Garmin Quest 2 User Manual

							
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USING THE MAIN PAGES > TRIP INFORMATION PAGE

Trip Information Page
If you are making a long trip, the Trip Information page may be 
very useful. It indicates your current speed and records many 
helpful statistics about your trip. 
Be certain to reset the trip information (data) before beginning 
a trip. If you make frequent stops, leave the Quest powered on 
in order to receive satellites. This allows the unit to accurately 
measure elapsed time during the trip. 
Indicates the unit is connected to 
an external power source and is 
being charged
Indicates the unit is connected to 
an external power source and is 
fully chargedTrip Information Page
To reset the trip data or the maximum speed:
1.  Press Page  to open the Trip Information page. 
2.  Highlight the  Trip
 or Max buttons and press OK. A message 
appears asking if you want to reset the data. 
3.  Highlight  Yes
 and press OK. The data is reset.
To change the  data fields:
1.  Press Page  to open the Trip Information page and then 
press the MENU key. 
2.  Highlight 
Edit Fields and press OK. A field in the first row, 
first column is highlighted, indicating that it can be changed.
3.  Use the 
Rocker  pad to highlight the field you want to 
change. Press OK to display a list of field choices. Highlight 
the appropriate choice and press OK. 
4.  Repeat Step 3 until you have finished changing the fields. 
Then press Page . 
						

							
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CUSTOMIZING YOUR QUEST > CUSTOMIZING THE MAP PAGE

CUSTOMIZING YOUR QUEST 
You can adjust the Quest’s settings to suit your needs. You can 
make most changes through the Settings page. Access this page by 
pressing the MENU key once and then selecting Settings. You can 
also access it by pressing the MENU key two times.
Your Quest’s factory settings (or default settings) do not need to be 
changed in order for your unit to function. 
Customizing the Map Page
You can customize the way information appears on the Map page. 
Press MENU twice, highlight Map Setup, and press OK. A Map 
Setup page appears, which features six sections. 
Layout Tab
Navtext—displays or hides the 
navigational text.
Turn Pointer—
displays or hides 
the turn pointer that appears 
on the Map page when you are 
navigating. 
Data fields—displays or hides data fields on the Map page. If you 
choose to hide the data fields on the Map page, the turn pointer 
appears in the lower right-hand side of the page.
Map Tab
Map Detail—adjusts the amount of detail that is displayed on your 
Map page. A higher detail level causes the map to redraw slowly. 
For everyday use, keep the view level set to Normal.
Orientation—North Up displays the map with North at the top. 
Track U
p rotates the map so your current direction of travel is at 
the top of the page. See page 30 for more information.
Road Lock—when On, the Quest places the position icon on the 
nearest road. Select Off when you are not traveling on roads. 
						

							
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CUSTOMIZING YOUR QUEST> CUSTOMIZING THE MAP PAGE

AutoZoom—when On, the Map page zooms in and out as you 
travel. As you approach a turn, the Map page progressively zooms 
in. After the turn is completed, it zooms out to show the next turn.
Color Mode
—select Land or Water. Unless you are using marine 
map, such as BlueChart, you will probably keep Land, which is the 
default value.  Water displays the color of water as white instead of 
blue.
Line, Point, City, and Area Tabs
Line tab—controls how the track log, railroads, and street labels 
are displayed on the Map page. 
Point tab—controls how My Locations, exits, and points of 
interest (POIs) are displayed on the Map page.
City tab—controls how cities of various sizes are displayed.
Area tab
—controls how rivers, lakes, parks, and points of interest 
are displayed on the Map page.
The Line, Point, City, and Area tabs contain two common settings, 
Text Size and Hide Above:  Text Size
—specifies how large or small the names of items appear 
on the map. If you do not want the name of an item to appear 
on the Map page, select Off in the Text Size field. Names with 
Medium and Large letters also appear in bold. 
Hide Above—specifies the maximum zoom range at which a map 
item appears. If Auto is selected, the maximum zoom range is 
determined by the Detail setting. If Off is selected, the item is not 
shown. Some map data is only visible at certain zoom ranges. 
Restoring Map Setup Default Settings
You can restore map settings for each individual tab or for all tabs. 
To 
restore settings for the map setup:
1.  Press MENU twice, highlight Map Setup, and press OK. 
2.  Open the tab on which you want to restore the settings.
3.  Press 
MENU.
4.  To restore the settings on the open tab, highlight 
Restore 
Map Settings and press OK. 
5.  To restore all map setup settings, highlight  Restore All Map 
Settings and press OK.  
						

							
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CUSTOMIZING YOUR QUEST > CUSTOMIZING THE DISPLAY

Customizing the Display
You can change the lighting and color on the Quest for optimal 
viewing. Press MENU twice, select Display Setup, and press OK. 
Backlight Timeout—specifies the amount of time the backlight 
stays on when you are not pressing keys. The timeout only applies 
when you are using the Quest on battery power. 
Backlight Intensity—specifies how strong the backlight appears. 
Operating the backlight at a higher percentage (intensity) uses up 
the battery power more quickly.
Color Mode
—sets the color mode for your viewing preferences. 
Daytime shows a bright and lighter background. Nighttime shows 
a black background for easier viewing during the night. Auto 
allows the Quest to automatically switch between the two at sunrise 
and sunset. Custom allows you to create your own color scheme 
for a variety of objects, such as labels, buttons, and text bars.  To customize the colors:
1.  Highlight Custom for the Color Mode and press OK. 
2.  Highlight an item you would like to customize and press 
OK.
3.  Highlight 
Change and press OK. A color grid appears.
4.  Use the 
Rocker pad to place the pointer over the color you 
want to use and then press OK. The new color appears for 
the item you selected.
5.  Highlight 
Save Colors and press OK.
Sample page 
displaying 
custom colors
Custom Color page
To restore the color settings, press the MENU key, highlight 
Restore Settings
, and press OK. 
						

							
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CUSTOMIZING YOUR QUEST> CUSTOMIZING THE OVERALL SYSTEM SETUP

Customizing the Overall System Setup
You can customize various system setup features on your Quest. 
Press MENU two times, highlight System Setup, and press OK. 
GPS Mode—sets GPS to Normal, WAAS, Battery Saver (which 
periodically turns off the GPS receiver to save battery power), or 
GPS Off. See “Understanding GPS” beginning on page 42 for 
more information.
Voice Guidance
—determines when the Quest “speaks.” 
• Automatic with Chime: The unit chimes and then speaks 
status messages and guidance messages during route 
navigation. For each turn on a route, the voice gives 
instructions three times: after you have completed a turn, as 
you are approaching the next new turn, and just before you 
reach the next turn. 
• Automatic: The unit speaks guidance messages during route 
navigation, as described above. It does not give chimes.
•  Button Only: The unit only speaks when the Speak key 
is pressed.
External Power Lost
—if Turn Off is set, the unit shuts down 
after 30 seconds when the Quest loses external power. If 
Stay On 
is set, the Quest runs on battery power when external power is lost. Text Language
—changes all on-screen text to the selected 
language. Changing the text language does not affect the display of 
map data or user-entered data. Map data is always displayed in the 
language in which it is stored in the map.
Voice Language
—(Quest 2 Only) changes the spoken language. 
Keypress Tone—turns the keypress beep On or Off. 
Safe Mode—turns the Safe Mode on and off. When your vehicle 
is moving, Safe Mode disables all Quest functions that require 
significant operator attention and could distract the driver. When 
you come to a complete stop, these features are automatically 
enabled. Set to Off to allow a passenger to operate the unit. 
To restore these settings, press the 
MENU key, highlight  Restore 
Settings, and press OK. 
						

							
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CUSTOMIZING YOUR QUEST > CUSTOMIZING THE ROUTE SETTINGS

Customizing the Route Settings
You can customize the Quest’s routing features. Press MENU two 
times, highlight Route Setup, and press OK.
Off-Route Recalculate—controls how the Quest recalculates the 
route when you depart from its original instructions.
• Prompted: You are asked if you want the unit to recalculate 
the route.
• Automatic (Announced) : The unit automatically 
recalculates and announces to the user that it is recalculating.
• Automatic (Silent): The unit automatically recalculates the 
route, but it does not announce to the user it is recalculating.
• Off: The unit does not recalculate when you go off route.
Route Preference
—determines the criteria used for calculating 
your route. If you change your route preference, recalculate the 
route based upon the new preference (page 24).
•  Faster Time: Routes are faster to drive but may be longer in 
distance.
• Shorter Distance: Routes are shorter in distance but may 
take more time to drive.
• Off Road: The route is a direct line from your current 
location to your destination. This is useful when you are 
traveling outside of map areas, or where no roads exist.
• Prompted: You are asked to select the route preference 
option before the route is calculated.
Calculation Method—allows you to control how thoroughly the 
Quest searches for the perfect route. 
• Quickest Calculation: This calculation returns the fastest 
results, but it might not find the best route.
• Quick Calculation: This takes a bit more time to calculate, 
but generates a better quality route.
• Better Route: This generates an even better quality route, 
but takes longer to calculate.
• Best Route: This 
generates the best route, 
but takes the longest time 
to calculate.
Calculate Routes for—allows 
you to specify your vehicle type. 
The unit optimizes the route for 
the vehicle type. 
To restore these settings, press the 
MENU key, highlight  Restore 
Settings, and press OK. 
						

							
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CUSTOMIZING YOUR QUEST> CUSTOMIZING THE UNITS AND TIME SETTINGS

Customizing the Units Settings
Press MENU two times, highlight Units Setup, and press OK.
Distance and Speed—allows you to change the units used to 
measure distance. Statute shows speed in miles per hour and 
elevation in feet. Metric shows speed in kilometers per hour and 
elevation in meters. 
Heading Display—displays your direction of travel in cardinal 
letters, degrees, or mils.
Location Format—allows you to select from a variety of formats. 
Use the default setting if you are unfamiliar with location formats.
Heading—allows you to select a heading. True shows true north 
headings and Magnetic automatically calculates the magnetic 
variation for the geographical area. User allows you to input a 
magnetic variation in the Magnetic Variance field. Grid provides 
a true north heading as determined by the Location Format. 
Vertical Speed
—displays vertical speed in feet/minute, meters/
minute, or meters/second.
Elevation—displays elevation in feet or meters.
Datum—allows you to select from over 100 different map datums 
to match almost any paper map or chart. Use the default setting if 
you are unfamiliar with map datums. To restore these settings, press the 
MENU key, highlight 
Restore 
Settings, and press OK.
Changing the Time Settings
Press MENU two times, highlight Time Setup, and press OK.
Time Format
—displays time in a 12- or 24-hour format, or UTC. 
Time Zone
—allows you to select a time zone from the list. If 
your time zone is not on the 
list, select  Other to manually 
enter the UTC Offset. If you 
are not certain what the offset is 
between UTC and the local time 
zone, enter incremental offset 
values until the correct local time 
appears. As you move west of the 
Prime Meridian  
(0° longitude) the offset is negative (-), and as you move east the 
offset is positive (+). 
Daylight Savings—allows you to turn on ( Yes), off (No), or set to 
Automatic (Auto) if it is available.
To restore these settings, press the 
MENU key, highlight  Restore 
Settings, and press OK. 
						

							
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CUSTOMIZING YOUR QUEST > CHANGING THE TRACK SETUP

Changing the Track Setup
As you travel the Quest automatically records your path in the 
Track Log, creating an electronic “bread crumb” trail. This feature 
can be enabled or disabled from the Track Setup page. By default, 
it is enabled. 
Press MENU two times, highlight  Track Setup, and press OK.
Track Recording
—select Enabled to record tracks or Disabled to 
stop tracks from being recorded.
Wrap When Full
—select On to allow new track points to replace 
the oldest track points once the log is full. If set to Off, no new 
tracks are added until the Track log is cleared.
Record Interval—sets the interval at which track points are 
recorded. With 
Auto, track points are recorded using a formula and 
the setting you choose in the Resolution field.
Resolution—selects the frequency at which you want track points 
to be recorded based on how you set Record Interval (above). 
Higher resolutions cause the track log to fill up more quickly.
Percentage Full—shows the percentage of track memory used.
Clear Track
—clears all of the points of the track log. 
To restore these settings, press the 
MENU key, highlight  Restore 
Settings, and press OK. 
						

							
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CUSTOMIZING YOUR QUEST> CUSTOMIZING THE WELCOME PAGE AND VIEWING SOFTWARE AND UNIT INFORMATION

Customizing the Welcome Page
You can customize the Welcome page that appears when you turn 
on your Quest. 
1.  Press MENU two times, highlight  Welcome Setup, and 
press OK. 
2.  Use the on-screen keyboard to type in your message and 
select Done. 
When you turn on the Quest again, your message appears.
Default Welcome Page Customized Welcome Page
To use the default Welcome page again, repeat the above process 
and clear the text you entered previously.
Viewing Software and Unit Information
The About Quest page displays the software version that is 
currently loaded in the Quest. It also shows the Quest’s 
unit ID 
number, which is used for registration and identification purposes. 
1.  Press MENU two times, and highlight About Quest. 
2.  Press 
OK to close the window.
Software updates for your Quest can be found periodically at our 
Web site at 
www.garmin.com.  
						

							
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UNDERSTANDING GPS > THE GPS INFORMATION PAGE

UNDERSTANDING GPS
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based 
navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites placed 
into orbit by the U.S. Department of Defense. GPS was originally 
intended for military applications, but the government made the 
system available for civilian use in the 1980s. GPS works in any 
weather condition, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day. There 
are no subscription fees or setup charges to use GPS.
GPS satellites circle the earth twice a day in a very precise orbit 
and transmit signal information to Earth. The GPS receiver in your 
Quest takes this information and uses triangulation to calculate 
your exact location. Essentially, the GPS receiver compares the 
time a signal was transmitted by a satellite with the time it was 
received. The time difference tells the GPS receiver how far away 
the satellite is. With distance measurements from a few more 
satellites, the receiver can determine your location and display it on 
the Quest’s Map page.
A GPS receiver must be locked on to at least three satellites 
to calculate a 2D location (latitude and longitude) and track 
movement. With four or more satellites in view, the receiver can 
determine your 3D location (latitude, longitude, and altitude).
After your location has been determined, the GPS unit can 
calculate other information, such as speed, bearing, track, trip 
distance, distance to destination, sunrise and sunset, and time.
WAAS is a system of satellites and ground stations that provide 
GPS signal corrections, giving you even better position accuracy. 
WAAS corrects for GPS signal errors caused by ionospheric 
disturbances, timing, and satellite orbit errors, and it provides vital 
integrity information regarding the health of each GPS satellite.
The GPS Information Page
The GPS Information page provides a visual reference of GPS 
receiver functions, including current satellite coverage, receiver 
status, and position accuracy. To access this page, press 
MENU, 
highlight Settings, and press OK. From the Settings page, 
highlight GPS Info and press OK. 
GPS satellites are positioned throughout the sky. As soon as you 
turn on your Quest, it attempts to acquire satellite signals. The sky 
view area on the GPS Information page displays which satellites 
are currently in your area.