Garmin StreetPilot 7200, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual portable car navigation StreetPilot 7200 7500 ...

Page 2: ...f any revision hereto provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in this document is subject to change without notice Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to m...

Page 3: ...number located on the back of the unit under the auto mount cradle in case your StreetPilot 7200 7500 needs service or you would like to buy additional maps Serial Number ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Tell us how you like this manual Fill out the Product Documentation Survey Go to www garmin com contactUs and click Product Documentation Survey Finding an address page 3 Viewing the map page page ...

Page 4: ...ng a Saved Place 11 Viewing the Map and Using the Tools 12 Viewing the Map Page 12 Trip Computer 13 Turn List 13 GPS Info Page 14 Weather Stocks and Traffic 14 Creating and Editing Routes 15 Creating a New Saved Route 15 Editing a Saved Route 16 Adding Midpoints Stops to Your Route 17 Saving the Active Route 18 Navigating a Saved Route 18 Recalculating the Route 18 Deleting All Saved Routes 18 Sto...

Page 5: ...iption 40 Customizing Your StreetPilot 41 Adjusting the Volume 41 Customizing the General Settings 41 Changing the Map Settings 45 Changing the Navigation Settings 47 Adjusting the Traffic Settings 47 Changing the Screen Settings 48 Viewing Unit Information About 48 Restoring the Settings 48 Appendix 49 Using the Remote Control 49 Looking at the StreetPilot 50 Installing the StreetPilot 51 DR Cabl...

Page 6: ...ve any discrepancies or questions before continuing navigation Always operate the vehicle in a safe manner Do not become distracted by the unit while driving and always be fully aware of all driving conditions Minimize the amount of time spent viewing the screen of the unit while driving and use voice prompts when possible Do not enter destinations change settings or access any functions requiring...

Page 7: ...m with your unit take it to an authorized Garmin dealer for repairs The unit is fastened shut with screws Any attempt to open the case to change or modify the unit in any way voids your warranty and may result in permanent damage to the equipment Caution This manual uses the term Caution to indicate a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor injury or property damag...

Page 8: ...ch screen never attempt this while operating a vehicle Clean the touch screen using a soft clean lint free cloth Use water isopropyl alcohol or eyeglass cleaner if needed Apply the liquid to the cloth and then gently wipe the touch screen Protecting Your StreetPilot Do not expose the unit to water or other forms of moisture the StreetPilot is not waterproof Do not store the unit where prolonged ex...

Page 9: ...er s Manual Find It and Go Find It and Go Use the StreetPilot 7200 7500 to find your destination and go to it Finding a Restaurant Touch Food Hotel Touch Food Drink Touch Where To Touch a food category Touch Go To Touch a place ...

Page 10: ...your destination with voice prompts arrows and directions along the top of the map If you depart from the original route your StreetPilot 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 using the map and the other tools see pages 12 14 ...

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

Page 12: ...uch any object on the map Touch Review Tips for Browsing the Map Touch the map and drag to view different parts of the map Use the and icons to zoom in and out Touch any object on the map An arrow appears pointing at the object you selected Touch Review to open the location s information page for more information see the next page Touch Save As Favorite to save the location selected by the pointer...

Page 13: ...ation Insert 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 7 Find Near Point find a location near this point Browse Map view this location on the map Finding Recently Found Places Your StreetPilot stores the last 50 places you have found in Recent Finds Select an item from the search results list Tou...

Page 14: ...ination From the search results list touch Near Select one of the search options The locations near the option you selected appear Narrowing Your Search To narrow your search you can spell part of the name of the location you are searching for Enter part of the name and touch Done From the search results list touch Spell Locations containing the letters you entered appear ...

Page 15: ...ng Places You Find After you have found a place you want to save select it on the results list Touch Advanced Touch Add As Favorite Saving Your Current Location From the Menu page touch View Map Touch anywhere on the map Touch Save As Favorite My Locations ...

Page 16: ...tPilot to navigate to any location using its latitude and longitude coordinates From the Menu page touch Where To My Locations Coordinates Entering the Coordinates Browsing the Map for Coordinates Enter the coordinates and touch Next Touch Enter Position Touch Go To Touch the location on the map and touch Save As Favorite Touch Browse Map Touch Go To ...

Page 17: ... Location for the place you return to most often From the Menu page touch Where To Touch Save Home Select an option Touch Go Home After you set your Home Location touch Where To and then touch Go Home Finding Saved Places From the Menu page touch Where To Touch My Locations Touch a saved place ...

Page 18: ...edit Touch the item you want to 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 touch to view the categories Symbol select a symbol to be shown on the map for this location ...

Page 19: ... My Data Favorites Touch Delete Touch Delete Favorites Touch By Selection Touch a saved location By Selection touch each location and delete them each individually By Category select one category to delete all of the locations assigned to that category Delete All removes all saved places from your Favorites ...

Page 20: ...ouch an area of the map to see additional information as shown below The position icon shows your current location Map Page while Navigating a Route Touch the Speed or Arrival data field to open the Trip Computer See page 13 While navigating a route touch the green text bar to open the Turn List See page 13 Touch to zoom out Touch to zoom in Touch the map to view and browse a 2 D map ...

Page 21: ...o reset the Maximum Speed touch Reset Max Turn List The Turn List displays a list of turn by turn instructions for your entire route as well as arrival information While navigating a route touch the green text bar on the map page to open the Turn List Or from the Menu page touch Tools Navigation Turn List Direction of this turn Distance to this turn Turn details Touch View All to see all the turns...

Page 22: ...tton on the GPS Info page Use Indoors touch Yes to turn the GPS receiver off and use the unit indoors Set Position set your position if Use Indoors is enabled Select your location on the map and touch OK WAAS EGNOS disable and enable WAAS EGNOS WAAS and EGNOS are systems of satellites and ground stations that provide GPS signal corrections giving you even better position accuracy To learn about WA...

Page 23: ...New Saved Route From the Menu page touch Tools My Data Routes Touch Create New Saved Route Touch a method and touch Next Select the starting point Touch a method and touch Next Select the ending point Touch Finish Select your preference and touch Next To add a stop touch Yes then touch Next Select the point ...

Page 24: ...e 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 Touch the route to edit Touch Edit Review Routes Touch the item to edit Touch Edit ...

Page 25: ...route as 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 touch the point you want to remove and then touch Remove Re Order touch the point to move and touch Move Up or Move Down Touch Done when finished Touch Edit Review Points Touch Add Touch where you to want to add the point Touch a method and...

Page 26: ... a Route If you need to take a detour from your current route open the Menu page and touch 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 touch 2 miles in the list Your StreetPilot recalculates your route for the next two miles Detour by Road s In Route select roads in your route to avoid For ...

Page 27: ...e road type to avoid Touch to view more road types to avoid Creating Custom Avoids You can enter specific areas and roads to avoid in your routes From the Avoidance Setup menu touch two times and then touch Custom Avoids Touch the second corner and touch Next Touch Finish Touch the first corner and touch Next Touch Add New Avoid Area or Add New Avoid Road ...

Page 28: ... log To clear the track log touch Percentage Full Yes OK Displaying the Track Log From the Menu page touch Settings Map Zoom Level Detail Track Log Select a zoom setting at which the track log is shown Touch OK Your track log now appears 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 touch Tools My Data Mileage Lo...

Page 29: ...ur computer s disk drive If the program does not start automatically click Start and then Run Type the letter of your disk drive followed by setup example D setup Then press Enter Follow the instructions on your computer s screen Step 2 Connect AC Power Connect the enclosed AC Power cable to the Power connector on the right side of the StreetPilot Connect the end to an available electrical outlet ...

Page 30: ...l end of the USB cable into the connector located on the side of your StreetPilot 2 Connect the larger end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer Connecting the USB Cable Step 5 Select USB Mass Storage After connecting the USB cable to the StreetPilot and your computer press the Power button on the front of the StreetPilot to turn it on The following screen appears To transfer ...

Page 31: ...fer Audible Books AudibleManager places the books in an Audible folder The POI Loader places custom POIs in the POI folder Deleting Files from Your StreetPilot You can delete files from your StreetPilot just as you would delete files from your computer With the StreetPilot connected to your computer and in USB Mass Storage mode open My Computer Open your GARMIN drive or SD drive Highlight the file...

Page 32: ...and click OK You can disconnect your StreetPilot from your computer now System Tray Information about the Drives After you connect your StreetPilot to your computer a Removable Disk drive entitled GARMIN appears in your computer s list of drives If you have an SD card inserted in your StreetPilot a CARD Removable Disk drive also appears Drive Storage Capacity To view available space for your GARMI...

Page 33: ...rives may not be named automatically In this case refer to the Windows Help file or directions on renaming your StreetPilot drives Using xImage to Customize Your Splash Screen xImage allows you to exchange images between your computer and your StreetPilot Use xImage to download your current splash screen then customize or replace it and send it back to your StreetPilot You can download xImage from...

Page 34: ...r s Manual Listening to Music and Audible Books Listening to Music and Audible Books Playing MP3 Files Touch Tools Touch a category Enjoy the good music Touch Play All Touch Music Player Touch Source to select MP3 mode Touch Browse ...

Page 35: ...Playlist to view all of the songs in the playlist To start playing the playlist from a different song touch the song Touch the album cover to view information about the song artist and album Playing Music from an External Device Line In Your StreetPilot can play music from an external device such as an MP3 player or CD player You can then listen to the StreetPilot s voice guidance and your music C...

Page 36: ...ible Books Your StreetPilot provides several sample Audible books These sample books are only portions of the book to hear an entire book purchase it from Audible com see pages 30 32 Touch Tools Touch Browse Touch Touch the book title Touch Music Player Touch Source to select Audible Book mode ...

Page 37: ...hrough the book fast forward Touch to pause the book Touch to resume playing the book Touch the book cover art to view information about the book Using Bookmarks To create a bookmark touch and touch Save To view your bookmarks touch and then touch a bookmark Touch Play to listen to the book from the bookmark Touch Edit to delete the bookmark or rename the bookmark Tip When you are playing an audib...

Page 38: ...eate an Audible com account After you create an account download AudibleManager to your personal computer You can purchase a book now or wait until step 5 Step 3 Activate your StreetPilot with AudibleManager Before you can listen to a book you have downloaded from Audible com you must activate your StreetPilot to use with AudibleManager 1 Disconnect your StreetPilot from your computer double click...

Page 39: ...lick Finish Note If you are unable to connect to the Internet or have any other problems activating your StreetPilot refer to the Audible Manager Help file Select Help from the menu and click Help Loading Audible Books to Your StreetPilot After following the steps on the previous page you are ready to load an audible book to your StreetPilot Step 1 Connect the StreetPilot to your computer Connecti...

Page 40: ... books you have purchased 3 Click Get it Now to download the book to your computer 4 Select a format and click Download Step 3 Transfer the book to your StreetPilot Refer to AudibleManager s Help file for detailed instructions about downloading books to your computer and loading them on your StreetPilot You must first activate your StreetPilot before transferring books see page 30 1 Open AudibleMa...

Page 41: ...nect the red white and yellow connectors to the corresponding plugs on your video device 3 Apply external power to the video device if necessary Turn on the video device 4 Touch Yes to switch to the video To automatically switch to the video open the Menu page and touch Settings General Video Input Detection Response Connecting the A V Adapter Cable 5 Touch anywhere on the screen to return to the ...

Page 42: ...se Light Polarity select High or Low Contact the vehicle manufacturer for polarity or check with a voltmeter Set to High most common if a positive high voltage is detected when the reverse lights are illuminated Set to Low if no voltage or low voltage is detected when the reverse lights are illuminated View Source when the backup camera is connected to the StreetPilot touch View Source to view the...

Page 43: ...our vehicle s speakers Plug the 12 Volt adapter into an outlet in your vehicle and find an unused frequency on your radio Touch FM Transmitter and then Next From the Menu page touch Volume Touch Settings Touch Audio Output Use the and to match the frequency selected on your radio and touch Done If you cannot hear the test phrase at all be sure the Voice volume is turned up Volume Advanced ...

Page 44: ... A frequency not used by a radio station in your area might be used by a station elsewhere As you drive you may notice changes in the background static even though there is no FM station using that channel You may notice this as you drive through intersections where certain kinds of traffic lights or other municipal electronic systems are operating You might also notice this effect when the terrai...

Page 45: ...w garmin com fmtraffic For coverage cities North America only for XM NavTraffic see www xmnavtraffic com Note This section uses Traffic Module to describe the external device that receives traffic information The FM Traffic Receiver such as the GTM 10 or the XM Smart Antenna such as the GXM 30 can be used Connecting the Traffic Module to Your StreetPilot Plug the cable from the Traffic Module into...

Page 46: ...h touch the incident and then touch Detour Around Severity Color Code The bars to the left of the traffic symbols indicate the severity of the traffic incident Low severity traffic is still flowing Medium severity traffic is a bit congested High severity traffic is heavily congested or stopped Traffic Symbols North American Meaning International Road Condition Road Construction Road Closed Congest...

Page 47: ... for information about adding an FM Traffic subscription If you have an XM Smart Antenna connected touch XM Subscriptions to view the software version your XM subscriptions and the antenna s Radio ID Touch Subscribe to add an XM subscription Symbol Style select the style of traffic symbols you want to display on the map North American or International Audio Notification turn on or off the audio no...

Page 48: ...h free service You can also add subscriptions to expand your service area 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 Touch Next Touch Subscriptions Touch FM Traffic Subscriptions Enter the code and touch Next Touch OK Touch Settings Touch Traffic Touch Add Subscription ...

Page 49: ...ettings to open the Audio Settings page See page 42 for more information Touch Advanced to adjust the volume levels of the navigation prompts XM MP3 Audible books and Line In device Customizing the General Settings From the Menu page touch Settings General GPS From the Menu page touch Settings General GPS See page 14 Changing the Language From the Menu page touch Settings General Language Customiz...

Page 50: ...ations or streets NOTE If you change the voice language your StreetPilot must restart to complete this change Text Language change the on screen text to the selected language Changing the text language does not change the language of map data or user entered data Speech Rate select the rate at which prompts are spoken Customizing the Keyboard From the Menu page touch Settings General Keyboard Inpu...

Page 51: ...es when using headphones Select Line Out if you are connecting to the audio input of another device like a car stereo and excessive audio noise is heard Configuring Video Input The StreetPilot supports NTSC North America and PAL Australia composite video input From the Menu page touch Settings General Video Input Input Type select the video input type DVD video or Backup Camera For more informatio...

Page 52: ...urGuide If you have a third party GPS guided audio tour loaded on your StreetPilot you can select Auto Play to hear the complete tour as programmed Prompted to show the speaker icon on the map when tour information is available during your route or Off For more information about the TourGuide feature see page 55 For more information about loading files to your StreetPilot see page 21 Changing Your...

Page 53: ... position is viewed on the GPS in the form of coordinates Because different maps and charts use different position formats the StreetPilot allows you to choose the correct coordinate system for the type of map you are using Map Datum select the map datum to be used by your StreetPilot If you are navigating and comparing the GPS coordinates to a map chart or other reference set the map datum in you...

Page 54: ... a maximum auto zoom distance for example 5 miles Route Color select the color of the route line Dim Roads dim roads that are not on your route You can select Never or While Routing Map Data Fields adjust the size and content of the data fields shown on the Map page Select None to remove the data fields to see more of the map Select Wide to make the data fields larger they take up more room on the...

Page 55: ...information Next Turn Pop up select when the Next Turn pop up window appears Off Route Recalculation set the way the unit responds when off the route You can silence the off route recalculating message here Continuous Auto Routing turn on or off Continuous Auto Routing which allows the StreetPilot to continually search for a better route to your destination This can be useful if a traffic accident...

Page 56: ...he Menu page touch Settings About StreetPilot view the unit s software version audio version and unit ID Detail Maps view the version of maps on your StreetPilot FM Traffic Receiver if you have a FM Traffic Receiver you can view the FM Traffic Receiver s unit ID Connect the FM Traffic Receiver to the StreetPilot XM if you have an XM Smart Antenna you can view the XM Antenna s Radio ID Connect the ...

Page 57: ...layer and Video 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 make a selection Page and scrolls through lists and pages Vol and raises and lowers the volume Alphanumeric Keys enters numbers and letters To enter letters or numbers press the key repeatedly until the correct...

Page 58: ...n aim the remote here Back Right Side Left Side SD card slot Audio out for headphones or line out Mini USB connector for USB cable FM Traffic Reciever or XM Smart Antenna A V in for external audio or video device Power for AC adapter MCX connector for external antenna Touch screen Light sensor ...

Page 59: ...e cradle B 3 Slide the cradle s locking lever to the right locked Attaching the Cradle to the StreetPilot StreetPilot Mounting cradle Puck A B To attach the mounting plate to your dashboard 1 Clean the area where you want to place the mount with rubbing alcohol Dry with a clean dry cloth 2 Remove the liner from the bottom of the mounting plate 3 Place the mounting plate in the selected location 4 ...

Page 60: ... Route the cable so it does not interfere with vehicle operation To remove the puck from the mounting cradle 1 Slide the cradle s locking lever to the left swing the cradle backward and pull the cradle off of the StreetPilot 2 Remove the two screws from the front of the cradle 3 Remove the two screws one on each side near the bottom of the cradle see image below Remove four screws to remove the pu...

Page 61: ...ckoning cable with bare wire leads be installed by Garmin authorized licensed installers Connecting the DR Cable to the Vehicle 1 Connect the Orange DR 1 wire to the Vehicle Speed Sensor Signal Do not connect to the vehicle speed sensor signal from the ABS control Note For backup camera you only need to connect DR 2 2 Connect the Green DR 2 wire to the Reverse Light Switch Connecting the DR Cable ...

Page 62: ...7200 7500 accepts custom POI databases available from various companies on the Internet Some custom POI databases contain alert information for points such as safety cameras and school zones Your StreetPilot can notify you when you approach one of these points After downloading your POI database use the Garmin POI Loader to install the POIs into your unit The POI Loader is available at www garmin ...

Page 63: ... and membership card your StreetPilot is a digital coupon book that notifies you of merchants near your current location where you are eligible for a discount such as restaurants hotels movie theaters and auto repair shops Using the 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 a trav...

Page 64: ...pply Source 12 VDC nominal Usage 12 watts maximum 13 8 VDC Fuse AGC 3AG 2 5 Amp Remote Control Two AAA alkaline batteries not included For a complete list of specifications visit www garmin com products sp7500 for the 7500 and www garmin com products sp7200 for the 7200 Contact your local waste disposal department for information on properly disposing of the unit Caution The StreetPilot 7200 7500 ...

Page 65: ...ck Download next to the unit software Read and agree to the terms Click Download Select Run or Open Your software is updated Adding MapSource Maps Check www garmin com unlock update jsp to see if an update for your map software is available You can also purchase additional MapSource maps from Garmin and load them on your StreetPilot s internal memory or on an optional SD card Follow the instructio...

Page 66: ...ult in permanent damage to the equipment and void your warranty and your authority to operated this device under Part 15 regulations Software License Agreement BY USING THE STREETPILOT 7200 7500 YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY Garmin grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this d...

Page 67: ...e 21 3 Plug the USB cable into your computer Select USB Mass Storage I cannot find any drives named GARMIN in my list of drives Try the solution listed above If you have several network drives mapped on your computer Windows may have trouble assigning drive letters to your StreetPilot drives Follow the steps on the next page to assign your drive letters A message saying Unsafe Removal of Device ap...

Page 68: ...the StreetPilot and your computer 2 Press the Power button on your StreetPilot to turn it on 3 On your computer s desktop click Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management Storage Disk Management 4 Select a StreetPilot Removable Disk drive Right click your mouse and select Change Drive Letter and Path 5 Select Edit select a drive letter from the drop down list and click O...

Page 69: ...ction to the camera and the StreetPilot Be sure the settings for the backup camera are configured properly From the Menu page touch Settings General Video Input How do I clear all my user data Turn off the StreetPilot Press and hold the Power button Keep pressing the button until the pop up window appears Touch Yes to clear all user data All original settings are restored Your Recent Finds audible...

Page 70: ...grammed configuration or Custom Fields Touch the data field you want to customize Touch the type of data to appear in this field Touch and to change the field layout Touch OK Touch Next Repeat for the available data fields When done touch 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...

Page 71: ...s sole discretion SUCH REMEDY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY To obtain warranty service contact your local Garmin 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 charg...

Page 72: ...routing 47 coordinates browse map 8 entering 8 10 settings 45 customizing the StreetPilot 41 48 data fields 62 general settings 41 map settings 45 navigation settings 47 restoring the settings 48 screen settings 48 volume 41 custom avoids 19 custom POIs 44 54 D data fields customizing 46 62 location of 12 Dead Reckoning DR cable 53 for backup camera 34 software setup for DR 54 default settings 48 ...

Page 73: ...s 20 My Locations 7 11 coordinates 8 Favorites 9 Go Home 9 Recent Finds 5 N narrowing your search 6 navigation settings 47 Near button 6 North Up 46 NTSC composite video 33 43 O odometer 13 Odometer Wave Type 54 original settings 48 P PAL composite video 33 43 places editing 10 finding 3 6 saving 7 position format 45 position icon 12 R recalculating the route 18 47 recently found places 5 register...

Page 74: ...ions 56 speed speedometer 13 spell 6 stocks 14 stops in the route 17 stop navigation 18 stop USB 24 storing the unit vi T technical specifications 56 text language 42 time 44 touch screen calibrating 48 cleaning vi TourGuide playing files 55 settings 44 track log 20 Track Up 46 traffic 37 40 avoid 38 events 37 transferring files to your StreetPilot 23 trip computer 13 troubleshooting 61 USB 59 tur...

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