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®
nüvi 2x5 Series
personal travel assistant
for use with these nüvi models:
205, 205W, and 255W
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Your nüvi Unit Power and USB connector Speaker SD card slot (205W/255W) microSD card slot (205) Power key: Slide to the left to turn the nüvi on/off; slide to the right to lock the screen nüvi 2x5 series quick start manual 1
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Suction-cup mount Step 1: Mount Your nüvi 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 fi rmly until they snap together . 3. Place the suction cup on the Vehicle power windshield, and fl ip the lever back cable toward the windshield. 4. Press the b
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1. Go outdoors to an open area, away Touch to adjust the volume. ➎ from tall buildings and trees. Touch to open the Tools menu. ➏ 2. Turn the nüvi on. Acquiring satellite signals can take a few minutes. Help When You Need It The bars indicate satellite strength. To get more information when and where When at least one of the bars is green, you need it, use the built-in Help system your nüvi has acquired satellite signals. in your nüvi. Touch Tools > Help. Touch Now you can select a de
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Finding a Destination 3. Touch Spell City, and then enter Finding a Restaurant the name of a city until a list of cities 1. On the Menu page, touch Where to? > appears. If you are not sure of the city, Points of Interest > Food. touch Search All. 2. Select a category. Touch and 4. Enter the address number, and then to see more choices. touch Done. 3. Select a destination. The Go! page 5. Enter the street name, and then touch displays. Done. 4. Touch Go!. 6. Select the street. Using t
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Note: postal code search is only Changing the Search Area available in Singapore. Your nüvi automatically searches for places near your current location. To Using the Go! Page search in a different area: After you have found a location, your 1. Touch Where to? > Near. nüvi displays the Go! page. 2. Select an option, and touch OK. Setting Your Home Location Set your home location for the place you ➊ return to most often. ➋ 1. To set your home location, touch ➌ ➍ Where to? > Go Home. 2. Se
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1. While navigating a route, touch Changing Your Home Menu > Where to?. Location 2. Search for and select another location To set a different home location: to add to the route. Touch Go!. 1. Touch Tools > My Data > Set Home 3. Touch Add as Via Point to stop at this Location. location before your final destination. 2. Select an option: Touch Set as new destination • Enter your address. to make the location your final destination. • Use your current location. • Choose from a list of r
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Using Photo Navigation ™ Panoramio provides photos that include location information called geotags. You can load these photos onto your nüvi or SD card, and then create routes to them. Visit http://connect.garmin.com/photos for more information. To load geotagged photos to your nüvi: 1. Connect your nüvi to your computer. 2. Go to http://connect.garmin.com /photos, and select a photo. 3. Select Send to Garmin Device to save the photo to your nüvi. To navigate to a photo: 1. Touch Where
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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 to view the Where Am I? page, which provides information about your current location, including nearby hospitals, police stations, and fuel. You can also save your current location as a Favorite. After you touch Go!, the Map page opens with your route marked with a magenta line. As you travel, your nüvi guides you to your de
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Junction View Lane Info Junction view displays road signs and Lane info guides you to the proper lane junctions on your route along with arrows for approaching turns or exits. You can that indicate the proper lane, making know the correct lane before making an unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to upcoming turn. navigate. ➊ Click to view the full screen image. ➊ Note: Junction view and lane info are available on nüvi 255W. nüvi 2x5 series quick start manual 9
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Customizing Your nüvi 4. Enter a four-digit PIN. Securing Your nüvi ™ 5. Touch Set. Garmin Lock is a security feature that locks your nüvi. When you turn your Adjusting the Volume nüvi on, you can unlock it by entering a Touch Volume. Touch to lower the PIN or by going to the place you have set volume or to raise the volume. as your security location. Your security location is a location that you return to Adjusting the Screen often, such as your office. Y our nüvi Brightness automa
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Appendix Updating the Software/Map Clearing User Data Go to www.garmin.com.sg and follow CAuTION: This deletes all user- the instructions to update and install the entered information. software on your nüvi. 1. Hold your finger on the lower-right Garmin guarantees a free map update corner of the nüvi screen while turning if available to nüvi 255W unit and nüvi on the nüvi. 205 series unit preloaded with City 2. Keep your finger pressed until the ® Navigator Singapore/Malaysia NT v4.
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Mounting on Your Changing the Fuse Dashboard CAuTION: When replacing the fuse, Use the enclosed mounting disk to do not lose any of the small pieces mount your nüvi on the dashboard and to and make sure they are put back in the comply with certain state regulations. proper place. If your nüvi will not charge in your IMPORTANT: The permanent vehicle, you may need to replace the fuse mounting adhesive is extremely diffi cult to remove after it is installed. located at the tip of the
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mild detergent solution, and then wipe Caring for Your nüvi dry. Avoid chemical cleaners and solvents Your nüvi contains sensitive electronic that can damage plastic components. components that can be permanently damaged if exposed to excessive shock Avoiding Theft or vibration. To minimize the risk of • To avoid theft, remove the nüvi and damage to your nüvi, avoid dropping mount from sight when it is not in use. your nüvi and operating it in high-shock Remove the residue on the wind
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Battery life: Up to 4 hours Specifications Battery type: Non-user-replaceable nüvi 205 Series rechargeable lithium-ion battery GPS receiver: High-sensitivity with HotFix Physical size: W × H ×D: 3.86 × 2.93 × .768 Acquisition times*: in. (98 × 74.4 × 19.5 mm) Warm: <1 sec Weight: 5.01 oz. (141.6 g) Cold: <38 sec Display: 3.5” diagonal, 320 × 240 pixels; 64K Factory Reset: <45 sec colors; bright QVGA TFT landscape display; *Average acquisition times for a white backlight; touch screen sta
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GPS receiver: High-sensitivity with HotFix nüvi 205W Series Acquisition times*: Physical size: W × H × D: 4.76 × 2.93 × .768 Warm: <1 sec in. (120.9 × 74.4 × 19.5 mm) Cold: <38 sec Weight: 5.93 oz. (168.3 g) Factory Reset: <45 sec Display: 4.3” diagonal, 480 × 272 pixels; *Average acquisition times for a 64K colors; bright WQVGA TFT landscape stationary receiver with a clear view of display; white backlight; touch screen the sky. Case: Not waterproof (IPXO) Operating temperature range
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Software License Agreement BY USING THE PRODUCT, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. Garmin grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device (the “Software”) in binary executable form in the normal operation of the product. Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in and to the Software remain in Garmin. You acknowledge that the Software is the property of
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® ® Garmin and nüvi are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in ™ ™ the USA and other countries. Garmin Lock and myGarmin are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries and may not be used without the express permission of Garmin. © 2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9RB UK Garmin Corporation No. 6
