Garmin n�vi 260 user manual

User manual for the device Garmin n�vi 260

Device: Garmin n�vi 260
Category: GPS Receiver
Manufacturer: Garmin
Size: 1.06 MB
Added : 3/25/2014
Number of pages: 50
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owner’s manual
®
nüvi 200 and 200W Series
for use with these nüvi models:
200, 200W, 250, 250W, 260, 260W, 270

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© 2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Garmin Corporation 1200 East 151st Street, Liberty House No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Hounsdown Business Park, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan Tel. (913) 397.8200 or (800) Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 800.1020 9RB UK Fax 886/2.2642.9099 Fax (913) 397.8282 Tel. +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the UK) 0808 2380000 (within the UK) Fax +44 (0) 870.8501251 All right

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Introduction ® nüvi Tips and Introduction Shortcuts • To quickly return to the Menu Manual Conventions page, touch and hold Back. When you are instructed to “touch” something, use your finger to touch • Touch and to see an item on the screen. more choices. Touch and hold these buttons to scroll faster. The small arrows (>) used in the text indicate that you should touch a ™ myGarmin series of items. For example, if you Go to http://my.garmin.com to access see “touch Where to? > Favo

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Introduction Finding Recently Found Introduction .......................... i Places ..................................... 8 Manual Conventions ....................i ® Favorites .................................... 9 nüvi Tips and Shortcuts ..............i ™ Finding a Place Using myGarmin .................................i the Map ................................. 10 Caring for Your nüvi ..................iv Entering Coordinates ............... 10 Getting Started .................... 1 Sea

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Introduction Picture Viewer ......................... 16 Calibrating the Screen ............. 26 Calculator ............................... 17 Resetting Your nüvi.................. 26 Currency Converter ................. 17 Updating the Software ............. 27 Unit Converter ........................ 18 Clearing User Data .................. 27 World Clock ............................ 19 Battery Information ................. 28 Charging Your nüvi .................. 28 Customizing the nüvi ..

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Introduction Cleaning the Touch Screen Caring for Your nüvi Clean the touch screen with a soft, Your nüvi contains sensitive clean, lint-free cloth. Use water, electronic components that can be isopropyl alcohol, or eyeglass permanently damaged if exposed cleaner, if needed. Apply the liquid to excessive shock or vibration. To to the cloth, and then gently wipe the minimize the risk of damage to your touch screen. nüvi, avoid dropping your unit and operating it in high-shock and high

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Getting Started Getting Started See the product documentation in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Power key: Slide to the left to turn the nüvi on/off; Mini-USB connector slide to the right to lock the screen. Memory card slot (equipped for either an ™ SD card or a Speaker ™ Designed in USA Made in T aiwan 255w Ì Ï 02 CAN 310 BLK 17W000000 RESET N9 microSD card) Reset button. See page 26. Button Locations The nüvi 200W series unit is shown in the i

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Getting Started WaRning : This product contains a lithium-ion battery. To prevent damage, remove the unit from the vehicle when exiting or store it out of direct sunlight. Before mounting the nüvi, see the product documentation for information about laws pertaining to windshield mounting. Step 1: Mount Your nüvi 1. Plug the vehicle power cable into the back of your nüvi. Suction cup mount Suction cup mount 2. Snap the cradle onto the suction cup arm. 3. Remove the clear plastic from the su

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Getting Started Step 2: Configure Your Step 4: Use Your nüvi nüvi nOTE: Software on your nüvi To turn your nüvi on, slide the could differ from the screen Power key to the left. Follow the shots in this manual. on-screen instructions. To turn your nüvi off, slide the Power key to ➊ ➋ ➌ the left. ➍ ➎ Step 3: Acquire Satellites ➏ ➐ 1. Go outdoors to an open area, ➊ GPS satellite strength away from tall buildings and ➋ Battery status trees. ➌ Current time. Touch to change 2. Turn on yo

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Getting Started Finding Y Your our Destination The Where to? menu provides several different categories for you to use when searching for addresses, 3. Select a subcategory. cities, and other locations. The detailed maps loaded in your nüvi contain millions of points of interest, such as restaurants, hotels, and auto services. 4. Select a destination. 1. Touch Where to?. 5. Touch Go!. TiP: Touch and to see more choices. 2. Select a category.  nüvi 200 and 200W series owner’s manual

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Getting Started you are currently taking is the only Adding a Stop reasonable option, the nüvi might not You can add a stop (called a Via calculate a detour. Point) to your route. The nüvi gives you directions to the Via Point and then to your final destination. Stopping the Route 1. With a route active, touch 1. With a route active, touch Menu. Menu > Where to?. 2. Touch Stop. 2. Search for the extra stop. 3. Touch Go!. Adjusting the Volume 4. Touch Add as Via Point to From the Men

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Where to? Finding an Address Where to? 1. Touch Where To? > Address. The Where to? menu provides 2. Change the state, country, or several different categories you can province, if necessary. use to search for locations. To learn 3. Touch Spell City, enter the how to perform a simple search, see city/postal code, and touch page 4. Done. Select the city/postal code in the list. (Not all map Go! Page Options data provides postal code searching.) If you are unsure of the city, touch Se

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Where to? Going Home nOTE: Depending on the To navigate home after you have set version of the maps loaded on your home location, touch Where your nüvi, the button names to? > Favorites > go Home . can change and some steps could be ordered differently. Finding a Place by Setting a Home Spelling the Name If you know the name of the Location destination you are looking for, Set your home location for the place you can spell it using the on-screen you return to most often. keyboard.

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Where to? Using the On-Screen Finding Recently Keyboard Found Places When an on-screen keyboard Your nüvi stores the last 50 of your appears, touch a letter or number to recent finds in the Recently Found enter it. list. The most-recently viewed places appear at the top of the list. Touch Where to? > Recently Found to view your recently found items. Deleting Recently Found Places To remove all places from the Touch to add a space. Touch Recently Found list, touch Clear > to dele

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Where to? Editing Saved Places Favorites vorites 1. Touch Where to? > You can save places in your Favorites. Favorites so you can quickly find them and create routes to them. 2. Touch Edit. Your home location is also stored in 3. Touch an item to edit: Favorites. • Change Name—enter Saving Your Current Location a new name, and touch From the Map page, touch . Done. • Change Map Symbol— Saving Places You Find touch a new symbol used 1. From the Go! page, touch to mark this location

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Where to? Finding a Place Using Entering Coordinates If you know the geographic the Map coordinates of your destination, you Use the Browse Map page to view can use your nüvi to navigate to your different parts of the map. Touch destination using the latitude and Where to? > Browse Map. longitude coordinates. This can be especially helpful when geocaching. Tips for Browsing the Map • Touch the map, and drag to view 1. Touch Where to? > different parts of the map. Coordinates. • Touch

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Where to? Searching Near Near Navigating Off Road If you are not following roadways Another Location as you navigate, use Off Road 1. Touch Where to? > Near…. mode. Touch Tools > Settings > 2. Select an option: navigation > Route Preference > Off Road > OK. • Where I Am Now—search near your current location. • A Different City—search Walking to a near the city you enter. Destination If you are walking to your • My Current Route— destination, use Pedestrian mode search along your activ

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Using the Map Using the Map ➊ Touch to view the turn list. Your route is marked with a magenta line. As you travel, your nüvi guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows on the map, and directions at the top of the ➋ Touch to zoom in and zoom map. A checkered flag marks your out. destination. ➌ Touch to save your current If you depart from the original route, location. your nüvi recalculates the route and ➍ Touch to view the trip provides new directions. computer. ➊

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Using the Map Trip Computer Turn List The trip computer displays your When you are navigating a route, current speed and provides helpful the turn list displays turn-by-turn statistics about your trip. instructions for your entire route and the distance between turns. To view the trip computer, touch the Speed field on the map. Touch the text bar on the top of the map to open the turn list. Touch If you make frequent stops, leave the a turn on the list to view the next nüvi turned on so

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Managing Files Loading Files Managing Files Step 1: Insert a Memory Card You can store files, such as JPEG (Optional) image files, in the internal memory To insert or remove the memory on the nüvi or on a memory card. card, press it in until it clicks. nOTE: The nüvi is not Step 2: Connect the USB ® compatible with Windows 95, Cable ® 98, Me, or Windows NT . It is The USB cable is an optional ® also not compatible with Mac accessory. To purchase the USB OS 10.3 and earlier. This is


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