Garmin Astro 900 Owners Manual - Page 12

Calculating the Size of an Area, Viewing the Calendar and Almanacs, Setting an Alarm, Geocaches,

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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 Tools > Area Calculation > Start. 2 Walk around the perimeter of the area you want to calculate. 3 When finished, select Calculate. Viewing the Calendar and Almanacs You can view device activity, such as when a waypoint was saved, and almanac information for the sun and moon, and hunting and fishing. 1 Select Tools. 2 Select an option: • To view device activity for specific days, select Calendar. • To view the sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times, select Sun and Moon. • To view the predicted best times for hunting and fishing, select Hunt and Fish. 3 If necessary, select or to view a different day. Setting an Alarm 1 Select Tools > Alarm Clock. 2 Enter the time. 3 Select Turn Alarm On. 4 Select an option. The alarm sounds at the selected time. If the device is off at the alarm time, the device turns on and sounds the alarm. Geocaches Geocaching is a treasure hunting activity in which players hide or search for hidden caches using clues and GPS coordinates. Downloading Geocaches Using a Computer You can load geocaches manually onto your device using a computer (Connecting the Handheld Device to a Computer, page 12). You can place the geocache files into a GPX file and import them into the GPX folder on the device. With a premium membership to geocaching.com, you can use the "pocket query" feature to load a large group of geocaches onto your device as a single GPX file. 1 Connect the device to your computer using a USB cable. 2 Go to www.geocaching.com/play. 3 If necessary, create an account. 4 Sign in. 5 Follow the instructions at geocaching.com to find and download geocaches to your device. Finding a Geocache Before you can navigate to a geocache, you must have one or more geocaches loaded on your device. 1 From the main menu, select Tools > Geocaches. 2 Select a geocache. 3 Select Go. When a geocache is found, the handheld device marks the cache as found, logs an entry into the calendar, and shows the nearest cache. Filtering the Geocache List You can filter your geocache list based on certain factors, such as the level of difficulty. 1 From the main menu, select Tools > Find > Geocaches > MENU > Apply Filter > Quick Filter. 2 Select items to filter. 3 Select Search. Editing a Custom Geocache Filter 1 Select Setup > Geocaches > Filter Setup. 2 Select a filter. 3 Select an item to edit. Creating and Saving a Geocache Filter You can create and save custom filters for geocaches based on specific factors. After you set up the filter, you can apply it in the geocaches list. 1 Select Setup > Geocaches > Filter Setup > Create Filter. 2 Select items to filter. 3 Select an option: • To apply the filter to the geocache list, select Search. • To save the filter, select BACK. After it is saved, the filter is automatically named. You can access the custom filter from the geocaches list. chirp™ A chirp is a small Garmin accessory that is programmed and left in a geocache. You can use your device to find a chirp in a geocache. For more information about the chirp, see the chirp Owner's Manual at www.garmin.com. Enabling chirp Searching 1 Select Setup > Geocaches. 2 Select chirp Searching > On. Finding a Geocache with a chirp 1 From the main menu, select Tools > Find > Geocaches > MENU > Show chirp Details > Go. 2 Begin navigating to a geocache. When you are within 10 m (33 ft.) of the geocache that contains a chirp device, details about the chirp device appear. 3 If available, select Go to navigate to the next stage of the geocache. Opening the Stopwatch Select Tools > Stopwatch. Satellite Page The satellite page shows your current location, GPS accuracy, satellite locations, and signal strength. Changing the Satellite View The default satellite view has north at the top of the screen. You can change the orientation of the satellite view to place your current track toward the top of the screen. 1 Select Tools > Satellite. 2 Select MENU > Track Up. Turning Off GPS 1 Select Tools > Satellite. 2 Select MENU > Use With GPS Off. Simulating a Location Before you can simulate a location, you must turn off GPS. 1 Select Tools > Satellite. 2 Select MENU > Set Location On Map. 3 Select a location. 4 Select Use. 8 Applications

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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
Tools
>
Area Calculation
>
Start
.
2
Walk around the perimeter of the area you want to calculate.
3
When finished, select
Calculate
.
Viewing the Calendar and Almanacs
You can view device activity, such as when a waypoint was
saved, and almanac information for the sun and moon, and
hunting and fishing.
1
Select
Tools
.
2
Select an option:
•
To view device activity for specific days, select
Calendar
.
•
To view the sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset
times, select
Sun and Moon
.
•
To view the predicted best times for hunting and fishing,
select
Hunt and Fish
.
3
If necessary, select
or
to view a different day.
Setting an Alarm
1
Select
Tools
>
Alarm Clock
.
2
Enter the time.
3
Select
Turn Alarm On
.
4
Select an option.
The alarm sounds at the selected time. If the device is off at the
alarm time, the device turns on and sounds the alarm.
Geocaches
Geocaching is a treasure hunting activity in which players hide
or search for hidden caches using clues and GPS coordinates.
Downloading Geocaches Using a Computer
You can load geocaches manually onto your device using a
computer (
Connecting the Handheld Device to a Computer
,
page 12
). You can place the geocache files into a GPX file and
import them into the GPX folder on the device. With a premium
membership to geocaching.com, you can use the "pocket query"
feature to load a large group of geocaches onto your device as a
single GPX file.
1
Connect the device to your computer using a USB cable.
2
Go to
www.geocaching.com/play
.
3
If necessary, create an account.
4
Sign in.
5
Follow the instructions at geocaching.com to find and
download geocaches to your device.
Finding a Geocache
Before you can navigate to a geocache, you must have one or
more geocaches loaded on your device.
1
From the main menu, select
Tools
>
Geocaches
.
2
Select a geocache.
3
Select
Go
.
When a geocache is found, the handheld device marks the
cache as found, logs an entry into the calendar, and shows the
nearest cache.
Filtering the Geocache List
You can filter your geocache list based on certain factors, such
as the level of difficulty.
1
From the main menu, select
Tools
>
Find
>
Geocaches
>
MENU
>
Apply Filter
>
Quick Filter
.
2
Select items to filter.
3
Select
Search
.
Editing a Custom Geocache Filter
1
Select
Setup
>
Geocaches
>
Filter Setup
.
2
Select a filter.
3
Select an item to edit.
Creating and Saving a Geocache Filter
You can create and save custom filters for geocaches based on
specific factors. After you set up the filter, you can apply it in the
geocaches list.
1
Select
Setup
>
Geocaches
>
Filter Setup
>
Create Filter
.
2
Select items to filter.
3
Select an option:
•
To apply the filter to the geocache list, select
Search
.
•
To save the filter, select
BACK
. After it is saved, the filter
is automatically named. You can access the custom filter
from the geocaches list.
chirp
™
A chirp is a small Garmin accessory that is programmed and left
in a geocache. You can use your device to find a chirp in a
geocache. For more information about the chirp, see the
chirp
Owner's Manual
at
www.garmin.com
.
Enabling chirp Searching
1
Select
Setup
>
Geocaches
.
2
Select
chirp Searching
>
On
.
Finding a Geocache with a chirp
1
From the main menu, select
Tools
>
Find
>
Geocaches
>
MENU
>
Show chirp Details
>
Go
.
2
Begin navigating to a geocache.
When you are within 10 m (33 ft.) of the geocache that
contains a chirp device, details about the chirp device
appear.
3
If available, select
Go
to navigate to the next stage of the
geocache.
Opening the Stopwatch
Select
Tools
>
Stopwatch
.
Satellite Page
The satellite page shows your current location, GPS accuracy,
satellite locations, and signal strength.
Changing the Satellite View
The default satellite view has north at the top of the screen. You
can change the orientation of the satellite view to place your
current track toward the top of the screen.
1
Select
Tools
>
Satellite
.
2
Select
MENU
>
Track Up
.
Turning Off GPS
1
Select
Tools
>
Satellite
.
2
Select
MENU
>
Use With GPS Off
.
Simulating a Location
Before you can simulate a location, you must turn off GPS.
1
Select
Tools
>
Satellite
.
2
Select
MENU
>
Set Location On Map
.
3
Select a location.
4
Select
Use
.
8
Applications