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Garmin StreetPilot 7200 Owner's Manual

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    Streetpilot ® 7200/7500 owner’s manual.

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    © copyright 2005 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. 44/0870.8501241 f...

  • Page 3: Quick Links

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual i p reface quick links p reface contact garmin if you encounter any difficulty while using your garmin ® streetpilot ® 7200/7500, 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 ...

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    Ii streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual p reface t able of c ontents preface .........................................I contact garmin .....................................I serial number .......................................I quick links ...........................................I warning .........

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    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual iii p reface step 7: eject and unplug the usb cable .............................................. 23 information about the drives ............. 23 listening to music and audible books ........................24 playing mp3 files ............................. 24 ...

  • Page 6: Warning

    Iv streetpilot 7200/7500 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 col...

  • Page 7: Caution

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 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 conditi...

  • Page 8: Cleaning The Unit

    Vi streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual p reface caring for your streetpilot 7200/7500 the streetpilot 7200/7500 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 dete...

  • Page 9: Finding A Restaurant

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 1 f ind i t and g o ! F ind i t and g o ! Use the garmin streetpilot 7200/7500 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 7200/7500 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 rout...

  • Page 11: Finding An Address

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 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 necessa...

  • Page 12: Tips For Browsing The Map

    4 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 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 ...

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    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 5 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 fo...

  • Page 14: Narrowing Your Search

    6 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 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 y...

  • Page 15: Saving Places You Find

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 7 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 tou...

  • Page 16: Setting A Home Location

    8 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 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, touch where to? And then t...

  • Page 17: Editing Saved Places

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 9 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 the item you want to edit. ➍ touch the item you want to edit. Name —enter a new name for the location using the on-...

  • Page 18: Deleting A Saved Place

    10 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 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 ca...

  • Page 19: Viewing The Map Page

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 11 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 curren...

  • Page 20: Trip Computer

    12 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 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 > navigatio...

  • Page 21: Gps Info Page

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 13 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...

  • Page 22: Creating A New Saved Route

    14 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 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 starting point. ➌ touch a method and tou...

  • Page 23: Editing A Saved Route

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 15 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. F...

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    16 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 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 14 . You can also add points to your route when you edit the route, as described ...

  • Page 25: Saving The Active Route

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 17 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 nav...

  • Page 26: Adding Avoidances

    18 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 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 ...

  • Page 27: Adjusting The Track Log

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 19 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—display...

  • Page 28: Step 2: Connect Ac Power

    20 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual l oading f iles on y our s treet p ilot your streetpilot 7200/7500 can store files, such as mp3 music files and custom pois. Using the usb mass storage mode, copy and paste files to the streetpilot internal memory or to an optional sd card. Step 1: load the usb d...

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    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 21 l oading f iles on y our s treet p ilot step 4: connect the usb cable use the usb cable provided to connect your streetpilot to your computer. Also use the usb cable when updating the streetpilot software or loading additional maps. To connect your streetpilot...

  • Page 30: Step 6: Transfer Files

    22 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual l oading f iles on y our s treet p ilot step 6: transfer files after you connect your streetpilot to your computer and select usb mass storage , you are ready to transfer files. 1. Double-click the my computer icon on your computer’s desktop. 2. Browse your com...

  • Page 31: Cable

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 23 l oading f iles on y our s treet p ilot step 7: eject and unplug the usb cable when you are finished transferring files, double-click the unplug or eject icon in your system tray. Select “usb mass storage device” and click stop . Select the “garmin” drive and cl...

  • Page 32: Playing Mp3 Files

    24 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual l istening to m usic & 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 good music! ➎ touch play all. ➋ touch music player . ➌ touch source to select mp3 mode. Touch browse..

  • Page 33: Using The Mp3 Player

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 25 l istening to m usic & 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 o...

  • Page 34: Listening To Audible Books

    26 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual l istening to m usic & 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 28–30 . ➊ touch tools . ...

  • Page 35: Moving Around The Book

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 27 l istening to m usic & 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 sk...

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    28 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual l istening to m usic & 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 l...

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    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 29 l istening to m usic & 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. Se...

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    30 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual l istening to m usic & 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...

  • Page 39: Watching A Video

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 31 w atching v ideos w atching v ideos watching a video to watch videos using your streetpilot, you need a a/v adapter cable available from garmin or from an electronics store. You might need a separate adapter cable to connect to your video device. 1. Connect th...

  • Page 40: Using A Backup Camera

    32 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual w atching v ideos using a backup camera using a dead reckoning (dr) cable (available from garmin as an accessory), you can connect a reverse/ backup camera to the streetpilot. Each time you put your vehicle in reverse, the camera shows what is behind you. You ...

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    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 33 l istening to a udio o ver the v ehicle ’ s s peakers l istening to a udio o ver the v ehicle ’ s s peakers you can listen to the streetpilot’s audio output over your vehicle’s speakers! Plug the 12-volt adapter into an outlet in your vehicle and find an unused...

  • Page 42: Fm Transmitter Tips

    34 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual l istening to a udio o ver the v ehicle ’ s s peakers 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...

  • Page 43: Your Streetpilot

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 35 t raffic i nformation t raffic i nformation using an fm traffic receiver or an xm smart antenna, your streetpilot 7200/7500 can receive and use traffic information. When a traffic message is received, your streetpilot displays the event on the map and can change ...

  • Page 44: Avoiding Traffic

    36 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual t raffic i nformation avoiding traffic the map page displays a when there is a traffic event on your current route or on the road you are driving. When you are following a route, touch the to avoid the traffic. ➌ touch detour around . ➋ touch an item to avoid. ➊ ...

  • Page 45: Traffic Symbols

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 37 t raffic i nformation traffic symbols north american symbols meaning international symbols road condition road construction congestion accident incident information changing the traffic settings from the menu page, touch settings > traffic . Subscriptions—view yo...

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    38 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual t raffic i nformation adding an fm traffic receiver subscription your fm traffic receiver may have a trial subscription or you may be in an area with free service. You can also add subscriptions to expand your service area. Write down your fm traffic receiver’s u...

  • Page 47: Adjusting The Volume

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 39 c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 7200/7500 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 40 for more in...

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    40 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 7200/7500 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 diff...

  • Page 49: Configuring Video Input

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 41 c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 7200/7500 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 button on the remote. Speed adjusted volume—select how much the volu...

  • Page 50: Selecting Units

    42 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 7200/7500 selecting units from the menu page, touch settings > general > units . Change units of measure to statute, metric, or custom. Turning safe mode off and on from the menu page, touch settings > general > safe mode . Turn...

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    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 43 c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 7200/7500 route color—select the color of the route line. Dim roads—dim roads that are not on your route. You can customize this setting to never or while routing. Map data fields—customize the width and contents of the data fiel...

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    44 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 7200/7500 changing the navigation settings from the menu page, touch settings > navigation . Vehicle—specify your vehicle type. Preference—select a preference for route calculations. Ask preference—select whether the unit asks f...

  • Page 53: Restoring The Settings

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 45 c ustomizing the s treet p ilot 7200/7500 changing the screen settings from the menu page, touch settings > screen . Brightness—select manual and then touch next . Touch the to decrease the brightness of the backlight or to increase it. Select auto for automat...

  • Page 54: Using The Remote Control

    46 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 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...

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    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 47 a ppendix looking at the streetpilot 7200/7500 front power button (aim the remote here) back right side left side sd card slot audio out (for headphones or line out) mini-usb connector (for usb cable, gtm 10, or gxm 30) a/v in (for external audio or video devi...

  • Page 56: Vehicle

    48 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual a ppendix installing the streetpilot in your vehicle to attach the mounting plate to your dashboard: 1. Clean the area where you want to place the mount with rubbing alcohol. Dry with a clean dry cloth. 2. Remove the liner from the bottom of the mounting plate...

  • Page 57: Dr Cable Wiring

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 49 a ppendix to slide the mounting cradle into the base on the mounting plate: sliding the mount in the base locking lever 1. Slide the bottom of the mounting cradle into the mounting base. 2. Slide the base’s locking lever to the right (locked). 3. Plug the powe...

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    50 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual a ppendix connecting the dr cable to the vehicle 1. Connect the orange dr 1 wire to the vehicle speed sensor signal. Do not connect to the vehicle speed sensor signal from the abs control. ( note: for backup camera, you only need to connect dr 2.) 2. Connect t...

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    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 51 a ppendix custom pois (points of interest) your streetpilot 7200/7500 will 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...

  • Page 60: Technical Specifications

    52 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 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) display: 7” (16:9) wqvga, 480 x 234 pixel, color tft with automatic dimming backlight and touch screen map storage: pre-programmed internal memory a...

  • Page 61: Using A Remote Gps Antenna

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 53 a ppendix updating the software and map data if you register your unit, you will receive notification of software and map updates. To register your 7200/7500, go to https://www.Garmin.Com/registration/selectreg.Jsp . To update the streetpilot software: 1. Load ...

  • Page 62: Fcc Compliance

    54 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 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 installatio...

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    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 55 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 comput...

  • Page 64: Tip

    56 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual a ppendix how can i rename my streetpilot drives? 1. Open my computer. 2. Select the drive you want to rename. 3. Right-click your mouse 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...

  • Page 65: Streetpilot Troubleshooting

    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 57 a ppendix streetpilot 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....

  • Page 66

    58 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual i ndex i ndex symbols 2 dimensional 42 3 dimensional 42 a adding a traffic subscription 38 add as favorite 5 audible books 26 bookmarks 27 playing 26 transferring 30 audio output 33 audio over the vehicle’s speakers 33 audio version 45 auto arrange, route 16 av...

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    Streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual 59 i ndex f fcc compliance 54 finding places 3–6 address 3 item on the map 4 recent finds 5 restaurant 1 saved places 8 spell the name 3 find near point 5 fm transmitter 33, 34 following your route 2 fuse 52 g garmin drive does not appear 23 general settings 39 go...

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    60 streetpilot 7200/7500 owner’s manual i ndex restoring settings 45 reverse light polarity setting 50 reverse light switch connection 50 routes 14–18 add point 5 create new 14 detour 17 edit a saved route 15 navigate a saved route 17 save the active route 17 stop 17 routing preferences 44 s safe mo...

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    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 ch...

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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 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries garmin international, inc. 1200 east 151 st street, olathe, kansas 66062, u.S.A. Garmin (europe) ltd. ...