Garmin MSN Direct Receiver Configuration guide

MSN®Direct

owner’s manual supplement

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NOTE: For information on using your StreetPilot®c580 or nüvi®680 with MSN®Direct

content, refer to the specic owner’s manual for those products. This supplement does

not apply to those GPS navigators.

January 2008 Part Number 190-00768-02 Rev. A

MSN

Direct Receiver Supplement 1

Getting Started

WARNING: See the Important Safety

and Product Information sheet in

your Garmin GPS navigator product

box for product warnings and other

important information. Garmin’s

standard Limited Warranty applies to

this product.

The MSN

Direct Receiver receives

MSN Direct content such as trafc,

weather, gas prices, movie times, news,

stocks, local events, and Web favorites.

For more information about MSN Direct,

see http://garmin.msndirect.com or

www.garmin.com.

To receive MSN Direct content,

your Garmin GPS navigator must be

connected to the MSN Direct Receiver,

your MSN Direct Receiver must be

activated, and you must be in an MSN

Direct coverage area (see

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

Connect the MSN Direct

Receiver

Connect the MSN Direct Receiver

to your GPS navigator following the

instructions that came with your GPS

navigator or the MSN Direct Receiver.

Activating 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, Terms

of Use, and Privacy Statement located

at www.msndirect.com. By using and

activating your navigation device,

you hereby accept such Subscription

Agreement, Terms of Use and Privacy

Statement, and acknowledge that

you are aware of and have had an

opportunity to fully review them at the

URL referenced above.

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Direct Receiver Supplement

To receive MSN

Direct content, rst

you must activate your service (free trial

service included).

To get the product key:

1. On your Garmin GPS navigator’s

Menu page, touch Tools >

MSN Direct.

2. Write down the product key.

TIp: The yellow tag on your MSN

Direct Receiver also provides

the product key and activation

information.

To activate your subscription:

1. Call (866) 658.7032 or go to

http://garmin.msndirect.com/activate

and follow the directions.

2. Within two days, complete the

following steps:

Connect the MSN Direct receiver

to your GPS navigator.

Provide external power to your

GPS navigator.

•

Make sure you are in an MSN

Direct coverage area (see

http://garmin.msndirect.com

/coverage).

On your GPS navigator, 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 your

subscription to be activated. After it

is activated, the MSN Direct menu

is accessible; on your Garmin GPS

navigator’s Menu page, touch Tools >

MSN Direct.

•

MSN

Direct Receiver Supplement 3

Receiving Content

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NOTE: Garmin is not responsible for

the accuracy or completeness of the

MSN®Direct 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 MSN Direct Receiver for

several days.

There is a (non-user replaceable)

rechargeable battery in the MSN Direct

Receiver that allows it to receive and

store updates for several days, even

when not connected to external power.

CAuTION: Pressing the Reset button

on the MSN Direct Receiver will reset

the system and delete stored content.

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NOTE: The screen shots shown in

this manual may not exactly match

the screens on your GPS navigator.

The images used in this manual are

intended for reference only.

MSN Direct Menu

On the Menu page, touch Tools >

MSN® Direct. If your subscription is

inactive, see the previous page.

Trafc Information

MSN Direct provides local trafc

information for a large number of

metropolitan areas. To learn whether

trafc data is available in your area and

the type of trafc data available, visit

http://garmin.msndirect.com

/NavigationTrafcCoverage.html.

MSN Direct provides local trafc

information. To view trafc in your

area, on the Menu page, touch Tools >

MSN Direct > Trafc.

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Direct Receiver Supplement

Trafc on Your Road

When you are not navigating a route and

a trafc delay is on your road, the Map

page displays a trafc icon, such as

. (See the list of icons on the

next page.) Touch the icon to view

information about the trafc delays on

the road ahead.

Trafc on Your Route

When calculating your route, the GPS

navigator examines the current trafc

delays and automatically optimizes

the route for the shortest time. You

might still be routed through trafc

if it is the best route available or no

alternative roads exist. If a severe

trafc delay occurs on your route while

you are navigating, the GPS navigator

automatically recalculates the route to

avoid the severe delay.

The Map page displays when a

trafc delay is on your route. The

number in the icon represents the time

this delay added to your route. The delay

time has been automatically calculated

into the arrival time shown on the map.

To avoid trafc on your route:

1. On the Map page, touch .

2. Touch the text bar at the top of the

Map page for more information. If

there is more than one delay, touch

Details.

3. Touch Avoid to avoid this delay.

Trafc Flow Color Code

The colored roads on the map indicate

trafc ow.

Green = Low severity; trafc is owing

normally.

Yellow = Medium severity; trafc is a

bit congested.

Red = High severity; trafc is heavily

congested or stopped.

MSN

Direct Receiver Supplement 5

Trafc Icons

Icon Meaning

Road Condition

Road Construction

Road Closed

Slow Trafc

Accident

Incident

Travel Information

Weather

On the Menu page, touch Tools >

MSN® Direct > Weather to view

today’s forecast and current conditions.

Touch Other City to view weather

information for another city. Touch

Forecast to view the forecast for the

next three days.

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Direct Receiver Supplement

Gas Prices

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NOTE: It can take up to 24 hours

to download all of the gas prices for

your current area the rst time you use

the MSN® Direct Receiver, after you

have traveled long distances, and after

you have not used the MSN Direct

Receiver for several days.

1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >

MSN® Direct > Gas Prices. The gas

stations nearest you are listed. Prices

in green are considered low prices;

red prices are high.

2. Touch a gas station to view details.

3. Touch Go to navigate to this location.

Movie Times

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NOTE: It can take up to 6 hours

to download movie information for

your area the rst time you use the

MSN Direct Receiver, after you have

traveled long distances, and after

you have not used the MSN Direct

Receiver for several days.

To nd a movie by the title:

1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >

MSN® Direct > Movie Times.

2. Touch Find by Movie Title. Current

movies are listed.

3. Touch a movie title. The nearest

theaters showing the movie are listed.

5. Touch a theater. Movie times and

theater information are listed.

6. Touch Go to navigate to this location.

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Direct Receiver Supplement 7

To nd a movie by the theater:

1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >

MSN® Direct > Movie Times.

2. Touch Find by Movie Theater.

Nearest theaters are listed.

3. Touch a theater. The movies showing

at that theater are listed.

5. Touch a title. Movie times and theater

information are listed.

6. Touch Go to navigate to this location.

News

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NOTE: It can take several minutes

to download news items the rst time

you use the MSN Direct Receiver,

after you have traveled long distances,

and after you have not used the MSN

Direct Receiver for several days.

On the Menu page, touch Tools >

MSN® Direct > News to view current

news items. Breaking news stories are

listed rst. Touch an item to read the

news item.

Stocks

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NOTE: It can take up to 20 minutes

to download stock prices the rst time

you use the MSN Direct Receiver,

after you have traveled long distances,

and after you have not used the MSN

Direct Receiver for several days.

1. On the Menu page, touch Tools

> MSN® Direct > Stocks to view

current stock prices.

2. Touch a stock listing to view detailed

information about that stock.

Stock prices are delayed approximately

20–40 minutes.

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Direct Receiver Supplement

Adding Stocks

You can add up to 30 stocks. After you

add a stock, the price of the stock will

be updated the next time the price is

broadcast (typically within 40 minutes).

To add a stock symbol:

1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >

MSN® Direct > Stocks > Add >

Add Stock.

2. Enter the stock symbol, and touch

Done.

To add a stock index:

1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >

MSN® Direct > Stocks > Add >

Add Market Index.

2. Touch the index you want to add.

Deleting Stocks

1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >

MSN® Direct > Stocks.

2. Touch the stock you want to delete.

3. Touch Delete.

Local Events

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NOTE: It can take up to 6 hours to

download local events the rst time

you use the MSN Direct Receiver,

after you have traveled long distances,

and after you have not used the MSN

Direct Receiver for several days.

1. On the Menu page, touch Tools >

MSN® Direct > Local Events.

2. Touch a date.

3. Touch an event category and a sub-

category, if necessary.

4. Touch an event to view details.

5. Touch Go to navigate to this event.

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