Garmin OREGON OREGON450 manuel d'utilisation

OREGON ® series owner ’ s manual 450, 450t, 550, 550t[...]

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Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual i Introduction Introduction  W ARNING See the Important Safety and Pr oduct Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. This manual provides instructions for using the following products: Oregon 450 and 450t Oregon 550 and 550t Tips and Shortcuts T ouch or to scroll a[...]

ii Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Introduction Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while using your Oregon. In the USA, go to www .garmin.com/support , or contact Garmin USA by phone at (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020. In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. by phone at 0808 2380000. In Europe, go to www .garmi[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual iii T able of Contents T able of Contents Introduction .......................... i T ips and Shortcuts ....................... i Manual Conventions .................... i Product Registration .................... i Contact Garmin .......................... ii Optional Accessories .................. ii Caring for the[...]

iv Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual T able of Contents Monitoring Satellite Reception .............................. 22 GPS Games ....................... 23 Geocaches .............................. 23 Wherigo ™ ................................ 23 Customizing the Oregon .. 24 Changing the Prole ................ 24 Setting Up Proles ..........[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 1 Getting Started Getting Started Power key T ouchscreen Mini-USB connector (under weather cap) Latch Mounting spine Battery cover Camera lens (550 and 550t)[...]

2 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Getting Started Battery Information The Oregon uses two AA batteries. Use alkaline, NiMH, or lithium batteries. Use precharged NiMH or lithium batteries for the best results. Standard alkaline batteries are not recommended for Oregon 550 units when using the camera feature. T o install the batteries: 1. Lift the la[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 3 Getting Started Adjusting the Backlight Level 1. While the Oregon is on, press and quickly release . 2. T ouch or to adjust the brightness levels. See ( page 26 ) to change the backlight timeout. Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals Before the Oregon can nd your current location and navigate a route, you must acquire[...]

4 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Basic Navigation Basic Navigation Accessing Applications from the Main Menu Y ou can access all Oregon applications from the Main menu. Main Menu T ouch or to access additional applications. Creating W aypoints W aypoints are locations you record and store in the Oregon. T o mark your current location as a waypoint[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 5 Basic Navigation Navigating to a Destination Y ou can use Where T o? or choose a point on the map to navigate to a destination with the Oregon. T o navigate to a destination using Where T o?: 1. T ouch Where T o? . 2. T ouch a category . 3. T ouch one of the following items: Recent Finds —items you have recently [...]

6 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Basic Navigation T o nd a destination by spelling the name: 1. On the Main menu, touch Where T o? > All POI . 2. T ouch . 3. T ouch characters to spell a part of the name of your destination. 4. T ouch . 5. T ouch the destination. 6. T ouch Go . A colored line indicates your course. 7. T ouch > Compass . 8[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 7 Basic Navigation T o navigate to a destination near a waypoint or a recent nd: 1. T ouch Where T o? . 2. T ouch . 3. Select from the following options: A Recent Find A W aypoint My Current Location A Map Point 4. T ouch the location you want to search near . • • • • 5. T ouch a category . Items are liste[...]

8 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Basic Navigation Zoom buttons Location marker Zoom range Map Page T o review detailed information about a point on the map: 1. If necessary , pan to the location you want to review . 2. T ouch the location. 3. T ouch the information button at the top of the screen for additional information. Information button T o [...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 9 Basic Navigation T o save a waypoint on the Map page: 1. On the Map page, touch the point you want to save. 2. T ouch the information button at the top of the screen. 3. T ouch to save the waypoint. Using the Compass The Compass page guides you to your destination by displaying a compass and a bearing pointer . It [...]

10 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Basic Navigation Calibrating the Compass Calibrate the electronic compass outdoors. Do not stand near objects that inuence magnetic elds, such as cars, buildings, or overhead power lines. Calibrate the compass after moving long distances, experiencing temperature changes greater than 20°F (1 1°C), or chang[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 1 1 Basic Navigation Bearing and Course Pointers The Oregon can use either a bearing pointer or a course pointer on the compass. The bearing pointer indicates the direction to your destination, and the course pointer indicates your relationship to a course line leading to the destination. T o select a bearing or cour[...]

12 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Basic Navigation according to the scale shown at the edge of the compass ring. The scale refers to the distance between dots on the course deviation indicator . The course line to your destination is based on your original starting point. Move back to the “course line to destination” to compensate for deviatio[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 13 Managing W aypoints, Routes, and T racks Managing W aypoints, Routes, and T racks Modifying W aypoints Y ou can edit waypoints to change the name, the symbol, the comment, the location, the elevation, and the depth of the waypoint. On the Oregon 550 or 550t, you can change the picture. Y ou can also use the W aypo[...]

14 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Managing W aypoints, Routes, and T racks waypoint, the picture will not be deleted. Creating Routes Y ou can create and store up to 50 routes. T o create and navigate a new route: 1. T ouch Route Planner > <Create Route> > <Select First Point> to select a starting point. 2. T ouch a category . 3.[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 15 Managing W aypoints, Routes, and T racks Move Down (or Up )— changes the order of the point on the route. Insert —adds an additional point on the route. The additional point is inserted before the point you are editing. Remove —removes the point from the route. T o reverse the order of points on a route: 1. [...]

16 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Managing W aypoints, Routes, and T racks T o save and view your current track: T ouch T rack Manager > Current T rack . View Map —shows your current track on the map. Elevation Plot —shows the elevation plot ( page 17 ) for your current track. Save T rack —saves your current route. Save Portion —allows [...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 17 Additional T ools Additional T ools Using the 3D View The Oregon 450t and 550t have a 3D view . Other Oregon models require DEM (digital elevation model) data that can be found in some Garmin topographic cartography . Go to http://buy .garmin.com for compatible map products. 3D View T ouch 3D V iew . • T ouch to[...]

18 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Additional T ools date, and the elevation recorded at that point are shown. Elevation Plot Page Data elds Distance or time scale Changing the Elevation Plot Data Fields 1. T ouch Elevation Plot > one of the data elds. 2. T ouch a data type at the top of the screen. 3. Select the data type from the list of[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 19 Additional T ools Using the Camera Y ou can take pictures with the Oregon 550 and 550t. The location is saved with the picture. Y ou can navigate to the location like a waypoint. NOTE : Pictures are saved and appear with either landscape or portrait orientation. The orientation is indicated by the camera button po[...]

20 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Additional T ools T o view the location of a picture: 1. T ouch Photo Viewer . 2. T ouch the picture. 3. T ouch . T o delete a picture: 1. T ouch Photo Viewer . 2. T ouch the picture. 3. T ouch . Uploading and Downloading Pictures Go to www .mygarmin.com , and log into your myGarmin account. Connect your Oregon 55[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 21 Additional T ools T rip Computer The T rip Computer displays your current speed, average speed, maximum speed, trip odometer , and other helpful statistics. T rip Computer Dashboard T ouch a eld to change what is shown in that eld. T o reset trip data, touch Setup > Reset > Reset T rip Data > Y es .[...]

22 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Additional T ools Hunt and Fish —view the predicted best dates and times for hunting and shing at your current location. Stopwatch —use a timer , mark a lap, and time laps. Man Overboard —mark a man overboard position and start navigation. Follow the on-screen instructions. W aypoint A veraging —rene[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 23 GPS Games GPS Games Geocaches Geocaching is a type of treasure hunting, in which geocachers seek hidden treasures using GPS coordinates posted on the Internet by those hiding the geocache. Y ou can download Geocache sites from www .garmin.com/geocache . The W eb site supports the transfer of geocache sites to your[...]

24 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Customizing the Oregon Customizing the Oregon Changing the Prole Proles are a collection of settings that allow you to optimize your Oregon from one type of use to another , such as moving from recreational use to automotive use. When you are in a prole and change settings such as data elds, units of m[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 25 Customizing the Oregon T o add a new prole: T ouch Setup > Proles > <Create New Prole> . This prole is a copy of your current prole. The new prole becomes your current prole. Using System Setup T ouch Setup > System . GPS —select Normal , W AAS (W ide Area Augmentation System)[...]

26 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Customizing the Oregon Customizing the Display T ouch Setup > Display . Backlight T imeout —select the amount of time you would like the backlight to remain on after you touch the screen. Background —select a screen background. Depending on your device, you can choose from preloaded images, load your own, o[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 27 Customizing the Oregon Data Fields —hide or show data elds on the Map page. Advanced Map Setup —set the zoom levels, the text size, and the detail level of the map. Zoom Levels —select the zoom level for map items. T ext Size —select the text size for map items. Detail —select the amount of detail sho[...]

28 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Customizing the Oregon automatically based on the user setting. Customizing the Main Menu Y ou can rearrange applications on the Main menu. T o change the order of applications on the Main menu: 1. T ouch Setup > Main Menu . 2. T ouch the application you want to move. 3. T ouch another application to switch pla[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 29 Customizing the Oregon Off Road T ransitions —select a transition method for routing off roads. Auto —automatically routes you to the next point. Manual —allows you to select the next point on the route by touching the point on the active route page. Distance —routes you to the next point on the route when[...]

30 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Customizing the Oregon Marine Alarm Setup —turn marine alarms on or off. Anchor Drag Alarm —set an alarm to sound when you drift more than a specied distance. Off course Alarm —set an alarm to sound when you are a specied distance off course. Deep W ater —set an alarm to sound when you enter an area [...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 31 Customizing the Oregon Position Format Use the default settings unless you are using a map or chart that species a different position format. T o change the position format: T ouch Setup > Position Format . Modifying the Compass T ouch Setup > Heading . Display —select the type of directional heading sh[...]

32 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Customizing the Oregon at a higher rate of speed for a set period of time. Select Off to turn the electronic compass off and use the GPS compass. Calibrate —calibrate the compass ( page 10 ). Altimeter Setup T ouch Setup > Altimeter . Auto Calibration —allow the altimeter to self-calibrate each time you tur[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 33 Customizing the Oregon T o manually calibrate the altimeter: 1. Go to a location where you know the elevation or the barometric pressure. 2. T ouch Setup > Altimeter > Press T o Begin Altimeter Calibration . 3. T ouch Y es if you know the elevation, touch No > Y es if you know the barometric pressure. 4. [...]

34 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Customizing the Oregon T o pair the Oregon with a wireless sensor: 1. Place the Oregon within 10 feet (3 meters) of the wireless sensor (heart rate monitor or speed/ cadence bike sensor). 2. T urn the wireless sensor on. 3. On the Main menu, touch Setup > Fitness > Heart Rate Monitor or Bike Cadence Sensor .[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 35 Appendix Appendix Specications Physical Size: W × H × D: 2.3 × 4.5 × 1.4 in. (58 × 1 14 × 36 mm) W eight: 5.1 oz. (146 g) without batteries 191.4 g with batteries Display: 3 in. diagonal (76 mm) backlit 65K color TFT display (240 × 400 pixels) Case: Rugged plastic, waterproof to IPX7 T emperature Range: [...]

36 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Interfaces: Garmin Proprietary serial, USB mass storage device, NMEA 0183 Data Storage Life: Indenite; no memory battery required Map Storage: Internal or microSD Card Performance Receiver: more than 12 channel W AAS enabled/High sensitivity Acquisition T imes: < 1 second (warm start) < 33 second[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 37 Appendix Notice Do not try to navigate using Demo mode because the GPS receiver is turned off. Any satellite signal- strength bars shown are only simulations and do not represent the strength of actual satellite signals. T o turn Demo Mode on, touch Setup > System > GPS > Demo Mode . Connecting Y our Oreg[...]

38 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix MicroSD card tray MicroSD card Metal cover 4. T o remove the microSD card, lift the metal cover and remove the card from the microSD card tray . 5. Replace the batteries and the battery cover . In addition to map and data storage, the microSD card can be used to store les such as images, Wherigo cartri[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 39 Appendix plug-in from www .garmin.com /products/communicator . Loading and Deleting Files Notice When deleting les, do not delete pre-programmed map data (les that end with “.img”). It is not recoverable. Y ou can use the Oregon as a USB mass storage device, and you can purchase a separate microSD card f[...]

40 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Consider the following suggestions to maximize battery life: Do not adjust the backlight more than is necessary ( page 3) . Using a backlight level above 50% of maximum level for a prolonged period of time will signicantly decrease battery life. Select a shorter backlight timeout ( page 26) . T urn ton[...]

Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 41 Appendix Attaching the Carabiner 1. Position the carabiner clip in the slots on the mounting spine of the Oregon. Carabiner clip Carabiner Mounting spine 2. Slide the clip up until it locks in place. T o remove the carabiner clip, lift the bottom of the clip and slide the carabiner clip of f the mounting spine. Ca[...]

42 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Software License Agreement BY USING THE OREGON, YOU AGREE T O BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT . PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULL Y . Garmin Ltd. and its subsidiaries (“Garmin”) grant you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device [...]

Index Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 43 Index Symbols 3D view 23 A accessories ii active route 15 advanced map setup 27 alarms, marine 30 altimeter calibration 33 setup 32 ambient pressure 32 area calculation 20 automotive mode 26 auto zoom 26 avoidance setup 29 B background dashboard 21 screen 26 backlight 3 timeout 26 barometer mode 32 battery 2[...]

Index 44 Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 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 interface 25 L language 25 light sectors 29 lock on road 28 lock screen 3 M magnetic north 31 map information 7 map setup 26 marine settings 29 mark waypoint 4 mic[...]

Index Oregon Series Owner ’s Manual 45 share wirelessly 18 sight N’ go 22 spanner , Garmin 25 spot soundings 29 stop navigating 7 stopwatch 22 T text out 25 text size, maps 27 timeout, backlight 26 time zone 30 tones 25 tracks recording 27 setup 27 track up 26 trip computer 21 true north 31 U unlock screen 3 V variable elevation 32 W W AAS 25 w[...]

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