Garmin GPS Kit nuvi 510, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...min reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements Visit the Garmin Web site www garmin com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other Garmin products Garmin nüvi MapSource BlueChart Garmin TourGuide and TracBack a...

Page 3: ...r a photocopy in a safe place Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while using your nüvi In the USA go to www garmin com support or contact Garmin USA by phone at 913 397 8200 or 800 800 1020 In the UK contact Garmin Europe Ltd by phone at 0808 2380000 In Europe go to www garmin com support and click Contact Support for in country support information or contact G...

Page 4: ...cation 7 Finding a Place by Spelling the Name 8 Finding Recently Found Places 9 Favorites 9 Extras 10 Using Custom Routes 11 Entering Coordinates 12 Finding Geographic Points 12 Finding a Place Using the Map 13 Using TracBack 13 Searching Near Another Location 13 Using the Map 14 Trip Computer 15 Turn List 15 Next Turn 15 Managing Files 16 Supported File Types 16 Loading Files 16 Loading Photos fo...

Page 5: ...g 33 Quick Links 33 Downloading Geocaches 33 Finding Geocaches 34 Wherigo 34 Boating Mode 35 Viewing Marine Maps 35 Finding Marine Points 36 Viewing Tide Information 36 Viewing Marine Currents 36 More Information 36 Appendix 37 myGarmin 37 Caring for Your nüvi 37 Locking Your nüvi 38 Calibrating the Screen 39 Resetting the nüvi 39 Updating the Software 39 Clearing User Data 40 Battery Information ...

Page 6: ...and hold to turn on off the nüvi Press quickly to adjust the backlight brightness Speaker GPS antenna Battery cover Serial number under the battery Mini USB connector under the weather cap microSD card slot under the battery Release key Slide up to open the battery cover Battery contacts ...

Page 7: ...afety and Product Information guide for information about laws pertaining to windshield mounting Step 1 Install the nüvi Battery 1 Locate the lithium ion battery that came in the product box 2 Slide the release key up to open the battery cover on the back of the nüvi 3 Locate the metal contacts on the end of the lithium ion battery 4 Insert the battery so that the metal contacts on the battery mat...

Page 8: ...tep 3 Mount Your nüvi 1 Pull back the weather cap from the mini USB connector located on the back of your nüvi 2 Plug the vehicle power cable into the mini USB connector 3 Snap the cradle onto the suction cup arm Cradle Lever Suction cup arm 4 Remove the clear plastic from the suction cup Clean and dry your windshield and the suction cup with a lint free cloth 5 Place the suction cup on the windsh...

Page 9: ...n open area out of garages and away from tall buildings Stop your vehicle and turn on the nüvi Acquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes Step 6 Pair your Bluetooth Headset You can listen to nüvi audio with your Bluetooth headset The first time you use two devices together you must pair them Your Bluetooth headset and the nüvi must be turned on and be within 10 meters of each other After t...

Page 10: ...the Menu Page GPS satellite strength Bluetooth headset status nüvi 510 only Usage mode Touch to change to driving walking bicycling or boating mode NOTE Boating mode is only available if you have marine maps loaded to your nüvi Battery status Current time Touch to change time settings Touch to find a destination Touch to view the map Touch to adjust the volume NOTE If you have a Bluetooth headset ...

Page 11: ...gation are calculated differently based on your usage mode For example one way streets are treated differently in walking mode than they are in driving mode To change your usage mode 1 Touch the usage mode icon 2 Select a mode and touch OK 3 Touch Yes and follow the on screen instructions to configure your usage mode settings For more information about custom settings see page 24 Finding Points of...

Page 12: ... 3 Touch Go 4 Touch Add as Via Point to add this stop before your destination OR Touch Set as new Destination to make this your new final destination Taking a Detour If the road ahead is closed you can take a detour NOTE Detour is not available when navigating off road 1 With a route active touch Menu 2 Touch Detour The nüvi attempts to find an alternate route that avoids the current road or the n...

Page 13: ... Not all map data provides postal code searching If you are unsure of the city touch Search All 4 Enter the number of the address and touch Done 5 Enter the street name and touch Done 6 Select the correct street in the list if necessary 7 Touch the address if necessary note Depending on the version of the maps loaded on your nüvi the button names can change and some steps could be ordered differen...

Page 14: ...the on screen keyboard You can also enter letters contained in the name to narrow the search 1 Touch Where To Points of Interest Spell Name 2 Using the on screen keyboard enter letters in the name Touch Done Using the On Screen Keyboard When an on screen keyboard appears touch a letter or number to enter it Touch to view a list of recently found search words Touch to delete a character Touch and h...

Page 15: ...s does not delete the actual place from your nüvi Fa vorites You can save places in your Favorites so that you can quickly find them 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 After you have found a place you want to save touch Save 2 Touch O...

Page 16: ... from the Favorites list Touch Yes Using Photo Navigation Panoramio provides photos that include location information You can load these photos on your nüvi or on a microSD card and create routes to them For more information about loading photos see page 18 1 Touch Where To Favorites Panoramio Photos Photos you have saved on the nüvi drive or on the microSD card are listed 2 Touch a photo 3 Touch ...

Page 17: ...End Point 5 Find a location as your ending point and touch Select 6 Touch to add another location to your custom route Touch to remove a location 7 Touch Next to calculate your custom route and view it on the map 8 Touch Save to save the custom route and exit Editing Custom Routes 1 Touch Where To or Tools Custom Routes 2 Select the route you want to edit 3 Touch Edit 4 Touch an item to edit Chang...

Page 18: ...nformation about geocaching see pages 33 34 1 Touch Where To Coordinates 2 Touch Format to change the type of coordinates Because different maps and charts use different position formats the nüvi allows you to select the correct coordinate format for the type of map you are using 3 Enter the coordinates and touch Done Finding Geographic Points If your nüvi has topographic maps it includes location...

Page 19: ...your location to the selected location See page 24 Using TracBack Touch Where To TracBack to view your recent track Touch Save to save the track to your Favorites Touch Go to retrace your recent path of travel Searching Near Another Location Note Your nüvi automatically searches for places near your current location 1 Touch Where To Near 2 Select an option Where I Am Now search near your current l...

Page 20: ...p of the map A checkered flag marks your destination If you depart from the original route your nüvi recalculates the route and provides new directions Touch to view the next turn navigating on road Touch to view the compass navigating off road Touch the text bar to view the turn list Touch to zoom in and out Touch the vehicle icon to view the Where Am I page Touch to view the trip computer Touch ...

Page 21: ...to reset the information on the Trip Computer page Touch Reset Max to reset the maximum speed 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 information Touch Show Map to view the entire route ...

Page 22: ...BMP and GIF image files see page 18 Maps routes and waypoints files from MapSource see page 42 GPX and GPW files see pages 33 34 GPI custom POI files from the Garmin POI Loader see page 43 Loading Files Mini USB connector under the weather cap microSD card slot under the battery Release key Slide up to open the battery cover Step 1 Insert a microSD Card Optional 1 Slide the release key up to open ...

Page 23: ...lay the nüvi drives See your operating system Help file to learn how to map the drives Step 3 Transfer Files to Your nüvi Copy and paste files from your computer into the nüvi drives volumes 1 Browse your computer for the file you want to copy 2 Select the file and touch Edit Copy 3 Open the Garmin or microSD card drive volume 4 Click Edit Paste The file appears in the list of files in the nüvi me...

Page 24: ...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 Deleting Files Connect the nüvi to your computer and open the nüvi or microSD card drive volume Highlight the file you want to delete and press the Delete key on the computer keyboard Caution If you do not know the purpose of a file do not delete it Your nüvi memory contain...

Page 25: ...feature is helpful if you need to tell emergency personnel your location Touch a button on the right to view the nearest locations in that category Touch Save Location to save your current location Wherigo For information about Wherigo see page 34 Help Touch Help to get information about using your nüvi Picture Viewer Use the picture viewer to view pictures that you have stored in your nüvi or on ...

Page 26: ...ding pictures to your nüvi Custom Routes For information about custom routes see page 11 My Data Use this tool 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 that route in your nüvi World Clock 1 Touch Tools World Clock 2 To change a listed city touch the city 3 Enter a city name and touch Done 4 Select...

Page 27: ...e Touch to make the number a percent 0 01 Touch C to clear the entry 5 Touch 6 Touch C to make a new calculation Unit Converter 1 Touch Tools Unit Converter 2 Touch Conversion select a type of measurement and touch OK 3 Touch a unit of measure that you want to change 4 Select a unit of measure and touch OK Repeat if necessary 5 Touch the blank rectangle to enter a value 6 Enter a value and touch D...

Page 28: ...urrencies to enter new rates 5 Touch Save to save the new rates Touch Restore to use the original rates Compass Information fields Bug indicator Heading in degrees GPS Compass You can navigate using a GPS compass No calibration is required however you must have a clear view of the sky Touch Tools Compass When you are traveling the compass rotates The bug indicator shows your current heading Your h...

Page 29: ...stance to your destination GPS Compass While Navigating an Off Road Route Distance to destination Bug indicator Direction arrow Traffic You can only access the traffic information if your nüvi is connected to an optional FM traffic receiver For more information see pages 30 32 and www garmin com traffic MSN Direct You can only access MSN Direct content with an optional MSN Direct receiver For more...

Page 30: ...rn off the GPS mode and simulate navigation and or to save battery power Units change units of measure to Kilometers or Miles About display the nüvi software version number the unit ID number the audio version number and the GPS software version number You need this information when you update the system software or purchase additional map data See page 42 Restore restore the system settings Navig...

Page 31: ...adjust the backlight brightness level Reducing the backlight brightness increases your battery life Restore restore the original display settings Time Settings Touch Tools Settings Time Time Format select a 12 hour 24 hour or UTC time format Current Time Use and to set the time in 15 minute increments Check Automatic to automatically set the time when your nüvi is receiving satellite signals Resto...

Page 32: ...ensions 2D with your direction of travel at the top North Up display the map in 2D with North at the top 3D View display the map in three dimensions 3D with your direction of travel at the top Vehicle touch Change to change the icon used to display your position on the map Touch the icon you want to use and touch OK Download additional vehicle icons at www garmin com vehicles Trip Log show or hide...

Page 33: ...hat restoring the security settings will not clear your Garmin Lock PIN or security location Bluetooth Settings Bluetooth headset voice guidance is a feature of the nüvi 510 only For pairing information see page 3 Touch Tools Settings Bluetooth Connections touch the button to pair with a headset that has Bluetooth wireless technology or to see a list of available devices Touch Drop to disconnect a...

Page 34: ... the best provider for the area You can also select a specific provider Search search for additional TMC traffic providers To increase the search time touch Yes to clear the provider table Subscriptions view your FM traffic subscriptions and expiration dates Touch Add to add a subscription Adding a Subscription You can purchase additional subscriptions or a renewal if your subscription expires Go ...

Page 35: ...You must obtain a new code each time you renew your service If you own multiple traffic receivers you must obtain a new code for each receiver Proximity Points Settings You must have proximity points such as custom POIs a safety camera database or a Garmin TourGuide file loaded to adjust the proximity points settings See page 43 Touch Tools Settings Proximity Points Proximity Alerts turn on or off...

Page 36: ...he traffic receiver and connected to vehicle power and you are in a coverage area the nüvi can receive traffic delay information For more information go to www garmin com traffic Note Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy of the traffic information The traffic receiver receives signals from the traffic service provider and displays that information on your nüvi Traffic in Your Area When you a...

Page 37: ...route for the shortest time If a severe traffic delay occurs on your route while you are navigating the nüvi automatically recalculates the route You might still be routed through traffic if no better alternative routes exist If a non severe traffic delay occurs on your route the traffic icon displays a tab that shows how much time the delay has added to your route This time is already included in...

Page 38: ...s on a map To return to the normal map from the Traffic map touch the traffic icon and touch Show Normal Map Viewing Traffic Delays 1 On the Map page touch the traffic icon 2 Touch Traffic Search to view a list of traffic delays 3 To view details touch an item in the list If there is more than one delay touch the arrows to view additional delays Traffic Subscriptions For information about adding o...

Page 39: ... 12 Finding a place using the map page 13 Using TracBack page 13 Using the compass page 22 Downloading Geocaches 1 Go to www geocaching com 2 Register for a free basic membership 3 Search for a geocache The nüvi accepts GPX files 4 Use a USB cable not included to connect your nüvi to an available USB port on your computer Note In order to download geocaches to your nüvi you must first download and...

Page 40: ...ouch Log Attempt to save your found status and a comment Note When routing to a geocache touch on the map page to view the geocache details Wherigo Wherigo is an application that allows you to build and play location based adventure games using your nüvi For more information go to www wherigo com To download cartridges 1 Go to www wherigo com 2 Register for a free basic membership If you have alre...

Page 41: ...ges 24 29 Viewing Marine Maps Your nüvi supports BlueChart maps which contain detailed marine information such as depth charts tide and current information and marine points of interest In boating mode the map appears in universal marine chart colors BlueChart maps loaded on your nüvi are surrounded by a tan border on the map Touch the icon in the top left corner of the map to switch between fishi...

Page 42: ...e location from the list or touch Spell to enter a location name Touch Map to view the tide location on the map Touch Save to save the location in Favorites Viewing Marine Currents BlueChart maps include information about currents for marine navigation 1 Touch Tools Currents 2 Select a current from the list or touch Spell to enter a location name Touch Report to view a report of the maximum ebb ma...

Page 43: ...ck and high vibration environments Cleaning the Unit The nüvi is constructed of high quality materials and does not require user maintenance other than cleaning Clean the outer casing of the unit not the touch screen using a cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution and wipe dry Avoid chemical cleaners and solvents that can damage plastic components Cleaning the Touch Screen Clean the touch sc...

Page 44: ...in Lock feature Locking Your nüvi Garmin Lock is a theft deterrent system that locks your nüvi Each time you turn on the nüvi enter the PIN or drive to the security location 1 Touch Tools Settings Security 2 Touch the button below Garmin Lock 3 Enter a 4 digit PIN and drive to a security location What is a Security Location Your security location should be a location you return to often such as yo...

Page 45: ... the nüvi off and on again If this does not help press and hold for 10 seconds The nüvi should operate normally You can also remove the battery and reinstall it Updating the Software NOTE In order to connect the nüvi to your computer you must have the optional USB cable For information about accessories go to http buy garmin com or www garmin com extras or contact your Garmin dealer 1 Go to www ga...

Page 46: ... the lifetime of the battery do not leave your nüvi in direct sunlight and avoid prolonged exposure to excessive heat The battery icon in the corner of the Menu page indicates the status of the nüvi battery To increase the accuracy of the battery gauge fully discharge the battery and fully charge it Do not unplug the nüvi until it is totally charged Replacing the Battery in the nüvi If you need to...

Page 47: ...iece Silver tip Fuse 3 Ensure that the silver tip is placed in the black end piece Screw on the black end piece Mounting on Your Dashboard Use the enclosed mounting disk to mount your unit to the dashboard and comply with certain state regulations Caution The permanent mounting adhesive is extremely difficult to remove after it is installed 1 Clean and dry the dashboard where you are placing the d...

Page 48: ...see page 16 Refer to the MapSource Help file for more information Extras and Optional Accessories For information about accessories go to http buy garmin com or www garmin com extras or contact your Garmin dealer Safety Cameras Check your local laws and regulations before using these features Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy of or the consequences of using a custom POI or safety camera d...

Page 49: ...er onto your computer For more information refer to the POI Loader Help file Press F1 to open the 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 poi folder in the nüvi drive or the microSD car...

Page 50: ...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 a parking garage your nüvi cannot acquire satellites Go outside to an area free from tall obstructions to use your nüvi When your nüvi has acquired satellite signals the signal strength bars on the Menu page are green When it loses satellite sign...

Page 51: ...ge that the Software is the property of Garmin and is protected under the United States of America copyright laws and international copyright treaties You further acknowledge that the structure organization and code of the Software are valuable trade secrets of Garmin and that the Software in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin You agree not to decompile disassemble modify r...

Page 52: ...orage Internal memory and optional removable microSD card Data stored indefinitely Computer interface USB 2 0 full speed 12 Mbit mass storage plug and play Charge time Approximately 4 hours Power input Vehicle power using included vehicle power cable Usage 5 W max Battery life up to 8 hours Battery type User replaceable rechargeable lithium ion battery Replacement battery for nüvi Garmin lithium i...

Page 53: ...vi is placed in direct sunlight or in a hot environment it cannot charge My battery does not stay charged for very long To maximize the time between charges turn down the backlight Touch Tools Settings Display Brightness To avoid draining the battery remove the battery when your nüvi is not in use My battery gauge does not seem accurate Allow the unit to fully discharge and fully charge it without...

Page 54: ...r and into your nüvi The nüvi automatically turns on and goes into USB mass storage mode Ensure your nüvi is connected to a USB port and not a USB hub I cannot see any new removable drives in my list of drives If you have several network drives mapped on your computer Windows can have trouble assigning drive letters to your nüvi drives See your operating system Help file to learn how to map or ass...

Page 55: ...cting Garmin i converting units 21 coordinates 12 current location saving 9 customizing the nüvi 24 29 custom POIs 43 custom routes 11 D Declaration of Conformity 44 deleting all user data 40 character 8 custom POIs 43 Favorites 10 12 files 18 recent finds list 9 route 12 detours 6 diacritical characters 8 display settings 25 driving directions 15 E extras 10 42 44 F Favorites 9 files 16 18 deleti...

Page 56: ...ing 42 version 26 viewing 26 zooming 13 MapSource 42 marine features 35 measurements converting 21 Menu page 4 microSD card 16 46 mounting on dashboard 41 on windshield 2 47 MSN Direct 23 My Data 20 myGarmin i 37 N navigation mode 24 settings 24 next turn 15 nüvi case iv cleaning 37 mount 2 41 O off road routing 12 23 24 on screen keyboard 8 P Panoramio pictures 10 photo navigation 10 loading phot...

Page 57: ...ions 46 spell name 5 8 storing the nüvi 37 subscriptions traffic 28 supported file types 16 system settings 24 T text language 26 time settings 25 time zone 25 tools 19 23 touch screen calibrating 39 48 cleaning 37 settings 25 TourGuide 43 TracBack 13 traffic 23 30 32 adding subscriptions 28 transferring files 16 18 Travel Guide 42 trip computer 15 trip data reset 15 trip log 26 troubleshooting 47...

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