Garmin Laptop G4 User Manual

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Garmin MobilePC™  
turn-by-turn navigation software  
for your laptop  
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Connect GPS Receiver  
Install Garmin MobilePC™ on  
Your Laptop  
If you purchased Garmin Mobile PC with a GPS  
(Global Positioning System) receiver, connect the  
receiver to a USB port on your laptop.  
1. Insert the Garmin Mobile PC DVD-ROM into the CD  
drive on your laptop.  
1. Place the GPS receiver on a flat surface, and plug it  
note: If you are using an ultra-mobile PC (UMPC)  
or tablet PC, see your device documentation for  
instructions on how to install software.  
into a USB port on your laptop.  
GPS receiver  
2. To help secure the GPS  
receiver, insert the cable into  
the slit in the suction cup. Make  
note: Garmin Mobile PC is compatible with  
Windows® 2000 SP2, XP, and Windows Vista®  
operating systems.  
sure the suction cup is located  
close to the GPS receiver to  
help prevent movement.  
Suction  
cup  
2. When prompted to install the Garmin Mobile  
PC navigation software, click Next. Follow the  
instructions on the installation wizard to finish  
installing the navigation software on your laptop.  
3. Attach the suction cup to a hard surface.  
Acquire GPS Signals  
1. Open  
Garmin Mobile PC.  
note: If you are prompted to enter a product key,  
enter the product key listed on the product packaging.  
2. Move to an open area, out of parking garages, and  
away from tall buildings.  
Acquiring satellite signals may take a few minutes.  
The  
bars in the upper-right corner of the Menu  
page indicate satellite strength. When at least one bar is  
green, you can find your destination and go to it.  
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1. Click Where to? > Food, Hotels....  
Navigating with Garmin Mobile PC  
For complete information on using Garmin Mobile PC,  
click Help on the Menu page.  
2. Click a category. To nd  
a destination by name,  
click Spell Name, enter  
all or part of the name,  
and click the location  
you want.  
Where to?: find addresses,  
points of interest (POIs)  
such as restaurants and  
hotels, saved locations, and  
a variety of other locations  
in your detailed map.  
3. Click a sub-category, or  
click All Categories. A list of destinations near your  
current location appears.  
4. Click a destination to view it on the map. You can  
also type the name of the destination in the text  
bar at the top of the screen to find it in the list of  
destinations.  
View map: view a map of your current location. The  
map moves as you move to constantly show your  
current location.  
5. Click Go to navigate to this location.  
Finding a Destination  
The Where to? menu provides several categories and  
sub-categories to help you find destinations.  
tip: Click and hold the Back button or the Garmin  
Mobile PC icon to quickly return to the Menu page.  
Information Page Options  
After you select a destination, click More to get the  
coordinates of the destination and to see more options:  
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Save to Favorites: saves the location to Favorites, a  
collection of your favorite locations.  
Directions appear at the top of the screen. Your current  
heading (direction of travel), speed, time to next turn,  
and estimated arrival time appear at the bottom of the  
screen. If you are not navigating a route, your current  
heading and speed appear at the bottom of the screen.  
Save to Contacts: saves the location to your  
Microsoft® Outlook® contacts list.  
Weather: shows the current weather condition and a  
five-day forecast for the selected location.  
Click View Map on the Menu page to return to your  
route. Click Stop to stop the active route. Click Detour  
to calculate an alternate route. If you travel off course,  
Garmin Mobile PC automatically recalculates your  
route and provides new directions.  
Following the Route  
After you find a location, click Go to navigate to it. The  
map automatically opens with your route indicated by a  
magenta line. The  
on the map.  
vehicle icon shows your position  
Click tools > trip Computer to view trip information,  
including maximum speed, current speed, and current  
elevation.  
Direction bar  
While navigating a route, Garmin Mobile PC provides  
text-to-speech voice prompts. These voice prompts  
have extensive vocabularies and pronounce the street  
names as you approach turns.  
Time to  
next turn  
Speed  
Arrival  
time  
Heading  
note: The text-to-speech feature is available in  
English only.  
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Adding a Via Point  
Creating and Saving a Route  
You can add stops (via points) to your route. Garmin  
Mobile PC gives you directions to the via point and  
then to your final destination.  
To create and save a route, from the Menu page click  
tools > Manage My Data > Routes > new. After  
creating the route, click Done to save the route.  
To save an active route, from the Menu page click  
tools > Manage My Data > Routes > Save.  
tip: If you want to add more than one via point to the  
route, see editing a Route.  
1. With a route active, click the direction bar at the top  
of the map page.  
Editing a Route  
You can edit a route to change the route name, add  
additional via points, or reshape the route.  
2. Click Edit.  
3. Click Add Start Point or Add End Point, depending  
on when you want to stop at your via point. Clicking  
Add End Point will change your final destination to  
a via point.  
1. Click Tools > Manage My Data > Routes.  
2. Click a route, and click Edit.  
3. Click a category to edit.  
4. Search for your destination.  
Renameenables you to rename a saved route.  
5. Click Go.  
edit/Review points—add additional via points and  
6. Click Yes to add the location as a via point on your  
route. Click No to set the location as your new  
destination.  
change the final destination of a route.  
Route preferencechange the route preference to  
calculate by faster time or shorter distance.  
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Shape Routeselect points on the map to  
customize an existing route. Click Add to save a  
change.  
Settings to choose how you are notified to connect to  
Garmin Online.  
Weather  
Using Garmin Online™  
The weather page displays current weather conditions  
and forecast information for the next five days for  
your location. Click on a day to see detailed weather  
information. Click new City to enter another location.  
Use Garmin Online to download free location-relevant  
information such as hotel and fuel prices (USA only),  
live weather data, and flight status information. Safety  
camera information is a paid service available in  
Europe. Not all services are available in all areas. The  
use of Garmin Online requires an Internet connection.  
hotels.com® Rates  
Click hotels.com® Rates to view hotel rates, amentities,  
and ratings. Hotels are shown in ascending order with  
the nearest location first. Click Sort to list locations in  
ascending order by price.  
From the Menu page, click Garmin online. Click an  
item to view, such as weather, hotels, or fuel prices.  
Click options from any of the Garmin Online items  
(except Weather) to save the selected location to your  
Favorites, to add the selected location as a via point to  
a current route, or to view weather information for the  
selected location.  
Fuel Prices  
The fuel prices feature displays fuel grades and their  
prices per gallon.  
1. Click Near to search for fuel stations near your  
current location or destination. Available options  
depend on whether you are navigating a route.  
Click Subscription Status to view activation and  
subscription information for paid services. Click  
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2. Click Near Other to search a different city or to  
Safety Cameras  
browse the map.  
Safety camera information is a paid service available  
com for availability. You can update safety camera  
information by clicking Garmin online > Safety  
Cameras. Click a region, and click Download.  
To purchase a new region or extend an existing  
subscription, visit http://my.garmin.com.  
3. Click a fuel grade to see fuel station information  
and fuel prices in ascending order with the nearest  
location first.  
4. Click Sort to list locations in ascending order by fuel  
price.  
Flight Status  
The flight status feature  
displays airports in  
ascending order with the  
nearest major airport to  
your location listed first.  
More Information/Contact Garmin  
For information on Garmin Mobile PC, visit  
can refer to the built-in Help system by clicking Help.  
Click an airport to check  
the status of a flight, and  
to get departure and arrival information. Click Map to  
see an airport location on the map.  
To e-mail Garmin Product Support, go to  
In the USA, contact Garmin Product Support by phone  
at 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020.  
In Europe, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. at +44 (0)  
870.8501241 (outside the UK) or at 0808.2380000  
(within the UK).  
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Warnings  
Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous  
situations could result in an accident or collision resulting in  
death or serious injury.  
Always operate the vehicle in a safe manner. Do not become  
distracted by your laptop while driving, and always be  
fully aware of all driving conditions. Minimize the amount  
of time spent viewing your laptop’s screen while driving and  
use voice prompts when possible. Do not input destinations,  
change settings, or access any functions requiring prolonged  
use of your laptop’s controls while driving. Pull over in a safe  
and legal manner before attempting such operations.  
When using your laptop in a vehicle, place the laptop securely  
so it does not obstruct the driver’s view of the road or  
interfere with vehicle operating controls, such as the steering  
wheel, foot pedals, or transmission levers. Do not place in  
front of or above any airbag.  
The navigation software is designed to provide route  
suggestions. It is not designed to replace the need for driver  
attentiveness regarding road closures or road conditions,  
traffic congestion, weather conditions, or other factors that  
may affect safety while driving.  
When navigating, carefully compare information displayed  
on your laptop to all available navigation sources, including  
information from street signs, visual sightings, and maps. For  
safety, always resolve any discrepancies or questions before  
continuing navigation and defer to posted road signs.  
notiCe ReGARDinG WinDSHieLD MoUntinG LeGAL ReStRiCtionS: State law in Minnesota and California prohibits or restricts drivers  
from using suction mounts on their windshields while operating motor vehicles. (See California Vehicle Code 26708(a); Minnesota Statutes Section 169.71)  
Other Garmin dashboard or friction mount options should be used when driving in those states. Many other states have enacted restrictions against placing  
“non-transparent material” upon the windshield or placing objects upon the windshield that obstruct the driver’s vision (for example, New Jersey law  
currently prohibits windshield objects that “unduly interfere” with the driver’s vision to the front or sides). Check your state and local laws and ordinances  
where you drive before using the suction cup mount on your windshield. it iS tHe USeR’S ReSponSiBiLitY to USe tHe GARMin Unit AnD  
MoUntinG optionS in SUCH A MAnneR tHAt tHe USeR iS in CoMpLiAnCe WitH ALLAppLiCABLe LAWS AnD oRDinAnCeS.  
And remember to always mount your Garmin unit in a location that does not obstruct the driver’s view of the road. Garmin does not assume any responsibility  
for any fines, penalties, or damages that may be incurred as a result of disregarding this notice or as a result of any state or local law or ordinance relating to  
the use of your Garmin unit.  
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Connect the equipment into an outlet that is on a different circuit from  
the GPS unit.  
Important Information  
MAp DAtA inFoRMAtion: One of the goals of Garmin is to provide  
customers with the most complete and accurate cartography that is available  
to us at a reasonable cost. We use a combination of governmental and  
private data sources, which we identify in product literature and copyright  
messages displayed to the consumer. Virtually all data sources contain some  
inaccurate or incomplete data. In some countries, complete and accurate map  
information is either not available or is prohibitively expensive.  
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  
This product does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Repairs should  
only be made by an authorized Garmin service center. Unauthorized repairs  
or modifications could result in permanent damage to the equipment, and  
void your warranty and your authority to operate this device under Part 15  
regulations.  
Industry Canada Compliance  
Category I radiocommunication devices comply with Industry Canada  
Standard RSS-210. Category II radiocommunication devices comply with  
Industry Canada Standard RSS-310.  
FCC Compliance  
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject  
to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful  
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,  
including interference that may cause undesired operation.  
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a  
Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits  
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference  
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate  
radio frequency energy and may cause harmful interference to radio  
communications if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions.  
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular  
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or  
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off  
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the  
following measures:  
Limited Warranty  
This Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or  
workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. Within this period,  
Garmin will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components that fail in  
normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the  
customer for parts or labor, provided that the customer shall be responsible  
for any transportation cost. This warranty does not cover failures due to  
abuse, misuse, accident, or unauthorized alteration or repairs.  
This product is intended to be used only as a travel aid and must not be  
used for any purpose requiring precise measurement of direction, distance,  
location, or topography. Garmin makes no warranty as to the accuracy or  
completeness of map data in this product.  
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.  
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THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE  
EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS,  
IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY ARISING  
UNDER ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS  
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE. THIS  
WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, WHICH MAY  
VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.  
required. Garmin will not replace missing components from any package  
purchased through an online auction.  
international purchases: A separate warranty is provided by international  
distributors for units purchased outside the United States. This warranty is  
provided by the local in-country distributor and this distributor provides  
local service for your unit. Distributor warranties are only valid in the area of  
intended distribution. Units purchased in the United States or Canada must  
be returned to the Garmin service center in the United Kingdom, the United  
States, Canada, or Taiwan for service.  
IN NO EVENT SHALL GARMIN BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL,  
SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER  
RESULTING FROM THE USE, MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE  
THIS PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT. SOME  
STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR  
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY  
NOT APPLY TO YOU.  
Garmin retains the exclusive right to repair or replace the unit or software  
or offer a full refund of the purchase price at its sole discretion. SUCH  
REMEDY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR  
ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY.  
To obtain warranty service, contact your local Garmin authorized dealer or  
call Garmin Product Support for shipping instructions and an RMA tracking  
number. Securely pack the unit and a copy of the original sales receipt,  
which is required as the proof of purchase for warranty repairs. Write the  
tracking number clearly on the outside of the package. Send the unit, freight  
charges prepaid, to any Garmin warranty service station.  
online Auction purchases: Products sold through online auctions are not  
eligible for rebates or other special offers from Garmin. Online auction  
confirmations are not accepted for warranty verification. To obtain warranty  
service, an original or copy of the sales receipt from the original retailer is  
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For the latest software and map updates, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com.  
© 2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries  
Garmin International, Inc.  
1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA  
Garmin (Europe) Ltd.  
Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9RB UK  
Garmin Corporation  
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February 2008  
Part Number 190-00880-01 Rev. C  
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