Garmin StreetPilot I2 - Automotive GPS Receiver User manual

StreetPilot® i2/i3/i5
owner’s manual
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PREFACE
Quick Links
• To find an address, see page 4.
• To adjust the volume or screen
brightness, see page 15.
• To clean and store your unit,
see page 22.
• To use your StreetPilot
indoors, or to learn about safe
mode, see page 17.
PREFACE
Thank you for purchasing the StreetPilot® i2™, i3, or i5!
Serial Number
Record the serial number (8-digit number under the battery door)
in case your StreetPilot needs service or you want to buy more
maps.
Serial Number: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Contact Garmin
Contact Garmin if you have any questions about using your
StreetPilot i2/i3/i5.
In the U.S.A, contact Garmin Product Support by phone at
913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM
Central Time. You can also visit the Garmin Web site at
www.garmin.com/support.
In Europe, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. at 44/0870.8501241.
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NOTE: All information
in this manual applies to
the i2, i3, and i5 unless
otherwise noted. All
screens shown are from
the i3.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface .................................................i
Serial Number ............................................. i
Contact Garmin ........................................... i
Getting Started ....................................1
Buttons and Pages ...................................... 1
Find It and Go! ........................................... 2
Following Your Route ................................... 3
Where To? ...........................................4
Finding an Address ..................................... 4
Setting a Home Location .............................. 5
Finding Places by Spelling ............................ 6
Finding Near Other Places ........................... 7
Viewing Recent Finds .................................. 8
Finding an Intersection ................................ 8
Finding a City ............................................. 8
My Favorites ........................................9
Saving Places as Favorites ........................... 9
Finding Saved Places ................................... 9
Editing Saved Places ................................. 10
Navigating .........................................11
Viewing the Map ....................................... 11
Reviewing Turns ....................................... 12
Stopping Your Route ................................. 13
Adding a Detour to a Route ........................ 13
Adding an Extra Stop to Your Route ............. 14
Customizing ......................................15
Changing Settings .................................... 15
Appendix ...........................................20
Mounting to Your Windshield or Dashboard ... 20
Removing the Mount ................................. 21
Cleaning and Care .................................... 22
Loading Maps ........................................... 23
Updating Software and Map Data ................ 23
About Satellite Signals .............................. 24
Troubleshooting ........................................ 25
Resetting Your StreetPilot .......................... 26
Technical Specifications ............................. 27
External Power ......................................... 27
Battery Information ................................. 27
Software License Agreement ...................... 28
Index ................................................29
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED
Buttons and Pages
➊
Press to go back or to exit a page.
Press and hold to view the main page.
Press to switch between the main page and the map.
➋
Wheel
Roll up or down to highlight items on the screen.
Press in to select an item.
Roll to zoom in or out on the map.
Press and hold to save your current location (page 9).
➌
Power
Press and hold to turn on and off.
➍
microSD™ card slot
To insert or remove a card, press it in until it clicks.
Note: microSD was formerly known as TransFlash. You can use any card
labeled TransFlash or microSD in the card slot.
➎
USB port
➊
➌
➋
➎
➍
MapMain Page

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GETTING STARTED
Find It and Go!
Use your StreetPilot to find your destination and go to it!
Use the Wheel to
highlight Where To?
Press the Wheel in to
select.
➊
Select a category
and subcategory (if
available).
➌
Select Food, Hotels,
and More.
➋
Select Start
Navigating.
➎
Select a destination.
➍
Enjoy the route!
➏

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GETTING STARTED
Following Your Route
Follow the route to your destination using the map. As you travel, your StreetPilot guides you to your
destination with vocal prompts, text directions, and turn arrows. If you depart from the original route, the
StreetPilot recalculates the route and provides new instructions.
A checkered flag marks
your destination.
Follow the white
arrows as you take
turns.
Your route is marked
with a red or black
line.
To return to the main page, press .
To view the map at any time, select View Map from the main page.

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WHERE TO?
WHERE TO?
Finding an Address
To find an address, select Where To? from the main page. Then select Address.
Select a state.
➊
Enter the house
number. Then press
.
➋
Select Start
Navigating.
➏
Select the correct
address from the list.
➎
Enter the street name.
Press and select
the correct street from
the list.
➌
➍
If necessary, select
a city.

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WHERE TO?
Setting a Home Location
You can set a Home location for the place you return to most often. After you set it, you can easily
navigate Home.
Press the Wheel
to acknowledge the
message.
Select Yes. Then
enter the address.
See page 4 for
instructions.
Select Where To? >
Go Home.
➊ ➋ ➌
Going Home
After you set your Home location, you can easily navigate home by selecting
Where To? > Go Home.
Changing Your Home Location
To change your Home location, you must delete your current Home
location, which is stored in My Favorites. See page 10 to learn how to delete
a saved place from My Favorites. Then set your Home location again by
following the steps above.
Delete Home from My
Favorites. Then set your
Home location again.

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WHERE TO?
Finding Places by Spelling
You can find a place in Food, Hotels, and More by spelling the
name of the place.
Enter the name of the
place. Then press .
Select the place from
the list.
➊ ➋
Select Where To? >
Food, Hotels, and More.
Select Spell Name.
➌ ➍
Narrow Your
Search
When searching for places, select
the <Spell> field. Then enter
letters in the name of the place to
narrow your search.
Select <Spell>

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WHERE TO?
Finding Near Other Places
After you find a place you want to go to, you can search for another
place nearby.
➋
Search for another
place.
After you find a place,
select Find Nearby.
➊
Saving a Place
To save a place after you find it,
see page 9.
Viewing a Place
on the Map
To view a place on the map, select
Show Map. To exit the map,
press .

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WHERE TO?
Viewing Recent Finds
Your StreetPilot stores the last 25 places you have found in Recent
Finds. The most recently viewed places appear at the top of
the list.
Select Where To? >
Recent Finds.
Select an item from
the list.
➋➊
Finding an Intersection
Finding an intersection is very similar to finding an address. From
the main page, select Where To? > Intersections and enter the
two street names.
Finding a City
Select Where To? > Cities to search for a city.
Why can’t I find a
place in my i2/i3?
When you set up your i2 or i3, you
loaded detailed maps. Your i2/i3
can only search for places located
within those detailed maps. For
example, to search for a place in
New York City, you must load
detailed maps for New York City.
For more information on loading
detailed maps to your i2/i3, see
page 23.
If you own an i5, your StreetPilot
already contains detailed maps.

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MY FAVORITES
MY FAVORITES
Saving Places as Favorites
➊ ➋
Press the Wheel
to acknowledge the
message.
After you find a
place, select Save
as Favorite.
Finding Saved Places
Select Where To? >
My Favorites.
Select the place
you want to visit.
➋➊
Saving Your
Current Location
To save your current location as
a Favorite, press and hold the
Wheel. Select Change Name
to rename the favorite. Press
to exit.

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MY FAVORITES
Editing Saved Places
After you save a place, you can change the name of the place and
its symbol or delete the place from your favorites.
Select Where To? >
My Favorites.
Select an option. See
the panels to the right
for more information.
➊
Select the place
you want to edit.
➋
➌
Changing the Name
To change the name of the saved
place, select Change Name.
Enter the new name and press
.
Changing the Map
Symbol
To change the place’s symbol on
the map, select Change Map
Symbol. Select a symbol from
the list that appears. Then press
.
Deleting Saved Places
To delete this saved
place, select Delete.
Then select Yes.

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NAVIGATING
NAVIGATING
Viewing the Map
From the main page, select View Map to view the map. The position icon shows your current location.
Time when you
will reach your
destination
Distance to the next turn
Your current location
Roll the Wheel to zoom in and out
Press to return to
the main page

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NAVIGATING
Reviewing Turns
When you are following a route on the map, press and select Review Turns from the main page
to view turn-by-turn instructions for your entire route. This page displays all turns in the route and the
distance between turns. To view details about any turn, highlight the turn and press the Wheel.
Upcoming turn
Distance to the
upcoming turn
Approximate time
left until this turn
Viewing Turn Details
Review Turns Page
Direction of
the turn
Distance to
the turn
Viewing Turn Details
From the Review Turns page, you can view a specific turn in detail, including the distance and time left
before you reach the turn. To view a turn in detail, select any turn from the Review Turns page.
Roll the Wheel to view other turns in the route. When you are finished viewing turn details,
press .

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NAVIGATING
Stopping Your Route
If you want to stop your current route, return to the main page and
select Stop Navigation.
Adding a Detour to a Route
If you need to take a detour from your current route, return to the
main page and select Detour. The StreetPilot calculates a new
route and provides you with new instructions. The StreetPilot also
attempts to get you back on your original route as soon as possible.
On some routes, the route you are currently taking might be
the only reasonable option. In this case, the StreetPilot cannot
calculate a detour.
Press to return to
the main page.
➊
Select Stop Navigation
or Detour.
➋

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NAVIGATING
Adding an Extra Stop to Your Route
To create a route that has more than one stop, you can add a via
point to your route. Your StreetPilot gives you directions to the via
point and then to your final destination.
Search for your
destination. Select
Start Navigating.
➊ ➋
Search for the extra
stop you want to add
to your route.
➌
Select Start Navigating.
➍
Select Yes.
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NOTE: You can add only
one via point at a time
to your route. After you
drive past a via point, you
can add another point to
your route.
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NOTE: If you select No
in step 4, this via point
becomes your new route
destination.

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CUSTOMIZING
CUSTOMIZING
Changing Settings
To change settings, select Settings from the main page.
Select Settings. Select the setting
you want to change.
➋➊
Changing Volume, Brightness, and Contrast
Select Set Volume or Set Brightness
and roll the Wheel up or down to
increase or decrease the setting. In the
i2 only, you can also change the contrast
by selecting Set Contrast.
More Settings
To change settings, select a
settings category: Map, System,
Navigation, Time, or Language.
Refer to the following pages to
learn more about each setting.

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CUSTOMIZING
Changing Map Settings
Map Detail—adjust the amount of detail shown on the map.
Displaying more detail may cause the map to redraw slowly.
Map View—change the perspective of the Map page.
• Track Up—display the map in 2 dimensions (2-D) with your
direction of travel at the top.
• North Up—display the map in 2-D with North at the top.
• 3 D—display the map in 3 dimensions (3-D) with your
direction of travel at the top. This is the default map view.
MapSource—view the software and version number of the
detailed maps loaded on your StreetPilot.
Map Settings
Changing map orientation