Garmin Asus A50 Instruction manual

quick start manual
Garmin-Asus A50

2 Garmin-AsusA50QuickStartManual
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 
See the Important safety and product
information on page 10 for product
warnings and other important information.
Notice
To avoid unexpected data charges, it is
strongly recommended that you obtain a
data plan for this phone.

➊
➋
➌
➍
➎
➏
➊
Power key
➋
Volume keys
➌
Power connector for the navigation
cradle
➍
Camera key
➎
Direction pad
➏
Mini-USB connector

1. Remove the battery cover (page 3).
2. Install the SIM card (page 3).
3. Install the microSD
™
card (optional)
(page 3).
4. Install the battery (page 3).
5. Replace the battery cover (page 3).
6. Charge the battery (page 4).
7. Register the device and check eligibility
for a free map update (page 5).
8. Download the full Owner’s manual
(page 5).

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
Slide the battery cover ➊ off the back
of the device.
➊



1. Insert the SIM card ➊ in the holder
with the gold contacts facing down and
the notched corner towards the centre
of the device.
➊
➋
2. Insert the optional microSD card ➋ in
the microSD slot with the gold contacts
facing down.

1. Locate the battery that came in the
product box.
2. Locate the metal contacts on the
end of the battery and in the battery
compartment.
3. Insert the battery
➊ with the
Garmin‑Asus logo facing up and the
metal contacts on the battery aligned
with the contacts in the battery
compartment.
➊

Slide the battery cover onto the back of
the device until it clicks.

4 Garmin-AsusA50QuickStartManual

Notice
Your device will not charge if it has
exceeded 140°F (60°C). If the device is
mounted on the windscreen, remove it
from the mount and place it somewhere
out of direct sunlight to allow the battery
to charge.
To ensure optimal performance, you should
charge the battery for at least four hours
before using the device on battery power
for the rst time.
If you completely discharge the battery,
recharge it for at least 20 minutes before
turning on your device.
1. Insert the plug into the AC power
adapter, if necessary.
2. Plug the USB cable into the AC adapter.
3. Connect the mini‑USB end of the USB
cable to the connector on the device.
4. Plug the AC adapter into a power
outlet.

 
This product contains a lithium‑ion battery.
To prevent the possibility of personal
injury or product damage caused by battery
exposure to extreme heat, remove the
device from the vehicle when exiting or
store it out of direct sunlight.
1. Plug the vehicle power cable
➊ into
the power connector on the back of the
cradle.
➊
➍
➋
➌
2. Remove the clear plastic from the
suction cup
➋ .
3. Clean and dry your windscreen and the
suction cup with a lint‑free cloth.

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4. Place the suction cup on the
windscreen.
5. Flip the lever
➌ back towards the
windscreen.
6. Snap the cradle
➍ onto the suction cup
arm.
7. Fit the gold contacts on the left side of
your device into the cradle.
8. Tilt the device back until it snaps into
the cradle.
9. Plug the other end of the vehicle power
cable into a power outlet in your
vehicle.

1. Go to www.garminasus.com/support.
2. Select your region, if necessary.
3. Under the A50, click 
.
4. Follow the on‑screen instructions.
After registering, click to see if you
are eligible for one or more map updates.


Go to www.garminasus.com/support
to download the Garmin-Asus A50
Owner’s manual.



1. From the application tray, touch .
2. Touch a topic.

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
The Home screen has several panes that can
be customised.
➋
➌ ➍ ➎
➊
• Drag ➊ towards the bottom of the
screen to view notications. The status
bar displays notication icons, status
icons and the current time.
• Drag your nger across the screen to
view the other Home screen panes.
• Touch any icon
➋ on the Home screen
to open the application.
• Touch
➌ to open the phone application.
• Drag
➍ towards the top of the screen to
open the application tray.
• Touch
➎ to view the Where To? pane.

 
Touch to open the phone.
Touch to send a call.
Touch to return to the Home
screen.
From the Home screen, touch
to quickly switch panes.
Touch and hold to open
a menu of recently used
applications.
Touch to go back to the
previous screen or to exit the
current application.
Touch to view a menu of
options for the current screen
or application.
Volume up
and down
Press to increase or decrease
the audio level.
Direction
pad
Press up, down, left or right
to highlight items or to scroll
through lists.
Press the centre of the
directional pad to select a
highlighted item.

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Camera Press to take a picture.
Press to take a screenshot,
when enabled.

Use any of these options to switch to
another pane.
• Slide your nger across the screen from
right to left to switch to the next pane.
• Slide your nger across the screen from
left to right to switch to the previous
pane.
• Touch to switch to the Where To?
pane.
• Touch and touch the pane you want
to view to quickly switch to a specic
pane.

The Where To? pane provides quick access
to the navigation features of your device,
such as the map, points of interest and
location search.

The application tray contains shortcuts for
the applications on the device.
: The application tray is available on
all Home screen panes except the Where
To? pane.
1. Touch and drag the application tray to
the top of the screen.
2. Touch and drag to scroll through all of
the shortcuts.
3. Touch a shortcut icon to start the
application.


1. Touch > .
2. Dial the number.
3. Touch .

1. Touch > > .
2. Enter the contact information.
3. Touch .

8 Garmin-AsusA50QuickStartManual

1. Touch > .
2. Select an option:
• If a contact has only one number,
touch the contact and touch .
• If a contact has more than one
number, touch a phone number and
touch .

Touch > > .

While you are on a call, you can use these
options.
• Touch to activate the
speakerphone.
• Touch  to mute the audio input.
• Touch  to place a new call.
• Touch  to place the call on hold.
• Touch to display a numeric keypad
for automated systems that require
numeric entries.

1. Touch >  >  > 
 .
2. Verify that your voice mail number is
correct.
3. Touch > .
4. Touch and hold .
5. Follow the on‑screen instructions.

When you have new voice mail,
appears in the status bar.
1. Touch and drag the status bar towards
the bottom of the screen.
: You can also touch > and
touch and hold  to call your voice
mail.
2. Touch .


Before you can navigate or use location‑
based applications, your device must
acquire satellite signals.
When you start an application that requires
GPS signals, the device begins acquiring

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satellite signals. Acquiring satellite signals
can take a few minutes.
: If you are having difculty acquiring
satellite signals, go outdoors to an open
area, away from tall buildings and trees.


1. From the Home screen, touch to
view the Where To? pane.
2. Touch the text entry eld.
3. Enter part or all of the location name.
4. Touch a location in the list.


1. From the Home screen, touch to
view the Where To? pane.
2. Touch  > 
.
3. Touch a category.
4. Touch a subcategory, if necessary.
5. Touch a location in the list.


➊
➋
➌
• Touch ➊ to view the other locations in
the search results list on the map.
• Touch
➋ to view additional details,
such as the address and the phone
number, if known.
• Touch
➌ to create a route to the
location.

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
For updates to the safety and product
information, see the most recent Owner’s
manual.
 
Failure to avoid the following potentially
hazardous situations could result in an
accident or collision resulting in death or
serious injury.


• When installing the device in a vehicle,
place the device securely so it does
not obstruct the driver’s view of the
road or interfere with vehicle operating
controls, such as the steering wheel, the
foot pedals or the transmission levers.
Do not place the device in front of or
above any airbag. (See diagram).
◦ Do not place unsecured on the
vehicle dashboard.
◦ Do not mount where the driver’s
eld of vision is blocked.
◦ Do not mount in front of an airbag
eld of deployment.
• The windscreen mount may not stay
attached to the windscreen in all
circumstances. Do not place the mount
where it will become a distraction if the
mount should become detached. Keep
your windscreen clean to help ensure
that the mount stays on the windscreen.
• Always use your best judgement and
operate the vehicle in a safe manner.



Minimise the amount of time spent
viewing the device screen while driving
and use voice prompts when possible.
• Do not send text messages, input
destinations, change settings or access
any other functions requiring prolonged
use of the device controls while driving.
Pull over in a safe and legal manner
before attempting such operations.