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Approach

Owner’s Manual

Getting Started

WARNING

See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the

product box for product warnings and other important

information.

Keys

Select to turn on the backlight.

Hold to turn the device on and off.

Select to measure a shot (Measuring a Shot, page 3).

Hold to reset the measurement.

Select to open the menu for the current screen.

Select to enter your score for the hole (Keeping Score,

page 2).

Hold to view scores for all holes.

Select to use CourseView (Using CourseView, page 2).

Select to return to the previous screen.

Turning on the Device

The device comes partially charged. You may need to charge

the device before playing golf (Charging the Device, page 1).

NOTE: The time of day and date are set automatically when you

go outdoors and the device locates satellites.

Hold , and follow the on-screen instructions.

Select Start Round.

Wait while the device locates satellites.

Status Icons

Battery level

GPS status

Alarm

Bluetooth

technology status

Charging the Device

WARNING

This device contains a lithium-ion battery. See the Important

Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for

product warnings and other important information.

NOTICE

To prevent corrosion, thoroughly clean and dry the contacts and

the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a

computer. Refer to the cleaning instructions in the appendix.

Plug the USB cable into a USB port on your computer.

Align the charger posts with the contacts on the back of the

device, and press the charger

until it clicks.

Charge the device completely.

Unlocking the Device

After a period of inactivity, the device goes into watch mode and

the screen is locked. The device displays the time and date, but

does not use GPS.

Select any key except to unlock the device.

Playing Golf

Before you can play golf, the device must locate satellite signals.

This may take 30–60 seconds.

Select > Start Round.

Select a course from the list of nearby courses.

Tap the screen to scroll through the data screens for each

hole.

TIP: You can select to return to the previous screen.

•

displays the hole information (Hole Information,

page 2).

•

displays the layup and dogleg information (Viewing

Layup and Dogleg Distances and Saved Locations,

page 2).

•

displays the PinPointer feature (Using PinPointer,

page 2).

•

displays the time of day.

The device automatically transitions when you move to the

next hole.

February 2016

Printed in Taiwan 190-01703-00_0C

Summary of content (6 pages)

PAGE 1
Approach S6 ® Owner’s Manual NOTICE To prevent corrosion, thoroughly clean and dry the contacts and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer. Refer to the cleaning instructions in the appendix. 1 Plug the USB cable into a USB port on your computer. 2 Align the charger posts with the contacts on the back of the device, and press the charger À until it clicks.
PAGE 2
Hole Information The arrow points to the pin location. By default, the device calculates the distance to the front, middle, and back of the green. If you know the location of the pin, you can set it more precisely using the green view (Viewing the Green, page 2). Viewing Layup and Dogleg Distances and Saved Locations You can view a list of layup and dogleg distances for par 4 and 5 holes. Saved locations also appear on this list. Tap the screen until the layup and dogleg information appears.
PAGE 3
Saving a Location While playing a round, you can save up to five locations on each hole. Saving a location is useful for recording objects or obstacles that are not shown on the map. You can view the distance to these locations from the layup and dogleg screen (Viewing Layup and Dogleg Distances and Saved Locations, page 2). 1 Stand in the location you want to save. NOTE: You cannot save a location that is far from the currently selected hole. 2 Select > Save Location. 3 Select a label for the location.
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2 Select a club. Changing the Tempo Timing 1 Select > TempoTraining. or to select a tempo. 2 Use Analyzing Your Swing Using TempoTraining 1 Select TempoTraining. 2 Complete a full swing. The device displays your swing analysis. Setting the TempoTraining Tones 1 Select > TempoTraining > > Tones. 2 Select an option: • To turn the tones on, select On. • To turn the tones off, select Off. TruSwing™ The TruSwing feature allows you to view swing metrics recorded from your TruSwing device. Go to www.garmin.
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When your Approach S6 device receives a notification, it displays a message. You can select the message to open the notification. Device Information Viewing Notifications Battery type Lithium-ion 1 Select > Notifications. 2 Select a notification.
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Getting More Information • Go to www.garmin.com/intosports. • Go to www.garmin.com/learningcenter. • Go to http://buy.garmin.com, or contact your Garmin dealer for information about optional accessories and replacement parts. Calibrating the Compass NOTE: You must calibrate the electronic compass outdoors. Do not stand near objects that influence magnetic fields, such as cars, golf carts, buildings, or overhead power lines.