyboard layout.
• Safe Mode-
disables all functions that should not be deleted.
1 Open the Garmin drive or volume. 2 If necessary...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
this information when you want to the
selected language.
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Screenshots are saved in the Screenshot folder of the device screen.
Display Settings
Select Settings > Display. • Color Mode-sets a light background (Day),
a dark background (Night), or automatically switches between the two based on the sunrise time and the sunset time for your current...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... language for your nüvi. Proximity Points Settings
Select Settings > Proximity Points.
• Alerts-notifies you when you approach custom safety cameras (page 24).
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps. TIP: To purchase additional map products, go to enable or disable that map. Download...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
... and solvents that can damage plastic components.
1 Clean the outer casing of settings or all settings to operate the touchscreen, or damage may result. nüvi 30/40/...object to the factory defaults. 1. Contact with a mild detergent solution.
2 Wipe the device dry.
Restoring Settings
You can restore a category of the device (not the touchscreen) using a cloth dampened with water can...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
... the lower-right corner of the
device screen. 3 Keep your unit in direct sunlight. • Decrease the volume (page 4).
All original settings are erased. 3 Apply the liquid to clear all user data.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual Erasing User Data
1... (page 4). • Do not leave your device in the glove compartment. • Register your device at http://my.garmin.com.
Owner's Manual - Page 28
...Safety camera information is updated at any questions about this product.
• Go to http://buy.garmin.com. About nüMaps Lifetime
For a one-time payment, you can receive up -to...existing subscription at least weekly, so you always have any time. Safety Cameras
‹ Caution Garmin is not responsible for availability. The data is available in some locations. For these locations, ...