owner’s manual
Garmin Mobile® XT
navigation software for your mobile device
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September 2008
Part Number 190-00946-00 Rev. A
Printed in Taiwan
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Garmin
Mobile® XT navigation software. For
complete information on using Garmin
Mobile XT, refer to the built-in Help
system; select
Garmin Mobile XT program.
on the main page of the
Manual Conventions
When you see text in blue, click the text
with your mouse to follow a link for
more information. For example, to learn
how to perform a standard search, see
page 4.
When you are instructed to “select”
something, use the navigation key
on your mobile device, or use the
touchscreen to select an item on the
screen.
You will see small arrows (>) in the text.
They indicate that you should select a
series of items. For example, if you see
“select Where to? > Home” you should
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Introduction
use the navigation key or touchscreen to
select Where to?, and then select Home.
Garmin Mobile XT is compatible with
a broad range of Nokia Symbian®,
Windows Mobile®, and Palm OS® Treo™
smartphones. There may be differences
in the software interfaces on various
phones. For example, on some phones
you may need to select Menu in order to
see additional options. These differences
are indicated with parentheses. For
example, if the manual instructs you to
select (Menu >) Tools and your phone
does not have a Menu option, just select
Tools.
Garmin Mobile XT can be used on
mobile phones as well as personal digital
assistants (PDAs) and other mobile
devices. This manual uses the word
“phone” to mean the mobile device on
which you are using Garmin Mobile XT
navigation software.
i
Introduction
Tips and Shortcuts
•
Select and hold the Back button to
return to the main menu.
When present, you can select
return to the main menu.
•
to
myGarmin™
Go to http://my.garmin.com to access the
latest services for your Garmin products:
•
•
Register your Garmin unit.
Subscribe to online services for safety
camera information (see page 24).
Unlock optional maps.
•
ii
Contact Garmin
Contact Garmin Product Support if you
have any questions while using your
Garmin Mobile XT. 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 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. by phone
at +44 (0) 870.8501241.
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Table of Contents
Introduction .....................................i
Manual Conventions ..........................i
Tips and Shortcuts ............................ ii
myGarmin™ ...................................... ii
Contact Garmin ................................ ii
Getting Started ...............................1
Acquiring GPS Signals .....................1
Using the Main Page ........................2
Where to? .......................................5
Information Page Options .................5
Finding Places Near Other
Locations ..........................................6
Going Home ....................................7
Finding an Address ...........................8
Finding a Location by Spelling the
Name ...............................................9
Finding a Location Using Local
Search ..............................................9
Finding Fuel Prices ........................10
Navigating to a Contact .................11
My Locations ..................................11
Finding Recently Found Places ......12
Finding Extras ................................12
Finding Cities .................................12
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Finding Intersections .....................13
Finding a Location Using Photo
Navigation ......................................13
Using Location Messages .............14
Entering Location Coordinates .......14
Routing .........................................15
Adding a Detour to Your Route .......16
Stopping Your Route ......................16
Adding Stops to a Route ...............17
Avoiding Roads and Areas .............17
Saving a Route ...............................19
Planning a Route ...........................19
Garmin Online™ ...............................................21
Checking Subscription Status ........22
Viewing Weather Data ....................22
Viewing Traffic Data .......................23
Viewing Flight Data.........................24
Downloading Safety Cameras .......24
Location Messages .....................25
Sending Your Location ..................25
Requesting a Location Message ...26
Routing to a Location .....................26
My Locations ................................27
Saving a Location ...........................27
Creating a New Saved Location .....27
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Introduction
Editing My Locations .....................27
Deleting All Saved Locations ..........28
Contacts .......................................29
Assigning a Location to a Contact ..29
Editing Contacts ............................29
Routing to an Appointment .............30
Tools .............................................31
Browsing the Map ..........................31
Where Am I? ...................................32
Managing Data ..............................32
Settings ........................................35
Map Settings .................................35
System Settings ............................36
Routing Settings .............................38
Display Settings ..............................39
Audio Settings ...............................39
Garmin Online Settings ..................40
Proximity Points Settings ................40
About .............................................41
Restore Defaults .............................41
Appendix ......................................42
Remote GPS Page .........................42
Index .............................................44
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Getting Started
Acquiring GPS Signals
Before you can navigate to a destination,
the GPS receiver must acquire satellite
(GPS) signals.
1. Turn on your GPS receiver.
2. Open
Garmin Mobile XT.
3. If you are using an external GPS
receiver, make sure it is connected to
your mobile phone using Bluetooth®
wireless technology.
4. Go to an open area, out of parking
garages, and away from tall buildings.
Getting Started
NoTe: For frequently asked questions
about Bluetooth wireless technology,
see www.garmin.com/support. Click
Search Support. Enter “Bluetooth”
and click Search.)
Acquiring satellite signals may take a
few minutes. The bars in the upper-left
corner indicate satellite strength. While
the GPS receiver is acquiring satellite
signals or if it loses signals, the bars are
red or hollow
are green
satellite signals; you can find your
destination and go to it.
To view information about the GPS
,
receiver, select the GPS icon (
, your GPS has acquired
. When the bars
, or
). You can also select
(Menu >) Tools > Settings > System
> Remote GPS. For more information
about the Remote GPS page, see page
41. For more information about GPS,
visit www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.
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Getting Started
Using the Main Page
Where to?—find addresses,
Points of Interest (restaurants, hotels,
attractions), intersections, and a variety
of other locations. See pages 5–14 for
information on finding destinations.
View map—see a map of your
current location. The map moves as you
move to constantly show your current
location.
Garmin online—access Garmin
Online features
Tools—use tools that are useful for
navigation, such as route details and
Location Messages (page 25–26).
exit–close the Garmin Mobile XT
application.
Location Messages—you have a
new location message. See page 25–26
for information.
Message—you have a new message
from the Garmin Online™ server.
Help—learn more about Garmin
Mobile XT.
NoTe: From the map, you may have
to select Menu to see Tools, Garmin
online, and Help. This is indicated
with parentheses. For example, (Menu
>) Tools. If your phone does not have
a Menu option, just select Tools.
GPS disabled—select to enable (turn
GPS on).
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