Garmin nuvi 1250 Instruction manual

nüvi
®
1250
quick start manual

2 nüvi1250QuickStartManual
Looking at Your nüvi
Mini-USB
connector
Speaker
microSD
™

cardslot
Powerbutton:
Presstoturnthenüvionandoff.
Using the Main Menu
➊➋➌ ➍
➎ ➏
➐➑
➊  GPSsatellitestrength.
➋  Touchtoselectausagemode.
➌  Currenttime.Touchtochange
timesettings.
➍  Batterystatus.
➎  Touchtondadestination.
➏  Touchtoviewthemap.
➐ Touchtoadjustthevolume.
➑ Touchtousethetools,suchas
settingsandHelp.

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Setting Up Your nüvi
Mounting Your nüvi
1. Remove the clear plastic from the suction cup.
Place the suction cup on the windshield.
2. Flip the lever back toward the windshield.
3. Snap the cradle onto the suction cup arm.
4. Plug the vehicle power cable into the back of
your nüvi.
5. Plug the other end of the vehicle power cable
into a power outlet in your vehicle. Your unit
should turn on automatically if it is plugged in
and the vehicle is running. Follow the on-screen
instructions.
6. Fit the bottom of your nüvi into the cradle.
7. Tilt your nüvi back until it snaps into place.
:Thisproductcontainsalithium-ionbattery.Topreventdamage,removetheunitfromthe
vehiclewhenexitingorstoreitoutofdirectsunlight.
Cradle
Suctioncupmount
Vehiclepowercable

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Acquiring Satellites
1. Go outdoors to an open area,
away from tall buildings and trees.
2. Turn on your nüvi.
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.
Using the Power Button
Pressandquicklyreleasethe
buttontoviewadditionaloptions:
• Touch and toadjustthe
screenbrightness.
• Touchtoprevent
accidentalscreentouches.
• Touchtoturnoffyour
nüvi.Youcanalsoturnoffthe
nüvibyholdingthebutton
for2seconds.
Resetting Your nüvi
Ifyournüvistopsfunctioning,reset
yournüvibypressingandholdingthe
buttonfor10seconds.
Finding Points of Interest
1. Touch Where To? > Points of
Interest.
2. Select a category and a
subcategory, if necessary.
3. Select a destination, and touch
Go!.
4. If necessary, touch Start to
navigate the route.
Toenterletterscontainedinthe
name,touch>
>.
Tosearchforalocationinadifferent
area,touch>.

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Following Your Route
Yourrouteismarkedwithamagenta
line.Asyoutravel,yournüviguides
youtoyourdestinationwithvoice
prompts,arrowsonthemap,and
directionsatthetopofthemap.Ifyou
departfromtheoriginalroute,your
nüvirecalculatestheroute.
Touchanddragthemaptoviewa
differentareaofthemap.
Aspeedlimiticoncouldappearas
youtravelonmajorroadways.
➊➋
➌
➍
➎➏ ➐
➊ TouchtoviewtheNextTurn
page.
➋ TouchtoviewtheTurnList
page.
➌ TouchtoviewtheWhereAmI?
page.
➍ Touch and tozoomin
andout.
➎  TouchtoreturntotheMain
menu.
➏  Touchtochangethedataeld.
➐  TouchtoviewtheTrip
Computer.
Adding a Stop
1. While navigating a route, touch
> Where To?.
2. Search for the extra stop.
3. Touch Go!.
4. Touch Add as Via Point to
add this stop before your nal
destination.

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Taking a Detour
1. While navigating a route, touch .
2. Touch .
Charging Your nüvi
Chargeyournüviforatleast4hours
beforeusingonbatterypower.
• Connectthevehiclepowercable.
• ConnecttheUSBcable(optional
accessory).
• ConnectanACadapter(optional
accessory).
Securing Your nüvi
1. Ensure 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.
 IfyouforgetyourPINand
yoursecuritylocation,youmust
sendyournüvitoGarmintoget
itunlocked.Youmustalsosenda
validproductregistrationorproof
ofpurchase.

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More Information
Formoreinformationaboutyournüvi,select>.Downloadthe
latestversionoftheowner’smanualfromwww.garmin.com.Forinformation
onaccessories,gotohttp://buy.garmin.comorcontactyourGarmindealer.
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®
,theGarminlogo,andnüvi
®
aretrademarksofGarminLtd.oritssubsidiaries,registeredin
theUSAandothercountries.GarminLock
™
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trademarksmaynotbeusedwithouttheexpresspermissionofGarmin.TheBluetooth
®
wordmark
andlogosareownedbytheBluetoothSIG,Inc.,andanyuseofsuchnamebyGarminisunderlicense.
microSD
™
isatrademarkofSanDiskoritssubsidiaries.

March 2010 190-01041-25 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan
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