Garmin GVN 53 User Manual

GVN 53owner’s manual

4 GVN 53 Owner’s Manualfind it and Go!Following Your RouteAfter you select Go To (see the previous page), the Map page opens to guide you to your des

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 5Where to?Where To?Finding an Address ➊ From the Menu page, select Where To? Select Address.➍Enter the street name. Then selec

6 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualWhere to?Understanding the When you nd a place, select it in the search results list to open the item’s Infor

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 7Where to?You can search for locations in a different area, such as a different city or near

8 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualMy LocationSSaving You can save any place you nd in the Where To? menu as a Favorite. Then, you

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 9My LocationSYou can save any place as a Favorite directly from the Map page by browsing the map and

10 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualMy LocationSSetting a You can set a Home Location for the place you return to most often. Press the Menu button,

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 11My LocationSEditing Saved Press the Menu button twice. Then select My Data > Favorites. ➊Select Edit/Review Favorit

12 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualMy LocationSPress the Menu button twice. Then select My Data > Favorites.➍ Select Delete.➊Select De

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 13VieWinG the MaP and USinG the tooLSVieWinG The Map and UsinG The ToolsViewing the Press the Map button on the remote

June 2007 Part Number 190-00832-00 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan© 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiariesGarmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street,

14 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualVieWinG the MaP and USinG the tooLSThe Trip Computer indicates your current speed and records helpful statistics

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 15VieWinG the MaP and USinG the tooLSPress the Menu button twice and select Navigation > GPS Info to view GPS s

16 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualcreatinG and editinG roUteSCreaTinG and ediTinG roUTesCreating a New Saved RoutePress the Menu button twice to open the Tools

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 17creatinG and editinG roUteSEditing a Saved RoutePress the Menu button twice. Then select My Data > Routes. Rename—enter a

18 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualcreatinG and editinG roUteSAdding Stops to Your RouteYou can add stops (also called via points or midpoints) to your route as

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 19creatinG and editinG roUteSSaving the Active RoutePress the Menu button twice and select My Data > Routes > Save Activ

20 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualcreatinG and editinG roUteSAdding AvoidancesPress the Menu button three times to open the Settings menu. Select Navigation &g

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 21USinG the LoGSAdjusting the Track LogAs you travel, the navigator creates a bread crumb trail (track log) of your movement. P

22 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualXM radio, Weather, and StockSXM radio, WeaTher, and sToCksActivating Your If you purchased an optional XM antenna

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 23XM radio, Weather, and StockSListening to XM RadioNOTE: You must have an XM antenna and a subscription to XM Radio to listen

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual iPrefaceTable of ConTenTsWarning ... iiiCaution ...

24 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualXM radio, Weather, and StockSSaving Your Favorite Channels as Presets➌Select Current Channel to add the channel you are list

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 25XM radio, Weather, and StockSXM1, 2, and 3Three sets of presets, XM1, XM2, and XM3, are provided for you. Within each set of

26 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualXM radio, Weather, and StockSViewing XM WeatherPress the Menu button twice. Then select Weather. NOTE: You must have an XM

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 27XM radio, Weather, and StockSViewing Your ForecastPress the Menu button twice. Then select Weather > Forecast. XM Weather

28 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualXM radio, Weather, and StockSViewing Weather on the MapPress the Menu button twice. Then select Weather > View On Map. The

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 29traffic inforMationTraffiC inforMaTionUsing an optional FM trafc receiver or XM smart antenna, the navigation system can rec

30 GVN 53 Owner’s Manualtraffic inforMationAvoiding The Map page displays a when there is a trafc event on your current route or on the road

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 31traffic inforMationNorth MeaningInternational Road ConditionRoad ConstructionCongestionA

32 GVN 53 Owner’s Manualtraffic inforMationAdding an To add a trafc subscription, press the Menu button three times t

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 33chanGinG the SettinGSAdjusting the Press Menu to open the Menu page. Then select Volume. Select the and to adjust t

ii GVN 53 Owner’s ManualPrefaceChanging the Trafc Settings ...31Adding an FM Trafc Receiver Subscription ...

34 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualchanGinG the SettinGSVoice Language—change the language for all voice prompts and messages. Select the voice you want to use

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 35chanGinG the SettinGSCustomizing the Audio SettingsAudio SettingsPress Menu three times. Then select General > Audio.Guida

36 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualchanGinG the SettinGSTurning Safe Mode Off and OnPress Menu three times. Then select General > Safe Mode. When Safe Mode i

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 37chanGinG the SettinGSChanging the Map SettingsPress Menu three times. Then select Map. Map Detail—adjust the amount of deta

38 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualchanGinG the SettinGSMap Data Fields—customize the width and contents of the data elds displayed on the map page. Normal is

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 39chanGinG the SettinGSText Size—adjust the display size of text on the map. Zoom Level Detail—customize which map items appear

40 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualchanGinG the SettinGSContinuous Auto Routing—enable or disable the Continuous Auto Routing feature. This feature allows the n

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 41chanGinG the SettinGSAdvanced Screen Settings—these settings are intended for installers only. If you inadvertently change th

42 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualaPPendiXappendiXThe remote control uses two AAA batteries. Do not mix old and new batteries together.

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 43aPPendiXClearing All User DataYou can clear all user data, including all Favorites, routes, custom POIs, tracks, mileage logs

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual iiiPrefaceWarningThis manual uses the term Warning to indicate a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could

44 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualaPPendiXFinding Custom POIsTo view a list of the custom POIs loaded in your navigation system, select Tools > My Data >

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 45aPPendiXthe system before the changes take effect.Weather Data WarrantyTHE WEATHER DATA SOFTWARE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS IS.”

46 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualaPPendiXREGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE, WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS THAT YOU HAVE PAID TO US FOR THE SERVICE THAT YOU RECEIV

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 47aPPendiXof the product. Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in and to the Software remain in Garmin.You

48 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualindeXindeXAadding an XM subscription 22adding a trafc subscription 32add as Favorite 6advanced screen settings 40, 41aud

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 49indeXMmap 13browsing 13customizing 37orientation 37updating 42zoom 14map datum 36metric units 35midpoints in the rout

50 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualindeXspell 7stops in the route 18stop navigation 19symbol for locations 11Ttext language 34time 35track log 21track up

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 51 This Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for one year from the d

For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com.©

iv GVN 53 Owner’s ManualPrefaceFailure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations may result in injury or property damage.The navigation

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 1GettinG StartedGeTTinG sTarTedYour new navigation system comes with a remote control. To use the remot

2 GVN 53 Owner’s ManualGettinG StartedManual ConventionsWhen you are instructed to “press” something, you should press that button on the remote cont

GVN 53 Owner’s Manual 3find it and Go!find iT and Go!Using the remote control, follow the instructions on the next two pages to nd a place and go to