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Route Preference-allows the unit to calculate a route for: • Faster Time-routes calculated are faster to drive, but can be longer in distance. • Shorter Distance-routes calculated are shorter in distance but can take more time to drive. • Off Road-creates a direct line from your current location to your destination. This is useful when you are travelling outside of detailed map coverage areas or where no roads exist. Ask My Preference-determines whether you are asked to select a route preference before route calculations. Calculation Method-sets how the unit searches for the route. • Quickest Calculation-calculates the route the quickest, but it might not produce the best route. • Quick Calculation-takes more time to calculate, but generates a better quality route. • Better Route-generates an even better quality route, but uses a longer calculation time. • Best Route-generates the optimal route, but takes the longest time to calculate. Main Menu > Setup Tab Calculate Routes for-sets route calculation for the particular vehicle you are operating to optimize the route for your vehicle type; some roads have vehicle-based restrictions. Avoid-allows you to avoid certain road types and maneuvers on your route. The unit uses these road types only if alternative routes take you too far out of your way or if no other road is available. Custom Avoids-allows you to enter specific areas and roads that you would like to avoid in your navigation. Refer to page 62 for information on creating custom avoids. Custom Road Prefs-allows you to avoid or use Major, Medium, and Minor roads using a slider scale. This is especially nice if you want to avoid major highways, for example. Guidance Sub Tab To open the Guidance sub tab, press Menu twice to open the Main Menu. Select Setup from the vertical tab list. Then select Guidance from the row of tabs along the top of the page. GPSMAP 496 Owner's Manual 111

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GPSMAP 496 Owner’s Manual
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M
AIN
M
ENU
>
S
ETUP
T
AB
Route Preference
—allows the unit to calculate a route for:
Faster Time
—routes calculated are faster to drive, but can be
longer in distance.
Shorter Distance
—routes calculated are shorter in distance
but can take more time to drive.
Off Road
—creates a direct line from your current location
to your destination. This is useful when you are travelling
outside of detailed map coverage areas or where no roads
exist.
Ask My Preference
—determines whether you are asked to select a
route preference before route calculations.
Calculation Method
—sets how the unit searches for the route.
Quickest Calculation
—calculates the route the quickest, but
it might not produce the best route.
Quick Calculation
—takes more time to calculate, but
generates a better quality route.
Better Route
—generates an even better quality route, but
uses a longer calculation time.
Best Route
—generates the optimal route, but takes the
longest time to calculate.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Calculate Routes for
—sets route calculation for the particular
vehicle you are operating to optimize the route for your vehicle type;
some roads have vehicle-based restrictions.
Avoid
—allows you to avoid certain road types and maneuvers on
your route. The unit uses these road types only if alternative routes
take you too far out of your way or if no other road is available.
Custom Avoids
—allows you to enter specific areas and roads that
you would like to avoid in your navigation. Refer to
page 62
for
information on creating custom avoids.
Custom Road Prefs
—allows you to avoid or use
Major
,
Medium
,
and
Minor
roads using a slider scale. This is especially nice if you
want to avoid major highways, for example.
Guidance Sub Tab
To open the Guidance sub tab, press
MENU
twice to open the Main
Menu. Select
Setup
from the vertical tab list. Then select
Guidance
from the row of tabs along the top of the page.