User manual GARMIN ETREX VISTA HCX

[. . . ] Owner's Manual eTrex HC series ® personal navigator (eTrex Vista HCx shown) © 2007 Garmin Ltd. (913) 397. 8200 or (800) 800. 1020 Fax (913) 397. 8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9RB UK Tel. +44 (0) 870. 8501241 (outside the UK) 0808 2380000 (within the UK) Fax +44 (0) 870. 8501251 Garmin Corporation No. [. . . ] A "Calculating Route" message appears until the route calculation is complete. Your route appears as a magenta line overlaying the map. Navigating a Route 1. Tostopnavigating, pressMENU>Stop Navigation. eTrex HC series Owner's Manual To navigate a saved route: Route on Map Page BaSIc operatIon 1. PressQUITtoviewthelistofturnsonthe route. Toviewanindividualturn, selectit. UsetheROCKER toscrollthroughallturns. To preview the turns for an active route: 2. Selectasavedroute>selecttheroutename field at the top of the Route page. To review individual route points: 1. 2 Selectasavedroute>selectapointonthe Routepage>ENTER> Review. SelectSave, Map, orGo To. To delete a route: FromthepageforthatroutepressMENU> Delete Route. Select(ManualorDistance)whenadvancing to the next point. To select the off-road transition for a route: ctive Route Page when following roads Turn Preview Page Editing a Route Use the Route page to edit, change the route name, and review route points. PressMENUtwice>Routes. Select Distance to enter a radius, so that when within the entered distance, you are lead to the next point. Select Manual to transition to the next point anytime while navigating a route. eTrex HC series Owner's Manual MaIn paGeS MaIn paGeS The eTrex Vista HCx and Summit HC has four main pages: Map page, Compass page, Altimeter page, and the Main Menu. Add additional pages by using the page sequence option on the Main Menu. The Active Route page appears in the sequence when you are actively navigating a route. To view the options menu for a page, press MENU. Map Page Compass Page ltimeter Page Main Menu No Options Compass Page Options Menu ltimeter Page Options Menu Map Page Options Menu eTrex HC series Owner's Manual MaIn paGeS Satellite Page This page appears when you turn the unit on and is accessed from the Main Menu thereafter. Map Page Satellite Page Options · Use With GPS Off/On--enables you to turn the GPS receiver on or off. · Track Up/North Up--indicates whether satellites are shown with the rings oriented with North toward the top of the display or your current track toward the top of the screen. · Multicolor/Single Color--indicates whether each satellite appears as a different color. · New Location--use if you have moved the unit more than 600 miles (1, 000 km). · GPS Elevation--shows your current elevation. A built-in basemap that includes cities, interstates, state and county highways, exit information, and lake and river outlines is shown on this page. Increased road detail, points of interest and mapping data is added when using MapSource detailed mapping data. Data fields Show menu Map Page with data fields Two map operating modes, position mode and pan mode, determine what is shown on the map display. eTrex HC series Owner's Manual MaIn paGeS Position mode pans the map to keep your present location in the display area. When you press the ROCKER, the eTrex enters pan mode, which moves the map to keep the white arrow (map pointer) within the display area. Add and configure up to four optional data fields at the top of the page to provide a varity of travel and navigational information. 1. Select the number of data fields you want to showontheMappage, andpressENTER. [. . . ] Toviewthepredictionsforalocation, selectthe Location field. To show hunting and fishing predictions for a specified date and location: To access the Stopwatch: Games Menu FromtheMainMenu, selectStopwatch. To open the Games Menu: FromtheMainMenu, selectGames. Sun and Moon To access the Sun and Moon Page: FromtheMainMenu, selectSun and Moon to viewtheSunrise/SunsetandMoonphases. eTrex HC series Owner's Manual appendIx appendIx Specifications Physical Size: Weight: Display: Case: Temp: * Compass: (Vista HCx/Summit HC only) Accuracy; +/- 5 degrees, resolution; 1 degree, user calibrated Altimeter: (Vista HCx/Summit HC only) Accuracy; +/- 10 feet, resolution; 1 ft. , user calibrated 4. 2" H x 2. 2" W x 1. 2" D 1. 3" W x 1. 7" H, 256-color, high resolution, transreflective TFT(176 x 220 pixels) backlit. Power Source: 5. 6 ounces (159 g) with batteries installed. Two 1. 5 volt AA batteries, 12 V DC Adapter Cable, or PC/USB Adapter Up to 25 hours HCx units Up to 14 hours HC units Battery Life: Rugged, fully gasketed, water resistant, IEC-529, IPX7 5 to 158°F (-15 to 70° C) * Accuracy GPS: * <10 meters (33 feet) 95% typical* The temperature rating of the eTrex may exceed the usable range of some batteries. Some batteries can rupture at high temperatures. Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m 2DRMS under the U. S. DoD imposed Selective Availability (SA) Program when activated. Performance DGPS: * 3 meters (10 feet) 95% typical* Receiver: WAAS/EGNOS enabled, high-sensitivity Acquisition Times: (approx. ) Hot start- 3 seconds Warm start- 33 seconds Cold start- 39 seconds Update Rate: Antenna: 1/second, continuous Built-in patch Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) accuracy in North America. Velocity: 0. 1 meter/sec steady state Interfaces: Garmin Proprietary (USB) Data Storage Life: Indefinite; no memory battery required Map Storage: HCx units -Dependant on the formatted capacity of the microSD card. HC units - 24 MB 5 eTrex HC series Owner's Manual appendIx Connecting Your eTrex to a Computer Connect your eTrex to your computer using the PC/ USB connector cable provided. NOTE: Fully install the supplied MapSource Trip & Waypoint Manager software on your computer before connecting the USB cable to the computer. [. . . ]