Garmin Montana 700 Owners Manual - Page 22

Sending and Receiving Data Wirelessly, Using the VIRB Remote, Custom Data Fields and Dashboards, - series

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AutoLocate Position: Calculates your GPS position using the Garmin AutoLocate® feature. Satellite Setup: Sets the satellite system options (Satellite Settings, page 19). Sending and Receiving Data Wirelessly Before you can share data wirelessly, you must be within 3 m (10 ft.) of a compatible Garmin device. Your device can send and receive data wirelessly when connected with a compatible Garmin device using ANT+ technology. You can share waypoints, geocaches, routes, tracks, and more. 1 Select Share Wirelessly. 2 Select an option: • Select Send, and select a type of data. • Select Receive to receive data from another device. The other compatible device must be attempting to send data. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. Using the VIRB Remote Before you can use the VIRB remote function, you must enable the remote setting on your VIRB camera. See the VIRB Series Owner's Manual for more information. The VIRB remote function allows you to control your VIRB action camera using your device. 1 Turn on your VIRB camera. 2 On your Montana device, select VIRB Remote. NOTE: You may need to add this application to the main menu before you can select it (Customizing the Main Menu, page 14). 3 Wait while the device connects to your VIRB camera. 4 Select an option: • To record video, select . • To take a photograph, select . Customizing the Device Custom Data Fields and Dashboards Data fields display information about your location or other specified data. Dashboards are a custom grouping of data that can be helpful to a specific or general task, such as geocaching. Enabling the Map Data Fields You can show custom data fields on the map. 1 From the map, select > Map Setup > Dashboard. 2 Select Large Data Field or Small Data Fields. 3 If necessary, on the map, select at the top of the screen to show the data fields. Customizing the Data Fields Before you can change the map data fields, you must enable them (Enabling the Map Data Fields, page 18). You can customize the data fields and dashboards of the map, compass, trip computer, and altimeter pages. 1 From a page that displays data fields, select a data field. 2 Select a data field category and a data field. Customizing Dashboards 1 Select a page. 2 Select an option: • From the map, select > Map Setup > Dashboard. • From the compass or trip computer, select > Change Dashboard. 3 Select a dashboard. Rotating the Screen Rotate your device to view in horizontal (landscape) or vertical (portrait) mode. NOTE: While using the inReach features of your Montana 700i/750i device, you should use the device in vertical (portrait) mode, with the antenna pointed toward the sky. Setup Menu Select Setup. System: Allows you to customize system settings (System Settings, page 19). Display: Adjusts the backlight and display settings (Display Settings, page 19). Bluetooth: Pairs your device to a smartphone or audio device, and allows you to customize the Bluetooth settings (Bluetooth Settings, page 19). Wi-Fi: Allows you to connect to wireless networks (Wi‑Fi Settings, page 20). Tracking: Allows you to customize the inReach tracking settings on your Montana 700i/750i device (inReach Tracking Settings, page 4). Messages: Allows you to customize the settings for inReach messages on your Montana 700i/750i device (Messages Settings, page 3). Map: Sets the map appearance (Map Settings, page 5). Recording: Allows you to customize activity recording settings (Recording Settings, page 10). Routing: Allows you to customize how the device calculates routes for each activity (Routing Settings, page 20). Expedition Mode: Allows you to customize settings for turning on expedition mode (Turning On Expedition Mode, page 20). Waypoints: Allows you to enter a custom prefix for automatically named waypoints. Tones: Sets the device sounds, such as alarm tones and alerts (Setting the Device Tones, page 20). Heading: Allows you to customize the compass heading settings (Heading Settings, page 6). Altimeter: Allows you to customize the altimeter settings (Altimeter Settings, page 6). Camera: Adjusts the camera settings on your Montana 750i device (Camera Settings, page 20). Geocaching: Allows you to customize your geocache settings (Geocaching Settings, page 20). Sensors: Pairs wireless sensors with your device (Wireless Sensors, page 20). Fitness: Allows you to customize settings for recording fitness activities (Fitness Settings, page 20). Marine: Sets the appearance of marine data on the map (Marine Settings, page 21). 18 Customizing the Device

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AutoLocate Position
: Calculates your GPS position using the
Garmin AutoLocate
®
feature.
Satellite Setup
: Sets the satellite system options (
Satellite
Settings
, page 19
).
Sending and Receiving Data Wirelessly
Before you can share data wirelessly, you must be within 3 m
(10 ft.) of a compatible Garmin device.
Your device can send and receive data wirelessly when
connected with a compatible Garmin device using ANT+
technology. You can share waypoints, geocaches, routes,
tracks, and more.
1
Select
Share Wirelessly
.
2
Select an option:
Select
Send
, and select a type of data.
Select
Receive
to receive data from another device. The
other compatible device must be attempting to send data.
3
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Using the VIRB Remote
Before you can use the VIRB remote function, you must enable
the remote setting on your VIRB camera. See the
VIRB Series
Owner's Manual
for more information.
The VIRB remote function allows you to control your VIRB
action camera using your device.
1
Turn on your VIRB camera.
2
On your Montana device, select
VIRB Remote
.
NOTE:
You may need to add this application to the main
menu before you can select it (
Customizing the Main Menu
,
page 14
).
3
Wait while the device connects to your VIRB camera.
4
Select an option:
To record video, select
.
To take a photograph, select
.
Customizing the Device
Custom Data Fields and Dashboards
Data fields display information about your location or other
specified data. Dashboards are a custom grouping of data that
can be helpful to a specific or general task, such as geocaching.
Enabling the Map Data Fields
You can show custom data fields on the map.
1
From the map, select
>
Map Setup
>
Dashboard
.
2
Select
Large Data Field
or
Small Data Fields
.
3
If necessary, on the map, select
at the top of the screen to
show the data fields.
Customizing the Data Fields
Before you can change the map data fields, you must enable
them (
Enabling the Map Data Fields
, page 18
).
You can customize the data fields and dashboards of the map,
compass, trip computer, and altimeter pages.
1
From a page that displays data fields, select a data field.
2
Select a data field category and a data field.
Customizing Dashboards
1
Select a page.
2
Select an option:
From the map, select
>
Map Setup
>
Dashboard
.
From the compass or trip computer, select
>
Change
Dashboard
.
3
Select a dashboard.
Rotating the Screen
Rotate your device to view in horizontal (landscape) or
vertical (portrait) mode.
NOTE:
While using the inReach features of your Montana
700i/750i device, you should use the device in vertical
(portrait) mode, with the antenna pointed toward the sky.
Setup Menu
Select
Setup
.
System
: Allows you to customize system settings (
System
Settings
, page 19
).
Display
: Adjusts the backlight and display settings (
Display
Settings
, page 19
).
Bluetooth
: Pairs your device to a smartphone or audio device,
and allows you to customize the Bluetooth settings (
Bluetooth
Settings
, page 19
).
Wi-Fi
: Allows you to connect to wireless networks (
Wi
Fi
Settings
, page 20
).
Tracking
: Allows you to customize the inReach tracking settings
on your Montana 700i/750i device (
inReach Tracking
Settings
, page 4
).
Messages
: Allows you to customize the settings for inReach
messages on your Montana 700i/750i device (
Messages
Settings
, page 3
).
Map
: Sets the map appearance (
Map Settings
, page 5
).
Recording
: Allows you to customize activity recording settings
(
Recording Settings
, page 10
).
Routing
: Allows you to customize how the device calculates
routes for each activity (
Routing Settings
, page 20
).
Expedition Mode
: Allows you to customize settings for turning
on expedition mode (
Turning On Expedition Mode
,
page 20
).
Waypoints
: Allows you to enter a custom prefix for
automatically named waypoints.
Tones
: Sets the device sounds, such as alarm tones and alerts
(
Setting the Device Tones
, page 20
).
Heading
: Allows you to customize the compass heading
settings (
Heading Settings
, page 6
).
Altimeter
: Allows you to customize the altimeter settings
(
Altimeter Settings
, page 6
).
Camera
: Adjusts the camera settings on your Montana 750i
device (
Camera Settings
, page 20
).
Geocaching
: Allows you to customize your geocache settings
(
Geocaching Settings
, page 20
).
Sensors
: Pairs wireless sensors with your device (
Wireless
Sensors
, page 20
).
Fitness
: Allows you to customize settings for recording fitness
activities (
Fitness Settings
, page 20
).
Marine
: Sets the appearance of marine data on the map
(
Marine Settings
, page 21
).
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Customizing the Device