Garmin eTrex H Owner's Manual

Garmin eTrex H - Hiking GPS Receiver Manual

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  • Garmin eTrex H | Owner's Manual - Page 1
    eTrex® H personal navigator Owner's Manual
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    Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements. Visit the Garmin Web site (www.garmin.com) for
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    Registration Help us better support you by completing our online registration today! Connect to our Web site at http://my.garmin.com. Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe place. Optional Accessories For a complete list of available accessories for use with the eTrex, refer
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    i Contact Garmin i Product Registration i Optional Accessories i Getting Started 1 Unit Overview 1 Installing Batteries and Lanyard 2 Operating the eTrex 3 Key Functions 4 Turning on the eTrex 5 Main Pages 7 SkyView Page 7 Map Page 7 Pointer Page 9 Trip Computer Page 10 Main Menu
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    Unit Overview GPS antenna UP/DOWN keys Getting Started QUIT/PAGE key ENTER/ MARK key POWER key Getting Started External power and data connector (under weather cap) Battery compartment cover LCD display eTrex H Owner's Manual Battery compartment locking ring Carry lanyard attachment slots 
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    cover by turning the Locking ring counter-clockwise and pulling out. 2. Insert the batteries, observing the proper polarity. Remove the batteries if the unit is not being used for several months. Stored data is not lost when batteries are removed.  Lanyard installation eTrex H Owner's Manual
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    text. They indicate that you should select a series of items on the screen using the UP or DOWN keys, and press ENTER after each item. For example, if you see "select TRACKS > SETUP >," you should highlight TRACKS, and press ENTER. Then highlight SETUP, and press ENTER. eTrex H Owner's Manual 
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    menu. Press and hold to MARK your location as a waypoint.  HIGH SENSITIVITY QUIT/PAGE key Press to cycle through the main pages. Press to exit a page or quit a function. POWER key Press and hold to turn unit on or off. Press and release to turn backlighting on or off. eTrex H Owner's Manual
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    to navigate message after the unit has collected enough satellite data to establish its current location (initialized). To turn the eTrex on and off: 1. Press and hold POWER. When the unit turns out options and contrast adjustment slider SkyView Page Ready to navigate eTrex H Owner's Manual 
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    Getting Started Selecting Options and Entering Data Press UP/DOWN to highlight, select, or choose an item in the five main pages. On-Screen Messages When a significant event in the operation of the unit occurs, an on-screen message appears to advise you of the occurrence. In each case, the condition
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    SkyView Page The SkyView page displays the GPS receiver status. It also shows the strength of the satellite signals. A Ready to Navigate message is shown when the receiver has gathered enough satellite information to begin navigation. eTrex H Owner's Manual Main Pages SkyView Page Options To view
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    -stops active navigation. To select a Map Page option: 1. Press ENTER on the Map page. 2. Press UP or DOWN to highlight an option, press ENTER. NOTE: A blinking question mark means you have lost satellite reception. Move to a location that has a clear view of the sky.  eTrex H Owner's Manual
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    . The change is made and the options menu disappears. To change a data field: From the Pointer page, scroll through the options, stopping on the data you want to view. NOTE: The eTrex is not a magnetic compass. You must be moving for the unit to determine your heading. eTrex H Owner's Manual 
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    . 4. Select an option > ENTER. 5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4, as necessary. • Reset Max Speed-resets your maximum speed to zero. • Reset Trip-resets all the data in the Trip Computer to zero. • Restore Defaults-restores the Trip Computer to display the five default data fields. eTrex H Owner's Manual
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    transfer information from a computer to the eTrex and back again, unit must state READY TO NAVIGATE before you can mark a waypoint. To change the symbol: 1. From the Mark Waypoint page, select the waypoint symbol (above the waypoint name) > ENTER. 2. Select a symbol > ENTER. eTrex H Owner's Manual
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    is straight line navigation to a destination. To start a GOTO: 1. Press PAGE to switch to the Menu page. 2. Select WAYPOINTS > ENTER. 3. Select the tab containing the waypoint you want to navigate to > ENTER. 4. Select the waypoint > ENTER. 5. Select GOTO > ENTER. 12 eTrex H Owner's Manual
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    NAVIGATION > ENTER. Hunt & Fish Page The Hunt and Fish page lists best times for hunting and fishing for a chosen location (waypoint) and date. To view the Hunt /Fish Page: On the Review Waypoint page, select HUNT/ FISH > ENTER. The data of the new waypoint on this page. eTrex H Owner's Manual 13
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    waypoint on the route. To create a route, select waypoints from the waypoint list and place them into a route in the sequence that you want to navigate to them. You need at least two waypoints (up to a maximum of 125) linked together 14 eTrex H Owner's Manual
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    page. Note: You can also plan a route using Garmin MapSource on a computer and upload the route to the eTrex. See your Garmin dealer for more information on using MapSource (MapSource is an optional accessory and is not included with the eTrex H). To activate a route: 1. From the Routes page, select
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    Select YES > ENTER. Tracks Page The eTrex draws an electronic Track Log on the Map it plots, including time and position. Review the saved Track Log on the map, Track Log starts recording as soon as the unit gets a location fix. Save the current 10 Track Logs. To save the current Track Log: 1.
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    OK > ENTER. Two other options are: TRACBACK and DELETE. To start TracBack Navigation: 1. With the Track Log page shown select a SAVED TRACK > ENTER. or the end of the track. 3. Select a destination point. The Pointer page guides you to the destination you selected. To rename a saved Track Log: 1.
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    select DEFAULTS > ENTER. Setup Page Use the Setup page to change coordinate systems, map datums, and distance units, and to change the time format, north reference, mode, contrast, and back light timeout. Time Page Use a standard clock. The 24-hour option is a 24-hour cycle. eTrex H Owner's Manual
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    : 1. Press PAGE to switch to the Menu page. Select SETUP. 2. Select DISPLAY > ENTER. Select the CONTRAST icon. 3. Press UP or DOWN to adjust the contrast. eTrex H Owner's Manual 19
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    > ENTER. 4. Select a unit > ENTER. North Reference Reference refers to the orientation of a map's grid. True North is the direction from any location on the earth's surface to the North Pole. The eTrex bearings correspond to a compass if the eTrex is set to magnetic north. eTrex H Owner's Manual
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    Garmin beacon receiver and a standard RTCM SC-104 format and DGPS tuning. • NMEA OUT-supports the output of standard NMEA 0183 version 3.0 data. • TEXT OUT-simple ASCII text output of location and velocity information. • RTCM IN-DGPS input using a standard RTCM SC-104 format. eTrex H Owner's Manual
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    the GPS is active and running whenever the unit is powered on. • WAAS Mode-improves the overall accuracy and integrity of the GPS signal a language > ENTER. Software Version The Software page shows the eTrex's current software version. To update, go to www.garmin.com. 22 eTrex H Owner's Manual
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    Auto Power Adapter or computer Interface Cable with Auto Power Adapter; this cable contains a voltage regulator). 2 Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m 2DRMS under the U.S.DOD Selective Availability program. 3 Optional Differential Beacon Receiver Input (by others). eTrex H Owner's Manual 23
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    the Data In line. Beacon receivers with the correct RTCM format may be used, but may not correctly display status or allow tuning control from the GPS unit. Connecting Your eTrex to a Computer You can connect your eTrex to your computer using the computer connector cable. To connect your eTrex to
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    laws of the United States of America. Appendix Declaration of Conformity Hereby, Garmin declares that this eTrex H product is Garmin Web site for your Garmin product: http://www.garmin.com/products/etrexH/ or Click Manuals and then select the Declaration of Conformity. eTrex H Owner's Manual
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    data 6 Setup page 18 SkyView page 7 software version 22 stop navigation 9 Sun/Moon 13 T Time page 18 time zone 19 track log 16 trip computer page 10 turning on the unit 5 U unit overview 1 Units page 20 Up/Down keys 3 UTC offset 19 V variance 21 W waypoints 11 waypoint symbol 11 eTrex H Owner
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    free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. © 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown
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