Garmin Nuvi 600 User manual

nüvi®600/650

personal travel assistant

Quick Reference Guide

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

1. Plug the vehicle power cable into the power connector on

the back of the cradle.

2. Clean and dry your windshield and the suction cup with a

lint-free cloth. Place the suction cup on the windshield.

3. Flip the lever back, toward the windshield.

4. Flip up the GPS antenna. Fit the bottom of your nüvi into the

cradle.

5. Tilt the nüvi back until it snaps into place.

6. 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 your vehicle is running.

Ways to Charge Your nüvi

Connect the vehicle power cable, place the nüvi in the

cradle, and start your vehicle.

Connect the USB cable to the nüvi and your computer.

Connect the AC adapter (optional accessory) to the nüvi and a wall outlet.

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➎

➍

Windshield

➋

➌

➊

suction cup

mount

cradle

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.

Acquiring Satellites

Before the nüvi can nd your current

location and navigate a route, you must do

the following:

1. Go outdoors to an open area, away from

tall buildings and trees.

2. Flip up the GPS antenna on the back of

the nüvi.

3. Turn on the nüvi.

Acquiring satellite signals can take a few

minutes. The bars indicate satellite

strength. When at least one bar is green, the

nüvi has acquired satellites.

Menu Page

A Touch to nd a destination.

BTouch to view the map.

CTouch to open the Travel Kit.

D Touch to adjust the nüvi’s settings.

 

Touch to adjust the volume and screen

brightness, and lock the screen.

 

Touch to view trafc information when

connected to an optional GTM FM

TMC Trafc Receiver.

WARNING: This product contains a lithium-ion battery. See the Important Safety and

Product Information guide in the product box for important battery safety information.

Finding Points of Interest

1. Touch Where to > Food, Lodging.

2. Select a category and a sub-category.

3. Select a destination, and touch Go.

Enter letters contained in the name to

narrow the search. Touch Where to > Food,

Lodging > Spell Name.

To search for a location in a different area

touch Where to > Near.

Finding an Address

1. Touch Where to > Address.

2. Select a country and state/province, if

necessary.

3. Touch Spell City. Enter the city/postal

code, and touch Done. Select the city/

postal code in the list.

4. Enter the number of the address, and

touch Done.

5. Enter the street name, and touch Done.

Select the correct street in the list.

6. Touch the address, and touch Go.

NOTE: Not all map data provides postal

code searching.

Taking a Detour

If a road on your route is closed, you can

take a detour. With a route active, touch

> 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

With a route active, touch > Stop.

Adding a Stop

You can add one stop (via point) to your route.

The nüvi gives you directions to the stop and

then to your nal destination.

1. With a route active, touch on the

Map page.

2. Touch Where to, and then search for the

extra stop.

3. Touch Go, and select an option.

Viewing the Main Pages

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

location. Touch to save your current location. Touch the map and drag to view different

parts of the map. Touch any object on the map; an arrow appears pointing at the object.

After you touch Go, the Map page opens. Your route is marked with a magenta line. 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. A checkered ag marks your destination. If you depart

from the original route, your nüvi recalculates the route and provides new directions.

Map Page while Navigating a Route

Touch Arrival or

Speed to open the Trip

Information.

Touch Turn In to view

the Next Turn.

Touch the text bar to open the Turn List.

Touch to zoom out. Touch to zoom in.

Touch to return

to the Menu page.

Touch to open

the media player.

Turn List Next TurnTrip Information

Loading Files on Your nüvi

Connect the mini-USB connector on the

USB cable to the mini-USB connector on

the side of the nüvi. Connect the larger end

of the cable to an available USB port on

your computer.

Your nüvi’s 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.

NOTE: The nüvi plays MP3 les; it

does NOT support M4A/M4P les.

Listening to MP3 Files

Load MP3 les to the internal memory or

SD card. 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.

Listening to Your Playlists

Using your computer and an audio program,

create a playlist of MP3 les. Save the

playlist as an M3U le (with the MP3 le

names only, no paths). Transfer the playlist

and the MP3 les to the nüvi or SD drive.

On the nüvi, touch Travel Kit > MP3

Player > Browse > Import Playlist.

Media Player Buttons

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, and

to shufe the MP3s.

Listening to Audible Books

Purchase books from Audible.com. Load

MP3 les to the internal memory or SD

card. From the Menu page, touch Travel Kit

> Audible Book Player > Browse. Select a

category and a book.

Using Bookmarks

To create a bookmark, touch >

Bookmark. To view your bookmarks,

touch and then touch a bookmark.

Touch Play to listen to the book from the

bookmark.

Locking Your nüvi

1. Touch > System.

2. Touch the button next to Garmin Lock.

3. Enter a 4-digit PIN.

4. Drive to a security location (such as your

home or ofce), and touch Set.

Each time you turn on the nüvi, enter the

PIN or drive to the security location.



NOTE: If you forget your PIN and

your security location, you must send

your nüvi to Garmin to get it unlocked.

You must also send a valid product

registration or proof of purchase.

Resetting the nüvi

If the nüvi screen stops functioning, turn the

nüvi off and on again. If this does not help,

do the following:

1. Disconnect the nüvi from external power.

2. Flip up the GPS antenna.

3. Press the Reset button.

4. Connect the nüvi to a power source. The

nüvi should automatically turn back on

and operate normally.

March 2007 190-00809-01 Rev. C Printed in Taiwan

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

Assistant™is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. 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®is a

registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

nüvi Tips and Shortcuts

To quickly return to the Menu page,

touch and hold Back.

Touch and to see more

choices. Touch and hold to scroll faster.

On the Map, touch to open the media

player. Touch Source to switch between

the MP3 and audible book player.

To adjust the nüvi’s settings, touch .

To extend the battery life, close the GPS

antenna when you are not navigating.

To adjust the volume or the screen

brightness, quickly tap the Power button.

To lock the screen, touch > Lock.

To learn more about the Travel Kit, touch

Travel Kit > Help.

Go to http://my.garmin.com to access the

latest services for your Garmin products.

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More Information

You can download the latest version of the

owner’s manual from

www.garmin.com/products/nuvi600, or

www.garmin.com/products/nuvi650; click

Manuals, and then select Download.

For information about accessories, go to

http://shop.garmin.com or contact your

Garmin dealer.

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