Garmin 500 Guida Utente

aera 500 Series Owner’s Manual

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

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

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Connecting Your aera to

Your Computer

1. Insert a memory card into the memory

card slot in the battery compartment

(optional). Press it in until it clicks.

2. Connect the USB cable to the connector

under the battery cover.

3. Connect the larger end of the USB cable

to a USB port on your computer.

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.

Transferring Files

1. Browse your computer for the file you

want to copy.

2. Highlight the file, and select

Edit

Copy

3. Open the “Garmin” or memory card

drive/volume.

4. Select

Edit

Paste

. The file appears in

the list of files in the aera memory or on

the memory card.

5. When you are finished transferring files,

click

in your toolbar (system tray), or

drag the volume icon to the

trash can

on Mac computers.

6. Unplug your aera from your computer.

Deleting Files

1. Connect the aera to your computer, and

open the aera or memory card drive/

volume.

2. Highlight the file you want to delete.
3. Press the

Delete

key on the computer

keyboard.

CaUTiON: If you do not know the

purpose of a file, do not delete it. Your aera

memory contains important system files

that should not be deleted.