Garmin 190-00556-10 manual

Quest ® and Quest ® 2 pocket-sized navigator owner’ s manual[...]

© Copyright 2006 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. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey , SO51 9DL, U.K. T el. 44/0870.8501241 Fax 44/0870.8501251 Garmin Corporation No. 68,[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual i I NTRODUCTION > A BOUT T HIS M ANUAL I NTRODUCTION Congratulations on choosing one of the most versatile GPS navigation systems available! The Garmin ® Quest ® utilizes the proven performance of Garmin GPS and full-featured mapping to create an unsurpassed mobile navigation system. About This Manual This manual covers[...]

ii Quest Owner ’s Manual I NTRODUCTION > T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Introduction ...........................................................................i About This Manual ................................................................... i Manual Conventions ........................................................................ i W arning ...[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual iii I NTRODUCTION > T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Recalculating a Route ................................................................... 24 Adding a Detour ........................................................................... 24 Adding V ia Points ......................................................................... 24[...]

iv Quest Owner ’s Manual I NTRODUCTION > W ARNINGS AND C AUTIONS Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations could result in an accident or collision resulting in death or serious injury . When installing the Quest in a vehicle, place the unit securely so that it does not interfere with vehicle operating controls or obstruc[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual v I NTRODUCTION > W ARNINGS AND C AUTIONS Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations may result in injury or property damage. The Quest is designed to provide you with route suggestions. It does not reflect road closures or road conditions, traffic congestion, weather conditions, or other factors th[...]

vi Quest Owner ’s Manual I NTRODUCTION > C ARING FOR THE Q UEST Caring for the Quest The Quest is constructed of high quality materials and does not require user maintenance other than cleaning. Cleaning the Case T o clean the unit’ s outer casing (except for the screen), use a cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution, and then wipe dry[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 1 U NIT O VERVIEW > I NTRODUCING THE Q UEST U NIT O VERVIEW Introducing the Quest Power/Speaker connector External antenna connector Back View USB connector Power Key Flip-up GPS antenna (Position the antenna parallel to the surface of the road.) Keypad 256-Color high-resolution TFT display Front View[...]

2 Quest Owner ’s Manual U NIT O VERVIEW > A T UTORIAL A T utorial This tutorial guides you through the steps for finding a restaurant in your area and then creating a route to it. If you have a Quest (not a Quest 2), you need to first load detailed maps onto your Quest. Refer to the setup guide in the DVD-ROM case. The Quest 2 has map data l[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 3 U NIT O VERVIEW > A T UTORIAL Step 4 : Move down the list of restaurants by pressing the Rocker pad down. When you see a restaurant you like, highlight it and press the OK key . Information about the restaurant appears on a page similar to the one shown below . Highlight Route T o to create a route to this restaurant. T[...]

4 Quest Owner ’s Manual U NIT O VERVIEW > V EHICLE I NST ALLA TION V ehicle Installation Select a suitable location for installing the unit that allows routing of the power cord and does not interfere with vehicle operation. Refer to the warnings on pages iv–v . If you are NOT using a remote antenna, be certain to select a location where the[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 5 U NIT O VERVIEW > V EHICLE I NST ALLA TION Removing the Quest and the Mount T o remove the Quest from the mount, gently pull the release tab on the top of the mount up and remove the Quest. The cradle and suction mount snap apart and back together . T o remove the mount from the cradle, turn the cradle as far as you can[...]

6 Quest Owner ’s Manual U NIT O VERVIEW > G ETTING S T ARTED Getting Started Turning the Quest On and Of f Press and hold the Power key on the front of the unit to turn it on or off. When turned on, the W elcome page appears briefly , followed by a Safe Driving W arning Message. Press the OK key to acknowledge the message, or wait briefly un[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 7 U NIT O VERVIEW > U SING THE K EYS Using the Keys Use the keys to perform specific tasks such as finding places or planning routes. W ith the exception of the Power key , press and quickly release a key to perform its function. If a key has a secondary function, press and hold the key to activate it. Power —press an[...]

8 Quest Owner ’s Manual U NIT O VERVIEW > U SING THE K EYS Selecting Options and Entering Data Use the OK key and the Rocker pad to select options and activate your selections. T o select and activate an option or on-screen button: 1. Use the Rocker pad to move up, down, right, or left to the selection or on-screen button. 2. Press OK to activ[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 9 B ASIC O PERA TION > F INDING P LACES AND R OUTING TO T HEM B ASIC O PERA TION Finding Places and Routing to Them Use the Find Menu on your Quest to locate and create a route to a city , street, park, restaurant, or hotel. Y ou can even use the Find Menu to see rest areas you are approaching on the highway . Find Menu P[...]

10 Quest Owner ’s Manual B ASIC O PERA TION > F INDING P LACES AND R OUTING TO T HEM Advanced Search Methods and Tips The search results list can be quite long. Use the following tips to narrow your results. Entering Containing Letters If you know letters contained in the name of the place you seek, select the <Containing> box. Use the o[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 1 1 B ASIC O PERA TION > F INDING P LACES AND R OUTING TO T HEM Finding an Address or Intersection T o search for an address or intersection, select the Addresses or Intersections icon from the Find Menu. T o find an address or intersection: 1. Press FIND , highlight Addresses or Intersections , and press OK . 2. Highlig[...]

12 Quest Owner ’s Manual B ASIC O PERA TION > F INDING P LACES AND R OUTING TO T HEM Finding a City T o search for a city , select Cities from the Find Menu. A list of 50 cities near your current location appears. T o find a city: 1. Press FIND , highlight Cities , and press OK . A list of cities appears. Use the Rocker pad to move down the l[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 13 B ASIC O PERA TION > F INDING P LACES AND R OUTING TO T HEM Finding Recently-Found Places Y our Quest stores the 50 most recent places you have found and viewed. The most recently-reviewed item is on the top of the list. T o find a recently-found place: 1. Press FIND , highlight Recent Finds , and press OK . A list of[...]

14 Quest Owner ’s Manual B ASIC O PERA TION > F INDING P LACES AND R OUTING TO T HEM Planning a Trip If you are planning a trip and would like to find vacation spots ahead of time, consider using the “chain find” method described below . Y ou can also follow these instructions for finding places while you are already on a trip. 1. Find [...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 15 B ASIC O PERA TION > M Y L OCA TIONS My Locations Y ou can save your favorite places to the My Locations category of the Find Menu. This allows you to easily find your favorite places later . For example, if you have found a great campsite, you can save the place to My Locations. Then when you want to return to the ca[...]

16 Quest Owner ’s Manual B ASIC O PERA TION > M Y L OCA TIONS Saving a Map Location As you pan around the map, you can save a location you see to My Locations. See page 29 for information about panning the map. T o save a place on the map to My Locations: 1. Press Page to open the Map page. 2. Press the Rocker pad to select the place you want [...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 17 B ASIC O PERA TION > M Y L OCA TIONS Editing a Saved Location Y ou can edit many aspects of a saved location: the name, symbol, location coordinates, comment, elevation, and category . T o edit the saved location: 1. Press the FIND key . Highlight My Locations and press OK . 2. Highlight the saved location you want to [...]

18 Quest Owner ’s Manual B ASIC O PERA TION > M Y L OCA TIONS Deleting Saved Locations Y ou can delete saved locations when they are no longer needed. T o delete a saved location: 1. Press the FIND key . Highlight My Locations and press OK . 2. Highlight the saved location you want to delete. 3. Highlight the red to the right of the location a[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 19 B ASIC O PERA TION > S ETTING Y OUR H OME L OCA TION Setting Y our Home Location Y our Quest allows you to set a “Home” location that can be your home, office, or any other place to which you return most often. After you set your Home location, you can quickly create a route to your Home Location. For example, if [...]

20 Quest Owner ’s Manual B ASIC O PERA TION > U SING T RAC B ACK Using T racBack The Quest records an electronic breadcrumb trail or “track log” as you travel. As a result, you can retrace your recent movements using the T racBack ® feature. This feature is particularly useful when navigational markers are not readily available. The track[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 21 B ASIC O PERA TION > U SING T RAC B ACK Following Y our Track with the Compass Page If you have selected to follow your track (Follow T rack), the Quest traces your path to the destination. Y ou can use the Map page and Compass page to navigate to your destination. Press the Page key to view the Compass page. The middl[...]

22 Quest Owner ’s Manual B ASIC O PERA TION > P LANNING AND M ODIFYING R OUTES Planning and Modifying Routes Use the Quest’ s Route Planner feature to plan your routes before you even leave the house. The Route Planner allows you to select a start point and a destination, and it automatically saves the route. Y ou can also modify the route t[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 23 B ASIC O PERA TION > P LANNING AND M ODIFYING R OUTES Saving a Route Y ou Quest automatically saves a route created with the Route Planner . Also, you can save an active route during navigation or after you have reached the destination. T o save an active route: 1. Press MENU , highlight Route Options , and press OK . [...]

24 Quest Owner ’s Manual B ASIC O PERA TION > P LANNING AND M ODIFYING R OUTES Recalculating a Route The Quest automatically recalculates your route if you stray from the current route. Y ou can also prompt the Quest to recalculate your route. For example, if you change your route preference ( page 38 ), you can recalculate your route based on[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 25 B ASIC O PERA TION > P LANNING AND M ODIFYING R OUTES Arranging Via Points When you have entered all of the points, your Quest can arrange them in the most efficient order so that you can visit each point without a lot of extra traveling. Adds a via point (extra stop) and places it ahead of the existing point. Deletes[...]

26 Quest Owner ’s Manual B ASIC O PERA TION > P LANNING AND M ODIFYING R OUTES Avoiding Roads and Areas Y ou can avoid areas and certain road types on your route. For example, if an area of roads is usually highly congested, you can add that area to your A void List. T o add an avoidance to your route: 1. Press and hold MENU to open the Route [...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 27 B ASIC O PERA TION > P LANNING AND M ODIFYING R OUTES T o avoid an area: 1. Press and hold MENU to open the Route Options menu. 2. Highlight A voidances and press OK . 3. Highlight the Add… button and press OK . 4. Highlight Area A voidance and press OK . A map appears, enabling you to mark a “start point.” 5. Us[...]

28 Quest Owner ’s Manual U SING THE M AIN P AGES > M AP P AGE U SING THE M AIN P AGES Map Page The Map page is one of the main pages of the Quest. Whether you are navigating a route or simply traveling with your Quest turned on, the map shows your current location and surrounding street detail. Customizable information boxes called data field[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 29 U SING THE M AIN P AGES > M AP P AGE Panning the Map Y ou can pan the map with the map pointer to view areas of the map that are not visible on the screen. As you pan past the edge of the screen, the map moves to provide continuous map coverage. The position icon indicates your present location and may not be visible o[...]

30 Quest Owner ’s Manual U SING THE M AIN P AGES > M AP P AGE V iewing the Map Orientation Y ou can orient the map in one of two ways. North Up shows the Map page with North always at the top, as if you were reading a paper map. T rack Up allows the map to automatically rotate so your direction of travel always appears at the top of the Map pa[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 31 U SING THE M AIN P AGES > N EXT T URN P AGE Next T urn Page When you are navigating a route, the Next T urn page opens periodically to alert you that you need to turn soon. The Next T urn page displays a picture of the turn and provides text instructions. This page disappears after a few seconds. If you need to see it [...]

32 Quest Owner ’s Manual U SING THE M AIN P AGES > C URRENT R OUTE P AGE Current Route Page Direction of turn Cumulative distance to this turn from your current location T otal distance to the destination from your current location Upcoming driving instructions Final destination Current Route Page Another page that is visible when navigating i[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 33 U SING THE M AIN P AGES > T RIP I NFORMA TION P AGE T rip Information Page If you are making a long trip, the T rip Information page may be very useful. It indicates your current speed and records many helpful statistics about your trip. Be certain to reset the trip information (data) before beginning a trip. If you ma[...]

34 Quest Owner ’s Manual C USTOMIZING Y OUR Q UEST > C USTOMIZING THE M AP P AGE C USTOMIZING Y OUR Q UEST Y ou can adjust the Quest’ s settings to suit your needs. Y ou can make most changes through the Settings page. Access this page by pressing the MENU key once and then selecting Settings . Y ou can also access it by pressing the MENU ke[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 35 C USTOMIZING Y OUR Q UEST > C USTOMIZING THE M AP P AGE AutoZoom —when On , the Map page zooms in and out as you travel. As you approach a turn, the Map page progressively zooms in. After the turn is completed, it zooms out to show the next turn. Color Mode —select Land or W ater . Unless you are using marine map, [...]

36 Quest Owner ’s Manual C USTOMIZING Y OUR Q UEST > C USTOMIZING THE D ISPLA Y Customizing the Display Y ou can change the lighting and color on the Quest for optimal viewing. Press MENU twice, select Display Setup , and press OK . Backlight T imeout —specifies the amount of time the backlight stays on when you are not pressing keys. The t[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 37 C USTOMIZING Y OUR Q UEST > C USTOMIZING THE O VERALL S YSTEM S ETUP Customizing the Overall System Setup Y ou can customize various system setup features on your Quest. Press MENU two times, highlight System Setup , and press OK . GPS Mode —sets GPS to Normal , W AAS , Battery Saver (which periodically turns off the[...]

38 Quest Owner ’s Manual C USTOMIZING Y OUR Q UEST > C USTOMIZING THE R OUTE S ETTINGS Customizing the Route Settings Y ou can customize the Quest’ s routing features. Press MENU two times, highlight Route Setup , and press OK . Off-Route Recalculate —controls how the Quest recalculates the route when you depart from its original instructi[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 39 C USTOMIZING Y OUR Q UEST > C USTOMIZING THE U NITS AND T IME S ETTINGS Customizing the Units Settings Press MENU two times, highlight Units Setup , and press OK . Distance and Speed —allows you to change the units used to measure distance. Statute shows speed in miles per hour and elevation in feet. Metric shows spe[...]

40 Quest Owner ’s Manual C USTOMIZING Y OUR Q UEST > C HANGING THE T RACK S ETUP Changing the T rack Setup As you travel the Quest automatically records your path in the T rack Log, creating an electronic “bread crumb” trail. This feature can be enabled or disabled from the T rack Setup page. By default, it is enabled. Press MENU two times[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 41 C USTOMIZING Y OUR Q UEST > C USTOMIZING THE W ELCOME P AGE AND V IEWING S OFTW ARE AND U NIT I NFORMA TION Customizing the W elcome Page Y ou can customize the W elcome page that appears when you turn on your Quest. 1. Press MENU two times, highlight Welcome Setup , and press OK . 2. Use the on-screen keyboard to type[...]

42 Quest Owner ’s Manual U NDERST ANDING GPS > T HE GPS I NFORMA TION P AGE U NDERST ANDING GPS The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the U.S. Department of Defense. GPS was originally intended for military applications, but the government made the [...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 43 U NDERST ANDING GPS > T HE GPS I NFORMA TION P AGE A signal strength bar appears for each satellite in view; the satellite’ s number (1–33) appears to the left of each bar . The progress of satellite acquisition is shown in three stages: • No signal strength bar —the GPS receiver in your Quest is looking for th[...]

44 Quest Owner ’s Manual U NDERST ANDING GPS > T HE GPS I NFORMA TION P AGE Satellite Status Bar As soon as the GPS receiver in your Quest has collected the necessary data to calculate a fix, the status bar indicates a position fix. The current GPS status and the accuracy of the position fix can be found in the satellite status bar located [...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 45 A PPENDIX > Q UEST S HORTCUTS AND D A T A F IELDS A PPENDIX Quest Shortcuts • Press and hold FIND to navigate to your Home location. • Press and hold MENU to display the Route Options menu. • Press and hold OK to display the Where Am I? page. • Press FIND two times to display the Recent Finds page. • Press ME[...]

46 Quest Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX > D A T A F IELDS Power (Battery) —battery power status. Speed —current speed, displayed in miles or kilometers per hour . (Not available on the T rip Information page.) Speed-Maximum —maximum speed recorded since the T rip Computer was last reset. Speed-Moving A verage —average speed of travel in mot[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 47 A PPENDIX > A DDING M APS TO Y OUR Q UEST Adding Maps to Y our Quest Y ou can purchase additional MapSource ® maps from Garmin for your Quest. Information from these maps appear on the Quest’ s Map page just like the current detail maps you transferred from your computer when you originally set up your Quest. The ma[...]

48 Quest Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX > A DDING M APS TO Y OUR Q UEST T o see what smaller maps make up the larger map family , highlight the map family name and then press OK . A list of all maps within that map family appears. T o disable a map, uncheck the box next to the map name. If the maps loaded in your Quest do not overlap, you should no[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 49 A PPENDIX > S PECIFICA TIONS Specifications Physical Specifications Size : 4.5” W x 2.2” H x 0.9” D (1 1.4 x 5.59 x 2.29 cm) W eight : 5.5 oz (155.92 g) Display : 1.5” W x 2.2” H, 256-color , high resolution, transflective TFT (160 x 240 pixels), backlit. Compatible with polarized sunglasses. Case : Rugged[...]

50 Quest Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX > P RODUCT AND R EGULA TORY I NFORMA TION Product and Regulatory Information Product Registration Help us better support you by completing our online registration today! Have the serial number of your Quest handy and connect to our W eb site ( www .garmin.com ). Look for the Product Registration link on our H[...]

Quest Owner ’s Manual 51 A PPENDIX > P RODUCT AND R EGULA TORY I NFORMA TION FCC Compliance The Quest complies with Part 15 of the FCC interference limits for Class B digital devices FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE. These limits are designed to provide more reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation, and are more s[...]

52 Quest Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX > P RODUCT AND R EGULA TORY I NFORMA TION Limited Warranty 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 [...]

I NDEX Quest Owner ’s Manual 53 I NDEX A Adding Mapping Software 47 Addresses, Finding 1 1 Antenna External 1, 4 Positioning of Flip-up 1 Area T ab 35 Assign Category 17 AutoZoom 35 A void Area 27 Road 26 Road T ype 26 B Backlight 7, 36 Battery Icons 33 Battery Saver 37 Battery T emperature W arning vi Bearing Pointer 21 Best Route 38 Brightness [...]

I NDEX 54 Quest Owner ’s Manual Off Road 38 OK Key 7 On-screen Keyboard 8 Optimal V ia Order 25 Orientation 30, 34 Overzoom 28 P Page Key 7 Panning the Map 29 Percentage Full 40 Point T ab 35 Poor Satellite Reception 44 Postal Code 1 1 Power Key 7 Q Quest 2 37, 47 Quickest Calculation 38 R Recalculating Routes 24 Recent Finds 13 Record Interval 4[...]

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