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Getting Started

 WARNING

See the 

Important Safety and Product Information

 guide in the 

product box for product warnings and other important 

information.

• Install the camera memory card (

Installing the Dash Camera 

Memory Card

, page 2

).

• Update the maps and software on your device (

Updating 

Maps and Software with Garmin Express

, page 1

).

• Mount the device in your vehicle and connect it to power 

(

Connecting the Device to Vehicle Power

, page 2

).

• Align the dash camera (

Aligning the Camera

, page 3

).

• Acquire GPS signals (

Acquiring GPS Signals

, page 2

).

• Adjust the volume (

Adjusting the Volume

, page 2

) and 

display brightness (

Adjusting the Screen Brightness

page 3

).

• Navigate to your destination (

Starting a Route

, page 5

).

Support and Updates

Garmin Express

 (

garmin.com/express

) provides easy access 

to these services for Garmin

®

 devices.

• Product registration
• Product manuals
• Software updates
• Data uploads to Garmin Connect

• Map, chart, or course updates
• Vehicles, voices, and other extras

Updating Maps and Software with Garmin Express

You can use Garmin Express software to download and install 

the latest map and software updates for your device. Map 

updates provide the latest available mapping data to ensure 

your device continues to calculate accurate and efficient routes 

to your destinations. Garmin Express is available for Windows

®

and Mac

®

 computers.

1

On your computer, go to 

www.garmin.com/express

.

2

Select an option:
• To install on a Windows computer, select 

Download for 

Windows

.

• To install on a Mac computer, select 

Download for Mac

.

3

Open the downloaded file, and follow the on-screen 

instructions to complete the installation.

4

Start Garmin Express.

5

Connect your Garmin device to your computer using a USB 

cable.

6

Click 

Add a Device

.

The Garmin Express software detects your device.

7

Click 

Add Device

.

8

Follow the on-screen instructions to add your device to the 

Garmin Express software.
When setup is complete, the Garmin Express software 

searches for map and software updates for your device.

9

Select an option:
• To install all available updates, click 

Install All

.

• To install a single update, click 

View Details

 and select an 

update.

The Garmin Express software downloads and installs the 

updates onto your device. Map updates are very large, and this 

process may take a long time on slower Internet connections.

Garmin DriveAssist Device Overview

À

Power key

Á

USB power and data port

Â

Camera memory card slot

Ã

Microphone for Voice Command or hands-free calling

Ä

Map and data memory card slot

Getting Started

1

Summary of Contents for DriveAssist 50

Page 1: ...Garmin DriveAssist 50 Owner s Manual February 2016 190 01923 00_0A...

Page 2: ...without the express permission of Garmin Garmin babyCam Garmin Connect Garmin DriveAssist Garmin Express Garmin Real Vision and myTrends are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries These tradema...

Page 3: ...Avoiding Toll Stickers 8 Avoiding Road Features 8 Avoiding Environmental Zones 8 Custom Avoidances 8 Navigating Off Road 8 Finding and Saving Locations 8 Finding a Location Using the Search Bar 9 View...

Page 4: ...ettings 18 Setting a Simulated Location 18 Camera Settings 18 Backup Camera Settings 18 babyCam Settings 18 Bluetooth Settings 18 Disabling Bluetooth 19 Display Settings 19 Traffic Settings 19 Units a...

Page 5: ...latest available mapping data to ensure your device continues to calculate accurate and efficient routes to your destinations Garmin Express is available for Windows and Mac computers 1 On your comput...

Page 6: ...GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location in the status bar indicates the satellite signal strength The time required to acquire satellite signals varies based on se...

Page 7: ...er external storage location for permanent storage Videos and Photos on Your Computer page 3 Taking a Photo You can take still photographs with this device By default the device stores time and locati...

Page 8: ...cription Advanced Driving Assistance System Your device includes an advanced driving assistance system ADAS which uses the integrated dash camera to provide warnings and alerts about your driving envi...

Page 9: ...current location to one or more destinations The device calculates a recommended route to your destination based on the preferences you set including the route calculation mode Changing the Route Cal...

Page 10: ...is feature may not appear when the road or destination is obscured by weather vegetation or other obstructions This feature may not appear in very bright or dark environments Adding a Location to Your...

Page 11: ...a trip select Optimize Order Editing and Reordering Locations in a Trip 1 Select Apps Trip Planner 2 Select a saved trip 3 Select a location 4 Select an option To move the location up or down select a...

Page 12: ...l zone select Always Ask To always avoid environmental zones select Avoid To always allow environmental zones select Allow 3 Select Save Custom Avoidances Custom avoidances allow you select specific a...

Page 13: ...ching Within a Category After you have performed a search for a point of interest certain categories may display a Quick Search list that shows the last four destinations you selected 1 Select Where T...

Page 14: ...ies Coordinates 2 If necessary select and change the coordinate format or datum 3 Enter the latitude and longitude coordinates 4 Select View on Map Viewing Recently Found Locations Your device stores...

Page 15: ...e route or the road on which you are traveling Up Ahead page 11 Turns Displays a list of upcoming turns in your route Viewing Turns and Directions page 6 Trip Data Displays customizable trip data such...

Page 16: ...While navigating a route select Traffic The nearest upcoming traffic incident appears in a panel on the right side of the map 2 Select the traffic incident to view additional details Viewing Traffic o...

Page 17: ...oice Command NOTE Voice command is not available for all languages and regions and may not be available on all models NOTE Voice Activated Navigation may not achieve desired performance when in a nois...

Page 18: ...e Garmin DriveAssist device and your phone within 3 m 10 ft of each other 3 On the Garmin DriveAssist device select Settings Bluetooth and fill the Bluetooth check box 4 Select Search for Devices 5 On...

Page 19: ...ation categories and apps appears 5 Select an option To enable or disable a notification select the toggle switch next to the category or app name To add an app to the list select Smartphone Link Smar...

Page 20: ...oice command say Play Message NOTE This option is available only when the selected language supports the voice command feature and appears in the map tool To perform additional actions such as dismiss...

Page 21: ...The weather icon changes to show weather in the vicinity such as rain snow and thunderstorms 1 Select Apps Weather 2 If necessary select a city 3 Select Weather Radar Viewing Weather Alerts Before yo...

Page 22: ...following too closely to the vehicle in front of you Forward Collision Warning System page 4 Forward Collision Sensitivity Allows you to set the sensitivity of the forward collision warning A higher...

Page 23: ...ompts Text Language Sets all on screen text to the selected language NOTE Changing the text language does not change the language of user entered data or map data such as street names Keyboard Languag...

Page 24: ...ball on the suction cup Removing the Suction Cup from the Windshield 1 Flip the lever on the suction cup toward you 2 Pull the tab on the suction cup toward you Changing the Fuse in the Vehicle Power...

Page 25: ...ve or volume and not as a portable device Windows versions prior to Windows XP Service Pack 3 use USB mass storage mode My device does not appear as either a portable device or a removable drive or vo...

Page 26: ...s connected to your computer as a removable drive or volume you must safely disconnect your device from your computer to avoid data loss If your device is connected to your Windows computer as a porta...

Page 27: ...rmin Connect 14 Garmin Express registering the device 1 updating software 1 Garmin Live Services 15 subscribing to 15 Garmin Real Vision 6 geocaching 10 going home 5 GPS 2 22 H hands free phone calls...

Page 28: ...aps 11 traffic 12 13 19 adding subscriptions 13 alternate route 8 cameras 17 incidents 12 map 12 receiver 13 searching for delays 12 traffic cameras viewing 17 travel history 19 trip information 12 re...

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