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Quick Start Manual
®
nüvi 5000
GPS navigator
© 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries
February 2008 Part Number 190-00857-01 Rev. B Printed in Taiwan
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Your nüvi Unit Power button mini-USB connector GPS antenna Light sensor External antenna Speakers SD card slot connector warning: See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. State law in Minnesota and California prohibits and/or restricts drivers from using suction mounts on their windshields while operating motor vehicles. (See California Vehicle Code 26708(a); Minnesota Statutes Section 169.71.) Other Gar
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5. Fitthe bottom of your nüvi intothe Step 1: Mount the nüvi cradle. To mount the nüvi using the suction cup mount: 1. Plugthe vehicle power cable into the power connector onthe rightside of the cradle. Cradle 6. Tiltthe nüvi back until itsnaps into place. Power cable 7. Plugthe other end of the vehicle power cable into apower outlet in your vehicle. Your unit should turnon automatically if it is pluggedin and the vehicle key is 2
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Step 3: Acquire Satellites Step 4: Use the nüvi With your nüvi connected to a power outlet A B in your vehicle, travel outdoors to an open C D area, out of garages, and away from tall buildings. Stop your vehicle. Acquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes. E F The bars indicate GPS satellite strength. When one bar is green, the nüvi has acquired satellite signals. Now you can A GPSsatellite strength. select a destination and navigate to it. For Current time;touch to c
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Using the Main Pages Touch View map to open the Map page. The vehicle icon shows your current location. Touch and drag the map to view a different area of the map. Touch the text bar to open the Turn List page. Touch to zoom in. Touch to zoom out. Touch Menu to Touch the vehicle return to the Menu icon to save your page. current location. Touch Arrival or Touch Turn In to Speed to open the open the Next Turn Trip Information page. page. Trip Information Page Turn List Page Next Tur
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Finding Points of Interest Using Picture Navigation 1. Touch Where to? > Points of Interest. Panoramio provides pictures that include location information called geotags. You can 2. Touch a categoryand a sub-category ,if necessary. load these pictures onto your nüvi and create routes to them. See your owner’s manual for 3. Select a destination, andtouch Go!. more information. To find a POI by spelling the name, touch where to? > Points of interest > Spell To load geotag
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Traffic on Your Route Using the FM Transmitter When calculating your route, the Before using the FM transmitter in your area, see nüvi examines the current traffic and the FM transmitter legal notice in the owner’s automatically optimizes the route for the manual. Use of FM transmitters is currently illegal in certain European countries due to specific radio shortest time. You might still be routed frequency restrictions. You must check the local through traffic if no alternative roads
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Loading Files on Your nüvi Using the Audible Player You can store files, such as MP3s and JPEG To create an Audible.com account, and image files, in the internal memory of the purchase and load audible books, visit nüvi or on an optional SD card. Connect the http://garmin.audible.com. mini-USB connector to the back of the nüvi, Touch t ools > audible Player . Touch and connect the larger end of the cable to an Browse. Touch a category, and then touch available USB port on your computer.
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1. Connect the smallend of the A/Vadapter Caring for Your nüvi cable to the A/V IN connector on the right Your nüvi contains sensitive electronic side of the cradle. components that can be permanently damaged if exposed to excessive shock or A/V IN connector vibration. To minimize the risk of damage to your nüvi, avoid dropping your unit and operating it in high-shock and high-vibration environments. 2. Connectthe red,white, and yellow connectorsto the correspon
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™ • Use the Garmin Lock feature. See Protecting Your nüvi “Locking Your nüvi.” • Carry and store your nüvi in the optional carrying case. Locking Your nüvi • Do not store the nüvi where prolonged 1. Touch Tools > Settings > Security. exposure to extreme temperatures can 2. Touchthe button beside Garmin Lock. occur because it can cause permanent 3. Enter a 4-digit PINand driveto a security damage. location. • Do not expose the nüvi to water. Contact with water can cause
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® ® Garmin and nüvi are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. More Information or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA and other For more information about your nüvi, ™ countries. Garmin Lock is a trademark of Garmin touch t ools > Help. You can download the Ltd. or its subsidiaries. latest version of the owner’s manual from ® Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft www.garmin.com. For information about Corporation in the United States and/or other ® countries. Mac is a registered trademar
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For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. © 2007 GarminLtd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. st 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9RB UK Garmin Corporation nd No. 68, Jangshu 2 Road, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan www.garmin.com Part Number 190-00857-01 Rev. B
