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include ¼, ½, 1, 2, 5, and 15 mile increments. Tapping one choice will cause the router to
regenerate a route that tries to avoid the specified distance or so of the current route. (Remember
that the thumb wheel can be used to perform the selection.)
• On a normal surface street this may cause the router to request an immediate U-turn.
• On a freeway it will initiate a route that takes the next exit.
• It is possible that the route that takes the exit may just route the unit right back on the
freeway, particularly if you were quite a ways from the exit when you tapped it. Selecting
a longer distance will help prevent this.
• But if you see that the freeway is still clogged just press the detour button again when
you get to the crossroads of the interchange. This will cause the router to avoid the
entrance ramp just ahead.
• The detour button is designed to be interactive. It can be pressed as many times as you
wish to try out the alternatives. Each time you press the detour button it starts over
from your current position and does not remember items from the previous time you
pushed the button. It is likely that it may find the original route again under some
conditions.
The detour button can also be used to silence an annoying re-routing message. If you decide to
change the route just be driving off the current route the voice prompt can sometimes take a long
time to determine that you really wanted to change the route. Tapping the detour button will tell
the program of your real intentions.
Other Navigation features
You can also suspend the route if you wish and return to it later by tapping the command
Tools > Navigation > Active Route Guidance. Pressing the detour button will turn it on
again.
When Navigation is on the WayPoint
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unit will warn you about upcoming turns by voice and a
flashing light. If you have the navigation pane on you can see the turn instructions. The amount
and frequency of the announcements are customizable on the Navigation Settings form. The
voice instructions and the flashing light will occur even if you suspend the program to look at
something else or even run a different program.
You can press and hold the status button for a second at any time to hear a message about
the next turn. It will tell you the distance to the turn and direction of the turn.
If, for some reason, the GPS reception is lost the Navigation pane reverts to showing the route
turn instructions so you can continue to use the map and route instructions. A Red panel appears
to alert you to the fact that GPS reception was lost and the doughnut icon showing your last
position will turn red. When GPS reception is regained the navigation will begin from wherever it
finds itself. You might have to tap the banner to get the GPS position back on the screen.