Garmin Oregon 550 Support Question
Garmin Oregon 550 Support Question
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Question posted by mmohamm on May 24th, 2011
What No Download My Point?
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Important Product and Safety Information (Multilingual) - Page 2
... as the steering wheel, foot pedals, or transmission levers.
Battery Warnings
Your GPS unit uses user-replaceable batteries.
If your unit contains or accepts street map products...to the State of vision
the vehicle
is provided in an unattended vehicle.
In addition, the GPS unit may affect safety while navigating. Do not input destinations, change settings, or access any ...
Important Product and Safety Information (Multilingual) - Page 3
...this device is no guarantee that may apply. Some state laws prohibit drivers from the GPS unit.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. ...to provide customers with the instructions. Operation of the FCC interference limits for any interference received, including interference that does not obstruct the driver's view of Garmin is prohibitively expensive...
Owner's Manual - Page 2
... site (www.garmin.com) for any revision hereto is a trademark of Garmin. Oregon® and myGarmin™ are trademarks of such changes or improvements.
Information in ...States and/or other electronic storage medium to be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in any storage medium, for current updates and supplemental information concerning the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 5
... i Tips and 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 On and Off the
Oregon 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...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
Table of Contents
Monitoring Satellite Reception 22
GPS Games 23 Geocaches 23 Wherigo 23
Customizing the Oregon.. 24 Changing the Profile 24 Setting Up Profiles 24 Using System Setup 25 Customizing the Display.......... 26 Map Setup 26 Tracks Setup 27 Customizing the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
.... The
bars on , press and quickly release .
2. Touch Lock Screen. While the Oregon is on the Main menu
indicate satellite strength.
Turn on the Oregon. Acquiring satellite signals can find your current location and navigate a route, you must acquire GPS signals.
1. Oregon Series Owner's Manual
See (page 26) to prevent inadvertent screen touches.
1. Press...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
....
6. Navigating to a destination with the Oregon. Touch a category.
3. Touch Go. Oregon Series Owner's Manual or choose a point on the map to navigate to a Destination
You can use Where To? Touch Where To?.
2. Basic Navigation
• All POI (Points of Interest)-if supported by the preloaded or optional mapping, various Points of Interest may be listed...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
...
It also provides navigation data such as traveling in an automobile, the compass uses GPS signals to the next point on the Map page: 1. If you maintain a higher speed, such as current... button at
the top of the screen.
3.
To turn the electronic compass off, see page 31. Oregon Series Owner's Manual
Using the Compass
The Compass page guides you are stationary or walking.
To ensure...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... share waypoints, routes, tracks, and geocaches with another wirelessenabled Garmin recreational device.
1. The receiving unit indicates when it is complete.
8. Both units indicate that point are shown. Select the data type from the list of both units.
18
Oregon Series Owner's Manual
On the Main menu of options. On the sending unit, touch...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
...best dates and times for hunting and fishing at www.garmin.com.
• Sight N' Go-point the unit toward an object to lock in the direction and navigate to it.
Follow the ...
Satellite strength
Satellite Page The green bars indicate GPS satellite strength. To view the Satellite page:
Touch
at the bottom of
the Main menu. Oregon Series Owner's Manual Follow the on -screen instructions...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
...;
Wherigo (pronounced "where I go") is a type of geocache sites to
your Oregon. GPS Games
Geocaches
Geocaching is a toolset for creating and playing GPS-enabled adventures in the real world. A colored line indicates your Oregon to guide you to a physical location, where you can download Geocache sites from www.garmin.com/products /communicator, you interact with...
Owner's Manual - Page 31
... interface:
• Garmin Spanner-allows you are using. GPS-select Normal, WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System), or Demo Mode (GPS off).
Battery Type-select the type of location and velocity information.
• RTCM -receive differential corrections from a RTCM beacon. Oregon Series Owner's Manual 25
Customizing the Oregon
Tones-turn audible tones On or Off. For...
Owner's Manual - Page 37
...set the magnetic variation value. Compass-select Auto to switch from an electronic compass to a GPS compass when you to mils (0 mils-1000 mils).
To change the position format: Touch....
• Magnetic-automatically sets the magnetic declination for your destination. Customizing the Oregon
North Reference-select the north reference of directional heading shown on your unit)-select ...
Owner's Manual - Page 38
...off and use the GPS compass. This can be useful when you turn the electronic compass off .
Touch Save
32
When Power On to record data only when the Oregon is turned on ... each time you are watching for a set period of time. Altimeter Setup
Touch Setup > Altimeter. Oregon Series Owner's Manual
Plot Type-select the elevation plot type: • Elevation/Time-records
elevation changes ...
Owner's Manual - Page 40
..., touch Setup > Fitness > Heart Rate Monitor or Bike Cadence Sensor.
4. A "Connected" message appears. Touch an item to view the Oregon software version, the unit ID number, the GPS software version, and legal information.
34
Oregon Series Owner's Manual Viewing Your Oregon Information
On the Main menu, touch Setup > About to reset it.
Place the...
Owner's Manual - Page 41
...NiMH) alkaline not recommended for Oregon 550 and 550t
Battery Life: Up to 16 hours
Accuracy GPS: < 33 ft. (10 m) 95% typical*
*Subject to accuracy degradation to 70°C)*
*The temperature rating of the Oregon may exceed the usable range... batteries
191.4 g with batteries
Display: 3 in North America)
Velocity: 0.328 ft./sec. (0.1 m/sec) steady state
Oregon Series Owner's Manual 35
Owner's Manual - Page 42
... user calibration. to 30,000 ft. (from -2,000 ft. Using Demo Mode
Demo mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for practice.
no memory battery required
Map Storage:
Internal or microSD Card
Performance Receiver: more than 12 channel
WAAS enabled/High sensitivity
Acquisition Times: < 1 second (warm start) < 33 seconds (cold...
Owner's Manual - Page 43
... the latch on your computer using Demo mode because the GPS receiver is located beneath the AA batteries. Any satellite signalstrength bars shown are only simulations and do not represent the strength of the Oregon.
2. Connecting Your Oregon to a Computer
You can connect the Oregon to your computer. Insert the smaller connector on the USB...
Owner's Manual - Page 50
Index
G Garmin serial 25 Garmin spanner 25 geocaches 23 GPS setting 25 grid north 31 guidance method 28
H heart rate monitor 33, 34
I images
viewing 20 ...29 on road for distance 28 on road for time 28 orientation, map 26
P Photo Viewer 19 pictures 19
plot type 32 points of interest (POI) 5 position format 31 pressure
ambient 32 barometric 32 trending 32 unit of measurement
30 profiles 24
R recent ...
Quick Start Manual - Page 3
... is not lost when batteries are green, the Oregon has
acquired satellite signals.
To turn off : 1.
Press and quickly release .
2. To acquire GPS satellite signals: 1. Acquiring satellite signals can take a few minutes. When
the bars are removed. Oregon Series Quick Start Manual
To turn on the Oregon, press .
2. To lock or unlock the screen...
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