Garmin Oregon 300 User manual

nüvi®300/350

personal travel assistant

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Garmin International, Inc.

1200 East 151st Street,

Olathe, Kansas 66062,

U.S.A.

Tel. 913/397.8200

or 800/800.1020

Fax 913/397.8282

Garmin (Europe) Ltd.

Unit 5, The Quadrangle,

Abbey Park Industrial

Estate, Romsey,

SO51 9DL, U.K.

Tel. 44/0870.8501241

Fax 44/0870.8501251

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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February 2007 Part Number 190-00627-91 Rev. C Printed in Taiwan

nüvi®300/350

personal travel assistant

Quick Reference Guide

EN-2

WARNING: See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product

warnings and other important information.

Check your state and local trafc laws before mounting. Currently, state laws in California and Minnesota

prohibit drivers from using suction mounts on their windshields while operating motor vehicles. Other

Garmin dashboard or friction mounting options should be used. See the Important Safety and Product

Information guide for more details.

Mounting Your nüvi

For a tight grip, clean and dry your windshield before

mounting the suction cup.

Plug the power cable into the back of the cradle.

Snap the cradle onto the suction cup arm.

Place the suction cup on the windshield.

Flip the lever back, toward the windshield.

Flip up the GPS antenna, and then t the bottom

of your nüvi into the cradle.

Tilt the nüvi back until it snaps into place.

Plug the power cable into a power receptacle

in your vehicle. Your unit should turn on

automatically if it is plugged in and your vehicle

is running.

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Windshield

EN-3

Charging Your nüvi

Connect the nüvi to the mount, and start

your vehicle.

Connect the USB cable to the nüvi and

your computer.

Connect the AC adapter to a wall outlet

and the mini-USB connector on the side

of the nüvi. The AC adapter is included

with the nüvi 350 only.

Turning On the nüvi

Press and hold the Power button on the

top of the unit to turn it on. Follow the on-

screen instructions to set up your nüvi; you

only have to do this once. To turn your nüvi

off, press and hold the Power button.

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Acquiring Satellites

Before the nüvi can nd your current

location and navigate a route, you must do

the following:

Go outdoors to an open area, away from

tall buildings and trees.

Flip up the GPS antenna on the back

of the nüvi, so that it is parallel to the

ground.

Turn on the nüvi.

Acquiring satellite signals can take a few

minutes. The bars indicate satellite

strength.

More Information

Download the English owner’s manual from

www.garmin.com/products/nuvi. Click the

Manuals link, and then click Download.

nüvi 350 users: You can access a PDF le

of the owner’s manual on the nüvi’s internal

memory. See page 7 for more information.

WARNING: This product contains a lithium-ion battery. To prevent damage and risk of re due to high

temperatures, remove the unit from the vehicle or store it out of direct sunlight, such as in the glove box. For

more information, see www.garmin.com/safety.

EN-4

Finding Your Destination

From the Menu page, touch Where to.

Select a category, and a sub-category, if

necessary. Touch and to see

more choices.

Select a destination.

Touch Go.

Enjoy the route!

As you travel, your nüvi guides you to your

destination with voice prompts, arrows on

the map, and directions at the top of the Map

page. If you depart from the original route,

your nüvi recalculates the route and provides

new route instructions.

Adding a Stop to the Route

You can add a stop to your route. The nüvi

gives you directions to the stop and then to

your nal destination. Note: You can add

only one stop to your route.

While navigating a route, go to the Menu

page, and touch Where to.

Search for the extra stop.

Touch Go.

Touch Yes to add this stop before your

destination. Or, touch No to make this

your new nal destination.

Taking a Detour

When navigating a route, touch Menu >

Detour.

The nüvi attempts to get you back on your

original route, as soon as possible. If the

route you are currently taking is the only

reasonable option, the nüvi might not

calculate a detour.

Stopping the Route

When navigating a route, touch Menu >

Stop.

EN-5

Viewing the Map Page

From the Menu page, touch View map to open the Map page. The position icon shows

your current location. Touch buttons on the Map page to see additional information.

Touch to zoom in.

Touch the directions bar to

open the Current Route page.

Touch Turn In to open

the Next Turn page.

Touch Menu to open

the Menu page.

Touch Arrival or Speed to open

the Trip Information page.

Touch to zoom out.

EN-6

Finding an Address

From the Menu page, touch Where to >

Address.

Select the country (if necessary) and the

state/region.

Select or enter the city/postal code.

Type the address number. Touch Done.

Type the street name until a list of

streets appears, or touch Done.

Select the street.

Select a city, if necessary.

Select the address. Touch Go.

Saving Your Current Location

From the Menu page, touch Where to.

Touch My Locations > My Current

Location.

Touch Save > Yes.

Saving Places You Find

After you have found a place you want

to save, touch Save.

Touch OK. The place is saved in My

Locations > Favorites.

Finding Saved Places

From the Menu page, touch Where to.

Touch My Locations > Favorites.

Setting a Home Location

Touch Where to > My Locations.

Touch Set Home.

Select an option to nd and set your

home location.

After you have set your home location,

you can route to it at any time by touching

Where to > My Locations > Go Home.

EN-7

Adjusting the Volume and

Brightness

To access the Quick Settings, quickly press

and release the Power button. Move the

sliders to adjust the volume and brightness.

You can also touch on the Menu page

to adjust the levels.

Touch Lock to prevent accidental screen

taps. To unlock the screen, press the Power

button and touch Unlock.

Loading Files on Your nüvi

Connect the mini-USB connector to the

side of the nüvi. Connect the larger end of

the cable to an available USB port on your

computer.

Your nüvi internal memory and SD card

appear as removable drives in My Computer

on Windows

computers, and as mounted

volumes on Mac

computers. Copy and

paste les from your computer into the nüvi

drives/volumes. When you are nished

transferring les, click the Eject icon

in your system tray on Windows computers,

or drag the volume icon to the Trash on

Mac computers. Unplug your nüvi.

Listening to MP3 Files

From the Menu page, touch Travel

Kit > MP3 Player > Browse. Select a

category. To play the entire category, touch

Play All. To play one song, touch the title.

NOTE: The nüvi supports MP3 and

M3U le; it does not support iTunes®

M4A/M4P les.

Playing Audible Books

From the Menu page, touch Travel Kit

> Audible Book Player > Browse. Select a

category and a book.

Controlling Music and Books

Touch to adjust the volume. Tap

to go to the beginning of the song/chapter;

touch and hold to skip back. Tap to skip

to the end of the song/chapter; touch and

hold to skip ahead. Touch to pause the

song/book. Touch to repeat. Touch

to shufe.

EN-8

Trafc Information with an FM

TMC Trafc Receiver

To access FM TMC trafc data, connect

a GTM trafc receiver to the mini-USB

connector on the side of the nüvi. For

more information about Garmin FM trafc

receivers, visit www.garmin.com/trafc.

Viewing Trafc Incidents

From the Menu page, touch to display

trafc incidents in your area.

Avoiding Trafc

The Map page displays when there is

a trafc incident on your current route or

on the road on which you are traveling. To

avoid a trafc incident, touch , select a

trafc incident, and touch Avoid.

Resetting Your nüvi

If your nüvi locks up (freezes up), turn off

the nüvi and then back on. If this does not

help, reset your nüvi:

Unplug the power and USB cables to

remove external power.

Raise the antenna.

Press the Reset

button for about 3

seconds.

Connect the

nüvi to a power

source using

the power cable.

The nüvi should

automatically turn

back on and operate normally.

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Garmin

and nüvi

are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA and other countries.

These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin.

Windows

is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac

and iTunes

are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

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