Garmin nuvi 205W Series Instruction manual

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RESET button
<9 Power key:
Slide to the left to turn the nOvi on/off;
slide to the right to lock the screen
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Step 1: Mount Your nuvi
Select a suitable location to mount your
niivi 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 nuvl.
2. Fit the ball on the end of the mount
into the round socket on the cradle and
press firmly until they snap together.
3. Place the suction cup on the
windshield, and nip the lever back
toward the windshield.
4. Press the bottom of your nuvi into the
cradle, and snap the top of the nuvi
into place.
5. Plug the power cable into a power
outlet in your vehicle. Your nuvi should
turn on automatically if it is getting
power.
You can also mount your nlivi to your
dashboard. See pages 13-14 for more
infonnation.
Suction-cup mount
Vehicle power
cable
Step 2: Configure Your nuvi
To tum your niivi on, slide the
6 Power key to the left. Follow the
on- creen instructions. To tum your nlivi
off,
slide the 6 Power key to the left.
Step 3: Acquire Satellites
Before the nlivi can find your current
location and navigate a route, you must
do the following:

Menu Page
o GPS satellite strength
8 Battery status
@) Touch to find a destination.
o Touch to view the map.
1. Go outdoors to an open area, away
from tall buildings and trees.
2. Turn the nuvi on. Acquiring satellite
signals can take a few minutes.
The bars indicate satellite strength.
When at least one of the bars is green,
your nuvi has acquired satellite signals.
ow you can select a destination and
navigate to it.
o Touch to adjust the volume.
o Touch to open the Tools menu.
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Help When You Need It
To get more information when and where
you need it, use the built-in Help system
in your nuvi. Touch Tools> Help. Touch
a topic to view information about it.
How to Charge Your nOvi
• Connect the vehicle power cable to
your nuvi and to a power outlet in your
vehicle. The vehicle key may need to
be turned to 0 ACC for the nuvi to
charge.
• Connect an AC adapter (optional
accessory) to the nuvi and a wall outlet.
• Connect your nuvi to a computer using
a USB cable (optional accessory). The
computer must be on for the nuvi to
charge.
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View map
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Where to?

Finding a Destination
Finding a Restaurant
1. On the Menu page, touch Where to? >
Points of Interest> Food.
2. Select a category. Touch a and II
to see more choices.
3. Select a destination. The Go! page
displays.
4. Touch GoL
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
niivi displays the Go! page.
Gannin International
UOO E 151st 5t
(Jat"'. KS 66062
913-397·8200
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o Touch Route Info to view a
turn-by-turn map to this location.
f) Touch Go! to create a turn-by-turn
route to this location.
@) Touch Map to view this location and
surrounding areas on the map.
e Touch Save to save this location to
your Favorites.
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Changing the Search Area
Your nlivi automatically searches for
places near your current location. To
search in a di fferent 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
retum 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 nlivi gives
you directions to the via point. and then
to your final destination.

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 final destination.
Touch Set as new destination
to make the location your final
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 nUvi creates
a new route if possible. If the route you
are currently taking is the only reasonable
option, the nUvi might not calculate a
detour.
Stopping the Route
To top na\igating a route. touch
Menu> Stop.
Using Photo Navigation
Panoramio'" provides photos that include
location information called geotags. You
can load these photos onto your nUvi or
SD card. and then create routes to them.
Visit http: connect.gannin.cOlwphotos
for more information.
To load geotagged photos to your
nuvi:
1. Connect your nuvi to your computer.
2. Go to http://connect.garmin.com
Iphotos, and select a photo.
3. Select Send to Garmin Device to
save the photo to your nUvi.
To navigate to a photo:
1. Touch Where to? > Favorites>
Panoramio Photos. Photos you have
saved on the nuvi 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.

Using the Map Page
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Map Page
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 infonnation 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 niivi guides you to your destination with arrows on the map
and directions at the top of the Map page. A checkered flag marks your destination. If
you depart from the original route, your niivi recalculates the route.
o Touch the tum indicator to view
infonnation about the next tum in your
route and to repeat the instructions for
your next tum.
f) Touch the text bar to preview the
upcoming turns in your route.
@) Touch the traffic icon to open the Traffic
menu. See page 9.
e Touch -.:0 to zoom in. Touch = to zoom out.
o Touch Speed to view infonnation about your trip, such as the odometer.
o Touch Menu to return to the Menu page.
o Touch Arrival to display a map of your route.
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Using FM Traffic
Use an FM TMC (Traffic Message
Channel) traffic receiver to receive traffic
information broadcast over the FM Radio
Data System. The traffic receiver is
included in some nUvi packages.
The traffic receiver is integrated in the
vehicle power cable.
To power outlet
in vehicle
To power
connector on
nOvi
FM TMC Traffic Receiver
If the nUvi is connected to the traffic
receiver, connected to vehicle power.
and you are in a coverage area, the nUvi
can receive traffic delay infomlation. For
more information, go to www.garmin
.com/traffic.
It NOTE: Garmin is not responsible for
• the accuracy of the traffic information.
The FM traffic receiver receives signals
from the traffic service provider and
sholVs that infomlation on your niivi.
Traffic in Your Area
When you are receiving traffic
information, a Traffic icon appears in the
upper-left comer of the Map page. The
Traffic icon changes color to indicate
the severity of traffic conditions on
your route or the road you are currently
driving on.
Traffic icon
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Severity Color Code
The color of the Traffic icon indicates the
severity of the traffic delay.
Color Description
Meaning
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Low severity
Traffic is flowing
normally.
Green
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Medium
Traffic is slightly
Yellow
severity
congested.
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High
Traffic is heavily
congested or
Red
severity
stopped.
Traffic on Your Route
When calculating your route, the
niivi examines the current traffic and
automatically optimizes the route for
the shortest time. If a severe traffic
delay occurs on your route while you
are nay igating, the niivi automatically
recalculates the route. You might still
be routed through traffic if no better
alternative routes exist.
If a non- evere traffic delay occurs on
your route, the Traffic icon displays a tab
that shows how much time the delay has
added to your route. This time is already
included in your estimated arrival time.
To manually avoid traffic on your
route:
1. On the Map page, touch the Traffic
Icon.
2. Touch Traffic On Route.
3. Touch the arrows to view other traffic
delays on your route, if necessary.
4. Touch Avoid to avoid the traffic delay.