Garmin PowerSwitch App


	Opens the app settings menu
	Enters editing mode to customize the app layout and functions
	Turns off all outputs
Power buttons	Activates each connected output
	Displays input voltage
	Displays the total amperage of the selected Garmin PowerSwitch™ device
	Displays the device name
	Displays Garmin PowerSwitch device tabs and custom layout tabs

Activating a Power Switch

Before you can use the Garmin PowerSwitch app to activate a switch, you must install your Garmin PowerSwitch device in your vehicle and pair it with the Garmin PowerSwitch app.

From the Garmin PowerSwitch app, select a power button to turn a switch on or off.

Turning Off All Switches

Select

Customizing a Button

From the Garmin PowerSwitch app screen, select .

The app enters editing mode.
Select on the button you want to customize.
Select an option:
- To change the name of the button, select the Button Label field, and enter a name.
- To add an icon to the button, select the Icon field, and select an icon.
- To change the button color, select a color.
- To change the button mode, select a button mode.
- To adjust the intensity of the switch, use the slider.
- To set the button to activate with a control input, select a control input.
Select .
Select Done.

Assigning a Switch to a Control Input

Before you can use control input functions, you must connect a control input to your Garmin PowerSwitch device.

You can assign one or more switches to turn on when the Garmin PowerSwitch device receives a signal from a control input.

Select .
Select your Garmin PowerSwitch device.
Select a control input.
Select one or more switches.

Adding a Custom Layout

You can add a custom layout tab to the Garmin PowerSwitch app. Buttons added to a custom layout can control multiple switches at the same time.

From the Garmin PowerSwitch app, select .

The device enters editing mode.
Select .

Adding a Button to a Custom Layout

From the Garmin PowerSwitch app, select a custom layout tab.
Select .

The app enters editing mode.
Select Add Button.
On the new button, select .
Select an option:
- To change the name of the button, select the Button Label field, and enter a name.
- To add an icon to the button, select the Icon field, and select an icon.
- To change the button color, select a color.
Select Add Action.
If necessary, select a Garmin PowerSwitch device and a switch.
Select an action:
- To set the button to turn the switch on or off with each press, select Toggle.
- To set the button to turn on the switch, select Turn On.
- To set the button to turn off the switch, select Turn Off.
Select a button mode:
- To set the button to activate with one touch, select Normal.
- To set the button to activate only while touching the button, select Momentary.
- To set the button to turn on and off repeatedly, select Strobe, and select time intervals.
If applicable, use the slider to set the brightness of lights.
Select .
If necessary, select Add Action to add additional actions for the button.

You can add one action for every switch on the Garmin PowerSwitch device.

Arranging Buttons In a Custom Layout

From the Garmin PowerSwitch app, select a custom layout tab.
Select .

The app enters editing mode.
On the button you want to move, hold , and drag the button to a new location.

Deleting a Custom Layout or Button

From the Garmin PowerSwitch app, select a custom layout tab.
Select .

The app enters editing mode.
Select an option:
- To delete a button, select on the button you want to delete.
- To delete a layout tab, select on the layout tab.

Routines

Routines automate your Garmin PowerSwitch device. When you define a routine on your compatible Garmin^® navigation device, it turns switches on or off automatically when the conditions of the routine are met. For example, you can set a routine to turn on a switch at specific time each day or when your vehicle reaches a specific speed. Routines are available only when using a compatible Garmin navigation device.

Adding a Routine

From the Garmin PowerSwitch app, select > Routines.
If necessary, select Add Routine.
Select When.
Select a trigger:
- To set a switch to trigger when your vehicle reaches a specific speed, select Speed > Next, and follow the on-screen instructions to enter speed thresholds.
- To set a switch to trigger at a specific time each day, select Time > Next, and enter a time.
- To set a switch to trigger at sunrise, select Sunrise.
- To set a switch to trigger at sunset, select Sunset.
Select Add Action.
Select a device, a switch, an action, and a button mode.
If necessary, use the slider to adjust the dimmer.
Select Save.

Editing a Routine

From the Garmin PowerSwitch app, select > Routines.
Select on the routine you want to edit.
Select an option:
- To change the trigger for the routine, select When, and select a trigger.
- To change an action, select on the action you want to change, and update the action.
- To add an action to the routine, select Add Action, and enter information about the action.
Select Save.

Deleting a Routine

From the Garmin PowerSwitch app, select > Routines.
Select on the routine you want to delete.

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