Garmin nuvi 855 Quick Start Manual - Page 12

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You can listen to the audio from your nüvi on your vehicle's speakers. On the Menu page, select Volume > Audio Output > FM Transmitter. Select an FM channel for the FM transmitter, and select the same channel on your nüvi. Using FM TMC Traffic The traffic receiver is included in the nüvi 865 package and is an optional accessory for the nüvi 855. Visit http://buy.garmin.com for more information. If the nüvi is connected to the FM Traffic Message Channel (TMC) traffic receiver, connected to vehicle power, and you are in a coverage area, the nüvi can receive traffic delay information. For more information, visit www.garmin.com/traffic. When calculating your route, the nüvi examines the current traffic and automatically optimizes the route for the shortest time. You might still be routed through traffic if no alternative roads exist. If a severe traffic delay occurs on your route while you are navigating, the nüvi automatically recalculates the route. The Map page displays or when there is traffic on your route. The number in the icon represents the number of minutes the traffic has added to your route, which has been automatically calculated into the arrival time shown on the map. 1. On the Map page, touch or . 2. Touch to view traffic delays. 3. Touch Avoid. Note: You do not need to activate the subscription included with your FM traffic receiver (if it came with one). The subscription activates automatically after your nüvi acquires satellite signals while receiving traffic signals from the pay service provider. More Information For more information about your nüvi, select Tools > Help. You can download the latest version of the owner's manual from www.garmin.com. For information about accessories, go to http://buy.garmin.com or contact your Garmin dealer. 12

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You can listen to the audio from your nüvi
on your vehicle’s speakers. On the Menu
page, select
Volume
>
Audio Output
>
FM
Transmitter
. Select an FM channel for the
FM transmitter, and select the same channel
on your nüvi.
Using FM TMC Traffic
The traffic receiver is included in the nüvi
865 package and is an optional accessory for
the nüvi 855. Visit http://buy.garmin.com for
more information.
If the nüvi is connected to the FM Traffic
Message Channel (TMC) traffic receiver,
connected to vehicle power, and you are in
a coverage area, the nüvi can receive traffic
delay information. For more information,
visit
www.garmin.com/traffi
c
.
When calculating your route, the
nüvi examines the current traffic and
automatically optimizes the route for the
shortest time. You might still be routed
through traffic if no alternative roads exist.
If a severe traffic delay occurs on your
route while you are navigating, the nüvi
automatically recalculates the route.
The Map page displays
or
when
there is traffic on your route. The number in
the icon represents the number of minutes
the traffic has added to your route, which
has been automatically calculated into the
arrival time shown on the map.
1. On the Map page, touch
or
.
2. Touch
to view traffic delays.
3. Touch
Avoid
.
NOTE:
You do not need to activate the
subscription included with your FM
traffic receiver (if it came with one). The
subscription activates automatically after
your nüvi acquires satellite signals while
receiving traffic signals from the pay
service provider.
More Information
For more information about your nüvi,
select
Tools
>
Help
. You can download the
latest version of the owner’s manual from
www.garmin.com
. For information about
accessories, go to
or
contact your Garmin dealer.