I had hoped to be able to use the without instruction, but that was not the case. It is necessary to read the manual to learn how to make this baby sit up and beg. It is virtually impossible and, in my opinion, to have a satisfying experience without taking the time to read through the manual.
However, after about an hour with the manual and the product, I was able to get around and make good use of this GPS unit. Just be patient and the rewards will be there for you. On the purely functional side, the is plug-and-play. The antenna is built-in and invisible unlike on most other units. There are NO moving parts, such as would be found in a typical computer hard drive. There is less power consumption and superb durability.
With this kind of memory device, there is no power required to maintain its data, including memorized data entered by the user. There is a fine, high-resolution touch screen display, visible in any lighting condition and with an automatic sensor to adjust the brightness.
However, the practicality of using such a display in a vehicle environment may not be the most convenient nor safest thing do utilize. In addition, the screen is just a bit too small to use the touch screen with complete accuracy and convenience. So, Garmin has cleverly included a wireless alphanumeric remote control.
Sit back, way back and navigate away! The remote is wonderful. It has a joy stick-type controller in addition to the other keys. I found that joystick particularly useful when scrolling on a map, following, say, a freeway, for a distance. Enter a location and after just a few moments the unit accesses exacting data from its mapping storage as well as more than five million points of interest including lodging, restaurants, gas stations, and local attractions.
The voice prompts turn-by-turn directions to your destination. You can turn off the satellite nav and still use the device indoors, entering data for an upcoming trip, or to review trip data as well as for viewing info about the local area where the unit was last used.
All things considered, I found the Garmin to be a fun and accurate gadget to use and a welcome companion on the road for much less than factory built-in units. As I have found with other, similar devices, once you drive with and use one of these, it is easy to become pleasantly dependent upon its capabilities. I enjoy not getting lost. The fun of going somewhere by car is back except for the high price of gas!
I love to just go and figure out how to get wherever I am going on the fly. Table of Contents. Previous Page. Next Page. Garmin streetpilot portable car navigation owner's manual 95 pages.
Page 3: Customer Service Product Registration Help us better support you by completing our online registration today! Look for the Product Registration link on the Home page. Also, be sure to record your serial number in the right-hand column for a quick reference. The list of restaurants in your area will appear on a page similar to the one shown below: Step 4: Scroll down the list of restaurants by tapping the down arrow on the scroll bar, shown above.
Do position. Do not block. Also it controls move- ment of the map pointer on the Map page. Press in or down on the thumb stick to select or activate a highlighted item or to begin data entry. To do this, press the MENU key on your unit. If you are a new StreetPilot owner, practice using these features while your vehicle is stationary.
Touch the arrow, and the map tools bar disappears. Map page showing map tools bar An orientation icon will appear. Page 17 to Track Up or vice versa by touching the orientation icon.
Note that the map tools bar must be hidden before you can change these icons. Map Scale A map scale appears on the lower left of the Map page. It shows you the current zoom level showing on the Map page such as miles,. Page 18 Reference Information Icon When multiple Points of Interest appear at one point shown above a selection list will display shown below.
Page 19 From the information page, you can also touch Go To to create a route to the Arch. A Route Preference window will appear.
Once you select a preference, your StreetPilot will create a route to the Arch. Page Viewing The Map Page While Driving Reference Viewing the Map Page Map page in driving mode Map page in routing mode Although the information varies slightly between a Map page in driving mode and one in routing mode, you can use the features discussed in this section for both Map page types.
Page Viewing The Map Page Both types of Map pages display a vehicle icon which indicates your present position and direction of movement as a triangular icon in the center of the map. Depending upon your map scale setting, you can see a variety of geographic detail such as lakes, rivers, highways, and towns. If you would like to see more detail at your current driving position, or if you would like to see a broader view of the area, you can change the Map scale to zoom in to or out of your current position as the Map page continues to follow the vehicle icon.
Thus, if you cannot safely view the Next Turn page, you can hear the directions. The Next Turn page above disappears after a few seconds and then the page which you were previ- ously viewing will reappear. Select from different Mileage Logs. Trip Information Page While navigating a route, you can access yet another page, the Trip Information page.
Page Trip Information Page Stopped Time The length of time that the vehicle has been stopped or stationary during the time the — StreetPilot has been tracking your location since the Trip Computer was last reset. Total Time The total length of time that the StreetPilot has been tracking your location since the Trip — You can simply unplug the dead reckoning cable from the vehicle adapter if you want to use the StreetPilot in another vehicle.
It will navigate the same way as the StreetPilot The more letters you enter in the Filter page, the fewer the amount of names that will be returned.
The Near Current Route tab will display places that are located along your entire route. To adjust how far off-route your StreetPilot will You can narrow the number of exits by touching the down arrow on the All Exits tab to view only a list of Exits with Services, Rest Areas, or Other Exits such as weigh stations and Welcome centers.
Find the city which you plan to visit. Touch the name of the city so that the information about it will appear. In our example, Fraser, CO is chosen.
Thus, if you want to create a route to a place you have recently found, touch Recent Finds from the Find menu. Page Setting A Home Waypoint Reference Creating Routes The appearance of the Route menu depends on if you are currently navigating a route top or if you have recently completed a route bottom.
Page Creating Routes route home will appear. Touch a route to highlight its information, as shown above. You can then rename, delete, or activate the route, as shown in the example below.
Saving a Route Your StreetPilot always remembers the last route you created. Page 42 Reference Creating Routes You can add a via point in order to add an extra stop to your route. Page 43 Arranging Via Points If you add more than one via point, you may want to arrange the order of the stops or points on the route to minimize route length.
In the example at right, numerous stops have been added to a trip to the Kansas Speedway. Page Measuring Distances Between Two Places Reference Measuring Distances You can use the Measure Distance feature to do straight-line distancing for places that are miles away from your current location.
In the example above, the current location is Olathe, Kansas, and the new point is Albuquerque, New Mexico. Measuring Distances Between Two Places You can get an idea of how far two points are from each other by using the Measure Distance feature. Page Measuring Distances To move the thumb tack to the new location Bistro , touch the check mark at the top right of the Map page.
The on-screen pointer blue thumb tack will appear at the new location. In our example below, then, the Bistro becomes the current point. Page Customizing Your Map Page Customizing your Map Page You can customize they way information appears on the Map page in order to make your viewing expe- rience more pleasurable. For example, you can change the color of the Map page, show more or less detail on the Map page, or even prevent items such as railroads from appearing on the Map page.
You can change one or all of the settings. A Menu page will appear, as shown below. All settings for that tab will reset to its original settings. Select the Reset All Settings icon if you want to restore every original setting on the Map Setup page.
Your StreetPilot includes three tab styles that contain pre-set information that will appear in each data tab see the examples at left.
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