DeLorme PN-60W manual

Ear thmat e ® PN-60 GPS D E LOR M E User Manual Updated July 21, 2010 Updated Oct 22, 2010[...]

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T able of Contents In tr oduct ion ............................................................................................................ 4 Us ing t he PN - 6 0 .................................................................................................... 6 Us ing t he SPOT Com mun icat or ...............................................[...]

The Pr o le Pag e ................................................................................................... 7 1 The Su n /Moon Page ............................................................................................ 7 4 The Tides Page .............................................................................................[...]

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4 Introdu c ti on Thi s manual is for use w ith De Lorme E ar thmate ® PN - 6 0/ P N - 6 0 w GP S and SP OT Sa tellite Communi cator devices. Note References to " PN - 6 0 " includ e both devic es unles s other wise ind icated . We l c om e Th e Ear thmate PN - 6 0/ 6 0 w is a comp lete out- of -the - b ox hand held G PS so lution for a [...]

5 Introduction  T o exit a pa ge or sc reen, p ress QUIT .  T o com plete a seri es of steps — an ar row ( > ) indic ates the se quence. N ote that the se quenc es do not inc lude ENTER and QUIT bu tton pre sses des crib ed above. Visit the D eLorme Wiki at wiki.d elorme.c om for mo re informatio n. The latest versi on of the Use r Manu [...]

6 Using the P N - 60 For infor mation o n settin g up your dev ice for the  rst time, se e the Qu ic k Star t Gui de . Bat ter ies an d SD Card  Use t wo A A b atter ies (L ithium is re comme nded; you c an also use N iMH o r alkaline) or a D eLor me rech argea ble L ithium - ion ( Li - ion) b atter y.  Wh en the PN - 6 0 is usin g bat ter[...]

7 Usin g the P N - 6 0 bot tom lef t cor ner of the s creen  a shes red . Wh en the dev ice is fully c harged , the light is g reen. T o im prove ba tt er y li fe  Autom aticall y turn of f the back light af ter 1 5 sec onds; go t o Se t ti ngs > D is pl ay > Ba ck lig ht T ime r > 15 s ec .  Use the p ower sav ing opti on; go to [...]

8 Using the But tons Powe r Use the Po wer bu tton to turn t he PN - 6 0 on and of f, lock the but tons, o r to change th e backli ght sett ings.  T o turn on th e devic e, press and h old the Pow er but ton until t he Welc ome scre en disp lays.  T o turn of f the dev ice, press t he Power b utto n until the “Shu ttin g down the d evice”[...]

9 Usin g the P N - 6 0 reord er pa ges, g o to Se t tin gs > Pa ge Or de r (for mo re informati on, see Pag e Order on pa ge 8 4). Th e default pa ge seque nce is:  Home  Sat el li tes  Map  Comp ass  Tr i p I n f o  Dire ctio ns (wh en navi gatin g) Menu Pres s the MENU butto n to access fu nctio ns for the pa ge or sc reen yo[...]

10 Enter Pres s the ENTER but ton to:  Co mplete the se lect ion of a menu o ption, ent ry,  eld, or screen but ton.  Get det ailed infor mation a bout a p oint on the ma p, if available. Quit Th e functio n of the QUIT but ton de pends o n the status of the P N - 6 0; so me of the thin gs you ca n do are:  E xit a pa ge or sc reen. [...]

11 Usin g the P N - 6 0 Spec ial K eys Move th e curso r one spa ce to the lef t with out delet ing a letter o r number. M ove the cu rsor one s pac e to the right w ithou t delet ing a letter o r number. Cha nge the c ase of the n ext let ter (the a ctive c ase is show n in the keyboa rd). T o us e all cap s, highlig ht and th en press ENTER t wic[...]

12 how info  elds l ook on t he scre en. Go t o MEN U > In fo F iel d s > Arr ang e In fo Fi el ds a nd sele ct an opt ion. T o c hange t he si ze of th e tex t On th e T ri p Info Pag e, you can c hang e the size of the text th at displ ays, whic h also ch anges th e number of info  elds. W hen t he devic e is set to the sma ll text op[...]

13 Using the SPO T Communicator Th e SPOT S atellite C ommunic ator has t wo but tons and  v e li gh t ind icator s that provi de acc ess to power, the SOS message, and devi ce status infor mation. I t can op erate alone t o send emerg ency me ssa ges whe n the PN - 6 0 w is not avail able. For infor mation a bout set ting up th e SP OT Commun i[...]

14 Usin g the S POT C omm unic ator Co mmunic ator or by the paire d PN - 6 0w. Note The SO S but ton should b e used on ly for life - threatenin g or other cri tical si tuations . Light Indi cator s Th e SPOT C ommun icator use s lights to tell you what i t’s doing. Ever y tim e you turn the S POT Co mmunic ator on, it per form s an automatic s [...]

15 SOS  Green –The S POT C ommunic ator is in SOS m ode.  Red – C ancellin g SOS mo de. Bat terie s and Connec tor Bat teries Th e SP OT Commu nicator is p owered by t wo Lit hium batteries (Energizer ® Ul timate Li thium). See p age 9 2 for more i nformation. Connector The S POT C ommuni cator has a mi ni- U SB conn ector loc ated in th[...]

16 Th e Home P age use s icons to g ive you a qui ck and ea sy way to lo cate the p age on t he devic e you want to vi ew . Use the a rrow keypa d to selec t an icon a nd then pres s ENTER to open th at page . The H ome Pag e also di splays the GP S st atus and ac curac y , the bat ter y indic ator , tim e, and d ate.  T o quick ly get to the H [...]

17 Use the A ctiv ities P age to opti mize the info  el ds and set tings on you r PN - 6 0 for eight pre - d e ned activ ities and t wo custo m acti vities . For ea ch act ivit y , th e devic e will autom atica lly chan ge the pa ge order, inf o  el ds, and other set tings to g ive you inform ation that is s peci  c to what yo u are doi[...]

18 The S atellites Pa ge disp lays GP S and satelli te inf or mation , time, an d elevatio n. Cons tell ation and Si gnal Graph Both the s atellite constell ation and the s atellite signal grap h displ ay visib le satellites an d their ident ify ing numbe rs. The s atellite constell ation dep icts e ach satellite’s position and th e signal g raph[...]

19 The Sat ell it es P age stati ons that c orrec t GP S signals to im prove accu racy. The G PS s tatus is ba sed on the s atellite acqui sition st atus.  GP S Of f –T he GP S recei ver is turn ed off.  No Fix –The GP S do es not have suf  cie nt satellite dat a to determine you r current G PS p osition .  2- D –The G PS c onnect[...]

20 GPS Accuracy In the l ower left c orner of t he Satelli tes Page, th e GP S acc uracy d ispla ys. Thi s is the ca lculated a ccura cy of the GP S, exp ressed in dis tanc e. The ac tual lo catio n is within plus o r minus the dis tance in dica ted of the loc ation repres ented by the G PS . On th e Map P age, G PS ac curac y is repre sented by a [...]

21 Th e Map P age ce nters the ma p on your cu rrent loc atio n when t he PN - 6 0 has a 2- D or 3 - D  x. W hen i t does n ot have a G PS  x , the ma p displ ays your la st GP S posi tion, or , if p anning the m ap, the ma p curso r positi on. For m ore informati on, see G PS and WA AS Statu s o n page 18 . GPS Arrow Th e GP S arrow dis play[...]

22 Th e Map P age  Automatic panning – W hen G PS tr ackin g or navi gating , the ma p automatic ally p ans in the dire ctio n of travel. T he ma p does not au tomatic ally p an when the ma p curso r is visib le. Press QUIT to remove the map cu rsor and retu rn to automatic p anning.  Manual panning –T o manu ally pan t he map, us e the a[...]

23 trac king (re gular G PS us e). T o ac cess the I nfo Fields o ption s, go t o ME NU > I nfo F ie ld s . For m ore informati on, see Info Fiel ds on pa ge 1 1 a nd The A ctiviti es Pa ge o n page 17 . Measure D is tance Use the m easureme nt tool to mea sure the dist ance of a line or the p erimeter an d area of a pol ygon on t he map. T o me[...]

24 Th e Map P age Dat a Layeri ng Th e base ma p that is pre - lo aded o n the PN - 6 0 shows high - level wor ld cover age, as well a s more det ailed cover age for N or th Am eric a. Y ou ca n add ma ps, da ta, imag er y , dr aw  le s, and mo re to your devi ce to supp lement th e base m ap. Whe n you add d ifferent t ype s of maps to the s am[...]

25 Lay erin g to view a list of all t he t ypes of d ata you h ave stored o n your devi ce' s intern al memo r y or on an S D card in the dev ice; this may inc lude d ata that is n ot availab le for the area yo u are viewin g. Whe n you highlig ht an item, the full nam e of the dat a ty pe shows in th e box at the bot tom of the sc reen.  T[...]

26 Th e Map P age  T o selec t /dese lect a ll check b oxes, go to ME NU > Selec t All or MEN U > De se le c t All .  T o view the m ap pac kage o n your devic e, highlig ht it and g o to MEN U > Vi ew Ma p .  T o view det ails for a map p acka ge, highlig ht it and go t o ME NU > Da ta D et ai l . This d ispl ays the nam e, da[...]

27 and mo re. Wit h an annual M ap Li brar y subs cripti on, you c an downl oad unli mited ima ger y and d ata for the ent ire year— the ma ps are yours to kee p.  Non-DeLorme maps – DeLorme’ s prof essional GI S soft ware, X M ap ® , allows you to re gister non - D eLor me map s and tran sfer them to a PN - 6 0.  Nav io nic s la ke ma[...]

28 Th e Map P age that is e asier to view w hen dri ving. T o ch ange the m ap st yle, from t he Map P age g o to MEN U > Ma p Se tup > Ma p St y le and s elect To p o V i e w or St reet View from the dro p - down lis t. Hybrid Map Sel ect the S how Hy brid M ap che ck box to show p oints, lines, an d labe ls on top of ima ger y . H ybri d ma[...]

29 View Comment Details Wh en navig ating , go to ME NU > V iew C om men t Details to quic kly v iew the com ment for the wa ypo int or ge oca che you are n aviga ting to. Th e comme nt for the mos t recentl y viewe d point is d ispl ayed. Log Y our Geo cac he Find Wh en navig ating to a g eoc ache, us e the Lo g Y o ur Geocache Find optio n to [...]

30 Th e Map P age disp lays; if it d oesn't, s elec t it from the Char t list on the Nav ionics S etup pa ge. From the M ap Pa ge, go to M ENU > T u rn Ch ar t s On or T u rn Ch ar t s Of f . Note Th is menu opt ion co ntrols the Show Chart s and Show Boundaries che ck boxes on t he Navi onics Setup p age. Navionic s Setu p Custo mize the w[...]

31 T o sh ow the d ep th in f atho ms If you want to sh ow char t dept hs in fathoms inste ad of feet or meter s, sele ct the Sh ow De pt h in F ath oms check bo x. T o re s tore t he de fau lt se t tin gs T o restore the defau lt Navi onics S etup sett ings, sel ect Re s tor e De fau lt S et t ing s . Visit the D eLorme Wiki at wiki.d elorme.c om [...]

32 Use the C omp ass Pa ge’ s gr aphic c ompas s to help you  nd your des tination. T he PN - 6 0 uses G PS to deter mine com pass re ading s when the d evice is m oving . It also has an e lectro nic com pass for u se when th e devic e is stati onar y or mov ing bel ow 1 .5 mp h. Beari ng Arrow As yo u move, the co mpas s rotates so th at the [...]

33 Th e Com pas s Pag e want to ca librate the c ompa ss unles s you know the inac curac y is cause d by a tempor ar y event, such as b eing near p ower lines or n ear a mag netic  el d cause d by a car. Y ou may w ant to turn of f the elec tronic c ompas s when you are in an are a with m agnetic inter feren ce. For m ore informati on, see Compa[...]

34 get ba ck on tra ck, o r switch th e route t ype. F or more informat ion ab out route op tions, se e Rout e Set tings on pa ge 61 . Go t o MEN U > Ro ute O pt io ns and s elect Stop Navi gating , Bac k on T ra ck , or Switch to Hiking/Driving (t he optio n you can sw itch to disp lays). Visit the D eLorme Wiki at wiki.d elorme.c om for mo re [...]

35 Th e T ri p Info Page d ispla ys info  el ds that you c an custom ize to manag e your trip s. Info Fields Y ou c an chang e whic h info  eld s displ ay depe nding on your ac tivi ty. For ea ch act ivit y , the info  e ld t ypes c hang e for navi gatin g or trac king (reg ular G PS us e) . Tip To cha nge the i nfo  eld s for an activi[...]

36 Th e T rip I nfo Pag e com ments for the p oint you are nav igat ing to. The com ments for th e most rec ently v iewed p oint disp lay . Log Y our Geo cac he Find Wh en navig ating to a g eoc ache, us e the Log Your Geo ca che Find o ption to qu ickly l og ge oca ches, w rite  eld notes, a nd pick yo ur next c ach e. For mo re informat ion ab[...]

37 PN- 6 0w on ly Th e SPOT S atellite C ommunic ator uses G PS sig nals and com municat ion satellites to rel ay your mes sage — no cell pho ne covera ge nec essa ry — givin g you pea ce of mind . Th e SP OT Commu nicator P age on t he PN - 6 0w g ives you an eas y way to use and m anage yo ur SP OT Com municato r .  See t he Qui ck Start G[...]

38 Th e SP OT Co mmuni cato r Page Me s sage Pr ior ity Level s Eac h ty pe of me ssag e you ca n send is as signe d a prior it y so that i f you have multi ple mes sage s to send, ea ch one is sent in or der of imp or tanc e.  Critical – An S OS mes sage is t he highes t prior ity mess age t yp e and is se nt to the GEO S Rescue Co ordin atio[...]

39 will sen d your mes sage w ithout c oord inates while continu ally tr yin g to obtain a G PS  x.  If the P N - 6 0 w lose s communi catio n with the S POT Co mmunicator, the SP OT Com municator w ill continue to send me ssag es using it s own GP S ever y  ve minutes unti l the PN - 6 0w i s turned o n and a new comm and is issu ed or th[...]

40 Th e SP OT Co mmuni cato r Page be sent t hree times w ithin a 20 m inute wind ow . Import ant T o in crease the p robab ility of a su cces sful mess age tr ansmis sion from th e  el d and out to cont act lis ts, allow yo ur SP OT Comm unicator to trans mit until the m essa ge cycl e is com plete.  Y ou ca n send a Che ck-in /O K mess age [...]

41 T o T r ac k Prog res s From the S POT C ommuni cator Pa ge, selec t Tr a c k Progress . Y ou c an press QUI T to e xi t the pag e and the mess ages w ill continu e to be sent. Sharing Re fere nce Point I nformati on Use the S POT C ommuni cator to send infor mation ab out a referenc e point (de  ne d as any po int on the ma p other than w he[...]

42 Th e SP OT Co mmuni cato r Page full three m essa ge tran smissio n to comp lete gives the high est prob abilit y of a succ essful d eliver y .  Time Started –The time th e messa ge was initi ated.  Ti me to N ex t S end – Dis plays the a mount of tim e remainin g until the SP OT C ommunic ator sends the next message.  Time Remainin[...]

43 2. From th e list, sel ect th e messa ge you want to v iew to ope n its deta ils page . 3. Y ou c an mar k a wayp oint at the mes sag e loc ation or view it o n the ma p: »S e l e c t Mark t o cre ate a wayp oint at the me ssag e location. »S e l e c t View to view t he mess age lo cati on on the map. Note Y ou c an also v iew your mes sage hi[...]

44 Use the F ind Pa ge to searc h for addre sses, ro ads, citi es, po ints of interest ( PO Is), wayp oints , geo cac hes, co ordinate s, and mo re. T o view the F ind Pa ge, press t he Find but ton . Searc h Methods Th ere are two w ays to searc h — near ma p center or by name; the m ost rec ent metho d you use is s aved bet ween se arches.  [...]

45 Th e Find P age T o vi ew the c ur ren t sea rc h met hod Go t o Fin d > ME NU . The ava ilabl e optio ns are prece ded by " Switc h to.. ." and the d evice is s et to the optio n that is not show ing. T o cha nge the se arch metho d, sele ct the metho d you want to use. Sear ching for a Lo cati on T o searc h for a plac e, press Fi[...]

46  Coordinates Co ordin ates can b e edited .  Streets/T rails State/ Co untr y/Cit y/ Na me (Find by N ame onl y)  Cities State/ Co untr y/N ame ( Find by Nam e only) T o e dit / ch ange s ear ch  elds Wh en a  eld is highli ghted, you c an edi t or chan ge it. T o edit a  el d, press ENTER and u se the avail able o ption (drop [...]

47 Th e Find P age T o mar k a waypo int fo r a sea rc h re sul t On the s earch resu lt detail s page, s elect Mark . T he resul t is save d as a wayp oint and t he wayp oint det ails pa ge disp lays; you c an edit th e informati on. For m ore informat ion see T o ed it waypoi nt details on p age 5 0. T o vi ew / ce nte r a se arc h re sul t on th[...]

48 A wayp oint is a lo cati on that you m ark and sto re using the PN - 6 0. Y ou c an also transfer wa ypo int  le s to the PN - 6 0. Way points a re identi  ed by coo rdinates , and you c an assi gn a symb ol, nam e, and other infor matio n to them. Th e Wayp oints Pa ge lets yo u view a list of th e active way point s on your P N - 6 0 . W[...]

49 Th e Wayp oints P age Sor ting t he List Th ere are two w ays to sor t your list of w aypo ints — by dist ance f rom your GP S lo catio n or alp habeti call y by name . From the Way point s Page, p ress MENU ; the devic e is set to the optio n that is not show ing. T o switc h to the highli ghted optio n, press ENTER . If the  le has a larg[...]

50 Wh en you pres s Mark , the way point i s saved an d a way point det ails pa ge ope ns where you c an ed it the wayp oint det ails. Fo r more inform ation, see To e d i t waypoint d etails . Y ou c an also mar k wayp oints usin g the on - screen Mark option o n Find se arch result d etails an d route point d etails pa ges. Wh en you mar k a wayp[...]

51 Th e Wayp oints P age T o edit a  e ld, use t he arrow keypa d to highlight it a nd press ENTER . Use the avail able o ption (dro p - dow n list, arrow keyp ad, o r k ey board ) to make chan ges. W hen you are  nis hed editin g, press ENTER . T o vi ew com men t de tai ls From the w aypo int details p age, g o to MEN U > Vi ew C omm en [...]

52 for eac h symb ol you wa nt to delete. On ly sym bols used in t he current  le are lis ted. 3. Sel ect Delete . W hen you see t he con rmation message, select Ye s . Th e wayp oints wi th that sym bol in th e current  le are del eted from the  le. A veragi ng a W aypo int Wh en you avera ge a way point , the PN - 6 0 rec ords a seri [...]

53 Geo cac hing is a treasu re hunting ga me where you us e a GP S devi ce to search fo r geoc ache s — cont ainers t hat inclu de a log fo r you to record yo ur visit . Som e geoc ache s have trinkets you c an take — jus t follow the “take one, leave o ne ” ru le. T o  n d out more a bout g eoc aching , visit G eoc aching.c om. On th e [...]

54 Th e Geo cac hes P age Sor ting t he List Th e Geoc ache s Page is au tomatic ally sor ted into t wo sep arate lists — lo gge d and not lo gged — based o n the geo cac hing symb ol t ype. You can so rt th e list you are view ing by the dis tance f rom your GP S or ma p loc ation or sor t al phab etical ly by name. Th e device is s et by defa[...]

55 new  le —the original  le d oes not ret ain the ch anges .  Move t o In ter nal /Move t o SD Ca rd – Move the o pen  le from the cu rrent stored lo cati on to the altern ate loc atio n. For exam ple, you c an op en a  l e from an S D card a nd move it to the d evice’s internal me mor y .  Close – Close t he open G PX ?[...]

56 Th e Geo cac hes P age From the G eoc ache s Page, s elect a g eoc ache a nd press ENTER . T he geo cac he details p age o pens. Tip Th e Last Logged  e ld on the g eoc ache d etails p age dis plays th e  rst two li nes of the mo st recent lo g entry. T o e dit g eoc ac he de ta ils Y ou c an edit t he symb ol, la bel, an d coord inates. Y[...]

57 message, select Ye s . Th e geoc ache’s loca tion inform ation will up date to the cu rrent GP S loc atio n. T o de le te a ge oca ch e From the g eoc ache det ails pa ge, go to ME NU > De le te Geocac he . W hen you se e the con  rmation message, select Ye s . T o de le te geo cac he s by symbo l From the G eoc ache s Page, g o to MEN U[...]

58 Tip W ith a SPOT Comm unic ator pa ired with your PN - 6 0w, you ca n wirelessly l og ge oca ches an d upl oad  eld n otes to Geo cac hing .com. S elect th e option to l og the  nd with yo ur SP O T devic e and foll ow the on -s creen instructio ns. T o lo g a geo cac he Wh en navi gating , you c an log a ge oc ache fro m the Ma p, Co mpas[...]

59 T o wr ite a  eld note Wh en you lo g a geoc ach e, you can w rite a  eld note that you c an later u ploa d to Geoc aching .com. 1 . Lo g a geo cac he. 2. On t he Field N otes pag e, you ca n use one or a ll of the  el ds to create a  eld note: » Qu ic k No te s –This dro p - down lis t include s a list of acro nyms use d by geoc [...]

60 Apple® comput er users Whe n your devic e is co nnected to your c ompute r , manu ally eje ct the EM _ USER MAPS drive afte r use; if you do n ot, the drive is forcefully e jected a nd cou ld harm both the d evice a nd dis rupt other US B drives c onnec ted to the co mputer. Visit the D eLorme Wiki at wiki.d elorme.c om for mo re informatio n. [...]

61 Th e Routes P age dis plays a li st of routes you h ave created on the d evice a nd routes you h ave sent to the d evice w ith a DeL orme ma pping a pplic ation. Usin g DeLo rme T opo No rth A mer ica™ or X Map ® to pla n routes on th e desk top for tran sfer to the PN - 6 0 ensure s you take exac tly the ro ad route you w ant and is th e bes[...]

62 Th e Route s Pag e next s top in the route. S elec t Prompt to ale rt you wh en you are of f track ; you ca n then cho ose to reca lculate o r ignore. S elec t Off if yo u do not want to use B ack on T r ack. A lso, se lect Of f for trai l routes s ent to your dev ice from D eLo rme T op o No rth A mer ica o r XM ap — if t he route rec alcul a[...]

63 Route  el d, press ENTER , and use the key board to mak e changes. 3. E nsu re Add Po int is hi ghlighted an d press ENTER . 4. S elect t he method fo r addin g the point . » Use Fin d – Op ens the Fin d Page . Searc h for the point yo u want to add; fro m the searc h result det ails page, select Add . » Us e Ma p – O pens th e Map P ag[...]

64 Th e Route s Pag e If the ro ute name is in b old text , it is dis playin g on the ma p. T o navi gate w it h or vie w a saved r oute on th e map 1 . From t he route det ails pag e, selec t Navigate or View . 2. If th e route has never b een c alcul ated, sele ct Hike or Drive . T he route dis plays o n the map. I f you selec ted Nav igate, the [...]

65 T o c hange t he di s tan ce t yp e Y ou c an chan ge the dis tanc e ty pe that i s displ ayed for eac h step in the di rectio ns. Th e option yo u are using is n ot disp layed; to ch ange to the av ailab le opti on, sele ct it.  Sh ow Di st an ce t o Fin is h –The di stanc e from the step to the en d of the route.  Sh ow Di st an ce t o[...]

66 A trac k is a reco rding of po ints alon g the path yo u travel — use it to keep a l og of your tr avels. From th e T r acks Pa ge, you c an turn tra ck reco rding on an d off, set the meth od for reco rding tra ck point s, mana ge tra ck  l es, and v iew a trac k on the P ro l e Page. You can o pen a save d track  le while a new tr a[...]

67 Th e T rac ks Pag e Tr a c k S e t t i n g s T o customize ho w tracks are re corde d, from th e T ra cks Pag e, go to ME NU > Ed it Trac k Se t ti ngs .  Record points by –The metho d for log ging po ints; select Time or Dist ance from the drop - down list . A shor t tim e interv al gives yo u the most d etaile d results but qu ickly a [...]

68 T o fo llow th e ac ti ve trac k T o follow the a ctive tr ack ba ck to your sta rti ng point , on the T rac ks Page, s elect Follow . Th e devic e creates a route an d the Ma p Page o pens in nav igat ion mo de. Th e act ive trac k continue s recordin g as you follow th e track bac k to the star t. To p r o  le th e ac ti ve trac k To p r o [...]

69  Close – Cl ose the o pen GP X  le.  Move t o In ter nal /Move t o SD Ca rd – Move the o pen  le from the cu rrent stored lo cati on to the altern ate loc atio n. For exam ple, you c an op en a  l e from an S D card a nd move it to the d evice’s internal me mor y . T o vi ew de tai ls fo r the op en t rac k Op en a saved t r[...]

70 To p r o  le th e ope n tra ck To p r o  le t he open t rack , from the tra ck deta ils pag e, go to M ENU > P ro  le T rack . T he Pro le P age o pens. F or more infor mation , see The P ro le Page on p age 71. T o vi ew st at is tic s for t he op en tr ac k T o view dis tanc e, elevatio n, spee d, and tr ip stati stics for th[...]

71 A trac k is a reco rding of po ints alon g the path yo u travel. V iewing a pro l e of a track gi ves you valu able infor mation abo ut the tr ack ’s elevation — you c an view t he pro le ov er trac k dista nce or tim e record ed while t raveling. W hen th e pro le ch anges w hile you are st ationar y an d track ing by time, th e pr[...]

72 The Pro  le Page Scale Switchin g the t ype of sc ale use d to measure ch anges in elevati on give s you dif ferent views of t he grap h. T o chan ge the sc ale t yp e, go to ME NU > Sw it ch t o Static Scale or Sw it ch t o Dy nam ic Sc al e .  Static –The st atic sca le adjust s the pro le graph base d on the ma ximum and m inimu[...]

73 Panning and Zooming Use the r ight and l eft ar rows on the a rrow keypa d to move the c rossha ir— or c ursor— a long th e acti ve view in the pro le.  Pan al ong the t rack an d press ENTER to view that area on t he Map P age. P ress QUIT to return to the pro le.  Use the IN but ton to zoom in to sh ow a smaller area wi th more[...]

74 Use the S un/ M oon Pa ge to view the su nrise/ sunset and moo nrise /moo nset informati on and the m oon ph ase informat ion for a spe ci c ti me, date, and l oca tion. Th e Sun/ M oon P age shows info rmatio n for the current map c enter at the time a nd date indi cated . For examp le, if you are in M aine and yo u pan the ma p to Cali forn[...]

75 Th e Sun / Moo n Pag e pannin g the map or v iewing a wa ypoi nt). Then , open th e Sun / Mo on Pag e from the H ome Pag e. T o c hange t he ti me and d ate Y ou c an chang e the time a nd date to see d ifferent sun / moon inf ormation. 1 . Hig hlight the  el d you want to ed it ( Time or Date ). 2. Pres s ENTER and us e the arrow keyp ad to [...]

76 Use the T ide s Page to v iew tide ( for oce ans) or cur rent (for tid al river s) informati on for a spe ci c ti me, date, tid e stati on, and lo catio n. Th e  el ds in the mi ddle of th e screen ( above th e grap h) disp lay the high / low tide (o cean) or m aximum e bb/ minimum  ood c urrent (ti dal ri ver) ba sed on the c urrent ti[...]

77 T o re se t the t ime an d da te If you c hange t he time and d ate on the T ide s Page, you c an reset it to the d evice’s time an d date. From the T ide s Page, g o to MEN U > Re se t Ti me/D ate . Visit the D eLorme Wiki at wiki.d elorme.c om for mo re informatio n. The latest versi on of the Use r Manu al is always avail able for d ownl[...]

78 Use the H unt / Fish p age to vi ew a predic tion of th e hunting an d  shin g cond itions for a sp eci  c d ay and loc ation . The c alculat ions are ba sed on Jo hn Ald en Kn ight’s Solu nar T abl es, whi ch use the c ycle of the sun and mo on to predic t acti vit y and feed ing sche dules. T o c hange t he lo ca tion Th e coord inates[...]

79 Use the S ettin gs Page o ptions to mo dif y the default sett ings on the P N - 6 0. Syste m Use the S ystem opti ons to mod ify G PS / WA A S set tings, sele ct the ba tter y t yp e, turn US B power on o r off, and view an d manag e memor y infor mation. T o ch ange sys tem s et ti ngs From the S ettin gs pag e, select Sys tem , and then s elec[...]

80  USB Po wer – F rom the drop - down lis t, sele ct On to allow th e devic e to be powere d by a USB p or t on your c ompute r . S elec t Off if you don’t want to allow U SB powe r . T o view memory use Y ou ca n view how muc h spac e is availa ble on th e device's interna l memor y or an S D ca rd in the devic e. From the S ettin gs [...]

81 upsi de dow n. Whe n rotated , the arrow keyp ad adju sts to match t he devic e’ s ori entatio n.  Screenshots On — S elec t the che ck box to take a scre en captu re when you p ress and ho ld the Pow er but ton and th en press ENTER . A sound p lays to con rm t he screen shot. Fo r more inform ation ab out scre enshot s, see Tak in g [...]

82 Compa ss and Al timete r Use the C omp ass & A ltimeter o ptions to ac tivate or deactivate the electronic compass, the barometric altime ter , and the au to calibrate alt imeter feature. Y o u can also c alibrate the el ectron ic comp ass an d the baro metric a ltimeter. For m ore informat ion, see Compass and Altime ter sta rti ng on pa ge[...]

83  From the d rop - dow n list for each of t he following opti ons, sel ect the s ound you wa nt to use or turn i t of f . » Sounds » Button Press » Message » Powe r » Tu r n A l e r t  Vo l u m e –T o adjust t he volume, us e the arrow keyp ad to move the sli der ri ght or lef t. Time Use the T ime op tions to mo dif y the devi ce’[...]

84 Note The C oordin ates: Pri mar y set ting cont rols what t he devi ce disp lays on t he map w hen the cur sor move s. The Co ordin ates: Se cond ar y  eld l ets you pic k a dif ferent set ting to use in an info  eld. Pag e Or de r Y ou c an chan ge whic h page s displ ay when yo u press the PAG E but ton and th e order in w hich they d is[...]

85 File Management Wayp oints ( includ ing geo cac hes) and tr acks are man aged using G PX— or GP S Excha nge For mat—  les . A GPX  le stores lo catio n, elevati on, and tim e informatio n and is used to t ransfer d ata bet ween yo ur PN - 6 0 and your com puter . G PX  les c an be s aved to the PN - 6 0’s interna l dri ve or on an[...]

86 Tip U se the S D card reade r to quic kly tr a nsfer large m aps. Sen d maps yo u use frequently to the d evice’s internal me mory. Compas s and Altime ter Th e PN - 6 0 comes e quip ped wi th two s ensor s ; an elec tronic c omp ass and a b arometr ic altim eter .  Th e elect ronic com pass wo rks when t he PN - 6 0 is movin g at less th a[...]

87 T o c ali bra te the c ompa ss 1 . From th e Satellite P age or the C omp ass Pa ge, go t o ME NU > C ali br ate > C al ib ra te Co mpa s s. OR From the H ome Pa ge, go to S et ti ng s > Co mpa ss & Al ti me ter > C al ib rat e > Ca li bra te C omp as s . 2. Fo llow the on - screen inst ructio ns to calibr ate the compass. Alt[...]

88 3. If yo u selec ted Know n Elevatio n or K nown Pres sure; to edit t he  el d, press ENTER and u se the arrow keypa d to make chang es. W hen you are  nished edit ing, press ENTE R . 4. Sel ect Calibrate , an d when you se e the succ essfu l cali bration m essag e, press ENTER . Resour ces DeLorme  DeLorme Wiki (wi ki.delorme. com) [...]

89 If you h ave conta cted De Lor me T echnic al Su ppor t an d have be en instru cted to send the d evice in for w arrant y ser vic e, send the u nit to: DeL orme Ea rthm ate PN - Seri es Service Departmen t 2 DeL orme D rive Y arm outh, M E 0 4 09 6 U SA Y ou must us e a shippin g ser vice t hat provid es trac king informat ion. Fo r the latest w[...]

90 [4 50 mW t ypi cal ( 60 0 mW with fu ll back light)] » Power save: 3 0 hour s with 2 A A alkaline b atteri es; 5 0 hours w ith 2 A A L ithium b atter ies [< 270mW ]  Fast U SB 2.0 d ata tra nsfer  3. 5 GB avail able inter nal  ash memory (S E mode l: 1 5. 5 GB ava ilabl e internal  ash me mor y)  Sup por ts S D and S DHC m emo[...]

91 FC C ID: U TN PN 6 0 W4 03 M Thi s Class B d igital a ppar atus comp lies with C ana dian ICES- 00 3. C ’ et app areil numer ique d e la cla sse B est c onforme a l a norme. NM B - 0 0 3 du C anad a IC: 6 8 5 3A - P N 60 W4 0 3M Cau tions an d W ar nings Any c hang es or mo di c ations n ot expressl y approve d by the gr antee of this dev i[...]

92 Th is warr anty g ives you s peci  c lega l right s and you may also have ot her right s which va r y from state to state. So me states do n ot allow the exclusi on or limit ation of relief suc h as incid ental o r conse quentia l dama ges, or limit ations on h ow long an i mplied w arrant y la sts, so th e above li mitati ons or exclusi ons [...]

93 See  n dmesp ot.com fo r more det ails rega rding bat ter y life. Op erat ing Con diti ons and S pec i catio ns Th e SPOT C ommun icator must h ave an unobs tructe d view of th e sky, either ou tdoor s or in a gla ss encl osed area, su ch as a vehic le dash board o r sunroof. Visit  ndmesp ot.co m for more deta iled inform ation. Cov er[...]

94 WA RR A NT IES F OR T HE PR OD UC T , IN CLU DIN G, WI T HOU T LI MI T A T IO N, A N Y IMP LIE D WAR R AN TI ES REG A RDI NG T HE C ON DIT IO N, D ESIG N, S PEC IFIC ATIO NS , WO RK MA NS HIP , M ERC HA N T A BIL IT Y O R FIT N ESS F OR A PART IC UL A R PU RP OSE O F TH E PRO DU CT, OR AN Y WAR R A NT IES T HAT TH E PRO DU CT I S FREE FR OM L AT[...]

95 Info  eld s are used to provi de inform ation you ne ed when u sing the P N - 6 0. O n the Ma p, Com pass, Trip Info, and Pro  le Pag es, you c an custom ize the info  el ds. Fo r more inform ation, se e Inf o Fields on p age 1 1 . Notes  Info  eld l abel s may be ab brevia ted; for exampl e, V el ocit y M ade Go od is l abele d V[...]

96 Info Field Descrip tion Co ordin ates: Pr imar y Th e prima ry c oord inates form at for the cur rent GP S loc ation, c ursor p ositio n, or map c enter in the pri mar y format . The d efault is L at / Lon. ( Units > C oordin ates: Prima r y) Co ordi nates: S eco ndar y Th e secon dar y co ordin ates format for th e current G PS lo cati on, c[...]

97 Info Field Descrip tion Dist ance to N ext T urn Th e distan ce from the c urrent lo catio n to the next tur n in the route. ( Units > Measu re) Elevatio n Th e altitud e (height ) above o r below se a level. (Uni ts > Me asure) Elevati on: Barometer Th e altitud e (heig ht) ab ove or bel ow sea level b ased on t he barom etric alt imeter [...]

98 Info Field Descrip tion Finish Th e Finish la bel as it a ppea rs in the route d irecti ons. GP S Acc uracy Th e calcu lated acc uracy of t he GP S; expresse d in distan ce. (Uni ts > Mea sure) GP S Status Th e current st atus of your GP S dev ice. N o Fix, 2 - D, or 3 - D. WA A S bel ow the status in dica tes a WA A S  x . (Set ting s >[...]

99 Info Field Descrip tion Sp eed Th e current rate of tr avel for the dev ice; express ed in dist ance /t ime. (Unit s > Measu re and Tim e) . A n up arrow in dica tes you are going fas ter than the mov ing averag e, and a dow n arrow ind icates you a re going slowe r than the moving av erage. Sp eed: Avera ge Th e average s peed of t he devic [...]

10 0 Info Field Descrip tion T rip: T ime Mov ing T otal t ime GP S devi ce has b een movi ng sinc e trip info was res et. (Unit s > Time) T rip: T ime Stopp ed The tota l time the G PS h as been tr ackin g but not m oving in the c urrent tri p, sinc e the last t ime trip info wa s reset. (U nits > Ti me) T rip: T ime T otal The tot al time t[...]

101 A A bout t his Devic e .................................. 8 4 Ac tivit ies Pag e ...................................... 1 7 Alt im et er C alibrate ............................................ 20 , 82, 8 7- 8 8 Elevati on ............................................ 20 , 6 9 Set tings ............................................. 8 2 Averag e a[...]

10 2 F Find P age............................................... 4 4 - 47 File m anag ement .................................. 8 5 - 8 6 G Geocaches Ad d to device .................................... 55 Averag e ............................................. 57 Co mments / hints ............................... 5 6 - 57 Del ete .....................[...]

10 3 N Nav igati ng ............................................. 1 2 Nav ionic s ............................................... 2 9 - 31 O Ori entatio n, map ................................... 27 Ow ner Infor mation ................................ 8 4 P Pag e Order s ettin gs .............................. 8 4 Pannin g the map .................[...]

10 4 SPOT Co mmun icat or Bat teries ............................................ 15, 9 2- 9 3 But tons .............................................. 13 - 14 Devi ce pairin g/c onnect ing ................ 1 5 , 37 Lig hts................................................. 1 4 -1 5 Mes sage his tory ............................... 42- 4 3 Mes sag e t[...]

10 5 Nav igate to ........................................ 5 0 Proj ect ............................................... 5 2 So rt list .............................................. 4 9 Sym bols ............................................ 4 9 V iew on map ..................................... 5 1 Wayp oints P age ..................................[...]

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