Display Settings; Using The Backlight; Customizing The Glances; Customizing The Widget Loop - Garmin EDGE 540 Owner's Manual

Display Settings

Select > System > Display.
Auto Brightness: Automatically adjusts the backlight brightness based on the ambient light.
Brightness: Sets the backlight brightness.
Backlight Timeout: Sets the length of time before the backlight turns off.
Color Mode: Sets the device to display day or night colors. You can select the Auto option to allow the device to
set day or night colors automatically based on the time of day.
Screen Capture: Allows you to save the image on the device screen when you press

Using the Backlight

You can select any key to turn on the backlight.
NOTE: You can adjust the backlight timeout
1 Select > System > Display.
2 Select an option:
• To allow the device to automatically adjust the brightness based on the ambient light, enable Auto
Brightness.
• To manually adjust the brightness, disable Auto Brightness, select Brightness, and select

Customizing the Glances

1 Scroll to the bottom of the home screen.
2 Select .
3 Select an option:
• Select Add Glances to add a glance to the glance loop.
• Select a glance, and select Reorder to change the location of the glance in the glance loop.
• Select a glance, and select Remove to remove the glance from the glance loop.

Customizing the Widget Loop

You can change the order of widgets in the widget loop, remove widgets, and add new widgets.
1 Select > System > Widgets.
2 Select an option:
• Select Add Widgets to add a widget to the widget loop.
• Select a widget, and select Reorder to change the location of the widget in the widget loop.
• Select a widget, and select Remove to remove the widget from the widget loop.

Data Recording Settings

Select > System > Data Recording.
Cadence Averaging: Controls whether the device includes zero values for cadence data that occur when you are
not pedaling (Data Averaging for Cadence or Power,
Power Averaging: Controls whether the device includes zero values for power data that occur when you are not
pedaling (Data Averaging for Cadence or Power,
Log HRV: Sets the device to record your heart rate variability during an activity.

Changing the Units of Measure

You can customize units of measure for distance and speed, elevation, temperature, weight, position format,
and time format.
1 Select > System > Units.
2 Select a measurement type.
3 Select a unit of measure for the setting.
Customizing Your Device
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