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Garmin settings help please

  • 30-06-2007 8:08am
    #1
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭


    When I set my Garmin Nuvi to bring me to a particular place, on the bottom left of the screen it tells me when I'm going to arrive. Very nice, but not very useful during the journey.

    What *would* be useful is a speed indicator - and if I'm *not* travelling under the Nuvi's instructions, the figure there does tell me my speed.

    Is there any way to change the settings so that corner always shows the speed, and you can click through to see your ETA on a further list of fascinating statistics?

    (As it is, it's unsafe. You look at the road, look at the map, look down at your speedometer - that's two 'looks' that are away from the road. If the speed was on the Nuvi, your eye would take it in at the same time as checking the map.)

    I know you can change this setting on the TomTom, but can you change it on the Garmin?


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  • #2
    eirman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,022 ✭✭✭eirman


    luckat wrote:
    Is there any way to change the settings so that corner always shows the speed, and you can click through to see your ETA on a further list of fascinating statistics?

    No - it cannot be done. You could at times leave the trip meter on display with the very big KPH indicator and go by voice directions.


  • #3
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    Oh, *what* a nuisance. I like to see the map as well as have the directions. Thanks for a definitive answer, Eirman.


  • #4
    Jip
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭Jip


    I know alot of people find the estimated time to arrival useful and I've found it usually fairly accurate too. Plus I have a big speedomoter right in front of me so never find it an issue as the unit tells you the directions anyway. Plus 2 glances aways from the road is not a hue issue unless you're travelling at 200 mph or something.


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