Garmin nuvi 855 Instruction manual

nüvi®805 series
quick start manual
© 2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries
November 2008 190-01047-01 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan

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Your nüvi Unit
WARNING: See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other
important information.
Microphone External
antenna
connector
GPS antenna
Serial number
under battery
Battery cover
new
Speakers
Mini-USB
connector
MicroSD
card slot
Headphone/
audio out
jack
Microphone
Power key:
slide to the left to turn the unit on/off;
slide to the right to lock the screen
WARNING: 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.
Before mounting the nüvi, see the Important Safety
and Product Information guide for information
about laws pertaining to windshield mounting
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Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA and
other countries. Garmin Lock™and nüMaps Guarantee™
are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. These
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. Panoramio™is a trademarks of
Google Inc.

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Step 1: Install the nüvi
Battery
1. Locate the rectangular lithium-ion battery
that came in the product box.
2. Slide the battery cover off the back of the
nüvi.
3. Locate the metal contacts on the end of
the lithium-ion battery.
4. Insert the battery so the metal contacts
on the battery match up with the metal
contacts inside the battery compartment.
5. Press the battery down into place.
6. Slide the battery cover back on until it
clicks into place.
Ways to Charge Your nüvi
Use the vehicle power cable.
Use the USB cable.
Use an optional AC adapter cable.
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Step 2: Mount the nüvi
1. Plug the vehicle power cable into the
power connector on the right side of the
cradle.
Power
cable
Cradle
Microphone
jack
2. Snap the cradle
onto the suction
cup arm.
3. Clean and dry
your windshield
and the suction
cup with a lint-free cloth. Remove the
clear plastic from the suction cup. Place
the suction cup on the windshield.
4. Flip the lever back, toward the
windshield.
5. Fit the bottom of your
nüvi into the cradle.
6. Tilt the nüvi back until it
snaps into place.
Suction cup
mount
Suction cup
mount

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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 is running.
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Europe,securethetrafcreceiver’s
antenna to the windshield using the
suctioncups.(Thetrafcreceiveris
included in the nüvi 865 package.)
Step 3: Activate and Mount
the Speech Recognition
Remote Control
Pull the clear tab out of the remote control to
activate it.
Mount the remote control in a convenient
location in your vehicle, such as on your
steering wheel. Use the strap to secure the
remote control in place.
Step 4: Congure the nüvi
To turn on your nüvi, slide the Power
key to the left and let go after one second.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Step 5: Acquire Satellites
Go outdoors to an open area, out of garages,
and away from tall buildings. Stop your
vehicle, and turn on the nüvi. 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, visit
www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.

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Understanding the Menu
Page
➊➋ ➌ ➍
➎ ➏
➐ ➑ ➒
➊
GPS satellite strength
➋
Bluetooth
®
technology status
(Bluetooth technology is not available
on the nüvi 855.)
➌
Battery status
➍
Current time. Touch to change time
settings.
➎
Select to nd a destination.
➏
Select to view the map.
➐
Select to make a call when connected to
a compatible mobile phone.
➑
Select to adjust the volume.
➒
Select to use the tools such as media
players, settings, and Help.
Finding an Address
1. Select Where to? > Address.
2. Select Change State/Province, if
necessary.
3. Select Search All.
OR
Select Spell City, enter the city/postal
code, and select Done. Select the
city/postal code in the list. (Not all
locations can be found using postal code
searching.)
4. Enter the number of the address, and
select Done.
5. Enter the street name, and select Done.
Select the correct street in the list, if
necessary.
6. Select the address, if necessary.
NOTE: Depending on the version of the
maps loaded on your nüvi, the button
names can change and some steps could be
ordered differently.