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    ™ automotive owner's manual models: 500, 510, 550, 560
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    current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other Garmin products. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, TourGuide®, and MapSource® are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA and other countries. myGarmin™, aera™, ecoRoute™, Garmin Lock
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    , if you see "touch Where To? > Favorites" you should touch Where To?, and then touch Favorites. This manual applies to the automotive mode for the aera. See the aera Pilot's Guide and aera Quick Reference Guide for instructions and information on the aviation mode. aera Tips and Shortcuts • To
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    i Manual Conventions i aera Tips and Shortcuts i Contact Garmin i myGarmin i aera 500 Series Models iv Getting Started 1 Installing the Battery 2 Charging Your aera 2 Mounting Your aera in an Automobile.......2 Configuring Your aera 3 Acquiring Satellites 3 Changing Modes 3 Using the
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    User Data 32 Appendix 33 Resetting the aera 33 Calibrating the Screen 33 Locking Your aera 33 nüMaps Guarantee 33 Additional Maps 33 Updating the Software 34 Extras and Optional Accessories 34 Battery Information 35 Maximizing the Battery Life 35 Changing the Fuse 36 About GPS Satellite
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    aera 500 Series Models Features XM® Compatible Lane Assist Speed Limits On FM TMC Traffic map Page Compatible 500 510 ✓ 550 ✓ ✓ ✓ 560 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ NOTE: Go to www.garmin.com or see the packaging contents on your product box for more information. iv aera 500 Series Owner's Manual
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    weather cap) External antenna connector (under weather cap) microSD™ slot Microphone Battery contacts Speaker See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual Release key: Slide
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    the vehicle power cable. • Connect the USB cable. • Connect an AC adapter (optional accessory). • Use a battery charger (optional accessory). Mounting Your aera in an Automobile 1. Plug the vehicle power cable into the power connector on the right side of the cradle. Release button Cradle Vehicle
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    Power key. Follow the on-screen instructions. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual Acquiring Satellites 1. Go outdoors to an open area, out of garages, and away from tall buildings. 2. Turn on your aera. Acquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes. The bars indicate GPS signal. When one bar is
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    map loaded in your aera contains millions of points of interest, such as restaurants, hotels, and auto services. 1. Touch Where To?. 2. Select a category. 3. Select a subcategory. 4. Select a destination. 5. Touch Go!.  6. Follow the navigation instructions. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual
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    audio device, such as Bluetooth headphones, touch Audio Output. This feature is only available when your aera is paired with a Bluetooth audio device. See page 20. TIP: Press and release the power button to quickly access the volume and brightness settings. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual
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    phone with Bluetooth wireless technology is connected. See page 13. ➋ Touch to view the route on a map. ➌ Touch to create a turn-by-turn route to this location. ➍ Touch to view this location on the map. ➎ Touch to save this location to your Favorites. See page 8. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual
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    items. Clearing Recently Found Places To remove all places from the Recently Found list, touch Clear > Yes. All items from the list are removed, but this does not delete the actual places from your aera. • Touch to add a space. • Touch to delete the character. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual 
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    instructions on the Web site to select and load pictures. 3. Touch Where To? > Favorites > Photos. Pictures with location information are listed. 4. Touch a picture. Using Extras For information about extras such as safety camera information and Garmin Travel Guide, see pages 34-35.  aera 500
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    See page 22. 3. Find a location on a supported Web site. 4. Follow the instructions on the Web site to send the location to your aera. Downloaded locations are saved in your Favorites on your aera. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual Using Custom Routes Touch Where To? > Custom Routes. Select the route
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    when geocaching. 1. Touch Where To? > Coordinates. 2. Touch Format to select the correct coordinate format for the type of map you are using. 3. Touch a direction field to select a new direction. 4. Touch a numeric field to enter the coordinates, and touch Done. 10 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual
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    instructions for your entire route and the distance between turns. 1. Touch the text bar on the top of the Map page to view the Turn List page. 2. Select an option: • Touch a turn on the list to view the Next Turn page for that turn. • Touch Show Map to view the entire route on the map. aera 500
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    elapsed time during the trip. Resetting Trip Information If you want accurate trip information, reset the trip information before beginning a trip. Touch Reset Trip to reset the information on the Trip Computer page. Touch Reset Max to reset the maximum speed. 12 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual
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    aera, go to www.garmin.com/bluetooth. Pairing Your Devices Bluetooth wireless technology establishes a wireless link between devices, such as a mobile phone and the aera. The first time you use Select the aera from the list of devices. 5. Enter 1234 into your phone. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual13
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    connects with the aera, the phone book is automatically loaded into the aera. It may take a few minutes for the phone book to be available. 1. Touch Phone > Phone Book. 2. Touch the phone book entry (contact) you want to call. 3. Touch Dial to call the contact. 14 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Placing Calls Using Voice Dial You can place calls by speaking the contact name. 1. Touch Phone > Voice Dial. 2. Speak the contact name. NOTE: You may need to "train" your mobile phone to recognize your voice dial commands. Refer to the instructions for your phone. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual15
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    found on the underside of your GXM 40 antenna. Refer to the GXM 40 Owner's Manual for more information on activating XM Radio. NOTE: XM is only available in North America. 1. Place your aera in the automotive mount or the aviation mount. 2. Plug the GXM 40 antenna into the mini-USB port on the back
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    must be connected to a GXM 40 antenna and be receiving XM satellite signals to receive weather information. XM is not available on all aera models. See page iv for a list of which models are XM compatible. NOTE: XM is only available in North America. Touch Tools > Weather. The weather forecast for
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    is an optional accessory. FM TMC traffic receivers receive traffic information that is broadcast over the FM Radio Data System. The FM TMC subscription activates automatically after your Garmin GPS device acquires satellite signals while receiving traffic signals from the service provider. You can
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    America, you will receive offers and coupons. Touch the advertisement on the screen to search for the nearest location related to that advertisement. Caution: Do not attempt to write down the coupon codes while driving. To stop receiving offers, turn off the traffic feature. See page 31. aera 500
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    song from the playlist. Supported File Types The aera supports MP3 music files, and M3U and M3U8 playlist files. Creating and Listening to Playlists Using your aera, you can listen to playlists created on your computer. You can also save playlists using your aera. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual
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    • Touch to pause the book. • Touch the book cover art to view more-detailed information. Using Bookmarks To create a bookmark, touch and Bookmark. To view your bookmarks, touch , and then touch a bookmark. Touch Play to listen to the book from the bookmark. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual21
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    application • Maps, routes, trip logs, and waypoints from MapSource® 22 Connecting Your aera to Your Computer 1. Insert a memory card into the memory card slot in the battery compartment (optional). Press it in until it clicks. 2. Connect the USB cable to the connector under the battery cover
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    fuel report, touch Tools > ecoRoute > Fuel Report. The fuel consumption data is based on estimates for speed and acceleration for an average vehicle. TIP: To ensure fuel data is always recorded, keep your aera turned on while driving. Touch Reset to reset the data. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual23
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    lose points for hard braking. Speed score-gain points for driving at the best speed for conserving fuel, which is 45-60 mph for most vehicles. Touch on the Map best results, calibrate your fuel economy instead of adjusting the city and highway fuel economy here. 24 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual
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    and out. Custom Routes For information about routes, see page 9. My Data Touch Tools > My Data to manage and delete your saved data, such as your Favorites. If you have transferred a route from MapSource, touch Import Route from File to use the route in your aera. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual25
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    touch Done. 4. Touch the new city in the list, and touch Save. Language Guide The Garmin Language Guide puts data from Oxford's multilingual resources and five bilingual dictionaries in the palm of your hand. To purchase an accessory, go to http://buy.garmin French aera 500 Series Owner's Manual
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    most-current rates. 1. Touch Tools > Unit Converter > Conversion > Currency > OK > Update. 2. Touch the rate you want to update. 3. Touch to erase the current rate. Enter a new rate, and touch Done. 4. Touch Save to finish. Touch Restore to use the original rate. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual27
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    the simulator to turn off the GPS mode and simulate navigation. This also saves battery power. Usage Mode-within automotive mode, specify your navigation method: Automobile, Bicycle, or Pedestrian. This setting does not apply to the dual boot functionality. See page 3 to switch to aviation mode
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    in the Garmin\Screenshot folder on the aera drive. Brightness-adjust the backlight brightness level. Reducing the backlight brightness increases your battery life. Touchscreen-follow on-screen instructions to calibrate the touchscreen. Restore-restore the original display settings. Updating the
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    in 2-D with North at the top. • 3-D-display the map in three dimensions (3-D) in Track Up. Vehicle-touch Change to change the icon used to display your position on the map. Touch the icon you want to use, and then touch OK. Download additional vehicle icons at www.garmingarage.com. Trip Log-show or
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    aera is connected to external power and an FM TMC traffic receiver. Touch Tools service. Go to www.garmin.com/fmtraffic to purchase a subscription. The traffic subscription code cannot be reused. You must obtain a new code each time you renew your service. If you own multiple FM traffic receivers
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    1. Hold your finger on the lower-right corner of the aera screen while turning on the aera. 2. Keep your finger pressed until the message appears. 3. Touch Yes to clear all user data. All original settings are restored. Any items that you have saved are erased. 32 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual
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    on aviation databases, go to http://fly.garmin.com. Additional Maps You can purchase additional maps for your aera. To see a list of maps that are compatible with your aera, go to your aera product page on the Garmin Web site (www.garmin.com), and click the Maps tab. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Appendix Updating the Software 1. Go to www.garmin.com/products /webupdater, and download WebUpdater to your computer. 2. Connect the aera to your computer using the mini-USB cable. 3. Run WebUpdater, and follow the onscreen instructions. After confirming that you want to perform an update,
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    hotels. To purchase an accessory, go to http://buy .garmin.com, or contact your Garmin dealer. To use the Travel Guide, insert the memory card into your aera. Touch Where To? > Extras. Touch the name of your Travel Guide to view it. Battery Information Your aera contains a user‑replaceable, lithium
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    to use your aera. When your aera has acquired satellite signals, the signal strength bars on the Menu page are green . When it loses satellite signals, the bars turn red or clear . For more information about GPS, go to www.garmin.com/aboutGPS. Removing the aera and Mount To remove the aera from
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    . 1. Plug in your aera. You will see an option to install the myGarmin Agent (optional). 2. Follow the online instructions to install myGarmin Agent and register your aera. After you have registered your aera, you can subscribe to the latest Garmin online services. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual37
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    any part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software. You agree not to export or re-export the Software to any country in violation of the export control laws of the United States of America or the export control laws of any other applicable country. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual
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    on usage and settings Battery type: Removable lithium-ion battery GPS receiver: High-sensitivity Acquisition times*: Warm:
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    pressed until the message appears. 3. Touch Yes to clear all user data. The aera is locked up/frozen. If the aera screen stops functioning, turn off the aera, and then turn on the aera. If this does not help, remove the battery and then reinstall the battery. The aera should operate normally. The
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    enter your vacation destination. restaurants near the 2. Find the hotel and touch Go!. hotel I will be staying at 3. Touch Menu > Where To? > Near > My Destination. in the future? 4. Search for a restaurant. Restaurants nearest to your hotel are listed first. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual41
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    managing 22 supported types 22 transferring 22 finding places 4 address 6 by name 7 by postal code 6 Go! page options 6 item on the map 10 near another location 6 recent selections 7 saved places (Favorites) 8 using photos 8-9 fuel price, adjusting 24 fuel report 23 fuse, changing 36 aera 500 Series
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    icon 30 Power key 1 Q QWERTY keyboard 28 R registering 37 removing the mount 36 resetting the max speed 12 the trip data 12 routes adding a stop 5 custom 9-10 detour 5 editing 9 following 5 importing 25 off road 29 preferences 28 simulating 28 Garmin Lock 33 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual 43
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    transferring files 22 translating words 26 Travel Guide 34, 35 trip information, reset 12 trip logs 30 turn-by-turn directions 11 turn List page 11 U unit ID 28 units, convert 27 updating maps 33 software 33, 34 usage mode 3, 28 USB 22 mass storage mode 22 user data, delete 32 V vehicle icon 11, 30
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    For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. November 2009 © 2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
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