Garmin RV 760, Owner'S Manual

GPS Simulator

: Stops the device from receiving a GPS signal, 

and saves battery power.

Route Preferences

To open the Calculation Mode settings page, from the main 

menu, select 

Settings

 > 

Navigation

 > 

Calculation Mode

.

The route calculation is based on road speeds and vehicle 

acceleration data for a given route.

Faster Time

: Calculates routes that are faster to drive but can 

be longer in distance.

Shorter Distance

: Calculates routes that are shorter in distance 

but can take more time to drive.

Less Fuel

: Calculates routes that could use less fuel than other 

routes.

Off Road

: Calculates a direct line from your location to your 

destination.

Display Settings

To open the Display settings page, from the main menu, select 

Settings

 > 

Display

.

Color Mode

: Changes the brightness of the screen. Decreasing 

the brightness can save battery power.

Display Timeout

: Sets the amount of idle time before your 

device enters sleep mode.

Brightness

: Adjusts the display brightness.

Screenshot

: Allows you to take a picture of the device screen. 

Screenshots are saved in the 

Screenshot

 folder of the 

device storage.

Bluetooth Settings

To open the Bluetooth settings, from the main menu, select 

Settings

 > 

Bluetooth

.

Bluetooth

: Enables Bluetooth wireless technology.

Add Phone

: Manages connection between your device and 

wireless headsets with Bluetooth wireless technology.

Friendly Name

: Allows you to enter a friendly name that 

identifies your devices with Bluetooth wireless technology.

Disabling Bluetooth

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

Bluetooth

.

2

Select 

Bluetooth

.

Traffic Settings

To open the traffic settings page, from the main menu, select 

Settings

 > 

Traffic

.

Traffic

: Enables traffic.

Current Provider

: Sets the traffic provider to use for traffic 

data. 

Auto

 selects the best available traffic data 

automatically.

Subscriptions

: Lists current traffic subscriptions.

Optimize Route

: Selects whether to use optimized alternate 

routes automatically or upon request (

page 8

).

Traffic Alerts

: Selects the traffic delay severity for which the 

device displays a traffic alert.

trafficTrends

: Enables the trafficTrends feature (

page 9

).

Units and Time Settings

To open the Units and Time settings page, from the main menu, 

select 

Settings

 > 

Units & Time

.

Current Time

: 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.

Position Format

: Sets the coordinate format and datum used 

for geographical coordinates.

Language and Keyboard Settings

To open the Language and Keyboard settings, from the main 

menu, select 

Settings

 > 

Language & Keyboard

.

Voice Language

: Sets the language for voice prompts.

Text Language

: Sets all on-screen text to the selected 

language.

NOTE: 

Changing the text language does not change the 

language of user-entered data or map data, such as street 

names.

Keyboard Language

: Sets the language for your keyboard.

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.

EULAs

: Displays the end-user license agreements that apply to 

your choice.

NOTE: 

You need this information when you update the 

system software or purchase additional map data.

Travel History

: Allows the device to record information for the 

myTrends, Where I’ve Been, and Trip Log features.

Clear Travel History

: Clears your travel history for the 

myTrends, Where I’ve Been, and Trip Log features.

Proximity Alerts Settings

Select 

Settings

 > 

Proximity Alerts

.

Audio

: Sets the style of alert that plays when you approach 

proximity points.

Alerts

: Sets the type of proximity points for which alerts are 

played.

Restoring Settings

You can restore a category of settings or all settings to the 

factory default values.

1

Select 

Settings

.

2

If necessary, select a settings category.

3

Select   > 

Restore

.

Appendix

Power Cables

Your device can be powered various ways.
• Vehicle power cable
• USB cable
• AC adapter (optional accessory)

Charging the Device

You can charge the battery in the device using any of these 

methods.
• Connect the device to the vehicle power cable.
• Connect the device to a computer using the included USB 

cable.

• Connect the device to an optional power adapter accessory, 

such as a wall power adapter.

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