Garmin Nuvi 205 Series Instruction manual

nüvi®205 Series
personal travel assistant
quick start manual

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Your nüvi Unit
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other
important information.
Power and USB
connector
Speaker
RESET button
microSD
™
card slot
Check your state and local trafc laws before mounting. Currently, some state laws prohibit drivers from using
suction mounts or other devices on their windshields that could obstruct the driver’s vision while operating
motor vehicles. Other Garmin dashboard or friction mounting options should be used. See the Important Safety
and Product Information guide in the product box for more information and for product warnings and other
important information.
Power key:
Slide to the left to turn the nüvi on/off;
slide to the right to lock the screen

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Step 1: Mount Your nüvi
Select a suitable location to mount your
nüvi 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 nüvi.
2. Fit the ball on the end of the mount
into the round socket on the cradle and
press rmly until they snap together.
3. Place the suction cup on the
windshield, and ip the lever back
toward the windshield.
4. Press the bottom of your nüvi into the
cradle, and snap the top of the nüvi
into place.
5. Plug the power cable into a power
outlet in your vehicle. Your nüvi should
turn on automatically if it is getting
power.
You can also mount your nüvi to your
dashboard. See pages 13–14 for more
information.
Vehicle power
cable
Suction-cup mount
Cradle
Step 2: Congure Your nüvi
To turn your nüvi on, slide the
Power key to the left. Follow the
on-screen instructions. To turn your nüvi
off, slide the Power key to the left.
Step 3: Acquire Satellites
Before the nüvi can nd 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.

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2. Turn the nüvi on. 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.
Now you can select a destination and
navigate to it.
Step 4: Use Your nüvi
Menu Page
➌ ➍
➎➏
➊ ➋
➊
GPS satellite strength
➋
Battery status
➌
Touch to nd a destination.
➍
Touch to view the map.
➎
Touch to adjust the volume.
➏
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 nüvi. Touch Tools > Help. Touch
a topic to view information about it.
How to Charge Your nüvi
Connect the vehicle power cable to
your nüvi and to a power outlet in your
vehicle. The vehicle key may need to
be turned to ON/ACC for the nüvi to
charge.
Connect an AC adapter (optional
accessory) to the nüvi and a wall outlet.
Connect your nüvi to a computer using
a USB cable (optional accessory). The
computer must be on for the nüvi to
charge.
WARNING: This product contains a non-user-
replaceable lithium-ion battery. See the Important
Safety and Product Information guide in the product
box for important battery safety information.
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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 and
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
nüvi displays the Go! page.
➊➋
➌ ➍
➊
Touch Route Info to view a
turn-by-turn map to this location.
➋
Touch Go! to create a turn-by-turn
route to this location.
➌
Touch Map to view this location and
surrounding areas on the map.
➍
Touch Save to save this location to
your Favorites.

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Changing the Search Area
Your nüvi automatically searches for
places near your current location. To
search in a different 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
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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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
You can add an additional stop (called a
via point) to your route. The nüvi gives
you directions to the via point, and then
to your nal destination.
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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 nal destination.
Touch Set as new destination
to make the location your nal
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 nüvi creates
a new route if possible. If the route you
are currently taking is the only reasonable
option, the nüvi 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 nüvi or
memory card, and then create routes to
them. Visit http://connect.garmin
.com/photosfor more information.
To load geotagged photos to your
nüvi:
1. Connect your nüvi 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 nüvi.
To navigate to a photo:
1. Touch Where to? > Favorites >
Panoramio Photos. Photos you have
saved on the nüvi 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.

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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 information about your current location,
including nearby hospitals, police stations, and fuel. You can also save your current
location as a Favorite.
After you touch Go!, the Map page opens with your route marked with a magenta
line. As you travel, your nüvi guides you to your destination with arrows on the map
and directions at the top of the Map page. A checkered ag marks your destination. If
you depart from the original route, your nüvi recalculates the route.
➊
Touch the turn indicator to view information
about the next turn in your route and to repeat
the instructions for your next turn.
➋
Touch the text bar to preview the upcoming
turns in your route.
➌
Touch the Trafc icon to open the Trafc
menu. See page 9.
➍
Touch to zoom in. Touch to zoom
out.
➎
Touch Speed to view information about your trip, such as the odometer.
➏
Touch Menu to return to the Menu page.
➐
Touch Arrival to display a map of your route.
Using the Map Page
Map Page
➊ ➋
➌
➎➏ ➐
➍

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Use an FM TMC (Trafc Message
Channel) trafc receiver to receive trafc
information broadcast over the FM Radio
Data System. The trafc receiver is
included in some nüvi packages.
The trafc receiver is integrated in the
vehicle power cable.
To power
connector on
nüvi
To power outlet
in vehicle
FM TMC Trafc Receiver
If the nüvi is connected to the trafc
receiver, connected to vehicle power,
and you are in a coverage area, the nüvi
can receive trafc delay information. For
more information, go to www.garmin
.com/trafc.
NOTE: Garmin is not responsible for
the accuracy of the trafc information.
The FM trafc receiver receives signals
from the trafc service provider and
shows that information on your nüvi.
Trafc in Your Area
When you are receiving trafc
information, a Trafc icon appears in the
upper-left corner of the Map page. The
Trafc icon changes color to indicate
the severity of trafc conditions on
your route or the road you are currently
driving on.
Trafc icon
Using FM Trafc

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Severity Color Code
The color of the Trafc icon indicates the
severity of the trafc delay.
Color Description Meaning
Green Low severity Trafc is owing
normally.
Yellow
Medium
severity
Trafc is slightly
congested.
Red
High
severity
Trafc is heavily
congested or
stopped.
Trafc on Your Route
When calculating your route, the
nüvi examines the current trafc and
automatically optimizes the route for
the shortest time. If a severe trafc
delay occurs on your route while you
are navigating, the nüvi automatically
recalculates the route. You might still
be routed through trafc if no better
alternative routes exist.
If a non-severe trafc delay occurs on
your route, the Trafc icon displays a tab
that shows how much time the delay has
added to your route. This time is already
included in your estimated arrival time.
To manually avoid trafc on your
route:
1. On the Map page, touch the Trafc
icon.
2. Touch Trafc On Route.
3. Touch the arrows to view other trafc
delays on your route, if necessary.
4. Touch Avoid to avoid the trafc delay.