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 
Menu. 
2.  Touch 
Detour. 
The nüvi attempts to get you 
back on your original route as 
quickly as possible. If the route 
you are currently taking is the only 
reasonable option, the nüvi might not 
calculate a detour.
Stopping the Route
1. With a route active, touch 
Menu. 
2.  Touch 
Stop. 
Adjusting the Volume
From the Menu page, touch Volume 
(or ). Touch  and  to adjust 
the volume. Touch the box next to 
Mute to mute all audio. 
Locking the Screen
To prevent accidental screen touches, 
slide the Power key to the right  
(). To unlock the screen, slide the 
Power key to the center position.  
						

							
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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.  Touch 
Spell City, enter the 
city/postal code, and touch 
Done. Select the city/postal 
code in the list. (Not all map 
data provides postal code 
searching.) If you are unsure 
of the city, touch Search All.
4.  Enter the number of the 
address, and touch Done. 
5  Enter the street name, and 
touch Done.
6.  Select the correct street in the 
list, if necessary.
7.  Touch the address, if 
necessary. 
						

							
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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 home after you have set 
your home location, touch Where 
to? > Favorites > go Home.
Finding a Place by 
Spelling the Name 
If you know the name of the 
destination you are looking for, 
you can spell it using the on-screen 
keyboard. You can also enter letters 
contained in the name to narrow the 
search. 
1. Touch 
Where to? > Points of 
Interest > Spell Name.
2.  Using the on-screen keyboard, 
enter letters of the name of 
your destination. Touch Done.  
						

							
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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 
appear at the top of the list. Touch 
Where to? > Recently Found to 
view your recently found items. 
Deleting Recently Found 
Places
To remove all places from the 
Recently Found list, touch Clear > 
Yes. 
 nOTE: When you touch 
Clear, all items in the list are 
removed. This process does 
not delete the actual place 
from your nüvi. 
						

							
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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
1. Touch Where to? > 
Favorites. 
2.  Touch 
Edit. 
3.  Touch an item to edit:
Change Name—enter 
a new name, and touch 
Done. 
Change Map Symbol—
touch a new symbol used 
to mark this location on the 
map. 
Change Phone Number— 
enter a phone number, and 
touch Done.
Delete—touch Yes to 
remove this item from the 
Favorites list. 
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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 location to the 
selected location. (See page 20.)
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Entering Coordinates
If you know the geographic 
coordinates of your destination, you 
can use your nüvi to navigate to your 
destination using the latitude and 
longitude coordinates. This can be 
especially helpful when geocaching.
1. 
Touch Where to? > 
Coordinates.
2.  Touch a box to enter a 
coordinate.
3.  Touch 
Format to change the 
type of coordinates. Because 
different maps and charts use 
different coordinate formats, 
the nüvi allows you to select 
the correct coordinate format 
for the type of map you are 
using.
4.  Enter the coordinates, and 
touch Next. 
						

							
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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 Preference > 
Off Road > OK. 
Walking to a 
Destination
If you are walking to your 
destination, use Pedestrian mode 
to optimize your route for walking. 
Touch Tools > Settings > System > 
Usage Mode > Pedestrian > OK. 
						

							
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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 
location.
➍ Touch to view the trip 
computer. 
						

							
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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 information on the 
trip computer. Touch Reset Max to 
reset the maximum speed.
Turn List
When you are navigating a route, 
the turn list displays turn-by-turn 
instructions for your entire route and 
the distance between turns. 
Touch the text bar on the top of the 
map to open the turn list. Touch 
a turn on the list to view the next 
turn page for that turn. Touch Show 
Map to view the entire route on the 
browse map page. 
Next Turn
When you are navigating a route, the 
next turn shows the turn on the map 
and the distance and time left before 
you reach the turn. 
To view an upcoming turn on the 
map, touch any turn from the turn 
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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 30
GPI custom POI files from 
Garmin’s POI Loader: see page 
31
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Loading Files
Step 1: Insert a Memory Card 
(Optional)
To insert or remove the memory 
card, press it in until it clicks. 
Step 2: Connect the USB 
Cable
The USB cable is an optional 
accessory. To purchase the USB 
cable and other accessories, go to 
http://buy.garmin.com or contact 
your Garmin dealer. 
Connect the mini-USB connector 
to the back of the nüvi. Connect the 
larger end of the cable to an available 
USB port on your computer. 
Your nüvi and memory card 
appear as removable drives in My 
Computer on Windows computers 
and as mounted volumes on Mac 
computers.