Garmin dezl 770LMTHD Owners Manual - Page 21

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Restricted Mode: Disables all functions that require significant operator attention and could become a distraction while driving. GPS Simulator: Stops the device from receiving a GPS signal, and saves battery power. Calculation Mode Settings Select Settings > Navigation > Calculation Mode. The route calculation is based on road speeds and vehicle acceleration data for a given route. Faster Time: Calculates routes that are faster to drive but can be longer in distance. Shorter Distance: Calculates routes that are shorter in distance but can take more time to drive. Less Fuel: Calculates routes that could use less fuel than other routes. Off Road: Calculates a direct line from your location to your destination. Setting a Simulated Location If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use the GPS to set a simulated location. 1 Select Settings > Navigation > GPS Simulator. 2 From the main menu, select View Map. 3 Tap the map twice to select an area. The address of the location appears at the bottom of the screen. 4 Select the location description. 5 Select Set Location. Bluetooth Settings Select Settings > Bluetooth. Bluetooth: Enables Bluetooth wireless technology. Search for Devices: Searches for nearby Bluetooth devices. Friendly Name: Allows you to enter a friendly name that identifies your device on other devices with Bluetooth wireless technology. Disabling Bluetooth 1 Select Settings > Bluetooth. 2 Select Bluetooth. Display Settings To open the Display settings page, from the main menu, select Settings > Display. Color Mode: Sets the device to display day or night colors. You can select Auto to allow the device to automatically set day or night colors based on the time of day. Brightness: Adjusts the display brightness. Display Timeout: Sets the amount of idle time before your device enters sleep mode. Screenshot: Allows you to take a picture of the device screen. Screenshots are saved in the Screenshot folder of the device storage. Traffic Settings To open the traffic settings page, from the main menu, select Settings > Traffic. Traffic: Enables traffic. Current Provider: Sets the traffic provider to use for traffic data. Auto selects the best available traffic data automatically. Subscriptions: Lists current traffic subscriptions. Optimize Route: Selects whether to use optimized alternate routes automatically or upon request (Avoiding Traffic Delays on Your Route). Traffic Alerts: Selects the traffic delay severity for which the device displays a traffic alert. Units and Time Settings To open the Units and Time settings page, from the main menu, select Settings > Units & Time. Current Time: Sets the device time. Time Format: Allows you to select a 12-hour, 24-hour, or UTC display time. Units: Sets the unit of measure used for distances. Position Format: Sets the coordinate format and datum used for geographical coordinates. Setting the Time 1 From the main menu, select the time. 2 Select an option: • To set the time automatically using GPS information, select Automatic. • To set the time manually, drag the numbers up or down. Language and Keyboard Settings To open the Language and Keyboard settings, from the main menu, select Settings > Language & Keyboard. Voice Language: Sets the language for voice prompts. Text Language: Sets all on-screen text to the selected language. NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the language of user-entered data or map data, such as street names. Keyboard Language: Enables keyboard languages. Proximity Alerts Settings NOTE: You must have custom points of interest (POIs) loaded for proximity points alerts to display. Select Settings > Proximity Alerts. Audio: Sets the style of alert that plays when you approach proximity points. Alerts: Sets the type of proximity points for which alerts are played. Device and Privacy Settings To open the device settings, select Settings > Device. About: Displays the software version number, the unit ID number, and information on several other software features. EULAs: Displays the end-user license agreements. NOTE: You need this information when you update the system software or purchase additional map data. Position Reporting: Shares your position information with Garmin to improve content. Travel History: Allows the device to record information for the myTrends, Where I've Been, and Trip Log features. Clear Travel History: Clears your travel history for the myTrends, Where I've Been, and Trip Log features. Restoring Settings You can restore a category of settings or all settings to the factory default values. 1 Select Settings. 2 If necessary, select a settings category. Customizing the Device 17

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Restricted Mode
: Disables all functions that require significant
operator attention and could become a distraction while
driving.
GPS Simulator
: Stops the device from receiving a GPS signal,
and saves battery power.
Calculation Mode Settings
Select
Settings
>
Navigation
>
Calculation Mode
.
The route calculation is based on road speeds and vehicle
acceleration data for a given route.
Faster Time
: Calculates routes that are faster to drive but can
be longer in distance.
Shorter Distance
: Calculates routes that are shorter in distance
but can take more time to drive.
Less Fuel
: Calculates routes that could use less fuel than other
routes.
Off Road
: Calculates a direct line from your location to your
destination.
Setting a Simulated Location
If you are indoors or not receiving satellite signals, you can use
the GPS to set a simulated location.
1
Select
Settings
>
Navigation
>
GPS Simulator
.
2
From the main menu, select
View Map
.
3
Tap the map twice to select an area.
The address of the location appears at the bottom of the
screen.
4
Select the location description.
5
Select
Set Location
.
Bluetooth Settings
Select
Settings
>
Bluetooth
.
Bluetooth
: Enables Bluetooth wireless technology.
Search for Devices
: Searches for nearby Bluetooth devices.
Friendly Name
: Allows you to enter a friendly name that
identifies your device on other devices with Bluetooth
wireless technology.
Disabling Bluetooth
1
Select
Settings
>
Bluetooth
.
2
Select
Bluetooth
.
Display Settings
To open the Display settings page, from the main menu, select
Settings
>
Display
.
Color Mode
: Sets the device to display day or night colors. You
can select Auto to allow the device to automatically set day or
night colors based on the time of day.
Brightness
: Adjusts the display brightness.
Display Timeout
: Sets the amount of idle time before your
device enters sleep mode.
Screenshot
: Allows you to take a picture of the device screen.
Screenshots are saved in the Screenshot folder of the device
storage.
Traffic Settings
To open the traffic settings page, from the main menu, select
Settings
>
Traffic
.
Traffic
: Enables traffic.
Current Provider
: Sets the traffic provider to use for traffic data.
Auto selects the best available traffic data automatically.
Subscriptions
: Lists current traffic subscriptions.
Optimize Route
: Selects whether to use optimized alternate
routes automatically or upon request (
Avoiding Traffic Delays
on Your Route
).
Traffic Alerts
: Selects the traffic delay severity for which the
device displays a traffic alert.
Units and Time Settings
To open the Units and Time settings page, from the main menu,
select
Settings
>
Units & Time
.
Current Time
: Sets the device time.
Time Format
: Allows you to select a 12-hour, 24-hour, or UTC
display time.
Units
: Sets the unit of measure used for distances.
Position Format
: Sets the coordinate format and datum used
for geographical coordinates.
Setting the Time
1
From the main menu, select the time.
2
Select an option:
To set the time automatically using GPS information,
select
Automatic
.
To set the time manually, drag the numbers up or down.
Language and Keyboard Settings
To open the Language and Keyboard settings, from the main
menu, select
Settings
>
Language & Keyboard
.
Voice Language
: Sets the language for voice prompts.
Text Language
: Sets all on-screen text to the selected
language.
NOTE:
Changing the text language does not change the
language of user-entered data or map data, such as street
names.
Keyboard Language
: Enables keyboard languages.
Proximity Alerts Settings
NOTE:
You must have custom points of interest (POIs) loaded
for proximity points alerts to display.
Select
Settings
>
Proximity Alerts
.
Audio
: Sets the style of alert that plays when you approach
proximity points.
Alerts
: Sets the type of proximity points for which alerts are
played.
Device and Privacy Settings
To open the device settings, select
Settings
>
Device
.
About
: Displays the software version number, the unit ID
number, and information on several other software features.
EULAs
: Displays the end-user license agreements.
NOTE:
You need this information when you update the
system software or purchase additional map data.
Position Reporting
: Shares your position information with
Garmin to improve content.
Travel History
: Allows the device to record information for the
myTrends, Where I’ve Been, and Trip Log features.
Clear Travel History
: Clears your travel history for the
myTrends, Where I’ve Been, and Trip Log features.
Restoring Settings
You can restore a category of settings or all settings to the
factory default values.
1
Select
Settings
.
2
If necessary, select a settings category.
Customizing the Device
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