Garmin Nuvi 50lm 5 Manual

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Saving a Home Location
You can set your home location for the location you 
return to most often. 
1 Select Where To? > Go Home.
2 Select Enter My Address, Use My Current 
Location, or Choose from Recently Found.
The location is saved as “Home” in Favorites   
(page 10).
Going Home
Select Where To? > Go Home.
Deleting Your Home Location
1. 
Select Where To? > Favorites > Home. 
2 Select the information balloon.
3 Select Delete, and select  Yes.
Editing Your Home Location...

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Finding an Address
NOTE: The order of the steps may change 
depending on the map data loaded on your device.
1 Select Where To? > Address. 
2 If necessary, change the state, the country, or the 
province.
3 Select an option:
• Select Spell City, enter the city, and select 
Done.
•  Select Search All to search all cities in the 
state or province.
4 Enter the address number, and select  Done.
5 Enter the street name, and select Done.
6 If necessary, select the street.
7 If...

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Finding a Location Using Coordinates
You can find a location using latitude and longitude 
coordinates. This method can be helpful when 
geocaching.
1 Select Where To? > Coordinates.
2 If necessary, select Format, select the correct 
coordinate format for the type of map you are 
using, and select  OK.
3 Select the latitude coordinate.
4 Enter the new coordinate, and select  Done.
5 Select the longitude coordinate.
6 Enter the new coordinate, and select Done.
7 Select...

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Viewing a Route on the Map
1 
From the location map, select the information 
balloon.
2 Select the route information box.
Setting a Simulated Location
If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, 
you can use the GPS simulator to set a simulated 
location.
1 Select Settings > System.
2 Select GPS Simulator > On > OK.
3 From the main menu, select Where To? > 
Browse Map.
4 Select an area on the map.
An information balloon appears for the location.
5 Select Set...

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Finding Favorites
1 
Select Where To? > Favorites.
2 If necessary, select a category.
3 Select a saved location.
Editing Favorites
1 
Select Where To? > Favorites.
2 If necessary, select a category.
3 Select a Favorite.
4 Select the information balloon.
5 Select Edit.
6 Select an option:
• Select Change Name.
•  Select Change Phone Number .
•  To assign categories to the Favorite, select 
Change Categories.
•  To change the symbol used to mark the 
Favorite on a map,...

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Deleting Favorites
NOTE: Deleted Favorites cannot be recovered.
1 Select Where To? > Favorites.
2 If necessary, select a category.
3 Select the Favorite.
4 Select the information balloon.
5 Select Delete > Yes.
Map Pages
Following an Automobile Route
Notice
The speed limit icon feature is for information only 
and does not replace the driver’s responsibility to 
abide by all posted speed limit signs and to use 
safe driving judgment at all times. Garmin will not be...

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An icon displaying the current speed limit may 
appear as you travel on major roadways. 
Taking a Detour
While navigating a route, you can use detours to 
avoid obstacles ahead of you, such as construction 
zones.
NOTE: If the route you are currently taking is the only 
reasonable option, the device might not calculate a 
detour.
1 While navigating a route, select  to return to 
the main menu.
2 Select Detour. 
Stopping the Route
While navigating a route, select  > Stop....

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Viewing Current Location Information
Use the Where Am I? page to view information about 
your current location. This is helpful if you need to tell 
emergency personnel your location. 
From the map, select the vehicle icon. 
Finding Nearby Services
1 
From the map, select the vehicle icon. 
2 Select Hospitals, Police Stations, or Fuel to 
view the nearest locations in that category. 
Map Pages
Viewing Trip Information 
The trip information page displays your present 
speed...

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Viewing a List of Turns
When you are navigating a route, you can view all 
of the turns and maneuvers for your entire route and 
the distance between turns. 
1 Select the text bar on the top of the map.
2 Select a turn.
The details for the turn appear. If available, an 
image of the junction appears for junctions on 
major roadways.
Viewing the Entire Route on the Map
1 
While navigating an automobile route, select the 
navigation bar at the top of the map.
2 Select Show...

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Viewing an Upcoming Junction
While navigating an automobile route, you can 
view the junctions on major roadways. When you 
approach a junction in a route, the image of that 
junction appears briefly, if available. 
From the map, select 
 to view the junction, if 
available. 
Data Management
You can store files, such as JPEG image files, on 
your device. The device has a memory card slot for 
additional data storage. 
NOTE: The device is not compatible with Windows
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