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April 2006 Part Number 190-00495-00 Rev . A Printed in T aiwan © 2006 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey , SO51 9DL, U.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual i T ABLE OF C ONTENTS T echnical Support ................................ ii W arning ............................................... iii Caution ................................................ iv Getting Started ..
ii RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual Changing the Settings ............. 33 Adjusting the V olume ........................ 33 Changing the General Settings ......... 33 Changing the Map Settings ............... 36 Changing the Navigation Settings ...
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual iii P REF ACE W arning Thi s m anu al uses th e t erm W arnin g to in dic ate a pot ent iall y h aza rdo us sit uati on, wh ich , i f n ot avoi ded , c oul d r esu lt in d eat h o r s eri ous inj ury .
iv RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual P REF ACE Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations may result in injury or property damage.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 1 G ETTING S T ARTED Using the Remote Control Y our new navigation system comes with a remote control. T o use the remote, insert two AAA batteries in the back. Y ou do not have to aim the remote at a particular location; it should work from anywhere in your vehicle.
2 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual Manual Conventions When you are instructed to “press” something, you should press that button on the remote control. When you are instructed to “select” something, use the Thumb Stick on the remote control to move the highlight (yellow box) to that item on the screen.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 3 F IND I T AND G O ! Using the remote control, follow the instructions on the next two pages to find a place and go to it! Finding a Restaurant ➋ Select Food, Hotel… . ➎ Select a place. ➊ Select Where T o? ➌ Select Food & Drink .
4 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual Following Y our Route After you select Go T o (see the previous page), the Map page opens to guide you to your destination.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 5 W HERE TO ? W HERE T O ? Finding an Address ➊ From the Menu page, select Where T o? Select Address . ➍ Enter the street name and select Done . ➌ Enter the address number and select Done . ➎ Select the street.
6 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual W HERE TO ? Understanding the Information Page When you find a location, select it in the search results list to open the item’ s information page. Information Page Select Go T o to create and follow a route to this location.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 7 W HERE TO ? Finding Places in a Different Area Y ou can search for locations in a different area, such as a different city or near your destination. ➊ From the search results list, select Near… . ➋ Select one of the search options.
8 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual M Y L OCA TIONS Saving Places from the Where T o? Menu Y ou can save any place you find in the Where T o? menu as a Favorite place. Then, you can quickly find and go to these places in the future. After you have found a place you want to save, select it to open the information page.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 9 M Y L OCA TIONS Saving Places from the Map Y ou can save any place as a Favorite directly from the Map page by browsing the map and selecting the place you want to save. For more information about browsing the map, see page 13.
10 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual M Y L OCA TIONS Setting a Home Location Y ou can set a Home Location for the place you return to most often. Press the Menu button and select Where T o? ➌ Select Save Home . ➋ Select an option. ➊ Select Go Home .
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 1 1 M Y L OCA TIONS Editing Saved Places Press the Menu button twice and select My Data > Favorites . ➊ Select Edit/Review Favorites . ➋ Select the item you want to edit. ➍ Select the item you want to edit. ➌ Select Edit .
12 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual M Y L OCA TIONS Deleting a Saved Place Press the Menu button twice and select My Data > Favorites . ➍ Select Delete . ➊ Select Delete Favorites . ➋ Select By Selection . ➌ Select a saved location. By Selection —select each location and delete it individually .
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 13 V IEWING THE M AP AND U SING THE T OOLS V IEWING THE M AP AND U SING THE T OOLS V iewing the Map Page Press the Map button on the remote control to view the Map page. Y ou can also select V iew Map from the Menu page.
14 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual V IEWING THE M AP AND U SING THE T OOLS T rip Computer The T rip Computer indicates your current speed and records helpful statistics about your trip, including your maximum speed and distance traveled. T o view the T rip Computer , press the Map button repeatedly .
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 15 V IEWING THE M AP AND U SING THE T OOLS GPS Info Page Press the Menu button twice and select Navigation > GPS Info to view GPS satellite information. Sky view Satellite signal strength bars The sky view shows the satellites you are receiving.
16 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual C REA TING AND E DITING R OUTES C REA TING AND E DITING R OUTES Creating a New Saved Route Press the Menu button twice to open the T ools menu. Select My Data > Routes . ➊ Select Create New Saved Route . ➋ Select an option and select Next .
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 17 C REA TING AND E DITING R OUTES Editing a Saved Route Press the Menu button twice and select My Data > Routes . Rename —enter a new name for the route using the on-screen keyboard. Edit/Review Points —add, arrange, remove, re-order , and review points in the route.
18 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual C REA TING AND E DITING R OUTES Adding Stops to Y our Route Y ou can add stops (also called via points or midpoints) to your route as you create it, as described on page 16. Y ou can also add points to your route when you edit the route, as described below .
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 19 C REA TING AND E DITING R OUTES Saving the Active Route Press the Menu button twice and select My Data > Routes > Save Active Route . Navigating a Saved Route Press the Menu button twice and select My Data > Routes > Navigate Saved Route .
20 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual C REA TING AND E DITING R OUTES Adding A voidances Press the Menu button three times to open the Settings menu. Select Navigation > > A voidance Setup . Select the road type you want to avoid. Select to view more road types.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 21 U SING T HE L OGS Adjusting the T rack Log As you travel, the navigator creates a bread crumb trail (track log) of your movement. Press the Menu button twice and select My Data > T rack Log . Recording —turns off and on the track log recorder .
22 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual XM R ADIO , W EA THER , AND S TOCKS XM R ADIO , W EA THER , AND S TOCKS Activating Y our Subscription If you purchased an optional XM antenna, you must purchase and activate your XM subscription before you can use the XM features.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 23 XM R ADIO , W EA THER , AND S TOCKS Listening to XM Radio NOTE: Y ou must have an XM antenna and a subscription to XM Radio to listen to XM radio. ➌ Select Play . ➋ Select XM Music Player . ➊ Press Menu and select T ools .
24 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual XM R ADIO , W EA THER , AND S TOCKS Saving Y our Favorite Channels as Presets ➌ Select Current Channel to add the channel you are listening to. ➊ Select My XM . ➋ Select Add Preset . ➍ Select the preset you want to assign to this channel.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 25 XM R ADIO , W EA THER , AND S TOCKS XM1, 2, and 3 Three sets of presets, XM1, XM2, and XM3, are provided for you. W ithin each set of presets, you can save six favorite channels and as many artists as you want. For example, Mom can save her favorite channels and artists using XM1.
26 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual XM R ADIO , W EA THER , AND S TOCKS V iewing XM W eather Press the Menu button twice and select W eather . NOTE: Y ou must have an XM antenna and a subscription to NavT raffic to get traffic and weather reports.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 27 XM R ADIO , W EA THER , AND S TOCKS V iewing Y our Forecast Press the Menu button twice and select W eather > Forecast . XM W eather defaults to your current location. Select to view more forecast information. T o select a different city , select Near… and follow the steps in the previous section.
28 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual XM R ADIO , W EA THER , AND S TOCKS V iewing Weather on the Map Press the Menu button twice and select W eather > V iew On Map . The current weather conditions for your present location appear on the map. If necessary , select to zoom out.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 29 T RAFFIC I NFORMA TION T RAFFIC I NFORMA TION Using an optional FM T raffic Receiver or XM Smart Antenna, the navigation system can receive and use traffic information. When a traffi c message is received, you can see the event on the map and change your route to avoid the traffic incident.
30 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual T RAFFIC I NFORMA TION A voiding T raffic The Map page displays a when there is a traffic event on your current route or on the road where you are driving. When you are following a route, press the Thumb Stick in on the Map page to select the and avoid traffic.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 31 T RAFFIC I NFORMA TION T raffic Symbols North American Symbols Meaning International Symbols Road Condition Road Construction Congestion Accident Incident Information Changing the T raffic Settings From the Menu page, select Settings > T raffic .
32 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual T RAFFIC I NFORMA TION Adding an FM T raffic Receiver Subscription T o add a traffic subscription, press the Menu button three times to open the Settings menu. Select About > FM T raffic Receiver and write down your FM T raffic Receiver ’ s unit ID.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 33 C HANGING THE S ETTINGS Adjusting the V olume Press Menu to open the Menu page and select V olume . Select the and to adjust the volume. Select Mute to silence the audio output. Select Settings to open the Audio Settings page.
34 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual C HANGING THE S ETTINGS V oice Language —change the language for all voice prompts and messages. Select the voice you want to use and select OK . T wo different types of voice languages are available: text-to-speech and pre-recorded.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 35 C HANGING THE S ETTINGS Keypress T one —turn on or off the tone that sounds each time you press a button on the remote. Speed Adjusted V olume —select how much the volume increases as your speed increases. Low increases your volume slightly; High increases your volume the most.
36 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual C HANGING THE S ETTINGS Changing the Map Settings Press Menu three times. Then select Map . Map Detail —adjust the amount of detail shown on the map. Displaying more detail causes the map to redraw slowly . Orientation —change the perspective of the map.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 37 C HANGING THE S ETTINGS Map Data Fields —customize the width and contents of the data fields displayed on the map page. Normal is the default setting. Press Menu three times and select Map > > Map Data Fields .
38 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual C HANGING THE S ETTINGS T ext Size —adjust the display size of text on the map. Zoom Level Detail —customize which map items appear at various zoom levels. For each map item, you can select Off, Auto, or a maximum zoom distance, from 120 feet to 800 miles.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 39 C HANGING THE S ETTINGS Continuous Auto Routing —enable or disable the Continuous Auto Routing feature. This feature allows the navigation system to continually search for a better route to your destination.
40 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX A PPENDIX Using the Remote Control The remote control uses two AAA batteries. Do not mix old and new batteries together . If the remote does not work, install fresh batteries. If this does not correct the problem, you can re-pair the remote control with the GVN 52.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 41 A PPENDIX Clearing All User Data Y ou can clear all user data, including all Favorites, routes, custom POIs, tracks, mileage logs, and your home location, at one time. CAUTION: Y ou cannot recover your user data after it is deleted.
42 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX Finding Custom POIs T o view a list of the custom POIs loaded in your navigation system, press the Menu button and select Where T o? > My Locations > Custom POIs .
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 43 A PPENDIX W eather Data W arranty THE WEA THER DA T A SOFTW ARE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY W ARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PURPOSE OR OF NON- INFRINGEMENT ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED.
44 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX THA T YOU RECEIVED DURING THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIA TEL Y PRIOR T O THE SPECIFIC EVENT THA T GA VE RISE TO THE APPLICABLE DAMAGE OR LOSS.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 45 A PPENDIX Software License Agreement BY USING THE GVN 52, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT .
46 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual I NDEX I NDEX Symbols 2 Dimensional 36 3 Dimensional 36 A adding an XM subscription 22 adding a traffic subscription 32 add as Favorite 6 audio version 39 auto a.
RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual 47 I NDEX narrowing your search 7 navigating a saved route 19 navigation settings 38 Near button 7 north up 36 O odometer 14 off-route voice 38 original settings 39 .
48 RiverPark GVN 52 Owner ’s Manual I NDEX X XM 19, 29, 33 radio scanning 25 XM1 22 Radio ID 39 Z zoom 14.
Limited W arranty This Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. W ithin this period, Garmin will at its sole option repair or replace any components that fail in normal use.
F or the latest free software updates (excluding map data) thr oughout the life of your Garmin products , visit the Garmin W eb site at www .garmin.com . © Copyright 2006 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.
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