Garmin c310 User Manual

StreetPilot® c310

owner’s manual

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PREFACE

PREFACE

Congratulations on purchasing the Garmin
get the most out of your new navigation system, take the time to go
through this owner’s manual and learn how to use your unit.

®

StreetPilot® c310. To

• To find an address, see page 4.

• To understand information on

Serial Number

the Map page, see page 11.

Record the serial number (8-digit number on the back of the unit)
in case your c310 needs service or you want to buy more maps.

Serial Number: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Contact Garmin

Contact Garmin if you have any questions or if you should
encounter any difficulty while using your StreetPilot c310.

In the U.S.A, contact Garmin Product Support by phone at

• To adjust the backlight
brightness, see page 15.

• To clean and store your unit,
see pages 25–26.

• To use the practice mode, see

page 18.

• To understand safe mode, see

page 18.

Quick Links

913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM
Central Time; or by e-mail at [e-mail].

In Europe, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. at 44/0870.8501241.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface .............................i

Serial Number ....................... i

Contact Garmin ..................... i

Find It and Go! ................1

Finding Your Destination ........ 1

Following Your Route .............

2

Where To? ...3

Finding a Place by Spelling

the Name ........................ 3

The Where To? Menu .............

Finding an Address ............... 4

Finding a Place Using the Map 5

Browse Map Tips .................. 5

Expanding Your Search .......... 6

3

Setting a Home Location ........ 9

Going Home ............................ 9

Changing Your Home Location ...

9

Finding Recently Found Places 10

Deleting Recently Found Places 10

Viewing the Map

and Other Pages ..........11

Viewing the Map Page ......... 11

Trip Information Page .......... 12

Current Route Page ............. 13

Next Turn Page

and Voice Directions ......... 13

Adding a Detour to a Route .. 14

Stopping Your Route ...........

14

Customizing the c310 ....15

Appendix .......................23

Mounting the c310 on Your

Dashboard ...................... 23

Caring for Your c310 .......... 25

Using an SD Card ............... 27

Using the USB Drivers

and Cable ....................... 27

Updating the c310 Software

and Map Data ................. 28

Resetting

Technical Specifications .......

Battery Information ........... 29

Changing the Fuse .............. 29

Charging the c310 .............. 29

Software

Your c310 ............ 28

29

License Agreement 30

My Locations .............7

Saving Places You Find .......... 7

Finding Saved Places .............

Understanding My Locations ... 7

Editing Saved Places .............

Changing the Name ................. 8

Changing the Map Symbol ........ 8

Deleting Saved Places .............. 8

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Adjusting the Brightness ...... 15

Changing the c310’s Settings

Changing Map Settings ........... 17

Changing System Settings ...... 18

Changing Time ..................... 19

Changing the Color Mode ........ 20

Changing Navigation .............. 21

Changing Language ............... 22

16

Index ............................31

FIND IT AND GO!

FIND IT AND GO!

Use the Garmin StreetPilot c310 to find your destination and go to it!

Finding Your Destination

➊

➍

Touch Where to?

Touch .

➋

➎

Select a category.

Enjoy the route!

➌

Select a destination.

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FIND IT AND GO!

Following Your Route

Follow the route to your destination using the Map page. As you travel, your c310 guides you to your
destination with vocal prompts, turn arrows on the map, and directions at the top of the Map page. If you
depart from the original route, your c310 voice announces that you are off-route and then provides new
route instructions.

Read the driving
instructions at
the top of the
page.

Your route is marked
with a red line.

Follow the arrows
as you take turns.

A checkered
flag marks your
destination.

For more information about using the Map page, see pages 11–14.

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WHERE TO?

WHERE TO?

The Where To?

Finding a Place by Spelling the Name

To enter the name of the place you are looking for, open
the Menu page. Touch Where to? > Spell Name.

➊

Enter a place using
the on-screen
keyboard. Then
touch Done.

➋

Select the place
you want to visit.

Menu

➊

Touch Where to?

➋

You can also spell the name of the place you are looking for to
narrow your search results list. If you do not see the place you
want to visit in your list of search results, you can search for the
place by selecting Spell.

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Select a category.
Touch the arrows
to see more
categories.

WHERE TO?

Finding an Address

To find an address, touch Where to? from the Menu page. Touch Address.

➊

➍

Select a state.

Type the street
name until a list of
streets appears or
touch Done. Select
the street.

➋

➎

Touch Search All
Cities.

If necessary, touch
the address. Touch

.

➌

Type the number
of the address and
touch Done.

Finding an

intersection is
very similar to finding
an address; touch
Intersection and enter
the two street names.

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WHERE TO?

Finding a Place Using the Map

Use the Browse Map page to view different parts of the
map. Touch Where to? > Browse Map.

➊

Touch any object
on the map and
select Info.

Viewing Places on the Map

You can view a place you have found on the Browse Map page.

➊

➋

Touch .

➋

Browse Map Tips

• Touch the arrows to move the
map around.

• Use the
zoom in and out.

• Touch the item you are
looking for. An arrow appears
pointing at the object you
selected.

• Touch
return to the previous screen.

and icons to

Back to

Touch Show Map.

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Touch Back when
you are done.

WHERE TO?

Expanding Your Search

➊

From the Menu
page, touch Where

To? Then touch the
Near button.

Where I Am Now—searches for places near your current
location. Your unit automatically uses this option.

A Different City—searches for places near the city you enter. For

➋

Select one of the
search options.
Touch OK.

Your c310 automatically searches
for places near your current
location.

Tip

example, enter “Denver” to search for places near Denver.

My Current Route—searches for places along the route you are
currently navigating.

My Destination—searches for places near the end of the route
you are currently navigating.

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MY LOCATIONS

MY LOCATIONS

Saving Places You Find

➊

After you have
found a place,
touch Save.

➋

Touch OK to
close the pop­up window.

Finding Saved Places

From the Menu page, touch Where to? > My Locations.

➋➊

Understanding My

Locations

Think of My Locations as a
container that stores all of your
favorite places. You can set your
Home location in My Locations.
You can also find places that you
have recently found.

Touch Favorites. Select the place

you want to visit.

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MY LOCATIONS

Editing Saved Places

After you save a place, you can change the name of the place and
its symbol on the map. From the Menu page, touch Where to? >
My Locations.

Changing the Name

➊

Touch Favorites.

➋

➌ ➍

Touch the Edit button.
The Edit window opens.

Select the place
you want to edit.

Touch a button to
change the name or
the map symbol, or

To change the name of the saved
place, touch Change Name.
Enter the new name using the
on-screen keyboard that appears.
Touch Done.

Changing the Map Symbol

To change the symbol of this place
used on the map, touch Change
Map Symbol. Select a symbol
from the list that appears.

Deleting Saved Places

To delete this saved place, touch
Delete. Then touch Yes.

to delete the item.

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