Garmin nuvi 500 - Manual (Page 31)

nϋvi 500 Series Owner’s Manual 5
Customizing the nüvi
avoidances—select the road types you
want to avoid on your routes.
restore—restore the original navigation
settings.
Display Settings
Touch Tools > Settings > Display .
Color Mode—select Day for a
light background, night for a dark
background, or auto to automatically
switch between the two.
Screen Shot—turn on screen shot mode.
Touch the to take a screen shot.
The picture bitmap file is saved in the
screenshots 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.
Time Settings
Touch Tools > Settings > Time .
Time Format—select a 12-hour,
24-hour, or UTC time format.
Current Time—Use + and - to set the
time in 15-minute increments. Check
automatic to automatically set the time
when your nüvi is receiving satellite
signals.
restore—restore the original time
settings.
Language Settings
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.