Figure 28: Garmin's Map Screen Explained

1. Text Bar - This text bar displays the current navigation instruction. Tapping on this bar opens the turn list (a list of all up-coming turns)
2. Zoom Out - Zoom out the map display
3. Compass - Displays the direction you are currently driving
4. Vehicle icon - This customizable icon represents your vehicle on the map. Tapping on the vehicle icons allows you to save your current location (even if there's not a valid street address at your location)
5. Arrival Time - Displays your estimated arrival time. When not en route to a destination, your current speed is displayed here. Tapping this icon opens the Trip Information page
6. Menu - Tap the Menu icon to return to the Menu page
7. Turn In - Displays the distance to the next turn. Tapping this icon displays the Next Turn page (a detailed view of the upcoming turn) and repeats the last voice instruction
8. Highlighted Route - The highlighted route is "painted" in magenta
9. Zoom In - Zooms in on the map display

Figure 29: Map Page - Night Mode

The nuvi 350 can be set to automatically switch into night mode for easier viewing at night. Night mode is less bright, and uses a darker color scheme, as shown above in figure 29. You can also force the 350 into always using either day or night mode. When set to automatic mode (the default), the nuvi switches into night mode after sunset, and returns to day mode at sunrise. Note that the day/night mode switching is based on the time of day, and not ambient light conditions.

Figure 30: nuvi's Main Menu, in Night Mode

Night mode doesn't only change the map view - it also adjusts the background color and brightness of all other menu screens (a nice touch that not all other GPS units have).

Figure 31: Trip Information Page

Tapping on the Arrival box on the Map Screen brings up the Trip Information page. This screen shows your current speed, along with various other statistics about the current trip.

Figure 32: Next Turn Page

You can manually bring up the Next Turn page at any time to view your next maneuver by tapping on "Turn In" from the map view".

This is also useful if you want to repeat the last navigation prompt. While I liked having this feature available, I sometimes found the nuvi was too slow to render the map display, so by the time the nuvi finished drawing the map, the screen timed out and returned back to the standard map view before I could see the next turn. Also, I wished there was a way to set the feature to automatically appear shortly before a turn (Magellan's interface currently does this).

6. Finding An Address

Figure 33: Where to?

Entering a destination address on the nuvi 350 is a simple process . From the main menu, tap "Where to?" to bring up the destination menu (shown below).

Figure 34: Choosing a destination address type, Page 1 of 4

After tapping on "Where to?", the nuvi 350 presents you with 4 pages of destination address types to choose from. Tapping on the up/down arrows in the lower-right hand corner scrolls through the pages. The most commonly used options are located on the first page:

• Address - Allows you to enter a street address as the destination
• Food - Lets you search the POI (Point of Interest) database for restaurants
• Lodging - Search the POI (Point of Interest) database for hotels and motels
• My Locations - Brings up the address book of saved addresses, as well as the designated Home address, and recently found addresses
• Spell Name - Allows you to search the entire POI database for a business name (useful if you're not sure what category a business is listed under, but you know the name of the business)
• Fuel - Search the POI database for gas stations

Figure 35: Choosing a destination address type, Page 2 of 4

Scrolling to the second page in the "Where to?" menu reveals six additional destination types to choose from:

• Intersections - Allows you to enter two cross streets as a destination address
• Attractions - Allows you to search the POI database for tourist attractions
• Shopping - Search the POI database for retail stores and shopping centers/malls
• Parking - Search the POI database for parking garages
• Entertainment - Search the POI database for bars, nightclubs, movie theaters, live theaters, and casinos
• Recreation - Search the POI database for amusement parks, bowling alleys, golf courses, skiing centers, fitness centers, and more

Figure 36: Choosing a destination address type, Page 3 of 4

The third page of the destination type menu is home to the following destination types:

• Community - Search the POI database for Banks/ATMs, City Hall, Community Centers, Court House, Fire/Police, Public Libraries, Churches, and more
• Cities - Allows you to navigate to the center of town (handy if you want to explore a particular town/city and just want to head into the center of town)
• Browse Map - Allows you to pan/zoom around on the map (using your finger) and pick a spot on the map to navigate to
• Hospitals - Search the POI database for hospitals
• Transit - Search the POI database for air and ground transportation or transit services (taxis)
• Auto Services - Search the POI database for auto rental, auto repair, automobile clubs, car washes, dealerships, parking, truck stops, and more

Figure 37: Choosing a destination address type, Page 4 of 4

The fourth and last page of destination types allows you to enter a set of longitude/latitude coordinates as a destination address (useful for geocaching, and routing to destinations that may not have a valid street address).

Figure 38: Changing the Search Area

When you search for POI's, the default behavior on the nuvi 350 is to search close to your current location. But what if you want to find a restaurant near your destination address instead? Or a shopping mall along the way to your destination? Tapping on Near... from the Where to? menu allows you to specify exactly where you want to search for a given POI.

Figure 39: Telling the nuvi Where to Search

The nuvi 350 allows you to specify one of four options for setting the POI search radius:

• Where I Am Now (Show results in order of closeness to your current location)
• A Different City (Enter any city name and search within that city)
• My Current Route (Search for POI's along your current route)
• My Destination (Search for POI's near your destination address)

For example, if you wanted to find a restaurant near your destination, you would tap on Where to? -> Near... ->My Destination ->Points of Interest ->Food and so on.