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Customizing the nüvi, Changing the system settings, Changing the navigation settings – BMW Navigation Portable Plus User Manual

Page 27: Adjusting the display settings

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BMW Navigation Portable Plus Owner’s Manual

Customizing the nüvi

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Customizing the nüvi

1. Touch

Tools

>

Settings

.

2. Touch the setting you want to change.

3. Touch the button below the setting name to

change it.

Changing the System Settings

Touch

Tools

>

Settings

>

System

.

gPS Simulator—enable the simulator to turn

off the GPS mode to simulate navigation and/or

to save battery power.
Usage Mode—specify how you will be

navigating to optimize routes:

automobile

,

Bicycle

, or

Pedestrian

.

Units—change units of measure to

Kilometers

or

Miles

.

Keyboard Layout—select

QWerTY

for a

layout similar to a typewriter, or select

aBCDe

for an alphabetical layout.
about—display your nüvi’s software version

number, unit ID number, and audio version

number. You need this information when

you update the system software or purchase

additional map data (see

page 25

).

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 you would prefer to take on your

routes.
restore—restore the original navigation

settings.

Adjusting the �isplay 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.

Screen Shot—enable Screen Shot mode. Touch

the to take a screen shot. The picture bitmap

file is saved in the

garmin\scrn

folder on the

nüvi drive.
Brightness—adjust the backlight brightness

level. Reducing the backlight brightness

increases your battery life.
restore—restore the original display settings.

Updating the Time Settings

Touch

Tools

>

Settings

>

Time

.