Garmin DriveTrack 71 Owners Manual - Page 16
Garmin Live Services, Sending a Location from Your Smartphone, to Your Device, Smart Notifications
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Garmin Live Services Before you can use Garmin Live Services, your device must be connected to Smartphone Link (Pairing with Your Phone and Connecting to Smartphone Link, page 11). Garmin Live Services sends live data to your device, such as traffic conditions, weather, and red light and speed cameras. Some services require a paid subscription. Some services, such as weather, are available as separate apps on your device. Other services, such as traffic, enhance the existing navigation features on your device. Features that require access to Garmin Live Services display the Smartphone Link symbol and may appear only when the device is connected to Smartphone Link. Subscribing to Garmin Live Services Some Garmin DriveTrack Live Services require a paid subscription. In the Smartphone Link app, you can purchase a subscription as an in-app purchase. The subscription is tied to the app store account for your smartphone. 1 On your smartphone, open the Smartphone Link app. 2 Select My Account. A list of available services and subscription prices appears. 3 Select a service. 4 Select the price. 5 Select Subscribe. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the purchase. Sending a Location from Your Smartphone to Your Device You can search for a location using the Smartphone Link app on your phone and send it to your Garmin DriveTrack device. 1 On your smartphone, open the Smartphone Link app. 2 Select an option: • To find a nearby location, select Find Nearby Places, and enter all or part of an address or the name of a place. • To find a nearby Foursquare point of interest, select Foursquare, and select a point of interest from the list. • To choose a location on the map, select Pick Location, and touch the location on the map. • To find an address from your contact list, select Search Contacts, and select a contact name. The selected location appears on the map. 3 Select Send. The Smartphone Link app sends the location to your Garmin DriveTrack. 4 On your Garmin DriveTrack device, select an option: • To start navigating to the location, select Go!. • To view details about the location, or to save the location to your favorites, select . • To accept the location without starting navigation, select OK. The location appears in the recently found locations on your Garmin DriveTrack device. Smart Notifications While your device is connected to the Smartphone Link app, you can view notifications from your smartphone on your Garmin DriveTrack device, such as text messages, incoming calls, and calendar appointments. NOTE: You may need to wait a few minutes to receive notifications on your navigation device after it connects to the Smartphone Link app. appears colored in the Bluetooth settings when smart notifications are connected and active (Bluetooth Feature Status Icons, page 11). Receiving Notifications WARNING Do not read or reply to notifications while driving. Before your Garmin DriveTrack device can receive notifications, you must connect it to your smartphone and to the Smartphone Link app. From most pages, a popup appears when the device receives a notification from your smartphone. If the device is moving, you must verify you are a passenger and not the driver before you can view notifications. NOTE: If you are viewing the map, notifications appear in a map tool. • To ignore a notification, select OK. The popup closes, but the notification remains active on your phone. • To view a notification, select View. • To listen to the notification, select View > Play. The device reads the notification using text-to-speech technology. This feature is not available for all languages. • To perform additional actions, such as dismissing the notification from your phone, select View, and select an option. NOTE: Additional actions are available for only some notification types and must be supported by the app generating the notification. Receiving Notifications while Viewing the Map WARNING Do not read or reply to notifications while driving. Before your Garmin DriveTrack device can receive notifications, you must connect it to your smartphone and to the Smartphone Link app. When you are viewing the map, new notifications appear in a map tool at the edge of the screen. If the device is moving, you must verify you are a passenger and not the driver before you can view notifications. • To ignore a notification, select , or wait for popup to expire. The popup closes, but the notification remains active on your phone. • To view a notification, select the notification text. • To listen to the notification, select Play Message. The device reads the notification using text-to-speech technology. This feature is not available for all languages. • To listen to the notification using a voice command, say Play Message. NOTE: This option is available only when the selected language supports the voice command feature and appears in the map tool. • To perform additional actions, such as dismissing the notification from your phone, select View, and select an option. NOTE: Additional actions are available for only some notification types and must be supported by the app generating the notification. Viewing the List of Notifications You can view a list of all active notifications. 1 Select Apps > Smart Notifications. The list of notifications appears. Unread notifications appear black, and previously read notifications appear gray. 12 Live Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features