Garmin Drivesmart 55 Owner's Manual page 20

Optimising the order of stops in a trip
The device can automatically optimise the order of stops in your
trip to create a shorter, more efficient route. The starting location
and final destination are not changed when you optimise the
order.
While editing a trip, select
Discovering Attractions Along Your Trip
The device can suggest interesting or popular attractions to add
to your trip.
1
While editing a trip, select
Attractions.
2
Select an attraction to view more information.
3
Select Select to add the attraction to your trip.
Changing routing options for a trip
You can customise how the device calculates the route when
you start your trip.
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Select Apps > Trip Planner > Saved Trips.
2
Select a saved trip.
3
Select > Trip Settings.
4
Select an option:
• To add shaping points to your trip, select Shape Route,
and follow the on-screen instructions
page 8).
• To change the calculation mode for the trip, select Route
Preference (Changing the route calculation mode,
page 8).
Navigating to a favourite trip
1
Select Apps > Trip Planner > Saved Trips.
2
Select a saved trip.
3
Select Go!.
4
Select the first location to navigate to, and select Start.
The device calculates a route from your current location to
the selected location, and then it guides you to the remaining
trip destinations in order.
Editing and saving your active route
If a route is active, you can use the trip planner to edit and save
your route as a trip.
1
Select Apps > Trip Planner > My Active Route.
2
Edit your route using any of the trip planner features.
The route recalculates each time you make a change.
3
Select Save to save your route as a trip, which you can
navigate again later (optional).
photoLive traffic cameras
Before you can use this feature, your device must be connected
to the Garmin Drive app (Live services, traffic and smartphone
features, page 11).
photoLive traffic cameras provide live images of traffic
conditions on major roads and junctions.
The photoLive service is not available in all areas.
Viewing and Saving photoLive Traffic Cameras
You can view live images from nearby traffic cameras. You can
also save traffic cameras for areas you travel frequently.
1
Select Apps > photoLive.
2
Select Touch to Add
3
Select a road.
4
Select a traffic camera location.
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> Optimise Order.
> Trip Settings > Suggest
(Shaping your route,
A preview of the live image from the camera appears next to
a map of the camera's location. You can select the image
preview to view the full-sized image.
5 Select Save to save the camera (optional).
A thumbnail image preview of the camera is added to the
main screen of the photoLive app.
Viewing photoLive Traffic Cameras on the Map
The photoLive map tool shows traffic cameras from the road
ahead of you.
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From the map, select > photoLive.
The device shows the live image from the nearest traffic
camera on the road ahead, along with the distance to the
camera. When you pass the camera, the device loads the
live image of the next camera on the road.
2
If no cameras are found for the road, select Find Cameras to
view or save nearby traffic cameras (optional).
Saving a traffic camera
1
Select Apps > photoLive.
2
Select Touch to Add.
3
Select a road.
4
Select a junction.
5
Select Save.
Viewing Previous Routes and Destinations
Before you can use this feature, you must enable the travel
history feature (Device and privacy settings, page
You can view your previous routes and places where you have
stopped on the map.
Select Apps > Where I've Been.
Garmin DriveSmart settings
Map and vehicle settings
Select Settings > Map & Vehicle.
Vehicle: sets the vehicle icon that represents your position on
the map.
Driving Map View: sets the perspective on the map.
Map Detail: sets the level of detail on the map. More detail may
cause the map to be drawn more slowly.
Map Theme: changes the colour of the map data.
Map Tools: sets the shortcuts that appear in the map tools
menu.
Map Layers: sets the data that appears on the map page
(Customising the map layers, page
Auto Zoom: automatically selects the zoom level for optimal use
of your map. When disabled, you must zoom in or out
manually.
myMaps: sets which installed maps the device uses.
Enabling maps
You can enable map products installed on your device.
TIP: to purchase additional map products, go to
http://buy.garmin.com.
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Select Settings > Map & Vehicle > myMaps.
2
Select a map.
Navigation settings
Select Settings.
Route Preview: shows a preview of the major roads in your
route when you start navigation.
Calculation Mode: sets the route calculation method.
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Garmin DriveSmart settings