Garmin Oregon 300 Owner'S Manual Download

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personal travel assistant

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Owner’s Manual

Summary of Contents for Oregon 300

Page 1: ...personal travel assistant n vi 300 350 Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...rson or organization of such changes or improvements Visit the Garmin Web site www garmin com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other Garmin...

Page 3: ...l Conventions When you are instructed to touch something use your finger to touch an item on the screen You will see small arrows used in the text that indicate you should touch a series of items For...

Page 4: ...Stop to Your Route 5 Add a Detour 5 Stop the Route 5 Take a Better Route 5 Lock Your n vi 6 Where To 7 Finding an Address 7 Finding a Place by Spelling the Name 8 Finding a Place Using the Map 9 Findi...

Page 5: ...the USB Cable 23 Information about Your n vi Drives 24 Using the Travel Kit 25 Using the Language Guide 25 Using the Travel Guide 28 SaversGuide 29 Listening to MP3 Files 30 Listening to Audible Books...

Page 6: ...ing Your n vi 58 Clearing User Data 58 Caring for Your n vi 59 Updating the n vi Software Using WebUpdater 61 Purchasing Additional MapSource Maps 61 Custom POIs Points of Interest 62 Battery Informat...

Page 7: ...lug n vi Menu Page C F D G E H A B A Satellite signal strength indicator Touch to view satellite signal information B Battery indicator C Touch to adjust the settings D Touch to adjust the volume and...

Page 8: ...e the Power button or touch on the Menu page to access the Quick Settings Move the sliders to adjust the volume and brightness Touch Mute to turn the volume off Lock the Screen Press and release the P...

Page 9: ...the GPS satellite signals being received by your n vi When you see green bars you have a strong signal See page 65 for more information After you have a satellite fix use the Garmin n vi to find your...

Page 10: ...l route your n vi recalculates the route and provides new route directions For more information about using the Map page see pages 17 19 Your route is marked with a magenta line Follow the arrows as y...

Page 11: ...can take a detour 1 With a route active touch Menu 2 Touch Detour Stop the Route 1 With a route active touch Menu 2 Touch Stop Take a Better Route As you approach your destination the n vi evaluates r...

Page 12: ...er the 4 digit PIN or drive to the security location Note If you forget your PIN and your security location you must send your n vi to Garmin to get it unlocked What is a Security Location You can sel...

Page 13: ...number of the address and touch Done 4 Type the street name and touch Done 5 Select the street and city if necessary 6 Touch the address if necessary The Go page opens 7 Touch Go to navigate to this a...

Page 14: ...ocation you want to visit The Go page opens Tips for Using the On Screen Keyboard Touch Mode to enter diacritical and special characters Touch to enter numbers Touch to delete the last character enter...

Page 15: ...map Use the and icons to zoom in and out Touch any object on the map An arrow appears pointing at the object you selected Touch Go to navigate to the selected location Touch Save to save the selected...

Page 16: ...tangle and use the on screen keyboard to enter the coordinates Touch Done 3 After you have entered the coordinates touch Next to open the Go page Changing the Location Format Because different maps an...

Page 17: ...Am Now searches for places near your current location A Different City searches for places near the city you enter My Current Route searches for places along the route you are currently navigating My...

Page 18: ...e your home location in My Locations Saving Places You Find After you have found a place touch Save Touch OK Finding Saved Places Favorites 1 Touch Where to My Locations Favorites 2 Select the place y...

Page 19: ...t window opens Touch a button to change the name or the map symbol or to delete the item Select the place you want to edit Changing the Name To change the name touch Change Name Enter the new name usi...

Page 20: ...ed places appear at the top of the list Touch Where to My Locations to view your recently found items Touch Recent Selections Select an item from the list Deleting Recently Found Places To remove all...

Page 21: ...ch My Current Location Touch Where to My Locations Saving Your Current Location Using the Map Touch anywhere on the map An arrow points to your current location Touch Save Your current location is sav...

Page 22: ...r Home you can easily Go Home 1 Touch Where to My Locations 2 Touch Set Home or Go Home 3 Touch an option to set your home location Going Home Once your Home location is set you can route to it at any...

Page 23: ...nformation page See page 18 Map Page while Navigating a Route Touch Turn In to open the Next Turn page See page 19 Touch the text bar to open the Current Route page See page 19 Touch to zoom out Touch...

Page 24: ...e Map page Current direction of travel Distance traveled Odometer Distance to your final destination Trip Information Page Resetting Trip Information If you want accurate trip information reset the tr...

Page 25: ...urn page for that turn Touch Map to view the entire route on the map Current Route Page Direction of the turn Distance to the turn Upcoming turn Distance to the turn Approximate time left until this t...

Page 26: ...e devices Follow these steps when transferring files to your n vi Step 1 Insert an SD card optional Step 2 Connect the USB cable Step 3 Transfer files to your n vi Step 4 Eject unmount the drive and u...

Page 27: ...the small end the mini USB end of the USB cable into the mini USB connector located on the side of your n vi 2 Connect the larger end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer Step 3...

Page 28: ...computer 2 Double click My Computer on your computer s desktop 3 Browse your computer for the file you want to copy 4 Highlight the file and select Edit Copy 5 Open the nuvi or nuvi sd drive 6 Select...

Page 29: ...uble click the Unplug or Eject icon in your system tray Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop Select the n vi drives and click OK You can unplug your n vi from your computer now Unmounting Fro...

Page 30: ...e files where the program placed them For example AudibleManager places the audible book files in the Audible folder The POI Loader places custom POIs in the POI folder Deleting Files from Your n vi Y...

Page 31: ...rchase the Garmin Language Guide accessory go to the Garmin Web site at www garmin com products nuvi and click Accessories You can also contact your Garmin dealer to purchase n vi accessories Note Onl...

Page 32: ...ase and touch it Select a category Touch to hear the translation Words and Phrases Tips Use Keywords in Phrases to find all of the phrases that contain a specific word Touch Search to spell the word T...

Page 33: ...l Dictionaries Touch Travel Kit Language Guide Touch Bilingual Dictionaries Touch a translation option If necessary touch To English Search for the word and touch it Touch to hear the word spoken Bili...

Page 34: ...min Web site at www garmin com extras or contact your Garmin dealer After you have received your Garmin Travel Guide SD card follow the directions on the package or in the n vi Help file to learn how...

Page 35: ...d SD data card and membership card your n vi is a digital coupon book that notifies you of merchants near your current location where you are eligible for a discount such as restaurants hotels movie t...

Page 36: ...to start with Select a category Touch Browse Note The n vi plays MP3 files only it does not support iTunes M4A M4P files MP3 Player Controls Touch to adjust the volume Tap to go to the beginning of th...

Page 37: ...he associated MP3 files anywhere on the selected drive The M3U file must be in the same file location as the MP3 files 6 Disconnect the n vi from your computer 7 On the n vi touch Travel Kit MP3 Playe...

Page 38: ...Your n vi provides several sample Audible books for you to listen to These sample books are only portions of the book to hear an entire book purchase it from Audible com See pages 34 36 Touch Browse T...

Page 39: ...he Bookmark button To view your bookmarks touch and then touch a bookmark Touch Play to listen to the book from the bookmark Touch Edit to change the name or delete the bookmark Audible Book Player Sh...

Page 40: ...tivation process See page 36 for more information After activating your n vi follow these two steps to load an audible book to your n vi download the book to your computer and transfer the book to you...

Page 41: ...m on your n vi You must first activate your n vi before transferring books see page 36 1 Connect your n vi to the computer Connect the mini USB connector to the side of the n vi Connect the larger end...

Page 42: ...USB cable from your n vi 2 Open AudibleManager 3 In the Choose your device window click the box next to Garmin n vi to place a check mark in the box Click Next 4 Enter your Audible user name and pass...

Page 43: ...ewer Touch Travel Kit Touch Picture Viewer Touch and to scroll through the images Touch a picture to view a larger image of it Tip Touch Rotate to rotate the image 90 Viewing a Slide Show Touch Slide...

Page 44: ...World Clock Nighttime hours are shown in the shaded area Touch World Clock to view the clocks again or Back to exit Touch Travel Kit Touch World Clock To change a city listed touch the city Select a...

Page 45: ...ravel Kit Currency Converter Touch the blank rectangle under the currency rate you want to convert Select a currency and touch OK Select a currency and touch OK Enter the number Touch Done Touch Clear...

Page 46: ...anually so that you are always using the most current conversion rates Touch Travel Kit Currency Converter Touch Update Touch Save to finish Touch to erase the current rate Enter a new rate and touch...

Page 47: ...surements Touch Travel Kit Measurement Converter Select a unit of measure and touch OK Touch From or To Select a type of measurement and touch OK Touch the button Touch the blank rectangle to enter a...

Page 48: ...it Calculator Enter the second number of your calculation Touch an operator x or Enter the first number of your calculation Touch Touch to make a new calculation Touch to add a decimal Touch to make t...

Page 49: ...e the following pages for more information Touch to display the Settings page Select the setting you want to change Restoring Settings To restore all settings you have changed press the Restore button...

Page 50: ...th North at the top 3D View display the map in 3 dimensions 3D Track Up orientation This is the default map view Map Outlines turn on or off the supplemental map outlines Vehicle touch Change to chang...

Page 51: ...re significant operator attention and could become a distraction while driving Garmin Lock turn on Garmin Lock to lock your n vi Enter a 4 digit PIN and set a security location For more information se...

Page 52: ...e of user entered data or map data such as street names Voice Language change the language for voice prompts n vi 350 Only Languages noted with TTS are text to speech voices which have an extensive vo...

Page 53: ...life Touch Screen touch Recalibrate to recalibrate or realign the touch screen to respond properly Screenshot enables you to take a screen shot when you quickly press and release the Power button The...

Page 54: ...tination the route will not follow roads Vehicle specify your vehicle type to optimize routes Avoidances touch the Enabled button to access the road types Select the road types you want to avoid on yo...

Page 55: ...ou have subscriptions to are listed followed by the expiration date of the subscription Touch Add to add a subscription See the next page for more information Non North American Options Auto select wh...

Page 56: ...2 For Non North American units touch Subscriptions Add For North American units touch Add 3 Write down the FM traffic receiver s unit ID Go to www garmin com fmtraffic to purchase a subscription and...

Page 57: ...pages 62 63 for more information about custom POIs Touch Audio to adjust the audio notification as you approach POIs TourGuide if you have a third party GPS guided audio tour loaded on your n vi you...

Page 58: ...ut the FM traffic receiver visit the Garmin Web site www garmin com For participating subscription providers refer to the Garmin Web site at www garmin com fmtraffic Connecting the FM TMC Traffic Rece...

Page 59: ...ts Select an item to view details Select an option Touch Avoiding Traffic When there is a traffic event on your current route or on the road you are driving or appears on the map As you are following...

Page 60: ...tion Road Construction Congestion Accident Incident Information Color Code The bars to the left of the traffic symbols indicate the severity of the traffic incident Low severity traffic is still flowi...

Page 61: ...e windshield 4 Open the antenna Fit the bottom of your n vi into the cradle 5 Tilt your n vi back until it snaps in place If necessary rotate the cradle windshield Mount the Suction Cup Mount Place th...

Page 62: ...nce relating to use of the unit See California Vehicle Code Section 26708 a Minnesota Statutes 2005 Section 169 71 Mounting the n vi on Your Dashboard Use the enclosed mounting disk to mount your unit...

Page 63: ...e up 2 Lift the unit off of the mount 3 To remove the suction cup from the windshield flip the lever toward you 4 Pull the tab on the suction cup toward you Removing the Cradle from the Mount To remov...

Page 64: ...his does not help reset your n vi To reset the n vi 1 Raise the antenna 2 Press the Reset button Clearing User Data Hold your finger on the upper right corner of the n vi s screen while turning on the...

Page 65: ...s Cleaning the Touch Screen Clean the touch screen with a soft clean lint free cloth Use water isopropyl alcohol or eyeglass cleaner if needed Apply the liquid to the cloth and then gently wipe the to...

Page 66: ...ted windshield or an in screen in the window heating system which can block GPS signals Connect the antenna to the connector located on the back of the n vi To purchase go to the Garmin Web site at ww...

Page 67: ...your n vi you will receive notification of software and map updates To register your n vi go to http my garmin com Purchasing Additional MapSource Maps You can purchase additional MapSource map data...

Page 68: ...se the Garmin POI Loader to install the POIs into your unit The POI Loader is available at www garmin com extras Using the POI Loader program you can store the Custom POIs on your nuvi drive or your S...

Page 69: ...2 Sign up for a subscription You can purchase a new region at any time and you can extend existing subscriptions at any time Each region that you purchase has its own expiration date Garmin TourGuide...

Page 70: ...n on properly disposing of the unit Battery Tips Your n vi s battery should last 4 to 8 hours depending on usage The battery gauge indicates the status of the battery To extend the battery life reduce...

Page 71: ...ignals the signal strength bars on the Menu page are green When it loses satellite signals the bars turn red or disappear Touch the signals strength bars in the upper left corner of the Menu page to v...

Page 72: ...Computer interface USB mass storage plug and play Power Input 12 24 VDC Usage 15 W max 13 8 VDC Battery life 4 to 8 hours depending on usage Headphone jack Standard 3 5 mm For a complete list of spec...

Page 73: ...owledge that the structure organization and code of the Software are valuable trade secrets of Garmin and that the Software in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin You agree not...

Page 74: ...into USB Mass Storage Mode I cannot find any drives named nuvi in my list of drives Try the solution listed above If you have several network drives mapped on your computer Windows may have trouble a...

Page 75: ...a n vi removable disk drive either the internal memory or your SD card drive Select Change Drive Letter and Path 5 Select Edit select a drive letter and click OK n vi Troubleshooting Problem Question...

Page 76: ...t location save 15 current route page 19 customize your n vi 43 color mode 47 map 44 navigation 48 system setup 45 time 46 vehicle icon on map 44 Custom POIs Points of Interest 62 D dashboard disk 56...

Page 77: ...16 Favorites 12 Go Home 16 Recent Selections 14 N n vi drive 21 22 n vi sd 21 22 narrow your results list spell the name 8 navigation settings 48 Near button 11 Next Turn page 19 north up 44 O on scre...

Page 78: ...ip information page 18 troubleshooting 69 USB 68 turn by turn directions 19 turn list 19 turn off the beeping 51 U unit ID 45 USB 1 23 troubleshooting 68 user data 58 user data delete 58 use the n vi...

Page 79: ...out the life of your Garmin products visit the Garmin Web site at www garmin com Copyright 2005 2006 Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries Garmin International Inc 1200 East 151st Street Olathe Kansas 66062...

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