Garmin Nuvi 550 Owner's Manual - Page 31

Display Settings, Time Settings, Language Settings, Avoidances, Restore, Color Mode, Screen Shot - battery life

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Avoidances-select the road types you want to avoid on your routes. Restore-restore the original navigation settings. Display Settings Touch Tools > Settings > Display. Color Mode-select Day for a light background, Night for a dark background, or Auto to automatically switch between the two. Screen Shot-turn on screen shot mode. Touch the to take a screen shot. The picture bitmap file is saved in the screenshots folder on the nüvi drive. Brightness-adjust the backlight brightness level. Reducing the backlight brightness increases your battery life. Restore-restore the original display settings. Customizing the nüvi Time Settings Touch Tools > Settings > Time. Time Format-select a 12‑hour, 24‑hour, or UTC time format. Current Time-Use + and ‑ to set the time in 15‑minute increments. Check Automatic to automatically set the time when your nüvi is receiving satellite signals. Restore-restore the original time settings. Language Settings Touch Tools > Settings > Language. Voice-change the language for voice prompts. Text-change all on‑screen text to the selected language. Changing the text language does not change the language of user‑entered data or map data, such as street names. nϋvi 500 Series Owner's Manual 25

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nϋvi 500 Series Owner’s Manual
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Customizing the nüvi
Avoidances
—select the road types you
want to avoid on your routes.
Restore
—restore the original navigation
settings.
Display Settings
Touch
Tools
>
Settings
>
Display
.
Color Mode
—select
Day
for a
light background,
Night
for a dark
background, or
Auto
to automatically
switch between the two.
Screen Shot
—turn on screen shot mode.
Touch the
to take a screen shot.
The picture bitmap file is saved in the
screenshots
folder on the nüvi drive.
Brightness
—adjust the backlight
brightness level. Reducing the backlight
brightness increases your battery life.
Restore
—restore the original display
settings.
Time Settings
Touch
Tools
>
Settings
>
Time
.
Time Format
—select a 12-hour,
24-hour, or UTC time format.
Current Time
—Use + and - to set the
time in 15-minute increments. Check
Automatic
to automatically set the time
when your nüvi is receiving satellite
signals.
Restore
—restore the original time
settings.
Language Settings
Touch
Tools
>
Settings
>
Language
.
Voice
—change the language for voice
prompts.
Text
—change all on-screen text to the
selected language. Changing the text
language does not change the language
of user-entered data or map data, such as
street names.