TomTom Golfer Reference Guide 1.
Contents Welcome 4 Getting started 5 Your watch 7 About your watch ...............................................................................................................................7 Cleaning your watch ..........................................................................................................................7 Using the desk dock ...........................................................................................................................8 Watch status ........
Clock..................................................................................................................................................26 Phone ................................................................................................................................................26 Airplane mode ..................................................................................................................................28 Options...................................................
Welcome This Reference Guide explains everything you need to know about your new TomTom Golfer watch. If you want a quick read of the essentials, we recommend that you read the Getting started. This covers downloading TomTom MySports Connect and using the desk dock. After that, if you have a smartphone, you will probably want to download the TomTom MySports app for free from your usual app store or by going to tomtom.com/app.
Getting started Before you start playing golf, it's a good idea to charge your watch, download any software updates, and download QuickGPSfix. Note: QuickGPSfix helps your watch get a GPS fix and find your location quickly. 1. Download TomTom MySports Connect from tomtom.com/getstarted/sports and install it on your computer. TomTom MySports Connect is available for free. 2. Place your watch in the desk dock and connect the dock to your computer.
Pairing your watch with your phone To learn more, go to Phone in this guide.
Your watch About your watch When you use your watch, you start from the clock screen. This screen shows the time and date. The hour number is shown slightly dimmed and the minutes are shown brighter so you can see the precise time more clearly. Use the button to move Up, Down, Left or Right to other screens on your watch. 1. Left - opens the Status screen. 2. Down - opens the Settings menu. 3. Right - opens the Golf course menu. 4. Up - opens the Scorecard history screen. 5. GPS receiver.
Wipe the watch with a damp cloth as needed. Use mild soap to remove oil or dirt. Do not expose your watch to strong chemicals such as gasoline, cleaning solvents, acetone, alcohol, or insect repellents. Chemicals can damage the watch’s seal, case, and finish. Using the desk dock You can use the desk dock when your watch is in the wrist strap or you can remove your watch from the wrist strap first.
Version - the software version number and serial number of your watch. You may need this information if you contact Customer Support. Every time you connect your watch to your computer, TomTom MySports Connect checks if a software update is available for your watch. Performing a Reset Soft reset A soft reset is performed each time you disconnect your watch from a wall charger or computer. To perform a soft reset on your watch, follow these steps: 1. Connect your watch to a wall charger or computer.
Important: When you perform a factory reset, do not disconnect your watch before MySports Connect has finished restoring your watch. Installing the software on your watch takes several minutes. You then need to set up your watch in MySports Connect before you can install the golf courses again. Check any messages shown in MySports Connect and on your watch before you disconnect your watch. To perform a factory reset on your watch, follow these steps: 1.
Playing a round of golf Quick Start: Playing your first hole To play your first hole, do the following: 1. From the clock screen, move Right. Your watch shows Please wait. When a GPS fix is found, you see a list of nearby golf courses. 2. Move Up or Down to select a course, then move Right to start a round. 3. The first hole is shown and you see the following information on your watch: Hole number (next to the flag symbol). Par for the hole.
Quick Start: Button checklist To help you get started, here is a list of what the button moves do in each screen: Name of screen Button Action Clock screen Move Left Go to the Watch Status screen. Move Up Go to Scorecard history screen. Move Down Go to the Settings screen. Move Right Please wait while a GPS fix is obtained. When a fix is obtained, go to Golf Course menu. Move Left Back to the Clock screen. Move Down Go to the Recent Courses screen. Move Right Nothing happens.
Scorecard screen Move Right Go to the Scorecard screen. Move Left Go to the Hazards, Layup or Green view screen, depending on which are applicable for the current hole. Green view is always present. Move Right Nothing happens. Move Up Add strokes to your score for that hole. Move Down Remove strokes from your score for that hole. Choosing a course Tip: When your watch shows Please wait while waiting for a QuickGPSFix, you can move Down to browse recent courses.
Each time you connect your watch to your computer, MySports Connect downloads and installs the latest changes to your recently played golf courses. If you need to update all golf courses globally, for example when you plan to travel, expand SETTINGS in MySports Connect. Select the GOLF COURSES tab and click GLOBAL UPDATE. Note that a global update may take approximately one hour to complete. Pausing and stopping a round During a round of golf, move Left to stop the clock and pause your round.
Laying up About laying up A layup shot is made from the fairway after the drive, but due to the presence of a hazard, you have to deliberately make the shot shorter than usual or more accurate. This called laying up. Most often, you lay up to avoid hitting the ball into a hazard on the fairway, or to put the ball in a more favorable position on the fairway for the next shot.
As you walk the hole towards the pin, your current distance from the first L200 marker on the right-hand side of the watch screen decreases. When you reach a layup marker, the layup marker disappears from the screen. The default distances for the layup markers are 100, 150, 200. Note: Keep moving Up to cycle through the Hazards, Layup or Green view screen, depending on which are applicable for the current hole. Green view is always present.
Approaching the green About greens A green, or putting green, is an area of closely trimmed grass surrounding the hole or pin. Holing out or getting the ball into the hole with the minimum number of strokes possible is the main aim of playing golf. The green allows players to putt or make precision strokes using a putter. A putter has very low loft or angle on the face of the club so that the ball rolls smoothly along the ground, and hopefully into the hole.
Approaching the green using your watch As seen from the example below, the shape of the green on your watch mirrors the shape of the actual green that you are approaching. Any surrounding hazards are shown as patterns. Water is shown using a wave pattern and bunkers as a dotted pattern. If a water and sand hazard are in the same area surrounding the green, water takes priority and that pattern is shown over the sand pattern. For more information on hazards, see About hazards.
Layup and green views As you approach the green, move Up or Down to swap between the layup screen and the green view as shown below. Once you have passed the last layup marker, the watch automatically shows only the view of the green.
Hazards About hazards A hazard is an area of a golf course which provides a difficult obstacle for the golfer to negotiate. A course may include water hazards such as lakes and rivers, man-made hazards such as bunkers, and natural hazards such as trees or thick vegetation. Many recreational golfers use the term "hazard" to mean anything on a golf course that is hazardous to one's score such as thick rough or a tall tree in the middle of a fairway.
Understanding hazards on your watch Your TomTom Golfer can show you nearby water hazards or bunkers that are within 300 meters (328 yards). On your watch, hazards are shown as a water or sand pattern, with front and back distance measurements, such as 293 (back) and 278 (front) as shown below.
Position of hazards on the fairway Your TomTom Golfer shows the position of hazards relative to their position on the actual course. For example, the watch below is showing a bunker 218 yards/meters on the right and a water hazard 278 yards/meters straight ahead that you will need to hit the ball over -- it is 15 yards/meters wide.
Scoring About scoring Your TomTom Golfer can be used for normal stroke play, also known as medal play. This involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a round, or series of rounds. The winner is the player who has taken the fewest number of strokes over the course of the round, or rounds.
"E" means even par for the hole. A plus sign (+) means over par, and a minus sign (-) below par. 2. The identifying number of the hole, for example, here the golfer is on the first hole. 3. The par for the hole. For example, the first hole shown above is a par 5. 4. The total number of strokes taken so far for a round. In this example, the golfer has played one hole and taken 5 strokes so the total for the round so far is also 5 strokes. 5. The number of strokes for the hole just played.
3. Move Right to see the par and total score for the round, split into the front 9 holes and back 9 holes, as shown below. 4. Move Right to see the score for each hole of that previous round. 5. Move Left to go back to the name of the course.
Settings About settings From the clock screen, move down to open the Settings menu. These settings determine the overall behavior of your watch. The following settings are available for your watch: Clock Phone Airplane mode Options Profile Clock From the clock screen, move down to open the Settings menu, then select Clock and move Right to open the Clock menu. Alarm Select Alarm to turn the alarm on and off and to set the alarm time.
3. From the clock screen on your watch, move down to open the Settings screen, then select Phone and move right. 4. Move right to start pairing. 5. On your phone, start the MySports Connect app and tap to connect. 6. When the name of your watch appears, tap on it. 7. On your phone, enter the pin number shown on the watch, then tap Pair. Your watch is now paired with your phone or mobile device. When pairing has been completed, you see a "Connected" message on your watch.
If you open the MySports app on your phone and it is trying to connect to your watch, you may need to wake up your watch by moving away from the clock screen. Move down, left or right from the clock screen. Synchronizing course information You can automatically synchronize golf course information with your TomTom MySports account by using this setting. From the clock screen on your watch, move down to open the Settings screen, then select Phone and move right. Select Sync.
Click Select Click to set what your watch does as you move through menus. Your watch can do the following: Make a clicking sound. Vibrate/buzz for short time. You can turn both on or off, or turn only one on. Profile From the clock screen on your watch, move down to open the Settings menu, then select Profile and move right to open the Profile menu.
TomTom MySports account Your TomTom MySports account is a central storage location for all your sports information. To create an account, click the button in TomTom MySports Connect, or go directly to the website: mysports.tomtom.com As you can see from the diagram below, you can manage to your MySports account using either TomTom MySports Connect or the TomTom MySports app. Important: Before using the MySports app on your smartphone, you need to link your watch to your MySports account using a computer.
TomTom MySports Connect TomTom MySports Connect does the following: Helps you set up your watch. Updates the software on your watch when new versions become available. Updates golf course information on your watch. Transfers any settings you make on TomTom MySports to your watch. Updates the QuickGPSfix information on your watch. Installing TomTom MySports Connect You can download TomTom MySports Connect for free from here: tomtom.
TomTom MySports mobile app The TomTom MySports mobile app does the following: Updates golf course information. Updates the QuickGPSfix information on your watch. Provides an alternative to TomTom MySports Connect for updating QuickGPSfix. Supported phones and mobile devices iOS The TomTom MySports app is compatible with iOS 6 and higher on the following Bluetooth Smart enabled devices: iPhone 4S or later iPod touch 5th generation iPad3 or later All iPad mini.
Glossary of Terms B Bunker A bunker is a steep-sided hole or shallow pit near the green or fairway that is usually filled with sand. It can be more difficult to play a ball from sand than from grass and bunkers sometimes have a raised lip which makes it difficult to hit the ball out of the bunker. G Green A green, or putting green, is an area of closely trimmed grass surrounding the hole or pin.
M Medal play Your TomTom Golfer can be used for normal stroke play, also known as medal play. This involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a round, or series of rounds. The winner is the player who has taken the fewest number of strokes over the course of the round, or rounds. O Out of bounds "Out of bounds" means that the entirety of your ball is laying beyond the boundaries of the golf course or any part of the course.
Addendum How TomTom uses your information Information regarding the use of personal information can be found at tomtom.com/privacy. Battery and Environmental information This product uses a lithium polymer battery that is not user accessible or user replaceable. Do not open the case or (attempt to) remove the battery. Substances in the product and/or battery may be harmful to the environment or your health if disposed of improperly.
FCC information for the user THE DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equipment radiates radio frequency energy and if not used properly - that is, in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual - may cause interference to radio communications and television reception.
Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. The Country Code Selection feature is disabled for products marketed in the US or Canada. Equipment is certified to the requirements of RSS-210 for 2.4-GHz. IMPORTANT NOTE IC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with IC RSS-102 radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
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