Garmin STREETPILOT C340 Owner’s Manual

StreetPilot® c340

owner’s manual

™

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September 2005 Part Number 190-00437-00 Rev. A

PREFACE

PREFACE

Congratulations on purchasing the Garmin
To 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® c340™.

• To find an address, see page 4.

• To understand information on

Serial Number

the Map page, see page 14.

Record the serial number (8-digit number on the back of the unit)
in case your c340 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 c340.

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

• To adjust the backlight
brightness, see page 18.

• To clean and store your unit,
see pages 28–29.

• To use the practice mode, see

page 21.

• To understand safe mode, see

page 21.

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

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

Finding a Place Using the Map 5

Viewing Places on the Map ........ 5

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

Adding a Stop to Your Route ...

7

My Locations .............8

Saving Places You Find .......... 8

Saving Your

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

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

Changing the Name ............... 11

Changing the Map Symbol ...... 11

Deleting Saved Places ............ 11

Current Location . 9

10
11

Setting a Home Location ...... 12

Going Home .......................... 12

Changing Your Home Location .

12

Appendix .......................26

Finding Recently-Found Places 13

Deleting Recently-Found Places 13

Viewing the Map and Other

Pages ...........................14

Viewing the Map Page ......... 14

Trip Information Page .......... 15

Current Route Page ............. 16

Next Turn Page ................... 16

Adding a Detour to a Route .. 17

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

17

Customizing the c340 ....18

Adjusting the Brightness ...... 18

Changing the c340’s Settings

Changing Map Settings ........... 20

Changing System Settings ...... 21

Changing Time ..................... 22

Changing the Traffic Settings ... 23

Changing Navigation .............. 24

Changing the Language .......... 25

19

Mounting the c340 on

Your Dashboard ...............

26

Removing the c340 and

the Mount ....................... 27

Caring for Your c340 .......... 28

Using an SD Card ............... 30

Purchasing Additional

MapSource® Maps ............ 30

Using the USB Drivers

and Cable ....................... 30

Updating the c340 Software

and Map Data ................. 31

Resetting

Your c340 ............ 31

Custom POIs

(Points of Interest) ..........

Traffic Information with an

FM TMC Traffic Receiver ...

Technical Specifications .......

32

33

36

Battery Information ........... 36

Software

License

Agreement ..................... 37

Index ............................38

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FIND IT AND GO!

FIND IT AND GO!

Use the Garmin StreetPilot c340 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 c340 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 c340 recalculates the route and provides new route instructions.

Read the driving
instructions at
the top of the
page.

Your route is marked
with a magenta line.

Follow the arrows
as you take turns.

For more information about using the Map page, see pages 14–17.

A checkered
flag marks your
destination.

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WHERE TO?

WHERE TO?

Where To? Menu

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.

Touch to enter numbers. Touch to backspace and
delete the last character entered.

➋

Select the place
you want to visit.

➊

Touch Where to?

➋

Touch a category.
Touch the arrows
to see more

If you do not see the place you want to visit in your list of search
results or you want to narrow your search results list, touch Spell
and enter the name or part of the name.

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categories.

WHERE TO?

Finding an Address

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

➊

➍

Select a state.

➋

➎

Type the number
of the address and
touch Done.

➌

Type the street
name until a list
appears or touch

Done.

➏

Select the street. Touch the address, if

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

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Touch a city, if
necessary.

necessary. Touch .

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. Touch any
object on the map and touch . If the GPS is turned off,
touch the Set Loc. button to set your location.

Viewing Places on the Map

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

➊

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
the previous screen.

and icons to

to return 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 Near.

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

➋

Select one of the
search options.
Touch OK.

Your c340 automatically searches
for places near your current
location.

Tip

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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WHERE TO?

Adding a Stop to Your Route

You can add a stop (via point) to your route. The c340 gives you
directions to the via point and then to your final destination.

➊

➌

Search for your
destination. Touch .

➋

➍

Search for the extra
stop you want to
add to your route.



NOTE: You can add
only one via point to

your route.

Touch .

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Touch Yes to add this stop
before your final destination.
Touch No to replace your original
destination with this one.

MY LOCATIONS

MY LOCATIONS

Saving Places You Find

➊

➋

Understanding My

Locations

You can save all of your favorite
places in My Locations. You can
also save your home location in

After you have found
a place, touch Save.

Touch OK to close
the pop-up window.

My Locations.

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MY LOCATIONS

Saving Your Current Location

➊

➌

Touch Where to?

➋

Touch My Locations.

➍

Touch Save.

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Touch Yes.

MY LOCATIONS

Finding Saved Places

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

➊

➌

Touch Where to?

➋

Touch My Locations.

➍

Touch Favorites.

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Select the place
you want to visit.