User's Manual Part 1
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Radio
- Connected Features
- Weather
- Geocaches
- Activities
- Recording an Activity
- Creating a New Activity
- Deleting an Activity
- Customizing Your Activity Log
- Pausing an Activity
- Saving the Current Activity
- Clearing the Current Activity
- Deleting an Activity History
- Viewing Activity Information
- Viewing the Elevation Plot of an Activity
- Saving a Location on an Activity
- Opening Track Manager
- Navigation
- Waypoints
- Routes
- Garmin Adventures
- Camera and Photos
- Applications
- Fitness
- Customizing the Device
- Adjusting the Backlight Brightness
- Customizing the Keys
- Customizing the Main Menu
- Customizing the App Drawer
- Adding a Shortcut to the Main Menu
- Custom Data Fields and Dashboards
- Setting the Touchscreen Sensitivity
- Display Settings
- Configuring the Maps
- System Settings
- Appearance Settings
- Setting the Device Tones
- Routing Settings
- Heading Settings
- Altimeter Settings
- Position Format Settings
- Changing the Units of Measure
- Time Settings
- Geocaching Settings
- ANT+ Sensor Settings
- Fitness Settings
- Marine Settings
- Resetting Data and Settings
- Device Information
- Troubleshooting
- My handheld device is not responding
- My device does not turn on
- The battery gauge does not seem accurate
- My phone will not connect to the device
- My device is not acquiring satellite signals
- My device does not go into mass storage mode automatically
- I need to reset all settings back to factory default values
- Appendix
- Index
Orientation Lock: Locks the screen orientation in portrait or
landscape mode, or allows the screen to change orientation
automatically based on the device orientation.
Screen Capture: Allows you to save the image on the device
screen.
Battery Save: Saves the battery power and prolongs the battery
life by turning off the screen when the backlight times out
(Turning On Battery Save Mode, page 1).
Configuring the Maps
You can enable or disable the maps currently loaded on the
device.
From the app drawer, select
Setup > Map > Configure
Maps.
Map Settings
From the app drawer, select Setup > Map.
Orientation: Adjusts how the map is shown on the page. The
North Up option shows north at the top of the page. The
Track Up option shows your current direction of travel toward
the top of the page. The
Automotive Mode option shows an
automotive perspective with the direction of travel at the top.
Dashboard: Sets a dashboard to display on the map. Each
dashboard shows different information about your route or
your location.
Guidance Text: Sets when the guidance text is shown on the
map.
Map Speed: Adjusts the speed at which the map is drawn. A
faster map drawing speed decreases the battery life.
Advanced Map Settings
From the app drawer, select Setup > Map > Advanced Setup.
Detail: Sets the amount of detail shown on the map. Showing
more detail may cause the map to redraw more slowly.
Shaded Relief: Shows detail relief on the map (if available) or
turns off shading.
Vehicle: Sets the position icon, which represents your position
the map. The default icon is a small blue triangle.
Zoom Controls: Sets the auto zoom and the location of the
buttons in portrait or landscape mode.
Zoom Levels: Adjusts the zoom level at which map items
appear. The map items do not appear when the map zoom
level is higher than the selected level.
Text Size: Sets the text size for map items.
System Settings
From the app drawer, select
Setup > System.
Satellite: Allows you to adjust the satellite system settings
(Satellite Settings, page 15).
Text Language: Sets the text language on the device.
NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the
language of user-entered data or map data.
Interface: Sets the communication interface mode to Garmin
Spanner, Garmin Serial, NMEA In/Out, Text Out, RTCM, or
MTP.
Configure Keys: Sets the power key or user key as a shortcut
to a menu, setting, or application.
Mode: Sets the home screen to look like a classic outdoor
handheld device home screen or an activity-based home
screen.
NOTE: This device is set to Classic by default. Changing this
setting to Activity significantly alters the user interface, radio
features, and activity recording features.
Battery Type: Sets the battery type for the device.
Satellite Settings
From the app drawer, select Setup > System > Satellite.
Satellite System: Allows you to set the satellite system to GPS,
GPS + GLONASS (GPS and GLONASS, page 15), or
Demo Mode (GPS off).
WAAS/EGNOS: Sets the satellite system to Wide Area
Augmentation System/European Geostationary Navigation
Overlay Service (WAAS/EGNOS). For more information
about WAAS, go to www.garmin.com/aboutGPS/waas.html.
GPS and GLONASS
The default satellite system setting is GPS + GLONASS, which
offers increased performance in challenging environments and
faster position acquisition. Using GPS and GLONASS can
reduce battery life more quickly than using GPS only.
Appearance Settings
From the app drawer, select
Setup > Appearance.
Mode: Sets a light background, a dark background, or
automatically switches between the two based on the sunrise
and sunset time for your current location.
Day Color: Sets the color for the selections made when in day
mode.
Night Color: Sets the color for the selections made when in
night mode.
Landscape Controls: Places the controls on the left or right
side of the screen when in landscape mode.
Setting the Device Tones
You can customize tones for messages, keys, turn warnings,
and alarms.
1
From the app drawer, select Setup > Tones > Tones > On.
2
Select a tone for each audible type.
Routing Settings
The available routing settings vary based on the activity
selected.
From the app drawer, select
Setup > Routing.
Activity: Sets an activity used for transportation while routing.
The device calculates routes optimized for the type of activity
you are doing.
Calculation Method: Sets the method used to calculate your
route.
Lock On Road: Locks the blue triangle, which represents your
position on the map, onto the nearest road. This is most
useful when driving or navigating on roads.
Off Route Recalculation: Sets recalculation preferences when
navigating away from an active route.
Avoidance Setup: Sets the types of roads, terrain, and
transportation methods to avoid while navigating.
Route Transitions: Sets how the device routes from one point
on the route to the next. This setting is available only for
some activities. The Distance
option routes you to the next
point on the route when you are within a specified distance of
your current point.
Heading Settings
You can customize the compass settings.
From the app drawer, select
Setup > Heading.
Display: Sets the type of directional heading shown on the
compass.
North Reference: Sets the north reference used on the
compass.
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