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®
nüvi 2400 series
quick start manual
for use with these nüvi models:
2440, 2450, 2460
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Getting Started Connecting the Device to Vehicle Power ‹ WARNING See the Important Safety and Product ‹ WARNING Information guide in the product This product contains a lithium-ion box for product warnings and other battery. To prevent the possibility of important information. personal injury or product damage caused by battery exposure to extreme When using your device for the first heat, remove the device from the time, complete the following tasks. vehicle when exiting or store it
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5. If you are using a traffic receiver in Europe, connect the external antenna to the traffic receiver and secure it to the windshield using the suction cups. After the device has been connected to vehicle power, the following occurs. 3. Plug the vehicle power cable ➊ • The device turns on. into the mini-USB connector ➋ • The device acquires satellite on the mount. signals. When at least one of the bars is green, your device has acquired satellite signals. • NOTE: The device may need
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Mounting Your Device Notice ➋ ➊ Before mounting the device, see the Important Safety and Product Information guide for information about laws pertaining to windshield mounting. About myDashboard 1. Remove the clear plastic from the You can use myDashboard to register suction cup. your device, check for software and 2. Clean and dry your windshield map updates, access product manuals and the suction cup with a lint-free and support, and more. cloth. Setting Up myDashboard 3. Press the
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your nüvi. You are not eligible for NOTE: If does not appear, or ® the free map update if you register you are using Windows 7 or a ® by phone or wait longer than 60 Mac computer, go to www days after the first time you acquire .garmin.com/dashboard. satellites while driving with your 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. nüvi. For more information, go to www.garmin.com/numaps. Registering the Device 1. From myDashboard, click Updating Maps Register Now. 1. Open myDashboard (page 4). 2
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A list of the product manuals in • To adjust screen brightness, several languages appears. touch and drag the scroll bar. 4. Click Download next to the • To turn off your device, touch manual you want. Off. 5. Click to save the file to your • To reset the device, hold the computer. Power key for 10 seconds. • To exit the menu, press and Device Overview release the Power key. ➊ About Points of Interest The detailed maps loaded in your device contain points of interest, such as restaurants
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Using the Main Menu Touch > Save on this page to save the location to a Favorites ➊ folder on the device. Use the ➋ ➌ Favorites folder to save the location of your workplace, home, and other common destinations. ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑ 6. If necessary, select an option: • Touch ➊ to select a transportation • Touch Drive to calculate a mode. route you will navigate by • Touch ➋ to find a destination. driving. • Touch ➌ to view the map. • Touch Walk to calculate a route you will navigate by • Touch ➍
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Using the Map Functions Your Route on the Map ➊ ➋ Notice The speed limit icon feature is for ➌ information only and does not replace the driver’s responsibility to abide ➐ by all posted speed limit signs and to ➏ ➒ ➍ ➎ ➑ use safe driving judgment at all times. Garmin will not be responsible for • Touch ➊ to view the next turn. any traffic fines or citations that you may receive for failing to follow all If a view of a junction exists, applicable traffic laws and signs. the junction view
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When myTrends information • Touch and drag ➐ to view a appears in the navigation bar, different area of the map. touch the navigation bar to view • Touch ➑ to view trip route information. information. • Touch ➒ to change the speed About the Transportation limit if the speed limit shown Modes on the map is incorrect. Automobile mode Using myTrends Pedestrian mode As you drive with the device on, ™ myTrends gathers information that Routes are calculated differently allows the device t
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Manually Avoiding Traffic on About Traffic Your Route Notice 1. From the map, touch . Garmin is not responsible for the 2. Touch Traffic On Route. accuracy or timeliness of the traffic 3. If necessary, touch the arrows to information. view other traffic delays on your Some models can receive FM route. Traffic Message Channel (TMC) 4. Touch Avoid. traffic content. The FM TMC traffic subscription is automatically enabled Viewing the Traffic Map and does not require an additional The tr
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Pairing Your Phone Power Cables Hands-free calling is available on Your device can be powered by the some nüvi models. Before you can following ways: pair, your phone and the device must • Vehicle power cable be turned on and within 33 ft. (10 m) • USB cable (optional accessory) of each other. • AC adapter (optional accessory) ® 1. Enable the Bluetooth component on your phone. Finding More Information 2. Touch Tools > Settings > You can find more information about Bluetooth. this product
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® ® Garmin , the Garmin logo, and nüvi are Contacting Garmin trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, Product Support registered in the USA and other countries. ™ ™ cityXplorer , myTrends , and nüMaps • In the USA, go to www ™ Guarantee are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its .garmin.com/support, or call subsidiaries. These trademarks may not be used Garmin USA at (800) 800.1020. without the express permission of Garmin. The ® Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by • In the UK,
