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Introduction Changing the Fuse ...................................36 Customizing the aera .........................28 About GPS Satellite Signals ....................36 Changing the System Settings .................28 Removing the aera and Mount .................36 Changing the Navigation Settings ............28 Caring for Your aera ................................37 Adjusting the Display Settings .................29 Registering Your aera ..............................37 Updating the Time Setti
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aera 500 Series Models aera 500 Series Models ® Features XM Compatible Lane Assist Speed Limits On FM TMC Traffic Map Page Compatible 500 510 ✓ 550 ✓ ✓ ✓ 560 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ NOTE: Go to www.garmin.com or see the packaging contents on your product box for more information. iv aera 500 Series Owner’s Manual
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Getting Started Getting Started Power button: Press and hold to turn the aera on/off. Press quickly to adjust the volume and the backlight brightness. Mini-USB connector GPS antenna microSD™ Headphone/ slot audio-out jack (under weather cap) Speaker Microphone External antenna Battery connector contacts (under weather cap) Serial number (under the battery) Release key: Slide and release to open the battery cover See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product b
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Getting Started Release button WarNiNg : This product contains a lithium-ion battery. Installing the Battery To prevent damage, remove the unit from the vehicle when 1. Locate the lithium‑ion battery that came in Cradle exiting or store it out of direct sunlight. the product box. Vehicle power cable 2. Slide the release key until the battery Charging Your aera cover on the back of the aera opens up. Charge your aera for at least 4 hours before 3. Remove the battery cover. using on battery
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Getting Started Acquiring Satellites Using the Menu Page 1. Go outdoors to an open area, out of ➊ ➌ ➋ ➍ ➎ garages, and away from tall buildings. ➏ ➐ 2. Turn on your aera. Acquiring satellite signals may take a few ➑ ➒ ➓ minutes. The bars indicate GPS signal. When one bar is green, the aera has acquired 7. Tilt the aera back until it snaps into place. ➊ GPS signal. satellite signals. Now you can select a 8. Plug the other end of the vehicle power ® destination and navigate to it. ➋ Blu
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Getting Started Finding Your Destination The Where To? menu provides several different categories for you to use when searching for addresses, cities, and other locations. The detailed map loaded in your aera contains millions of points of interest, such as restaurants, hotels, and auto services. 1. Touch Where To?. 2. Select a category. 3. Select a subcategory. 4. Select a destination. 5. Touch Go!. 6. Follow the navigation instructions. aera 500 Series Owner’s Manual
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Getting Started Adding a Via Point Stopping the Route Following Your Route 1. With a route active, touch Menu. You can add a stop (Via Point) to your route. Your route is marked with a magenta line. The aera gives you directions to the stop and 2. Touch Stop. As you travel, your aera guides you to your then to your final destination. destination with voice prompts, arrows Adjusting the Volume on the map, and directions at the top of 1. With a route active, touch Menu > Where From the Me
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Where To? 7. Select the correct city in the list, if Go! Page Options Where To? necessary. Touch an item in the search results list to The Where To? menu provides several 8. Touch the address, if necessary. view the Go! page. different categories you can use to search for locations. To learn how to perform a standard Searching Near Another search, see page 4. Location ➊ Your aera automatically searches for places ➋ ➌ Finding an Address near your current location. ➍ ➎ The steps to find
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Where To? • Touch to select words you have Setting a Home Location Finding a Place by Spelling recently typed and selected. You can set a Home location for the place the Name you return to most often. • Touch Lang. to change the keyboard If you know the name of the location you language mode. are looking for, you can spell it using the on- 1. Touch Where To? > Go Home. screen keyboard. You can also enter letters • Touch to enter special characters. 2. Select an option. contained in
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Where To? Editing Saved Places Using Favorites Using Photo Navigation 1. Touch Where To? > Favorites. You can save places in your Favorites so you You can load pictures that include location 2. Touch the location you want to edit. can quickly find them and create routes to information onto your aera and then create them. Your home location is also stored in routes to them. 3. Touch Edit. Favorites. 4. Touch an option to edit the location: 1. Go to http://connect.garmin.com /photos to dow
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Where To? 7. Touch Next to calculate your route and Downloading Locations Using Custom Routes view it on the map. You can download locations and points of Touch Where To? > Custom routes . Select 8. Touch Save to save the route and exit. interest to your aera from various online the route you want to take, and touch go! . sources. Editing Custom Routes Creating a Custom Route 1. Go to www.garmin.com 1. Touch Where To? (or Tools) > Custom Use your aera to create and save routes /communica
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Where To? • If the aera is in simulator mode, touch Set Finding a Place Using the Entering Coordinates Loc. to set your location to the selected If you know the geographic coordinates Map location. (See page 28.) of your destination, you can use your aera To find a location on the map, touch Where to navigate to your destination using the • Touch to switch between a 3-D To? > Browse Map or touch anywhere on latitude and longitude coordinates (or other (three-dimensional) map and a 2-D
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Using the Main Pages Turn List Page Using the Main Pages ➌ Touch to zoom in and out. ➍ Touch to view the Where Am I? page. Map Page ➎ Touch to view the Trip Computer. Touch View Map to view the Map page. ➏ Touch to return to the Menu page. • The vehicle icon shows your current location. ➐ Touch to customize this data field. When you are navigating a route, the Turn • Touch anywhere on the map to select an List page displays turn-by-turn instructions Changing the Data Field overhead vi
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Using the Main Pages Next Turn Page Lane Assist Page Trip Computer Page The Trip Computer provides helpful statistics When available, when you are navigating a The Lane Assist page may display a view of about your trip. To view the Trip Computer, route, the Next Turn page shows the turn on the upcoming junction and in which lane you the map and the distance and time left before should be driving. To view the Lane Assist touch the Speed field on the Map page. you reach the turn. page touch t
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Using Hands‑free Calling To pair and connect, your device and the Pairing Your Device Using the Using Hands-free aera must be turned on and be within 33 feet Device Calling (10 meters) of each other. The aera can be 1. From the Menu page, touch Tools > connected to a phone and a headset at the Settings > Bluetooth > Enabled. Using Bluetooth technology, your aera can same time. 2. Enable the Bluetooth component on your connect to your mobile phone to become a phone. This might be in a me
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Using Hands‑free Calling Pairing Your Device Using the Receiving a Call Using the Phone Menu aera When you receive a call, the Incoming Call From the Menu page, touch Phone to view 1. Enable the Bluetooth component on your window appears. Touch answer to answer the Phone menu. Touch Status to view the device. Enable Find Me/Discoverable/ the call. Touch ignore to ignore the call and signal strength, the battery level, and the Visible mode. These settings might be in silence the ring. name
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Introduction ™ aera Tips and Shortcuts myGarmin Introduction • To quickly return to the Menu page, touch Go to http://my.garmin.com to access the and hold Back. latest services for your Garmin products: Manual Conventions • Touch and to see more choices. When you are instructed to “touch” • Register your Garmin unit. Touch and hold to scroll faster. something, use your finger to touch an item • Subscribe to online services for safety on the screen. • Pages appear differently based on yo
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Introduction Using Favorites ........................................8 Traffic on Your Route ...............................19 Table of Contents Using Photo Navigation ...........................8 Viewing the Traffic Map ............................19 Using Extras .............................................8 Viewing Traffic Delays ..............................19 Introduction .........................................i Using Custom Routes ..............................9 Viewing Offers .........
