Garmin c530 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
24 c530 Owner’s Manual
APPENDIX
Purchasing and Loading
Additional MapSource
Maps
To find out the version of the maps that
are loaded on your c530, open the Menu
page. Touch
> Map > Map
Info. To enable additional maps, you
need your unit ID (see page 17) and
serial number (see page vi).
Check www.garmin.com/unlock/update
.jsp to see if an update for your map
software is available.
You can also purchase additional
MapSource map data from Garmin and
load the maps on your c530’s internal
memory or on an optional SD card.
To load maps to your c530 memory
or SD card, select the name for your
“Garmin” drive or SD card drive. Refer
to the MapSource Help file for more
information about using MapSource and
loading maps on your c530.
Loading MapSource
Waypoints on Your c530
Using MapSource, you can save
locations (also called waypoints) and
transfer them to your c530. For more
information about creating waypoints in
MapSource, see the Help file (press F1
to open the Help file).
After you have created the waypoints,
select File > Save. Select GPS
eXchange Format (*.gpx) for the Save
as Type
. Click the Save button.
With your c530 connected to your
computer, copy the *.gpx file into the
Garmin\gpx folder in the “Garmin”
drive. The waypoints you created in
MapSource are now in Where to?
> Favorites.