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Saving Your Current Location
1
From the map, select the vehicle icon.
2
Select Save.
3
Enter a name, and select Done.
4
Select OK.
Saving a Home Location
You can set your home location for the location you return to
most often.
1
Select Where To? >
2
Select Enter My Address, Use Current Location, or
Recently Found.
The location is saved as "Home" in the Saved menu.
Going Home
Select Where To? > Go Home.
Editing Your Home Location Information
1
Select Where To? > Saved > Home.
2
Select
.
3
Select
> Edit.
4
Enter your changes.
5
Select Done.
Editing a Saved Location
1
Select Where To? > Saved.
2
If necessary, select a category.
3
Select a location.
4
Select
.
5
Select
> Edit.
6
Select an option:
• Select Name.
• Select Phone Number.
• Select Categories to assign categories to the saved
location.
• Select Change Map Symbol to change the symbol used
to mark the saved location on a map.
7
Edit the information.
8
Select Done.
Assigning Categories to a Saved Location
You can add custom categories to organize your saved
locations.
NOTE: Categories appear in the saved locations menu after you
have saved at least 12 locations.
1
Select Where To? > Saved.
2
Select a location.
3
Select
.
4
Select
> Edit > Categories.
5
Enter one or more category names, separated by commas.
6
If necessary, select a suggested category.
7
Select Done.
Deleting a Saved Location
NOTE: Deleted locations cannot be recovered.
1
Select Where To? > Saved.
2
Select
> Delete Saved Places.
3
Select the box next to the saved locations to delete, and
select Delete.

Setting a Simulated Location

If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use
the GPS to set a simulated location.
4
> Set Home Location.
1
Select Settings > Navigation > GPS Simulator.
2
From the main menu, select View Map.
3
Tap the map twice to select an area.
The address of the location appears at the bottom of the
screen.
4
Select the location description.
5
Select Set Location.

Adding a Shortcut

You can add shortcuts to the Where To? menu. A shortcut can
point to a location, a category, or a search tool.
The Where To? menu can contain up to 36 shortcut icons.
1
Select Where To? > Add Shortcut.
2
Select an item.
Removing a Shortcut
1
Select Where To? >
2
Select the shortcut to remove.
3
Select the shortcut again to confirm.
4
Select Save.

Custom Points of Interest

Custom POIs are customized points on the map. They can
contain alerts that let you know if you are near a designated
point or if you are traveling faster than a specified speed.
Installing POI Loader
You can create or download custom POI lists on your computer
and install them on your device using POI Loader software.
1
Go to www.garmin.com/poiloader.
2
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Using the POI Loader Help Files
For more information on the POI loader, refer to the Help file.
With the POI loader open, click Help.
Finding Custom POIs
Before you can find custom POIs, you must load custom POIs
on your device using the POI Loader software
Loader).
1
Select Where To? > Categories.
2
Scroll to the Other Categories section, and select a category.

Navigation

Starting a Route

1
Search for a location (Locations).
2
Select a location.
3
Select Go!.
Previewing Multiple Routes
1
Search for a location
(Finding a Location by
2
From the search results, select a location.
3
Select Routes.
4
Select a route.
Changing the Route Calculation Mode
1
Select Settings > Navigation > Calculation Mode.
2
Select an option:
• Select Faster Time to calculate routes that are faster to
drive but can be longer in distance.
• Select Off Road to calculate point-to-point routes (without
roads).
> Remove Shortcut(s).
(Installing POI
Category).
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