Garmin StreetPilot c580 Owner's Manual
Garmin StreetPilot c580 Owner's Manual

Garmin StreetPilot c580 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Owner’s Manual StreetPilot ® ™ navigation and communication...
  • Page 2 SiRF, SiRFstar, and the SiRF logo are registered trademarks of SiRF Technology, Inc. SiRFstarIII and SiRF Powered are trademarks of SiRF Technology, Inc. The Bluetooth by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. Windows Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
  • Page 3: Quick Links

    Thank you for purchasing the Garmin StreetPilot c580 navigation and ® ™ communication device with MSN Direct content. Manual Conventions When you are instructed to “touch” something, use your finger to touch an item on the screen. You will see small arrows (>) used in the text.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Manual Conventions ...i c580 Tips and Shortcuts ...i myGarmin ...i ™ Quick Links ...i Contact Garmin ... iii Warnings ... iv Important Information ...v Caring for Your c580 ... vi Avoiding Theft ... vi Getting Started ...1 What’s in the Box?...1 Looking at Your c580 ...1...
  • Page 5: Contact Garmin

    Changing the Fuse ...35 Technical Specifications ...36 Troubleshooting ...37 Important Product Information ...38 Index ...41 Contact Garmin In the USA, contact Garmin Product Support by phone: (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM Central Time; or go to www.garmin.com/support, and Product Support.
  • Page 6: Warnings

    reface Warnings Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations could result in an accident or collision resulting in death or serious injury. • When installing the unit in a vehicle, place the unit securely so it does not obstruct the driver’s view of the road or interfere with vehicle operating controls, such as the steering wheel, foot pedals, or transmission levers.
  • Page 7: Important Information

    Owner’s Manual Important Information MaP Data inForMation: One of the goals of Garmin is to provide customers with the most complete and accurate cartography that is available to us at a reasonable cost. We use a combination of governmental and private...
  • Page 8: Caring For Your C580

    Remove the residue on the windshield left by the suction cup. • Do not keep your unit in the glove compartment; thieves know where to look. • Register your product at http://my.garmin.com. • Use the Garmin Lock feature. See ™ page c580 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 9: Getting Started

    What’s in the Box? c580 unit and vehicle suction cup mount. vehicle power cable with built-in MSn and MSN Direct content. uSB cable to connect the c580 to your computer. Your c580 connects to your computer as a Mass Storage Device (see Dashboard Disk to mount the suction cup mount on your dashboard (see Looking at Your c580 Internal...
  • Page 10: Step 1: Mount The C580

    ettinG tarted Step 1: Mount the c580 Select a suitable location to mount the c580 on your windshield. Clean and dry the selected area of your windshield. ➊ 1. Plug the vehicle power cable into the power connector on the back of the c580. 2.
  • Page 11: Step 2: Configure The C580

    When the c580 has acquired satellite signals, the satellite signal strength bars on the in the upper-left corner of the Menu page are green the bars turn red or hollow For more information about GPS, visit www.garmin.com/aboutGPS. Step 4: Use the c580 Touch to find a destination.
  • Page 12: Finding Your Destination

    ettinG tarted Finding Your Destination The Where to menu provides several different categories for you to use when you search for locations. ➊ Touch Where ➍ Select a destination. tiP: Touch ➋ Select a category. ➎ Touch Go. to see more choices. ➌...
  • Page 13: Following Your Route

    Following Your Route After you touch Go, the Map page opens with your route marked with a magenta line. As you travel, your c580 guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows on the map, and directions at the top of the Map page.
  • Page 14: Locking Your C580

    4-digit PIN. notE: If you forget your PIN and your security location, you must send your c580 to Garmin to get your unlocked. You must also send a valid product registration or proof of purchase.
  • Page 15: Where To

    Touch create a turn-by- turn route to this location. Show Touch to view this location on the map. If the GPS is off, touch your current location. Save Touch of your Favorites. See If a mobile phone with Bluetooth wireless technology is connected, touch to call this location.
  • Page 16: Go Home

    here Go Home You can set a home location for the place you return to most often. 1. On the Menu page, touch Where to > 2. Select an option. Going Home After you set your home location, you can route to it at any time by touching Where to >...
  • Page 17: Finding Recently Found Places

    Using the On-Screen Keyboard When an on-screen keyboard appears, touch a letter or number to enter it. Use the keyboard to spell words just like computer keyboard. Touch to enter numbers. Touch to delete the last character entered; touch and hold entire entry.
  • Page 18: Favorites

    here Favorites You can save places in your Favorites, so you can quickly find them and create routes to them. Your home location is also stored in Favorites. Saving Places You Find 1. After you have found a place you want to save, touch Save.
  • Page 19: Finding Msn ® Direct Locations

    • Touch Save to save this location to your Favorites. • If the GPS Mode is off (touch System gPS Mode > > off), touch Set loc to set your c580 Owner’s Manual location to the selected location.
  • Page 20: Using The Main

    SinG the aGeS Map Page On the Menu page, touch shows your current location. To save your current location, touch the vehicle icon, and touch Yes. Touch to zoom out. Touch Menu to return to the Menu page. Touch Arrival Speed to open the Trip Information page.
  • Page 21: Trip Information Page

    Trip Information Page The Trip Information page displays your current speed and provides helpful statistics about your trip. To view the Trip Information page, touch the arrival field on the Map page. Resetting Trip Information If you want accurate trip information, reset the trip information before beginning a trip.
  • Page 22: Using Hands-Free Features

    2. Initiate a search for Bluetooth devices. This might be located in a menu called Bluetooth, Connections, or Hands-free. 3. Select the StreetPilot c580 from the list of devices. 4. Enter the c580’s Bluetooth PIN (1234) into your phone. 5. On the c580, touch and hold return to the Menu page.
  • Page 23: Getting A Call

    To pair using the c580 settings: 1. On the Menu page, touch Bluetooth. 2. Touch the button next to the “Connections” heading. 3. Enable your phone’s Bluetooth component and enable Find Me/ Discoverable/Visible mode. These settings might be in a Bluetooth, Connections, or Hands-free menu.
  • Page 24: Phone Menu

    SinG andS free eatUreS • transfer audio to Phone—switch audio to your phone. This is helpful if you plan to turn off the c580, but want to stay on the call or if you need privacy. To switch back, touch transfer audio to Device.
  • Page 25: Dialing A Point Of Interest

    Dialing a Point of Interest 1. On the Menu page, touch 2. Touch Food, Hotels. 3. Search for the location you want to call. Open the Go page. 4. Touch Dial Dialing a Number 1. On the Menu page, touch 2.
  • Page 26: Using Sms/Text Messaging

    SinG andS free eatUreS Placing Calls Using Voice Dial You can place calls by speaking the contact’s name. 1. On the Menu page, touch 2. Touch Voice Dial. 3. Speak the contact name. notE: You may need to “train” your mobile phone to recognize your voice commands.
  • Page 27: Using Msn ® Direct

    MSN Direct content such as traffic, weather, gas prices, and movie times. For more information about MSN Direct, see http://garmin.msndirect.com. The MSN Direct Receiver and c580 must be in range of an MSN Direct coverage area. For coverage areas, see http://garmin.msndirect.com/coverage.
  • Page 28: Receiving Content

    MSN Direct Receiver that allows it to receive and store updates for several days, even when not connected to external power. notE: Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy of the MSN Direct content. MSN Direct Menu...
  • Page 29: Weather

    available or no alternative roads exist. If a severe traffic delay occurs on your route while you are navigating, the c580 automatically recalculates the route to avoid the severe delay. The Map page displays a traffic delay on your route. The number in the icon represents the time this delay added to your route.
  • Page 30: Gas Prices

    SinG irect Touch other City to view the weather information for another city. Gas Prices notE: It can take up to 24 hours to download all of the gas prices for your current area the first time you use the MSN Direct Receiver, after ®...
  • Page 31: Managing Files

    • M3U music playlist files (see • JPEG and JPG image files for splash screen (see page • GPI custom POI files from Garmin’s POI Loader (see page • Maps and waypoints from MapSource ® notE: The c580 does not support M4A/M4P files.
  • Page 32: Deleting Files

    1. Browse your computer for the file you want to copy. 2. Highlight the file, and select Copy. 3. Open the “Garmin” drive or the SD card drive. 4. Select Edit > Paste. The file appears in the list of files on the c580 memory or SD card.
  • Page 33: Listening To Mp3 Files

    iSteninG to Load MP3 files to the internal memory or SD card; see pages 23–24. 1. On the Menu page, touch Browse 2. Touch and a category. 3. To play the entire category from the beginning of the list, touch Play All.
  • Page 34: Customizing The C580

    .com/vehicles. Map info—view the maps loaded on your c580 and their version. Touch a map to enable (check mark) or disable (no check mark) that map. restore—restore the original map settings. Change to change the www.garmin c580 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 35: Changing The System Settings

    When your vehicle is moving, Safe Mode disables all functions that require significant operator attention and could become a distraction while driving. garmin lock—turn on Garmin Lock to lock your c580. Enter a 4-digit PIN, and set a security location. For more information, see page c580 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 36: Customizing The Display

    The picture bitmap file is saved in the , or on the c580 drive. > Daytime for a nighttime for a dark auto to automatically pages 23–24. camera icon to take a garmin\scrn folder c580 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 37: Changing The Navigation Settings

    Changing the Navigation Settings On the Menu page, touch navigation. route Preference—select a preference for calculating your route. Select time to calculate routes that are faster to drive but can be longer in distance. Select Shorter Distance to calculate routes that are shorter in distance but can take more time to drive.
  • Page 38: Adjusting The Volume Levels

    Disabled. troubleshoot—scroll through the list containing compatible devices. If your phone is not in this list, go to www.garmin.com/bluetooth information. restore—restore the original Bluetooth settings. This will not clear the pairing information. Adjusting the Volume...
  • Page 39: Appendix

    Accessories For information about optional accessories, go to http://shop.garmin .com or www.garmin.com/extras. You can also contact your Garmin dealer to purchase accessories. c580 Owner’s Manual Garmin Travel Guide Much like a paper travel guide, the Garmin Travel Guide provides detailed information about places, such as restaurants and hotels.
  • Page 40: Safety Cameras

    Open the in the c580 drive or the SD card drive. Delete the file entitled poi.gpi. Caution: Garmin is not responsible for the accuracy of or the consequences of using a custom POI or safety camera database. c580 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 41: Additional Maps

    Owner’s Manual Additional Maps You can purchase additional MapSource map data from Garmin and load the maps on your c580’s internal memory or on an optional SD card. Also, check update.jsp map software is available.
  • Page 42: Battery Information

    Maximizing the Battery Life • Turn off GPS Mode ( System gPS Mode > when you do not need to receive GPS signals, or use normal you do not need to use WAAS or EGNOS. • Turn the backlight brightness down (on the Menu page, touch •...
  • Page 43: Resetting Your C580

    Then turn the unit back on. If this does not help, reset your c580. 1. Place your thumb nail in the groove located under the Garmin logo on the Faceplate Faceplate faceplate. 2. Gently pull off the faceplate. 3. Press the Reset button.
  • Page 44: Technical Specifications

    1/sec, continuous gPS accuracy: Position: <10 meters, typical Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec RMS gPS (WaaS) accuracy: Position: <5 meters, typical Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec RMS For a complete list of specifications, see www.garmin.com/products/sp580. c580 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    Make sure your phone is turned on and is less than 10 meters (about 30 feet) away from your c580. www.garmin.com/bluetooth When your c580 is in USB Mass Storage Mode, a picture of a c580 connected to a computer is shown. Also, you should see two new removable disk drives listed in 1.
  • Page 46: Important Product Information

    You further acknowledge that the structure, 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, disassemble, modify,...
  • Page 47: Industry Canada Compliance

    Directive 1999/5/EC. To view the full Declaration of Conformity, see the Garmin Web site for your Garmin product: www.garmin.com/products/sp580. Manuals, and then select the Declaration of Conformity.
  • Page 48 SERVICE OR DELETE FEATURES IN ANY WAY, AT ANY TIME AND FOR ANY REASON. Garmin may terminate or suspend the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Upon termination of the Service, your right to use the Service will immediately cease, and Garmin will have no obligation to provide the Service to you.
  • Page 49: Index

    (Favorites) forecast, weather fuel prices; See prices fuse, change Garmin Lock vi, 6, Garmin Travel Guide gas prices getting a phone call go home Go page options hands-free features hang up home location...
  • Page 50 7, pair a mobile phone your current phone book location 10, SaversGuide Bluetooth school zone database Garmin Lock SD card 23, playlist security location play music service for MSN Direct POIs, custom activate 6, position icon 12,...
  • Page 51: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty This Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. Within this period, Garmin will at its sole option repair or replace any components that fail in normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be...
  • Page 52 For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. © 2006–2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd.

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