Getting Your StreetPilot 2820 Ready
To use the mounting base with adhesive disks, start with
. To use the non-skid friction mount, start with.

Power plug

Attach the mounting base to your dashboard.
1. Clean and dry the area where you want to place the mounting base. 2. Remove the liner from the bottom of the base. 3. With the locking lever facing you, position the base on the cleaned area. Apply pressure to adhere the base to the dashboard.

StreetPilot 2820

setup and go!
Mount your StreetPilot 2820 to the base.
1. Align the power plug on the vehicle adapter to the connector and slide the plug until fully seated. 2. Slide the locking lever on the base to the left (unlocked). 3. Slide the bottom of the 2820 into the base until it clicks into place. Mounting 4. Slide the locking lever to the right (locked). base 5. Plug the power cable into a 12-Volt receptacle in your vehicle. 6. Route the cable so it does not interfere with vehicle operation.

Locking lever

Copyright 2006 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries 190-00633-01 Rev. B

Power switch Release tab

May 2006

Printed in Taiwan

Congure your StreetPilot 2820.

Finding a Destination

1. Flip the power switch down to turn on your 2820. 2. Follow the screen prompts to congure the 2820; you only have to do this once.

Touch Where To?

Touch Food, Hotel.

and Recreation.

Pair your cellular phone with Bluetooth
1. Press the MENU key. 2. Touch Settings > Bluetooth > Manage Connections. 3. If you have never paired a device with your 2820, touch Yes. If you have already paired a device with your 2820 and want to add another, touch Add Device. 4. Set your phone to Find Me, Discoverable, or Visible mode. Touch OK on the 2820. 5. Touch your device in the list. Indicates your cellular phones 6. If your phone model appears in the list, touch it. If not, touch battery level and Other Phones. signal strength 7. When pairing your phone, enter the 2820s PIN code (1234) into your phone when prompted. 8. From the Main menu, touch Phone. Use the Mobile Phone menu to place calls and review your call history. Mobile Phone menu NOTE: You must have the external microphone connected or a headset with Bluetooth wireless technology paired to your 2820 in order to place a call.
wireless technology to your StreetPilot 2820.

Touch a category.

Touch a place.

Touch Go To.

Following Your Route
Follow the arrows. A checkered ag marks your destination. Your route is marked with a magenta line.
WARNING: For use in vehicles, it is the sole responsibility of the owner/operator of a vehicle with the 2820 installed to place and secure the device so it does not interfere with the vehicle operating controls and safety devices, obstruct the drivers view of driving conditions, or cause personal injury in the event of an accident.
Follow the route to your destination using the map. As you travel, your 2820 guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows, and directions along the top of the map. If you depart from the original route, your 2820 recalculates the route and provides new route instructions.
From the Menu page, touch View Map to open the map. The position icon shows your current location. Touch the map and drag to view different parts of the map. Touch and to zoom in and out. While navigating a route, touch the green bar across the top of the map to open the Turns List. Touch the Speed or Arrival data eld to open the Trip Computer.
Viewing the Map and Other Helpful Pages

Playing MP3 Files

Touch Tools.

Touch Music Player.

Touch Source to select MP3 mode. Touch Browse.

Turns List

Map Page while Navigating a Route

Trip Computer

Touch Play All.

Enjoy the music!

Setting a Home Location
You can set a Home Location for the place you return to most often.
Touch Where To? > Go Home.

Select an option.

Touch Save Home.

Playing Audible Books

Playing audible books is very similar to playing an MP3 le. From the Menu page, touch Tools > Music Player. Touch Source to change the 2820 to Audible Books mode. Touch Browse and touch the book you want to listen to.
1. Place the enclosed USB Driver DVD-ROM into your computers DVD-ROM drive. Follow the instructions on your computer screen. 2. Connect the enclosed AC power cable to the power connector on the back of the 2820. Connect the other end to an available electrical outlet. 3. Connect the mini-USB connector to the back of the 2820 (under the weather cap). Connect the larger end of the cable to an available USB port on your computer. 4. On the 2820, touch USB Mass Storage. 5. Double-click the My Computer icon on your computers desktop. A new Removable Disk drive appears in your list of drives. GARMIN is the available storage in the 2820s internal memory. 6. Double-click one of the drives to open it. Copy and paste les into the drive.

Loading Files on Your StreetPilot

Using the 2820 Unit Keys

IN OUT

Using the Remote Control

MENU MAP
Install two AAA batteries in the remote (observe polarity). To use the remote, aim it toward the 2820 and press a button. The MENU, MAP, and SPEAK keys have the same function as the keys on the unit. (ZOOM) INzooms into the map. (ZOOM) OUTzooms out of the map. BACKreturns to the previous page and cancels data entry. Thumb Stickhighlights options and moves the map pointer. Press in to make a selection. Page and scrolls through lists. Alphanumeric Keysenters numbers and letters. Press the key repeatedly until the correct character appears.

ABC 2 JKL 5

DEF 3 MNO 6

More Information

For more information about the StreetPilot 2820, refer to the owners manual.
FINDopens the Find menu. MENUopens the Menu page. Press repeatedly to scroll through the Menu page, Tools menu, and Settings menu. MAPopens the Map page. Press repeatedly to scroll through the Map page, Trip Computer, and Music Player. SPEAKannounces voice directions. Power switchturns the unit on and off. Infrared (IR) windowreceives remote control signals.
Adjusting the Backlight Brightness
Press the MENU key. Touch Settings > Screen > Brightness > Manual > Next. You can also select Auto for automatic brightness adjustment.

Adjusting the Volume

Touch , or from the Menu page, touch Volume.