Getting Directions To Your Current Location; Adding A Shortcut; Removing A Shortcut; Saving Locations - Garmin BC 40 Owner's Manual

4
Select an option:
• To navigate to the location, select Go!.
• To view the phone number and other location details,
select .

Getting Directions to Your Current Location

If you need to tell another person how to get to your current
location, your device can give you a list of directions.
1
From the map, select the vehicle.
2
Select > Directions to Me.
3
Select a starting location.
4
Select Select.

Adding a Shortcut

You can add shortcuts to the Where To? menu. A shortcut can
point to a location, a category, or a search tool.
The Where To? menu can contain up to 36 shortcut icons.
1
Select Where To? > Add Shortcut.
2
Select an item.

Removing a Shortcut

1
Select Where To? >
2
Select a shortcut to remove.
3
Select the shortcut again to confirm.
4
Select Done.

Saving Locations

Saving a Location

1
Search for a location (Finding a Location by Category,
page 4).
2
From the search results, select a location.
3
Select > Save.
4
Enter a name, and select Done.

Saving Your Current Location

1
From the map, select the vehicle icon.
2
Select Save.
3
Enter a name, and select Done.
4
Select OK.

Editing a Saved Location

1
Select Where To? > Saved.
2
If necessary, select a category.
3
Select a location.
4
Select .
5
Select > Edit.
6
Select an option:
• Select Name.
• Select Phone Number.
• Select Categories to assign categories to the saved
location.
• Select Change Map Symbol to change the symbol used
to mark the saved location on a map.
7
Edit the information.
8 Select Done.

Assigning Categories to a Saved Location

You can add custom categories to organize your saved
locations.
NOTE: Categories appear in the saved locations menu after you
have saved at least 12 locations.
6
> Remove Shortcut(s).
1
Select Where To? > Saved.
2
Select a location.
3
Select .
4
Select > Edit > Categories.
5
Enter one or more category names, separated by commas.
6
If necessary, select a suggested category.
7
Select Done.

Deleting a Saved Location

NOTE: Deleted locations cannot be recovered.
1
Select Where To? > Saved.
2
Select > Delete Saved Places.
3
Select the box next to the saved locations to delete, and
select Delete.

Navigating to Your Destination

Routes

A route is a path from your current location to one or more
destinations.
• The device calculates a recommended route to your
destination based on the preferences you set, including the
route calculation mode (Changing the Route Calculation
Mode, page 8) and avoidances
and Areas, page 8).
• You can start navigating to your destination quickly using the
recommended route, or you can select an alternate route
(Starting a Route, page
• If there are specific roads you need to use or avoid, you can
customize the route (Shaping Your Route, page
• You can add multiple destinations to a route
Location to Your Route, page

Starting a Route

1
Select Where To?, and search for a location
Saving Locations, page
2
Select a location.
3
Select an option:
• To start navigating using the recommended route, select
Go!.
• To choose an alternate route, select , and select a route.
Alternate routes appear to the right of the map.
• To edit the course of the route, select
add shaping points to the route
page 8).
The device calculates a route to the location and guides you
using voice prompts and information on the map
the Map, page 7). A preview of the major roads in your route
appears at the edge of the map for several seconds.
If you need to stop at additional destinations, you can add the
locations to your route (Adding a Location to Your Route,
page 7).

Starting a Route by Using the Map

You can start route by selecting a location from the map.
1
Select View Map.
2
Drag and zoom the map to display the area to search.
3
If necessary, select to filter the displayed points of interest
by category.
Location markers ( or a blue dot) appear on the map.
4
Select an option:
• Select a location marker.
(Avoiding Delays, Tolls,
6).
8).
(Adding a
7).
(Finding and
2).
> Edit Route, and
(Shaping Your Route,
(Your Route on
Navigating to Your Destination