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October 2010 Part Number 190-01069-00 Rev. B Printed in Taiwan Introduction
See the Important Safety and Manual Conventions Product Information guide in When you are instructed to “touch” the product box for product something, use your finger to touch warnings and other important that item on the screen. information. The small arrows (>) used in the Introduction text indicate that you should touch a series of items in order. For example, if you see, “Touch Where To? Tips and Shortcuts > Tracks,” you should touch the • Touch or to scroll and Where To? button on the screen, and see more choices. then touch Tracks. • Touch to return to the previous screen. • Touch to return to the Main menu. • Touch or on the Map page to zoom in or zoom out. • Touch to accept a change. • Touch to search near a location. • Touch to view the keyboard.
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual i Introduction
Table of Contents Bearing and Course Pointers... 10 Introduction...... i Managing Waypoints, Tips and Shortcuts...... i Routes, and Tracks...... 12 Manual Conventions...... i Modifying Waypoints...... 12 Getting Started...... 1 Creating Routes...... 13 Product Registration...... 1 Viewing Stored Routes...... 13 Contact Garmin...... 1 Editing and Deleting Routes..... 13 Optional Accessories...... 1 Viewing the Active Route...... 14 Caring for the Dakota...... 1 Managing Tracks...... 14 Battery Information...... 2 Additional Tools...... 16 Turning On and Off the Dakota.. 2 Elevation Plot...... 16 Adjusting the Backlight Level..... 3 Sharing Information Locking the Screen...... 3 Wirelessly...... 17 Acquiring GPS Satellite Calculating the Size of an Signals...... 3 Area...... 17 Basic Navigation...... 4 Other Tools...... 17 Accessing Applications Monitoring Satellite from the Main Menu...... 4 Reception...... 18 Creating Waypoints...... 4 Trip Computer...... 19 Navigating to a Destination...... 5 GPS Games...... 20 Stop Navigating...... 7 Geocaches...... 20 Using the Map ...... 7 Using the Compass...... 9 Customizing the Dakota.... 21 ii Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Introduction
Changing the Profile...... 21 Transferring Files to Your Setting Up Profiles...... 21 Computer...... 34 Using System Setup...... 22 Loading and Deleting Files...... 35 Customizing the Display...... 22 Optimizing Battery Life...... 36 Map Setup...... 23 Restoring Factory Default Track Setup...... 24 Settings...... 36 Customizing the Main Menu..... 24 Attaching a Carabiner, Lanyard, Changing Marine Settings...... 25 Mount, or Other Optional Changing Time Settings...... 26 Accessory...... 37 Changing Measurement Calibrating the Touchscreen..... 37 Units...... 26 Software License Agreement... 38 Position Format...... 27 Declaration of Conformity Modifying the Compass...... 27 (DoC)...... 38 Altimeter Setup...... 28 Pairing the Dakota...... 29 Index...... 39 Reset...... 30 Viewing Your Dakota Information...... 30 Appendix...... 31 Specifications...... 31 Using Demo Mode...... 32 Connecting Your Dakota to a Computer...... 33 Installing a microSD™ Card...... 33
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Power key
mini-USB connector (under weather cap) Touchscreen
Latch
Battery Mounting cover spine
iv Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Getting Started Getting Started In Europe, go to www.garmin.com /support and click Contact Support for in-country support information, Product Registration or contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. by Help us better support you by phone at +44 (0) 870.8501241. completing our online registration today. Connect to our Web site at If needed, the serial number of your http://my.garmin.com. Keep the Dakota is located in the battery original sales receipt, or a photocopy, compartment. Remove batteries as in a safe place. indicated on page 2.
Contact Garmin Optional Accessories Contact Garmin Product Support if For a list of available accessories and you have any questions while using maps, refer to the Garmin Web site at your Dakota®. In the USA, go to http://buy.garmin.com. www .garmin.com/support, or contact Caring for the Dakota Garmin USA by phone at (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020. Cleaning the screen Use a soft, clean, lint-free cloth. Use In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) water, isopropyl alcohol, or eyeglass Ltd. by phone at 0808 2380000. lens cleaner. Apply the liquid to the cloth and then gently wipe the screen with the cloth.
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual 1 Getting Started Battery Information To select the battery type: Dakota units operate on two AA 1. Touch Setup > System > Battery Type. batteries. Use alkaline, NiMH, or lithium batteries. Use precharged 2. Touch Alkaline, Lithium, or NiMH or lithium batteries for best Rechargeable NiMH. results. Long-Term Storage Remove batteries when you do not To install the batteries: plan to use the Dakota for several 1. Slide the latch and remove the months. Stored data is not lost when battery cover. batteries are removed. Latch Battery cover Turning On and Off the Dakota 1. To turn on the Dakota, press . 2. To turn off the Dakota, press and hold .
2. Insert the battery. Align the + (positive) and - (negative) markings on the device with the battery. 3. Replace the battery cover.
2 Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Getting Started Adjusting the Backlight Locking the Screen Level Lock the screen to prevent 1. While the Dakota is on, press and inadvertent screen touches. quickly release . 1. Press and quickly release . 2. Touch Lock Screen (or Unlock Screen). Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals Before the Dakota can find your current location and navigate a route, you must acquire GPS signals. 1. Go outdoors to an open area, 2. Touch or to adjust the away from tall buildings and trees. brightness levels. 2. Turn on the Dakota. Acquiring See page 22 to change the backlight satellite signals can take a few timeout. minutes. The bars on the Main menu indicate satellite strength. When the bars are green, the Dakota has acquired satellite signals.
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual 3 Basic Navigation Basic Navigation Creating Waypoints Waypoints are locations you record Accessing Applications and store in the Dakota. from the Main Menu To mark your current location as You can access all Dakota a waypoint: applications from the Main menu. 1. Touch Mark Waypoint. 2. Touch Save and Edit. 3. Touch an item from the list to change. • Touch letters, numbers, or symbols to make the changes. • Touch (except when changing a symbol). Change other attributes, if necessary. • Touch to discard the changes. Main menu To edit or delete a waypoint, see Touch or to access page 12. additional applications.
4 Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Basic Navigation Navigating to a • All POI (Points of Interest)—if supported by the preloaded Destination or optional mapping, various You can use Where To? or choose POIs may be listed. a point on the map to navigate to a • Coordinates—enter the destination with the Dakota. coordinates of a location. To navigate to a destination • Cities—a list of the 50 closest using Where To?: cities to your current location. 1. Touch Where To?. • Tides—a list of the closest tide 2. Touch a category. stations. 3. Touch one of the items listed 4. Touch Go. A colored line indicates below. This list may vary your course. depending on the type of maps 5. Touch > Compass. loaded on your Dakota. 6. Use the compass to navigate to • Recent Finds—items you your destination. have recently found. To find a destination by spelling • Waypoints—a list of the name: waypoints (page 4). 1. On the Main menu, touch Where • Tracks—a list of tracks To? > All POI. (page 14). 2. Touch . • Routes—a list of routes 3. Touch characters to spell a part of (page 13). the name of your destination. 4. Touch .
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5. Touch the destination. 4. Touch Go > > Compass. 6. Touch Go. A colored line indicates 5. Use the compass to navigate to your course. your destination as indicated on 7. Touch > Compass. page 9. 8. Use the compass to navigate to To navigate to a destination near your destination as indicated on a waypoint or a recent find: page 9. 1. Touch Where To?. To navigate to a point on the map: 1. Touch Map. 2. Touch a point on the map. 3. Touch the information button at the top of the screen.
Information button 2. Touch . 3. Select from the following options: • A Recent Find • A Waypoint • My Current Location • A Map Point
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4. Touch the location you want to 3. Touch and drag the screen to pan search near. the map. 5. Touch a category. Items are listed Zoom range in order of distance from the location you selected. Zoom buttons 6. Touch a destination. 7. Touch Go. A colored line indicates your course. Location marker 8. Touch > Compass. 9. Use the compass to navigate to your destination as indicated on page 9. To review detailed information Stop Navigating about a point on the map: To stop navigating, touch Where To? 1. If necessary, pan to the location > Stop Navigation. you want to review. 2. Touch the location. Using the Map 3. Touch the information button at the top of the screen for additional To use the map: information. 1. Touch Map. Your current location is indicated by a location marker . 2. Touch or to zoom.
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual 7 Basic Navigation
To save a waypoint on the Map Information page: button 1. On the Map page, touch the point you want to save. 2. Touch the information button at the top of the screen.
To show or hide data fields at the top of the screen: 1. Touch Setup > Map > Show Data Fields. 2. Touch Never, When Navigating, or Always. 3. Touch to save the waypoint. To change the Map page data fields: 1. On the Map page, touch one of the data fields. 2. Touch a data type.
8 Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Basic Navigation Using the Compass Calibrating the Compass The Compass page guides you to note: The electronic compass is your destination by displaying a unavailable with the Dakota 10. compass and a bearing pointer. Calibrate the electronic compass It also provides navigation data such outdoors. Do not stand near objects as current speed, distance to the next that influence magnetic fields, such point on the route, and estimated as cars, buildings, or overhead power arrival time. lines. The electronic compass is similar Calibrate the compass after moving to a magnetic compass when you long distances, experiencing are stationary or walking. If you temperature changes greater than maintain a higher speed, such 20°F (11°C), or changing the as traveling in an automobile, batteries. the compass uses GPS signals to determine your direction. To turn the electronic compass off, see page 28.
To open the Compass page: Touch Compass.
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual 9 Basic Navigation To calibrate the electronic Bearing and Course compass: 1. Touch Setup > Heading > Press Pointers To Begin Compass Calibration. The Dakota can use either a bearing OR or course pointer on the compass. From the Compass page, touch The bearing pointer indicates the and hold the middle of the direction to your destination, and compass. the course pointer indicates your 2. Touch Start and follow the on- relationship to a course line leading screen directions. to the destination. To select a bearing If “Calibration Failed” appears, touch or course pointer, see page 27. OK, and repeat the process.
Direction you are currently traveling
Bearing to destination
Bearing Pointer
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The bearing pointer points to The course pointer provides an your destination, regardless of the indication of drift (right or left) direction you are moving. If the according to the scale shown at the bearing pointer points toward the edge of the compass ring. The scale top of the compass, you are traveling refers to the distance between dots directly toward your destination. If on the course deviation indicator. it points any other direction, turn The course line to your destination is toward that direction until the arrow based on your original starting point. is pointing toward the top of the compass. Move back to the “course line to destination” to compensate for Direction you deviation and to get back on course. are currently This is most useful if you are traveling navigating on water or where there Scale are no major obstacles in your path. Bearing to It also helps you avoid hazards to destination either side of the course, such as shoals or submerged rocks. Course deviation indicator To change the Compass page data fields: Course line to 1. On the Compass page, touch a destination Course Pointer data field. 2. Touch a data type.
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual 11 Managing Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks
Managing 6. Touch to discard the Waypoints, Routes, changes. To reposition a waypoint to your and Tracks current location: 1. Touch Waypoint Manager. Modifying Waypoints 2. Touch the waypoint you want to You can edit waypoints to change the reposition. name, symbol, comment, location, 3. Touch Reposition Here. elevation, and depth of the waypoint. You can also use the Waypoint To delete a waypoint: Manager to relocate a waypoint to 1. Touch Waypoint Manager. your current location, and to delete 2. Touch the waypoint you want to waypoints. delete. 3. Touch Delete Waypoint. To edit a waypoint: To delete all waypoints, touch Setup 1. Touch Waypoint Manager. > Reset > Delete All Waypoints > 2. Touch the waypoint. Yes. 3. Touch the attribute. 4. Touch letters, numbers, or symbols to make the changes. 5. Touch (except when changing a symbol). Change other attributes, if necessary.
12 Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Managing Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks Creating Routes Viewing Stored Routes You can create and store up to 50 To view a route on the map: routes. 1. Touch Route Planner. 2. Touch the route you want to view To create and navigate a new > View Map. route: 1. Touch Route Planner >
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• Insert—adds an additional point on the route. The Viewing the Active additional point is inserted Route before the point you are 1. Touch Active Route. The points editing. on your current route are shown. • Remove—removes the point 2. Touch a point for additional from the route. details. To reverse the order of points on a route: Managing Tracks 1. Touch Route Planner. A track is a recording of the path you 2. Touch the route you want to have traveled. reverse > Reverse Route. To record your tracks: To delete a route: 1. Touch Setup > Tracks > Track 1. Touch Route Planner. Log. 2. Touch the route you want to delete 2. Touch Do Not Record; Record, > Delete Route. Do Not Show; or Record, Show On Map. If you select Record, Show On Map, a line on the Map page indicates your track. For more information on Tracks setup, see page 24.
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To save and view your current To clear your current track: track: Touch Setup > Reset > Clear Touch Track Manager > Current Current Track > Yes. Track. To open a saved track: • View Map—shows your 1. Touch Where To? > Tracks. current track on the map. 2. Touch a saved track. • Elevation Plot—shows the elevation plot page 16 for your Archived or loaded tracks are listed current track. on the Track Manager page. You can • Save Track—saves your view the tracks on the map, view current route. elevation plots, or navigate the track. • Save Portion—allows you to select a portion of your current track to save.
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual 15 Additional Tools Additional Tools Data fields
Elevation Plot note: Elevation plot is unavailable on the Dakota 10. The Dakota can record elevation changes over distance or time, or pressure (barometric or ambient) Distance or changes over time. To set which time scale changes are recorded, see page 28. Elevation Plot Page 1. Touch Elevation Plot to open the Elevation Plot page. Changing the Elevation Plot Data Fields 2. To adjust the distance or time 1. Touch Elevation Plot. scale, touch the scale and then touch or . 2. Touch a data type at the top of the screen. 3. To display elevation data, touch a point on the plot. The time, date, 3. Select from the options listed and elevation recorded at that to replace the data type on the point are shown. screen.
16 Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Additional Tools Sharing Information 7. Both units indicate that the Wirelessly transfer is complete. 8. Touch OK on both units. note: Sharing information wirelessly is unavailable with the Dakota 10. Calculating the Size of an Area The Dakota can wirelessly share 1. Touch Area Calculation > Start. waypoints, routes, tracks, and 2. Walk around the perimeter of the geocaches with another wireless- area you want to calculate. enabled Garmin recreational handheld. 3. Touch Calculate when finished. 1. Place the units within 10 feet (3 Other Tools meters) of each other. Select from the following options on 2. On the Main menu of both units, the Main menu to access additional touch Share Wirelessly. tools: 3. On the receiving unit, touch • —use a calendar. Receive. The receiving unit Calendar indicates when it is ready to • Calculator—use a calculator. receive data. • Sun and Moon—view sunrise 4. On the sending unit, touch Send. and sunset times along with 5. On the sending unit, touch the the moon phase. category of data to send. 6. On the sending unit, touch an item to send and touch Send.
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• Alarm Clock—set your • Sight N’ Go—point the Dakota to sound an alarm. You unit at an object to lock in can also set the unit to turn on the direction and navigate at a specific time. to it. Follow the on-screen instructions. note: The alarm clock is unavailable with the Dakota 10. note: Sight N’ Go is unavailable with the Dakota 10. • Hunt and Fish—view the predicted best dates and times for hunting and fishing at your Monitoring Satellite current location. Reception • Stopwatch—use a timer, mark The Satellite page shows your current a lap, and time laps. location, the GPS accuracy, your • Man Overboard—mark a current elevation, satellite locations, man overboard position and and signal strength. start navigation. Follow the on-screen instructions. To view the Satellite page: • Waypoint Averaging—refine Touch at the bottom of the a waypoint location with Main menu. multiple samples to achieve the most accurate location possible. Follow the on- screen instructions. For more information, refer to Trail Tech at www.garmin.com.
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Dashboard Satellite locations
Elevation
Satellite strength
Satellite Page Trip Computer The green bars indicate GPS satellite To reset trip data, touch Setup > strength. White bars indicate that the Reset > Reset Trip Data > Yes. Dakota is still collecting data. To change the dashboard background: Trip Computer 1. Touch at the bottom of the The Trip Computer displays your screen. current speed, average speed, 2. Touch Default, Automotive, maximum speed, trip odometer, and Geocaching, Small Data Fields, other helpful statistics. or Large Data Fields. Touch a field to change what is To display two larger data fields: shown in that field. Touch to toggle between two larger data fields and the default view.
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3. Touch Go. A colored line indicates GPS Games your course. Geocaches 4. Touch > Compass. 5. Use the compass to navigate to Geocaching is a type of treasure your destination as indicated on hunting in which geocachers page 9. seek hidden treasures using GPS coordinates posted on the Internet by For more information on geocaching, those hiding the geocache. visit www.geocaching.com. You can download Geocache sites from www.geocaching.com. The Web site supports the transfer of geocache sites to your Dakota, and, after registering and installing the Garmin Communicator plug-in from www.garmin.com/products /communicator, you can download geocaches directly to your Dakota.
To navigate to a geocache using Geocaches: 1. Touch Geocaches > Find a Geocache. 2. Touch a geocache location.
20 Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Customizing the Dakota
To change the name of a profile: Customizing the 1. Touch Setup > Profiles. Dakota 2. Touch a profile >Edit Name. 3. Touch letters, numbers, or Changing the Profile symbols to make the changes. Profiles are a collection of settings 4. Touch . that allow you to optimize your Dakota from one type of use to To change the order of the another, such as moving from profiles: 1. Touch > . recreational use to automotive use. Setup Profiles 2. Touch the profile you want to When you are in a profile and change move. settings such as data fields, units of 3. Touch Move Up or Move Down. measurement, or position settings, they are saved automatically as part To delete a profile: of your current profile. It is not possible to delete your current profile. Setting Up Profiles 1. Touch Setup > Profiles. To change a profile 2. Touch a profile >Delete . 1. On the Main menu, touch Profile Change. Your current profile is indicated on the screen. 2. Touch the profile you want to use.
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To add a new profile: Battery Type—select the type of Touch Setup > Profiles > battery you are using.
Language—select the text language To capture screen shots: on the Dakota. Changing the text 1. On the Main menu, touch Setup > language does not change the Display > Screen Capture > On. language of user-entered data or map 2. Go to the screen you want to data, such as street names. capture. 3. Press and quickly release .
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4. Connect the Dakota to your Show Data Fields—hide or show computer with the included USB data fields on the Map page. cable. The bitmap file is saved in the Garmin\scrn folder on the Advanced Map Setup—set the Dakota drive. zoom levels, the text size, and the detail level of the map. Map Setup • Zoom Levels—select the zoom On the Main menu, touch Setup > level for map items. Map. • Text Size—select the text size for Orientation—select how the map map items. is shown on the page. North Up • Detail—select the amount shows north at the top of the page. of detail shown on the map. Track Up shows your current Showing more detail may cause direction of travel toward the top of the map to redraw more slowly. the page. Automotive Mode shows an automotive perspective with • Shaded Relief—turn on shaded next-turn information to use while relief maps if available. driving. Map Information—touch the check box to display a map. This can be Auto Zoom—automatically selects helpful if several maps are loaded on the appropriate zoom level for the Dakota. optimal use on your map. When Off is selected, you must zoom in or out manually.
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual 23 Customizing the Dakota Track Setup Customizing the Main A track is a recording of your path. Menu On the Main menu, touch Setup > You can rearrange applications on Tracks. the Main menu.
Track Log—turn track recording on To change the order of or off. applications on the Main menu: Record Method—select a track 1. Touch Setup > Main Menu. recording method. Touch Distance, 2. Touch the application you want to Time, or Auto. If your record move. method is time or distance, enter the 3. Touch another application to specific time or distance interval. switch places. Touch Auto to record the tracks at To deactivate an application and a variable rate to create an optimum move it to the end of the list: representation of your tracks. 1. Touch Setup > Main Menu. Interval—select a track log 2. Touch the application. recording rate. Recording points 3. Touch . more frequently creates a more- note: To reactivate an detailed track, but fills the track log application, select the application faster. and select another application to switch places.
24 Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Customizing the Dakota Route Setup Off Road Transitions—select a Touch Setup > Routing. transition method for routing off roads. Guidance Method—select a guidance method for calculating your • Auto—automatically routes you route to the next point. • Manual—allows you to select • Off Road—calculates point-to- the next point on the route by point routes. touching the point on the active • On Road For Time—calculates route page. on-road routes that require • Distance—routes you to the next minimal time to drive. point on the route when you are • On Road For Distance— within a specified distance of calculates on-road routes that are your current point. shorter in distance. Avoidance Setup—touch the road Calculate Routes for—select a type you want to avoid. transportation method for which to optimize your routes. Changing Marine Settings Lock On Road—lock the current Touch Setup > Marine. location marker on the nearest road, compensating for variances in map Marine Chart Mode—select the position accuracy (requires routable chart type. maps).
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Spot Soundings—turn spot • Shallow Water—set an alarm to soundings that indicate depth sound when you enter an area that locations on or off. is too shallow. Light Sectors—turn the navigational light on or off for specific sectors. Changing Time Settings Selecting Auto causes some light Touch Setup > Time. sectors to not be shown when the Time Format—select a 12-hour or density of light sectors in an area is 24-hour format. high. Time Zone—select the time zone for Symbol Set—select the set of marine your location. navaid symbols. Marine Alarm Setup—turn marine Changing Measurement alarms on or off. Units • Anchor Drag Alarm—set an Touch Setup > Units. alarm to sound when you drift Distance/Speed—select distance and more than a specified distance. speed units. • Off Course Alarm—set an alarm Elevation (Vert. Speed)—select to sound when you are a specified elevation and vertical speed units. distance off course. • Deep Water—set an alarm to Depth—select depth units in feet, sound when you enter an area of fathoms, or meters for marine use. water that is too deep.
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Temperature—select water • Numeric Degrees—sets the temperature in degrees Celsius or Compass page reading to degrees degrees Fahrenheit. (0°–359°). Pressure—select barometric • Mils—sets the Compass page pressure units in inches (Hg), reading to mils (0 mils–1000 millibars, or hectopascals. mils). North Reference—select the north Position Format reference of the compass: Use the default settings unless • True—sets true north as the you are using a map or chart that heading reference. specifies a different position format. • Magnetic—automatically sets To change the position format: the magnetic declination for your Touch Setup > Position Format. location. • Grid—sets grid north as the Modifying the Compass heading reference (0°). Touch Setup > Heading. • User—allows you to set the Display—select the type of magnetic variation value. directional heading shown on the Go To Line/Pointer (depending on compass: your unit)—select Bearing to show the Bearing Pointer, which indicates • Directional Letters—sets the direction to your destination. the Compass page reading to Touch Course to select the Course directional letters (N, S, E, W).
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual 27 Customizing the Dakota Pointer, which indicates your Elevation (used when moving) relationship to a course line leading or Fixed Elevation (used when to the destination (page 10). stationary, allowing the altimeter to function as a standard barometer). Compass—select Auto to switch from an electronic compass to a GPS Pressure Trending—select when the compass when you are traveling pressure data is recorded. Touch Save at a higher rate of speed for a set Always to record pressure data every period of time. Select Off to turn the 15 minutes, even when the Dakota electronic compass off and use the is turned off. Touch Save When GPS compass. Power On to record data only when the Dakota is turned on. This can be note: The compass auto setting useful when you are watching for is unavailable for the Dakota 10. pressure fronts. Altimeter Setup Plot Type—select the elevation plot type: note: Altimeter Setup is unavailable with the Dakota 10. • Elevation/Time—records elevation changes over a period Touch Setup > Altimeter. of time. Auto Calibration—allow the • Elevation/Distance—records altimeter to self-calibrate each time elevation changes over a distance. you turn the Dakota on. • Barometric Pressure—records Barometer Mode—select Variable barometric pressure over a period
28 Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Customizing the Dakota of time. to display your heart rate. It can also • Ambient Pressure—records be used with an optional Garmin ambient pressure changes over a cadence bike sensor to display your period of time. pedaling cadence. When connected to the appropriate Garmin device, the To manually calibrate the heart rate and bike cadence values altimeter: are listed as data-field options on the 1. Go to a location where you know Map page, the Compass page, and the the elevation or the barometric pressure. Trip Computer. 2. Touch Setup > Altimeter > Press Pairing is connecting your Dakota To Begin Altimeter Calibration. with wireless sensors, such as a heart 3. Touch Yes if you know the rate monitor or a cadence bike sensor. elevation, touch No > Yes if you After you pair the first time, your know the barometric pressure. Dakota automatically recognizes the 4. Enter the elevation or barometric wireless sensor whenever they are pressure, and then touch . turned on and within range of each other. Pairing the Dakota To pair the Dakota with a note: Connecting to wireless wireless sensor: sensors is unavailable with the 1. Place the Dakota within 10 feet Dakota 10. (3 meters) of the wireless sensor The Dakota can be used with an (heart rate monitor or speed/ optional Garmin heart rate monitor cadence bike sensor).
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual 29 Customizing the Dakota 2. Turn the wireless sensor on. Viewing Your Dakota 3. On the Main menu, touch Setup > Information Fitness > Heart Rate Monitor or On the Main menu, touch Bike Cadence Sensor. Setup > About... to view the Dakota 4. Touch Search for new. software version, unit ID number, 5. A “Connected” message appears. GPS software version, and legal Note: To prevent your Dakota information. from communicating with wireless sensors, touch Setup > Fitness > Heart Rate Monitor (or Bike Cadence Sensor) > Off.
Reset 1. Touch Setup > Reset. 2. Touch an item to reset it.
30 Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Appendix Appendix Power Source: Two AA batteries (alkaline, NiMH, or Specifications lithium) Physical Battery Life: Up to 20 hours Size: 3.9 in. H × 2.2 in. W × 1.3 in. D (100 × 55 × 33 mm) Accuracy Weight: 3.5 oz. (100 g) without GPS: < 33 ft. (10 m) 95% typical* batteries *Subject to accuracy degradation to 100 m 2DRMS under the U.S. DoD imposed 5.25 oz (148.8 g) with Selective Availability (SA) Program batteries when activated. Display: 2.6 in. diagonal (66 mm) DGPS: From 10 to 16 ft. (from backlit 65K color TFT 3 to 5 m) 95% typical display (160 × 240 pixels) (WAAS accuracy in Case: Rugged plastic, water North America) resistant to IPX7 Velocity: 0.328 ft./sec. (0.1 m/ Temperature Range: From 5°F sec) steady state to 158°F (from -15 to Interfaces: USB mass storage 70°C)* device *The temperature rating of the Dakota Data Storage Life: Indefinite; may exceed the usable range of some no memory batteries. Some batteries can rupture at battery high temperatures. required
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Map Storage: Internal or to 30,000 ft. (from -610 microSD™ Card to 9144 m) * Performance Subject to proper user calibration. Receiver: more than 12 channel WAAS enabled/High Using Demo Mode sensitivity Demo mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for practice. Acquisition Times: < 1 second (warm start) The unit does not track satellites in < 33 seconds (cold Demo mode. start) Caution: Do not try to < 36 seconds navigate using Demo mode (autolocate) because the GPS receiver is turned Update Rate: 1/second, off. Any satellite signal-strength continuous bars shown are only simulations and do not represent the strength Compass: Accuracy: ± 2 degrees of actual satellite signals. (± 5 degrees in extreme Northern and Southern latitudes)* Resolution: 1 degree Altimeter: Accuracy: ± 10 ft. (± 3 m)* Resolution: 1 ft. (.3 m) Range: from -2,000 ft.
32 Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Appendix To turn Demo Mode on, touch Setup Installing a microSD™ > System > GPS > Demo Mode. Card note: The microSD option is Connecting Your Dakota unavailable with the Dakota 10. to a Computer The Dakota microSD data card tray You can connect the Dakota to your is located beneath the AA batteries. computer using the supplied USB You can purchase microSD memory cable. cards from an electronics supplier, To connect your Dakota to your or purchase preloaded detailed map computer: data cards from your Garmin dealer. 1. Lift the weather cap on the top of In addition to map and data storage, the Dakota. the memory cards can be used to 2. Insert the smaller connector on store files such as images, cartridges, the USB cable into the USB geocaches, routes, waypoints, and mini-B jack. custom POIs. Go to http://buy. 3. Connect the other end of the garmin.com for compatible map cable to a USB port on your products. computer. To install or remove a microSD card: 1. Slide the latch on the back of the Dakota (page 2) and remove the battery cover and the batteries. 2. Lift the metal cover.
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual 33 Appendix 3. Push the card into the microSD Transferring Files to card tray and close the metal cover. Your Computer After you have connected the device to your computer, you can copy and Metal cover microSD paste files from your computer into card the device drives/volumes. 1. Browse your computer for the file. 2. Select the file. 3. Select Edit > Copy. 4. Open the “Garmin” or memory microSD card drive/volume. card tray 5. Select Edit > Paste. 4. To remove the microSD card, lift the metal cover and remove the card from the microSD card tray. 5. Replace the batteries and the battery cover. In addition to map and data storage, the microSD card can be used to store files such as images, cartridges, geocaches, routes, waypoints, and custom POIs.
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Before transferring data to or from To load a file onto the Dakota or a Web site directly to the Dakota, microSD card: install the Garmin Communicator 1. Remove the battery cover and plug-in from www.garmin.com insert a microSD card (page 33). /products/communicator. 2. Connect the USB cable to the Dakota and your computer. Loading and Deleting 3. Copy the file from your computer. Files 4. Paste the file into the Garmin or the microSD card/volume. You can use the Dakota as a USB mass storage device, and you can To delete a file from the Dakota purchase a separate microSD card or microSD card: for additional external memory. 1. Open the Garmin or SD card drive/volume. Note: The Dakota is not 2. Highlight the file and press the compatible with Windows® 95, Delete key on your computer 98, Me, or NT. It is also not keyboard. compatible with Mac® OS 10.3 or earlier. note: When deleting files, do not delete pre-programmed map data (files that end with “.img”). It is not recoverable.
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual 35 Appendix Optimizing Battery Life • Turn the electronic compass off if Use premium batteries for optimal not needed (page 28). performance and maximum • If you plan on using the Dakota battery life. The best performance extensively in your automobile, is provided by lithium batteries, consider purchasing a vehicle precharged (ready-to-use) NiMH power cable (http://buy.garmin batteries, and NiMH rechargeable .com). batteries less than one year old with a capacity greater than 2500 mAh. Restoring Factory Consider the following suggestions Default Settings to maximize battery life: You can restore your Dakota to the original factory settings. Changes • Do not adjust the backlight more you have made using Setup are than is necessary (page 3). Using restored to the default settings. a backlight level above 50% of maximum level for a prolonged To restore factory settings, touch period of time will significantly Setup > Reset > Restore Defaults decrease battery life. to Factory Settings > Yes. • Select a shorter backlight timeout (page 22). • Turn tones off if not needed (page 22).
36 Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Appendix Attaching a Carabiner, Calibrating the Lanyard, Mount, Touchscreen or Other Optional The Dakota screen does not normally Accessory require calibration. However, if the 1. Position the accessory in the buttons do not seem to be responding slots on the mounting spine of the properly, use the following process. Dakota. Accessory To calibrate the touchscreen: 1. While the unit is turned off, press (carabiner) and hold for approximately 30 seconds. 2. Follow the instructions on the Clip screen until “Calibration is complete” is displayed.
Mounting spine
2. Slide the clip up until it locks in place. To remove the clip, lift the bottom of the clip and slide the clip off the mounting spine.
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual 37 Appendix Software License disassemble, modify, reverse assemble, reverse engineer, or reduce to human Agreement readable form the Software or any part BY USING THE Dakota, YOU AGREE thereof or create any derivative works TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND based on the Software. You agree not to CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING export or re-export the Software to any SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT. country in violation of the export control PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT laws of the United States of America. CAREFULLY. Garmin grants you a limited license to Declaration of use the software embedded in this device (the “Software”) in binary executable Conformity (DoC) form in the normal operation of the Hereby, Garmin, declares that this product. Title, ownership rights, and Dakota is in compliance with the intellectual property rights in and to the essential requirements and other Software remain in Garmin. relevant provisions of Directive You acknowledge that the Software 1999/5/EC. is the property of Garmin and is protected under the United States To view the full Declaration of of America copyright laws and Conformity, see the Garmin Web site international copyright treaties. You for your Garmin product: further acknowledge that the structure, www.garmin.com organization, and code of the Software are valuable trade secrets of Garmin and that the Software in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin. You agree not to decompile,
38 Dakota Series Owner’s Manual Index Index B compass background calibration 9 dashboard 19 north reference 27 A backlight 3 course 27 accessories 1 timeout 22 active route 14 barometer mode 28 D advanced map setup 23 data fields battery 2 alarm clock 18 changing 8, 11, optimal battery type alarms, marine 26 16, 23 36 altimeter show or hide 8 replacing 2 calibration 29 default settings 36 bearing 27 setup 28 demo mode 32 ambient pressure 28 C directional letters 27 automotive mode 23 cadence sensor 29 auto zoom 23 calculator 17 E edit avoidance setup 25 calendar 17 routes 13 calibration elevation altimeter 29 fixed or variable 28 compass 9 elevation/distance 28 carabiner 37 elevation/time 28 Communicator elevation plot 16 Garmin 20 customizing 28
Dakota Series Owner’s Manual 39 Index
F M P factory settings 36 magnetic north 27 pairing 29 fitness setup 29 man overboard 18 plot type 28 fixed elevation 28 map information 7 POI 5 marine 25 points of interest 5 G mark waypoint 4 position format 27 geocaches 20 microSD card pressure GPS setting 22 installing 33 ambient 28 grid north 27 loading files 35 barometric 28 guidance method 24 mils 27 trending 28 H unit of measurement N heart rate monitor 29 26 navigation 5 hunt and fish 18 profiles 21 stop 7 L north reference, compass R language 22 27 recent finds 5 light sectors 25 north up 23 record method, tracks 24 lock on road 25 numeric degrees 27 reverse lock screen 3 route points 14 O routes off road 24 calculate 25 off road transitions 25 edit 13 on road for distance 25 reverse 14 on road for time 24 setup 24 orientation, map 23 view 14
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S T V satellite signals 3 text size, maps 23 variable elevation 28 SD card 33 timeout, backlight 22 view sensors 29 time zone 26 tracks 15 serial number 1 tones 22 share wirelessly 17 tracks W WAAS 22 sight N go 18 clearing current 15 waypoint averaging 18 size of an area recording 24 waypoints calculating 17 setup 24 creating 4 spot soundings 25 viewing 15 wireless sharing 17 stop navigating 7 track up 23 stopwatch 18 trip computer 19 Z sun and moon 17 true north 27 zoom 23 U unlock screen 3
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