Garmin Nuvi 200 W Manual

nüvi 200 and 200W series owner’s manual 
Getting Started

Adding a Stop
You can add a stop (called a Via 
Point) to your route. The nüvi gives 
you directions to the Via Point and 
then to your final destination. 
1. With a route active, touch 
Menu > Where to?. 
2. Search for the extra stop. 
3.  Touch 
Go!.
4.  Touch 
Add as Via Point to 
add this stop before your 
destination. Touch Set as new 
Destination to make this your 
final destination. 
Taking a Detour
1. With a route active, touch...

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Where to?

Where to?
The Where to? menu provides 
several different categories you can 
use to search for locations. To learn 
how to perform a simple search, see 
page 4. 
Go! Page Options
➊
➋➌
➊ Touch to start navigating the 
route.
➋ Touch to view this location and 
surrounding areas on the map. 
➌	Touch to save this location to 
your Favorites.
Finding an Address
1.  Touch Where To? > Address. 
2.   Change the state, country, or 
province, if necessary.
3....

nüvi 200 and 200W series owner’s manual 
Where to?

 nOTE: Depending on the 
version of the maps loaded on 
your nüvi, the button names 
can change and some steps 
could be ordered differently.
Setting a Home 
Location
Set your home location for the place 
you return to most often.
1.  To set your home location, 
touch Where to? > (Favorites 
>) Go Home.
2.  Select an option:
Enter your address.
Use your current location.
Choose from a list of 
recently found locations.
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Going Home
To navigate...

 nüvi 200 and 200W series owner’s manual
Where to?

Using the On-Screen 
Keyboard
When an on-screen keyboard 
appears, touch a letter or number to 
enter it. 
Touch  to add a space. Touch  
to delete a character. Touch and hold 
 to erase the entire entry.
Touch Mode to select the keyboard 
language mode. Touch 123 to enter 
numbers and special characters.
Finding Recently 
Found Places
Your nüvi stores the last 50 of your 
recent finds in the Recently Found 
list. The most-recently viewed places...

nüvi 200 and 200W series owner’s manual 
Where to?

Favoritesvorites
You can save places in your 
Favorites so you can quickly find 
them and create routes to them. 
Your home location is also stored in 
Favorites. 
Saving Your Current Location
From the Map page, touch . 
Saving Places You Find
1. From the Go! page, touch 
Save. 
2.  Touch 
OK. The place is saved 
in Favorites. 
Finding Saved Places
1. Touch Where to?.
2.  Touch 
Favorites. Your saved 
locations are listed. 
Editing Saved Places
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Where to?

Finding a Place Using 
the Map
Use the Browse Map page to view 
different parts of the map. Touch 
Where to? > Browse Map. 
Tips for Browsing the Map
Touch the map, and drag to view 
different parts of the map. 
Touch  and  to zoom in and 
out. 
Touch any object on the map. 
An arrow appears pointing at the 
object. 
Touch Save to save this location. 
Touch go! to navigate to the 
location. 
If the GPS mode is off, touch Set 
Loc to set your...

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Where to?

Searching NearNear 
Another Location
1. Touch Where to? > Near….
2.  Select an option:
Where I Am Now—search 
near your current location. 
A Different City—search 
near the city you enter. 
My Current Route—
search along your active 
route.
My Destination—search 
near your current 
destination.
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Navigating Off Road
If you are not following roadways 
as you navigate, use Off Road 
mode. Touch Tools > Settings > 
navigation > Route...

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Using the Map

Using the Map
Your 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. A checkered flag marks your 
destination. 
If you depart from the original route, 
your nüvi recalculates the route and 
provides new directions. 
➊
➋
➌
➍
➊	Touch to view the turn list.
➋	Touch to zoom in and zoom 
out.
➌	Touch to save your current...

nüvi 200 and 200W series owner’s manual 
Using the Map

Trip Computer
The trip computer displays your 
current speed and provides helpful 
statistics about your trip. 
To view the trip computer, touch the 
Speed field on the map. 
If you make frequent stops, leave the 
nüvi turned on so it can accurately 
measure elapsed time during the trip. 
Resetting the Trip Computer
Reset the trip computer before 
beginning a trip. From the map, 
touch the Speed field. Touch Reset 
Trip to reset the...

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Managing Files

Managing Files
You can store files, such as JPEG 
image files, in the internal memory 
on the nüvi or on a memory card. 
 nOTE: The nüvi is not 
compatible with Windows® 95, 
98, Me, or Windows NT®. It is 
also not compatible with Mac® 
OS 10.3 and earlier. This is a 
common limitation of most 
USB mass storage devices. 
Supported File Types
JPEG and JPG image files: see 
page 16
Maps and GPX waypoint files 
from MapSource®: see page...