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mont ana ™ 600 series owner ’s manual for use with models 600, 650, 650t[...]

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T able of Contents ii Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Viewing the Calendar and Almanacs  30 Setting an Alarm  30 Opening the Stopwatch ?[...]

Getting Started Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 1 Getting Started  W ARNING See the Important Safety and Pr oduct Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. When using your device the rst time, you should complete these tasks to set up the device and get to know the basic features. 1. Inst[...]

Getting Started 2 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Battery Information  W ARNING This product contains a lithium-ion battery . T o prevent the possibility of personal injury or product damage caused by battery exposure to extreme heat, store the device out of direct sunlight. The temperature rating for the device ( page 45 ) may exceed the [...]

Getting Started Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 3 4. Insert the battery into the compartment, contacts rst. 5. Gently press the battery into place. 6. Replace the battery cover , and turn the D-ring clockwise. Charging the Lithium-ion Battery Pack notice T o prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the mini-USB port, the weather cap, and the surr[...]

Getting Started 4 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Installing AA Batteries Instead of the lithium-ion battery pack, you can use alkaline, NiMH, or lithium batteries. This is especially useful when you are on the trail and cannot charge the lithium-ion battery pack. Use NiMH or lithium batteries for best results. 1. T urn the D-ring counter-clo[...]

Getting Started Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 5 Registering Y our Device • Go to http://my .garmin.com . • Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy , in a safe place. About the Main Menu ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➊ Status bar ➋ Current time and date ➌ Application icons ➍ Application drawer containing more application icons Using th[...]

Getting Started 6 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Unlocking the Screen 1. Press . 2. Select . Rotating the Screen T o lock the screen orientation, see page 36 . Rotate your device to view in horizontal (landscape) or vertical (portrait) mode. T urning On the Backlight The backlight will turn off after a period of inactivity . T o change the b[...]

Getting Started Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 7 The device may feel warm when the backlight setting is high. Adjusting the Backlight Timeout Y ou can decrease the backlight timeout to maximize battery power . Select >  >  >   . Adjusting the V ol[...]

W aypoints, Routes, and T racks 8 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual W aypoints, Routes, and T racks W aypoints W aypoints are locations you record and store in the device. Creating a W aypoint Y ou can save your current location as a waypoint. 1. Select   . 2. Select an option: • T o save the waypoint wi[...]

W aypoints, Routes, and T racks Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 9 Increasing the Accuracy of a W aypoint Location W aypoint A veraging allows you to increase the accuracy of a waypoint location by collecting multiple samples of the waypoint location. 1. Select >     . 2. Select a waypoi[...]

W aypoints, Routes, and T racks 10 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Where T o? Menu Y ou can use the Where T o? menu to nd a destination to navigate to. Not all Where T o? categories are available in all areas and maps. Additional Maps Y ou can use additional maps in the device, such as BirdsEye ™ satellite imagery , BlueChart ® g2, and [...]

W aypoints, Routes, and T racks Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 1 1 Finding an Address Y ou can use optional City Navigator ® maps to search for addresses. 1. Select    >  . 2. Enter the country or state, if necessary . 3. Enter the city or postal code.  : Not all map data [...]

W aypoints, Routes, and T racks 12 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Editing a Route 1. Select >   . 2. Select a route. 3. Select   . 4. Select a point. 5. Select an option: • T o view the point on the map, select  . • T o change the order of the point on th[...]

W aypoints, Routes, and T racks Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 13 T racks A track is a recording of your path. The track log contains information about points along the recorded path, including time, location, and elevation for each point. Recording T rack Logs 1. Select >  >   >  ?[...]

W aypoints, Routes, and T racks 14 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Saving the Current T rack The track being recorded is called the current track. 1. Select >    >    . 2. Select what you want to save: • Select   . • Select ?[...]

W aypoints, Routes, and T racks Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 15 Archiving a Saved T rack Y ou can archive saved tracks to save memory space. 1. Select >    . 2. Select a saved track. 3. Select  . Clearing the Current T rack Select >  >  > [...]

Navigation 16 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Navigation Y ou can navigate a route, a track, to a waypoint, to a geocache, to a photo, or to any saved location in the device. Y ou can use the map or the compass to navigate to your destination. Navigating to a Destination Y ou can navigate to a destination using the map or compass. 1. Select ?[...]

Navigation Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 17 The map page opens with your route marked with a magenta line. 2. Navigate using the map ( page 17 ) or compass ( page 19 ). Stopping Navigation Select    >   . Map The position icon represents your location on the map. As [...]

Navigation 18 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Navigating a Driving Route  CAUTION Y ou can permanently damage your ears and lose hearing if you listen to the device, earbuds, or headphones at high volume. Limit the amount of time you listen at high volume. If you experience ringing in your ears or mufed speech, stop listening and have y[...]

Navigation Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 19 Compass The device has a 3-axis compass. Y ou can use a bearing pointer or a course pointer to navigate to your destination.  : When the device is in an auto mount, the compass displays GPS heading, not magnetic heading. Calibrating the Compass notice Calibrate the electronic compass o[...]

Navigation 20 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual About the Course Pointer The course pointer is most useful if you are navigating on water or where there are no major obstacles in your path. ➋ ➊ ➌ ➍ The course pointer ➊ indicates your relationship to a course line ➋ leading to the destination. The course line to your destination is b[...]

Navigation Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 21 Elevation Plot By default, the elevation plot displays the elevation for an elapsed time. T o customize the elevation plot, see page 40 . Select >  . Changing the Plot T ype Y ou can change the elevation plot to display pressure and elevation over time [...]

Navigation 22 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual T rip Computer The trip computer displays your current speed, average speed, maximum speed, trip odometer , and other helpful statistics. T o customize the trip computer, see page 33 . Resetting the T rip Data For accurate information, reset the trip information before beginning a trip. Select >[...]

Camera and Photos Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 23 Camera and Photos Y ou can take photos with the Montana 650 and 650t. When you take a photo, the geographic location is automatically saved in the photo information. Y ou can navigate to the location like a waypoint. T aking a Photo 1. Select >  . 2. T urn the device ho[...]

Camera and Photos 24 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Sorting Photos 1. Select >   > >  . 2. Select  ,   , or  . Viewing the Loca[...]

Geocaches Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 25 Geocaches A geocache is like a hidden treasure. Geocaching is when you hunt for hidden treasures using GPS coordinates posted online by those hiding the geocache. Downloading Geocaches 1. Connect your device to a computer ( page 49 ). 2. Go to www .OpenCaching.com . 3. If necessary , create an acco[...]

Geocaches 26 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 2. Select items to lter . 3. Select an option: • T o apply the lter to the geocache list, select  . • T o save the lter, select . After it is saved, the lter is automatically named. Y ou can access the custom lter from the geocaches list. Editing a Custom Geocac[...]

Geocaches Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 27 • T o end the logging, select  . • T o enter a comment about looking for the cache or the cache itself, select   , enter a comment, and select . • T o rate the geocache, select  , and select an item to rate[...]

Applications 28 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Applications Using the 3D View 1. Select >   . 2. Select an option: • T o increase the angle of elevation, select  . • T o decrease the angle of elevation, select  . • T o pan the 3D map forward, select . • T o pan the 3D map backward, select . • T o rotat[...]

Applications Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 29 Setting a Proximity Alarm Proximity alarms alert you when you are within a specied range of a particular location. 1. Select >   . 2. Select   . 3. Select a category . 4. Select a location. 5. Select [...]

Applications 30 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Viewing the Calendar and Almanacs Y ou can view device activity , such as a waypoint was saved, and almanac information for the sun and moon, and hunting and shing. 1. Select . 2. Select an option: • T o view device activity for specic days, select  . • T o view[...]

Applications Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 31 Opening the Stopwatch Select >  . Satellite Page The satellite page shows your current location, GPS accuracy , satellite locations, and signal strength. Changing the Satellite View 1. Select >  > . 2. If necessary , select  ?[...]

Customizing Y our Device 32 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Customizing Y our Device Customizing the Main Menu and the Application Drawer • Select and drag any icon on the main menu or application drawer to a new location. • Open the application drawer and drag an icon up to the main menu. • T o drag an icon to a new menu page, select a[...]

Customizing Y our Device Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 33 Customizing Specic Pages Data elds display information about your location or other specied data. Dashboards are a custom grouping of data that can be helpful to a specic or general task, such as geocaching. Y ou can customize the data elds and dashboards of the map, c[...]

Customizing Y our Device 34 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Creating a Custom Prole Y ou can customize your settings and data elds for a particular activity or trip. 1. Customize the settings as necessary ( pages 32–44 ). 2. Customize the data elds as necessary ( page 33 ). 3. Select >  >  [...]

Customizing Y our Device Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 35 •   —sets the voice for the vocal prompts. •  —sets the format of the serial interface: ◦  —allows you to use the device USB port with most NMEA 0183-compliant m[...]

Customizing Y our Device 36 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual •  —locks the screen orientation in portrait or landscape mode, or allows the screen to change orientation automatically based on the device orientation. •   —allows you to take screen c[...]

Customizing Y our Device Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 37 Setting the Device T ones Y ou can customize tones for messages, keys, turn warnings, and alarms. 1. Select >  >   . 2. Select a tone for each audible type. Map Settings Select >  >  . • ?[...]

Customizing Y our Device 38 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual ◦  —selects the amount of detail shown on the map. Showing more detail may cause the map to redraw more slowly . ◦  —shows detail relief on the map (if available) or turns off shading. ◦   —allo[...]

Customizing Y our Device Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 39 •  —selects a track log recording rate. Recording points more frequently  creates a more- detailed track, but lls the track log faster . •   —selects an automatic archive method to organize your tracks. Tracks [...]

Customizing Y our Device 40 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual •  —sets the position format in which a given location reading appears. •  —sets the coordinate system on which the map is structured. •  —shows the coordinate syst[...]

Customizing Y our Device Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 41 •   ◦   —allows the barometer to measure changes in elevation while you are moving. ◦  —assumes the device is stationary at a xed [...]

Customizing Y our Device 42 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual •  —allows you to edit the number of geocaches found. This number automatically increases as you log a nd ( page 26 ). •  ™  — page 27 . •  [...]

Customizing Y our Device Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 43 Marine Map Settings Select >  >  . •  —allows you to select a nautical chart or a shing chart: ◦  —displays various map features in different colors so that th[...]

Customizing Y our Device 44 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Fitness For more information on optional tness accessories, see page 52 . Resetting Data Y ou can reset trip data, delete all waypoints, clear the current track, or restore default values. 1. Select >  >  . 2. Select an item to reset. Restoring [...]

Device Information Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 45 Device Information Updating the Software Before you can update the software, you must connect the device to your computer ( page 49 ). 1. Go to www .garmin.com/products/ webupdater . 2. Follow the on-screen instructions.  : Updating the software does not erase any of your data [...]

Device Information 46 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Stereo headphone jack 35 mm NOTE : The device is not intended to be used to listen to music About the Batteries  W ARNING This product contains a lithium-ion battery . T o prevent the possibility of personal injury or product damage caused by battery exposure to extreme heat, stor[...]

Device Information Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 47 • Leave the backlight off when not needed. • Lower the backlight brightness ( page 6 ). • Decrease the backlight timeout ( page 7 ). • Enable battery save mode ( page 36 ). • Set the  to  ( page 38 ). Long-T erm Storage When you do not[...]

Device Information 48 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual W ater Immersion notice The device is waterproof to IEC Standard 60529 IPX7. It can withstand immersion in 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. However , prolonged submersion can cause damage to the device. After submersion, be certain to wipe dry and air dry the device before using or chargin[...]

Device Information Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 49 Installing a microSD Card Memory cards can be used for additional storage. Also, some maps are available preloaded on memory cards. Go to http://buy .garmin.com for more information. 1. T urn the D-ring counter-clockwise, and pull up to remove the cover . 2. Remove the batteries or battery[...]

Device Information 50 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 1. Connect the USB cable to a USB port on your computer . 2. Pull up the weather cap ➊ from the mini-USB port ➋ . ➊ ➋ 3. Plug the small end of the USB cable into the mini-USB port. Y our device and memory card (optional) appear as removable drives in My Computer on W indows compute[...]

Device Information Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 51 Deleting Files notice If you do not know the purpose of a le, do not delete it. Y our device memory contains important system les that should not be deleted. Be especially cautious of folders entitled “Garmin.” Before you can delete les, you must connect the device to your com[...]

Appendix 52 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Appendix Optional Accessories Optional accessories, such as mounts, maps, tness accessories, and replacement parts, are available at http://buy .garmin.com or from your Garmin dealer . Optional Mounts The AMPS Rugged Mount provides a mount and cable that provides power , serial data (NMEA-complia[...]

Appendix Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 53 Using Optional Fitness Accessories 1. Bring the device within range (3 m) of the ANT+ accessory . 2. Select >  >  . 3. Select  or  . 4. Select ?[...]

Appendix 54 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Data Field Options Data Field Description Accuracy of GPS The margin of error for your exact location For example, your GPS location is accurate to within +/- 365 m (12 feet) Ambient Pressure The uncalibrated environmental pressure Ascent - Average The average vertical distance of ascent[...]

Appendix Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 55 Data Field Description Distance to Destination The distance to your nal destination Distance to Next The remaining distance to the next waypoint on the route Elevation The altitude of your current location above or below sea level Elevation - Maximum The highest elevation reached Elev[...]

Appendix 56 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Data Field Description Odometer A running tally of distance traveled for all trips Off Course The distance to the left or the right by which you have strayed from the original path of travel Pointer The data eld arrow points in the direction of the next waypoint or turn Speed The current[...]

Appendix Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 57 Data Field Description T ime of Day The current time of day based on your time settings (format, time zone, and daylight saving time) T ime to Destination The estimated time needed to reach your nal destination T ime to Next The estimated time needed to reach the next waypoint on the route?[...]

Appendix 58 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Data Field Description W aypoint at Dest The last point on a route to your destination W aypoint at Next The next point on your route[...]

Appendix Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 59 T roubleshooting Problem Solution The screen does not respond How do I reset the device? 1 Remove the batteries 2 Reinstall the batteries NOTE : This does not erase any of your data or settings I want to reset all the customized settings back to the factory defaults Select > [...]

Appendix 60 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual Problem Solution How do I know my device is in USB mass storage mode? On the device, an image of the device connected to a computer appears On your computer , you should see a new removable disk drive in My Computer on Windows computers and a mounted volume on Mac computers My device is connec[...]

Index Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 61 Index Symbols 3D view 28 A AA batteries . See batteries installing 4 selecting the type 4, 35 accessories 52, 60 tness 52, 53 acquiring satellite signals 4, 59 active route 12 addresses 1 1 advanced map setup 37 adventures 15 alarms clock 30 marine 43 proximity 29 tones for 37 almanac hunting and ?[...]

Index 62 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual accessories 52, 53 countdown timer 30 course pointer 20 creating routes 1 1 waypoints 8 customizing data elds 17 device settings 34–44 proles 34 D data elds 33 options 54 deleting les 51 proles 34 routes 12 tracks 15 waypoints 8 display backlight 6 backlight timeout 35 screen capture 3[...]

Index Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual 63 locking the screen 5 M main menu 5 customizing 32 man overboard 16 map 17 datum 40 detail 38 information 38 restore 44 setup 38 viewing routes 12 maps, optional 52 marine settings 43 measuring area 29 microSD card slot 1 mini-USB port 1 MOB 16 moon phase 30 mounts, optional 52 N navigating 16 driving r[...]

Index 64 Montana 600 Series Owner ’ s Manual system settings 34 turning off GPS 31 saving tracks 14 screen buttons 5–6 orient 6 sharing data 28 sight n' go 9 slideshow 23 software updating 45 version 45 specications 45 stopwatch 31 storing the device 48 sunrise and sunset times 30, 56 system settings 34 T text size, maps 37 time alarms [...]

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