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StreetPilot 2820
owner’s manual
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© 2006 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Garmin Corporation 1200 East 151st Street, Unit 5, The Quadrangle, No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan Tel. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 Romsey, SO51 9DL, U.K. Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 Fax 913/397.8282 Tel. 44/0870.8501241 Fax 886/2.2642.9099 Fax 44/0870.8501251 All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part o
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PREFACE PREFACE Contact Garmin Manual Conventions ® If you encounter any difficulty while using your Garmin When you are instructed to “touch” something, use your finger to ® StreetPilot 2820, or if you have any questions, in the U.S.A. touch an item on the screen. When you are instructed to “press” contact Garmin Product Support by phone at 913/397.8200 or something, press a key on the front of the unit or on the remote 800/800.1020, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM Central Time. You can control. al
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PREFACE My Locations........................................................................ 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Saving Locations ....................................................................... 8 Saving Your Current Location .................................................... 8 Preface ..................................................................................i Saving Coordinates ................................................................... 9 Contact Garmin ................
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PREFACE Changing the Navigation Settings ........................................... 44 Using The Logs ..................................................................21 Adjusting the Traffic Settings ................................................... 44 Adjusting the Track Log ........................................................... 21 Changing the Screen Settings ................................................. 45 Using the Mileage Logs ...................................................
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PREFACE Warning This manual uses the term Warning to indicate a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations could When navigating, carefully compare information displayed on the unit to all result in an accident or collision resulting in death or serious injury. available navigation sources, including information from street signs, visual sightings, and maps. For safety, always
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PREFACE Caution This manual uses the term Caution to indicate a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, may result in minor injury or property damage. It may also be used without the symbol to alert you to avoid unsafe practices. Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations may government, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. result in injury or property damage. The government’s system is subject to changes which could affect the ac
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PREFACE Protecting Your StreetPilot 2820 Caring for Your StreetPilot 2820 • Do not store the unit where prolonged exposure to extreme The StreetPilot 2820 is constructed of high-quality materials and temperatures can occur (such as in the trunk of a car), as does not require user maintenance other than cleaning. permanent damage may result. Cleaning the Unit • Do not store alkaline batteries in the remote control for Clean the unit’s outer casing using a cloth dampened with a mild extende
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GETTING READY GETTING READY Looking at the StreetPilot 2820 Front IR window (aim the remote here) ➊ ➋ Left Side Right Side ➌ ➍ Audio out (for headphones or line out) Touch screen Unit keys Light sensor Power switch Microphone (for external microphone) MCX connector (for optional remote antenna) Weather caps Weather cap Power connector Mini-USB connector (for 12-Volt or AC adapter) Back StreetPilot 2820 Owner’s Manual 1
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GETTING READY Using the StreetPilot 2820 Keys Using the StreetPilot 2820 Interface Here a some helpful tips for using your StreetPilot 2820. FIND opens the Find (Where To?) menu. Press twice to Go ➊ Home. Press and hold to open the Recent Finds list. • Use your finger to touch the screen and select objects. You can also press the keys on the front of the unit or on the optional MENU opens the Menu page. Press repeatedly to scroll ➋ remote control to operate your StreetPilot 2820. throug
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FIND IT AND GO! FIND IT AND GO! As soon as you turn on your StreetPilot 2820, it begins acquiring GPS satellite signals. You must have a clear view of the sky to acquire satellite signals. The bars in the upper-left corner indicate satellite strength. Touch the bars to view more information about the GPS signals. Finding a Restaurant Touch Where To? Touch Food, Hotel…. Touch Food & Drink. ➊ ➋ ➌ Touch a food category. Touch a location. Touch Go To. ➍ ➎ ➏ StreetPilot 2820 Owner’s Manual 3
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FIND IT AND GO! Following Your Route Follow the route to your destination using the map and the voice prompts. As you travel, your StreetPilot 2820 guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows, and directions along the top of the map. If you depart from the original route, your StreetPilot 2820 recalculates the route and provides new route instructions. Your route is marked with a Follow the arrows. A checkered flag marks your magenta line. destination. For more information about
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WHERE TO? WHERE TO? Browse Map—use the map to find the location you are looking for, Using the Where To? Menu which can be helpful when you know where the location is, but do The Where To? menu (Find menu) provides several categories to not know the name. See page 13. search for locations. Press the FIND key, or touch Where To? on the Menu page. My Locations—save your favorite locations in My Locations. For example, you can save the hotel where you are staying while on vacation. See page 8
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WHERE TO? Finding Locations in a Different Area Understanding the Information You can search for locations in a different area, such as a different Page city or near your destination. Touch Go To to create a 1. From the search results list, touch Near…. route to this location. Touch Advanced to view other 2. Select one of the search options. The locations near the options for this location: option you selected appear. • Insert in Current Route—add this location as the next stop Narrowi
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WHERE TO? Finding an Address From the Menu page, touch Where Touch a country or state. Touch Search Enter the city or postal code and ➊ ➋ ➌ To? Touch Address. All or Select City/Postal Code. touch Done. Touch the correct city/postal code. If necessary, enter the rest of the Select the address, if necessary. ➍ ➎ ➏ address, and touch Done. Touch Go To. TIP: Searching for a city, street, intersection, or exit is very similar to searching for an address. From the Menu page, touch Where To
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MY LOCATIONS MY LOCATIONS Saving Locations Saving Your Current Location Any time you are viewing a location’s information page, you can From the Menu page, touch View Map. You can also press save that location as a Favorite. the MAP key on the front of the StreetPilot 2820. Touch Advanced. ➊ Touch anywhere on the map. ➊ Touch Add As Favorite. ➋ Touch Save As Favorite. ➋ 8 StreetPilot 2820 Owner’s Manual
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MY LOCATIONS Saving Coordinates If you know the exact geographic coordinates of your travel destination, you can use your StreetPilot 2820 to navigate to any location using its latitude and longitude coordinates. From the Menu page, touch Where To? > My Locations > Coordinates. Entering the Coordinates Touch Enter Position. Enter the coordinates, and touch Next. Touch Go To. ➊ ➋ ➌ Browsing the Map for Coordinates Touch Browse Map. Touch the location on the map, and Touch Go To. ➊ ➋ ➌ tou
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MY LOCATIONS Setting a Home Location Select an option. Touch Save Home. Touch Where To? > Go Home. ➋ ➌ ➊ Press the FIND key twice to create a route to your Home Location. To change your Home Location, first delete it from your Favorites (see page 12 for more information). Then set it again using the instructions above. Finding Saved Locations From the Menu page, touch Where To? Touch Favorites. Touch a saved location. Touch My Locations. ➋ ➌ ➊ 10 StreetPilot 2820 Owner’s Manual
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MY LOCATIONS Editing Saved Locations From the Menu page, touch Tools > My Data > Favorites. Touch Edit/Review Favorites. Touch a location to edit. Touch Edit. ➊ ➋ ➌ Touch an item to edit it. Saved Location Editing Options ➍ Name—enter a new name for the location using the on-screen keyboard. Location—edit the physical location of the saved location; you can use the map or enter new coordinates using the keyboard. Elevation—enter the elevation of the saved location. Category—assign this loc
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MY LOCATIONS Deleting a Saved Location To delete a saved location, touch Tools > My Data > Favorites. Touch Delete Favorites. Touch By Selection. Touch a saved location. ➊ ➋ ➌ Touch Delete. ➍ Delete Options By Selection—touch each location and delete it individually. By Category—select one category to delete all of the locations assigned to that category. Delete All—removes all saved locations from your Favorites. 12 StreetPilot 2820 Owner’s Manual
