Garmin Alpha 300 Owners Manual - Page 33

Resetting the Trip Computer, Applications, Setting a Proximity Alarm, Calculating the Size of an Area

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Resetting the Trip Computer For more accurate trip information, reset the trip computer before beginning a trip. Select Navigation > Trip Computer > > Reset Trip. Applications Additional device features can be found in the applications. You can customize the main menu to display additional applications (Customizing the Main Menu, page 29). Setting a Proximity Alarm Proximity alarms alert you when you or your dogs are within a specified range of a particular location. A tone sounds when you enter the designated radius. 1 Select Proximity Alarms. 2 Select Create Alarm. 3 Select a category. 4 Select a location. 5 Select Use. 6 Enter a radius. When you enter an area with a proximity alarm, the device sounds a tone. Calculating the Size of an Area 1 Select Area Calculation > Start. 2 Walk around the perimeter of the area you want to calculate. 3 When finished, select Calculate. Setting an Alarm 1 Select Alarm Clock. 2 Select and to set the time. 3 Select Turn Alarm On. The alarm sounds at the selected time. If the device is off at the alarm time, the device turns on and sounds the alarm. Using the Competition Timer 1 Select Competition Timer. 2 Select an option: • Select to start and pause the competition timer. • Select to reset the competition timer. • Select to set the competition timer duration and alerts. • Select from the list to create a customized timer that counts up from zero. Satellite Page The satellite page shows your current location, GPS accuracy, satellite locations, and signal strength. Changing the Satellite View By default, the satellite view is with North at the top. You can change the view of the satellites to be oriented with your current track toward the top of the screen. Select Satellite > > Track Up. Applications 27

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Resetting the Trip Computer
For more accurate trip information, reset the trip computer before beginning a trip.
Select
Navigation
>
Trip Computer
>
>
Reset Trip
.
Applications
Additional device features can be found in the applications. You can customize the main menu to display
additional applications (
Customizing the Main Menu
, page 29
).
Setting a Proximity Alarm
Proximity alarms alert you when you or your dogs are within a specified range of a particular location. A tone
sounds when you enter the designated radius.
1
Select
Proximity Alarms
.
2
Select
Create Alarm
.
3
Select a category.
4
Select a location.
5
Select
Use
.
6
Enter a radius.
When you enter an area with a proximity alarm, the device sounds a tone.
Calculating the Size of an Area
1
Select
Area Calculation
>
Start
.
2
Walk around the perimeter of the area you want to calculate.
3
When finished, select
Calculate
.
Setting an Alarm
1
Select
Alarm Clock
.
2
Select
and
to set the time.
3
Select
Turn Alarm On
.
The alarm sounds at the selected time. If the device is off at the alarm time, the device turns on and sounds the
alarm.
Using the Competition Timer
1
Select
Competition Timer
.
2
Select an option:
Select
to start and pause the competition timer.
Select
to reset the competition timer.
Select
to set the competition timer duration and alerts.
Select
from the list to create a customized timer that counts up from zero.
Satellite Page
The satellite page shows your current location, GPS accuracy, satellite locations, and signal strength.
Changing the Satellite View
By default, the satellite view is with North at the top. You can change the view of the satellites to be oriented
with your current track toward the top of the screen.
Select
Satellite
>
>
Track Up
.
Applications
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