Quick Start Manual nüvi 700 Series ® personal travel assistant August 2007 © 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries 190-00859-01 Rev.
WARNING: See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. What’s in the Box? Power key: slide to the left to turn the unit on/off; slide to the right to lock the screen nüvi GPS device and vehicle suction cup mount. Vehicle power cable to provide external power, or an FM TMC traffic receiver to provide external power and traffic information. Headphone/audio out jack USB cable to connect the nüvi to your computer.
Warning: This product contains a non-user-replaceable lithium-ion battery. See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for important battery safety information. Check your state and local traffic laws before mounting. Currently, state laws in California and Minnesota prohibit drivers from using suction mounts on their windshields while operating motor vehicles. Other Garmin dashboard or friction mounting options should be used.
Step 2: Configure the nüvi A B C D E F G GPS satellite strength. Bluetooth® technology status. Battery status. Current time; touch to change time settings. Touch to find a destination. Touch to view the map. Touch to make a call when connected to a compatible mobile phone (nüvi 710, 760, and 770 only). H Touch to adjust the volume. I Touch to use the tools such as media players, settings, and Help. To turn on your nüvi, slide the Power key to the left. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Viewing the Main Pages Touch View Map to open the Map page. The vehicle icon shows your current location. Touch the map and drag to view different parts of the map. Touch anywhere on the map; an arrow appears pointing at the object. After you touch Go, the Map page opens. Your route is marked with a magenta line. As you travel, your nüvi guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows on the map, and directions at the top of the Map page. A checkered flag marks your destination.
Adding a Via Point The Map page displays or when there is traffic on your route. The number in the icon represents the number of minutes the traffic has added to your route, which has been automatically calculated into the arrival time shown on the map. 1. With a route active, touch Menu on the map, and touch Where to. 2. Search for the via point (extra stop). 3. Touch Go. 4. Touch Add as Via Point to add this stop before your destination. 1. On the Map page, touch or . 2. Touch to view traffic delays.
Pairing Your Phone Using Call Waiting If you get a call waiting call, the nüvi displays a message. Touch Answer. The first call is put on hold. 1. Confirm that your phone is supported by the nüvi. (See www.garmin.com/bluetooth.) 2. From the Menu page, touch Tools > Settings > Bluetooth. 3. Touch the Add button. 4. Enable your phone’s Bluetooth component and enable Find Me/Discoverable/Visible mode. These settings might be in a Bluetooth, Connections, or Hands-free menu. 5. Touch OK on the nüvi. 6.
Loading Files on Your nüvi Locking Your nüvi Connect the USB cable to the mini-USB connector on the nüvi and to an available USB port on your computer. Your nüvi’s internal memory and SD card appear as removable drives in My Computer on Windows® computers, and as mounted volumes on Mac® computers. Copy and paste files from your computer into the nüvi drives/volumes. When you are finished transferring files, click the Eject icon or drag the volume icon to the Trash. Unplug your nüvi. 1.
