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Garmin 715 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Owner’s Manual nüvi 705 Series ® personal travel assistant...
  • Page 2 Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto,...

  • Page 3: Nüvi Tips And Shortcuts

    When you are instructed to “touch” USA, go to www.garmin.com/support, something, use your finger to touch an or contact Garmin USA by phone at item on the screen. (913) 397-8200 or (800) 800-1020. The small arrows (>) used in the text...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Using Hands-free Calling ....17 nüvi Tips and Shortcuts .....i Pairing Your Phone ......17 myGarmin ........i ™ Receiving a Call ......18 Contact Garmin .........i In a Call .........18 Phone Menu ........19 Getting Started .......1 SMS/Text Messaging ......20 What’s in the Box?......1 nüvi 705 Series Features...
  • Page 5 Preface My Data ..........28 Viewing Traffic Subscription World Clock ........28 Information ........40 Language Guide ......29 Bluetooth Technology Settings ..41 Calculator ........30 Changing the Proximity Points Currency Converter ......31 Settings ..........42 Unit Converter .......31 Adjusting the Volume Levels ..43 Restoring All Settings .....43 Using FM Traffic ......32...
  • Page 6 Preface Troubleshooting ......55 Index ..........57 nüvi 705 Series Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    25–26. *the traffic receiver is included in some Dashboard disk to mount the suction nüvi 715, 755T, 765, and 775 packages. cup mount on your dashboard. See page **the MSN Direct Reciever is included in the nüvi 785 package. The 785 is also...
  • Page 8 Check local traffic laws before mounting. Currently, some state laws prohibit drivers from using suction mounts or other devices on their windshields that could obstruct the driver’s vision while operating motor vehicles. Other Garmin dashboard or friction mounting options should be used.
  • Page 9 8. If you are using a traffic receiver in Europe, secure the traffic receiver’s antenna to the windshield using the suction cups. (The traffic receiver is included in some nüvi 715, 755T, 765, and 775 packages.) Charging Your nüvi •...
  • Page 10 Touch to adjust the volume. page 50 and visit www.garmin.com/ aboutGPS. ➑ Touch to make a call when connected to a compatible mobile phone (nüvi 715, 765, and 775 only). ➒ Touch to view the map. nüvi 705 Series Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 11 Getting Started Finding Your Destination The Where to menu provides several different categories for you to use when searching for addresses, cities, and other locations. The detailed map loaded in your nüvi contains millions of points of interest, such as restaurants, hotels, and auto services.
  • Page 12 Getting Started Following Your Route Adding a Via Point You can add a stop (via point) to your Your route is marked with a magenta route. The nüvi gives you directions line. As you travel, your nüvi guides you to the stop and then to your final to your destination with voice prompts, destination.
  • Page 13 Getting Started Adjusting the Volume Taking a Detour If a road on your route is closed, you can From the Menu page, touch Volume. take a detour. Touch to adjust the master volume. Touch Mute to mute all audio. 1. With a route active, touch Menu. To set up the FM transmitter, see pages 2.

  • Page 14: Where To

    If a mobile phone with Bluetooth searching.) wireless technology is connected, touch 4. Enter the number of the address, and to call this location (nüvi 715, 765, touch Done. nüvi 705 Series Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Finding A Place By Spelling The Name

    Where To and 775 only). Touch to add a space. Touch to move the cursor. Touch Finding a Place by to delete the character. Touch select words you have recently typed and Spelling the Name selected. If you know the name of the location you are looking for, you can spell it using the Touch Mode...

  • Page 16: Setting A Home Location

    Where To Changing Your Home Deleting Recently Found Location Places To change your home location, you must To remove all places from the Recently first delete it from Favorites. Clear > Yes. Found list, touch 1. Touch Where to > Favorites. noTe: When you touch Clear, all 2.

  • Page 17: Favorites

    Where To Saving Places You Find 4. Touch a button to edit the location: 1. After you have found a place you • Change Name—enter a new want to save, touch Save. name, and touch Done. 2. Touch OK. The place is saved in •...

  • Page 18: Finding A Place Using The Map

    Where To 4. Touch Add New End Point. • Touch Add/Remove Points add new start, via, or end points to 5. Find a location as your ending point, the route. and touch Select. • Touch Manually Reorder Points to change the order of points along your route.

  • Page 19: Entering Coordinates

    Where To charts use different position formats, the Tips for Browsing the Map nüvi allows you to choose the correct • Touch the map, and drag to view coordinate format for the type of map different parts of the map. you are using.

  • Page 20: Navigating Off Road

    Where To 3. Touch OK. Navigating Off Road If you are not following roadways as you navigate, use Off Road mode. Touch Tools Settings navigation route > > > Preference > off road > oK. Select a destination and touch to navigate off road to the destination.

  • Page 21: Using The Main Pages

    Using the Main Pages Using the Main Pages Map Page Touch View map to open the Map page. The vehicle icon shows your current location. Touch and drag the map to view a different area of the map (see page 13).

  • Page 22: Trip Computer Page

    Using the Main Pages Trip Computer Page Turn List Page The Trip Computer page displays your When you are navigating a route, the current speed and provides helpful Turn List page displays turn-by-turn statistics about your trip. To view the instructions for your entire route and the Speed Trip Computer page, touch the...

  • Page 23: Using Hands-Free Calling

    10 meters of each other. Bluetooth is available only in the nüvi 715, 765, and 775. Using Bluetooth Initiate pairing from your nüvi or from wireless technology, your nüvi can your mobile phone. Refer to your connect to your mobile phone to become phone’s instructions.

  • Page 24: Receiving A Call

    Using Hands-free Calling Receiving a Call To pair using the nüvi settings: 1. From the Menu page, touch Tools > When you get a call, the Incoming Call Settings > Bluetooth > Add. window opens. 2. Enable your phone’s Bluetooth Touch answer to answer the call.

  • Page 25: Phone Menu

    Using Hands-free Calling Using Call Waiting Using Your Phone Book When you are on a call and you receive Each time your mobile phone connects a second call (call waiting), the nüvi with the nüvi, the phone book is displays the Incoming Call window. automatically loaded into the nüvi.
  • Page 26 Using Hands-free Calling Viewing Your Call History noTe: To edit home location or Each time your phone connects to the Where to phone number, touch > Favorites Home > edit. > nüvi, your call history is automatically transferred to the nüvi. It may take a few To call home: minutes to transfer this data to the nüvi.

  • Page 27: Sms/Text Messaging

    SMS/text Incoming Message window opens. messages; see page 39. Not Listen Touch to play the text message, available on 715 models.) review to open your inbox, or ignore • Touch Forward to send this close the window.

  • Page 28: Using The Media Players

    Using Media Players Using the Media • Touch to adjust the volume. Players • to play the previous song on the playlist; touch and hold to rewind through the current song. Playing Music • to skip to the next song; Load music files to the internal memory touch and hold to skip ahead through or SD card.
  • Page 29 Using Media Players To save your current playlist: 2. Transfer the playlist and the music 1. While listening to music, touch files to the nüvi or SD drive (see Browse > Playlist > Save Current pages 25–26). The M3U file must be Playlist.

  • Page 30: Listening To Audible Books

    Touch the book cover art to view more detailed information. Books To purchase books from Audible.com, Using Bookmarks go to http://garmin.audible.com. To create a bookmark, touch Bookmark. To view your bookmarks, Listening to a Book touch , and then touch a 1.

  • Page 31: Managing Files

    My Computer on • JPEG and JPG image files: see page Windows computers and as mounted volumes on Mac computers. • GPI custom POI files from Garmin’s POI Loader: see page 47 nüvi 705 Series Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Deleting Files

    > Delete to delete, and press the key on Copy. your computer’s keyboard. 3. Open the “Garmin” or SD card drive/ volume. CaUTion: If you are not sure about a file’s purpose, do noT delete it. 4. Select Edit > Paste. The file appears Your nüvi memory contains important...

  • Page 33: Using The Tools

    Using the Tools Using the Tools Media Player For information about the media player The Tools menu provides many features pages 22–24. that are helpful when you are traveling across town or across the globe. Picture Viewer Using the Picture Viewer, view pictures Settings that you have stored in your nüvi.

  • Page 34: Traffic

    Favorites. FM traffic receiver. The traffic receiver If you have transferred a route from import route from is included in some nüvi 715, 755T, 765, MapSource, touch and 775 packages. See pages 32–34 File to use that route in your nüvi.

  • Page 35: Language Guide

    Using the Tools Language Guide • Touch an underlined word to use a different word. The Garmin Language Guide puts data from Oxford’s multilingual resources More Variations • Touch to change and five bilingual dictionaries in the words in the phrase or get a different palm of your hand.

  • Page 36: Calculator

    Using the Tools Calculator Bilingual Tips Search • Touch to spell the word or the 1. Touch Tools > Calculator. beginning of the word. 2. Enter the first number of your calculation. • Touch Legend information on abbreviations, labels, and 3.

  • Page 37: Currency Converter

    Using the Tools Currency Converter 4. Touch Save to finish. 1. Touch Tools > Currency Converter. TiP: Touch restore to use the original 2. Touch a currency button to change rate. the currency. Unit Converter 3. Select a currency, and touch OK. 1.

  • Page 38: Using Fm Traffic

    The traffic receiver is included in some an FM traffic receiver. nüvi 715, 755T, 765, and 775 packages. Use an FM TMC (Traffic Message Channel) traffic receiver to receive traffic information broadcast over the FM Radio Data System.

  • Page 39: Traffic In Your Area

    Using FM Traffic Traffic on Your Route • Green solid: normal traffic data. When calculating your route, the Traffic In Your Area nüvi examines the current traffic and Touch Tools > Traffic to display traffic automatically optimizes the route for the incidents in your area.

  • Page 40: Traffic Icons

    Meaning International adding a traffic subscription. For more American information about traffic subscriptions, Road Condition go to www.garmin.com/fmtraffic. Road noTe: You do not need to activate Construction the subscription included with your Road Closed FM traffic receiver (if it came with one).

  • Page 41: Playing Audio Through The Vehicle's Speakers

    Playing Audio Through the Vehicle’s Speakers Playing Audio 1. From the Menu page, touch Volume > FM Trans > Enable FM Through the Vehicle’s Transmitter. Speakers 2. Tune your stereo to an FM channel that has a lot of static and has a low FM frequency number.

  • Page 42: Frequency Selection Tips

    Playing Audio Through the Vehicle’s Speakers Frequency Selection Tips The distance between the vehicle power cable, the nüvi, and the FM stereo For best results, select a frequency below antenna may also affect the noise level. 90.1 FM. Vehicles with antennas located far When searching for an appropriate FM away, such as a rear-mounted antenna, frequency on your FM stereo, look for...

  • Page 43: Customizing The Nüvi

    Customizing the nüvi Customizing the nüvi Usage Mode—specify how you will be navigating to optimize routes: 1. Touch Tools > Settings. automobile, Bicycle, or Pedestrian. Units—change units of measure to Kilometers or Miles. Keyboard Layout—select QWerTY for a layout similar to a typewriter, 2.
  • Page 44 Touch the to take a screen shot. distance. The picture bitmap file is saved in the garmin\scrn folder on the nüvi drive. • Shorter Distance—to calculate routes that are shorter in distance but Brightness—adjust the backlight...

  • Page 45: Setting The Languages

    Download Keyboard—select the keyboard for additional vehicle icons at your language. You can also change www.garmin.com/vehicles. the keyboard language mode from any Trip Log—show or hide the log of your keyboard by touching the Mode button.

  • Page 46: Adding Security Settings

    Viewing FM Traffic to enable (check mark) or disable (no Subscription Information check mark) that map. The FM traffic receiver is included in restore—restore the original map some nüvi 715, 755T, 765, and 775 settings. Tools Settings packages. Touch >...

  • Page 47: Bluetooth Technology Settings

    You can purchase additional Settings subscriptions or a renewal if your Bluetooth is available only in the nüvi subscription expires. Go to Garmin’s Tools 715, 765, and 775. Touch > FM Traffic Web site at www.garmin Settings > Bluetooth. .com/fmtraffic.

  • Page 48: Changing The Proximity Points Settings

    If your phone is not in this list, go to route, or off. www.garmin.com/bluetooth for more information. restore—restore the proximity points settings. restore—restore the original Bluetooth...

  • Page 49: Adjusting The Volume Levels

    Customizing the nüvi Adjusting the Volume 2. Keep your finger pressed until the message appears. Levels 3. Touch to clear all user data. From the Menu page, touch Volume All original settings are restored. Any adjust the master volume level. items that you have saved are erased.

  • Page 50: Appendix

    • Use the USB cable. Locking Your nüvi • Use an optional AC adapter cable. Garmin Lock is a theft-deterrent system ™ Calibrating the Screen that locks your nüvi. Each time you turn If the touch screen is not responding on the nüvi, enter the PIN or drive to the...

  • Page 51: Additional Maps

    If you forget your PIN and drive. Refer to the MapSource Help file your security location, you must send for more information. your nüvi to Garmin to get it unlocked. You must also send a valid product Updating the Software registration or proof of purchase.
  • Page 52 Appendix contact your Garmin dealer. CaUTion: Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy of, or the Safety Cameras consequences of using, a custom POI or safety camera database. Safety camera information is available in some locations. Check http://my.garmin Custom Points of Interest .com...
  • Page 53 Open the folder or contact your Garmin dealer. in the nüvi drive or the SD card drive. To use the Travel Guide, insert the SD Delete the file entitled poi.gpi. card into your nüvi. Touch Where to >...

  • Page 54: Battery Information

    Appendix Battery Information Changing the Fuse Your nüvi contains an internal, non- CaUTion: When replacing the fuse, replaceable, lithium-ion battery. Do not do not lose any of the small pieces remove or attempt to remove the battery. and make sure they are put back in the proper place.

  • Page 55: Mounting On Your Dashboard

    1. Clean and dry the dashboard where clear you are placing the disk. 2. Remove the backing from the For more information about GPS, go to adhesive on the bottom of the disk. www.garmin.com/aboutGPS. 3. Place the disk on the dashboard. nüvi 705 Series Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Caring For Your Nüvi

    Appendix Caring for Your nüvi Cleaning the Touch Screen Clean the touch screen with a soft, clean, Your nüvi contains sensitive electronic lint-free cloth. Use water, isopropyl components that can be permanently alcohol, or eyeglass cleaner, if needed. damaged if exposed to excessive shock Apply the liquid to the cloth, and then or vibration.

  • Page 57: Declaration Of Conformity

    Directive 1999/5/EC. To in your particular country of operation. view the full Declaration of Conformity, Garmin disclaims all responsibility for see the Garmin Web site for your Garmin your failure to follow local laws and product: www.garmin.com. regulations. See www.garmin.com/fm-...

  • Page 58: Software License Agreement

    FM transmitter before code of the Software are valuable trade secrets using your European model nüvi in the of Garmin and that the Software in source code United States. form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin.
  • Page 59 Appendix America. nüvi 705 Series Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 60: Specifications

    Appendix Specifications Power input: DC vehicle power using included vehicle power cable or AC Physical size: 121.7 mm W x 75.2 mm power using an optional accessory H x 19.5 mm D (4.79” x 2.96” x 0.77”) Usage: 10 W max. Weight: 175 g (6.17 oz) Battery life: 3 to 7 hours depending on Display: 4.3”...
  • Page 61 Follow the on-screen instructions. My battery gauge does Allow the unit to fully discharge, and then fully charge it (without not seem accurate. interrupting the charge cycle). Make sure you have a nüvi 715, 765, or 775. Touch Tools > Settings >...
  • Page 62 Verify that the FM TMC Traffic receiver is connected to the power information. connector on the cradle and also connected to a power outlet in your vehicle. (The traffic receiver is included in some nüvi 715, 755T, 765, and 775 packages.) Where to...
  • Page 63 Index Index Bluetooth technol- coordinates 17–21 cradle emergency assis- pairing with currency, converting tance Symbols phone 17, 42 current location, Extras 45, 46 2-D, 3-D map view removing a save phone customizing the Favorites 10, 11 settings nüvi 37–43 accessories 45, 47 files 25–26...
  • Page 64 Index legal notice, FM trans- mini-USB connector mitter mounting Garmin Lock 40, 44 pairing a mobile lithium-ion battery on dashboard geocaching phone 17, 18 removing from go home pedestrian navigation locking mount Go page options mode 14, 37 screen 2, 7...
  • Page 65 Index the trip data slot cleaning troubleshooting your nüvi search area settings user data, delete routes 12–14 security location TourGuide 43, 47 adding a stop security settings Track Up vehicle icon 15, 39 following settings 37–43 traffic 32–34 via point, adding importing restoring adding traffic sub-...
  • Page 66 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. © 2007-2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd.

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