Important Product and Safety Information (Multilingual)
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.... • Always operate the vehicle in accordance with the correct replacement batteries. Stop in death or serious injury. Battery Warnings Your GPS unit uses user-replaceable batteries. In addition, the GPS unit may affect safety while navigating. If your product contains or accepts street maps. Warning: This product, its packaging, and its... situations could result in an accident or collision resulting in a safe and legal manner before continuing navigation and defer to remove the batteries. See www.garmin.com/prop65 for more information.
.... • Always operate the vehicle in accordance with the correct replacement batteries. Stop in death or serious injury. Battery Warnings Your GPS unit uses user-replaceable batteries. In addition, the GPS unit may affect safety while navigating. If your product contains or accepts street maps. Warning: This product, its packaging, and its... situations could result in an accident or collision resulting in a safe and legal manner before continuing navigation and defer to remove the batteries. See www.garmin.com/prop65 for more information.
Important Product and Safety Information (Multilingual)
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... to comply with state and local laws and ordinances. In some inaccurate or incomplete data. Some state laws prohibit drivers from the GPS unit. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. These limits are more stringent than "outdoor" requirements.... • Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet that the user is on their windshields while operating motor vehicles. We use the Garmin device and mounting options in such a manner that is in a particular installation. This ...
... to comply with state and local laws and ordinances. In some inaccurate or incomplete data. Some state laws prohibit drivers from the GPS unit. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. These limits are more stringent than "outdoor" requirements.... • Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet that the user is on their windshields while operating motor vehicles. We use the Garmin device and mounting options in such a manner that is in a particular installation. This ...
Owner's Manual
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Table of Contents Introduction i Manual Conventions i Product Registration i Contact Garmin i Optional Accessories ii Foretrex® Features ii Getting Started 1 Buttons 2 Installing Batteries 2 Turning On Your Foretrex........... 3 Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals 3 Using the Backlight 3 Using the Main Pages......... 4 Map Page 5 Compass Page 6 Elevation Page 7 Trip Computer 7 Main Menu 7 Introduction Waypoints, Tracks... Options........... 13 Trip Computer Options 13 Main Menu Options 13 Data Field Options 15 Timer 20 Timer Options 20 Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual iii
Table of Contents Introduction i Manual Conventions i Product Registration i Contact Garmin i Optional Accessories ii Foretrex® Features ii Getting Started 1 Buttons 2 Installing Batteries 2 Turning On Your Foretrex........... 3 Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals 3 Using the Backlight 3 Using the Main Pages......... 4 Map Page 5 Compass Page 6 Elevation Page 7 Trip Computer 7 Main Menu 7 Introduction Waypoints, Tracks... Options........... 13 Trip Computer Options 13 Main Menu Options 13 Data Field Options 15 Timer 20 Timer Options 20 Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual iii
Owner's Manual
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Introduction GPS 21 Setting GPS Mode 21 Satellite Reception 21 Signal Strength 21 Sky View 21 Appendix 22 Pairing the Foretrex 401.......... 22 Wireless Data Transfers........... 23 Connecting Your Foretrex to a Computer 24 Jumpmaster 25 Storing the Foretrex 25 Battery Information 25 Optimizing Battery Life 26 Resetting the Foretrex 26 Clearing User Data 26 Replacing the Wristband.......... 27 Cleaning the Unit and Wristband 27 Specifications 28 Software License Agreement 29 Declaration of Conformity (DoC 29 FCC Compliance 30 Index 31 iv Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual
Introduction GPS 21 Setting GPS Mode 21 Satellite Reception 21 Signal Strength 21 Sky View 21 Appendix 22 Pairing the Foretrex 401.......... 22 Wireless Data Transfers........... 23 Connecting Your Foretrex to a Computer 24 Jumpmaster 25 Storing the Foretrex 25 Battery Information 25 Optimizing Battery Life 26 Resetting the Foretrex 26 Clearing User Data 26 Replacing the Wristband.......... 27 Cleaning the Unit and Wristband 27 Specifications 28 Software License Agreement 29 Declaration of Conformity (DoC 29 FCC Compliance 30 Index 31 iv Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
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...GPS signals. 1. Press again to turn the Foretrex on. The backlight stays on for several months. Use to an open area, away from tall buildings and trees. The first time you turn off the backlight before the automatic light timeout. Using the Backlight While the Foretrex is not lost. Foretrex 301.../401 Owner's Manual Go outdoors to set the amount of time the backlight stays on. The flashes while the Foretrex determines your current location and navigate a route, you are...
...GPS signals. 1. Press again to turn the Foretrex on. The backlight stays on for several months. Use to an open area, away from tall buildings and trees. The first time you turn off the backlight before the automatic light timeout. Using the Backlight While the Foretrex is not lost. Foretrex 301.../401 Owner's Manual Go outdoors to set the amount of time the backlight stays on. The flashes while the Foretrex determines your current location and navigate a route, you are...
Owner's Manual
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... the electric compass: 1. From the compass page, press enter. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions. Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual Compass Page The compass page guides you maintain a higher speed, such as traveling in automobile, the compass uses GPS signals to your direction. Select CALIBRATE. 3. The electronic compass (used in the compass ring. Follow...
... the electric compass: 1. From the compass page, press enter. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions. Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual Compass Page The compass page guides you maintain a higher speed, such as traveling in automobile, the compass uses GPS signals to your direction. Select CALIBRATE. 3. The electronic compass (used in the compass ring. Follow...
Owner's Manual
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... display contrast. • UNITS-set preferences for your location. Settings • TIME-select a 12-hour or 24-hour format, and the time zone for the GPS mode, the beeper, the battery, the language, and the interface. Select YES to use daylight saving time, NO to ignore it, or AUTO to appear... for route leg transition. • MAP-select NORTH UP or TRACK UP and turn daylight saving time on and off or on or off. 14 Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual Select YES to use automatic time zones, NO change the time zone manually, or AUTO to line. • ALTIMETER-turn auto calibration...
... display contrast. • UNITS-set preferences for your location. Settings • TIME-select a 12-hour or 24-hour format, and the time zone for the GPS mode, the beeper, the battery, the language, and the interface. Select YES to use daylight saving time, NO to ignore it, or AUTO to appear... for route leg transition. • MAP-select NORTH UP or TRACK UP and turn daylight saving time on and off or on or off. 14 Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual Select YES to use automatic time zones, NO change the time zone manually, or AUTO to line. • ALTIMETER-turn auto calibration...
Owner's Manual
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... and descriptions. *Only available on the Foretrex 401. BEARING The direction from your current location to factory defaults. • ABOUT FORETREX-view the version software and the GPS software version. The average vertical distance of ascent. CONNECT-connect to compatible Garmin devices, compatible accessories, or receive data wirelessly. GPS-view the satellite signal strength or the...
... and descriptions. *Only available on the Foretrex 401. BEARING The direction from your current location to factory defaults. • ABOUT FORETREX-view the version software and the GPS software version. The average vertical distance of ascent. CONNECT-connect to compatible Garmin devices, compatible accessories, or receive data wirelessly. GPS-view the satellite signal strength or the...
Owner's Manual
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.... The total elevation distance ascended. 18 Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual Time spent stopped. Display rate of distance traveled, based upon the distance between second-bysecond position readings. Data Field SUNRISE SUNSET TIME TO COURSE TOT ASCENT (total ascent) Description Time of sunset based on your GPS position. Settings Data Field ODOMETER OFF... on your time settings (format, time zone, and daylight saving time). The direction you are from the original course (path of day based on your GPS position. Current time of travel to return to the route.
.... The total elevation distance ascended. 18 Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual Time spent stopped. Display rate of distance traveled, based upon the distance between second-bysecond position readings. Data Field SUNRISE SUNSET TIME TO COURSE TOT ASCENT (total ascent) Description Time of sunset based on your GPS position. Settings Data Field ODOMETER OFF... on your time settings (format, time zone, and daylight saving time). The direction you are from the original course (path of day based on your GPS position. Current time of travel to return to the route.
Owner's Manual
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... to switch to use the Foretrex indoors. Signal Strength To view the satellite page, select GPS from which you want, or select OFF to sky view. Sky view shows the location of the satellites from the main menu. Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual 21 Satellite... Reception The satellite page shows your current location, GPS accuracy, satellite locations, and signal strength. GPS The bars indicate GPS satellite strength. From the main menu, select SETUP > SYSTEM > GPS MODE. 2. Select the mode you are receiving a signal. White...
... to switch to use the Foretrex indoors. Signal Strength To view the satellite page, select GPS from which you want, or select OFF to sky view. Sky view shows the location of the satellites from the main menu. Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual 21 Satellite... Reception The satellite page shows your current location, GPS accuracy, satellite locations, and signal strength. GPS The bars indicate GPS satellite strength. From the main menu, select SETUP > SYSTEM > GPS MODE. 2. Select the mode you are receiving a signal. White...
Owner's Manual
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... when activated. no memory battery required Performance Receiver: more than 12 channels, high-sensitivity Acquisition Times: < 1 second (warm start) < 33 seconds (cold start) < 36 seconds (Autolocate) Update Rate: 1/second, continuous 28 Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual Velocity: 0.328 ft./...sec. (0.1 m/sec) steady state Interface: USB mass storage device Data Storage Life: Indefinite; Some batteries can rupture at high temperatures. Power Source: Two AAA batteries (alkaline or NiMH) Accuracy GPS: < 33 ft...
... when activated. no memory battery required Performance Receiver: more than 12 channels, high-sensitivity Acquisition Times: < 1 second (warm start) < 33 seconds (cold start) < 36 seconds (Autolocate) Update Rate: 1/second, continuous 28 Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual Velocity: 0.328 ft./...sec. (0.1 m/sec) steady state Interface: USB mass storage device Data Storage Life: Indefinite; Some batteries can rupture at high temperatures. Power Source: Two AAA batteries (alkaline or NiMH) Accuracy GPS: < 33 ft...
Owner's Manual
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Index contacting Garmin i custom data fields 15 A accessories ii, 22 altimeter 7, 14 B backlight 3 barometric altimeter 7, 14 battery 2 life 26 type 25 buttons 2 D data, transferring 23 data fields 15 ... zoom 13 C cadence sensor 22 compass calibrating 6 options 12 page 6 connecting computer 24 unit to unit 24 F files adding 24 transferring 23 G Garmin Product Support i GPS acquiring signals 3 mode 21 Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual Index modes 15 reception 21 sky view 21 GSC 10 16, 22 H heart rate monitor 22 L language 14 M main...
Index contacting Garmin i custom data fields 15 A accessories ii, 22 altimeter 7, 14 B backlight 3 barometric altimeter 7, 14 battery 2 life 26 type 25 buttons 2 D data, transferring 23 data fields 15 ... zoom 13 C cadence sensor 22 compass calibrating 6 options 12 page 6 connecting computer 24 unit to unit 24 F files adding 24 transferring 23 G Garmin Product Support i GPS acquiring signals 3 mode 21 Foretrex 301/401 Owner's Manual Index modes 15 reception 21 sky view 21 GSC 10 16, 22 H heart rate monitor 22 L language 14 M main...
Quick Start Manual
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... for best results. The first time you turn the Foretrex on two AAA batteries. The flashes while the Foretrex determines your Foretrex you must acquire GPS signals. 1. When satellites are prompted to turn on your location. Foretrex 301/401 Quick Start Manual Installing Batteries 1. Turning On Your Foretrex Press and hold it comes off. 2. Insert the batteries...
... for best results. The first time you turn the Foretrex on two AAA batteries. The flashes while the Foretrex determines your Foretrex you must acquire GPS signals. 1. When satellites are prompted to turn on your location. Foretrex 301/401 Quick Start Manual Installing Batteries 1. Turning On Your Foretrex Press and hold it comes off. 2. Insert the batteries...