Garmin Nuvi 50lm 5 Manual

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Saving a Home Location
You can set your home location for the location you 
return to most often. 
1 Select Where To? > Go Home.
2 Select Enter My Address, Use My Current 
Location, or Choose from Recently Found.
The location is saved as “Home” in Favorites   
(page 10).
Going Home
Select Where To? > Go Home.
Deleting Your Home Location
1. 
Select Where To? > Favorites > Home. 
2 Select the information balloon.
3 Select Delete, and select  Yes.
Editing Your Home Location Information
1 
Select Where To? > Favorites > Home.
2 Select the information balloon.
3 Select Edit.
4 Enter your changes.
5 Select Done.
Location Searches
You can search for locations by using the on-
screen keyboard, entering the location’s address or 
coordinates, browsing the map, and more.
Finding a Location by Spelling the Name
1 
Select Where To? > Points of Interest > Spell 
Name.
2 Enter a business name or a type of business.
For example, you can enter “Starbucks” or 
“Coffee.”
3 Select Done.
4 Select a location. 
						

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Finding an Address
NOTE: The order of the steps may change 
depending on the map data loaded on your device.
1 Select Where To? > Address. 
2 If necessary, change the state, the country, or the 
province.
3 Select an option:
• Select Spell City, enter the city, and select 
Done.
•  Select Search All to search all cities in the 
state or province.
4 Enter the address number, and select  Done.
5 Enter the street name, and select Done.
6 If necessary, select the street.
7 If necessary, select the address.
Finding a Location by Browsing the Map
1 
Select Where To? > Browse Map. 
2 Drag the map to find the location. 
3 Select the location.
An information balloon appears for the location.
4 Select the information balloon.
Viewing a List of Recently Found Locations
Your device stores the last 50 locations you have 
found.
Select Where To? > Recently Found.
clearing the List of Recently Found Places Select Where To? > Recently Found > Clear. 
						

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Finding a Location Using Coordinates
You can find a location using latitude and longitude 
coordinates. This method can be helpful when 
geocaching.
1 Select Where To? > Coordinates.
2 If necessary, select Format, select the correct 
coordinate format for the type of map you are 
using, and select  OK.
3 Select the latitude coordinate.
4 Enter the new coordinate, and select  Done.
5 Select the longitude coordinate.
6 Enter the new coordinate, and select Done.
7 Select Next.
8 Select Go!.
Using the Location Map
The location map appears after you select a location 
from the Where To? menu.
➍
➋➌➊
➏➎
• Select ➊ to save the location to your Favorites. 
•  Select the information balloon 
➋ to view more 
information for the location. 
•  Select 
➌ to zoom in and out.
•  Select 
➍ to create a turn-by-turn route to this 
location.  
•  Select 
➎ to return to the previous page.  
•  Select 
➏ to view different parts of the map. 
						

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Viewing a Route on the Map
1 
From the location map, select the information 
balloon.
2 Select the route information box.
Setting a Simulated Location
If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, 
you can use the GPS simulator to set a simulated 
location.
1 Select Settings > System.
2 Select GPS Simulator > On > OK.
3 From the main menu, select Where To? > 
Browse Map.
4 Select an area on the map.
An information balloon appears for the location.
5 Select Set Location.
Favorites
You can save locations in your Favorites so you can 
quickly find them and create routes to them. Your 
home location is also stored in Favorites. 
Saving Your Location to Favorites
1 
From the map, select the vehicle icon. 
2 Select Save Location.
3 Enter a name, and select  Done.
4 Select OK. 
The location is saved in Favorites. 
Saving Locations to Favorites
1 
Search for the location ( page 6).
2 From the location map, select  Save > OK.  
						

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Finding Favorites
1 
Select Where To? > Favorites.
2 If necessary, select a category.
3 Select a saved location.
Editing Favorites
1 
Select Where To? > Favorites.
2 If necessary, select a category.
3 Select a Favorite.
4 Select the information balloon.
5 Select Edit.
6 Select an option:
• Select Change Name.
•  Select Change Phone Number .
•  To assign categories to the Favorite, select 
Change Categories.
•  To change the symbol used to mark the 
Favorite on a map, select  Change Map 
Symbol.
7 Edit the information.
8 Select Done.
Adding a Category
You can add custom categories to organize your 
Favorites.
NOTE: Categories appear in the Favorites menu 
after you have saved more than 12 Favorites.
1 Select Where To? > Favorites.
2 Select the Favorite.
3 Select the information balloon.
4 Select Edit > Change Categories.
5 Select a category, and select  New. 
						

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Deleting Favorites
NOTE: Deleted Favorites cannot be recovered.
1 Select Where To? > Favorites.
2 If necessary, select a category.
3 Select the Favorite.
4 Select the information balloon.
5 Select Delete > Yes.
Map Pages
Following an Automobile Route
Notice
The speed limit icon feature is for information only 
and does not replace the driver’s responsibility to 
abide by all posted speed limit signs and to use 
safe driving judgment at all times. Garmin will not be 
responsible for any traffic fines or citations that you 
may receive for failing to follow all applicable traffic 
laws and signs.
The route is marked with a magenta line. A 
checkered flag marks your destination. 
As you travel, the device guides you to the 
destination with voice prompts, arrows on the map, 
and directions at the top of the map. If you depart 
from the original route, the device recalculates the 
route and provides new directions.  
						

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An icon displaying the current speed limit may 
appear as you travel on major roadways. 
Taking a Detour
While navigating a route, you can use detours to 
avoid obstacles ahead of you, such as construction 
zones.
NOTE: If the route you are currently taking is the only 
reasonable option, the device might not calculate a 
detour.
1 While navigating a route, select  to return to 
the main menu.
2 Select Detour. 
Stopping the Route
While navigating a route, select  > Stop.
Navigating Off Road
You can create straight-line routes that do not follow 
roadways. 
1 Select Settings > Navigation.
2 Select Route Preference > Off Road > OK. 
The route will be calculated as a straight line to 
the location.
Changing the Map Data Field
1 
From the map, select a data field.
2 Select a type of data to display.
3 Select OK. 
						

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Viewing Current Location Information
Use the Where Am I? page to view information about 
your current location. This is helpful if you need to tell 
emergency personnel your location. 
From the map, select the vehicle icon. 
Finding Nearby Services
1 
From the map, select the vehicle icon. 
2 Select Hospitals, Police Stations, or Fuel to 
view the nearest locations in that category. 
Map Pages
Viewing Trip Information 
The trip information page displays your present 
speed and provides statistics about your trip. 
TIP: If you make frequent stops, leave the device 
turned on so it can accurately measure elapsed time 
during the trip. From the map, select the  Speed field.
Resetting trip information
1 From the map, select the  Speed field > Reset.
2 Select an option:
• Select Reset Trip Data to reset the 
information on the trip computer. 
•  Select Reset Max. Speed to reset the 
maximum speed.
3 Select OK. 
						

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Viewing a List of Turns
When you are navigating a route, you can view all 
of the turns and maneuvers for your entire route and 
the distance between turns. 
1 Select the text bar on the top of the map.
2 Select a turn.
The details for the turn appear. If available, an 
image of the junction appears for junctions on 
major roadways.
Viewing the Entire Route on the Map
1 
While navigating an automobile route, select the 
navigation bar at the top of the map.
2 Select Show Map.
Viewing the Next Turn
While navigating an automobile route, a preview 
of the next turn, lane change, or other maneuver 
appears in the upper-left corner of the map. 
The preview includes the distance to the turn or 
maneuver and the lane in which you should be 
traveling, if available.
From the map, select 
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Viewing an Upcoming Junction
While navigating an automobile route, you can 
view the junctions on major roadways. When you 
approach a junction in a route, the image of that 
junction appears briefly, if available. 
From the map, select 
 to view the junction, if 
available. 
Data Management
You can store files, such as JPEG image files, on 
your device. The device has a memory card slot for 
additional data storage. 
NOTE: The device is not compatible with Windows
® 
95, 98, Me, Windows NT®, and Mac® OS 10.3 and 
earlier.  
File Types
The device supports the following file types:
•  Maps and GPX waypoint files from  MapSource
® 
(page 24)
•  GPI custom POI files from Garmin  POI Loader 
(page 24)