Garmin 880 Instruction manual

quick start manual

nüvi®880

personal travel assistant with

MSN®Direct

June 2008 Part Number 190-00847-02 Rev. C Printed in Taiwan

Garmin International, Inc.

1200 East 151st Street,

Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA

Tel. (913) 397.8200 or (800)

800.1020

Fax (913) 397.8282

Garmin (Europe) Ltd.

Liberty House

Hounsdown Business Park,

Southampton, Hampshire, SO40

9RB UK

Tel. +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside

the UK)

0808 2380000 (within the UK)

Fax +44 (0) 870.8501251

Garmin Corporation

No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road,

Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan

Tel. 886/2.2642.9199

Fax 886/2.2642.9099

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Association.

Your nüvi Unit

See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important

information.

Microphone External

antenna

connector

GPS antenna

Serial number

under battery

Battery cover

new

Speakers

Mini-USB

connector

microSD

™

card slot

Headphone/

audio out

jack

Microphone

Power key:

slide to the left to turn the unit on/off;

slide to the right to lock the screen

WARNING: This product contains a lithium-ion battery. To prevent damage, remove the unit from the vehicle or store it out

of direct sunlight.

Check local trafc laws before mounting. Currently, some state laws prohibit drivers from using suction mounts or other

devices on their windshields that could obstruct the driver’s vision while operating motor vehicles. Other Garmin dashboard

or friction mounting options should be used.

Step 1: Install the Battery

1. Locate the rectangular lithium-ion battery

that came in the product box.

2. Slide the battery cover off the back of the

nüvi.

3. Locate the metal contacts on the end of

the lithium-ion battery.

4. Insert the battery so the metal contacts

on the battery match up with the metal

contacts inside the battery compartment.

5. Press the battery down into place.

6. Slide the battery cover back on until it

clicks into place.

Ways to Charge Your nüvi

Use the vehicle power cable.

Use the USB cable.

Use an AC adapter cable (optional

accessory).

•

Step 2: Mount the nüvi

1. Plug the vehicle power cable into the

power connector on the right side of the

cradle.

Power

cable

Cradle

Microphone

jack

2. Snap the cradle

onto the suction

cup arm.

3. Clean and dry

your windshield

and the suction

cup with a lint-free cloth. Remove the

clear plastic from the suction cup. Place

the suction cup on the windshield.

4. Flip the lever back,

toward the windshield.

5. Fit the bottom of your

nüvi into the cradle.

6. Tilt the nüvi back until it

snaps into place.

Suction cup

mount

Suction cup

mount

7. Plug the other end of the vehicle power

cable into a power outlet in your vehicle.

Your unit should turn on automatically if it

is plugged in and the vehicle is running.

Step 3: Activate and Mount

the Speech Recognition

Remote Control

Pull the clear tab out of the remote control to

activate it.

Mount the remote control in a convenient

location in your vehicle, such as on your

steering wheel. Use the strap to secure the

remote control in place.

Step 4: Congure the nüvi

To turn on your nüvi, slide the Power

key to the left and let go after one second.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Step 5: Acquire Satellites

Go outdoors to an 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.

The bars indicate GPS satellite

strength. When one bar is green, the nüvi

has acquired satellite signals. Now you can

select a destination and navigate to it. For

more information about GPS, visit

www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.

Step 6: Activate Your MSN®

Direct Receiver

Your use of the MSN Direct service, as well as your use of

the MSN Direct content delivered to and displayed on your

device, is subject to the MSN Direct Subscription Agreement,

www.msndirect.com. By using and activating your navigation

device, you hereby accept such Subscription Agreement,

you are aware of and have had an opportunity to fully review

them at the URL referenced above.

Your vehicle power cable has a built-in

MSN Direct receiver to provide external

power and MSN Direct content. The MSN

Direct receiver includes a 3-month trial

subscription. Visit http://garmin.msndirect

.com for more information.

1. Connect the vehicle power cable to your

nüvi and the power outlet in your vehicle.

Turn your vehicle key to the ON/ACC

position, if necessary, to power the nüvi.

2. Touch Tools > MSN Direct.

3. Write down the product key. The yellow

tag on the MSN Direct receiver also

provides the product key.

4. Call (866) 658.7032 or go to

http://garmin.msndirect.com/activate and

follow the directions.

5. Within two days, complete the following

steps:

Connect the vehicle power cable, and

turn the key to ON/ACC.

Make sure you are in an MSN Direct

coverage area (see http://garmin

.msndirect.com/coverage).

Touch Tools > MSN Direct. If the

Subscription Inactive page appears,

verify that one signal bar is green.

It may take up to 20 minutes for the

subscription to be activated. After it is

activated, the MSN Direct menu is available.

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Understanding the Menu

Page

➊➋ ➌ ➍

➎ ➏

➐ ➑ ➒

➊

GPS satellite strength

➋

Bluetooth

technology status

➌

Battery status

➍

Current time. Touch to change time

settings.

➎

Select to nd a destination.

➏

Select to view the map.

➐

Select to make a call when connected to

a compatible mobile phone.

➑

Select to adjust the volume.

➒

Select to access the Tools menu.

Finding an Address

1. Select Where to? > Address.

2. Select Change State/Province, if

necessary.

3. Select Search All.

Select Spell City, enter the city/postal

code, and select Done. Select the

city/postal code in the list. (Not all

locations can be found using postal code

searching.)

4. Enter the number of the address, and

select Done.

5. Enter the street name, and select Done.

Select the correct street in the list, if

necessary.

6. Select 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 differently.

Finding Points of Interest

1. Select Where to? > Points of Interest.

2. Select a category and a subcategory.

3. Select a destination, and select Go!.

Taking a Detour

1. With a route active, select Menu.

2. Select Detour.

If the current route is the only reasonable

option, the nüvi might not calculate a detour.

You can also select specic detours while

navigating a route by using the Prompted

Detour feature. Select Tools > Settings >

Navigation > Prompted Detour. While

navigating a route, touch Detour on the

Menu page, and select a detour.

Adding a Stop (Via Point) to

Your Route

1. With a route active, select Menu >

Where to?.

2. Search for the extra stop (via point).

3. Select Go!.

4. Select Add as Via Point to add this stop

before your destination. Select Set as

new Destination to make this your new

nal destination.

TIP: To add more than one stop, edit the

current route. Select Where to? > Routes.

Walking to a Destination

If you are walking to your destination, use

Pedestrian mode to optimize your route for

walking. Select Tools > Settings > System

> Usage Mode > Pedestrian > OK.

Securing Your nüvi

1. Select Tools > Settings > Security.

2. Select Garmin Lock.

3. Enter a 4-digit PIN and drive to a security

location.

Resetting Your nüvi

If the nüvi stops functioning, turn it off and

on again. If the problem persists, slide the

Power key to the left and hold it there for

a minimum of 8 seconds. The nüvi should

operate normally.

You can also remove the battery, and then

reinstall it.

Viewing the Main Pages

Select View map to open the Map page. The vehicle icon shows your current

location. Touch and drag the map to view a different area of the map.

Map Page while Navigating a Route

Turn List Page Next Turn PageTrip Computer Page

Select Arrival or

Speed to open the Trip

Computer page.

Select Turn In to open

the Next Turn page.

Touch the text bar to open the Turn List page.

Touch to zoom out. Touch to zoom in.

Select Menu to return

to the Menu page.

To save your current

location, touch the

vehicle icon.

TIP: A speed limit icon may appear as you travel on major roadways.

Using Photo Navigation

Panoramio

™

provides photos that contain

location information called geotags. You

can load these photos onto your nüvi or

microSD card and navigate to them. See

http://connect.garmin.com/photos and your

owner’s manual for more information.

1. Select Where to? > Favorites >

Panoramio Photos.

2. Select a Panoramio photo.

3. Select Go! to navigate to the location.

NOTE: You can also navigate to a photo

by touching Tools > Picture Viewer,

and then selecting a photo. If the photo

includes location information, touch Go!

to create a route to that location.

Using MSN®Direct

The MSN Direct receiver and nüvi must be

in range of an MSN Direct coverage area.

See http://garmin.msndirect.com/coverage

for more information on coverage areas.

Receiving Content

It can take several hours to receive all the

content the rst time you use the MSN

Direct receiver, after you have traveled long

distances, or after you have not used your

nüvi and MSN Direct receiver for several

days.

There is a rechargeable (non-user-

replaceable) battery in the MSN Direct

receiver that allows it to receive and store

updates for several days, even when it is not

connected to external power.



NOTE: Garmin is not responsible for the

accuracy of the MSN Direct content.

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