Garmin Gps 5 User Manual

							GPS V
®
owner’s 
manual
and
reference 
guide
personal navigator
®
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							©Copyright 2001-2003
Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries
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Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
Unit 5, The Quadrangle,
Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey, 
SO51 9DL, U.K.
Tel. 44/1794.519944
Fax 44/1794.519222Garmin Corporation
No. 68, Jangshu 2
nd Road, Shijr, Taipei 
County, Taiwan
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st Street, Olathe, Kansas 
66062 U.S.A.
Tel. 913/397.8200
Fax 913/397.8282
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							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 can be dash-mounted, and oper-
ates on four AA batteries or on your vehicle’s battery using the included 12-volt power 
adapter.  The GPS V can be easily viewed in any lighting condition, due to its high 
resolution, four gray-level display and backlit display/keypad.  The unit’s built-in base-
map provides detail for interstates, interstate exit data, highways, rivers and lakes in the 
United States, Canada and Mexico (no exit data for Mexico), plus major thoroughfares 
in metropolitan areas.  With the press of a button, the built-in basemap will provide 
turn-by-turn guidance to a destination via interstates and highways.  With downloaded 
maps from the MapSource
® City Select
® CD-ROM, your GPS V provides turn-by-turn 
guidance down to the residential street-level detail.
About This Manual
Make sure you take the time to read the Quick Start Guide fi rst to get acquainted 
with the basic features of the GPS V.  After you have read the Quick Start Guide, 
you may wish to read through this owner’s manual for more details on the GPS V’s 
operating features.  As you become more familiar with your GPS V, use this manual 
as a reference—starting with the index to fi nd which pages contain information for a 
specifi c topic. 
Introduction
Welcome/ 
Packaging List 
     Take a moment now to compare the 
contents of this package with the packaging 
list that appears on the outside of the box. If 
any parts are missing, please contact your 
Garmin Dealer immediately.
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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 driver or passen-
gers causing possible injury. Refer to airbag safety precautions contained in the vehicle 
owner’s manual. Do not mount the GPS V in a place where the driver or passengers 
are likely to impact it in an accident or collision. The mounting hardware provided by 
Garmin is not warranted against collision damage or the consequences thereof.
WARNING:  When used in vehicles, it is the sole responsibility of the driver of the 
vehicle to operate the vehicle in a safe manner, maintain full surveillance of all driving 
conditions at all times, and not become distracted by the GPS V to the exclusion of safe 
driving practices. It is unsafe to operate the controls of the GPS V while you are driv-
ing. Failure by the driver of a vehicle equipped with a GPS V to pay full attention to 
operation of the vehicle and road conditions while the vehicle is in motion could result 
in an accident or collision with property damage and personal injury.
CAUTION: The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the government 
of the United States, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance.  The 
system is subject to changes that could affect the accuracy and performance of all GPS 
equipment. Although the GPS V is a precision NAVigation AID (NAVAID), any NAVAID 
can be misused or misinterpreted and, therefore, become unsafe.
CAUTION:IT IS THE USER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT 
PRUDENTLY. THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED TO BE USED ONLY AS A TRAVEL 
AID AND MUST NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE REQUIRING PRECISE MEA-
SUREMENT OF DIRECTION, DISTANCE, LOCATION, OR TOPOGRAPHY. THIS 
PRODUCT SHOULD NOT BE USED TO DETERMINE GROUND PROXIMITY FOR 
AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION.
Introduction
Warnings and Cautions
Do Not Mount 
Where Driver’s 
Field of Vision is 
BlockedDo Not Place 
Unsecured on the 
Vehicle Dash
Do Not Mount in Front 
of an Airbag Field of 
Deployment Do Not Mount in 
Front of Airbag 
PanelsWarning:  This product, its packaging, and 
its components contain chemicals known 
to the State of California to cause cancer, 
birth defects, or reproductive harm. This 
Notice is being provided in accordance with 
California’s Proposition 65. If you have 
any questions or would like additional 
information, please refer to our web site at 
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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 often not available or 
prohibitively expensive. 
Due to map accuracy issues, during your travels it is advisable to visually check 
your general surroundings and compare them to the on-screen map data.  Making such 
comparisons on a routine basis will help ensure that you are heading to or arriving at 
the intended destination.
General InformationIntroductionThe GPS V uses the Global Positioning 
System (GPS) in order to fi nd your precise 
location. GPS consists of a constellation of 
24 (or more) satellites, circling the earth 
twice a day, at an approximate altitude of 
12,000 miles. The satellites transmit very 
low power radio signals containing position 
and time information, allowing anyone with 
a GPS receiver to determine their location 
on the earth within 100 meters. For more 
detailed information regarding GPS, we have 
prepared a booklet called “GPS Guide for 
Beginners” which is available 
to you from our web site at: 
www.garmin.com. 
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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 is the property of Garmin and is protected 
under the United States of America copyright laws and international copyright treaties. 
You further acknowledge that the structure, organization and code of the Software are 
valuable trade secrets of Garmin and that the Software in source code form remains 
a valuable trade secret of Garmin.  You agree not to decompile, disassemble, modify, 
reverse assemble, reverse engineer or reduce to human readable form the Software or 
any part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software.  You agree not to 
export or re-export the Software to any country in violation of the export control laws 
of the United States of America.
Introduction
Software License 
Agreement
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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 interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency (RF) energy and, 
if not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause harmful interfer-
ence to radio communications.  However, there is no guarantee that interference will 
not occur in a particular installation.  If this equipment does cause harmful interference 
to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning this device off 
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the 
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the 
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The GPS V does not contain any user-
serviceable parts. Repairs should only be 
made by an authorized Garmin service 
center. Unauthorized repairs or modifi cations 
could result in permanent damage to the 
equipment, and void your warranty and your 
authority to operate this device under Part 
15 regulations.
Introduction
FCC Compliance
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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 unauthorized alteration or repairs.
THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND 
IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, 
INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY ARISING UNDER ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABIL-
ITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE.  THIS 
WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE 
TO STATE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL GARMIN BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, 
INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER RESULTING FROM THE USE, 
MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PROD-
UCT.  Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so the 
above limitations may not apply to you.
To obtain warranty service, contact your Garmin dealer.  Or call Garmin Customer 
Service at one of the numbers to the left for shipping instructions and an RMA tracking 
number.  The unit should be securely packaged with the tracking number clearly marked 
on the outside
 of the package.  The unit should then be sent, freight charges prepaid,  to 
any Garmin warranty service station.  A copy of the original sales receipt is required as the 
proof of purchase for warranty repairs.  
Products sold through online auctions are not eligible for rebates or other special offers 
from Garmin.  Online auction confi rmations are not accepted for warranty verifi cation.  To 
obtain warranty service, an original or copy of the sales receipt from the original retailer 
is required.  Garmin will not replace missing components from any package purchased 
through an online auction.
Introduction
Limited Warranty
Help us better support you by completing 
our on-line registration today! Registra-
tion ensures you will be notifi ed of product 
updates, new products and provides lost or 
stolen unit tracking. Have the serial number 
of your GPS V handy and connect to our 
web site (www.garmin.com). Look for the 
Product Registration link on the home page.
Garmin International, Inc.
1200 E. 151
st Street
Olathe, KS  66062, U.S.A.
Phone:  913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020
Fax:  913/397.0836
Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
Unit 4, The Quadrangle, 
Abbey Park Industrial Estate
Romsey, SO51 9DL, U.K.
Phone:  44/1794.519944
Fax:  44/1794.519222
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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  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Limited Warranty  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Table Of Contents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viiReference  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Unit Description  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Keypad Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features/Data Entry  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Battery Installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Turning the GPS V On/Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Adjusting Screen Contrast and Backlighting  . . . . . . . . . 6
Unit Pages at a Glance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Satellite Status Page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
  Receiver Status  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
  Satellite Status Page Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The Map Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 
  Zooming, Panning, and Pointing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
  Navigation Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
  Map Page Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Trip Information Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  Trip Information Page Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Find Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
  Finding a Waypoint by Name  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
  Finding a City by Name  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
  Finding a Point of Interest by Name  . . . . . . . . . . . 26
  Finding a Nearby Waypoint  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
  Finding a Nearby City  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
  Finding a Nearby Point of Interest  . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
  Finding an Exit   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
  Finding an Address or Intersection  . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
  Recently Found Places  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Goto or Routes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
  Automatic Routes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
  Manual Routes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
  Navigating Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
  Deleting Routes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
  Editing Routes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Current Route Page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
  Current Route Page Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Next Turn Page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Direction Finder Page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
  Direction Finder Page Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Introduction
Table of Contents
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							viiiMarking Your Location as a Waypoint  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Main Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
  Tracks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
  Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
    System Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
    Time Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
    Guidance Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
    Routing Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
    Units Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
    Timers Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
    Location Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
    Alarms Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
    Languages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
    Interface Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
  Accessories  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
    Sun & Moon  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
    Hunt & Fish  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
    Calendar  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
    Gas Mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
    Games  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
    Calculator  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Introduction
Table of Contents
Appendices  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Appendix A: Wiring and Interfacing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Appendix B: Maintenance and Accessories  . . . . . . . . . . 71
Appendix C: Messages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Appendix D: Specifi cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Appendix E: MapSource Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Appendix F: Index  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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