Name: Garmin 310
Brand: Garmin
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50 nüvi 310/360 Owner’s Manual

APPENDIX

Purchasing MapSource Maps

You can purchase additional MapSource map data from Garmin and load the maps

on your nüvi’s internal memory or on an optional SD card. Follow the instructions

that come with the new map data to properly install the maps to your computer and

nüvi. To enable additional maps, you need your unit ID and serial number. To load

maps to your nüvi memory or SD card, select the name for your “Garmin nüvi” drive

or SD card drive. Refer to the MapSource help ﬁle for more information about using

MapSource and loading maps on your Garmin GPS.

Loading MapSource Waypoints

Using MapSource, you can save locations (also called waypoints) and transfer them to

your nüvi. (For more information, see the help ﬁle; press F1 to open the help ﬁle.)

After you create the waypoints, select File > Save. Select GPS eXchange Format

(*.gpx) for the Save as Type. Click the Save button.

With the nüvi connected to your computer, copy the *.gpx ﬁle into in the

Garmin\Waypoints folder in the “Garmin nüvi” drive. The waypoints you created in

MapSource are now in My Locations > Favorites.

Viewing Your Saved Locations in MapSource

You can view the locations you saved in your nüvi using the MapSource program.

In MapSource, select File > Open. Select GPS eXchange Format (*.gpx) for Files

of Type. Browse to ﬁnd the Garmin\Waypoints folder on your “nüvi” drive. Select

Waypoints.gpx, and click Open.

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