Garmin nuvi 1250 Instruction manual
nüvi
®
1250
quick start manual
2 nüvi1250QuickStartManual
Looking at Your nüvi
Mini-USB
connector
Speaker
microSD
™
cardslot
Powerbutton:
Presstoturnthenüvionandoff.
Using the Main Menu
➊➋➌ ➍
➎ ➏
➐➑
➊
GPSsatellitestrength.
➋
Touchtoselectausagemode.
➌
Currenttime.Touchtochange
timesettings.
➍
Batterystatus.
➎
Touchtondadestination.
➏
Touchtoviewthemap.
➐
Touchtoadjustthevolume.
➑
Touchtousethetools,suchas
settingsandHelp.
nüvi1250QuickStartManual 3
Setting Up Your nüvi
Mounting Your nüvi
1. Remove the clear plastic from the suction cup.
Place the suction cup on the windshield.
2. Flip the lever back toward the windshield.
3. Snap the cradle onto the suction cup arm.
4. Plug the vehicle power cable into the back of
your nüvi.
5. 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. Follow the on-screen
instructions.
6. Fit the bottom of your nüvi into the cradle.
7. Tilt your nüvi back until it snaps into place.
:Thisproductcontainsalithium-ionbattery.Topreventdamage,removetheunitfromthe
vehiclewhenexitingorstoreitoutofdirectsunlight.
Cradle
Suctioncupmount
Vehiclepowercable
4 nüvi1250QuickStartManual
Acquiring Satellites
1. Go outdoors to an open area,
away from tall buildings and trees.
2. Turn on your nüvi.
Acquiringsatellitesignalscantakea
fewminutes.The barsindicate
satellitestrength.Whenatleastone
ofthebarsisgreen,yournüvihas
acquiredsatellitesignals.
Using the Power Button
Pressandquicklyreleasethe
buttontoviewadditionaloptions:
• Touch and toadjustthe
screenbrightness.
• Touchtoprevent
accidentalscreentouches.
• Touchtoturnoffyour
nüvi.Youcanalsoturnoffthe
nüvibyholdingthebutton
for2seconds.
Resetting Your nüvi
Ifyournüvistopsfunctioning,reset
yournüvibypressingandholdingthe
buttonfor10seconds.
Finding Points of Interest
1. Touch Where To? > Points of
Interest.
2. Select a category and a
subcategory, if necessary.
3. Select a destination, and touch
Go!.
4. If necessary, touch Start to
navigate the route.
Toenterletterscontainedinthe
name,touch>
>.
Tosearchforalocationinadifferent
area,touch>.
nüvi1250QuickStartManual 5
Following Your Route
Yourrouteismarkedwithamagenta
line.Asyoutravel,yournüviguides
youtoyourdestinationwithvoice
prompts,arrowsonthemap,and
directionsatthetopofthemap.Ifyou
departfromtheoriginalroute,your
nüvirecalculatestheroute.
Touchanddragthemaptoviewa
differentareaofthemap.
Aspeedlimiticoncouldappearas
youtravelonmajorroadways.
➊➋
➌
➍
➎➏ ➐
➊
TouchtoviewtheNextTurn
page.
➋
TouchtoviewtheTurnList
page.
➌
TouchtoviewtheWhereAmI?
page.
➍
Touch and tozoomin
andout.
➎
TouchtoreturntotheMain
menu.
➏
Touchtochangethedataeld.
➐
TouchtoviewtheTrip
Computer.
Adding a Stop
1. While navigating a route, touch
> Where To?.
2. Search for the extra stop.
3. Touch Go!.
4. Touch Add as Via Point to
add this stop before your nal
destination.
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Taking a Detour
1. While navigating a route, touch .
2. Touch .
Charging Your nüvi
Chargeyournüviforatleast4hours
beforeusingonbatterypower.
• Connectthevehiclepowercable.
• ConnecttheUSBcable(optional
accessory).
• ConnectanACadapter(optional
accessory).
Securing Your nüvi
1. Ensure that you are at your
security location and that your nüvi
is receiving satellite signals.
2. Touch Tools > Settings >
Security.
3. Touch the button below Garmin
Lock.
4. Enter a four-digit PIN.
5. Touch Set.
IfyouforgetyourPINand
yoursecuritylocation,youmust
sendyournüvitoGarmintoget
itunlocked.Youmustalsosenda
validproductregistrationorproof
ofpurchase.
nüvi1250QuickStartManual 7
More Information
Formoreinformationaboutyournüvi,select>.Downloadthe
latestversionoftheowner’smanualfromwww.garmin.com.Forinformation
onaccessories,gotohttp://buy.garmin.comorcontactyourGarmindealer.
Garmin
®
,theGarminlogo,andnüvi
®
aretrademarksofGarminLtd.oritssubsidiaries,registeredin
theUSAandothercountries.GarminLock
™
isatrademarkofGarminLtd.oritssubsidiaries.These
trademarksmaynotbeusedwithouttheexpresspermissionofGarmin.TheBluetooth
®
wordmark
andlogosareownedbytheBluetoothSIG,Inc.,andanyuseofsuchnamebyGarminisunderlicense.
microSD
™
isatrademarkofSanDiskoritssubsidiaries.
March 2010 190-01041-25 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan
© 2010 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries
Garmin International, Inc.
1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA
Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9LR, UK
Garmin Corporation
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www.garmin.com.sg
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