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Garmin Mobile

 PC Quick Start Manual 

Acquire GPS Signals

1.  Open   Garmin Mobile PC.
2.  Move to an open area, out of parking garages, and  

away from tall buildings. 

Acquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes. 

The 

 bars in the upper-right corner of the Menu 

page indicate satellite strength. When at least one bar is 

green, you can find your destination and go to it.

 

Navigating with Garmin Mobile PC

For complete information on using Garmin Mobile PC, 

click 

Help

 

on the Menu page.

Where to?

: find addresses, points of interest (POIs) 

such as restaurants and hotels, saved locations, and a 

variety of other locations in your detailed map.

View map

: view a map of your current location. The 

map moves as you move to constantly show your 

current location. 

Finding a Destination

The 

Where to?

 menu provides several categories and 

sub-categories to help you find destinations. 

1.  Click 

Where to?

 

Food, Hotels...

.

Summary of Contents for Mobile PC

Page 1: ...quick start manual Garmin Mobile PC turn by turn navigation software for your laptop ...

Page 2: ...rinted copy of this manual must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this 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 in the content without obligation to notify ...

Page 3: ...tination and go to it Navigating with Garmin Mobile PC For complete information on using Garmin Mobile PC click Help on the Menu page Where to find addresses points of interest POIs such as restaurants and hotels saved locations and a variety of other locations in your detailed map View map view a map of your current location The map moves as you move to constantly show your current location Findi...

Page 4: ...ton or the Garmin Mobile PC icon to quickly return to the Menu page Information Page Options After you select a destination click More to get the coordinates of the destination and to see more options Save to Favorites saves the location to Favorites a collection of your favorite locations Save to Contacts saves the location to your Microsoft Outlook contacts list Weather shows the current weather...

Page 5: ...igating a route Garmin Mobile PC provides text to speech voice prompts These voice prompts have extensive vocabularies and pronounce the street names as you approach turns note The text to speech feature is available in English only Adding a Via Point You can add stops via points to your route Garmin Mobile PC gives you directions to the via point and then to your final destination tip If you want...

Page 6: ...ved route Edit Review Points add additional via points and change the final destination of a route Route Preference change the route preference to calculate by faster time or shorter distance Shape Route select points on the map to customize an existing route Click Add to save a change Using Garmin Online Use Garmin Online to download free location relevant information such as hotel and fuel price...

Page 7: ... a day to see detailed weather information Click New City to enter another location hotels com Rates Click hotels com Rates to view hotel rates amenities and ratings Hotels are shown in ascending order with the nearest location first Click Sort to list locations in ascending order by price Fuel Prices The fuel prices feature displays fuel grades and their prices per gallon 1 Click Near to search f...

Page 8: ...formation is a paid service available in some regions in Europe Check http my garmin com for availability You can update safety camera information by clicking Garmin Online Safety Cameras Click a region and click Download To purchase a new region or extend an existing subscription visit http my garmin com More Information Contact Garmin For information refer to the built in Help system by clicking...

Page 9: ...ontinuing navigation and defer to posted road signs Always operate the vehicle in a safe manner Do not become distracted by your laptop while driving and always be fully aware of all driving conditions Minimize the amount of time spent viewing your laptop s screen while driving and use voice prompts when possible Do not input destinations change settings or access any functions requiring prolonged...

Page 10: ...customer shall be responsible for any transportation cost This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse misuse accident or unauthorized alteration or repairs This software is intended to be used only as a travel aid and must not be used for any purpose requiring precise measurement of direction distance location or topography Garmin makes no warrantyas to the accuracy or completeness of map d...

Page 11: ...lace the software or offer a full refund of the purchase price at its sole discretion SUCH REMEDY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY To obtain warranty service for your Garmin Mobile PC software contact Garmin at 800 800 1020 or email at www garmin com support ...

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