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Garmin Nuvi 900 manual

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    nüvi ® 900 series GPS navigator with digital TV quic k star t manual[...]

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    © 2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA T el. (913) 397.8200 or (900) 900.1020 Fax (913) 397.8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9RB UK T el. +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the UK) 0808 2390000 (within the UK) Fax +44[...]

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    nüvi 900 Series Quick Start Manual 1 Getting Started See the Important Safety and Pr oduct Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Y our nüvi Unit Speaker Mini-USB connector SD ™ card slot Headp hone/ audio - out jack Microphone Power key: slide to the left to turn on/off the unit; slide to the[...]

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    2 nüvi 900 Series Quick Start Manual Step 1: Install the TvCard 1. Locate the TvCard in the TvCard envelope included in the product box. 2. Remove the TvCard from the holder following the instructions included in the TvCard envelope. 2. Slide the battery cover off the back of the nüvi. TvCard Card holder Battery compartment 3. Slide the TvCard in[...]

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    nüvi 900 Series Quick Start Manual 3 Step 3: Install the Battery W ARNING : This product contains a lithium- ion battery . T o prevent damage, remove the unit from the vehicle when exiting or store it out of direct sunlight. 1. Locate the rectangular lithium-ion battery included in the product box. 2. Locate the metal contacts on the end of the li[...]

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    4 nüvi 900 Series Quick Start Manual 5. Flip the lever back, toward the windshield. 6. Fit the bottom of your nüvi into the cradle. 7. Tilt the nüvi back until it snaps into place. 8. Plug the other end of the vehicle power cable into a power outlet in your vehicle. Y our unit should turn on automatically if it is plugged in and your vehicle is [...]

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    nüvi 900 Series Quick Start Manual 5 Understanding the Menu Page ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑ ➒ ➓ ➊ GPS satellite strength. ➋ Bluetooth ® technology status. ➌ Battery status. ➍ Current time. T ouch to change the time. ➎ T ouch to nd a destination. ➏ T ouch to open the map. ➐ T ouch to make a call when connected[...]

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    6 nüvi 900 Series Quick Start Manual Following Y our Route Y our route is marked with a magenta line. As you travel, your nüvi guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows on the map, and directions at the top of the map. If you depart from the original route, your nüvi recalculates the route and provides new directions. A speed lim[...]

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    nüvi 900 Series Quick Start Manual 7 Adding a Stop Y ou can add a stop (called a V ia Point) to your route. The nüvi gives you directions to the V ia Point and then to your nal destination. 1. With a route active, touch Menu > Where to? . 2. Search for the extra stop. 3. T ouch Go! . 4. T ouch Add as Via Point to add this stop before your d[...]

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    8 nüvi 900 Series Quick Start Manual W atching Digital TV Do not attempt to view the television function or other video input while driving. Failure to pay full attention to the operation of your vehicle could result in death, serious injury , or property damage. NOTE: T o watch digital mobile television, the nüvi must be in a “3” DVB-H (Digi[...]

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    nüvi 900 Series Quick Start Manual 9 The FM trafc receiver is integrated in the vehicle power cable. The FM trafc receiver and the nüvi must be in data range of an FM station transmitting TMC (T rafc Message Channel) data to receive trafc information. NOTE: Heated, metallized windows could degrade the performance of the trafc recei[...]

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    10 nüvi 900 Series Quick Start Manual is compatible with the nüvi, go to www .garmin.com/bluetooth . T o pair and connect, your phone and your nüvi must be turned on and be within 10 meters of each other . Pairing the nüvi with your Mobile Phone 1. From the Menu page, touch T ools > Settings > Bluetooth > Add . 2. Enable the Bluetooth [...]

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    nüvi 900 Series Quick Start Manual 1 1 1. T ouch Phone > T ext Message > Compose . 2. Select an option to choose the text message recipient. 3. Select a type of message to send, such as Meet me at… or Go to… . 4. Select a location, and then touch Send as Location Message . 5. Select Modify to edit the message, if necessary . 6. Select Se[...]

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    12 nüvi 900 Series Quick Start Manual 5. Open the “Garmin” or SD card drive/ volume and paste the le. The le appears in the list of les in the nüvi memory or on the SD card. 6. When you are nished transferring les, click the Eject icon on Windows computers, or drag the volume icon to the T rash on Mac computers. 7. Unplug your [...]

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    nüvi 900 Series Quick Start Manual 13 the battery to reset the nüvi. Calibrating the Screen If the touch screen is not responding properly , calibrate the touch screen. Slide the Power key to the left and hold it for 8 seconds. Release the Power key , and press your nger to the screen. Hold your nger on the screen for about 30 seconds until[...]

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    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[...]