Garmin Nuvi 205 Series Instruction manual

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Starry Liu, 11643, 2010/09/28
nüvi®205 Series
personal travel assistant
quick start manual

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Your nüvi Unit
Power and USB
connector
Speaker
RESET button
microSD card slot
Power key:
Slide to the left to turn the nüvi on/off;
slide to the right to lock the screen

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Step 1: Mount Your nüvi
Select a suitable location to mount your
nüvi on your windshield. Clean and dry
the suction cup and the selected area of
your windshield.
1. Plug the power cable into the back of
your nüvi.
2. Fit the ball on the end of the mount
into the round socket on the cradle and
press rmly until they snap together.
3. Place the suction cup on the
windshield, and ip the lever back
toward the windshield.
4. Press the bottom of your nüvi into the
cradle, and snap the top of the nüvi
into place.
5. Plug the power cable into a power
outlet in your vehicle. Your nüvi should
turn on automatically if it is getting
power.
You can also mount your nüvi to your
dashboard. See pages 10–11 for more
information.
Vehicle power
cable
Suction-cup mount
Cradle
Step 2: Congure Your nüvi
To turn your nüvi on, slide the
Power key to the left. Follow the
on-screen instructions. To turn your nüvi
off, slide the Power key to the left.
Step 3: Acquire Satellites
Before the nüvi can nd your current
location and navigate a route, you must
do the following:

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1. Go outdoors to an open area, away
from tall buildings and trees.
2. Turn the nüvi on. Acquiring satellite
signals can take a few minutes.
The bars indicate satellite strength.
When at least one of the bars is green,
your nüvi has acquired satellite signals.
Now you can select a destination and
navigate to it.
Step 4: Use Your nüvi
Menu Page
➌ ➍
➎➏
➊➋
➊
GPS satellite strength
➋
Battery status
➌
Touch to nd a destination.
➍
Touch to view the map.
➎
Touch to adjust the volume.
➏
Touch to open the Tools menu.
Help When You Need It
To get more information when and where
you need it, use the built-in Help system
in your nüvi. Touch Tools > Help. Touch
a topic to view information about it.
How to Charge Your nüvi
Connect the vehicle power cable to•
your nüvi and to a power outlet in your
vehicle. The vehicle key may need to
be turned to ON/ACC for the nüvi to
charge.
Connect an AC adapter (optional•
accessory) to the nüvi and a wall outlet.
Connect your nüvi to a computer using•
a USB cable (optional accessory). The
computer must be on for the nüvi to
charge.

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Finding a Destination
Finding a Restaurant
1. On the Menu page, touch Where to? >
Points of Interest > Food.
2. Select a category. Touch and
to see more choices.
3. Select a destination. The Go! page
displays.
4. Touch Go!.
Finding an Address
1. On the Menu page, touch Where to? >
Address.
2. Select a country, state, or province if
necessary.
3. Touch Spell City, and then enter
the name of a city until a list of cities
appears. If you are not sure of the city,
touch Search All.
4. Enter the address number, and then
touch Done.
5. Enter the street name, and then touch
Done.
6. Select the street.
7. Select the address if necessary. The
Go! page displays.
8. Touch Go!.
Using the Go! Page
After you have found a location, your
nüvi displays the Go! page.
➌➍
➊ ➋
➊
Touch Route Info to view a
turn-by-turn map to this location.
➋
Touch Go! to create a turn-by-turn
route to this location.
➌
Touch Map to view this location and
surrounding areas on the map.
➍
Touch Save to save this location to
your Favorites.

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Changing the Search Area
Your nüvi automatically searches for
places near your current location. To
search in a different area:
1. Touch Where to? > Near.
2. Select an option, and touch OK.
Setting Your Home
Location
Set your home location for the place you
return to most often.
1. To set your home location, touch
Where to? > Go Home.
2. Select an option:
Enter your address.•
Use your current location.•
Choose from a list of recently found•
locations.
Going Home
To navigate home after you have set your
home location, touch Where to? > Go
Home.
Changing Your Home
Location
To set a different home location:
1. Touch Tools > My Data > Set Home
Location.
2. Select an option:
Enter your address.•
Use your current location.•
Choose from a list of recently found•
locations.
To edit information about your home
location:
1. Touch Where to? > Favorites > All
Favorites > Home.
2. Touch Edit, enter your changes, and
then touch Done.
Adding a Stop to Your
Route
You can add an additional stop (called a
via point) to your route. The nüvi gives
you directions to the via point, and then
to your nal destination.

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1. While navigating a route, touch
Menu > Where to?.
2. Search for and select another location
to add to the route. Touch Go!.
3. Touch Add as Via Point to stop at this
location before your nal destination.
Touch Set as new destination
to make the location your nal
destination.
Taking a Detour
If you need to take a detour when you are
navigating a route, return to the Menu
page and touch Detour. The nüvi creates
a new route if possible. If the route you
are currently taking is the only reasonable
option, the nüvi might not calculate a
detour.
Stopping the Route
To stop navigating a route, touch
Menu > Stop.
Using Photo Navigation
Panoramio™provides photos that include
location information called geotags. You
can load these photos onto your nüvi or
microSD card, and then create routes to
them. Visit http://connect.garmin.com/
photos for more information.
To load geotagged photos to your
nüvi:
1. Connect your nüvi to your computer.
2. Go to http://connect.garmin.com
/photos, and select a photo.
3. Select Send to Garmin Device to
save the photo to your nüvi.
To navigate to a photo:
1. Touch Where to? > Favorites >
Panoramio Photos. Photos you have
saved on the nüvi drive or memory
card are listed.
2. Select a Panoramio photo.
3. Touch Go! to navigate to the location.
Touch Map to view the location on the
map.

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Touch View map to open the Map page. Touch the map and drag to view different
parts of the map. The vehicle icon shows your current location. Touch to
view the Where Am I? page, which provides information about your current location,
including nearby hospitals, police stations, and fuel. You can also save your current
location as a Favorite.
After you touch Go!, the Map page opens with your route marked with a magenta
line. As you travel, your nüvi guides you to your destination with arrows on the map
and directions at the top of the Map page. A checkered ag marks your destination. If
you depart from the original route, your nüvi recalculates the route.
➊
Touch the turn indicator to view information
about the next turn in your route and to
repeat the instructions for your next turn.
➋
Touch the text bar to preview the upcoming
turns in your route.
➌
Touch to zoom in. Touch to zoom
out.
➍ Touch Speed to view information about your
trip, such as the odometer.
➎ Touch Menu to return to the Menu page.
➏
Touch Arrival to display a map of your route.
Using the Map Page
Map Page
➌
➍➎
➊➋
➏

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Customizing Your nüvi
Securing Your nüvi
Garmin Lock™is a security feature that
locks your nüvi. When you turn your
nüvi on, you can unlock it by entering a
PIN or by going to the place you have set
as your security location. Your security
location is a location that you return to
often, such as your ofce. Your nüvi
automatically unlocks when you are at
your security location.
NOTE: If you forget your PIN and
your security location, you must
send your nüvi with a valid product
registration or proof of purchase to
Garmin to be unlocked.
To secure your nüvi:
1. Make sure that you are at your security
location and that your nüvi is receiving
satellite signals.
2. Touch Tools > Settings > Security.
3. Touch the button below Garmin Lock.
4. Enter a four-digit PIN.
5. Touch Set.
Adjusting the Volume
Touch Volume. Touch to lower the
volume or to raise the volume.
Adjusting the Screen
Brightness
Touch Tools > Settings > Display >
Brightness. Touch to lower the
brightness or to raise it.
Locking the Screen
To prevent accidental screen taps, slide
the Power key to the right ( ). To
unlock the screen, slide the Power
key to the center position.
myGarmin™
Go to http://my.garmin.com to access the
latest services for your Garmin products
and to register your nüvi.

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Resetting Your nüvi
If your nüvi stops responding, turn the
nüvi off, and then turn it back on. If this
does not help, reset your nüvi. Press and
hold the RESET button on the bottom of
the nüvi for several seconds.
Clearing User Data

CAUTION: This deletes all user-
entered information.
1. Hold your nger on the lower-right
corner of the nüvi screen while turning
on the nüvi.
2. Keep your nger pressed until the
pop-up window appears.
3. Touch Yes to clear all user data.
All original settings are restored. Any
items that you have saved are erased.
Extras and Optional
Accessories
For more information about optional
accessories, go to https://buy.garmin
.com/shop or www.garmin.com/extras, or
contact your Garmin dealer.
Mounting on Your
Dashboard
Use the enclosed mounting disk to
mount your nüvi on the dashboard and to
comply with certain state regulations.
IMPORTANT: The permanent
mounting adhesive is extremely
difcult to remove after it is installed.
1. Clean and dry the dashboard where
you are placing the disk.
2. Remove the backing from the
permanent mounting adhesive on the
bottom of the disk.
3. Place the disk on the dashboard.
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