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Garmin Quest Owner's Manual

Garmin Quest Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 ™ Quest pocket-sized street navigator owner’s manual...
  • Page 2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements.

  • Page 3: Customer Service Product Registration

    Use this area to record the serial number (8-digit number ate, clean, and store your Quest. If you have never operated a Quest or any type of GPS navigation unit, located on the back of the unit behind the antenna) in case it is lost, stolen, or needs service.

  • Page 4: Packing List

    Storage Do not store the Quest where prolonged exposure to NOTE: If you have previously registered a Garmin product purchase, we invite you to re- temperature extremes may occur (such as in the trunk register using our online system. Many services provided by our new product registration of a car) as permanent damage may result.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    INTRODUCING THE QUEST ........1 APPENDIX C: VEHICLE INSTALLATION .....51 Front and Rear View of the Quest......1 CUSTOMIZING YOUR QUEST ........32 APPENDIX D: ADDING MAPS TO YOUR QUEST ..54 Turning the Quest On and Off.......2 Customizing the Map Page ........32 Adjusting the Speaker Volume.......2 APPENDIX E: SPECIFICATIONS ........57...

  • Page 6: Getting Started: A Tutorial

    The tutorial below guides you through the steps for fi nding a restaurant in your area and then creating a route to it. If you have never used a Quest or a GPS navigation unit before, try this simple task. You’ll see Where to fi...
  • Page 7 Select the Food & Drink icon located on the Find Near Me Introduction menu (from Step 2) and press the OK key on the Quest. The list of restaurants in your area appears on a page similar to the one shown...

  • Page 8: Terminology Used Throughout This Manual

    • This manual uses the term “Map page” when referring to pages that shows maps. • This manual uses the term “press” when you need to activate the keys on the Quest. For example, the Your Quest contains an internal Lithium Ion battery phrase “Press OK”...

  • Page 9: Introducing The Quest

    Introducing the Quest Introduction Front and Rear View of the Quest Flip-Up Antenna USB Connector Receives signals from GPS satellites to deter- External Antenna Interface unit with a PC to update mine position. Position the antenna so that Connector your detail map and/or add map- it is parallel to the surface of the road.

  • Page 10: Turning The Quest On And Off

    Turning off Satellite Reception for Indoor Use You can set your Quest to indoor use which stops satellite reception. As a result, it conserves the battery and speeds up the “fi nd” and mapping operations. Use this option when you are practicing basic functions and features with the unit.

  • Page 11: Using The Keypad

    Introduction Use the Quest’ s keypad to select specifi c tasks such as fi nding places or planning routes. With the exception of the POWER key, always press and quickly release a key to perform its function. If a key has a secondary function, press and hold the key to activate it.

  • Page 12: Learning How To Use The Map Page

    When you turn on your Quest for the fi rst time, you see a map image and a navigator text bar at the top of the page. The text indicates that the Quest is attempting to locate satellites. Once your Quest locates the satellites, it establishes a “fi...

  • Page 13: Map Page Features

    It also displays your distance and direction from the map pointer. target marker. If it stops on a known location, infor- mation about the location will appear on the Map page, as shown above. Press the Quest’s OK key, distance bar and an information page on this location appears, as shown below.

  • Page 14: Using The Onscreen Keyboard

    National Park. If these are areas you Using the Onscreen Keyboard want to remember, you can save them to a special folder in your Quest called “My Locations.” The up arrow The up arrow For example, assume that you recently discovered a terrifi...
  • Page 15 Reference Use the IN and OUT keys on your Quest to view greater detail in a specifi c area or to gain a broader view of the surrounding area. A map scale appears on the lower left of the Map page. It displays the current...
  • Page 16 North. Data Fields Your Quest is set to display the Map page in Track Up mode until the zoom level reaches 200 miles. To change the map orientation settings, see page 33. You can change the data fi elds that appear on...

  • Page 17: Viewing The Map Page While Driving

    While driving, one of two types of Map pages appears: a Map page in driving mode, which appears when you have the Quest turned on but you are not navigating a route; and a Map page in routing mode, which appears when you have created a route and are currently navigating it.
  • Page 18 Thus, if the next turn is not During an active route, the Map page continues to display in routing mode until your Quest alerts you for 20 miles, you do not need to worry about naviga- that you are near a turn.

  • Page 19: Current Route Page

    An added bonus to the Next Turn feature is that the Quest “voice” announces upcoming turns. Thus, if Reference you cannot safely view the Next Turn page, you can hear the directions if you are using the vehicle adapter that includes the external speaker.

  • Page 20: Trip Information Page

    Be certain to reset the trip information (data) before beginning a trip (see next page). If you make frequent stops, leave the Quest powered on in order to receive satellites. This allows the unit to accurately measure elapsed time during the trip.
  • Page 21 You can change the data fi elds on the Trip Information page. For a complete list and description of data Reference fi eld options, see Appendix B. To Change the Data Fields on the Trip Information Page: Trip Information Page 1.

  • Page 22: Finding Places And Routing To Them

    Reference Use the FIND feature on your Quest to take the guess work out of locating a city, street, park, restau- rant, or hotel. You can even use FIND to see what rest areas are approaching as you near a highway exit.
  • Page 23 Move down the list and select the restaurant of your Reference choice. Then, press OK. An information page about that restaurant appears, including address, telephone number, direction from and distance to your current location. Finding Restaurants To save this restaurant to your My Locations list, select Save.

  • Page 24: Finding An Address Or Intersection

    MENU key while you are on the Find page. A Menu window appears. Select Find by Name. All restaurants listed in your Quest (from all areas you downloaded from City Select) appear. Then, type the name of the Finding Places restaurant you seek using the onscreen keyboard.
  • Page 25 When entering street names, do not enter directional words such as “West” or types of streets such as Reference “Avenue” or “Parkway.” For example, if you are looking for “E. 205 Elm Ave,” enter “205” in the <Number> fi eld and “Elm” in the <Street> fi eld. Step 4 of the wizard returns a list of addresses if more than one Finding Addresses, Intersections is available.

  • Page 26: Finding A City

    Finding a City Reference Find a city by selecting Cities from the Find page. All cities within your current physical location as well as each city’ s direction and distance from your current location appear. Up to 50 cities are listed at a time. Use the rocker pad to move down the list if necessary, or type in the name of the city you seek by selecting Finding Cities the “<Containing>”...

  • Page 27: Finding An Exit

    This is useful information if you are traveling and need to stop at an exit with a service station or when you need to fi nd the nearest rest area. When you initially select Exits, your Quest lists all exits on the highway Finding Exits or interstate that are closest to your current location.

  • Page 28: Finding "Recently-Found" Places

    Reference Your Quest keeps track of the places you fi nd and stores the 50 most recent fi nds in its memory. Thus, if you want to route to a place you have recently found, select Recent Finds from the Find menu.

  • Page 29: Finding "My Locations

    Finding “My Locations” Reference Whereas Recent Finds stores only the 50 most recent places you found, all of the places you saved to My Locations stay stored until you delete them. You can store up to 500 locations in My Locations, making it the optimal place to store your favorite spots.

  • Page 30: Planning A Trip

    ‘Lodging’ (from the ‘Find’ page that appears) to look for a place to stay in Overland Park. Your Quest returns the names of places to lodge. Select the name of your desired lodging place and then press OK. To save the lodge to your ‘My Locations’...

  • Page 31: Finding Where You Are And Using Tracback

    FIND key and then select Where Am I? Or, press and hold the OK key on your Quest. A Where Am I? page appears, listing your current location as well as the nearest major A street name is listed under ‘Current Location’...

  • Page 32: Planning And Modifying Routes

    Reference The quickest way to navigate to a place using your Quest is to fi nd your destination using the FIND key and routing to it. But if you want to plan trips where your starting location might not be your current Planning and Modifying Routes physical location, use the Quest’...

  • Page 33: Planning A Route

    (To). As soon as your route is created, your Quest begins to navigate the route. If at any time you wish to stop a route, select Stop Navigation from the Route Options menu. To resume the route, select Resume Navigation.

  • Page 34: Setting A "Home" Location

    Setting a “Home” Location Your Quest includes a special feature that allows you to set a “Home” location that can be your home, offi ce, or any other place to which you return most often. Once set, you can opt to go “Home.” For example, if you are driving in a new city or down an unknown street and you want to easily fi...

  • Page 35: Saving A Route

    Your Quest can hold up to 50 saved routes. Thus, if you have saved routes prior to taking a trip, you only need to retrieve the appropriate route and activate it as you prepare to leave. To select a route from a list of saved routes, select Route Planner from the Route Options page.

  • Page 36: Modifying A Route

    Note that, on some routes, the route you are currently taking might be the only reasonable option. In this case, you will not be able to take a detour. Also, your Quest makes every possible attempt to get you back on the original route at your requested distance;...

  • Page 37: Creating Routes

    Via points are extra stops you’d like to make on your way to a fi nal destination. You can add up to 254 via points. When you have entered all of them, your Quest can arrange them in the most effi cient order so that you can visit each point without a lot of extra driving.
  • Page 38 • To create a route through all via points that is optimized for your route preference (Faster Time, Shorter Distance, or Off Road), press your Quest’ s MENU key and then select Optimal Via Order from the Menu window that appears. The unit rearranges all of your via points. See page 37 for more infor-...
  • Page 39 • If you would like to change your route preference (such as from Faster Time to Shorter Distance) and Reference have the via points be arranged in this new preference, press your Quest’ s MENU key and then select Recalculate from the Menu window that appears.

  • Page 40: Customizing Your Quest

    Experiment with a variety of settings as you become more familiar with your Quest. If you do not like your trial settings, you can change some or all of them, as described throughout this section.
  • Page 41 Road Lock — When On, the Quest places the position icon on the nearest road. For example, if you are walking on a trail or sidewalk that’ s close to a road, or if you are driving near a road, the Quest places you on that road.

  • Page 42: Customizing The Display

    Map Setup page. If you want to restore one tab’ s settings, make certain that tab is selected on the All Map Settings.’ Map Setup page. Then, press the MENU key from your Quest. A Menu window appears. From the Menu window, select Restore Settings. All original settings for that tab are restored. Select Restore All Map Settings if you want to restore every original setting on the Map Setup page.

  • Page 43: Customizing The Overall System Setup

    Customizing the Color Mode environment, which provides easier viewing while driving at night. Auto allows your Quest to automati- cally switch between the two, depending on the time of day as well as the Quest’ s calculation of sunrise and Select an item you’d...

  • Page 44: Customizing The Route Settings

    Customizing the Overall Setup External Power Lost — If Turn Off is set, the unit shuts down in 30 seconds when the Quest loses exter- nal power. If Stay On is set, the Quest operates on battery power when the Quest loses external power.
  • Page 45 • Bicycle (avoids routing through interstates and major highways) Calculate Routes for Lets you take full advantage of the routing information built into the Quest’ s map- – • Pedestrian ping software. Some roads have vehicle-based restrictions. For example, a street or gate may be accessible...
  • Page 46 The Avoidance button appears on the Route Setup page and allows you to avoid certain road types that Avoiding Roads may be undesirable on your route. The Quest will use these road types only if alternative routes take you too far out of your way or if no other road is available.

  • Page 47: Customizing The Units Settings

    Once entered, your Quest avoids these roads/areas unless no other roads are available or until you Reference remove them from the Custom Avoidances list or uncheck them. To uncheck an avoidance, select the check box to the left of the avoidance name and press OK. An unchecked box indicates that the road/area will not be avoided.

  • Page 48: Customizing Time

    Allows you to display elevation in feet or meters. – Datum Allows you to select from over 100 different map datums allowing the Quest to match up with – Customizing Time just about any paper map or chart. Use the default setting if you are unfamiliar with datums.

  • Page 49: Customizing Track Recording

    Customizing Track Recording Reference The Quest automatically records a history of your locations in the Track Log, creating an electronic “bread crumb” trail of the path you have traveled. This feature can be enabled or disabled from the Track Setup page (the default is enabled).

  • Page 50: Customizing The Welcome Page

    Customizing the Welcome Page Reference You can customize the Welcome page that appears when you turn on your Quest. Select Welcome Setup from the Settings page. A Welcome Message Setup page appears. Use the onscreen keyboard to type in your customizations (your text will be centered on the actual screen).

  • Page 51: Obtaining Software And Unit Information

    Obtaining Software and Unit Information Reference The About Quest page displays the software version that is currently loaded in the Quest. It also shows the Quest’ s unit ID number, which is used for registration and identification purposes. mber, which is used for registration and identifi cation purposes. To access this page, press the Quest MENU key twice and then select About Quest.

  • Page 52: Understanding The Gps Information Page

    Settings. From the Settings page that appears, select GPS Info and the GPS Information page appears. GPS satellites are positioned throughout the sky. As soon as you turn on your Quest, it attempts to acquire satellite reception. From the sky view area on the GPS Information page, you can see which satel-...

  • Page 53: Gps Info Page

    The progress of satellite acquisition is shown in three stages: travel. • No signal strength bar: The GPS receiver in your Quest is looking for the satellite(s) indicated. The corresponding number(s) on the sky view is not highlighted. When the Sky View is shown in ‘North Up,’ a red ball indicates your direction of travel.
  • Page 54 Satellite Status Bar As soon as the GPS receiver in your Quest has collected the necessary data to calculate a fi x, the status fi eld indicates a 2D or 3D status (for 2D, you may need to enter your elevation). The current GPS status as well as the accuracy of the position fi...
  • Page 55 This option can be used only if you don’t have a GPS fi x. It is useful if you’ve relocated a long distance (greater than 500 miles) from where the Quest was last used. In such instances, the Quest may be looking for the wrong group of satellites.

  • Page 56: Appendix A: Quest Shortcuts

    • Press POWER to activate the backlight illumination window. • Press zoom IN or OUT to “page up” or “page down” a list. • Press MENU and IN at the same time to shut off the Quest if it locks up.

  • Page 57: Appendix B: Data Fields

    Data Fields Appendix The following data fi elds are available in your Quest: Accuracy GPS – Current GPS accuracy in feet or meters. Arrive-Destination – Estimated arrival time to your destination. Appendix B: Data Fields Arrive-Next Estimated time to your next turn.
  • Page 58 Quest has been tracking your location since the Trip Computer was last reset. Trip Time-Total The total length of time that the Quest has been tracking your location since the Trip – Computer was last reset. This is always equal to Moving Time plus Stopped Time.

  • Page 59: Appendix C: Vehicle Installation

    Vehicle Installation Appendix The Quest is portable, allowing you to easily carry the unit from vehicle to vehicle or take it with you once you reach your destination. Select a suitable location for installing the unit that allows routing of an external power cord and/or antenna cable (if needed) to the Quest.

  • Page 60: Vehicle Installation

    Inserting the Quest to the Bracket Mount Appendix 1. Flip up the antenna on the back of the Quest. 2. Position the Quest above the mount, aligning the slots on the sides of the unit with the tabs on the inside Vehicle Installation of the mount.
  • Page 61 The Quest’ s suction mount vehicle adapter includes a 12/24 volt DC adapter with an external speaker system. This is the Quest’ s power and audio source when you are in a vehicle. Plug the cigarette lighter portion of the vehicle adapter into...

  • Page 62: Appendix D: Adding Maps To Your Quest

    When the box is checked, your Quest draws the map data from these maps to your Quest. To disable a map, uncheck the box next to the map family name. If the maps loaded in your Quest do not overlap, you should not need to disable map families.

  • Page 63: Adding Maps To Your Quest

    Quest will search from the European City Select map family and not the North American City Select map family. In this case, you do not need to change the map family because the map families do not share overlapping information.
  • Page 64 Quest to use for the search, and it will return a list of cities or places only from Appendix this map family. Purchasing Additional MapSource Maps Purchasing Additional Maps You can purchase additional MapSource mapping software from Garmin and download the maps to your Quest.

  • Page 65: Appendix E: Specifications

    Physical Specifi cations Appendix Size: 4.5” W x 2.2” H x 0.9” D (11.4 x 5.6 x 2.3 cm) Weight: 5.5 oz (171 g) Appendix E: Specifi cations Display: 1.5” W x 2.2” H, 256-color, high resolution, transfl ective TFT (160 x 240 pixels); backlit, compatible with polarized sunglasses Case: Rugged;...
  • Page 66 Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m 2DRMS under the U.S. DOD-imposed Selective Availability Program. With optional Garmin GBR 21/23 Beacon Receiver input. The Lithium Ion battery loses capacity as its temperature decreases. Use of backlight and tones will also reduce your battery life.

  • Page 67: Appendix F: Safety And Regulatory Information

    Appendix FCC Compliance The Quest complies with Part 15 of the FCC interference limits for Class B digital devices FOR HOME Appendix F: Safety and OR OFFICE USE. These limits are designed to provide more reasonable protection against harmful interfer- Regulatory Information ence in a residential installation, and are more stringent than “outdoor”...
  • Page 68 CAUTION: Use the Quest at your own risk. To reduce the risk of unsafe operation, carefully review and understand all aspects of this owner’ s manual. Thoroughly practice operation using the simulator mode prior to actual use. When in actual use, carefully compare indications from the Quest to all available Warnings and Cautions navigation sources, including the information from other street signs, visual sightings, and maps.

  • Page 69: Warnings And Cautions

    Do not mount the Quest over air bag panels or in the fi eld of air bag deployment. Air bags expand with a rapid force that Warnings and Cautions can propel objects in their path toward the driver or passengers causing possible injury.
  • Page 70 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. You agree not to decompile, disassemble, modify, reverse assemble, reverse engineer, or reduce to human readable form the Software of any part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software.

  • Page 71: Limited Warranty

    USE THIS PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT. Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you. Garmin retains the exclusive right to repair or replace the unit or software or offer a full refund of the Garmin (Europe) Ltd.

  • Page 72: Index

    Better Route 37 3D Navigation 46 Customizing 32 Defi nitions 49 Datum 40 Calculate Routes for 37 Daylight Savings 40 About Quest 43 Calculation Method 37 Detours, Adding 28 Accuracy GPS 49 Cautions 60 Directions to Me 15 Acquiring Satellites 46...
  • Page 73 Map Scale 7 Find Near 15 Map Setup, Customizing 32 Follow Track 23 Layout Tab 32 Map Tab 33 Frozen Quest vi Line Tab 33 Maximum Speed, Resetting 13 Fuse, Vehicle Adapter 53 Locating Satellites 46 MENU Key 3 Location (lat/lon) 49...
  • Page 74 Front, Rear Views 1 Odometer 49 Route Options 24 Specifi cations 57 Off-Route Recalculate 36 Route Planner 25 Quest Locks Up vi Off Course 49 Route Preference 37 Quickest Calculation 37 Off Road 37 Route Setup, Customizing 36 Quick Calculation 37...
  • Page 75 Specifi cations, Quest 57 Trip Odometer 50 Index Speed 50 Trip Planning 22 Speed-Maximum 50 Trip Time-Moving 50 Speed-Moving Average 50 Volume, Adjusting 2 Trip Time-Stopped 50 Speed-Overall Average 50 Trip Time-Total 50 Stopping, Starting Routes 24 Turn 50 Suction Mount Vehicle Adapter 52...
  • Page 78 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. Copyright 2004 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A.

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