User manual GARMIN AERA 500

[. . . ] TM models: 500, 510, 550, 560 automotive owner's manual © 2009 Garmin Ltd. (913) 397. 8200 or (800) 800. 1020 Fax (913) 397. 8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9LR UK Tel. +44 (0) 870. 8501241 (outside the UK) 0808 2380000 (within the UK) Fax +44 (0) 870. 8501251 Garmin Corporation No. [. . . ] Using your computer and an audio program, create a playlist of music files. If necessary, use a text editor application to remove the path to the file names in the M3U file. The M3U file must be in the same location as the music files. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual To play a playlist: 1. In the music player, touch Browse > Playlist > Open Saved Playlist. Edit the playlist: · Touch Add to add a song to the end of the playlist. · Touch a song, and then touch Remove to remove it from the playlist. Book cover art · Touch to adjust the volume. · Touch to skip a section and to jump back. · Touch the book cover art to view more-detailed information. Using Bookmarks Listening to Audible Books To purchase books from Audible. com®, go to http://garmin. audible. com. 1. Touch a category, and then touch a book title. To create a bookmark, touch and Bookmark. Touch Play to listen to the book from the bookmark. Managing Files Managing Files You can store files, such as MP3s and JPEG image files, in the aera internal memory or on an optional memory card. NOTE: The aera is not compatible with Windows® 95, 98, Me, Windows NT®, and Mac® OS 10. 3 and earlier. Supported File Types · · · · · · 1. Insert a memory card into the memory card slot in the battery compartment (optional). Connect the larger end of the USB cable to a USB port on your computer. Connecting Your aera to Your Computer MP3 music files M3U and M3U8 music playlist files AA audio book files JPEG and JPG image files GPX route files GPI custom POI files from the POI Loader application · Maps, routes, trip logs, and waypoints from MapSource® Your aera and memory card appear as removable drives in My Computer in Windows and as mounted volumes on Mac computers. NOTE: If you have several network drives mapped on your computer, Windows may have trouble assigning drive letters to your aera drives. See the operating system Help file to learn how to map and assign drive letters. 2. The file appears in the list of files in the aera memory or on the memory card. When you are finished transferring files, click in your toolbar (system tray), or drag the volume icon to the trash can on Mac computers. Connect the aera to your computer, and open the aera or memory card drive/ volume. Your aera memory contains important system files that should not be deleted. Deleting Files Transferring Files 1. Browse your computer for the file you want to copy. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual Using the Tools Using the Tools The Tools menu provides many features that are helpful when you are traveling across town or across the globe. Help Touch Tools > Help to get information about using your aera. To search the topics for a keyword, touch Search. Touch Tools > ecoroute. The first time you access the ecoRoute features you will be asked to enter fuel and mileage information about your vehicle. Settings View the Fuel Report For information about the settings, see pages 28­32. Media Player For information about the media player, see pages 20­21. Where Am I? Touch Tools > Where am i?This is a helpful feature if you need to tell emergency personnel your location. [. . . ] If the aera is placed in direct sunlight or in a hot environment, it cannot charge. 1. Hold your finger on the lower-right corner of the aera screen while it is turning on. If the aera screen stops functioning, turn off the aera, and then turn on the aera. If this does not help, remove the battery and then reinstall the battery. [. . . ]