Garmin Dacota 10, Owner'S Manual

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Page 3: ...ouch 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 Manual Conventions When you are instructed to touch something use your finger to touch that item on the screen The small arrows used in the text indicate that you should touch a series of items in order For example if you see Touch Wher...

Page 4: ...ccessing Applications from the Main Menu 4 Creating Waypoints 4 Navigating to a Destination 5 Stop Navigating 7 Using the Map 7 Using the Compass 9 Bearing and Course Pointers 10 Managing Waypoints Routes and Tracks 12 Modifying Waypoints 12 Creating Routes 13 Viewing Stored Routes 13 Editing and Deleting Routes 13 Viewing the Active Route 14 Managing Tracks 14 Additional Tools 16 Elevation Plot 1...

Page 5: ...Compass 27 Altimeter Setup 28 Pairing the Dakota 29 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 Transferring Files to Your Computer 34 Loading and Deleting Files 35 Optimizing Battery Life 36 Restoring Factory Default Settings 36 Attaching a Carabiner Lanyard Mount or Other Optiona...

Page 6: ...iv Dakota Series Owner s Manual Introduction Power key Touchscreen mini USB connector under weather cap Latch Mounting spine Battery cover ...

Page 7: ... In the UK contact Garmin Europe Ltd by phone at 0808 2380000 In Europe go to www garmin com support and click Contact Support for in country support information or contact Garmin Europe Ltd by phone at 44 0 870 8501241 If needed the serial number of your Dakota is located in the battery compartment Remove batteries as indicated on page 2 Optional Accessories For a list of available accessories an...

Page 8: ...Battery cover 2 Insert the battery Align the positive and negative markings on the device with the battery 3 Replace the battery cover To select the battery type 1 Touch Setup System Battery Type 2 Touch Alkaline Lithium or Rechargeable NiMH Long Term Storage Remove batteries when you do not plan to use the Dakota for several months Stored data is not lost when batteries are removed Turning On and...

Page 9: ...ent screen touches 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 away from tall buildings and trees 2 Turn on the Dakota Acquiring satellite signals can take a few minutes The bars on the Main menu indicate satellite str...

Page 10: ...ications Creating Waypoints Waypoints are locations you record and store in the Dakota To mark your current location as a waypoint 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 To edit or delete a waypoint s...

Page 11: ...f waypoints page 4 Tracks a list of tracks page 14 Routes a list of routes page 13 All POI Points of Interest if supported by the preloaded or optional mapping various POIs may be listed Coordinates enter the coordinates of a location Cities a list of the 50 closest cities to your current location Tides a list of the closest tide stations 4 Touch Go A colored line indicates your course 5 Touch Com...

Page 12: ...avigate 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 4 Touch Go Compass 5 Use the compass to navigate to your destination as indicated on page 9 To navigate to a destination near a waypoint or a recent find 1 Touch Where To 2 Touch 3 Select from the following options A Recent Find A Waypoint My Current Locat...

Page 13: ...tination as indicated on page 9 Stop Navigating To stop navigating touch Where To Stop Navigation Using the Map To use the map 1 Touch Map Your current location is indicated by a location marker 2 Touch or to zoom 3 Touch and drag the screen to pan the map Zoom buttons Location marker Zoom range To review detailed information about a point on the map 1 If necessary pan to the location you want to ...

Page 14: ... Map Show Data Fields 2 Touch Never When Navigating or Always To change the Map page data fields 1 On the Map page touch one of the data fields 2 Touch a data type To save a waypoint on the Map page 1 On the Map page touch the point you want to save 2 Touch the information button at the top of the screen 3 Touch to save the waypoint ...

Page 15: ... If you maintain a higher speed such as traveling in an automobile 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 Calibrating the Compass note The electronic compass is unavailable with the Dakota 10 Calibrate the electronic compass outdoors Do not stand near objects that influence magnetic fields such ...

Page 16: ...ections If Calibration Failed appears touch OK and repeat the process Bearing and Course Pointers The Dakota can use either a bearing or course pointer on the compass The bearing pointer indicates the direction to your destination and the course pointer indicates your relationship to a course line leading to the destination To select a bearing or course pointer see page 27 Bearing Pointer Bearing ...

Page 17: ...ion indicator The course pointer provides an indication of drift right or left according to the scale shown at the edge of the compass ring The scale refers to the distance between dots on the course deviation indicator The course line to your destination is based on your original starting point Move back to the course line to destination to compensate for deviation and to get back on course This ...

Page 18: ...oint 1 Touch Waypoint Manager 2 Touch the waypoint 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 6 Touch to discard the changes To reposition a waypoint to your current location 1 Touch Waypoint Manager 2 Touch the waypoint you want to reposition 3 Touch Reposition Here To delete a waypoint 1 ...

Page 19: ...at until the route is complete 6 Touch to save the route 7 Touch Where To Routes to navigate the route Viewing Stored Routes To view a route on the map 1 Touch Route Planner 2 Touch the route you want to view View Map Editing and Deleting Routes You can edit any of your stored routes To edit a route 1 Touch Route Planner 2 Touch the route you want to edit Edit Route 3 Touch the point you want to e...

Page 20: ...oute To delete a route 1 Touch Route Planner 2 Touch the route you want to delete Delete Route Viewing the Active Route 1 Touch Active Route The points on your current route are shown 2 Touch a point for additional details Managing Tracks A track is a recording of the path you have traveled To record your tracks 1 Touch Setup Tracks Track Log 2 Touch Do Not Record Record Do Not Show or Record Show...

Page 21: ...ot page 16 for your current track Save Track saves your current route Save Portion allows you to select a portion of your current track to save To clear your current track Touch Setup Reset Clear Current Track Yes To open a saved track 1 Touch Where To Tracks 2 Touch a saved track Archived or loaded tracks are listed on the Track Manager page You can view the tracks on the map view elevation plots...

Page 22: ... page 28 1 Touch Elevation Plot to open the Elevation Plot page 2 To adjust the distance or time scale touch the scale and then touch or 3 To display elevation data touch a point on the plot The time date and elevation recorded at that point are shown Elevation Plot Page Data fields Distance or time scale Changing the Elevation Plot Data Fields 1 Touch Elevation Plot 2 Touch a data type at the top...

Page 23: ...g unit indicates when it is ready to receive data 4 On the sending unit touch Send 5 On the sending unit touch the category of data to send 6 On the sending unit touch an item to send and touch Send 7 Both units indicate that the transfer is complete 8 Touch OK on both units Calculating the Size of an Area 1 Touch Area Calculation Start 2 Walk around the perimeter of the area you want to calculate...

Page 24: ...ow the on screen instructions Waypoint Averaging refine a waypoint location with 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 Sight N Go point the unit at an object to lock in the direction and navigate to it Follow the on screen instructions note Sight N Go is unavailable with the Dakot...

Page 25: ... current speed average speed maximum speed trip odometer and other helpful statistics Touch a field to change what is shown in that field Trip Computer Dashboard To reset trip data touch Setup Reset Reset Trip Data Yes To change the dashboard background 1 Touch at the bottom of the screen 2 Touch Default Automotive Geocaching Small Data Fields or Large Data Fields To display two larger data fields...

Page 26: ...ransfer 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 3 Touch Go A colored line indicates your course 4 Touch Compass 5 Use the compass to navigate...

Page 27: ...atically as part of your current profile Setting Up Profiles To change a profile 1 On the Main menu touch Profile Change Your current profile is indicated on the screen 2 Touch the profile you want to use To change the name of a profile 1 Touch Setup Profiles 2 Touch a profile Edit Name 3 Touch letters numbers or symbols to make the changes 4 Touch To change the order of the profiles 1 Touch Setup...

Page 28: ...uage select the text language on the Dakota Changing the text language does not change the language of user entered data or map data such as street names Battery Type select the type of battery you are using Tones turn audible tones On or Off note Tones are unavailable with the Dakota 10 Customizing the Display Touch Setup Display Backlight Timeout select the amount of time you would like the back...

Page 29: ...on to use while driving Auto Zoom automatically selects the appropriate zoom level for optimal use on your map When Off is selected you must zoom in or out manually Show Data Fields hide or show data fields on the Map page Advanced Map Setup set the zoom levels the text size and the detail level of the map Zoom Levels select the zoom level for map items Text Size select the text size for map items...

Page 30: ...ntation of your tracks Interval select a track log recording rate Recording points more frequently creates a more detailed track but fills the track log faster Customizing the Main Menu You can rearrange applications on the Main menu To change the order of applications on the Main menu 1 Touch Setup Main Menu 2 Touch the application you want to move 3 Touch another application to switch places To ...

Page 31: ... your routes Lock On Road lock the current location marker on the nearest road compensating for variances in map position accuracy requires routable maps Off Road Transitions select a transition method for routing off roads Auto automatically routes you to the next point Manual allows you to select the next point on the route by touching the point on the active route page Distance routes you to th...

Page 32: ...nd when you drift more than a specified distance Off Course Alarm set an alarm to sound when you are a specified distance off course Deep Water set an alarm to sound when you enter an area of water that is too deep Shallow Water set an alarm to sound when you enter an area that is too shallow Changing Time Settings Touch Setup Time Time Format select a 12 hour or 24 hour format Time Zone select th...

Page 33: ...eading shown on the compass Directional Letters sets the Compass page reading to directional letters N S E W Numeric Degrees sets the Compass page reading to degrees 0 359 Mils sets the Compass page reading to mils 0 mils 1000 mils North Reference select the north reference of the compass True sets true north as the heading reference Magnetic automatically sets the magnetic declination for your lo...

Page 34: ...llow the altimeter to self calibrate each time you turn the Dakota on Barometer Mode select Variable Elevation used when moving or Fixed Elevation used when stationary allowing the altimeter to function as a standard barometer Pressure Trending select when the pressure data is recorded Touch Save Always to record pressure data every 15 minutes even when the Dakota is turned off Touch Save When Pow...

Page 35: ...e used with an optional Garmin heart rate monitor to display your heart rate It can also be used with an optional Garmin cadence bike sensor to display your pedaling cadence When connected to the appropriate Garmin device the heart rate and bike cadence values are listed as data field options on the Map page the Compass page and the Trip Computer Pairing is connecting your Dakota with wireless sen...

Page 36: ...r new 5 A Connected message appears Note To prevent your Dakota 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 Viewing Your Dakota Information On the Main menu touch Setup About to view the Dakota software version unit ID number GPS software version and legal information ...

Page 37: ...ure rating of the Dakota may exceed the usable range of some batteries Some batteries can rupture at high temperatures Power Source Two AA batteries alkaline NiMH or lithium Battery Life Up to 20 hours Accuracy GPS 33 ft 10 m 95 typical Subject to accuracy degradation to 100 m 2DRMS under the U S DoD imposed Selective Availability SA Program when activated DGPS From 10 to 16 ft from 3 to 5 m 95 ty...

Page 38: ... and Southern latitudes Resolution 1 degree Altimeter Accuracy 10 ft 3 m Resolution 1 ft 3 m Range from 2 000 ft to 30 000 ft from 610 to 9144 m Subject to proper user calibration Using Demo Mode Demo mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for practice The unit does not track satellites in Demo mode Caution Do not try to navigate using Demo mode because the GPS receiver is turned off A...

Page 39: ...ing a microSD Card note The microSD option is unavailable with the Dakota 10 The Dakota microSD data card tray is located beneath the AA batteries You can purchase microSD memory cards from an electronics supplier or purchase preloaded detailed map data cards from your Garmin dealer In addition to map and data storage the memory cards can be used to store files such as images cartridges geocaches ...

Page 40: ...nd 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 Transferring Files to Your Computer After you have connected the device to your computer you can copy and paste files from your computer into the device drives volumes 1 Browse your computer for the file 2 Select the file 3 Select...

Page 41: ...5 98 Me or NT It is also not compatible with Mac OS 10 3 or earlier To load a file onto the Dakota or microSD card 1 Remove the battery cover and insert a microSD card page 33 2 Connect the USB cable to the Dakota and your computer 3 Copy the file from your computer 4 Paste the file into the Garmin or the microSD card volume To delete a file from the Dakota or microSD card 1 Open the Garmin or SD ...

Page 42: ...e 3 Using a backlight level above 50 of maximum level for a prolonged period of time will significantly decrease battery life Select a shorter backlight timeout page 22 Turn tones off if not needed page 22 Turn the electronic compass off if not needed page 28 If you plan on using the Dakota extensively in your automobile consider purchasing a vehicle power cable http buy garmin com Restoring Facto...

Page 43: ...in place To remove the clip lift the bottom of the clip and slide the clip off the mounting spine Calibrating the Touchscreen The Dakota screen does not normally require calibration However if the buttons do not seem to be responding properly use the following process To calibrate the touchscreen 1 While the unit is turned off press and hold for approximately 30 seconds 2 Follow the instructions o...

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Page 45: ...meout 22 barometer mode 28 battery 2 optimal battery type 36 replacing 2 bearing 27 C cadence sensor 29 calculator 17 calendar 17 calibration altimeter 29 compass 9 carabiner 37 Communicator Garmin 20 compass calibration 9 north reference 27 course 27 D data fields changing 8 11 16 23 show or hide 8 default settings 36 demo mode 32 directional letters 27 E edit routes 13 elevation fixed or variabl...

Page 46: ...25 mark waypoint 4 microSD card installing 33 loading files 35 mils 27 N navigation 5 stop 7 north reference compass 27 north up 23 numeric degrees 27 O off road 24 off road transitions 25 on road for distance 25 on road for time 24 orientation map 23 P pairing 29 plot type 28 POI 5 points of interest 5 position format 27 pressure ambient 28 barometric 28 trending 28 unit of measurement 26 profile...

Page 47: ...t soundings 25 stop navigating 7 stopwatch 18 sun and moon 17 T text size maps 23 timeout backlight 22 time zone 26 tones 22 tracks clearing current 15 recording 24 setup 24 viewing 15 track up 23 trip computer 19 true north 27 U unlock screen 3 V variable elevation 28 view tracks 15 W WAAS 22 waypoint averaging 18 waypoints creating 4 wireless sharing 17 Z zoom 23 ...

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