Garmin Nuvi 205 Series Instruction manual

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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 niivi.
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 fiip the lever back
toward the windshield.
4. Press the bottom of your niivi into the
cradle, and snap the top of the niivi
into place.
5. Plug the power cable into a power
outlet in your vehicle. Your niivi should
turn on automatically if it is getting
power.
You can also mount your niivi to your
dashboard. See pages 13-14 for more
information.
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Step 2: Configure Your nuvi
To turn your niivi on, slide the
6 Power key to the left. Follow the
on-screen instructions. To tum your niivi
off, slide the 6 Power key to the left.
Step 3: Acquire Satellites
Before the niivi can find your current
location and navigate a route, you must
do the following:
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.
Now you can select a destination and
navigate (0 it.
Where to? View map
o0
Menu Page
o GPS satellite strength
@ Battery status
@ Touch to find a destination.
o Touch to view the map.
o Touch to adjust the volume.
o Touch to open the Tools menu.
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 infonnation about it.
How to Charge Your nuvi
• COlmect the vehicle power cable to
your nuvi and to a power outlet in your
vehicle. The vehicle key may need to
be turned to ONI ACC for the nlivi to
charge.
• Connect an AC adapter (optional
accessory) to the nuvi and a wall outlet.
• Connect your nlivi to a computer using
a USB cable (optional accessory). The
computer must be on for (he nlivi to
charge.
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replaceable lithium-ion battcry. Sce the Importanl
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Finding a Destination
Finding a Restaurant
1. On the Menu page, touch Where to? >
Points of Interest> Food.
2. Select a category. Touch II and II
to see more choices.
3. Select a destination. The Go! page
displays.
4. Touch Go!.
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
nUvi displays the Go! page.
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Clathe. K5 66062
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o Touch Route Info to view a
tum-by-turn map to this location.
@ Touch Go! to create a tum-by-tum
route to this location.
8 Touch Map to view this location and
surrounding areas on the map.
o Touch Save to save this location to
your Favorites.

Changing the Search Area
Your niivi automatically searches for
places near your current location. To
search in adifferent 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
renlm 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 na\ igate home after you ha\'e 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
YOLI can add an additional stop (called a
\
ia point) to your route. The nlivi give
vou directions to the via point. and then
-
to your final de tination.

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 create
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 stop navigating 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
memory card, and then create routes to
them. Visit http://connect.garmin
.com/photos for more infonnation.
To load geotagged photos to your
nuvi:
1. Connect your nuvi to your computer.
2. Go to http://connect.garmin.com
/photos, and select a photo.
3. Select Send to Garmin Device to
save the photo to your nOvi.
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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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 ocation,
including nearby hospitals, police stations, and fuel. You can also save your CUITent
location as a Favorite.
After you touch Go!, the Map page opens with your route marked with a magenta
line. As you travel, your nUvi guides you to your destination with mows 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 nUvi recalculates the route.
o Touch the turn indicator to view infonnation
about the next turn in your route and to repeat
the instructions for your next turn.
f) Touch the text bar to preview the upcoming
tums in your route.
@) Touch the Traffic icon to open the Traffic
menu. See page 9.
o Touch ~ to zoom in. Touch d to zoom
out.
o Touch Speed to \'iew information about your trip, such as the odometer.
o Touch Menu to return to the Menu page.
f) Touch Arrival to display a map of your route.

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 nlivi packages.
The traffic receiver is integrated in the
vehicle power cable.
To power outlet
in vehicle
To power
connector on
nuvi
FM TMC Traffic Receiver
@ I\'OTE: Garmin is not responsible for
~ the accuracy of thc traffic infonnation.
The FM traffic receil'er receives signals
from the traffic service provider and
sholVs that infomlation on your nth i.
Traffic in Your Area
When you are receiving traffic
information, a Traffic icon appears in the
upper-left corner 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.
If the nlivi is connected to the traffic
receiver, connected to vehicle power,
and you are in a coverage area, the nlivi
can receive traffic delay information. For
more infonllation, go to www.garl1lin
.com traffic.
Traffic icon

Severity Color Code
The color of the Traffic icon indicates the
severity of the traffic delay.
Color
Description Meaning
~
Low severity
Traffic is flowing
normally.
Green
~~
Medium
Traffic is slightly
Yellow
severity congested.
~
High
Traffic is heavily
congested or
severity
Red
stopped.
Traffic on Your Route
When calculating your route, the
nlivi examines the current traffic and
automatically optimizes the route for
the shortest time. Ifa severe traffic
delay occurs on your route while you
are navigating, the nlivi automatically
recalculates the route. You might still
be routed through traffic if no better
alternative routes exist.
If a non-severe traffic delay occurs on
your route, the Traffic icon displays a tab
that show how much time the delay has
added to your route. This time is already
included in your estimated an·ivaltime.
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.
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