Garmin 010-10844-00 - Mobile XT - GPS Software User manual

Garmin Mobile®XT
owner’s manual
navigation software for your mobile device

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Garmin Mobile XT Owner’s Manual i
Introduction
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Garmin
Mobile
®
XT navigation software. For
complete information on using Garmin
Mobile XT, refer to the built-in Help
system; select on the main page of the
Garmin Mobile XT program.
Manual Conventions
When you see text in blue, click the text
with your mouse to follow a link for
more information. For example, to learn
how to perform a standard search, see
page 4.
When you are instructed to “select”
something, use the navigation key
on your mobile device, or use the
touchscreen to select an item on the
screen.
You will see small arrows (>) in the text.
They indicate that you should select a
series of items. For example, if you see
“select Where to? > Home” you should
use the navigation key or touchscreen to
select Where to?, and then select Home.
Garmin Mobile XT is compatible with
a broad range of Nokia Symbian
®
,
Windows Mobile
®
, and Palm OS
®
Treo
™
smartphones. There may be differences
in the software interfaces on various
phones. For example, on some phones
you may need to select Menu in order to
see additional options. These differences
are indicated with parentheses. For
example, if the manual instructs you to
select (Menu >) Tools and your phone
does not have a Menu option, just select
Tools.
Garmin Mobile XT can be used on
mobile phones as well as personal digital
assistants (PDAs) and other mobile
devices. This manual uses the word
“phone” to mean the mobile device on
which you are using Garmin Mobile XT
navigation software.

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Introduction
Tips and Shortcuts
Select and hold the Back button to
return to the main menu.
When present, you can select to
return to the main menu.
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 24).
Unlock optional maps.
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Contact Garmin
Contact Garmin Product Support if you
have any questions while using your
Garmin Mobile XT. In the USA, go to
www.garmin.com/support, or contact
Garmin USA by phone at
[phone] or [phone].
In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
by phone at 0808 2380000.
In Europe, go to www.garmin.com
/support and click Contact Support
for in-country support information, or
contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. by phone
at +44 (0) 870.8501241.

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Introduction
Table of Contents
Introduction.....................................i
Manual Conventions..........................i
Tips and Shortcuts............................ ii
myGarmin™...................................... ii
Contact Garmin ................................ ii
Getting Started...............................1
Acquiring GPS Signals .....................1
Using the Main Page ........................2
Where to?.......................................5
Information Page Options.................5
Finding Places Near Other
Locations ..........................................6
Going Home ....................................7
Finding an Address...........................8
Finding a Location by Spelling the
Name ...............................................9
Finding a Location Using Local
Search ..............................................9
Finding Fuel Prices ........................10
Navigating to a Contact ................. 11
My Locations .................................. 11
Finding Recently Found Places......12
Finding Extras ................................12
Finding Cities .................................12
Finding Intersections .....................13
Finding a Location Using Photo
Navigation ......................................13
Using Location Messages .............14
Entering Location Coordinates .......14
Routing.........................................15
Adding a Detour to Your Route.......16
Stopping Your Route ......................16
Adding Stops to a Route ...............17
Avoiding Roads and Areas .............17
Saving a Route...............................19
Planning a Route ...........................19
Garmin Online
™ ...............................................
21
Checking Subscription Status ........22
Viewing Weather Data....................22
Viewing Trafc Data .......................23
Viewing Flight Data.........................24
Downloading Safety Cameras .......24
Location Messages .....................25
Sending Your Location ..................25
Requesting a Location Message ...26
Routing to a Location .....................26
My Locations................................27
Saving a Location...........................27
Creating a New Saved Location.....27

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Editing My Locations .....................27
Deleting All Saved Locations..........28
Contacts .......................................29
Assigning a Location to a Contact..29
Editing Contacts ............................29
Routing to an Appointment .............30
Tools .............................................31
Browsing the Map ..........................31
Where Am I?...................................32
Managing Data ..............................32
Settings ........................................35
Map Settings .................................35
System Settings ............................36
Routing Settings .............................38
Display Settings..............................39
Audio Settings ...............................39
Garmin Online Settings ..................40
Proximity Points Settings................40
About .............................................41
Restore Defaults.............................41
Appendix ......................................42
Remote GPS Page.........................42
Index .............................................44

Garmin Mobile XT Owner’s Manual 1
Getting Started
Getting Started
Acquiring GPS Signals
Before you can navigate to a destination,
the GPS receiver must acquire satellite
(GPS) signals.
1. Turn on your GPS receiver.
2. Open Garmin Mobile XT.
3. If you are using an external GPS
receiver, make sure it is connected to
your mobile phone using Bluetooth®
wireless technology.
4. Go to an open area, out of parking
garages, and away from tall buildings.
NOTE: For frequently asked questions
about Bluetooth wireless technology,
see www.garmin.com/support. Click
Search Support. Enter “Bluetooth”
and click Search.)
Acquiring satellite signals may take a
few minutes. The bars in the upper-left
corner indicate satellite strength. While
the GPS receiver is acquiring satellite
signals or if it loses signals, the bars are
red or hollow . When the bars
are green , your GPS has acquired
satellite signals; you can nd your
destination and go to it.
To view information about the GPS
receiver, select the GPS icon ( ,
, or ). You can also select
(Menu >) Tools > Settings > System
> Remote GPS. For more information
about the Remote GPS page, see page
41. For more information about GPS,
visit www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.

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Getting Started
Using the Main Page
Where to?—nd addresses,
Points of Interest (restaurants, hotels,
attractions), intersections, and a variety
of other locations. See pages 5–14 for
information on nding destinations.
View map—see a map of your
current location. The map moves as you
move to constantly show your current
location.
Garmin Online—access Garmin
Online features
Tools—use tools that are useful for
navigation, such as route details and
Location Messages (page 25–26).
Exit–close the Garmin Mobile XT
application.
Location Messages—you have a
new location message. See page 25–26
for information.
Message—you have a new message
from the Garmin Online
™
server.
Help—learn more about Garmin
Mobile XT.
NOTE: From the map, you may have
to select Menu to see Tools, Garmin
Online, and Help. This is indicated
with parentheses. For example, (Menu
>) Tools. If your phone does not have
a Menu option, just select Tools.
GPS disabled—select to enable (turn
GPS on).

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Getting Started
GPS enabled—searching for your
GPS unit. Select to view the Remote
GPS page.
Satellite Strength—select to view
the Remote GPS page.
Following the Route
After you nd a location, select
Go! to create a route to it. The map
automatically opens with your route
indicated with a magenta line. The
position icon shows your position on the
map. Directions appear at the top of the
page. Your current speed and estimated
arrival time appear at the bottom of the
page.
If you leave the map and want to return,
select View map on the main Garmin
Mobile XT page. Select Stop on the
main Garmin Mobile XT page to stop
the active route.
NOTE: By default, severe trafc is
avoided when routes are generated. To
change this and other routing settings,
select (Menu >) Tools >Settings >
Routing. See page 42.
You can select (Menu >) Tools >
Browse Map to show a different view of
the map.

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Getting Started
Finding Points of Interest
(POI)
The Where to? menu provides several
categories and sub-categories to help
you nd destinations. You can enter
addresses, look up locations you recently
found, and view locations you have
saved.
1. From the main page, select Where
to? > Points of Interest.
2. Select a category. To nd a location
by name, select Spell Name, enter all
or part of the name, and then select
the location you want.
3. Select a sub-category or select All
Categories. A list of locations near
your current location appears.
4. Select the location to open the
information page.

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Where to?
Where to?
Use the Where to? menu to nd
addresses, restaurants, attractions, and a
variety of other locations. You can also
nd nearby ight times and fuel prices.
To learn how to perform a standard
search, see page 4.
Many categories in the Where to?
menu require detailed map data that
is either preloaded on your memory
card or downloaded from MapInstall
or MapSource. You must have detailed
maps loaded on your device in order to
nd locations within some of the Where
to? categories, such as Addresses and
Points of Interest.
Information Page Optionsnformation Page Options
After you choose an item, you can select
Go! to create a route to this location, or
select (Menu >) Options to access the
information page:
Phone icon—call the location (if
available).
Save to My Locations—save the
location.
Save to Contacts—saves the location
to your phone’s contact list.
Add as Via Point—adds the location
to your current route.
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Where to?
Weather—shows the current weather
conditions at that location. See page
22.
Send Location—Sends a message
with location information.
Map—view the location on a map.
Sending a Found Location
You can nd a location and send it
to people in your Contacts list. The
information is sent to Garmin Mobile XT
users as a location text message. Non-
users receive a text message only.
1. Find a location.
2. On the information page, select
(Menu >) Options > Send Location.
3. Select a contact from the list.
4. Select the message text you want
to include with the location, or
select Custom to create your own
message.
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5. To attach a map of the location,
select (Menu >) Options > Attach
Map. (The MMS service required for
this feature may not be available on
all phones.)
6. To send the location, select Send.
Finding Places Near
Other Locations
By default, Garmin Mobile XT nds
places near your current location. You
can also use Garmin Mobile XT to nd
places near your current road or route,
your route destination, or a location you
select.
1. From the main page, select Where
to? > Near.

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Where to?
2. Select an option:
Near Current Location—
searches for places near your
current location.
Near Current Route—searches
for places along the route you are
currently navigating.
Near Route Destination—
searches for places near your
current route destination.
Near Other—searches for places
near the city you enter or near the
map item you select.
3. Select Done.
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Going Home
You can set a home location for the place
you return to most often.
1. From the main page, select Where
to? > Home.
2. Select an option to set your home
location.
After you have saved your home
location, you can create a route to it by
selecting Where to? > Home.

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Where to?
Changing Your Home
Location
To change your home location, you must
rst delete it:
1. From the main page, select (Menu
>) Tools > Manage My Data > My
Locations.
2. Select Home > Delete > Yes.
After you delete your home location,
select Where to? > Home to set a new
home location.
Finding an Address
1. From the main page, select Where
to? > Addresses.
2. Select a country and state/region (if
necessary).
3. To search all cities, select Search
All Cities. You can also select Spell
City/Postal Code, enter part of the
name, and then select the city from
the list.

TIP: You can search for a postal code.
Enter the postal code instead of the
city name. (Not all map data provides
postal code searching.)
4. Enter the house number and then
select Next.
5. Enter all or part of the street name
or number and then select the street
from the list.

NOTE: When entering street
information, you do not need to enter
a prex or sufx. For example, to nd
“E Main St,” you can enter “Main.”
6. If many addresses match your search
criteria, select the correct address
from the list. The information page for
the address opens.

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Where to?
Finding a Location 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 or keypad. You can
also enter letters contained in the name
to narrow the search.
1. From the main page, select Where
to? > Points of Interest.
2. Select Spell Name.
3. Using the on-screen keyboard or
keypad, enter letters in the name.
Select Done.
4. Select the point of interest you are
looking for.
Finding a Location Using
Local Search
Local search enables you to search for
the most current location information.
In addition to searching by spelling the
name of a location, you can also search
for locations within a specic category,
like hair salons or art galleries. Your
phone must have an Internet connection
to access this information. See your
phone service provider for applicable
charges.
1. From the main page, select Where
to? > Local Search.
2. Select Spell Name.

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Where to?
3. Using the on-screen keyboard or
keypad, enter letters for what you
want to search for. Select Done.
4. Select a point of interest.
TIP: You can also nd the local search
feature under (Menu >) Garmin
Online > Local Search. For more
information about Garmin Online, see
page 21.
Finding Fuel Prices
You can nd fuel prices in select
markets. Your phone must have an
Internet connection to access this
information. See your phone service
provider for applicable charges.
1. From the main page, select Where
to? > Points of Interest > Fuel >
Fuel Prices.
2. Select a fuel type.
Your phone connects to the Internet to
use this Garmin Online service. A list
of fuel prices near your current location
appears.

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Where to?
4. To sort the list by lowest price, select
Sort. To sort by distance, select Sort
again.
5. Select the location you want.
TIP: You can also nd fuel prices
under (Menu >) Garmin Online >
Fuel Prices. For more information
about Garmin Online, see page 21.
Navigating to a Contact
For more information about Contacts,
see pages 29–30.
1. From the main page, select Where
to? > Contacts.
2. Select a contact in the list.
3. If the contact does not have a GPS
location, Garmin Mobile XT asks if
you want to assign a GPS location.
Select Yes. Select an option to set a
GPS location for the contact.
My Locations
You can save places in My Locations,
so you can quickly nd them and create
routes to them. Your home location is
also stored in My Locations.
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NOTE: For information on editing
and managing your saved locations,
see pages 27–28.
Saving Places You Find
1. After you have found a place you
want to save, select (Menu >) Save.
2. Select OK. The place is saved in My
Locations.
Finding Saved Places
1. From the main page, select Where
to?.
2. Select My Locations.

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Where to?
Finding Recently Found
Places
Garmin Mobile XT keeps track of the
last 40 locations you have recently found
so you can nd them again quickly.
From the main page, select Where to?
> Recent Finds to view your recently
found items.
Finding Extras
For more information about optional
accessories, go to http://shop.garmin
.com or www.garmin.com/extras. You
can also contact your Garmin dealer to
purchase accessories.
Custom POIs
Custom POIs are customized points on
the map. They can contain alerts that let
you know if you are near a designated
point or if you are traveling faster than
a specied speed. You can create or
download Custom POI lists and install
them on your device using Garmin POI
Loader software available at www
.garmin.com/extras. See the POI Loader
Help le for more information.
1. Use POI Loader to load Custom POIs
on your device.
2. From the main page, select Where
to? > Extras > Custom POIs.
Finding Cities
1. From the main page, select Where
to? > Cities. A list of cities near your
current location appears.
2. Select a city. To search by name,
select Spell, enter the name, and
then select the city you want.

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Where to?
Finding Intersections
1. From the main page, select Where
to? > Intersections.
2. Select a country and state/region (if
necessary).
3. To search all cities, select Search
All Cities. You can also select Spell
City/Postal Code, enter part of the
name, and then select the city from
the list.
4. Enter all or part of the rst street
name or number and then select the
street from the list.

NOTE: When entering street
information, you do not need to enter
a prex or sufx. For example, to nd
“E Main St,” you can enter “Main.”
5. Enter all or part of the second street
name or number and then select the
street from the list.
6. If many intersections match your
search criteria, select the correct
intersection from the list.
Finding a Location Using
Photo Navigation
Panoramio
™
provides pictures that
include location information. Your phone
must have an Internet connection to
access this information. See your phone
service provider for applicable charges.
From the main page, select Where to?
>Panoramio
™
Photos. A list of photos
that Panoramio users have taken of
nearby locations will load.

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Where to?
TIP: You can also nd the Panoramio
feature under (Menu >) Garmin
Online > Panoramio™Photos. For
more information about Garmin
Online, see page 21.
Using Location Messages
After you receive a location message,
you can create a route to it.
1. From the main page, select Where
to? > Location Messages or
select (Menu >) Tools > Location
Messages.
2. Select the location message from the
list, and then select View Details.
For more information on location
messages, see pages 25–26.
Entering Location
Coordinates
Enter the location’s coordinates; this can
be helpful for geocaching.
1. On the Menu page, touch
Where to ?> Coordinates.
2. Touch Format to change the location
coordinate format.
3. Enter the coordinates, and touch
Next.