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owner’s manual
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nüvi 900 series
GPS navigator with digital TV
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Introduction ™ myGarmin Introduction Go to http://my.garmin.com to access the latest services for your Garmin products: Manual Conventions When you are instructed to “touch” • Register your Garmin unit. something, use your finger to touch an • Subscribe to online services for safety item on the screen. camera information (see page 54). The small arrows (>) used in the text • Unlock optional maps. indicate that you should touch a series of items. For example, if you see “touch Contact Ga
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Introduction Setting a Home Location ..................9 Table of Contents Finding Recently-Found Places .....10 Favorites .........................................10 Introduction .....................................i Creating and Editing Routes ..........12 Manual Conventions ..........................i ® Finding a Place Using the Map ......14 nüvi Tips and Shortcuts....................i ™ Entering Coordinates ......................14 myGarmin ........................................i Searchin
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Introduction Traffic Icons ....................................40 Managing Files .............................30 Severity Color Code .......................40 Supported File Types......................30 Traffic Subscriptions .......................40 Loading Files ..................................30 Deleting Files .................................31 Customizing the nüvi ..................41 Changing the System Settings .......41 Using the Tools ............................32 Changing the Navi
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Introduction Updating the Software ....................50 Clearing User Data .........................50 Battery Information ........................50 Changing the Fuse .........................52 Removing the nüvi and Mount ........52 Mounting on Your Dashboard .........53 Additional Maps ..............................53 Extras and Optional Accessories ....54 About GPS Satellite Signals ...........56 Software License Agreement .........56 Video License Agreement...............57 Declaration o
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Getting Started Getting Started See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Your nüvi Unit Power key: TV Antenna slide to the left to turn the unit on/off; slide to the right to lock the screen Battery cover GPS antenna Headphone/ audio-out jack new SD card slot Mini-USB connector TvCard slot External External Microphone Speaker under battery TV antenna GPS antenna connector connector Check local traffic l
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Getting Started Step 1: Install the TvCard Step 2: Activate the TV 1. Locate the TvCard in the TvCard Service envelope included in the product box. 1. Call (+ 39) 800 179 777 and follow 2. Remove the TvCard from the holder the instructions. following the instructions included in 2. Locate the TvCard number on the the TvCard envelope. label on the TvCard envelope. The 2. Slide the battery cover off the back of TvCard number begins with +39. the nüvi. 3. Enter the TvCard number (do not
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Getting Started Step 3: Install the Battery Step 4: Mount the nüvi 1. Clean and dry your windshield with Warning : This product contains a lithium- a lint-free cloth. Remove the clear ion battery. To prevent damage, remove the plastic from the suction cup, and unit from the vehicle or store it out of direct sunlight. clean it with a lint-free cloth. 2. Plug the vehicle power cable (with 1. Locate the rectangular lithium-ion integrated traffic receiver) into the battery included in the p
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Getting Started 4. Place the suction cup on the Step 5: Configure the windshield. nüvi 5. Flip the lever back, toward the To turn on your nüvi, slide the Power windshield. key to the left. Follow the on-screen 6. Fit the bottom of your nüvi into the instructions. cradle. 7. Tilt the nüvi back until it snaps into Step 6: Acquire Satellites place. 1. Go outdoors to an open area, out of 8. Plug the other end of the vehicle garages, and away from tall buildings. power cable into a powe
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Getting Started Understanding the Menu Page ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑ ➒ ➓ ➊ GPS satellite strength. ® ➋ Bluetooth technology status. ➌ Battery status. ➍ Current time. Touch to change the time. ➎ Touch to find a destination. ➏ Touch to open the map. ➐ Touch to make a call when connected to a compatible mobile phone. ➑ Touch to watch digital television. ➒ Touch to adjust the volume. ➓ Touch to use tools such as media players, settings, and Help. nüvi 900 Series Owner’s Manual
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Getting Started Finding Your Destination Following Your Route The Where to? menu provides several Your route is marked with a magenta different categories for you to use when line. As you travel, your nüvi guides you searching for addresses, cities, and other to your destination with voice prompts, locations. The detailed maps loaded in arrows on the map, and directions at the your nüvi contain millions of points of top of the map. If you depart from the interest, such as restaurants, hotel
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Getting Started Adding a Stop Stopping the Route 1. With a route active, touch Menu. You can add a stop (called a Via Point) to your route. The nüvi gives you 2. Touch Stop. directions to the Via Point and then to your final destination. Adjusting the Volume From the Menu page, touch Volume. 1. With a route active, touch Menu > Touch and to adjust the master Where to?. volume. Touch the box next to Mute to 2. Search for the extra stop. mute all audio. 3. Touch Go!. To adjust the vol
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Where to? 5. Enter the number of the address, and Where to? touch Done. The Where to? menu provides 6. Touch the address, if necessary. several different categories you can use to search for locations. To learn how to Go! Page Options perform a simple search, see page 6. Touch an item in the search results list to view the Go! page. TiP: Touch near… to change the search area. See page 15. Finding an Address noTe: The steps to find an address may vary with the maps that are loaded
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Where to? Touch to add a space. Touch Finding a Place by and to move the cursor. Touch to Spelling the Name delete a character. Touch and hold to If you know the name of the location you delete the entire entry. are looking for, you can spell it using the on-screen keyboard. You can also enter Touch Mode to select the keyboard letters contained in the name to narrow language mode. Touch &?% to enter the search. special characters, such as punctuation marks. 1. Touch Where to? >
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Where to? Changing Your Home noTe: When you touch Clear, all items from the list are removed. This Location process does not delete the actual place To change your home location, you must from your nüvi. first delete it from Favorites. 1. Touch Where to? > Favorites. Favorites 2. Touch Home > Edit > Delete > Yes. You can save places in your Favorites so you can quickly find them and create After you delete your home location, routes to them. Your home location is reset it by following
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Where to? 4. Touch an item to edit: Finding Your Last Position Each time you remove the nüvi from the • Change Name—enter a new name, and touch Done. cradle before you turn off the nüvi, your Last Position is automatically saved. • Attach Photo—select a picture to assign to the location. To load To navigate to your last position, touch files to your nüvi or SD card, see Where to? > Favorites > Last Position. pages 30 and 31. The Last Position point is overwritten • Change Map Symbol—
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Where to? Using Photo Navigation Creating and Editing ™ Panoramio provides pictures that Routes include location information. You can Touch Where to? > routes . Select the load these pictures on your nüvi or on route you want to take and touch go! . an SD card and create routes to them. Visit http://connect.garmin.com/photos Creating a Saved Route to download pictures with location Use your nüvi to create and save routes information. before your next trip. You can save up to ten route
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Where to? 4. Touch an item to edit: • Change Name—enter a new name, and touch Done. • Add/Remove Points—add or remove points from the route. • Manually Reorder Points— 6. Touch to add another location change the order of points along to your route. Touch to remove a your route. location. • Optimally Reorder Points— 7. Touch Next to calculate your route automatically order the points. and view it on the map. • Recalculate—change the route 8. Touch Save to save the route and preferen
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Where to? Finding a Place Using the Entering Coordinates If you know the geographic coordinates Map of your destination, you can use your Touch Where to? > Browse Map to nüvi to navigate to your destination view different parts of the map. using the latitude and longitude Tips for Browsing the Map coordinates. This can be especially • Touch the map, and drag to view helpful when geocaching. different parts of the map. 1. Touch Where to? > Coordinates. • Touch and to zoom out and in. 2.
