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Owner’s Manual
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nüvi 680
personal travel assistant
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© 2006–2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Garmin Corporation st nd 1200 East 151 Street, Liberty House No. 68, Jangshu 2 Road, Olathe, Kansas 66062, Hounsdown Business Park, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan USA Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9RB UK Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 Tel. (913) 397.8200 or Tel. +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the UK) Fax 886/2.2642.9099 (800) 800.1020 0808 2380000 (within the UK) Fax (913) 397.8282 Fax +44 (0) 870.8501251 All
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Paceref nüvi Tips and Shortcuts Paceref • To quickly return to the Menu page, ® Thank you for purchasing the Garmin touch and hold Back. ® nüvi 680 navigation and communication • Touch and to see more ® device with MSN Direct content. choices. Touch and hold to scroll faster. Manual Conventions When you are instructed to “touch” • To learn more about the nüvi ® something, use your finger to touch an Bluetooth technology or Travel item on the screen. Kit features, touch Help on the
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Paceref Go Page Options ...................................7 Preface.............................................i Go Home ...............................................8 Manual Conventions ...............................i ™ Finding Points of Interest .......................8 myGarmin ............................................i Finding Recently Found Places .............9 nüvi Tips and Shortcuts ..........................i Favorites ..............................................10 Warnings .
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Paceref Using Hands-free Features .........20 Customizing the nüvi ..................33 Understanding Bluetooth Technology ..20 Changing the Map Settings .................33 Pairing Your Phone ..............................20 Changing the System Settings ............34 Getting a Call .......................................21 Localizing Your nüvi .............................34 In a Call ...............................................21 Customizing the Display ......................35 Phone Menu
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Paceref Contact Garmin Contact Garmin if you have any questions while using your nüvi. In the USA, contact Garmin Product Support by phone: (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM Central Time; or go to www.garmin.com/support. In Europe, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. at +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the UK) or 0808 2380000 (within the UK). Warnings Failure to avoid the following potentially and maps. For safety, always resolve any hazardous situations could result in an ac
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Paceref Battery Warnings Important Information If these guidelines are not followed, the MaP Data inForMation : One of the goals internal, non-removable lithium-ion battery may of Garmin is to provide customers with the most experience a shortened life span or may present complete and accurate cartography that is available a risk of damage to the GPS unit, fire, chemical to us at a reasonable cost. We use a combination burn, electrolyte leak, and/or injury. of governmental and private da
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Paceref Protecting Your nüvi Caring for Your nüvi • Do not store the nüvi where prolonged Your nüvi contains sensitive electronic exposure to extreme temperatures can components that can be permanently occur (such as in the trunk of a car), damaged if exposed to excessive shock or because it can cause permanent damage. vibration. To minimize the risk of damage to your nüvi, avoid dropping your unit • Do not expose the nüvi to water. and operating it in high-shock and high- Contact wit
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GettinG Stedart GG ettin Sartedt What’s in the Box? nüvi unit and vehicle suction cup mount. ® v ehicle power cable with built-in Msn Direct receiver to provide external power and MSN Direct content. Carrying case to protect your nüvi from scratches and accidental screen taps. aC charger to receive power from a wall outlet. usB cable to connect the nüvi to your computer. Your nüvi connects to your computer as a Mass Storage Device (see pages 31–32). Dashboard Disk to mount the suction cup mou
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GG ettin Stedart Step 1: Mount the nüvi Check your state and local traffic laws before mounting. Currently, state laws in California and Minnesota prohibit drivers from using suction mounts on their windshields while operating motor vehicles. Other Garmin dashboard or friction mounting options should be used. See page 43. Mounting the nüvi on Your Windshield 1. Plug the vehicle power cable into the power connector on the back of the cradle. 2. Clean and dry your windshield and the suction cup
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GG ettin Stedart Step 2: Configure the nüvi To turn on your nüvi, press and hold the Power button on the top of the unit. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your nüvi. Step 3: Acquire Satellites Turn on the nüvi. Flip up the GPS antenna on the back of the nüvi, so that it is parallel to the ground. Go outdoors to an open area, away from tall buildings and trees. Acquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes. When the nüvi has acquired satellite signals, the satellite signa
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GettinG Stedart Finding Your Destination The Where to menu provides several different categories for you to use when you search for locations. Touch Where to. Select a category. Select a sub-category. ➊ ➋ ➌ Select a destination. Touch Go. Enjoy the route! ➍ ➎ ➏ tiP : Touch and to see more choices. nüvi 680 Owner’s Manual
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GettinG Stedart Following Your Route Taking a Detour After you touch Go, the Map page opens If a road on your route is closed, you can with your route marked with a magenta take a detour. line. As you travel, your nüvi guides you 1. With a route active, touch Menu. to your destination with voice prompts, 2. Touch Detour. arrows on the map, and directions at The nüvi attempts to get you back on the top of the Map page. A checkered your original route, as soon as possible. flag marks you
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GettinG Stedart L�ocking ocking Y Your nüvi our nüvi Charging Your nüvi 1. On the Menu page, touch > • Connect the vehicle power cable to System. the nüvi’s cradle and a power outlet in your vehicle. Place the nüvi in the 2. Touch the button next to Garmin cradle. You may need to start your L�ock. Touch OK. vehicle. 3. Enter a 4-digit PIN. Touch Yes to accept the PIN. • Connect the USB cable to the nüvi and your computer. 4. Touch OK. Drive to a security location, and touch Set. • Co
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Where t o Search Tips Where t o • Touch near to change the search area; The Where to menu provides several see page 11. different categories you can use to search • Not all map data provides postal code for locations. To learn how to perform a searching. simple search, see page 4. Go Page Options Finding an Address Touch an item in the search results list to 1. On the Menu page, touch Where view the Go page. to > Address. 2. Select a country and state/province, if necessary. 3. T
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Where t o Go Home Finding Points of Interest You can set a home location for the place 1. On the Menu page, touch Where to > Food, L�odging. you return to most often. 2. Select a category and a sub-category, 1. On the Menu page, touch Where if necessary. Touch the arrows to see to > Go Home. more categories. 2. Select an option. 3. Select a destination. Going Home 4. Touch Go. After you set your home location, you can route to it at any time by touching Finding a Place by Spelling
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Where t o Using the On-Screen Finding Recently Found Keyboard Places When an on-screen keyboard appears, Your nüvi stores the last 50 of your touch a letter or number to enter it. Use recent finds in the Recently Found list. the keyboard to spell words just like The most recently viewed places appear computer keyboard. at the top of the list. On the Menu page, touch Where to > recently Found to view your recently found items. Deleting Recently Found Places Touch to change the ke
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Where t o 3. Touch Edit. Favorites You can save places in your Favorites, so you can quickly find them and create routes to them. Your home location is also stored in Favorites. Saving Places You Find 4. Touch a button to edit the location: 1. After you have found a place you want to save, touch Save. • Change Name—enter a new name, and touch Done. 2. Touch OK. The place is saved in Favorites. • Change Map Symbol—touch a new symbol. Finding Saved Places • Change Phone Number—enter a
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Where t o Finding a Place Using the 1. On the Menu page, touch Where to > Coordinates. Map Use the Browse Map page to view 2. Touch Format to change the location coordinate format. different parts of the map. Touch Where to > Browse Map. 3. Enter the coordinates, and touch Next. Tips for Browsing the Map 3. Touch Go. • Touch the map and drag to view different parts of the map. Expanding Your Search • Touch and to zoom in and out. 1. On the Menu page, touch Where • Touch any obje
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USinG the Main PG a eS USG in the Main PG a S e Map Page On the Menu page, touch v iew map to open the Map page. The vehicle icon shows your current location. To save your current location, touch Touch the text bar to open the vehicle icon, and touch Yes. the Turn List page. Touch to zoom out. Touch to zoom in. Touch to return Touch to open to the Menu page. the media player. Touch Arrival or Speed to open the Trip Touch Turn In to open Information page. the Next Turn page. Map Pag
