Garmin GVN 52, Owner'S Manual

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Page 3: ...3 Viewing the Map Page 13 Trip Computer 14 Turn List 14 GPS Info Page 15 Creating and Editing Routes 16 Creating a New Saved Route 16 Editing a Saved Route 17 Adding Stops to Your Route 18 Saving the Active Route 19 Navigating a Saved Route 19 Recalculating the Route 19 Deleting All Saved Routes 19 Stopping Your Route 19 Adding a Detour to a Route 19 Adding Avoidances 20 Using The Logs 21 Adjustin...

Page 4: ...9 Appendix 40 Using the Remote Control 40 Updating the Software and Map Data40 Clearing All User Data 41 Custom POIs Points of Interest 41 Weather Data Warranty 43 XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement 44 Software License Agreement 45 FCC Compliance 45 Index 46 Limited Warranty 49 Technical Support For help or service contact RiverPark Inc toll free at 1 800 442 7717 You can also contact them onlin...

Page 5: ...hicle in a safe manner Do not become distracted by the navigation system while driving and always be fully aware of all driving conditions Minimize the amount of time spent viewing the screen of the navigation system while driving and use voice prompts when possible Do not enter destinations change settings or access any functions requiring prolonged use of the navigation system s controls while d...

Page 6: ... and performance of all GPS equipment including the navigation system Although the navigation system is a precision navigation device any navigation device can be misused or misinterpreted and therefore become unsafe Caution This manual uses the term Caution to indicate a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor injury or property damage It may also be used without ...

Page 7: ...ly to scroll through the Map Menu and XM Music Player Back returns to the previous page and cancels data entry Speak announces the next turn or the GPS status Thumb Stick highlights options and moves the map pointer Press in to select an item on the page Page and scrolls through lists and pages Vol and increases and decreases the volume Alphanumeric Keys enters numbers and letters To enter letters...

Page 8: ...d in the text They indicate that you should select a series of items For example if you see select Tools GPS Info GPS Settings you should select the Tools button then select GPS Info and then select GPS Settings Entering Data Sometimes you may need to enter letters and numbers into the navigation system For example you may need to enter the name of a restaurant To enter letters and numbers you can...

Page 9: ...IND IT AND GO Using the remote control follow the instructions on the next two pages to find a place and go to it Finding a Restaurant Select Food Hotel Select a place Select Where To Select Food Drink Select a food category Select Go To ...

Page 10: ...ta line As you travel the navigation system guides you through each turn with voice prompts arrows and directions along the top of the map If you depart from the original route the navigation system recalculates the route and provides new route instructions Your route is marked with a magenta line Follow the arrows A checkered flag marks your destination For more information about the Map page see ...

Page 11: ...om the Menu page select Where To Select Address Enter the street name and select Done Enter the address number and select Done Select the street Select the city if necessary Select the address if necessary Select Go To Select a state Select Search All Cities or select a city ...

Page 12: ... in Current Route add this point as the next stop in your route Add As Favorite add this location to your Favorites For more information see page 8 Find Near Point find a location near this point Browse Map view this location on the map Finding Recently Found Places The last 50 places you have found are stored in Recent Finds Press Menu to view the main menu Select an item from the search results l...

Page 13: ...uch as a different city or near your destination From the search results list select Near Select one of the search options Narrowing Your Search To narrow your search you can spell part or all of the name of the location you are searching for Enter part or all of the name and select Done From the search results list select Spell ...

Page 14: ... and go to these places in the future After you have found a place you want to save select it to open the information page Then follow the instructions below Select Advanced Select Add As Favorite This place is now saved as a Favorite in My Locations It also appears on the map with a name and symbol To view a list of saved places or to go to a saved place see page 10 MY LOCATIONS ...

Page 15: ...cation as a Favorite Saving Other Places To save a place on the Map page other than your current location press the Thumb Stick up Then use the Thumb Stick to browse the map and select the place you want to save If you select a labeled place on the map such as a point of interest a park or an address the information page appears Select Advanced Add as Favorite to save this place If you select a pl...

Page 16: ...ce you return to most often Press the Menu button and select Where To Select Save Home Select an option Select Go Home After you set your Home Location select Where To and then select Go Home Finding Saved Places Press the Menu button and select Where To Select My Locations Select a saved place Select Favorites ...

Page 17: ... the item you want to edit Select Edit Name enter a new name for the location using the on screen keyboard Location edit the location of the place you can use the map or enter new coordinates using the keyboard Elevation enter the elevation of the saved place Category assign this place to a category select to view more categories Symbol select a symbol to be shown on the map for this location ...

Page 18: ...ect My Data Favorites Select Delete Select Delete Favorites Select By Selection Select a saved location By Selection select each location and delete it individually By Category select one category to delete all of the locations assigned to that category Delete All remove all saved places from your Favorites ...

Page 19: ...he map use the Thumb Stick as described below Map Page while Navigating a Route Shows driving directions Tips for Browsing the Map Press the Thumb Stick left right up or down to view other parts of the map Press the Thumb Stick in to select an object on the map The location s information page appears see page 6 for more information To go to this location select Go To On the information page select...

Page 20: ... Trip to reset all information on the Trip Computer To reset the Maximum Speed select Reset Max Turn List The Turn List displays a list of turn by turn instructions for your entire route as well as arrival information To display the Turn List while navigating a route press the Map button twice or select Tools Navigation Turn List from the Menu page Direction of this turn Distance to this turn Turn...

Page 21: ...e is ready for use GPS Settings Press Menu three times to open the Settings menu Select General GPS You can also access the GPS Settings by selecting the GPS Settings button on the GPS Info page Use Indoors select Yes to turn the GPS receiver off Set Position set your position if Use Indoors is enabled Select your location on the map and then select OK WAAS EGNOS disable and enable WAAS EGNOS WAAS...

Page 22: ... the Menu button twice to open the Tools menu Select My Data Routes Select Create New Saved Route Select an option and select Next Select the starting point Select an option and select Next Select the ending point Select Finish Select your preference and select Next To add a stop select Yes then select Next Select the point ...

Page 23: ... 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 the next page Change Preference change calculation preference to Faster Time Shorter Distance or Off Road Delete Route delete this route Select the route to edit Select Edit Review Routes Select the item to edit Select Edit ...

Page 24: ...described below Follow the steps on the previous page to begin editing the route Auto Arrange arranges the points to provide the shortest route Remove select the point you want to remove and then select Remove Re Order select the point to move and select Move Up or Move Down Select Done when finished Select where you to want to add the point Select Add Select Edit Review Points Search for the point...

Page 25: ...ng a Detour to a Route If you need to take a detour from your current route press the Menu button and select Detour 1 2 mile 2 miles or 5 miles select the distance of the detour For example if a road sign indicates that the street is closed for the next 2 miles select 2 miles in the list The navigation system recalculates your route for the next 2 miles if possible Detour by Road s In Route select...

Page 26: ... in your routes From the Avoidance Setup menu select two times and then select Custom Avoids The procedure to the right tells you how to avoid an area Avoiding a road is very similar When selecting a road or area to avoid use the Thumb Stick to pan the map and select the road or area to avoid Use the In and Out buttons to zoom in and out on the map Select Finish Select the second corner of the are...

Page 27: ...city of the track log To clear the track log select Percentage Full Yes OK Map Display displays the current track log on the map Select a zoom setting at which the track log is visible Select OK Your track log is displayed as a fine dotted line on the map Using the Mileage Logs You can keep four different mileage logs of your travels From the Menu page select Tools My Data Mileage Log Select a log ...

Page 28: ...tures Make sure your XM antenna is connected Press the Menu button three times and select About Select and to change the channel Select Next Select Power Off XM Select XM Select Subscribe Call XM and select Next If your XM service is not activated within an hour you can refresh the activation signal Call XM customer care at 1 800 985 9200 or go to www xmradio com refresh enter your radio ID where ...

Page 29: ...elect XM Music Player Press Menu and select Tools Select to adjust the volume Select and to change Categories The Category name is listed above the buttons Select and to change the Channel within the Category Or press 7 and 9 Select My XM to save or view favorite channels and artists Select Browse to select a Category and then a Channel Select Play Stop to turn the XM radio on or off ...

Page 30: ...ssign to this channel Playing a Preset To play a preset channel select a preset button along the bottom of the XM Radio page You can also select Browse Presets Select Browse by Category to select a different channel Saving a Preset Select a preset button 1 6 and press and hold the Thumb Stick in Keep pressing and holding until you see a number appear on the preset button The channel you are listen...

Page 31: ...Then select the preset you want to switch to The set of presets you are currently using appears in the top right corner of the screen Saving Your Favorite Artists 1 From the XM Radio page select My XM 2 Select Add Artist 3 Select the Current Artist to save the artist you are listening to You can also select Browse by Category to select a different artist Scanning for Artists After you have saved s...

Page 32: ...tes to receive the broadcast of weather information Getting Current Conditions Press the Menu button twice and select Weather Current Conditions XM Weather defaults to your current location To select a different city 1 Select Near Near Other City 2 Type the name of the city and select Done 3 Select the City A list of the nearest XM Weather sources appears Select any item for more detailed weather ...

Page 33: ...e forecast information To select a different city select Near and follow the steps in the previous section Checking for County Warnings Press the Menu button twice and select Weather County Warnings This page shows a list of county warnings in effect such as storms tornados and floods Select a warning to view the details To select a different city select Near and follow the steps in the previous se...

Page 34: ...oom out Select and drag the map to view a different location Select Next to see the forecast for the next day on the map For more weather information position the map pointer over a weather icon and select Review Viewing Stocks Press the Menu button twice and select Stocks To add a stock select Add Stock enter the stock symbol abbreviation and select Done The stock you added is now listed To delet...

Page 35: ...c For coverage cities for XM NavTraffic see www xmnavtraffic com This section uses traffic module to describe the external device that receives traffic information You can use either a FM Traffic Receiver such as the GTM 10 or the XM Smart Antenna such as the GXM 30 to receive traffic information Connecting the Traffic Module Make sure the traffic module is connected to the navigation system Refer to the ...

Page 36: ... a route press the Thumb Stick in on the Map page to select the and avoid traffic Select Detour Around Select an item to avoid Press the Thumb Stick in Severity Color Code The bars to the left of the traffic symbols indicate the severity of the traffic incident Green Low severity traffic is still flowing Yellow Medium severity traffic is a bit congested Red High severity traffic is heavily congested or s...

Page 37: ...mation about adding an FM Traffic subscription If you have an XM Smart Antenna connected select XM Subscriptions to view the software version your XM subscriptions and the antenna s Radio ID Select Subscribe to add an XM subscription Symbols on Map change the symbols used to indicate the type of traffic event Select Style to use American or International symbols Select each symbol to set the zoom sc...

Page 38: ...e times to open the Settings menu Select About FM Traffic Receiver and write down your FM Traffic Receiver s unit ID Go to www garmin com fmtraffic to purchase a traffic subscription and get a 25 character traffic subscription code Enter the code and select Next Select Subscriptions Select Add Subscription Select OK Select Traffic Select Settings Select Next ...

Page 39: ...gs to open the Audio Settings page See page 34 for more information Select Advanced to adjust the volume levels of the navigation prompts and XM radio separately Changing the General Settings Press Menu three times to open the Settings menu Then select General GPS Press Menu three times Then select General GPS See page 15 Changing the Language Press Menu three times Then select General Language CH...

Page 40: ... they pronounce the street names as you approach turns Languages without a person s name are pre recorded voices which have a limited vocabulary and do not speak names of locations or streets NOTE If you change the Voice Language you must restart to complete this change Text Language select a language for the on screen text Changing the text language does not change the language of map data or use...

Page 41: ...anging Your Time Settings Press Menu three times Then select General Time Time Zone select your time zone Time Format select 12 or 24 hour time format Daylight Saving select Auto Yes or No The Auto setting automatically adjusts the time for daylight saving based on your time zone Selecting Units Press Menu three times Then select General Units Change units of measure to Statute Metric or Custom Tu...

Page 42: ...ection of travel at the top of the screen 3D Track Up display the map in 3 dimensions 3 D with your direction of travel at the top of the screen This is the default map view Color Mode select Day for a bright background Select Night for a black background Select Auto to automatically switch between the two Auto Zoom disable or enable automatic zooming on the map for optimal viewing You can also sp...

Page 43: ...ct Thin or Wide Select Next Select the type of data fields to customize Select a data field you want to change Select the type of data you want to see Select the data field layout Select OK Repeat for each field Then select Finish 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 indicates this is your first choice out of two choices for the layout of the data field 2 2 means this is your second choice Some types of data fields allow you...

Page 44: ...h Detail Maps enable and disable the preloaded detailed maps Changing the Navigation Settings Press Menu three times Then select Navigation Vehicle specify your vehicle type Preference select a preference for route calculations Ask Preference select whether the navigation system asks for your preference each time it calculates a route Next Turn Pop up select when the Next Turn pop up window appear...

Page 45: ...ess the Thumb Stick in on the Map page to select the and take the better route Avoidance Setup see page 20 Adjusting the Traffic Settings See page 31 Viewing Information About Press Menu three times Then select About Software the unit s software version audio version and unit ID are listed Detail Maps view information about the preloaded detailed maps FM Traffic Receiver if you have a FM Traffic Rece...

Page 46: ...een enter the correct numbers on each screen The remote control pairs with the GVN 52 Updating the Software and Map Data To update the navigation system software you must have an SD card an SD card reader and an Internet connection To update the navigation software 1 Go to www garmin com support download jsp Select Updates and Downloads 2 Click Download next to the navigation system software 3 Rea...

Page 47: ...hen you approach one of these points CAUTION Garmin is not responsible for the consequences of using a custom POI database or the accuracy of the safety camera or other custom POI database After downloading your POI database use the Garmin POI Loader to install the POIs onto an SD card Then you can use the SD card to load the POIs into the navigation system The POI Loader is available at www garmi...

Page 48: ...utton three times and select General Proximity Alerts Audio Notification turn off or on the alerts that sound as you approach a custom POI Visual Notification turn off or on the pop up alerts that appear as you approach a custom POI Continuous Notification select which alerts which types of POIs you want to be continually notified of Deleting All Custom POIs To delete all custom POIs from your navigat...

Page 49: ...ss or timeliness of the traffic and weather information disclosed on the Radio Service In no event will XM and Garmin their data suppliers service providers marketing distribution software or Internet partners or hardware manufacturers be liable to you or to any third party for any direct indirect incidental consequential special exemplary or punitive damages or lost profits resulting from use of or...

Page 50: ...o the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for particular purpose or arising by statute or otherwise in law or from a course of dealing or usage in trade is made by NGA as to the accuracy and functioning of the product c Neither NGA nor its personnel will be liable for any claims losses or damages arising from or connected with the use of this product The user agrees to hold harmless t...

Page 51: ... any country in violation of the export control laws of the United States of America 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 requirements This equipment ...

Page 52: ...ettings 39 deleting all saved routes 19 My Favorites 12 routes 17 saved locations 12 detour adding 19 driving directions 14 E edit review points 17 editing saved places 11 EGNOS 15 elevation entering 11 expanding your search 7 F finding places 5 7 address 5 recent finds 6 restaurant 3 saved places 10 spell the name 5 find near point 6 following your route 4 G general settings 33 Go Home 10 GPS info p...

Page 53: ...a saved route 17 navigate a saved route 19 save the active route 19 stop 19 routing preferences 38 S safe mode 35 saved places deleting 12 editing 11 finding 10 saved routes adding points to 18 deleting 17 19 editing 17 navigating 19 saving places you find 8 saving the active route 19 scanning XM Radio 25 set position 15 software license agreement 45 software version 39 speed Speedometer 14 spell 7 ...

Page 54: ...48 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner s Manual INDEX X XM 19 29 33 radio scanning 25 XM1 22 Radio ID 39 Z zoom 14 ...

Page 55: ... authorized dealer or call Garmin Product Support for shipping instructions and an RMA tracking number The unit should be securely packed with the tracking number clearly written on the outside of the package The unit should then be sent freight charges prepaid to any Garmin warranty service station A copy of the original sales receipt is required as the proof of purchase for warranty repairs Rive...

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