Garmin StreetPilot 2820 Owner'S Manual Download

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StreetPilot

2820

owner’s manual

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Page 2: ...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 products Garmin StreetPilot and MapSource are registered trademarks and City Navigator is a trademark of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries and may not be used without the express permission of Garmin Audible com and AudibleRea...

Page 3: ...cted to touch something use your ﬁnger to touch an item on the screen When you are instructed to press something press a key on the front of the unit or on the remote control Small arrows are used in the text They indicate that you should touch a series of items For example if you see touch Tools GPS Info GPS Settings you should touch the Tools button then touch GPS Info and then touch GPS Setting...

Page 4: ...tanding the Information Page 6 Finding an Address 7 My Locations 8 Saving Locations 8 Saving Your Current Location 8 Saving Coordinates 9 Setting a Home Location 10 Finding Saved Locations 10 Editing Saved Locations 11 Deleting a Saved Location 12 Viewing the Map and Using the Tools 13 Viewing the Map Page 13 Browsing the Map 13 Trip Computer 14 Turn List 14 GPS Info Page 15 Creating and Editing R...

Page 5: ... Trafﬁc 36 Adding a Trafﬁc Subscription 37 Customizing the StreetPilot 2820 38 Adjusting the Volume 38 Customizing the General Settings 38 Changing the Map Settings 41 Changing the Navigation Settings 44 Adjusting the Trafﬁc Settings 44 Changing the Screen Settings 45 Changing the Bluetooth Technology Settings 45 Viewing Unit Information About 45 Restoring the Settings 45 Appendix 46 Register Your...

Page 6: ...ources including information from street signs visual sightings and maps For safety always resolve any discrepancies or questions before continuing navigation Always operate the vehicle in a safe manner Do not become distracted by the unit while driving and always be fully aware of all driving conditions Minimize the amount of time spent viewing the screen of the unit while driving and use voice p...

Page 7: ...herefore become unsafe The unit has no user serviceable parts If you ever have a problem with your unit take it to an authorized Garmin dealer for repairs The unit is fastened shut with screws Any attempt to open the case to change or modify the unit in any way voids your warranty and may result in permanent damage to the equipment Caution This manual uses the term Caution to indicate a potentiall...

Page 8: ...h screen using 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 touch screen Protecting Your StreetPilot 2820 Do not store the unit where prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures can occur such as in the trunk of a car as permanent damage may result Do not store alkaline batteries in the remote control f...

Page 9: ...ys Front IR window aim the remote here Back Right Side Left Side Audio out for headphones or line out Microphone for external microphone Power switch Mini USB connector Touch screen Light sensor Power connector for 12 Volt or AC adapter Weather cap MCX connector for optional remote antenna Weather caps ...

Page 10: ...rface Here a some helpful tips for using your StreetPilot 2820 Use your ﬁnger to touch the screen and select objects You can also press the keys on the front of the unit or on the optional remote control to operate your StreetPilot 2820 Touch the Back button to return to the previous screen Touch and to view all of the items in a list When a keyboard appears on the screen type the name or numbers ...

Page 11: ...PS satellite signals You must have a clear view of the sky to acquire satellite signals The bars in the upper left corner indicate satellite strength Touch the bars to view more information about the GPS signals Finding a Restaurant Touch Where To Touch Food Hotel Touch a food category Touch a location Touch Go To Touch Food Drink ...

Page 12: ...the arrows A checkered ﬂag marks your destination For more information about using the map and other tools see pages 13 15 Taking a Better Route The Map page displays a or a in the lower left corner when the StreetPilot 2820 has found a better route Touch or to take the better route For more information about continuous auto routing see page 44 If you need to take a detour press the MENU key and t...

Page 13: ... or exit Browse Map use the map to ﬁnd the location you are looking for which can be helpful when you know where the location is but do not know the name See page 13 My Locations save your favorite locations in My Locations For example you can save the hotel where you are staying while on vacation See page 8 Recent Finds ﬁnd locations you have recently selected from the search result list Understa...

Page 14: ...the list Touch Category to display recent ﬁnds of a speciﬁc category such as Food Hotel Understanding the Information Page Touch Go To to create a route to this location Touch Advanced to view other options for this location Insert in Current Route add this location as the next stop point in your route Dial Phone Number place a call to this location if your phone with Bluetooth technology is conne...

Page 15: ...or Select City Postal Code Enter the city or postal code and touch Done Touch the correct city postal code If necessary enter the rest of the address and touch Done Select the address if necessary Touch Go To TIP Searching for a city street intersection or exit is very similar to searching for an address From the Menu page touch Where To Streets Cities ...

Page 16: ...ation s information page you can save that location as a Favorite Touch Advanced Touch Add As Favorite Saving Your Current Location From the Menu page touch View Map You can also press the MAP key on the front of the StreetPilot 2820 Touch anywhere on the map Touch Save As Favorite MY LOCATIONS ...

Page 17: ...eetPilot 2820 to navigate to any location using its latitude and longitude coordinates From the Menu page touch Where To My Locations Coordinates Entering the Coordinates Browsing the Map for Coordinates Touch the location on the map and touch Save As Favorite Touch Browse Map Touch Go To Enter the coordinates and touch Next Touch Enter Position Touch Go To ...

Page 18: ...me Press the FIND key twice to create a route to your Home Location To change your Home Location ﬁrst delete it from your Favorites see page 12 for more information Then set it again using the instructions above Finding Saved Locations From the Menu page touch Where To Touch My Locations Touch Favorites Touch a saved location ...

Page 19: ...t Saved Location Editing Options Name enter a new name for the location using the on screen keyboard Location edit the physical location of the saved location you can use the map or enter new coordinates using the keyboard Elevation enter the elevation of the saved location Category assign this location to a category touch to view the categories Symbol select a symbol to appear on the map for this...

Page 20: ... Data Favorites Touch Delete Touch Delete Favorites Touch By Selection Touch a saved location Delete Options By Selection touch each location and delete it individually By Category select one category to delete all of the locations assigned to that category Delete All removes all saved locations from your Favorites ...

Page 21: ...p Tips for Browsing the Map Touch the map and drag to view different parts of the map Touch the and icons to zoom in and out Touch any object on the map An arrow appears pointing at the object you selected Touch Review to open the location s information page for more information see page 6 Touch Save As Favorite to save the location selected by the arrow to your Favorites Touch Back to return to t...

Page 22: ...t Max Turn List The Turn List provides a list of turn by turn instructions for your entire route as well as arrival information While navigating a route touch the text bar on the Map page to open the Turn List Or from the Menu page touch Tools Turn List The next turn on your route is listed at the top of the list Touch View All to see all the turns in the route Touch and to scroll through the list...

Page 23: ...ge touch Tools GPS Info Sky view Satellite signal strength bars The sky view shows the satellites you are receiving The satellite signal strength bars indicate the strength of each satellite signal A solid bar indicates your StreetPilot 2820 has a strong ﬁx on that GPS satellite and the GPS satellite is ready for use For more information about GPS see www garmin com aboutGPS See page 38 for inform...

Page 24: ...store up to 50 saved routes From the Menu page touch Tools My Data Routes Touch Create New Saved Route Touch an option and touch Next Select the start point Touch an option and touch Next Select the end point Touch Finish Select your preference and touch Next See page 44 To add a stop touch Yes then touch Next Select the point ...

Page 25: ...the on screen keyboard Edit Review Points add arrange remove re order and review points in the route For more info see page 18 Change Preference change the route calculation preference to Faster Time Shorter Distance or Off Road See page 44 for information about the route preferences Delete Route delete this route Touch the route to edit Touch Edit Review Routes Touch the item to edit Touch Edit ...

Page 26: ...gin editing the route To edit the route you are currently navigating touch Edit Route on the Turn List page Route Point Editing Options Auto Arrange arranges the points to provide the shortest route Remove touch the point you want to remove and then touch Remove Re Order touch the point you want to move Touch Move Up or Move Down Touch Done when ﬁnished Touch Edit Review Points Touch Add For more ...

Page 27: ...ur to a Route If you need to take a detour from your current route open the Menu page and touch Detour 1 2 mile 2 miles or 5 miles select the distance of the detour For example if a road sign indicates that the street is closed for the next three miles touch 5 miles in the list Your StreetPilot 2820 recalculates your route for the next ﬁve miles Detour by Road s In Route select roads in your route...

Page 28: ...uch twice and then touch Custom Avoids You can enter speciﬁc areas and roads to avoid in your routes When you add a new avoid road select the beginning point and the end point to deﬁne the section of the road that you want to avoid When you add a new avoid area create a rectangular area by selecting the diagonally opposite corners Touch the second corner and touch Next Touch Finish Touch the ﬁrst ...

Page 29: ...displays the current percentage capacity of the track log To clear the track log touch Percentage Full Yes OK Map Display shows the track log on the map automatically or at the speciﬁed zoom level Your track log appears as a ﬁne dotted line on the map Using the Mileage Logs You can keep four different mileage logs of your travels From the Menu page touch Tools My Data Mileage Log Touch a log to ed...

Page 30: ...he DVD ROM does not start automatically click Start and then Run Type the letter of your DVD ROM drive followed by setup example D setup Then press Enter Follow the on screen instructions Step 2 Connect AC Power Connect the enclosed AC power cable to the power connector on the back of the StreetPilot Plug the other end to an available electrical outlet Step 3 Connect the USB Cable Use the USB cabl...

Page 31: ...ee page 24 5 Select Edit Paste The ﬁle then appears in the list of ﬁles on the GARMIN drive Where Do I Paste the Files For most ﬁles you can paste them anywhere in the GARMIN drive When you transfer audible books AudibleManager places the books in an Audible folder The POI Loader places custom POIs in the POI folder Deleting Files from Your StreetPilot You can delete ﬁles from your StreetPilot jus...

Page 32: ... Tray Information about the Drive After you connect your StreetPilot to your computer a Removable Disk Drive entitled GARMIN appears in your computer s list of drives If you are connected to several network drives the GARMIN drive might not appear To display the drive right click on a network drive and click Disconnect 2820 Removable Disk Drive NOTE On some Windows operating systems the StreetPilo...

Page 33: ...dater to update your StreetPilot 2820 software Go to www garmin com products webupdater to learn about WebUpdater Check www garmin com unlock update jsp to see if an update for your map software is available To ﬁnd out the version of the maps that are loaded on your 2820 open the Menu page Touch Settings About Detail Maps To load maps to your 2820 see the MapSource Help ﬁle Using xImage to Customi...

Page 34: ...r s Manual LISTENING TO MUSIC AND AUDIBLE BOOKS Playing MP3 Files Touch Tools Touch a category Enjoy the music Touch Play All Touch Music Player Touch Source to select MP3 mode Touch Browse LISTENING TO MUSIC AND AUDIBLE BOOKS ...

Page 35: ...old to rewind the song Touch to skip to the next song on the playlist Touch and hold to fast forward through the song Touch to pause the song Touch to resume play Touch to repeat the song repeat mode Touch to shufﬂe the playlist shufﬂe mode Touch Playlist to view all of the songs in the playlist To start playing the playlist from a different song touch the song Touch the album cover to view inform...

Page 36: ...le Books Your StreetPilot provides several sample audible books These sample books are only portions of the book to hear an entire book purchase it from Audible com See pages 29 31 Touch Tools Touch Browse Touch Touch the book title Touch Music Player Touch Source to select Audible Book mode ...

Page 37: ...w your bookmarks touch and then touch a bookmark Touch Play to listen to the book from the bookmark Touch Edit to delete the bookmark or rename the bookmark TIP When you are playing an audible book press the Page button on the remote control repeatedly to view other pages in the StreetPilot such as the map Getting Started with Audible com Before you can listen to audible books on your StreetPilot ...

Page 38: ...ager 3 In the Choose your device window click the box next to Garmin to place a check mark in the box Click Next 4 Enter your Audible user name and password Click Next 5 Connect your StreetPilot to your computer using the USB cable Touch USB Mass Storage Wait a few moments for AudibleManager to detect your StreetPilot 6 Select Activate my player s and click Next 7 Please wait while AudibleManager ...

Page 39: ...Your Audible com library opens displaying the books you have purchased 3 Click Get it Now to download the book to your computer 4 Select a format and click Download Step 3 Transfer the book to your StreetPilot Refer to AudibleManager s Help ﬁle for detailed instructions about downloading books to your computer and loading them on your StreetPilot You must ﬁrst activate your StreetPilot before tran...

Page 40: ...chnology with the StreetPilot 2820 you must pair connect the devices To pair a device 1 Press the MENU key 2 Touch Settings Bluetooth Manage Connections 3 If you have never paired a device with your 2820 touch Yes If have already paired a device with your 2820 and want to add another touch Add Device 4 Set your phone to Find Me Discoverable or Visible mode Touch OK on the 2820 5 Touch your device ...

Page 41: ...ology you can simply talk into the microphone and listen over the ear piece NOTE You can only use the hands free features that are supported by your phone For example if your phone does not support voice tags you cannot use Voice Dial Indicates your phone s battery level and signal strength Receiving a Call When you receive a call a window opens displaying the phone number or contact name Touch An...

Page 42: ...uch Phone 2 Touch Dial Number 3 Enter the number and touch Dial Placing Calls Using Voice Dial If your mobile phone supports it you can place calls by speaking the contact s name To make a call using Voice Dial 1 From the Menu page touch Phone 2 Touch Voice Dial 3 Speak the contact you want to call NOTE You may need to train your mobile phone to recognize voice commands If so the 2820 will walk yo...

Page 43: ...Number Viewing Your Call History Each time you pair your phone with the StreetPilot 2820 your call history is automatically transferred to the StreetPilot 2820 1 From the Menu page touch Phone Call History 2 Touch a category Missed Dialed or Received to view those calls The calls are listed in chronological order the most recent calls are at the top of the list 3 To call one of the numbers listed ...

Page 44: ...rt Antenna visit the Garmin Web site www garmin com For subscription information and coverage cities for XM NavTrafﬁc see www xmnavtrafﬁc com NOTE XM subscriptions are available for North America only Connecting the Receiver or Antenna Plug the XM Smart Antenna or FM Trafﬁc Receiver s cable into the mini USB connector on the back of the StreetPilot under the weather cap Viewing Trafﬁc Incidents Fr...

Page 45: ...me with a trial subscription or you may be in an area with free service You can also add subscriptions to expand your service area For more information about purchasing trafﬁc subscriptions go to www garmin com Touch Next Touch Subscriptions Enter the code and touch Next Touch OK Touch Settings Touch Trafﬁc Touch Add Subscription ...

Page 46: ...neral Changing the GPS Settings From the Menu page touch Settings General GPS or touch the GPS Settings button on the GPS Info page Use Indoors touch Yes to turn the GPS receiver off and use the unit indoors Set Position if Use Indoors is selected you can select a location on the map as your current location position Touch OK after you select your location WAAS EGNOS disable and enable WAAS EGNOS ...

Page 47: ...es of locations or streets NOTE If you change the Voice Language you must restart your StreetPilot 2820 to complete this change Text Language change the on screen text to the selected language Changing the text language does not change the language of map data or user entered data Speech Rate select the rate for the vocal prompts Customizing the Keyboard From the Menu page touch Settings General K...

Page 48: ...turn off or on the pop up alerts that appear as you approach a custom POI Continuous Notiﬁcation select which alerts which types of POIs you will be continually notiﬁed about Changing the TourGuide Settings From the Menu page touch Settings General TourGuide If you have a third party GPS guided audio tour loaded on your StreetPilot you can select Auto Play to hear the complete tour as programmed P...

Page 49: ...orm of coordinates Because different maps and charts use different position formats the StreetPilot 2820 allows you to choose the correct coordinate system for the type of map you are using Map Datum select the map datum to be used by your StreetPilot 2820 If you are navigating and comparing the GPS coordinates to a map chart or other reference set the map datum in your StreetPilot 2820 to the sam...

Page 50: ...t the size and content of the data ﬁelds shown on the Map page Select None to remove the data ﬁelds to see more of the map Select Wide to make the data ﬁelds larger they take up more room on the map Select Thin to see make the data ﬁelds thinner so you can see more of the map See page 43 for more information Text Size adjust the size of text for various items shown on the map such as railroads and...

Page 51: ...ouch a preprogrammed conﬁguration or Custom Fields Touch the data ﬁeld you want to customize Touch the type of data to appear in this ﬁeld Touch and to change the ﬁeld layout Touch OK Touch Next Repeat for the available data ﬁelds When done touch Finish 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 indicates this is your ﬁrst choice out of two choices for the layout of the data ﬁeld 2 2 means this is your second choice Some ty...

Page 52: ...he StreetPilot 2820 responds when you are off the route You can silence the off route recalculating message Continuous Auto Routing turn on or off Continuous Auto Routing which allows the StreetPilot 2820 to continually search for a better route to your destination This can be useful if a trafﬁc accident occurs or there are time restricted turns on the current route When Auto is selected a or a ap...

Page 53: ...ttings Bluetooth Manage Connections manage your connections to devices that have Bluetooth wireless technology Touch a device to connect and disconnect or to remove it from the StreetPilot 2820 s memory Touch Add Device to search the area for devices that have Bluetooth technology See pages 32 35 for more information Bluetooth turn on or off the Bluetooth technology Auto Connect turn on or off to ...

Page 54: ... the area where you want to place the mount 2 Remove one side of the backing from the adhesive and place the adhesive on the bottom of the mounting base 3 Place the mounting base so the locking lever is facing you and then position the base on the cleaned area Apply pressure to adhere the base to the dashboard NOTE The permanent adhesive disk is extremely difﬁcult to remove Only install if you are...

Page 55: ...ing a Remote GPS Antenna Use an optional external remote GPS antenna such as the Garmin GA 25 when using the unit in a vehicle with a coated windshield or an in screen heating system which can block GPS signals Connect the antenna to the MCX connector located on the back of the unit To purchase go to www garmin com products sp2820 Click Accessories Changing the Fuse The Vehicle Navigation Kit cabl...

Page 56: ...p pointer Press in to make a selection Page and scrolls through lists and pages Vol and raises and lowers the volume Alphanumeric Keys enters numbers and letters Press the key repeatedly until the correct character appears 7 acts like the rewind button in the Music Player 9 acts like the fast forward button in the Music Player 0 acts like the Pause Play button in the Music Player MENU MAP BACK SPE...

Page 57: ...to open the Help ﬁle CAUTION Garmin is not responsible for the consequences of using a custom POI database or the accuracy of third party data Finding Custom POIs To ﬁnd the custom POIs loaded on your StreetPilot 2820 press the FIND key and then touch Extras Custom POIs Deleting Custom POIs To delete all of the custom POIs press the MENU key Touch Tools My Data Custom POIs Delete All About TourGui...

Page 58: ...ls by 240 pixels Map Storage Pre programmed internal memory Temperature 5 to 158 F 15 to 70 C Power Supply Source 12 VDC Usage 12 watts maximum 13 8 VDC 12 volt adapter Fuse AGC 3AG 1 0 Amp Optional Remote Control Two AAA alkaline batteries not included Note The remote control is not waterproof For a complete list of speciﬁcations visit the Garmin Web site www garmin com products sp2820 spec html ...

Page 59: ...22 3 Plug the USB cable into your computer Select USB Mass Storage I cannot ﬁnd any drives named GARMIN in my list of drives Try the solution listed above If you have several network drives mapped on your computer Windows may have trouble assigning drive letters to your StreetPilot drives Follow the steps on the next page to assign your drive letters A message saying Unsafe Removal of Device appea...

Page 60: ...t and your computer 2 Flip the Power switch down on your StreetPilot to turn it on 3 On your computer s desktop click Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management Storage Disk Management 4 Select a StreetPilot removable disk drive Right click and select Change Drive Letter and Path 5 Select Edit select a drive letter from the drop down list and click OK TIP Be sure you hav...

Page 61: ...20 Turn off the StreetPilot 2820 and then turn it back on During start up press and hold the FIND key on the front of the StreetPilot 2820 Keep pressing Find until the message Do you really want to erase all user data appears Touch Yes to clear all user data All original settings are restored Your Recent Finds are also deleted My phone headset will not connect to my 2820 Turn off your phone headse...

Page 62: ...horized repairs or modiﬁcations could result in permanent damage to the equipment and void your warranty and your authority to operated this device under Part 15 regulations Software License Agreement BY USING THE STREETPILOT 2820 YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY Garmin grants you a limited license to...

Page 63: ... sole discretion SUCH REMEDY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY To obtain warranty service contact your local Garmin authorized dealer or call Garmin Product Support for shipping instructions and an RMA tracking number The unit should be securely packed with the tracking number clearly written on the outside of the package The unit should then be sent freight charge...

Page 64: ...ustomizing the StreetPilot 2820 38 45 general settings 38 map data ﬁelds 43 map settings 41 navigation settings 44 restoring the settings 45 screen settings 45 volume 38 custom avoids 20 custom POIs 49 D data ﬁelds changing 43 default settings 45 deleting all saved routes 19 bookmarks 29 ﬁles from the StreetPilot 23 route 17 saved location 12 detail maps disable enable 42 version of 45 detour addi...

Page 65: ... format 41 position icon 13 product support i R re order points in route 18 recalculating the route 19 recently found locations 6 remote control vi 48 remove all detours 19 remove points from route 18 rename bookmark 29 route 17 saved location 11 reset max speed 14 mileage log 21 trip computer 14 restoring the settings 45 routes 16 20 add point 6 create new route 16 detour 19 edit a saved route 17...

Page 66: ...23 trip computer 14 troubleshooting 53 USB 51 turn list 14 U unit ID FM Trafﬁc Receiver 45 Navigator III 45 unit keys 2 unplug USB 24 USB 22 24 mass storage 23 24 use indoors 38 V vehicle type 44 via points 18 viewing the map 13 voice dial 34 voice language 39 volume 38 speed adjusted 40 W weather 53 WebUpdater 25 Where To 5 7 X xImage 25 Y yellow diamond 36 Z zoom 13 14 ...

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