Garmin nuvi 205 Series Quick Start Manual
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- Page 1 quick start manual nüvi 205 Series ® personal travel assistant...
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Page 2: Your Nüvi Unit
Other Garmin dashboard or friction mounting options should be used. See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for more information and for product warnings and other important information. -
Page 3: Step 1: Mount Your Nüvi
Step 1: Mount Your nüvi Suction-cup mount Select a suitable location to mount your Cradle nüvi on your windshield. Clean and dry the suction cup and the selected area of your windshield. 1. Plug the power cable into the back of your nüvi. 2. Fit the ball on the end of the mount into the round socket on the cradle and press firmly until they snap together. 3. Place the suction cup on the windshield, and flip the lever back Vehicle power... -
Page 4: Step 4: Use Your Nüvi
Help When You Need It 2. Turn the nüvi on. Acquiring satellite signals can take a few minutes. To get more information when and where bars indicate satellite strength. you need it, use the built-in Help system When at least one of the bars is green, in your nüvi. Touch Tools >... -
Page 5: Finding A Destination
Finding a Destination Finding a Restaurant 7. Select the address if necessary. The Go! page displays. 1. On the Menu page, touch Where to? > Points of Interest > Food. 8. Touch Go!. 2. Select a category. Touch and Using the Go! Page to see more choices. After you have found a location, your 3. Select a destination. The Go! page nüvi displays the Go! page. displays. 4. Touch Go!. Finding an Address 1. On the Menu page, touch Where to? >... -
Page 6: Setting Your Home Location
Changing the Search Area Changing Your Home Your nüvi automatically searches for Location places near your current location. To To set a different home location: search in a different area: 1. Touch Tools > My Data > Set Home 1. Touch Where to? > Near. Location. 2. Select an option, and touch OK. 2. Select an option: • Enter your address. Setting Your Home •... -
Page 7: Taking A Detour
If you need to take a detour when you are 2. Go to http://connect.garmin.com navigating a route, return to the Menu /photos, and select a photo. page and touch Detour. The nüvi creates 3. Select Send to Garmin Device to a new route if possible. If the route you save the photo to your nüvi. are currently taking is the only reasonable To navigate to a photo: option, the nüvi might not calculate a... -
Page 8: Using The Map Page
Using the Map Page Touch View map to open the Map page. Touch the map and drag to view different parts of the map. The vehicle icon shows your current location. Touch view the Where Am I? page, which provides information about your current location, including nearby hospitals, police stations, and fuel. -
Page 9: Using Fm Traffic
Using FM Traffic Use an FM TMC (Traffic Message noTe: Garmin is not responsible for Channel) traffic receiver to receive traffic the accuracy of the traffic information. information broadcast over the FM Radio The FM traffic receiver receives signals Data System. The traffic receiver is from the traffic service provider and shows that information on your nüvi. -
Page 10: Severity Color Code
Severity Color Code Traffic on Your Route The color of the Traffic icon indicates the When calculating your route, the severity of the traffic delay. nüvi examines the current traffic and automatically optimizes the route for Color Description Meaning the shortest time. If a severe traffic delay occurs on your route while you Low severity Traffic is flowing are navigating, the nüvi automatically... -
Page 11: Viewing The Traffic Map
Tools > Settings > Traffic. For more information, go to www.garmin 1. On the Map page, touch the Traffic .com/fmtraffic. icon. 2. Touch Show Traffic Map to view the noTe: You do not need to activate traffic incidents on a map. -
Page 12: Customizing Your Nüvi
Power To secure your nüvi: key to the center position. 1. Make sure that you are at your security location and that your nüvi is receiving myGarmin ™ satellite signals. Go to http://my.garmin.com to access the 2. Touch Tools > Settings > Security. latest services for your Garmin products 3. Touch the button below Garmin Lock. and to register your nüvi. nüvi 05 Series quick start manual... -
Page 13: Resetting Your Nüvi
.com/shop or www.garmin.com/extras, or the nüvi for several seconds. contact your Garmin dealer. Clearing User Data Mounting on Your Dashboard CauTion: This deletes all user- entered information. Use the enclosed mounting disk to mount your nüvi on the dashboard and to... -
Page 14: Changing The Fuse
Caring for Your nüvi 4. Place the suction cup mount on top of the disk. Flip the lever down (toward Your nüvi contains sensitive electronic the disk). components that can be permanently damaged if exposed to excessive shock Changing the Fuse or vibration. To minimize the risk of CauTion: When replacing the fuse, damage to your nüvi, avoid dropping do not lose any of the small pieces your nüvi and operating it in high-shock and make sure they are put back in the... -
Page 15: Avoiding Theft
Directive 1999/5/EC. For a complete list of specifications, see To view the full Declaration of the Web page for your product on the Conformity, see the Garmin Web site for Garmin Web site: www.garmin.com. your Garmin product: www.garmin.com. nüvi 05 Series quick start manual... -
Page 16: Software License Agreement
Software remain in Garmin. You acknowledge that the Software is the property of Garmin and is protected under the United States of America copyright laws and international copyright treaties. You further acknowledge that the structure, organization, and code of the Software are valuable trade secrets of Garmin and that the Software in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin.