Garmin Nuvi 1255 user manual

User manual for the device Garmin Nuvi 1255

Device: Garmin Nuvi 1255
Category: GPS Receiver
Manufacturer: Garmin
Size: 0.92 MB
Added : 2/10/2014
Number of pages: 72
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®
nüvi 1100/1200/1300/1400 series
owner’s manual
for use with these nüvi models:
1100, 1200, 1210, 1240, 1250, 1245,1255,
1260, 1300, 1310, 1340, 1350, 1370, 1390,
1410, 1440, 1450, 1490

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© 2009–2010 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Garmin Corporation 1200 East 151st Street, Liberty House No. 68 Olathe, Kansas 66062, Hounsdown Business Park, Jangshu 2nd Road, USA Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9LR UK Sijhih, Taipei County, Tel. (913) 397.8200 or Tel. +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the UK) Taiwan (800) 800.1020 0808 2380000 (within the UK) Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 Fax (913) 397.8282 Fax +44 (0) 870.8501251 Fax 886/2.2642.9099 All r

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Table of Contents Providing Feedback on Points Table of Contents of Interest .............................. 10 Finding a Place by Spelling the nüvi 1100/1200/1300/1400 Name ................................... 10 Series Models .................... iv Searching Near Another Getting Started .................... 1 Location .................................11 Looking at Your nüvi .................. 1 Finding Recently Found Using the Main Menu................. 1 Places .......................

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Table of Contents Resetting ecoRoute Data ........ 32 Making Hands-Free Phone Viewing Offers ......................... 33 Calls ................................... 19 Pairing Your Phone .................. 19 Using FM TMC Traffic ....... 34 Receiving a Call ...................... 20 Understanding FM TMC In a Call .................................. 21 Traffic .................................... 34 Accessing the Phone Menu ..... 21 Adding or Renewing Traffic Subscriptions ....................

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Table of Contents ™ Changing the Map Settings ..... 41 nüMaps Guarantee ................ 49 Changing Security Settings ..... 41 Additional Maps ....................... 50 Setting the Bluetooth About GPS Satellite Signals .... 50 Technology Options .............. 42 Extras and Optional Changing the Proximity Points Accessories ........................... 50 Settings ................................. 43 Garmin Travel Guide ............... 52 Viewing Traffic Subscription Contact Garmin .........

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nüvi 1200/1300/1400 Series Models nüvi 1100/1200/1300/1400 Series Models ® Bluetooth Lane Junction Speaks Speed Limits Model Technology Assist View Street Names on Map 1100 1200 ✓ 1210/1260/ ✓ ✓ ✓ 1410 1240/1250 ✓ ✓ 1245/1255/ ✓ ✓ ✓ 1350 Europe 1300 ✓ Europe only only Europe 1310 ✓ ✓ ✓ only Europe 1340 ✓ ✓ only 1370 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 1440/1450 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 1390/1490 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Note: Go to www.garmin.com or see the packaging contents on your product box for more information. iv nüvi 1100/1200/1300/1400

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Getting Started Getting Started Looking at Your nüvi Using the Main Menu Power button: ➌ ➍ ➎ ➊ Press to turn the nüvi on and off. ➋ ➏ ➐ ➑ ➒ ➓ ➊ GPS satellite strength. ➋ Bluetooth technology status. ➌ Touch to select a usage mode. ➍ Current time. Touch to change Mini-USB connector Speaker time settings. ➎ Battery status. ™ microSD ➏ Touch to find a destination. card slot ➐ Touch to view the map. ➑ Touch to make a call when connected to a compatible Microphone mobile phone on some model

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Getting Started Setting Up Your nüvi Before mounting the nüvi, see the Important Safety and Product Information guide for information about laws pertaining to windshield mounting. Mounting Your nüvi 1. Remove the clear plastic from the suction cup. Place the suction cup on the windshield. Suction cup mount 2. Flip the lever back toward the windshield. 3. Snap the cradle onto the suction cup arm. 4. Plug the vehicle power cable into the back of your nüvi. 5. Plug the other end of the vehicl

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Getting Started combination of public transit options, Acquiring Satellites 1. Go outdoors to an open area, such as riding a bus or subway, and away from tall buildings and trees. walking. cityXplorer maps are not included with your nüvi. See 2. Turn on your nüvi. www.garmin.com to purchase Acquiring satellite signals can take a cityXplorer maps. few minutes. The bars indicate satellite strength. When at least one To change your usage mode: of the bars is green, your nüvi has 1. From

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Getting Started Using the Power Button Navigating the Screens Press and quickly release the Power • To quickly return to the Main button to view additional options: menu, touch and hold . • Touch and to see more • Touch and to adjust the choices. Touch and hold to scroll screen brightness. faster. • Touch Lock Screen to prevent accidental screen touches. Finding Your Destination • Touch Power off to turn off your The Where To? menu provides nüvi. You can also turn off the several di

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Getting Started 1. Touch Where To?. 4. Select a destination. 2. Select a category. 5. Touch Go!. 3. Select a subcategory. nüvi 1100/1200/1300/1400 Series Owner’s Manual 5

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Getting Started 1. Select a route from the Route Navigating in Pedestrian Options page to view the Itinerary Usage Mode page. Each route on the page offers a different combination Using the Itinerary Page of public transit or pedestrian In Pedestrian usage mode, the options. Itinerary page appears after you touch go!. Select a leg of the route to view more detailed instructions, or touch Start to create a route. 2. Touch Start. Using the Route Options Page In Pedestrian usage mode, t

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Getting Started Adding a Stop Taking a Detour 1. While navigating a route, touch 1. While navigating a route, touch > Where To?. . 2. Search for the extra stop. 2. Touch or . 3. Touch Go!. If the route you are currently taking is the only reasonable option, the 4. Touch Add as Via Point to add this stop before your final nüvi might not calculate a detour. destination. Stopping the Route Changing Destinations 1. With a route active, touch Menu. 1. While navigating a route, touch 2. To

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Where To? 4. Enter the number of the address, Where To? and touch Done. The Where To? menu provides 5. Enter the street name, and touch several different categories you can Done. use to search for locations. To learn 6. Select the correct street in the list, how to perform a simple search, see if necessary. page 4. 7. Touch the address, if necessary. Finding an Address Setting a Home Location Set your home location for the place Note: Depending on the version of the maps loaded on y

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Where To? Changing Your Home Using the Go! Page Location After you have selected a location to 1. Touch Tools > My Data > Set navigate to, the Go! page opens. Home Location. 2. Select an option: ➌ ➋ ➊ • Enter your address. ➍ • Use your current location. ➎ • Choose from a list of recently ➏ found locations. ➊ Touch to view more Editing Your Home Location information for the location. 1. Touch Where To? > Favorites > All Favorites > Home. ➋ Touch and to zoom in 2. Touch Edit, enter your

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Where To? Providing Feedback on Finding a Place by Points of Interest Spelling the Name 1. On the Go! page, touch the white Use the on-screen keyboard to spell box. Detailed information for the the name of the destination you are location appears. looking for. You can also enter letters contained in the name to narrow the search. 1. Touch Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell Name. 2. Using the on-screen keyboard, 2. Touch Feedback for the following enter letters of the name of your

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Where To? • A Different City—search near the city you enter. • A Recent Destination— search near recent destination • A Favorite Destination— select a destination from Touch to add a space. Touch Favorites. and to move the cursor • My Current Route—search (available on some nüvi models). along your active route. Touch to delete a character. Touch • My Destination—search near and hold to erase the entire entry. your current destination. Touch Mode to select the keyboard language mo

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Where To? Deleting Recently Found Finding Saved Places 1. Touch Where To?. Places To remove all places from the 2. Touch Favorites. Recently Found list, touch Clear 3. Select a category. Your saved > Yes. All items from the list are locations are listed. removed, but this does not delete the Editing Saved Places actual place from your nüvi. 1. Touch Where To? > Favorites. Using Favorites 2. Select the category and the location you want to edit. You can save places in your Favorites

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Where To? • Change Categories—select 6. Touch to add another another category for the location to your route. Touch location. to remove a location. • Delete—touch Yes to remove 7. Touch Next to calculate your this item from the Favorites route and view it on the map. list. 8. Touch Save to save the route and exit. Creating and Taking Routes Touch Where to? > routes. Select Finding a Place Using the route you want to take and touch the Map Go!. Use the Browse Map page to view Creating

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Where To? more, several POIs exist at that 3. Touch Format to select the correct coordinate format for the location. Press to see the list of type of map you are using. POIs. 4. Enter the coordinates, and touch • Touch Save to save this location. Next. • Touch go! to navigate to the location. Using Photo Navigation • If the GPS simulator is on, touch You can load pictures with location Set Location to set your location information onto your nüvi and then to the selected location. See


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