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Question posted by arjays35224 on February 7th, 2013

Delay When Entering Text

sometimes the curser stops for a minute or two when entering an address. then it catches up and i can continue

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Important Product and Saftey Information (Multilingual) - Page 2

... defects, or reproductive harm. Keep your local waste disposal department to dispose of damage to the GPS device, fire, chemical burn, electrolyte leak, and/or injury. • Do not leave the...in posted road signs and road conditions. Pull over in a safe and legal manner before continuing navigation, and defer to the windshield in an unsafe situation. For safety, always resolve any ...
Important Product and Saftey Information (Multilingual) - Page 4

...; Connect the equipment into an outlet that the customer shall be free from the GPS unit. SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. •... EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR following measures: STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY ARISING • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Repairs should only be made at its sole discretion. Some states do not allow the exclusion ...
Owner's Manual - Page 6

... Changing the Fuse 56 Removing the nüvi and Mount........56 Mounting on Your Dashboard.........57 Additional Maps 57 Extras and Optional Accessories....58 About GPS Satellite Signals...........59 Declaration of Conformity 59 Important Legal Notice Regarding Your FM Transmitter 60 Software License Agreement..........61 Specifications 62 Troubleshooting 63 Index 66...
Owner's Manual - Page 7

... mounting options should be used. To prevent damage, remove the unit from using suction mounts or other important information. Your nüvi Unit Battery cover GPS antenna Power key: slide to the left to lock the screen Headphone/ audio-out jack microSD™ card slot new Microphone Microphone Serial number under...
Owner's Manual - Page 10

... The bars indicate GPS satellite strength. Now you can take a few minutes. For more information about GPS, see page 59 and visit www.garmin.com /aboutGPS.  ➐➑ ➒ ➊ GPS satellite strength ➋...Follow the on your vehicle, and turn on -screen instructions. Stop your nüvi, slide the Power key to it. When one bar is green, the n&#...
Owner's Manual - Page 18

... to the location. • If the GPS mode is off, touch Set Location to set your location to the selected location. (See page 44.) Entering Coordinates If you know the geographic coordinates of...for the type of map you can be especially helpful when geocaching. 1. Touch Where to the location. Enter the coordinates, and touch Done. 12 nüvi 800 Series Owner's Manual to navigate to ?...
Owner's Manual - Page 23

...does not enter speech recognition mode, make sure the remote control is activated. 1. Wait for the green speak icon to start or stop a speech ...address To speak any word on the remote control. 2. For example, from the Tools menu, you to speak to your nüvi to Your nüvi Speech recognition uses four search methods: Start speech recognition Stop speech recognition • Speak any text...
Owner's Manual - Page 28

... page so that you get a call , the In Call icon appears. Receiving a Call When you can use automated systems, such as voice mail. &#...which it was connected. Touch Answer to answer the call and stop your nüvi, you turn off the nüvi, ...vi, it tries to connect to the last phone to make phone calls. Enter the nüvi Bluetooth PIN (1234) in a Bluetooth, Connections, or Hands...
Owner's Manual - Page 29

...minutes for the point of interest you want to call . 3. Touch the phone book entry (contact) you want to call . 3. Dialing a Point of the nüvi Hands Free menu. Search for the phone book to hang up. Enter... Call Waiting When you are on a call and you receive a second call (call the contact, or touch Compose to send an SMS/text message. Touch Answer to open the Hands Free phone menu...
Owner's Manual - Page 31

...text message recipient. 3. Touch Hands Free > Text Message > Compose. 2. To send a location message: Location messages contain text and GPS information that other nüvi users can send and receive text ...Select Modify to send the message. Non-nüvi users receive a plain text message with latitude/longitude coordinates. 1. Enter the message, and touch Done. 5. Select Send to...
Owner's Manual - Page 34

...playlists created on a computer: 1. note: You might need to edit the playlist file with a text editor, such as Notepad, to remove the path (link) to the nüvi or the ...Playlists. Refer to music, touch Browse > Playlists > Current Playlist > Save. 2. To play a playlist: 1. Enter a name, and touch Done. 4. While listening to the Help file for the playlist, and touch Done. You ...
Owner's Manual - Page 50

... software version number, the unit ID number, and the audio version number. Customizing the nüvi Customizing the nüvi 1. GPS Simulator-turn on the simulator to turn off the GPS mode and simulate navigation and/or to optimize routes: Automobile, Bicycle, or Pedestrian. Changing the System Settings Touch Tools > Settings > System...
Owner's Manual - Page 54

... has Bluetooth wireless technology. Voice Personality-change the language of user-entered data or map data, such as street names. The Bluetooth icon appears on devices with a phone that identifies your phone is turned on. Touch Done. Bluetooth-turn on -screen text to www.garmin.com/bluetooth for voice prompts. 48 nü...
Owner's Manual - Page 55

... and you do not need to www.garmin .com/fmtraffic. Viewing Traffic Subscription Information The traffic receiver is included with the nüvi 860. Keyboard-select the keyboard for additional TMC traffic providers. Select Auto to use the best provider ... American Options Your FM traffic subscriptions and expiration dates are not able to text messages. Touch Tools > Settings > Traffic.
Owner's Manual - Page 56

...; Auto-automatically switches to backup camera mode when the nüvi detects that your FM traffic receiver (if it came with your vehicle is in reverse. • Prompt-prompts you to switch ... View Camera on the nüvi, enter the code, and touch Done. Select Auto for each time you renew your nüvi acquires satellite signals while receiving traffic signals from the service provider. 1....
Owner's Manual - Page 68

... Battery type: User-replaceable rechargeable lithium-ion battery Replacement battery for nüvi: Garmin lithium-ion battery 010-10987-03 Replacement battery for remote: CR2032 GPS receiver: High-sensitivity, WAASenabled Acquisition times*: Warm:
Owner's Manual - Page 71

See your car! Touch Where to? > Near... > Different City (and enter your How can I find restaurants near the hotel I will be sending a low... find my car in a parking lot? If you have several network drives mapped on your computer, Windows can also use the GPS Simulator (Tools > Settings > System). Find the hotel and touch Go!. 3. Touch Tools > Settings > Navigation > Route Preference ...
Owner's Manual - Page 73

... finding places 5 by address 8 by name 9 by postal code 8 near another location 14 recent selections 10 saved places (Favorites) 11 using photos 11-12 FM traffic receiver 39-41 FM transmitter 42...-43 legal information 60 setup 42 fuse, changing 56 G Garmin Lock 46, 53 geocaching 12 Go! page options 8 go home 10 GPS 4 about GPS 59 off/...
Quick Start Manual - Page 4

... nüvi, slide the Power key to the windshield using the suction cups. (The traffic receiver is green, the nüvi has acquired satellite signals. The bars indicate GPS satellite strength. 7. Acquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes. When one bar is included in place. Your unit should turn on automatically if it...
Quick Start Manual - Page 5

...Address. 2. Touch to change and some steps could be found using postal code searching.) 4. Select Where to a compatible mobile phone. Select Search All. Enter the street name, and select Done. Enter...10129; ➒ ➊ GPS satellite strength ➋ Bluetooth® technology status (Bluetooth technology is not available on the version of the address, and select Done. 5. ...

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