Garmin MOBILE XT Instruction manual

quick start manual
*Phone not included
Garmin Mobile™XT
navigation software
Provides GPS navigation on your smartphone*

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™
XT Quick Start Manual
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Install Garmin Mobile™XT on
Your Mobile Phone
1. Insert the data card into your phone using one of
the provided adapters if needed.
2. When prompted to install the Garmin Mobile XT
navigation software, select Yes. The navigation
software is installed on your phone.
3. AnswerthequestionstocongureGarminMobile
XT.
Windows Mobile
®
Smartphone users: If the software
installation does not start automatically, use the phone’s
le explorer to select the le named “Garmin Mobile
XT” on the card to install Garmin Mobile XT.
Palm OS
®
Smartphone users: If the software
installation does not start automatically, open the
application named “XT Install” on the card to install
Garmin Mobile XT.
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Acquire GPS Signals
1. Open Garmin Mobile XT.
2. Drive your vehicle 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-left corner of the Garmin Mobile
XT window indicate satellite strength. When at least
one bar is green, you can nd your destination and go
to it.
Customizing Your Phone’s
Settings
Set your phone’s auto-off and other power management
settings to be suitable for your navigation experience.
Refer to your phone’s documentation for instructions.
Navigating with Garmin Mobile XT
For complete information on using Garmin Mobile XT
and troubleshooting tips, select Help on the main
Garmin Mobile XT page. Also refer to the Garmin
Mobile XT Owner’s Manual at www.garmin.com/
mobilext.

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™
XT Quick Start Manual 3
Where to: nd addresses, Points of Interest
(restaurants, hotels, attractions), intersections, 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.
Exit: close Garmin Mobile XT.
PeerPoints
™
: you have a new PeerPoints message.
Message: you have a new message from the Garmin
Online
™
server.
Tools: use tools that are useful for navigation, such
as Route Details, PeerPoints, and Garmin Online.
Settings: adjust the settings.
Help: learn more about Garmin Mobile XT.
NOTE: You may have to select Menu to see
Tools, Settings, and Help. This is indicated in this
manual as (Menu > ).
Finding a Destination
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. Select Where to > Food, Hotels.
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.

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™
XT Quick Start Manual
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 location’s
information page.
5. Select Go to create a route to this location.
Information page options
Select Go to create a route to this location. Select
(Menu >) Options to see more options:
View on Map: displays the location on a map.
Save to My Locations: saves the location to My
Locations, a collection of your favorite locations.
Save to Contacts: saves the location to your
phone’s contact list.
Add as Via Point: adds the location to your
current route.
Send Location: sends your location as a Garmin
Location message.
Weather: shows the current weather condition
and a ve-day forecast for that location.
Dial (phone icon): calls a location (if available).
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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 screen. Your current
speed and estimated arrival time appear at the bottom of
the screen. If you are not navigating, your current speed
and heading appear at the bottom of the screen.
If you leave the map and want to return, select View
map on the main Garmin Mobile XT page. Select Stop
to stop the active route.
NOTE: By default, trafc is avoided when routes
are generated. To change this and other routing

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™
XT Quick Start Manual 5
settings, select (Menu >) Settings > Routing >
Avoidance Setup.
Using Garmin Online
Use Garmin Online to download location-relevant
information such as hotel and fuel prices (USA only),
live weather data, and trafc data. You can also
download safety camera information (Europe only).
Not all services are available in all areas.
From the main Garmin Mobile XT page, select
(Menu >) Tools > Garmin Online. Select an item to
view, such as trafc, weather, hotels, or fuel prices.
Your phone must have a data connection and data plan
to access Garmin Online. Your Garmin Online account
is activated automatically on most phones. Most
Garmin Online data is free, but your phone’s regular
internet and data transfer charges apply.
By default, each time you start navigating a route,
Garmin Mobile XT accesses Garmin Online to check
for trafc incidents on your route. If there is a trafc
incident, Garmin Mobile XT avoids the trafc when
generating the route.
Understanding PeerPoints
NOTE: The PeerPoints feature is not available on
all mobile phones.
The PeerPoints feature allows you to send your current
location information to other people using SMS text
messaging. Your phone’s normal messaging fees apply.
1. From the main Garmin Mobile XT page, select
(Menu >) Tools > PeerPoints.
2. Select Contacts,and then select a contact.
3. Select Select.
4. To send the message, select Send PeerPoint.
5. To attach a map, select (Menu >) Map. (Not
available on all phones.)
6. Select Send to send the message.

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™
XT Quick Start Manual
Garmin Mobile XT users receive the PeerPoints
message and can save the location and route to it.
More Information/Contact Garmin
For information on Garmin Mobile XT, refer to the
built-in Help system; select (Menu >) Help.
For frequently asked questions, see
www.garmin.com/support/faqs.
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, Monday–Friday, 8
AM–5 PM Central Time.
In Europe, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. at +44 (0)
870.8501241 (outside the UK) or at 0808.2380000
(within the UK).
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.
WARNING: This product, its packaging, and its components
contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause
cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm. This Notice is
provided in accordance with California’s Proposition 65. See
www.garmin.com/prop65 for more information.
Trafc.com™End-User License
Agreement
The terms and conditions of Trafc.com’s end-user license
agreement (as modied from time to time by Trafc.
com) located at http://corporate.trafc.com/enduser.htmlis
incorporated herein by this reference.

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™
XT Quick Start Manual 7
Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous
situations could result in an accident or collision resulting
in death or serious injury.
When installing your mobile phone in a vehicle, place
the unit 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. (See
diagram.)
When navigating, carefully compare information
displayed on your mobile phone 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 mobile phone while driving,
and always be fully aware of all driving conditions.
Minimize the amount of time spent viewing your mobile
phone’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
mobile phone’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.
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Warnings
Do not mount
where driver’s
eld of vision is
blocked.
Do not place
unsecured on
the vehicle
dashboard.
Do not mount in front of an
airbag eld of deployment.

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®
is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA and other countries. Garmin Mobile
™
, Garmin Online
™
, myGarmin
™
, and PeerPoints
™
are trademarks of
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© 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries
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October 2007 Part Number 190-00872-01 Rev. B Printed in Taiwan