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nüvi® 5000 Video Source

The nüvi® 5000 accepts NTSC (National Television System Committee) composite video.  You need an A/V (Audio Visual) adapter cable which can be purchased at an electronics store.  You may need an additional adapter cable for your video device.

To view NTSC video on your nüvi® 5000:

  1. Connect the small end of the A/V adapter cable to the A/V In connector on the right side of the cradle.
  2. Connect the red, white, and yellow connectors to the corresponding plugs on your video device.
  3. Apply external power to the video device, if necessary.  Turn on the video device.
  4. Touch Yes to switch to the video.

You will now be able to view video on your device.

To automatically switch the video:

  1. Touch Tools
  2. Touch Settings
  3. Touch Video Input
  4. Touch Switch to Video
  5. Touch Always
  6. Touch OK

The device will now automatically switch to video.