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Dakota Series Quick Start Manual 

To turn the Dakota on or off:

1.  To turn on the Dakota, press 

.

2.  To turn off the Dakota, press 

and hold  .

To adjust the backlight level:

1.  While the Dakota is on, press 

and quickly release  .

2.  Touch

 

 or   to adjust the 

brightness levels.

To lock or unlock the screen:

1.  Press and quickly release  .
2.  Touch 

Lock Screen

 (or 

Unlock Screen

).

To acquire GPS satellite 

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 

page indicate satellite strength. 

When the bars are green, the 

Dakota has acquired satellite 

signals.

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.

Summary of Contents for DAKOTA 10

Page 1: ...Dakota 10 and 20 quick start manual...

Page 2: ...teries for best results To install the batteries 1 Slide the latch and remove the battery cover Latch Battery cover 2 Insert the battery Align the positive and negative markings on the device with the...

Page 3: ...and quickly release 2 Touch Lock Screen or Unlock Screen To acquire GPS satellite signals 1 Go outdoors to an open area away from tall buildings and trees 2 Turn on the Dakota Acquiring satellite sig...

Page 4: ...ction until the arrow is pointing toward the top of the compass Calibrate the compass after moving long distances experiencing temperature changes or changing the batteries To calibrate the electronic...

Page 5: ...on as a waypoint 1 Touch Mark Waypoint 2 Touch Save and Edit 3 Touch an attribute you want to change such as the name or symbol 4 Touch letters numbers or symbols to make the changes 5 Touch Change ot...

Page 6: ...ew the trip computer From the Main menu touch Trip Computer To reset trip data Touch Setup Reset Reset Trip Data Yes To navigate to a point using Where To Using the Where To page you can navigate to y...

Page 7: ...2 Touch a category 3 Touch the first item on the route 4 Touch Use Select Next Point 5 Repeat until the route is complete 6 Touch to save the route 7 Touch Where To Routes to navigate the route To re...

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