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Summary of Contents for Garmin Nuvi 360
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nüvi 310/360 ™ personal travel assistant personal travel assistant owner’s manual owner’s manual New Nuvi 310,360 OM.indd 1 2/24/2006 5:06:20 PM...
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Visit the Garmin Web site (www.garmin.com) for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other Garmin products. Garmin® is a registered trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries and may not be used without the express permission of Garmin.
The Appendix contains information such as specifications, optional accessories, and maintenance information. You can also find warranty and FCC information in the Appendix. Read the Safety Information to learn how to install and use your Garmin GPS safely and responsibly. The Index ... nüvi 310/360 Owner’s Manual New Nuvi 310,360 OM.indd 3...
Contact Garmin If you encounter problems while using your GPS unit, or if you have any questions, in the U.S.A. contact Garmin Product Support by phone: 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM Central Time; or go to http://www.garmin.com/support/, and click Product Support.
Caring for the Unit The nüvi case is constructed of high quality materials and does not require user maintenance except cleaning. Cleaning the Case Clean the nüvi’s outer casing (except for the screen) using a cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution and then wipe dry. Avoid chemical cleaners and solvents that may damage plastic components.
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Introduction ....................iii About This Manual ..................iii Product Registration .....................iv Contact Garmin ........................iv Caring for the Unit ....................v Cleaning the Case ......................v Cleaning the Screen ......................v Storage ..........................v Caution ........................iii Turning Your nüvi On or Off ..................1 Charging Your nüvi ....................1 Resetting Your nüvi ....................1...
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Changing the Map Symbol .....................12 Deleting Saved Places ....................12 Finding a Place Using the Map ................13 Tips for Browsing the Map .....................13 Viewing Places on the Map .................... 14 Expanding Your Search ..................15 Saving Places You Find ..................17 Finding Saved Places ..................17 HERE Finding a Place by Spelling the Name ...............18 Go! Page Options ....................19...
Caution Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations may result in injury or property damage. The nüvi is designed to provide you with route suggestions. It does not reflect road closures or road conditions, traffic congestion, weather conditions, or other factors that may affect safety or timing while driving.
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Drivers in California should not use the suction mount on their windshield or side or rear windows. Garmin does not take any responsibility for any fines, penalties, or damages that may be incurred as a result of disregarding this notice.
Turning Your nüvi On or Off To turn your nüvi on or off, press and hold the Power button on the top of the unit. The fi rst time you turn on your nüvi, follow the on-screen, set-up instructions. Charging Your nüvi To charge the nüvi: Connect your nuvi to the suction mount and the 12/24-volt car adapter.
Clearing User Data Hold your fi nger on the upper right corner of the nüvi’s screen while turning on the nüvi. Keep your fi nger pressed until the pop-up window appears. Touch to clear all user data. All original settings are restored. Your Recent Selections and audible bookmarks are also deleted.
nüvi Tips and Shortcuts • To quickly return to the Menu page, press and hold Back. • To learn more about the nüvi’s Bluetooth or Travel Kit features, touch the Help button on the appropriate screen. • To jump from any page back to the player page when you are listening to music or an audible book, quickly press the Power button twice.
Mounting Your nüvi For a tight grip, clean and dry your windshield and the suction cup with a lint-free cloth before mounting the suction cup. To mount the suction cup mount: 1. Place the suction cup on the windshield. 2. Flip the lever back, toward the windshield. 3.
Finding Your Destination Flip up the antenna on the nüvi to get satellite signals. Then, use the Garmin nüvi to fi nd your destination and go to it. Select a category. Touch Select a destination. Touch Where to? the arrows to see more Touch the arrows to see categories.
Following Your Route Follow the route to your destination using the Map page. As you travel, the nüvi guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows on the map, and directions at the top of the Map page. If you depart from the original route, the nüvi recalculates the route and provides new route instructions.
Viewing the Map Page Viewing the Map Page View Map to open the Map page. The position icon From the Menu page, touch shows your location. Touch and drag the map to view different areas. Touch the text bar to Touch to zoom out.
Adding Stops to Your Route You can add a stop (via point) to your route. The nüvi gives you directions to the via point and then to your fi nal destination. With a route active, touch Menu > Where to? ➊...
Setting a Home Location You can set a Home location for the place you return to most often. After you have set your Home, you can easily Home. Touch Set Home. Touch Where to? > Select an option. My Locations. Going Home Once your Home location is set, you can route to it at any time by touching Locations...
Editing Saved Places After you save a place, you can change the name of the place and its symbol on the After you save a place, you can change the name of the place and its symbol on the Where to? Locations.
Changing the Name Change Name. Enter the new name using the on-screen To change the name, touch keyboard. Touch Done. Changing the Map Symbol To change the symbol used on the map, touch Change Map Symbol and select a symbol from the list. Deleting Saved Places To delete this saved place, touch Delete.
Finding a Place Using the Map Touch and drag anywhere on the Map page to browse the map and view different parts Touch and drag anywhere on the Map page to browse the map and view different parts Touch and drag anywhere on the Map page to browse the map and view different parts of the map.
Viewing Places on the Map You can view a place you have found on the Map page. ➊ ➋ Touch Show Map. Drag the map and zoom in or out as necessary. Touch Back when you are done. New Nuvi 310,360 OM.indd 14 2/24/2006 5:06:25 PM...
Expanding Your Search ➊ ➋ From the Menu page, Select an option. Touch Where to? touch Then touch Near. Where I Am Now—searches for places near your current location. A Different City—searches for places near the city you enter. My Current Route—searches for places along the route you are currently navigating. My Destination—searches for places near your route destination.
Saving Places You Find Touch OK in the pop-up window. The place is saved in After you have found a place you want to save, touch My Locations > Favorites. Save. Finding Saved Places Touch From the Menu page, From the Menu page, Select a place.
HERE To learn how to perform a simple search using the Where To menu, see page Finding a Place by Spelling the Name Spelling the Name From the Menu page, touch Where to? > Spell Name. ➊ ➋ Using the on-screen Select the place you want to visit.
Go! Page Options Touch to create a turn-by-turn route to this location. Touch Show Map to view this location on the map. Save Touch to save this location as one of your Favorites. See pages 9 through 12 for more information. New Nuvi 310,360 OM.indd 18 2/24/2006 5:06:26 PM...
OCATIONS Saving Places You Find ➊ ➋ After you have found Touch OK. a place, touch Save. Finding Saved Places Finding Saved Places From the Menu page, touch Where to? > Locations. ➊ ➋ Touch Favorites. Select the place you want to visit.
Understanding My Locations You can save all of your favorite places in My Locations. You can also save your home location in My Locations. Saving Your Current Location Touch anywhere on the Map. An arrow points to your current location. Touch Save. Your current location is saved in your Favorites.
Trip Information Page The Trip Information page displays your current speed and provides helpful statistics about your trip. To view the Trip Information page, select Speed Arrival on the Map page. Distance to your final destination Current direction of travel Distance traveled (Odometer) Trip Information Page...
Current Route Page The Current Route page displays turn-by-turn instructions for your entire route. Touch the green text bar on the top of the Map page to open the Current Route page. This page displays all turns in the route and the distance between turns. Select a turn on the list to view the Next Turn page for that turn.
Next Turn Page The Next Turn page shows the turn on the map and the distance and time left before you reach the turn. To view an upcoming turn on the map, select Turn In on the Map page, or select any turn from the Current Route page. Use the up and down arrows to view other turns in the route.
Adding a Detour to a Route Detour If you need to take a detour from your current route, select from the Menu page of the nüvi. The unit calculates a new route and provides you with new instructions. The nüvi attempts to get you back on your original route as soon as possible.
Finding an Address Where to? > Address. From the Menu page, touch ➊ ➋ ➌ Type the street name Select a state. Then Type the address until a list of streets select Search All. number and touch appears, or touch Done. Done.
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NOTE: Finding an intersection is very similar to finding an address. Touch Intersection and enter the two street names. New Nuvi 310,360 OM.indd 26 2/24/2006 5:06:27 PM...
® To use the Bluetooth technology of the nüvi, you must confi rm that your Bluetooth phone is supported by the nüvi. (See www.garmin.com/bluetooth/.) Then you must follow these steps to pair your phone with this nüvi. On the Menu page,...
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Placing a Direct Call Ensure that your phone is paired with your nüvi. Touch Phone. Touch Dial. Dial the number, and touch Dial. To end the call, touch , and then touch New Nuvi 310,360 OM.indd 28 2/24/2006 5:06:28 PM...
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If you are calling a number that requires that you enter information using a keypad during the call (for example, entering a password for your voicemail), do the following. Enter the required To end the call, touch Touch during the , and then touch information.
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Placing a POI Call Ensure that your phone is paired with your nüvi. You can call a phone number for any POI (Point of Interest) that is listed on the nuvi. Touch Phone. Touch POI Dial. Touch the POI function that you want to use.
Receiving a Call Ensure that your phone is paired with your nuvi. When you receive a call, an “Incoming Call” message appears on the nuvi. Touch Answer. To end the call, touch and then touch New Nuvi 310,360 OM.indd 31 2/24/2006 5:06:29 PM...
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Loading Items to Your nüvi Connect the mini-USB connector to the side of the nüvi. Connect the larger end of the cable to an available USB port on your computer. Double-click the My Computer icon on your computer’s desktop. Two new Removable Disk drives appear in your list of drives: “nuvi”...
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Using an FM TMC Traffi c Receiver Using a Garmin GTM 10 or GTM 11 FM TMC Traffi c Receiver, the nüvi can receive and use traffi c information broadcast over the FM Radio Data System. For more information about these Garmin FM TMC Traffi c Receivers, visit http://www.garmin.
For more detailed information about the nüvi functions, connect your nuvi to your computer and refer to the owner’s manual located on your “nuvi” drive. The manual is also available on the Garmin Web site at http://www.garmin.com/products/nüvi/. Click the Manuals link, and then select Download. You must have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view this manual.
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ANAGING ILES ON OUR NÜVI Your nüvi is able to store fi les, such as JPEG images and MP3 music fi les. You can store fi les in the nüvi’s internal memory or on an optional SD Card. After you connect your nüvi to your computer, you can copy and paste fi les to the memory or an optional SD Card.
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Step 2: Connect the USB Cable 1. Plug the small end of the USB cable into the connector located on the side of your nüvi. 2. Connect the larger end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer.
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Step 3: Transfer Files to Your nüvi 1. Connect the nüvi to your computer as described on the previous page. My Computer 2. Double-click the icon on your computer’s desktop. 3. Browse your computer for the file you want to copy. 4.
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Information about Your nüvi Drives After you connect your nüvi to your computer, one or two additional drives appear in your computer’s list of drives: “nuvi” and possibly “nuvi sd.” “nuvi” is the available storage in the nüvi’s internal memory. “nuvi sd” is the SD card inserted in your nüvi.
Supported File Types • MP3 music files • JPG image files • AA audible book files • GPI custom POI files from Garmin’s POI Loader (see page • GPX waypoint files from MapSource (see page • Maps from MapSource NOTE: The nüvi does not support iTunes M4A/M4P files.
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SING THE RAVEL The travel kit provides many features that are helpful when you are traveling across town or across the globe. Touch Help to learn more about the nüvi Travel Kit. From the Menu page, From the Menu page, Touch the arrows to view all items in the Travel Kit.
Using the Language Guide The Garmin Language Guide puts data from Oxford’s multilingual resources and fi ve bilingual dictionaries in the palm of your hand. A sample version of the Garmin Language Guide is provided. To purchase the Garmin Language Guide accessory, go to the Garmin Web site at http://www.garmin.com/products/nuvi/...
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Follow the directions on the package or in the nüvi help file to learn how to load the data into your unit. TIP: After you load the Garmin Language Guide onto your nüvi, you can use the ...
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Translating Words and Phrases Translating Words and Phrases Travel Kit Language Guide. From the Menu page, touch > ➊ ➋ ➌ Touch Words and Touch Language. Select the From Phrases. languages and touch Back. ➍ ➎ ➏ Select a category. Search for a phrase and Touch to hear the...
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To purchase the SaversGuide accessory, go to the Garmin Web site at http://www.garmin.com/products/nuvi/ click the Accessories link. You can also contact your Garmin dealer to purchase nüvi accessories. New Nuvi 310,360 OM.indd 44...
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Using the Bilingual Dictionaries The Garmin Language Guide provides fi ve bilingual dictionaries. You can easily translate words and hear their pronunciation using the Bilingual Dictionaries. 1. On the Menu page, touch Travel Kit > Language Guide. 2. On the Oxford page, touch Bilingual Dictionaries.
Much like a paper travel guide, the Garmin Travel Guide provides detailed information about places, such as restaurants and hotels. Your nüvi comes with a few sample travel guide points; to purchase the Travel Guide accessory, go to the Garmin Accessories Web site at http://www.garmin.com/products/nuvi/...
Listening to MP3 Files From the Menu page, From the Menu page, Touch MP3 Player. Touch Browse. touch Travel Kit. Select a category. Touch Back to exit the To play the entire category, MP3 page to view other touch Play All. To play one pages, such as the map.
NOTE: The nüvi plays MP3 fi les only: it does not support iTunes M4A/M4P fi les. Playing Audible Books Your nüvi provides sample Audible books, which are only portions of the book. Purchase full books from Audible.com at http://garmin.audible.com. 1. On the Menu page, touch Travel Kit >...
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Touch the book cover art to view information about the book. Loading Audible Books to Your nüvi To purchase a book, go to http://garmin.audible.com and create an Audible.com account. After you create an account, download AudibleManager to your personal computer. Then you can purchase a book and download it to your nüvi.
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transfer the book to your nüvi. Step 1: Connect your nüvi to the computer 1. Connect the mini-USB connector to the side of the nüvi. 2. Connect the larger end of the cable to an available USB port on your computer. 3.
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2. Select the Internal Drive or External Drive (SD card) in the lower portion of the window. 3. Select the book title. Click the Add to Garmin - nüvi button in the top left corner. 4. Select how much of the book you want to load. You can load small sections at a time to save memory.
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2. From your computer’s desktop, double-click the AudibleManager icon to 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. 4. Enter your Audible user name and password. Click Next.
Viewing Pictures You can view pictures that you have stored in your nüvi using the Picture Viewer. 1. On the Menu page, touch Travel Kit. 2. Touch and then Picture Viewer. 3. Touch a picture to view a larger image of it. 4.
Converting Currency 1. From the Menu page, touch Travel Kit. Touch and then Currency Converter. 2. Touch to change the currency. 3. Select a currency and touch OK. 4. Touch to change the currency. 5. Select a currency and touch OK. 6.
TIP: Touch and hold to erase the entire entry. Converting Measurements 1. From the Menu page, touch Travel Kit. Touch and then Measurement Converter. 2. Touch the button. 3. Select a type of measurement and touch OK. 4. Touch From or To.
Touch ± to make the number negative or positive. Touch to make the number a percent (0.01). Touch to clear the entry. USTOMIZING THE NÜVI To change nüvi settings, touch from the Menu page. See the following pages for more information. touch 1.
Restore—restore the original map settings. Changing the System Settings WAAS/EGNOS—enable and disable WAAS/EGNOS. For information about WAAS, go to http://www.garmin.com/aboutGPS/waas.html. Units—change units of measure to kilometers (Metric) or miles (Statute). Safe Mode—disable or enable the Safe Mode feature to improve driver safety. When your vehicle is moving, Safe Mode disables all unit functions that require significant...
operator attention and could become a distraction while driving. Touch Tones—disable or enable the tone that sounds each time you touch the screen. Proximity Alarms—disable or enable the alerts when you approach Custom POIs. This option is only visible if you have loaded Custom POIs. See page 51 for more information about Custom POIs.
power is removed. Reducing the time the backlight stays on increases your battery life. Touch Screen—recalibrates (or realigns) the touch screen to respond properly. Touch Recalibrate and then follow the directions. PictureIt—enables you to take a screen shot when you quickly press and release the Power button.
Voice Prompts—select when you want to nüvi to announce route navigation and system status. Restore Settings—restore the original navigation settings. Changing the Language Settings Text Language—change all on-screen text to the selected language. Changing the Text Language does not change the language of map data, such as street names and places or user-entered data.
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RAFFIC NFORMATION Using an optional Garmin FM TMC Traffi c Receiver, your nüvi can receive and use traffi c information broadcast over the FM Radio Data System (RDS). When a traffi c message is received, your unit displays the event on the map and can change your route to avoid the traffi...
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Viewing Traffi c Events 1. From the Menu page, touch 2. Select an item to view details. 3. Select an option. Avoiding Traffi c The map page displays a when there is a traffi c event on your current route or on the road you are driving.
Traffi c Symbols North American Symbols Meaning International Symbols Road Condition Road Construction Congestion Accident Incident Information Color Code The bars to the left of the traffi c symbols indicate the severity of the traffi c incident: = Low severity; traffi c is still fl owing. = Medium severity;...
You can also add subscriptions to expand your service area. You will need your FM TMC Traffi c Receiver’s Unit ID; see below for directions. Go to http://www.garmin.com/fmtraffi c to purchase a traffi c subscription and obtain a 25-character traffi c subscription code.
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PPENDIX Mounting the nüvi on Your Dashboard Use the enclosed mounting disk to mount your unit to the dashboard. California drivers, use the enclosed disk to comply with California regulations: see the nüvi Product Information Sheet that came in the box for more information. Important: The permanent mounting adhesive is extremely difficult to remove after it is installed.
Suction cup mount Suction lever Disk Removing the Unit and the Mount 1. To remove the unit from the mount, press the tab on the bottom of the cradle 2. Lift the unit off of the mount. 3. To remove the suction cup from the windshield, fl ip the lever toward you. 4.
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Your nüvi can notify you with a proximity alarm when you approach one of these points. After downloading your POI database, use the Garmin POI Loader to install the POIs into your unit. The POI Loader is available at http://www.garmin.com/products/nuvi.
When the Proximity Alarms are on, your nüvi chimes when you approach a Custom POI. CAUTION: Garmin is not responsible for the consequences of using a custom POI database or the accuracy of the safety camera or other custom POI database.
MP3 player. Using 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 New Nuvi 310,360 OM.indd 69...
(in the window) heating system, which can block GPS signals. Connect the antenna to the connector located on the back of the nüvi. To purchase, go to the Garmin Web site Accessories http://www.garmin.com/products/nuvi and select the link. Changing the Fuse An AGC/3AG 2 Amp, high-breaking capacity, 1500 A-rated fuse is located at the tip of the vehicle adapter.
Format (*.gpx) for the Save as Type. Click the Save button. With your nüvi connected to your computer, copy the *.gpx file into in the Garmin\ Waypoints folder in the “nuvi” drive. The waypoints you created in MapSource are My Locations >...
You can also view the locations you have saved in your nüvi using the MapSource program. File > Open. Select GPS eXchange Format (*.gpx) for Files In MapSource, select of Type. Browse to find the Garmin\Waypoints folder on your “nuvi” drive. Select Waypoints.gpx and click Open. USB Interface Troubleshooting Problem/Question Solution/Answer When your nüvi is in USB Mass Storage Mode, a picture...
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Try the solution listed above. I cannot find any If you have several network drives mapped on your drives named “nuvi” computer, Windows may have trouble assigning drive in my list of drives. letters to your nüvi drives. Follow the steps on the following page to assign your drive letters.
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1. Turn off your nüvi. 2. Plug in the USB cable to the nüvi and your computer. Your nüvi automatically turns on. 3. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools Computer Management > How do I map Storage Disk Management.
Battery Information Your unit contains an internal (non-removable) lithium-ion battery. Contact your local waste disposal department for information on properly disposing of the unit. Battery Tips • Your nüvi’s battery should last 4 to 8 hours depending on usage. The battery gauge indicates the status of the battery.
Battery charging or connected to external power Full battery Battery 3/4 full Battery 1/2 full Battery 1/4 full Periodically, you might notice that the battery gauge is not completely accurate. To increase the accuracy of the battery gauge, fully discharge the battery and then fully charge it without interrupting the charging.
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The sky view shows the satellites you are receiving. The satellite signal strength bars indicate the strength of each satellite you are receiving. For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at http://www.garmin. com/aboutGPS. New Nuvi 310,360 OM.indd 77...
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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 http://www.garmin. com/products/nuvi/spec.html. New Nuvi 310,360 OM.indd 78...
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GPS Performance Specifications Receiver: WAAS enabled Acquisition times*: Warm: <1 sec Cold: <38 sec Factory Reset: <45 sec *On average for a stationary receiver with an open sky view Update rate: 1/sec, continuous GPS Accuracy: Position: <10 meters, typical Velocity: 0.5 meter/sec RMS GPS (WAAS) Accuracy: Position: <5 meters, typical Velocity: 0.5 meter/sec RMS...
FCC Compliance The nüvi complies with Part 15 of the FCC interference limits for Class B digital devices FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE. These limits are designed to provide more reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation, and are more stringent than “outdoor”...
Software are valuable trade secrets of Garmin and that the Software in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin. You agree not to decompile, disassemble, modify, reverse assemble, reverse engineer, or reduce to human readable form the Software or any part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software.
This Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. Within this period, Garmin will at its sole option repair or replace any components that fail in normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor, provided that the customer shall be responsible for any transportation cost.
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Distributor warranties are only valid in the area of intended distribution. Units purchased in the United States or Canada must be returned to the Garmin service center in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, or Taiwan for service. New Nuvi 310,360 OM.indd 83...
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NDEX Index Computer connection 38 Connecting the USB Cable 38 Editing saved places (My Loca- Converting Currency 57 tions) 11 updating conversion rates EGNOS 60 Eject USB 39 Symbols Currency 57 Expanding your search 15 2 Dimensional 60 Current Location, saving 20 3 Dimensional 60 Current Route Page 22 Favorites 11, 19...
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NDEX Green bars 8 Mute 2 Reset Trip 21 My Locations 11, 19 Restoring Settings 59 Favorites 19 Routing preferences 62 Help 42 “nüvi” drive 39, 40 Safety camera database 70 Keyboard 17 “nüvi sd” 39, 40 Safe Mode 60 Narrow your results list Satellite Signals 8, 79, 80 spell the name 17...
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