Garmin nuvi 150 series, Owner'S Manual

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If necessary, open a folder or volume.
3
Select a file.
4
Press the Delete key on your keyboard.
Customizing the Device
Map and Vehicle Settings
To open the Map and Vehicle settings, from the main menu,
select Settings > Map & Vehicle .
Vehicle : Changes the icon to represent your position on the
map. Go to www.garmingarage.com for more icons.
Driving Map View : Sets the perspective on the map.
Pedestrian Map View : Sets the perspective on the map.
Map Detail : Sets the level of detail on the map. More detail may
cause the map to draw slower.
Map Theme : Changes the color of the map data.
Map Buttons : Sets which buttons are included on the map. You
can include up to three buttons.
Map Layers : Sets the data that appears on the map page
( Customizing the Map Layers ).
Dashboards : Sets the map dashboard layout.
myMaps : Sets which installed maps the device uses.
Enabling Maps
You can enable map products installed on your device.
TIP: To purchase additional map products, go to
http://buy.garmin.com .
1 Select Settings > Map & Vehicle > myMaps .
2
Select a map.
Navigation Settings
To open the Navigation settings page, from the main menu,
select Settings > Navigation .
Calculation Mode : Sets route preference.
Avoidances : Sets road features to avoid on a route.
Custom Avoidances : Allows you to avoid specific roads or
areas.
Advanced Detours : Allows you to select the length of a detour.
Limit Walking : Controls the maximum walking distance
included in the pedestrian route.
Public Transit : Enables or disables transit types.
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.
Calculation Mode
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 : 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.
Capturing Screenshots
1
Select Settings > Display .
2
Select the Screenshot check box.
3
Select to take a screenshot.
The picture file is saved in the screenshots folder on the device
drive.
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.
About Traffic Subscriptions
You can purchase additional subscriptions or a renewal if your
subscription expires. Go to http://www.garmin.com/traffic .
Viewing Traffic Subscriptions
Select Settings > Traffic > Subscriptions .
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.
Language and Keyboard Settings
To open the Language and Keyboard settings page, 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.
Keyboard Layout : Sets the keyboard layout.
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.
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