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nüvi® 205 and 205W series owner's manual for use with these nüvi models: 205, 205W, 215, 215W, 255, 255W, 265, 265W, 275, and 285W - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 2
any purpose without the express prior written consent of Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto, provided that such electronic - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 3
Manual Conventions When you are instructed garmin.com to access the latest services for your Garmin products: • Register your Garmin unit. • Subscribe to online services for safety camera information (see pages 46-47). • Unlock optional maps. Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 4
i Manual Conventions i nüvi® Tips and Shortcuts........ i myGarmin i Contact Garmin i Map 10 Entering Coordinates.......... 11 Using Photo Navigation...... 11 Navigating Off Road 11 Walking to a Destination..... 11 Using the Map 12 Trip Computer 13 Turn List 13 Next Turn 13 Making Hands-Free - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 5
Subscriptions............32 Customizing the nüvi........ 33 Changing the System Settings 33 Changing the Navigation Settings 33 Adjusting the Display Settings 34 Updating the Time Settings 34 Setting the Languages........35 Changing the Map Settings 35 Changing Security Settings 36 Setting the - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 6
nüMaps Guarantee 45 Additional Maps 45 About GPS Satellite Signals 45 Extras and Optional Accessories 46 Garmin Travel Guide...........47 Specifications 48 Declaration of Conformity...50 Software License Agreement 50 Troubleshooting 51 Index 53 iv nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 7
guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Mini-USB connector Power key: Slide to the left to turn ion battery. To prevent damage, remove the unit from the vehicle when exiting or store it out of direct sunlight. nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 8
Safety and Product Information guide for information about laws and dry your windshield and the suction cup with a lint-free cloth. Press the suction cup firmly on the windshield. 4. into a power outlet in your vehicle. Your unit should turn on automatically if it is plugged in and the vehicle manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 9
has acquired satellite signals. Now you can select a destination and navigate to it. Step 4: Use Your nüvi ➎➏ ➐➑ ➒ ➊ GPS satellite strength ➋ Bluetooth® technology status (Available on the nüvi 215, 215W, 265, 265W, 275, and 285W.) ➌ Battery status ➍ Current time. Touch to change time settings - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 10
to use when searching for addresses, cities, and other locations. The detailed maps loaded in your nüvi contain millions of points of interest, such as restaurants, hotels, and auto services. 3. Select a subcategory. 4. Select a destination. 1. Touch Where to?. 2. Select a category. 5. Touch Go - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 11
, slide the Power key to the right ( ). To unlock the screen, slide the Power key to the center position. nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 12
Address note: Depending on the version of the maps loaded on your nüvi, the button names can the city/postal code in the list. (Not all map data provides postal code searching.) If you are unsure of recently found locations. Going Home To navigate home after you have set your home location, touch Where - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 13
a turn-by- turn route to this location. ➌ Touch Map to view this location on the map. ➍ Touch Save to save this location to your Favorites. If a mobile phone with Bluetooth wireless technology is connected, touch the phone number to call this location. nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 14
.... 2. Select an option: • Where I Am Now-search near your current location. • A Different City-search near the city you enter. nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 15
and create routes to them. Your home location is also stored in Favorites. Saving Your Current Location From the Map page, touch . Touch Save Location to save your current location. Saving Places You Find 1. From the Go . Your saved locations are listed. nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 16
and to zoom in and out. • Touch any object on the map. An arrow appears pointing at the object. • Touch Save to save this location. • Touch Go! to navigate to the location. • If the GPS mode is off, touch Set Loc to set your location to the selected location. (See page 33.) 10 - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 17
of map you are using. 4. Enter the coordinates, and touch Next. Using Photo Navigation Panoramio™ provides pictures that include location information. You can load these pictures on your nüvi or on a memory card and create routes to them. Go to http://connect .garmin.com/photos to download pictures - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 18
Your route is marked with a magenta line. 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. A checkered flag marks your destination. If you depart from the original route, your nüvi recalculates the route and provides - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 19
the Map Turn List When you are navigating a route, the turn list displays turn-by-turn instructions for your entire route and the distance between turns. Touch the text bar on the top of the map to open the turn list. Touch a turn on the list to view the next turn for that turn. Touch Show Map to - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 20
Phone Calls Making Hands-Free Phone Calls connect automatically each time you turn them on. Bluetooth wireless technology is available on the nüvi 215, 215W, 265, 265W, 275, and 285W. Note: You might have to set your mobile phone to connect to the nüvi automatically when it is turned on. Using - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 21
Free Phone Calls 4. Initiate a search for Bluetooth devices. 5. Select the nüvi from the list of devices. 6. Enter the nüvi Bluetooth PIN (1234) into your phone. When you turn on the nüvi, it tries to connect to the last phone to which it was connected. Note: Not all phones support 's manual15 - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 22
Tones-displays a keypad page so that you can use automated systems, such as voice mail. • Transfer Audio To Phone-this is helpful if you want to turn off the nüvi but remain on the call, or menu. Note: Not all phones support all features of the nüvi Phone menu. 16 nüvi 205 and 205W series owner - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 23
Making Hands-Free Phone Calls Using Your Phone Book Each time your phone connects with the nüvi, the phone book is automatically loaded into the nüvi. and touch Dial. Calling Home Enter a phone number for your home location so you can quickly call home. nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual17 - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 24
Free Phone Calls To enter your phone number: 1. Touch Phone > Call Home. 2. Touch Enter Phone Number to use the keypad page or Select From Phonebook (only available if your phone supports commands. Refer to your phone instructions. Phone Status Check the battery level and signal strength for your - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 25
drives in My Computer on Windows computers and as mounted volumes on Mac computers. Note: Some operating systems or computers with multiple network drives can not display the nüvi drives. See your operating system Help file to learn how to map the drives. nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual19 - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 26
(system tray), or drag the volume icon to the Trash on Mac computers. Unplug your nüvi from your computer. Loading Pictures for Photo Navigation 1. Connect your nüvi to your computer. 2. Go to http://connect.garmin.com /photos, and sign in. 3. Select a photo. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 27
.com/traffic. To purchase an accessory, visit http://buy.garmin.com. Where Am I? Touch Where Am I? to view current location information, including hospitals, police stations, and fuel. This feature is helpful if you need to tell emergency personnel your nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual 21 - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 28
economy, carbon footprint, and fuel price of navigating to a destination and offers tools for improving ecoRoute. The first time you access the ecoRoute features you will be asked to enter fuel and mileage information about your nüvi turned on while driving. Touch Reset to reset the data. 22 nü - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 29
of routes and used to calculate the fuel reports. Take the Driving Challenge The Driving Challenge tool helps you maximize your fuel economy by scoring your driving habits. The higher your overall score for a overall score is the average of three scores: nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual 23 - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 30
fuel, which is 45-60 mph for most vehicles. Touch on the map page to view details about your current challenge. The leaf color on To reset your best scores, touch Reset. Adjust Your Vehicle Profile You will create a vehicle profile the first time you touch Tools > ecoRoute. To series owner's manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 31
provides driving tips to help you save fuel. Touch Tools > ecoRoute > Tips. View the Mileage Report Mileage reports provide the distance, the time, the average fuel economy, and the fuel cost of navigating to a destination. To reset the data, touch Reset. nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual 25 - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 32
Using the Tools Navigating to a Picture If a touch Done. 4. Select the correct city, if necessary. 5. Touch Save. 6. Touch World Map to view a map. Nighttime hours are shown in the shaded area. 7. Touch World Clock to view the clocks a new calculation. 26 nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 33
a value. 6. Enter a value, and touch Done. The unit is converted. 7. Touch Clear to perform another conversion. Updating Conversion Rates You can update the currency conversion rates manually so that you are always using the most current rates. 1. Touch Tools > Unit Converter > Conversion. Select - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 34
. To disable advertisements, you must disable traffic. Touch Tools > Settings > Traffic, and clear the Enable Traffic check box. 28 nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 35
models. Use an FM Traffic Message Channel (TMC) traffic receiver to receive traffic information broadcast over the FM Radio Data System. garmin.com/traffic. Note: Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy of the traffic information. The FM traffic receiver receives signals from the traffic service - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 36
receiving traffic information, a traffic icon appears in the upper-left corner of the Map page. The traffic icon changes color to indicate the severity of traffic conditions on on your route while you are navigating, the nüvi automatically recalculates the route. 30 nüvi 205 and 205W series - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 37
shows how much time the delay has added to your route. This time is already included in your estimated arrival time. To manually avoid traffic on your route: 1. On the Map page, touch the traffic icon. 2. Touch Traffic On Route. 3. Touch the arrows to view other traffic delays on your route, if - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 38
, touch Tools > Settings > Traffic. For more information, see page 37 and go to www.garmin .com/fmtraffic. Note: You do not need to activate the subscription included with your FM traffic signals while receiving traffic signals from the pay service provider. 32 nüvi 205 and 205W series owner - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 39
when you update the system software or purchase additional map data (see page 45). Restore-restore the system settings. GPS Simulator-turn on the simulator to turn off the GPS mode and simulate navigation and to save battery power. Usage Mode-specify how you will be navigating to optimize - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 40
routes. Restore-restore the original navigation settings. Adjusting the Display Settings Auto to automatically switch between the two. Screen Shot-turn on Screen Shot mode. Touch to take a screen increases your battery life. Restore-restore the original display settings. Updating the Time - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 41
redraw slower. Map View-select a map perspective. • Track Up-display the map in two dimensions (2D) with your direction of travel at the top. • North Up-display the map in 2D with North at the top. • 3D-display the map in three dimensions (3D) in Track Up. nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual35 - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 42
Trip Log. Map Info-view the maps and the version of each map loaded on your nüvi. Touch a map to enable (check mark) or disable (no check mark) that map. Restore-restore the original map settings. Changing Security Settings Touch Tools > Settings > Security. Garmin Lock-turn on Garmin Lock™ to - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 43
the proximity points settings. See page 46. Touch Tools > Settings > Proximity Points. Proximity Alerts-turn on or off the alerts when you approach custom POIs or safety cameras. Restore-restore the proximity packages. Touch Tools > Settings > Traffic. nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual37 - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 44
renewal if your subscription expires. Go to www.garmin.com/fmtraffic. Note: You do not need to satellite signals while receiving traffic signals from the service provider. 1. From the Menu page, unit ID. 4. Go to www.garmin.com/fmtraffic to purchase a subscription and get a 25-character code - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 45
vi, enter the code, and touch Done. 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, you must obtain a new code for each receiver. Restoring All Settings 1. Touch Tools > Settings. 2. Touch Restore - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 46
that can damage plastic components. Cleaning the Touch Screen Clean the touch screen with a soft, clean, lint-free cloth. Use water, isopropyl alcohol, or eyeglass cleaner, if needed. Apply the liquid to the cloth, screen because damage might result. 40 nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 47
garmin.com. • Use the Garmin Lock feature. See below for more information. Locking Your nüvi Garmin Lock is a theft-deterrent system that locks your nüvi. Each time you turn PIN and your security location, you must send your nüvi to Garmin to get it unlocked. You must also send a valid product - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 48
and hold it for 8 seconds. Updating the Software 1. Go to www.garmin.com/products /webupdater, and download WebUpdater to your computer. 2. Connect the nüvi to your computer using the mini-USB cable. 3. Run WebUpdater, and follow the on-screen instructions. After confirming that you want to - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 49
not lose any of the small pieces and make sure they are put back in the proper place. If your unit will not charge in your vehicle, you might need to replace the fuse located at the tip of the vehicle adapter. 1. Unscrew the black, round end piece, and remove it. End - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 50
2. Remove the fuse (glass and silver cylinder), and replace it with a 3 A fast-blow fuse. 3. the cradle and tilt the nüvi forward. To remove the cradle from the mount, turn the cradle to the right or left. Apply pressure in that direction until the cradle nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 51
with your nüvi, go to your nüvi product page on the Garmin Web site (www.garmin .com), and click the Maps tab. Appendix About GPS Satellite Signals Your nüvi must acquire GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite signals in order to navigate. If you are indoors, near tall buildings or trees, or in - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 52
Help file. To view your Custom POIs, touch Where to? > Extras > Custom POIs. To change the proximity alert settings, touch Tools > Settings > Proximity Points > Proximity Alerts. To delete the Custom POIs from your nüvi, connect your nüvi to your computer. Open the Garmin http://my.garmin.com for - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 53
is not responsible for the accuracy of, or the consequences of using, a custom POI or safety camera database. Garmin Travel Guide Much like a paper travel guide, the Garmin Travel Guide provides detailed information about places, such as restaurants and hotels. To purchase an accessory, go to http - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 54
mass storage Operating system: Garmin Charge time: Approximately 4 hours Power input: Vehicle power using included vehicle power cable or AC power using an optional accessory Usage: 5 W max. Battery life: Up to 4 hours Battery type: Non-user-replaceable rechargeable lithium-ion battery GPS receiver - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 55
-ion battery GPS receiver: High-sensitivity with HotFix Acquisition times*: Warm: - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 56
Web site for your Garmin product at www.garmin.com. Software License Garmin and that the Software in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin of the United States of America. Garmin grants you a limited license to Garmin. You acknowledge that the Software is the property of Garmin - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 57
Troubleshooting Problem/Question Solution/Answer My nüvi never gets satellite signals. Take your nüvi out of parking garages and away from tall buildings and trees. Remain stationary for several minutes. The suction cup will My battery does not stay To maximize the time between charges, turn - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 58
, 265, 265W, 275, or 285W. Touch Tools > Settings > Bluetooth. Verify that the Bluetooth field is set to Enabled. Ensure your phone is turned on and is less than 10 meters (about 33 feet) away from your nüvi. See www.garmin.com/bluetooth for more help. 52 nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 59
color 34 battery 43, 51 status 3 battery information 43 bicycle navigation 33 Bluetooth technology 14-18 deleting a phone 37 pairing with phone 14 settings 36 brightness 34 browsing the map 10 C 46 Favorites 10 files 20 recent finds list 9 detail maps 36 nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual 53 - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 60
map update 45 fuel cost, entering 23 fuel report 22 fuse, changing 43 H hands-free phone features 14-18 Help 21 home phone number 17 setting a location 6 I incoming call 15 J JPEG image files 19 G Garmin Lock 36, 41 Garmin Travel Guide 47 geocaching 11 Go! page options 7 go home 6 GPS about GPS - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 61
205W series owner's manual Index O off road, routing 11, 34 on-screen keyboard 8 on-unit Help 21 output, audio 5 P pairing a mobile phone 14, 15 Panoramio pictures 11 pedestrian navigation mode 11, 33 phone book 17 photo navigation 11-12 loading pictures 20 PIN Bluetooth 15 Garmin Lock 41 points - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 62
software license agreement 50 updating 42 version 33 specifications 205 series 48 205W series 49 speed limit icon 12 speed score 24 storing the nüvi 40 supported file types 19 system settings 33 T text 13 trip data, reset 13 trip log 36 troubleshooting 51 nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 63
turn-by-turn directions 13 turn list 13 U unit converter 27 unit ID 33 updating maps 45 software 41 usage mode 33 USB 52 eject 20 mass-storage mode 19 user data, delete 42 WebUpdater dial 18 voice language 35 voice mail 16 W walking route 11, 33 nüvi 205 and 205W series owner's manual Index 57 - Garmin NUVI265W | Owners Manual - Page 64
For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, go to the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. © 2008-2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty
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nüvi
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205 and 205W series
owner’s manual
for use with these nüvi models:
205, 205W, 215, 215W, 255, 255W, 265, 265W, 275, and 285W