Garmin fenix Quick Start Manual
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1. GARMIN quick start manual foretrex 301 and 401 PERSONAL NAVIGATOR EN See the mportant Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information Manual Conventions When you are instructed to press something use the buttons on the unit Press A W to select something in a list and then press enter The small arrows gt used in the text indicate that you should select a series of items in order for example Press page gt enter gt select TRACKS Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while using your Foretrex In the USA go to www garmin com support or contact Garmin USA by phone at 913 397 8200 or 800 800 1020 In the UK contact Garmin Europe Ltd by phone at 0808 2380000 In Europe go to www garmin com support and click Contact Support for in country support information or contact Garmin Europe Ltd by phone at 44 0 870 8501241 Optional Accessories For a list of available accessories and maps go to http buy garmin com For the latest free software updates excluding map data throughout the life of your Garmin products visit www garmin com Foretrex 301 401 Quick Start Manual Battery Information The Foretrex operates on two AAA batteries Use alkaline or NiMH batteries Use precharged NiMH batteries for best results Installing Batteries 1 Carefully lift2. up on the battery door until it comes off 2 Insert the batteries observing polarity 3 Replace the battery cover Foretrex 301 401 Quick Start Manual Turning On Your Foretrex Press and hold b to turn the Foretrex on The first time you turn on your Foretrex you are prompted to choose a language Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals Before the Foretrex can find your current location and navigate a route you must acquire GPS signals 1 Go outdoors to an open area away from tall buildings and trees 2 Turn on the Foretrex and hold it level Acquiring satellite signals can take a few minutes The flashes while the Foretrex determines your location When satellites are acquired the remains solid Buttons GARMIN foretrex 301 o 1 V 000 power Press and hold to turn the Foretrex on and off Press to turn the backlight on and off 2 page goto e Press to view and navigate through the menus Press to exit a menu or a page Press and hold to navigate to a specific destination or waypoint e enter mark Press to select options and to acknowledge messages Press and hold to mark a waypoint Press to access an options menu when on a main page O A V up down Press to scroll through menus and pages Press to select options on menus and pages Press to zoom out A and in V on the map Foretrex 301 401 Quick Start Manual Foretrex Fea
3. displays the current date and time along the top of the screen Use A V to select from the list of menu options Marking Waypoints Waypoints are locations you record and store in the Foretrex 1 Press and hold mark 2 Select OK To navigate to a waypoint 1 Press and hold goto 2 Select the waypoint from the list Foretrex 301 401 Quick Start Manual Existing Waypoints From the main menu select WAYPOINTS gt LIST ALL 2 Select the waypoint you want to edit 3 Select the name symbol elevation or latitude longitude Press enter to edit the field NOTE When editing waypoint information use A V to select the characters Press enter to edit 4 Select OK To delete a waypoint 1 Select WAYPOINTS gt LIST ALL 2 Use A V or enter to select the waypoint you want to delete 3 Select DELETE gt YES Foretrex 301 401 Quick Start Manual Recording your Tracks The Foretrex records a track log while you are moving You can save these tracks and navigate to them at another time 1 From the main menu select TRACKS 2 Select SAVE TRACK 3 Use AY and enter to set a beginning point and an ending point 4 Press enter to name the track Follow the on screen instructions To clear current track From the tracks menu select CLEAR TRACK YES To navigate to a saved track 1 From the tracks menu select LIST SAVED 2 Select the track 3 Select NAVIGATE Creating and Navi
4. er Wireless Data Transfers The Foretrex 401 can send and receive waypoints routes and tracks wirelessly from a compatible Garmin device To receive data 1 From the main menu select CONNECT RECEIVE WIRELESSLY Foretrex 301 401 Quick Start Manual 2 A CONNECTING message appears When connected a RECEIVING DATA message appears A TRANSFER COMPLETE message appears when data is received To send a waypoint 1 From the main menu select WAYPOINTS gt LIST ALL 2 Select the waypoint you want to send 3 From the waypoint menu select OPTIONS gt SEND To send a track 1 From the main menu select TRACKS LIST ALL 2 Select the track you want to send 3 From the track menu select OPTIONS SEND To send a route 1 From the main menu select ROUTES gt LIST SAVED 2 Select the route you want to send 3 From the route menu select OPTIONS gt SEND Garmin Foretrex and the Garmin logo are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries registered in the USA and other countries These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Mac is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two 2 conditio
5. gating Routes 1 From the main menu select ROUTES gt CREATE NEW 2 Press enter to access your saved waypoints 3 Select a waypoint for the first field Repeat in each field until the route is complete F LLUL 4 Select FOLLOW Using the Backlight While the beo e is on press and quickly release 5 The ast Stays on for 30 seconds Press ly again to turn off the backlight before the automatic light timeout To adjust the backlight time 1 From the main menu select SETUP DISPLAY LIGHT TIMEOUT 2 Use A V to set the amount of time the backlight stays on Connecting Your Foretrex to a Computer You can use the Foretrex as a USB mass storage device by connecting it to your computer with a USB cable NOTE The Foretrex 1s not compatible with Windows 95 98 Me or NT It is also not compatible with Mac OS 10 3 and earlier This is a common limitation of most USB mass storage devices 1 Plug the small end of the USB cable into the mini USB port on the back of the Foretrex under the weather cap Foretrex 301 401 Quick Start Manual 2 Connect the larger end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer 3 Select YES to enter mass storage mode Your Foretrex appears as a removable drive in My Computer on Windows computers and as a mounted volume on Mac computers A copy of the waypoints tracks and routes on your Foretrex can be found in the Garmin GPX current fold
6. n The Foretrex automatically rotates the map as you move so that waypoints ahead of you always appear above your position The heading indicator shows the direction you are heading Foretrex 301 401 Quick Start Manual To view the map with north up 1 From the map page press enter 2 Select MAP DETAIL gt MAP ORIENTATION gt NORTH UP Compass Page The compass page guides you to your destination by displaying a compass and a bearing pointer NOTE Hold the compass level when navigating to ensure maximum accuracy To calibrate the electric compass 401 only 1 From the compass page press enter 2 Select CALIBRATE 3 Follow the on screen instructions Elevation Page 401 only The elevation page shows your elevation Press A to zoom out or W to zoom in To calibrate the barometric altimeter NOTE The barometric altimeter is available only on the Foretrex 401 1 From the main menu select SET UP gt ALTIMETER gt CALIBRATE 2 Follow the on screen instructions Trip Computer The trip computer displays your current speed average speed maximum speed trip odometer and other helpful statistics Use A W to scroll to see more fields To customize data fields press enter See the Foretrex 301 401 Owner S manual for more information on customizing data fields Main Menu The main menu gives you access to setup screens including waypoints tracks and routes The main menu
7. ns 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation A GARMIN 2009 Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries Garmin International Inc 1200 East 151 Street Olathe Kansas 66062 USA Garmin Europe Ltd Liberty House Hounsdown Business Park Southampton Hampshire SO40 9LR UK Garmin Corporation No 68 Jangshu 2 Road Shijr Taipei County Taiwan www garmin com May 2009 Part Number 190 01068 01 Rev A Printed in Taiwan
8. tures landa a 301 401 Cadence NO Yes optional accessory required Electronic No Yes compass Heart rate optional accessory No Yes required Wireless No Yes transfer Foretrex 301 401 Quick Start Manual Resetting the Foretrex If your Foretrex is locked up press and hold page and A simultaneously until the screen goes blank about 7 seconds This does not erase any of your data or settings Clearing User Data PN NOTICE This deletes all history and user entered information To clear all user data press and hold enter on startup until the message appears Main Pages All of the information needed to operate the Foretrex is found on the following five main pages the map page the compass page the elevation page 401 only the trip computer page and the main menu Press the page button to navigate through the main pages Press enter to access the option menus for these pages Eu H Compass page Elevation page TRACKS PEP ROUTES GO SETUP Main menu Trip computer A Foretrev 201 401 Quick Start Manual p av M4 AIM ink Start Ma T UI CLICA OU T 4UI WUIC A olall IVIali ual Map Page Heading indicator 7 Position H icon CACHE Map page Your position on the map is represented by P As you travel the position icon moves and leaves a track log trail Waypoint names and symbols are also shown on the map NOTE Press A to zoom out or VY to zoom i
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