Garmin eTrex Legend H manual

eT rex Legend ® H and eT rex V ista ® H owner ’ s manual[...]

© 2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries December 2008 Part Number 190-00780-00 Rev . B Printed in T aiwan All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose without the express prior written consent of Garm[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex V ista H Owner ’ s Manual 1 Introduction Introduction Thank you for choosing the Garmin ® eT rex Legend ® H or eT rex V ista ® H. These units use the proven performance of Garmin high-sensitivity GPS and full-featured mapping to create an unsurpassed portable GPS receiver . The eT rex models operate identically excep[...]

2 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Introduction The serial number is located inside the battery compartment. Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while using your eT rex Legend H or V ista H. In the USA, go to www .garmin.com/support , or contact Garmin USA by phone at (913) 397.8200 or (800) [...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 3 Introduction T able of Contents Introduction ......................... 1 T ips and Shortcuts ................ 1 Product Registration ............. 1 Optional Accessories ............ 2 Getting Started .................... 4 Installing Batteries and the Lanyard ................................ [...]

4 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Getting Started Getting Started Installing Batteries and the Lanyard The eT rex operates on two AA batteries (not included). Use Alkaline, NiMH, or Lithium batteries. See page 48 for setting the battery type. T o install the batteries: 1. Remove the battery cover by turning the locking ring 1/[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 5 Getting Started T o install the lanyard: 1. Place the loop of the lanyard through the slot at the base of the unit. 2. Route the strap through the loop, and pull tight. USB connector port (under weather cap)[...]

6 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Getting Started Understanding T erms Select —move the highlighted area on the screen up, down, left, or right with the ROCKER to select individual elds. Key —when you are directed to press a key , press and quickly release the key . Field —the location on a page where data or an optio[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 7 Getting Started and press the ROCKER . Then highlight Show Info , and press the ROCKER again. Highlighted eld On-screen buttons Field[...]

8 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Getting Started Key Functions IN/OUT Zoom keys From the Map page, press to zoom the map in or out. From any other page, press to scroll up or down a list or move a highlighted slider . MENU/FIND key Press and release to view the Options Menu for the current page. Press and hold to display the [...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 9 Getting Started ROCKER key Rock up, down, right, or left to: move through lists highlight elds, on-screen buttons, or icons move the map panning arrow . Press in and release to enter highlighted options and data or conrm on-screen messages. Press in and hold at any time to mark your curr[...]

10 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Getting Started Adjusting the Backlight T o adjust the backlight level: 1. Press and quickly release the POWER key . 2. Press up on the ROCKER to increase the brightness and down to decrease. 3. Press the ROCKER or QUIT to close. Initializing the GPS Receiver The rst time you turn on your [...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 1 1 Getting Started appears. Highlight the appropriate option, and press the ROCKER . The Status Bar and Date and Time The Status Bar and Date/T ime W indow appear below the backlight adjustment slider when you press and release POWER . Power to the unit is provided by batteries or from an auxil[...]

12 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Getting Started Using the Mapping Databases Many of the eT rex features require detailed mapping data to be fully operational, so you need to transfer maps before using the unit. W ith optional detailed MapSource ® mapping data, you can view listings of nearby restaurants, lodging, shopping [...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 13 Basic Operation Basic Operation This section explains some of the more common operations you can perform with your eT rex, including creating and using waypoints, using the Find Menu, and how to create and use tracks and routes. Creating and Using W aypoints W aypoints are locations or landma[...]

14 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Basic Operation Waypoint name Waypoint symbol Mark W aypoint Page T o mark your current location: 1. Press and hold the ROCKER until the Mark W aypoint page appears. A default three- digit name and symbol are assigned to the new waypoint. 2. T o accept the waypoint with the default informatio[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 15 Basic Operation 2. Press release the ROCKER to capture the pointer location and open the information page for the map item. 3. Select Save . If there is no information for that point, a “No map information at this point. Do you want to create a user waypoint here?” prompt appears. Select [...]

16 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Basic Operation 4. Press the ROCKER to place a move marker next to the waypoint. 5. Use the ROCKER to move the waypoint to a new location, and press the ROCKER . T o calculate a location by calculate a location by averaging: 1. Go to the location that you want to calculate an average for . Pr[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 17 Basic Operation key to open the Find Menu. When you access a Find group list, it contains items near your current location or the map pointer . The options menu for each category contains search options. Select a category . Find By Name Use Find By Name if you know the name of the location yo[...]

18 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Basic Operation Recent Finds The Recent Finds page shows a list of the last 50 items you have searched for or gone to recently . T o go to a recently found item: 1. Press and hold FIND . 2. Select Recent Find . 3. Use the ROCKER to select the item you want to go to, and press the ROCKER . 4. [...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 19 Basic Operation Project W aypoint —create a waypoint by entering bearing and distance from a referenced location. See page 16 . Find Near Her e —return to the Find Menu to search for map items near the item. Change Reference —point to a new location on the Map page using the pointer . A[...]

20 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Basic Operation T o nd an item from another location on the map: 1. Press and hold FIND . 2. Select an icon on the Find Menu. 3. Press MENU , select Change Reference . The Map page appears. 4. Use the ROCKER to pan the arrow (pointer) to the map location you want. The Find list shows a lis[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 21 Basic Operation 3. Use the ROCKER to highlight a geocache on the list. 4. Select Go T o to navigate to the geocache location. When navigating to a geocache, the Compass page changes to Geocache Navigation mode and any additional information about the downloaded cache location is shown in the [...]

22 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Basic Operation 3. Use the ROCKER to select an exit, and press the ROCKER . This page contains the exit description, a list of available services near the exit, and the distance and bearing from the exit to the highlighted service. 4. Select a service from the list, and press the ROCKER . Fin[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 23 Basic Operation Finding an Intersection This feature also requires detailed mapping data. Follow the basic steps for nding an address when searching for an intersection. Searching for a Point of Interest If you downloaded MapSource detailed mapping, you can use the All Points of Interest c[...]

24 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Basic Operation Percentage of memory used List of saved tracks T o clear the track log: 1. Press MENU twice to open the Main Menu. 2. Select T racks . 3. Select Clear > Y es . T o set up a track log: 1. Press MENU twice > T racks . 2. Select Setup . Wrap When Full —the track log recor[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 25 Basic Operation T o save the entire track log: 1. Press MENU twice > T racks . 2 Select Save . A message appears asking you if you want to save the entire track. 3. Select Y es to save the track. T o save a portion of the track log: 1. Press MENU twice > T racks . 2. Select Save . 3. Se[...]

26 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Basic Operation T rack Proles A T rack Elevation Prole is created from elevation readings when using the eT rex V ista H. Both the V ista H and Legend H show proles, if using Digital Elevation Model (DEM) maps. Refer to the Garmin W eb site for information about these maps. T o view [...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 27 Basic Operation 4. Select MENU > Stop Navigation to exit. T o create a waypoint on a saved track: 1. With a saved track on the map, use the ROCKER to move the pointer on the track point that you want to mark as a user waypoint. 2. Press and hold the ROCKER . Creating a Route Routing create[...]

28 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Basic Operation Methods for routing you to a destination If you select Go T o on the W aypoint page, or for other Find items, a straight path is created. If you select Navigate when on a Route page, the eT rex uses a route made of waypoints or Find Menu items. It navigates directly from point[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 29 Basic Operation 2. Select a saved route > select the route name eld at the top of the Route page. T o review individual route points: 1. Press MENU twice > Routes . 2 Select a saved route > select a point on the Route page > press the ROCKER > Review . 3. Select Save , Map ,[...]

30 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages Main Pages The eT rex V ista H has four main pages: Map page, Compass page, Altimeter page, and the Main Menu. The eT rex Legend H does not have the Altimeter page. Cycle through these pages by pressing QUIT . The Active Route page appears in the sequence when you are actively navi[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 31 Main Pages Satellite Page This page appears when you turn the unit on and is accessed from the Main Menu thereafter . Satellite Page Options Use W ith GPS Off/On — enables you to turn the GPS receiver on or off. T rack Up/North Up — indicates whether satellites are shown with the rings or[...]

32 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages display area. The position marker shows your travel on the Map page. When you press the ROCKER , the eT rex enters pan mode, which moves the map to keep the white arrow (map pointer) within the display area. Add and congure up to four optional data elds at the top of the page[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 33 Main Pages T o review map information: 1. From the Map page, press MENU > Setup Map . 2. Select the Map Setup- information page. The list of maps stored appears. A check mark means the map is shown on the Map page. Changing the Zoom Range Press the In key to decrease the zoom range and sho[...]

34 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages Change Data Fields —allows you to select the type of data in the data elds. This option is available if data elds are selected. Guidance T ext —shows messages on the screen advising you of your next navigation move. Setup Map —accesses six pages of display options. Meas[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 35 Main Pages Measuring Distance T o measure distance between two points: 1. Press MENU > Measure Distance . An on-screen arrow appears at your location with “REF” below it. 2. Move the arrow to the reference point (the starting point you want to measure from), and press the ROCKER . A pu[...]

36 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages (bearing to or course of travel) to your destination, relative to your current heading direction. Choose a bearing pointer or course pointer for guidance. Using the Electronic Compass Both the Legend H and the V ista H use a GPS data driven compass but only the V ista H has an addi[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 37 Main Pages 2. Hold the Vista H level to get an accurate electronic compass reading. T o set the speed and time for Compass Auto On and Off: 1. Press MENU twice > Setup . 2. Select Heading . 3. Select Switch to compass heading when below . 4. Use the numeric keypad to enter a speed. 5. Sele[...]

38 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages 3. Select Start and follow on- screen directions for holding and turning the unit. A “Just Right,” “T oo Fast,” or “T oo Slow” message appears notifying you to adjust your turning speed. Hold the unit level while turning. If “Calibration Failed” appears, repeat the [...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 39 Main Pages Sight ‘N Go Navigation Sight ‘N Go navigation is available only on the V ista H with electronic compass. T o use Sight ‘N Go to navigate: 1. Press MENU > Sight ‘N Go to start the feature. The compass ring with pointer is in-line with the two white sighting marks, one at [...]

40 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages to your destination, and the course pointer indicates your relationship to a course line leading to the destination. Bearing Pointer Course Pointer If the bearing pointer arrow is pointing straight up, for example, you are going directly to your destination. If it points any direct[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 41 Main Pages Altimeter Page The Altimeter page is provided with the V ista H only . The Altimeter page shows you a prole of elevation changes over distance or time, or a prole of pressure changes over time. Rate of ascent and descent Range grid measurement scales Altimeter Page Congure[...]

42 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages Zoom Ranges —set the Zoom Ranges for elevation, distance, or time when you show the V iew Elevation Plot. Customize the V iew option displays using the Zoom Ranges option. Change Data Fields —select the type of data you want to show in the data elds. Reset —reset the eleva[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 43 Main Pages T o view elevation or pressure plots: 1. Select the option you want from the Altimeter options menu to show the plot. 2. Adjust the time and distance measurement using the elevation plot Zoom Ranges option. 3. T o clear the plot, clear the T rack Log. Adjusting the Zoom Ranges Set [...]

44 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages View Points Scroll through a recorded elevation or pressure prole to view the elevation or pressure, time of day , and date the point was created. T o use the View Points option: 1. Press MENU > View Pressure Plot or View Elevation Plot to open the Plot page. 2. Use the ROCKE[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 45 Main Pages 3. Highlight Apply , and press the ROCKER to reset the data elds. A conrmation message appears. Calibrating the Altimeter Because the altimeter relies on the barometric pressure to determine the elevation and the pressure at any given elevation can uctuate, calibrate the a[...]

46 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages T rip Computer Page Each data eld is selectable and can contain one of many data information options. When the data eld title is selected, press the ROCKER to make a new choice. T rip Computer Page Options The option menu allows you to reset the T rip Computer data when you a[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 47 Main Pages Main Menu NOTE: If a page is added to the Main Page sequence, the icon for that page does not appear on the Main Menu. T racks For more information, see page 23 . Routes Page For more information, see page 27 . Setup Menu T o access the Setup Menu: From the Main Menu, select Setup [...]

48 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages Battery T ype —set the Battery T ype for more accurate battery capacity status. T ext Language —select the text language on the eT rex. Changing the text language does not change the language of user-entered data or map data, such as street names. External Power Lost —set the[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 49 Main Pages Page Sequence Setup Use to add, remove, or reorder any of the Main pages. T o move, insert or remove a Main Page: 1. From the Setup Menu select Page Seq . 2. T o rearrange a page in the page sequence, select the page. Select Move . 3. T o insert a new page, select the page you want[...]

50 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages Map Setup – General Page The Map Setup – General page contains the settings for Orientation, Below , Auto Zoom, and Detail. Map Setup - General Page Orientation —selects how the map is shown. North Up always shows north at the top of the page. T rack Up shows your current tra[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 51 Main Pages Map Setup - T racks Page Saved T rack —sets the maximum zoom range at which saved tracks are shown on the map. T rack Log —sets the maximum zoom range at which active track logs are shown. T rack Points —sets the maximum number of track points used to record a track. • • [...]

52 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages Map Setup – T ext Page Use the Map Setup – T ext page to select the text size for descriptions of map items on the Map page. Y ou can select from Small, Medium, or Large. Map Setup - T ext Page Map Setup – Information Information Page Use the Map Setup – Information page to[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 53 Main Pages Map Setup – Marine Page Marine Colors —toggles colors on or off. Spot Soundings —toggles spot soundings on or off. Light Sectors —select from On, Off, and Auto. Symbol Set —select the symbol set to use (Auto, GARMIN, NOAA, International). • • • • Geocache Setup Fo[...]

54 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages Time Setup T o access the Time Setup page: From the Setup Menu, select Time . Time Format —choose from 12-hour or 24-hour time format. Time Zone —set to one of the eight US T ime Zones or 24 International T ime Zones. UTC Offset —When the T ime Zone is set to Other, specie[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 55 Main Pages Depth —select the unit of measurement (Feet, Fathoms, or Meters). Pressur e —sets the unit of measurement (Inches, Millibars, or Hectopascals) to show pressure. Heading Setup Page Y ou can select the type of heading mode. T o access the Heading Setup page: From the Setup Menu, [...]

56 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Main Pages Altimeter Setup T o setup the Altimeter: 1. From Setup Menu, select Altimeter . 2. Select the Auto Calibration eld to select on or off. When on, elevation is corrected by GPS. 3. Select the Barometer Mode eld to specify “V ariable Elevation” (used when you are moving) or [...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 57 Main Pages Calculator T o access the Calculator: From the Main Menu, select Calculator . Stopwatch T o access the Stopwatch: From the Main Menu, select Stopwatch . Sun and Moon T o access the Sun and Moon Page: From the Main Menu, select Sun & Moon to view the Sunrise/Sunset and Moon phas[...]

58 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Appendix Appendix Specications Physical Size : W × H × D: 2.0 × 4.4 × 1.2 in. (5.1 × 1 1.2 × 3.0 cm) W eight : 5.3 ounces (150 g) with batteries installed. Display : W × H: 1.1 × 2.1 in. (2.8 × 5.4 cm), 4-level, gray scale (160 × 288 pixels) backlit LCD. Case : Rugged, fully gask[...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 59 Appendix Accuracy GPS : <33 ft. (10 m) 95% typical * *Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m 2DRMS under the U.S. DoD imposed Selective A vailability (SA) Program when activated. DGPS : 10 ft. (3.3 m) 95% typical * * W ide Area Augmentation System (W AAS) accuracy in North America. V eloc[...]

60 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Appendix Connecting Y our eT rex to a Computer Y ou can connect the eT rex to your computer using the supplied USB cable. Before transferring data to the eT rex, install USB drivers from www .garmin.com . Click on Support > Updates and Downloads > Additional Software > USB Drivers . [...]

eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 61 Appendix Caring for the eT rex Cleaning the Case Clean the outer casing (except for the screen) using a cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution, and then wipe it dry . A void cleaners that may damage the plastic components. Cleaning the Screen Clean the eT rex screen using a soft, clean[...]

62 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual Appendix Software License Agreement BY USING THE eT rex V ista H or eTrex Legend H, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT . PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULL Y . Garmin grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this[...]

Index eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual 63 Index A accessories 2 add to route 19 altimeter calibration 42 page 41 setup 56 auto zoom 50 average location 16 , 18 B backlight 10 contrast 48 level 48 timeout 48 barometer mode 56 batteries 4 below 50 C calculator 57 calendar 56 calibration altimeter 42 , 45 electronic compass 37 , 3[...]

Index 64 eT rex Legend H and eT rex Vista H Owner ’ s Manual map datum 54 orientation 33 page 31 mapping databases 12 marking a location 13 measure distance 34 , 35 N navigating geocache 20 route 28 saved track 26 stop 33 new location 31 north reference 55 north up 31 O orientation 50 P pressure plot 41 prole eld 41 project a waypoint 16 pr[...]

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