Garmin GPS Kit manuel d'utilisation

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Tout d'abord, il contient la réponse sur la structure, les possibilités du dispositif Garmin GPS Kit, l'utilisation de divers accessoires et une gamme d'informations pour profiter pleinement de toutes les fonctionnalités et commodités.

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    owner’ s manual eT r ex personal navigator © 2000 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. GARMIN (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey , SO51 9AQ, U.K. GARMIN (Asia) Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2 nd Road., Shijr , T aipei County , T aiwan www .garmin[...]

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    ©2000 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062 U.S.A. T el. 913/397.8200 Fax 913/397.8282 GARMIN (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey , SO51 9AQ, U.K. T el. 44/1794.519944 Fax 44/1794.519222 GARMIN (Asia) Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road., Shijr , T aipei C[...]

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    1 Introduction On Y our Mark... Let the Fun Begin fun ( noun): 1. A source of enjoyment, amusement, or pleasur e. 2. Enjoyment; amusement: have fun at the party . 3. Playful, often noisy , activity . W e don’ t know about the noise, but fun and simplicity is what the eT rex is all about. T o get the most out of your new eT r ex, take the time to [...]

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    2 T able of Contents Introduction Introduction ......................................................................... 1-8 Getting Started ................................................................... 9-17 Reference Section .................................................................. 18 Map Page Options ...............................[...]

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    3 W ARNING: If you choose to use the eT rex in a vehicle, it is the sole responsibility of the owner/operator of the eT rex to secure the GPS unit so that it will not cause damage or personal injury in the event of an accident. Do not mount the eT rex over airbag panels or in a place wher e the driver or passengers are likely to have an impact with[...]

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    4 Introduction FCC Compliance Statement The eT rex complies with Part 15 of the FCC limits for Class B digital devices. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency ener gy and, if not installed or used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee that interfer [...]

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    5 Introduction eT rex Featur es The eT rex is a six ounce, 12 channel, hand held GPS receiver . It has a built-in GPS antenna and only five user - buttons. All buttons are located on either side of the unit, allowing for simple, one-handed operation that won’ t obstruct your view of the display . It runs for 22 hours on two AA batteries in batter[...]

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    6 eT rex Buttons Introduction Operating the eT rex is as simple as pr essing a button! The POWER Button: • T urns the unit on and off • T urns the display backlight on and off The P AGE Button: • Switches between pages and backs you out of pages. If you start to do something and you don’ t want to continue, you can stop by pr essing the P A[...]

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    7 Introduction eT rex Description DOWN Button UP Button ENTER Button External Power and Data Connector (top rear) Internal GPS Antenna LCD Display (with backlight) POWER Button P AGE Button Battery Compartment (in rear) W aterproof Case[...]

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    8 Introduction Accessories Standar d Accessories Lanyar d ....................................... Part No. 013-00052-00 Pr ovides convenient method for carrying the eT r ex. Attaches to a slot on the bottom of the unit. Owner’ s Manual .......................... Part No. 190-00205-00 Quick Start Guide ....................... Part No. 190-00205-01[...]

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    9 H e r e We G o. . . The Getting Started Section intr oduces you to the basic op- eration of the eT r ex. The Refer ence Section shows you how to use all of eT r ex’ s remaining featur es. The Fir st Step The eT rex operates on information gathered fr om satellites. T o gather this information, take your eT rex outside and find a large, open ar [...]

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    10 Selecting a P age All of the information needed to operate the eT rex is found on four main “pages” (or display screens). These pages are the Satellite, Map, Pointer , and Menu. Simply press the P AGE Button to switch between pages. Satellite P age Basics The Satellite Page shows you in animation, the eT rex gathering the necessary satellite[...]

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    11 P age Basics Map P age Basics The Map Page shows where you ar e (the animated figure) and pr ovides a real picture of where you are going. As you travel (the animated figure “walks”) and leaves a “trail” (track log). W aypoint names and symbols are also shown on the map. W e will show you how to record your location by marking a waypoint[...]

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    12 The Pointer Page helps guide you to a destination. When you’re moving with no particular destination in mind, the Pointer Page shows you your moving direction and speed. When you’re moving towar ds a specific destination, the Pointer Page shows you the name of the location, the distance, and time to go. By pressing the UP or DOWN Buttons, yo[...]

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    13 P age Basics Menu P age Basics The Menu Page gives you access to eT rex’ s more advanced features. W ith the Menu Page you can do neat things like customize the display , transfer information from a computer to eT rex and back again, and manage and organize all of your waypoints. What T ime is it?—Changing the T ime Zone Let’ s practice us[...]

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    14 Let the Fun Begin! This completes a basic explanation of the page features of the eT rex. Now let’ s have some fun. Discovering the Fun Discovering the fun of using your eT rex is as easy as taking a quick walk around an open outdoor area. In this brief exercise, you’ll mark your curr ent location (your home for example), travel a short dist[...]

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    15 Edit W aypoints T o change the waypoint name: 1. On the MARK WA YPOINT page , press the UP or DO WN Button to highlight the Waypoint Name ‘001’. 2. Press ENTER . T he EDIT WA YPOINT NAME Page appears . 3. Press ENTER . Using the UP or DOWN Button, scroll through the letter selections . Select ‘H’ and press ENTER . Repeat this process and[...]

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    16 Now let’ s use the GOTO feature and the Pointer Page to travel back to our starting location. Guidance by GARMIN The eT rex guides you to a destination using a GOTO (GOTO means GOing TO a destination in a direct line). T o Start a GO T O: 1 . Press the PA G E Button and switch to the MENU P age. 2. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight ‘[...]

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    17 Y ou’ve Made It! The destination name, distance to the destination and time to reach your destination ar e displayed at the top of the screen. The speed you are traveling is shown at the bottom of the screen. Once you are getting close to your destination, eT rex will give you the message “ARRIVING DESTINA TION”. Stop the T r ain–I W ant[...]

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    18 Intr oduction This section covers the remaining features of the eT rex that were not covered in the Getting Started section. Map P age Options In addition to the basic aspects of the Map Page that were covered on page 11, ther e is a ‘MAP OPTIONS’ feature which allows you to customize the Map Page. The following options are available: • Or[...]

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    19 P ointer P age Options In addition to the Pointer Page basics that were covered on page 12, the following Pointer Page options are available: • Reset Max Speed: this resets the Maximum Speed achieved during a trip. • Reset T rip: the trip time, trip distance (odometer) and average speed are r eset to zer os. • Stop Navigation: stops any ac[...]

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    20 Sunset —the time of sunset at your present location. T rip Time —the total time you have traveled since the last trip reset. T rip Odometer —like the odometer in your car , ‘TRIP ODOMETER’ tells you how far you’ve gone since the last trip reset. T o change a data field: 1. On the P ointer Page , press the UP or DOWN button and scroll[...]

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    21 Mark W aypoint P age The ‘MARK W A YPOINT’ page allows you to change the waypoint symbol, name, and location (latitude and longitude). The information on page 14 showed you how to change the waypoint symbol and name. T o change the location (latitude/longitude): 1 . Press the PA G E Button and switch to the ‘MENU’ P age. Press the UP or [...]

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    22 W aypoints P age The W aypoints Page organizes all of your waypoints in alphabetical order for easy selection. It also allows you to select nine of the ‘NEAREST W A YPOINTS’, and if you want, delete all waypoints. T o select a waypoint: 1 . Press the PA G E button and switch to the ‘MENU’ P age . Press the UP or DOWN button and highlight[...]

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    23 T o start a GO T O: 1 . On the ‘REVIEW WA YPOINT’ page , press the UP or DO WN button and highlight ‘GO TO’. Press the ENTER button. T he ‘GO T O’ is activated with the selected waypoint as the destination. T o view the selected waypoint on the Map P age: 1 . On the ‘REVIEW WA YPOINT’ page , press the UP or DO WN button and highl[...]

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    24 ‘Route’ and Route P age The eT rex allows you to navigate using one of three methods: • GOTO • Route • T racBack The GOTO method of navigation was briefly discussed on page 16. This section discusses the route method. The third method, T racBack, is discussed on page 27. In the eT rex, a r oute is at least two waypoints that describe t[...]

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    25 There are two ways to cr eate a route: 1 . Use existing w aypoints that reside in the eT rex. Choose ‘ROUTE’ on the Menu P age , then add a waypoint into the route from a list of av ailable waypoints . 2. Plan a ‘ROUTE’ in MapSource on a PC , and upload the ‘ROUTE’ to the eT rex. See your GARMIN dealer for more information on using M[...]

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    26 T o activate a route: 1 . Press the PA G E button and switch to the ‘MENU’ P age . Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight ‘ROUTE’. Press ENTER . T he ‘ROUTE’ Page appears . 2. Press the UP or DOWN button and highlight ‘FOLLOW’ and press ENTER . The choices are the first (beginning) waypoint and the last (end) waypoint. 3. Pres[...]

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    27 ‘T r acBack’ Navigation and the T r acks P age ‘T racBack’ allows you to return along a traveled path without marking any waypoints. The eT rex draws a ‘track log’ or ‘electronic breadcr umb trail’ as you travel. When you are ready to r eturn to where you started, eT rex will take you back by following the ‘electronic br eadcru[...]

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    28 T o delete all tracks: 1 . On the T rack Log P age, Press the UP or DO WN button and highlight ‘DELETE ALL ’. Press ENTER . Th e verification window appears . 2. If you really want to delete all saved tr acks , press the UP or DO WN button and highlight ‘YES’. Press ENTER . If you change your mind, press the UP or DO WN button and select[...]

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    29 Y ou may not remember the original direction of the saved track, but by using ‘BEGIN’ or ‘END’, you can always select where you want to “T racBack to” without remember - ing the directions of the saved track. T o rename a saved track: 1 . T he information on page 15 shows how to rename a waypoint name . Use the same method to change [...]

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    30 T ime Zone The time zone can be set to any one of eight pr e- programmed zones or by entering the UTC T ime Offset value in the UTC offset field below the time zone field. When you select the 24 hour time format, the letters ‘lcl’ (local) appear next to the time. Y ou can find time offset values for your longitude by following instructions a[...]

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    31 Display P age The Display Page allows you to set the display backlight timeout (on all the time, 15 or 30 seconds, and 1 or 2 minutes) and the display contrast. T o change the Light Timeout: 1 . Press the PA G E Button and switch to the ‘MENU’ P age . Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight ‘SETUP’. Press ENTER . T he ‘SETUP’ Page [...]

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    32 Position F ormat The default position format (and the one most commonly used) for the eT rex is latitude and longitude in degr ees and minutes (hdddº mm.mmm’). Y ou may also choose from 17 other position formats. There is also a “User” position for - mat which allows you to approximate custom-designed grids. For more information on grids [...]

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    33 T o change the Map Datum: 1 . Press the PA G E Button and switch to the ‘MENU’ P age . Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight ‘SETUP’. Press ENTER . Use the UP/DOWN buttons to select ‘UNITS’. Press ENTER . The ‘UNITS’ Page appears . 2. Press the UP or DO WN button and select the ‘MAP DA TUMS’ field. Press ENTER . 3. Press [...]

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    34 North Refer ence ‘Reference’ r efers to the orientation of a map’ s grid. Map makers try to align the vertical lines on a map with ‘T rue Nor th’ . T rue North is the direction from any location on the earth’ s surface to the “north pole”. Maps are typically refer enced to true north. Because a compass points to magnetic north, n[...]

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    35 Interface P age The Interface Page allows you to connect and use devices such as computers and differ ential GPS (DGPS) beacon receivers to the eT rex. Input/Output Settings The ‘Interface’ Settings Page allows you to use your eT rex with external NMEA devices, DGPS beacon receivers, a personal computer , etc. Y ou can choose fr om seven dif[...]

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    36 If ‘GARMIN DGPS’ or ‘R TCM/NMEA ’ fo r mat is selected, additional fields are provided to contr ol a GARMIN differ ential beacon receiver (e.g. GBR 21) directly fr om your eT re x. Y o u can enter the beacon frequency and bit rate when you select ‘User’ from the Beacon pop-up list to manually tune the receiver (you can also ‘scan?[...]

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    37 Battery Save When the eT rex is in ‘BA TTER Y SA VE’ mode, the GPS receiver is turned on and off alternatively to conserve power . T o select battery save mode: 1. Press the PA G E button and switch to the ‘MENU’ P age . Use the UP and DO WN button and highlight the ‘SETUP’ field. Press ENTER . T he ‘SETUP’ P age appears . 2. Pre[...]

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    38 Appendices Appendix A Specifications Physical Case: Fully-gask eted, high-impact plastic alloy , waterproof to IPX7 standards (waterproof to 1 meter for 30 minutes) Size: 4.4”H x 2”W x 1.2”D W eight: Approx. 5.3 ounces (150g) w/batteries T emperature Range: 5° to 158°F (-15° to 70°C) 3 (operating) P erformance Receiver: Differential-re[...]

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    39 Appendices GPS - the Global Positioning System - is a navigation revolution. It’ s a technology that pinpoints a user’ s location anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day , regar dless of the weather . Designed by the United States’ Department of Defense for use by the military , the GPS System was made available to civilians for use in aviat[...]

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    40 Satellite Reception T ips The basic steps in getting the eT rex ‘r eady to navigate’ was covered on page 9. If the eT rex has pr oblems with receiving satellite signals, you will be pr ompted to answer some questions. Please follow the steps that best describes your situation: 1 . T he message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES . ARE Y OU INDOOR[...]

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    41 1 . T he message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SA TELLITES. ARE Y OU INDOORS NOW?’ will appear . Press the UP or DOWN button and highlight ‘NO’. Press ENTER . 2. eT rex then asks: “HA VE YOU MO VED HUNDREDS OF MILES/KM SINCE LAST USE? Press the UP or DO WN button and highlight ‘YES’. Press ENTER . 3 . eT rex will do an “ A UTOLOCA TE” and [...]

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    42 Appendix D Time Offset The table below gives approximate UTC time offset for various longitudinal zones. If you are in daylight savings time, add one hour to the offset. t e s f f O e n o Z l a n i d u t i g n o L 2 1 - º 5 . 2 7 1 W o t º 0 . 0 8 1 W 1 1 - º 5 . 7 5 1 W o t º 5 . 2 7 1 W 0 1 - º 5 . 2 4 1 W o t º 5 . 7 5 1 W 9 - º 5 . 7 [...]

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    43 Appendix E W iring Diagram Interface formats are selected fr om the SETUP Page. The input/output lines on your eT rex ar e RS-232 compat- ible, allowing easy interface to a wide range of external devices, including PC’ s, differ ential beacon receivers, marine autopilots and/or a second GPS receiver . The NMEA 0183 version 2.0 interface format[...]

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    44 eT rex does not turn on: 1. Check to see if the batteries are installed correctly and that the battery terminals are clean. It takes more than 10 minutes to get a location fix: 1. T here may be large obstacles overhead; move to a new location with a clear view of the sky . 2. See “Satellite Reception T ips” on page 40. The pointer on the P o[...]

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    45 Can I use the eT rex indoors? No . T he DEMO mode is available , but we suggest that only dealers use it. Do I need to subscribe to a service to use the eT rex? No . T he GPS satellites are owned by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and have been funded by U .S. taxpayers’ dollars. Reception of GPS satellite signals is free to ever[...]

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    46 Grid F ormats (con’t): Swiss Grid T aiwan Grid User Defined Grid UTM/UPS (Universal T ransfer Mercator/Universal P olar Stereographic) W Malaysian R Can I turn off the T rack Log? No . Y ou can clear the tr ack log, but it is alw ays activated. Why is the elevation on my GPS incorr ect by several hundred feet? GARMIN GPS units have a potential[...]

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    47 Appendix H Index A Accessories................................................................ 8 Auto Zoom......................................................................... 18 A verage Speed.....................................................................19 B Backlighting and Contrast...................................................[...]

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    48 Appendix H Index H Heading..............................................................19 I I/O Format.............................................................35-36 Interface Page...................................................................35 L Latitude/Longitude............................................................14, 21 Low Ba[...]

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    49 Appendix H Index S Satellite Page........................................................................9, 10 Satellite Reception..............................................................40-41 Setup Page................................................................................29 Signal Strength Bar ....................................[...]

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    50 W arranty W arranty GARMIN Corporation warrants this product to be free fr om defects in materials and workmanship for one year from the date of pur chase. GARMIN will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components which fail in normal use. Such repairs or r eplacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor . The cus[...]

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    ©2000 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062 U.S.A. T el. 913/397.8200 Fax 913/397.8282 GARMIN (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey , SO51 9AQ, U.K. T el. 44/1794.519944 Fax 44/1794.519222 GARMIN (Asia) Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road., Shijr , T aipei C[...]

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    owner’ s manual eT r ex personal navigator © 2000 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. GARMIN (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey , SO51 9AQ, U.K. GARMIN (Asia) Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2 nd Road., Shijr , T aipei County , T aiwan www .garmin[...]