Garmin Gps 5 User Manual

GPS V
®
owner’s 
manual
and
reference 
guide
personal navigator
®
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Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries
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Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be...

Welcome
Thank you for choosing the Garmin GPS V
®.  The GPS V offers true turn-by-turn 
navigation through the use of its auto-routing feature.  At the touch of a button, you 
now have access to the shortest and fastest routes, turn directions, and estimated time 
of arrival at your intended destination.  Along the way, GPS V on-screen prompts alert 
you to necessary turns, distance to upcoming turns, route deviation, and distance to 
the fi nal destination. 
The GPS V is compact and portable.  The unit...

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WARNING:  For use in vehicles, it is the sole responsibility of the owner/operator 
of the GPS V to place and secure the GPS unit so that it will not interfere with the 
vehicle operating controls and safety devices, obstruct the driver’s view of driving con-
ditions, or cause damage or personal injury in the event of an accident. Do not mount 
the GPS V over airbag panels or in the fi eld of airbag deployment. Airbags expand with 
a rapid force that can propel objects in their path towards the vehicle...

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Map Data
One of the goals of Garmin is to provide customers with the most complete and 
accurate cartography that is available to us at a reasonable cost.  We use a combination 
of governmental and private data sources, which we identify as required in product 
literature and copyright messages displayed to the consumer.  Virtually all data sources 
contain inaccurate or incomplete data to some degree.  This is particularly true outside 
the United States, where complete and accurate digital data is...

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Software License Agreement
BY USING THE GPS V, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT.  PLEASE 
READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. 
Garmin Corporation (“Garmin”) grants you a limited license to use the software 
embedded in this device (the “Software”) in binary executable form in the normal 
operation of the product.  Title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and 
to the Software remain in Garmin.
You acknowledge that the Software...

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FCC Compliance
The GPS V complies with Part 15 of the FCC interference limits for Class B digital 
devices FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE.  These limits are designed to provide reason-
able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation, and are more 
stringent than “outdoor” requirements.  
Operation of this device is subject to the following conditions:  (1) This device 
may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference 
received, including...

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Limited Warranty
This Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship 
for one year from the date of purchase.  Within this period, Garmin will, at its sole option, 
repair or replace any components that fail in normal use.  Such repairs or replacement will 
be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor, provided that the customer shall 
be responsible for any transportation costs.  This warranty does not cover failures due to 
abuse, misuse, accident or...

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iWelcome  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Safety Warnings and Cautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Map Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Software License Agreement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
FCC Compliance  . . . . . . ....

viiiMarking Your Location as a Waypoint  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Main Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
  Tracks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
  Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
    System Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
    Time Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
    Guidance Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . ....