27. Currency Converter

Figure 127: Converting Currency

The Currency Converter is accessed via the Tools menu, and allows you to convert from virtually any currency to any currency.

I could see this being a handy feature when traveling abroad, although it's probably of limited value for every day use here in North America.

Figure 128: Choosing the Currencies for Conversion

Tapping on the currency buttons allows you to set the source and target currency for conversion. The list of currencies is extensive.

Figure 129: Updating the Conversion Rate

The nuvi ships with currency conversion rates pre-programmed, but if you're actually using the converter you'll want to update the conversion rate. Doing so is easy: tap on the Update button and enter the new conversion rate.

Figure 130: Viewing the Conversion Rate

Once you've input the updated conversion rate, tap Save.

28. Unit Converter

Figure 131: Unit Conversion

The nuvi 780 also includes a metrics conversion tool called Unit Converter, accessed via the Tools menu.

Figure 132: Convert Settings Screen

The Unit Converter can be used to convert area, distance, speed, temperature, or volume.

29. Language Guide

Figure 134: Language Guide

The Language Guide translates words and phrases in text and audible speech. The nuvi 780 ships with a trial version of the Language Guide that allows you to translate a few words and see what the guide offers, but to access to the entire guide you'll have to spend an additional $75 and buy the guide from Garmin's website.

The Language Guide is located in the Tools menu.

Supported languages are English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, and the nuvi can provide text-to-speech between any two languages.

Figure 135: Garmin Language Guide

You can choose to either lookup a word or phrase, or translate a word from one language to another.

Figure 136: Using the Language Guide

The optional Language Guide provides translation of individual words, or pre-defined key travel phrases (i.e. "how much does that cost", etc.).

Figure 137: Choosing the Translation Language

The Travel Guide supports bi-directional language translation.

Figure 137: Listening to a Word

The nuvi can perform text-to-speech audio translation so you can hear how to correctly pronounce a word.