Garmin nuvi 885 Instruction manual

nüvi®885 with MSN®
Direct
quick start manual

© 2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries
November 2008 Part Number 190-01047-02 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan
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Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA
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the UK)
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Garmin Corporation
No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road,
Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
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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.
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
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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Step 1: Install the 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 AC adapter cable (optional
accessory).
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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.
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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Step 6: Activate Your MSN®
Direct Receiver
Your use of the MSN Direct service, as well as your use of
the MSN Direct content delivered to and displayed on your
device, is subject to the MSN Direct Subscription Agreement,
Terms of Use, and Privacy Statement located at
www.msndirect.com. By using and activating your navigation
device, you hereby accept such Subscription Agreement,
Terms of Use and Privacy Statement, and acknowledge that
you are aware of and have had an opportunity to fully review
them at the URL referenced above.
Your vehicle power cable has a built-in
MSN Direct receiver to provide external
power and MSN Direct content. The MSN
Direct receiver includes a 3-month trial
subscription. Visit http://garmin.msndirect
.com for more information.
1. Connect the vehicle power cable to your
nüvi and the power outlet in your vehicle.
Turn your vehicle key to the ON/ACC
position, if necessary, to power the nüvi.
2. Touch Tools > MSN Direct.
3. Write down the product key. The yellow
tag on the MSN Direct receiver also
provides the product key.
4. Call [phone] or go to
http://garmin.msndirect.com/activate and
follow the directions.
5. Within two days, complete the following
steps:
Connect the vehicle power cable, and
turn the key to ON/ACC.
Make sure you are in an MSN Direct
coverage area (see http://garmin
.msndirect.com/coverage).
Touch Tools > MSN Direct. If the
Subscription Inactive page appears,
verify that one signal bar is green.
It may take up to 20 minutes for the
subscription to be activated. After it is
activated, the MSN Direct menu is available.
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Understanding the Menu
Page
➊➋ ➌ ➍
➎ ➏
➐ ➑ ➒
➊ GPS satellite strength
➋ Bluetooth
®
technology status
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 access the Tools menu.
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.
Finding Points of Interest
1. Select Where to? > Points of Interest.
2. Select a category and a subcategory.
3. Select a destination, and select Go!.

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Taking a Detour
1. With a route active, select Menu.
2. Select Detour.
If the current route is the only reasonable
option, the nüvi might not calculate a detour.
You can also select specic detours while
navigating a route by using the Prompted
Detour feature. Select Tools > Settings >
Navigation > Prompted Detour. While
navigating a route, touch Detour on the
Menu page, and select a detour.
Adding a Stop (Via Point) to
Your Route
1. With a route active, select Menu >
Where to?.
2. Search for the extra stop (via point).
3. Select Go!.
4. Select Add as Via Point to add this stop
before your destination. Select Set as
new Destination to make this your new
nal destination.
TIP: To add more than one stop, edit the
current route. Select Where to? > Routes.
Walking to a Destination
If you are walking to your destination, use
Pedestrian mode to optimize your route for
walking. Select Tools > Settings > System
> Usage Mode > Pedestrian > OK.
Securing Your nüvi
1. Select Tools > Settings > Security.
2. Select Garmin Lock.
3. Enter a 4-digit PIN and drive to a security
location.
Resetting Your nüvi
If the nüvi stops functioning, turn it off and
on again. If the problem persists, slide the
Power key to the left and hold it there for
a minimum of 8 seconds. The nüvi should
operate normally.
You can also remove the battery, and then
reinstall it.

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Viewing the Main Pages
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.
Touch to zoom in, and touch to zoom out.
Touch Menu to return to the Menu page.
A speed limit icon could appear as you travel on major roadways.
Touch to view the Trip
Computer page.
Touch to view the Next
Turn page or the Lane
Assist page (if available).
Touch to view the Turn
List page.
Touch to view the
Where Am I? page.
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nüMaps Guarantee™
To receive one free map update, register
your nüvi at http://my.garmin.com within
60 days of acquiring satellites. You are
not eligible for the free map update if you
register by phone or wait longer than 60
days after the rst time your nüvi acquires
satellites. For more information, go to www
.garmin.com/numaps.
Using MSN®Direct
The MSN Direct receiver and nüvi must be
in range of an MSN Direct coverage area.
See http://garmin.msndirect.com/coverage
for more information on coverage areas.
Receiving Content
It can take several hours to receive all the
content the rst time you use the MSN
Direct receiver, after you have traveled long
distances, or after you have not used your
nüvi and MSN Direct receiver for several
days.
There is a rechargeable (non-user-
replaceable) battery in the MSN Direct
receiver that allows it to receive and store
updates for several days, even when it is not
connected to external power.
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NOTE: Garmin is not responsible for the
accuracy of the MSN Direct content.

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MSN®Direct Menu
To view MSN Direct content, from the
Menu page, touch Tools > MSN Direct.
Touch a category to view information for it.
Trafc
MSN Direct provides local trafc
information for a large number of
metropolitan areas. To learn more about the
type of trafc data available in your area,
visit http://garmin.msndirect.com
/whatyouget.
When calculating your route, the nüvi
examines the trafc delays and optimizes the
route for the shortest time. If a severe trafc
delay occurs on your route and a better
route is available, the nüvi recalculates
the route to avoid the delay. You might be
routed through trafc if it is the best route
available.
The Map page displays when there is
a trafc delay on your route. The number
represents the number of minutes the trafc
will delay your route. The delay time has
been automatically calculated into the
arrival time. To view the details of the
delays, touch . If there is more than one
delay, touch Details. Touch Avoid to avoid
this delay.
Using the FM Transmitter
Check local laws before using the FM transmitter in
your area. Use of FM transmitters is currently illegal in
certain European countries due to specic radio frequency
restrictions.
You can listen to the audio from your nüvi
on your vehicle speakers. On the Menu
page, select Volume > Audio Output >
FM Transmitter. Select an FM channel
for the FM transmitter, and select the same
channel on your nüvi.

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Using Speech Recognition
Use the speech recognition feature to speak
to your nüvi to nd destinations, select
options, and perform other functions. The
speech recognition feature does not work for
all languages in all areas. See the owner’s
manual at www.garmin.com for more
information.
Using the Remote Control
Use the remote control to start or stop a
speech recognition session.
Start speech
recognition
Stop speech
recognition
Voice Commands
1. Press the large button on the remote.
2. Wait for the green speak icon to
appear.
3. Speak a command.
Using Speech Recognition
Speech recognition uses four search
methods:
Speak any text on the screen
Speak shortcut commands
Speak the name of a popular place
Speak an address
To speak any text on the screen:
1. Speak any word on the screen. For
example, from the Tools menu, you can
speak Routes or Page Down.
2. Listen for the voice prompt before
speaking your next command.
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To speak shortcut commands:
1. Speak any shortcut command from the
Shortcut Commands table. You can use
shortcut commands from any screen.
2. Listen for the voice prompt before
speaking your next command.
Shortcut Commands
Audible Player Help
Cancel Route Main Menu
Detour Music Player
Find Address Stop Listening
Find City Tools Menu
Find Favorite Trip Computer
Find Place by
Category
View Map
Find Place by Name Volume Down
Find Recently Found Volume Up
Go Home Where Am I?
Hands Free Where To?
MSN-Specic Shortcut Commands
Show Gas Prices Show Stocks
Show Local Events Show Trafc
Show Movie Times Show Weather
Show News Show Web Favorites
You can also say Find Nearest to search a
location category. Location categories are
Point of Interest categories contained in
the nüvi. The Find Nearest command only
works from the Menu page, Where to? page,
and Map page.
To search using the Find Nearest
shortcut command:
1. Press the large button on the remote.
2. Say Find Nearest followed by a Point
of Interest category, such as Italian
Restaurant.
“Find Nearest Italian Restaurant”
Additional examples of Find Nearest
commands include:
Find Nearest Gas Station
Find Nearest Grocery Store
Find Nearest Bank
Find Nearest Movie Theater
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To speak the name of a popular place:
1. Speak Find Place by Name from any
screen.
“Find Place by Name”
2. Listen for the voice prompt, and speak
the name of the place. The nüvi repeats
the name of the place as it is searching.
“Starbucks”
3. A list of places appears. Speak the line
number of the place you want.
“Line 1”
4. Speak Yes to navigate to the place, or
speak No to go back to the list of found
places.
“Yes”
To speak an address:
1. Speak Find Address from any screen.
2. Respond to the prompts to speak or spell
the city name, house number, and street.
Using Hands-Free Features
Hands-free phone features are available
only if your nüvi and your mobile phone
have Bluetooth wireless technology. Not
all phones support all the hands-free phone
features the nüvi provides. To use the hands-
free features, you must pair your phone and
the nüvi.

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Pairing Your Phone
1. Verify that your phone is compatible with
the nüvi (www.garmin.com/bluetooth).
2. From the Menu page, select Tools >
Settings > Bluetooth > Add.
3 Select Add.
4. Enable the Bluetooth component of your
phone and enable Find Me/Discoverable/
Visible mode. These settings might be in
a Bluetooth menu, Connections menu, or
Hands-free menu.
5. Select OK on the nüvi.
6. Select your phone, and select OK.
7. Enter the Bluetooth PIN (1234) for your
nüvi in your phone.
Calling a Number
1. Select Hands Free > Dial.
2. Enter the number, and select Dial.
3. To end a call, touch > End Call.
Receiving a Call
When you get a call, the Incoming Call
window opens. Select Answer to answer
the call. Select Ignore to ignore the call and
stop the phone from ringing.
More Information
For more information about your nüvi,
select Tools > Help.
You can download the latest version of the
owner’s manual from www.garmin.com.
For detailed information about the MSN
Direct content, download the MSN Direct
Supplement from www.garmin.com.
For information about accessories, go to
http://buy.garmin.com or contact your
Garmin dealer.

For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of
your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com.
© 2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries
Garmin International, Inc.
1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA
Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9RB UK
Garmin Corporation
No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan
www.garmin.com
November 2008 Part Number 190-01047-02 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan