Garmin Mobile PC User manual

quick start manual
Garmin Mobile™PC
turn-by-turn navigation software for your laptop

© 2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries
Garmin International, Inc.
1200 East 151st Street,
Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA
Tel. [phone] or (800)
800.1020
Fax [phone]
Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
Liberty House
Hounsdown Business Park,
Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9RB UK
Tel. [phone] (outside the UK)
0808 2380000 (within the UK)
Fax [phone]
Garmin Corporation
No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road,
Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
July 2008 Part Number 190-00880-03 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan
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Acquire GPS Signals
1. Open Garmin Mobile PC.
2. Move to an open area, out of parking garages, and
away from tall buildings.
Acquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes.
The bars in the upper-right corner of the Menu
page indicate satellite strength. When at least one bar is
green, you can nd your destination and go to it.
Navigating with Garmin Mobile PC
For complete information on using Garmin Mobile PC,
click Help on the Menu page.
Where to?: nd addresses, points of interest (POIs)
such as restaurants and hotels, saved locations, and a
variety of other locations in your detailed map.
View map: view a map of your current location. The
map moves as you move to constantly show your
current location.
Finding a Destination
The Where to? menu provides several categories and
sub-categories to help you nd destinations.
1. Click Where to? > Food, Hotels....

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2. Clickacategory.Tondadestinationbyname,click
Spell Name, enter all or part of the name, and click
the location you want.
3. Click a sub-category, or click All Categories. A list
of destinations near your current location appears.
4. Click a destination to view it on the map. You can
also type the name of the destination in the text
baratthetopofthescreentonditinthelistof
destinations.
5. Click Go to navigate to this location.
TIP: Click and hold the Back button or the Garmin
Mobile PC icon to quickly return to the Menu page.
Information Page Options
After you select a destination, click More to get the
coordinates of the destination and to see more options:
Save to Favorites: saves the location to Favorites, a
collection of your favorite locations.
Save to Contacts: saves the location to your
Microsoft
®
Outlook
®
contacts list.
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Weather: shows the current weather condition and a
ve-day forecast for the selected location.
Following the Route
After you nd a location, click Go to navigate to it. The
map automatically opens with your route indicated by a
magenta line. The vehicle icon shows your position
on the map.
Direction bar
Heading
Speed
Time to
next turn
Arrival
time
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Directions appear at the top of the screen. Your current
heading (direction of travel), speed, time to next turn,
and estimated arrival time appear at the bottom of the
screen. If you are not navigating a route, your current
heading and speed appear at the bottom of the screen.
Click View Map on the Menu page to return to your
route. Click Stop to stop the active route. Click Detour
to calculate an alternate route. If you travel off course,
Garmin Mobile PC automatically recalculates your
route and provides new directions.
Click Tools > Trip Computer to view trip information,
including maximum speed, current speed, and current
elevation.
While navigating a route, Garmin Mobile PC provides
text-to-speech voice prompts. These voice prompts
have extensive vocabularies and pronounce the street
names as you approach turns.
NOTE: The text-to-speech feature is available in
English only.
Adding a Via Point
You can add stops (via points) to your route. Garmin
Mobile PC gives you directions to the via point and
then to your nal destination.
TIP: If you want to add more than one via point to the
route, see Editing a Route.
1. With a route active, click the direction bar at the top
of the map page.
2. Click Edit.
3. Click Add Start Point or Add End Point, depending
on when you want to stop at your via point. Clicking
Add End Pointwillchangeyournaldestinationto
a via point.
4. Search for your destination.
5. Click Go.
6. Click Yes to add the location as a via point on your
route. Click No to set the location as your new
destination.

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Creating and Saving a Route
To create and save a route, from the Menu page click
Tools > Manage My Data > Routes > New. After
creating the route, click Done to save the route.
To save an active route, from the Menu page click
Tools > Manage My Data > Routes > Save.
Editing a Route
You can edit a route to change the route name, add
additional via points, or reshape the route.
1. Click Tools > Manage My Data > Routes.
2. Click a route, and click Edit.
3. Click a category to edit.
Rename—enables you to rename a saved route.
Edit/Review Points—add additional via points and
change the nal destination of a route.
Route Preference—change the route preference to
calculate by faster time or shorter distance.
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Shape Route—select points on the map to
customize an existing route. Click Add to save a
change.
Using Garmin Online™
Use Garmin Online to download free location-relevant
information such as hotel and fuel prices (USA only),
live weather data, and ight status information. Safety
camera information is a paid service available in
Europe. Not all services are available in all areas. The
use of Garmin Online requires an Internet connection.
From the Menu page, click Garmin Online. Click an
item to view, such as weather, hotels, or fuel prices.
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Click Options from any of the Garmin Online items
(except Weather) to save the selected location to your
Favorites, to add the selected location as a via point to
a current route, or to view weather information for the
selected location.
Click Subscription Status to view activation and
subscription information for paid services. Click
Settings to choose how you are notied to connect to
Garmin Online.
Weather
The weather page displays current weather conditions
and forecast information for the next ve days for
your location. Click on a day to see detailed weather
information. Click New City to enter another location.
hotels.com®Rates
Click hotels.com
®
Rates to view hotel rates, amenities,
and ratings. Hotels are shown in ascending order with
the nearest location rst. Click Sort to list locations in
ascending order by price.
Fuel Prices
The fuel prices feature displays fuel grades and their
prices per gallon.
1. Click Near to search for fuel stations near your
current location or destination. Available options
depend on whether you are navigating a route.
2. Click Near Other to search a different city or to
browse the map.
3. Click a fuel grade to see fuel station information
and fuel prices in ascending order with the nearest
locationrst.
4. Click Sort to list locations in ascending order by fuel
price.

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Flight Status
The ight status feature displays airports in ascending
order with the nearest major airport to your location
listed rst. Click an airport to check the status of a
ight, and to get departure and arrival information.
Click Map to see an airport location on the map.
Safety Cameras
Safety camera information is a paid service available in
some regions in Europe. Check http://my.garmin
.com for availability. You can update safety camera
information by clicking Garmin Online > Safety
Cameras. Click a region, and click Download.
To purchase a new region or extend an existing
subscription, visit http://my.garmin.com.
More Information/Contact Garmin
For information refer to the built-in Help system by
clicking Help.
To e-mail Garmin Product Support, go to
www.garmin.com/support.
In the USA, contact Garmin Product Support by phone
at 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020.

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Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous
situations could result in an accident or collision resulting in
death or serious injury and/or property damage.
When using your laptop in a vehicle, place the laptop securely
so it does not obstruct the driver’s view of the road or
interfere with vehicle operating controls, such as the steering
wheel, foot pedals, or transmission levers. Do not place in
front of or above any airbag.
When navigating, carefully compare information displayed
on your laptop to all available navigation sources, including
information from street signs, visual sightings, and maps. For
safety, always resolve any discrepancies or questions before
continuing navigation and defer to posted road signs.
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Always operate the vehicle in a safe manner. Do not become
distracted by your laptop while driving, and always be
fully aware of all driving conditions. Minimize the amount
of time spent viewing your laptop’s screen while driving and
use voice prompts when possible. Do not input destinations,
change settings, or access any functions requiring prolonged
use of your laptop’s controls while driving. Pull over in a safe
and legal manner before attempting such operations.
The navigation software is designed to provide route
suggestions. It is not designed to replace the need for driver
attentiveness regarding road closures or road conditions,
trafc congestion, weather conditions, or other factors that
may affect safety while driving.
You assume total responsibility and risk for using this
software on your laptop.
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Warnings
Important Safety and Product Information

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Important Information
MAP DATA INFORMATION: One of the goals of Garmin is to
provide customers with the most complete and accurate cartography
that is available to us at a reasonable cost. We use a combination of
governmental and private data sources, which we identify in product
literature and copyright messages displayed to the consumer.
Virtually all data sources contain some inaccurate or incomplete
data. In some countries, complete and accurate map information is
either not available or is prohibitively expensive.
Limited Warranty
This Garmin software product (excluding the map data, which is
covered by the NAVTEQ End-User License Agreement set forth in
this product documentation) is warranted to pertain substantially
as described in the product documentation for one year from the
date of purchase. Within this period, Garmin will, at its sole option,
repair or replace the software. Such repairs or replacement will
be made at no charge to the customer, provided that the customer
shall be responsible for any transportation cost. This warranty does
not cover failures due to abuse, misuse, accident, or unauthorized
alteration or repairs.
This software is intended to be used only as a travel aid and must
not be used for any purpose requiring precise measurement of
direction, distance, location or topography. GARMIN MAKES NO
WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS
OF MAP DATA IN THIS SOFTWARE.
THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED
HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR
STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY ARISING UNDER
ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-
INFRINGEMENT FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS,
WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR COUNTRY
TO COUNTRY.
IN NO EVENT SHALL GARMIN BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, WHETHER RESULTING FROM THE USE,
MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT
(INCLUDING GARMIN’S SOFTWARE and the third-party map
data) OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT (INCLUDING
GARMIN’S SOFTWARE and the third-party map data). Some
states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential
damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you.

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Garmin retains the exclusive right to repair or replace the software
or offer a full refund of the purchase price at its sole discretion.
SUCH REMEDY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY.
To obtain warranty service for your Garmin Mobile PC software,
contact Garmin at 800-800-1020 or email at
www.garmin.com/support.

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
Part Number 190-00880-03 Rev. A