Garmin aera 500 Automotive Owner's Manual - Page 36

Changing the Map Settings, Adding Security, Map Detail, Map View, Track Up, North Up, Vehicle - dimensions

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Customizing the aera Changing the Map Settings Touch Tools > Settings > Map. Map Detail-adjust the amount of detail shown on the map. Showing more detail may cause the map to redraw slower. Map View-select a map perspective. • Track Up-display the map in two dimensions (2-D) with your direction of travel at the top. • North Up-display the map in 2-D with North at the top. • 3-D-display the map in three dimensions (3-D) in Track Up. Vehicle-touch Change to change the icon used to display your position on the map. Touch the icon you want to use, and then touch OK. Download additional vehicle icons at www.garmingarage.com. Trip Log-show or hide the log of your travels. To clear your trip log, touch Tools > My Data > Clear Trip Log. Map Info-view the maps loaded on your aera and their versions. Touch a map to enable (check mark) or disable (no check mark) that map. Restore-restore the original map settings. Changing Weather Settings Weather information is only available when you have an XM subscription and the GXM 40 antenna is attached. See page 16. Touch Tools > Weather. Weather On Map-show or hide weather conditions on the Map page. Restore-restore the original weather settings. NOTE: An XM signal is required to view weather information on the map. See page 16 for more information. NOTE: Weather information does not appear when the map view is set to 3-D. Adding Security Touch Tools > Settings > Security. Garmin Lock-turn on Garmin Lock™ to lock your aera. Enter a 4-digit PIN, and set a security location. For more information, see page 33. Safe Mode-turn safe mode on or off. When your vehicle is moving, safe mode disables all functions that require significant operator attention and could become a distraction while driving. Restore-restore the original security settings. Restoring the security settings does not clear your Garmin Lock PIN or security location. 30 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual

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aera 500 Series Owner’s Manual
Customizing the aera
Changing the Map Settings
Touch
Tools
>
Settings
>
Map
.
Map Detail
—adjust the amount of detail
shown on the map. Showing more detail may
cause the map to redraw slower.
Map View
—select a map perspective.
Track Up
—display the map in two
dimensions (2-D) with your direction of
travel at the top.
North Up
—display the map in 2-D with
North at the top.
3-D
—display the map in three
dimensions (3-D) in Track Up.
Vehicle
—touch
Change
to change the icon
used to display your position on the map.
Touch the icon you want to use, and then
touch
OK
. Download additional vehicle
icons at
www.garmingarage.com
.
Trip Log
—show or hide the log of your
travels. To clear your trip log, touch
Tools
>
My Data
>
Clear Trip Log
.
Map Info
—view the maps loaded on your
aera and their versions. Touch a map to
enable (check mark) or disable (no check
mark) that map.
Restore
—restore the original map settings.
Changing Weather Settings
Weather information is only available when
you have an XM subscription and the GXM
40 antenna is attached. See
page 16.
Touch
Tools
>
Weather
.
Weather On Map
—show or hide weather
conditions on the Map page.
Restore
—restore the original weather
settings.
NOTE
: An XM signal is required to view
weather information on the map. See
page 16
for more information.
NOTE
: Weather information does not appear
when the map view is set to 3-D.
Adding Security
Touch
Tools
>
Settings
>
Security
.
Garmin Lock
—turn on Garmin Lock
to
lock your aera. Enter a 4-digit PIN, and set a
security location. For more information, see
page 33
.
Safe Mode
—turn safe mode on or off. When
your vehicle is moving, safe mode disables
all functions that require significant operator
attention and could become a distraction
while driving.
Restore
—restore the original security
settings. Restoring the security settings does
not clear your Garmin Lock PIN or security
location.