Garmin dezl OTR700 Owners Manual - Page 21
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Viewing Weather Near a Different City 1 Select Apps > Weather > Current Location. 2 Select an option: • To view weather for a favorite city, select a city in the list. • To add a favorite city, select Add City, and enter a city name. Viewing the Weather Radar Before you can use this feature, your device must be connected to a supported phone running the Garmin Drive app (Live Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features, page 11). 1 Select Apps > Weather Radar. 2 Select to animate the radar map. Viewing Weather Alerts Before you can use this feature, your device must be connected to a supported phone running the Garmin Drive app (Live Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features, page 11). NOTE: This feature is not available in all areas. While you are traveling with your device, weather alerts may appear on the map. You can also view a map of weather alerts near your current location or near a selected city. 1 Select Apps > Weather. 2 If necessary, select a city. 3 Select > Weather Alerts. Checking Road Conditions Before you can use this feature, your device must be connected to a supported phone running the Garmin Drive app (Live Services, Traffic, and Smartphone Features, page 11). You can view weather-related road conditions for the roads in your area, on your route, or in another city. 1 Select Apps > Weather. 2 If necessary, select a city. 3 Select > Road Conditions. Trip Planner You can use the trip planner to create and save a trip, which you can navigate later. This can be useful for planning a delivery route, a vacation, or a road trip. You can edit a saved trip to further customize it, including reordering locations, optimizing the order of stops, adding suggested attractions, and adding shaping points. You can also use the trip planner to edit and save your active route. Planning a Trip A trip can include many destinations, and it must include at least a starting location and one destination. The starting location is the location from which you plan to start your trip. If you start navigating the trip from a different location, the device gives you the option to route to your starting location first. For a round trip, the starting location and final destination can be the same. 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner > New Trip. 2 Select Select Start Location. 3 Choose a location for your starting point, and select Select. 4 Select Select Destination. 5 Choose a location for a destination, and select Select. 6 Select Add Location to add more locations (optional). 7 After you have added all the necessary locations, select Next > Save. 8 Enter a name, and select Done. Editing and Reordering Locations in a Trip 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner > Saved Trips. 2 Select a saved trip. 3 Select a location. 4 Select an option: • To move the location up or down, select , and drag the location to a new position in the trip. • To add a new location after the selected location, select . • To remove the location, select . Optimizing the Order of Destinations in a Trip The device can automatically optimize the order of destinations in your trip to create a shorter, more efficient route. The starting location and final destination are not changed when you optimize the order. While editing a trip, select > Optimize Order. Discovering Attractions Along Your Trip The device can suggest interesting or popular attractions to add to your trip. 1 While editing a trip, select > Suggest Attractions. 2 Select an attraction to view more information. 3 Select Select to add the attraction to your trip. Changing Routing Options for a Trip You can customize how the device calculates the route when you start your trip. 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner > Saved Trips. 2 Select a saved trip. 3 Select the vehicle profile icon, and select the vehicle you plan to use while navigating the trip (optional). 4 Select . 5 Select an option: • To add shaping points to your trip, select Shape Route, and follow the on-screen instructions (Shaping Your Route, page 8). • To change the calculation mode for the trip, select Route Preference (Changing the Route Calculation Mode, page 8). Navigating to a Saved Trip Before you can start navigating a saved trip, the active vehicle profile on the device must match the selected vehicle profile for the trip (Changing Routing Options for a Trip, page 17). If it does not match, the device prompts you to change the vehicle profile before you can start the trip (Switching the Vehicle Profile, page 2). 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner > Saved Trips. 2 Select a saved trip. 3 Select Go!. 4 Select the first location to navigate to, and select Start. The device calculates a route from your current location to the selected location, and then it guides you to the remaining trip destinations in order. Editing and Saving Your Active Route If a route is active, you can use the trip planner to edit and save your route as a trip. 1 Select Apps > Trip Planner > Saved Trips > My Active Route. 2 Edit your route using any of the trip planner features. The route recalculates each time you make a change. 3 Select Save to save your route as a trip, which you can navigate again later (optional). Using the Apps 17