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Saving Locations, Setting a Simulated Location, Adding a Shortcut, Custom Points of Interest - travel edition

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2 If necessary, select , and change the coordinate format or datum. 3 Select the latitude coordinate. 4 Enter the new coordinate, and select Done. 5 Select the longitude coordinate. 6 Enter the new coordinate, and select Done. 7 Select View on Map. Saving Locations Saving a Location 1 Search for a location (Finding a Location by Category). 2 From the search results, select a location. 3 Select . 4 Select Save. 5 If necessary, enter a name, and select Done. Saving Your Current Location 1 From the map, select the vehicle icon. 2 Select Save. 3 Enter a name, and select Done. 4 Select OK. Saving a Home Location You can set your home location for the location you return to most often. 1 Select Where To? > > Set Home Location. 2 Select Enter My Address, Use Current Location, or Recently Found. The location is saved as "Home" in the Saved menu. Going Home Select Where To? > Go Home. Editing Your Home Location Information 1 Select Where To? > Saved > Home. 2 Select . 3 Select > Edit. 4 Enter your changes. 5 Select Done. Editing a Saved Location 1 Select Where To? > Saved. 2 If necessary, select a category. 3 Select a location. 4 Select . 5 Select > Edit. 6 Select an option: • Select Name. • Select Phone Number. • Select Categories to assign categories to the saved location. • Select Change Map Symbol to change the symbol used to mark the saved location on a map. 7 Edit the information. 8 Select Done. Assigning Categories to a Saved Location You can add custom categories to organize your saved locations. NOTE: Categories appear in the saved locations menu after you have saved at least 12 locations. 1 Select Where To? > Saved. 2 Select a location. 3 Select . 4 Select > Edit > Categories. 5 Enter one or more category names, separated by commas. 6 If necessary, select a suggested category. 7 Select Done. Deleting a Saved Location NOTE: Deleted locations cannot be recovered. 1 Select Where To? > Saved. 2 Select > Delete Saved Places. 3 Select the box next to the saved locations to delete, and select Delete. Setting a Simulated Location If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS to set a simulated location. 1 Select Settings > Navigation > GPS Simulator. 2 From the main menu, select View Map. 3 Tap the map twice to select an area. The address of the location appears at the bottom of the screen. 4 Select the location description. 5 Select Set Location. Adding a Shortcut You can add shortcuts to the Where To? menu. A shortcut can point to a location, a category, or a search tool. The Where To? menu can contain up to 36 shortcut icons. 1 Select Where To? > Add Shortcut. 2 Select an item. Removing a Shortcut 1 Select Where To? > > Remove Shortcut(s). 2 Select the shortcut to remove. 3 Select the shortcut again to confirm. 4 Select Save. Custom Points of Interest Custom POIs are customized points on the map. They can contain alerts that let you know if you are near a designated point or if you are traveling faster than a specified speed. Installing POI Loader You can create or download custom POI lists on your computer and install them on your device using POI Loader software. 1 Go to www.garmin.com/ poiloader. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions. Using the POI Loader Help Files For more information on the POI loader, refer to the Help file. With the POI loader open, click Help. Finding Custom POIs Before you can find custom POIs, you must load custom POIs on your device using the POI Loader software (Installing POI Loader). 1 Select Where To? > Categories. 2 Scroll to the Other Categories section, and select a category. 4 Locations

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2
If necessary, select
, and change the coordinate format or
datum.
3
Select the latitude coordinate.
4
Enter the new coordinate, and select
Done
.
5
Select the longitude coordinate.
6
Enter the new coordinate, and select
Done
.
7
Select
View on Map
.
Saving Locations
Saving a Location
1
Search for a location (
Finding a Location by Category
).
2
From the search results, select a location.
3
Select
.
4
Select
Save
.
5
If necessary, enter a name, and select
Done
.
Saving Your Current Location
1
From the map, select the vehicle icon.
2
Select
Save
.
3
Enter a name, and select
Done
.
4
Select
OK
.
Saving a Home Location
You can set your home location for the location you return to
most often.
1
Select
Where To?
>
>
Set Home Location
.
2
Select
Enter My Address
,
Use Current Location
, or
Recently Found
.
The location is saved as "Home" in the Saved menu.
Going Home
Select
Where To?
>
Go Home
.
Editing Your Home Location Information
1
Select
Where To?
>
Saved
>
Home
.
2
Select
.
3
Select
>
Edit
.
4
Enter your changes.
5
Select
Done
.
Editing a Saved Location
1
Select
Where To?
>
Saved
.
2
If necessary, select a category.
3
Select a location.
4
Select
.
5
Select
>
Edit
.
6
Select an option:
•
Select
Name
.
•
Select
Phone Number
.
•
Select
Categories
to assign categories to the saved
location.
•
Select
Change Map Symbol
to change the symbol used
to mark the saved location on a map.
7
Edit the information.
8
Select
Done
.
Assigning Categories to a Saved Location
You can add custom categories to organize your saved
locations.
NOTE:
Categories appear in the saved locations menu after you
have saved at least 12 locations.
1
Select
Where To?
>
Saved
.
2
Select a location.
3
Select
.
4
Select
>
Edit
>
Categories
.
5
Enter one or more category names, separated by commas.
6
If necessary, select a suggested category.
7
Select
Done
.
Deleting a Saved Location
NOTE:
Deleted locations cannot be recovered.
1
Select
Where To?
>
Saved
.
2
Select
>
Delete Saved Places
.
3
Select the box next to the saved locations to delete, and
select
Delete
.
Setting a Simulated Location
If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use
the GPS to set a simulated location.
1
Select
Settings
>
Navigation
>
GPS Simulator
.
2
From the main menu, select
View Map
.
3
Tap the map twice to select an area.
The address of the location appears at the bottom of the
screen.
4
Select the location description.
5
Select
Set Location
.
Adding a Shortcut
You can add shortcuts to the Where To? menu. A shortcut can
point to a location, a category, or a search tool.
The Where To? menu can contain up to 36 shortcut icons.
1
Select
Where To?
>
Add Shortcut
.
2
Select an item.
Removing a Shortcut
1
Select
Where To?
>
>
Remove Shortcut(s)
.
2
Select the shortcut to remove.
3
Select the shortcut again to confirm.
4
Select
Save
.
Custom Points of Interest
Custom POIs are customized points on the map. They can
contain alerts that let you know if you are near a designated
point or if you are traveling faster than a specified speed.
Installing POI Loader
You can create or download custom POI lists on your computer
and install them on your device using POI Loader software.
1
Go to
www.garmin.com/poiloader
.
2
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Using the POI Loader Help Files
For more information on the POI loader, refer to the Help file.
With the POI loader open, click
Help
.
Finding Custom POIs
Before you can find custom POIs, you must load custom POIs
on your device using the POI Loader software (
Installing POI
Loader
).
1
Select
Where To?
>
Categories
.
2
Scroll to the Other Categories section, and select a category.
4
Locations