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aera 500 Series Owner’s Manual 

Index

G

Garmin Lock  

30, 33

geocaching  

10

globe view  

10

Go! page options  

6

Go Home  

7

GPS

about GPS  

36

off/on  

28

H

hands-free phone features  

13–15

headphone jack  

39

headset  

20

Help  

23

Home

location  

7

phone number  

15

I

incoming call  

14

K

keyboard  

7

language mode  

729

layout  

28

kilometers  

28

L

Lane Assist  

12

language guide  

26

lithium-ion battery  

35, 39

locking your aera  

33

M

M3U playlist format  

21

map

additional  

33

browse  

10

customize  

30

detail level  

30

enable detail maps  

30

Map Info button  

30

moving  

10

update  

33

version  

30

view  

30

zoom  

10

MapSource  

33

max speed, reset  

12

measurements, converting  

27

media player  

20–21

microphone  

1

mileage report  

25

miles  

28

mounting

removing from mount  

36

MP3 music files

loading  

22

playing  

20

music  

20

muting

audio  

5

phone call  

14

My Data  

25

myGarmin  

i

N

navigation

mode  

28

settings  

28

Next Turn page  

12

nüMaps Guarantee  

33

O

off road, routing  

929

on-screen keyboard  

7

on-unit Help  

23

output, audio  

5

headphone jack  

39

P

pairing a mobile phone  

13, 14

phone book  

14

photo navigation  

89

PIN

Bluetooth  

31

Garmin Lock  

33

playlist  

20

creating  

21

editing  

21

from computer  

21

playing  

21

saving current  

21

position icon  

30

Power key  

1

Q

QWERTY keyboard  

28

R

registering  

37

removing the mount  

36

resetting

the max speed  

12

the trip data  

12

routes

adding a stop  

5

custom  

9–10

detour  

5

editing  

9

following  

5

importing  

25

off road  

29

preferences  

28

simulating  

28

Summary of Contents for aera 1900111700

Page 1: ...automotive owner s manual models 500 510 550 560...

Page 2: ...s manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in this document is subject to change without notice Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes...

Page 3: ...e Menu page touch and hold Back Touch and to see more choices Touch and hold to scroll faster Pages appear differently based on your usage mode and settings Contact Garmin Contact Garmin if you have a...

Page 4: ...Coordinates 10 Using the Main Pages 11 Map Page 11 Turn List Page 11 Next Turn Page 12 Lane Assist Page 12 Trip Computer Page 12 Using Hands free Calling 13 Pairing Your Devices 13 Receiving a Call 14...

Page 5: ...Bluetooth Technology Settings 31 Changing the Proximity Points Settings 32 Restoring All Settings 32 Clearing User Data 32 Appendix 33 Resetting the aera 33 Calibrating the Screen 33 Locking Your aer...

Page 6: ...500 Series Models aera 500 Series Models Features XM Compatible Lane Assist Speed Limits On map Page FM TMC Traffic Compatible 500 510 550 560 NOTE Go to www garmin com or see the packaging contents o...

Page 7: ...y to adjust the volume and the backlight brightness External antenna connector under weather cap microSD slot Mini USB connector Release key Slide and release to open the battery cover Battery contact...

Page 8: ...y To prevent damage remove the unit from the vehicle when exiting or store it out of direct sunlight Charging Your aera Charge your aera for at least 4 hours before using on battery power Connect the...

Page 9: ...cquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes The bars indicate GPS signal When one bar is green the aera has acquired satellite signals Now you can select a destination and navigate to it Changin...

Page 10: ...es for you to use when searching for addresses cities and other locations The detailed map loaded in your aera contains millions of points of interest such as restaurants hotels and auto services 4 Se...

Page 11: ...more than one stop to the route edit the current route See page 9 Taking a Detour If a road on your route is closed you can take a detour 1 With a route active touch Menu 2 Touch Detour The aera attem...

Page 12: ...r 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 Select the correct city in the list if necessary 8 Touch the address if ne...

Page 13: ...1 Touch Where To Points of Interest Spell Name 2 Using the on screen keyboard enter letters in the name 3 Touch Done Using the On Screen Keyboard When an on screen keyboard appears touch a letter or n...

Page 14: ...hange Name enter a new name and touch Done Attach Photo select a picture to assign to the location To load pictures on your aera or memory card see page 22 Change Map Symbol touch a new symbol Change...

Page 15: ...tom Routes New 2 Touch Add New Start Point 3 Find a location for your starting point and touch Select 4 Touch Add New End Point 5 Find a location for your ending point and touch Select 6 Touch to add...

Page 16: ...onal map Touch to rotate the viewing angle in 3 D view Zoom far out to view a globe Touch and spin the globe to quickly find different areas of the world NOTE You can only see detailed map information...

Page 17: ...to view the Trip Computer Touch to return to the Menu page Touch to customize this data field Changing the Data Field You can display different information when you are driving and routing 1 While na...

Page 18: ...and in which lane you should be driving To view the Lane Assist page touch the upper left corner of the Map page You can also access the Lane Assist page from the Next Turn page See page iv for a list...

Page 19: ...them on To pair and connect your device and the aera must be turned on and be within 33 feet 10 meters of each other The aera can be connected to a phone and a headset at the same time When you turn o...

Page 20: ...n a Call To end a call touch End Call Touch Call Options for the following options Touch Tones displays a keypad page so you can use automated systems such as voice mail TransferAudio To Phone this is...

Page 21: ...hose calls The calls are listed in chronological order with the most recent calls at the top of the list 3 Touch an entry and touch Dial Calling Home Enter a phone number for your Home location so tha...

Page 22: ...er 2 Touch Source until the XM Radio player appears The signal strength bars are in the upper right corner of the screen Listening to XM Radio If your aera came with a GXM 40 antenna you can listen to...

Page 23: ...your current location appears Map view current weather conditions on the map Other City view weather information for another location A list of cities appears in ascending order by distance 3 Day view...

Page 24: ...ces Receiving Traffic Information To receive traffic information the following conditions must be met The traffic receiver must be connected to the aera The traffic receiver and the aera must be conne...

Page 25: ...d to avoid the traffic delay Viewing the Traffic Map The traffic map shows color coded traffic flow and delays on nearby roads 1 On the Map page touch the traffic icon 2 Touch Show Traffic Map to view...

Page 26: ...Source to view the MP3 player 3 Touch Browse 4 Touch a category and a subcategory if necessary 5 To play the entire category from the beginning of the list touch Play All To play a specific song touc...

Page 27: ...ation as the music files To play a playlist 1 In the music player touch Browse Playlist Open Saved Playlist All available playlists appear 2 Touch a playlist to start playing the music files To edit t...

Page 28: ...ives in My Computer in Windows and as mounted volumes on Mac computers NOTE If you have several network drives mapped on your computer Windows may have trouble assigning drive letters to your aera dri...

Page 29: ...re calculates your vehicle s fuel economy carbon footprint and the fuel price of navigating to a destination and offers tools for improving fuel efficiency The data provided by the ecoRoute feature ar...

Page 30: ...n touch Start Your overall score is the average of three scores Acceleration score gain points for gradual acceleration lose points for rapid acceleration Deceleration score gain points for gradual br...

Page 31: ...uch Reset View Driving Tips Your aera provides driving tips to help you save fuel Touch Tools ecoRoute Tips Picture Viewer View pictures that you have stored in your aera 1 Touch Tools Picture Viewer...

Page 32: ...ords and Phrases Tips Use Search for keyword in phrases to find all of the phrases that contain a specific word Touch an underlined word to use a different word Touch More Variations to change words i...

Page 33: ...er 2 Touch Conversion select a unit to convert and touch OK 3 Touch the unit of measure that you want to change from 4 Select a unit of measure and touch OK Repeat if necessary 5 Touch a blank rectang...

Page 34: ...re to Kilometers or Miles Keyboard Layout select a preference for your keyboard layout QWERTY a layout similar to a computer keyboard ABCDE an alphabetical layout About display the software version nu...

Page 35: ...ness increases your battery life Touchscreen follow on screen instructions to calibrate the touchscreen Restore restore the original display settings Updating the Time Settings Touch Tools Settings Ti...

Page 36: ...k mark or disable no check mark that map Restore restore the original map settings Changing Weather Settings Weather information is only available when you have an XM subscription and the GXM 40 anten...

Page 37: ...th American devices Add or Subscriptions Add add a new subscription to a traffic service Go to www garmin com fmtraffic to purchase a subscription The traffic subscription code cannot be reused You mu...

Page 38: ...ed Select Auto Play to hear the complete tour as programmed Prompted to show the speaker icon on the map when tour information is available during your route or Off Restore restore the original proxim...

Page 39: ...your security location If the aera has satellite signals and you are at the security location you do not need to enter the PIN NOTE If you forget your PIN and your security location you must send your...

Page 40: ...amera and can warn you if you are driving too fast The data is updated at least weekly so you always have access to the most up to date information You can purchase a new region or extend an existing...

Page 41: ...vel Guide insert the memory card into your aera Touch Where To Extras Touch the name of your Travel Guide to view it Battery Information Your aera contains a user replaceable lithium ion battery To ma...

Page 42: ...near tall buildings or trees or in a parking garage your aera cannot acquire satellites Go outside to an area free from tall obstructions to use your aera When your aera has acquired satellite signals...

Page 43: ...r if needed Apply the liquid to the cloth and then gently wipe the touchscreen Protecting Your aera Do not store the aera where prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures can occur because it can caus...

Page 44: ...ty providers and is protected under the United States of America copyright laws and international copyright treaties You further acknowledge that the structure organization and code of the Software fo...

Page 45: ...ernal memory and optional removable memory card Data stored indefinitely Computer interface USB mass storage plug and play Headphone jack Standard 3 5 mm Charge time Approximately 4 hours Power input...

Page 46: ...ops functioning turn off the aera and then turn on the aera If this does not help remove the battery and then reinstall the battery The aera should operate normally The touchscreen is not responding t...

Page 47: ...em Help file to learn how to map assign drive letters I cannot get traffic information Verify that your aera is traffic compatible and that you are in a coverage area You must be in a coverage area to...

Page 48: ...units 27 coordinates 10 cradle 2 currency converting 27 current location save 8 customizing the aera 28 32 custom POIs 34 D deceleration score 24 deleting all user data 32 character 7 custom POIs 35 F...

Page 49: ...urements converting 27 media player 20 21 microphone 1 mileage report 25 miles 28 mounting removing from mount 36 MP3 music files loading 22 playing 20 music 20 muting audio 5 phone call 14 My Data 25...

Page 50: ...the aera 37 supported file types 22 system settings 28 T text language 29 time settings 29 time zone 29 Tools 23 27 touchscreen calibrating 33 cleaning 37 settings 29 TourGuide 32 35 traffic 18 19 ad...

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