Garmin Drive Owners Manual - Page 17

Traffic, Voice Command

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Deleting a Paired Phone You can delete a paired phone to prevent it from automatically connecting to your device in the future. 1 Select Settings > Wireless Networks. 2 Select the phone, and select Unpair device. Traffic NOTICE Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy or timeliness of the traffic information. Your device can provide information about traffic on the road ahead or on your route. You can set your device to avoid traffic when calculating routes, and to find a new route to your destination if a large traffic delay occurs on your active route (Traffic Settings, page 17). The traffic map allows you to browse the map for traffic delays in your area. To provide traffic information, your device must be receiving traffic data. • Product models ending with MT can receive traffic data from an over-the-air broadcast signal using the built-in traffic receiver and the included vehicle power cable (Receiving Traffic Data Using a Traffic Receiver, page 13). • All product models can receive subscription-free traffic data using the Garmin Drive app (Receiving Traffic Data Using Your Smartphone, page 13). Traffic data is not available in all areas. For information about traffic coverage areas, go to garmin.com/traffic. Receiving Traffic Data Using Your Smartphone Your device can receive subscription-free traffic data while connected to a smartphone running the Garmin Drive app. 1 Connect your device to the Garmin Drive app (Live Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features, page 10). 2 On your Garmin DriveSmart device, select Settings > Traffic, and verify the Traffic check box is selected. Receiving Traffic Data Using a Traffic Receiver NOTICE Heated (metallized) windshields could degrade the performance of the traffic receiver. A traffic receiver receives traffic data from an over-the-air broadcast signal, where available. To receive over-the-air traffic data, the device must be connected to vehicle power using a traffic-compatible power cable. A traffic receiver is included with some product models (Traffic, page 13). . Traffic data is not available in all areas. For information about traffic coverage areas, go to garmin.com/traffic. Connect the device to vehicle power using the traffic compatible power cable (Mounting and Powering the Garmin DriveSmart Device in Your Vehicle, page 1). If your product model includes traffic data, the vehicle power cable included with your device is traffic compatible. When you are within a traffic coverage area, your device can display traffic information and help you avoid traffic delays. Traffic Receiver Subscriptions A regional traffic data subscription is included with most traffic receivers. You can add subscriptions for additional regions to your traffic receiver. For more information, go to garmin.com /traffic. Viewing Traffic Subscriptions Select Settings > Traffic > Subscriptions. Adding a Subscription You can purchase traffic subscriptions for other regions or countries. 1 Select Settings > Traffic. 2 Select Subscriptions > . 3 Write down the FM traffic receiver unit ID. 4 Go to www.garmin.com/fmtraffic to purchase a subscription and get a 25-character code. The traffic subscription code cannot be reused. You must obtain a new code each time you renew your service. If you own multiple FM traffic receivers, you must obtain a new code for each receiver. 5 Select Next on the device. 6 Enter the code. 7 Select Done. Enabling Traffic You can enable or disable traffic data. 1 Select Settings > Traffic. 2 Select the Traffic check box. Viewing Traffic on the Map The traffic map shows color-coded traffic flow and delays on nearby roads. 1 From the main menu, select Apps > Traffic. 2 If necessary, select > Legend to view the legend for the traffic map. Searching for Traffic Incidents 1 From the main menu, select Apps > Traffic. 2 Select > Incidents. 3 Select an item in the list. 4 If there is more than one incident, use the arrows to view additional incidents. Voice Command NOTE: Voice command is not available for all languages and regions, and may not be available on all models. NOTE: Voice Activated Navigation may not achieve desired performance when in a noisy environment. Voice command allows you to use your device by saying words and commands. The voice command menu provides voice prompts and a list of available commands. Setting the Wakeup Phrase The wakeup phrase is a word or phrase you can say to activate voice command. The default wakeup phrase is OK Garmin. TIP: You can reduce the chance of accidental voice command activation by using a strong wakeup phrase. 1 Select Apps > Voice Command > > Wake Up Phrase. 2 Enter a new wakeup phrase. The device indicates the strength of the wakeup phrase as you enter the phrase. 3 Select Done. Activating Voice Command 1 Say OK Garmin. The voice command menu appears. Traffic 13

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Deleting a Paired Phone
You can delete a paired phone to prevent it from automatically
connecting to your device in the future.
1
Select
Settings
>
Wireless Networks
.
2
Select the phone, and select
Unpair device
.
Traffic
NOTICE
Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy or timeliness of the
traffic information.
Your device can provide information about traffic on the road
ahead or on your route. You can set your device to avoid traffic
when calculating routes, and to find a new route to your
destination if a large traffic delay occurs on your active route
(
Traffic Settings
, page 17
). The traffic map allows you to
browse the map for traffic delays in your area.
To provide traffic information, your device must be receiving
traffic data.
Product models ending with MT can receive traffic data from
an over-the-air broadcast signal using the built-in traffic
receiver and the included vehicle power cable (
Receiving
Traffic Data Using a Traffic Receiver
, page 13
).
All product models can receive subscription-free traffic data
using the Garmin Drive app (
Receiving Traffic Data Using
Your Smartphone
, page 13
).
Traffic data is not available in all areas. For information about
traffic coverage areas, go to
garmin.com/traffic
.
Receiving Traffic Data Using Your
Smartphone
Your device can receive subscription-free traffic data while
connected to a smartphone running the Garmin Drive app.
1
Connect your device to the Garmin Drive app (
Live Services,
Traffic, and Smartphone Features
, page 10
).
2
On your Garmin DriveSmart device, select
Settings
>
Traffic
, and verify the
Traffic
check box is selected.
Receiving Traffic Data Using a Traffic
Receiver
NOTICE
Heated (metallized) windshields could degrade the performance
of the traffic receiver.
A traffic receiver receives traffic data from an over-the-air
broadcast signal, where available. To receive over-the-air traffic
data, the device must be connected to vehicle power using a
traffic-compatible power cable. A traffic receiver is included with
some product models (
Traffic
, page 13
). .
Traffic data is not available in all areas. For information about
traffic coverage areas, go to
garmin.com/traffic
.
Connect the device to vehicle power using the traffic
compatible power cable (
Mounting and Powering the Garmin
DriveSmart Device in Your Vehicle
, page 1
).
If your product model includes traffic data, the vehicle power
cable included with your device is traffic compatible.
When you are within a traffic coverage area, your device can
display traffic information and help you avoid traffic delays.
Traffic Receiver Subscriptions
A regional traffic data subscription is included with most traffic
receivers. You can add subscriptions for additional regions to
your traffic receiver. For more information, go to
garmin.com
/traffic
.
Viewing Traffic Subscriptions
Select
Settings
>
Traffic
>
Subscriptions
.
Adding a Subscription
You can purchase traffic subscriptions for other regions or
countries.
1
Select
Settings
>
Traffic
.
2
Select
Subscriptions
>
.
3
Write down the FM traffic receiver unit ID.
4
Go to
www.garmin.com/fmtraffic
to purchase a subscription
and get a 25-character code.
The traffic subscription code cannot be reused. You must
obtain a new code each time you renew your service. If you
own multiple FM traffic receivers, you must obtain a new
code for each receiver.
5
Select
Next
on the device.
6
Enter the code.
7
Select
Done
.
Enabling Traffic
You can enable or disable traffic data.
1
Select
Settings
>
Traffic
.
2
Select the
Traffic
check box.
Viewing Traffic on the Map
The traffic map shows color-coded traffic flow and delays on
nearby roads.
1
From the main menu, select
Apps
>
Traffic
.
2
If necessary, select
>
Legend
to view the legend for the
traffic map.
Searching for Traffic Incidents
1
From the main menu, select
Apps
>
Traffic
.
2
Select
>
Incidents
.
3
Select an item in the list.
4
If there is more than one incident, use the arrows to view
additional incidents.
Voice Command
NOTE:
Voice command is not available for all languages and
regions, and may not be available on all models.
NOTE:
Voice Activated Navigation may not achieve desired
performance when in a noisy environment.
Voice command allows you to use your device by saying words
and commands. The voice command menu provides voice
prompts and a list of available commands.
Setting the Wakeup Phrase
The wakeup phrase is a word or phrase you can say to activate
voice command. The default wakeup phrase is OK Garmin.
TIP:
You can reduce the chance of accidental voice command
activation by using a strong wakeup phrase.
1
Select
Apps
>
Voice Command
>
>
Wake Up Phrase
.
2
Enter a new wakeup phrase.
The device indicates the strength of the wakeup phrase as
you enter the phrase.
3
Select
Done
.
Activating Voice Command
1
Say
OK Garmin
.
The voice command menu appears.
Traffic
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