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Garmin StreetPilot 2730 Owner's Manual

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Summary of StreetPilot 2730

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    Streetpilot ® 2730 owner’s manual.

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    © copyright 2005–2006 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries garmin international, inc. 1200 east 151st street, olathe, kansas 66062, u.S.A. Tel. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 fax 913/397.8282 garmin (europe) ltd. Unit 5, the quadrangle, abbey park industrial estate, romsey, so51 9dl, u.K. Tel. 44/0870.8501...

  • Page 3: Quick Links

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual i p reface quick links p reface contact garmin if you encounter any difficulty while using your garmin ® streetpilot ® 2730, or if you have any questions, in the u.S.A. Contact garmin product support by phone at 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020, monday–friday, 8 am–5 pm ce...

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    Ii streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual p reface t able of c ontents preface .........................................I contact garmin .....................................I serial number .......................................I quick links ...........................................I caring for your str...

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    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual iii p reface listening to audio over the vehicle’s speakers .................32 fm transmitter tips .......................... 33 traffic information ....................34 connecting the gxm 30 to your streetpilot ....................................... 34 viewing tra...

  • Page 6: Warning

    Iv streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual p reface warning this manual uses the term warning to indicate a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations could result in an accident or collisio...

  • Page 7: Caution

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual v p reface failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations may result in injury or property damage. The unit is designed to provide you with route suggestions. It does not reflect road closures or road conditions, traffic congestion, weather conditions, ...

  • Page 8: Cleaning The Unit

    Vi streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual p reface caring for your streetpilot 2730 the streetpilot 2730 is constructed of high quality materials and does not require user maintenance other than cleaning. Cleaning the unit clean the unit’s outer casing using a cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution ...

  • Page 9: Finding A Restaurant

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 1 f ind i t and g o ! F ind i t and g o ! Use the garmin streetpilot 2730 to find your destination and go to it. Finding a restaurant ➋ touch food, hotel… . ➌ touch food & drink . ➊ touch where to? ➍ touch a food category. ➏ touch go to . ➎ touch a place..

  • Page 10: Following Your Route

    2 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual f ind i t and g o ! Following your route follow the route to your destination using the map. As you travel, your streetpilot guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows, and directions along the top of the map. If you depart from the original route, yo...

  • Page 11: Finding An Address

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 3 w here to ? W here t o ? Finding an address ➊ from the menu page, touch where to? Touch address . ➍ enter the street name and touch done . ➌ enter the address number and touch done . ➎ select the street and then select the city. ➏ select the address, if necessary. T...

  • Page 12: Using The Where To? Menu

    4 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual w here to ? Using the where to? Menu the where to? Menu (also called the find menu), provides several different categories you can use to search for locations. From the menu page, touch where to? Where to? Menu address —enter the house number and street name to find ...

  • Page 13: Tips For Browsing The Map

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 5 w here to ? Finding a place using the map from the menu page, touch view map . You can also touch where to? > browse map . Touch and drag anywhere on the map to browse the map (view different parts of the map). ➋ touch go to or advanced . ➊ touch any object on the m...

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    6 streetpilot 2730 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 touch go to to create and follow a route to this location. Touch advanced to view other options for thi...

  • Page 15: Narrowing Your Search

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 7 w here to ? Finding places in a different area you can search for locations in a different area, such as a different city or near your destination. ➊ from the search results list, touch near …. ➋ select one of the search options. The locations near the option you se...

  • Page 16: Saving Places You Find

    8 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual m y l ocations saving places you find after you have found a place you want to save, select it on the results list. ➊ touch advanced . ➋ touch add as favorite . Saving your current location from the menu page, touch view map . ➊ touch anywhere on the map. ➋ touch sa...

  • Page 17: Setting A Home Location

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 9 m y l ocations setting a home location you can set a home location for the place you return to most often. From the menu page, touch where to? ➌ touch save home . ➋ select an option. ➊ touch go home . After you set your home location, open the find menu and touch go...

  • Page 18: Editing Saved Places

    10 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual m y l ocations editing saved places from the menu page, touch tools > my data > favorites . ➌ touch edit . ➊ touch edit/review favorites . ➋ touch an item to edit. ➍ touch an item to edit it. Name —enter a new name for the location using the on-screen keyboard. Loc...

  • Page 19: Deleting A Saved Place

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 11 m y l ocations deleting a saved place from the menu page, touch tools > my data > favorites . ➍ touch delete . ➊ touch delete favorites . ➋ touch by selection . ➌ touch a saved location. By selection —touch each location and delete them each individually. By catego...

  • Page 20: Viewing The Map Page

    12 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual v iewing the m ap and u sing the t ools v iewing the m ap and u sing the t ools viewing the map page from the menu page, touch view map to open the map. Touch an area of the map to see additional information, as shown below. The position icon shows your current loc...

  • Page 21: Trip Computer

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 13 v iewing the m ap and u sing the t ools trip computer the trip computer indicates your current speed and provides helpful statistics about your trip. To view the trip computer, select speed or arrival on the map. Or, from the menu page, touch tools > navigation > t...

  • Page 22: Gps Info Page

    14 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual v iewing the m ap and u sing the t ools gps info page from the map or menu page, touch the signal strength bars in the upper left corner to view the gps info page. Or, from the menu page, touch tools > navigation > gps info . Sky view satellite signal strength bars...

  • Page 23: Creating A New Saved Route

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 15 c reating and e diting r outes c reating and e diting r outes creating a new saved route from the menu page, touch tools > my data > routes . ➊ touch create new saved route . ➋ touch a method and touch next . Select the start point. ➌ touch a method and touch next ...

  • Page 24: Editing A Saved Route

    16 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual c reating and e diting r outes editing a saved route from the menu page, touch tools > 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. For mo...

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    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 17 c reating and e diting r outes adding midpoints (stops) to your route you can add midpoints (also called via points or stops) to your route as you create it, as described on page 15 . You can also add points to your route when you edit the route, as described below...

  • Page 26: Saving The Active Route

    18 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual c reating and e diting r outes saving the active route from the menu page, touch tools > my data > routes > save active route . Navigating a saved route from the menu page, touch tools > my data > routes > navigate saved route . Touch the route you want to navigate...

  • Page 27: Adding Avoidances

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 19 c reating and e diting r outes adding avoidances from the menu page, touch settings > navigation > > avoidance setup . Select the road type to avoid. Touch to view more road types to avoid. Creating custom avoids you can enter specific areas and roads to avoid in yo...

  • Page 28: Adjusting The Track Log

    20 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual u sing t he l ogs adjusting the track log as you travel, the streetpilot creates a bread crumb trail (track log) of your movement. From the menu page, touch tools > my data > track log . Recording—turn off and on the track log recorder. Percentage full—displays the...

  • Page 29: Step 2: Connect Ac Power

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 21 l oading f iles on y our 2730 your 2730 can store files, such as mp3 music files and audible books. Using the usb mass storage mode, copy and paste files to the 2730 internal memory. Step 1: load the usb drivers before connecting the usb cable to your computer, place ...

  • Page 30: Step 5: Transfer Files

    22 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual l oading f iles on y our 2730 step 4: select usb mass storage after connecting the usb cable to the streetpilot and your computer, flip the power switch down to turn on the streetpilot. The following screen appears: to transfer files to your streetpilot, touch usb ma...

  • Page 31: Additional Help

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 23 l oading f iles on y our 2730 deleting files from your streetpilot you can delete files from your streetpilot just as you would delete files from your computer. With the streetpilot connected to your computer and in usb mass storage mode, open my computer. Open your ...

  • Page 32: Information About The Drive

    24 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual l oading f iles on y our 2730 information about the drive after you connect your streetpilot to your computer, a removable disk drive entitled “garmin” appears in your computer’s list of drives. If you are connected to several network drives, the “garmin” drive mig...

  • Page 33: Playing Mp3 Files

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 25 l istening to m usic and a udible b ooks l istening to m usic and a udible b ooks playing mp3 files ➊ touch tools . ➍ touch a category. ➏ enjoy the music! ➎ touch play all . ➋ touch music player . ➌ touch source to select mp3 mode. Touch browse ..

  • Page 34: Using The Mp3 Player

    26 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual l istening to m usic and a udible b ooks using the mp3 player touch to adjust the volume. Touch to play the beginning of the song again and touch twice to play the previous song on the playlist. Touch and hold to rewind the song. Touch to skip to the next song on t...

  • Page 35: Listening To Audible Books

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 27 l istening to m usic and a udible b ooks listening to audible books your streetpilot provides several sample audible books. These sample books are only portions of the book; to hear an entire book, purchase it from audible.Com. See pages 29–31 . ➊ touch tools . ➍ t...

  • Page 36: Moving Around The Book

    28 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual l istening to m usic and a udible b ooks moving around the book touch to adjust the volume. Touch to play the previous section of the book. Touch and hold to skip back through the book (rewind). Touch to skip to the next section of the book. Touch and hold to skip ...

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    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 29 l istening to m usic and a udible b ooks getting started with audible.Com before you can listen to audible books on your streetpilot, you need to complete a few setup steps. These are all one time processes. Step 1: load the usb drivers if you have not already load...

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    30 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual l istening to m usic and a udible b ooks 4. Enter your audible user name and password. Click next . 5. Connect your streetpilot to your computer using the usb cable. Touch usb mass storage . Wait a few moments for audiblemanager to detect your streetpilot. 6. Selec...

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    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 31 l istening to m usic and a udible b ooks step 2: purchase and download the book to your computer refer to audiblemanager’s help file for detailed instructions about downloading books to your computer and loading them on your streetpilot. If you have not purchased au...

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    32 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual l isteng over speakers l istening to a udio o ver the v ehicle ’ s s peakers you can listen to the streetpilot’s audio ouput over your vehicle’s speakers. Plug the 12-volt adapter into an outlet in your vehicle and find an unused fm frequency on your radio. ➍ touch ...

  • Page 41: Fm Transmitter Tips

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 33 l isteng over speakers fm transmitter tips the fm transmitter is intended to transmit your streetpilot’s audio to your car stereo’s antenna. Do not adjust your fm settings while you are driving your vehicle. When searching for an appropriate fm frequency on your ve...

  • Page 42: Streetpilot

    34 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual t raffic t raffic i nformation using an xm smart antenna, your streetpilot 2730 can receive and use traffic information. When a traffic message is received, your 2730 displays the event on the map and can change your route to avoid the traffic incident. For more infor...

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    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 35 t raffic changing the traffic settings from the menu page, touch settings > traffic . Traffic setting menu subscriptions—view your traffic subscriptions. If you have the gxm 30 connected, touch subscriptions to view the software version, your xm subscriptions, and the ...

  • Page 44: Adjusting The Volume

    36 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 2730 adjusting the volume from the menu page, touch volume . Touch the and to adjust the volume of the speaker. Touch mute to silence the audio output. Touch settings to open the audio settings page. See page 37 for more information....

  • Page 45: Customizing The Keyboard

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 37 c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 2730 voice language—change the language for all voice prompts and messages. Touch the voice you want to use and touch ok . To delete that voice from your streetpilot, touch delete and ok . Your streetpilot contains two different type...

  • Page 46: Selecting Units

    38 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 2730 attention tone—turn on or off the attention tone sounded before voice prompts. Touch screen tone—turn on or off the tone sounded each time you touch the screen. Keypress tone—turn on or off the tone sounded each time you press a...

  • Page 47: Changing The Map Settings

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 39 c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 2730 turning safe mode off and on from the menu page, touch settings > general > safe mode . Turn on or off the safe mode, which disables all unit functions that require significant operator attention and could become a distraction wh...

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    40 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 2730 map data fields—adjust the size and content of the data fields shown on the map page. Select none to remove the data fields to see more of the map. Select wide to make the data fields larger; they take up more room on the map. Sele...

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    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 41 c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 2730 continuous auto routing—enable or disable the continuous auto routing feature. This feature allows the streetpilot to continually search for a better route to your destination. Continuous auto routing may be useful if a traffic a...

  • Page 50: Restoring The Settings

    42 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 2730 xm—if you have an xm smart antenna, you can view the xm antenna’s radio id. Connect the gxm 30 to the streetpilot. Copyright info—view copyright information about your streetpilot. Restoring the settings to restore the unit to i...

  • Page 51: Using The Remote Control

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 43 a ppendix (zoom) in —zooms into the map. (zoom) out —zooms out of the map. Menu —opens the menu page. Press repeatedly to scroll through the menu page, the tools menu, and settings menu. Map —opens the map page. Press repeatedly to scroll through the map, menu, and...

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    44 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual a ppendix looking at the streetpilot 2730 front ir window (aim the remote here) back right side left side audio out (for headphones or line out) power switch mini-usb connector (for usb cable or gxm 30) touch screen light sensor power connector (for 12-volt or ac a...

  • Page 53: Using The 2730 Unit Keys

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 45 a ppendix using the 2730 unit keys ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➊ find —opens the find menu. Press twice and the streetpilot automatically starts calculating your route home (if specified). Press and hold to view recent finds. ➋ menu —opens the menu page. Press repeatedly to scroll thro...

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    46 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual a ppendix to mount your streetpilot 2730: 1. Align the power plug on the vehicle adapter to the connector and slide the plug into the connector until fully seated. 2. Slide the locking lever on the mounting base to the left (unlocked). 3. Slide the bottom of the st...

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    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 47 a ppendix custom pois (points of interest) your streetpilot 2730 can accept custom points of interest (poi) databases, available from various companies on the internet. Some custom poi databases contain alert information for points such as safety cameras and school...

  • Page 56: 1/2, 2/2, 1/3?

    48 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual a ppendix customizing the map data fields you can customize the information that appears in the data fields on the map page. From the menu page, touch settings > map > > map data fields . ➊ touch wide or thin . Touch next . ➋ touch a preprogrammed configuration or cu...

  • Page 57: Technical Specifications

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 49 a ppendix technical specifications size: 5.6” w x 3.2” h x 2.0” d (14.3 x 8.0 x 5.0 cm) weight: 0.93 lbs (420 g) unit case: rugged; fully gasketed; ipx-7 waterproof* display: sunlight-readable, 17:9 wqvga automotive color tft display with touch screen and auto dimmi...

  • Page 58: Using A Remote Gps Antenna

    50 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual a ppendix updating the software and map data if you register your 2730, you will receive notification of software and map updates. To register your 2730, go to www.Garmin.Com/registration/selectreg.Jsp . To update the 2730 software: 1. Load the usb drivers using the...

  • Page 59: Fcc Compliance

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 51 a ppendix fcc compliance the unit complies with part 15 of the fcc interference limits for class b digital devices for home or office use. These limits are designed to provide more reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation, an...

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    52 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual a ppendix usb interface troubleshooting problem/question solution/answer how do i know my streetpilot is in usb mass storage mode? When your streetpilot is in usb mass storage mode, a picture of a streetpilot connected to a computer is shown. Also, your computer sh...

  • Page 61: Tip

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 53 a ppendix how can i rename my streetpilot drives? 1. Open my computer. 2. Select the drive you want to rename. 3. Right-click and select rename . 4. Type the new name and press the enter key. How do i map my streetpilot drives in windows? 1. Plug in the usb cable t...

  • Page 62: 2730 Troubleshooting

    54 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual a ppendix 2730 troubleshooting problem/question solution/answer the touch screen is not responding to my taps. Calibrate the screen. Press menu on the remote. Use the remote to select settings > display > recalibrate . Follow the on-screen instructions. The audio l...

  • Page 63: Limited Warranty

    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 55 a ppendix 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...

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    56 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual i ndex i ndex symbols 2 dimensional 39 3 dimensional 39 a audible.Com 29 audiblemanager 29 audible books 27 bookmarks 28 playing 27 transferring 31 audio jack 38 over the vehicle’s speakers 32 settings 37 version 41 avoidances 19 b better route 2, 41 bookmarks 28 b...

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    Streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual 57 i ndex h home location 9 i indoor use 14 insert in current route 6 installing the streetpilot 45 k keyboard, on-screen customizing 37 l language 36 license agreement 51 locations. See my locations category 10 home 9 saving 8 symbol 10 m map data fields, changing 48 ...

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    58 streetpilot 2730 owner’s manual i ndex deleting 18 editing 16 navigating 18 saving the active route 18 screen settings 41 serial number i, i–iii settings audio 37 general 36 gps 36 language 36 map 39 navigation 40 restoring defaults 42 screen 41 time 38 traffic 35 units of measure 38 volume 36 set...

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    For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your garmin products, visit the garmin web site at www.Garmin.Com . © copyright 2005–2006 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries garmin international, inc. 1200 east 151 st street, olathe, kansas 66062, u.S.A. Garmin (europe) ...