Garmin Navigator 4 Manual

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Getting Started
Finding Your Destination
The Where To? menu provides several different categories for you to use when searching for addresses, cities, and other locations. The detailed 
map loaded in your Navigator IV contains millions of points of interest, such as restaurants, hotels, and auto services. 
3.	Select a subcategory. 
5.	Touch Go!.6.	Enjoy the route! 
2.	Select a category. 1.	Touch Where To?.
4.
	Select a destination.  
						

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Getting Started
Following Your Route
Your route is marked with a magenta line. As 
you travel, your Navigator IV guides you to 
your destination with voice prompts, arrows 
on the map, and directions at the top of the 
map. The upper-left corner indicates the 
distance to your next maneuver and the lane 
you should be in for the maneuver.
If you deviate from the original route, your 
Navigator IV recalculates the route and 
provides new directions. 
A speed limit icon could appear as you travel 
on major roadways. 
 NoTe: The map page may vary depending 
on your locale.
Adding a Via Point
You can add a stop (via point) to your route. 
The Navigator IV gives you directions to the 
stop and then to your final destination. 
1.  With a route active, touch Menu > Where 
To?. 
2.  Search for the extra stop. 
3.  Touch Go!.
4.  Touch Add As a Via Point  to add this 
stop before your destination. 
If you want to add more than one stop to the 
route, edit the current route. See page 16.
Taking a Detour
If a road on your route is closed, you can 
take a detour. 
1.  With a route active, touch Menu. 
2.  Touch Detour. 
The Navigator IV attempts to get you back 
on your original route as quickly as possible. 
If the route you are currently taking is the 
only reasonable option, the Navigator IV 
might not calculate a detour.
Stopping the Route
1. With a route active, touch Menu. 
2.  Touch Stop. 
Adjusting the Volume
From the Menu page, touch Volume. Touch 
 and  to adjust the master volume. 
Touch Mute to mute all audio except for the 
phone audio. 
To adjust the volume levels for the voice 
prompts, the media player, and the phone, 
touch Mixer. Adjust the levels as needed. 
Touch restore to return the volume settings 
to the original levels.
  NoTe: Press and release the power 
button to quickly access the volume and 
brightness settings. 
						

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Where To?
Where To?
The  Where To? menu provides several 
different categories you can use to search for 
locations. To learn how to search for a point 
of interest, see page 9. 
Finding an  Address
The steps to find an address can vary 
depending on the maps that are loaded on 
your Navigator IV. Not all map data provides 
postal code searching.
1. Touch Where To? > Address. 
2.  Touch Change State or Country, if 
necessary.
3.  Touch Search All. 
  OR
  Touch Spell City or Spell Postal Code , 
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. 
6.  Select the correct street in the list, if 
necessary.
7.  Touch the address, if necessary. 
Searching Near Another 
Location
Your Navigator IV automatically searches 
for places near your current location.
1. Touch Where To? > Near .
2.  Select an option:
• Where I Am Now—search near your 
current location. 
•  A Different City—search near the city 
you enter. 
•  My Current Route—search along 
your route.
•  My Destination—search near your 
current destination.
3.  Touch OK.
Navigating to Different City
Your Navigator IV lists all cities within a 20-
mile radius of your current location.
1. Touch Where To > Cities.
2.  Select a city.
  OR
  Touch Spell, enter the name of a city not 
on the list, and touch Done. If necessary, 
select a city from the list.
3.  Select an option:
• Touch Go! to navigate to the city.
•  Touch Map to view the city on the 
map.
•  Touch Save to save the city in 
Favorites.
 NoTe: Your Navigator IV will navigate 
you to the center of the selected city. 
						

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Where To?
Go! Page Options
Touch an item in the search results list to 
view the Go! page. 
➍
➌➋
➊
➎
➊	Touch to call this location, if a mobile 
phone with Bluetooth wireless 
technology is connected.
➋  Touch to view the Routes page. See 
page 12.
➌	Touch to create a turn-by-turn route to 
this location. 
➍	Touch to view this location on the map.
➎	Touch to save this location to your 
Favorites. See page 14.
Selecting a Route
1.  On the Go! Page, touch the route 
information tab, which lists your usage 
mode and the distance and time to your 
destination. 
2.  Touch 
 and  to scroll between 
routes: fastest time, shortest distance, 
and off road.
3.  Touch Go! to select a route.
See page 31 for more information on route 
preferences.
In pedestrian usage mode, only off-road and 
on-road routes are displayed.
Setting a Home Location
You can set a Home location for the place 
you return to most often. 
1. Touch Where To? > Go Home.
2.  Select an option. 
Going Home
After you set your Home location, you can 
route to it at any time. Touch Where To? > 
go Home.
Changing Your Home Location
To set a new location as your Home location, 
use the Tools menu. 
1. Touch Tools  > My Data > Set Home 
Location . 
2.  Select an option.  
						

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Where To?
Finding a Place by Spelling 
the Name 
If you know the name of the location you 
are looking for, you can spell it using the on-
screen keyboard. You can also enter letters 
contained in the name to narrow the search. 
1. Touch Where To? > Points of Interest  > 
Spell Name.
2.  Using the on-screen keyboard, enter 
letters in the name. 
3.  Touch Done. 
Using the On-Screen Keyboard
When an on-screen keyboard appears, touch 
a letter or number to enter it. 
• Touch  to add a space. 
•  Touch 
 to delete the character. 
•  Touch 
 to select words you have 
recently typed and selected. 
•  Touch Lang. to change the keyboard 
language mode. 
•  Touch 
 to enter special characters.
Finding Recently Found 
Places
Your Navigator IV stores the last 50 of your 
recent finds in the Recently Found list. The 
most-recently viewed places appear at the 
top of the list. Touch Where To? > recently 
Found to view your recently found items. 
Clearing Recently Found Places
To remove all places from the Recently 
Found list, touch Clear > Yes. All items 
from the list are removed, but this does not 
delete the actual place from your unit. 
						

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Where To?
Using Favorites
You can save places in your Favorites so you 
can quickly find them. Your home location is 
also stored in Favorites. 
Saving Your Current Location
From the Map page, touch the vehicle icon. 
Touch Save Location to save your current 
location. 
Saving Places You Find
1. After you have found a place you want to 
save, touch Save on the Go! page. 
2.  Touch OK. The place is saved in 
Favorites. 
Finding Saved Places
1. Touch Where To?.
2.  Touch Favorites. 
3.  Touch a category to view saved locations. 
Editing Saved Places
1. Touch Where To? > Favorites. 
2.  Touch the location you want to edit. 
3.  Touch Edit. 
• Change Name—enter a new name, 
and touch Done. 
•  Attach Photo—select a picture to 
assign to a location. To load pictures 
on your unit or memory card, see 
page 26 .
•  Change Map Symbol —touch a new 
symbol.
•  Change Phone Number—enter a 
phone number, and touch Done. 
•  Change Categories—create or 
change the category in which this 
location is saved.
•  Delete—touch Yes to remove this item 
from the Favorites list. 
Using Photo Navigation
You can load pictures that include location 
information onto your Navigator IV or a 
memory card, and then create routes to them. 
1. Go to http://connect.garmin.com
/photos to download pictures with location 
information. 
2.  Follow the instructions on the Web site to 
select and load pictures.
3.  Touch Where To? > Favorites > Photos. 
Pictures with location information are 
listed. 
4.  Touch a picture.
Using Extras
For information about extras such as safety 
camera information and Garmin Travel 
Guide, see pages 38–39. 
						

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Where To?
Finding a Place Using the 
Map
To find a location on the map, touch Where 
To? > Browse Map or touch anywhere on 
the map. 
• Touch and drag to view different parts of 
the map. 
•  Touch 
 and  to zoom in and out. 
•  Touch anywhere on the map. An arrow 
points to the location. 
•  Touch Save to save this location. 
•  Touch go! to navigate to the location. 
•  If the Navigator IV is in simulator mode, 
touch Set Loc. to set your location to the 
selected location. (See page 31.) 
• Touch  to switch between a 3D 
(three-dimensional) map and a 2D (two-
dimensional) map. 
•  Touch 
 to rotate the viewing angle in 
3D view.
•  As you zoom out, the map changes to 
a digital elevation map showing the 
contours of the area. 
•  Zoom far out to view a globe. Touch and 
spin the globe to quickly find different 
areas of the world. 
 NoTe: You can only see detailed map 
information for areas for which you have 
maps loaded on your Navigator IV. 
Entering Coordinates
If you know the geographic coordinates of 
your destination, you can use your Navigator 
IV to navigate to your destination using the 
latitude and longitude coordinates (or other 
coordinate formats). This can be especially 
helpful when geocaching.
1.  Touch Where To? > Coordinates. 2. 
Touch Format, and select the correct 
coordinate format for the type of map you 
are using. 
3.  Touch a direction field to select a new 
direction. 
4.  Touch a numeric field to enter the 
coordinates, and touch  Done.
5.  After you have entered the proper 
coordinates, touch  Next. 
Using TracBack®
Use TracBack to retrace your current track 
back to where you started.
1. Touch Where To > TracBack  to view 
your recent track.
2.  Touch Save to save the track to your 
favorites.
3.  Touch Go! to retrace your recent path of 
travel.  
						

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Using Custom Routes
Using Custom Routes
Use your Navigator IV to create, save, edit, 
and share up to 20 routes.
Creating a Custom Route
1. Touch Where To? (or Tools) > Custom 
Routes > New.
2.  Touch Add New Start Point .
3.  Find a location for your starting point, and 
touch Select.
4.  Touch Add New End Point .
5.  Find a location for your ending point, and 
touch Select.
6.  Touch 
 to add another location to your 
route. Touch 
 to remove a location. 
7.  Touch Next to calculate your route and 
view it on the map.
8.  Touch Save to save the route and exit. 
Editing Custom Routes
1. Touch Where To? (or Tools) > Custom 
Routes.
2.  Select the route you want to edit. 3. 
Touch Edit.
4.  Touch an option to edit the route:
• Change Name—enter a new name, 
and touch Done. 
•  Add or Remove Points—add or 
remove points from the route.
•  Manually Reorder Points—change 
the order of points along your route.
•  Optimally Reorder Points — 
automatically order the points. 
•  Recalculate —change the route 
preference to calculate by faster time, 
shorter distance, or off road.
•  Delete—remove this route. 
Your changes are automatically saved when 
you exit any of the route edit pages.
Sharing Routes
Share your saved routes with other Navigator 
IV owners by using a memory card or a 
wireless Bluetooth connection. You can 
access the imported route in Where To? > 
Custom routes.
Sharing Routes with a Memory 
Card 
1. Touch Where To? > Custom Routes.
2.  Select the route you want to share.
3.  Touch Share > Export > Memory Card > 
OK.
4.  Select the route you want to share, and 
touch Export > OK. 
5.  Remove the memory card and insert it 
into the other Navigator IV.
6.  A message appears. Touch Yes to import 
the shared route.
7.  Touch Routes, and then select the route 
you want to import.
8.  Touch Import > OK.
Sharing with Bluetooth 
1. Touch Where To? > Custom Routes.
2.  Select the route you want to share.
3.  Touch Share > Export > Bluetooth  > 
OK.
4.  A list of nearby Bluetooth devices 
appears. Select the other Navigator IV, 
and touch OK.  
						

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Using the Main Pages
Using the Main Pages
Map Page
Touch  View Map to view the Map page. 
•  A 
 vehicle icon shows your current 
location. 
•  Touch anywhere on the map to select an 
overhead view.
•  Touch and drag the map to view a 
different area of the map (see page 15). 
•  A speed limit icon could appear as you 
travel on major roadways. 
➍➌
➋➊
➏➎➎
➊ Touch to view the Next Turn or Junction 
View (when available) page.
➋ Touch to view the Turn List page.
➌ Touch to zoom in and out. 
➍ Touch the vehicle icon to view the 
Where Am I? page.
➎ Touch to view the Trip Computer. 
➏ Touch to return to the Menu page.
Changing Data Fields
You can display different information when 
you are driving and routing. 
1.  While navigating a route, touch a data 
field in the lower left corner or lower right 
corner of the Map page. 
2.  On the Trip Computer page, touch a data 
field you would like the map to display. 
Turn List Page
When you are navigating a route, the Turn 
List page displays turn-by-turn instructions 
for your entire route and the distance 
between turns. Touch the text bar on the top 
of the Map page to view the Turn List page. 
Touch a turn on the list to view the Next 
Turn page for that turn. Touch Show Map to 
view the entire route on the map.
Next Turn Page
When you are navigating a route, the Next 
Turn page shows the turn on the map and the   
  
						

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Using the Main Pages
distance and time left before you reach the 
turn. 
To view an upcoming turn on the map, touch 
the upper-left corner of the Map page, or 
touch any turn on the Turn List page. 
Junction View Page
When available, the Junction View page may 
display an image of the upcoming junction 
and in which lane you should be driving. 
To view the Junction View page, touch the 
upper-left corner of the Map page. You can 
also access the Junction View page from 
the Next Turn page. Junction view is not 
available for all junctions.
Trip Computer Page
Direction to 
destination Customizable 
data fields
Compass
Fuel gauge
Heading
The Trip Computer provides helpful statistics 
about your trip. To view the Trip Computer, 
touch a data field on either side of Menu on 
the Map page. 
Green check marks appear beside the data 
fields that are currently displayed on the Map 
page.
You can navigate using a GPS compass. No 
calibration is required; however, you must 
have a clear view of the sky. When you are 
traveling, the compass rotates.
Resetting Trip Information
To ensure accurate trip information, reset the 
trip information before beginning a route. 
1.  While on the Map page, touch a data field 
to access the Trip Computer page.
2.  Touch Reset  and then select an option: 
•  Touch Max. Speed to reset the 
maximum speed.
•  Touch Trip Data to reset the 
information on the Trip Computer 
page. 
•  Touch Fuel Gauge  to reset the fuel 
gauge on the trip computer. For more 
information on the fuel gauge, see 
page 35 .