Garmin NUVIFONE A50 User manual

A50
owner’s manual

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Introduction
nüvifone A50 Owner’s Manual i
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The nüvifone™ A50 is a multi-
media mobile phone with integrated
navigation and services.
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Go to www.garminasus.com for
in-country support information.
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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.
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1. Go to www.garminasus.com.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions.

To receive one free map update
(if available), register your device at
www.garminasus.com within 60 days
of acquiring satellites while driving
with your device. You are not eligible
for the free map update if you register
by phone or wait longer than 60 days
after the rst time you acquire satellites
while driving with your device.
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Go to www.garminasus.com.
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Table of Contents
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Getting Support ..............................i
Registering Your Product ................i
Updating the Software ....................i
nüMaps Guarantee™ ...................... i
Buying Additional Maps ..................i
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Device Features ............................1
Setting Up the Device ....................2
Turning On Your Device ................4
Mounting Your Device....................4
Completing the Setup ....................5
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Using the Home Screen ................6
About the Keys ..............................7
Rotating the Device .......................7
Using the Touchscreen ..................8
Viewing the Application Tray ..........8
Viewing Notications .....................9
Changing the Volume ..................10
Using the Widgets .......................10
Using the Scroll Arrows ...............11
Using the On-screen Keyboard ...11
Getting Help.................................12
About the Automatic Screen
Lock ..........................................12
About the Headset .......................13
Status and Notication Icons .......14
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Dialling a Number ........................16
Calling a Contact .........................16
Calling a Found Location .............16
Using In-Call Options...................17
Ending a Call ...............................17
Receiving a Call...........................18
Activating Call Waiting .................18
Using Call Waiting .......................18
Setting Up Voice Mail ..................19
Calling Voice Mail ........................19
Using Call History ........................19
Placing a Conference Call ...........21
Setting the Default Ringtone........22

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Forwarding Calls..........................22
Barring Calls ................................22
Checking Your Phone Usage.......23
Turning On Aeroplane Mode .......23
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Adding a Contact .........................24
Calling a Contact .........................24
Searching for a Contact ...............24
Editing and Deleting Contacts .....24
Starting a Route to a Contact ......26
Managing Your SIM Contacts ......27
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Acquiring Satellites ......................29
Finding a Point of Interest............29
Working with Found Locations ....30
Changing the Search Area ..........31
Saving and Editing Locations ......31
Sharing Locations ........................33
Finding Your Parking Spot ...........34
Finding Your Current Location .....34
Setting Your Home Location ........35
Finding an Address ......................35
Finding Local Businesses ............36
Finding Saved Locations .............36
Finding Recently Found
Locations ...................................36
Finding Forthcoming Events ........37
Finding Panoramio™ Photos ........37
Finding Fuel Prices ......................38
Finding Towns ..............................38
Using the Telephone Directory ....38
Entering Coordinates ...................39
Finding Junctions.........................40
About Extras ................................40
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About the Map .............................41
Using the Map .............................41
About Usage Modes ....................42
Navigating in Driving Mode..........43
About Trafc ................................45
Navigating in Walking Mode ........47
Taking a Detour ...........................49
Stopping the Route ......................49
Working with Routes ....................49

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Viewing Your Trip Log ..................51
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Sending a Text Message .............52
About Multimedia Messages .......53
Reading Messages ......................54
Using Email .................................56
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Registering Your Device and
Joining Ciao! .............................60
Changing Your Display Name......61
Inviting a Friend ...........................61
Accepting or Declining an
Invitation ....................................61
Sending a Location Update .........61
Automatically Sending Location
Updates .....................................61
Updating Your Status ...................62
Viewing Friends ...........................62
Adding a Friend to Contacts ........62
Sending a Message to a Friend...62
Starting a Route to a Friend’s
Location ...................................63
Removing an Invitation ................63
Removing a Friend ......................63
Hiding Your Location....................63
Viewing Ciao! Networks ...............64
Disabling Ciao! ............................64
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Using the Browser .......................65
Viewing Multiple Browser
Windows ...................................66
Saving a Web Page to
Favourites .................................66
Viewing Your History ....................67
Sharing a URL .............................67
Opening a Web Site in a New
Window .....................................67
Deleting a Web Site from a List ...68
Setting Your Browser Home
Page ..........................................68
Downloading Files .......................68

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Music Player File Types ...............70
Playing a Song ............................70
Changing the Music Player
View ..........................................71
About Playlists .............................71
Saving a Song as a Ringtone ......73
Streaming Online Music ..............73
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Taking a Picture ...........................74
Taking a Picture with GPS
Information ................................74
Recording a Video .......................75
Changing the Camera and
Video Settings ...........................75
About Picture and Video File
Types ........................................76
About the Gallery .........................76
Viewing Pictures ..........................76
Viewing a Video ...........................77
Viewing a Slideshow ....................77
Sharing Pictures and Videos .......77
Setting Your Wallpaper ................77
Editing Pictures and Videos .........78
Adding a Picture to a Contact ......78
Starting a Route to a
Photograph ...............................78
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Using the Calendar ......................80
Viewing a Document ....................82
Checking the Weather
Forecast ....................................83
Using the Clock ...........................84
Using the Converter.....................86
Checking Flight Status.................87
Finding Cinema Times .................88
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Synchronising Your Device
with Your Computer ...................90
Synchronising Your Device
with an Exchange Server ..........91

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Synchronising with a Google™
Account .....................................92
Using Bluetooth Technology ........93
Transferring Files .........................95
About Wi-Fi ..................................95
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General Device Settings ..............98
Location Settings .........................98
Security Settings..........................99
Changing the Text Language .....100
Keyboard Settings .....................100
Date and Time Settings .............101
Changing the Storage
Settings ...................................101
Data Connection Settings ..........102
Phone Settings ..........................102
Audio Settings ...........................103
Navigation Settings....................104
Application Settings ...................106
Display Settings .........................110
Viewing Software Information .... 111
Restoring Settings ..................... 111
Clearing All User Data ............... 111
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About Satellite Signals...............112
About Connected Services ........ 112
Battery Information ....................113
Mounting on Your Dashboard .... 114
Removing the Device, Cradle
and Mount ............................... 114
Resetting the Device ................. 115
Caring for Your Device...............115
Specications ............................ 116
Troubleshooting .........................118
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Getting Started
nüvifone A50 Owner’s Manual 1
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 
See the Important Safety and Product Information document in the product box
for product warnings and other important information.
Download the latest owner’s manual at www.garminasus.com.
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Camera key
Direction pad
Volume keys
Mini-USB connector
Power key
Power connector for
navigation cradle

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1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Install the SIM card.
3. Install the microSD card.
4. Install the battery (page 3).
5. Replace the battery cover (page 3).
6. Charge the battery (page 3).
7. Register the device and check
eligibility for a free map update
(page i).
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Slide the battery cover off the back
of the device.
Battery cover
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Insert the SIM card in the holder
with the gold contacts facing down
and the notched corner towards the
centre of the device.
SIM
card
microSD
card
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Insert the microSD card in the
microSD slot with the gold contacts
facing down.

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nüvifone A50 Owner’s Manual 3
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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 with the
Garmin-Asus logo facing up and
the metal contacts on the battery
aligned with the contacts in the
battery compartment.
Battery
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Slide the battery cover onto the
back of the device until it clicks.
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Notice
Your device will not charge if the
temperature 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.
Charge the battery for at least four
hours before using the device for the
rst time.
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
bottom of the device.
4. Plug the AC adapter into a power
outlet.

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If you completely discharge the battery,
recharge it for at least 20 minutes
before turning on your device.
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There are several ways to charge
the device in addition to the method
described on page 3.
• (Preferred) Use the vehicle power
cable connected to the cradle, with
the device in the cradle.
• Use the vehicle power cable
connected to the device (not the
cradle).
• Use the USB cable to a computer
and your device.
• Use the battery charger accessory.
For more information about
accessories, go to www.garminasus
.com.
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Press and hold the  key.

 
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.
Notice
Before mounting the device, see
the Important Safety and Product
information document in the product
box for information about laws
pertaining to windshield mounting.
1. Plug the vehicle power cable into
the power connector on the back
of the cradle.
2. Remove the clear plastic from the
suction cup.

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nüvifone A50 Owner’s Manual 5
3. Clean and dry your windscreen
and the suction cup with a lint-free
cloth.
4. Place the suction cup on the
windscreen.
Lever
Suction
cup arm
Cradle
Vehicle power cable
5. Flip the lever back, towards the
windscreen.
6. Snap the cradle 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.
: To learn how to remove the
device from the mount, see page 114.
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Complete the following optional tasks
to nish setting up your device:
• Set up voice mail (page 19).
• Set up an email account (page 56).
• Synchronise the device with your
computer (page 90).
• Synchronise the device with a
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
account (page 91).

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➋
➌
➍
➎
➊
➊ Touch and drag the status bar
down to view notications
(page 9). The status bar displays
notication icons, status icons
(page 14) and the current time.
➋ Touch a shortcut icon in the
application tray to start an
application (page 8). Touch and
drag the bar to scroll through all
of the shortcuts.
➌ Touch to place a phone call and
access contacts.
➍ Touch to nd and navigate to a
location.
➎ Touch to view the map.

Getting to Know Your Device
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 
Touch to open the phone.
Touch to send a call.
Touch to return to the Home
screen.
Touch and hold to open the
widgets.
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.
Camera Press to open the camera.
Press to take a screenshot,
when enabled.

: Some applications can only
be viewed in one orientation. For
example, the camera is only available
in landscape mode.
• From vertical mode, rotate your
device to the left or the right to
view in horizontal (landscape)
mode.
• From horizontal mode, rotate your
device to the left or the right to
view in vertical (portrait) mode.

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: The device has a capacitive
touchscreen that requires direct contact
with your skin. The device will not
detect a touch if you touch the screen
with your ngernail or with a glove.
• Touch and drag your nger to
slowly scroll the screen.
Scroll the screen both vertically
and horizontally, when available.
• Touch, drag and quickly remove
your nger (ick the screen) to
quickly scroll the screen.
Touch the screen to stop scrolling.
• In some applications, use the
touchscreen to zoom in and out:
◦ Touch two points near the
centre of the page and drag
your ngers apart to zoom in.
◦ Touch two points near opposite
edges of the page and drag your
ngers towards the centre of the
page to zoom out.
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The application tray contains shortcuts
for the applications on the device.
The rst row or column of shortcuts
is always visible on the Home screen.
Application tray

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• Scroll the application tray up and
down to view more shortcuts.
• Touch and drag the application tray
towards the opposite side of the
screen.
The application tray expands and a
second section of shortcuts appears.
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You can change the order of shortcuts
and you can move shortcuts into or out
of the rst section of the application
tray.
1. Expand the application tray.
2. Touch and hold the shortcut until
the device vibrates.
3. Drag the shortcut to a new location.

When a notication icon appears in
the status bar, open the notication
window to view more information.
1. Touch and drag the status bar
towards the bottom of the screen.
The notication window expands
to ll the screen.
2. Touch an item to view more details
or to go to the application.
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Touch and drag the bottom of the
notication window to the top of
the screen.
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1. From the application tray, touch
 >  > .
2. Touch a tone.
3. Touch .

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You can change the volume for certain
features, such as the ringer, navigation
and media.
1. Open the application.
2. Adjust the volume:
• Press the  or
  key to adjust the
volume.
• Press the key
until appears, to set your
device to vibrate mode, when
available.
• Press the key
until appears, to set your
device to silent mode, when
available.
: You can also access the volume
settings from the application tray, touch
 > .
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Widgets provide quick access to
frequently used tasks and information.
1. Touch and hold .
2. Touch and drag the screen to
the left or to the right to view
additional widgets.
Three panels of widgets are
available. indicates which
panel you are currently viewing.
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1. Touch and hold .
2. Customise the widgets panel:
• To add widgets, touch and
touch an item.
• To move a widget, touch and
hold the widget until the device
vibrates, and drag the widget to
a new location.
• To remove a widget, touch
> .

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• Touch or or touch and drag
the screen to scroll.
• Quickly touch or to scroll
faster.
• Touch and hold or to scroll
slowly.
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A keyboard appears when you need
to enter text.
• Touch a key to enter text.
• Touch to backspace.
• Touch to shift.
• Touch and hold to turn on
caps lock.
• Touch to close the keyboard.
• Touch to display numbers and
symbols.
• Touch to display an alphabetic
keyboard.
• Touch to change the keyboard
• To insert a cursor to edit text, touch
the text or numbers on the screen.
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The device includes a text-completion
feature that recognises words you are
typing.
: To adjust the text-completion
settings, see page 101.
1. Begin typing a word.
A row of suggested auto-text words
appears above the keyboard. The
closest match is highlighted.
2. Continue typing.
The text-completion words may
change or disappear.
3. Touch a text-completion word to
accept it.

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: The underlined word is
inserted automatically when you
enter a space or a punctuation mark.
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The device includes multiple
input methods, such as language-
specic keyboards and handwriting
recognition, when available.
: To enable additional input
methods in the keyboard settings,
see page 100.
1. Touch and hold a text eld.
2. Touch .
3. Select an option.

1. From the application tray,
touch .
2. Touch a topic.
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The device automatically locks if you
do not use it for a specied amount of
time. You can still use the device to
contact emergency services.
If the device is in the mount with
external power, the screen will not
automatically lock.
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Press the key.
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: To adjust the unlock settings,
see page 99.
1. Quickly press the  key,
if necessary.
2. Double-tap .