Install Garmin Mobile™ XT on Your Mobile Phone 1. Insert the data card into your phone using one of the provided adapters if needed. 2. When prompted to install the Garmin Mobile XT navigation software, select Yes. The navigation software is installed on your phone. 3. Answer the questions to configure Garmin Mobile XT. Windows Mobile® Smartphone users: If the software installation does not start automatically, use the phone’s file explorer to select the file named “Garmin Mobile XT” on the card to install Garmin Mobile XT. Palm OS® Smartphone users: If the software installation does not start automatically, open the application named “XT Install” on the card to install Garmin Mobile XT. . Acquire GPS Signals 1. Open Garmin Mobile XT. 2. Drive your vehicle 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-left corner of the Garmin Mobile XT window indicate satellite strength. When at least one bar is green, you can find your destination and go to it. Customizing Your Phone’s Settings Set your phone’s auto-off and other power management settings to be suitable for your navigation experience. Refer to your phone’s documentation for instructions. Navigating with Garmin Mobile XT For complete information on using Garmin Mobile XT and troubleshooting tips, select Help on the main Garmin Mobile XT page. Also refer to the Garmin Mobile XT Owner’s Manual at mobilext. Garmin Mobile™ XT Quick Start Manual Where to: find addresses, Points of Interest (restaurants, hotels, attractions), intersections, and a variety of other locations in your detailed map. View map: view a map of your current location. The map moves as you move to constantly show your current location. Exit: close Garmin Mobile XT. PeerPoints™: you have a new PeerPoints message. Message: you have a new message from the Garmin Online™ server. Tools: use tools that are useful for navigation, such as Route Details, PeerPoints, and Garmin Online. Settings: adjust the settings. Garmin Mobile™ XT Quick Start Manual Help: learn more about Garmin Mobile XT. NOTE: You may have to select Menu to see Tools, Settings, and Help. This is indicated in this manual as (Menu > ). Finding a Destination The Where to menu provides several categories and sub-categories to help you find destinations. You can enter addresses, look up locations you recently found, and view locations you have saved. 1. Select Where to > Food, Hotels. 2. Select a category. To find a location by name, select Spell Name, enter all or part of the name, and then select the location you want. 3. Select a sub-category or select All Categories. Alist of locations near your current location appears. 4. Select the location to open the location’s information page. 5. Select Go to create a route to this location. Information page options Select Go to create a route to this location. Select (Menu >) Options to see more options: • View on Map: displays the location on a map. • Save to My Locations: saves the location to My Locations, a collection of your favorite locations. • Save to Contacts: saves the location to your phone’s contact list. • Add as Via Point: adds the location to your current route. • Send Location: sends your location as a Garmin Location message. • Weather: shows the current weather condition and a five-day forecast for that location. • Dial (phone icon): calls a location (if available). Following the Route After you find a location, select Go to create a route to it. The map automatically opens with your route indicated with a magenta line. The position icon shows your position on the map. Directions appear at the top of the screen. Your current speed and estimated arrival time appear at the bottom of the screen. If you are not navigating, your current speed and heading appear at the bottom of the screen. If you leave the map and want to return, select View map on the main Garmin Mobile XT page. Select Stop to stop the active route. NOTE: By default, traffic is avoided when routes are generated. To change this and other routing Garmin Mobile™ XT Quick Start Manual settings, select (Menu >) Settings > Routing > Avoidance Setup. Using Garmin Online Use Garmin Online to download location-relevant information such as hotel and fuel prices (USA only), live weather data, and traffic data. You can also download safety camera information (Europe only). Not all services are available in all areas. From the main Garmin Mobile XT page, select (Menu >) Tools > Garmin Online. Select an item to view, such as traffic, weather, hotels, or fuel prices. Your phone must have a data connection and data plan to access Garmin Online. Your Garmin Online account is activated automatically on most phones. Most Garmin Online data is free, but your phone’s regular internet and data transfer charges apply. By default, each time you start navigating a route, Garmin Mobile XT accesses Garmin Online to check ...