Garmin Speak with Amazon Alexa, Owner'S Manual

• If you must turn to onto a road to enter your destination, a 

turn symbol appears next to the checkered flag.

• When you stop at your destination, the device automatically 

ends the route. If the device does not detect your arrival 

automatically, you can say, 

Alexa, ask Garmin to stop the 

route

.

Stopping a Route

You can say phrases like these to stop navigating a route.
•

Alexa, ask Garmin to stop the route.

•

Alexa, ask Garmin to stop navigating.

Hands-Free Calling

You device can connect to your smartphone as a hands-free 

calling device.

Setting Up Hands-free Calling

You can set up hands-free calling during the initial device setup 

in the Garmin Speak app. You can also enable it at any time 

from the Garmin Speak app settings.

1

From the Garmin Speak app, select   > 

Audio

.

2

In the 

Phone Calls

 section, select 

Garmin Speak

.

Receiving a Phone Call

Before you can receive a phone call using your Garmin Speak 

device, you must enable hands-free calling for your device 

(

Setting Up Hands-free Calling

, page 5

).

When you receive a phone call, the LED ring flashes magenta, 

and the device displays the contact name or phone number of 

the caller.
• To accept the phone call, press  .

Your phone accepts the call, and you can speak to the caller 

using the Garmin Speak microphones and speaker. If the 

audio cable is connected to your vehicle stereo (

Connecting 

an Auxiliary Audio Cable

, page 2

), the device broadcasts the 

call audio to your vehicle speakers.

• To decline the phone call, press  .

Amazon Alexa Skills and Features

In addition to the navigation features offered by the Garmin skill, 

the Garmin Speak device provides access to many Amazon 

Alexa features, such as playing music, checking the weather, or 

playing news. You can also enable compatible third-party skills 

to add more features to your device.

NOTE: 

Some third-party skills may not be compatible with the 

Garmin Speak device. Device compatibility is determined by the 

skill developer.

Playing Music

You can play streaming music from your Amazon Music library 

and subscriptions, or from compatible streaming music services. 

You can use the Alexa app to add your streaming music service 

accounts (

Adding Music Accounts

, page 5

).

You can play music based on genre, artist, title, album, recent 

releases, and more. You can say phrases like these to play 

music.
•

Alexa, play music.

•

Alexa, play some popular new rock music.

•

Alexa, play my driving music station on Pandora.

Stopping or Resuming Playback

• To stop music or audio playback, say 

Alexa, stop

.

• To resume music or audio playback, say 

Alexa, resume

.

Adding Music Accounts

You can use the Alexa app to connect your Garmin Speak to 

your streaming music service accounts, such as Amazon Music 

service or Pandora

®

 internet radio. Not all streaming music 

services are compatible with the Garmin Speak device.
See the Alexa app documentation on the Amazon web site for 

more information about adding streaming music service 

accounts.

Checking the Weather Forecast

You can say phrases like these to check the weather forecast 

near you or in another area.

Today's weather

: 

Alexa, how's the weather?

Alexa, what's the temperature today?

Future weather

: 

Alexa, will it rain tomorrow?

Alexa, what's the weather this weekend?

Weather in another location

: 

Alexa, what's the weather in 

Atlanta?
Alexa, will it snow in Chicago this weekend?

Enabling Skills

You can enable additional skills by speaking to your Garmin 

Speak device, or by using the Alexa app.
• To enable a skill using your voice, say a phrase like 

Alexa, 

enable the Garmin skill

.

• To browse and enable skills from the Alexa app, select 

Skills 

from the Alexa app menu.

Device Settings in the Garmin Speak 

App

You can use the Garmin Speak app to customize the device 

settings.

Navigation Settings

To change the settings, your Garmin Speak device must be 

turned on and connected to the Garmin Speak app.
From the Garmin Speak app, select   > 

Navigation

.

Units

: Sets the units of measure to use in the app.

Avoidances

: Allows you to select features you want to avoid in 

your routes, such as toll roads, highways, or unpaved roads. 

You can select the check box next to each feature.

Hands-Free Calling

5