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XT Owner’s Manual 41
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Route Preference—select a preference for calculating your route. 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 Off Road to create a direct route to the destination (the route will not
follow roads).
Turn Preview—select Enabled to show a brief preview of upcoming turns or
Disabled.
Avoidance Setup—check the types of roads or areas you want to avoid when creating
routes. Garmin Mobile XT avoids using these items in a route unless there is no
alternative. For more information, see pages 20–21.
Display Settings
Display settings allow you to customize the backlight, software
text language, and color scheme. To change display settings,
select (Menu >) Settings > Display.
Backlight (not available on all phones)—select a backlight
setting.
Text—select a language for the Garmin Mobile XT software.
This does not change the map text.
Color Mode—select Day for a light background with dark text, Night for a dark
background with light text, or Auto for the background to change according to the
time of day.