Garmin NUVI 1490TV User manual

nüvi
®
1490TV
owner’s manual

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nüvi 1490TV Owner’s Manual 1
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Getting Started.................... 4
Looking at Your nüvi .................. 4
Using the Main Menu................. 5
Setting Up Your nüvi.................. 5
Charging Your nüvi .................... 6
Using the Power Button............. 8
Adjusting the Volume................. 8
Navigating the Screens ............. 8
Finding Your Destination............ 9
Navigating in Pedestrian
Usage Mode.......................... 10
Adding a Stop...........................11
Changing Destinations .............11
Stopping the Route...................11
Where To? ......................... 12
Finding an Address.................. 12
Setting a Home Location ......... 12
Using the Go! Page ................. 13
Providing Feedback on Points
of Interest .............................. 14
Finding a Place by Spelling
the Name ............................. 14
Searching Near Another
Location ................................ 15
Finding Recently Found
Places ................................... 16
Finding a Place Using the
Map ....................................... 17
Entering Coordinates............... 18
Using Photo Navigation........... 18
Using the Map Pages ....... 19
Viewing the Trip Computer ..... 20
Viewing the Turn List .............. 20
Viewing the Next Turn Page .... 21
Viewing the Junction View
Page...................................... 21
Using the Pedestrian Map
Page...................................... 22
Making Hands-free Phone
Calls................................... 23
Pairing Your Phone.................. 23
Receiving a Call ...................... 24

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In a Call .................................. 25
Accessing the Phone Menu..... 25
Watching Digital TV.......... 28
Using the TV Menu.................. 29
Hiding Channels ...................... 30
Changing the Channel Order... 31
Changing the Channel
Language .............................. 31
Adding Subtitles....................... 31
Adjusting Screen Brightness ... 31
Adjusting the Screen Size ....... 32
Using a Reverse Camera ........ 32
Managing Files.................. 33
Supported File Types............... 33
Connecting Your nüvi to Your
Computer .............................. 33
Transferring Files .................... 34
Deleting Files .......................... 34
Using the Tools................. 35
Accessing the Settings ............ 35
Using the Where Am I?
Page...................................... 35
Accessing Help........................ 35
Using the Picture Viewer ......... 36
Accessing My Data.................. 37
Using the World Clock ............ 37
Using the Calculator ................ 37
Using the Unit Converter ........ 37
Using ecoRoute™.................... 38
Resetting ecoRoute Data ........ 41
Using FM TMC Trafc....... 42
Understanding FM TMC
Trafc .................................... 42
Adding or Renewing Trafc
Subscriptions ........................ 43
Receiving Trafc Information ... 43
Trafc in Your Area .................. 43
Trafc on Your Route............... 44
Viewing the Trafc Map ........... 45
Viewing Trafc Delays ............. 45

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Customizing the nüvi ....... 46
Changing the System
Settings ................................. 46
Changing the Navigation
Settings ................................. 47
Adjusting the Display Settings. 47
Updating the Time Settings ..... 48
Setting the Languages............. 48
Changing the Map Settings ..... 49
Changing Security Settings ..... 49
Setting the Bluetooth
Technology Options .............. 50
Changing the Proximity Points
Settings ................................. 51
Viewing Trafc Subscription
Information ............................ 51
Restoring All Settings .............. 52
Appendix ........................... 53
Caring for Your nüvi ................ 53
Locking Your nüvi .................... 54
Calibrating the Screen............. 55
Updating the Software............. 55
Clearing User Data.................. 55
Battery Information ................. 56
Changing the Fuse .................. 56
Removing the nüvi and
Mount .................................... 56
Mounting on Your
Dashboard ............................ 57
nüMaps Guarantee™................ 57
nüMaps Lifetime™.................... 58
Additional Maps ....................... 58
About GPS Satellite Signals.... 58
Extras and Optional
Accessories........................... 58
Garmin Travel Guide ............... 60
Contact Garmin ....................... 60
Registering Your nüvi............... 60
Specications .......................... 61
Declaration of Conformity........ 62
Software License Agreement... 62
Troubleshooting ...................... 63
Index .................................. 66

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Getting Started
Getting Started
Looking at Your nüvi
‹ WARNING
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for
product warnings and other important information.
microSD
™
card slot
Microphone
Video in
(no audio)
See page 32.
Headphone out
Mini-USB connector
Speakers
Power button:
Press to turn the nüvi on and off.
External TV antenna
connectors
TV antenna

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Getting Started
Using the Main Menu
➊➋➌➍➎
➏ ➐
➑➒ ➓ Ô
➊ GPS satellite strength.
➋ Bluetooth®technology status.
➌ Touch to select a usage mode.
➍ Current time. Touch to change
time settings.
➎ Battery status.
➏ Touch to nd a destination.
➐ Touch to view the map.
➑ Touch to make a call when
connected to a compatible
mobile phone.
➒ Touch to use the TV feature.
➓ Touch to adjust the volume.
Ô
 Touch to use the tools.
Setting Up Your nüvi
‹ WARNING
This product contains a lithium-ion
battery. To prevent serious bodily
injury or damage to the unit or
vehicle, remove the unit from the
vehicle when exiting or store it out
of direct sunlight.
Mounting Your nüvi
1. Remove the clear plastic from the
suction cup. Place the suction
cup on the windshield.
Cradle
Suction cup mount
Cradle
Suction cup mount

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Getting Started
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.
8. To expand the signal range,
connect the external antenna to
the trafc receiver and secure it to
the windshield using the suction
cups.
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.
Charging Your nüvi
Charge your nüvi for at least 4 hours
before using it on battery power.
Connect the vehicle power cable.
Connect the USB cable.
Connect an AC adapter.
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Vehicle power cableVehicle power cable

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Getting Started
Selecting a Usage Mode
Automobile
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Your nüvi offers several usage modes
for navigation methods. Routing
is calculated differently based on
your usage mode. For example, in
Pedestrian mode with cityXplorer™
maps loaded, a route is calculated
using a combination of public transit
options, such as riding a bus or
subway, and walking. cityXplorer
maps are not included with your
nüvi. See www.garmin.com to
purchase cityXplorer maps.
To change your usage mode:
1. From the Main menu, touch the
usage mode icon on the upper-
left corner.
2. Select a mode, and touch OK.
3. Touch Yes, and follow the
on-screen instructions to
congure your settings.
Navigating Off Road
If you are not following roadways
as you navigate, use Off Road
mode. Touch Tools > Settings >
Navigation > Route Preference >
Off Road > OK.

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Using the Power Button
Press and quickly release to view
additional options:
Touch and to adjust the
screen brightness.
Touch Lock Screen to prevent
accidental screen touches.
Touch Power Off to turn off your
nüvi. You can also turn off the
nüvi by holding for 2 seconds.
If your nüvi stops functioning,
reset your nüvi by pressing and
holding for 10 seconds.
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Adjusting the Volume
From the Main menu, touch Volume.
Touch and to adjust the
volume. Touch the box next to Mute
to mute all audio.
Navigating the Screens
To quickly return to the Main
menu, touch and hold .
Touch and to see more
choices. Touch and hold to scroll
faster.
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Getting Started
Finding YourYour Destination
The Where To? menu provides
several different categories for you
to use when searching for addresses,
cities, and other locations. The
detailed maps loaded in your nüvi
contain millions of points of interest,
such as restaurants, hotels, and auto
services.
1. Touch Where To?.
2. Select a category.
3. Select a subcategory.
4. Select a destination.
5. Touch Go!.

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Getting Started
Navigating in Pedestrian
Usage Mode
Using the Itinerary Page
In Pedestrian usage mode, the
Itinerary page appears after you
touch Go!.
Select a leg of the route to view
more detailed instructions, or
touch Start to create a route.
Using the Route Options
Page
In Pedestrian usage mode, the Route
Options page appears after you touch
Go! if you have cityXplorer maps for
the current metropolitan area loaded
on your nüvi. See www.garmin.com
to purchase cityXplorer maps.
1. Select a route from the Route
Options page to view the Itinerary
page. Each route on the page
offers a different combination
of public transit or pedestrian
options.
2. Touch Start.

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Getting Started
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.
Changing Destinations
1. While navigating a route, touch
> Where To?.
2. Search for the extra stop.
3. Touch Go!.
4. Touch Set as New Destination to
make this your nal destination.
Taking a Detour
1. While navigating a route, touch
.
2. Touch Detour.
If the route you are currently taking
is the only reasonable option, the
nüvi might not calculate a detour.
Stopping the Route
1. With a route active, touch Menu.
2. Touch Stop.

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Where To?
Where To?
The Where To? menu provides
several different categories you can
use to search for locations. To learn
how to perform a simple search, see
page 9.
Finding an Address
NOTE: Depending on the version
of the maps loaded on your nüvi, the
button names can change and some
steps could be ordered differently.
1. Touch Where To? > Address.
2. Change the state, the country, or
the province, if necessary.
3. Touch Search All.
If you know the city, touch Spell
City, enter the city/postal code,
and touch Done. Select the
city/postal code in the list. (Not all
map data provides postal code
searching.)
4. Enter the number of the address,
and touch Done.
5. Enter the street name, and touch
Done.
6. Select the correct street in the list,
if necessary.
7. Touch the address, if necessary.
Setting a 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.
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Where To?
Changing Your 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.
Editing Your Home Location
1. Touch Where To? > Favorites >
All Favorites >Home.
2. Touch Edit, enter your changes,
and touch Done.
If you delete your home location,
you can reset it by following the
steps on page 12.
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Using the Go! Page
After you have selected a location to
navigate to, the Go! page opens.
➍➋➌
➊
➎
➏
➊ Touch to call this location when
connected to a phone.
➋ Touch to view more
information for the location.
➌ Touch and to zoom in
and out.
➍ Touch to save this location to
your Favorites.
➎ Touch to create a turn-by-turn
route to this location.
➏ Touch to return to the previous
page. Touch and hold to return
to the Main menu.

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Where To?
Providing Feedback on
Points of Interest
1. On the Go! page, touch the whiteGo! page, touch the white
box. Detailed information for the
location appears.
2. Touch Feedback for the following
options:
Edit Rating—touch a circle to
give the point of interest (POI)
a rating from 1 to 5 stars.
Report Error—the item
will be removed from future
searches. Reports will be sent
to Garmin when your nüvi is
connected to a computer. See
page 33.
Edit Phone Number—use
the keyboard to change the
phone number.
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Finding a Place by
Spelling the Name
Use the on-screen keyboard to spell
the name of the destination you are
looking for. You can also enter letters
contained in the name to narrow the
search.
1. Touch Where To? > Points of
Interest > Spell Name.
2. Using the on-screen keyboard,
enter letters of the name of your
destination.
3. Touch Done.

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Where To?
Using the On-Screen
Keyboard
When an on-screen keyboard
appears, touch a letter or a number
to enter it.
Touch to add a space. Touch
and to move the cursor.
Touch to delete a character. Touch
and hold to erase the entire entry.
Touch Mode to select the keyboard
language mode. Touch to
enter special characters, such as
punctuation marks. To change the
keyboard layout, see page 46.
Searching Near AnotherNear Another
Location
1. Touch Where To? > Near.
2. Select an option:
Where I Am Now—search
near your current location.
A Different City—search near
the city you enter.
A Recent Destination—
search near a recent
destination.
A Favorite Destination—
select a destination from
Favorites.
My Current Route—search
along your active route.
My Destination—search near
your current destination.
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Where To?
Finding Recently Found
Places
Your nüvi stores the last 50 of your
recent nds in the Recently Found
list. The most-recently viewed places
appear at the top of the list. Touch
Where To? > Recently Found to
view your recently found items.
Deleting Recently Found
Places
To remove all places from the
Recently Found list, touch Clear
> Yes. All items from the list are
removed, but this does not delete the
actual places from your nüvi.
Using Favoritesvorites
You can save places in your
Favorites so you can quickly nd
them and create routes to them.
Your home location is also stored in
Favorites.
Saving Your Current Location
From the Map page, touch . Touch
Save Location to save your current
location.
Saving Places You Find
1. From the Go! page, touch Save.
2. Touch OK. The place is saved in
Favorites.
Finding Saved Places
1. Touch Where To?.
2. Touch Favorites.
3. Select a category. Your saved
locations are listed.
Editing Saved Places
1. Touch Where To? > Favorites.
2. Select the category and the
location you want to edit.
3. Touch Edit.
4. Touch an item to edit:
Change Name—enter a new
name, and touch Done.
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Where To?
Attach Photo—select a
picture that you have loaded
on your nüvi or on a memory
card to assign to the location.
Change Map Symbol—touch
a new symbol used to mark
this location on the map.
Change Phone Number—
enter a phone number, and
touch Done.
Change Categories—select
another category for the
location.
Delete—touch Yes to remove
this item from the Favorites
list.
Finding a Place Using
the Map
Use the Browse Map page to view
different parts of the map. Touch
Where To? > Browse Map.
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Tips for Browsing the Map
Touch the map, and drag to view
different parts of the map.
Touch and to zoom in and
out.
Touch any object on the map.
An arrow appears, pointing at
the object, and a box displays
information on the location.
When the box displays Press for
more, several POIs exist at that
location. Press to see the list of
POIs.
Touch Save to save this location.
Touch Go! to navigate to the
location.
If the GPS simulator is on, touch
Set Location to set your location
to the selected location. See page
46.
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Where To?
Entering Coordinates
If you know the geographic
coordinates of your destination, you
can use your nüvi to navigate to your
destination using the latitude and
longitude coordinates. This can be
especially helpful when geocaching.
1. Touch Where To? > Coordinates.
2. Touch the coordinate you want to
adjust.
3. Touch Format to select the
correct coordinate format for the
type of map you are using.
4. Enter the coordinates, and touch
Next.
Using Photo Navigation
You can load pictures with location
information onto your nüvi and then
create routes to them.
1. Go to http://connect.garmin.com
/photos (not available in all areas)
to download pictures with location
information.
2. Follow instructions on the Web
site to select and load pictures.
3. Touch Where To? > Favorites
> Photos. Pictures with location
information are listed.
4. Touch a picture.