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Garmin Nuvi 350 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide Honda Portable Navigation System personal travel assistant...
  • Page 2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements. Visit the Garmin Web site (www.garmin.com) for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other...

  • Page 3: Preface

    Locations. Contact Garmin For questions or problems with your Honda Portable Navigation System, contact Garmin Product Support by phone: 866/202.5098, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM Central Time; or go to www.garmin.com/support, and click To purchase accessories for your Honda Portable Navigation System, visit www.garmin.com/hondaportablenavigation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Preface ...i Manual Conventions ...i Contact Garmin ...i Quick Start ...1 Your Honda Portable Navigation System ...1 Menu Page ...1 Mount Your Honda Portable Navigation System ..2 Acquire Satellite (GPS) Signals ...3 Charge the Unit ...3 Adjust the Volume & Brightness ...3 Safe Mode ...3...
  • Page 5 Change the System Settings ... 44 Change the Locale ... 45 Change the Display Settings ... 46 Change the Navigation Settings ... 47 Garmin © 2007 Change the Traffic Settings ... 48 Change the Proximity Point Settings ... 49 Appendix ...50 Reset Your Unit ...

  • Page 6: Quick Start

    Antenna Raised (Open) WARNING: See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Garmin © 2007 uick tart Menu Page Satellite signal strength indicator. Touch to view satellite signal information.

  • Page 7: Mount Your Honda Portable Navigation System

    Remove the cable from the cable connector on the back of the cradle. Do not leave your GPS unit exposed in an unattended vehicle on a hot day. To prevent damage, remove it from the vehicle; or store it out of direct sunlight, such as in the glove box.

  • Page 8: Acquire Satellite (Gps) Signals

    When your vehicle is moving faster than five miles per hour, Safe Mode disables unit functions that require significant operator attention and could become a distraction while driving. The Where To function is not disabled. Garmin © 2007 button or touch on the Mute to turn the volume off.

  • Page 9: Find Your Destination

    Find Your Destination Flip up the antenna on the unit to get satellite signals. The GPS satellite signals being received by your unit. When you see green bars, you have a strong signal. See page 57 for more information. After you have a satellite fix, use the Honda Portable Navigation System to find your destination and go to it.

  • Page 10: Follow Your Route

    TIP: If you think the Honda Portable Navigation System is not creating the best route to your destination (for example, you are being routed on side streets), change the route preferences. Touch > Navigation Garmin © 2007 Follow the arrows as you make turns. > Route Preference.

  • Page 11: Add A Stop To Your Route

    1. With a route active, touch Menu. 2. Touch Detour. Stop the Route 1. With a route active, touch Menu. 2. Touch Stop. Garmin © 2007 Menu on the Map page. NoTe: You can add only one stop to your route.

  • Page 12: Lock Your Honda Portable Navigation System

    4. Touch OK, drive to a security location, and touch Set. Each time you turn on the unit, enter the 4-digit PIN or drive to the security location. NoTe: If you forget your PIN and your security location, you must send your unit to Garmin to get it unlocked.

  • Page 13: Where To

    6. Touch the address, if necessary. The Go page opens. 7. Touch to navigate to this address. Finding an intersection is very similar to finding an address. Touch Intersection and enter the two street names. Garmin © 2007 page Where To > Address to enter Search Tips •...

  • Page 14: Find A Place By Spelling The Name

    TIP: In any search results list, if you do not see the place you want visit or you want to narrow your search results list, touch Spell and enter the name or part of the name. Garmin © 2007 Spell Name. Go Page Options Touch to create a turn-by-turn route to this location.

  • Page 15: Find A Place Using The Map

    • Touch Save to save the selected location to your Favorites. • If the antenna is down (which turns the GPS off), touch to set your location to the selected location. • Touch Back to return to the previous screen.

  • Page 16: Find A Place Using Coordinates

    1. Touch Where To > 2. Touch Format. 3. Select the format you would like to use. 4. Touch OK. Garmin © 2007 Coordinates. Next Coordinates. Honda Portable Navigation System...

  • Page 17: Expand Your Search

    • My Current Route—searches for places along the route you are currently navigating. • Destination—searches for places near your route destination. Garmin © 2007 ➋ Select an option. Touch OK. NoTe: Your unit automatically searches for places near your current location.

  • Page 18: My Locations

    > 2. Select the place you want to visit. NoTe: To delete all of your Favorites and your Custom POIs from your unit, touch My Locations > Garmin © 2007 ➋ Touch OK. My Locations > Favorites. Where To >...

  • Page 19: Edit Saved Places

    Touch Locations. ➊ Touch Favorites. ➌ Touch the Edit button. The Edit window opens. Garmin © 2007 Where To > ➋ Select the place you want to edit. ➍ Touch a button to change the name or the map symbol, or to delete the item.

  • Page 20: Find Recent Selections Places

    Touch Recent Selections. Delete Recently Found Places To remove all places from the Recent Selections list, touch Clear. Then touch Yes. ➊ Garmin © 2007 Where To > ➋ Select an item from the list. ➋ NoTe: When you touch Clear, all items from the list are removed.

  • Page 21: My Current Location

    Favorites. Custom POIs If you have loaded Custom POIs (Points of Interest), touch Custom PoIs to view the POIs. For more information about Custom POIs, see Garmin © 2007 ➋ Touch My Current Location. Where To ➌...

  • Page 22: Set A Home Location

    Once your Home location is set, you can route to it at any time by touching Locations > Home. Change Your Home Location 1. Touch Where To > 2. Touch Home. 3. Touch an option to set your home location. Garmin © 2007 Locations. Locations. Where To > Honda Portable Navigation System...

  • Page 23: View The Map And Other

    In) is shown in the lower right corner. When you are simply driving while viewing the Map page (not following a route), your the lower left corner. The direction you are heading (Driving) is shown in the lower right corner. Garmin © 2007 aP and View map to open the Map page.

  • Page 24: Trip Information Page

    Select Reset Trip to reset the data on the Trip Information page. Select maximum speed. Garmin © 2007 Speed Arrival on the Map page. Trip Information Page...

  • Page 25: Current Route Page

    Current Route page. Use the up and down arrows to view other turns in the route. When you are finished viewing the Next Turn page, select Back. Garmin © 2007 Next Turn Page Turn In on the Map page or select any turn from the...

  • Page 26: Manage Files On Your Honda Portable Navigation System

    MP3 music files • M3U playlist files • JPG image files • AA audible book files • GPI custom POI files from Garmin’s POI Loader (see page • GPX waypoint files from MapSource ® • Maps from MapSource NoTe: The Honda...

  • Page 27: Step 1: Insert An Sd Card (Optional)

    “nuvi sd” is the SD card inserted in your unit. NoTe: If the drives are not named automatically, see your operating system’s Help file or Guide to learn how to rename the drives. Garmin © 2007 aVigaTion ysTeM page 61 of this User’s...

  • Page 28: Step 4: Eject/Unmount And Unplug The Usb Cable

    Eject From a Windows When you are finished transferring files, double-click the Select “USB Mass Storage Device” and click Stop. Select the nuvi drives and click oK. You can unplug your unit from your computer now. Garmin © 2007 aVigaTion ysTeM Computer ®...

  • Page 29: Information About Your Nuvi Drives

    Connect the unit to your computer, and open your “nuvi” or “nuvi sd” drive. Highlight the file that you want to delete, and press the Delete key on your computer’s keyboard. Garmin © 2007 aVigaTion ysTeM Computer ®...

  • Page 30: Use The Travel Kit

    Oxford’s multilingual resources and five bilingual dictionaries in the palm of your hand. A sample version of the Language Guide is provided. To purchase the Garmin Language Guide accessory, go to the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/hondaportablenavigation click Accessories.
  • Page 31 Keywords in Phrases phrases that contain a specific word. • Touch Search to spell the word. • Touch an underlined word to replace the word. Garmin © 2007 Guide. ➋ Touch Language. ➎ Search for a phrase and touch it. •...
  • Page 32 The raVel Use the Bilingual Dictionaries The Garmin Language Guide provides five bilingual dictionaries. You can easily translate words and hear their pronunciation using the Bilingual Dictionaries. Touch Travel Kit > Language ➊ Touch Bilingual Dictionaries. ➌ Search for the word and touch it.

  • Page 33: Use The Travel Guide

    Use the Travel Guide Much like a paper travel guide, the Garmin Travel Guide such as restaurants and hotels. To purchase the Garmin Travel Guide accessory, go to the Garmin Web site www.garmin.com/extras or contact your Garmin dealer. After you have received your Garmin Travel Guide SD card, follow the directions on the package or in the Help file to learn how to load the data into your unit.

  • Page 34: Saversguide

    To purchase the SaversGuide accessory, go to the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/extras. You can also contact your Garmin dealer to purchase accessories.

  • Page 35: Listen To Mp3 Files

    Play All or touch the song you want to start with. NoTe: The Honda Portable Navigation System plays MP3 files only: it does not support iTunes M4A/M4P files. Garmin © 2007 Player. ➋ Select a category. ➍ Touch...
  • Page 36 Play the Playlist 1. On the unit, touch Travel Kit playlists appear. 2. Touch a playlist to start playing the MP3 files. You cannot change the playlist order from your unit. Garmin © 2007 > MP3 Player > Browse pages >...

  • Page 37: Listen To Audible Books

    ➊ Touch Travel Kit > Audible Book Player. ➌ Select a category, and then touch a book title Garmin © 2007 ➋ Touch Browse. ➍ Touch Move around the Book Touch to skip a section and to jump back. Press and hold...
  • Page 38 Your Audible.com library opens, displaying the books you have purchased. 3. Click Get it Now to download the book to your computer. 4. Select a format and click Download. Garmin © 2007 Honda Portable Navigation System...
  • Page 39 The raVel Add to Garmin - nüvi icon Go to My Library Online icon Step 2: Transfer the book to your unit You must first activate your unit before transferring books. Refer to AudibleManager’s Help file for detailed instructions about downloading books to your computer and loading them on your unit. For more...
  • Page 40 1. Eject/unmount the unit from your computer. Unplug the USB cable from your unit. 2. Open AudibleManager. 3. In the “Choose your device” window, click the box next to “Garmin - nüvi” to place a check mark in the box. Click Next.

  • Page 41: View Pictures

    You can view pictures that you have stored in your Honda Portable Navigation System using the Picture Viewer. ➊ Touch Travel Kit. ➌ Touch a picture to view a larger image of it. Garmin © 2007 ➋ Touch Picture Viewer. ➍ Touch to scroll through the images.

  • Page 42: Use The World Clock

    Use the World Clock ➊ Touch Travel Kit. ➍ Select a new time zone (or city). Touch when done. Garmin © 2007 ➋ Touch World Clock. ➎ Touch World Map view a map. ➌ To change a city listed, touch the city.

  • Page 43: Convert Currency

    ➋ Touch to change the currency. ➎ ➏ Touch the blank rectangle under the currency rate you want to convert. Garmin © 2007 Converter. ➌ Select a currency Touch to change and touch OK. the currency. ➐ Enter the number.
  • Page 44 Touch Converter. ➊ Touch Update. ➌ Touch to erase the current rate. Enter a new rate and touch Done. Garmin © 2007 Travel Kit > Currency ➋ Touch the rate you want to update. ➍ Touch Save to finish.

  • Page 45: Convert Measurements

    Travel Kit > Measurement ➊ ➋ Touch the button. ➎ ➏ Touch the blank rectangle to enter a value. Garmin © 2007 Converter. ➌ Select a type of Touch measurement and touch OK. ➐ Enter a value and Touch touch Done.

  • Page 46: Use The Calculator

    > Calculator. ➊ Enter the first number of your calculation. ➌ Enter the second number of your calculation. Garmin © 2007 ➋ Touch an operator (÷, x, -, or +). ➍ Touch =. Touch to add a decimal. ± Touch to make the number negative or positive.

  • Page 47: Customize Your Honda Portable Navigation System

    Hold your finger on the upper right corner of the screen while turning on the unit. Keep your finger pressed until the pop-up window appears. Touch All original settings are restored. Your Recent Selections and audible bookmarks are also deleted. Garmin © 2007 ysTeM onda ortabLe ySteM (settings).

  • Page 48: Change The Map Settings

    Map Info—view the maps loaded on your Honda Portable Navigation System and their version. A check mark indicates the map is enabled. Touch the check mark next to the map to disable that map. Restore—restore the original map settings. Garmin © 2007 ysTeM www.garmin ➊ ➋...

  • Page 49: Change The System Settings

    WAAS / eGNoS—turn on or off WAAS/EGNOS. For information about WAAS, go to waas.html. Garmin Lock—turn on Garmin Lock to lock your unit. Enter a 4-digit PIN, and set a security location. For more information, see page Touch Tones—turn on or off the tone that sounds each time you touch the screen.

  • Page 50: Change The Locale

    Time Format—choose a 12, 24, or UTC time format. Time Zone—select a time zone or nearby city from the list. Daylight Saving—set to on, Units—change units of measure to Garmin © 2007 ysTeM Change All. , or Auto, if it is available.

  • Page 51: Change The Display Settings

    “Screenshot” folder on your “nuvi” drive. NoTe: When Screenshot is on, the Quick Settings screen does not open when you press the Restore Settings—restore the original display settings. Garmin © 2007 ysTeM for a light background, Auto to automatically...

  • Page 52: Change The Navigation Settings

    Attention Tone—turn on or off the attention tone. Voice Prompts—select when you want the Honda Portable Navigation System to announce route navigation and system status. Restore Settings—restore the original navigation settings. Garmin © 2007 ysTeM Shorter Distance to create a direct route to the button ➊...

  • Page 53: Change The Traffic Settings

    Add a Subscription You can purchase additional subscriptions or a renewal if your subscription expires; go to Garmin’s FM Traffic Web site at www.garmin.com/fmtraffic. 1. From the Menu page, touch 2. Write down the FM traffic receiver’s unit ID. Go to www.garmin.com/fmtraffic...

  • Page 54: Change The Proximity Point Settings

    For more information about the Garmin TourGuide feature, see page 54. For more information about loading files to your Honda Portable Navigation System, see Restore Settings—restore the original proximity point settings.

  • Page 55: Appendix

    If this does not help, reset your unit. To reset the unit: 1. Raise the antenna. 2. Press the Reset button. ➊ Garmin © 2007 PPendix Power button to turn Use the Honda Portable Navigation System Indoors Close the antenna to turn off GPS and use your unit indoors.

  • Page 56: Care For Your Honda Portable Navigation System

    Though a PDA stylus can also be used to operate the touch screen, never attempt this while operating a vehicle. Never use a hard or sharp object to operate the touch screen or damage may result. Garmin © 2007 Honda Portable Navigation System...

  • Page 57: Use A Remote Antenna

    Use a Remote Antenna You can use an optional external remote antenna (Garmin GA 27C). This is very helpful when operating the unit in a vehicle with a coated windshield or an in-screen (in the window) heating system, which can block GPS signals.

  • Page 58: Custom Pois (Points Of Interest)

    To adjust the way your unit notifies you of POIs, see page After downloading your POI database, use the Garmin POI Loader to install the POIs into your unit. The POI Loader is available at www.garmin.com/extras. Using the POI Loader program, you can store the Custom POIs on your “nuvi”...

  • Page 59: Safety Cameras

    These audio tours, for example, can take you on a route while playing interesting facts about historical sites along the way. As you travel, the audio information is triggered by GPS signals. If you have loaded Garmin TourGuide files on your unit, touch Where To >...

  • Page 60: Fm Tmc Traffic Information

    PPendix FM TMC Traffic Information Using an optional Garmin FM TMC traffic receiver, your Honda Portable Navigation System can receive and use traffic information broadcast over the FM radio data system. When a traffic message is received, your unit displays the event on the map and can change your route to avoid the traffic incident.

  • Page 61: Battery Information

    For information about the internal, non-removable, lithium-ion battery, see page 58 of this user’s guide, the Battery Warning section of the product information sheet that came in the box, and www.garmin.com/safety. Garmin © 2007 Timeout. See page Battery Gauge The battery icon in the...

  • Page 62: About Satellite Signals

    When it loses satellite signals, the bars turn red or disappear Touch the signals strength bars in the upper left corner of the Menu page to view GPS information. The sky view shows the satellites you are receiving. The satellite signal strength bars indicate the strength of each satellite you are receiving.

  • Page 63: Specifications

    Power Input: 12/24 VDC Usage: 15 W max. @ 13.8 VDC Battery life: 4 to 8 hours depending on usage Headphone jack: Standard 3.5 mm For a complete list of specifications, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/hondaportablenavigation Specifications. Garmin © 2007...

  • Page 64: Software License Agreement

    FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. Garmin grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device (the “Software”) in binary executable form in the normal operation of the product. Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in and to the Software remain in Garmin.

  • Page 65: Usb Interface Troubleshooting

    I keep getting a message saying “Unsafe Removal of Device” when I unplug the USB cable. Garmin © 2007 Solution/Answer When your unit is in USB Mass Storage Mode, a picture of a Honda Portable Navigation System connected to a computer is shown. Also, you should see a new removable disk drive listed in My Computer (Windows) or a new volume (drive) on your desktop (Mac).

  • Page 66: Troubleshooting

    My battery gauge does not seem accurate. The touch screen is not responding to my taps properly. Garmin © 2007 1. Open Computer. 2. Select the drive you want to rename. 3. Right-click your mouse, and select Rename. 4. Type the new name, and press the 1.

  • Page 67: Index

    Garmin © 2007 customizing the unit color mode navigation system setup time vehicle icon on map Custom POIs (Points of Interest) daylight saving...
  • Page 68 My Locations 13, 14, 15, 16, lock the screen Favorites longitude 11, Go Home Recent Selections M3U playlist format Garmin © 2007 “nuvi” drive 22, “nuvi sd” 22, narrow your results list spell the name navigation settings Near button Next Turn page north up version ...
  • Page 69 Hereby, Garmin, declares that this Honda Portable Navigation unit is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. To view the full Declaration of Conformity, see the Garmin Web site for your Garmin product: hondaportablenavigation. Click Manuals, and then click the Declaration of Conformity www.garmin.com/...
  • Page 70 For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. © 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd.

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