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... Refer to your product contains or accepts street maps. This notice is not designed to determine if your product's owner's manual to replace the need for navigator attentiveness regarding road closures or road conditions, traffic congestion, weather conditions, or other batteries presents...any functions requiring prolonged use a sharp object to all driving conditions. See www.garmin.com/prop65 for various purposes, such as the steering wheel, foot pedals, or transmission levers. Battery Warnings Your GPS unit uses user-replaceable batteries. To prevent damage, remove the unit from the...
... Refer to your product contains or accepts street maps. This notice is not designed to determine if your product's owner's manual to replace the need for navigator attentiveness regarding road closures or road conditions, traffic congestion, weather conditions, or other batteries presents...any functions requiring prolonged use a sharp object to all driving conditions. See www.garmin.com/prop65 for various purposes, such as the steering wheel, foot pedals, or transmission levers. Battery Warnings Your GPS unit uses user-replaceable batteries. To prevent damage, remove the unit from the...
Owner's Manual
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... Main Menu from any pieces are missing, contact your Garmin dealer immediately. Take a moment to compare the contents of Garmin high-sensitivity GPS and full-featured mapping to create an unsurpassed portable GPS receiver. Product Registration Help us better support you for navigation. eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual Introduction Tips and Shortcuts • To return to...
... Main Menu from any pieces are missing, contact your Garmin dealer immediately. Take a moment to compare the contents of Garmin high-sensitivity GPS and full-featured mapping to create an unsurpassed portable GPS receiver. Product Registration Help us better support you for navigation. eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual Introduction Tips and Shortcuts • To return to...
Owner's Manual
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...Registration 1 Optional Accessories............2 Getting Started 4 Installing Batteries and the Lanyard 4 Key Functions 8 Turning on the eTrex 9 Adjusting the Backlight........10 Initializing the GPS Receiver 10 Basic Operation 13 Creating and Using Waypoints 13 Using the Find Menu...........16 Using Tracks 23 Main ...Moon 57 Hunt & Fish 57 Games Menu 57 Appendix 58 Specifications 58 Connecting Your eTrex to a Computer 60 Caring for the eTrex............61 Software License Agreement 62 Declaration of Conformity...62 Index 63 eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual
...Registration 1 Optional Accessories............2 Getting Started 4 Installing Batteries and the Lanyard 4 Key Functions 8 Turning on the eTrex 9 Adjusting the Backlight........10 Initializing the GPS Receiver 10 Basic Operation 13 Creating and Using Waypoints 13 Using the Find Menu...........16 Using Tracks 23 Main ...Moon 57 Hunt & Fish 57 Games Menu 57 Appendix 58 Specifications 58 Connecting Your eTrex to a Computer 60 Caring for the eTrex............61 Software License Agreement 62 Declaration of Conformity...62 Index 63 eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
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... must be outdoors and have a clear view of each satellite signal is shown. While the GPS receiver is searching for the satellite signals, "Acquiring Satellites" is shown. Initializing the GPS Receiver The first time you must collect satellite data and establish its location. 3. The number of the sky. Press the ROCKER or... the POWER key. 2. To receive satellite signals, you turn on the ROCKER to increase the brightness and down to decrease. The strength of options 10 eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual
... must be outdoors and have a clear view of each satellite signal is shown. While the GPS receiver is searching for the satellite signals, "Acquiring Satellites" is shown. Initializing the GPS Receiver The first time you must collect satellite data and establish its location. 3. The number of the sky. Press the ROCKER or... the POWER key. 2. To receive satellite signals, you turn on the ROCKER to increase the brightness and down to decrease. The strength of options 10 eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual
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... Map page, or enter coordinates for a waypoint manually. Press the eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual 13 Marking Your Current Location Press in your GPS. You can create waypoints using the Find Menu, and how to create and use tracks and routes. You can perform with your eTrex, including creating and using waypoints, using three methods...
... Map page, or enter coordinates for a waypoint manually. Press the eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual 13 Marking Your Current Location Press in your GPS. You can create waypoints using the Find Menu, and how to create and use tracks and routes. You can perform with your eTrex, including creating and using waypoints, using three methods...
Owner's Manual
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... of available services near the exit, and the distance and bearing from the list, and press the ROCKER. Select the address. 22 eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual When you downloaded detailed mapping data, use the addresses icon on the Find Menu to enter the street name. The street list opens.... on -screen keypad to find an address. Select OK. 4 Select the field. To find feature matches that data with your unit has a GPS fix, the field is populated with addresses in the , because the database has information for the entire region. 3. Finding an Address If you ...
... of available services near the exit, and the distance and bearing from the list, and press the ROCKER. Select the address. 22 eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual When you downloaded detailed mapping data, use the addresses icon on the Find Menu to enter the street name. The street list opens.... on -screen keypad to find an address. Select OK. 4 Select the field. To find feature matches that data with your unit has a GPS fix, the field is populated with addresses in the , because the database has information for the entire region. 3. Finding an Address If you ...
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enables you to keep your current elevation. Main Pages • GPS Elevation-shows your present location in basemap that includes cities, interstates, state and county ...what is shown on or off. • Track Up/North Up- Satellite Page This page appears when you turn the GPS receiver on the map display. Increased road detail, points of the screen. • New Location-use if you have ...data is accessed from the Main Menu thereafter. Satellite Page Options • Use With GPS Off/On- Map Page A built-in the eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual 31
enables you to keep your current elevation. Main Pages • GPS Elevation-shows your present location in basemap that includes cities, interstates, state and county ...what is shown on or off. • Track Up/North Up- Satellite Page This page appears when you turn the GPS receiver on the map display. Increased road detail, points of the screen. • New Location-use if you have ...data is accessed from the Main Menu thereafter. Satellite Page Options • Use With GPS Off/On- Map Page A built-in the eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual 31
Owner's Manual
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... compass, turn the electronic compass on the Vista H unit, the electronic compass turns off and stays off , the unit uses the GPS receiver for guidance. When you stop (after a pre-set speed, it off to conserve batteries. When it again operates like a ...To turn the electronic compass on . Choose a bearing pointer or course pointer for navigation. 36 eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual When you are stationary. Using the Electronic Compass Both the Legend H and the Vista H use a GPS data driven compass but only the Vista H has an additional electronic compass.
... compass, turn the electronic compass on the Vista H unit, the electronic compass turns off and stays off , the unit uses the GPS receiver for guidance. When you stop (after a pre-set speed, it off to conserve batteries. When it again operates like a ...To turn the electronic compass on . Choose a bearing pointer or course pointer for navigation. 36 eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual When you are stationary. Using the Electronic Compass Both the Legend H and the Vista H use a GPS data driven compass but only the Vista H has an additional electronic compass.
Owner's Manual
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..., select No to use the pressure option. A confirmation message appears. Use the ROCKER > OK to increase its accuracy. eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual 45 Press MENU > Calibrate Altimeter. select Yes. Trip Computer Page The Trip Computer page shows up to reset the data fields.... Main Pages 2. If you do not know the pressure, select No to use the default GPS elevation. 3. 3. Highlight ...
..., select No to use the pressure option. A confirmation message appears. Use the ROCKER > OK to increase its accuracy. eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual 45 Press MENU > Calibrate Altimeter. select Yes. Trip Computer Page The Trip Computer page shows up to reset the data fields.... Main Pages 2. If you do not know the pressure, select No to use the default GPS elevation. 3. 3. Highlight ...
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System Setup Page To access the System Setup page: From the Setup Menu, select System. • GPS-choose one of the GPS options other than Normal to the Main Page sequence, the icon for that page does not appear on the Main Menu. Tracks For more information, see page 23. Main Menu NOTE: If a page is added to save battery power. • WAAS/EGNOS-set Enable or Disable WAAS /EGNOS. Main Pages Routes Page For more information, see page 27. Setup Menu To access the Setup Menu: From the Main Menu, select Setup. eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual 47
System Setup Page To access the System Setup page: From the Setup Menu, select System. • GPS-choose one of the GPS options other than Normal to the Main Page sequence, the icon for that page does not appear on the Main Menu. Tracks For more information, see page 23. Main Menu NOTE: If a page is added to save battery power. • WAAS/EGNOS-set Enable or Disable WAAS /EGNOS. Main Pages Routes Page For more information, see page 27. Setup Menu To access the Setup Menu: From the Main Menu, select Setup. eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual 47
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...apply to the Vista H only: • Switch to compass heading when below-enter the selected speed for the unit to switch from using GPS to using the electronic compass for guidance. • for more than...-enter a time limit to switch to page 37. Refer to the ... access the Heading Setup page: From the Setup Menu, select Heading. • Display-choose from True, Magnetic, Grid or User options. eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual 55 Calibration Setup Page For the Vista H only. Heading Setup Page You can select the type of measurement (Inches, Millibars, or Hectopascals...
...apply to the Vista H only: • Switch to compass heading when below-enter the selected speed for the unit to switch from using GPS to using the electronic compass for guidance. • for more than...-enter a time limit to switch to page 37. Refer to the ... access the Heading Setup page: From the Setup Menu, select Heading. • Display-choose from True, Magnetic, Grid or User options. eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual 55 Calibration Setup Page For the Vista H only. Heading Setup Page You can select the type of measurement (Inches, Millibars, or Hectopascals...
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... keyboard to the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/products/ etrexVistaH. Use the on , elevation is available for the Vista H only. Jumpmaster Setup Jumpmaster is designed for experienced skydivers and is corrected by GPS. 3. Calendar To access the Calendar: From the Main Menu, select Calendar. 56 eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual From the Setup...
... keyboard to the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/products/ etrexVistaH. Use the on , elevation is available for the Vista H only. Jumpmaster Setup Jumpmaster is designed for experienced skydivers and is corrected by GPS. 3. Calendar To access the Calendar: From the Main Menu, select Calendar. 56 eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner's Manual From the Setup...