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nüvi ® 5000 Owner’ s Manual GPS navigator[...]
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© 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA 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) 870.8501241 (outsi de the UK) 0808 2380000 (within the UK) Fax [...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual i P ref ace P ref ace Manual Conventions When you are instructed to “touch” something, use your nger to touch an item on the screen. The small arrows (>) used in the text indicate that you should touch a series of items. For example, if you see “touch Where to > Favorites ” you should touch the Where to[...]
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ii nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual P ref ace T able of c onTenTs Preface............................................ i Manual Conventions ...................... i nüvi Tips and Shortcuts................. i myGarmin ™ .................................................................. i Contact Garmin .............................. i Getting Started [...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual iii P ref ace Using the T ools ........................... 23 Settings ........................................ 23 Where Am I? ................................. 23 Help ............................................... 23 Routes .......................................... 23 Music Player ................................ 23[...]
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iv nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual P ref ace Updating the Software ................ 38 Extras and Optional Accessories ............................ 38 Changing the Fuse ...................... 40 Removing the nüvi and Mount ... 41 About GPS Satellite Signals ....... 41 Caring for Y our nüvi .................... 41 Specications ....................[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 1 G ettinG S t arted G eTTinG s T arTed Y our nüvi Unit SD card slot mini - USB connector Speakers External antenna connector GPS antenna Power button Light sensor State law in Minnesota and California prohibits and/or restricts drivers from using suction mounts on their windshields while operating motor vehicles. (See[...]
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2 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual G ettinG S t arted Step 1: Mount the nüvi T o mount the nüvi using the suction cup mount: 1. Plug the vehicle power cable into the power connector on the right side of the cradle. 2. Clean and dry your windshield with a lint-free cloth. Remove the clear plastic from the suction cup. Place the suction cup on the wind[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 3 G ettinG S t arted CAUTION: The permanent mounting adhesive is extremely difcult to remove after it is installed. 1. Clean and dry the dashboard where you are placing the disk. 2. Remove the backing from the adhesive on the bottom of the disk. 3. Place the disk on the dashboard. 4. Remove the clear plastic cover fr[...]
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4 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual G ettinG S t arted Finding Y our Destination The Where to menu provides several dif ferent categories for you to use when searching for addresses, cities, and other locations. The detailed map loaded in your nüvi contains millions of points of interest, such as restaurants, hotels, and auto services. 1. T ouch Where [...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 5 G ettinG S t arted Following Y our Route As you travel, your nüvi guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows on the map, and directions at the top of the map. If you depart from the original route, your nüvi recalculates the route and provides new directions. Y our route is marked with a magenta line.[...]
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6 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual G ettinG S t arted T aking a Detour If a road on your route is closed, you can take a detour . 1. With a route active, touch Menu . 2. T ouch Detour . The nuvi attempts to nd an alternate route that avoids the road directly ahead, and then returns to your original route. If the route you are currently taking is the[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 7 W here to W here To The Where to menu provides several different categories you can use to search for locations. T o learn how to perform a simple search, see page 4 . Finding an Address 1. T ouch Where to > Address . TIP: T ouch Near to change the search area. See page 1 1 . 2. T ouch Change State/Province , if ne[...]
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8 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual W here to Setting a Home Location Y ou can set a home location for the place you return to most often. 1. T ouch Where to > Go Home . OR T ouch T ools > My Data > Set Home Location . 2. Select an option. Going Home After you set your home location, you can route to it at any time by touching Where to > Go [...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 9 W here to Finding Saved Places T ouch Where to > Favorites . Y our saved locations are listed. Editing Y our Favorites 1. T ouch Where to > Favorites . 2. T ouch the location you want to edit. 3. T ouch Edit . 4. T ouch a button to edit the location: Name —enter a new name, and touch Done . Symbol —touch a s[...]
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10 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual W here to Using the On-Screen Keyboard When an on-screen keyboard appears, touch a letter or number to enter it. T ouch to add a space. T ouch to delete the character . T ouch and to move the cursor . T ouch to switch between uppercase and lowercase characters. T ouch Mode to select a keyboard language mode. T ouch t[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 1 1 W here to NOTE: When you touch Clear , all items from the Recently Found list are removed. This does not delete the actual place from your unit. Finding Points of Interest The detailed maps contained on your nüvi offer many points of interest, including lodging, banks, and shopping. Below are instructions for nd[...]
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12 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual W here to 4. T ouch Add New End Point. 5. Find a location as your ending point, and touch Select . 6. T ouch to add another location to your route. T ouch to remove a location. 7. T ouch Next to calculate your route and view it on the map. 8. T ouch Save to save this route and exit. Editing Routes 1. T ouch Where to [...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 13 W here to T ouch any object on the map. An arrow appears pointing at the object. T ouch Save to save this location. T ouch Go to navigate to this location. If the GPS Mode is off, touch Set Location to set your location to the selected location. (See page 30 .) Entering Coordinates If you know the geographic coordina[...]
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14 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual U SinG the M ain P aGeS U sinG The M ain P aGes Map Page T ouch V iew map to open the Map page. The vehicle icon shows your current location. T ouch and drag the map to view a different area of the map (see page 12 ). Map Page while Navigating a Route T rip Information Page T urn List Page Next T urn Page T ouch to z[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 15 U SinG the M ain P aGeS T rip Information Page The T rip Information page displays your current speed and provides helpful statistics about your trip. T o view the T rip Information page, touch the Speed or Arrival eld on the Map page. If you make frequent stops, leave the nüvi turned on so it can accurately meas[...]
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16 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual U SinG the M edia P la yerS U sinG The M edia P la yers Playing Music Load music les to the internal memory or SD card. See pages 21 – 22 . 1. T ouch T ools > Music Player . 2. T ouch Browse . 3. T ouch a category . 4. T o play the entire category from the beginning of the list, touch the rstsonglist[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 17 U SinG the M edia P la yerS Creating and Listening to Playlists Using your nüvi, you can listen to playlists created on your computer . Y ou can also save playlists using your nüvi. T o save your current playlist: 1. While listening to music, touch Browse > Playlists > Current Playlist > Save . 2. Enter a [...]
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18 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual U SinG the M edia P la yerS T o edit a playlist: 1. While listening to music, touch Browse > Playlists . 2. Select the playlist you want to edit, and touch Edit : Change Name —change the name of the playlist. Add Songs —add a song to the playlist. Remove Songs —select the songs you want to remove from the pl[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 19 U SinG the M edia P la yerS 5. T ouch Play to listen to the book from the bookmark. OR T ouch Edit to change the bookmark name or delete the bookmark. T o play a bookmark: 1. On the Audible Player , touch View . 2. Select a bookmark from the list to play the book. Loading Audible Books Audible Books 1. Create an Audi[...]
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20 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual U SinG the M edia P la yerS 2. Connect the red, white, and yellow connectors to the corresponding plugs on your video device. 3. Apply external power to the video device, if necessary . T urn on the video device. 4. T ouch Y es to switch to the video. T o automatically switch to the video, open the Menu page and touc[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 21 M anaGinG f ileS M anaGinG f iles Y ou can store les, such as MP3s and JPEG image les, in the internal memory of the nüvi or on an optional SD card. NOTE: The nüvi is not compatible with W indows ® 95, 98, Me, or NT . It is also not compatible with Mac ® OS 10.3 and earlier . This is a common limitation of [...]
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22 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual M anaGinG f ileS NOTE: On some operating systems or computers with multiple network drives, the nüvi drives may not appear . See the Help le for your operating system to learn how to map the drives. Step 3: Transfer Files to Y our nüvi Copy and paste les from your computer into the nüvi drives or volumes. 1.[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 23 U SinG the t oolS U sinG The T ools The T ools menu provides many features that are helpful when you are traveling across town or across the globe. Settings For information about the settings, see pages 30 – 36 . Where Am I? T ouch Where Am I to view information about your current location. This is a helpful featur[...]
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24 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual U SinG the t oolS MSN ® Direct W ith an optional MSN Direct Receiver , you can access MSN Direct content. For more information, see www .garmin.com/traf c or http://garmin.msndirect.com . T o purchase an MSN Direct Receiver see http://buy .garmin.com . Games T ouch Games to access multiple games available for you[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 25 U SinG fM t raffic U sinG fM T raffic Use an FM TMC (T rafc Message Channel) trafc receiver to receive trafc information broadcast over the FM Radio Data System. For information about FM trafc receivers and coverage areas, see www .garmin.com/traf c . NOTE: Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy of[...]
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26 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual U SinG fM t raffic T rafc In Y our Area T ouch T ools > T rafc to display trafc incidents in your area. T ouch V iew by Road to see the incidents on each road in the area. T rafc on Y our Road When you are not navigating a route and there is trafc on your road, the Map page displays a trafc icon,[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 27 U SinG fM t raffic T rafc Icons North Am eri can Meaning International Road Condition Road Construction Road Closed SlowT rafc Accident Incident T ravel Information Severity Color Code Green = Low severity; trafc is owing normally . Y ellow = Medium severity; trafc is a bit congested. Red = High sev[...]
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28 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual P la yinG a Udio t hroUGh the V ehicle ' S S PeakerS P la yinG a Udio T hroUGh The V ehicle ’ s s Peakers Before using the FM transmitter in your area, see the FM transmitter legal notice on page 43 . The FM transmitter on your nüvi lets you listen to your nüvi audio on an FM stereo. Auto T uning the FM T ra[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 29 P la yinG a Udio t hroUGh the V ehicle ' S S PeakerS When searching for an appropriate FM frequency on your FM stereo, look for an unused frequency that has steady , consistent static. If you hear slight noises and sounds in the background of the static, choose a different frequency . As you travel, you might ne[...]
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30 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual c UStoMizinG the nüVi c UsToMizinG yoUr nüVi 1. T ouch T ools > Settings . 2. T ouch the setting you want to change. TIP: T ouch on any Settings page to view the Help topic for that setting. Changing the System Settings T ouch T ools > Settings > System . GPS Simulator —enable the simulator to turn off t[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 31 c UStoMizinG the nüVi Prompted Detour —select to notify you of detours while navigating a route. W ith a route active, touch Detour on the Menu page to see a list of detours on your route. Restore —restore the original navigation settings. Adding Security Settings T ouch T ools > Settings > Security . Safe[...]
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32 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual c UStoMizinG the nüVi Color Mode —select Day for a light background, Night for a dark background, or Auto to automatically switch between the two. Screen Shot —enable Screen Shot mode. T ouch to take a screen shot. The picture bitmap file is saved in the screenshots folder on the nüvi drive. Restore —restore [...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 33 c UStoMizinG the nüVi Restore —restore the original map settings. Setting the Languages T ouch T ools > Settings > Language . T ext Language —change all on-screen text to the selected language. Changing the text language does not change the language of user-entered data or map data, such as street names. V[...]
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34 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual c UStoMizinG the nüVi Always —to automatically switch to video mode. Prompt —to prompt you to switch to video mode. When the prompt appears, touch Y es to play your video. Ignore —to ignore an external video device connected to your nüvi. This option requires you to select V iew V ideo on the V ideo Input pag[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 35 c UStoMizinG the nüVi NOTE: If your trafc receiver has a trial subscription, it does not need to be activated and you do not need to purchase a subscription until the trial subscription expires. North American Options Y our FM trafc subscriptions and expiration dates are listed. T ouch Add to add a subscri[...]
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36 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual c UStoMizinG the nüVi 5. T ouch Next on the nüvi, enter the code, and touch Done . The trafc subscription code cannot be reused. Y ou must obtain a new code each time you renew your service. If you own multiple FM trafc receivers, you must obtain a new code for each receiver . Restoring All Settings 1. T ouch[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 37 a PPendix a PPendix Locking Y our nüvi Garmin Lock is a theft-deterrent system that locks your nüvi. Each time you turn on the nüvi, enter the PIN or drive to the security location to unlock the unit. 1. T ouch T ools > Settings > Security . 2. T ouch the button beside Garmin Lock . 3. Enter a 4-digit PIN an[...]
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38 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual a PPendix T o nd out the version of the maps that are loaded on your nüvi, open the Menu page. T ouch T ools > Settings > Map > Map Info . T o enable additional maps, you need your unit ID (see page 30 ) and serial number (located on the back of the unit under the USB connector). T o load maps, routes, o[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 39 a PPendix SaversGuide ® W ith the SaversGuide preprogrammed SD data card and membership card, your nüvi is a digital coupon book. T o purchase SaversGuide accessories, go to http://buy .garmin.com or contact your Garmin dealer . T o use the SaversGuide, insert the SD card into your nüvi. T ouch Where to > Extra[...]
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40 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual a PPendix T o change the proximity alert settings, touch T ools > Settings > Proximity Points > Alerts . T o delete the Custom POIs from your nüvi, connect your nüvi to your computer . Open the Garminpoi folder in the nüvi drive or the SD card drive. Delete the le entitled poi.gpi . T ourGuide The T o[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 41 a PPendix Removing the nüvi and Mount T o remove the nüvi from the cradle, press the button on the bottom of the cradle, and tilt the nüvi forward. T o remove the cradle from the mount, turn the cradle to the right or left. Apply pressure in that direction until the cradle snaps off the mount. T o remove the sucti[...]
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42 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual a PPendix Cleaning the nüvi The nüvi is constructed of high-quality materials and does not require user maintenance other than cleaning. Clean the outer casing of the nüvi (not the touch screen) using a cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution, and then wipe it dry . A void chemical cleaners and solvents that[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 43 a PPendix Important Legal Notice Regarding Y our FM T ransmitter Y our nüvi product contains an FM transmitter . Read the following notices. Using Y our nüvi FM Transmitter in Europe Use of FM transmitters is currently illegal in certain European countries due to specic radio frequency restrictions. Y ou must ch[...]
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44 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual a PPendix Specications Physical size : 143.5 mm W x 94.2 mm H x 20.3 mm D (5.65" W x 3.71" H x .80" D) W eight : 263.3 g (9.29 oz) Display : 5.2" diagonal, 800 x 480 pixels; WVGA TFT landscape display with white backlight and touch screen Case : Not waterproof (IPXO) Operating T emperature rang[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 45 i ndex i ndex i ndex Symbols 2-D, 3-D map view 32 A about GPS 41 accessories 38–40 acquiring satellites 3 additional maps 37–38 alerts proximity 34 safety camera 39 anti-theft feature 31, 37 audible books 18–19 audio output 28–29 audio version 30 auto tune 28 avoiding road types 30 theft 37, 42 trafc 27 B [...]
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46 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual i ndex i ndex G games 24 Garmin Lock 31, 37 go home 8 Go page options 7 GPS 3 on/off 30 H headphone jack 44 help 23 home location 8 J JPEG loading 21 viewing 24 K keyboard 10–1 1 language mode 10, 33 layout 10, 30 kilometers 30 L languages setting 33 text 33 voice 33 legal notice, FM transmitter 43 locking your nü[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 47 i ndex i ndex Points of Interest (POIs) nding 1 1 loading 39 viewing 32 position icon 32 Power button 1 prompted detour 31 Q QWER TY keyboard 30 R recently-found locations 10 registering 42 removing the mount 41 resetting maximum speed 15 trip data 15 routes 1 1–12 adding a stop 5 detour 6 editing 12 following 5[...]
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48 nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual i ndex i ndex turn-by-turn directions 15 T urn List page 15 U unit ID 30 updating maps 37–38 software 38 USB 1 ejecting 22 mass storage mode 21–22 user data, delete 36 V vehicle icon 14, 32 via point, adding 5 video input 19–20, 33–34 voice personality 33 volume i, 3, 6, 36 for media player 6, 36 for navigati[...]
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nüvi 5000 Owner ’s Manual 49 Software License Agreement BY USING THE nüvi, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT . PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULL Y . Garmin grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device (the “Software”) in binary executable form in the [...]
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For the latest fr ee software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products , visit the Garmin W eb site at www .garmin.com . © 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hamps[...]