Garmin nuvi 2797LMT Owner's Manual - Page 17

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Safe 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. Route Preferences To open the Calculation Mode settings page, from the main menu, 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. Display Settings To open the Display settings page, from the main menu, select Settings > Display. Color Mode: Changes the brightness of the screen. Decreasing the brightness can save battery power. Display Timeout: Sets the amount of idle time before your device enters sleep mode. Brightness: Adjusts the display brightness. Screenshot: Allows you to take a picture of the device screen. Screenshots are saved in the Screenshot folder of the device storage. Bluetooth Settings To open the Bluetooth settings, from the main menu, select Settings > Bluetooth. Bluetooth: Enables Bluetooth wireless technology. Add Phone: Manages connection between your device and wireless headsets with Bluetooth wireless technology. Friendly Name: Allows you to enter a friendly name that identifies your devices with Bluetooth wireless technology. Disabling Bluetooth 1 Select Settings > Bluetooth. 2 Select Bluetooth. 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 (page 7). Traffic Alerts: Selects the traffic delay severity for which the device displays a traffic alert. trafficTrends: Enables the trafficTrends feature (page 8). 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. 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: Sets the language for your keyboard. Device and Privacy Settings To open the Device settings page, from the main menu, 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 that apply to your choice. NOTE: You need this information when you update the system software or purchase additional map data. 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. Proximity Alerts Settings 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. 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. 3 Select > Restore. Appendix Power Cables Your device can be powered various ways. • Vehicle power cable • USB cable • AC adapter (optional accessory) Charging the Device You can charge the battery in the device using any of these methods. • Connect the device to the vehicle power cable. • Connect the device to a computer using the included USB cable. • Connect the device to an optional power adapter accessory, such as a wall power adapter. Appendix 13

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Safe 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.
Route Preferences
To open the Calculation Mode settings page, from the main
menu, 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.
Display Settings
To open the Display settings page, from the main menu, select
Settings
>
Display
.
Color Mode
: Changes the brightness of the screen. Decreasing
the brightness can save battery power.
Display Timeout
: Sets the amount of idle time before your
device enters sleep mode.
Brightness
: Adjusts the display brightness.
Screenshot
: Allows you to take a picture of the device screen.
Screenshots are saved in the
Screenshot
folder of the
device storage.
Bluetooth Settings
To open the Bluetooth settings, from the main menu, select
Settings
>
Bluetooth
.
Bluetooth
: Enables Bluetooth wireless technology.
Add Phone
: Manages connection between your device and
wireless headsets with Bluetooth wireless technology.
Friendly Name
: Allows you to enter a friendly name that
identifies your devices with Bluetooth wireless technology.
Disabling Bluetooth
1
Select
Settings
>
Bluetooth
.
2
Select
Bluetooth
.
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 (
page 7
).
Traffic Alerts
: Selects the traffic delay severity for which the
device displays a traffic alert.
trafficTrends
: Enables the trafficTrends feature (
page 8
).
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.
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
: Sets the language for your keyboard.
Device and Privacy Settings
To open the Device settings page, from the main menu, 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 that apply to
your choice.
NOTE:
You need this information when you update the
system software or purchase additional map data.
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.
Proximity Alerts Settings
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.
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.
3
Select
>
Restore
.
Appendix
Power Cables
Your device can be powered various ways.
Vehicle power cable
USB cable
AC adapter (optional accessory)
Charging the Device
You can charge the battery in the device using any of these
methods.
Connect the device to the vehicle power cable.
Connect the device to a computer using the included USB
cable.
Connect the device to an optional power adapter accessory,
such as a wall power adapter.
Appendix
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