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nüvi 285W
quick start manual
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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 Southampton, Hampshire Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 (800) 800.1020 SO40 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 rights
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Your nüvi Unit See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Power key: Slide to the left to turn the nüvi on/off; slide to the right to lock the screen. Mini-USB connector ™ SD card slot Microphone Speaker 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 Important
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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. Cradle Cradle 3. Clean and dry your windshield and the suction cup with a lint-free cloth. Remove the clear plastic from the suction cup. Place the suction cup on the windshield. 4. Flip the lever back toward the windshield. 5. Fit the bottom of your nüvi into the cradle. 6. Tilt your nüvi back until it snaps into place. 7. Plug
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® Step 4: Activate Your MSN tiP: The yellow tag on your MSN Direct receiver provides the product key and Direct Receiver activation information. If the product key Your use of the MSN Direct service, as well as your on the yellow tag differs from the one on use of the MSN Direct content delivered to and your unit, use the product key on your displayed on your device, is subject to the MSN unit. Direct Subscription Agreement, Terms of Use, and Privacy Statement located at www.msndirect
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Step 5: Use Your nüvi How to Charge Your nüvi • Connect the vehicle power cable. ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ • Connect an AC adapter (optional accessory). ➎ ➏ • Connect a USB cable. ➐ ➑ ➒ Finding Points of Interest 1. Touch Where to? > Points of Interest. ➊ GPS satellite strength 2. Select a category and a sub-category. ® ➋ Bluetooth technology status 3. Select a destination, and touch Go!. ➌ Battery status To enter letters contained in the name, touch Where to? > Points of interest > ➍ Current time. Touch to
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• A speed limit icon could appear as you Following Your Route travel on major roadways. Your route is marked with a magenta line. As you travel, your nüvi guides you • Touch and drag the map to view a to your destination with voice prompts, different area of the map. arrows on the map, and directions at the • Touch to zoom in, and touch to top of the map. If you depart from the zoom out. original route, your nüvi recalculates the • Touch Menu to return to the Menu route and provide
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3. Touch Go! to navigate to the location. Adding a Stop to Your Touch Map to view the location on the Route map. 1. While navigating a route, touch Menu > Where to?. ® Using MSN Direct 2. Search for the extra stop. The MSN Direct Receiver and nüvi must 3. Touch Go!. be in range of an MSN Direct coverage area. Go to http://garmin.msndirect 4. Touch Add as Via Point to add this stop before your final destination. .com/coverage for more information on Touch Set as new Destination to cover
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® When calculating your route, the MSN Direct Menu nüvi examines the current traffic and To view MSN Direct content, from the automatically optimizes the route for the Menu page, touch t ools > MSn Direct . shortest time. You might still be routed Touch a category to view information through traffic if no alternative roads for it. exist. If a severe traffic delay occurs on your route while you are navigating, the nüvi automatically recalculates the route. When you receive traffic inf
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Pairing Your Phone Receiving a Call 1. Verify that your phone is compatible When you receive a call, the Incoming with your nüvi (www.garmin.com Call window opens. Select answer to /bluetooth). answer the call. Select ignore to ignore 2. From the Menu page, select Tools the call and stop your phone from > Settings > Bluetooth. Touch the ringing. button below Connections. Loading Files on Your nüvi 3 Select Add Device. 1. Insert an SD card (optional). 4. Enable the Bluetooth component o
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™ Resetting Your nüvi nüMaps Guarantee Depending on your nüvi model, you can To receive one free map update, register reset your nüvi by pushing the reSet your nüvi at http://my.garmin.com within button on the bottom of the unit. 60 days of acquiring satellites. For more information, go to www.garmin Caution: Do not reset your nüvi with .com/numaps. a ballpoint pen or other sharp object, which can damage the unit or the battery. More Information If your nüvi does not have a reSet For mor
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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. © 2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. st 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, 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 190-00974-02 Rev. B
