Quick Start Manual
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... and trees. 2. Go outdoors to adjust the brightness levels. Touch and drag the screen to zoom. 3. To turn the Oregon on or off the Oregon, press and hold . To turn off : 1. To acquire GPS satellite signals: 1. Turn on the Oregon, press . 2. Acquiring satellite signals can take a few minutes. Touch or to pan the map. To adjust...
... and trees. 2. Go outdoors to adjust the brightness levels. Touch and drag the screen to zoom. 3. To turn the Oregon on or off the Oregon, press and hold . To turn off : 1. To acquire GPS satellite signals: 1. Turn on the Oregon, press . 2. Acquiring satellite signals can take a few minutes. Touch or to pan the map. To adjust...
Quick Start Manual
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...the compass after moving . To open the Compass page: Touch Compass. To calibrate the electronic compass: 1. If it points any other direction, turn toward that influence magnetic fields, such as cars, buildings, or overhead power lines. 2. Touch Setup > Heading > Press To Begin Compass ...Calibration. 3. Touch Start and follow the onscreen directions. Oregon Series Quick Start Manual While outdoors, hold the Oregon level and do not stand near objects that direction until the arrow is pointing toward the top of the compass, you...
...the compass after moving . To open the Compass page: Touch Compass. To calibrate the electronic compass: 1. If it points any other direction, turn toward that influence magnetic fields, such as cars, buildings, or overhead power lines. 2. Touch Setup > Heading > Press To Begin Compass ...Calibration. 3. Touch Start and follow the onscreen directions. Oregon Series Quick Start Manual While outdoors, hold the Oregon level and do not stand near objects that direction until the arrow is pointing toward the top of the compass, you...
Important Safety and Product Information
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Many other acts of nature or external causes; (iv) damage caused by service performed by turning the mounts on the windshield in locations that is encouraged to try to the use . dashboard or friction mount ...or damages that may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this equipment does cause harmful interference to a defect in a particular installation. In addition, Garmin reserves However, there is prohibitively Category I radiocommunication devices comply with all data sources contain some inaccurate or result in compliance with Industry expensive. Other...
Many other acts of nature or external causes; (iv) damage caused by service performed by turning the mounts on the windshield in locations that is encouraged to try to the use . dashboard or friction mount ...or damages that may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this equipment does cause harmful interference to a defect in a particular installation. In addition, Garmin reserves However, there is prohibitively Category I radiocommunication devices comply with all data sources contain some inaccurate or result in compliance with Industry expensive. Other...
Owner's Manual
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... Shortcuts i Manual Conventions i Product Registration i Contact Garmin ii Optional Accessories ii Caring for the Oregon ii Getting Started 1 Battery Information 2 Turning the Oregon On and Off 2 Adjusting the Backlight Level 3 Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals 3 Locking the Screen 3 Basic Navigation 4 Accessing Applications from the Main Menu 4 Creating Waypoints 4 Oregon Series Owner's Manual Table of Contents Navigating...
... Shortcuts i Manual Conventions i Product Registration i Contact Garmin ii Optional Accessories ii Caring for the Oregon ii Getting Started 1 Battery Information 2 Turning the Oregon On and Off 2 Adjusting the Backlight Level 3 Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals 3 Locking the Screen 3 Basic Navigation 4 Accessing Applications from the Main Menu 4 Creating Waypoints 4 Oregon Series Owner's Manual Table of Contents Navigating...
Owner's Manual
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... the best results. Replace the battery cover, and push the latch down. 2 Oregon Series Owner's Manual Battery cover Latch To select the battery type: 1. To turn off the Oregon, press and hold . Standard alkaline batteries are removed. Turning the Oregon On and Off 1. Lift the latch, and remove the battery cover. Use alkaline, NiMH, or...
... the best results. Replace the battery cover, and push the latch down. 2 Oregon Series Owner's Manual Battery cover Latch To select the battery type: 1. To turn off the Oregon, press and hold . Standard alkaline batteries are removed. Turning the Oregon On and Off 1. Lift the latch, and remove the battery cover. Use alkaline, NiMH, or...
Owner's Manual
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...a route, you must acquire GPS signals. 1. When the bars are green, the Oregon has acquired satellite signals. Press and quickly release . 2. Getting Started Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals Before the Oregon can take a few minutes. See (page 26) to an open area, away ...and trees. 2. The bars on the Oregon. Locking the Screen Lock the screen to adjust the brightness levels. Adjusting the Backlight Level 1. Touch or to prevent inadvertent screen touches. 1. Touch Lock Screen. Oregon Series Owner's Manual 3 Turn on the Main menu indicate satellite strength. ...
...a route, you must acquire GPS signals. 1. When the bars are green, the Oregon has acquired satellite signals. Press and quickly release . 2. Getting Started Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals Before the Oregon can take a few minutes. See (page 26) to an open area, away ...and trees. 2. The bars on the Oregon. Locking the Screen Lock the screen to adjust the brightness levels. Adjusting the Backlight Level 1. Touch or to prevent inadvertent screen touches. 1. Touch Lock Screen. Oregon Series Owner's Manual 3 Turn on the Main menu indicate satellite strength. ...
Owner's Manual
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... Map page, touch the point you maintain a higher speed, such as current speed, distance to your direction. To open the Compass page: Touch Compass. To turn the electronic compass off, see page 31. Oregon Series Owner's Manual 9 If you want to save . 2.
... Map page, touch the point you maintain a higher speed, such as current speed, distance to your direction. To open the Compass page: Touch Compass. To turn the electronic compass off, see page 31. Oregon Series Owner's Manual 9 If you want to save . 2.
Owner's Manual
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...From the Compass page, touch and hold the middle of the compass. 2. If "Calibration Failed" appears, touch OK, and repeat the process. 10 Oregon Series Owner's Manual Touch Setup > Heading > Press To Begin Compass Calibration. Do not stand near objects that influence magnetic fields, such as cars,... lines. Touch Start and follow the onscreen directions. "Too Fast" or "Too Slow" may appear, notifying you to adjust your turning speed. Calibrate the compass after moving long distances, experiencing temperature changes greater than 20°F (11°C), or changing the batteries.
...From the Compass page, touch and hold the middle of the compass. 2. If "Calibration Failed" appears, touch OK, and repeat the process. 10 Oregon Series Owner's Manual Touch Setup > Heading > Press To Begin Compass Calibration. Do not stand near objects that influence magnetic fields, such as cars,... lines. Touch Start and follow the onscreen directions. "Too Fast" or "Too Slow" may appear, notifying you to adjust your turning speed. Calibrate the compass after moving long distances, experiencing temperature changes greater than 20°F (11°C), or changing the batteries.
Owner's Manual
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... to destination Course deviation indicator Course line to the destination. If it points any other direction, turn toward that direction until the arrow is pointing toward your destination, regardless of drift (right or left) Oregon Series Owner's Manual 11 Course Pointer Direction you are moving. To select a bearing or course ...direction you are currently traveling Bearing to destination Bearing Pointer Basic Navigation The bearing pointer points to your destination. Bearing and Course Pointers The Oregon can use either a bearing pointer or a course pointer on the compass.
... to destination Course deviation indicator Course line to the destination. If it points any other direction, turn toward that direction until the arrow is pointing toward your destination, regardless of drift (right or left) Oregon Series Owner's Manual 11 Course Pointer Direction you are moving. To select a bearing or course ...direction you are currently traveling Bearing to destination Bearing Pointer Basic Navigation The bearing pointer points to your destination. Bearing and Course Pointers The Oregon can use either a bearing pointer or a course pointer on the compass.
Owner's Manual
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... 3. To take pictures with either landscape or portrait orientation. To manually focus the camera, touch and hold until the white focus frame turns green. The location is indicated by the camera button position (vertical or horizontal). to disable low-light mode. 4. To sort the ...the camera and take the picture. Touch Photo Viewer. 2. NOTE: Pictures are saved and appear with the Oregon 550 and 550t. Release the to take a picture. 7. If necessary, touch + or - Oregon Series Owner's Manual Additional Tools 6. Touch . 3. NOTE: Quickly touch and release to exit the camera...
... 3. To take pictures with either landscape or portrait orientation. To manually focus the camera, touch and hold until the white focus frame turns green. The location is indicated by the camera button position (vertical or horizontal). to disable low-light mode. 4. To sort the ...the camera and take the picture. Touch Photo Viewer. 2. NOTE: Pictures are saved and appear with the Oregon 550 and 550t. Release the to take a picture. 7. If necessary, touch + or - Oregon Series Owner's Manual Additional Tools 6. Touch . 3. NOTE: Quickly touch and release to exit the camera...
Owner's Manual
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... Owner's Manual 21 To display two larger data fields: Touch to change the dashboard background: 1. Trip Computer The Trip Computer displays your Oregon to sound an alarm. Other Tools Select from the following options on the Main menu: • Calendar-use a calendar. • Calculator-use a ...calculator. • Sun and Moon-view sunrise and sunset times along with the moon phase. • Alarm Clock-set the unit to turn on at the bottom of the screen. 2. Touch at a specific time. You can also set your current speed, average speed, maximum speed, trip odometer...
... Owner's Manual 21 To display two larger data fields: Touch to change the dashboard background: 1. Trip Computer The Trip Computer displays your Oregon to sound an alarm. Other Tools Select from the following options on the Main menu: • Calendar-use a calendar. • Calculator-use a ...calculator. • Sun and Moon-view sunrise and sunset times along with the moon phase. • Alarm Clock-set the unit to turn on at the bottom of the screen. 2. Touch at a specific time. You can also set your current speed, average speed, maximum speed, trip odometer...
Owner's Manual
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... > System. Battery Type-select the type of user-entered data or map data, such as street names. Interface-set the Oregon serial interface: • Garmin Spanner-allows you are using. Changing the text language does not change the language of battery you to use the... Oregon USB port with most NMEA 0183-compliant mapping programs by creating a virtual serial port. • Garmin Serial-Garmin proprietary format used to www.garmin.com/aboutGPS /waas.html. Customizing the Oregon Tones-turn audible tones On or Off. The new profile becomes...
... > System. Battery Type-select the type of user-entered data or map data, such as street names. Interface-set the Oregon serial interface: • Garmin Spanner-allows you are using. Changing the text language does not change the language of battery you to use the... Oregon USB port with most NMEA 0183-compliant mapping programs by creating a virtual serial port. • Garmin Serial-Garmin proprietary format used to www.garmin.com/aboutGPS /waas.html. Customizing the Oregon Tones-turn audible tones On or Off. The new profile becomes...
Owner's Manual
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Showing more detail may cause the map to create an optimum representation of your tracks. Customizing the Oregon Tracks Setup A track is a recording of detail shown on the Oregon. Touch Auto to record the tracks at a variable rate to redraw more frequently creates a moredetailed track, but fills ...or distance, enter the specific time or distance interval. This can be helpful if several maps are saved and cleared Oregon Series Owner's Manual 27 Track Log-turn track recording on the Map page. Interval-select a track log recording rate. Tracks are loaded on the map. Map...
Showing more detail may cause the map to create an optimum representation of your tracks. Customizing the Oregon Tracks Setup A track is a recording of detail shown on the Oregon. Touch Auto to record the tracks at a variable rate to redraw more frequently creates a moredetailed track, but fills ...or distance, enter the specific time or distance interval. This can be helpful if several maps are saved and cleared Oregon Series Owner's Manual 27 Track Log-turn track recording on the Map page. Interval-select a track log recording rate. Tracks are loaded on the map. Map...
Owner's Manual
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...is high. Changing Marine Settings Touch Setup > Marine. Symbol Set-select the set of your current point. Oregon Series Owner's Manual 29 Touch Photo Resolution. 3. Light Sectors-turn the sector in an area is visible on or off. Touch Save Photos To to avoid. Changing the...your pictures. 4. Selecting Auto causes some light sectors to change the resolution of marine navaid symbols. Touch Setup > Camera 2. Customizing the Oregon Off Road Transitions-select a transition method for routing off roads. • Auto-automatically routes you to the next point. • Manual...
...is high. Changing Marine Settings Touch Setup > Marine. Symbol Set-select the set of your current point. Oregon Series Owner's Manual 29 Touch Photo Resolution. 3. Light Sectors-turn the sector in an area is visible on or off. Touch Save Photos To to avoid. Changing the...your pictures. 4. Selecting Auto causes some light sectors to change the resolution of marine navaid symbols. Touch Setup > Camera 2. Customizing the Oregon Off Road Transitions-select a transition method for routing off roads. • Auto-automatically routes you to the next point. • Manual...
Owner's Manual
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...Touch Setup > Units. Pressure-select barometric pressure units in inches (Hg), millibars, or hectopascals. 30 Oregon Series Owner's Manual Changing Time Settings Touch Setup > Time. Time Zone-select the time zone for ...marine use Daylight Saving Time, No to ignore it, or Automatic to automatically turn marine alarms on and off course. • Deep Water-set an alarm to sound when...that is too deep. • Shallow Water-set an alarm to use . Customizing the Oregon Marine Alarm Setup-turn Daylight Saving Time on or off. • Anchor Drag Alarm-set an alarm to sound...
...Touch Setup > Units. Pressure-select barometric pressure units in inches (Hg), millibars, or hectopascals. 30 Oregon Series Owner's Manual Changing Time Settings Touch Setup > Time. Time Zone-select the time zone for ...marine use Daylight Saving Time, No to ignore it, or Automatic to automatically turn marine alarms on and off course. • Deep Water-set an alarm to sound when...that is too deep. • Shallow Water-set an alarm to use . Customizing the Oregon Marine Alarm Setup-turn Daylight Saving Time on or off. • Anchor Drag Alarm-set an alarm to sound...
Owner's Manual
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...period of time. • Ambient Pressure-records ambient pressure changes over a period of time. Customizing the Oregon a higher rate of speed for pressure fronts. This can be useful when you turn the electronic compass off . Calibrate-calibrate the compass (page 10). Barometer Mode-select Variable Elevation (used... each time you are watching for a set period of time. Pressure Trending-select when the pressure data is turned on . Oregon Series Owner's Manual Altimeter Setup Touch Setup > Altimeter. Auto Calibration-allow the altimeter to function as a standard barometer).
...period of time. • Ambient Pressure-records ambient pressure changes over a period of time. Customizing the Oregon a higher rate of speed for pressure fronts. This can be useful when you turn the electronic compass off . Calibrate-calibrate the compass (page 10). Barometer Mode-select Variable Elevation (used... each time you are watching for a set period of time. Pressure Trending-select when the pressure data is turned on . Oregon Series Owner's Manual Altimeter Setup Touch Setup > Altimeter. Auto Calibration-allow the altimeter to function as a standard barometer).
Owner's Manual
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... No > Yes if you know the barometric pressure. 4. Oregon Series Owner's Manual 33 Customizing the Oregon To manually calibrate the altimeter: 1. Go to display your Oregon with an optional Garmin heart rate monitor to the appropriate Garmin device, the heart rate and bike cadence values are turned on the Map page, the Compass page, and the...
... No > Yes if you know the barometric pressure. 4. Oregon Series Owner's Manual 33 Customizing the Oregon To manually calibrate the altimeter: 1. Go to display your Oregon with an optional Garmin heart rate monitor to the appropriate Garmin device, the heart rate and bike cadence values are turned on the Map page, the Compass page, and the...
Owner's Manual
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... to view the Oregon software version, the unit ID number, the GPS software version, and legal information. 34 Oregon Series Owner's Manual Place the Oregon within 10 feet ...(3 meters) of the wireless sensor (heart rate monitor or speed/ cadence bike sensor). 2. A "Connected" message appears. Touch Search for new. 5. Viewing Your Oregon... Information On the Main menu, touch Setup > About to reset it. Customizing the Oregon To pair the Oregon with wireless sensors, touch Setup ...
... to view the Oregon software version, the unit ID number, the GPS software version, and legal information. 34 Oregon Series Owner's Manual Place the Oregon within 10 feet ...(3 meters) of the wireless sensor (heart rate monitor or speed/ cadence bike sensor). 2. A "Connected" message appears. Touch Search for new. 5. Viewing Your Oregon... Information On the Main menu, touch Setup > About to reset it. Customizing the Oregon To pair the Oregon with wireless sensors, touch Setup ...
Owner's Manual
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...: 1 ft. (.3 m) Range: from -610 to 9144 m) *Subject to 30,000 ft. (from -2,000 ft. Using Demo Mode Demo mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for practice. Appendix Interfaces: Garmin Proprietary serial, USB mass storage device, NMEA 0183 Data Storage Life: Indefinite; no memory battery required Map Storage: Internal... Times: < 1 second (warm start) < 33 seconds (cold start) < 36 seconds (autolocate) Update Rate: 1/second, continuous Compass: Accuracy: ± 2 degrees (± 5 degrees in Demo mode. 36 Oregon Series Owner's Manual
...: 1 ft. (.3 m) Range: from -610 to 9144 m) *Subject to 30,000 ft. (from -2,000 ft. Using Demo Mode Demo mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for practice. Appendix Interfaces: Garmin Proprietary serial, USB mass storage device, NMEA 0183 Data Storage Life: Indefinite; no memory battery required Map Storage: Internal... Times: < 1 second (warm start) < 33 seconds (cold start) < 36 seconds (autolocate) Update Rate: 1/second, continuous Compass: Accuracy: ± 2 degrees (± 5 degrees in Demo mode. 36 Oregon Series Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
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... preloaded detailed map data cards from your computer: 1. To install or remove a microSD card: 1. To turn Demo Mode on the back of the Oregon. 2. To connect your Oregon to your Garmin dealer. Appendix 3. Go to http://buy. In addition to map and data storage, the memory cards can... on , touch Setup > System > GPS > Demo Mode. Oregon Series Owner's Manual 37 Connecting Your Oregon to a Computer You can be used to store files such as images, cartridges, geocaches, routes, waypoints, and custom POIs. garmin.com for compatible map products. Lift the weather cap on the USB...
... preloaded detailed map data cards from your computer: 1. To install or remove a microSD card: 1. To turn Demo Mode on the back of the Oregon. 2. To connect your Oregon to your Garmin dealer. Appendix 3. Go to http://buy. In addition to map and data storage, the memory cards can... on , touch Setup > System > GPS > Demo Mode. Oregon Series Owner's Manual 37 Connecting Your Oregon to a Computer You can be used to store files such as images, cartridges, geocaches, routes, waypoints, and custom POIs. garmin.com for compatible map products. Lift the weather cap on the USB...
