Changing The Route Calculation Mode; Display Settings; Changing The Color Mode; Traffic Settings - Kenwood DNX997XR Instruction Manual

Custom Avoidances: Allows you to avoid
specific roads or areas.
Advanced Detours: Sets the length of a
detour.
Safe Mode: Disables all functions that
require significant operator attention and
could become a distraction while driving.
Voice Prompts: Enables voice prompts.
GPS Simulator: Stops the device from
receiving GNSS signals.
Changing the Route Calculation
Mode
1
Select Settings > Navigation >
Calculation Mode.
2
Select an option:
• Select Faster Time to calculate routes
that are faster to drive but can be
longer in distance.
• Select Shorter Distance to calculate
routes that are shorter in distance but
can take more time to drive.
• Select Less Fuel to calculate routes
that are more fuel-efficient.
3
Select Save.

Display Settings

Select Settings > Display.
Color Mode: Allows the device to display
day or night colors.

Changing the Color Mode

1
Select Settings > Display > Color
Mode.
2
Select an option:
• To use a light background, select Day.
• To use a dark background, select
Night.
• To allow the device to display day or
night colors automatically, based on
the time of day, select Auto.

Traffic Settings

From the main menu, select Settings >
Traffic.
Traffic: Enables traffic.
trafficTrends™: Enables the trafficTrends
feature (trafficTrends).
Customizing the Device
Traffic Voice Prompts: Enables voice
prompts for traffic events.

trafficTrends

When the trafficTrends feature is enabled,
your device uses historic traffic data to
calculate more-efficient routes.
NOTE: Different routes may be calculated
based on traffic trends for the day of the
week or the time of day.

Disabling trafficTrends

To prevent your device from recording traffic
data, you must disable trafficTrends.
Select Settings > Traffic >
trafficTrends™.

Units and Time Settings

To open the Units and Time settings page,
from the main menu, select Settings >
Units & Time.
Current: Sets the device time.
Time Format: Allows you to select a 12-
hour, 24-hour, or UTC display time.
Units: Sets the unit of measure used for
distances.
Language and Keyboard
Settings
To open the Language and Keyboard
settings, from the main menu, select
Settings > Language & Keyboard.
NOTE: To change the text language
settings, see the KENWOOD system
instruction manual.
Voice Language: Sets the language for
voice prompts.
Keyboard Language: Sets the language for
your keyboard.
Keyboard Layout: Sets the keyboard
layout.

Device and Privacy Settings

To open the Device settings page, from the
main menu, select Settings > Device.
About: Displays the software version
number, the unit ID number, and
information on several other software
™
features.
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