Garmin Foretrex 701 Ballistic Edition Owners Manual - Page 8

Adjusting the Backlight Timeout, Map Options, Compass Options, Elevation Options, Trip Computer

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Viewing Track Details 1 From the menu page, select TRACKS > LIST SAVED. 2 Select a track. 3 Select an option: • To view the track on the map, select SHOW MAP. • To view an elevation plot of the track, select ELEVATION. Editing the Name of a Track 1 From the menu page, select TRACKS > LIST SAVED. 2 Select a track. 3 Select RENAME. Clearing the Active Track From the menu page, select TRACKS > CLEAR TRACK > YES. Deleting a Track 1 From the menu page, select TRACKS > LIST SAVED. 2 Select a track. 3 Select DELETE > YES. Deleting All Tracks From the menu page, select TRACKS > DELETE ALL SAVED > YES. Customizing Your Device Adjusting the Backlight Timeout You can decrease the backlight timeout to maximize the battery life. 1 From the menu page, select SETUP > DISPLAY > LIGHT TIMEOUT. 2 Select or to adjust the length of time before the backlight turns off. Map Options From the map page, select ENTER. PAN TRACK LOG: Allows you to use or to pan the track log and view additional options (Using the Pan and TracBack® Feature, page 3). CLEAR TRACK LOG: Deletes the recorded track log. MEASURE DISTANCE: Allows you to measure the distance between two waypoints (Measuring the Distance Between Two Waypoints, page 3). MAP DETAIL: Sets map preferences (Map Detail Settings, page 4). HIDE STATUS INFO: Allows you to hide and show the status icons on the map page, such as battery level and GPS status. Map Detail Settings From the map page, select ENTER > MAP DETAIL. MAP ORIENTATION: Adjusts how the map is shown on the page. The NORTH UP option shows north at the top of the page. The TRACK UP option shows your current direction of travel toward the top of the page. ACTIVE TRACK: Shows or hides the active track on the map. WAYPOINTS: Shows or hides waypoints on the map. Compass Options From the compass page, select ENTER. CALIBRATE COMPASS: Calibrates the electronic compass (Calibrating the Compass, page 4). CHANGE FIELDS: Allows you to customize the data fields on the compass page (Customizing the Data Fields, page 4). Calibrating the Compass The device has a 3-axis electronic compass. You should calibrate the compass after moving long distances, experiencing temperature changes, or changing the batteries. 1 From the compass page, select ENTER > CALIBRATE COMPASS > START. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions. Customizing the Data Fields You can customize the data fields displayed on the compass, trip computer, and Applied Ballistics pages. TIP: You may need to change data fields to view connected sensor data, such as readings from a heart rate monitor or tempe sensor. 1 Select a page with data fields. 2 Select ENTER > CHANGE FIELDS. 3 Select the data field to replace. 4 Select the new data field. Elevation Options From the elevation page, select ENTER. PLOT OVER TIME: Allows you to view elevation changes over a period of time. PLOT OVER DIST: Allows you to view elevation changes over a distance. ZOOM ELEVATION: Sets the elevation scale. VIEW POINTS: Enables data points on the elevation page. Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter You can manually calibrate the barometric altimeter if you know the correct elevation or the correct barometric pressure. 1 Go to a location where the elevation or barometric pressure is known. 2 From the menu page, select SETUP > ALTIMETER > CALIBRATE ALTIMETER. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. Trip Computer Options From the trip computer page, select ENTER. CHANGE FIELDS: Allows you to customize the data fields on the trip computer page (Customizing the Data Fields, page 4). RESET TRIP DATA: Resets the trip and elevation data (Resetting the Trip Computer, page 4). Resetting the Trip Computer For accurate information, you can reset the trip and elevation information before beginning a trip. From the menu page, select SETUP > RESET > RESET TRIP DATA > YES. Applied Ballistics Options NOTE: This feature is available only on the Foretrex 701 device. From the Applied Ballistics page, select ENTER. QUICK EDIT: Allows you to quickly edit the range, direction of fire, and wind information (Quickly Editing Shooting Conditions, page 2). RANGE CARD: Allows you to view elevation and windage for various ranges based on user input parameters. You can change fields (Customizing the Range Card Fields, page 5), edit the range increment (Editing the Range 4 Customizing Your Device

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Viewing Track Details
1
From the menu page, select
TRACKS
>
LIST SAVED
.
2
Select a track.
3
Select an option:
•
To view the track on the map, select
SHOW MAP
.
•
To view an elevation plot of the track, select
ELEVATION
.
Editing the Name of a Track
1
From the menu page, select
TRACKS
>
LIST SAVED
.
2
Select a track.
3
Select
RENAME
.
Clearing the Active Track
From the menu page, select
TRACKS
>
CLEAR TRACK
>
YES
.
Deleting a Track
1
From the menu page, select
TRACKS
>
LIST SAVED
.
2
Select a track.
3
Select
DELETE
>
YES
.
Deleting All Tracks
From the menu page, select
TRACKS
>
DELETE ALL
SAVED
>
YES
.
Customizing Your Device
Adjusting the Backlight Timeout
You can decrease the backlight timeout to maximize the battery
life.
1
From the menu page, select
SETUP
>
DISPLAY
>
LIGHT
TIMEOUT
.
2
Select
or
to adjust the length of time before the
backlight turns off.
Map Options
From the map page, select
ENTER
.
PAN TRACK LOG
: Allows you to use
or
to pan the track
log and view additional options (
Using the Pan and TracBack
®
Feature
, page 3
).
CLEAR TRACK LOG
: Deletes the recorded track log.
MEASURE DISTANCE
: Allows you to measure the distance
between two waypoints (
Measuring the Distance Between
Two Waypoints
, page 3
).
MAP DETAIL
: Sets map preferences (
Map Detail Settings
,
page 4
).
HIDE STATUS INFO
: Allows you to hide and show the status
icons on the map page, such as battery level and GPS
status.
Map Detail Settings
From the map page, select
ENTER
>
MAP DETAIL
.
MAP ORIENTATION
: Adjusts how the map is shown on the
page. The NORTH UP option shows north at the top of the
page. The TRACK UP option shows your current direction of
travel toward the top of the page.
ACTIVE TRACK
: Shows or hides the active track on the map.
WAYPOINTS
: Shows or hides waypoints on the map.
Compass Options
From the compass page, select
ENTER
.
CALIBRATE COMPASS
: Calibrates the electronic compass
(
Calibrating the Compass
, page 4
).
CHANGE FIELDS
: Allows you to customize the data fields on
the compass page (
Customizing the Data Fields
, page 4
).
Calibrating the Compass
The device has a 3-axis electronic compass. You should
calibrate the compass after moving long distances, experiencing
temperature changes, or changing the batteries.
1
From the compass page, select
ENTER
>
CALIBRATE
COMPASS
>
START
.
2
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Customizing the Data Fields
You can customize the data fields displayed on the compass,
trip computer, and Applied Ballistics pages.
TIP:
You may need to change data fields to view connected
sensor data, such as readings from a heart rate monitor or
tempe sensor.
1
Select a page with data fields.
2
Select
ENTER
>
CHANGE FIELDS
.
3
Select the data field to replace.
4
Select the new data field.
Elevation Options
From the elevation page, select
ENTER
.
PLOT OVER TIME
: Allows you to view elevation changes over a
period of time.
PLOT OVER DIST
: Allows you to view elevation changes over a
distance.
ZOOM ELEVATION
: Sets the elevation scale.
VIEW POINTS
: Enables data points on the elevation page.
Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter
You can manually calibrate the barometric altimeter if you know
the correct elevation or the correct barometric pressure.
1
Go to a location where the elevation or barometric pressure
is known.
2
From the menu page, select
SETUP
>
ALTIMETER
>
CALIBRATE ALTIMETER
.
3
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Trip Computer Options
From the trip computer page, select
ENTER
.
CHANGE FIELDS
: Allows you to customize the data fields on
the trip computer page (
Customizing the Data Fields
,
page 4
).
RESET TRIP DATA
: Resets the trip and elevation data
(
Resetting the Trip Computer
, page 4
).
Resetting the Trip Computer
For accurate information, you can reset the trip and elevation
information before beginning a trip.
From the menu page, select
SETUP
>
RESET
>
RESET
TRIP DATA
>
YES
.
Applied Ballistics Options
NOTE:
This feature is available only on the Foretrex 701 device.
From the Applied Ballistics page, select
ENTER
.
QUICK EDIT
: Allows you to quickly edit the range, direction of
fire, and wind information (
Quickly Editing Shooting
Conditions
, page 2
).
RANGE CARD
: Allows you to view elevation and windage for
various ranges based on user input parameters. You can
change fields (
Customizing the Range Card Fields
,
page 5
), edit the range increment (
Editing the Range
4
Customizing Your Device