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Tips and Shortcuts

Bluetooth

®

 Technology

Hands-Free Calling and Traffic

Travel Kit and FM Transmitter

Resetting and More Information

Tips and Shortcuts

 

To quickly return to the Menu page, touch and hold 

Back

.

Touch 

 and 

 to see more choices. Touch and 

hold an arrow to scroll faster.

To extend the battery life, close the GPS antenna when 

you do not need GPS signals. You can also decrease the 

brightness.

To adjust the audio or brightness, quickly press and release 

the   

Power 

button. You can also touch 

 on the Menu 

page.

  ■  To adjust the volume or brightness, touch 

 or  .

  ■   To prevent accidental screen taps, touch

 Lock

. To unlock 

the screen, press the   

Power

 button. 

To switch the audio output between the nüvi and an FM 

stereo (where available), quickly press the   

Power

 button 

twice. 

To learn more about the nüvi Bluetooth

®

 technology or 

Travel Kit features, touch 

Help

 on the appropriate screen. 

Locking Your nüvi

1. Flip up the GPS antenna.

2. On the Menu page, touch   

Settings

 > 

System

.

3. Touch the button next to 

Garmin Lock

. Touch 

OK

.

4. Enter a four-digit PIN. Touch 

Yes

 to accept the PIN.

5. Touch 

OK

. Drive to a security location, and touch 

Set

.

6. Each time you turn on the nüvi, enter the four-digit PIN or 

drive to the security location (with the antenna up).

NOTE:

 If you forget your PIN and your security location, you 

must send your nüvi to Garmin to get it unlocked. 

Using Hands-Free Features

Hands-free phone features on the nüvi are available only if 

your phone supports that feature using Bluetooth technology 

(for example, phone book, voice dial, and call waiting). To use 

the hands-free features, you must pair your phone and the nüvi.

Pairing Your Phone Using the nüvi Settings

1. Confirm that your phone is supported by the nüvi.  

(See www.garmin.com/bluetooth.)

2. On the Menu page, touch   

Settings

 > 

Bluetooth

3. Ensure that the Bluetooth button is set to 

Enabled

.

4. Touch 

Add

 

(or 

Change

if you already added). 

5. If adding, set your phone to 

Find Me/Discoverable

 

mode,

 

and touch 

OK 

on the nüvi.

 

Select your phone 

on the list. Enter passkey 

1234

 on your phone, when 

prompted. If changing, select your phone and touch 

OK

or touch 

Add Device

 and 

OK

6. If the pairing is successful, the   Phone

 

icon appears on 

the nüvi Menu page.

Calling a Number

1. On the Menu page, touch   

Phone

 > 

 

Dial

2. Enter the number, and touch 

Dial

3. To end the call, touch  , and then touch 

End Call

.

If you are calling a number that requires that you enter 

information using a keypad during the call (for example, 

entering a password for your voice mail), do the following:

1. During the call, touch   > 

Call Options

 > 

Touch Tones

2.

 

Enter the information. Touch 

Back

 twice, when finished.

Calling a Place

1. On the Menu page, touch   

Phone

 > 

 

Food, Hotels

2. Search for the place that you want to call.

3. Touch 

Dial

.

Receiving a Call

When you receive a call, a message appears on the nüvi. Touch 

Answer

Using Call Waiting

If you get a call waiting call, the nüvi displays a message. 

Touch 

Answer

. The first call is put on hold. 

To switch between calls:

1. During the call, touch   > 

Switch To

2. Touch 

End Call

 to hang up; this does not disconnect the 

call on hold. 

Using Traffic Features

The Map page displays   or 

 

in the lower-right corner 

when there is a traffic incident on your current route or road. 

Touch   or  , select an item to view details, and then 

touch 

Avoid

.

Using the Travel Kit

The Travel Kit includes several functions that are helpful when 

you are traveling (for example, 

 

MP3 Player,

   

Audible 

Book Player, and

   

Currency Converter). On the Menu page, 

touch   

Travel Kit

. Touch the arrows to view more items. 

Touch 

Help

 to learn more about each feature. 

Using the FM Transmitter

Before using the FM Transmitter in your area, see the FM Transmitter 

warnings in the owner’s manual. 

If an FM transmitter is available on your nüvi, you can listen to 

your nüvi audio on an FM stereo.

Listening to the nüvi on an FM Stereo

1. On the Menu page, touch 

 > 

Audio Output 

>

  

FM Transmitter 

>

 OK

.

2. If you are using a traffic receiver, touch 

Auto Tune

. Then 

tune your stereo to the selected channel. If you are not 

using a traffic receiver, select an FM channel that has a 

lot of static. Then select the same channel on the nüvi.

Switching between the nüvi and an FM Stereo

1. On the Menu page, touch 

 > 

Audio Output

.

2. Touch an output mode, and touch 

OK

.

Resetting the nüvi

If the nüvi screen stops functioning, turn the nüvi off and on 

again. If this does not help, do the following:

1. Disconnect the nüvi from 

external power.

2. Flip up the GPS antenna.

3. Press the 

Reset

 button.

4. Connect the nüvi to a power 

source. The nüvi should 

automatically turn back on 

and operate normally.

More Information

For more information about the nüvi, refer to the 

nüvi 

610/660/670 Owner’s Manual

 in one of the following 

locations:

Included in the box on CD-ROM.

Go to www.garmin.com/products/nuvi610, www.garmin 

.com/products/nuvi660, or www.garmin.com/products/

nuvi670; click 

Manuals

, and then select 

Download

. You 

must have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view 

this manual.

For information about accessories, go to www.garmin.com/

shop. You can also contact your Garmin dealer to purchase 

nüvi accessories.

Garmin

®

 and nüvi

®

 are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, 

registered in the USA and other countries. These trademarks may not be 

used without the express permission of Garmin. The Bluetooth

®

 word mark 

and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and any use of such name 

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