Garmin nuvi 5000 User manual

nüvi®5000
Owner’s Manual
GPS navigator

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nüvi 5000 Owner’s Manual i
Preface
Preface
Manual Conventions
When you are instructed to “touch” something,
use your nger to touch an item on the screen.
The small arrows (>) used in the text indicate that
you should touch a series of items. For example,
if you see “touch Where to? > Favorites” you
should touch the Where to? button, and then
touch Favorites.
nüvi Tips and Shortcuts
To quickly return to the Menu page, touch and
hold Back.
Touch and to see more choices.
To adjust the volume, touch Volume on the
Menu page.
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myGarmin™
Go to http://my.garmin.com to access the latest
services for your Garmin products:
Register your Garmin unit.
Subscribe to online services for safety camera
information (see page 39).
Unlock optional maps.
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Contact Garmin
Contact Garmin if you have any questions
while using your nüvi. In the USA,
contact Garmin Product Support by phone:
913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020; or go to
www.garmin.com/support.
In Europe, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. at
+44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the UK) or 0808
2380000 (UK only).

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Table of Contents
Preface.............................................i
Manual Conventions .......................i
nüvi Tips and Shortcuts..................i
myGarmin™.......................................i
Contact Garmin ...............................i
Getting Started...............................1
Your nüvi Unit .................................1
Step 1: Mount the nüvi...................2
Step 2: Acquire Satellites ..............3
Step 3: Use the nüvi .......................3
Finding Your Destination ...............4
Following Your Route.....................5
Adding a Via Point..........................5
Taking a Detour...............................6
Stopping the Route ........................6
Adjusting the Volume.....................6
Where to?.......................................7
Finding an Address ........................7
Go! Page Options ...........................7
Setting a Home Location ...............7
Favorites .........................................8
Using Picture Navigation...............9
Finding a Place by Spelling the
Name.........................................10
Finding Recently-Found
Places ....................................... 11
Finding Points of Interest ............ 11
Searching Near Another
Location ...................................11
Creating and Navigating
Routes ......................................12
Finding a Place Using the Map ...13
Entering Coordinates...................13
Navigating Off Road.....................13
Using the Main Pages .................14
Map Page.......................................14
Trip Information Page ..................15
Turn List Page...............................15
Next Turn Page .............................15
Using the Media Players .............16
Playing Music ...............................16
Listening to Audible Books .........18
Playing Video................................19
Managing Files.............................21
Supported File Types ...................21
Loading Files ................................21
Loading Geotagged Pictures on
Your nüvi ..................................22
Deleting Files ................................22

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Using the Tools............................23
Settings .........................................23
Where Am I?..................................23
Help................................................23
Routes ...........................................23
Music Player .................................23
Audible Player ..............................23
Trafc.............................................23
MSN®Direct...................................23
Games ...........................................24
Picture Viewer...............................24
My Data..........................................24
Using FM Trafc...........................25
LED Blink Codes ..........................25
Trafc In Your Area.......................26
Trafc on Your Road ....................26
Trafc on Your Route ...................26
Trafc Icons ..................................27
Severity Color Code .....................27
Trafc Subscriptions....................27
Playing Audio Through the
Vehicle’s Speakers ......................28
Auto Tuning the FM
Transmitter...............................28
Manually Tuning the FM
Transmitter...............................28
Frequency Selection Tips............28
FM Transmitter Information.........29
Customizing your nüvi................30
Changing the System Settings ...30
Changing the Navigation
Settings ....................................30
Adding Security Settings.............31
Updating the Time Settings.........31
Adjusting the Display Settings ...31
Changing the Map Settings .........32
Setting the Languages.................33
Adjusting Video Input Settings ...33
Changing the Proximity Points
Settings ....................................34
Viewing Trafc Subscription
Information...............................34
Restoring All Settings ..................36
Clearing User Data .......................36
Adjusting the Volume Levels.......36
Appendix ......................................37
Locking Your nüvi ........................37
Calibrating the Screen .................37
Additional Maps............................37
Updating the Software .................38
Extras and Optional
Accessories .............................38

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Changing the Fuse .......................40
Removing the nüvi and Mount ....41
About GPS Satellite Signals........41
Caring for Your nüvi .....................41
Specications ...............................44
Index .............................................45

nüvi 5000 Owner’s Manual 1
Getting Started
Getting Started
Your nüvi Unit
SD card slot
mini-USB connector
Speakers External antenna
connector
GPS antenna Power button
Light sensor
State law in Minnesota and California prohibits and/or restricts drivers from using suction mounts on their
windshields while operating motor vehicles. (See California Vehicle Code 26708(a); Minnesota Statutes Section
169.71.) Other Garmin dashboard or friction mounting options should be used in those states. See pages 2–3. Check
your state and local laws and ordinances where you drive, as other states may enact similar prohibitions or related
restrictions against windshield objects that obstruct the driver’s vision (Michigan and New Jersey law currently
prohibits windshield objects that obstruct the driver’s vision). Remember to always mount your Garmin unit in a
location that does not obstruct the driver’s view of the road. Garmin does not assume any responsibility for any
nes, penalties, or damages that may be incurred as a result of disregarding this notice or as a result of any other
state or local law or ordinance relating to use of the unit.
WARNING: See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product
box for product warnings and other important information.

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Getting Started
Step 1: Mount the nüvi
To mount the nüvi using the suction
cup mount:
1. Plug the vehicle power cable into the
power connector on the right side of
the cradle.
2. Clean and dry your windshield with
a lint-free cloth. Remove the clear
plastic from the suction cup. Place
the suction cup on the windshield.
3. Flip the lever back, toward the
windshield.
4. Snap the cradle onto the suction cup
arm.
5. Fit the bottom of your nüvi into the
cradle.
6. Tilt the nüvi back until it snaps into
place.
7. 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 key is turned to the
ON/ACC position.
8. Ifyouareusingatrafcreceiverin
Europe,securethetrafcreceiver’s
antenna to the windshield using the
suction cups.
To mount the nüvi using the
dashboard mount:
Use the enclosed mounting disk to
mount your unit to the dashboard and
comply with certain state regulations.
Cradle
Power cable
Suction cup mount

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Getting Started
CAUTION: The permanent
mounting adhesive is extremely
difcult to remove after it is installed.
1. Clean and dry the dashboard where
you are placing the disk.
2. Remove the backing from the
adhesive on the bottom of the disk.
3. Place the disk on the dashboard.
4. Remove the clear plastic cover from
the top of the disk.
5. Place the suction cup mount on top of
the disk. Flip the lever down (toward
the disk).
Step 2: Acquire Satellites
With your nüvi connected to a power
outlet in your vehicle, travel outdoors to
an open area, out of garages, and away
from tall buildings. Stop your vehicle.
Acquiring satellite signals may take a
few minutes.
The bars indicate GPS satellite
strength. When one bar is green, the nüvi
has acquired satellite signals. Now you
can select a destination and navigate to
it. For more information about GPS, see
page 41 and visit www.garmin.com
/aboutGPS.
Step 3: Use the nüvi
AGPS satellite strength.
BCurrent time; touch to change time
settings.
CTouchtondadestination.
DTouch to view the map.
ETouch to adjust the volume.
FTouch to use the tools such as media
players, settings, and Help.
A B
CD
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Getting Started
Finding Your Destination
The Where to? menu provides several different categories for you to use when
searching for addresses, cities, and other locations. The detailed map loaded in your
nüvi contains millions of points of interest, such as restaurants, hotels, and auto
services.
Touch and to see more choices.
A speed limit icon may appear as you travel on major roadways. This
icon displays the current speed limit of the roadway.
1. Touch Where to?.2. Select a category. 3. Select a subcategory.
4. Select an item from the
list .
6. Touch Go! and enjoy
the route!
5. Select a destination.

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Getting Started
Following Your Route
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 and provides new directions.
Your route is marked with a magenta line.
Follow the arrows as you take turns.
A checkered ag marks your destination.
Adding a Via Point
You can add stops (via points) to your
route. The nüvi gives you directions
to the via point and then to your nal
destination.
TIP: If you want to add more than one
stop to the route, edit the current route.
See page 12.
1. With a route active, touch Menu >
Where to?.
2. Search for the extra stop.
3. Touch Go!.
4. Touch Add as Via Point to add this
stop before your destination. Touch
Set as new Destination to make this
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Getting Started
Taking a Detour
If a road on your route is closed, you can
take a detour.
1. With a route active, touch Menu.
2. Touch Detour.
The nuvi attempts to nd an alternate
route that avoids the road directly ahead,
and then returns to your original route. 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.
Adjusting the Volume
From the Menu page, touch Volume to
adjust the master volume level.
To adjust the volume levels for the
navigation prompts and media player,
touch Mixer.
Restore—restore the original volume
settings.

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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 4.
Finding an Address
1. Touch Where to? > Address.
TIP: Touch Near to change the search
area. See page 11.
2. Touch Change State/Province, if
necessary.
3. Touch Search All.
OR
Touch Spell City, enter the city, and
touch Done. Select the city in the list.
4. Enter the number of the address, and
touch Done.
5. Enter the street name, and touch
Done. Select the correct street in the
list, if necessary.
6. Touch the address, if necessary.
7. Touch Go! to navigate to this location.
Go! Page Options
Touch Show Map to view this location
on the map. If the GPS mode is off,
touch Set Location to set your current
location here.
Touch Save to save this location to your
Favorites. See page 8.
Setting a Home Location
You can set a home location for the place
you return to most often.
1. Touch Where to? > Go Home.
OR
Touch Tools > My Data > Set Home
Location.
2. Select an option.

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Where to?
Going Home
After you set your home location, you
can route to it at any time by touching
Where to? > Go Home.
Changing Your Home
Location
Your home location is stored in
Favorites. To change your home location,
you must rst delete it from your
Favorites.
1. Touch Where to? > Favorites.
2. Touch Home > Edit > Delete.
After you delete your home location,
reset it by following steps in the “Setting
a Home Location” section.
Favorites
You can save your favorite places in
the Favorites category to quickly nd
and create routes to them. You can also
categorize your favorite locations.
Saving Your Current Location
1. From the Map page, touch the vehicle
icon.
OR
Touch Tools > Where Am I.
2. Touch Save Location.
3. Enter a name for the location using
the on-screen keyboard.
4. Touch Done to save the location to
Favorites.
Saving Places You Find
1. Whenyoundaplaceyouwantto
save, touch Save.
2. Touch OK. The place is saved in
Favorites.
Finding Saved Places
Touch Where to? > Favorites. Your
saved locations are listed. If you have
assigned a category to a saved location
or loaded geotagged pictures on your
nüvi, your saved locations are listed
by category. If you are unsure of the
category, touch All Favorites.

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Where to?
Editing Your Favorites
If your favorite locations are not
categorized, touch Where to? >
Favorites. Touch a location you want to
edit, and touch Edit. Touch a button to
edit the location.
If your favorite locations are categorized,
touch Where to? > Favorites. Select a
category and a favorite location. Touch
Edit.
Change Name—enter a new
name, and touch Done.
Attach Photo/Change Photo—
select a picture stored on your
nüvi to assign to that location.
Change Map Symbol—touch a
symbol.
Change Phone Number—enter a
phone number, and touch Done.
Change Categories—select an
existing category, or touch New.
Enter a new category name, and
touch Done.
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Delete—touch to remove this item from
your Favorites. Touch Yes.
You can also navigate to a picture by
touching Tools > Picture Viewer, and
then selecting a picture. If the picture
includes location information, touch Go!
to create a route to that location.
Using Picture Navigation
You can route to pictures stored on
your nüvi or on an SD card that contain
location information (geotags).
1. Touch Where to? > Favorites >
Panoramio Photos. Pictures you
have saved on the nüvi drive or the
SD card are listed.
3. Touch a picture.
4. Touch Go! to navigate to the location.
Touch Show Map to view the location
on the map.

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Where to?
Finding a Place by
Spelling the Name
If you know the name of the location you
are looking for, you can spell it using the
on-screen keyboard. 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 in the name. Touch Done.
Using the On-Screen
Keyboard
When an on-screen keyboard appears,
touch a letter or number to enter it.
Touch to add a space.
Touch to delete the character.
Touch and to move the cursor.
Touch to switch between uppercase
and lowercase characters.
Touch Mode to select a keyboard
language mode.
Touch to enter punctuation and
special characters.
NOTE: The button appears on the
keyboard depending on the keyboard
language selected. Touch to view
diacritical characters. Touch the button
again to return to the full keyboard.
TIP: You can change the keyboard
layout to ABCDE. See page 30.

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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 items recently
found.
Deleting Recently-Found
Places
To remove all places from the Recently
Found list, touch Clear > Yes.
NOTE: When you touch Clear, all
items from the Recently Found list
are removed. This does not delete the
actual place from your unit.
Finding Points of Interest
The detailed maps contained on your
nüvi offer many points of interest,
including lodging, banks, and shopping.
Below are instructions for nding and
navigating to a restaurant.
1. Touch Where to? > Points of
Interest > Food & Drink.
2. Select the food type from the list.
3. Select a restaurant from the list, and
touch Go! to navigate to it.
Searching Near Another
Location
NOTE: Your nüvi automatically
searches for places near your current
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.
My Current Route—search along
your route.
My Destination—search near
your current destination.
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Where to?
Creating and Navigating
Routes
1. Touch Where to? > Routes.
2. Select the route you want to navigate,
and touch Go!.
Creating a Saved Route
Use your nüvi to create and save routes
before your next trip. You can save up to
10 routes.
1. With a route active, touch Where to?
> Routes > New.
2. Touch Add New Start Point.
3. Find a location as your starting point,
and touch Select.
4. Touch Add New End Point.
5. Find a location as your ending point,
and touch Select.
6. Touch to add another location to
your route. Touch to remove a
location.
7. Touch Next to calculate your route
and view it on the map.
8. Touch Save to save this route and
exit.
Editing Routes
1. Touch Where to? (or Tools) >
Routes.
2. Select the route you want to edit.
3. Touch Edit.
4. Touch an option to edit the route:
Change Name—enter a new
name for the route.
Add/Remove Points—add new
start, via, or end points to your
route.
Manually Reorder Points—
change the order of points along
your route.
Optimally Reorder Points—
automatically orders the points on
a route to minimize total distance.
Recalculate—change the route
preference to calculate by faster
time, shorter distance, or off road.
Delete—remove the route.
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Where to?
NOTE: Your changes are
automatically saved when you exit any
of the route edit pages.
Finding a Place Using the
Map
Use the Browse Map page to browse
different parts of the map. Touch Where
to? > Browse Map.
Tips for Browsing the Map
Touch +and –to zoom in and out.
Touch the map, and drag to view
different parts of the map.
Touch any object on the map.
An arrow appears pointing at the
object.
Touch Save to save this location.
Touch Go! to navigate to this
location.
If the GPS Mode is off, touch Set
Location to set your location to
the selected location. (See page
30.)
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Entering Coordinates
If you know the geographic coordinates
of your destination, you can use your
nüvi to navigate to any location using its
latitude and longitude coordinates.
1. Touch Where to? > Coordinates.
2. Touch Format to change the type of
coordinates. Because different maps
and charts use different position
formats, the nüvi allows you to
choose the correct coordinate format
for the type of map you are using.
3. Enter the coordinates, and touch
Done.
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. Select a
destination and touch Go! to navigate off
road to the destination.

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Using the Main Pages
Using the Main Pages
Map Page
Touch View map to open the Map page. The vehicle icon shows your current
location. Touch and drag the map to view a different area of the map (see page 13).
Map Page while Navigating a Route
Trip Information Page Turn List Page Next Turn Page
Touch to zoom out.
Touch Menu to
return to the Menu
page.
Touch Arrival or
Speed to open the
Trip Information
page.
Touch to zoom in.
Touch the vehicle
icon to save your
current location.
Touch Turn In to
open the Next Turn
page.
Touch the text bar to open the Turn List page.