Golf Buddy GolfBuddy Plus manual

1" " GB Manage r Us e r Manual I nstructions for Downloading and Using the GB Manage r with GolfBuddy Plus, Pro an d Tour Update d: 11 - 23 - 2010[...]

2" " The GolfBuddy Manager (GB Manager) allows you to update the course library in your GolfBuddy Plus, Pro or Tour GPS Rangefinder. Although the GolfBuddy comes with courses already pre-loaded into the unit, we are continually updating our course library by adding new courses and updating our existing ones. The GB Manager allows you to k[...]

3" " Chapter 1 - Se tting up the GB Manage r: Installation 1.1 Go t o http:// www.golfbuddyglobal.com . (W e highly recommend using Windows Internet Explorer). 1.2 Click on th e Support link located in the top m enu bar of the homepa ge (fig 1.1 ). (fig 1.1)[...]

4" " 1.3 Click on the Downloa ds link located on the left - hand side of the page (fi g 1.2) . (fig 1.2)[...]

5" " 1.4 Please select th e box that corre sponds with your Opera ting System a nd GolfBuddy . For example, if you have Windo ws o n you r c omput er, and you hav e a Golf Buddy Tour, you wo uld select the bo x on the lowe r left - hand corner (fig 1.3) . (fig 1.3)[...]

6" " 1.4.1 Next, ple ase s elect Run to begin installatio n. (fig 1.4 & f ig 1.5) (fig 1.4) (fig 1.5 ) 1.4.2 An I nstal lShiel d Wiza rd wil l ap pear. Plea se pr oceed with the i nstal lati on by click ing o n Next (fig 1.6 & 1.7). (fig 1.6) (fig 1.7)[...]

7" " 1.4.3 Please finish the installation by clicking on Install (fig 1.8 ). (fig 1.8) Chapter 2 – Registration: Creating a UserID and Password In order to access the G B Manager, you must f irst register and c reate a UserID and password. 2.1 After compl eting the downlo ad and install process in Chap ter 1 , the GB M anager log in w i[...]

8" " 2. 2 After the downlo ad pro cess is co mplete , th e GB Man ager icon should have been automat ical ly ad ded onto your computer’ s desktop. You may double cli ck on this icon each time you wo uld l ike t o acc ess t he GB Manage r (f ig 2. 2 ). (fig 2.2) 2.3 On th e GB Manager log in window (fig 2.3 ), click the Sign Up button to[...]

9" " 2.4 After you ha ve clicked on the Sign Up button, your int ernet browser wil l open up and take you to the registration s creen on your internet browser (fig. 2.4 ). Fill out all of the requir ed information to complete th e process and click submit. Note: Pleas e be sure to cl ick the b lue t ab la beled Check Avai labil ity next t[...]

10 " " 2. 5 Once you have comp leted the registratio n and Join Success appears on your screen (fig 2.5 ) you may close your internet brow ser at this time, a s you will no longe r need it open in order to run the GB Manag er. (fig 2.5) Chapter 3 - Logging in to GB Manager After you h ave co mplete d the regi strat ion proces s you are re[...]

11 " " GolfBudd y Plus users If you are using a GolfBuddy P lus, you mus t pe rform an add ition al s tep be fore loggi ng in to the GB Manager . 1) Make sure that your unit is powered off. 2) Plug the USB Data Cabl e into your uni t. 3) Push in and hol d the toggle button, and while you are stil l holding in the toggle button, push in th[...]

12 " " 3.4 When the auto update is complete, you will be prompted to restart the GB Manager (fig 3.5). Click Yes and login again. (fig 3.5)[...]

13 " " Chap te r 4 - Using the GB Manage r The GolfBuddy Manager ( GB Manager) al lows you to manage your cour ses, pe rform fir mware upgrades, t rack your scores, and customize your GolfBud dy by adding images or logos to your welcom e screen. Course Tab 4 .1 The Course tab allows yo u to manage th e courses in y our GolfBud dy unit by [...]

14 " " 4 .2.1 After c licking on a country along the colu mn on the le ft, a list of states or p rovinces will ap pear for that country as subfolders in the col umn . (fig 4.2 ) (fig 4.2) 4 .2.2 You can then sel ect an individual subfolder to the left. A list of courses a vail able for that state or province will populate in the column to[...]

15 " " You may also searc h for indi vidua l cou rses by typ ing i n a course name in the search q uery window . It is located above the list of courses towards the right . (fig 4.4 ) (fig 4.4) Notice the five tabs alon g the top of th e ri ght c olumn i n the Cours e win dow. ( All, Club, Cours e, City, and Total ). By clicki ng on t hes[...]

16 " " A tot al nu mber of cour ses i n Golf Buddy’s cour se li brary can be fo und t owards the b ottom of t he win dow under the right column. (fig 4 .7 ) New - Newly ma pped c ourses that have been updat ed t o Golf Buddy’s libr ary b ut ha ve not been load ed into your u nit. Installed - Data i s up to d ate f or th is c ourse and[...]

17 " " 4 .2.5 A pop - up window will give you the options of downloadin g All Fi les or New/Upda ted Onl y . Make sur e New/Updat ed Only is check - m arked then cli ck OK to begin the download (f ig 4.11) (fig 4.11) Chapter 5 - Scor e The GolfBuddy allows you to track and stor e scores for up to 1000 round s in the unit. The score functi[...]

18 " " 5 .1 Viewin g Scores - To bring up a l ist of your re corded sc ores, c lick on the Score tab (fig 5.2 ) and then click Sync wit h GolfBuddy (fig 5.3). (fig 5.2) (fig 5.3) 5 .2 The left column li sts al l the courses which you h ave recor ded your scores o n. Highli ghting Total S core will lis t al l of the scores in the right col[...]

19 " " Chapter 6 - Devi ce Device tab is whe re yo u customiz e your GolfB uddy ’s welco me screen with imag es/ logos , and your user information (name/phone number), which will appear each time your GolfBuddy i s power ed on . It also all ows you to perform software updates as they become available. 6 .1.1 Click on the De vice tab (fi[...]

20 " " 6 .1.4 Once you clic k on the i con, a se arch window wi ll a ppear over the GB Manag er window. C hoose a pictur e from your compu ter’s hard drive an d click OK (fig 6.4). (fig 6.4) Important Note: A fter ch oosing a logo and/or inp utting your name an d phone number, you m ust click the g reen button labeled Do wnload User I n[...]

21 " " 6 .2.1 Mod ule Upda te A lis t of updat es is shown in t he Mod ule Upda te wi ndow (fig 6.7 ) under the Device tab. Next to each indiv idual item, un der the Item tab, it will be labeled as either Installed , New or Updated . If all the updates are show n as Installed , it means that y our software is current and u p to date. Howe[...]

22 " " Chapter 7 - Performing Fi rmware Upgrade Firmware Upgrade 7 .1 If your GolfBu ddy unit is in need of a firmw are upgrade, a mess age prompting you to Ple ase Upgrade Firmware will appe ar an d fla sh on the upper right cor ner of the GB Manager window. ( fig 7 .1 ) (fig 7.1) 7 .2 To begin p erforming the fir mware upgrade , clic k [...]

23 " " 7 .3 Next, a File Download – Security War ning will a ppear (fig 7 . 3). Click Run to continue (f ig 7 .4). (fig 7.3) (fig 7.4) 7 .4 Next, a Golf Buddy Firmwar e Upgr ade wind ow will appe ar wi th Bootl oader Upg rade and Firmware Upgrade both check marked. Pl ease make sure that the GolfBudd y Course M anager is close d. Click [...]

24 " " Chapter 8 - USB Driver Instal lation The drive r insta llation is nec essary whe n your USB p ort dri ver is outdated. In th e case your GolfBudd y does no t sync with your computer, please download this file that we off er from our website . 8 .1 Go to http://www.golfbuddyglobal. com. (W e highly recommend using Window s Internet [...]

25 " " (fig 8.2) 8 .4 Please sc roll to the bottom of the page an d notice the tw o icons labeled Download . S elect t he box that correspond s with your Operating System (Wind ows 7, Vista, or XP) (fig 8. 3) . (fig 8.3) 8 .5 Once you have clic ked t he i con to downl oad t he dr iver, a File Downl oad - Security W arning will a ppear ( f[...]

26 " " (fig 8.4) (fig 8.5) 8 .6 An Inst allSh ield Wizard will appea r. P lease be gin the installation by clicking on Next (fig 8 .6) . (fig 8.6) 8 .7 Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next (fig 8 .7) .[...]

27 " " (fig 8.7) 8 .8 Click Ne xt (fig 8.8). (fig 8.8) 8 .9 Click Install (fig 8.9).[...]

28 " " (fig 8.9) 8 .10 Make s ure Launch the CP210 x VCP Drive r Inst aller is check marked . Click Finish (fig 8.10). (fig 8.10) 8 .11 Once you have clic ked on Finish , Sili con Laboratories CP 210x USB to UART Bridge Driver Inst aller will appear (fig 8 .11). Click Install .[...]

29 " " (fig 8.11) 8 .12 After a fla shligh t se arches for your drive rs and fil es ar e transferred, a no tification will indic ate that the installation is co mplete (fig 8 .12) . (fig 8.12) 8 .13 When t he inst all ati on o f t he d riv er i s c ompl ete, pl ease re star t y our comp uter . Be fore l ogging into the Cour se Manag er, p[...]