Garmin StreetPilot 2720 manual

Str eetPilot ® 2720 owner’ s manual[...]

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StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual i P ref ace Contact Garmin If you encounter any difculty while using your Garmin ® StreetPilot ® 2720, 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. Y ou can also go to the Garmin W eb site at h[...]

ii StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual P ref ace T able of c onTenTs Preface.......................................................... i Contact Garmin .................................................. i Serial Number ..................................................... i Quick Links ......................................................... i W ar[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual iii P ref ace W arning Thi s m anu al use s t he te rm W arn ing to in dic ate a pot ent ia lly ha zar dou s s itu ati on, wh ich , i f n ot av oid ed, co uld re sul t i n d eat h o r s eri ou s i nju ry . Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations could result in an accident or collision r es[...]

iv StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual P ref ace Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations may result in injury or property damage. The unit 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 safety o[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 1 G ettinG r eady G eTTinG r eady Looking at the StreetPilot 2720 2720 Keys ➊  Find —opens the Where T o? menu. Press twice to Go Home . Press and hold to open Recent Finds. ➋  Menu —op ens the Main me nu. Pre ss repea tedly t o open th e Main menu, T ools menu, a nd Setti ngs men u. ➌  Map —o[...]

2 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual G ettinG r eady Installing the 2720 in Y our V ehicle Y ou can use the permanent or temporary adhesive disks, or the non-skid friction mount, to mount the StreetPilot in your vehicle. T emporary adhesive disk Permanent adhesive disk T o attach the mounting disk to your dashboard: 1. Clean and dry the area where [...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 3 G ettinG r eady 3. Slide the bottom of the StreetPilot into the mounting base until it clicks into place. 4. Slide the base’ s locking lever to the right, in the locked position. Locking lever 5. Plug the power adapter into an available 12-V olt receptacle in your vehicle. 6. Route the cable so it does not int[...]

4 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual G ettinG r eady (Zoom) In —zooms into the map. (Zoom) Out —zooms out of the map. Menu —opens the Main menu. Press repeatedly to scroll through the Main menu, the T ools menu, and Settings menu. Map —opens the Map page. Press repeatedly to scroll through the Map, T rip Computer , and T urn List. Back —r[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 5 G ettinG r eady Using the 2720 Here a some helpful tips for using your 2720. • Use your nger to touch the screen and select objects. Y ou can also press the keys on the front of the unit or on the remote control to operate your 2720. • T ouch the Back button on any screen to return to the previous screen.[...]

6 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual f ind i t and G o ! f ind i T and G o ! As soon as you turn on your Garmin StreetPilot 2720, it begins acquiring GPS satellite signals. The bars in the upper- left corner indicate satellite strength. T ouch the bars to view more information about the GPS signals. Finding a Restaurant ➋ T ouch Food, Hotel… . [...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 7 f ind i t and G o ! Following Y our Route Follow the route to your destination using the map and the voice prompts. 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 recalcula[...]

8 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual W here to ? W here T o ? Using the Where T o? Menu The Where T o? menu (Find menu) provides several categories to search for locations. Press the Find key , or touch Where T o? on the Main menu. Address —enter the house number and street name to nd a specic address. See page 9 . Food, Hotel… —search [...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 9 W here to ? Finding an Address ➊ From the Main menu, touch Where T o? T ouch Address . ➎ Select the street and then select the city . ➏ Select the address, if necessary . T ouch Go T o . ➋ T ouch a state. T ouch Search All Cities or select a city . ➌ Enter the address number and touch Done . ➍?[...]

10 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual W here to ? Understanding the Information Page When you select a location from the search results list, the location’ s information page opens, as shown below . T ouch Go T o to create a route to this location. T ouch Advanced to view other options for this location: • Insert in Current Route —add this lo[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 1 1 W here to ? Finding Locations 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 [...]

12 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual M y L oca tions Saving Locations Any time you are viewing a location’ s information page, you can save that location as a Favorite. ➊ T ouch Advanced . ➋ T ouch Add As Favorite . Finding Saved Locations From the Main menu, touch Where T o? ➊ T ouch My Locations . ➋ T ouch Favorites . ➌ T ouch [...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 13 M y L oca tions Setting a Home Location ➌ T ouch Save Home . ➋ Select an option. ➊ T ouch Where T o? > Go Home . Press the Find key twice to create a route to your Home Location . T o change your Home Location, rst delete it from your Favorites (see page 15 for more information). Then set it agai[...]

14 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual M y L oca tions Saving Coordinates If you know the geographic coordinates of your destination, you can use your StreetPilot to navigate to any location using its latitude and longitude coordinates. From the Menu page, touch Wher e T o? > My Locations > Coordinates . Entering the Coordinates ➋ Enter t[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 15 M y L oca tions Deleting a Saved Location T o delete a saved location, 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. Delete Options By Selection —touch each location and delete them each individually . By C[...]

16 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 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 Main menu, touch V iew Map to open the map or press the Map key . T ouch an area of the map to see additional information, as shown below . The position icon shows your current location. Map Page while[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 17 V ieWinG the M aP and U sinG the t ooLs Browsing the Map From the Main menu, touch V iew Map . Y ou can also touch Wher e to? > Browse Map . T ouch and drag anywhere on the map to browse the map (view dif ferent parts of the map). ➋ T ouch Go T o or Advanced . ➊ T ouch any object on the map. T ouch[...]

18 StreetPilot 2720 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 statistics about your trip. T o view the T rip Computer , select the T rip Computer , select the Speed or Arrival Time eld on the map. Or , from the Main menu, touch T ools > T rip Computer [...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 19 V ieWinG the M aP and U sinG the t ooLs GPS Info Page From the map or Main menu, touch the signal strength bars in the upper -left corner of the screen to view the GPS Info page. Or , from the Main menu, touch T ools > GPS Info . Sky view Satellite signal strength bars The sky view shows the satellites you a[...]

20 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual c rea tinG and e ditinG r oUtes c rea TinG and e diTinG r oUTes Creating a New Saved Route Y ou can store up to 50 saved routes. From the Main menu, touch T ools > My Data > Routes . ➊ T ouch Create New Saved Route . ➋ T ouch an option and touch Next . Select the start point. ➌ T ouch an op[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 21 c rea tinG and e ditinG r oUtes Editing a Saved Route From the Main menu, 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 . Chang[...]

22 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual c rea tinG and e ditinG r oUtes Adding Multiple Destinations to a Saved Route Y ou can add multiple destinations (also called via points, midpoints, or stops) to your route as you create it, as described on page 20 . Y ou can also add points to your route when you edit the route, as described below . Follow the[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 23 c rea tinG and e ditinG r oUtes Saving the Active Route From the Main menu, touch T ools > My Data > Routes > Save Active Route . Navigating a Saved Route From the Main menu, touch T ools > My Data > Routes > Navigate Saved Route . T ouch the route you want to navigate. Recalculating the Route[...]

24 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual c rea tinG and e ditinG r oUtes Adding A voidances From the Main menu, touch Settings > Navigation > > A voidance Setup . Select the road type to avoid. T ouch to view more road types to avoid. Creating Custom Avoids From the A voidance Setup menu, touch two times and then touch Custom A voids . Y ou c[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 25 U sinG the L oGs Adjusting the T rack Log As you travel, the StreetPilot creates a bread crumb trail (track log) of your movement so you can see where you have been. From the Main menu, touch T ools > My Data > T rack Log . Recording —turn off and on the track log recorder . It is on by default. Percent[...]

26 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual t raffic i nforMa tion T raffic i nforMa Tion Using a Garmin ® FM TMC T rafc Receiver , your StreetPilot 2720 can receive and use trafc information broadcast over the FM radio data system. No more changing the radio stations to hear the latest trafc report! When a trafc message is received, your St[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 27 t raffic i nforMa tion   North American Meaning International Road Condition Road Construction Road Closed Congestion Accident Incident Information Severity Color Code The bars to the left of the trafc symbols indicate the severity of the trafc incident. = Low sev[...]

28 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual t raffic i nforMa tion       Y our FM T rafc Receiver came with a trial subscription, or you may be in an area with free service. Y ou can also add subsc[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 29 c UstoMizinG the s treet P iLot 2720 Adjusting the V olume From the Main menu, touch V olume . T ouch the and to adjust the volume of the speaker . T ouch Settings to open the Audio Settings; see page 30 . Customizing the General Settings From the Main menu, touch Settings > General . Changing the GPS Settin[...]

30 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual c UstoMizinG the s treet P iLot 2720 Note: If you change the V oice Language, your Str eetPilot must r estart to complete this change. T ext Language —change the on-screen text to the selected language. Changing the T ext Language does not change the language of map data or user -entered data. Speech Rate —[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 31 c UstoMizinG the s treet P iLot 2720 Changing Y our Time Settings From the Main menu, touch Settings > General > T ime . Time Zone —select your time zone or a nearby city . T ouch Custom to set the time manually . T ouch OK after you adjust the time. T ouch List T ime Zones to return to the time zone/ci[...]

32 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual c UstoMizinG the s treet P iLot 2720 Orientation —change the perspective of the map. • 2D North Up —display the map in two dimensions (2-D) with North at the top of the screen. • 2D T rack Up —display the map in two dimensions (2-D) with your direction of travel at the top of the screen. • 3D T rack[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 33 c UstoMizinG the s treet P iLot 2720 Customizing the Map Data Fields Y ou can customize the information that appears in the data elds in the Map page. From the Main menu, touch Settings > Map > > Map Data Fields . ➋ T ouch the data eld you want to customize. ➌ Select the type of data to appea[...]

34 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual c UstoMizinG the s treet P iLot 2720 Changing the Navigation Settings From the Main menu, touch Settings > Navigation . V ehicle —specify your vehicle type to optimize the route for your vehicle type because some roads have vehicle- based restrictions. Prefer ence —select a preference for route calculati[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 35 c UstoMizinG the s treet P iLot 2720 A voidance Setup —see page 24 .   See page 26 . Changing the Screen Settings From the Main menu, touch Settings > Screen . Brightness —select Manual and then touch Next . T ouch the[...]

36 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual a PPendix a PPendix Connecting to Y our Computer T o update your software and load additional maps or Custom POIs, you need to connect your 2720 to your computer using the USB cable provided. Note: Do not connect the USB cable to your computer until you have loaded the USB drivers using the enclosed CD-ROM. Ste[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 37 a PPendix Updating the Software and Map Data If you register your 2720, you will receive notication of software and map updates. T o register your 2720, go to https://www .garmin.com/registration/selectreg.jsp . T o update the 2720 software: 1. Load the USB drivers using the enclosed CD-ROM. See the previous[...]

38 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual a PPendix Custom POIs (Points of Interest) POIs (Points of Interest) Y our StreetPilot 2720 accepts custom points of interest (POI) databases, available from companies on the Internet. Some POI databases contain alert information so you can be notied when you approach points, such as safety cameras and schoo[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 39 a PPendix Caring for Y our StreetPilot 2720 The StreetPilot 2720 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 chemical cleane[...]

40 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual a PPendix T echnical  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) Unit Case : Rugged; fully gasketed; IPX7 waterproof* Display : Sunlight-readable, 17:9 WQVGA automotive color TFT display with touch screen and auto dimming; 454 pi[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 41 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” require[...]

42 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual a PPendix 2720 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 remote control does not work. Check that two AA[...]

StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual 43 i ndex i ndex Symbols 2 Dimensional 32 3 Dimensional 32 A adding a trafc subscription 28 add as favorite 10 audio settings 30 audio version 35 auto arrange, route 22 avoidances 24 avoiding trafc 26 B better route 7, 34 brightness of the screen 35 browse the map 17 coordinates 14 C calibrating the screen 3[...]

44 StreetPilot 2720 Owner ’s Manual i ndex navigation settings 34 near button 1 1 North Up 32 O odometer 18 Off Road route 34 original settings 35 P position icon 16 proximity alert 38 R re-order points in route 22 recalculating the route 23 recently found locations 10 remote control 4, 39 remove all detours 23 remove points from route 22 rename [...]

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