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Garmin Mobile

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XT Owner’s Manual

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Preface............................................ i

Manual Conventions ...................... i

Avoiding Theft ............................... ii

Getting Started .............................. 1

Acquiring GPS Signals ................. 1

Using the Main Garmin Mobile XT

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Finding a Destination ........................3
Following the Route

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Where to? ...................................... 5

Information Page Options ............ 5

Sending a Found Location ...............6

Finding Places Near Other

Places ....................................... 7

Going Home .................................. 8

Changing Your Home Location ........8

Finding Addresses ....................... 9

Finding Points of Interest ........... 10

Finding a Place by Spelling the

Name ........................................10

Finding Fuel Prices ........................11

Finding Hotels.com Rates ...............12

Navigating to a Contact ............. 13

My Locations ............................... 13

Saving Places You Find ..................13

Finding Saved Places ......................13

Finding Recently Found

Places ...................................... 14

Finding Extras ............................. 14

Custom POIs ...................................14

Finding SaversGuide Locations .....15

Finding Travel Guide Locations ....15

Finding Cities .............................. 15

Finding Intersections ................. 16

Finding PeerPoints

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Routing ........................................ 17

Following a Route ....................... 17

Using the Trip Computer ...............18

Viewing the Upcoming Turns ........18

Viewing the Route Details ..............18

Adding a Detour to Your Route .. 19

Stopping Your Route ................... 19

Adding Stops to a Route ........... 19

Avoiding Roads and Areas ........ 20

Avoiding Roads .............................21

Avoiding Areas ..............................21

View and Edit Avoidances .............21

Saving a Route ........................... 22

Planning a Route ........................ 22

Navigating a Saved Route ..............22

Editing a Saved Route ...................23

Simulating a Route ..................... 23

Summary of Contents for MOBILE XT

Page 1: ...Garmin Mobile XT Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...istribution 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 any person or organization of such changes or improvements Visit the Garmin Web site www garmin com for current updates and supplemental i...

Page 3: ... should select a series of items For example if you see select Where to Home you should use the navigation key or touch screen to select Where to and then select Home Garmin Mobile XT is compatible with a broad range of Nokia Symbian Windows Mobile and Palm OS Treo smartphones There may be differences in the software interfaces on various phones For example on some phones you may need to select Me...

Page 4: ...To avoid theft remove the unit and mount from sight when not in use Remove the residue on the windshield left by the suction cup Do not keep your GPS receiver in the glove compartment thieves know where to look Register your GPS receiver at http my garmin com ...

Page 5: ...s 12 Navigating to a Contact 13 My Locations 13 Saving Places You Find 13 Finding Saved Places 13 Finding Recently Found Places 14 Finding Extras 14 Custom POIs 14 Finding SaversGuide Locations 15 Finding Travel Guide Locations 15 Finding Cities 15 Finding Intersections 16 Finding PeerPoints 16 Routing 17 Following a Route 17 Using the Trip Computer 18 Viewing the Upcoming Turns 18 Viewing the Rou...

Page 6: ...0 Creating a New Saved Location 30 Editing My Locations 30 Using Location Categories 31 Deleting All Saved Locations 31 Contacts 32 Assigning a Location to a Contact 32 Editing Contacts 32 Routing to an Appointment 33 Tools 34 Browsing the Map 34 Where Am I 35 Managing Data 35 Managing Your Map Sets 36 Managing Your Tracks 36 Settings 38 Map Settings 38 System Settings 39 Routing Settings 40 Displ...

Page 7: ...ges and away from tall buildings Acquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes The bars in the upper left corner indicate satellite strength While the GPS receiver is acquiring satellite signals or if it loses signals the bars are red or hollow When the bars are green your GPS has acquired satellite signals you can find your destination and go to it To view information about the GPS receiver ...

Page 8: ...e See pages 28 29 for information Message you have a new message from the Garmin Online server Tools use tools that are useful for navigation such as Route Details PeerPoints pages 28 29 and Garmin Online pages 24 27 Settings adjust the settings See pages 38 43 for information Help learn more about Garmin Mobile XT Note You may have to select Menu to see Tools Settings and Help This in indicated w...

Page 9: ...locations you have saved From the main Garmin Mobile XT page select Where to Food Hotels Select a category To find a location by name select Spell Name enter all or part of the name and then select the location you want Select a sub category or select All Categories A list of locations near your current location appears Select the location to open the location s information page Select Go to creat...

Page 10: ...he top of the page Your current speed and estimated arrival time appear at the bottom of the page If you leave the map and want to return select View map on the main Garmin Mobile XT page Select Stop on the main Garmin Mobile XT page to stop the active route Note By default traffic is avoided when routes are generated To change this and other routing settings select Menu Settings Routing See page ...

Page 11: ...ed on your device in order to find locations within some of the Where to categories such as Addresses and Food Hotels Information Page Options After you find an item you can select Go to create a route to this location or select Menu or Options for additional options View on Map view the location on a map Phone icon call the location if available Save to My Locations save the location Save to Cont...

Page 12: ...s a location text message Non users receive a text message only Find a location On the information page select Menu or Options Send Location Select a contact from the list Select the message text you want to include with the location or select Custom to create your own message To attach a map of the location select Menu or Options Attach Map To send the location select Send 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 13: ...ain Garmin Mobile XT page select Where to Near Select an option Near Current Location searches for places near your current location Near Current Route searches for places along the route you are currently navigating Near Route Destination searches for places near your current route destination Near Other searches for places near the city you enter or near the map item you select Select Done Note ...

Page 14: ...on to set your home location After you have saved your home location you can create a route to it by selecting Where to Home Changing Your Home Location To change your home location you must first delete it From the main Garmin Mobile XT page select Menu Tools Manage My Data My Locations Select Home Delete Yes After you delete your home location reset it by following the steps above 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 15: ...r part of the street name or number and then select the street from the list Note When entering street information you do not need to enter a prefix or suffix For example to find E Main St you can enter Main If many addresses match your search criteria select the correct address from the list The address information page opens Select Go to create a route to this location or select another option S...

Page 16: ...ormation Finding a Point of Interest by Spelling the Name If you know the name of the location 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 From the main Garmin Mobile XT page select Where to Food Hotels Select Spell Name Using the on screen keyboard enter letters in the name Select Done Select the point of ...

Page 17: ...Prices Select a fuel type Your phone connects to the Internet to use this Garmin Online service A list of fuel prices near your current location appears To sort the list by lowest price select Sort To sort by distance select Sort again Select the location you want Select Go to create a route to this location or select another option See page 5 for more information Tip You can also find fuel prices...

Page 18: ...rvice A list of Hotels com hotels near your current location appears To sort the list by lowest price select Sort To sort by distance select Sort again Select the location you want Select the star to view more information about the location Select Go to create a route to this location or select another option See page 5 for more information Note If the information page shows Call Ahead make sure y...

Page 19: ...erated to this contact If the contact does have a GPS location set a route is generated to this contact My Locations You can save places in My Locations so you can quickly find them and create routes to them Your home location is also stored in My Locations Note For information on editing and managing your saved locations see pages 30 31 Saving Places You Find After you have found a place you want...

Page 20: ...es and can be purchased at www garmin com extras Custom POIs Custom POIs are customized points on the map They can contain alerts that let you know if you are near a designated point or if you are traveling faster than a specified speed You can create or download Custom POI lists and install them on your device using Garmin POI Loader software available at www garmin com extras See the POI Loader ...

Page 21: ...To use the SaversGuide from the main Garmin Mobile XT page select Where to Extras SaversGuide Finding Travel Guide Locations The optional Garmin Travel Guide provides detailed information reviews and recommendations about restaurants hotels and tourist attractions You can order the Garmin Travel Guide online at www garmin com extras To use the Travel Guide from the main Garmin Mobile XT page selec...

Page 22: ...u can enter Main Enter all or part of the second street name or number and then select the street from the list If many intersections match your search criteria select the correct intersection from the list The intersection s information page opens Select Go to create a route to this location or select another option See page 5 for more information Finding PeerPoints After you receive a PeerPoints...

Page 23: ...d arrival time appear at the bottom of the page On touch screen phones touch to zoom in on other phones press 3 On touch screen phones touch to zoom out on other phones press 1 If you leave the map and want to return select View map on the main Garmin Mobile XT page Select Stop on the main Garmin Mobile XT page to stop the active route Note By default traffic is avoided when routes are generated T...

Page 24: ...nt to reset Viewing the Upcoming Turns After you have created a route you can view each of your upcoming turns on the map To view the upcoming turns select Arrival in the lower right corner of the map The next turn in your route appears complete with turn instructions and a distance and time to the turn Select the Up and Down arrows to view additional turns in your route Viewing the Route Details ...

Page 25: ...urn select the turn you want to avoid Select Yes Garmin Mobile XT recalculates the route to include the detour Stopping Your Route With a route active select Stop from the main Garmin Mobile XT page Adding Stops to a Route Via points are additional points or stops that you add to a route They can be addresses points of interest or any other location on the map You can add vias to a route using the...

Page 26: ...ong the route select Menu Tools Route Details Edit Then select a via in the list and select the Up or Down arrows to move it You can also select Sort to automatically reorder the vias Avoiding Roads and Areas You can exclude specific roads or areas from all of your routes Garmin Mobile XT avoids using these roads or areas in routes unless there is no alternative You can avoid general types of road...

Page 27: ...p Custom Add New Area Select a corner of the area you want to avoid then select Next Select the opposite corner of the area you want to avoid A shaded box appears Select Next Select OK to save the avoidance View and Edit Avoidances Select Menu Settings Routing Avoidance Setup Select Custom View List Select the avoidance you want to edit Select Rename to rename the avoidance Delete to delete the av...

Page 28: ...Select Menu Tools Manage My Data Routes Select Create New Saved Route Select your starting point Select your ending point Select intermediate via points as necessary or select None Select your route calculation preference Select Go to save the route and start navigating it or select Save to save the route for future use Navigating a Saved Route Select Menu Tools Manage My Data Routes Select View R...

Page 29: ...w Points adds deletes or rearranges the points in the route Route Preference sets Faster Time or Shorter Distance as the route calculation preference Delete deletes the route Simulating a Route If the GPS is off you can simulate driving a route Garmin Mobile XT shows your vehicle traveling along the roads in the route and simulates each turn and voice prompt Follow the steps for creating a route W...

Page 30: ...ted automatically on most phones If you need to activate your account manually see page 25 By default each time you start navigating a route Garmin Mobile XT accesses Garmin Online to check for traffic on your route If there is traffic Garmin Mobile XT avoids the traffic when generating the route To change this setting select Menu Settings Routing Avoidance Setup Traffic Also by default Garmin Mob...

Page 31: ...lect Activate Enter your activation code and select Done Your phone connects to Garmin Online and a list of available services appears To change your Garmin Online settings select Menu Settings Garmin Online or select Options on the Subscription Status page Viewing Weather Data Where available Garmin Online provides weather data You must be connected to Garmin Online to access weather data To view...

Page 32: ...t Garmin Mobile XT is set to avoid traffic events while you are navigating on a route To deactivate this setting select Menu Settings Routing Avoidance Setup and uncheck Traffic See page 40 for more information Viewing Hotels com Rates Use Garmin Online to view information on hotel pricing and amenities where available You must be connected to Garmin Online to access hotel prices Select Menu Tools...

Page 33: ...egion See http my garmin com for more information You must be connected to Garmin Online in order to download safety camera information Select Menu Tools Garmin Online Safety Cameras A list of available safety camera regions appears Select a region or regions from the list and then select Download Safety cameras are loaded as Custom POIs To view your safety cameras select Where to Extras Custom PO...

Page 34: ...nt location as a PeerPoints message to people in your Contacts list The information is sent to Garmin Mobile XT users as a PeerPoints message and as a text message that includes the nearest address Contacts who do not have Garmin Mobile XT receive a text message only Select Menu Tools PeerPoints A list of recent PeerPoints if you have any appears Select a PeerPoints message or select Contacts and ...

Page 35: ...ge appears Select Request to send the message When you receive a PeerPoints message you are prompted to open Garmin Mobile XT If it is already running a message appears You can save the PeerPoints view it on the map and route to it Routing to a PeerPoints Message Location After you receive a PeerPoints message you can create a route to it Select Where to PeerPoints or select Menu Tools PeerPoints ...

Page 36: ...d location s name category or symbol move it to a different place or delete it Select Menu Tools Manage My Data My Locations Select a location then select Menu and select an option Change Name rename the location Change Location give this item a new location using the address search the map your current location or by entering the coordinates Change Categories assign this location to a category su...

Page 37: ...e My Data My Locations Select a location then select Menu Change Categories Select Manage Add Category Enter the category name then select Done Assigning a Category Select Menu Tools Manage My Data My Locations Select the location you want to assign to a category then select Menu Change Categories Select one or more categories then select Done Deleting All Saved Locations Select Menu Tools Manage ...

Page 38: ...elect Yes Select a method to set a GPS location for this contact Editing Contacts Select Menu Tools Manage My Data Contacts Select a contact then select Menu and select an option Change Location give this contact a new location using the address search the map your current location or by entering the coordinates Change Categories assign this location to a category such as Business Change Symbol ch...

Page 39: ...e devices From your calendar select an appointment and then select Menu Select Garmin Mobile XT Set Location Point Enter a location name then select Map or Find Set a GPS location for the contact Select OK When you are ready to create a route to the appointment select the appointment in the calendar and then select Menu Garmin Mobile XT Route to It 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 40: ...ee page 18 For information on simulating a route see page 23 Browsing the Map You can use the map to view places beyond your current location To browse the map select Menu Tools Browse Map On touch screen devices drag your finger across the screen to move the map On other devices use the navigation key to move the map Recenter the Map on touch screen phones select the position icon to re center th...

Page 41: ...rmation You can then route to that point save it in My Locations save it to Contacts send it to another person as an SMS text message or add it to the active route as a via Save Your Current Location select Menu Save Where Am I The Where Am I page shows your current latitude longitude location the nearest address and the nearest major intersections Select Menu Tools Where Am I To save your current...

Page 42: ...te Caution If you delete a map set you cannot recover it Managing Your Tracks Not available on all phones A track is the path that you have traveled kind of like a bread crumb trail After you record tracks you can save them Saved tracks appear on the map automatically Recording a Track Select Menu Tools Manage My Data Tracks Select Options Select Recording Mode and select a recording option Wrap W...

Page 43: ... Track Select Menu Tools Manage My Data Tracks Select Save Active Track Save After you save a track clear the track memory by selecting Clear Active Track Viewing and Editing a Saved Track You can rename a track change its color display it on the map or delete it Select Menu Tools Manage My Data Tracks Select View Saved Tracks Select a track and then select Menu Edit Select an option Rename rename...

Page 44: ...se the map to redraw slower Orientation change the perspective of the map 3 Dimensional display the map in 3 dimensions 3D with your direction of travel at the top North Up display the map in 2 dimensions 2D with North at the top Track Up display the map in 2D with your direction of travel at the top Auto Zoom select Enabled to have the map automatically zoom to show the next turn on the map Dim R...

Page 45: ...d select units of measure To change system settings select Menu Settings System Remote GPS opens the Remote GPS Information page See page 44 Disconnect Bluetooth GPS on Phone Call not available on all phones some phones can only be connected using Bluetooth technology for one feature while other phones and GPS receivers the GPS 20SM can use two Bluetooth connections one for GPS and one for hands f...

Page 46: ...the correct map datum for the map you are using The datum is generally listed in the map s legend Device has Keypad select Yes if your device has a traditional phone keypad Routing Settings Routing settings allow you to customize the way Garmin Mobile XT calculates routes To change routing settings select Menu Settings Routing Calculate Routes for select your vehicle type to optimize routes Off Ro...

Page 47: ...Setup check the types of roads or areas you want to avoid when creating routes Garmin Mobile XT avoids using these items in a route unless there is no alternative For more information see pages 20 21 Display Settings Display settings allow you to customize the backlight software text language and color scheme To change display settings select Menu Settings Display Backlight not available on all ph...

Page 48: ...ble the vocal navigation prompts Attention Tone enable disable the tone that is sounded before a navigation prompt Garmin Online Settings Garmin Online settings allow you to change the way your phone accesses Garmin Online To change Garmin Online settings select Menu Settings Garmin Online Garmin Online Access select Always to connect to Garmin Online automatically Select Prompted to be asked each...

Page 49: ... Garmin Safety Cameras enable disable the Safety Camera databases you have loaded in Garmin Mobile XT Audio Notification select how you want to be audibly notified when you approach a custom POI or a safety camera location About The About page contains information about Garmin Mobile XT including software version unit ID and copyright information Select Menu Settings About to access the About page...

Page 50: ...on for your device including device software version unit ID and battery gauge if applicable Select Enable WAAS EGNOS to turn on WAAS A check mark appears when WAAS EGNOS is enabled For information see www garmin com aboutGPS waas html Select Menu Disable to turn off GPS mode Select Menu Enable to turn on GPS mode Select Menu GPS Info to view information about the GPS satellites your device is rec...

Page 51: ...ocation Select a point on the map near your current location then select Menu OK Changing the Fuse on the GPS 20SM Caution When replacing the fuse do not lose any of the small pieces and make sure they are put back in the proper place Unscrew the black or silver round end piece and remove it Remove the fuse glass and silver cylinder and replace with a 1A 3AG standard blow fuse Ensure that the silv...

Page 52: ...ding 5 16 address 9 by name 10 by postal code 9 extras 14 fuel prices 11 Hotels com rates 12 intersections 16 lodging 10 places near other places 7 points of interest 10 recently found places 14 restaurant 10 saved places My Loca tions 13 following a route 17 fuel prices 11 fuse 45 G Garmin Online 24 27 settings 42 gas prices See fuel prices GPS turn on and off 44 H Hotels com rates 12 26 I inters...

Page 53: ...afety cameras settings 43 satellite signals 1 saved locations See My Loca tions SaversGuide 15 save your current location 35 saving places you find 13 sending a location 6 settings audio 42 display 41 Garmin Online 42 map 38 restore 43 routing 40 system 39 setting your location manu ally 45 simulate navigation 23 spelling the name of a place 10 system settings 39 T tracks 36 deleting 37 editing 37...

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