Garmin Nuvi 500 Series Owner's Manual
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Page 3: Product Registration
Introduction Introduction In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. by phone at 0808 2380000. Thank you for purchasing the Garmin ® In Europe, go to www.garmin.com nüvi 500-series GPS-enabled navigator. ® Contact Support /support and click for in-country support information, or See the Important Safety and contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Using TracBack ......13 ® Introduction ........i Searching Near Another Location ..13 Product Registration ......i Using the Map ......14 Contact Garmin .........i Trip Computer .........15 More Information .......i Turn List ..........15 Looking at Your nüvi ......Next Turn ........15 Getting Started .......1... - Page 5 Introduction Customizing the nüvi ....24 Viewing Tide Information ....36 Viewing Marine Currents ....36 System Settings ......24 More Information ......36 Navigation Settings ......24 Display Settings ......25 Appendix ........37 Time Settings ........25 myGarmin ........37 ™ Language Settings ......25 Caring for Your nüvi .......37 Map Settings ........26...
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Page 6: Looking At Your Nüvi
Introduction Looking at Your nüvi Power button: Press and hold to turn on/off the nüvi. Press quickly to adjust the backlight GPS antenna brightness. Speaker Battery cover Serial number under the battery Battery contacts Release key: Slide up to open the battery cover. - Page 7 Internet store of PHONES (044) 360-7-130 294-0-130 autogoods (050) 336-0-130 597-0-130 (063) 788-0-130 SKYPE (067) 233-0-130 km-130 (068) 282-0-130 CAR RECEIVERS — Receivers • Media receivers and stations • Native receivers • CD/DVD changers • FM-modulators/USB adapters • Flash memory • Facia plates and adapters • Antennas • Accessories | CAR AUDIO —...
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Page 8: Getting Started
Getting Started Getting Started Step 1: Install the nüvi Battery Warning: This product contains 1. Locate the lithium‑ion battery that a lithium-ion battery. To prevent came in the product box. damage, remove the unit from the 2. Slide the release key up to open the vehicle when exiting or store it out of battery cover on the back of the nüvi. -
Page 9: Step 2: Charge Your Nüvi
To purchase an optional USB cable or AC adapter cable, go to Lever Cradle http://buy.garmin.com. 4. Remove the clear plastic from the Step 3: Mount Your nüvi suction cup. Clean and dry your windshield and the suction cup with a 1. -
Page 10: Step 4: Configure The Nüvi
Getting Started Step 5: Acquire Satellites Go outdoors to an open area, out of garages, and away from tall buildings. Stop your vehicle, and turn on the nüvi. Acquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes. Step 6: Pair your Bluetooth Headset ®... -
Page 11: Using The Menu Page
Getting Started 4. Enable Find Me/Discoverable/Visible ➌ Usage mode. Touch to change to mode on your headset. driving, walking, bicycling, or 5. Touch on the nüvi. boating mode. 6. Select your headset, and touch OK. nOTE: Boating mode is only 7. -
Page 12: Finding Points Of Interest
Getting Started nüvi Tips and Shortcuts To change your usage mode: 1. Touch the usage mode icon. • To quickly return to the Menu page, touch and hold Back. 2. Select a mode, and touch OK. 3. Touch Yes, and follow the on‑screen •... -
Page 13: Taking A Detour
Getting Started Using the Go! Page 4. Touch Add as Via Point to add this stop before your destination. Touch Set as new Destination make this your new final destination. ➊ ➋ Taking a Detour If the road ahead is closed, you can take ➍... -
Page 14: Where To
Where To? Where To? 6. Select the correct street in the list, if necessary. Where To? menu provides 7. Touch the address, if necessary. several different categories you can use nOTE: Depending on the version to search for locations. To learn how to of the maps loaded on your nüvi, the perform a simple search, see page... -
Page 15: Finding A Place By Spelling The Name
Where To? Changing Your Home Using the On‑Screen Location Keyboard To change your home location, you must When an on-screen keyboard appears, first delete it from Favorites. touch a letter or number to enter it. 1. Touch Where To? > Favorites >... -
Page 16: Finding Recently Found Places
Where To? Finding Recently Found Saving Your Current Location From the Map page, touch . Touch Places Save Location to save your current Your nüvi stores the last 50 of your location. recent finds in the Recently Found list. Where To? recently Found. -
Page 17: Extras
Extras phone number, and touch Done. • Change Categories—select For information about extras such as another category for the location. safety camera information and Garmin Travel Guide, see pages 42–44. • Delete—removes this item from the Favorites list. Touch Yes. -
Page 18: Using Custom Routes
Where To? Using Custom Routes 6. Touch to add another location to your custom route. Touch Where To? Custom routes. Touch > remove a location. Select the route you want to take, and 7. Touch Next to calculate your custom touch go!. -
Page 19: Entering Coordinates
Where To? Finding Geographic • Recalculate—change the route preference to calculate by faster Points time, shorter distance, or off road. If your nüvi has topographic maps, it • Delete—remove this route. includes locations for various geographic points, such as lakes, rivers, mountain Entering Coordinates peaks, and other landmarks. -
Page 20: Finding A Place Using The Map
Where To? Finding a Place Using the Searching Near Another Near Another Location Where To? Browse Map. Touch > nOTE: Your nüvi automatically searches for places near your current Tips for Browsing the Map location. • Touch the map, and drag to view 1. -
Page 21: Using The Map
Using the Map Using the Map ➊ Touch to view the Your route is marked with a magenta compass line. As you travel, your nüvi guides you (navigating to your destination with voice prompts, off road). arrows on the map, and directions at the ➋... -
Page 22: Trip Computer
Using the Map Trip Computer Touch the text bar on the top of the map to open the turn list. Touch a turn on the The trip computer displays your current list to view the next turn information. speed and provides helpful statistics Touch Show Map to view the entire... -
Page 23: Managing Files
• GPI custom POI files from the 3. To insert or remove the card, press it in until it clicks. Garmin POI Loader: see page 43 4. Replace the battery. 5. Slide the battery cover back on until it clicks into place. - Page 24 2. Select the file, and touch Edit > Copy. removable drives in My Computer on Windows computers and as mounted 3. Open the “Garmin” or microSD card volumes on Mac computers. drive/volume. 4. Click Edit > Paste. The file appears nOTE: Some operating systems or in the list of files in the nüvi memory...
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Page 25: Loading Photos For Photo Navigation
Delete delete, and press the key on the card for photo navigation. Visit computer keyboard. http://connect.garmin.com/photos more information. CauTiOn: If you do not know the purpose of a file, do not delete it. 1. Connect your nüvi to your computer. -
Page 26: Using The Tools
Using the Tools Using the Tools in that category. Touch Save Location save your current location. The Tools menu provides many features that are helpful when you are traveling. Wherigo ™ Tools From the Menu page, touch For information about Wherigo, see access the Tools menu. -
Page 27: Custom Routes
Using the Tools My Data Viewing a Slide Show Touch Slide Show to start a slide show, Use this tool to manage and delete your which displays each image for a few saved data, such as your Favorites. seconds and then displays the next If you have transferred a route from image. -
Page 28: Calculator
Using the Tools Calculator Unit Converter 1. Touch Tools > Calculator. 1. Touch Tools > Unit Converter. 2. Touch Conversion, select a type of measurement, and touch OK. 3. Touch a unit of measure that you want to change. 4. Select a unit of measure, and touch OK. -
Page 29: Compass
Using the Tools Compass Updating Conversion Rates You can update the currency conversion Information Heading in rates manually so that you are always fields indicator degrees using the most current rates. 1. Touch Tools > Unit Converter > Conversion. Select Currency. 2. -
Page 30: Traffic
Direction with an optional MSN Direct receiver. indicator arrow For more information, visit http://garmin.msndirect.com Distance www.garmin.com/traffic. To purchase an accessory, visit http://buy.garmin.com. destination GPS Compass While Navigating an Off‑Road Route nϋvi 500 Series Owner’s Manual Autogood products internet store http://130.com.ua... -
Page 31: Customizing The Nüvi
Customizing the nüvi Customizing the nüvi about—display the nüvi software version number, the unit ID number, Tools > Settings. 1. Touch the audio version number and the GPS 2. Touch the setting you want to change. software version number. You need this information when you update the system 3. -
Page 32: Display Settings
Customizing the nüvi Time Settings avoidances—select the road types you want to avoid on your routes. Tools Settings > Time. Touch > restore—restore the original navigation Time Format—select a 12-hour, settings. 24-hour, or UTC time format. Current Time—Use + and - to set the Display Settings time in 15-minute increments. -
Page 33: Map Settings
Touch the icon you want to use, keyboard by touching the Mode button. and touch OK. Download additional vehicle icons at www.garmin.com restore—restore the original language /vehicles. settings. Trip Log—show or hide the log of your Map Settings travels. To clear your trip log, touch Tools >... -
Page 34: Security Settings
Bluetooth—enable and disable the settings. Note that restoring the security Bluetooth component. To prevent a settings will not clear your Garmin Lock headset from automatically connecting, select Disabled. PIN or security location. restore—restore the original Bluetooth settings. -
Page 35: Traffic Subscription Information
You can purchase additional purchase a subscription until the trial subscriptions or a renewal if your subscription expires. subscription expires. Go to www.garmin .com/fmtraffic. North American Options Your FM traffic subscriptions and nOTE: You do not need to activate expiration dates are listed. Touch the subscription included with your add a subscription. -
Page 36: Proximity Points Settings
> Add. For North You must have proximity points (such as American units, touch Add. custom POIs, a safety camera database, 3. Write down the traffic receiver unit ID. or a Garmin TourGuide file) loaded ® 4. Go to www.garmin.com/fmtraffic to adjust the proximity points settings. -
Page 37: Using Fm Traffic
Using FM Traffic Using FM Traffic nOTE: Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy of the traffic information. The traffic receiver receives signals nOTE: You must purchase the traffic from the traffic service provider and receiver separately. displays that information on your nüvi. -
Page 38: Severity Color Code
Using FM Traffic Severity Color Code If a non-severe traffic delay occurs on your route, the traffic icon displays a tab The color of the traffic icon indicates the that shows how much time the delay has severity of the traffic delay. added to your route. -
Page 39: Viewing The Traffic Map
Using FM Traffic Viewing the Traffic Map Viewing Traffic Delays 1. On the Map page, touch the traffic The Traffic map shows color-coded icon. traffic flow and delays on nearby roads. 2. Touch Traffic Search to view a list of 1. -
Page 40: Geocaching
In order to download geocaches to your nüvi, you must Quick Links first download and install the Garmin • Selecting a usage mode: page 5 Communicator plug-in. •... -
Page 41: Finding Geocaches
Geocaching Finding Geocaches Wherigo 1. Touch Where To? > Geocaches. Wherigo is an application that allows you to build and play location-based 2. Select a geocache from the list. adventure games using your nüvi. For • Touch to navigate to this more information, go to location. -
Page 42: Boating Mode
® Vision maps loaded on your nüvi to use ® boating mode. Visit www.garmin .com/cartography for more information about BlueChart g2 maps. In boating mode, the map appears in To change to boating mode: universal marine chart colors. -
Page 43: Finding Marine Points
Boating Mode Finding Marine Points Viewing Marine Currents Using your nüvi, you can navigate to BlueChart g2 maps include information marine points, such as marine services, about currents for marine navigation. anchorages, and wrecks. 1. Touch Tools > Currents. 1. Touch Where To? >... -
Page 44: Appendix
Clean Go to http://my.garmin.com to access the the outer casing of the unit (not the touch latest services for your Garmin products: screen) using a cloth dampened with a • Register your Garmin unit. mild detergent solution, and wipe dry. -
Page 45: Locking Your Nüvi
™ nOTE: If you forget your PIN and your security location, you must send your nüvi to Garmin to get it unlocked. You must also send a valid product registration or proof of purchase. nϋvi 500 Series Owner’s Manual... -
Page 46: Calibrating The Screen
2. Press your finger on the upper‑left .garmin.com www.garmin.com corner of the touch screen. /extras, or contact your Garmin dealer. 3. While holding your finger on the touch 1. Go to www.garmin.com/products screen, turn on the nüvi. Continue /webupdater,... -
Page 47: Clearing User Data
2. Press your finger on the lower‑right If you need to replace the battery in the corner of the touch screen. nüvi, use a Garmin lithium-ion battery 3. While holding your finger on the touch 010-11143-00. Purchase a replacement screen, turn on the nüvi. Continue to battery at http://buy.garmin.com. -
Page 48: Changing The Fuse
Appendix Changing the Fuse Mounting on Your Dashboard CauTiOn: When replacing the fuse, do not lose any of the small pieces, and Use the enclosed mounting disk to mount ensure they are put back in the proper your unit to the dashboard and comply place. -
Page 49: Additional Maps
Safety Cameras You can purchase additional MapSource Check your local laws and regulations before map data from Garmin and load the using these features. Garmin is not responsible maps in your nüvi internal memory or on for the accuracy of, or the consequences of using, a custom POI or safety camera database. -
Page 50: Custom Points Of Interest
Appendix Custom Points of Interest Garmin TourGuide Use the POI Loader to load custom The Garmin TourGuide allows your nüvi points of interest (POIs) onto your nüvi. to play third-party, GPS-guided audio POI databases are available from various tours. These audio tours can take you on companies on the Internet. -
Page 51: About Gps Satellite Signals
If you are indoors, near tall buildings or trees, or in a To use the Garmin Travel Guide, insert parking garage, your nüvi cannot acquire the microSD card into your nüvi. Touch satellites. Go outside to an area free from Where To? >... -
Page 52: Software License Agreement
Software. You agree not to CAREFULLY. export or re-export the Software to any Garmin grants you a limited license to country in violation of the export control use the software embedded in this device laws of the United States of America. -
Page 53: Specifications
Display: W×H: 2.8 × 2.1 in. Battery type: User-replaceable (72.0 × 54.0 mm); 320 × 240 pixels; rechargeable lithium-ion battery 64K bright, 18-bit LCD display; replacement battery for nüvi: Garmin white backlight; touch screen lithium-ion battery 010-11143-00 Case: Water resistant IPX7 gPS receiver: High-sensitivity,... -
Page 54: Troubleshooting
Appendix Troubleshooting Problem/Question Solution/Answer My nüvi never gets Take your nüvi out of parking garages and away from tall satellite signals. buildings and trees. Remain stationary for several minutes. Clean the suction cup and windshield with rubbing alcohol. Dry The suction cup will not with a clean, dry cloth. - Page 55 Appendix Problem/Question Solution/Answer The touch screen is not responding to my touches Calibrate the touch screen as described on page properly. How do I know my nüvi When your nüvi is in USB mass storage mode, a picture of a nüvi is in USB mass storage connected to a computer is shown.
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Page 56: Index
30–32 BlueChart g2 recent finds list fuse, changing Bluetooth technology route headsets detours pairing diacritical characters Garmin Lock 27, 38 settings display settings Garmin Product Support boating mode driving directions nϋvi 500 Series Owner’s Manual Autogood products internet store http://130.com.ua... - Page 57 Index Garmin TourGuide marine Garmin Travel Guide moving off road, routing 12, 23, 24 geocaching 12, 33–34 settings on-screen keyboard geographic points traffic Go! page updating photo navigation go home version loading photos viewing pictures about GPS zooming types off/on...
- Page 58 Index off road 23, 24 specifications on the map spell name 5, 8 unit converter preferences storing the nüvi unit ID simulating subscriptions updating traffic traffic maps supported file types software system settings usage mode 4, 5, 24 safe mode 17, 48 safety camera database eject...
- Page 59 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. © 2008‑2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
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