Garmin nuvi 5000 Owner's Manual - Page 36

Customizing your nüvi, Changing the System Settings, Changing the System, Settings - updates

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Customizing the nüvi Customizing your nüvi 1. Touch Tools > Settings. 2. Touch the setting you want to change. tip: Touch on any Settings page to view the Help topic for that setting. Changing the System Settings Touch Tools > Settings > System. GPS Simulator-enable the simulator to turn off the GPS mode to simulate navigation. Units-change units of measure to miles or kilometers. Keyboard-select QWERTY for a layout similar to a typewriter, or select ABCDE for an alphabetical layout. About-display the software version number, the unit ID number, and the audio version number of your nüvi. 30 You need this information when you update the system software or purchase additional map data (see page 37). Restore-restore the system settings. Changing the Navigation Settings Touch Tools > Settings > Navigation. Route Preference-select a preference for calculating your route: • Faster Time-to calculate routes that are faster to drive but can be longer in distance. • Shorter Distance-to calculate routes that are shorter in distance but can take more time to drive. • Off Road-to calculate point-topoint routes (without roads). Avoidances-select the road types you want to avoid or not avoid on your routes. nüvi 5000 Owner's Manual

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nüvi 5000 Owner’s Manual
Customizing the nüvi
Customizing your
nüvi
1. Touch
Tools
>
Settings
.
2. Touch the setting you want to change.
TIP:
Touch
on any Settings page
to view the Help topic for that setting.
Changing the System
Settings
Touch
Tools
>
Settings
>
System
.
GPS Simulator
—enable the simulator
to turn off the GPS mode to simulate
navigation.
Units
—change units of measure to miles
or kilometers.
Keyboard
—select
QWERTY
for a
layout similar to a typewriter, or select
ABCDE
for an alphabetical layout.
About
—display the software version
number, the unit ID number, and the
audio version number of your nüvi.
You need this information when you
update the system software or purchase
additional map data (see
page 37
).
Restore
—restore the system settings.
Changing the Navigation
Settings
Touch
Tools
>
Settings
>
Navigation
.
Route Preference
—select a preference
for calculating your route:
Faster Time
—to calculate routes that
are faster to drive but can be longer in
distance.
Shorter Distance
—to calculate
routes that are shorter in distance but
can take more time to drive.
Off Road
—to calculate point-to-
point routes (without roads).
Avoidances
—select the road types
you want to avoid or not avoid on your
routes.