Garmin Approach G30 Owners Manual - Page 6

Hole View, Measuring Distance with Touch Targeting, Measuring a Shot, Keeping Score

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Connecting to a Paired Smartphone Before you can connect to your smartphone, you must pair your smartphone to your device. When you connect to your smartphone using Bluetooth wireless technology, you can share scores and other data to Garmin Connect. You can also view phone notifications on your device. 1 On your smartphone, enable Bluetooth wireless technology. 2 On your device, select > Bluetooth > Connection > On to enable Bluetooth wireless technology. 3 Select Notifications to show or hide smartphone notifications. Phone Notifications Phone notifications require a compatible smartphone to be paired with the Approach device. When your phone receives messages, it sends notifications to your device. Viewing Notifications Before you can view notifications, you must connect to your paired phone (Connecting to a Paired Smartphone, page 2). 1 While playing a round, select > Notifications. 2 Select a notification. 3 Select or to scroll through the contents of the notification. 1 Begin playing a round (Playing Golf, page 2). 2 Select . 3 Drag the flag to move the pin location. The distances on the hole view screen are updated to show the new pin location. The pin location is saved for only the current round. Measuring Distance with Touch Targeting While previewing a course or playing a round, you can use touch targeting to measure the distance to any point on the map. 1 Begin playing a round (Playing Golf, page 2) or previewing a course. 2 Drag your finger to position the target circle . 1 Select Play. 2 Select a course. Playing Golf Hole View The device shows the current hole you are playing. Displays the par for the current hole. Displays the current hole number. Changes the hole number when selected. Displays the distance to the middle of the green or selected pin position. Enables big numbers mode when selected. Displays layup arcs that indicate the distance to the pin in meters or yards. The colors indicate distance: red is 100, white is 150, blue is 200, and yellow is 250. Four arcs appear for par 5 or higher, three arcs appear for par 4, and zero arcs appear for par 3. Displays a close view of the green for adjusting the pin location. Shows your current location. Displays a menu of in-round features when selected. Displays the distance to the middle of the green from the target circle. Displays the distance from your current position to the target circle. If you are previewing the course, is the distance from the tee to the target circle. Displays the total of the two distances. 3 If necessary, select to zoom in on the target circle. 4 When zoomed in on the target circle, select to return to the map of the hole. Measuring a Shot 1 Take a shot, and watch where your ball lands. 2 Select > Measure Shot. 3 Walk or drive to your ball. 4 If necessary, select Reset to reset the distance at any time. Keeping Score You can keep score for up to four players. 1 Begin playing a round (Playing Golf, page 2). 2 Select > Scorecard. 3 Select an option: • Select a player's name to edit it. • Select to enter the number of strokes for the selected hole. • Select or to change holes. • Select > Change Par to change the par for the current hole. About the Scorecard You can view and change each player's name, score, and handicap during a round using the scorecard. Viewing the Green While playing a round, you can take a closer look at the green and move the pin location. 2 Playing Golf

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Connecting to a Paired Smartphone
Before you can connect to your smartphone, you must pair your
smartphone to your device.
When you connect to your smartphone using Bluetooth wireless
technology, you can share scores and other data to Garmin
Connect. You can also view phone notifications on your device.
1
On your smartphone, enable Bluetooth wireless technology.
2
On your device, select
>
Bluetooth
>
Connection
>
On
to
enable Bluetooth wireless technology.
3
Select
Notifications
to show or hide smartphone
notifications.
Phone Notifications
Phone notifications require a compatible smartphone to be
paired with the Approach device. When your phone receives
messages, it sends notifications to your device.
Viewing Notifications
Before you can view notifications, you must connect to your
paired phone (
Connecting to a Paired Smartphone
, page 2
).
1
While playing a round, select
>
Notifications
.
2
Select a notification.
3
Select
or
to scroll through the contents of the
notification.
Playing Golf
1
Select
Play
.
2
Select a course.
Hole View
The device shows the current hole you are playing.
Displays the par for the current hole.
Displays the current hole number.
Changes the hole number when selected.
Displays the distance to the middle of the green or selected pin
position.
Enables big numbers mode when selected.
Displays layup arcs that indicate the distance to the pin in meters or
yards.
The colors indicate distance: red is 100, white is 150, blue is 200,
and yellow is 250.
Four arcs appear for par 5 or higher, three arcs appear for par 4,
and zero arcs appear for par 3.
Displays a close view of the green for adjusting the pin location.
Shows your current location.
Displays a menu of in-round features when selected.
Viewing the Green
While playing a round, you can take a closer look at the green
and move the pin location.
1
Begin playing a round (
Playing Golf
, page 2
).
2
Select
.
3
Drag the flag to move the pin location.
The distances on the hole view screen are updated to show
the new pin location. The pin location is saved for only the
current round.
Measuring Distance with Touch Targeting
While previewing a course or playing a round, you can use
touch targeting to measure the distance to any point on the map.
1
Begin playing a round (
Playing Golf
, page 2
) or previewing a
course.
2
Drag your finger to position the target circle
.
Displays the distance to the middle of the green from the target
circle.
Displays the distance from your current position to the target
circle. If you are previewing the course,
is the distance from
the tee to the target circle.
Displays the total of the two distances.
3
If necessary, select
to zoom in on the target circle.
4
When zoomed in on the target circle, select
to return to the
map of the hole.
Measuring a Shot
1
Take a shot, and watch where your ball lands.
2
Select
>
Measure Shot
.
3
Walk or drive to your ball.
4
If necessary, select
Reset
to reset the distance at any time.
Keeping Score
You can keep score for up to four players.
1
Begin playing a round (
Playing Golf
, page 2
).
2
Select
>
Scorecard
.
3
Select an option:
•
Select a player's name to edit it.
•
Select
to enter the number of strokes for the selected
hole.
•
Select
or
to change holes.
•
Select
>
Change Par
to change the par for the current
hole.
About the Scorecard
You can view and change each player's name, score, and
handicap during a round using the scorecard.
2
Playing Golf