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StreetPilot 2720
owner’s manual
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© Copyright 2005 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Garmin Corporation 1200 East 151st Street, Unit 5, The Quadrangle, No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan Tel. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 Romsey, SO51 9DL, U.K. Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 Fax 913/397.8282 Tel. 44/0870.8501241 Fax 886/2.2642.9099 Fax 44/0870.8501251 All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein,
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PREFACE PREFACE Contact Garmin Serial Number ® If you encounter any difficulty while using your Garmin Record the serial number (8-digit number located on ® StreetPilot 2720, or if you have any questions, in the back of the unit) in case your StreetPilot 2720 needs the U.S.A. contact Garmin Product Support by phone at service or you would like to buy additional maps. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020, Monday–Friday, Serial Number: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 8 AM–5 PM Central Time. You can
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PREFACE Preface ................................................... i Setting a Home Location ......................... 13 Traffic Information .............................. 26 Contact Garmin ............................................i Finding Saved Locations ......................... 13 Connecting the FM Traffic Receiver ........ 26 Warnings & Cautions .................................iii Editing Saved Locations .......................... 14 Avoiding Traffic .....................................
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PREFACE Warning This manual uses the term Warning to indicate a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations could When navigating, carefully compare information displayed on the unit to result in an accident or collision resulting in death or serious injury. all available navigation sources, including information from street signs, visual sightings, and maps. For safety, always
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PREFACE Caution This manual uses the term Caution to indicate a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, may result in minor injury or property damage. It may also be used without the symbol to alert you to avoid unsafe practices. Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations may States government, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and result in injury or property damage. maintenance. The government’s system is subject to changes which could affect
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GETTING READY GETTING READY Looking at the StreetPilot 2720 IR window Power connector Touch screen Power Switch (aim the remote here) Light sensor (for 12-Volt or AC adapter) MCX connector ➊ (for remote antenna) ➋ Weather Cap ➌ Mini-USB ➍ connector Front Back 2720 Keys Find—opens the Where To? menu. Press twice to ➊ Map—opens the Map page. Press repeatedly to open ➌ Go Home. Press and hold to open Recent Finds. the Map page, Trip Computer, and Turn List. Menu—opens the Main menu. Pre
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GETTING READY NOTE: The permanent adhesive disk is extremely Installing the 2720 in Your Vehicle difficult to remove. Only install it if you are sure You can use the permanent or temporary adhesive disks, you want to leave the mount in that location. or the non-skid friction mount, to mount the StreetPilot in your vehicle. To mount your StreetPilot 2720: 1. Align the power plug on the vehicle adapter to the connector and slide the plug into the Permanent Temporary connector until full
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GETTING READY 3. Slide the bottom of the StreetPilot into the Removing the 2720 from the Mount mounting base until it clicks into place. 1. Slide the locking lever to the left, to the unlocked position. 4. Slide the base’s locking lever to the right, in the locked position. 2. Press the release tab down. Release tab Locking lever 3. Slide the 2720 out of the mounting base. 5. Plug the power adapter into an available 12-Volt receptacle in your vehicle. 6. Route the cable so it does not in
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GETTING READY Using the Remote Control The remote control operates using two AAA batteries. To use the remote, aim it toward the IR window on the front left of the StreetPilot. (Zoom) In—zooms into the map. Speak—announces the next turn or the GPS status. (Zoom) Out—zooms out of the map. Thumb Stick—highlights options and moves the Menu—opens the Main menu. Press repeatedly map arrow. Press in to make a selection. to scroll through the Main menu, the Tools menu, and Settings menu. Page ▲
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GETTING READY Using the 2720 Manual Conventions Here a some helpful tips for using your 2720. When you are instructed to “touch” something, use your finger to touch an item on the screen. When you are • Use your finger to touch the screen and select objects. instructed to “press” something, press a key on the front You can also press the keys on the front of the unit or of the unit or on the remote control. on the remote control to operate your 2720. You will see small arrows (>) used in th
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FIND IT AND GO! FIND IT AND GO! As soon as you turn on your Garmin StreetPilot 2720, it begins acquiring GPS satellite signals. The bars in the upper- left corner indicate satellite strength. Touch the bars to view more information about the GPS signals. Finding a Restaurant Touch Where To? Touch Food, Hotel…. Touch Food & Drink. ➊ ➋ ➌ Touch a food category. Touch a location. Touch Go To. ➍ ➎ ➏ 6 StreetPilot 2720 Owner’s Manual
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FIND IT AND GO! Following Your Route Follow the route to your destination using the map and the voice prompts. As you travel, your StreetPilot guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows, and directions along the top of the map. If you depart from the original route, your StreetPilot recalculates the route and provides new route instructions. Your route is marked Follow the arrows. A checkered flag marks with a magenta line. your destination. For more information about using t
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WHERE TO? WHERE TO? My Locations—save your favorite locations in My Using the Where To? Menu Locations. For example, you can save the hotel where The Where To? menu you will be staying while on vacation. See page 12. (Find menu) provides several categories to Recent Finds—find locations you have recently selected search for locations. from the search result list. Press the Find key, or touch Where To? on Understanding the Search Results Where To? menu the Main menu. Your StreetPilot so
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WHERE TO? Finding an Address From the Main menu, touch Touch a state. Touch Search Enter the address number ➊ ➋ ➌ Where To? Touch Address. All Cities or select a city. and touch Done. Enter the street name and Select the street and then Select the address, if ➍ ➎ ➏ touch Done. select the city. necessary. Touch Go To. Searching for a city, street, intersection, or exit is very similar to searching for an address. From the Main menu, touch Where To? > Streets & Cities. StreetPilot 2720 O
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WHERE TO? Understanding the Information Page Finding Recently Found Locations When you select a location from the search results list, Your StreetPilot stores the last 50 locations you have the location’s information page opens, as shown below. found in Recent Finds. Touch Where To? > Recent Finds. ➊ Touch Go To to create a route to this location. Touch Advanced to view other options for this location: Select a location from the list. ➋ • Insert in Current Route—add this location as the n
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WHERE TO? Finding Locations in a Different Area Narrowing Your Search You can search for locations in a different area, such as a To narrow your search, you can spell part of the name of different city or near your destination. the location you are searching for. From the search results list, touch Near…. From the search results list, touch Spell. ➊ ➊ Select one of the search options. Enter part of the name and touch Done. ➋ ➋ The locations near the option you selected are displayed. Locatio
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MY LOCATIONS MY LOCATIONS Saving Locations Saving Your Current Location Any time you are viewing a location’s information page, From the Main menu, touch View Map. You can you can save that location as a Favorite. also press the Map key on the front of the 2720. Touch Advanced. ➊ Touch anywhere on the map. ➊ Touch Add As Favorite. ➋ Touch Save As Favorite. ➋ 12 StreetPilot 2720 Owner’s Manual
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MY LOCATIONS Setting a Home Location Touch Where To? > Go Home. Select an option. Touch Save Home. ➊ ➋ ➌ Press the Find key twice to create a route to your Home Location. To change your Home Location, first delete it from your Favorites (see page 15 for more information). Then set it again using the instructions above. Finding Saved Locations From the Main menu, touch Where To? Touch Favorites. Touch a saved location. Touch My Locations. ➋ ➌ ➊ StreetPilot 2720 Owner’s Manual 13
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MY LOCATIONS Editing Saved Locations From the Main menu, touch Tools > My Data > Favorites. Touch Edit/Review Favorites. Touch a location to edit. Touch Edit. ➊ ➋ ➌ Touch an item to edit it. ➍ Name—enter a new name for the location using the on-screen keyboard. Location—edit the physical location of the saved location; you can use the map or enter new coordinates using the keyboard. Elevation—enter the elevation of the saved location. Category—assign this location to a category; touch to
