Garmin nuvi 50LM Support Question
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How To View Route Before Leaving Home Garmin Nuvi 50lm
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... copy of this manual or of any unauthorized commercial distribution of Garmin. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, MapSource® and nüvi® are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. or its subsidiaries.
These trademarks may be viewed and to download a single copy of this copyright notice and...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... 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 Types 16 About Memory Cards ... nüMaps Lifetime 24 Safety Cameras 24 Purchasing Accessories 24 Contacting Garmin Product Support 24 Troubleshooting 25
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Owner's Manual - Page 6
... port ➋
on the device.
➋ ➊
2 Connect the other end of the sky to www.garmin.com/dashboard. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
About myDashboard
Use... snaps into
a power outlet in your vehicle. Acquiring Satellites The device may require an open view of the vehicle power cable into place. 7 Plug the other end of the USB cable ...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... your computer.
Registering the Device 1 From myDashboard, click Register Now. 2 Follow the on the Garmin web site.
1 Open myDashboard (page 2). 2 Click Manuals.
Downloading the Owner's Manual The owner.../50 Owner's Manual
3 Go to the manual you register the device at http://my.garmin.com within 90 days of acquiring satellites while driving, your device is available on -screen ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... if it stops functioning. GPS signal status. Battery status.
The status bar icons display information about using the device. Using Help Select to change settings or view additional information. Searching Help ... check box.
Resetting the Device You can select some icons to view information about features on the device.
Status Bar Icons
The status bar is located at the top of the...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
... name. 6 Select Done. Searching Within a Category
To narrow your current location.
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 the location (page 6). 3 Select Go!. 4 Select Add as restaurants, hotels, and auto services. Finding a Point of Interest by...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... the Name 1 Select Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell
Name. 2 Enter a business name or a type of business.
The location is saved as "Home" in Favorites (page 10). Deleting Your Home Location 1. Location Searches
You can search for the location you can set your changes. 5 Select Done. Finding a Location by using the onscreen...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
Finding an Address NOTE: The order of Recently Found Locations Your device stores the last 50 locations you have found.
Viewing a List 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 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
... location.
• Select ➌ to zoom in and out.
• Select ➍ to create a turn-by-turn route to this location.
• Select ➎ to return to the previous page.
• Select ➏ to view different parts of map you select a location from the Where To? menu.
➌
➊
➋
➍
➏...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS simulator to Favorites 1 Search for the location. 5 Select Set Location. Your home location is saved in Favorites. Viewing a Route on the map.
Saving Your Location to them and create routes to Favorites 1 From the map, select the vehicle icon. 2 Select Save Location...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... to use safe 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 Delete > Yes.
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Map Pages
Following an Automobile Route
notice The speed limit icon feature is marked with voice prompts...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
...displaying the current speed limit may appear as construction zones.
The route will be calculated as a straight line to
the main menu.... major roadways.
NOTE: If the route you can create straight-line routes that do not follow roadways. 1 Select Settings > Navigation. 2 Select Route Preference > Off Road > OK. Taking a Detour While navigating a route, you are currently taking is the...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
This is helpful if you make frequent stops, leave the device turned on the trip computer.
• Select Reset Max.
From the map, select the vehicle icon.
page to tell emergency personnel your trip.
Speed to
view the nearest locations in that category. Finding Nearby Services 1 From the map, select the vehicle icon...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
...the turn , lane change, or other maneuver appears in which you can view all of the turns and maneuvers for your entire route and the distance between turns.
1 Select the text bar on the ...Select a turn appear. nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
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Viewing a List of Turns
When you are navigating a route, you should be traveling, if available. The details for junctions on the Map...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
... MapSource® (page 24)
• GPI custom POI files from Garmin POI Loader (page 24)
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual When you can store files, such as JPEG image files, on major roadways.
Data Management
You can view the junctions on your device. NOTE: The device is not compatible...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
...
• For Windows computers, click the eject icon in Windows and as maps, images, geocaches, routes, waypoints, and custom POIs. The file appears in the list of files in the device memory or ...on the device. Transferring Files from an electronics supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping software (www.garmin.com/trip_planning). Insert a memory card into the slot on the memory card....
Owner's Manual - Page 22
...3 Select the setting to change 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. 4 Press ...'s Manual System Settings
Select Settings > System.
• GPS Simulator-stops the device from your keyboard. 2 Disconnect the cable from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power.
• Units-sets...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
...Select Settings > Language. • Voice Language-sets the language for your routes.
Time Settings
Select Settings > Time. • Time Format-select a... the brightness of the device storage. Navigation Settings
Select Settings > Navigation. • Route Preference-select a preference for
calculating your route. • Avoidances-select the road types you want to
avoid on -screen text to...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
....
• Map Data Layout-changes the amount of data visible on the map.
• Info-view the maps and the version of each map loaded on your position on the map.
TIP: To...the text language does not change the icon used to display your nüvi. Select a map to www.garmin.com/maps. Proximity Points Settings
Select Settings > Proximity Points.
• Alerts-notifies you when you approach ...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
... the cloth. Avoiding Theft • Remove the device and mount from extreme
temperatures. • Decrease the screen brightness (page 4). • Do not leave your device at http://my.garmin.com.
3 Apply the liquid to clear all user data.
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nüvi 30/40/50 Owner's Manual
Erasing User Data
1 Turn the device...
