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StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual i P REF ACE Quick Links P REF ACE Contact Garmin If you encounter any difficulty while using your Garmin ® StreetPilot ® 7200/7500, or if you have any questions, in the U.S.A. contact Garmin Product Support by phone at 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020, Monday–Friday , 8 AM–5 PM Central T ime; or by e-mail [...]

ii StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual P REF ACE T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Preface ......................................... i Contact Garmin ..................................... i Serial Number ....................................... i Quick Links ........................................... i W arning ...............................................[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual iii P REF ACE Step 7: Eject and Unplug the USB Cable .............................................. 23 Information about the Drives ............. 23 Listening to Music and Audible Books ........................ 24 Playing MP3 Files ............................. 24 Playing Music from an External Device (Line I[...]

iv StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual P REF ACE W arning Thi s m an ual u ses t he te rm W ar nin g to ind ic ate a po te nti al ly ha zar dou s sit ua tio n, wh ic h, if no t a vo ide d, co ul d r es ult in d eat h or se rio us in jur y . Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations could result in an accident or collision [...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual v P REF ACE Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations may result in injury or pr operty damage. The unit is designed to provide you with route suggestions. It does not reflect road closures or road conditions, traffic congestion, weather conditions, or other factors that may affect saf[...]

vi StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual P REF ACE Caring for Y our StreetPilot 7200/7500 The StreetPilot 7200/7500 is constructed of high quality materials and does not require user maintenance other than cleaning. Cleaning the Unit Clean the unit’ s outer casing using a cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution and then wipe dry . A void [...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 1 F IND I T AND G O ! F IND I T AND G O ! Use the Garmin StreetPilot 7200/7500 to find your destination and go to it. Finding a Restaurant ➋ T ouch Food, Hotel… . ➌ T ouch Food & Drink . ➊ T ouch Where T o? ➍ T ouch a food category . ➏ T ouch Go T o . ➎ T ouch a place.[...]

2 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual F IND I T AND G O ! Following Y our Route Follow the route to your destination using the map. As you travel, your StreetPilot guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows, and directions along the top of the map. If you depart from the original route, your StreetPilot recalculates the route and[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 3 W HERE TO ? W HERE T O ? Finding an Address ➊ From the Menu page, touch Where T o? T ouch Address . ➍ Enter the street name and touch Done . ➌ Enter the address number and touch Done . ➎ Select the street and then select the city . ➏ Select the address, if necessary . T ouch Go T o . ➋ T ouch a [...]

4 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual W HERE TO ? Finding a Place Using the Map From the Menu page, touch V iew Map . Y ou can also touch Where to? > Br owse Map . T ouch and drag anywhere on the map to browse the map (view different parts of the map). ➋ T ouch Go T o or Advanced . ➊ T ouch any object on the map. T ouch Review . T ips fo[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 5 W HERE TO ? Understanding the Information Page When you find a location, select it in the search results list to open the item’ s information page. Information Page T ouch Go T o to create and follow a route to this location. T ouch Advanced to view other options for this location: • Insert in Current [...]

6 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual W HERE TO ? Finding Places in a Different Area 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, touch Near …. ➋ Select one of the search options. The locations near the option you selected are displayed. Narrowing Y o[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 7 M Y L OCA TIONS Saving Places Y ou Find After you have found a place you want to save, select it on the results list. ➊ T ouch Advanced . ➋ T ouch Add As Favorite . Saving Y our Current Location From the Menu page, touch V iew Map . ➊ T ouch anywhere on the map. ➋ T ouch Save As Favorite . M Y L OCA[...]

8 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual M Y L OCA TIONS Setting a Home Location Y ou can set a Home Location for the place you return to most often. From the Menu page, touch Where T o? ➌ T ouch Save Home . ➋ Select an option. ➊ T ouch Go Home . After you set your Home Location, touch Wher e T o? and then touch Go Home . Finding Saved Place[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 9 M Y L OCA TIONS Editing Saved Places From the Menu page, touch T ools > My Data > Favorites . ➌ T ouch Edit . ➊ T ouch Edit/Review Favorites. ➋ T ouch the item you want to edit. ➍ T ouch the item you want to edit. Name —enter a new name for the location using the on-screen keyboard. Location[...]

10 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual M Y L OCA TIONS Deleting a Saved Place From the Menu page, touch T ools > My Data > Favorites . ➍ T ouch Delete . ➊ T ouch Delete Favorites. ➋ T ouch By Selection . ➌ T ouch a saved location. By Selection —touch each location and delete them each individually . By Category —select one cat[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 1 1 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 Map Page From the Menu page, touch V iew Map to open the map. T ouch an area of the map to see additional information, as shown below . The position icon shows your current location. Map Page while Navigating a Ro[...]

12 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual V IEWING THE M AP AND U SING THE T OOLS T rip Computer The T rip Computer indicates your current speed and provides helpful statistics about your trip. T o view the T rip Computer , select Speed or Arrival on the map. Or , from the Menu page, touch T ools > Navigation > T rip Computer . T otal distan[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 13 V IEWING THE M AP AND U SING THE T OOLS GPS Info Page From the map or Menu page, touch the signal strength bars in the upper left corner to view the GPS Info page. Or , from the Menu page, touch T ools > Navigation > GPS Info . Sky view Satellite signal strength bars The sky view shows the satellites[...]

14 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual C REA TING AND E DITING R OUTES C REA TING AND E DITING R OUTES Creating a New Saved Route From the Menu page, touch T ools > My Data > Routes . ➊ T ouch Create New Saved Route . ➋ T ouch a method and touch Next . Select the starting point. ➌ T ouch a method and touch Next . Select the ending p[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 15 C REA TING AND E DITING R OUTES Editing a Saved Route From the Menu page, touch T ools > 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 . [...]

16 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual C REA TING AND E DITING R OUTES Adding Midpoints (Stops) to Y our Route Y ou can add midpoints (also called via points or stops) to your route as you create it, as described on page 14 . Y ou can also add points to your route when you edit the route, as described below . Follow the steps on the previous pa[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 17 C REA TING AND E DITING R OUTES Saving the Active Route From the Menu page, touch T ools > My Data > Routes > Save Active Route . Navigating a Saved Route From the Menu page, touch T ools > My Data > Routes > Navigate Saved Route . T ouch the route you want to navigate. Recalculating the [...]

18 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual C REA TING AND E DITING R OUTES Adding A voidances From the Menu page, touch Settings > Navigation > > A voidance Setup . Select the road type to avoid. T ouch to view more road types to avoid. Creating Custom Avoids Y ou can enter specific areas and roads to avoid in your routes. From the A void[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 19 U SING T HE L OGS Adjusting the T rack Log As you travel, the StreetPilot creates a bread crumb trail (track log) of your movement. From the Menu page, touch T ools > My Data > T rack Log . Recording —turn off and on the track log recorder . Percentage Full —displays the current percentage capaci[...]

20 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual L OADING F ILES ON Y OUR S TREET P ILOT Y our StreetPilot 7200/7500 can store files, such as MP3 music files and Custom POIs. Using the USB Mass Storage mode, copy and paste files to the StreetPilot internal memory or to an optional SD Card. Step 1: Load the USB Drivers Before connecting the USB cable t[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 21 L OADING F ILES ON Y OUR S TREET P ILOT Step 4: Connect the USB Cable Use the USB cable provided to connect your StreetPilot to your computer . Also use the USB cable when updating the StreetPilot software or loading additional maps. T o connect your StreetPilot to your computer: 1. Plug the small end of t[...]

22 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual L OADING F ILES ON Y OUR S TREET P ILOT Step 6: T ransfer Files After you connect your StreetPilot to your computer and select USB Mass Storage , you are ready to transfer files. 1. Double-click the My Computer icon on your computer ’s desktop. 2. Browse your computer for the file you want to copy . 3.[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 23 L OADING F ILES ON Y OUR S TREET P ILOT Step 7: Eject and Unplug the USB Cable When you are finished transferring files, double-click the Unplug or Eject icon in your system tray . Select “USB Mass Storage Device” and click Stop . Select the “GARMIN” drive and click OK . Y ou can disconnect your [...]

24 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual L ISTENING TO M USIC & A UDIBLE B OOKS L ISTENING TO M USIC AND A UDIBLE B OOKS Playing MP3 Files ➊ T ouch T ools . ➍ T ouch a category . ➏ Enjoy the good music! ➎ T ouch Play All. ➋ T ouch Music Player . ➌ T ouch Source to select MP3 mode. T ouch Browse.[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 25 L ISTENING TO M USIC & A UDIBLE B OOKS Using the MP3 Player T ouch to adjust the volume. T ouch to play the beginning of the song again and touch twice to play the previous song on the playlist. T ouch and hold to rewind the song. T ouch to skip to the next song on the playlist. T ouch and hold to fast[...]

26 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual L ISTENING TO M USIC & A UDIBLE B OOKS Listening to Audible Books Y our 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 28–30 . ➊ T ouch T ools . ➍ T ouch Browse. ➏ T ouch . ➎ [...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 27 L ISTENING TO M USIC & A UDIBLE B OOKS Moving around the Book T ouch to adjust the volume. T ouch to play the previous section of the book. T ouch and hold to skip back through the book (rewind). T ouch to skip to the next section of the book. T ouch and hold to skip forward through the book (fast forw[...]

28 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual L ISTENING TO M USIC & A UDIBLE B OOKS Getting Started with Audible.com Before you can listen to audible books on your StreetPilot, you need to complete a few setup steps. These are all one time processes. Step 1: Load the USB Drivers If you have not already loaded the USB drivers to your computer , do[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 29 L ISTENING TO M USIC & A UDIBLE B OOKS 4. Enter your Audible user name and password. Click Next . 5. Connect your StreetPilot to your computer using the USB cable. T ouch USB Mass Storage . W ait a few moments for AudibleManager to detect your StreetPilot. 6. Select Activate my player(s) and click Next[...]

30 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual L ISTENING TO M USIC & A UDIBLE B OOKS Step 2: Purchase and download the book to your computer Refer to AudibleManager ’ s Help file for detailed instructions about downloading books to your computer and loading them on your StreetPilot. If you have not purchased audible books yet, you can purchase [...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 31 W A TCHING V IDEOS W A TCHING V IDEOS W atching a Video T o watch videos using your StreetPilot, you need a A/V Adapter cable available from Garmin or from an electronics store. Y ou might need a separate adapter cable to connect to your video device. 1. Connect the small end of the A/V Adapter cable to th[...]

32 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual W A TCHING V IDEOS Using a Backup Camera Using a Dead Reckoning (DR) Cable (available from Garmin as an accessory), you can connect a reverse/ backup camera to the StreetPilot. Each time you put your vehicle in reverse, the camera shows what is behind you. Y ou mus t hav e the DR C able insta lled by a pro[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 33 L ISTENING TO A UDIO O VER THE V EHICLE ’ S S PEAKERS L ISTENING TO A UDIO O VER THE V EHICLE ’ S S PEAKERS Y ou can listen to the StreetPilot’ s audio output over your vehicle’ s speakers! Plug the 12-V olt adapter into an outlet in your vehicle and find an unused frequency on your radio. ➍ T o[...]

34 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual L ISTENING TO A UDIO O VER THE V EHICLE ’ S S PEAKERS FM T ransmitter Tips The FM transmitter is intended to transmit your StreetPilot’ s audio to your car stereo’ s antenna. Do not adjust your FM settings while you are driving your vehicle. When searching for an appropriate FM frequency on your vehi[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 35 T RAFFIC I NFORMA TION T RAFFIC I NFORMA TION Using an FM T raffic Receiver or an XM Smart Antenna, your StreetPilot 7200/7500 can receive and use traffic information. When a traffi c message is received, your StreetPilot displays the event on the map and can change your route to avoid the traffic inci[...]

36 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual T RAFFIC I NFORMA TION A voiding T raffic The map page displays a when there is a traffic event on your current route or on the road you are driving. When you are following a route, touch the to avoid the traffic. ➌ T ouch Detour Around . ➋ T ouch an item to avoid. ➊ From the map, touch . Severity[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 37 T RAFFIC I NFORMA TION T raffic Symbols North American Symbols Meaning International Symbols Road Condition Road Construction Congestion Accident Incident Information Changing the T raffic Settings From the Menu page, touch Settings > T raffic . Subscriptions —view your traffic subscriptions. If y[...]

38 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual T RAFFIC I NFORMA TION Adding an FM T raffic Receiver Subscription Y our FM T raffic Receiver may have a trial subscription or you may be in an area with free service. Y ou can also add subscriptions to expand your service area. W rite down your FM T raffic Receiver ’ s unit ID. Go to http://www .garm[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 39 C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 7200/7500 Adjusting the V olume From the Menu page, touch V olume . T ouch the and to adjust the volume of the speaker . T ouch Mute to silence the audio output. T ouch Settings to open the Audio Settings page. See page 40 for more information. T ouch Advanced to adjust the [...]

40 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 7200/7500 V oice Language —change the language for all voice prompts and messages. T ouch the voice you want to use and touch OK . T o delete that voice from your StreetPilot, touch Delete and OK . Y our StreetPilot contains two different types of voice languages: text-to-[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 41 C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 7200/7500 T ouch Screen T one —turn on or off the tone sounded each time you touch the screen. Keypress T one —turn on or of f the tone sounded each time you press a button on the remote. Speed Adjusted V olume —select how much the volume increases as your speed increa[...]

42 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 7200/7500 Selecting Units From the Menu page, touch Settings > General > Units . Change units of measure to Statute, Metric, or Custom. T urning Safe Mode Of f and On From the Menu page, touch Settings > General > Safe Mode . T urn on or of f the Safe Mode, which[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 43 C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 7200/7500 Route Color —select the color of the route line. Dim Roads —dim roads that are not on your route. Y ou can customize this setting to Never or While Routing. Map Data Fields —customize the width and contents of the data fields displayed on the map page. Norma[...]

44 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 7200/7500 Changing the Navigation Settings From the Menu page, touch Settings > Navigation . V ehicle —specify your vehicle type. Prefer ence —select a preference for route calculations. Ask Prefer ence —select whether the unit asks for your preference each time it [...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 45 C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 7200/7500 Changing the Screen Settings From the Menu page, touch Settings > Screen . Brightness —select Manual and then touch Next . T ouch the to decrease the brightness of the backlight or to increase it. Select Auto for automatic brightness adjustment. Calibrate T ou[...]

46 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX (Zoom) In —zooms into the map. (Zoom) Out —zooms out of the map. Menu —opens the Menu page. Press repeatedly to scroll through the Menu page, the T ools menu, and Settings menu. Map —opens the map page. Press repeatedly to scroll through the Map, Menu, Music Player , and V ideo. Back —r[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 47 A PPENDIX Looking at the StreetPilot 7200/7500 Front Power button (aim the remote here) Back Right Side Left Side SD Card slot Audio Out (for headphones or Line out) Mini-USB connector (for USB cable, GTM 10, or GXM 30) A/V In (for external audio or video device) Power (for AC Adapter) MCX connector (for e[...]

48 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX Installing the StreetPilot in Y our V ehicle T o attach the mounting plate to your dashboard: 1. Clean the area where you want to place the mount with rubbing alcohol. Dry with a clean dry cloth. 2. Remove the liner from the bottom of the mounting plate. 3. Place the mounting plate in the selecte[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 49 A PPENDIX T o slide the mounting cradle into the base on the mounting plate: Sliding the Mount in the Base Locking lever 1. Slide the bottom of the mounting cradle into the mounting base. 2. Slide the bas e’ s lock ing leve r to the righ t (locke d). 3. Plug the power adapter into a 12-V olt receptacle i[...]

50 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX Connecting the DR Cable to the V ehicle 1. Connect the Orange DR 1 wire to the V ehicle Speed Sensor Signal. Do not connect to the vehicle speed sensor signal from the ABS control. ( Note : For backup Camera, you only need to connect DR 2.) 2. Connect the Green DR 2 wire to the Reverse Light Swit[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 51 A PPENDIX Custom POIs (Points of Interest) Y our StreetPilot 7200/7500 will accept custom points of interest (POI) databases, available from various companies on the Internet. Some custom POI databases contain alert information for points such as safety cameras and school zones. Y our StreetPilot can notif[...]

52 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX T echnical Specifications Size : 5.6” W x 3.2” H x 2.0” D (14.3 x 8.0 x 5.0 cm) W eight : 0.93 lbs (420 g) Display : 7” (16:9) WQVGA, 480 x 234 pixel, color TFT with automatic dimming backlight and touch screen Map Storage : Pre-programmed internal memory and optional SD memory card T em[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 53 A PPENDIX Updating the Software and Map Data If you register your unit, you will receive notification of software and map updates. T o register your 7200/7500, go to https://www .garmin.com/registration/selectreg.jsp . T o update the StreetPilot software: 1. Load the USB Drivers using the enclosed CD-ROM.[...]

54 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX FCC Compliance The unit 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 stringent than “outdoor” re[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 55 A PPENDIX USB Interface T roubleshooting Problem/Question Solution/Answer How do I know my StreetPilot is in USB Mass Storage Mode? When your StreetPilot is in USB Mass Storage Mode, a picture of a StreetPilot connected to a computer is shown. Also, your computer should show a new Removable Disk drive list[...]

56 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX How can I rename my StreetPilot drives? 1. Open My Computer . 2. Select the drive you want to rename. 3. Right-click your mouse and select Rename . 4. T ype the new name and press the Enter key . How do I map my StreetPilot drives in Windows? 1. Plug in the USB cable to the StreetPilot and your c[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 57 A PPENDIX StreetPilot T roubleshooting Problem/Question Solution/Answer The touch screen is not responding to my taps. Calibrate the screen. Press Menu on the remote. Use the remote to select Settings > Display > Recalibrate . Follow the on-screen instructions. The audio levels are unequal. From the [...]

58 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual I NDEX I NDEX Symbols 2 Dimensional 42 3 Dimensional 42 A Adding a traffic subscription 38 Add as favorite 5 Audible books 26 bookmarks 27 playing 26 transferring 30 Audio Output 33 Audio over the V ehicle’ s Speakers 33 Audio version 45 Auto arrange, route 16 A voidances 18 A voiding traffic 36 B Back[...]

StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual 59 I NDEX F FCC compliance 54 Finding places 3–6 address 3 item on the map 4 recent finds 5 restaurant 1 saved places 8 spell the name 3 Find near point 5 FM T ransmitter 33, 34 Following your route 2 Fuse 52 G GARMIN drive does not appear 23 General settings 39 Go Home 8 GPS info page 13 H Home location 8[...]

60 StreetPilot 7200/7500 Owner ’s Manual I NDEX Restoring settings 45 Reverse light polarity setting 50 Reverse light switch connection 50 Routes 14–18 add point 5 create new 14 detour 17 edit a saved route 15 navigate a saved route 17 save the active route 17 stop 17 Routing preferences 44 S Safe mode 42 Saved places deleting 10 editing 9 fin[...]

Limited W arranty 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 made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor , provid[...]

F or the latest free softwar e updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products , visit the Garmin W eb site at www .garmin.com . © Copyright 2005 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industria[...]