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Map Themes, Route Settings, Selecting an Activity for Route Calculation, Connected Features

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Map Themes You can change the map theme to adjust the appearance of the map for your ride type. Select > Activity Profiles, select a profile, and select Navigation > Map > Appearance > Map Theme. Classic: Uses the classic Edge map color scheme, with no additional theme applied. High Contrast: Sets the map to display data with higher contrast, for better visibility in challenging environments. Mountain Biking: Sets the map to optimize trail data in mountain biking mode. Route Settings Select > Activity Profiles, select a profile, and select Navigation > Routing. Popularity Routing: Calculates routes based on the most popular rides from Garmin Connect. Routing Mode: Sets the transportation method to optimize your route. Calculation Method: Sets the method used to calculate your route. Lock on Road: Locks the position icon, which represents your position on the map, onto the nearest road. Avoidance Setup: Sets the road types to avoid while navigating. Course Recalculation: Automatically recalculates the route when you deviate from the course. Route Recalculation: Automatically recalculates the route when you deviate from the route. Selecting an Activity for Route Calculation You can set the device to calculate the route based on activity type. 1 Select > Activity Profiles. 2 Select a profile. 3 Select Navigation > Routing > Routing Mode. 4 Select an option to calculate your route. For example, you can select Road Cycling for on-road navigation or Mountain Biking for off-road navigation. Connected Features WARNING While cycling, do not interact with the display to enter information or to read or reply to messages, because doing so can cause a distraction that could lead to an accident causing serious personal injury or death. Connected features are available for your Edge bike computer when you connect the bike computer to a Wi‑Fi® network or to a compatible phone using Bluetooth® technology. Connected Features 31

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Map Themes
You can change the map theme to adjust the appearance of the map for your ride type.
Select
>
Activity Profiles
, select a profile, and select
Navigation
>
Map
>
Appearance
>
Map Theme
.
Classic
: Uses the classic Edge map color scheme, with no additional theme applied.
High Contrast
: Sets the map to display data with higher contrast, for better visibility in challenging
environments.
Mountain Biking
: Sets the map to optimize trail data in mountain biking mode.
Route Settings
Select
>
Activity Profiles
, select a profile, and select
Navigation
>
Routing
.
Popularity Routing
: Calculates routes based on the most popular rides from Garmin Connect.
Routing Mode
: Sets the transportation method to optimize your route.
Calculation Method
: Sets the method used to calculate your route.
Lock on Road
: Locks the position icon, which represents your position on the map, onto the nearest road.
Avoidance Setup
: Sets the road types to avoid while navigating.
Course Recalculation
: Automatically recalculates the route when you deviate from the course.
Route Recalculation
: Automatically recalculates the route when you deviate from the route.
Selecting an Activity for Route Calculation
You can set the device to calculate the route based on activity type.
1
Select
>
Activity Profiles
.
2
Select a profile.
3
Select
Navigation
>
Routing
>
Routing Mode
.
4
Select an option to calculate your route.
For example, you can select Road Cycling for on-road navigation or Mountain Biking for off-road navigation.
Connected Features
WARNING
While cycling, do not interact with the display to enter information or to read or reply to messages, because
doing so can cause a distraction that could lead to an accident causing serious personal injury or death.
Connected features are available for your Edge bike computer when you connect the bike computer to a Wi‑Fi
®
network or to a compatible phone using Bluetooth
®
technology.
Connected Features
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