Garmin MSN Direct Receiver Configuration guide

MSN®Direct
owner’s manual supplement

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content, refer to the specic owner’s manual for those products. This supplement does
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January 2008 Part Number 190-00768-02 Rev. A

MSN
®
Direct Receiver Supplement 1
Getting Started
WARNING: See the Important Safety
and Product Information sheet in
your Garmin GPS navigator product
box for product warnings and other
important information. Garmin’s
standard Limited Warranty applies to
this product.
The MSN
®
Direct Receiver receives
MSN Direct content such as trafc,
weather, gas prices, movie times, news,
stocks, local events, and Web favorites.
For more information about MSN Direct,
see http://garmin.msndirect.com or
www.garmin.com.
To receive MSN Direct content,
your Garmin GPS navigator must be
connected to the MSN Direct Receiver,
your MSN Direct Receiver must be
activated, and you must be in an MSN
Direct coverage area (see
http://garmin.msndirect.com/coverage).
Connect the MSN Direct
Receiver
Connect the MSN Direct Receiver
to your GPS navigator following the
instructions that came with your GPS
navigator or the MSN Direct Receiver.
Activating Your MSN
Direct Receiver
Your use of the MSN Direct service,
as well as your use of the MSN Direct
content delivered to and displayed on
your device, is subject to the MSN
Direct Subscription Agreement, Terms
of Use, and Privacy Statement located
at www.msndirect.com. By using and
activating your navigation device,
you hereby accept such Subscription
Agreement, Terms of Use and Privacy
Statement, and acknowledge that
you are aware of and have had an
opportunity to fully review them at the
URL referenced above.

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Direct Receiver Supplement
To receive MSN
®
Direct content, rst
you must activate your service (free trial
service included).
To get the product key:
1. On your Garmin GPS navigator’s
Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN Direct.
2. Write down the product key.
TIp: The yellow tag on your MSN
Direct Receiver also provides
the product key and activation
information.
To activate your subscription:
1. Call [phone] or go to
http://garmin.msndirect.com/activate
and follow the directions.
2. Within two days, complete the
following steps:
Connect the MSN Direct receiver
to your GPS navigator.
Provide external power to your
GPS navigator.
•
•
Make sure you are in an MSN
Direct coverage area (see
http://garmin.msndirect.com
/coverage).
On your GPS navigator, touch
Tools > MSN Direct. If the
Subscription Inactive page
appears, verify that one signal
bar is green.
It may take up to 20 minutes for your
subscription to be activated. After it
is activated, the MSN Direct menu
is accessible; on your Garmin GPS
navigator’s Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN Direct.
•
•

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Receiving Content
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NOTE: Garmin is not responsible for
the accuracy or completeness of the
MSN®Direct content.
It can take several hours to receive all
the content the rst time you use the
MSN Direct Receiver, after you have
traveled long distances, or after you have
not used your MSN Direct Receiver for
several days.
There is a (non-user replaceable)
rechargeable battery in the MSN Direct
Receiver that allows it to receive and
store updates for several days, even
when not connected to external power.
CAuTION: Pressing the Reset button
on the MSN Direct Receiver will reset
the system and delete stored content.
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NOTE: The screen shots shown in
this manual may not exactly match
the screens on your GPS navigator.
The images used in this manual are
intended for reference only.
MSN Direct Menu
On the Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN® Direct. If your subscription is
inactive, see the previous page.
Trafc Information
MSN Direct provides local trafc
information for a large number of
metropolitan areas. To learn whether
trafc data is available in your area and
the type of trafc data available, visit
http://garmin.msndirect.com
/NavigationTrafcCoverage.html.
MSN Direct provides local trafc
information. To view trafc in your
area, on the Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN Direct > Trafc.

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Direct Receiver Supplement
Trafc on Your Road
When you are not navigating a route and
a trafc delay is on your road, the Map
page displays a trafc icon, such as
. (See the list of icons on the
next page.) Touch the icon to view
information about the trafc delays on
the road ahead.
Trafc on Your Route
When calculating your route, the GPS
navigator examines the current trafc
delays and automatically optimizes
the route for the shortest time. You
might still be routed through trafc
if it is the best route available or no
alternative roads exist. If a severe
trafc delay occurs on your route while
you are navigating, the GPS navigator
automatically recalculates the route to
avoid the severe delay.
The Map page displays when a
trafc delay is on your route. The
number in the icon represents the time
this delay added to your route. The delay
time has been automatically calculated
into the arrival time shown on the map.
To avoid trafc on your route:
1. On the Map page, touch .
2. Touch the text bar at the top of the
Map page for more information. If
there is more than one delay, touch
Details.
3. Touch Avoid to avoid this delay.
Trafc Flow Color Code
The colored roads on the map indicate
trafc ow.
Green = Low severity; trafc is owing
normally.
Yellow = Medium severity; trafc is a
bit congested.
Red = High severity; trafc is heavily
congested or stopped.

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Direct Receiver Supplement 5
Trafc Icons
Icon Meaning
Road Condition
Road Construction
Road Closed
Slow Trafc
Accident
Incident
Travel Information
Weather
On the Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN® Direct > Weather to view
today’s forecast and current conditions.
Touch Other City to view weather
information for another city. Touch
Forecast to view the forecast for the
next three days.

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®
Direct Receiver Supplement
Gas Prices
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NOTE: It can take up to 24 hours
to download all of the gas prices for
your current area the rst time you use
the MSN® Direct Receiver, after you
have traveled long distances, and after
you have not used the MSN Direct
Receiver for several days.
1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN® Direct > Gas Prices. The gas
stations nearest you are listed. Prices
in green are considered low prices;
red prices are high.
2. Touch a gas station to view details.
3. Touch Go to navigate to this location.
Movie Times
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NOTE: It can take up to 6 hours
to download movie information for
your area the rst time you use the
MSN Direct Receiver, after you have
traveled long distances, and after
you have not used the MSN Direct
Receiver for several days.
To nd a movie by the title:
1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN® Direct > Movie Times.
2. Touch Find by Movie Title. Current
movies are listed.
3. Touch a movie title. The nearest
theaters showing the movie are listed.
5. Touch a theater. Movie times and
theater information are listed.
6. Touch Go to navigate to this location.

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To nd a movie by the theater:
1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN® Direct > Movie Times.
2. Touch Find by Movie Theater.
Nearest theaters are listed.
3. Touch a theater. The movies showing
at that theater are listed.
5. Touch a title. Movie times and theater
information are listed.
6. Touch Go to navigate to this location.
News
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NOTE: It can take several minutes
to download news items the rst time
you use the MSN Direct Receiver,
after you have traveled long distances,
and after you have not used the MSN
Direct Receiver for several days.
On the Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN® Direct > News to view current
news items. Breaking news stories are
listed rst. Touch an item to read the
news item.
Stocks
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NOTE: It can take up to 20 minutes
to download stock prices the rst time
you use the MSN Direct Receiver,
after you have traveled long distances,
and after you have not used the MSN
Direct Receiver for several days.
1. On the Menu page, touch Tools
> MSN® Direct > Stocks to view
current stock prices.
2. Touch a stock listing to view detailed
information about that stock.
Stock prices are delayed approximately
20–40 minutes.

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Direct Receiver Supplement
Adding Stocks
You can add up to 30 stocks. After you
add a stock, the price of the stock will
be updated the next time the price is
broadcast (typically within 40 minutes).
To add a stock symbol:
1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN® Direct > Stocks > Add >
Add Stock.
2. Enter the stock symbol, and touch
Done.
To add a stock index:
1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN® Direct > Stocks > Add >
Add Market Index.
2. Touch the index you want to add.
Deleting Stocks
1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN® Direct > Stocks.
2. Touch the stock you want to delete.
3. Touch Delete.
Local Events
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NOTE: It can take up to 6 hours to
download local events the rst time
you use the MSN Direct Receiver,
after you have traveled long distances,
and after you have not used the MSN
Direct Receiver for several days.
1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN® Direct > Local Events.
2. Touch a date.
3. Touch an event category and a sub-
category, if necessary.
4. Touch an event to view details.
5. Touch Go to navigate to this event.

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Direct Receiver Supplement 9
Web Favorites
The Web Favorites feature allows you to
nd a location using your computer and
send that location to your GPS navigator.
1. Go to www.msndirect.com
/webfavorites.
3. Click Sign in and sign in or create a
Windows Live ID.
2. Find a location.
3. Select Send to GPS. If necessary,
add your MSN®Direct receiver
to your MSN Direct account. The
location is sent wirelessly to your
GPS navigator. In about 15 minutes,
the location appears on your GPS
navigator.
4. On the GPS navigator’s Menu page,
touch Tools > MSN® Direct > Web
Favorites.
5. Select the location, and touch Go to
navigate to the location.
Service Status
The Service Status page displays the
MSN Direct Receiver’s battery level and
the MSN Direct signal strength. If your
subscription is inactive, see page 2.
Battery level Signal strength
Renewing Your MSN Direct
Service
1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >
MSN® Direct > Service Status.
2. Touch Subscription for instructions
on how to renew your MSN Direct
service (free trial service included).

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.
1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA
Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9RB UK
Garmin Corporation
No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan
www.garmin.com
January 2008 190-00768-02 Rev. A