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aera 500 Series Owner’s Manual 29
Customizing the aera
Off Road—to calculate point-to-point
routes (without roads).
Avoidances
—select the road types that you
want to avoid or that you would prefer to
take on your routes.
Restore
—restore the original navigation
settings.
Adjusting the Display
Settings
Touch Tools > Settings > Display.
Color Mode—select Daytime for a
light background, Nighttime for a dark
background, or Auto to automatically switch
between the two.
Screenshot—enable screenshot mode. Touch
to take a screenshot. The picture bitmap
le is saved in the Garmin\Screenshot
folder on the aera drive.
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Brightness—adjust the backlight brightness
level. Reducing the backlight brightness
increases your battery life.
Touchscreen—follow on-screen instructions
to calibrate the touchscreen.
Restore
—restore the original display
settings.
Updating the Time Settings
Touch Tools > Settings > Time.
Time Format—select 12-hour, 24-hour, or
UTC time format.
Current Time—select Automatic to update
the time automatically. When Automatic is
not selected, you can adjust the time in
15-minute increments.
Restore
—restore the original time settings.
Setting the Languages
Touch Tools > Settings > Language.
Voice—change the language for voice
prompts.
Text—change all on-screen text to the
selected language. Changing the text
language does not change the language of
user-entered data or map data, such as street
names.
Keyboard—select the keyboard for your
language. You can also change the keyboard
language from any keyboard by touching the
Lang. button.
Restore
—restore the original languages.