Garmin StreetPilot 2730 manual

Str eetPilot ® 2730 owner’ s manual[...]

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StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual i P REF ACE Quick Links P REF ACE Contact Garmin If you encounter any difficulty while using your Garmin ® StreetPilot ® 2730, 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 visit the[...]

ii StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual P REF ACE T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Preface ......................................... i Contact Garmin ..................................... i Serial Number ....................................... i Quick Links ........................................... i Caring for Y our StreetPilot 2730 ......... vi Find It and Go[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual iii P REF ACE Listening to Audio Over the V ehicle’ s Speakers ................. 32 FM T ransmitter T ips .......................... 33 T raffic Information .................... 34 Connecting the GXM 30 to Y our StreetPilot ....................................... 34 Viewing T raffic Events ....................[...]

iv StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual P REF ACE W arning This manual uses the term W arning to indicate a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury . Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations could result in an accident or collision resulting in death or serious injury . Wh[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual v 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 reflect road closures or road conditions, traffic congestion, weather conditions, or other factors that may affect safety or[...]

vi StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual P REF ACE Caring for Y our StreetPilot 2730 The StreetPilot 2730 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[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 1 F IND I T AND G O ! F IND I T AND G O ! Use the Garmin StreetPilot 2730 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 2730 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 prov[...]

StreetPilot 2730 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 state[...]

4 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual W HERE TO ? Using the Where T o? Menu The Where T o? menu (also called the Find menu), provides several different categories you can use to search for locations. From the Menu page, touch Where T o? Where T o? menu Address —enter the house number and street name to find a specific address. See page 3 . Food,[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 5 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 dif ferent 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 for Br[...]

6 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 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 Route[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 7 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 appear . Narrowing Y our Search T[...]

8 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 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 TION[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 9 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, open the Find menu and touch Go Home . Finding Saved Places From th[...]

10 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 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 an item to edit. ➍ T ouch an item to edit it. Name —enter a new name for the location using the on-screen keyboard. Location —edit the locatio[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 1 1 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 catego[...]

12 StreetPilot 2730 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 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 Route T [...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 13 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 distance tr[...]

14 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 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 you [...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 15 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 start point. ➌ T ouch a method and touch Next . Select the end point. ➏ T[...]

16 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 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 page 17 . Change Pref[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 17 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 15 . 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[...]

18 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 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 Route[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 19 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 voidance [...]

20 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 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 capacity of[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 21 L OADING F ILES ON Y OUR 2730 Y our 2730 can store files, such as MP3 music files and audible books. Using the USB Mass Storage mode, copy and paste files to the 2730 internal memory . Step 1: Load the USB Drivers Before connecting the USB cable to your computer , place the enclosed USB Driver CD-ROM into yo[...]

22 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual L OADING F ILES ON Y OUR 2730 Step 4: Select USB Mass Storage After connecting the USB cable to the StreetPilot and your computer , flip the Power switch down to turn on the StreetPilot. The following screen appears: T o transfer files to your StreetPilot, touch USB Mass Storage . If you would like to use Map[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 23 L OADING F ILES ON Y OUR 2730 Deleting Files from Y our StreetPilot Y ou can delete files from your StreetPilot just as you would delete files from your computer . W ith the StreetPilot connected to your computer and in USB Mass Storage mode, open My Computer . Open your “GARMIN” drive. Highlight the fil[...]

24 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual L OADING F ILES ON Y OUR 2730 Information about the Drive After you connect your StreetPilot to your computer , a Removable Disk Drive entitled “GARMIN” appears in your computer ’ s list of drives. If you are connected to several network drives, the “GARMIN” drive might not appear . T o display the dr[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 25 L ISTENING TO M USIC AND 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 music! ➎ T ouch Play All . ➋ T ouch Music Player . ➌ T ouch Source to select MP3 mode. T ouch Browse .[...]

26 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual L ISTENING TO M USIC AND 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 forwar[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 27 L ISTENING TO M USIC AND 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 29–31 . ➊ T ouch T ools . ➍ T ouch Browse. ➏ T ouch . ➎ T ouch [...]

28 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual L ISTENING TO M USIC AND 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 forward). T[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 29 L ISTENING TO M USIC AND 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 so now[...]

30 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual L ISTENING TO M USIC AND 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 . 7. P[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 31 L ISTENING TO M USIC AND 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 them no[...]

32 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual L ISTENG OVER SPEAKERS L ISTENING TO A UDIO O VER THE V EHICLE ’ S S PEAKERS Y ou can listen to the StreetPilot’ s audio ouput over your vehicle’ s speakers. Plug the 12-V olt adapter into an outlet in your vehicle and find an unused FM frequency on your radio. ➍ T ouch FM T ransmitter and then Next . [...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 33 L ISTENG OVER SPEAKERS 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 vehicle’ s radio, look for an unused fre[...]

34 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual T RAFFIC T RAFFIC I NFORMA TION Using an XM Smart Antenna, your StreetPilot 2730 can receive and use traffic information. When a traffic message is received, your 2730 displays the event on the map and can change your route to avoid the traffic incident. For more information about the GXM 30 XM Smart Antenna[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 35 T RAFFIC Changing the T raffic Settings From the Menu page, touch Settings > T raffic . T raffic Setting Menu Subscriptions —view your traffic subscriptions. If you have the GXM 30 connected, touch Subscriptions to view the software version, your XM subscriptions, and the antenna’ s Radio ID. T ouch [...]

36 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 2730 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 37 for more information. T ouch Advanced to adjust the volume lev[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 37 C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 2730 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-speech and[...]

38 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 2730 Attention T one— turn on or of f the attention tone sounded before voice prompts. T ouch Screen T one —turn on or of f 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 Ad[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 39 C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 2730 T urning Safe Mode Off and On From the Menu page, touch Settings > General > Safe Mode . T urn on or of f the Safe Mode, which disables all unit functions that require significant operator attention and could become a distraction while driving. Changing the Map Settin[...]

40 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 2730 Map Data Fields —adjust the size and content of the data fields shown on the Map page. Select None to remove the data fields to see more of the map. Select Wide to make the data fi elds larger; they take up more room on the map. Select Thin to see make the data fields [...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 41 C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 2730 Continuous Auto Routing —enable or disable the Continuous Auto Routing feature. This feature allows the StreetPilot to continually search for a better route to your destination. Continuous Auto Routing may be useful if a traffic accident occurs or there are time-restricte[...]

42 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual C USTOMIZING THE S TREET P ILOT 2730 XM —If you have an XM Smart Antenna, you can view the XM Antenna’ s Radio ID. Connect the GXM 30 to the StreetPilot. Copyright Info —view copyright information about your StreetPilot. Restoring the Settings T o restore the unit to its original settings, open the Menu p[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 43 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, and Music Player . Back —returns to the[...]

44 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX Looking at the StreetPilot 2730 Front IR window (aim the remote here) Back Right Side Left Side Audio Out (for headphones or line out) Power switch Mini-USB connector (for USB cable or GXM 30) T ouch screen Light sensor Power connector (for 12-V olt or AC adapter)[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 45 A PPENDIX Using the 2730 Unit Keys ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➊ FIND —opens the Find menu. Press twice and the StreetPilot automatically starts calculating your route home (if specified). Press and hold to view Recent Finds. ➋ MENU —opens the Menu page. Press repeatedly to scroll through the Menu page, T ools men[...]

46 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX T o mount your StreetPilot 2730: 1. Align the power plug on the vehicle adapter to the connector and slide the plug into the connector until fully seated. 2. Slide the locking lever on the mounting base to the left (unlocked). 3. Slide the bottom of the StreetPilot into the mounting base until it clic[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 47 A PPENDIX Custom POIs (Points of Interest) Y our StreetPilot 2730 can 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 notify you when [...]

48 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX Customizing the Map Data Fields Y ou can customize the information that appears in the data fields on the Map page. From the Menu page, touch Settings > Map > > Map Data Fields . ➊ T ouch Wide or Thin . T ouch Next . ➋ T ouch a preprogrammed configuration or Custom Fields . ➌ T ouch t[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 49 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) Unit Case : Rugged; fully gasketed; IPX-7 waterproof* Display : Sunlight-readable, 17:9 WQVGA automotive color TFT display with touch screen and auto dimming; 454 pixels by 240 pixels. Map[...]

50 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX Updating the Software and Map Data If you register your 2730, you will receive notification of software and map updates. T o register your 2730, go to www .garmin.com/registration/selectreg.jsp . T o update the 2730 software: 1. Load the USB drivers using the enclosed CD-ROM. See page 21 for more inf[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 51 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[...]

52 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 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 listed in[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 53 A PPENDIX How can I rename my StreetPilot drives? 1. Open My Computer . 2. Select the drive you want to rename. 3. Right-click 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 computer . 2. Fli[...]

54 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX 2730 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 Menu page, t[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 55 A PPENDIX 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 ch[...]

56 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual I NDEX I NDEX Symbols 2 Dimensional 39 3 Dimensional 39 A Audible.com 29 AudibleManager 29 audible books 27 bookmarks 28 playing 27 transferring 31 audio jack 38 over the vehicle’ s speakers 32 settings 37 version 41 avoidances 19 B better route 2, 41 bookmarks 28 brightness of the screen 41 browse map 6 C ca[...]

StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual 57 I NDEX H home location 9 I indoor use 14 insert in current route 6 installing the StreetPilot 45 K keyboard, on-screen customizing 37 L language 36 license agreement 51 locations. See My Locations category 10 home 9 saving 8 symbol 10 M map data fields, changing 48 Map page 12 browse 5 customize 39 orientation[...]

58 StreetPilot 2730 Owner ’s Manual I NDEX deleting 18 editing 16 navigating 18 saving the active route 18 screen settings 41 serial number i, i–iii settings audio 37 general 36 GPS 36 language 36 map 39 navigation 40 restoring defaults 42 screen 41 time 38 traffic 35 units of measure 38 volume 36 set position 14 software license agreement 51 [...]

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