Garmin 2820 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
44 StreetPilot 2820 Owner’s Manual
CUSTOMIZING THE STREETPILOT 2820
Changing the Navigation Settings
From the Menu page, touch Settings > Navigation.
Vehicle
—specify your vehicle type to optimize the route for your
vehicle because some roads have vehicle-based restrictions.
Preference
—select a preference for route calculations.
Faster Time—routes calculated with this setting are faster to
drive but may be longer in distance.
Shorter Distance—routes calculated with this setting are
shorter in distance but may take more time to drive.
Off Road—creates a direct-line route from your current
location to your destination. This may be useful when you
are travelling outside of detailed map coverage areas, or
where no roads exist.
Ask Preference
—select whether the unit asks for your preference
each time it calculates a route.
Next Turn Pop-up—turn on or off the Next Turn pop-up window.
Auto opens the window as you near the turn.
Off-Route Recalculation—set the way the StreetPilot 2820
responds when you are off the route. You can silence the “off-route,
recalculating” message.
Continuous Auto Routing—turn on or off Continuous Auto
Routing, which allows the StreetPilot 2820 to continually search
for a better route to your destination. This can be useful if a traffic
accident occurs or there are time-restricted turns on the current
route. When Auto is selected, a or a appear on the map
when the StreetPilot 2820 has found a better route than the one you
are currently taking. Touch
or to take the better route.
Avoidance Setup
—see page 20.
Adjusting the Traffic Settings
From the Menu page, touch Settings > Traffic.
Subscriptions—view your traffic subscriptions. Touch the
subscription to display the expiration date. See page 37 for
information about adding a traffic subscription.
Symbols on Map—change the symbols used to indicate the type of
traffic incident. Touch each symbol to set the zoom scale at which
each symbol appears on the map.
Severity on the Map—select the scale at which traffic incidents of
a specific severity are shown on the map.
Audio Notification—turn on or off the audio notification that alerts
you about a traffic incident.