Garmin GVN 53 manual

GVN 53 owner’ s manual[...]

June 2007 Part Number 190-00832-00 Rev . A Printed in T aiwan © 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. T el. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 Fax 913/397.8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9RB UK. T el. +44 ( 0) 87[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual i P ref ace T able of C onTenTs W arning ............................................... iii Caution ................................................ iv Getting Started ............................ 1 Using the Remote Control .................... 1 Manual Conventions ............................ 2 Entering Data .............[...]

ii GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual P ref ace Changing the T rafc Settings ............. 31 Adding an FM T rafc Receiver Subscription ..................................... 32 Changing the Settings ............. 33 Adjusting the V olume ......................... 33 Changing the General Settings .......... 33 Changing the Map Settings ................ [...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual iii P ref ace W arning Thi s m an ual u ses t he te rm W ar nin g to in dic at e a p ote nt ial ly ha za rdo us si tua ti on, w hic h, if n ot av oid ed , c ou ld re sul t in dea th or s eri ou s i nj ury . Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations could result in an accident or collision r esulting in[...]

iv GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual P ref ace Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations may result in injury or pr operty damage. The navigation system is designed to provide you with route suggestions. It does not reect road closures or road conditions, trafc congestion, weather conditions, or other factors that may affect safe[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 1 G ettinG S t arted G eTTinG s T arTed  Y our new navigation system comes with a remote control. T o use the remote, insert two AAA batteries in the back. Y ou do not have to aim the remote at a particular location; it should work from anywhere in your[...]

2 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual G ettinG S t arted Manual Conventions When you are instructed to “press” something, you should press that button on the remote control. When you are instructed to “select” something, use the Thumb Stick on the remote control to move the highlight (yellow box) to that item on the screen. After you highlight the obj[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 3 f ind i t and G o ! f ind i T and G o ! Using the remote control, follow the instructions on the next two pages to nd a place and go to it! Finding a Restaurant ➋ Select Food, Hotel… . ➎ Select a place. ➊ Select Where T o? ➌ Select Food & Drink . ➍ Select a food category . ➏ Select Go T o .[...]

4 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual f ind i t and G o ! Following Y our Route After you select Go T o (see the previous page), the Map page opens to guide you to your destination. Follow the route, which is marked for you with a magenta line. As you travel, the navigation system guides you through each turn with voice prompts, arrows, and directions along t[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 5 W here to ? W here T o ? Finding an Address ➊ From the Menu page, select Where T o? Select Address . ➍ Enter the street name. Then select Done . ➌ Enter the address number . Then select Done . ➎ Select the street. Select the city , if necessary . ➏ Select the address, if necessary . Select Go T o . ➋ [...]

6 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual W here to ? Understanding the  When you nd a place, select it in the search results list to open the item’ s Information page.  Select Go T o to create and follow a route to this place. Select Advanced to view other option[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 7 W here to ?   Y ou can search for locations in a different area, such as a different city or near your destination. ➊ From the search results list, select Near… . ➋ Select one of the search options. Narrowing Y o[...]

8 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual M y L oca tionS Saving   Y ou can save any place you nd in the Where T o? menu as a Favorite. Then, you can quickly nd and go to these places in the future. After you have found a place you want to save, select it to open the I[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 9 M y L oca tionS  Y ou can save any place as a Favorite directly from the Map page by browsing the map and selecting the place you want to save. For more information about browsing the map, see page 13. Saving Y our Current Location Y ou can save[...]

10 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual M y L oca tionS Setting a  Y ou can set a Home Location for the place you return to most often. Press the Menu button, and select Where T o? ➌ Select  . ➋ Select an option. ➊ Select  . After you set your Home Location, select [...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 1 1 M y L oca tionS Editing Saved  Press the Menu button twice. Then select My Data > Favorites . ➊ Select Edit/Review Favorites . ➋ Select the item you want to edit. ➍ Select the item you want to edit. ➌ Select Edit . Name —enter a new name for the location using the on-screen keyboard.[...]

12 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual M y L oca tionS  Press the Menu button twice. Then select My Data > Favorites . ➍ Select Delete . ➊ Select Delete Favorites . ➋ Select By Selection . ➌ Select a saved location. By Selection —select each location, and delete it individually [...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 13 V ieWinG the M aP and U SinG the t ooLS V ieWinG The M ap and U sinG The T ools V iewing the  Press the Map button on the remote control to view the Map page. Y ou can also select V iew Map from the Menu page. The position icon shows your current location. T o zoom in or out on the map, press the [...]

14 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual V ieWinG the M aP and U SinG the t ooLS   The T rip Computer indicates your current speed and records helpful statistics about your trip, including your maximum speed and distance traveled. T o view the T rip Computer , press the T rip Computer , press the Map button repeatedly . Y [...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 15 V ieWinG the M aP and U SinG the t ooLS  Press the Menu button twice and select Navigation > GPS Info to view GPS satellite information. Sky view Satellite signal strength bars The sky view shows the satellites you are receiving. The satellite signal strength bars indicate the st[...]

16 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual c rea tinG and e ditinG r oUteS C rea TinG and e diTinG r oUTes Creating a New Saved Route Press the Menu button twice to open the T ools menu. Select My Data > Routes . ➊ Select Create New Saved Route . ➋ Select an option, and select Next . Select the starting point. ➌ Select an option, and select Next[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 17 c rea tinG and e ditinG r oUteS Editing a Saved Route Press the Menu button twice. Then select My Data > Routes . Rename —enter a new name for the route using the on-screen keyboard. Edit/Review Points —add, arrange, remove, re-order , and review points in the route. For more info, see the next page. Change Prefer[...]

18 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual c rea tinG and e ditinG r oUteS Adding Stops to Y our Route Y ou can add stops (also called via points or midpoints) to your route as you create it, as described on page 16. Y ou can also add points to your route when you edit the route, as described below . Follow the steps on the previous page to begin editing the rout[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 19 c rea tinG and e ditinG r oUteS Saving the Active Route Press the Menu button twice and select My Data > Routes > Save Active Route . Navigating a Saved Route Press the Menu button twice and select My Data > Routes > Navigate Saved Route . Select the route you want to navigate. Recalculating the Route Press t[...]

20 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual c rea tinG and e ditinG r oUteS Adding A voidances Press the Menu button three times to open the Settings menu. Select Navigation > > A voidance Setup . Select the road type you want to avoid. Select to view more road types. Creating Custom Avoids Y ou can enter specic areas and roads to avoid in your routes. Fr[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 21 U SinG t he L oGS Adjusting the T rack Log As you travel, the navigator creates a bread crumb trail (track log) of your movement. Press the Menu button twice, and then select My Data > T rack Log . Recording —turns off and on the track log recorder . Percentage Full —displays the current percentage capacity of the[...]

22 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual XM r adio , W ea ther , and S tockS XM r adio , W ea Ther , and s ToCks Activating Y our  If you purchased an optional XM antenna, you must purchase and activate your XM subscription before you can use the XM features. Make sure your XM antenna is connected. Press the Menu button three[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 23 XM r adio , W ea ther , and S tockS Listening to XM Radio  NOTE: Y ou must have an XM antenna and a subscription to XM Radio to listen to XM radio. XM Radio is available only on the U.S. version. ➌ Select  . ➋ Select  . ➊ Select T ools . Select to ad[...]

24 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual XM r adio , W ea ther , and S tockS Saving Y our Favorite Channels as Presets ➌ Select Current Channel to add the channel you are listening to. ➊ Select My XM . ➋ Select  . ➍ Select the preset you want to assign to this channel. Playing a Preset T o play a preset channel, se[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 25 XM r adio , W ea ther , and S tockS XM1, 2, and 3 Three sets of presets, XM1, XM2, and XM3, are provided for you. W ithin each set of presets, you can save six favorite channels and as many artists as you want. For example, Mom can save her favorite channels and artists using XM1. Then Dad can switch to XM2 and save his [...]

26 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual XM r adio , W ea ther , and S tockS V iewing XM W eather Press the Menu button twice. Then select W eather . NOTE: Y ou must have an XM antenna and a subscription to NavT rafc to get trafc and weather reports. NOTE: Y ou might have to wait up to 12 minutes or longer (if receiving a weak XM signal) to receive the br[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 27 XM r adio , W ea ther , and S tockS V iewing Y our Forecast Press the Menu button twice. Then select W eather > Forecast . XM W eather defaults to your current location. Select to view more forecast information. T o select a different city , select Near… and follow the steps in the previous section. Checking for Cou[...]

28 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual XM r adio , W ea ther , and S tockS V iewing Weather on the Map Press the Menu button twice. Then select W eather > V iew On Map . The current weather conditions for your present location appear on the map. If necessary , select to zoom out. Select and drag the map to view a different location. Select Next to see the [...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 29 t raffic i nforMa tion T raffiC i nforMa Tion Using an optional FM trafc receiver or XM smart antenna, the navigation system can receive and use trafc information. When a trafc message is received, you can see the event on the map and change your route to avoid the trafc incident. For more information about t[...]

30 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual t raffic i nforMa tion A voiding   The Map page displays a when there is a trafc event on your current route or on the road where you are driving. When you are following a route, press the Thumb Stick in on the Map page to select the and avoid trafc. ➌ Select Detour Around . ➋ Select an [...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 31 t raffic i nforMa tion   North   Meaning International  Road Condition Road Construction Congestion Accident Incident Information Changing the   From the Menu page, s[...]

32 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual t raffic i nforMa tion Adding an   T o add a trafc subscription, press the Menu button three times to open the Settings menu. Select About > FM T rafc Receiver . Then write down your FM trafc receiver’ s unit ID. Go[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 33 c hanGinG the S ettinGS Adjusting the   Press Menu to open the Menu page. Then select V olume . Select the and to adjust the volume. Select Mute to silence the audio output. Select Settings to open the Audio Settings page. See page 35 for more information. Select Advanced to adjust the volume levels of [...]

34 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual c hanGinG the S ettinGS V oice Language —change the language for all voice prompts and messages. Select the voice you want to use and select OK . T wo different types of voice languages are available: text-to-speech and prerecorded. Languages noted with a person’ s name and (TTS) are text-to-speech (TTS) voices: for [...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 35 c hanGinG the S ettinGS Customizing the Audio Settings Audio Settings Press Menu three times. Then select General > Audio . Guidance —turn on the vocal guidance prompts. Select Speak Key Only to hear the voice prompts only when you press the SPEAK key on the remote control. Attention T one— turn the attention tone[...]

36 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual c hanGinG the S ettinGS T urning Safe Mode Of f and On Press Menu three times. Then select General > Safe Mode . When Safe Mode is turned on and the vehicle is moving, Safe Mode disables all navigation system functions that require signicant operator attention and could become a distraction while driving. Changing [...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 37 c hanGinG the S ettinGS Changing the Map Settings Press Menu three times. Then select Map . Map Detail —adjust the amount of detail shown on the map. Displaying more detail causes the map to redraw slowly . Orientation —change the perspective of the map. • 2D North Up —display the map in 2 dimensions (2-D) with N[...]

38 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual c hanGinG the S ettinGS Map Data Fields —customize the width and contents of the data elds displayed on the map page. Normal is the default setting. Press Menu three times. Then select Map > > Map Data Fields . ➊ Select Thin or Wide . Select Next . ➋ Select the type of data elds to customize. ➌ Select[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 39 c hanGinG the S ettinGS T ext Size —adjust the display size of text on the map. Zoom Level Detail —customize which map items appear at various zoom levels. For each map item, you can select Off, Auto, or a maximum zoom distance, from 120 feet to 800 miles. NOTE: More detail increases the time it takes the map to refr[...]

40 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual c hanGinG the S ettinGS Continuous Auto Routing —enable or disable the Continuous Auto Routing feature. This feature allows the navigation system to continually search for a better route to your destination. Continuous Auto Routing may be useful if a trafc accident occurs or there are time- restricted turns on the c[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 41 c hanGinG the S ettinGS Advanced Screen Settings —these settings are intended for installers only . If you inadvertently change these settings, select Restore Defaults > Y es . Y ou can also press and hold the Thumb Stick and the 8 key for 20 seconds. This will restore the default settings. ?[...]

42 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual a PPendiX a ppendiX  The remote control uses two AAA batteries. Do not mix old and new batteries together . If the remote does not work, install fresh batteries. If this does not correct the problem, you can re-pair the remote control with the GVN 53[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 43 a PPendiX Clearing All User Data Y ou can clear all user data, including all Favorites, routes, custom POIs, tracks, mileage logs, and your home location, at one time. CAUTION: Y ou cannot recover your user data after it is deleted. T o clear all user data: 1. Select T ools > My Data > Clear All . 2. Select Y es . [...]

44 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual a PPendiX Finding Custom POIs T o view a list of the custom POIs loaded in your navigation system, select T ools > My Data > Custom POIs . Adjusting the Proximity Alerts T o turn on or off the proximity alerts for custom POIs, press the Menu button three times and select General > Proximity Alerts . Audio Noti?[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 45 a PPendiX the system before the changes take ef fect. W eather Data W arranty THE WEA THER DA T A SOFTW ARE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY W ARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PURPOSE OR OF NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED. User Safet[...]

46 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual a PPendiX REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE, WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS THA T YOU HA VE P AID T O US FOR THE SER VICE THA T YOU RECEIVED DURING THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIA TEL Y PRIOR T O THE SPECIFIC EVENT THA T GA VE RISE TO THE APPLICABLE DAMAGE OR LOSS. THIS ALLOCA TION OF RISK IS REFLECTED IN OUR PRICES. YOU MA [...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 47 a PPendiX of the product. T itle, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in and to the Software remain in Garmin. Y ou acknowledge that the Software is the property of Garmin and is protected under the United States of America copyright laws and international copyright treaties. Y ou further acknowledge that [...]

48 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual i ndeX i ndeX A adding an XM subscription 22 adding a trafc subscription 32 add as Favorite 6 advanced screen settings 40 , 41 audio mute polarity 36 audio version 41 auto arrange, route 18 avoidances 20 avoiding trafc 30 B better route 40 browsing the map 13 C category for saved locations 1 1 changing settings 33?[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 49 i ndeX M map 13 browsing 13 customizing 37 orientation 37 updating 42 zoom 14 map datum 36 metric units 35 midpoints in the route 18 mileage logs 21 My Locations 8–12 Go Home 10 My Favorites 10 Recent nds 6 N name of a saved place 1 1 , 17 narrowing your search 7 navigating a saved route 19 navigation settings 39 Ne[...]

50 GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual i ndeX spell 7 stops in the route 18 stop navigation 19 symbol for locations 1 1 T text language 34 time 35 track log 21 track up 37 trafc avoiding 30 events 29 trip computer 14 turn list 14 U unit ID FM trafc receiver 41 software 41 XM 41 use indoors 15 V vehicle type 39 via points 18 video output 44 viewing the m[...]

GVN 53 Owner ’s Manual 51   This Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. W ithin this period, Garmin will at its sole option repair or replace any components that fail in normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be m[...]

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