6. Entering A Street Address

In order to test the nüvi 785T's address entry system and ease of use, I'll enter a destination address in New York City: 135 Central Park West.

Figure 47: Main Menu

After powering on the nüvi 785T, the Main Menu screen appears, as shown above.

To begin entering a street address, tap "Where to?" from the Main Menu.

Figure 48: Choosing Address as the Destination Type

Most of the time you'll probably be driving to a street address (as opposed to a business name or intersection). After tapping on Where to? from the Main Menu, tap Address to begin entering a street address.

Figure 49: Select the State

The nüvi 785T automatically defaults to use the State you are currently located in (New York, in this case).

If your destination address is in a State other than your current location, tap Change State or Country.

Figure 50: Enter the City Name

I'm entering a destination address in New York City, so I type out N-E-W-space, and the nüvi 785T automatically produces a short list of matching City names to choose from.

Figure 51: Select City

Once enough letters have been entered, the nüvi 785T jumps to the results list, shown above.

Figure 52: Enter House Number

Use the on-screen keypad to enter the house or building number of the destination address, and touch Done.

Figure 53: Enter Street Name

The final step in entering the destination address is the street name. I'm entering an address on "Central Park West" in New York City, so I start to spell out C-E-N-T-R-A-L...

When entering a street name, you only enter the main portion of the street name, and allow the GPS to search for possible matches. For example, if you are looking for "North Main" street, you would only enter "Main" as the search criteria, and the GPS would produce a list of matching street names, such as "South Main Street" and "North Main Street".

Tip: Tapping on the folder icon in the upper left corner displays a list of recently used street names.

Figure 54: Address Confirmation Screen

With the address fully entered into the nüvi 785T, the destination can be viewed on the map by tapping Map, saved to the address book by tapping Save, or the nüvi can start driving to the destination by pressing the large green Go! button.

Another new enhancement to the nüvi 785T is the route summary information displayed to the left of the green Go! button. This information box displays after a second or two (it's an animated box that slides out to the left of the Go! button), and shows the current usage mode, total distance, and estimated drive time.

Figure 55: Viewing the Destination Address on the Map

Tapping Map in the previous menu displays the destination address on the map, allowing you take a look at the destination address before you start navigating.

Figure 56: Viewing the Destination on the 3-D Map

A 3-D map of the destination address can be viewed by tapping the arrow icon in the upper-left area of the map screen.

Figure 57: Navigating to A Destination

Touch the green Go! button and the nüvi 785T begins navigating to the destination address.