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c550 Owner’s Manual

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Go outside where you have a clear view of the sky to get satellite signals. Turn on your Garmin StreetPilot 
c550 to begin acquiring GPS satellite signals. The bars in the upper-left corner   indicate satellite 
strength. After your c550 has acquired satellite signals, find your destination and go to it.

Finding Your Destination

Touch 

Food, Hotels…

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Enjoy the route! 

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Touch 

Go!

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Where to?

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Touch a destination. 

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Touch a category. 

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TIP: 

Touch 

 and 

 to see more choices.

Summary of Contents for StreetPilot c550

Page 1: ...StreetPilot c550 owner s manual ...

Page 2: ...ete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in this document is subject to change without notice Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or imp...

Page 3: ... unit in case your c550 needs service or you want to purchase additional maps Serial Number ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Contact Garmin Contact Garmin if you have any questions or if you should encounter any difficulty while using your c550 In the U S A contact Garmin Product Support by phone at 913 397 8200 or 800 800 1020 Monday Friday 8 AM 5 PM Central Time To send us a question through e mai...

Page 4: ...50 19 Step 4 Eject and Unplug the USB Cable 20 Information about Your c550 Drives 20 Additional Help 20 Deleting Files from Your c550 21 Supported File Types 21 Preface i Serial Number i Contact Garmin i Quick Links i Find It and Go 1 Finding Your Destination 1 Following Your Route 2 Adding a Stop to Your Route 3 Adding a Detour to a Route 4 Stopping Your Route 4 Adjusting the Volume 5 Adjusting t...

Page 5: ...s 33 Localizing Your c550 34 Customizing the Display 36 Changing the Navigation Settings 37 Changing the Bluetooth Settings 38 Using the Travel Guide 39 Custom POIs Points of Interest 40 Appendix 41 Mounting Your c550 41 Resetting Your c550 43 Clearing User Data 43 Caring for Your c550 44 Updating the c550 Software 46 Purchasing and Loading Additional MapSource Maps 46 Loading MapSource Waypoints ...

Page 6: ...in StreetPilot c550 to begin acquiring GPS satellite signals The bars in the upper left corner indicate satellite strength After your c550 has acquired satellite signals find your destination and go to it Finding Your Destination Touch Food Hotels Enjoy the route Touch Go Touch Where to Touch a destination Touch a category TIP Touch and to see more choices ...

Page 7: ...rows as you make turns A checkered flag marks your destination Read the driving instructions at the top of the page For more information about using the Map page see pages 13 16 Taking a Better Route As you get closer to the destination the c550 evaluates more road options when calculating the route which may result in a better route than what was originally calculated When the StreetPilot has foun...

Page 8: ...to your route The c550 gives you directions to the stop and then to your final destination With a route active touch Menu Where to Touch Yes to add this stop before your destination Touch No to make this your new final destination Search for the extra stop Touch Go NOTE You can add only one stop to your route ...

Page 9: ...om your current route touch Detour from the Menu page of the c550 The unit calculates a new route and provides you with new instructions The c550 attempts to get you back on your original route as soon as possible On some routes the route you are currently taking might be the only reasonable option In this case you cannot take a detour Stopping Your Route If you want to stop your current route ret...

Page 10: ...Brightness From the Menu page touch to adjust the backlight brightness Touch to lower the brightness and to raise it Touch OK when you are done c550 Tips and Shortcuts To quickly return to the Menu page press and hold Back To extend the battery life turn off GPS when you do not need to receive GPS signals Touch System GPS Mode GPS Off For more tips about the battery see page 57 ...

Page 11: ...ere To To learn how to perform a simple search using the Where To menu see page 1 Address enter the house number and street name to find a specific address See page 3 Go Home navigate a route to your Home Location Food Hotel search for places such as schools shopping centers and hospitals Touch and to view all of the categories Recently Found find places you have recently found Favorites save and find...

Page 12: ... Address Finding an intersection is very similar to finding an address Touch Intersection and enter the two street names Touch a state Type the number of the address and touch Done Touch a city Type the street name and touch Done Touch the street Touch the address if necessary Touch Go Touch Spell City and spell the city ...

Page 13: ... Home Once your Home location is set you can route to it at any time by touching Where To Go Home Changing Your Home Location To change your Home Location you must first delete it from Favorites from the Menu page touch Where To Favorites HOME Edit Delete Yes For information about editing and deleting a saved location from your Favorites see page 15 After you delete your Home Location reset it foll...

Page 14: ...s Spell Name Using the on screen keyboard enter letters contained in the name Touch Done Touch the place you want to visit Touch Go TIP In any search results list if you do not see the place you want visit or you want to narrow your search results list touch Spell and enter the name or part of the name Using the On Screen Keyboard Touch to enter numbers Touch to delete the last character entered t...

Page 15: ...t recently viewed places appear at the top of the list From the Menu page touch Where to Recently Found to view your recently found items Deleting Recently Found Places To remove all places from the Recently Found list touch Clear Then touch Yes NOTE When you touch Clear all items from the list are removed It does not delete the actual place from your unit ...

Page 16: ...e object you selected Touch Go to navigate to the selected location Touch Save to save this location to your Favorites Touch Back to return to the previous screen To save your current location touch Where to Browse Map The Browse Map page opens with your current location selected Touch Save to save your current location in Favorites If the GPS is off touch Set Loc to set your location to the selec...

Page 17: ...Where I Am Now searches for places near your current location A Different City searches for places near the city you enter My Current Route searches for places along the route you are currently navigating My Destination searches for places near your route destination NOTE Your c550 automatically searches for places near your current location ...

Page 18: ...TES Saving Places You Find After you have found a place touch Save Touch OK Finding Saved Places From the Menu page touch Where to Touch Favorites Touch the place you want to visit Saving Your Current Location Touch the vehicle icon on the map Touch Yes ...

Page 19: ... want to edit Deleting Saved Places To delete this saved place touch Delete Then touch Yes Changing the Name To change the name touch Change Name Enter the new name using the on screen keyboard Touch Done Changing the Map Symbol To change the symbol used on the map touch Change Map Symbol and touch a symbol from the list Changing the Phone Number You can save a phone number for this location to us...

Page 20: ...Navigating a Route When navigating touch Turn In to open the Next Turn page See page 15 When navigating touch the text bar to open the Turns List See page 15 Touch to zoom out Touch to zoom in Touch Menu to return to the Menu page When you are following a route your Arrival time is displayed in the lower left corner The distance to the next turn Turn In is shown in the lower right corner When you ...

Page 21: ... Map page Current direction of travel Distance traveled Odometer Distance to your final destination Trip Information Page Resetting Trip Information If you want accurate trip information reset the trip information before beginning a trip If you make frequent stops leave the c550 turned on so it can accurately measure elapsed time during the trip Touch Reset Trip to reset the information on the Trip...

Page 22: ... that turn Touch Show Map to view the entire route on the Browse Map Turn List Direction of the turn Distance to the turn Upcoming turn Distance to the upcoming turn Approximate time left until this turn Next Turn Page Next Turn Page The Next Turn page shows the turn on the map and the distance and time left before you reach the turn To view an upcoming turn on the map touch Turn In on the Map pag...

Page 23: ...ble with Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows Me Operating Systems This is a common limitation of most USB Mass Storage devices Step 1 Insert an SD Card Optional The SD card slot is located on the side of the c550 To insert or remove the card press it in until it clicks Step 2 Connect the USB Cable 1 Plug the small end of the USB cable into the mini USB connector located on the side of your c550 2 Con...

Page 24: ...ous page 2 Double click the My Computer icon on your computer s desktop 3 Browse your computer for the file you want to copy 4 Highlight the file and select Edit Copy 5 Open the Garmin drive or the SD card drive see the next page for information 6 Select Edit Paste The file then appears in the list of files on the c550 memory or SD card c550 Removable Disk Drives ...

Page 25: ...ut Your c550 Drives After you connect your c550 to your computer one or two additional drives appear in your computer s list of drives Garmin is the available storage in the c550 s internal memory The other Removable Disk Drive is the SD card inserted in your c550 NOTE On some Windows Operating Systems the c550 drives may not be named automatically See your Windows help file or page 56 of this manu...

Page 26: ...the Delete key on your computer s keyboard Supported File Types MP3 music files JPEG and JPG image files for customized splash screen see page XX GPI custom POI files from Garmin s POI Loader see page 51 GPX waypoint files from MapSource see page 54 Maps from MapSource NOTE The c550 does not support iTunes M4A M4P files CAUTION If you are not sure about a file s purpose do NOT delete it Your c550 memory...

Page 27: ...tart with Touch a category Touch Browse Playing Music Touch to select an equalizer setting appropriate for the type of music you are listening to Tap to go to the beginning of the song touch and hold to skip back Tap to skip to the end of the song touch and hold to skip ahead Touch to pause the song Touch to repeat Touch to shuffle Touch the album art to view details about the MP3 file NOTE The c550...

Page 28: ...r with connect to the c550 You might need to initiate a connection to the c550 through your phone s Bluetooth settings For more information refer to the documents that came with your phone NOTE The c550 s PIN code or passkey is 1234 After your phone is paired with the c550 the phone icon appears on the Menu page Touch to access the Phone menu and make a call Each time you turn on your c550 it auto...

Page 29: ...ed a window opens allowing you to answer the call Touch Answer to answer the call Touch Ignore not answer the call and stop the phone from ringing In A Call While you are on the phone an icon floats in the upper right corner of the screen Touch the icon to open the In Call Menu Touch End Call to hang up ...

Page 30: ...hone pairs with the c550 the phone book is automatically loaded into the c550 This way each change you make to your cell phone s phone book is reflected each time you use it with your c550 NOTE After your phone is paired with the c550 it may take a few minutes for the phone book to be available 1 From the Menu page touch 2 Touch Phone Book 3 Touch the phone book entry you want to call The call is p...

Page 31: ...o dial a POI 1 From the Menu page touch 2 Touch POI Dial 3 Use the Find menu Where To menu to search for the POI you want to call 4 Enter the number and touch Dial Dialing Numbers You can dial a number at any time just as you can with your cell phone To dial a number 1 From the Menu page touch 2 Touch Dial Number 3 Enter the number and touch Dial ...

Page 32: ...ransferred to the c550 You can then view the missed dialed and received calls for your cell phone From the Menu page touch Phone Call History Touch a category Missed Dialed or Received to view those calls The calls are listed in chronological order the most recent calls are at the top of the list To call one of the numbers listed touch it Why Should I pair my phone to my c550 Use the c550 as your ...

Page 33: ...e GTM 20 provides power to the c550 as well as traffic information 1 Plug the power connector into the back of the c550 2 Plug the other end into a 12 Volt receptacle in your vehicle To power connector on c550 To 12 Volt receptacle in vehicle Power connector NOTE You can only access the traffic information and settings if the c550 is connected to an FM Traffic Receiver NOTE The FM Traffic Receiver and...

Page 34: ... when there is a traffic event on your current route or on the road you are driving When you are following a route touch the to avoid the traffic From the map page touch Touch Avoid Touch an item to view details Viewing Traffic Events Touch an item to view details Touch an option From the Menu page touch ...

Page 35: ...th free service You can also add subscriptions to expand your service area You will need your FM TMC Traffic Receiver s Unit ID see below for directions Go to http www garmin com fmtraffic to purchase a traffic subscription and obtain a 25 character traffic subscription code Touch Traffic Touch Add Touch Done Enter the code and touch Done Touch Next From the Menu page touch ...

Page 36: ...following pages for more information Touch to display the Settings menu Touch the setting you want to change Restoring Settings To restore all settings you have changed press the Restore Settings button as shown below To restore settings for an individual category such as Map touch the Restore Settings button on that particular page ...

Page 37: ...2D with your direction of travel at the top North Up display the map in 2D with North at the top 3D display the map in 3 dimensions 3D Track Up orientation This is the default map view Vehicle touch Change to change the icon used to display your position on the map Touch the icon you want to use Map Info view the maps loaded on your c550 and their version Touch a map to enable check mark present o...

Page 38: ...ables all unit functions that require significant operator attention and could become a distraction while driving Proximity Alarms turn on or off the alerts when you approach Custom POIs This option is only visible if you have loaded Custom POIs See page 51 for more information about Custom POIs About display your c550 s software version number unit ID number and audio version number This informati...

Page 39: ... names and places or user entered data Voice Language change the language for all voice prompts and messages Your c550 contains two different types of voice languages text to speech and pre recorded Languages noted with a person s name are text to speech TTS voices for example American English Jill is a text to speech voice The text to speech voices read and speak the same words that are displayed...

Page 40: ... THE C550 Time Zone select a time zone or nearby city from the list Daylight Saving set to On Off or Auto if it is available Time Format choose a 12 hour 24 hour or UTC time format Units Change units of measure to kilometers Metric or miles Statute ...

Page 41: ...ly switch between the two Splash Screen select an image to be shown when you turn on the c550 First load JPEG images on your c550 or SD card using USB Mass Storage Mode See pages 19 through 22 for more information about loading files to your c550 or SD card Screen Shot enable Screen Shot mode Touch the camera icon to take a picture of the screen The picture bitmap file is saved in XXX ...

Page 42: ...shorter in distance but can take more time to drive Vehicle specify your vehicle type to optimize routes Avoidances touch the Enabled button select the road types you want to avoid on your routes The c550 uses these road types only if alternative routes take you too far out of your way or if no other roads are available If you have an FM TMC Traffic Receiver you can also avoid traffic incidents Atte...

Page 43: ... Enter the c550 s PIN in your phone NOTE The c550 s PIN code or passkey is 1234 Bluetooth enable and disable the Bluetooth component Friendly Name select to enter a friendly name that identifies your c550 on devices that are Bluetooth enabled Touch Done after you have entered the name Drop disconnect the c550 from your phone Clear delete all Bluetooth devices from the c550 s memory After you clear ...

Page 44: ... to purchase the Travel Guide accessory go to the Garmin Web site at http www garmin com products nuvi and click the Accessories link You can also contact your Garmin dealer to purchase nüvi accessories From the Menu page touch Touch Travel Guide Touch a category Touch a sub category if necessary Touch an item Touch Browse Touch the arrows to view more information about the location Touch a locati...

Page 45: ...r unit The POI Loader is available at http www garmin com products c550 and click Updates and Downloads Using the POI Loader program you can store the Custom POIs on your Garmin drive or your SD card You can also customize the proximity alert settings for each POI using the POI Loader Refer to the POI Loader Help File for more information press F1 to open the Help File To view your Custom POIs tou...

Page 46: ... into the back of the c550 Plug the other end into a 12 Volt receptacle in your vehicle Your unit may turn on automatically if you have started your vehicle Warning For use in vehicles it is the sole responsibility of the owner operator of a vehicle with the c550 installed to place and secure the device so it will not interfere with the vehicle operating controls and safety devices obstruct the dr...

Page 47: ...he enclosed mounting disk to mount your unit to the dashboard California drivers use the enclosed disk to comply with California regulations see the c series Product Information Sheet that came in the box for more information Important The permanent mounting adhesive is extremely difficult to remove after it is installed To install the mounting disk 1 Clean and dry the dashboard where you will plac...

Page 48: ...groove located under the Garmin logo on the face plate 2 Gently pull off the face plate 3 Press the Reset button 4 Turn the unit back on it will operate normally Reset button Power button Face plate Clearing User Data Hold your finger on the lower right corner of the c550 s screen while turning on the c550 Keep your finger pressed until the pop up window appears Touch Yes to clear all user data All ...

Page 49: ...Cleaning the Touch Screen Clean the touch screen with a soft clean lint free cloth Use water isopropyl alcohol or eyeglass cleaner if needed Apply the liquid to the cloth and then gently wipe the touch screen Protecting Your c550 Follow the cautions below to protect your c550 from damage Do not store the c550 where prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures can occur such as in the trunk of a car ...

Page 50: ... in screen in the window heating system which can block GPS signals Remove the weather cap from the antenna connector located on the left side of the c550 and connect the antenna To purchase go to the Garmin Web site at http www garmin com products c550 and click the Accessories link Changing the Fuse An AGC 3AG 2 Amp high breaking capacity 1500 A rated fuse is located at the tip of the vehicle ad...

Page 51: ...er to learn about WebUpdater Purchasing and Loading Additional MapSource Maps Check http www garmin com unlock update jsp to see if an update for your map software is available To find out the version of the maps that are loaded on your c550 open the Menu page Touch Map Map Info You can also purchase additional MapSource map data from Garmin and load the maps on your c550 s internal memory or on an...

Page 52: ...change Format gpx for the Save as Type Click the Save button With your c550 connected to your computer copy the gpx file into in the Garmin Waypoints folder in the Garmin drive The waypoints you created in MapSource are now in Where To Favorites Viewing Your Saved Locations in MapSource You can also view the locations you have saved in your c550 using the MapSource program In MapSource select File ...

Page 53: ...able Disk Drives listed in My Computer My computer never senses that the c550 is connected 1 Unplug the USB cable from your computer 2 Turn the c550 off and then back on again 3 Plug the USB cable into your computer The c550 automatically turns on and goes into USB Mass Storage Mode I cannot find any drives named Garmin in my list of drives Try the solution listed above If you have several network ...

Page 54: ...s 1 Open My Computer 2 Select the drive you want to rename 3 Right click your mouse and select Rename 4 Type the new name and press the Enter key on your computer s keyboard How do I map my c550 drives in Windows 1 Turn off your c550 2 Plug in the USB cable to the c550 and your computer Your c550 will automatically turn on 3 Click Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Manageme...

Page 55: ...just the brightness To maximize the life of the lithium ion battery do not leave your c550 direct sunlight and avoid prolonged exposure to excessive heat Battery Information Your unit contains an internal non removable lithium ion battery Contact your local waste disposal department for information on properly disposing of the unit Battery Gauge The battery icon in the upper right corner of the Me...

Page 56: ... in a parking garage the c550 cannot acquire satellites Go outside to an area free from tall obstructions to use your c550 When the c550 has acquired satellite signals the signal strength bars on the Menu page are green When it loses satellite signals the bars turn red or disappear For more information about GPS visit the Garmin Web site at http www garmin com aboutGPS ...

Page 57: ...storage plug and play Power Input 12 24 VDC Usage 15 W max 13 8 VDC Battery life 4 to 8 hours depending on usage Headphone jack Standard 3 5 mm For a complete list of specifications visit the Garmin Web site at http www garmin com products c550 spec html GPS Performance Specifications Receiver WAAS enabled Acquisition times Warm 1 sec Cold 38 sec Factory Reset 45 sec On average for a stationary rece...

Page 58: ...wledge 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 reverse assemble reverse engineer or reduce to human readable form the Software or any part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software You agree not to...

Page 59: ...ul interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving ant...

Page 60: ...Disk Drives 20 21 Driving directions 18 E Editing saved places Favorites 15 EGNOS 37 Eject USB 20 Expanding your search 13 F Favorites 14 15 Files deleting 22 managing 19 supported types 22 transferring 20 Finding places address 7 by name 6 intersection 7 item on the map 12 recent selection 11 saved item 14 Find a place near another place 13 FM TMC Traffic Receiver 32 34 Following your route 2 Fuse...

Page 61: ...zone database 45 SD Card 19 53 Serial Number i Set your Location 12 Shortcuts 5 Show Map 6 12 Software License Agreement 54 Software version 37 Spell the name of a place 10 Stop navigation 4 Stop USB 20 Storing your nüvi 46 Supported File Types 22 System Setup 37 T Text Language 38 Touch screen cleaning 46 Track Up 36 Traffic 32 avoid 33 40 events 33 subscription 34 Transferring Files 20 Trip Infor...

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